bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A tradução intersemiótica de Jakobson revisitada e uma pequena análise dos quadrinhos de Asterix
Authors: Da Silva Adriano Clayton
Published: November 2018

Este trabalho busca repensar o conceito de tradução intersemiótica (TI) cunhado por Roman Jakobson, já que o próprio autor russo não o teria desenvolvido. Primeiramente, a TI é relacionada a duas ideias importantes do linguista: o esquema comunicativo e o processamento da linguagem através de metáforas e metonímias. A seguir, é feita uma releitura das ideias de signo e texto na TI de Jakobson, através do pensamento Peirceano e da Multimodalidade. Por fim, as ideias desenvolvidas são usadas nas análises de dois pares de vinhetas (fonte e alvo) de histórias em quadrinhos do personagem francês Asterix traduzidas para o público brasileiro. Como resultado, demonstra-se que a TI de Jakobson pode ser aplicada tanto na tradução de uma obra completa para outra (um livro em filme) quanto na tradução de unidades dentro dos quadrinhos (imagens em palavras) e também que a TI pode acontecer simultaneamente às traduções intra e interlingual, também cunhadas por Jakobson.
Estereótipos em sessões de mediação de aprendizagem em Teletandem
Authors: Funo Ludmila Belotti Andreu
Published: November 2018

Este artigo apresenta o estudo de dois casos vinculados ao contexto Teletandem de aprendizagem de línguas (um contexto virtual, multimodal, autônomo e telecolaborativo de aprendizagem de idiomas). Segundo uma perspectiva interpretativista, apresenta-se a análise de trechos de sessões de mediação da aprendizagem nos quais os participantes de pesquisa fizeram referências explícitas a estereótipos, relacionando-os à cultura e à identidade. O objetivo da análise aqui proposta é compreender e problematizar as práticas sociais performatizadas através da perpetuação de estereótipos culturais.
Práticas de refração, refração de uma prática: gêneros discursivos e suas leituras textuais
Authors: Villarta-Neder Marco Antonio
Published: November 2018

O presente artigo pretende discutir as refrações sofridas pelo conceito bakhtiniano de gêneros discursivos na leitura de teorias advindas do campo de estudos do texto. Esse campo é constituído majoritariamente por teorias da Linguística Textual e por aquelas que podem ser identificadas no âmbito de estudos sociointeracionais no sentido mais amplo. O objetivo é destacar como essas refrações incidem principalmente sobre as práticas socioculturais, históricas e ideológicas que se constituem na/pela produção, circulação e recepção desses gêneros. Objetiva-se, ainda, destacar a refração da concepção de sujeitos, resultando que a noção bakhtiniana, fundada, ao mesmo tempo, em uma concepção co-construída na relação de alteridade e na responsabilidade axiológica seja decorrente dessa constituição.
Factors influencing the self-reported sense of deviation in adults with successful surgical outcomes for strabismus
Authors: Ji Na , Xu Meiping , Yu Huanyun , Xu Jinling , Yu Xinping
Published: November 2018

Purpose
To determine whether a sense of deviation remains in adults with successful motor alignment who fulfil diplopia criteria after surgery and to examine the factors associated with this judgement.
Methods
This was a retrospective study. Adult patients defined as having a successful outcome based on more than one year of post-operative follow-up visits were included in the study. The sense of deviation was determined at the last visit. Pre- and post-operative deviation and characteristics including age, gender, education level, occupation, diagnosis, size of deviation, extraocular movement (EOM), binocular function, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) were recorded.
Results
In total, 22 (24%) of the 91 adults with successful surgical outcomes reported a sense of deviation. No significant differences were noted between subjects with and without a sense of deviation regarding patient demographics, pre- and post-operative deviation, changes in deviation, sensory fusion or EOM. Subjects with a sense of deviation had an increased prevalence of and larger post-operative vertical deviation, poorer stereo function, and lower HRQOL scores than those with no sense of deviation. The presence of post-operative vertical deviation was associated with a sense of deviation.
Conclusions
Approximately one-fourth of adults defined as having successful surgical outcomes who still had a sense of deviation exhibited worse stereo function, higher vertical deviation size and lower HRQOL scores. The presence of 2 to 5 prism dioptres(pd) of vertical deviation was the main factor associated with a sense of deviation post-operatively.
Analysis method of impact echo based on variational mode decomposition
Authors: Xu Juncai , Ren Qingwen , Shen Zhenzhong
Published: November 2018

The Impact Echo (IE) method is a widely used method for the detection of concrete structures. The signal has non-stationary characteristics. Empirical mode decomposition (EMD) is one of the typical ways of dealing with non-stationary signals. Due to EMD having mode overlap and a breakpoint effect, Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD) has been proposed to overcome these problems. In this study, VMD is introduced into the analysis of the concrete component detection signals, and the impact echo analysis method based on VMD and marginal spectrum is established. The proposed method to solve the marginal spectrum is used in order to analyze the numerical simulation model’s IE signal. This method is able to correctly obtain the main frequency. When compared with the traditional Fourier spectrum, the marginal spectrum that is based on the VMD method shows that the band width that is present in the main frequency is narrow. Even in the presence of a highly noisy background, the method is able to correctly obtain the main frequency. At last, through the detection signal analysis of the non-defective concrete specimen and the concrete specimen with the circular hole, the results show that the proposed method can distinguish the signal in the different defective states of the concrete structures, which has obvious advantages compared with the Fourier spectrum.
Active control of a nonlinear suspension with output constraints and variable-adaptive-law control
Authors: Yao Jun , Zhang Jin Qiu , Zhao Ming Mei , Li Xin
Published: November 2018

A variable-adaptive-law control algorithm for application to common problems like multi-objective control, actuator output constraints, and suboptimal adaptive laws is proposed in this paper. The multi-objective control problem of a nonlinear suspension is converted to the constrained stability problem of a sprung mass using a quarter nonlinear-suspension model. A variable-adaptive-law controller is then used, along with feedback from the output error, and considering the constraints of the actuator output. The controller modifies the adaptive law to reduce the active control force and restores it to the unsaturated zone. This ensures that the suspension system is always in a controlled state when the output saturation occurs. The controller was simulated for the following two cases: (i) a bump road and (ii) a C-grade road. The analysis is verified by experiments in the end.
Performance improvement of piezoelectric materials in energy harvesting in recent days – a review
Authors: E Varadha , S Rajakumar
Published: November 2018

Piezoelectric elements are inevitable in modern day physics playing a vital role in many applications. Any piezoelectric element requires compression to produce energy in the form of a weak electrical ac signal. Mechanical vibrations are known to cause deflections which are enough to produce energy from the piezoelectric materials. In this paper, a review of the piezoelectric materials is made on their basic modes of excitation for producing energy. Also, various mechanisms and techniques used to harvest energy recently are presented and discussed extensively. Piezoelectric energy harvesting using MEMS is emphasized much as this is the era of micromechanical systems. Most of the piezoelectric energy harvesting systems relies on cantilever-oriented deflection to produce maximum vibration. In general cantilever beams fitted with piezoelectric materials produce electrical energy from mechanical vibration when deflected; hence detailed review on the different shapes of cantilever is also submitted. Significant parameters contributing to improved performance are dealt with special importance.
Improving efficiencies of flood forecasting during lead times: an operational method and its application in the Baiyunshan Reservoir
Authors: Liu Pan , Zhang Xiaojing , Zhao Yan , Deng Chao , Li Zejun , Xiong Mengsi
Published: November 2018

Accurate and reliable flood forecasting plays an important role in flood control, reservoir operation, and water resources management. Conventional hydrological parameter calibration is based on an objective function without consideration for forecast performance during lead-time periods. A novel objective function, i.e., minimizing the sum of the squared errors between forecasted and observed streamflow during multiple lead times, is proposed to calibrate hydrological parameters for improved forecasting. China's Baiyunshan Reservoir basin was selected as a case study, and the Xinanjiang model was used. The proposed method provided better results for peak flows, in terms of the value and occurrence time, than the conventional method. Specifically, the qualified rate of peak flow for 4-, 5-, and 6-h lead times in the proposed method were 69.2%, 53.8%, and 38.5% in calibration, and 60%, 40%, and 20% in validation, respectively. This compares favorably with the corresponding values for the conventional method, which were 53.8%, 15.4%, and 7.7% in calibration, and 20%, 20%, and 0% in validation, respectively. Uncertainty analysis revealed that the proposed method caused less parameter uncertainty than the conventional method. Therefore, the proposed method is effective in improving the performance during multiple lead times for flood mitigation.
The economic effects of the implementation of integrated development programs of small historical settlements (on the example of Kasimov, Ryazan region)
Authors: Grishin A. I. , Stroganov I. A.
Published: November 2018

The purpose of the study in this article is to identify and analyze the potential economic effect from the implementation of comprehensive programs for the development of small historical settlements in Russia. At the present stage of the economic development of our country, in the economic system of these settlements a whole range of problems arises, which are in many ways common to all small towns. The key ones are the massive closure of uncompetitive enterprises, unemployment, mass migration of people to large cities, infrastructural decline and a general decline in population standards of life. In the case of small historical settlements, this situation is also fraught with the loss of the valuable objects of historical and cultural heritage of the peoples of Russia.The article outlines shortly the main measures, currently used by the executive authorities of the Russian Federation to revitalize the economy of small historical settlements. In particular, the preparation by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for the implementation of the Concept on the development of historical settlements, supporting and promoting cultural and tourist opportunities, and developing the economy cultural heritage is mentioned. Within the framework of this Concept, it is planned to implement comprehensive programs for the development of small cities and historical settlements; those programs should take into account all aspects of the functioning of such settlements as socio-economic systems. Issues of economic efficiency of such projects are among the most important for making decisions on implementation. This article analyzes the potential economic effects of the implementation of the project for the creation of the tourist and recreation cluster “Kasimovskiy” (town of Kasimov, Ryazan Region). This project is considered by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation as a pilot in the program for the implementation of the above-mentioned Concept. The economic effect analysis (results of which are shown in this article), was carried out in the context of various income and cost items of the city budget, using the methods of budget planning and financial analysis, and is based on a system of coefficients developed by the expert method.

The analysis shows a significant economic effect of the program implementation in a number of areas – in particular, in the elements of the national economy, tax structure, social security system and housing and communal services, as well as in the sphere of employment of the population and subsidized structure. At the same time, it is important to bear in mind that since the implementation of the program implies a widespread use of the mechanism of municipal-private partnerships, the relationship between the costs of budgets at various levels and the economic effect identified should be the focus of a separate case study.
Reservas extrativistas marinhas: perspectivas e limitações para jovens pescadores
Authors: Cardoso Poliana Oliveira , Doula Sheila Maria
Published: November 2018

Três reservas extrativistas marinhas, Caeté-Taperaçu (na região Norte), Prainha do Canto Verde (no Nordeste) e Arraial do Cabo (na região Sudeste), foram analisadas quanto às perspectivas e limitações para os jovens pescadores que residem nessas áreas atualmente. Foi realizada uma pesquisa documental com relatórios socioeconômicos resultantes do convênio entre o Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) e a Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV),que forneceram informações quantitativas e qualitativas das reservas extrativistas marinhas. Analisaram-se os dados de 912 entrevistados, em sua maioria jovens responsáveis familiares. O perfil etário dos entrevistados é de 15-89 anos, com baixa escolaridade. Os resultados mostram que, apesar de o sistema que regulamenta tais áreas estar em consonância com as orientações internacionais de conservação dabiodiversidade, a fragilidade de políticas públicas interligadas limita a geração de renda, a proteção dos recursos naturais e o desenvolvimento socioeconômico das famílias, fatores que afetam as expectativas futuras dos jovens pescadores que residem nesses locais. São discutidas as diretrizes de desenvolvimento e sustentabilidade que regem o Sistema Nacional de Unidades de Conservação no Brasil.
Relationship between mandibular incisive canal and mental foramen using cone-beam computed tomography in a selected Brazilian Amazon population
Authors: Marinho Cláudia Gemaque , Carvalho Pedro Luiz de , Ramos Edson Marcos Leal Soares , Tuji Fabricio Mesquita , Neto Nicolau Conte
Published: November 2018

Introduction: The mandibular canal is an anatomic structure that extends bilaterally from the mandibular foramen to the mental foramen. Objective: To identify the presence, extension, and length of the mandibular incisive canal with a cone-beam computed tomography, and to determine correlations with the positioning of the mental foramen and mandibular canal in a selected BrazilianAmazon population. Material and methods: The measurements of the incisive canal that ends at the mandible’s lower buccal and lingual border, at its initial and terminal portions, were obtained from 95 odontological examinations using cone-beam computed tomography. These measurements were compared with the measurements of the distance between the mandibular canal ending at the same cortices in 2 distinct regions at the mental foramen region. Pearson’s correlation test was used to establish a relationship between these measurements. Results: The mandibular incisive canal’s bilateral identification mean age was of 44.29 ± 11.04 y and the mean length was 10.38 ± 4.01 mm.Moderate correlations were found between the measurements of the mandibular incisive canal, mental foramen, and mandibular canal. Conclusion: The mandibular incisive canal can reach the region of the median line, and it did not present differences between the genders or for the length and distance of the mandibular incisive canal to the cortices ending at the mandible base.
Zircônia e resina composta nanoparticulada em dentes anteriores fraturados: relato de caso clínico Zirconia and nanoparticulate composite resin on fractured anterior teeth: a clinical case report
Authors: Leite Katiane Vieira Menezes , Kinder Gustavo Ross , Cunha Leonardo Fernandes da , Correr Gisele Maria , Gonzaga Carla Castiglia , Domingues Roberta Santos
Published: November 2018

Introduction: Fractures at upper anterior teeth are common. In root fracture cases, a dental implant approach proves to be a viable alternative sometimes. Several materials can be used in implant rehabilitation processes. Zirconia, a proven material for restorative purposes, is being employed for biological, functional, and aesthetic ends. In other situations, only the fractured teeth’s restoration with composite resin can rehabilitate their aesthetics and use. Objective: The purpose hereof is to report the use of the immediate implantinstallation technique after an upper incisor extraction with the diagnosis of root fracture, and a coronary fracture zirconia rehabilitation and restoration with a composite resin. Case report: A 24-year-old patient fractured the left central and lateral upper incisors. Tooth 21 received a zirconia crown implant and tooth22 was treated with a composite resin made with nanotechnology. Conclusion: Zirconia and composite resin are materials that present satisfactory biological, functional, and aesthetic features to restore fractured anterior teeth.
Acute Kidney Injury Post Cardiac Catheterization: Does Vascular Access Route Matter?
Authors: Ram Pradhum , Horn Benjamin , Lo Kevin Bryan U. , Pressman Gregg , Rangaswami Janani
Published: November 2018

Background:

Acute Kidney Injury as a complication of cardiac catheterization is associated
with increased length of hospital stay and mortality. In recent years, the use of the radial artery
for cardiac catheterization is increasing in frequency.

Objective: The objective of this concise review was to evaluate the method of cardiac access site
and its impact on Acute Kidney Injury following cardiac catheterization.

Methods:

After a thorough search on Medline, Google Scholar and PubMed, we included all the
literature relevant to Acute kidney injury following transradial and transfemoral cardiac catheterization.

Results:

While acute kidney injury was caused due to a variety of reasons, it was important to consider
each case on an individual basis. We found a trend towards increased use of transradial approach
in patients at high risk of developing kidney injury. However, limitations such as operator
experience, anatomical challenges and so on do exist with this approach.

Conclusion:

Transradial access offers several advantages to a patient at high risk of acute kidney
injury undergoing cardiac catheterization. Further large studies are needed to establish this trend in
the years ahead.
A clinical study on the effect of Bilvapatra Ghana in the management of Madhumeha with respect to Type II Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Budhwat Dr. Prashant P. , Wagh Dr. Rajendra G. , Patil Dr. Pravin A.
Published: November 2018

In the course of evolution of human life, man has struggled a lot to obtain the best of living standards. Among all necessities, health care is given the best attention because, only healthy individual can enjoy the benefits of beauties of the nature. Positive health doesn’t mean only physical but physiological, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing also. If the principles of Ayurveda are studied in modern scientific way, both in respect of its approach to disease and therapy, especially in relation to Madhumeha. Diabetes results when the body makes too little insulin or does not use insulin properly, allowing sugar levels to build up in the blood stream. The free radicals are one of the important etiological factors for the development of diabetes and its complications. Antioxidants capable of protecting against the damage induced by free radicals and it also have a role in reducing the effects of diabetes. There are many herbal medicinal plants like Babul, Bilva, Davana, Neem, Jambu etc. with proven antidiabetic and related beneficial effects. Bilvapatra is effective in the treatment for diabetes by reducing blood glucose level. So in present study Bilvapatra Ghana is used in the management of Madhumeha.
Clinical Study to evaluate efficacy of Erandamuladi Basti in the management of Amavata w.r.t. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Authors: Mhatre Dr. Ashish , Yadav Dr. Rambhavan
Published: November 2018

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that causes pain, stiffness and swelling of the joints. It affects different parts of the body, mainly effects the joints. Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis) has been a challenging problem to the medical field. Various treatment protocols are applied in this disease with partial success. In present clinical study, 30 patients of clinically proven Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis) were treated with Erandamuladi Basti to evaluate its efficacy. Erandamuladi Basti contains Kwatha Dravyas viz. Erandamula, Rasna, Bala, Devdaru and Sahachar with other Kalka and Prakshepa Dravyas. Ayurvediya Nidanadi parameters and American Rheumatism Association guidelines for Rheumatoid Arthritis were followed. Analysis was done and results were calculated statistically using paired ‘t’ test. Results obtained are encouraging and indicate the efficacy of Erandamuladi Basti over Amavata (Rheumatoid arthritis), exploring many aspects of this clinical entity.
Panchamahabhuta - Aadharbhut Siddhant and their application in Chikitsa
Authors: Malik Dr. Kusum , Mishra Dr. Brijesh
Published: November 2018

For true exploration and validation of Ayurveda in all its aspects, scientific inputs should confirm to Ayurveda’s basic principles and philosophy. Till date so many studies have been done for elaboration of fundamental principles like Tridosha, Dhatu, Strotas, Agni, Oja, Ama etc. No any rewarding work has been done on Panchamahabhuta Siddhanta and it is a still stalemate for us. In this perception, present attempt is enlightened on its basic concept and clinical application and its importance in Ayurveda. Ayurveda depends on the concept of Panchamahabhutas i.e. Aakaash, Vayu, Agni, Prithvi, Jala.[1] The Panchmahabhut revolves around the normal functioning of the body (physiological), occurrence of disease (pathological) and action of drug in various part of the body (pharmacokinetics).[2] According to Ayurveda this holistic approach comprises five elements of nature. The food, the planets and every living and non-living things are made up of these five elements. Tridoshas (Vata, Pita, Kapha) also comprises Panchmahabhuta. On the basis of thorough knowledge and understanding of Panchmahabhuta Siddhanta one can take an account of the causative factor of imbalance of Doshas and thereby discover the solution for the treatment.
Garbhasanskara : Boon for pregnant woman
Authors: Chauhan Dr. Shanti , Halli Dr. Sheela , Pawar Dr.Komal , Patil Dr. Ishwari , Hadimani Dr. Rashmi
Published: November 2018

Purpose: As the good nutritional food provides physical health, the unborn child in the womb require Sanskara to acquire mental health to thrive. The activity of mother during pregnancy in the form of prayer (good rational thoughts), Manshakti (positive emotion), conversation with fetus (talk) or expressing feeling (touch) is not only recognised by unborn baby but it has a positive effects on physical and mental health. Hence, Garbhasanskara is scientific way of moulding mental health of unborn child. Method: Ayurveda classics, textbook of obstetrics and internet publications were consulted and reviewed for carrying out the present work. Result: The sanskrit word 'Garbha' means fetus in the womb and Sanskara means educating the mind. So, Garbhasanskara essentially means educating the mind of the fetus. The fundamental principle underlying Garbhasanskara is that unborn baby is able to sense, feel, listen, dream, respond to outside stimulus. Even, Ancient Indian medicine has recognized the need for the mental, spiritual and physical preparation of mother-to-be for the momentous event of childbirth. Ayurveda describes this theory as "Supraja Janan" or eu-maternity. This "Supraja Janan" involves the preparation of couple planning pregnancy, 3 months prior to conception. It can be achieved by regular practice of Garbhasanskara which includes music therapy, Mantra therapy, proper Ahara and Vihara, Yoga and meditation. To develop the desired qualities in the baby every mother should follow the process of Garbhasanskara. Discussion: Garbhasanskara is a process of nurturing the baby in womb. It is also process of training the baby as well as mothers mind during pregnancy. It helps in positive state of mind throughout pregnancy, enhances chances of normal delivery, good health of mother during pre and post conception upto delivery and pregnancy occurs without any complication which is the need of current situation due to unhealthy lifestyle habits. So, a broad expanse of this is described in the present paper.
Management of Optic Neuritis in Ayurveda - A Special Case Report
Authors: S. Dr. Harsha , KV. Dr. Mamatha
Published: November 2018

The optic nerve carries visual information from your eye to your brain. Optic neuritis is when your optic nerve becomes inflamed. Optic neuritis can flare up suddenly from an infection or nerve disease. The inflammation usually causes temporary vision loss that typically happens in only one eye. Those with Optic neuritis sometimes experience pain. As you recover and the inflammation goes away, your vision will likely return. There are no direct references in our classics regarding optic neuritis but can be contemplated as a condition by name Parimlayi Timira. The specific management as such is not cited but a transcendence approach can be done with adopting the treatment which has the ability to pacify the already occurred pathology and prevent the further development of the disease. One such interesting case study on Optic neuritis is elaborated here where in specific treatment modalities (Shodana, Shamana and Kriyakalpas) played role in pacifying the condition.
Role of Vaitarana Basti in the management of Gridhrasi w.s.r. to Sciatica
Authors: Hakkandi Dr. Suresh N. , Akki Dr. Manjunath , KS Dr. Bhavana
Published: November 2018

Vata Vyadhi is one of the most prevailing health problems in our day today clinical practice, Gridhrasi is one among them. Gridhrasi is Shoola Pradhana Nanatmaja Vatavyadhi, affecting the locomotor system and disable from daily routine activity. Gridhrasi the name itself indicates the way of gait shown by the patient due to extreme pain i.e. like Gridhra or Vulture. Gridhrasi is a condition characterized by Ruk, Toda, Stambha, Spandana in Sphik Pradesha and radiates downwards to Kati, Prusta, Uru, Janu, Jangha and Pada. Gridhrasi can be compared with Sciatica. Pain is the chief cause of person to visit a doctor. Although low back pain is a common condition that affects as many as 80 to 90 percent of people during their lifetime. Gridhrasi can be cured by the help of Vaitarana Basti. Hence in the case study of male patient of age 30 yrs presenting with cardinal clinical sign and symptoms of Gridhrasi are Ruka, Toda and Muhu Spandana in the Sphika, Kati, Uru, Janu, Jangha and Pada in order and Sakthikshepanigraha that is restricted lifting of the leg.
Descripción de una especie nueva del género Aleuropleurocelus Drews y Sampson (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) de México
Authors: Sánchez-Flores Oscar Ángel , Carapia-Ruiz Vicente Emilio , García-Martínez Oswaldo , Castillo-Gutiérrez Antonio
Published: November 2018

En este estudio se describe a Aleuropleurocelus xalapensis Sánchez-Flores y Carapia-Ruiz sp. nov., encontrada en los estados de Jalisco, Puebla y Veracruz, México en hojas de Quercus insignis M. Martens & Galeotti. Se proporcionan microfotografías de estructuras morfológicas de puparios y se discute la separación con otras especies ovales de Aleuropleurocelus.
Fauna edáfica asociada a cultivos hortícolas convencionales de tomate en La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Authors: Aarmendano Andrea , Rouaux Julia , Salazar Martínez Ana
Published: November 2018

La artropodofauna edáfica refleja las condiciones de la vegetación y el estado del funcionamiento del suelo y, por lo tanto, su estudio es útil como herramienta de evaluación de la sustentabilidad de suelos cultivados. Ácaros oribátidos y hexápodos colémbolos (mesofauna); coleópteros y arañas (macrofauna) son grupos permanentes, abundantes y diversos en estos sistemas. Son organismos esenciales para el funcionamiento del suelo porque regulan y participan en distintas etapas del proceso de descomposición. El objetivo del estudio fue identificar a los principales componentes de la meso y macrofauna del suelo durante un ciclo de cultivo de tomate convencional y proponer un posible modelo de interrelaciones entre ellos, que sirva para evaluar los beneficios de la aplicación de prácticas consideradas más saludables. El estudio se llevó a cabo en una parcela sembrada con tomate, con manejo convencional, en el área periférica de la ciudad de La Plata. La fauna se recolectó durante un ciclo de cultivo completo desde diciembre de 2012 hasta febrero de 2013, a través de los procedimientos adecuados para cada grupo. Se recolectaron: 136 individuos y siete especies de oribátidos, 59 individuos y nueve especies de colémbolos, 300 individuos y 12 especies de arañas y 113 individuos y 32 especies de coleópteros. Entre ellas Scheloribates praeincisus acuticlava, Tullbergidae sp. 1, Glenognatha lacteovittata, Lycosidae sp. 2, Linyphiidae sp. 4 y Phyrdenus muriceus, fueron las más abundantes y permanentes poblaciones de cada grupo. El pobre registro de mesofauna indica que ésta constituye un eslabón débil en la red trófica del suelo, posiblemente debido al efecto disruptivo de las prácticas convencionales de manejo. Los representantes de la macrofauna presentan mayor número de individuos y de diversidad específica, especialmente las arañas, debido probablemente a que cuentan con la capacidad de trasladarse hacia zonas aledañas al cultivo. Se concluye que el conjunto estable de la fauna edáfica del sistema estudiado está constituido principalmente por depredadores, saprófagos y fitófagos relacionados con el cultivo, es decir, pertenecen a la red de herbivoría más que a la de detritos.
Herpetofauna del sitio arqueológico Iglesia Vieja, Costa de Chiapas, México
Authors: López-Vila Jesús M. , Torres-Meza Arturo , Romero-Berny Emilio I. , Pineda-Vera Daniel
Published: November 2018

Se realizó un listado de las especies de anfibios y reptiles del sitio arqueológico Iglesia Vieja. Este sitio se localiza entre la costa y la Sierra Madre de Chiapas a 711 msnm. Los muestreos se realizaron mensualmente entre junio de 2014 y mayo de 2015 abarcando las temporadas de lluvias y secas en dos tipos de vegetación (herbácea y arbórea). La herpetofauna estuvo representada por 61 especies (12 anfibios y 49 reptiles). Los anfibios se agruparon en ocho familias, 10 géneros y 12 especies; para los reptiles, el grupo de las lagartijas se constituyó por 13 familias, 16 géneros y 20 especies; mientras que las serpientes estuvieron representadas por siete familias, 25 géneros y 29 especies. Los estimadores de riqueza Jackknife 1 y Bootstrap mostraron una adecuada representación de la composición. Las curvas de abundancia reflejaron una mayor dominancia de especies generalistas o asociadas a perturbación (Hemidactylus frenatus, Basiliscus vittatus, Rhinella horribilis). El 35% de las especies registradas se encuentra bajo alguna categoría de riesgo de acuerdo a la normativa federal. Aunque el área se localiza en una zona de transición fisiográfica, la herpetofauna mostró una alta afinidad con la Planicie costera del Pacífico (66.53%). Las áreas destinadas a preservar el patrimonio arqueológico constituyen también espacios que contribuyen a mantener los procesos biológicos. Estos espacios rara vez cuentan con inventarios faunísticos. Este trabajo representa una contribución al conocimiento de la biota asociada a sitios arqueológicos en Chiapas, y el inicio de una línea base para el manejo de una zona arqueológica y su biodiversidad, así como para futuras investigaciones sobre la ecología de un grupo prioritario.
Distribución geográfica de Scincella incerta (Squamata: Scincidae) en el estado de Chiapas, México
Authors: Valdenegro-Brito Antonio Esaú , Pavón-Vázquez Carlos Joaquín , Luna-Reyes Roberto , García-Vázquez Uri Omar
Published: November 2018

Se presentan nuevos registros de Sincella incerta en el estado de Chiapas y se confirma su presencia en la región central del estado. Uno de los registros de las estribaciones costeras del sureste llena un espacio en la distribución de la especie entre registros anteriores de Chiapas y Guatemala.
Association Between Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Left Ventricle Global Longitudinal Strain in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Nursidiq Alfa Alfin , Purwaningtyas Niniek , Wasyanto Trisulo
Published: November 2018

Background: High neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is independently associated with lower EF, in hospital complications, and higher mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Global longitudinal strain (GLS) measurement after AMI demonstrated specific benefit compared with LVEF in evaluation of the extent of post MI left ventricular myocardial injury. The aim of this study was to determine the association between NLR and left ventricular GLS in AMI patients.Methods: An analytic observational study was conducted on August-December 2017 to patients who admited to Dr. Moewardi General Hospital which diagnosed STEMI or NSTEMI. Blood examination and transthoracic echocardiography were performed. They were divided into two groups according to GLS measurement result, GLS>-13.8% and GLS≤-13.8%. The cut-off value of NLR to predict GLS>-13.8%was determined by ROC curve analysis. Bivariate and multivariate analysis to assess whether high NLR was associated with GLS>-13.8% were performed.Results: As many as 57 patients were included in this study, 24 patients (mean age 56,21±9,43) in GLS ≤-13.8% group and 33 patients (mean age 56.67±8.24) in GLS >-13.8%. NLR was significantly higher in GLS>-13.8% group 6.06 (5.36-6.86) compare 4.20 (3.49-5.04),in GLS≤-13.8%, p=0.001. The cut-off value of NLR was 4.69. The bivariate analysis showed that NLR>4.69 associated with GLS>-13.8%, OR 2.70 (CI 95% 1.41-5.17, p=0.001). Multivariate analysis shown that higher NLR have more probability to develop GLS>-13.8%, OR 8.53 (CI 95% 2.38-30.60, p<0.001).Conclusion: There is an association between NLR and left ventricular GLS in AMI patients. AMI patients with high NLR are more likely to have worse GLS.
Solar Based Photocatalytic Decolorization of Four Commercial Reactive Dyes Utilizing Bound TiO2-Fe3O4 Nanocomposite
Authors: Vianney Yoanes Maria , Rosalyn Ivana , Angela Stephanie
Published: November 2018

Dye effluent is one of the most prominent source of water contamination. This study investigated the solar based photocatalytic decolorization of four commercial reactive dyes, which are Reactive Turquoise Blue G 133, Reactive Yellow M4g, Reactive Bordeaux B, and Reactive Red M8b using immobilized TiO2-Fe3O4 on three kind of binders as the support, specifically cyanoacrylate glue, oil-based paint, and white Portland cement on PVC plate. TiO2-Fe3O4 was synthesized using sol-gel method and placed in muffle furnace at 773 K. The composite of TiO2-Fe3O4 was characterized using SEM-EDX and XRD. White cement emerged as the best binder in term of the color removal efficiency of all four dyes compared to other binders, which were more than 90% color removal after 3 h of solar irradiation. Moreover, there was significant enhancement on color removal using immobilized photocatalyst on white cement compared to mobile photocatalyst. The kinetic of the decolorization performance followed the pseudo-first-order reaction. The apparent reaction rate constant was found to decrease along with the increase of the dye concentration. The photodecolorization kinetics fitted the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model. These protocols and results can be applied into textile industrial primary wastewater treatment using solar as a sustainable light and energy source.
Integrating Treatment of Neutralization with Sulfidic Natural Water (SNW) to Capture Dissolved Copper (Cu2+) from Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) at Batu Hijau Site, Sumbawa Island Indonesia
Authors: Hadi Surya , Suliartini Ni Made Sri , Kurniawati Lely , Hizmi Surayyal
Published: November 2018

The overall objectives of the research were (1) to study the capability of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) and sulfidic natural water (SNW) of Sebau in recovery of Cu2+, (2) to investigate the potency of integrating treatments of neutralization with sulfidization using SNW of Sebau in removing Cu2+ from acid mine drainage (AMD) collected from Batu Hijau site. The first objective was achieved by separately reacting (in situ) NaHS and SNW with a Cu2+ solution at pH 5.5. The second objective was answered by conducting treatments of lime-neutralization by the use of three levels of pH (4.0; 5.5; 7.0) and sulfidization using SNW collected from Sebau, Lombok Island at three sampling points. The result showed that NaHS (61.6 mg/L) could precipitate Cu2+ solution (44.45 mg/L) up to 71.3%, while SNW of Sebau could precipitate Cu2+ solution (44.45 mg/L) for almost 100% at pH 5.5. The results also revealed that SNW could precipitate the remained Cu2+ in the AMD from the neutralization treatment (pH 4 = 113.5 mg/L; pH 5.5 = 85.01 mg/L; and pH 7.0 = 2.372 mg/L) to 83.84% (pH = 4.0) and 100% (pH = 5.5 and 7.0). Although both pH 5.5 and 7.0 could completely precipitate Cu2+ in the AMD, by comparing the experimental result with the stoichiometric analysis, it was predicted that pH 5.5 was an optimum pH level for the reaction between AMD and SNW to recover Cu2+ in the AMD. Without neutralization treatment, SNW showed potentiality to recover Cu2+ since the combination treatments of neutralization at pH 4 with SNW collected from three sample points resulted in a high percent recovery of Cu2+.
Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome as Complication of Bronchial Artery Embolization
Authors: Chan Ka Hong (Casey) , White Chris , Wong Jason K
Published: November 2018

Bronchial artery embolization (BAE) has risen as one of the cornerstones of massive hemoptysis management. Though rare, spinal cord infarction is a potential complication. Here, we present a case of a 65 year old gentleman who presented with acute weakness and was diagnosed with spinal cord infarction following BAE. This case will also review the pathophysiology of this adverse complication.
A ética comunicacional na internet
Authors: Moraes Dênis De
Published: November 2018

Análise das mudanças de paradigmas que o fenômeno Internet introduz nas questões relacionadas à ética comunicacional. O fluxo interativo da mega-rede planetária favorece a emergência de uma ética por interações, fundada em princípios de diálogo, de cooperação e de participação dos usuários.
El nuevo papel del ciudadano ante la revolución de Internet
Authors: Lefort René
Published: November 2018

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Artefatos de memória e representações nas mídias
Authors: Lopes Luís Carlos
Published: November 2018

O trabalho intitulado Artefatos de Memória e Representações nas Mídias versa sobre  a presença social e midiática de representações, entendidas como artefatos/significações, relativas ao passado/presente histórico. Afirma que estes podem ser compreendidos como construções ideológico-representacionais. Discute as teorias da memória e representação, buscando alternativas criticas ao que está posto e suas possíveis interfaces com os estudos comunicacionais.  Procura compreender a relação entre a emissão e a recepção das mensagens jornalísticas e televisivas, sob o ponto de vista de suas significações. Dá especial ênfase ao caso brasileiro, tratando de temas que são recorrentes nas emissões midiáticas do país. Por isto, também se refere à compreensão dos padrões comunicacionais estabelecidos pelas grandes redes informacionais, buscando entender seus mimetismos e recorrências.
Política de língua nos manuais de publicidade
Authors: Pereira Rosane Da Conceição
Published: November 2018

Este artigo é uma análise de alguns manuais e códigos brasileiros sobre publicidade.  Apresenta uma comparação entre os usos prescritos e os efetivos da linguagem verbal e não-verbal.  Conclui com a afirmação de uma eficácia efetiva contra a suposição de prescrições válidas.
A expansão dos colégios militares em Goiás e a diferenciação na rede estadual
Authors: Alves Míriam Fábia , Toschi Mirza Seabra , Ferreira Neusa Sousa Rêgo
Published: November 2018

O ponto de partida é o movimento que possibilitou a entrega das escolas estaduais para a Polícia Militar, a expansão do número de colégios militares e as mudanças que aconteceram neste processo e como o governo de Goiás transformou uma ação isolada em política pública de diferenciação da rede estadual. Reuniu-se estudos, a legislação e as mensagens governamentais ao longo de 20 anos para atender as demandas da Polícia Militar que se transformaram em uma forma de diferenciação da rede estadual, selecionando o público atendido e transformando a educação em moeda de troca, a ameaçar o direito dos adolescentes e jovens à educação de qualidade.
Rancang Bangun Sistem Otomasi Pengalih Catu Daya Cadangan 5 VDC untuk Beban Daya Rendah
Authors: Kurniawan Sigit
Published: November 2018

Peralatan monitoring seperti kamera CCTV, finger scanner dan instrument pengukuran umumnya didesain untuk konsumsi daya rendah, peralatan ini senantiasa difungsikan secara terus-menerus dan membutuhkan suplai listrik yang kontinu. Suplai daya listrik yang kontinu tidak dapat dicapai jika hanya menggunakan satu sumber listrik, tanpa adanya sumber listrik cadangan. Disini lain, jika menggunakan sumber listrik cadangan dibutuhkan sistem pengalih sumber listrik yang bekerja secara otomatis. Penelitian ini berkaitan dengan rancang bangun sistem otomasi pengalih catu daya 5 VDC untuk beban daya rendah, tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah merancang sistem otomasi pengalih catu daya cadangan 5 VDC untuk peralatan yang difungsikan secara kontinu, sehingga ketidak-tersediaan sumber listrik utama tidak mempengaruhi kerja alat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sistem yang dirancang dapat bekerja sesuai yang diharapkan dengan batasan respon keluaran akibat transisi pengalihan sumber berlangsung selama 20 ms.
STUDENTS’ MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATION ABILITY THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF MAPLE
Authors: Lusiana Lusiana , Ningsih Yunika Lestaria
Published: November 2018

This research aims to investigate the students’ mathematical representation ability through the implementation of Maple in learning definite integral and those with ordinary learning. This research used a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group design. The population of this study was students of 2nd semester of Mathematics Education Program at PGRI Palembang University Academic year 2017/2018. The sample in this study were students of class II.A and II.B, class II.A as a control group and class II.B as experiment group. Data were collected through a test of mathematical representation ability. Data in this study were analyzed through descriptive quantitative. The result of this study showed that students’ mathematical representation ability through implementation Maple in learning definite integral better than those who get the ordinary learning.
Toxic Legacies, Slow Violence, and Environmental Injustice at Giant Mine, Northwest Territories
Authors: Sandlos John , Keeling Arn
Published: November 2018

For fifty years (1949–99) the now-abandoned Giant Mine in Yellowknife emitted arsenic air and water pollution into the surrounding environment. Arsenic pollution from Giant Mine had particularly acute health impacts on the nearby Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN), who were reliant on local lakes, rivers, and streams for their drinking water, in addition to frequent use of local berries, garden produce, and medicine plants. Currently, the Canadian government is undertaking a remediation project at Giant Mine to clean up contaminated soils and tailings on the surface and contain 237,000 tonnes of arsenic dust that are stored underground at the Giant Mine. Using documentary sources and statements of Yellowknives Dene members before various public hearings on the arsenic issue, this paper examines the history of arsenic pollution at Giant Mine as a form of “slow violence,” a concept that reconfigures the arsenic issue not simply as a technical problem, but as a historical agent of colonial dispossession that alienated an Indigenous group from their traditional territory. The long-term storage of arsenic at the former mine site means the effects of this slow violence are not merely historical, but extend to the potentially far distant future.
Public Engagement and the Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction: Attempting to Understand Nunavut’s Poverty Reduction Strategy
Authors: Crump Maggie
Published: November 2018

The 2009 Government of Nunavut Report Card, a review of the first ten years of Nunavut’s existence, recommended the development of an anti-poverty strategy to help address severe social inequality in the territory. Between October 2010 and November 2011, the Government of Nunavut (GN), jointly with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), oversaw an extensive poverty-reduction public engagement process that resulted in the creation of the Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction and the territory’s poverty reduction strategy. The strategy suggests that the tension that exists between Inuit forms of governance and the model of public governance used today is the root cause of poverty. However, it does not offer an official definition of the term. Knowing the way in which poverty is perceived in Nunavut is key to understanding the direction of the territory’s poverty reduction strategy. Drawing upon interviews conducted in Iqaluit and in Ottawa in 2015, as well as on records from the Nunavut Anti-Poverty Secretariat, this article examines how the territory’s poverty reduction strategy was developed. It argues that the roundtable’s participatory methods, closely aligned with principles of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, have fostered a politicized discussion about poverty that has resulted in Nunavut’s poverty reduction strategy’s focus on collaboration and healing.
Targeting the CDA1/CDA1BP1 Axis Retards Renal Fibrosis in Experimental Diabetic Nephropathy
Authors: Chai Zhonglin , Wu Tieqiao , Dai Aozhi , Huynh Pacific , Koentgen Frank , Krippner Guy , Ren Shuting , Cooper Mark E.
Published: November 2018

Targeting cell division autoantigen 1 (CDA1) is postulated to attenuate the profibrotic actions of transforming growth factor-β in diabetic nephropathy. This study has identified a regulatory protein for CDA1 and has then used genetic and pharmacological approaches to test in vivo whether strategies to target this pathway would lead to reduced renal injury. A novel protein, named CDA1BP1 (CDA1 binding protein 1), was identified as critical in regulating the profibrotic activity of CDA1. Genetic deletion of CDA1BP1 attenuated key parameters of renal fibrosis in diabetic mice. Furthermore, a series of short synthetic CDA1BP1 peptides competitively inhibited CDA1-CDA1BP1 binding in vitro with a hybrid peptide, CHA-050, containing a 12mer CDA1BP1 peptide and a previously known “cell-penetrating peptide,” dose-dependently reducing expression of collagens I and III in HK-2 cells. In vivo, a d–amino acid retro-inverso peptide, CHA-061, significantly attenuated diabetes-associated increases in the renal expression of genes involved in fibrotic and proinflammatory pathways. In a delayed intervention study, CHA-061 treatment reversed diabetes-associated molecular and pathological changes within the kidney. Specifically, CHA-061 significantly attenuated renal extracellular matrix accumulation and glomerular injury. Taken together, targeting the CDA1/CDA1BP1 axis is a safe, efficacious, and feasible approach to retard experimental diabetic nephropathy.