bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Allergy Testing in Children With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy Symptoms
Authors: Vyles David , Adams Juan , Chiu Asriani , Simpson Pippa , Nimmer Mark , Brousseau David C.
Published: July 2017

BACKGROUND:

Penicillin allergy is commonly reported in the pediatric emergency department (ED). True penicillin allergy is rare, yet the diagnosis results from the denial of first-line antibiotics. We hypothesize that all children presenting to the pediatric ED with symptoms deemed to be low-risk for immunoglobulin E-mediated hypersensitivity will return negative results for true penicillin allergy.

METHODS:

Parents of children aged 4 to 18 years old presenting to the pediatric ED with a history of parent-reported penicillin allergy completed an allergy questionnaire. A prespecified 100 children categorized as low-risk on the basis of reported symptoms completed penicillin allergy testing by using a standard 3-tier testing process. The percent of children with negative allergy testing results was calculated with a 95% confidence interval.

RESULTS:

Five hundred ninety-seven parents completed the questionnaire describing their child’s reported allergy symptoms. Three hundred two (51%) children had low-risk symptoms and were eligible for testing. Of those, 100 children were tested for penicillin allergy. The median (interquartile range) age at testing was 9 years (5–12). The median (interquartile range) age at allergy diagnosis was 1 year (9 months–3 years). Rash (97 [97%]) and itching (63 [63%]) were the most commonly reported allergy symptoms. Overall, 100 children (100%; 95% confidence interval 96.4%–100%) were found to have negative results for penicillin allergy and had their labeled penicillin allergy removed from their medical record.

CONCLUSIONS:

All children categorized as low-risk by our penicillin allergy questionnaire were found to have negative results for true penicillin allergy. The utilization of this questionnaire in the pediatric ED may facilitate increased use of first-line penicillin antibiotics.
Dobro potomstwa w kanonicznym prawie małżeńskim. Próba syntezy
Authors: Wierzchanowski Rafał
Published: July 2017

Przeprowadzona analiza ukazuje swoistą ewolucję, jaką na przestrzeni wieków przeszło bonum prolis. Za punkt wyjścia obrano unormowania zawarte w prawie rzymskim oraz tradycji biblijnej. Ponadto w publikacji odwołano się do dorobku wielkich postaci Kościoła, takich jak św. Augustyn i św. Tomasz z Akwinu. To właśnie ten pierwszy wyróżnił w doktrynie o małżeństwie trzy dobra: bonum prolis, bonum fidei oraz bonum sacramenti. Augustyn szczególne miejsce przypisał dobru potomstwa, a to dlatego, że dzięki niemu małżeństwo otrzymuje status środka leczącego namiętności (remedium concupiscentiae). Następnie doktrynę tę podjęła kanonistyka wieków średnich, a jej najwybitniejszym reprezentantem stał się św. Tomasz. Jego zasługą było ustawienie dóbr małżeńskich na płaszczyźnie naturalnej. Według Akwinaty bonum prolis, bonum fidei i bonum sacramenti są dobrami przynależącymi z natury do małżeństwa, a zatem nie potrzebują żadnego, zewnętrznego usprawiedliwienia.Z kolei kodeks prawa kanonicznego z 1917 roku wiązał bonum prolis z ius in corpus (kan. 1081 § 2), które przekazane i przyjęte w akcie zgody małżeńskiej miało charakter dozgonny i ekskluzywny, prokreacyjny i wspólnotowy. Z wszystkich celów małżeństwa to właśnie zrodzenie i wychowanie potomstwa otrzymało pierwszorzędny status, któremu dobro małżonków było podporządkowane. Takie ustawienie boni prolis szybko okazało się niewystarczające, a to dlatego, że nie brało pod uwagę sytuacji, w której małżonkowie posiadali intencję przeciwną zrodzeniu potomstwa (np. zamiar aborcji czy porzucenia dziecka), ale zarazem nie wykluczali prawa do aktów małżeńskich. Rozwiązanie tego problemu przyniosła najpierw encyklika Piusa XI Casti connubii, a następnie doktryna Soboru Watykańskiego II. Ten ostatni w konstytucji Gaudium et spes określił małżeństwo jako intima communitas vitae et amoris coniugalis. W ten sposób nowy kodeks odszedł od czysto cielesnego pojmowania małżeństwa.
Development of Student’s Musical Creative Thinking by Applying Musical Improvisation
Authors: Daugėlienė Jūratė , Strakšienė Diana
Published: July 2017

The article deals with experience of Music Pedagogy 2nd cycle 1st year students’ (N = 7) experimental activities. Development of musical creative thinking is the object of the research. The research aim is to reveal opportunities for development of musical creative thinking by applying musical improvisation. During the experiment organised under natural conditions, educational methods grounding on postulates of philosophical doctrines, such as postmodernism and constructivism, have been applied. Research methods: theoretical analysis of scientific literature; natural educational experiment; statistical analysis of the research data employing descriptive statistics. By employing improvisation, students were encouraged for musical creation. The prepared diagnostic instruments enabled to compare the changes in improvisation, musical creative thinking of the surveyed that took place during the experimental education. Factual material allowing to state that musical improvisation can contribute to development of musical creative thinking has been obtained. After the educational activities, students demonstrated a higher level of musical creative thinking which manifested through originality of improvisation, fields of melodic, rhythmic, harmonic, stylistic priorities. Musical improvisation is an effective factor for stimulation of musical creative thinking that can essentially enrich music teaching, learning and music performance in various music-related contexts.
Correção de medidas de associação pela variação do dia a dia no consumo alimentar: avaliação do desempenho por meio de simulação
Authors: Verly-Jr Eliseu , Sichieri Rosely , Baltar Valéria Troncoso
Published: July 2017

O uso de um ou poucos recordatórios de 24 horas (R24h) como medida da exposição dietética em modelos para estimar o efeito do alimento sobre um desfecho leva à atenuação da medida de associação e redução do poder do teste. Isso ocorre em função da variação dia a dia no consumo. A medida de associação pode ser corrigida por meio de calibração, e requer pelo menos uma repetição do R24 horas em uma subamostra da população de estudo. No entanto, seu desempenho e precisão dos coeficientes corrigidos podem variar de acordo com as características do estudo em que é aplicada. O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar o desempenho da correção em diferentes cenários de pesquisa em relação à estimativa da medida de associação e sua precisão. Foi simulada população (n = 1.000) com informação sobre consumo de um alimento referente a 200 dias, e um desfecho com uma associação definida com o consumo usual (média dos 200 dias de consumo). Os cenários avaliados foram: (a) 100%, 60%, 40% e 20% da amostra com 2 dias de consumo; (b) indivíduos com 2, 3, 4 e 5 R24h; e (c) população com 1.000, 600 e 300 indivíduos. Os coeficientes foram estimados para 300 combinações aleatórias de dias de consumo; coeficientes corrigidos médios foram semelhantes ao verdadeiro coeficiente. A precisão foi menor em todos os cenários: a probabilidade de encontrar uma associação significativa (sendo ela verdadeira) variou de 0,47 a 0,29 (100% a 20% com repetição, respectivamente); 0,47 a 0,78 (2 a 5 dias); e 0,47 a 0,15 (1.000 a 300 indivíduos).
Criação e Destruição de Empregos no Setor Primário no Brasil entre 2000 e 2009
Authors: Fiuza-Moura Flavio Kaue , Nakatani-Macedo Carina Diane , Camara Marcia Regina Gabardo da , Sesso Filho Umberto Antonio
Published: July 2017

Resumo: O objetivo do presente artigo é analisar a variação de emprego no setor primário nos anos 2000-2009 para o Brasil. Utiliza-se a metodologia de insumo-produto por meio da decomposição estrutural da variação do emprego em efeitos intensidade, tecnologia, estrutura da demanda final, volume da demanda final e efeito total. Os principais resultados mostraram que, no período de análise, houve decréscimo de 773 mil vagas para o setor primário. Conclui-se que os subsetores de agricultura, silvicultura e exploração florestal, e pecuária e pesca foram os principais responsáveis pela queda do emprego por meio do efeito de intensidade. No efeito total, conclui-se que houve aumento significativo de vagas de trabalho nos subsetores de petróleo e gás natural (170%) e minério de ferro (96%); porém, não suficiente para resultar em variação positiva no saldo total, dado que a participação destes setores é pouco expressiva no total de vagas de emprego do setor primário.
Concordance for curve type in idiopathic scoliosis among family members
Authors: olbertz Clarissa Miranda Carneiro de Albuquerque , Gauzy Jérôme Sales de , Albuquerque Paulo Cezar Vidal Carneiro de , Accadbled Frank , Albuquerque Paula Eduarda Miranda Carneiro de , Aguiar José Lamartine de Andrade
Published: July 2017

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the concordance for the curve pattern, side and levels of the superior apical vertebrae, apex and inferior apical vertebrae of curves in patients and their relatives with idiopathic scoliosis. METHODS: Concordance according to the Lenke classification for curve pattern, side and levels of the superior apical vertebrae, apex and inferior apical vertebrae were evaluated comparative and prospectively in 243 pairs of patients and respective relatives with idiopathic scoliosis. RESULTS: The family concordance for the curve pattern and side was 51.4% (125 pairs). Among these pairs, the concordance of the levels of the vertebrae was 91.2% (114 pairs). The concordance rate for the curve pattern and side between parents/children was 51.6% and between siblings was 50.0% (p-value= 0.411). The concordance rates of the levels of vertebrae were 86.8% and 95.1%, respectively (p-value = 0.219). CONCLUSION: Curve shape in idiopathic scoliosis is related to family and degree of kinship, since the data showed a high concordance for the curve pattern, side and levels of the apical vertebrae and apex between patients and relatives with this deformity. The concordance was higher in those with a closer degree of kinship. Level of Evidence II, Lesser Quality Prospective Study.
A study of the Floral Biology of Victoria amazonica (Poepp.) Sowerby (Nymphaeaceae)
Authors: Prance Ghillean T. , Arias Jorge R.
Published: July 2017

Abstract A field study of the floral biology of Victoria amazonica (Poepp.) Sowerby (Nymphaeaceae) was made for comparison with the many studies made in cultivated plants, of Victoria in the past. In the study areas in the vicinity of Manaus, four species of Dynastid beetles were found in flowers of V. amazonica, three of the genus Cyclocephala and one of Ligyrus. The commonest species of beetle proved to be a new species of Cyclocephala and was found in over 90 percent of the flowers studied. The flowers of V. amazonica attract beetles by their odour and their white colour on the first day that they open. The beetles are trapped in the flower for twenty-four hours and feed on the starchy carpellary appendages. Observations were made of flower temperature, which is elevated up to 11°C above ambient temperature, when the flower emits the odour to attract the beetles. Observations on beetle frequency, the number of floral parts, seed dispersal and the evolutionary development of cantharophily are also presented.
Estudos sobre a vegetação das campinas amazônicas. V-Brioecologia de uma campina amazônica ()
Authors: Lisbôa Regina Célia Lobato
Published: July 2017

Resumo Levantamento das espécies de briófitas que vivem numa campina amazônica, local onde o solo é reportado como pobre em nutrientes e com pH variando de 4 a mais ou menos 6. Apresenta áreas abertas onde a luz é bem intensa e a temperatura do ar chega a ser muito alta em determinados períodos. Deste modo pôde-se determinar a influência da luz e da temperatura sobre os briófitas. No total foram encontradas 34 espécies diferentes, pertencendo a cinco famílias de musgos (Calymperaceae, Leucobryaceae, Leucodontaceae, Plagiotheciaceae o Sematophyllaceae) e sete famílias de hepáticas (Prullaniaceae, Lepidoziaceae, Lejeuneaceae, Odontoschismaceae, Plagiochilaceae, Radulaceae e Zoopsidaceae). A espécie mais freqüente da campina foi Frullania nodulosa (Reinw., Blume & Nees) Ness, o que se explica pela sua grande amplitude ecológica.
Queijo de coalho artesanal: fonte alternativa de peptídeos antimicrobianos
Authors: Lima Meire dos Santos Falcão de , Silva Roberto Afonso da , Lima Filho José Luiz de , Porto Ana Lúcia Figueiredo , Cavalcanti Maria Taciana Holanda
Published: July 2017

Resumo O objetivo da pesquisa foi extrair, obter o perfil peptídico e avaliar a atividade antimicrobiana do extrato peptídico bruto de duas amostras de queijo de Coalho artesanal produzidos no município de Venturosa, localizado no Agreste de Pernambuco – Brasil. Nas eletroforeses realizadas, foram evidenciadas de 12 a 15 bandas. Na análise por espectrometria de massa, foram identificados 24 fragmentos peptídeos. O extrato peptídico bruto apresentou atividade antimicrobiana diante dos microrganismos Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 6057, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 e Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 na concentração de 225 mg/mL. Os presentes resultados sugerem que em aproximadamente 5 g do queijo são encontrados peptídeos capazes de inibir o crescimento dos microrganismos patogênicos testados. Sendo assim, pode-se indicar o caráter funcional do queijo de Coalho.
CARACTERÍSTICAS PERINATAIS DE CRIANÇAS COM TRANSTORNO DO ESPECTRO AUTISTA
Authors: Fezer Gabriela Foresti , Matos Marília Barbosa de , Nau Angélica Luciana , Zeigelboim Bianca Simone , Marques Jair Mendes , Liberalesso Paulo Breno Noronha
Published: July 2017

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar características perinatais de crianças com transtorno do espectro autista (TEA). Métodos: Revisão retrospectiva dos prontuários medicos de 75 crianças com TEA, entre janeiro de 2008 e janeiro de 2015. Os critérios de inclusão foram o diagnóstico de TEA baseado no DSM-5 e o termo de consentimento assinado pelo responsável legal. O critério de exclusão foi ausência de todos os dados no prontuário médico. As variáveis analisadas foram: idade materna, prematuridade (idade gestacional menor que 37 semanas), baixo peso ao nascer (<2.500 g) e asfixia perinatal (Apgar menor que 7 no quinto minuto). Os dados foram avaliados por meio do teste de diferença entre as proporções (nível de significância de p<0,05). Resultados: Setenta e cinco pacientes foram incluídos no estudo. A idade materna variou de 21,4 a 38,6 anos (29,8±4,1 anos). O parto prematuro ocorreu em 14 (18,7%) pacientes, asfixia perinatal em 6 (8,0%) e baixo peso ao nascer em 32 (42,6%). As prevalências de prematuridade, asfixia perinatal e baixo peso ao nascer entre as crianças com TEA neste estudo foram maiores do que as prevalências gerais dessas condições entre todos os nascidos vivos em nosso país, região e estado, as quais são, respectivamente, 11,5, 2,3 e 8,5% no Brasil, 11,0; 2,2 e 8,5% na região Sul e 10,5, 2,0 e 8,4% no estado do Paraná. Conclusões: Nossos achados mostraram maior prevalência de prematuridade, baixo peso ao nascer e asfixia perinatal em crianças com TEA. Algumas limitações são o desenho retrospectivo do estudo e a amostra de pequeno tamanho. Grandes estudos prospectivos são necessários para esclarecer a possível associação entre intercorrências perinatais e TEA.
Four decades of research means building with bamboo comes of age
Authors: Ghavami Khosrow , García José Jaime
Published: July 2017

Khosrow Ghavami and José Jaime García, editors of a themed issue of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Structures and Buildings journal on bamboo, say four decades of research and development mean it can now be safely used instead of steel and concrete in many applications.
NEC4: ICE’s collaborative procurement suite continues to evolve
Authors: Brookfield Elizabeth
Published: July 2017

The fourth edition of NEC, the Institution of Civil Engineers’ market-leading suite of procurement contracts, was launched in June 2017. Product development manager Elizabeth Brookfield explains how NEC4 has evolved to meet the demands of today’s built-environment sector.
Interest Rate Volatility and Sudden Stops: An Empirical Investigation
Authors: Reyes-Heroles Ricardo , Tenorio Gabriel
Published: July 2017

Using a multi-country regime-switching vector autoregressive (VAR) model we document the existence of two regimes in the volatility of interest rates at which emerging economies borrow from international financial markets, and study the statistical relationship of such regimes with episodes of sudden stops. Periods of high volatility tend to be persistent and are associated with high interest rates, the occurrence of sudden stops in external financing, and large declines in economic activity. Most strikingly, we show that regime switches drive the countercyclicality of interest rates in emerging markets documented in previous literature (Neumeyer and Perri, 2005) and that high-volatility regimes forecast sudden stops 6 and 12 months ahead.
Comportamiento tribológico de un acero inoxidable austenítico en tribómetro bola sobre anillo
Authors: Romero Contreras Jorge Emir
Published: July 2017

Se muestra la investigación realizada para la caracterización del comportamiento ante la fricción y desgaste de un acero inoxidable austenítico. Se realizaron ensayos en un tribómetro tipo bola sobre anillo con un diseño experimental basado en un arreglo de Taguchi. El material evaluado fue el acero inoxidable AISI 304 y como contraparte se usó el acero AISI 52100. A fin de estudiar la respuesta tribológica, los parámetros (y sus niveles) seleccionados fueron: velocidad de deslizamiento (0,9 m/s y 2 m/s), carga normal (9 N, 19 N y 29 N) y distancias de deslizamiento (500 m, 1000 m y 2000 m). Para las condiciones estudiadas, el coeficiente de fricción resultó en valores promedio entre 0,3227 a 0,9674, donde la carga normal fue el parámetro más influyente. Se obtuvieron valores del coeficiente de desgaste promedio en el intervalo desde 0,000860 a 0,003191. El factor que más afecta el coeficiente de desgaste es la distancia de deslizamiento. El régimen de desgaste se identificó como moderado a severo. El mecanismo de desgaste para el AISI 304 en las condiciones estudiadas fue de adhesión.
Legal Pluralism as a Method of Interpretation: A Methodological Approach to Decolonising Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights under International Law
Authors: Perrin Jonas
Published: July 2017

Ever since the arrival of the European colonisers, theories of international law have been used to justify the process of dispossession of indigenous lands. Even though the adoption of human rights have led to some amelioration, the author claims that this has proved unsatisfactory to address indigenous concerns for one reason: international law remains deeply rooted in colonial concepts, such as the concepts of ‘sovereignty’ and ‘property’. Given that these concepts clearly contradict indigenous cosmovisions, the author proposes a pluralist interpretation of indigenous land rights under international law. Understood as a method of interpretation, it is able to take into account not only ‘state law’ but also indigenous conceptions of the relationship between human beings and the land. It is thus proposed that such a methodological approach may decolonise colonial concepts of international law.
Perfil académico y de empleabilidad de los graduados de Antropología Aplicada de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana
Authors: Hermosa Oswaldo Hernán , Juncosa José Enrique , Reyes Eloy Alfaro
Published: July 2017

It is expected that the anthropologists graduated from the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana acquire a humanist formation which motivates them to involve themselves in processes where the praxis is interrelated with academia. This article seeks to unravel the situation anthropologist at various work places Ecuadorian society through interviews with the protagonists, socialization and surveys with students of the School in its last levels and the interpretation of their results to relate together. This research project from Employability of graduates from Applied Anthropology was possible under the Competitive Funds of the Salesian Polytechnic University, with the aim of finding strengths and requirements for the process of formation of the new academic anthropologist.
El ethos barroco: una lectura desde la teoría de los modos literarios
Authors: Carrión Carrión César Eduardo
Published: July 2017

The following article assesses the concept of “baroque ethos”, created by the Ecuadorian-Mexican thinker Bolívar Echeverría (Riobamba, Ecuador, 1941-Mexico City, Mexico, June 5, 2010), as it appears in his book entitled Modernity of the baroque (1998), from a particular interpretation of the Theory of literary modes, developed by Northrop Frye, in his book called Anatomy of criticism (1991), and reinterpreted by Hayden White in part of his book entitled Metahistory (1998). This exercise responds to the opportunity to read the Echeverria theory as a model of interpretation of the whole history of the West, called “historical ethos
Sumak Kawsay: ¿estrategia política o filosofía de vida?
Authors: Morocho Ajila Segundo Joselito
Published: July 2017

This article aims to analyze the critical discursive construction of the Sumak Kawsay, the same one that has been ruled as a political and philosophical proposal of the Andean vision in Ecuador. Firstly, the political actors of the 1980s and 1990s will be studied, and then contrasted with the precepts of the policies undertaken by the current regime. As for the philosophical position that emerges from Sumak Kawsay, it will be analyzed under Western thought, with perceptible advantages over Eurocentric philosophy. Finally, we will study the relationship between current Ecuadorian political praxis and Andean culture.
El cuerpo, entre la mirada antropológica y la tecnológica
Authors: Aguilar Rodríguez William Fredy , Brito Alvarado Leonardo Xavier
Published: July 2017

The body, especially since modernity, has been the object of debates and theoretical budgets that have served as support for the application of a series of policies aimed at its control and domination. Many authors have thought that the body is a space for struggle, resistance to political powers established. Karl Marx and Michel Foucault, without being the only ones, have contributed the most in the construction of a path of reflection on the dynamics of struggle and resistance that subjects have placed on the body. In a capitalist context, it is necessary to weave ties about the body and subjectivities, since in them fall the policies of the body, life, and death.
Controversia irresuelta en la teoría de sistemas
Authors: Cabrera Tenecela Homero Patricio
Published: July 2017

This analysis brings to the fore the controversy between the linear and nonlinear aspect of systemic thinking, highlighting the radical discrepancy between Edgar Morin and Mario Bunge. While one opts for a sustained approach in what they call “nonlinear logic”, the other takes the logic initiated by Aristotle as the most appropriate for systemic thinking. Two epistemological thesis that hardly envision a point of convergence, especially regarding data modeling, daily activity of social scientist. On the one hand, it emphasizes noted that the nonlinear modeling has a flexibility capable of generating valid models that match the complexity, from a fundamentally qualitative point; and, on the contrary, it is judged as a weakness abuse nonlinear modeling considering that most facts are linear and suitable for quantification.
El sismo del 16 de abril en Manabí visto desde la ecología política del desastre
Authors: Bravo Elizabeth
Published: July 2017

This work reads the earthquake of April 16, 2016, from the Political Ecology of the disasters. Although all members of a community could be exposed to the same type of natural risk, there is a differentiation in the degree of vulnerability and marginality that different sectors face. It is also suggested that there is a type of risk among elites, which has been facilitated by action or omission by the State or local governments, such as tourism development on the “Ruta del Sol”. Finally, a classification of the level of vulnerability of the affected people by the earthquake, is proposed.
Internet based light quality measurement
Authors: Samu Krisztián , Thamó Bálint
Published: July 2017

The goal of this project was to implement a device, which can measure the illuminance and the correlated color temperature (CCT) of a light source and also works as a webserver. The analyzation of light sources is very important in our everyday life. With the use of a webserver the measured values are easily accessible and the calculation methods can be changed without any changes on the hardware. It also provides a solution to store and analyze the results without further human interaction. Therefore the device is capable of collecting and analyzing a large amount of data. For these criterions we chose a PIC microcontroller, an Ethernet chip and two different sensors. One of the sensors is an RGB sensor and the other one is a LUX sensor. Both of the sensors are using photodiodes to sense the different attributions of a light source. Through this article we show the basic theory behind the project, the implementation and calibration of the device; then the results of the measurements and finally we mention some possibilities for future improvements.
LabView-based Simulator for PV Modules Energy Efficiency Optimization
Authors: Szász Csaba
Published: July 2017

Due to the rapid depletion of traditional fossil energy resources the optimal utilization of renewable resources such as the solar energy becomes a leading task in power engineering. In recent years photovoltaic energy-linked technologies has reached major advances in order to achieve improved energy efficiency conversion rates. In this endeavor, a huge amount of high quality research effort is dedicated worldwide. This paper is focused to present the design and implementation steps of a LabView -based toolkit aimed to modeling and simulates solar photovoltaic (PV) cells in a wide range of operation conditions. By using its well known mathematical model, it has been conceived a versatile and user-friendly simulator well suitable to study and evaluate energy efficiency conversion processes. In order to maximize the energy conversion efficiency the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm has been implemented. The virtual instrument (VI) developed in the graphical programming language allows fast and convenient monitoring of PV cell output magnitudes and plots the I-U and P-U diagrams under different operation conditions. These curves have been compared then with the diagrams provided by the PV module manufacturer. The obtained results are in good agreement with the manufacturer’s catalogue data.
Mechatronic Systems for Caregivers Support on the Context of Bedridden People Care
Authors: Bezerra Karolina , Machado José , Silva Bruno , Gonzalez Lídia , Carvalho Vítor , Soares Filomena , Matos Demétrio , Pereira Filipe
Published: July 2017

With the increasing number of aged people, especially in developed countries, Wellbeing solutions have became an important subject to be explored and developed. Currently, as specialized Institutions in geriatric care cannot cope with the increasing requests for support of quality of life, patients have to remain at their homes having as caregiver the other member of the couple or a member of close family. A solution for supporting the caregiver, during assisting the bedridden person with some basic tasks as eating, taking a bath and/or hygiene care is of utmost importance. This paper presents an overview for supporting the caregiver on providing the basic needs for bedridden persons. From safety needs to repositioning and hygiene care of bedridden persons are taken into account, by developing specific mechatronic devices for supporting and helping caregivers on those tasks. The proposed mechatronic systems must, ideally, reduce the number of caregivers and the amount of spent and needed effort.
REVISÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA SOBRE EDUCAÇÃO EM SAÚDE PARA OS JOVENS
Authors: Vermelho Sonia Cristina Soares Dias , Souza Marina Maldonado Marins
Published: July 2017

Este artigo apresenta resultado de pesquisa bibliográfica com o objetivo de compreender como a educação em saúde com os jovens vem sendo abordada no Brasil. Selecionamos artigos de congressos e de portais de periódicos. Analisamos 77 artigos pelos resumos e, daqueles que abordavam os jovens, foram lidos na íntegra. O perfil da produção é de pesquisas com foco nas instituições escolares, com predominância nos alunos, mas com uma abordagem mais atrelada a uma concepção de educação mais tradicional. Naqueles artigos específicos sobre jovens, os resultados mostraram que a área de educação em saúde ainda não conseguiu avançar para uma abordagem mais reflexiva e voltada aos problemas mais amplos da sociedade e da juventude, permanecendo ainda numa vertente comportamentalista.
ANÁLISE INFANTIL: UMA ESTÓRIA DE HERÓIS
Authors: Oliveira Daniele Fátima , Santos Gilcinéia Rose da Silva
Published: July 2017

O presente artigo trata-se de uma revisão bibliográfica que objetiva associar a teoria psicanalítica e o brincar na prática clínica, para tanto utilizaremos recortes do atendimento de uma criança que expressa seus sentimentos por meio de uma história criada durante os atendimentos. Observou-se, nas sessões, o quanto se faz importante que o psicoterapeuta possibilite a expressão criativa do paciente na hora do brincar, entendendo que a criatividade da criança pode ser facilmente interrompida quando o terapeuta demonstra saber demais. Para que a psicoterapia obtenha bons resultados é necessária a espontaneidade da criança no setting terapêutico, ou seja, ela deve ser livre para conduzir o brincar à sua maneira.
CONFRONTO DE GIGANTES: OS DEBATES PRESIDENCIAIS E AS BUSCAS DOS INTERNAUTAS ESTADUNIDENSES EM 2016
Authors: Moraes Thiago Perez Bernardes de
Published: July 2017

Debates eleitorais são considerados nos Estados unidos como eventos de grande impacto. Diferente de outros formatos de comunicação política, neste, os estadunidenses têm a oportunidade de conferir um “confronto direto” entre os candidatos. Neste ponto, o objetivo deste trabalho é aferir se nas eleições de 2016, os debates presidenciais influenciaram os internautas a buscarem mais informações sobre os candidatos. Trabalhamos com três hipóteses: (I) considerando a grande audiência dos debates, presumivelmente, Trump e Clinton, tiveram a visibilidade aumentada na internet por conta dos debates. (II) é crível que os debates não elevam o interesse dos internautas pelos vices. (III) visto que as pesquisas pós-debate apontaram que Clinton “venceu” os três debates, ela, mais do que Trump, pode ter sua visibilidade aumentada na internet por conta dos debates. Os resultados mostram que ¼ das buscas realizadas pelos internautas por candidatos à presidência podem ser atribuídas como consequência dos debates, o que corrobora a primeira hipótese. Aferiu-se também que não há correlação matemática entre as buscas realizadas pelos debates e a procura pelos candidatos a vice, o que confirma a segunda hipótese. Igualmente, a terceira hipótese foi conjuntamente aderente, ponderando que o efeito do debate (enquanto variável independente) foi levemente mais significante em auxiliar a ascensão das buscas dos internautas pela candidata Hillary Clinton.
The De Glind Conference: A Retreat for Young Historians of … Knowledge
Authors: Smit Jorrit
Published: July 2017

This review attempts to grasp the variety of topics, approaches, and methods presented at the biennial History of Science Phd Conference, held in January 2017 at De Glind, and to embed the Dutch future of history of science in historiographical discussions.
Reglas electorales y desempeño gubernamental: aplicación de un experimento natural al caso de los regidores por demarcación en Nayarit
Authors: Meza Canales Oliver David , Gomez-Álvarez Perez David
Published: July 2017

En esta investigación se explora la capacidad y desempeño del Ayuntamiento tras una reforma que descentralizó su composición. En 2007, Nayarit modificó la ley para permitir la elección de los regidores por mayoría relativa en distritos dentro del municipio. Para verificar el funcionamiento en estos Ayuntamientos, observamos el cambio habido en tres variables: ingresos propios, servicios públicos y participación ciudadana en políticas públicas. Utilizamos un diseño cuasi experimental para comparar un grupo de tratamiento con otro de control. No encontramos cambios positivos aunque sí una reducción en la capacidad del Ayuntamiento para generar ingresos propios.
The Units of Time in Ancient and Medieval India
Authors: Hayashi Takao
Published: July 2017

This is a preliminary survey of time units used or mentioned in ancient and medieval works written in Sanskrit and other Indian languages.  The fields of the works surveyed are jyautiṣa, paurāṇika, uttara-vaidika, smārta, bauddha, and jaina literatures, includingChinese translations of bauddha works. No small portion of the data presented in the following sections has already been taken up and explained in the works mentioned at the end of this section, but I newly collected the data from the original sources and arranged them in my own way according to my own interest.
The use of metformin in patients with chronic kidney disease
Authors: Drożdż Michalina , Olszańska Ewa , Dubielak Katarzyna , Domek Magdalena
Published: July 2017

Cukrzyca jest chorobą, która dotyka około 4% populacji, a częstość jej występowania stale rośnie. Chorują coraz młodsze osoby, stąd problem przewlekłych powikłań dotyczy coraz większej liczby osób. Najczęstszym powikłaniem osób z cukrzycą jest nefropatia cukrzycowa, która stanowi problem nie tylko chorych, lecz także lekarzy, którzy muszą w dużym stopniu ograniczyć bazę leków stosowanych u tych pacjentów. Nadzieją dla osób chorych na cukrzycę stała się metformina – lek o wielu zaletach. Obniża glikemię drogą wielu mechanizmów, jednocześnie nie narażając na epizody hipoglikemii, zmniejsza śmiertelność, działa kardioprotekcyjnie, wykazuje korzystny wpływ na masę ciała i jest stosowana doustnie. Obecnie wskazana również w stanach przedcukrzycowych. Barierą do stosowania metforminy okazała się przewlekła choroba nerek, która rozwija się w przebiegu cukrzycy. Według Polskiego Towarzystwa Diabetologicznego powinno się zredukować dawkę metforminy o połowę w III stadium przewlekłej choroby nerek, natomiast powyżej tego stadium, odstawić całkowicie. Pojawiły się również doniesienia o pozytywnym wpływie tego leku u chorych z powikłaniami nerkowymi.
Artykuł podsumowuje obecny stan wiedzy na temat zastosowania metforminy, analizuje najnowsze badania, które opisują mechanizmy jej działania, a także konfrontuje dwa stanowiska odnośnie do stosowania metforminy w przewlekłej chorobie nerek.
Depth and rate of chest compression in CPR simulation during 10-minute continuous external cardiac compression
Authors: Bucki Bogusław , Karpe Jacek , Michnik Robert , Niczyporuk Arkadiusz , Makarska Joana , Waniczek Dariusz , Bieniek Andrzej , Misiołek Hanna
Published: July 2017

Wstęp

Celem pracy była prospektywna ocena jakości kompresji klatki piersiowej podczas symulacji ciągłego masażu serca na manekinie w czasie rzeczywistym, wykonywanego przez czynnych zawodowo ratowników medycznych, z uwzględnieniem ich BMI.

Materiał i metody

Badanie przeprowadzono w grupie 17 ratowników medycznych oraz 21 studentów kierunku ratownictwo medyczne i wykładowców uczelni. Podczas próby każdy badany wykonywał nieprzerywany masaż zewnętrzny serca na manekinie do osiągnięcia punktu końcowego, jakim był czas 15 minut lub odmowa dalszego wykonywania zadania.

Wyniki

Średnia głębokość wykonywanych uciśnięć zmniejszała się istotnie od pierwszej (40,66, SE ± 0,80 mm) do czwartej minuty badania, osiągając wartość 38,21 SE ± 0,95 mm. Średnia częstość uciśnięć klatki piersiowej istotnie różniła się od szóstej minuty (123,69 SE ± 2,55/min) w stosunku do wartości wyjściowych (120,97 SE ± 2,83/min). W dziesiątej minucie średnie wartości głębokości uciśnięć oraz częstości masażu klatki piersiowej osiągnęły odpowiednio 36,62 SE ± 1,04 mm oraz 128,06 SE ± 2,43/min.
Istotnym czynnikiem wpływającym na głębokość kompresji klatki piersiowej była przynależność do grupy czynnych zawodowo ratowników medycznych. Średnia głębokość ucisku w całym badanym przedziale czasowym w grupie nie-profesjonalistów wynosiła 36,03 SE ± 1,22 mm, podczas gdy w grupie profesjonalistów – 40,06 SE ± 1,37 mm. Drugim istotnym czynnikiem różnicującymi zakres głębokości kompresji klatki piersiowej był czas oraz BMI ratownika. U osób z BMI > 25 jedynym różnicującym punktem czasowym był początek badania, w którym średnia głębokość ucisku wynosiła 41,97 SE ± 1,12 mm.

Wnioski

Masa ciała ratownika jest istotnym czynnikiem wpływającym na uzyskanie głębszej kompresji klatki pier-siowej. Profesjonalni ratownicy są w stanie prowadzić skutecznie ciągłą kompresję klatki piersiowej w dłuższym czasie, osiągając zadowalające ugięcie oraz częstotliwość jej kompresji.
The relevance of dry weight estimation by electrical bioimpedance in dialysed children and adolescents
Authors: Makulska Irena , Medyńska Anna , Polak-Jonkisz Dorota , Zwolińska Danuta
Published: July 2017

Wstęp

Do określenia tzw. suchej masy ciała zastosowano metodę bioimpedancji elektrycznej (BIA). Głównym celem pracy była ocena przydatności oznaczania suchej masy ciała za pomocą bioimpedancji elektrycznej u przewlekle dializowanych dzieci i młodych dorosłych, w tym w szczególności w odniesieniu do wybranych wykładników biochemicznych i parametrów układu sercowo-naczyniowego. Dodatkowo w tej grupie pacjentów, przy użyciu BIA, analizowano stan odżywienia.

Materiał i metody

Badaniem objęto 17 dzieci i młodych dorosłych w wieku od 6 do 24 lat (średnio 15 ± 3,5 roku), leczonych przewlekle hemodializą lub dializą otrzewnową. Oceniono wartości ciśnienia tętniczego, badania biochemiczne, parametry sercowe i wyniki z bioimpedancji w badaniu wyjściowym i po 2 miesiącach, po modyfikacji leczenia dializacyjnego w oparciu o parametry BIA.

Wyniki

Badane parametry ciśnienia tętniczego (skurczowe, rozkurczowe, średnie, tętna) było istotnie niższe podczas drugiego badania w porównaniu z wartościami wyjściowymi. Stężenie hemoglobiny było istotnie wyższe po 2 miesiącach obserwacji. W badaniu echokardiograficznym wykazano istotny wzrost frakcji wyrzutowej lewej komory, przy niezmienionych parametrach anatomicznych serca. Oceniane wskaźniki odżywienia – tkanki beztłuszczowej (LTI) i tłuszczowej (FTI) – nie uległy zmianie. Wykazano dodatnią korelację LTI z ciśnieniem tętniczym i niektórymi para-metrami z badania echokardiograficznego.

Wnioski

Bioimpedancja elektryczna, jako prosta do przeprowadzenia i nieinwazyjna metoda, może być przydatna do precyzyjnego wyznaczania tzw. suchej masy ciała u dializowanych dzieci i młodych dorosłych. Adekwatne odwodnienie pacjentów pozwala na normalizację ciśnienia tętniczego krwi, co wiąże się z poprawą funkcji i prawdopodobnie stanu anatomicznego mięśnia sercowego. BIA pozwala także na dokładniejszą ocenę stanu odżywienia dializowanych chorych i wcześniejsze wykrycie niedożywienia, co w przypadku populacji pediatrycznej ma znaczenie rokownicze.
Chronic Periodontal Disease, Periodontal Pathogen Colonization, and Increased Risk of Precancerous Gastric Lesions
Authors: Sun Jinghua , Zhou Min , Salazar Christian R. , Hays Rosemary , Bedi Sukhleen , Chen Yu , Li Yihong
Published: July 2017

Background: This study assesses the association between periodontal pathogen colonization and the potential risk of developing precancerous lesions of gastric cancer (PLGC) in a clinical setting.

Methods: Included were 35 newly diagnosed patients with PLGC and 70 age‐matched individuals without PLGC. A full‐mouth intraoral examination was performed to assess periodontal conditions. Stimulated whole saliva and pooled plaque samples were collected to evaluate colonization by Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, Tannerella forsythia, and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and to characterize oral microbial diversity in saliva and dental plaque.

Results: Compared with the control group, patients with PLGC experienced higher prevalence of bleeding on probing (31.5% versus 22.4%; P <0.05), higher levels of T. denticola (P <0.01) and A. actinomycetemcomitans (P <0.01), and less bacterial diversity in their saliva (P <0.01). The final multivariate logistic regression model consisting of all key sociodemographic characteristics, oral health behavioral factors, and periodontal assessments revealed that elevated colonization with periodontal pathogens, specifically T. forsythia, T. denticola, and A. actinomycetemcomitans, decreased bacterial diversity in dental plaque, and not flossing teeth regularly was a significant predictor of increased risk of PLGC (P = 0.022).

Conclusion: Findings of the present study provide new evidence suggesting that periodontal pathogen burdens and bacterial diversity in the oral cavity are important factors contributing to a potentially increased risk of developing precancerous gastric lesions.
Kinerja Keuangan dan Internet Financial Reporting Index (IFRI): Sebuah Studi Relevansi Pada Sektor Perbankan Syariah di Kawasan ASEAN
Authors: Pertiwi Imanda Firmantyas Putri
Published: July 2017

This study aimed to assess the effect of Islamic Banks financial performance according to the Risk Profile, Good Corporate Governance, Earnings and Capital (RGEC) on the disclosure of financial performance through the company’s website or being known as Internet Financial Reporting Index (IFRI). Taking Islamic banks across the ASEAN region as target of the research, this study result the conclusion that profitability ratios and nonperforming finance are two things that do not affect the index of internet financial report. While CAR and FDR show significant impacts on the index of IFR. These results have been proven their robustnesses. Control variables was added to the model and the results obtained did not change significantly. The total number of Islamic banks in the ASEAN region are 32 banks. Twelve Islamic banks are in Indonesia, 16 in Malaysia, one in the Philippines, one in Thailand and two in Brunei Darussalam. One bank in Brunei being canceled due to incomplete information. The method used in this research is multiple linear regression, furthermore control variables was added to reduce the bias of the research results.
Vpliv zrnatosti brusnega papirja na emisijo formaldehida iz ivernih plošč
Authors: Medved Sergej , Krajšek Gregor
Published: July 2017

Sanding is an important stage of wood-based panel production, where the primary goal is to achieve a desired thickness as well as appropriate smoothness of the surface. With sanding, the emission of formaldehyde can be influenced especially by the selection of sanding paper grit size. The aim of this paper is to present how the grit size of selected sanding paper affects formaldehyde emission of three-layer particleboard. For this purpose we selected 16 mm thick particleboard for furniture use. Sanding paper with grit sizes of 40, 80 and 120 was used for particleboard sanding. Formaldehyde emission was determined by the gas analysis method (SIST EN 717-2). The findings indicate that formaldehyde emission decreases with increasing grit size of sandpaper used in the process.
Fizikalne in mehanske lastnosti svežega in osušenega lesa v bukovih deblih, izruvanih med žledolomom
Authors: Gorišek Željko , Plavčak Denis , Gornik Bučar Dominika , Merela Maks , Čufar Katarina , Straže Aleš
Published: July 2017

Physical and mechanical properties of beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) from trees fallen in ice storm were determined. The properties were studied in parallel green and dried beech-wood samples, systematically collected along the radius and at different height levels of the stem. The stiffness of the timber was comparatively tested with static 4-point bending and non-destructively by measuring the speed of ultrasound, and by determining the frequency response. The bending and shear strengths were additionally determined along the grain, as well as compression strength in all anatomical directions of wood. In blown down trees with still partly preserved root system, active crown and sufficient capillary water flow, we could not detect any reduction of mechanical properties due to deterioration. The density and mechanical properties, except transverse compression strength, increased with increasing height in the tree and radially from the pith to the cambium. They were always better in dried than in green wood. The reliability of non-destructive methods was greater in the evaluation of dried wood. We recommend visual wood characterisation in addition to the use of non-destructive methods for strength assessment of wood.
A diní­¢mica sazonal das pescarias de pequena escala na Amazônia é definida pelo pulso hidrológico
Authors: Costa Sousa Raniere GARCEZ , SOUZA Lucirene Aguiar de , FRUTUOSO Márcia Elane , FREITAS Carlos Edwar de Carvalho
Published: July 2017

O presente estudo analisou a diní­¢mica de uma pescaria de pequena escala na Amazônia em associação com o ciclo hidrológico. Dados de desembarque pesqueiro foram coletados diariamente no perí­­odo de fevereiro/2007 a janeiro/2008 no Porto Panairzinha em Manacapuru, Amazonas í  Brasil (3Â°18ââ‚¬â„¢33ââ‚¬ÂS e 60Â°33ââ‚¬â„¢21ââ‚¬ÂW). Os resultados mostraram que a frota atuante no Lago Grande é composta por canoas motorizadas e barcos de pesca, sendo o número de canoas superior ao de barcos. A média do pescado desembarcado foi de 274,15 ton.ano-1, ocorrendo menor produção nos perí­­odos de enchente/cheia e maior na vazante/seca. As principais espécies desembarcadas foram: Colossoma macropomum (tambaqui = 17,8%), Cichla monoculus (tucunaré = 15,5%), Prochilodus nigricans (curimatã = 12,2%), Astronotus ocellatus (acará-açu = 8,7%) e Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (aruanã = 8,4%), predominando a malhadeira (97%) nessas capturas. Foi observado que a sazonalidade do Rio Solimões influi diretamente nas pescarias e na disponibilidade do pescado. Nesse sentido, decisões envolvendo o manejo pesqueiro nessa região devem estabelecer medidas que assegurem a sustentabilidade da pesca local, considerando como essencial a relação entre o peixe, o ambiente e os aspectos socioeconômicos das pescarias de pequena escala.
The Management Strategy of Marketing Mix of Pineapple Chips in Kampar District, Riau Province, Indonesia: A Structural Model Approach
Authors: Yulida Roza , Yusri Jum’atri , Dewi Novia , Andriani Yulia
Published: July 2017

The Management of marketing mix in agro-industry business of pineapple chips need to increase the volume of sales and customer loyalty. This research aims to (1) analyze the variable/ attribute lever in the management of the marketing mix of pineapple chips, and (2) formulating marketing strategy of pineapple chips. This research used survey method. The Selection of respondents in this research is intentional (purposive sampling). The determination of respondents based on the expertise and their role in policy-making related to the agroindustry of pineapple chips. Data analysis used prospective analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process/AHP. The Results of analysis showed that the determinants of the management of the marketing mix of pineapple chips consists; the dimensions of the product, price, promotion, and distribution. Attributes that are included in the driving variables consists of; products that always available, distribution in craftsmen kiosks, available in souvenir outlets, available anywhere, and promotions through packaging. The attributes are located in quadrant I, which have strong influence and dependence among low attributes. The direction of development of marketing policy of pineapple chips, alternatives include; Alternative I is the institutional strengthening of marketing and alternative II, is the development of the marketing mix.