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Emotions in Eden and After: Ancient Jewish and Christian Perspectives on Genesis 2–4
Authors: Crislip Andrew
Published: May 2019

This article traces a long-lived tradition of understanding the Eden narrative and its aftermath as a story about the birth of painful emotions, what one might translate into English as shame, fear, and, above all, sadness. The consensus reading of Genesis in the Anglo-American tradition does not reflect an underlying emotional emphasis in the fateful oracle to Eve and Adam in Gen 3:16–17. Translations and commentaries overwhelmingly interpret God’s words as physiological and material, sentencing the woman to painful childbirth and the man to onerous labor in the fields. Yet, as demonstrated by a number of scholars, God’s oracle to the pair in the Hebrew text deals with pain more broadly, with a focus on emotional pain, especially sadness, sorrow, or grief. This emotional suffering is shared by man and woman, and is the catalyst for the first murder. Hellenistic Jewish and later Christian readers embraced and elaborated on this very early emotional aspect of the Eden myth. The Septuagint translates the oracle in unmistakably emotional terms, adopting vocabulary typical of popular moral philosophy, and clarifies the thematic connection between Genesis 3 and 4 by highlighting the emotional repercussions of the emotional change wrought by the primal transgression. Authors like Philo and Josephus interpreted the Eden narrative in fundamentally emotional ways, and pseudepigrapha were particularly engaged in drawing out and elaborating on the emotions of the Eden myth. Most of all theGreek Life of Adam and Eveand 4 Ezra transform the story into meditations on emotional suffering, the former retelling the myth, the latter repurposing it into an apocalyptic vision of joy and sorrow at the end times. Both texts furthermore identify sadness (lupēortristitia, in Greek and Latin version of Gen 3:16–17) as dually significant, both as punishment and as a saving, divinizing quality, one which can also effect communion between human and divine. This way of reading Eden’s emotions dominated Christian reception of the Eden myth, from the Gospel of John on. Ptolemy, Didymus, Ambrose, Augustine, and others understood the Eden myth as primarily about the origin and meaning of emotional suffering. This style of reception remained a widespread reading until the turn of the twentieth century, when, for a variety of reasons, Christians began to read the oracle in the physiological and materialist terms (pain in childbirth and agricultural labor) that are now dominant.
Genesis by the Numbers: A Reassessment of the Years of the Patriarchs, Beginning with the Joseph Story
Authors: Driver Daniel R.
Published: May 2019

Do the numbers of years in Genesis add up? Biblical scholars have learned to attend to the art of biblical narrative. Is there also an art of biblical numbers? If so, could its rediscovery lead to a better understanding of the contours of the biblical text, and its complex meanings, as well as its reception history prior to the Enlightenment? This article’s provisional answer to these questions is yes. It looks at two key numbers associated with the Joseph Story: a span of twenty-two years, which a variety of readers calculate as the time that Joseph lived away from his family in Egypt; and a double span of seventeen years, which the Bible suggests is the length of time that Joseph lived under his father’s protection in Canaan, and that Jacob in turn lived under his son’s care in Egypt. The study finds that, since Spinoza, modern assessments of these numbers have been constrained by a strongly linear view of time, as may be seen in the work of Robert Alter, among many others. It criticizes linear time as reductive insofar as it flattens the numbers of Genesis into chronologies and timelines. It also draws attention to an aspect of figural time, which it describes as symmetrically folded time, to help characterize the non-linear, isotropic way that numbers seem to behave in the Bible and in the Bible’s pre-modern reception. The findings about figural time in the Joseph Story raise significant questions about the compatibility of narrative, literary-critical, and theological approaches to the time-denominated numbers of Genesis.
Ready for His Closeup? Pasolini’sSan PaoloandPaul, Apostle of Christ(2018)
Authors: Walsh Richard
Published: May 2019

The article usesSunset Boulevard(1950) and the cinematic Paul pattern to reflect onSan Paolo, Pasolini’s script for an unrealized Paul film, and onPaul, Apostle of Christ(2018). Typical Paul films, including television and church-use productions, present Paul in terms of a repeated pattern including 1) a spectacularly conceived Acts, 2) his martyrdom, 3) hagiography, and 4) biopic film structure. Despite focusing on Luke’s writing of Acts, rather than the content of Acts,Paul, Apostle of Christfollows the cinematic pattern quite closely. Even though it follows Acts more closely,San Paolodeviates from the cinematic pattern extensively, primarily because it transposes Paul to modernity where Paul struggles weakly and apocalyptically, rather than spectacularly or hagiographically, against dominant institutions. Unlike most films about early Christianity,San Paolois not about the triumph of Christianity.Sunset Boulevardmakes a nice foil for Paul’s cinematic history and these two films specifically because of its story of a forgotten film star who fantasizes about a glorious cinematic return and because of its use of a dead, scriptwriter narrator to tell its story. Paul, too, still awaits cinematic celebrity. InSan PaoloandPaul, Apostle of Christ, scripts, scriptwriters, and dead narrators dominate the tales.
Testicular adrenal rest tumors in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: 6 years of follow-up
Authors: Werneck Gabriela , Rodrigues Enda M.R. , Mantovani Rafael M. , Lane Jovita S.S. , Silva Ivani N.
Published: May 2019

Background

Testicular adrenal rest tumors (TARTs) leading to primary gonadal failure are the main etiology of infertility in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). We aimed at identifying the evolution of TART and related findings in young CAH patients.

Methods

Twelve male patients (3–23 years old) with 21-hydroxilase deficiency (11 with classic salt-wasting form) were included. Testicular ultrasonography (US) was performed in two moments, by a single blinded specialist in pediatric diagnostic imaging. Tumor progression was classified according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). The clinical and laboratory data were retrieved from medical records. Serum 17-OH-progesterone (17OHP) and androstenedione concentrations were evaluated during the whole period of follow-up, from the CAH diagnosis. A logistic regression model with repeated measures was developed for the analysis.

Results

The prevalence of TART was 41.6% (n = 5) in the initial US evaluation and 66.6% (n = 8) after 6 years of follow-up. Tumor progression was detected in 4 of the 5 patients, and 1 presented with a stable tumor. Three patients presented with new tumors in the second evaluation. Most of the patients (n = 11) were pubertal, including a 7-year-old child with TART who presented with central precocious puberty. At regression analysis, it was observed that an inadequate hormonal control led to a 16 times greater chance of a patient to present with TART (OR = 16.08; confidence interval [CI] 95% = 2.38–108.81; p = 0.004).

Conclusions

We found a high prevalence of progressive TART in young pubertal subjects. US testicular screening should help in improving therapeutic optimization in CAH patients to reduce future impairment in fertility.
Markov regime-switching autoregressive model with tempered stable distribution: simulation evidence
Authors: Feng Lingbing , Shi Yanlin
Published: May 2019

Markov regime-switching (MRS) autoregressive model is a widely used approach to model the economic and financial data with potential structural breaks. The innovation series of such MRS-type models are usually assumed to follow a Normal distribution, which cannot accommodate fat-tailed properties commonly present in empirical data. Many theoretical studies suggest that this issue can lead to inconsistent estimates. In this paper, we consider the tempered stable distribution, which has the attractive stability under aggregation property missed in other popular alternatives like Student’s t-distribution and General Error Distribution (GED). Through systematically designed simulation studies with the MRS autoregressive models, our results demonstrate that the model with tempered stable distribution uniformly outperforms those with Student’s t-distribution and GED. Our empirical study on the implied volatility of the S&P 500 options (VIX) also leads to the same conclusions. Therefore, we argue that the tempered stable distribution could be widely used for modelling economic and financial data in general contexts with an MRS-type specification.
External examiners, supervisors and academicians for the international postgraduate (MSc and PhD) programmes
Authors: Ozben Tomris
Published: May 2019

Several International Universities are appointing International Academicians as External Examiners, Lecturers and Supervisors for all programs including undergraduate (BA’s and BSc) and Post-graduate (MSc and PhD) degree programs. University of Zimbabwe (UZ) in Harare and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy are appointing external examiners for their under-graduate and post-graduate programs. In this manuscript, I would like to give you some information about both universities as one of their external examiners and supervisors.
Assessment of Three-Dimensional Printing of Granular Media for Geotechnical Applications
Authors: Adamidis O. , Alber S. , Anastasopoulos I.
Published: May 2019

The rapid evolution of three-dimensional (3-D) printing has sparked interest for possible applications in geotechnical research. This article investigates the use of 3-D printing to create an artificial granular medium that reproduces the morphological characteristics of a natural sand. Initially, individual particle geometries are captured from the reference sand using microcomputed tomography (μCT) scanning. Subsequently, their capacity to represent the morphology of the original medium is assessed. An evaluation of 3-D-printing options ensues, leading to the selection of PolyJet as the currently preferential technology. Postprinting, μCT scanning reveals that only particles with a diameter of 2 mm or larger can be reliably reproduced using PolyJet. Finally, 3-D-printed media are assessed for their performance in possible geotechnical applications by examining their hydraulic conductivity using a constant head permeameter and their shear response using drained triaxial compression tests.
O OVO DA SERPENTE: LITERATURA DISTÓPICA E A GENEALOGIA DO FASCISMO (1905-1914)
Authors: Sabatke Kelton Bruno
Published: May 2019

Em 1940, o escritor George Orwell publicou no jornal Tribune de Londres um artigo intitulado Prophecies of Fascism [Profecias do Fascismo] que continha revisões bibliográficas de romances distópicos publicados anos antes por Aldous Huxley, H.G. Wells, Jack London e, pelo hoje menos ilustre, Ernest Bramah. Apesar de suas diferenças e peculiaridades, todas possuíam em comum certa “pretensão premonitória”, cujos méritos foram reconhecidos por Orwell, especialmente, à medida que a marcha do fascismo tornava-se cada vez mais evidente e ameaçadora na Europa. Dentre as obras analisadas, Orwell dedica especial atenção a The Iron Heel [O Tacão de Ferro], de London. De acordo com ele, o que faz o livro de London parecer mais preciso do que os demais é o fato de o autor possuir o que Orwell intitulou “centelha fascista”.
Forced internal desynchrony induces cardiometabolic alterations in adult rats
Authors: de Oliveira Isis Gabrielli Barbieri , Junior Marcos Divino Ferreira , Lopes Paulo Ricardo , Campos Dhiogenes Balsanufo Taveira , Ferreira-Neto Marcos Luiz , Santos Eduardo Henrique Rosa , Mathias Paulo Cezar de Freitas , Francisco Flávio Andrade , Koike Bruna Del Vechio , de Castro Carlos Henrique , Freiria-Oliveira André Henrique , Pedrino Gustavo Rodrigues , Gomes Rodrigo Mello , Rosa Daniel Alves
Published: May 2019

Disruptions in circadian rhythms have been associated with several diseases, including cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Forced internal desynchronization induced by a period of T-cycles of 22 h (T22 protocol) reaches the lower limit of entrainment and dissociates the circadian rhythmicity of the locomotor activity into two components, driven by different outputs from the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). The main goal of this study was to evaluate the cardiovascular and metabolic response in rats submitted to internal desynchronization by T22 protocol. Male Wistar rats were assigned to either a control group subjected to a usual T-cycles of 24 h (12 h–12 h) or an experimental group subjected to the T22 protocol involving a 22-h symmetric light–dark cycle (11 h–11 h). After 8 weeks, rats subjected to the T22 exhibited desynchrony in their locomotor activity. Although plasma glucose and insulin levels were similar in both groups, desynchronized rats demonstrated dyslipidemia, significant hypertrophy of the fasciculate zone of the adrenal gland, low IRB, IRS2, PI3K, AKT, SOD and CAT protein expression and an increased expression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase in the liver. Furthermore, though they maintained normal baseline heart rates and mean arterial pressure levels, they also presented reduced baroreflex sensitivity. The findings indicate that circadian timing desynchrony following the T22 protocol can induce cardiometabolic disruptions. Early hepatic metabolism dysfunction can trigger other disorders, though additional studies are needed to clarify the causes.
ALG-1 Influences Accurate mRNA Splicing Patterns in the Caenorhabditis elegans Intestine and Body Muscle Tissues by Modulating Splicing Factor Activities
Authors: Kotagama Kasuen , Schorr Anna L , Steber Hannah S , Mangone Marco
Published: May 2019

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to modulate gene expression, but their activity at the tissue-specific level remains largely uncharacterized. To study their contribution to tissue-specific gene expression, we developed novel tools to profile putative miRNA targets in the Caenorhabditis elegans intestine and body muscle. We validated many previously described interactions and identified ∼3500 novel targets. Many of the candidate miRNA targets curated are known to modulate the functions of their respective tissues. Within our data sets we observed a disparity in the use of miRNA-based gene regulation between the intestine and body muscle. The intestine contained significantly more putative miRNA targets than the body muscle highlighting its transcriptional complexity. We detected an unexpected enrichment of RNA-binding proteins targeted by miRNA in both tissues, with a notable abundance of RNA splicing factors. We developed in vivo genetic tools to validate and further study three RNA splicing factors identified as putative miRNA targets in our study (asd-2, hrp-2, and smu-2), and show that these factors indeed contain functional miRNA regulatory elements in their 3′UTRs that are able to repress their expression in the intestine. In addition, the alternative splicing pattern of their respective downstream targets (unc-60, unc-52, lin-10, and ret-1) is dysregulated when the miRNA pathway is disrupted. A reannotation of the transcriptome data in C. elegans strains that are deficient in the miRNA pathway from past studies supports and expands on our results. This study highlights an unexpected role for miRNAs in modulating tissue-specific gene isoforms, where post-transcriptional regulation of RNA splicing factors associates with tissue-specific alternative splicing.
LAYERED O3-NaFe0.5Co0.5O2 AS HIGH CAPACITY AND LOW- COST MATERIAL FOR SODIUM ION BATTERIES
Authors: Hoang Nguyen Van , Nguyen Huynh Le Thanh , Man Tran Van , Phung Le My Loan , Quan Nguyen Dinh
Published: May 2019

O3-NaFe0.5Co0.5O2 layered cathode material was synthesized by solid state reaction at 900 oC followed by a quenching step in argon atmosphere. The chemical composition and morphology of synthesized material were analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The electrochemical properties were evaluated by Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) and charge-discharge cycling. The material NaFe0.5Co0.5O2 shows the sloped discharge curves with high flat voltage plateau and excellent cycling stability. The reversible capacity of about 120 mAh/g at rate C/10 and good capacity retention after 100 cycles were obtained.
The effect of planting density on ‘BRS Rubimel’ peach trained as a “Y-shaped” system
Authors: Souza André Luiz Kulkamp de , Souza Edson Luiz de , Camargo Samila Silva , Feldberg Nelson Pires , Pasa Mateus da Silveira , Bender Angélica
Published: May 2019

Abstract The densification of orchards has become a viable alternative for producers seeking a greater use of current area, as well as greater profitability. In this sense, the spacing and training system to be used in the peach tree planting are extremely important to facilitate orchard management and, above all, to maximize tree yield. Based on this, the present research aimed to evaluate the possibility of orchard densification and the use of different numbers of main scaffolds to recommend the best way of training and spacing the ‘BRS Rubimel’ peach cultivar. The planting was carried out in 2010, in the city of Fraiburgo - SC, and eight treatments with different spacings between the plants in the rows and number of scaffolds were evaluated during four harvests (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016): T1- 2 scaffolds and 0.75 m; T2- 2 scaffolds and 1.00 m; T3- 2 scaffolds and 1.25 m; T4- 2 scaffolds and 1.50 m; T5- 4 scaffolds and 1.00 m; T6- 4 scaffolds and 1.50 m; T7- 4 scaffolds and 1.75 m; T8- 4 scaffolds and 2.00 m, totaling a plant density of 2667, 2000, 1600, 1333, 2000, 1333, 1143 and 1000 per hectare, respectively. The analyzed variables were the number of fruits per plant, production per plant (kg); productivity (t ha-1); fresh fruit mass (g), total soluble solids content (ºBrix), total acidity (meq L-1), epidermal coloring and pulp firmness (pounds). The highest yields were found in the treatment with two scaffolds and 0.75m between plants, as well as that with 4 scaffolds in 1.0 m spacing in the 2014 and 2015 crops and two scaffolds in 1.0m in the 2015 harvest. The fresh mass, soluble solids, total acidity and fruit firmness were not influenced by the different treatments. It was concluded that the densification of orchards is feasible for peach trees of the ‘BRS Rubimel’ cultivar due to the increase in productivity, without decreasing the quality of the fruits, indicating a spacing of 0.75 cm between plants and two scaffolds in the “Y-shape” as ideal. Another option with good results is the use of the four-scaffold “Y-shaped” training system, indicated for the ‘BRS Rubimel’ peach trees, due to the maintenance of high yields and reduction in the number of plants per hectare when compared to treatments with two scaffolds.
Caminos para la educación en salud desde la educación popular: experiencias en bachilleratos populares de Argentina
Authors: Garelli Fernando Miguel , Cordero Silvina , Mengascini Adriana , Dumrauf Ana Gabriela
Published: May 2019

Resumen: Los Bachilleratos Populares (BP) son escuelas de enseñanza media para jóvenes y adultos, autogestivas y referenciadas en la Educación Popular (EP), surgidas en Argentina en 2004. Presentamos aquí un primer análisis de la Educación en Salud en estas experiencias, a partir de entrevistas con profesores/as de nueve BP, en las que identificamos una serie de rasgos relevantes: sujetos diversos (individuales y colectivos) a cargo de los procesos curriculares; la Salud como campo de intervención (de transformaciones individuales y/o colectivas) desde perspectivas multidimensionales, de derecho y de género; abordajes supradisciplinares, reconociendo varias fuentes: conocimiento académico (abordado críticamente), conocimiento popular y de los movimientos sociales; búsquedas de participación y compromiso, de metodologías coherentes, a través de una práctica reflexiva y de autoformación respecto de la EP. En síntesis, respuestas disidentes con respecto a la racionalidad e institucionalidad hegemónicas.
Os saberes e a trama do ensino de Biologia Celular no nível médio
Authors: Vigario Ana Flavia , Cicillini Graça Aparecida
Published: May 2019

Resumo: Neste trabalho buscamos compreender como ocorre o rofes de Biologia Celular nas escolas públicas de rofes médio, visto que o conteúdo é necessário para a compreensão da vida. A pesquisa, de natureza rofessors , utilizou diferentes instrumentos e metodologias, tais como questionários, cursos de formação continuada, acompanhamento da prática pedagógica e grupo focal. Analisamos os questionários e as falas de rofessors/as e alunos/as, triangulando as informações. Foi possível verificar que a maior parte dos/as estudantes concebia célula como estrutura microscópica, apresentava dificuldade em diferenciar célula vegetal e animal e abordava os conteúdos isolando a morfologia da fisiologia rofesso. Nas concepções dos/as rofess, muitas vezes semelhantes às dos/as educandos/as, também havia distorções conceituais. Assim, na prática pedagógica rofessor, o/a professor/a deve trabalhar os conteúdos de Biologia Celular, de modo a torná-los mais significativos à aprendizagem dos/as discentes na construção diária da rofes e na ressignificação do conhecimento.
Movimentos sociais e educação ambiental: um estudo sobre teses e dissertações brasileiras
Authors: Magacho Larissa Nobre , Cavalari Rosa Maria Feiteiro
Published: May 2019

Resumo: O presente trabalho tem por objetivo investigar que relações entre movimentos sociais e Educação Ambiental (EA) têm sido estabelecidas nas teses e dissertações (TD) brasileiras da área. O trabalho se caracteriza como uma pesquisa documental do tipo estado da arte. A constituição do corpus documental compreendeu as seguintes etapas: definição dos termos de busca, leitura flutuante dos resumos, definição de critérios para seleção, busca e leitura dos trabalhos completos e, por fim, definição do corpus documental definitivo, resultando em nove TD para análise. Identificamos pesquisas que estudaram o movimento ambientalista, os movimentos sociais campesinos e, com menor expressividade, o movimento feminista. Foram recorrentes as contribuições da EA para os movimentos sociais analisados e, também, dos movimentos sociais para a construção da EA em sua perspectiva crítica. Esperamos que, com esses conhecimentos construídos, seja possível o estreitamento das relações entre o campo de pesquisa da EA e dos movimentos sociais.
Microcephaly caused by the Zika virus: dental care
Authors: MORO Juliana da Silva , MAREGA Tatiane , ROMAGNOLO Fernanda Urbini
Published: May 2019

ABSTRACT Zika virus infection was declared a public health emergency at national and international levels due to the high incidence of the virus infection and its relationship with the birth of children with microcephaly. Patients with microcephaly present significant clinical neuropsychomotor disorders, therefore, dental surgeons should be prepared to treat such patients, observing the possible alterations associated with this condition, as well as the oral diseases. Thus, the purpose of this research study was to inform dental surgeons about the microcephaly associated with the Zika virus, as well as instructing them about the dental care necessary for such condition and its management during the consultations.
Surgical excision of polymorphous adenocarcinoma in the left maxilla with mucocutaneous flap reconstruction
Authors: MELO Ricardo Eugenio Varela Ayres de , FERNANDES Marcela Côrte Real , MELO Rodrigo Henrique Mello Varela Ayres de , PINHEIRO Milena Mello Varela Ayres de Melo , MELO Victor Leonardo Mello Varela Ayres de , AGUIAR Camilla Siqueira de
Published: May 2019

ABSTRACT Low-grade polymorphous adenocarcinoma is a malignant neoplasm of salivary glands with uncommon occurrence in the head and neck region, almost exclusively affecting minor salivary glands. While this condition has typical clinical pathological signs, it commonly presents low biological damage potential. The lesions occur more frequently among elderly females between the sixth and eighth decades of life, with a higher prevalence for the hard palate, soft palate and, most regularly, the upper lip and jugal mucosa. The clinical and histological differential diagnosis of this condition is between pleomorphic adenoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma. The most indicated surgical treatment is extensive surgical excision, eventually including resection of the underlying bone. Although infrequent, there may be metastasis for regional lymph nodes. Radical dissection of the neck is not indicated unless there is clinical evidence of cervical metastasis. The present study reports the case of surgical excision of polymorphous adenocarcinoma in the left maxillary tuberosity region. A 63-year-old white male patient sought the Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology Service at the Federal University of Pernambuco Clinics Hospital, complaining of a tumor-like lesion in his left maxilla, which gradually increased in volume. The patient further reported a history of surgery ten years before for removal of a tooth in the same region, upper left arch. Given the extent and complexity of the lesion, the surgical treatment in this case consisted of hemimaxillectomy.
Sexual dimorphism of mandibular measures from computed tomographies
Authors: ISHIGAME Renato Taqueo Placeres , PICAPEDRA Alicia , SASSI Carlos , ULBRICHT Viviane , PECORARI Vanessa Gallego Arias , HAITER NETO Francisco , DARUGE JÚNIOR Eduardo , FRANCESQUINI JÚNIOR Luiz
Published: May 2019

ABSTRACT Objetive: The objective of this study was to analyze mandibular measurements obtained from 225 computed tomography scans of the Osteological and CT Biobanks of Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba Universidade Estadual de Campinas, aiming to verify the existence of a relationship between these measures and sexual dimorphism and ancestry. Methods: We sought to establish a mathematical model capable of estimating sex and ancestry. Of these scans, 126 were male, 94 were female and 5 were unidentified, aged 15 to 100 years, and ancestry known for the skin color phenotype (white, black, brown and yellow). Measurements were made between the following points: right lateral condylion and left lateral condylion; right lateral condylion and pogonion; left lateral condylion and pogonion; mesial border of right mental foramen and mesial border of left mental foramen. The area delimited by the triangle formed by the measurements between right lateral condylion and left lateral condylion was also analyzed; right lateral condylion and pogonion; and left lateral condylion and pogonion. Student t test for homogeneous variances showed that there was statistical difference in the means as a function of sex, except for the area measure, which was not used in the model. Results: It was possible to establish a mathematical model with accuracy of 69.2%. There was no statistical difference in the averages as a function of ancestry. Conclusion: It is concluded that the measures investigated help in the process of estimating sex, but were not adequate to estimate ancestry. The proposed methodology should be expanded to other population groups so that it can be improved.
Meritocracia enquanto ferramenta da ideologia gerencialista na captura da subjetividade e individualização das relações de trabalho: uma reflexão crítica
Authors: Béhar Alexandre Hochmann
Published: May 2019

Resumo Apresentando-se como uma das palavras de ordem da gestão organizacional contemporânea, a meritocracia tem sua compreensão relacionada ao contexto sócio-histórico e modifica-se através do tempo. Neste sentido, a atual conotação do conceito coincide com transformações ocorridas nas relações de trabalho, nas últimas décadas do século XX. Neste novo contexto, o caráter de dominação ideológica destas flexíveis relações profissionais haveria atuado para o sequestro da subjetividade dos trabalhadores e da precariedade subjetiva, em favor dos interesses organizacionais. Assim, o objetivo deste ensaio teórico é propor uma reflexão crítica sobre o conceito atual da meritocracia enquanto uma ferramenta da ideologia gerencialista, decorrente das transformações nas relações de trabalho nas décadas finais do século passado. Pretende-se, portanto, contribuir para debate a partir de uma perspectiva crítica da ideologia, como alternativa à difundida classificação das dimensões ideológica e afirmativa, possibilitando também ação reflexiva para emancipação individual e transformação da realidade social.
Envelhecimento: múltiplas idades na construção da idade profissional
Authors: Cepellos Vanessa Martines , Silva Gabriela Toledo , Tonelli Maria José
Published: May 2019

Resumo O envelhecimento populacional é um fenômeno mundial que merece maior atenção dos Estudos Organizacionais. Nessa área, o envelhecimento é abordado a partir da idade cronológica, a qual, no entanto, se mostra insuficiente para apreender o fenômeno. Portanto, este estudo tem como objetivo identificar como os profissionais que atuam em organizações públicas e privadas constroem a concepção de envelhecimento. Para isso, foram entrevistados 14 profissionais, com mais de 50 anos, que tiveram os dados coletados e analisados por meio da grounded theory, a partir do olhar da realidade como socialmente construída. A pesquisa permitiu constatar que os profissionais não se reconhecem em sua idade cronológica, mas a partir de atributos e comportamentos desempenhados no trabalho. Essa condição leva à contribuição deste artigo, ao identificar a construção da idade profissional como uma das múltiplas idades do ambiente organizacional. A idade profissional é categorizada em idade burocrática e idade empresarial, referindo-se, respectivamente, à construção do envelhecimento para funcionários de organizações públicas e privadas.
Behaviour changes of ground granulated blast furnace slag geopolymers at high temperature
Authors: Aziz Ikmal Hakem , Abdullah Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri , Heah Cheng-Yong , Liew Yun-Ming
Published: May 2019

In this paper, the thermal performance of ground-granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) geopolymers is investigated. The geopolymers were prepared with sodium-based alkali activator and exposed to elevated temperature (200 to 1000°C) after 28 d of curing at room temperature. The unexposed geopolymers exhibited excellent compressive strength of 95 MPa. The compressive strength reduced to 8·9 MPa at 800°C and increased to 19·8 MPa at 1000°C. The strength regained by 122·5% as compared to the residual strength at 800°C. The crack reduction and partial melting in geopolymers treated at 1000°C signifies crack healing at elevated temperature, which in turn increases the compressive strength. In addition, the formation of crystalline phases of gehlenite (Ca2Al2SiO), mayenite (Ca12Al14O33) and larnite (Ca2SiO4) filled the geopolymer matrix and formed an ordered structure. This further enhanced the strength and high-temperature stability of GGBFS geopolymers.
Synthesis, characterisation and application of self-healing material in oil well cement for healing microcracks
Authors: Peng Zhi-gang , Yu Chun-yang , Feng Qian , Zheng Yong , Huo Jin-hua , Wu Jia-rong
Published: May 2019

Microcracks can occur in oil well cement, which can lead to regional isolation and casing corrosion or even serious damage to the well. Self-healing cement is therefore of great interest for oil well applications. In this work, a self-healing material (called YW) was prepared by catalytic synthesis of a double-proton acid and characterised by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The self-healing performance of cement with different additions of YW was evaluated in terms of permeability and compressive strength. The self-healing mechanism was analysed using pore structure analysis, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The results revealed that YW can significantly improve the compressive strength of cement and reduce its permeability. It can also continue to complex calcium hydroxide to generate insoluble acicular substances, so unhydrated cement particles can continue to hydrate to generate hydrated calcium silicate gel and calcium hydroxide.
Analyses of market alliance stability of hydropower stations
Authors: Liu Yue , Ma Guangwen , Huang Weibin , Chen Shijun , Zhang Shuai
Published: May 2019

A new round of reform of China's electricity market was launched in 2015 to encourage competition among power generation companies. For cascade hydropower stations under multi-partite ownership, an alliance has become a way to improve competitiveness, but the stability of such alliances is affected by multiple factors. Because of the fierce competition caused by incomplete marketisation and oversupply, some hydropower stations show bounded rationality. In this work, the replicator dynamic mechanism was used to analyse the alliance stability of cascade hydropower stations: this provided a two-dimensional (2D) continuous dynamic system and the specific steps for its solution. After detailed analysis of the existence and stability of the equilibrium solution in the 2D continuous dynamic system and the Jacobian matrix, the parameters for convergence process analysis were assessed. The numerical simulation showed that the alliance is positively related to the common additional income and the penalty factor, and has a negative correlation with a single party's initial investment. It was also found that there is an optimal proportion of common additional income distribution, which makes the alliance most likely to succeed.
Preterm prematür membran rüptürü olgularında spontan ve indüklenmiş eylemin maternal ve fetal sonuçlara etkisi
Authors: Türkyılmaz Gürcan , Erol Türkyılmaz Şebnem , POLAT Mesut , ÖZKAYA Enis , APİ Murat
Published: May 2019

Amaç: Bu çalışmamızda preterm prematür membran rüptürü (PPROM) ile komplikegebeliklerde spontan travaya giren olgularla çeşitli endikasyonlarla doğum indüksiyonu yapılanolguların perinatal sonuçlarını ve latent sürenin bu sonuçlara etkisini araştırmayı amaçladık.Materyel-metod: Ocak 2014-Ocak 2016 yılları arasında kliniğimizde 24-34 gebelik haftalararasındaki PPROM tanısı alan gebelerin perinatal sonuçları retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya 93 olgu dahil edildi ve 43 olguda (%46) doğum eylemi takip sırasındaspontan başladı (Grup 1), 50 olguda (%54) ise doğum eylemi indüksiyonla başlatıldı (Grup 2).PPROM oluşan zamandan doğuma kadar geçen süre grup 1’de 5.8±2.1 gün, grup 2’de 8.3±3.5gündü (p:0,19). Ortalama doğum haftası grup 1’de 30.4±2.3 hafta iken grup 2’de 30.5±2.5haftaydı (p: 0.91). Doğum ağırlıkları arasında anlamlı fark saptanmadı. Grup 1’de 19 (%44.1)olgu sezaryen ile doğum yaptı, grup 2’de ise 37 (%74) olguda sezaryen ihtiyacı görüldü(p:0.03). Grup 1’de 4 (%9.3), grup2’de 3 (%6) olguda YDYBÜ takibi sırasında exitusgerçekleşti (p: 0.54). Grup 1’de 14 (%32.5) grup 2’de ise 17 (%34) olguda ciddi morbiditegeliştiği görüldü. Mortalite ve ciddi morbidite üzerine latent sürenin anlamlı etkisi görülmedi(p:0.54, p:0.67)Sonuç: PPROM olgularında latent sürenin neonatal sonuçlara anlamlı etkisi gösterilmemiştirve maternal veya fetal iyilik hali güven verdiği sürece ekspektan yaklaşım uygun takipyöntemidir.
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF AFLATOXIGENIC FUNGI ON PEANUT: FOR THE PRE-HARVEST APPROACH
Authors: LAVKOR İsılay , ARIOGLU Halis , VAR İsıl , OZTEMIZ Sevcan
Published: May 2019

This study was carried out to determine the efficacy of different applications of a biopesticide for reduction of aflatoxin contamination in peanut. The biopesticide, afla-guard, delivers a nontoxigenic Aspergillus flavus to the field where it competes with naturally occurring toxigenic fungus. Biocontrol treatments included: (ı) soil application during sowing, (ıı) multiple application during sowing and 40 days after planting, (ııı) foliar application at 60 days after planting (ıv) control (untreated plots). Biopesiticide was applied to peanut plots in 2015 and 2016 in Randomized Complete Block Design with four replications. Peanuts were collected from control and treated plots at harvest-drying-pre-storage periods and analysed for aflatoxins. Aflatoxin concentrations were generally quite low in 2015, also the aflatoxin concentration in treated samples (from 0.04 to 0.71 μg/kg) was reduced by 97.38 to 99.82% compared with controls (from 21.84 to 27.12 μg/kg). In 2016, reductions were also noted for all biocontrol treatments (from 89.07 to 92.39%) compared with controls. In conjunction with the reductions in aflatoxin contamination, biocontrol treatments produced significant reductions with biopesticide in peanut. Therefore, it can be said that a biological control method is a promising approach for controlling aflatoxin.
La otredad de la filosofía. Miguel de Unamuno y la función de la razón
Authors: Andersen Katrine Helene
Published: May 2019

El pensamiento español ha sido marginalizado dentro de la historia de la filosofía europea hasta principios del siglo XX, en gran parte debido a su carácter literario y su falta de doctrinas sistemáticas, pero en especial debido al concepto de la razón. La razón lógico-especulativa nunca tuvo la misma influencia en España que en el resto de Europa, y con Miguel de Unamuno el concepto de la razón y su función filosófica se problematiza explícitamente. El presente estudio analiza y discute la definición y la función de la razón en la filosofía unamuniana. Analiza la relación entre la razón y el lenguaje y entre la razón y la fe. Además, se discuten las consecuencias de su escepticismo hacia la primacía de la razón para su visión del hombre y para su método filosófico.

 

 
Husserla ujęcie kryzysu a fenomenologia transcendentalna
Authors: Wesołowska Agnieszka
Published: May 2019

Fenomenologia jako nauka dotycząca transcendentalnej subiektywności została ugruntowana w związku z krytycznym namysłem nad ideą poznania. W niniejszym artykule rozważania na temat kryzysu zostają przedstawione w rezultacie analiz dotyczących teoretycznego i praktyczno-etycznego motywu myśli Husserla. Z takiego punktu widzenia fenomenologia może być rozumiana jako wiedza umożliwiająca jedność poznania i odsłaniająca rozstrzygnięcia istotne dla życia. W artykule zostaje pokazane, że idea fenomenologii ewoluuje w związku z rozważaniami obejmującymi horyzont klasycznych problemów filozoficznych: epistemologicznych, metafizycznych oraz etycznych.
Funkcje mediacyjne realizowane przez mediatora w trakcie mediacji. Wybrane zagadnienia
Authors: Myślińska Marzena
Published: May 2019

The subject of this article is the analysis of the activity undertaken during mediation in the context of the characteristics of the mediation process and the normative conditions of the legal relationship and disputes resolved through this form of ADR. In order to implement the project, the content of the work will contain a list of functions performed by the mediator during mediation as ‘the environment for performing the role’ (which is not closed due to the dynamics of interaction in the negotiations). Their character and content determine the nature of the social and professional role of mediators in the Polish legal order, it also allows us to illustrate in detail the key issues for reflection on the professional role, including, for example, legal liability and conflict of roles. Mediation functions are diversified in terms of the frequency of their implementation depending, among other things, on the strategy of conducting mediation, the specificity of the dispute and the legal regulation of mediation. The discussion of the last of the indicated differentiating factors (i.e. the impact of universally binding law) will be reflected in the content of the paper.
Modelación he-ras en la parte baja de la subcuenca río frío Cundinamarca
Authors: TORRES QUINTERO JESÚS ERNESTO , TORRES QUINTANA MARÍA FERNANDA , RINCÓN RODRÍGUEZ GINA JULIANA
Published: May 2019

El proyecto de investigación se está realizando por estudiantes de ingeniería civil, especialización de Gerencia Ambiental de la Universidad Libre y Especialización Recursos Hídricos Universidad Católica de Colombia, hace parte del Proyecto de Investigación en Gestión del Recursos Hídrico en la Subcuenca del río Frío del Grupo de Investigación TECNOAMBIENTAL. La metodología desarrollada se basa en la recolección de información, análisis estadístico de los datos de precipitación, temperatura, caudales en la Subcuenca. Los resultados que se presentaran en esta etapa del proyecto, son el plano de Isoyetas, polígonos de Thiessen, curva de duración de caudales, caudales máximos con diferentes periodos de retorno 10, 25, 50 y 100 años analizados por los programas HYFA y SMADA, y análisis de niveles de inundación utilizando el modelo HEC – RAS, presentación de obras hidráulicas diseñadas y construidas y posterior estudio de probabilidad de inundación.
Play as a Source of Psychological Well-Being for Hospitalized Children: Study Review
Authors: Ullan Ana M , Belver Manuel H
Published: May 2019

This work contains a narrative review of the effects of different types of play in the well-being of hospitalized children. For this purpose, the literature highlighting the evidence that supports the use of different types of play to improve children's hospitalization experience was analyzed. These types of play are medical games, playing with dolls, puppets, or marionettes, playing with pets, and digital or video-games. All of them can improve children's experience of hospitalization. Despite everything, children can play a lot of things in the hospital, and recreational resources make important contributions to hospitalized children's well-being. Play is children's right, also in the hospital, and is a particularly important resource to improve the care that pediatric patients receive in health institutions.
Métodos Móveis no Contexto do Paradigma das Novas Mobilidades
Authors: Lima Manolita Correia , Silva Claudia Cristiane dos Santos , Torini Danilo Martins
Published: May 2019

Refletir-se-á sobre a proposta de renovação dos recursos metodológicos requeridos pela investigação de temas relacionados às “novas mobilidades”. A literatura dedicada à compreensão dos impactos decorrentes das referidas mobilidades tem argumentado a necessidade de se repensar os recursos metodológicos explorados e a importância de formular alternativas metodológicas àquelas recorrentemente exploradas. Levando em conta que os autores deste texto integram um grupo de pesquisa dedicado à investigação da mobilidade acadêmica internacional e a prática da pesquisa apontar para as limitações dos recursos metodológicos tradicionalmente explorados, resolveram consolidar as contribuições que a literatura internacional tem oferecido nesse campo e socializar com os interessados. O texto será dividido em duas partes: enquanto a primeira aprofunda o paradigma das novas mobilidades formulado pelos pesquisadores do Centre for Mobilities Research (Lancaster University); a segunda discute o que os estudiosos do campo vêm nomeando de “métodos móveis”. Levando em consideração que as possibilidades de uso dos métodos móveis são tão amplas e diversificadas quanto o campo aberto pelo “paradigma das novas mobilidades”, o texto será ilustrado com exemplos extraídos de pesquisas sobre a mobilidade acadêmica internacional, com foco na discussão de técnicas que fazem uso intensivo de tecnologia da informação e de dispositivos móveis, sem desconsiderar as questões éticas.
Determining elementary teacher candidates cognitive structure on the concept of "disabled people" through the drawing technique
Authors: Celik Kayapinar Fatma , Savas Behsat
Published: May 2019

Currently, around 10% of the world's population, or roughly 650 million people, live with a disability. According to the results of the in Turkey 2011 Population and Housing Survey, the proportion of the population with at least one disability is 6.9%. The aim of the study is to investigate primary teacher candidates cognitive structures related to "disabled people" through the drawing technique. The data were collected from 89 teacher candidates participated in this study in the 2018-2019 academic year in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. Each student was asked to draw a picture about disabled people. The students were encouraged if they want to write their own interpretation of the drawing in a couple of sentences. Of the drawings, 89 were subjected to the content analysis. Half of the drawings are multicoloured and black is second. Most of the teacher candidates (88%) handed wheelchairs to people with disabilities.
Keywords: Disabled people, drawing technique, teacher candidate.
Comparing the attitudes of students of faculty of divinity and faculty of education towards the physical activity
Authors: Savas Behsat , Celik Kayapinar Fatma
Published: May 2019

The aim of this research is to compare the attitudes of the students of the Faculty of Divinity and Faculty of Education towards physical activity. The sample of the research, with survey research design, consists of 360 students who are in preparatory and undergraduate education in the autumn semester of 2018â€“2019 in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in Turkey. In the faculty of divinity, women were n = 130, 65.7% and men were n = 68, 34.3%. In the faculty of education, women were n = 128, 79% and men were n = 34, 21%. An independent t-test was used to compare the mean scores. From the results, it was understood that the attitudes of the faculty of divinity students towards physical activity were more positive than the students of the faculty of education. No significant difference was observed in intra-group comparisons of attitudes towards physical activity.

Keywords: Faculty of divinity, faculty of education, attitude, physical activity.
An analysis of sexist language in interpersonal relations - A study on linguistic communication in higher education
Authors: Carrillo Victoria del Rocio Gomez , Rodriguez Esther Mena , Jimenez Miguel Angel Fernandez
Published: May 2019

This project aims to analyse the perceptions of university students about the use of language, as its correct use constitutes an important element for the development of gender equality. We question the idea that in university teaching, language is free of sexism and claim that this sexism is more evident in some branches of knowledge than in others. To this end, we will analyse the degree of importance attributed to language across different branches of knowledge and the identification of sexist expressions in daily use. The methodology used is based on a survey and interview. Different groups belonging to different degree courses of the academic communities of the Universities of Malaga and Seville participated in the research. Following this analysis, we reflect on the language use prevailing in the university environment since it constitutes a central space of action for its educational and socializing mission.

Keywords: Sexist language, discrimination, students, university, communication and education.