bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A multiple‐scale assessment of long‐term aspen persistence and elevational range shifts in the Colorado Front Range
Authors: Bretfeld Mario , Franklin Scott B. , Peet Robert K.
Published: May 2016

Aspen forests and woodlands are some of the most species‐rich forest communities in the northern hemisphere. Changing climate, altered disturbance regimes, land use, and increased herbivore pressure threaten these forests both in Eurasia and North America. In addition, rapid mortality dubbed “Sudden Aspen Decline” is a concern for aspen's long‐term presence in the western United States, especially Colorado and Utah. Yet it is still unclear whether aspen is persistent or declining at the landscape scale. We assessed aspen persistence at different spatial scales in the Colorado Front Range by resampling 89 plots containing aspen from among 305 vegetation plots sampled by Robert Peet during 1972–1973. We hypothesized that aspen density and basal area had decreased at the landscape scale, with notable variability in change depending on the forest community type, and that this overall decrease has been more pronounced at lower elevations. We also assessed elevational range shifts of the major species in these forests. Aspen were no longer present in 22 of the 89 plots and aspen density for stems less than 2.5 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) had declined significantly overall, although density of medium (2.5–10 cmDBH) and large (>10 cmDBH) trees, as well as basal area, had not changed significantly. A comparison between montane (<2700 m elevation) and subalpine (2700–3500 m elevation) plots revealed that the decrease was more pronounced at higher elevations and was mostly the result of substantial decreases of stems in the eleven plots that were part of Peet's aspen‐dominated “Populus tremuloidesseries.” In these plots, aspen basal area decreased significantly whereas basal area ofAbies bifolia,Picea engelmannii,Pinus contorta, andPseudotsuga menziesiiincreased substantially. Upslope shifts were observed for most species, especially on northeast facing slopes, suggesting climate‐related responses. In summary, aspen have been resilient in mixed forests and may be beneficiaries of recent bark beetle epidemics, but have decreased and been subject to successional transitions in previously aspen‐dominated stands. Our results confirm the importance of region‐specific, multiple‐scale assessments of species persistence to make best management recommendations.
Twenty‐four years after the Yellowstone Fires: Are postfire lodgepole pine stands converging in structure and function?
Authors: Turner Monica G. , Whitby Timothy G. , Tinker Daniel B. , Romme William H.
Published: May 2016

Disturbance and succession have long been of interest in ecology, but how landscape patterns of ecosystem structure and function evolve following large disturbances is poorly understood. After nearly 25 years, lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) forests that regenerated after the 1988 Yellowstone Fires (Wyoming, USA) offer a prime opportunity to track the fate of disturbance‐created heterogeneity in stand structure and function in a wilderness setting. In 2012, we resampled 72 permanent plots to ask (1) How have postfire stand structure and function changed between 11 and 24 yr postfire, and what variables explain these patterns and changes? (2) How has landscape‐level (among‐stand) variability in postfire stand structure and function changed between 11 and 24 yr postfire? We expected to see evidence of convergence beginning to emerge, but also that initial postfire stem density would still determine trajectories of biomass accumulation. After 24 yr, postfire lodgepole pine density remained very high (mean = 21,738 stems/ha, range = 0–344,067 stems/ha). Stem density increased in most plots between 11 and 24 yr postfire, but declined sharply where 11‐yr‐postfire stem density was >72,000 stems/ha. Stems were small in high‐density stands, but stand‐level lodgepole pine leaf area, foliage biomass, and live aboveground biomass increased over time and with increasing stem density. After 24 yr, mean annual lodgepole pine aboveground net primary production (ANPP) was high (mean = 5 Mg·ha−1·yr−1, range = 0–16.5 Mg·ha−1·yr−1). Among stands, lodgepole pine ANPP increased with stem density, which explained 69% of the variation; another 8% of the variation was explained by environmental covariates. Early patterns of postfire lodgepole pine regeneration, which were contingent on prefire serotiny and fire severity, remained the dominant driver of stand structure and function. We observed mechanisms that would lead to convergence in stem density (structure) over time, but it was landscape variation in functional variables that declined substantially. Stand structure and function have not converged across the burned landscape, but our evidence suggests function will converge sooner than structure.
Surgical Management of a Severe Early Implant Complication: A 19‐Year Follow‐Up Case Report
Authors: Hamdan Nader , Batista Felipe Correa , Batista Eraldo L.
Published: May 2016

Introduction: Reports on long‐term response to treatment of different implant complications with a span of more than 15 years are scarce. This case report presents a patient with early severe bone loss around an unloaded dental implant, with treatment and 19‐year follow up.

Case Presentation: A 60‐year‐old male non‐smoker with no known systemic contributory history presented for replacement of the mandibular right first molar. The tooth was replaced with a titanium plasma‐sprayed (TPS) implant using a non‐submerged healing approach. Eight weeks post‐surgery the patient reported discomfort in the area, followed by swelling, suppuration, and deep probing depths (PDs). A full‐thickness flap revealed a bone defect that was thoroughly debrided until its deepest extension. The implant surface was scaled and subjected to air‐powder treatment, followed by rubbing the TPS surface with a cotton pellet soaked in HCl‐tetracycline. Guided bone regeneration was accomplished with use of an allograft followed by placement of a non‐resorbable membrane. Follow‐up after 19 years showed stability of the bone gain and reduction of PDs.

Conclusion: The 19‐year successful long‐term result calls attention to the potential benefit of the combined anti‐infective/regenerative approach and lasting effects of surgical management of early implant complications.
Aprepitant plus palonosetron as salvage therapy for CINV induced by moderately emetogenic chemotherapy in cancer patients
Authors: Vincenzi Bruno , Frezza Anna Maria , Silletta Marianna , Dell’Aquila Emanuela , Catania Giovanna , Santini Daniele , Tonini Giuseppe
Published: May 2016

Background Despite the efficacy of prophylaxis with serotonin type 3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists, nausea and vomiting are still among the most common chemotherapy-induced toxicities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of adding aprepitant in patients with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) refractory to prophylaxis with 5-HT3 receptor antagonists and dexamethasone.
Patients and Methods Between January 2008 and November 2010, 51 patients (median age 59 years) with a variety of malignancies (breast cancer: 23; lung cancer: 12; sarcoma: 6; ovarian cancer: 3; other: 7) were enrolled. All patients were refractory to antiemetic therapy according to ASCO guidelines and developed at least grade 2 nausea and/or vomiting after the first chemotherapy course. Aprepitant was given at 125 mg on day 1 and 80 mg on days 2–3. Patients also received a single dose of palonosetron 250 μg on day 1 plus dexamethasone 12–20 mg at a constant dose.
Results After addition of aprepitant, the number of patients with grade 3/4 nausea decreased from 31 (61%) to 4 (8%), and those with grade 2 nausea from 20 (39%) to 6 (12%) [both p
Bevacizumab as first-line treatment of ovarian cancer: strengths and weaknesses of subgroup analyses
Authors: Pignata Sandro , Cecere Sabrina Chiara , Di Maio Massimo
Published: May 2016

Bevacizumab is approved as first-line treatment for ovarian cancer, in combination with carboplatin-paclitaxel, in patients with FIGO IIIb or IV disease, and as maintenance therapy. The results of subgroup analyses of data from the ICON7 study have resulted in bevacizumab use being restricted to “high-risk” patients in several countries. While a goal of obtaining as much information as possible from clinical trial data is understandable, there are also a number of limitations associated with subgroup analyses. Interpretation can be limited by the multiplicity of statistical tests (increasing the risk of false positive findings) and by low statistical power (increasing the chance of false negative results). In addition, the credibility of subgroup analyses is improved if they are restricted to the primary study outcome and limited to a small number of predefined patient subgroups. Overall, subgroup findings should be considered exploratory and hypothesis-generating. The subgroup analysis in ICON7 had a number of limitations, including post hoc definition of “high-“ and “lowrisk” groups, and questionable applicability of these definitions to clinical practice. Use of residual disease as a determinant of risk status is also problematic. Excessive emphasis on the role of subgroup analyses may lead to misunderstanding of the true results generated by the overall trial data, and support the incorrect selection of patients to be treated with the new or experimental therapy. Caution should be used in translating results of subgroup analysis to clinical practice guidelines.
Editorial
Authors: Farias de Azevedo Marcos Antônio
Published: May 2016

Reflexus 4.
CONSTRUÇÃO CENTRAL DA ALMA: DO GNOSTICISMO AO MOVIMENTO DE TRANSFORMAÇÃO EM JUNG
Authors: Linhares Bruno J.
Published: May 2016

O presente artigo discorre sobre os possíveis significados do termo gnóstico, as possíveis razões do interesse de Carl Gustav Jung pelo mesmo, e questiona se o gnosticismo está relacionado com a mensagem do Jesus andarilho. Tendo confirmado o conteúdo gnóstico do evangelho segundo Tomé, objeto do interesse de Jung, é feita uma exegese do seu quadragésimo-segundo versículo, discorrendo sobre uma possível asserção de Jesus para sermos andarilhos conotativa e denotativamente. O encorajamento dado por Jesus no evangelho segundo Tomé é ampliado por exemplos de viajantes do século I, obtidos de autores gregos e romanos que lhe foram contemporâneos. Conclui-se que Jesus pregou sua mensagem como andarilho, seguindo uma prática comum em sua época, e que conteúdos gnósticos têm uma mensagem relevante para a Igreja hodierna.Palavras-chave: Carl Gustav Jung. Gnosticismo. Evangelho de Tomé. Transitoriedade na Vida, Viagens de Jesus. Viagens no Século I.
FÉ E ATITUDE CRÍTICA TEOLOGIA COMO RENOVAÇÃO ESPIRITUAL
Authors: Tavares Zabatiero Júlio Paulo
Published: May 2016

Neste artigo discuto uma questão teórico-prática dos cursos de teologia e sua relação com as igrejas. No campo evangélico brasileiro há uma tradição de desconfiança das igrejas com relação às faculdades de teologia, que inclui uma acusação de que o estudo da teologia faz a pessoa perder a fé. A partir da experiência docente de três décadas, procuro responder a essa tradição, apresentando conceitos de fé que considero inadequados – de modo que se o aluno perder essa “fé”, a faculdade terá prestado um bom serviço – e conceitos de fé que considero adequados, que representam o que o Novo Testamento descreve como fé madura, que demanda discernimento. Por fim, apresento breves reflexões, a partir de Foucault e Tillich, sobre a atitude crítica como componente crucial da identidade protestante – componente este que os cursos de teologia têm a obrigação de praticar com ênfase e excelência.
DA POLÍTICA DE DEUS. UM ENSAIO SOBRE DEMOCRACIA E RELIGIÃO
Authors: Filho José Bittencourt
Published: May 2016

O conceito de participação política pertence ao plano da ação social. Sobretudo no seu uso pela ciência política, ele classifica um conjunto de atividades diretamente vinculadas a práticas específicas da democracia representativa ocidental. Assim sendo, observado em seus aspectos empíricos, irá refletir a maturidade ou não de uma realidade democrática dada.  Nos países periféricos do capitalismo ocidental existe uma série de fatores que dificultam, quando não impedem, uma participação política satisfatória, que vão desde as taxas de analfabetismo e do tempo social ocupado com a obtenção da sobrevivência, até a carência de estruturas, institucionalizadas ou não, que favoreçam esse exercício de cidadania.
NOVOS PARADIGMAS DA SOCIEDADE
Authors: Sabaini Wallace Tesch
Published: May 2016

Análise do comportamento da sociedade brasileira na atualidade, com a constatação de que estamos vivendo uma transição civilizatória que apresenta aspectos pré-modernos, modernos e pós-modernos. Dentre as diversas mudanças em andamento, verifica-se o aumento da exigência da separação entre Religião e Estado e a consequente perda de influência das Igrejas Cristãs tradicionais (religião predominante no país), com a relativização da ética, da moral e dos costumes. A família nos dias de hoje está se fragmentando, criando um entrelaçamento de múltiplas relações entre componentes familiares de origens diferentes que está trazendo consequências bastante complexas para a sociedade. Nota-se a supervalorização da juventude em detrimento de outras fases da vida, tendo como consequência o aumento do desafio à ordem vigente. O novo conceito de felicidade é influenciado pelo capitalismo, que através do consumismo e do materialismo, está levando as pessoas a se sentirem felizes se possuírem mercadorias, serviços e até pessoas. A revolução tecnológica e a informática permitiram a criação do mundo virtual onde as pessoas se isolam, por acharem um mundo perfeito. A grande quantidade de notícias produzidas dificulta o filtro de informações úteis e verdadeiras. Conclui que o futuro da sociedade é incerto e nebuloso, e que, diante dessas mudanças e do novo quadro social que se desenvolve, deve-se rediscutir o Estado e as instituições que o integram. Nesse particular, o direito pode contribuir decisivamente para a manutenção do equilíbrio social, desde que, considerando estes novos paradigmas da sociedade, repense sua forma de produção, aplicação e tutela.Palavras-chave: Sociologia. Direito. Religião. Aspectos comportamentais da sociedade.
UMA LEITURA COMPARADA DA GUERRA SANTA NO APOCALIPSE DE JOÃO E NO ROLO DA GUERRA DE QUMRAN
Authors: Miranda Valtair A.
Published: May 2016

A relação entre o fim do mundo e algum tipo de guerra de proporções cósmicas era um tema proeminente na expectativa judaica, com a ressalva de que nessas tradições o povo de Deus não teria qualquer função no conflito. Deus lutaria sozinho com seu exército celestial. Há apenas dois casos em que o exército humano do Senhor luta ao lado dos anjos: Apocalipse de João (década de 90 do séc. I da Era Comum) e Rolo da Guerra de Qumran (II séc. antes da Era Comum). Neste artigo, num exercício de leitura comparada, a proposta é estudar a ideologia da guerra santa subjacente a estas narrativas, bem como as possíveis implicações deste tipo de perspectiva no cotidiano de sua audiência.Palavras-chave: Apocalipse de João. Rolo da Guerra. Guerra Santa. História Comparada.
AS ORIGENS CRISTÃS E O MISTICISMO APOCALÍPTICO. UMA LEITURA DE ATOS 2,1-4
Authors: Roger Kenner R. C.
Published: May 2016

Este artigo analisa algumas imagens presentes em Atos 2,1-4, aproximando-as às imagens da apocalíptica judaica, em especial dos textos produzidos pelo movimento ou judaísmo enoquita. A proposta é apresentar elementos da tradição judaica que serviram para descrição e legitimação dos cultos extáticos das primeiras comunidades cristãs.Palavras-chave: Línguas de fogo. Êxtase religioso. Cristianismos originários. Apocalíptica.
Além da hipótese essênia. A separação dos caminhos entre Qumran e o judaísmo enóquico, de Gabriel Boccaccini
Authors: Roger Kenner R. C.
Published: May 2016

Resenha.
Os "filhos de homem" na Bíblia hebraica
Authors: Ribeiro Osvaldo Luiz
Published: May 2016

Filhos do homem
A NUVEM DE TESTEMUNHAS. UM ESTUDO DE HEBREUS 10,32-12,3
Authors: Filho José Adriano
Published: May 2016

Hebreus 10,32-12,3 utiliza o recurso retórico do exemplum (“exemplo”). Primeiro, relembra a experiência passada da comunidade, destaca a memória dos eventos ocorridos durante uma perseguição passada e indica que a comunidade deveria agir no presente da mesma forma que agiu naquela ocasião (10,32-39). Segundo, apresenta o exemplo positivo os heróis da fé (11,1-40) e, por último, o exemplo de Jesus que, tendo suportado a cruz e desprezado a vergonha, está hoje assentado à direita de Deus Todo Poderoso (12,1-3). Para Hebreus, estes exemplos estão dissociados dos valores da sociedade vigente. Eles sofreram reprovação e ultraje, mas procuraram manter a sua integridade diante de Deus e alcançar as suas promessas.Palavras-chave: Exempla. Comunidade cristã. Heróis da fé. Jesus Cristo.
A RECEPÇÃO CRISTÃ DO PLATONISMO
Authors: Neto Joaquim José de Moraes
Published: May 2016

A expansão do cristianismo nos seus primeiros séculos não foi de forma alguma um processo unilateral, pois ao mesmo tempo em que ocorreu a sua expansão, ele foi também reinterpretado pelas categorias da cultura daquele entorno, em especial as categorias derivadas da tradição platônica. Este artigo destaca a importância desta tradição e sua influência nas discussões trinitárias e cristológicas dos primeiros séculos do cristianismo.Palavras-chave: Platonismo. Neoplatonismo. Trindade. Cristologia.
CORPO E RELIGIÃO: PAULO DE TARSO E A EXPERIÊNCIA DE CONVERSÃO AO MOVIMENTO CRISTÃO
Authors: Selvatici Monica
Published: May 2016

Este artigo tem por objetivo analisar historicamente, dentro do contexto das relações entre a questão do corpo e da religião, o fenômeno de conversão do judeu fariseu Paulo de Tarso ao movimento cristão antigo. Para o estudo, tomam-se por fontes as epístolas por ele redigidas às comunidades cristãs que fundou na região mediterrânea oriental sob o domínio do Império Romano.Palavras-chave: Paulo de Tarso. Corpo e Religião. Conversão.
Experiência hermenêutica. Um estudo sobre a possibilidade do conhecimento da revelação
Authors: Venancio Silvana
Published: May 2016

Resumo: A revelação não é um corpo de verdades que caem prontas do céu, como um “ditado”, mas como uma realidade existencial. Não há experiência puramente “objetiva”, neutra e não-interpretada. Não se pode vivenciar uma experiência sem que de algum modo ela seja conceitualizada, exteriorizada e expressa pela linguagem ou por outro modo qualquer. Como a categoria de experiência é fundamental para se entender o significado da revelação, o artigo se detém sobre os fundamentos epistemológicos da experiência e o seu significado para a revelação. Palavras-chave: Revelação. Experiência. Conhecimento e Revelação. Abstract: Revelation isn’t a group of truths that comes to human beings without mediations. Revelation is an existential reality. There is no objective, neuter and not interpreted experience. It isn’t possible to have an experience without it be conceptualized, exteriorized and expressed by language or any other mean. Since experience is a fundamental category for understanding Revelation, this paper deals with the epistemological grounds of experience and its meaning for Revelation.Keywords: Revelation. Experience. Knowledge and Revelation.
A intolerância contra os judeus. Violência e conversões no Reino de Castela
Authors: Follador Kellen Jacobsen
Published: May 2016

Resumo: O presente artigo aborda momentos da história do reino de Castela nos quais os judeus estiveram de, alguma forma, submetidos à violência e, como desmembramento, à conversão forçada. No reino de Castela, desde os tempos mais remotos os judeus eram considerados como uma comunidade à parte da cristã, sendo apenas tolerados pela mesma. A partir do século XIII essa tolerância sofre modificações que se acentuam ao longo do século XIV. No primeiro caso destacamos a participação de grupos religiosos como franciscanos e dominicanos no combate àquilo que consideravam as heresias judaicas contidas no Talmude e, no século XIV, episódios de violência relacionados à peste negra, conflito dinástico e pregações antijudaicas. Todos esses momentos de materialização da intolerância contra a comunidade judaica tiveram dentre suas consequências a morte ou a conversão de muitos judeus. Com o passar das décadas a intolerância contra os judeus foi estendida aos conversos que presenciaram o surgimento de um preconceito religioso e de uma intolerância que desacreditavam a religiosidade dos conversos.Palavras-chave: Antijudaísmo. Intolerância. Violência. Conversões.Abstract: This paper presents some moments in the history of Castile Kingdom in which Jewish people in some ways were subjected to violence and consequently to forced conversion. Since the earliest times Jewish people were regarded as a part of the Christian community in Castile Kingdom, just being tolerated by it. In the beginning in the thirteenth century this tolerance changed, and these changes increased throughout the fourteenth century. So, firstly, we emphasize the participation of religious groups such as Franciscans and Dominicans in fighting against what they considered Jewish heresies contained in the Talmud, and, secondly, in episodes of violence related to the Black Plague, dynastic conflict and anti-jewish sermons in the fourteenth century. All these moments of realization of intolerance against the Jewish community had among its consequences the death or conversion of many Jews. Over the decades intolerance against Jews was extended to converts who have witnessed the emergence of a religious prejudice and intolerance that discredited the religious converts.Keywords: Anti-Judaism. Intolerance. Violence. Conversions.
A manifestação do sagrado no espaço do Convento da Penha
Authors: Gomes Helder Januário da Silva
Published: May 2016

Resumo: O presente artigo apresenta os processos de manifestação do sagrado no espaço do Convento da Penha, localizado em Vila Velha - ES. Os símbolos religiosos que constituem a fé dos devotos em Nossa Senhora da Penha foram compondo historicamente diversos lugares e paisagens para a manifestação do sagrado. As contribuições desta discussão, no âmbito das ciências da religião, estão em utilizar os subsídios da geografia cultural, as questões espaciais como meios para problematizar, pesquisar e compreender os processos de manifestações do sagrado, ou a hierofania no espaço do Convento da Penha.Palavras-chave: Sagrado. Símbolos Religiosos. Convento da Penha.Abstract: This paper deals with the manifestation of the Sacred at Penha Convent, Vila Velha – ES. The religious symbols constitute the Faith of the Faithful and they compound historically places and landscapes for this manifestation of the Sacred. So, this paper is based on the contributions of the cultural geography and space questions as a way to problematize, to research and to understand  the process of manifestation of the Sacred, or hierophany, at Penha Convent.Keywords: Sacred, Religious Symbols, Penha Convent.
Hermenêutica Simbólica e Filosofia do Símbolo
Authors: Eunice S. L. Gomes Egivanildo T. da Silva
Published: May 2016

Resumo: Descrevemos a Hermenêutica Simbólica proveniente do Círculo de Eranos e a Filosofia do Símbolo como instrumento que viabilizem uma compreensão significativa do fenômeno religioso. Abordamos sob o enfoque da Antropologia simbólica de Cassirer e a fenomenologia de Husserl que influenciou Van der Leeuw, Eliade e impulsionou os pesquisadores do Círculo de Eranos. Buscamos na Hermenêutica Filosófica de Schleiermacher, Gadamer e Ortiz-Osés os caminhos da compreensão simbólica. O contributo de Paul Ricoeur para compreensão fenomenológica do símbolo e da sua filosofia. Como resultado, elegemos as motivações reducionistas e instaurativas de Sartre; Saussure; Piganiol, Dumézil; Freud, Ricoeur; Bachelard; Eliade; Jung e Durand como meio de compreensão do fenômeno religioso que se revela de forma simbólica. Realizamos uma pesquisa descritivo-qualitativa com análise hermenêutica.Palavras–chave: Círculo de Eranos. Filosofia. Hermenêutica Simbólica.ABSTRACT: We've described the Symbolic Hermeneutic from the Eranos Circle and Philosophy of Symbol as instrument that enable a significant understanding of the religious phenomenon. We’ve approach the standpoint of Cassirer's symbolic anthropology and phenomenology of Husserl that influenced Van der Leeuw, Eliade and spurred researchers from the Eranos Circle. We’ve seek the Philosophical Hermeneutics of Schleiermacher, Gadamer and Ortiz-Osés paths of symbolic understanding. The contribution of Paul Ricoeur to phenomenological understanding of the symbol and its philosophy. As a result, we have elected the reductionists and originators motivations from Sartre, Saussure; Piganiol, Dumezil; Freud, Ricoeur; Bachelard, Eliade, Jung and Durand as a means of understanding the religious phenomenon which is revealed in symbolic form. We have made a descriptive-qualitative search with hermeneutic analysis.Keywords: Eranos Circle’s. Philosophy. Symbolic Hermeneutics.
O [Não] Lugar Religioso dos Pentecostais no Campo Religioso Brasileiro
Authors: Lemos Fernanda
Published: May 2016

Resumo: A modernidade, bem como as novas formas de experienciar a religiosidade neste período, tem contribuído para que o sujeito religioso se organize de forma e em espaços diferentes do tradicional. No campo religioso brasileiro, esse fenômeno pode ser observado entre evangélicos que diariamente, a caminho do trabalho secular, realizam cultos pentecostais nos vagões de trem no Estado de São Paulo. Tal prática tem mostrado a organização de um grupo que expressa sua religiosidade em um ‘não-lugar-religioso’, independentemente da instituição religiosa da qual faz parte, porém reproduzindo a ética pentecostal neste espaço público. Neste sentido, esta comunicação tem como objetivo principal analisar a relação entre religião e modernidade através do encontro entre o tradicional (ética pentecostal) e o contemporâneo (culto religioso nos trens urbanos) e as novas reelaborações deste grupo específico (pentecostais) no campo religioso brasileiro.Palavras Chave: Identidade Pentecostal; Não Lugar Religioso; Modernidade.Abstract: Modernity as well as new ways of experiencing religion in this period, has contributed to the religious subject is organized manner and in different spaces of the traditional. In the Brazilian religious field, this phenomenon can be observed among evangelicals daily, the path of secular work, perform Pentecostal services in railway carriages in the State of São Paulo. This practice has shown the organization of a group expressing their religiosity on a 'no religious place’, regardless of the religious institution to which it belongs, but reproducing ethics Pentecostal public space. In this regard, this communication aims at analyzing the relationship between religion and modernity through the encounter between traditional (Pentecostal ethics) and contemporary (religious worship in urban trains) and the new reworkings of this specific group (Pentecostal) in the Brazilian religious field.Keywords: Identity Pentecostal, No religious Place; Modernity.
O Processo de Morte na História de José o Carpinteiro
Authors: Gross Eduardo
Published: May 2016

Resumo: O presente texto analisa o apócrifo História de José o Carpinteiro a partir da descrição do processo de morte que este apresenta, traçando para isto paralelos com as fases por que passam pacientes terminais conforme retratadas por Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Palavras-chave: Morte, José o carpinteiro, Kübler-Ross.Abstract: The present text analyses the apocriphal History of Joseph the Carpenter from the viewpoint of the description of the death process presented by it; in order to do that, it traces parallels with the phases through which terminal patients pass, as they are described by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Keywords: Death, Joseph the carpenter, Kübler-Ross.
A comunhão trinitária como fundamento da ação missionário-pastoral das igrejas cristãs junto às tribos urbanas de rosto underground
Authors: Brotto Julio Cezar de Paula
Published: May 2016

Resumo: Este artigo pretende apresentar a Comunhão Trinitária como fundamento missionário-pastoral para as Igrejas Cristãs diante do desafio eclesial denominado de tribos urbanas de rosto underground. Propõe que as Igrejas Cristãs que estiverem motivadas pelo fundamento da Comunhão Trinitária, pela demonstração de três valores relacionados ao Deus tri-unitário, abrirão um canal comunicacional para falar do Deus Cristão para as pessoas de vivência nas tribos urbanas de rosto underground. Os valores, solidariedade, compaixão e diálogo, presentes na Comunhão Trinitária são imprescindíveis para as Igrejas Cristãs como fundamento de uma ação missionário-pastoral que pretenda apresentar Deus e ofereça a proposta de vivenciar um cristianismo maduro em ambiente urbano de rosto underground.Palavras-chave: Tribos Urbanas. Underground. Comunhão Trinitária. Abstract: This article presents the Trinitarian Communion as the foundation for the missionary-pastoral action for the Christian Churches challenged by the underground urban tribes. It proposes that the Christian Churches must be motivated by Foundation of Trinitarian Communion and demonstration of the three values related to tri-unit God will open a communicational channel for talking about the Christian God for underground urban tribes people. The values, solidarity, compassion and dialogue present in the Trinitarian Communion are essential to the Christian Churches in support of a missionary-pastoral action that intends to present God and offer the proposal to experience a mature Christianity in urban underground environment.Keywords: Urban Tribes. Underground. Trinitarian Communion.
O ATEÍSMO METODOLÓGICO: Teologia e hermenêutica existencial
Authors: Tada Elton V. Sadao
Published: May 2016

Resumo: O presente trabalho busca apontar o ateísmo metodológico como intersecção entre existencialismo, hermenêutica e religião. Para tanto, são apresentadas noções do existencialismo e de sua relação com os estudos teológicos e de religião bem como as particularidades da hermenêutica existencialista. O artigo analisa noções de Jean-Paul Sartre, Paul Tillich, Martin Heidegger e John Caputo sobre o existencialismo, a hermenêutica e a religião, sendo elas problematizadas no fim do estudo a partir das reflexões do filósofo brasileiro Benedito Nunes. Tendo como base as referências estudadas faz-se por fim o questionamento sobre os posicionamentos a serem adotados atualmente acerca da relação entre existencialismo, hermenêutica e religião.Palavras-chave: Existencialismo. Hermenêutica. Teologia. Estudos de Religião. Fenomenologia.Abstract: This paper aims to point out methodological atheism as an intersection between existentialism, hermeneutics and religion. In order to do that, it presents concepts of existentialism and its relationship both with theological studies and religion and existentialist hermeneutics. The paper analyses Jean-Paul Sartre, Paul Tillich, Martin Heidegger and John Caputo concepts of existentialism, hermeneutics and religion. It also problematizes them from the point of view of the Brazilian philosopher Benedito Nunes. Finally, basing on the presented references, it challenged positions assumed related to existentialism, hermeneutics and religion.Keywords: Existentialism. Hermeneutics. Theology. Religious Studies. Phenomenology.
As diversas concepções de ensino religioso no Brasil
Authors: Stigar Robson
Published: May 2016

O presente artigo procura apresentar uma pequena abordagem histórica do Ensino Religioso no Brasil ao longo da história da educação brasileira, enfocando suas concepções no período Colonial, no período Imperial e no período Republicano, tanto nas Constituições Brasileiras como nas Leis de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional, objetivando apontar as diferentes concepções deste componente curricular e as respectivas posturas dos grupos e setores que possuem interesse sobre esta questão, bem como as conseqüências dessas concepções e posturas para a sociedade em geral. This article presents a short historical perspective of religious education in Brazil throughout the history of Brazilian education, presenting its conceptions in the Colonial, Imperial and Republican periods, both in the Brazilian Constitutions and the Law of Directives and Bases National Education. It also points out the different conceptions of the Curriculum component and the positions of groups and sectors that deal with this issue and the consequences of these conceptions and attitudes to the society in general.
Resetting the academic discourse on New Testament miracle traditions
Authors: Kahl Werner
Published: May 2016

O discurso exegético sobre os milagres do Novo Testament no século passado foi dominado pelos estudiosos ocidentais que não criam em milagres e que denunciaram esta crença como expressão de uma compreensão primtiva do mundo. Este discuros continua nas sendas exegéticas e hermenêuticas estabelecidas pelos estudiosos desde Rudolf Bultmann a GerdTheißen. O conceito que subjaz a publicação recente do Kompendium der frühchristlichen Wundererzählungen é um exemplo. Aqui, uma compreensão moderna da realidade é sobreposta nas narrativas do Novo Testamento. Mas o que é preciso é uma avaliação das tradições de milagres do Novo Testamento “a partir” de seus conceitos de realidade. Este artigo é dedicado ao desenvolvimento de uma aproximação êmica às tradições de milagre do Novo Testamento, assumindo seriamente os fundamentos dos conceitos de realidade do Mediterrâneo Antigo. O foco desta investigação são os milagres que pertencem à restauração da saúde ou da vida. As categorias a muito tidas como definitivas como “miracle story” e “miracle worker” são desconstruídas em seu desenvolvimento. The exegetical discourse on New Testament miracles in the past century has largely been dominated by scholars of the West who do not believe in miracles and who have been quick in denouncing such a belief as an expression of a primitive understanding of the world. The exegetical discourse of the West on miracles in the New Testament is still widely continuing on the exegetical and hermeneutical pathways set out by scholars from Rudolf Bultmann to GerdTheißen. The concept underlying the recent publication of the Kompendium der frühchristlichen Wundererzählungen is a case in point. Here a modern understanding of reality is superimposed onto the New Testament narratives. What is needed instead, however, is an assessment of New Testament miracle traditions strictly “within their concepts of reality”. This present contribution is dedicated to developing an emic approach to New Testament miracle traditions, taking seriously essentials of ancient Mediterranean concepts of reality. It focuses the investigation on miracles pertaining to a restoration of health or life. Categories long taken for granted such as “miracle story” and “miracle worker” are deconstructed in the course of this presentation.
A profecia e a glossolalia como fenômenos extáticos
Authors: Formicki Leandro
Published: May 2016

Esse artigo analisa o fenômeno da profecia e da glossolalia no Judaísmo do Segundo Templo, o qual, por um lado, sofreu as influências das tradições israelitas antigas e do Judaísmo do Segundo Templo e, por outro, as influências das tradições greco-romanas, embora em menor grau. O artigo mostra que a profecia e a glossolalia são fenômenos extáticos, no qual seu contexto mais próximo é o misticismo apocalíptico judaico. This paper analyzes the phenomenon of prophecy and glossolalia in Second Temple Judaism. On the one hand, this phenomenon was influenced by the Ancient Israelite traditions and Second Temple Judaism; on the other, it was influenced by Greco-Roman traditions, although in a lesser degree. The paper shows that the prophecy and glossolalia are ecstatic phenomena, and its context is the Jewish apocalyptic mysticism.
Some fundamental properties of fuzzy linear relations between vector spaces
Authors: Nădăbana Sorin
Published: May 2016

This paper aims at studying the fundamental properties of fuzzy linear
relations between vector spaces. The sum of two fuzzy relations and the
scalar multiplication are defined, in a natural way, and some properties of
this operations are established. Fuzzy linear relations are investigated and
among the results obtained, there should be underlined a characterization of
fuzzy linear relations and the fact that the inverse of a fuzzy linear
relation is also a fuzzy linear relation. Moreover, the paper shows that the
composition of two fuzzy linear relations is a fuzzy linear relation as
well. Finally, the article highlights that the family of all fuzzy linear
relations is closed under addition and it is closed under scalar
multiplication.
On coefficient bounds of certain subfamilies of close-to-convex functions of complex order defined by Sãlãgean derivatives
Authors: Ul-Haq Wasim , Manzar Shabana
Published: May 2016

Motivated from the recent work of Srivastava et al. (H.M. Srivastava,
Qing-Hua Xu, Guang-Ping Wu, Coefficient estimates for certain subclasses of
spiral-like functions of complex order, 23 (2010) 763-768), we aim to
determine the coefficient estimates for functions in certain subclasses of
close-to-convex and related functions of complex order, which are here
defined by means of S?l?gean derivative operator and Cauchy-Euler type
non-homogeneous differential equation. Several interesting consequences of
our results are also observed.
Convolutions of the generalized Pell and Pell-Lucas numbers
Authors: Djordjevic Gospava
Published: May 2016

We consider the convolution of the generalized Pell numbers-P(s) n,m and the
convolution of the generalized Pell-Lucas numbers-Q(s) n,m. For s = 0, the
sequence P(0) n,m represents the generalized Pell numbers Pn;m, and the
sequence Q(0) n,m represents the generalized Pell-Lucas numbers Qn,m ([1],
[2]). For m = 2 and s = 0, the numbers P(0) n,2 and Q(0) n,2 are Pell and
Pell-Lucas numbers, respectively.
On convergence of certain nonlinear Bernstein operators
Authors: Karsli Harun , Tiryaki Ismail , Altin Erhan
Published: May 2016

In this article, we concern with the nonlinear Bernstein operators NBnf of
the form (NBnf)(x)= n?k=0 Pn,k (x,f (k/n)), 0 ? x ? 1, n?N, acting on
bounded functions on an interval [0,1], where Pn,k satisfy some suitable
assumptions. As a continuation of the very recent paper of the authors [22],
we estimate their pointwise convergence to a function f having derivatives of
bounded (Jordan) variation on the interval [0,1]. We note that our results
are strict extensions of the classical ones, namely, the results dealing with
the linear Bernstein polynomials.
Soft ditopological spaces
Authors: Dizman Tugbahan , Sostak Alexander , Yuksel Saziye
Published: May 2016

We introduce the concept of a soft ditopological space as the "soft
Generalization" of the concept of a ditopological space as it is defined in
the papers by L.M. Brown and co-authors, see e.g. L. M. Brown, R. Ert?rk, ?.
Dost, Ditopological texture spaces and fuzzy topology, I. Basic Concepts,
Fuzzy Sets and Systems 147 (2) (2004), 171-199. Actually a soft ditopological
space is a soft set with two independent structures on it - a soft topology
and a soft co-topology. The first one is used to describe openness-type
properties of a space while the second one deals with its closedness-type
properties. We study basic properties of such spaces and accordingly defined
continuous mappings between such spaces.
On ideal convergence of sequences of linear operators in the space of analytic functions
Authors: Çetin Nursel
Published: May 2016

We investigate the problem of ideal convergence of the sequences of linear
operators without the properties of k-positivity in the space of analytic
functions in a bounded simply connected domain of complex plane.
Extension theorem of Whitney type for S(Rd+) by use of the Kernel theorem
Authors: Jaksic Smiljana , Prangoski Bojan
Published: May 2016

We study the expansions of the elements in S(Rd +) and S?(Rd +) with respect
to the Laguerre orthonormal basis, extending the result of M.
Guillemot-Teissier in the one dimensional case. As a consequence, we obtain
Kernel theorem for S(Rd +) and S?(Rd +) and an extension theorem of Whitney
type for S(Rd +).
A new mixed integer linear programming formulation for the maximum degree bounded connected subgraph problem
Authors: Maksimovic Zoran
Published: May 2016

We give a new mixed integer linear programming (MILP) formulation for Maximum
Degree Bounded Connected Subgraph Problem (MDBCSP). The proposed MILP
formulation is the first in literature with polynomial number of constraints.
Therefore, it will be possible to solve optimally much more instances before
in a reasonable time.
Approximations of periodic functions by analogue of Zygmund sums in the spaces Lp(•)
Authors: Chaichenko Stanislav
Published: May 2016

We found order estimates for the upper bounds of the deviations of analogue
of Zygmund?s sums on the classes of (?;?)-differentiable functions in the
metrics of generalized Lebesgue spaces with variable exponent.
Identities with squares of binomial coefficients: An elementary and explicit approach
Authors: Kılıç Emrah , Prodinger Helmut
Published: May 2016

In 2014, Slavik presented a recursive method to find closed forms for two
kinds of sums involving squares of binomial coefficients. We give an
elementary and explicit approach to compute these two kinds of sums. It is
based on a triangle of numbers which is akin to the Stirling subset numbers.
Stiff Targets Raise the Bar and Brings About a Game-Changer
Authors: Hussain Iqbal , Rasheed Al Enezi Dakhil , Sulaiman Sulaiman , Hayat Sara
Published: May 2016

Enhance Production by 100,000 bbls/day; Optimize and sustain Production rate by reduction in Water-cut; Drill over 100 Horizontal and Sub-Horizontal wells to increase production by over 1000 bbls/day/well and Smart completion methods to delay water-cut and maximize oil recovery. These objectives sounds straight out of the Management dream Wish-list to impress the stake-holders. Well, not so for Kuwait Oil Company.

These were indeed the objectives of recovering an aging field and creating a complete make-over of the fortune from this oil field in North of Kuwait. And as expected from all such grandiose projects, it did run into its own share of road blocks in achieving these objectives. Uncertain geological data, troublesome shale's cut at high angles, improper hole-cleaning practices, crew un-accustomed to handling challenges of horizontal wells and found wanting in many technical aspects, aging rigs finding it difficult to keep up to the demands of good hole cleaning and solids control, various short-coming of directional vendors and tools, completing wells with stiff ICD assemblies were the challenges which made the project stand the test of time and money.

KOC stood up to these challenges and devised strategies, practices and methods to overcome these crippling challenges. Wells which initially were completed in over 120 days were brought down through innovative solutions, state-of-art technology, sheer will-power and determination to succeed down to 45 days on an average. This paper is going to highlight optimizations, innovations and usage of cutting edge technology carried out to overcome these stiff challenges. The learning curve was steep but it was overcome with sharing of knowhow through team-work and the burning zeal to succeed.

This success story definitely holds lessons for all those who embark on the road to create magic. And this story definitely needs to be told over and over again.
Factors to Consider During the Pre-Screening Stage for Marginal Offshore Heavy Oil Field Production
Authors: Akuanyionwu Obinna Chiemezie , Solbakken Trond , Mackintosh John Mchale
Published: May 2016

Heavy oil reservoirs tend to be low energy, low GOR systems with high viscosities. These projects tend to have low recovery efficiency and low productivity compared to lighter oil. Offshore heavy oil projects typically produce a lower oil plateau with higher water production for longer periods of time and have higher capital and operating costs. As such these projects tend to sit at the bottom of any portfolio that contains light oil alternatives, with lower ROI, higher capital and operating costs.

These attributes impact the entire development, from appraisal through concept selection, development and operation. As such a different approach is needed to evaluate an offshore heavy oil field. Lateral thinking is required to reduce the capital and operational costs associated with a heavy oilfield with advances in technology solutions effectively driving the management of these challenges.

This paper discusses pertinent factors to consider and address during preliminary evaluation for marginal offshore field heavy oil production. These factors extend through many stages includingdevelopment concept selectionemulsion and viscosity challengesartificial lift selection and operational challengessand exclusion requirementsdrainage strategyscale formation challengespipeline transport considerations

To illustrate the main points, a conceptual case wherein the field-development concept is considered to be limited to a subsea tie-back to a host facility is presented. The applicable technologies and solutions (including the effects of diluent and the potential need for subsea multiphase pump boosting) considered necessary to meet a target production rate for this case are discussed. A modelling methodology as well as sensitivity analysis adopted to realistically investigate and underscore possible significant pitfalls and benefits within an integrated production-system network is equally highlighted.

Accounting for total production back-pressure effects may have significant implications for artificial lift design. The study also demonstrates the value that realistic pre-evaluation may add to the decision-making process for developing marginal offshore heavy oil fields.