bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Le discours jacobin: une« illusion héroïque»?
Authors: Erfurt Jürgen
Published: November 2016

Das Phänomen der „heroischen Illusion“, das von Revolutionshistorikern konzeptualisiert wurde, reicht weit in die kommunikative Praxis hinein. Bei der Analyse des jakobinischen Diskurses der Jahre 1792 bis 1794 ist es ein Interpretationsrahmen für eine Vielzahl sprachlicher und kommunikativer Erscheinungen, die erst im Bezug auf dieses Konzept funktional erklärbar werden. So für die Interpretation des Verlustes an wirklichkeitsnaher lebendiger Inszenierung der revolutionären Ereignisse in Pressetexten der Jakobiner, für kommunikative Verfahren des Verhüllens von Kritik, der Vereinnahmung aller für einen vorgegebenen Konsens genauso wie für den Umgang mit sakraler Lexik.
Zur Bildung von Diminutiv- und Augmentativformen im Swahili
Authors: Herms Irmtraud
Published: November 2016

In written texts (mostly novels) in Swahili, a Bantu language in East Africa, and talks with speakers of the language, many examples of diminutive and augmentative forms of the nouns were found and analyzed. On morphophonological grounds, the diminutive prefix is either ki- or kiji- (double prefix), whereas the augmentative prefix is ji- or zero. The formation of the diminutive and augmentative forms in singular and plural is shown in detail for every noun class. In case of the existence of two diminutive forms of a noun (with ki- and kiji-), the form with kiji- expresses an additional diminutive idea. The diminutives express smallness in general, but can be used with a derogatory meaning; whereas augmentativos express a special hugeness, but can bo used also to characterize non-human features with persons. If emphasis is put on the diminutive (augmentative) meaning, even nouns denoting living beings take the ’ki-(resp. rna-) concords. The vi- and ma- prefixes are also used to express collectiveness.
Sexus-Genus-Beziehungen im Hindi
Authors: Börner-Westphal Barbara
Published: November 2016

In Hindi within the category of gender masculine and feminine can be distinguished. To a certain extent the opposition of male and female is reflected in the opposition of masculine and feminine and sex can be identified by the gender of the noun as well as by secondary gender identifiers of tho language. Yet, mainly in the case of nouns denoting trades and professions, posts, representatives of intellectual and political movements and relations between individuals the feminine opposites are missing. This gap in the language is bridged by the respective masculine plus a secondary gender identifier or by this masculine plus a lexical supplement and secondary gender identifiers. Yet, the above mentioned linguistic means that are used for denoting male and female individuals cannot be employed indiscriminately or regardless of tho context. Certain sentence structures, too, rule out the use of certain means of the language for denoting gender explicitely.
Zu einigen Aspekten des phonetisch-phonologischen Systems der Filipino-Konsonanten
Authors: Skorynin Sergej
Published: November 2016

Резюме

В работе сделана попытка представать фонетическую характеристику согласных финитно (пнлшшио-тагалог). Описанию звукового строя этого языка до настоящего времени уделялось нішо недостаточно внимания, что приводит порой к совершенно про* тивоположмым точкам зрения на некоторые фонетические н фонологические аспекты. Во второй части автор на основе тридцати двух вариаций согласных звуков и лексических дублетах делает попытку представить уже фонологическую характеристику согласных путем противопоставлении их характерных признаков.
Modalverben als Prädikat in der vietnamesischen Sprache
Authors: Ha Nguyen Minh
Published: November 2016

Резюме

В статье обсуждается вопрос об особенностях вьетнамских модальных глаголов. Традиционное рассмотрение модальных глаголов как часть сказуемого - рядом с главным глаголом - при этом подтверждения не находит. Модальные глаголы во вьет­намском языке могут самостоятельно играть роль сказуемого в предложении.
Terminativ-2-Verben im Arabischen
Authors: Blohm Dieter
Published: November 2016

The paper deals with the mutual relations of actional main types and the meaning of both of finite verbal forms (perfect and imperfect forms) and the active participle in the field of (initially determined) terminative(2)-verbs in Arabic like intalaqa ‘to go off, to leave’. The finite verbal forms express single or repeated actions, whereas the actional segment that follows the initial point can be of various length. The active participle occurs above all in non-predicative positions (e.g. as attribute or predicative attribute). The durative basic meaning of the participle is manifested in actions with general/iterative or repeated/temporally expanded meaning. On the other hand the active participle is not use in order to point out single actions. The active participle expresses in this way above all stylistic nuances with regard to the meaning of the imperfect form.
Kohärenz in laotischen Pressemitteilungen
Authors: Schulze Eike
Published: November 2016

This article presents an analysis of a Lao text of the text-type ‘press information’ in order to clarify some means of textual coherence, including some functional aspects. Textual coherence is brought about by interpropositional relations, which, on their turn, are realized by meaning types and topic relations. Meaning types describe syntactic means of connecting propositions as textual elements. Topic relations are relations between textual elements established by referentially identical lexemes (i. e. topics). Characteristic of Lao texts of the above mentioned text-type is a mainly asyndetic connection of textual elements, according to the text-typical functional-communicative features ‘objective’ and ‘concise’. A great amount of topic chains has its starting-point in the headline of the text and is almost completely repeated in the first sentence. Most topics are repetitions of their first mentions. The interruption or ending of topic chains in many cases already after the first sentence are signals for a chunk-borderline at this position.
Do Fencers Require a Weapon-Specific Approach to Strength and Conditioning Training?
Authors: Turner Anthony N. , Bishop Chris J. , Cree Jon A. , Edwards Michael L. , Chavda Shyam , Read Paul J. , Kirby David M.J.
Published: November 2016

Turner, AN, Bishop, CJ, Cree, JA, Edwards, ML, Chavda, S, Read, PJ, and Kirby, DMJ. Do fencers require a weapon-specific approach to strength and conditioning training? J Strength Cond Res 31(6): 1662–1668, 2017—There are 3 types of weapons used in Olympic fencing: the épée, foil, and sabre. The aim of this study was to determine if fencers exhibited different physical characteristics across weapons. Seventy-nine male (n = 46) and female (n = 33) national standard fencers took part in this study. Fencers from each weapon (male and female), i.e., épée (n = 19 and 10), foil (n = 22 and 14), and sabre (n = 13 and 10), were (mean ± SD) 15.9 ± 0.7 years of age, 178.5 ± 7.9 cm tall, 67.4 ± 12.2 kg in mass and had 6.3 ± 2.3 years fencing experience; all were in regular training (∼4 times per week). Results revealed that across all performance tests (lower-body power, reactive strength index, change of direction speed, and repeat lunge ability), there was no significant main effect for weapon in male fencers (p = 0.63) or female fencers (p = 0.232), but a significant main affect for gender (p < 0.001). Pairwise comparisons revealed that male fencers scored better during the countermovement jump, change of direction speed, and repeat lunge ability test (p < 0.001). The former findings may be because of similarities in bout intensity and time, movement types (lunging and changing direction), and the need to execute competition actions as explosively as possible. Based on the findings of the present study, it could be indicated that épée, foil, and sabre fencers do not require a weapon-specific approach to strength and conditioning training. Each fencer should target the area they are weakest at, rather than an area that they feel best represents the unique demands of their weapon.
Global Positioning System Analysis of a High School Football Scrimmage
Authors: Gleason Benjamin H. , Sams Matthew L. , Salley John T. , Pustina A. Andrew , Stone Michael H.
Published: November 2016

Gleason, BH, Sams, M, Salley, JT, Pustina, A, and Stone, MH. Global positioning system analysis of a high school football scrimmage. J Strength Cond Res 31(8): 2183–2188, 2017—The purpose of this study was to examine the physical demands of a high school American football scrimmage. Male high school football players (N = 25) participated in a spring scrimmage. Global positioning system data and game film were recorded throughout the entirety of the scrimmage to determine the total distance covered, the distance covered in different velocity bands, the number of accelerations and decelerations performed, and the work-to-rest ratio of the scrimmage. The athletes were divided into 2 groups: linemen (L) (N = 7) vs. nonlinemen (NL) (N = 8) for statistical analysis, and independent T-tests with Holm's sequential Bonferroni adjustment were used to determine differences in movement characteristics between the L and NL groups. Average play duration was 5.7 ± 2.1 seconds, whereas the rest interval was 33.4 ± 13.6 seconds between plays, for an overall exercise-to-rest ratio of 1:5.9. Total distance, standing and walking distance, running distance, striding distance, sprinting distance, and total high-speed running distance covered by NL was greater than L (statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05). Distances traveled in each velocity band by position and by play are also included to provide context of our findings. Data from the present study add to the pool of support for the use of position-specific training in preparing high school football players for competition.
Effect of High-Speed Strength Training on Physical Performance in Young Soccer Players of Different Ages
Authors: Rodríguez-Rosell David , Franco-Márquez Felipe , Mora-Custodio Ricardo , González-Badillo Juan José
Published: November 2016

Rodríguez-Rosell, D, Franco-Márquez, F, Mora-Custodio, R, and González-Badillo, JJ. Effect of high-speed strength training on physical performance in young soccer players of different ages. J Strength Cond Res 31(9): 2498–2508, 2017—The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of low-load, low-volume weight training combined with plyometrics on strength, sprint, and jump performance in soccer players of different ages. Eighty-six soccer players from the same academy were categorized into 3 groups by age (under 13 years, U13, n = 30; under 15, U15, n = 28; and under 17, U17, n = 28) and then randomly assigned into 2 subgroups: a strength training group (STG) and a control group (CG). The strength training program was performed twice a week for 6 weeks and consisted of full squats (load: 45–60% 1 repetition maximum; volume: 3 set of 8–4 repetitions), jumps, and straight line sprint exercises. After training intervention, the STGs showed significant improvements in maximal strength (7.5–54.5%; p < 0.001), jump height (5.7–12.5%; p <0.01–0.001), and sprint time (−3.7 to −1.2%; p ≤0.05–0.001), whereas no significant gains were found for any variable in the CGs. Comparison between experimental groups resulted in a greater magnitude of change for U13 compared with U15 (effect sizes [ES]: 0.10–0.53) and U17 (ES: 0.14–1.41) soccer players in most variables, whereas U15 showed higher improvements in jump and strength parameters than U17 (ES: 0.25–0.90) soccer players. Thus, although our results indicates that a combined weight training and plyometrics program may be effective in eliciting gains in strength, jump, and sprint in soccer players of different ages, the training program used appears to be generally less effective as the age of the soccer players increased. Therefore, it appears that training characteristics (mainly volume, intensity, and type of exercise) should be modified in relation to maturity status and initial strength level.
Transcriptional signatures throughout development: the effects of mouse embryo manipulation in vitro
Authors: Feuer Sky K , Liu Xiaowei , Donjacour Annemarie , Simbulan Rhodel , Maltepe Emin , Rinaudo Paolo
Published: November 2016

Stressful environmental exposures incurred early in development can affect postnatal metabolic health and susceptibility to non-communicable diseases in adulthood, although the molecular mechanisms by which this occurs have yet to be elucidated. Here, we use a mouse model to investigate how assortedin vitroexposures restricted exclusively to the preimplantation period affect transcription both acutely in embryos and long term in subsequent offspring adult tissues, to determine if reliable transcriptional markers ofin vitrostress are present at specific developmental time points and throughout development. Eachin vitrofertilization or embryo culture environment led to a specific and unique blastocyst transcriptional profile, but we identified a common 18-gene and 9-pathway signature of preimplantation embryo manipulation that was present in allin vitroembryos irrespective of culture condition or method of fertilization. This fingerprint did not persist throughout development, and there was no clear transcriptional cohesion between adult IVF offspring tissues or compared to their preceding embryos, indicating a tissue-specific impact ofin vitrostress on gene expression. However, the transcriptional changes present in each IVF tissue were targeted by the same upstream transcriptional regulators, which provide insight as to how acute transcriptional responses to stressful environmental exposures might be preserved throughout development to influence adult gene expression.
Conserved Ankyrin Repeat Proteins and Their NIMA Kinase Partners Regulate Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Intracellular Trafficking inCaenorhabditis elegans
Authors: Lažetić Vladimir , Fay David S
Published: November 2016

Molting is an essential developmental process in nematodes during which the epidermal apical extracellular matrix, the cuticle, is remodeled to accommodate further growth. Using genetic approaches, we identified a requirement for three conserved ankyrin repeat-rich proteins, MLT-2/ANKS6, MLT-3/ANKS3, and MLT-4/INVS, in Caenorhabditis elegans molting. Loss of mlt function resulted in severe defects in the ability of larvae to shed old cuticle and led to developmental arrest. Genetic analyses demonstrated that MLT proteins functionally cooperate with the conserved NIMA kinase family members NEKL-2/NEK8 and NEKL-3/NEK6/NEK7 to promote cuticle shedding. MLT and NEKL proteins were specifically required within the hyp7 epidermal syncytium, and fluorescently tagged mlt and nekl alleles were expressed in puncta within this tissue. Expression studies further showed that NEKL-2–MLT-2–MLT-4 and NEKL-3–MLT-3 colocalize within largely distinct assemblies of apical foci. MLT-2 and MLT-4 were required for the normal accumulation of NEKL-2 at the hyp7–seam cell boundary, and loss of mlt-2 caused abnormal nuclear accumulation of NEKL-2. Correspondingly, MLT-3, which bound directly to NEKL-3, prevented NEKL-3 nuclear localization, supporting the model that MLT proteins may serve as molecular scaffolds for NEKL kinases. Our studies additionally showed that the NEKL–MLT network regulates early steps in clathrin-mediated endocytosis at the apical surface of hyp7, which may in part account for molting defects observed in nekl and mlt mutants. This study has thus identified a conserved NEKL–MLT protein network that regulates remodeling of the apical extracellular matrix and intracellular trafficking, functions that may be conserved across species.
Loose Leaf
Authors: Eales Lindsay
Published: November 2016

A shuffle. Do you experience the following? Cigarette smoke and white cheddar popcorn. It’s all in my pretty little head. Crinkling paper bedsheets. Excess. A woman who swallowed a fly, leaves and steel. A polka-dot collar. Blink... Side effects are a misnomer. An artist’s manifesto. Non-linear. I want to be disjointed, unformed, messy, hurting, mad. Madness is both personal and political. Through an autoethnographic series of performative poetry and prose, Loose Leaf intends to evoke encounters with some of the affects, experiences, and politics of madness and psychiatrization. It works to offer both an embodied and theoretical engagement with one form of mad performance, and to compel readers to perform a form of mad reading.
Review of Malhotra & Rowe, Exploring Disability Identity and Disability Rights through Narratives
Authors: Butler Samantha
Published: November 2016

In their book, Exploring Disability Identity and Disability Rights through Narratives, Ravi Malhotra and Morgan Rowe show the importance of the in-depth narrative method in discerning the personal affects of oppression on the lives of disabled persons. Through the stories of the 12 disabled post-secondary students with physical impairments in their study, Malhotra and Rowe reveal the relationship between rights advocacy and personal identity.
Review of Monje, Defiant
Authors: Falek Joshua
Published: November 2016

Defiant is the latest addition to Michael Scott Monje Jr.’s Shaping Clay series, which features neuroqueer protagonist Clay Dillon, as henavigates educational barriers, intimate experiences, and workplace accommodations in an ableist world.
Rebel Dignity
Authors: Callahan Manuel
Published: November 2016

In this essay I expand on John Holloway’s assertion that the Zapatistas have made dignity a critical and essential moment of struggle. However, I also propose that in the Zapatistas’ hands we witness its transformation from a term of solidarity into a strategic concept. As a theoretical tool it must be reclaimed by excavating it from specific struggles, acknowledging its several components, and engaging its practical application as a map for struggle. By highlighting the theoretical coordinates that the Zapatistas have made evident in their political praxis, I endeavor to advance dignity as a convivial tool that promotes autonomy. Indeed, my efforts with dignity parallel the task Ana Dinerstein suggests for autonomy: “the art of organizing hope.”
Love beyond the White Lines: Using the Genius of the Harlem Renaissance to Reignite the Once-Forbidden Love between African Americans and Tennis
Authors: Quarles Ernest J.
Published: November 2016

My curriculum brings the Harlem Renaissance to life on the tennis court. Foremost in my mind is the need to nurture a collective consciousness that will foster confidence and competence in my students by expanding awareness of the prior successes of African Americans in tennis, linking these to achievements in Black history and culture, and helping them learn from the experiences of contemporary star athletes. In this place, only greatness is celebrated, and it is my fondest wish that only greatness will be inspired. I feel successful if I’m able to get my students to relax and let it flow, literally allowing the ancestors to provide the motivation and confidence to achieve. My highest ambition is to instill in every student not only the knowledge that tennis is now, has always been, and will always be an integral part of African American culture but also the confidence each one needs to discover the greatness that lies within.
Dedon Kamathi: Making the Airwaves Safe for Revolution at High Noon
Authors: Harmachis Matef
Published: November 2016

I first met Brother Dedon in 1990. I had just joined the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (AAPRP). Dedon seemed preoccupied and aloof, but also gregarious, with an easy smile and a ready laugh. Those of us who were new members looked upon veterans like Dedon with awe. We had no idea of the amount of hard work the cadre had put into becoming community and political organizers. They were the realization of Ahmed Seku Ture’s analysis “History teaches us that [revolutionary consciousness] is created and developed through ideological education and revolutionary practice. We can equally affirm that without ideological training and without revolutionary action there can be no revolutionary consciousness.” Brother Dedon lived out this maxim.
Lack of Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Overweight/Obesity in Children Hospitalized for Asthma
Authors: Borgmeyer Anne , Ercole Patrick M. , Niesen Angela , Strunk Robert C.
Published: November 2016

OBJECTIVES:

Information is lacking regarding recognition and treatment of overweight and obesity in children hospitalized for asthma. The study objectives were to determine the current practice of recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of overweight and obesity for children hospitalized for asthma and to describe demographic, asthma, and weight characteristics for these patients.

METHODS:

A retrospective record review was conducted for children admitted to the hospital with asthma in 2012. Charts were reviewed for evidence of recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of overweight and obesity. Subjects were classified into age-adjusted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weight categories based on BMI percentile and chronic asthma severity categories according to National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines.

RESULTS:

A total of 510 subjects aged 3 to 17 years were studied. Obesity was present in 19.6% and overweight in 13.3% of subjects. BMI percentile was recorded in only 3.3% of all charts, in only 11% of subjects with obesity, and in 0% of subjects with overweight. BMI percentile was documented more often in subjects with severe obesity (P = .013) and with moderate to severe persistent asthma (P = .035). Only 9 of 168 subjects who were overweight or obese (5.6%) were given a discharge diagnosis indicating overweight or obesity, and 14 (8.3%) received treatment. Chronic asthma severity differed by BMI weight category (P < .001), with a significant relationship between obesity status and chronic asthma severity in older subjects (P = .033). There were no differences in severity of acute episodes based on weight group.

CONCLUSIONS:

Overweight and obesity were underrecognized, underdiagnosed, and undertreated in children hospitalized for asthma.
Bleeding Problems in Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonates: Quick (and Wintrobe) Thinking Needed
Authors: Christensen Robert D. , MacQueen Brianna C. , Carroll Patrick C. , Sola-Visner Martha C.
Published: November 2016

Bleeding complications occur all too commonly among extremely low birth weight (ELBW) neonates. Although sometimes the bleeding is minimal and transient, some hemorrhages are life-altering or life-ending events. Compared with term neonates, ELBW neonates typically have lower platelet counts, reduced platelet function (when measured with in vitro testing), and prolonged coagulation times. These laboratory findings have led to attempts to “correct” the “immature” hemostatic systems of ELBW neonates by prophylactically transfusing adult donor platelets and/or adult plasma to nonbleeding neonates in the hope of reducing their bleeding risk. Although well-meaning and consistent with laboratory normal values, this approach has been ineffectual. In this review, we seek to teach basic philosophies used by 2 pioneers of hematology, Drs Quick and Wintrobe. We apply their principles to the population of ELBW infants. We also review practical steps that neonatologists can take to reduce the risk of hemorrhagic problems, particularly intracranial hemorrhages, that occur in ELBW neonates.
Iron Homeostasis in Pregnancy, the Fetus, and the Neonate
Authors: Kling Pamela J. , Coe Christopher L.
Published: November 2016

The master iron regulator, hepcidin, controls maternal-fetal iron metabolism. In the last trimester, fetal liver hepcidin normally signals to the mother to increase maternal iron absorption sixfold to meet needs for fetal growth. Eighty percent of this placental-fetal iron transfer occurs during the last trimester, and preterm infants, without benefit of the third trimester of gestation, have poorer fetal iron endowment. Fifty percent of the iron needed for postnatal infant growth exists at normal term birth, but maternal conditions such as diabetes, obesity, or placental dysfunction can disrupt iron supply, while postnatal phlebotomy volumes promote loss and erythropoietic-stimulating agents increase demand. Delayed umbilical cord clamping improves erythrocyte (and, thus, iron) endowment.
Maternal Anthropometry and Mammographic Density in Adult Daughters
Authors: Michels Karin B. , Cohn Barbara A. , Goldberg Mandy , Flom Julie D. , Dougan Marcelle , Terry Mary Beth
Published: November 2016

OBJECTIVE:

We examined the relation between maternal anthropometry and mammographic density in the adult daughter using prospectively collected data.

METHODS:

Our study included a total of 700 mother-daughter dyads participating in an adult follow-up of women born in 2 US birth cohorts: the Child Health and Development Study and the Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island sites of the National Collaborative Perinatal Project.

RESULTS:

We observed an increased percent breast density at a mean age of 43.1 years in the daughters of mothers who gained 5 kg or less during pregnancy compared with mother-daughter pairs in which the mother gained 5 to 10 kg (β = 4.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.0 to 8.6). The daughters of mothers who were overweight at the time of conception (prepregnancy BMI ≥25) and who gained >5 kg during pregnancy had a lower percent density (β = –3.2, 95% confidence interval: –6.2 to –0.2) compared with mothers with a BMI <25 at conception who gained >5 kg.

CONCLUSIONS:

We did not find any strong and consistent patterns between maternal anthropometry and the daughter’s breast density, a strong predictor of breast cancer risk. A modest association between low gestational weight gain and increased breast density 40 years later in the daughter was observed, even after accounting for adult body size, and if confirmed, possible mechanisms need to be further elucidated.
Tradition, Identity and Scriptural Authority
Authors: Duquette Jonathan
Published: November 2016

It is commonly held that one of the distinguishing features of modern Hinduism is its all-inclusive tolerance and comprehensive openness for religious plurality. However, this universalism contrasts in important ways with the traditional inclusivism found in the writings of classical and medieval Indian brahminical thinkers. This article focuses on the inherent complexity and modalities of religious inclusivism in the early modern period. How was inclusivism construed and defended by Sanskrit intellectuals of this period? How do inclusivist models relate to broader concepts of identity, tradition and scriptures? An attempt is here made to answer these questions through examining the work of the sixteenth century scholar Appaya Diksita. Special attention will be paid to arguments he presents in his Sivarkamanidipika concerning the legitimacy of the Pancaratra tradition and the authority of Saivagamas.
The Bhagavad Gita: A Biography, by Richard Davis
Authors: Clooney Francis X.
Published: November 2016

The Bhagavad Gita: A Biography, by Richard Davis. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2015. 256 pp., £18.95 (hb). ISBN 978-0-691-13996-8 (hb).
O planejamento de compras e produção de uma empresa do setor de tintas e seus trade-off
Authors: Luna Roger Augusto , Viana Fernando Luiz Emerenciano
Published: November 2016

A flexibilização das linhas de produção é necessária para o cumprimento das metas organizacionais e precisa estar alinhada com a demanda de produção e o nível de atendimento. O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar os trade-off na tomada de decisão sobre os volumes a serem produzidos e a necessidade de atendimento ao plano de demanda de produção estabelecido pela empresa, sem que haja ruptura nas operações. Como fonte de dados primários, foi pesquisada uma empresa do setor de tintas. A metodologia utilizada foi baseada na abordagem qualitativa de estudo de caso, com entrevistas aos gestores de logística e operações da empresa, o que permitiu uma visão mais abrangente em relação à compreensão dos problemas. Os resultados obtidos na pesquisa de campo apontaram que a empresa precisa antecipar suas compras de matérias primas importadas e planejar também com antecedência sua produção, evitando decisões sobre qual produto produzir primeiro, gerando estoques para atendimento da demanda.
Aplicações de Dinâmica de Sistemas na Logística Reversa: Uma análise bibliométrica
Authors: Vaz Caroline Rodrigues , Inomata Danielly Oliveira , Uriona Maldonado Mauricio
Published: November 2016

Este artigo tem como objetivo realizar um levantamento do desenvolvimento de modelos e aplicações de dinâmica de sistemas no domínio da logística reversa e áreas afins, por meio da bibliometria. O levantamento bibliográfico apresentou 25 artigos relevantes e alinhados com o tema de pesquisa. As informações coletadas incluem: artigos mais relevantes, os principais autores, as palavras-chave mais relevantes e os periódicos que mais publicaram sobre o assunto em questão. Como resultado apresenta-se os artigos que mais se destacaram na relação entre dinâmica de sistemas e o processo de logística reversa. Conclui-se que os autores com maior número de artigos produzem conhecimento em coautoria, parecendo existir um núcleo comum de investigação voltados para o estudo de estratégias, metodologias, planejamento e sustentabilidade da cadeia de suprimentos, principalmente na produção de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos.
Priorização dos riscos no processo de desenvolvimento de produtos em empresas de biotecnologia
Authors: Teixeira de Carvalho Diailison , Gomes Salgado Eduardo
Published: November 2016

Empresas de biotecnologia são empresas de base tecnológica caracterizadas pela aplicação sistemática de vários tipos de tecnologia as quais envolvem fundamentos de bioquímica, engenharia genética, fisiologia, microbiologia, botânica, zoologia e engenharia química. Uma de suas características é o desenvolvimento de novos produtos (PDP), que é um processo complexo que envolve diversos tipos de riscos durante sua concepção e desenvolvimento, sendo necessária a identificação e controle destes riscos a fim de se evitar, transferir, mitigar ou aceitar as possíveis ameaças identificadas, planejar medidas preventivas ou ainda aumentar a probabilidade de ocorrência de um possível evento favorável. No entanto, a literatura é carente de trabalhos que se abordem o tema diretamente em empresas de biotecnologia. Baseado nisso, através de uma série de trabalhos pesquisados sobre riscos em PDP e fatores críticos de sucesso, principalmente em empresas de base tecnológica, estruturou-se os principais riscos e sub-riscos envolvidos no PDP em empresas de biotecnologia. Para priorização dos mesmos, utilizou-se o método de tomada de decisão multicriterial AHP (Processo de Análise Hierárquica). Obteve-se o ranking dos principais riscos e sub-riscos associados ao PDP em empresas de biotecnologia, dos quais o risco de mercado e o risco financeiro mostraram-se os riscos mais críticos ao PDP, seguidos pelos riscos relacionados aos requisitos do produto, produção, recursos humanos e suprimentos. Quanto aos sub-riscos, a maior preocupação dos gestores foram a não aceitação do cliente, ausência de viabilidade econômica, baixa competitividade, custo do produto final acima do esperado e reduzida confiabilidade. Os sub-riscos que se apresentaram menos críticos ao PDP foram a baixa similaridade de suprimentos, entrega de insumos fora do prazo, alto custo dos insumos fornecidos, dependência de fornecedores e a alta geração de resíduos durante a produção. A partir disso, obteve-se uma indicação das possíveis prioridades e focos de atenção no gerenciamento dos riscos no processo de desenvolvimento de produtos em empresas de biotecnologia.
Viagens de caminhões em áreas urbanas e sua relação com variáveis socioeconômicas
Authors: Ferreira Beatriz Lagnier Gil , Da Silva Marcelino Aurélio Vieira
Published: November 2016

O objetivo deste artigo é identificar na literatura variáveis explicativas e métodos matemáticos frequentemente utilizados em modelos de geração de viagens de carga, e selecionar, dentre as encontradas, variáveis que possam ser usadas para auxiliar na compreensão do fluxo de cargas, considerando o caso da Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro (RMRJ). A etapa de identificação na literatura foi realizada por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica sistemática, em que foram encontradas variáveis relacionadas ao estabelecimento, como número de empregados, área construída, número de lojas, entre outras; e relacionadas à socioeconomia da região, como população, número de domicílios, e empregos na região. Foram testadas as relações entre fluxo de carga na RMRJ e variáveis socioeconômicas (população, emprego e domicílios), utilizando os métodos de taxas de viagens e regressão linear. Os resultados mostram que todas as variáveis podem explicar a geração de viagens de carga, sendo domicílios e população as que apresentaram melhor relação com o fluxo de cargas.
Diagnóstico da produção de organizações complexas: uma comparação entre empresas de serviços
Authors: Bristot Pedro Primo , Erdmann Rolf Hermann , Simonini Ariane , Olbrzymek Juliana Regiani
Published: November 2016

Este artigo trata da aplicação de um instrumento de diagnóstico para avaliação da gestão da produção pela ótica da teoria da complexidade, em quatro organizações prestadoras de serviços, e a comparação dos resultados. Essas organizações são caracterizadas pela diferença entre os serviços oferecidos; analisou-se uma instituição de ensino superior, uma corretora de seguros e dois hospitais geridos por organizações sociais. Foram feitas reuniões com pessoas de diferentes áreas de cada organização, utilizando-se quadros de diagnóstico com conceitos de avaliação por meio de escala Likert, a atribuição dos conceitos foi realizada após consenso entre os participantes. Com a comparação dos resultados, foi identificada a diferença no desempenho dos subsistemas produtivos nas organizações estudadas, onde a instituição de ensino superior apresentou melhores resultados quanto à flexibilidade, a corretora e os hospitais quanto à qualidade e confiabilidade respectivamente. Porém, foram identificadas semelhanças nas dificuldades dentro dos subsistemas de produção, em especial quanto ao desenvolvimento de novos produtos, no qual as quatro empresas pesquisadas tiveram o seu ponto mais fraco.
Low-temperature creep properties for fibre–asphalt mixtures
Authors: Zhao Lihua , Xu Gang , Zhang Min
Published: November 2016

The effect of mineral fibre addition on the bending creep of asphalt mixtures for road pavement construction was systematically analysed at low temperatures. Bending creep tests were conducted on three AC-16C asphalt mixtures with and without the addition of two types of mineral fibres at temperatures of −10°C, 5°C and 20°C. The results showed that adding mineral fibres effectively improved the bending creep speed of asphalt mixtures and further enhanced the ability of the mixture to resist cracking at low temperatures. Numerical simulations of creep at low temperatures were carried out using finite-element software and were found to provide a good fit with the test results. The simulations also indicated that the Burgers model could be used accurately to predict the creep of fibre–asphalt mixtures at low temperatures.
Fonética, fonologia e a entoação do português: a contribuição da fonologia experimental
Authors: De Moraes João Antônio
Published: November 2016

Abordam-se nesse artigo algumas questões nucleares da prosódia, como as múltiplas funções da entoação, a natureza do significado entonacional, a dificuldade em determinar-se, nesse campo, o que é categorial (“gramatical”) e o que é gradiente (“expressivo”), e a questão da redundância dos parâmetros prosódicos, seu caráter multimodal. Com dados do português, procura-se ilustrar como a manipulação do contorno entonacional com a ferramenta da ressíntese da fala, validada por testes perceptivos, pode ser útil para discriminar o que é crucial, e o que é marginal na curva melódica. Ressalta-se a importância da análise do detalhe fonético para se chegar, com mais segurança, à essência dos contornos melódicos, vale dizer, a sua fonologia.
Texto e discurso: processos de semiotização do real
Authors: Pauliukonis Maria Aparecida Lino
Published: November 2016

Neste artigo, é feita uma abordagem do texto como discurso, o que possibilita analisar a enunciação, a qual consiste na ação e na influência do sujeito enunciador sobre o sujeito destinatário do texto, com quem interage em determinada situação comunicativa. Sob essa perspectiva, a linguagem deixa de ser considerada um instrumento para expressão do real ou uma referência sobre o mundo, para se transformar em um instrumento que coloca os sujeitos em interação, para estes falarem sobre o mundo e o transformarem em “real discursivo”. Dessa forma é possível analisar os processos de transformação e de transação ou o percurso que vai da frase ao texto, o que possibilita a passagem do significado textual para o significado discursivo.
Modalidade e foco: uma análise baseada em dados de corpus
Authors: Mendes Amália
Published: November 2016

Apresenta-se neste artigo uma análise da interação entre os conceitos de modalidade e de foco em contextos com o advérbio focalizador exclusivo só e um verbo semi-auxiliar modal (poder, dever ou ter (de)) ou ainda a estrutura predicativa ser capaz de. Interessa-nos observar de que forma o advérbio exclusivo, com efeitos sobre a estrutura informacional, pode interagir com o significado modal de base do contexto e ainda aduzir eventuais valores pragmáticos. O trabalho enquadra-se na Linguística de Corpus, assumindo a necessidade de basear a análise em dados de corpora, isto é, em contextos não construídos. Para esse efeito, recorreu-se ao Corpus de Referência do Português Contemporâneo, um corpus que abrange um conjunto diversificado de géneros textuais. Os contextos foram selecionados de forma aleatória sobre a subparte de português europeu. A análise dos dados mostra de que forma contextos com uso epistémico de possibilidade do verbo poder são interpretados como tendo uma leitura de necessidade após a restrição sobre o conjunto de alternativas realizada pelo advérbio focalizador. Os dados apontam pistas importantes no que diz respeito às propriedades que determinam a leitura de necessidade, sendo aqui fundamental a natureza do foco do advérbio, o tempo do predicado e a sua natureza aspetual. O advérbio tem ainda, em muitos contextos, quer um valor mirativo, identificando a alternativa como mais fraca do que o esperado, quer um valor enfático de reforço da alternativa apresentada.
A categoria gramatical género, nos nomes e adjetivos do português: algumas reflexões
Authors: Mota Maria Antónia
Published: November 2016

A análise do comportamento de nomes e de adjetivos, em português, no que diz respeito à categoria gramatical Género, mostra que essa categoria é lexical, nos nomes, e flexional, nos adjetivos. Está, como tal, inscrita nas matrizes dos lexemas de cada uma dessas classes de palavras e revela as interfaces que se estabelecem entre morfologia, léxico e sintaxe. Apresentam-se propostas de representação de entradas lexicais e de paradigmas de lexemas exemplificativos da diferente natureza daquela categoria, nas duas classes de palavras consideradas, comentando-se as particularidades dos adjetivos biformes e uniformes e focando-se o caso particular de nomes que formam um ‘par’, como pato e pata. Associada a essas representações, foca-se a questão das relações que se estabelecem entre as categorias Padrão temático e Género e entre as categorias Género e Número, nos nomes e nos adjetivos, concluindo-se que a matriz de traços associada a cada lexema legitima as palavras flexionadas do seu paradigma como outputs adequados e que, simultaneamente, esses traços se inferem a partir das palavras morfossintáticas.
REGIONALIDADE E GÊNERO SOCIAL EM SIMÕES LOPES NETO: A CARACTERIZAÇÃO DO FEMININO ENQUANTO CONCEPÇÃO DO ESPAÇO REGIONAL MASCULINO
Authors: Dos Santos Salete Rosa Pezzi , Da Rocha Karen Gomes
Published: November 2016

O presente ensaio aborda, sob a perspectiva da regionalidade, questões inerentes à temática da literatura regional e regionalista, localizando a obra Contos gauchescosnum espaço definido como terra natal, o pampa gaúcho, na perspectiva de Schumann (2013). Essa concepção do espaço regional vem a colaborar para o estabelecimento do mito do tipo gaúcho, através da busca pela unificação de particularidades inerentes ao estereótipo gauchesco masculino, assim como
reforça o status excludente daqueles que com o meio não se identificam: o estrangeiro, o brasileiro, a mulher, etc. Em relação ao gênero social, analisa-se o papel da personagem feminina Tudinha, no conto intitulado “O negro Bonifácio”, como a mulher que, através da representação feita pela visão masculina de Blau Nunes, é tida como contradição do mundo social estabelecido.
INTRINSIC FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY RELATED TO LEXICAL STRESS IN THE SPEECH OF PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Authors: Rothe-Neves Rui , Vieira Marcelo
Published: November 2016

Intrinsic fundamental frequency (IF0) refers to a systematic difference in f0 between vowels of different heights in a similar phonetic context: high vowels tend to have higher f0 than lower vowels. Various hypotheses as to the cause of IF0 have been raised, differing mainly on the nature they attribute to the phenomenon: whether it is passive (automatic), resulting from articulatory movements that reach these segments without intending IF0 specifically; or active (controlled), deliberately generated due to reasons of perception or compensatory processes. In this article, we hope to contribute to the debate with f0 data obtained from patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease (PD). 631 / a, i / vowels were analysed from recordings of an extract of text read aloud. As a result, IF0 was observed not only in participants from the control group, but also from the PD group, and the trends for participants with dysarthria were no different from those in the control group in the stressed syllable. The fact that we did not observe significant differences between the groups favours the hypothesis that IF0 is automatic. As dysarthric subjects have impaired motor control, the fact that they display IF0 with no difference from the individuals in the control group suggests that the mechanism involved in the phenomenon is similar for both. Our data does not permit us to indicate clearly which biomechanical mechanism would be the best causal explanation for these differences between high and low vowels, but they appear to be consistent with the hypotheses that emphasize the importance of tongue height.
A VELOCIDADE DE FALA COMO PISTA ACÚSTICA DA EMOÇÃO BÁSICA DE RAIVA
Authors: De Almeida Ayane Nazarela Santos , Oliveira Jr. Miguel , De Almeida René Alain Santana
Published: November 2016

O estudo da expressão acústica da emoção geralmente busca analisar se variáveis prosódicas, como entoação (F0), velocidade de fala, pausas, ritmo, intensidade e duração, são pistas confiáveis para a caracterização dos estados emocionais do falante. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo verificar se existe uma associação no Português do Brasil entre a emoção básica de “raiva” e a variável prosódica “velocidade de fala”, como a literatura frequentemente sugere que há para outros idiomas. O corpus consistiu de fragmentos de fala espontânea gravados a partir de um programa de rádio. Os fragmentos foram selecionados com base em um teste de percepção. Para a análise de produção, apenas trechos que foram identificados por mais de 75% dos participantes do teste perceptual como associados às categorias de “raiva” e “neutro” foram selecionados. Os resultados demonstraram que, para os dados que foram utilizados na análise, há uma redução da velocidade de fala quando os enunciados estão associados com a emoção de “raiva”, se comparado com expressões faladas de forma “neutra” pelo mesmo falante, em oposição ao que a literatura frequentemente indica para outras línguas.
ANÁLISE PROSÓDICA DA CERTEZA E DA INCERTEZAEM FALA ESPONTÂNEA E ATUADA
Authors: Antunes Leandra Batista , Aubergé Véronique
Published: November 2016

Os afetos sociais do locutor podem ser decisivos para a interação verbal. No âmbito da modalidade epistêmica, certeza e incerteza são afetos sociais que podem determinar a construção dos sentidos, e entender como esses afetos são expressos pode contribuir para investigações no campo dos estudos linguísticos. A prosódia da certeza e da incerteza foi estudada em português brasileiro principalmente na fala atuada (AZEVEDO, 2007; SILVA, 2008; OLIVEIRA, 2011; MORAES, 2011), que, de acordo com estudos de Audibert e colegas (2010) para o francês, é reconhecida como diferente da espontânea por suas características prosódicas. Para o estudo da certeza e incerteza em português brasileiro foi construído um corpus de expressão espontânea (embora lexicalmente controlada) dessas atitudes (ANTUNES; AUBERGÉ; SASA, 2014). Neste trabalho, foram analisadas as principais pistas prosódicas de expressão de (in)certeza nas respostas espontâneas e atuadas a questões factuais nesse corpus, tais como medidas de duração e frequência fundamental (f0), para verificar possíveis diferenças entre a expressão desses afetos em fala espontânea e atuada. As características prosódicas de expressão da incerteza, tanto na fala espontânea quanto na atuada, consistem no uso de um maior tempo de latência, de valores mais altos de f0, de um movimento final de f0 ascendente, de prolongamentos e de pausas preenchidas, o que a difere da certeza. No entanto, algumas dessas características são acentuadas na expressão atuada, tornando-se esta uma caricatura do que acontece na expressão espontânea; portanto, certeza e incerteza são expressas de forma distinta em fala espontânea e atuada.
Finnish Students’ Dedication to and Interaction in Communicative Oral Practice in Foreign Language Classroom
Authors: Harjanne Pirjo
Published: November 2016

The aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of how Finnish-speaking students’ communicative oral practice in a foreign language, Swedish , is carried out through cooperative scheme-based and elaboration tasks in the language classroom. The specific focus is on the students’ dedication and participatory interaction. The study is carried out as a didactically oriented micro-ethnographic case study, in which the teacher acts as a researcher of her own teaching. The data, gathered through tape recordings of the students’ oral practice, are analysed through qualitative content analysis methods supplemented with some quantifications. The main research findings are that a good deal of dedication to the oral practice, as well as cooperation, and interactive and self-generated communication in Swedish are realised. Many students’ use of L1, Finnish, especially when creating intersubjectivity and in scaffolding, is also evident.
Investigating the Iranian EFL Teachers and Learners’ Beliefs about Teacher Efficacy
Authors: Yaghoubi Ahmad , Kordkandi Mojgan Nosrati
Published: November 2016

The present study was an attempt to investigate Iranian EFL teachers and learners’ beliefs about teacher efficacy. For the purpose of the study, 200male and female learners, between 20 and 34 years old (Mage = 27) and 50 male and female teachers, with the age range of 48 from Roudehen Islamic Azad University and Ershade Damavand University ,and Tehran Cental Branch participated in the study. The participants’ beliefs about teacher efficacy were measured using Bandura’s teacher efficacy (1997). The results showed that students’ belief about teacher efficacy was significantly better (t = 2.980, p = 0.001 < 0.01). Inspection of the both teachers and students’ answers to each question was done by descriptive statistics and also interview was made to find the underlying differences. The results of this study have implications for students, teachers, and all those involved in the area of teaching and learning.