bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Health Service Utilization and Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure Among Insured and Uninsured: A Comparative Study in Baglung District, Nepal
Authors: Bhatt Laxman Datt , Dhami Shankar Singh
Published: September 2019

Background

Nepal's Interim Constitution of 2007 addresses health as a fundamental right, stating that every citizen has the right to basic health services free of cost. Government of Nepal formed a Social Health Security Development Committee as a legal framework to start implementing a social health security scheme after the National Health Insurance Policy came out in 2013. The program has aimed to increase the access of health services to the poor and the marginalized, and people in hard to reach areas of the country, though challenges remain with financing. Several aspects should be considered in design, learning from earlier community-based health insurance schemes that suffered from low enrollment and retention of members as well as from a pro-rich bias.Method

A community based cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in Baglung district of Nepal to find out and compare the health service utilization and direct out-of-pocket health care expenditure among the 225 insured and 225 uninsured households under the national health insurance program of Nepal. Insured households were randomly chosen from study area and uninsured households were selected by using neighborhood method.Result

The study focused that insurance status was strongly associated with heath service utilization with odds ratio 1.774 (95% CI = 1.127-2.791, P = 0.013). The study also depicts that insurance status was major determinants of out of pocket health expenditure. The median out-of-pocket health expenditure among insured households Nepalese Rupees 200 while among uninsured was 1225, which was statistically significant (p = <0.001 MW-U test). Among uninsured group, non-dalit were 2.846 times more likely to utilize health services compared to the dalit (p = 0.003) but it was not significant (p = 0.47) among insured group.Conclusion

Nepal’s Health Insurance Board is responsible for purchasing the quality health care service and make available at possible nearest point of its member. Our study reveals that Occupation, perceived health status, wealth status played significant role with health service utilization among uninsured group while it was not significant among insured group. Among both insured and uninsured group none of the study variables were found significant with out-of-pocket health expenditure.
Microarray expression profile and bioinformatic analyses of circular RNA in human esophageal carcinoma
Authors: Chen Xiaohua , Wang Liping , Cai Sina , Zhang Xiaona , Li Wenhui , Liang Henglun
Published: September 2019

Background : Recent studies indicate that noncoding circular RNAs (circRNAs) are involved in the development of esophageal carcinoma. This study aimed to identify circRNAs that are differentially expressed in esophageal carcinoma (EC), which may provide potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for EC and improve the understanding of its tumorigenesis mechanism. Methods : Ten samples of esophageal carcinoma tissues were sent for circRNA microarray detection. Then the data was subjected to bioimformatic analysis (including circRNA-microRNA (miRNA) coexpression network, Spearman’s correlation test and cancer-related circRNA-miRNA axis analyses). The gene expressions of key circRNAs were detected by real-time- PCR. Results: A total of 102 upregulated and 67 significantly downregulated circRNAs were identified in EC tumors compared to adjacent normal tissue by microarray analysis. One upregulated circRNA (hsa_circRNA_401955) showed the most correlation and was thus regarded as the hub gene by the Spearman correlation test. KEGG pathway enrichment analyses showed that four primary pathways (mRNA surveillance, cytoskeletn actin regulation, spliceosome and the NOD-like receptor signaling pathway) were predicted in the five connected miRNA response elements (MREs) of hub circRNA’ s. Furthermore, cancer-related circRNA-miRNA axis analyses revealed that hsa_circRNA_100375 and its four connected MREs contributed to a cancer-related pathway. The expressions of hsa_circRNA_100375 and hsa_circRNA_401955 were increased significantly in the tumor tissues according to q-PCR. Conclusion: CircRNA dysregulation was involved in the tumorigenesis of EC. The key circRNAs of hsa_circRNA_401955 and hsa_circRNA_100375 may serve as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for EC.
Magmatic carbon outgassing and uptake of CO2 by alkaline waters
Authors: Edmonds Marie , Tutolo Benjamin , Iacovino Kayla , Moussallam Yves
Published: September 2019

Much of Earth's carbon resides in the “deep” realms of our planet: sediments, crust, mantle, and core. The interaction of these deep reservoirs of carbon with the surface reservoir (atmosphere and oceans) leads to a habitable surface environment, with an equitable atmospheric composition and comfortable range in temperature that together have allowed life to proliferate. The Earth in Five Reactions project (part of the Deep Carbon Observatory program) identified the most important carbon-bearing reactions of our planet, defined as those which perhaps make our planet unique among those in our Solar System, to highlight and review how the deep and surface carbon cycles connect. Here we review the important reactions that control the concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere: outgassing from magmas during volcanic eruptions and during magmatic activity; and uptake of CO2 by alkaline surface waters. We describe the state of our knowledge about these reactions and their controls, the extent to which we understand the mass budgets of carbon that are mediated by these reactions, and finally, the implications of these reactions for understanding present-day climate change that is driven by anthropogenic emission of CO2.
Celestine discovered in Hawaiian basalts
Authors: Garcia Michael O. , Hellebrand Eric
Published: September 2019

We report here the first occurrence of celestine (SrSO4) in recent oceanic basalts. Celestine was found in moderately altered accidental volcanic blocks from Ka‘ula Island, a rejuvenated tuff cone in the northern Hawaiian Islands. This occurrence is novel not only for the presence of celestine but also for the absence of barite, the sulfate mineral most commonly found in oceanic hydrothermal deposits. Celestine was found lining vesicles and partially fillings voids within the matrix of several high Sr (2200–6400 ppm) Ka‘ula basalts. High-quality wavelength-dispersive microprobe analyses of celestine are reported here for near end-member celestine (>90%). The Ka‘ula celestine deposits are compositionally heterogeneous with large variations in Ba content (0.9–7.5 wt%) within single mineral aggregates. The most likely source of the Sr for celestine in the Ka‘ula basalts was the host basalt, which contains ~1200 ppm. This is about 10 times higher than normally found in mid-ocean ridge basalts and 4 times greater than commonly observed in Hawaiian basalts. Hydrothermal alteration by S-bearing fluids related to the eruption that transported these accidentally fragments probably mobilized Sr in the blocks. These S-rich solutions later precipitated celestine during or following the eruption. We were unable to confirm the origin for the Sr via Sr isotope measures because the Ka‘ula celestine was too fine grained, friable, and widely dispersed to be concentrated for Sr isotope analyses. Future studies of basalts from active volcanoes on oceanic islands, especially for basalts with elevated Sr contents (>1000 ppm), should be aware of the possible presence of celestine in moderately altered lavas.
Construction of Recombinant Producers of Enzyme Preparations for Fodder Production by Means of Expression System Based on Penicillium verruculosum Fungus
Authors: Korotkova O.G. , Rubtsova E.A. , Sinitsyna О.А. , Kondrat'eva E.G. , Sereda A.S. , Zorov I.N. , Rojkova A.M.
Published: September 2019

Using the expression system based on the recipient strain Penicillium verruculosum 537 (ΔniaD) and promoter of the cellobiohydrolase 1 gene, producing strains were created. That made it possible to obtain new enzyme preparations (EP) for feed production, which are characterized by a high content of exodepolymerases (endo-β-l,4-glucanases and endo-β-l,4-xylanase), degrading non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) of grain cereals used in feed. The content of the endodepolymerases in new EP was 44-68% of the total protein content (compared with 15% in the case of the recipient strain), the content of exodepolymerases (cellobiohydrolases) fell to 8-26% compared to 60% in the case of the EP, obtained using recipient strain. New EP had high specific activity of endodepolymerases, which is 1.8-4.6 times higher than for the EP obtained with the recipient strain; the specific activity of exodepolymerases decreased in 2,0-3,7 times. New EP showed endoglucanase and xylanase activity in a wide range of pH and temperature, including the physiological value of these parameters (pH 3 and 7 and Г=37-38 °C); characterized by a high stability of endodepolymerases under the influence of digestive proteases (pepsin and trypsin), as well as the stability of ndodepolymerases under granulation conditions of animal feed (80 °C). The xylanase of the new EP was not inhibited by the inhibitors of cereal proteins. An experimental batch of new EP was manufactured by the enzyme-producing plant "Agroferment" and tested in broiler and pig feeding. The input of new commercial EP into broiler diets has had a positive impact on the safety of chickens, increasing their live weight and reducing feed cost. The supplementation of commercial EP into pig ration also led to positive results during feeding, contributed to the increase in the average daily growth of pig biomass, reduced feed consumption, protein and metabolic energy per unit of live weight gain, improved digestibility and assimilability of feed nutrients, especially of raw fiber and NSP.

Feed enzyme preparation, xylanase, endoglucanase, non-starch polysaccharides, Penicillium verruculosum

Funding-The work was done with the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (State Task 0104-2019-0009).
Principle of Express Selection of Leading Producing Clones of Monoclonal Antibodies in the Development of Stable CHO-Based Cell Lines
Authors: Pavelko V.I. , Kirik I.A. , Bade V.N. , Malygina T.O. , Khamitov R.A. , Piskunov A.A.
Published: September 2019

Growth and productive characteristics of monoclonal cell lines based on CHO cells and producing a therapeutic protein have been monitored using the robot Ambr Tap Biosystems, which permitted to identify the leading line. Twenty four clones producing a recombinant monoclonal antibody were studied under the close to industrial conditions in a fed-batch culturing mode. The ambr®15 cell culture workstation controls 24 disposable mini bioreactors, and offers parallel processing and evaluation of multiple (24) experiments in an automated bench-top system. The volumetric productivity of 24 clones determined by ELISA was 120-450 mg /L. A protocol was shown to select a leader among producing clones for further research.

producing clones, mini bioreactor; Ambr Tap Biosystems, fed-batch, monoclonal antibodies, CHO cell culture
Weryfikacja planu leczenia, zaawansowane metody obrazowania - perspektywy. Na podstawie prezentacji ustnych podczas konferencji ESTRO 37 w Barcelonie.
Authors: Bukowicz Emilia
Published: September 2019

Celem pracy jest przedstawienie najważniejszych aspektów metody wyboru planu leczenia w codziennej praktyce klinicznej oraz zaawansowanych metod obrazowania na podstawie doniesień z konferencji ESTRO 37 w Barcelonie.
N-doped three-dimensional carbon foam as binder-free electrode for organic pollutants removal by electro-Fenton in neutral medium
Authors: Zhao Jujiao , Quan Xie , Chen Shuo , Yu Hongtao
Published: September 2019

Electro-Fenton in neutral medium has attracted more and more attention since it can relieve the costs of H2O2 storage and pH adjustment, which are the major disadvantages limiting the practical applications of Fenton reaction. The electrode with good performance for electrochemical H2O2 production from O2 in neutral medium is of great importance in electro-Fenton. Herein, the N-doped three-dimensional carbon foam (NCF) electrode was obtained by using melamine foam as precursor. The nitrogen functional groups and graphitization degree could be tailored by adjusting the carbonization temperature. NCF1000, the sample carbonized at 1,000 °C, presents the H2O2 selectivity of 81.9%, which is the highest among those of other NCFs. The H2O2 concentration in neutral medium on NCF1000 achieved 0.87 mmol L−1 at −0.6 V, which is 1.8, 2 and 2.6 times as much as those on graphite, carbon cloth and carbon felt. Using as cathode in electro-Fenton, NCF1000 exhibits the kinetic rate of 0.062 min−1 for phenol degradation, which is 4.1 times larger than that on graphite electrode. As well, the performance of NCF1000 shows no visible attenuation after ten times phenol removal experiments, demonstrating its good reusability. These results indicate the potential of NCF as a promising alternative for commercial carbon-based electrode in electro-Fenton.
Road deposited sediment: implications for the performance of filter drains servicing strategic trunk roads
Authors: Mitchell Ged , Oduyemi Kehinde , Akunna Joseph
Published: September 2019

This study investigates the contribution of road deposited sediment (RDS) to clogging and the operational lifecycle of highway filter drains (HFDs). RDS samples were collected from nine Scottish trunk roads and fractionated into grain size classes to determine their particle size distributions (PSDs). Results show that RDS PSDs, and the percentage of each grain size fraction, are highly variable. However, despite being collected from different trunk roads, PSD trends are similar, with individual RDS particles ranging in size from <63 μm to >10,000 μm. Medium sand, coarse sand, fine gravel and medium gravel make up 84.1% of the total particle mass concentration, with particles >1,000 μm mostly mineral or asphalt. The study also reveals that the dynamic nature of a trunk road catchment dictates that grading envelopes are essentially instantaneous values. These findings indicate that large particles from the road surface contribute to clogging and have the potential to reduce the operational lifecycle of HFDs. The study also demonstrated that assuming a single RDS PSD profile for filter drain asset management purposes is unlikely to be representative of a trunk road catchment profile.
Copper Concentrations in Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Jouybari Leila , Kiani Faezeh , Islami Farhad , Sanagoo Akram , Sayehmiri Fatemeh , Hosnedlova Bozena , Doşa Monica Daniela , Kizek Rene , Chirumbolo Salvatore , Bjørklund Geir
Published: September 2019

Breast cancer is the most common neoplasm, comprising 16% of all women's cancers worldwide. Research of Copper (Cu) concentrations in various body specimens have suggested an association between Cu levels and breast cancer risks. This systematic review and meta-analysis summarize the results of published studies and examine this association. We searched the databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar and the reference lists of relevant publications. The Standardized Mean Differences (SMDs) between Cu levels in cancer cases and controls and corresponding Confidence Intervals (CIs), as well as I2 statistics, were calculated to examine heterogeneity. Following the specimens used in the original studies, the Cu concentrations were examined in three subgroups: serum or plasma, breast tissue, and scalp hair. We identified 1711 relevant studies published from 1984 to 2017. There was no statistically significant difference between breast cancer cases and controls for Cu levels assayed in any studied specimen; the SMD (95% CI) was -0.01 (-1.06 - 1.03; P = 0.98) for blood or serum, 0.51 (-0.70 - 1.73; P = 0.41) for breast tissue, and -0.88 (-3.42 - 1.65; P = 0.50) for hair samples. However, the heterogeneity between studies was very high (P < 0.001) in all subgroups. We did not find evidence for publication bias (P = 0.91). The results of this meta-analysis do not support an association between Cu levels and breast cancer. However, due to high heterogeneity in the results of original studies, this conclusion needs to be confirmed by well-designed prospective studies.
Dose HLA-B5, 7, 8, 27, and 51 Antigens Associated to Behcet's disease? A Study in Southwestern Iran
Authors: Rajaei Elham , Jalali Mohammad T. , Pezeshki Seyed M. Sadegh , Rezaeeyan Hadi , Maniati Mahmood , Elyasi Milad , Zayeri Zeinab D.
Published: September 2019

Background:

Behcet's disease is a potentially life threatening autoimmune disease with
recurrent ulcers and unknown pathogenesis. Gender and human leukocyte antigen-B51 seem to
have an effective role in the clinical features of the disease.

Objective:

The aim of this study is to evaluate the frequency of HLA-B5, 7, 8, 27 and 51 in behçet's
disease in southwestern Iranian patients who visited the rheumatology clinic and to find the association
between these HLA types and the disease.

Methods:

63 patients with behcet's disease participated in this study and peripheral blood samples
were collected from them. The expression of each HLA antigen was evaluated by standard lymphocytotoxicity
technique.

Results:

Compared to other studied antigens, the expression of HLA-B5 and HLA-B51 was more
prevalent among our patients. According to the results, 25% and 21% of patients were positive for
HLA-B5 and HLA-B51, respectively.

Conclusions:

HLA-B5 and HLA-B51 are dominant positive HLA antigens among behcet's disease
patients in the southwest of Iran; however, we cannot conclude that these antigens are valuable diagnostic
or prognostic biomarkers due to our study limitations. We suggest studying the association
between HLA-B antigens and inflammation severity in patients to determine the possible prognostic
value of HLA-B antigens in Iranian population in the southwest and this region needs more
studies in HLA subject among BD patients because of the frequency of BD to evaluate the value of
HLA typing in BD prognosis.
Efficacy and Safety Curcuma zadoaria L. to Inactivate the Hydatid Cyst Protoscoleces
Authors: Mahmoudvand Hossein , Pakravanan Mahbobeh , Kheirandish Farnaz , Jahanbakhsh Sareh , Sepahvand Maryam , Niazi Massumeh , Rouientan Abdolreza , Aflatoonian Mohammad R.
Published: September 2019

Background:

The present work aimed to evaluate the chemical composition of Curcuma
zadoaria essential oil and to investigate its efficacy and safety against hydatid cyst protoscoleces.

Methods:

Collected protoscoleces from liver fertile hydatid cysts of infected sheep were exposed to
different concentrations of the essential oil (75, 150, 300 μl/mL) for 5-30 min in vitro and ex vivo.
Then, by using the eosin exclusion assay, the viability of protoscoleces was studied. In the next
step, 24 male NMRI mice were examined to assess the toxicity of C. zadoaria essential oil by measuring
the biochemical and hematological parameters.

Results:

Based on the obtained results, the LD50 value of intraperitoneal injection of the C. zadoaria
essential oil was 1.76 mL/kg of body weight and the maximum non-fatal dose was 0.96 mL/kg of
body weight. C. zadoaria essential oil had a strong proto scolicidal activity in vitro so that at the
300 and 150 μl/ml entirely eliminates the parasite after 5 and 10 minutes; whereas, weak proto
scolicidal activity was observed at lower doses. Ex vivo assay, no similar effect with in vitro was
observed, therefore, more time is required to show a potent proto scolicidal activity. C. zadoaria
essential oil at the concentrations of 300 and 150 μl/mL after an exposure time of 7 and 12 min,
killed 100% of protoscoleces within the hydatid cyst, respectively. After intraperitoneal injection of
the C. zadoaria essential oil for 2 weeks, no significant difference (p > 0.05) was observed in the
clinical chemistry and hematologic parameters at the doses of 0.15, 0.3, 0.6 mL/kg.

Conclusion:

The obtained results in vitro and ex vivo exhibited that C. zadoaria essential oil had a
favorable proto scolicidal activity on hydatid cyst protoscoleces. However, more supplementary
works are required to verify these findings by assessing clinical subjects.
Study of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) Sengon to Concrete Joint Using Two-Dimensional Numerical Simulation
Authors: Wusqo Urwatul , Awaludin Ali , Setiawan Angga Fajar , Irawati Inggar Septhia
Published: September 2019

The connection system is a critical part of Timber – Concrete Composite (TCC) floor structures. The behaviour of the connection needs to be known to predict the behaviour of composite structure accurately. Screws are one kind of connector that mostly used in the composite structure due to its installation ease and high withdrawal strength. This study carried out a two-dimensional numerical simulation to examine the behaviour of LVL Sengon-concrete joint using OpenSees software. The lag screw used to connect LVL Sengon and concrete. In this simulation, the screw was assumed as a beam with hinges element that supported by a set of springs representing the strength of LVL Sengon and concrete. Some input parameters for this simulation were obtained from the material test and previous research. The effect of secondary axial force was considered into the load-displacement curve resulted from the numerical simulation.  This study performed several simulations towards the variation of the screw diameter, penetration depth, and concrete compressive strength. The capacity of the connections resulted from the numerical simulation were overestimates the manual calculation using EYM theory and NDS 2018 equations. The capacity of the connection increased about 146% to 284% due to the addition of secondary axial forces. In addition, this simulation can adequately predict the shear force, bending moment, and deformation of the screw. There is a plastic hinge formed in the screw after the screw being deformed a quite large.  It shows the same yield mode with the manual calculation using EYM theory and NDS 2018 equations. This simulation also can show the contribution of each spring elements to resist the load until its ultimate strength.
Correcting Radar Rainfall Estimates Based on Ground Elevation Function
Authors: Hambali Roby , Legono Djoko , Jayadi Rachmad
Published: September 2019

X-band radar gives several advantages for quantitative rainfall estimation, involving higher spatial and temporal resolution, also the ability to reduce attenuation effects and hardware calibration errors. However, the estimates error due to attenuation in heavy rainfall condition cannot be avoided. In the mountainous region, the impact of topography is considered to contribute to radar rainfall estimates error. To have more reliable estimated radar rainfall to be used in various applications, a rainfall estimates correction needs to be applied. This paper discusses evaluation and correction techniques for radar rainfall estimates based on ground elevation function. The G/R ratio is used as a primary method in the correction process. The novel approach proposed in this study is the use of correction factor derived from the relationship between Log (G/R) parameter and elevation difference between radar and rain gauge stations. A total of 4590 pairs of rainfall data from X-band MP radar and 15 rain gauge stations in the Mt. Merapi region were used in evaluation and correction process. The results show the correction method based on the elevation function is relatively good in correcting radar rainfall depth with values of Log (G/R) decreased up to 81.1%, particularly for light rainfall (≤ 20 mm/hour) condition. Also, the method is simple to apply in a real-time system.
Venöz Ayak Ülser Tedavisinde Güncel Yaklaşımlar
Authors: ASGARPOUR Hossein
Published: September 2019

Venöz
ayak ülseri alt ekstremite ülserlerin etiyolojisinde en yaygın görülen, açık
bir lezyon şeklinde 4 hafta süresince iyileşmeyen ve diz ile ayak bileği
arasında gelişen ülserdir. Tüm yaşlar için görülme oranı %1, 65 yaşı üstü
kişilerde %3-5 arasındadır. Yaranın tedavisindeki amaç ödemi azaltmak, yara
iyileşmesini sağlamak ve tekrarlamasını önlemektir. Yaranın tedavisinden önce;
yaranın ilk oluştuğu zaman, yaranın çapı, yeri, sayısı, yatağındaki doku tipi,
eksuda türü ve miktarı, yara kenarları ve çevresi cilt durumu, yaranın evresi,
ayak bileği kol basıncı indeksi ve ayak lenfödem durumunun değerlendirilmesi gerekir.
Venöz ülser tedavisinde ayak elevasyonu, yüksek basınçlı kompresyonlar,
pansuman, pentoksifilin, mikronize arıtılmış flavanoid fraksiyonu, topikal
işlenmemiş petrol yağı, kalsiyum dobesilat ve aspirin kullanımı önerilmektedir.
Sitokin büyüme faktörlerin kullanımı, sklerotherapi ile birlikte kompresyona
yönelik çalışmalar mevcuttur. Vakum yardımlı kapama ile hiperbarik oksijen
tedavi kombinasyonu için kanıtlar yetersizdir. Yara debridmanı
için cerrahi ve mekanik yöntemler önerilmektedir. Altı aydan fazla
diğer tedavilere dirençli ve yara çapı  > 10 cm² olan ülserlerde pinch
ya da mesh greftler kullanılabilir. Tedavi sürecinde aktif planter
fleksiyona direnç ve topuk kaldırma egzersizleri, protein ve sıvı ihtiyacının
izlenimi, elektrolit ve albümin değerlerinin takibi, düzenli ayak bakımı için
hasta-aile eğitimi ve psikososyal destek önem taşımaktadır.
Farklı Yaşlandırma İşlemlerinin Bir Seromerin Yüzey Özelliklerine Etkisinin Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: YAY KUŞÇU Hayriye Yasemin , KÜRKÇÜOĞLU İşın
Published: September 2019

Özet: Amaç: Seromerler, seramik kullanımında çeşitli kısıtlamaların bulunduğu vakalarda, özellikle parafonksiyonel alışkanlığa sahip veya periodontal destek dokuları yetersiz bireylerde gerilim kırıcı özellikleri nedeni ile iyi bir alternatiftirler. Klinik kullanımda dental materyallerle ilgili önemli kriterlerden biri de yüzey özellikleridir ancak, belirli sürelerde ağız ortamında kullanım sonucunda yüzey özellikleri değişebilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı Co-Cr metal alt yapı üzerine uygulanmış bir seromer materyalin farklı yaşlandırma işlemleri sonrası in vitro olarak yüzey pürüzlülüğünü değerlendirmektir.   Gereç ve Yöntem: Disk şeklindeki Co-Cr alt yapılar üzerine (10x2 mm), bir seromer materyal olan Ceramage (Shofu, Japonya) 6 mm çapında ve 2 mm yüksekliğinde olacak şekilde yerleştirilerek polimerize edilmiştir (n=36). Distile suda bekletme, termal siklus ve fırçalama simulatörü uygulamalarına tabi tutulan örneklerin ortalama yüzey pürüzlülüğü değerleri bir profilometre cihazı ile ölçülmüştür. Yaşlandırma işlemleri sonrası örneklerin yüzeyleri taramalı elektron mikroskobu ile incelenmiştir. Verilerin istatistiksel analizi, tekrarlanan ölçümlü varyans analizi kullanılarak yapılmıştır.   Bulgular: Örneklerin yaşlandırma işlemleri öncesi ve sonrası ortalama Ra değerleri sırasıyla distile suda bekletme için (0,34 µm±0,06; 0,36 µm±0,01), termal siklus uygulaması için (0,26 µm±0,02; 0,29 µm±0,02), ve fırçalama uygulaması için (0,28 µm±0,09; 0,44 µm±0,09) olarak ölçülmüştür. Başlangıç yüzey pürüzlülüğü değerleri ile kıyaslandığında örneklerin ortalama yüzey pürüzlülüğü değerlerindeki artışın en fazla fırçalama simulasyonu sonrası olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0,05).   Sonuç: Bu in vitro çalışmanın sınırları dahilinde fırçalama simulasyonunun bir seromer materyal olan Ceramage’ın yüzey pürüzlülüğünde diğer yaşlandırma işlemleriyle karşılaştırıldığında önemli bir artışa yol açtığı sonucuna varılmıştır.
Artık Co-Cr Alaşım Kullanımının Döküm Restorasyonlarının Korozyon Dirençleri Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: TUNA Süleyman Hakan , PEKKAN Gürel
Published: September 2019

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Co-Cr alaşımlarının kayıp mum
tekniği ile dökümünde,  %50 artık alaşım
(çupa) ilave edilmesi veya dökümde tamamen artık alaşımın kullanılması ile elde
edilen örneklerin korozyon direncini değerlendirmekti.

Materyal-Metot: Dört farklı ticari Co-Cr alaşımından; %100 yeni
(I. Grup), %50 yeni+% 50 artık (II. Grup) ve %100 artık (III. Grup) formu
kullanılarak kayıp mum döküm yöntemi ile disk (5 mm çapta, 3 mm kalınlıkta) şeklinde
60 adet örnek hazırlandı. Elektrokimyasal
testler, 25 ml Fusayama-Meyer yapay tükürük solüsyonu içerisinde, üç hücreli düzenekte yapıldı. Elektrolizden sonra, örneklerin
polisajlı düz yüzeylerinden, elektrokimyasal empedans spektroskopi (EES) ölçümü
yapılarak R ohm değerleri belirlendi. Daha sonra örneklere -1,2 V’tan
başlayarak +1,6 V’a kadar 2 mVs-1 tarama hızında potansiyel
uygulandı. Örnek yüzeylerinden salınan iyon miktarı indüktif eşleşmiş plazma
kütle spektrometresi (ICP-MS) kullanılarak ppm olarak
belirlendi. Bulgular istatistiksel olarak analiz edildi. Herbir gruptan yüzeyi
asitlenen örneklerin taramalı elektron mikroskobu (SEM) görüntüleri incelendi.

Bulgular:
Salınan iyon miktarı bakımından I. ve III. örnek grupları arasındaki
farklar istatistiksel olarak önemli bulundu (P<0,01). Örneklerin I., II. ve III. grup R ohm değerlerinin I.
gruptan III. gruba doğru azaldığı görüldü. Ancak döküm örneklerinin
ortalamaları arasındaki farklar istatistiksel olarak önemli bulunmadı ( P=0,325). SEM görüntülerine göre I. ve II.
gruplar arasında belirgin farklılık görülmezken, III. grup örneklerin
yüzeylerinde homojen örgü yapısının değişmeye başladığı belirlendi.

Sonuç: Bu çalışmaya göre; Co-Cr alaşım örneklerine %50 artık alaşım
ilave edilmesi, örneklerin korozyon direncini önemli miktarda değiştirmemiştir.
Ancak örneklerin, tamamen artık alaşımdan hazırlanması, korozyon direncini
düşürmüştür. Bu nedenle, yeni alaşım ilavesi yapılmaksızın, önceden eritilmiş Co-Cr
artık alaşımının tekrar dökülerek kullanılması tavsiye edilmez.
Communicating science: lessons from a Twitterstorm
Authors: Little Hannah
Published: September 2019

In early August 2019, the U.S.A. saw 2 significant mass shootings in just 48 hours. On Twitter, Neil deGrasse Tyson responded with a tweet to his millions of followers. He outlined the number of deaths in 48 hours from other causes, and seemed to disparage the human tendency to respond emotionally “more to spectacle than to data”. The tweet resulted in an uproar. This “twitterstorm” might provide important lessons for practicing science communicators. The first lesson outlined in this letter is about the use of analogy in science communication, and the second is about how emotion is addressed in science communication.
COMPATABILITY BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND ISLAMIC LAW OR WAR (JIHAD)
Authors: Bakhsh Faiz
Published: September 2019

This study investigates the matter of the compatibility between International Humanitarian Law and Islamic concept of Jihad. The proponents of the theory of the acceptability of International Humanitarian Law in an Islamic context have been presenting the similarities between International Humanitarian Law and Islam. The opponents have been trying to point out the differences between International Humanitarian Law and Islam, especially on the violent concept of Jihad. This study looks at the theories of the existence or non-existence of a fundamental conflict between International Humanitarian Law and Islam by analysing the views of different schools of thoughts and rules of International Humanitarian Law in the context of Islamic Law of War (Jihad). The lack of the availability of a satisfactory study on the matter provides justification for the present study that aims to address the gap by making an important contribution to the knowledge in this area.

The data for this study has been collected by using both primary and secondary sources of data collection. The primary data has been collected through this study. The available literature on the same topic has been collected as secondary data through libraries, books, journals, articles and using the internet sources. The analyses of the data lead us to the point where the relationship between International Humanitarian Law and Islam becomes clear and an assessment is made about the compatibility of International Humanitarian Law with Islam, on the Islamic concept of Jihad, that rejects the existence of a fundamental conflict between International Humanitarian Law and Islam.
SOCIAL ENGINEERING THROUGH EDUCATION LAW A comparative analysis of cultural policies between the Dutch and Indonesian central Government
Authors: Dhuhri Saifuddin
Published: September 2019

Studies on art education and culture are a continuing concern within academicians and politicians. Although extensive research has been carried out on the fields, few studies exist, which concern about the use of art education for cultural hegemony. This study concerns about Acehnese culture and identity. During the time of colonisation, imperialist scholar; Snouck Hurgronje had used cultural resources as the instrument to instil false cultural identity for the interest to take control over Aceh. Stepping on the Dutch’s colonialising policies, the central government of Indonesia has, as argued, used art curriculum as a hegemonic media for similar interests. This article discusses the case of art education in Acehnese by analysing the content of the text books recommended by the central government. This work is to demonstrate the representation of Acehnese cultural identity in the “Art and Culture” curriculum of schools in Aceh. I employ Freire, Hall, Apple, and Giroux thoughts to formulate the framework of this article. The aim of this paper is to understand the mechanism of the art curriculum used to nationalise local people and to uncover the scheme of cultural hegemony in Acehnese schools, Indonesia. This work significantly contributes toward understanding the relation between cultural hegemony and education
A COMPETITIVIDADE BRASILEIRA RECENTE NO MERCADO EXTERNO
Authors: Schettini Daniela , Gumiero Camila
Published: September 2019

No atual cenário brasileiro de estagnação econômica, pós o ciclo de crescimento econômico observado durante a década de 2000, a competitividade externa e a produtividade das atividades econômicas voltam ao debate econômico como um importante fator para a construção de sólido crescimento econômico de longo prazo. O artigo compara o Brasil com seus principais competidores no mercado internacional, analisando os fatores estruturais que sustentam a competitividade de um país, como infraestrutura, educação, saúde, tecnologia e o próprio ambiente de negócios. Os resultados mostram que para o Brasil avançar na competitividade, especialmente em relação aos seus concorrentes diretos, precisa melhorar sua infraestrutura logística e a educação de sua população.
FEAR OF CRIME, VIOLENCE AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROBABILITY OF SCHOOL FAILURE IN BRAZIL
Authors: Plassa Wander , Da Cunha Marina Silva
Published: September 2019

The purpose of this article is to study the school failure considering the geographical, socioeconomic, family characteristics and especially the fear of crime and violence between adolescents and young people. For that, are used data from the National Household Sample Survey - Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra e Domicílios (PNAD) - of 2009 and the econometric probit model to obtain the probability of school failure. We confirmed that the mother's education is configured among the most important determinants for the individual’s school failure. Furthermore, the higher failure probabilities fall on individuals from families with lower wealth. Moreover, results also evidence that those with fear in their own neighborhoods or were victimized possess higher probabilities of school failure, wherein the effects of physical assault would be greater, especially on women and the most vulnerable socioeconomically.
Eficiência Técnica dos Serviços de água e esgoto no Brasil por tipo de atuação e gestão
Authors: Da Cruz Felipe Ponciano da , Seroa da Motta Ronaldo , Marinho Alexandre
Published: September 2019

O trabalho analisa a eficiência técnica do setor de saneamento no Brasil considerando diferentes áreas de atuação, natureza da administração e tipos de serviços prestados entre os anos de 2006 e 2015. Para tal, utiliza um modelo de programação matemática denominado Análise Envoltória de Dados (Data Envelopment Analysis- DEA) com auxílio das técnicas Jackstrap, para detectar os outliers, e do bootstrap, para corrigir o viés e gerar intervalos de confiança, de modo a calcular escores robustos de eficiência técnica. Os resultados indicam que há economias de escopo quando os serviços de água e esgoto são ofertados pela mesma prestadora. Em geral, também se constatou maior eficiência na gestão privada do que na pública e das prestadoras regionais em relação às locais.
Uma análise do circuito da moeda social mumbuca
Authors: Pavan Beiro de Souza Henrique
Published: September 2019

A moeda social mumbuca é um projeto da prefeitura do município de Maricá-RJ em parceria com o banco comunitário de desenvolvimento mumbuca, sediado na mesma cidade. Trata-se de uma política pública que consiste no pagamento de benefícios sociais a famílias de baixa renda através de uma moeda que só é aceita em estabelecimentos comerciais da própria cidade. Este trabalho analisa o circuito desta moeda, tendo um referencial teórico transdisciplinar: i) considera a contribuição pós-keynesiana na teoria monetária, dando ênfase ao papel do Estado como órgão emissor e efetivador da cadeia de créditos e débitos que caracterizam o circuito e seu impacto na atividade econômica; ii) resgata as contribuições de Schumpeter acerca da moeda no fluxo circular da vida econômica e de sua essencialidade como numerário que interliga e, portanto, possibilita as transações econômicas; e iii) enxerga as moedas sociais como potenciais geradoras de laços entre pessoas, de fortalecimento de comunidadades e de capital social. Concluímos que a moeda mumbuca, por ser uma moeda complementar garantida pelo Estado - a prefeitura da cidade de Maricá - logra efetivar um complexo circuito de trocas e estimula a atividade econômica local como prevêem as visões pós-keynesianas acerca da moeda. Embora não seja uma moeda social de caráter comunitário, há indícios de fortalecimento de relações sociais e de capital social, embora seu maior efeito seja econômico, isto é, na geração de renda a nível familiar e de estímulo ao desenvolvimento das empresas locais.
Amazônia Terra de Missão: Bispos Romanizadores e Missionários Protestantes na Belém do Século XIX
Authors: Pantoja Vanda
Published: September 2019

Este texto trata da introdução do protestantismo de missão na Amazônia Brasileira na segunda metade do século XIX. Os pioneiros a adentrar a Amazônia Brasileira foram Daniel Parish Kidder, em 1839, e Richard Holden em 1860. Kidder mesmo não vindo apenas em missão religiosa, já que viera ao Brasil como naturalista, não deixou de se comportar como missionário, pregando e distribuindo bíblias em suas viagens pelo Brasil. O escocês Richard Holden esteve no Pará nos primeiros anos da década de 1860 e veio ao Brasil como missionário, financiando pelo Conselho de Missão da Igreja Episcopal e pela Sociedade Bíblica Americana. Apoiado em análises da literatura deixada por esses viajantes e de relatos da historiografia local o trabalho permite que visualizemos a vida religiosa na capital paraense através dos conflitos de Holden com o bispo há época, D. Antonio de Macedo Costa.

Palavras Chaves: Protestantismo. Amazônia. Pará. Conflito Religioso.
GOMBERG, Estélio. Hospital de Orixás: encontros terapêuticos em um terreiro de candomblé. Salvador: EDUFBA, 2011. 203 p.
Authors: Copelotti Lucía
Published: September 2019

Em Hospital de Orixás, Estélio Gomberg nos mostra a produção de uma percepção específica da doença a partir do pensamento religioso, que se apresenta enquanto alternativa à prática médica tradicional e hegemônica, e na qual as causalidades para o adoecimento encontram explicação em um esquema de interpretações religiosas.
NA LEI E NAS ESCOLAS: DIFERENTES ASPECTOS DO ENSINO RELIGIOSO NO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO
Authors: Braga Luiz Guilherme
Published: September 2019

Este artigo propõe uma discussão sobre a relação entre religião e modernidade a partir

dos debates gerados pela implantação do ensino religioso em colégios públicos de ensino médio

do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Foi realizado, durante um ano, o acompanhamento de aulas de

ensino religioso junto a dois professores de um colégio estadual da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. O

acompanhamento do processo de implantação da lei e o trabalho etnográfico dentro da escola

proporcionam construir uma nova relação entre religião e espaço público, na qual é possível

compreender e aceitar a presença e atuação da religião na esfera pública de um Estado laico sem

que isso cause a impressão de que a religião está fora de seu lugar.
CATÓLICOS, FIDELIDADE CONJUGAL E AIDS: ENTRE A CRUZ DA DOUTRINA MORAL E AS ESPADAS DO COTIDIANO SEXUAL DOS ADEPTOS
Authors: Rios Luis Felipe , Aquino Francisca Luciana de , Laboy Miguel Muñoz , Oliveira Cinthia , Parker Richard
Published: September 2019

Neste artigo discutimos a visão da Igreja Católica sobre sexualidade na

interface com a epidemia do HIV/AIDS. Nossa reflexão está embasada em pesquisa

etnográfica que envolveu dois meses de observação participante do cotidiano de

católicos de um bairro popular da Região Metropolitana do Recife, além de contar com

entrevistas a onze dos leigos engajados nos serviços religiosos da igreja do bairro e a

oito sacerdotes que realizam seus trabalhos religiosos em outras localidades. Nelas

abordamos diferentes temáticas relacionadas ao enfrentamento da epidemia da AIDS.

Nesse contexto, conjugalidade e fidelidade se afiguram como importantes analisadores

de como aqueles lidam com a epidemia, em uma variedade de re-descrições práticas e

de re-interpretações conceptuais das assertivas do discurso moral religioso – ainda que,

muitos impasses permaneçam em aberto em termos das prerrogativas da Igreja e seus

possíveis rebatimentos na saúde sexual dos adeptos
RAPPERS DO SENHOR: O HIP HOP GOSPEL COMO MOVIMENTO DE AFIRMAÇÃO SOCIAL DE SEGMENTOS MARGINALIZADOS DA JUVENTUDE NEGRA EM MG
Authors: Camurça Marcelo , Umbelino Tâmara Lis Reis
Published: September 2019

Este artigo busca enfocar o fenômeno do hip hop gospel como um movimento de

afirmação social e de identidade cultural, produzido por jovens negros moradores dos bairros de

periferia da cidade de Juiz de Fora – MG. Pertencentes ao grupo “Ministério Galera de Cristo”

ligada à igreja pentecostal “Igreja de Cristo”, desenvolvem um culto marcado por uma estética

de negritude proveniente do rap norte-americano moderno e urbano, e por um conteúdo de

denúncia a situações de injustiça social e racismo. Liderados pelo jovem negro alcunhado de

Negro Bússola mantém uma rádio comunitária “pirata”, atividade não tão de acordo com uma

ética rígida pentecostal, mas afinada com o estilo transgressor rapper, como forma de promover

uma conscientização dos jovens negros da periferia
Reflexões sobre as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para a formação de professores da educação básica
Authors: Costa Marco Antônio Margarido
Published: September 2019

Este trabalho é parte da pesquisa que resultou em nossa tese de doutoramento, na qual investigamos o funcionamento do discurso político-educacional e didático-pedagógico da formação de professores de inglês, à luz da Analise de Discurso de orientação pecheutiana. Neste artigo, apresentamos alguns resultados da análise documental (discurso político-educacional) da pesquisa, que tomou como exemplares de discurso as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para a Formação de Professores da Educação Básica, em nível superior, curso de licenciatura, de graduação plena e as Diretrizes Curriculares para os cursos de Letras. A análise questiona alguns aspectos que os referidos documentos abordam e explora alguns efeitos de sentido que determinados conceitos e orientações ali encontrados podem provocar na realidade escolar, sobretudo em educadores envolvidos com o processo de formação de professores. Palavras-chave: Formação de professores; Diretrizes Curriculares; Análise de Discurso.
O papel do professor na evolução da constituição da moral no adolescente
Authors: Gallego Andrea Bonetti , Rheingantz Becker Maria Luiza
Published: September 2019

Este estudo investiga como um professor pode ocupar o lugar de adulto significativo/respeitado sendo relevante no processo de constituição da moral do adolescente. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, através de estudos de casos múltiplos, em uma escola estadual de Porto Alegre, com adolescentes do terceiro ano do ensino médio e professores indicados como mais significativos por estes adolescentes. O principal referencial teórico utilizado é a Epistemologia Genética, e se focaliza a questão do respeito nas relações entre professor e aluno, consideradas a partir do lugar de adulto significativo, como facilitador do processo de desenvolvimento moral. Os resultados obtidos indicam que o professor que pode fazer a diferença é o que favorece relações de cooperação e respeito mútuo, com características de afeto e particularidade. È relevante a reflexão do mesmo sobre sua prática e o sobre desenvolvimento moral.
Os projetos de investigação e a educação de jovens e adultos: desenvolvendo a autonomia intelectual
Authors: Bins Neto Ricardo Carlos , Chesini Talita Sganderla
Published: September 2019

A Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) possui características próprias, as quais priorizam o uso de determinadas práticas didáticas. A metodologia dos projetos de investigação, a qual se embasa nos preceitos teóricos do educar pela pesquisa, mostra-se propícia aos objetivos da EJA. Ao construírem conhecimento por meio do método científico, os alunos exercitam a autonomia intelectual, o que contribuirá para o seu desenvolvimento cognitivo e inserção no mundo social e do trabalho.
Pensando a diferença na escola – possibilidades de um currículo multicultural
Authors: Doebber Michele Barcelos
Published: September 2019

O presente artigo trata do desafio de pensar uma proposta pedagógica para crianças, por meio de um projeto de abordagem multiculturalista, que valorize as diferenças e problematize as construções naturalizadas em suas vivências cotidianas. Apresenta o projeto “Descobrindo a Beleza das Nossas Origens”, desenvolvido com o objetivo de resgatar as origens dos alunos e as culturas dos povos dos quais descendem, de modo a permitir que as crianças ressignifiquem a sua história e o seu pertencimento étnico-racial a partir do contato com outros discursos e representações, principalmente dos povos indígenas e africanos. Com o desenvolvimento do projeto pode-se perceber que foi possível operar com alguns deslocamentos nas concepções dos/as alunos/as, assim como gerou maior entendimento e respeito na relação entre eles/as.
O dia em que a Cumade Fulozinha tomou conta da sala de aula ou Cultura popular, literatura infantil e ensino
Authors: Lúcio Ana Cristina Marinho
Published: September 2019

Apresentamos nesse texto um relato de experiência com a cultura popular e a literatura infantil em três escolas de ensino básico do município de João Pessoa. O projeto aconteceu  durante os anos de 2002, 2003 e 2005. Nesse período, constatamos o crescente interesse da comunidade escolar em levar para o espaço da sala de aula a riqueza e a diversidade das manifestações da cultura popular, além de textos da literatura infantil que dialogam com a tradição oral. Assumimos como postura metodológica, durante todo o trabalho, o  respeito à diversidade cultural e aos sentidos que os artistas populares imprimem ao seu fazer, e ainda o reconhecimento da cultura popular como uma prática do presente, que não precisa ser resgatada nem defendida por pesquisadores, agentes culturais ou educadores, e sim reconhecida e respeitada. Adotamos como referencial teórico, autores como Gramsci (1969), Ortiz (1985), Fernandes (2003), Soares (1999) e Candau (2002).