bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
To explore the prevalence and outcomes of advance care planning for patients with left ventricular assist devices: A review
Authors: Delmaczynska Ewa , Newham Roger
Published: December 2018

Aims and objectives

To explore the prevalence and outcomes of advance care planning for patients with left ventricular assist devices: a review.

Background

End‐stage heart failure is associated with significant symptom burden at rest. Left ventricular assist devices are not curative; nevertheless, they alleviate symptoms and prolong survival. Evidence suggests that most patients with left ventricular assist devices and their families do not have open discussions regarding end‐of‐life wishes until catastrophic complications arise. Therefore, it is important to understand reasons for this, so healthcare professionals such as nurses can facilitate the process.

Design

A mixed‐studies integrative review with a narrative synthesis of the evidence. PRISMA guidelines were followed for reporting systematic qualitative reviews.

Method

A search of four electronic data in January 2018 and a hand search yielded 139 citations; seven studies met the review eligibility criteria. Methodological quality of the selected studies was evaluated, and data were extracted and compiled.

Results

Three themes were identified: prevalence and feasibility of advanced care planning, advance care planning developed for patients with device support, patients’ and caregivers’ perceptions of advanced care planning discussions. Advanced care planning is underused routinely implemented in left ventricular device centres. Pre‐implantation advanced care planning is feasible and results in the highest rate of documented advance decisions which are useful for both patients and their loved ones in cases of complications.

Conclusion

Strong evidence that left ventricular assist‐specific advanced care planning is recommended for all left ventricular assist device patients to enable their treatment preferences in case of incurable complications. Palliative care services should collaborate with nurses in designing and facilitating advanced care planning for delisted transplant patients. Patients with left ventricular devices awaiting heart transplant and those waiting for myocardium healing are underrepresented in the current studies. Research on the optimal timing of advanced care planning in these groups of patients is indicated.

Relevance for clinical practice

There is a need for improved approaches to advanced care planning for and with people with left ventricular devices.
A survey of US early childhood caries programs: findings and recommendations
Authors: Rubin Marcie S. , Nunez Natali , Quick Jessica D. , Edelstein Burton L.
Published: December 2018

Objectives

To identify and characterize US early childhood caries (ECC) programs.

Methods

A 39 question online survey was fielded to 245 ECC programs identified from the literature and peer programs. The 101 respondents (41 percent response rate) reported their program's geographic reach, type, areas of focus, target populations, approaches, affiliations, providers, goals, costs, and funding.

Results

Half of the programs affiliate with formal early childhood social service or nutrition programs. Almost all characterize their work as risk reduction, disease suppression, or arrest. In descending order, programs describe their approaches as educating parents, addressing family‐level health behaviors, utilizing pharmacological approaches with fluoride varnish or silver nitrate, delivering education to health professionals, and conducting research. A majority of programs target urban, poor, and low‐income populations. Although little more than a third of programs utilize a logic model, most collect evaluation data and believe their program to be “very” or “somewhat” replicable. Programs tend to depend on multiple funding sources and be largely reliant on grants with foundations as the leading source of support followed by federal grants, state/local grants, and governmental programs such as Head Start.

Conclusions

Programs demonstrate attempts at ECC prevention and management through holistic approaches predicated on behavioral theory, cariology science, and public health principles. Partnerships created by these programs provide unique opportunities to promote oral health. Various strategies could potentially leverage systemic changes in the delivery of dental care for young children.
Associations of Patient Experience in Primary Care With Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits on Isolated Islands: A Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Kaneko Makoto , Aoki Takuya , Mori Hideki , Ohta Ryuichi , Matsuzawa Hiroki , Shimabukuro Akira , Motomura Kazuhisa , Inoue Machiko
Published: December 2018

Purpose

In rural areas, the management of hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits is an important issue, and it is compounded by factors such as the long distance to secondary care facilities, funding difficulties in many rural medical institutions, and shortage of medical staff. While better patient experience (PX) has been shown to reduce hospitalizations and ED visits, previous studies have not considered the differences between urban and rural areas. In addressing this gap, this study examines the association between PX and hospitalizations/ED visits on isolated islands.

Methods

This prospective cohort study was conducted on 5 isolated islands in Okinawa, Japan. We assessed the PX of primary care using the Japanese version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool (JPCAT), which comprises 6 domains: first contact, longitudinality, coordination, comprehensiveness (services available), comprehensiveness (services provided), and community orientation. The primary outcome was hospitalizations and ED visits in a year. We used a mixed effect model to adjust clustering within islands and individual covariates.

Findings

Of 1,258 residents, 740 responded to a questionnaire for PX measurement. There were 73 hospitalizations and 62 ED visits. Adjusting for confounding and geographical clustering, hospitalizations had significant positive association with the PX score of each patient. ED visits were not associated with the total score of the JPCAT.

Conclusion

On the isolated islands, PX in primary care had positive correlation with hospitalizations. The contrast of our findings to those of previous studies may be due to the close patient‐doctor relationship on isolated islands.
Regeneration of Metrosideros polymorpha forests in Hawaii after landscape‐level canopy dieback
Authors: Mertelmeyer Linda , Jacobi James D. , Mueller‐Dombois Dieter , Brinck Kevin , Boehmer Hans Juergen
Published: December 2018

Questions

(a) Have Metrosideros polymorpha trees become re‐established in Hawaiian forests previously impacted by canopy dieback in the 1970s? (b) Has canopy dieback expanded since the 1970s? (c) Can spatial patterns from this dieback be correlated with habitat factors to model future dieback in this area?

Study Site

An 83,603 ha study area on the eastern slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanoes on the island of Hawaii, USA.

Methods

We analyzed very‐high‐resolution imagery to assess status of Metrosideros polymorpha forests across the eastern side of the island of Hawaii. We generated 1,170 virtual vegetation plots with a 100‐m radius; 541 plots in areas mapped in 1977 with trees dead or mostly defoliated (dieback), and 629 plots in adjacent wet forest habitat, previously mapped as non‐dieback condition. In each plot we estimated the frequency of M. polymorpha trees that were dead or mostly defoliated, and the frequency of trees with healthy crowns. These results were combined with habitat data to produce a spatial model depicting probability of canopy dieback within the study area.

Results

Seventy‐nine percent of plots mapped in 1977 in dieback condition recovered their canopy and were now considered in non‐dieback condition. Ninety‐one percent of plots in previous non‐dieback areas were found to still have a healthy M. polymorpha canopy in 2015. A spatial model allowed us to identify areas within the study area with high, medium, and low probability of experiencing this same type of canopy dieback in the future.

Conclusions

Most former dieback areas mapped within the study area in 1977 now show recovery of the tree canopy through growth of new cohorts of young M. polymorpha trees. This suggests these forest communities are resilient to this type of canopy loss and tree death so long as other factors do not disrupt the natural regeneration process.
An important role of l‐fucose biosynthesis and protein fucosylation genes in Arabidopsis immunity
Authors: Zhang Li , Paasch Bradley C. , Chen Jin , Day Brad , He Sheng Yang
Published: December 2018

Plants mount coordinated immune responses to defend themselves against pathogens. However, the cellular components required for plant immunity are not fully understood. The jasmonate‐mimicking coronatine (COR) toxin produced by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) DC3000 functions to overcome plant immunity. We previously isolated eight Arabidopsis (scord) mutants that exhibit increased susceptibility to a COR‐deficient mutant of PstDC3000. Among them, the scord6 mutant exhibits defects both in stomatal closure response and in restricting bacterial multiplication inside the apoplast. However, the identity of SCORD6 remained elusive.

In this study, we aim to identify the SCORD6 gene.

We identified SCORD6 via next‐generation sequencing and found it to be MURUS1 (MUR1), which is involved in the biosynthesis of GDP‐l‐fucose.

Discovery of SCORD6 as MUR1 led to a series of experiments that revealed a multi‐faceted role of l‐fucose biosynthesis in stomatal and apoplastic defenses as well as in pattern‐triggered immunity and effector‐triggered immunity, including glycosylation of pattern‐recognition receptors. Furthermore, compromised stomatal and/or apoplastic defenses were observed in mutants of several fucosyltransferases with specific substrates (e.g. O‐glycan, N‐glycan or the DELLA transcriptional repressors). Collectively, these results uncover a novel and broad role of l‐fucose and protein fucosylation in plant immunity.
NF‐YB1‐YC12‐bHLH144 complex directly activates Wx to regulate grain quality in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors: Bello Babatunde Kazeem , Hou Yuxuan , Zhao Juan , Jiao Guiai , Wu Yawen , Li Zhiyong , Wang Yifeng , Tong Xiaohong , Wang Wei , Yuan Wenya , Wei Xiangjin , Zhang Jian
Published: December 2018

Identification of seed development regulatory genes is the key for the genetic improvement in rice grain quality. NF‐Ys are the important transcription factors, but their roles in rice grain quality control and the underlying molecular mechanism remain largely unknown. Here, we report the functional characterization a rice NF‐Y heterotrimer complex NF‐YB1‐YC12‐bHLH144, which is formed by the binding of NF‐YB1 to NF‐YC12 and then bHLH144 in a sequential order. Knock‐out of each of the complex genes resulted in alteration of grain qualities in all the mutants as well as reduced grain size in crnf‐yb1 and crnf‐yc12. RNA‐seq analysis identified 1496 genes that were commonly regulated by NF‐YB1 and NF‐YC12, including the key granule‐bound starch synthase gene Wx. NF‐YC12 and bHLH144 maintain NF‐YB1 stability from the degradation mediated by ubiquitin/26S proteasome, while NF‐YB1 directly binds to the ‘G‐box’ domain of Wx promoter and activates Wx transcription, hence to regulate rice grain quality. Finally, we revealed a novel grain quality regulatory pathway controlled by NF‐YB1‐YC12‐bHLH144 complex, which has great potential for rice genetic improvement.
Multiple intramolecular trafficking signals in RESISTANCE TO POWDERY MILDEW 8.2 are engaged in activation of cell death and defense
Authors: Huang Yan‐Yan , Zhang Ling‐Li , Ma Xian‐Feng , Zhao Zhi‐Xue , Zhao Jing‐Hao , Zhao Ji‐Qun , Fan Jing , Li Yan , He Ping , Xiao Shunyuan , Wang Wen‐Ming
Published: December 2018

The extrahaustorial membrane (EHM) is a host‐derived interfacial membrane encasing the haustorium of powdery mildew fungi. Arabidopsis thaliana RESISTANCE TO POWDERY MILDEW 8.2 (RPW8.2) is specifically targeted to the EHM via two EHM‐targeting signals. Here, we demonstrate that proper coordination between the trafficking forces engaged via the EHM‐targeting signals and the nuclear localization signals (NLSs), as well as the nuclear export signals (NESs), in RPW8.2 is critical for the activation of cell death and defense. We show that in the absence of pathogens, RPW8.2 is partitioned between the cytoplasm and the nucleus, and turned over via both the 26S proteasome‐ and the vacuole‐dependent pathways. Enhanced cytoplasmic localization of RPW8.2 by tagging it with a NES led to lethal cell death. By contrast, enhanced nuclear localization of RPW8.2 by adding an NLS to it resulted in resistance to powdery mildew. Whereas expression of the NES‐containing C‐terminal domain of RPW8.2 in the cytoplasm is sufficient to trigger cell death, no such cell death‐inducing activity is found with RPW8.2 variants that contain the two EHM‐targeting signals along with the NES‐containing C‐terminal domain. In addition, we present evidence for the involvement of a leaf senescence pathway in RPW8.2‐mediated cell death and defense. Taken together, our data suggest that RPW8.2 is subject to adjustment by distinct and perhaps coordinated mechanisms for its localization and function via interaction with the multiple intramolecular trafficking signals, which should provide further insights into RPW8.2‐activated, EHM‐focused resistance against powdery mildew.
Remission of hyperglycemia in spontaneously diabetic NOD mice upon transplant of microencapsulated human umbilical cord Wharton jelly‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMS)
Authors: Montanucci Pia , Pescara Teresa , Alunno Alessia , Bistoni Onelia , Basta Giuseppe , Calafiore Riccardo
Published: December 2018

Background

Our previous in vitro demonstration of the immunoregulatory effects of microencapsulated hUCMS on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) extracted from patients with recent onset, type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM), prompted us to test our product for xenograft (TX) in non obese diabetic (NOD) mice with spontaneous DM.

Methods

We transplanted microencapsulated hUCMS into the peritoneal cavity of NOD mice with either severe or mild DM. Blood glucose (BG) levels were monitored following TX, in either basal or upon glucose stimulation.

Results

Only the NODs with mild DM showed full and sustained remission of hyperglycemia throughout 216 days post‐TX, unlike recipients with severe DM, where no remission of hyperglycemia was attained, as reflected by erratic BG levels at all times.

Conclusions

These data suggest that the stage of DM disease process in NOD mice, reflecting steady decline of residual b‐cell mass, plays a pivotal role in determining the success of this cell therapy approach for treatment of DM.
A path for lignin valorization via additive manufacturing of high-performance sustainable composites with enhanced 3D printability
Authors: Nguyen Ngoc A. , Barnes Sietske H. , Bowland Christopher C. , Meek Kelly M. , Littrell Kenneth C. , Keum Jong K. , Naskar Amit K.
Published: December 2018

We find the value of lignin for biomass processing industries via conversion to 3D-printable resin and its sustainable composites.
Health-related quality of life in surgical children and adolescents with congenital heart disease compared with their age-matched healthy sibling: a cross-sectional study from a lower middle-income country, Pakistan
Authors: Ladak Laila Akbar , Hasan Babar S , Gullick Janice , Awais Khadija , Abdullah Ahmed , Gallagher Robyn
Published: December 2018

Objective

Inconsistencies have been reported in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in postoperative congenital heart disease (CHD). Despite the need for lifelong care due for residual symptoms, only a few studies have explored cardiac-related HRQOL but none in lower middle-income countries (LMIC). This study therefore addresses the gap by exploring HRQOL and its associated predictors in postoperative CHD in Pakistan.

Outcome measures

General and cardiac-related HRQOL, associated predictors.

Methods

This cross-sectional study recruited patients with CHD and age-matched healthy siblings as controls (n=129 each) at a single centre in Pakistan. Patients and their siblings completed HQROL surveys (PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core, PedsQL Cognitive Functioning). Patients only completed PedsQL 3.0 Cardiac module. Generalised linear models identified predictors.

Results

The sample mean age was 8.84±3.87 years and 70% were below the poverty line for an LMIC. The majority (68%) had their first surgery after 1 year of age and were interviewed at a mean 4.08±1.91 years postoperatively.

Patients with CHD had lower HRQOL in all domains compared with their age-matched siblings, with the biggest differences for total HRQOL (effect size, d=−1.35). Patients with complex CHD had lower HRQOL compared with simple to moderate CHDs in cardiac-related HRQOL. The lowest scores were for treatment problems (effect size, d=−0.91). HRQOL was worse for patients who were on cardiac medications, had complex CHD, longer cardiopulmonary bypass time, re-operations and were female.

Conclusions

HRQOL issues persist in postoperative patients with CHD in LMIC, Pakistan. Solutions are needed to address poor HRQOL and lifelong concerns of patients and their parents.
Risk of intracerebral haemorrhage in Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation on warfarin with cerebral microbleeds: the IPAAC-Warfarin study
Authors: Soo Yannie , Abrigo Jill M , Leung Kam Tat , Tsang Suk Fung , Ip Hing Lung , Ma Sze Ho , Ma Karen , Fong Wing Chi , Li Siu Hung , Li Richard , Ng Ping Wing , Wong Kwok Kui , Liu Wenyan , Lam Bonnie Y K , Wong Ka Sing Lawrence , Mok Vincent , Chu Winnie Chiu Wing , Leung Thomas W
Published: December 2018

Background and purpose

Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), which predict future intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), may guide anticoagulant decisions for atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to evaluate the risk of warfarin-associated ICH in Chinese patients with AF with CMBs.

Methods

In this prospective, observational, multicentre study, we recruited Chinese patients with AF who were on or intended to start anticoagulation with warfarin from six hospitals in Hong Kong. CMBs were evaluated with 3T MRI brain at baseline. Primary outcome was clinical ICH at 2-year follow-up. Secondary outcomes were ischaemic stroke, systemic embolism, mortality of all causes and modified Rankin Scale ≥3. Outcome events were compared between patients with and without CMBs.

Results

A total of 290 patients were recruited; 53 patients were excluded by predefined criteria. Among the 237 patients included in the final analysis, CMBs were observed in 84 (35.4%) patients, and 11 had ≥5 CMBs. The mean follow-up period was 22.4±10.3 months. Compared with patients without CMBs, patients with CMBs had numerically higher rate of ICH (3.6% vs 0.7%, p=0.129). The rate of ICH was lower than ischaemic stroke for patients with 0 to 4 CMBs, but higher for those with ≥5 CMBs. CMB count (C-index 0.82) was more sensitive than HAS-BLED (C-index 0.55) and CHA2DS2-VASc (C-index 0.63) scores in predicting ICH.

Conclusions

In Chinese patients with AF on warfarin, presence of multiple CMBs may be associated with higher rate of ICH than ischaemic stroke. Larger studies through international collaboration are needed to determine the risk:benefit ratio of oral anticoagulants in patients with AF of different ethnic origins.
Influence of stent design and use of protection devices on outcome of carotid artery stenting: a pooled analysis of individual patient data
Authors: Wodarg Fritz , Turner Elisabeth L , Dobson Joanna , Ringleb Peter A , Mali Willem P , Fraedrich Gustav , Chatellier Gilles , Bequemin Jean-Pierre , Brown Martin M , Algra Ale , Mas Jean-Louis , Jansen Olav , Bonati Leo H
Published: December 2018

Background and purpose

Carotid artery stenting is an alternative to endarterectomy for the treatment of symptomatic carotid stenosis but was associated with a higher risk of procedural stroke or death in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Technical aspects of treatment may partly explain these results. The purpose of this analysis was to investigate the influence of technical aspects such as stent design or the use of protection devices, as well as clinical variables, on procedural risk.

Methods

We pooled data of 1557 individual patients receiving stent treatment in three large RCTs comparing stenting versus endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis. The primary outcome event was any procedural stroke or death occurring within 30 days after stenting.

Results

Procedural stroke or death occurred significantly more often with the use of open-cell stents (61/595 patients, 10.3%) than with closed-cell stents (58/962 patients, 6.0%; RR 1.76; 95% CI 1.23 to 2.52; P=0.002). Procedural stroke or death occurred in 76/950 patients (8.0%) treated with protection devices (predominantly distal filters) and in 43/607 (7.1%) treated without protection devices (RR 1.10; 95% CI 0.71 to 1.70; P=0.67). Clinical variables predicting the primary outcome event were age, severity of the qualifying event, history of prior stroke, and level of disability at baseline. The effect of stent design remained similar after adjustment for these variables.

Conclusions

In symptomatic carotid stenosis, the use of stents with a closed-cell design is independently associated with a lower risk of procedural stroke or death compared with open-cell stents. Filter-type protection devices do not appear to reduce procedural risk.
Lymphogranuloma venereum presenting as an ulcer on the tongue
Authors: Riera-Monroig José , Fuertes de Vega Irene
Published: December 2018

Oropharyngeal lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is an uncommon presentation and mainly consists of either asymptomatic infections or enlarged cervical lymphadenopathy. According to cross-sectional studies, the prevalence of pharyngeal LGV among men who have sex with men (MSM) seems to be very low. Tissue tropism could explain the difference between rectal and oral mucosa infection frequencies. This paper reports the singular case of an oral ulcer caused by LGV in an MSM who had also an asymptomatic rectal infection. Given the increasing number of cases of LGV, unusual presentations such as oral ulceration may be seen more frequently.
Can centrifugation force compromise the plasmatic membrane, acrosome and DNA integrity of goat spermatozoa?
Authors: Crespilho André Maciel , Bosco Karinne Ávila , Dell'Aqua Camila de Paula Freitas , Segabinazzi Lorenzo Garrido , Papa Frederico Ozanam , Brás Karoline Maria Gil , Gomes Gustavo Mendes , Peixoto Junior Kleber da Cunha
Published: December 2018

Protocols for cooling or freezing goat semen usually recommend centrifugation for seminal plasma removal. However, little is known about the effect of this process on goat sperm viability and functionality. The present study evaluated the effects of centrifugation force on the plasma membrane, acrosomes, and DNA integrity of goat semen. Four ejaculates from each of the four different Anglo Nubian male goats were used. Semen samples were obtained using artificial vagina, and immediately after collection, ejaculates were diluted using Ringer’s sodium lactate solution and split into three groups: Control (CG, without centrifugation), G1 (centrifugation 600 x g/10 min), G2 (centrifugation 1200 x g/10 min). After centrifugation, seminal plasma was removed, the sperm pellets were resuspended using Tris-egg yolk extender (80 x 106 spermatozoa/mL) and the sperm morphology was analyzed. Samples were cooled at 5°C for 5, 24, 36, and 48 h and then sperm plasma membrane and acrosome integrity (PMAI, %) and sperm DNA fragmentation index (SDF, %) were evaluated at each time-point, using a flow cytometer. Additionally, sperm movement was determined using computer semen analysis (CASA) after 5, 24, and 48 h of refrigeration period. The semen centrifugation did not induce additional sperm morphology defect or reduction in sperm kinetics in the experimental groups. Differences were not observed (p > 0.05) in PMAI and SDF among different groups, in any of each timepointof the cooling process. In conclusion, centrifugation, even at high speeds, did not affect goat sperm integrity and functionality when submitted to refrigeration process.
Nos Calcanhares de Esaú: Algumas Considerações sobre “O Diário de um Comedor de Lentilhas”, de Moacyr Scliar
Authors: Pereira Kenia Maria de Almeida
Published: December 2018

São vários os contos de Moacyr Scliar em que esse autor gaúcho estabelece um diálogo paródico com a tradição bíblica. Neste artigo, enfocaremos esse discurso intertextual humorístico e irônico efetuado por Scliar no conto intitulado “Diário de um comedor de lentilhas”. Nessa narrativa, o autor evoca o duplo Esaú e Jacó, enfocando principalmente o personagem Esaú, bem como as angústias e os dissabores desse gêmeo profano, o qual teria registrado seus infortúnios, advindos de um prato de lentilhas, num confuso diário, encontrado, séculos mais tarde, por estudiosos que se debruçaram sobre esses textos apócrifos.
Entre Lampião e Dom Quixote: Moacyr Scliar a Partir de “Mês de Cães Danados”
Authors: Melo Ana Cecilia Agua de
Published: December 2018

Este artigo se concentra em Mês de cães danados (1978), novela em que Moacyr Scliar põe em cena a Campanha da Legalidade liderada pelo então governador do Rio Grande do Sul, Leonel Brizola, depois da renúncia do presidente Jânio Quadros, em 1961. Discute-se como o narrador-protagonista marca o aparecimento da primeira pessoa picaresca que persistiria até o fim da carreira de Scliar, fazendo-se presente nos panoramas históricos de Sonhos tropicais, A majestade do Xingu, entre várias outras obras do autor. Abrangendo a estreia do escritor gaúcho na chamada ficção para jovens, este artigo mostra como o pendor informativo do narrador vai ganhando espaço, em detrimento da fragmentação observada em Mês de cães danados.
A construção de imagens de si como um fenômeno enunciativo
Authors: Cunha Gustavo Ximenes , Corrêa Tatiana Emediato
Published: December 2018

Neste trabalho, realizamos a comparação de como narradoras constroem imagens de si em depoimentos veiculados em duas edições, uma brasileira e outra francesa, da revista Marie Claire. Os depoimentos brasileiro e francês foram publicados no ano de 2017 e abordam a temática trabalho. Para alcançarmos o objetivo, comparamos, com base na Teoria dos Pontos de Vista, de Rabatel, a maneira como as narradoras representam ou encenam os pontos de vista de diferentes enunciadores. As análises evidenciaram que, em ambos os depoimentos, o que as narradoras buscam, ao selecionarem os enunciadores e os hierarquizarem de determinada forma, é construir para si a imagem de mulheres bem sucedidas, pragmáticas e preparadas para o mercado de trabalho. Ainda que esses depoimentos tenham sido produzidos em contextos distintos e apresentem especificidades, a semelhança entre eles se deve ao fato de a revista Marie Claire, no Brasil e na França, ser voltada para públicos com perfis muito próximos: mulheres que atuam no mercado de trabalho e que possuem poder aquisitivo e grau de escolaridade elevados.
Apresentação Dossiê "Gêneros Literários no Longo Século XVII (1660-1832)"
Authors: Cass Thiago Rhys Bezerra , Monteiro Daniel Lago
Published: December 2018

Apresentação Dossiê "Gêneros Literários no Longo Século XVIII (1660-1832)".
A Viagem Sentimental, o folhetim e a política dos jornais: Nerval leitor de Sterne
Authors: Kawano Marta
Published: December 2018

O artigo propõe-se a realizar uma aproximação entre a narrativa Les nuits d’octobre, de Gérard de Nerval, e Uma Viagem Sentimental, de Laurence Sterne. Alguns temas comuns às duas narrativas estarão no centro desta análise comparada: a oposição entre liberdade de movimento (errância e fantasia) e ameaça de prisão; as relações com figuras de autoridade; interrogação sobre a identidade do eu que realiza cada uma das viagens.
Editorial
Authors: Otsuka Edu Teruki , Silva Anderson Gonçalves da , Mazzari Marcus Vinicius , Titan Júnior Samuel De Vasconcelos
Published: December 2018

Editorial da Edição de número 25 da Revista Literatura e Sociedade
Proust, perfil de um tradutor da belle epoque
Authors: Nogueira Luciana Persice
Published: December 2018

A “era das traduções” de Marcel Proust coloca-o no cerne da arena política, intelectual e artística de seu tempo. Aspectos da história cultural fundamentam a compreensão das traduções de Proust enquanto estratégia de redefinição de seu perfil de escritor, assim como da importância da própria questão da tradução no quadro geral do antagonismo entre cosmopolitas e nacionalistas, que marca a Belle Epoque francesa.
Meu pai, um depoimento singelo
Authors: Chnaiderman Miriam
Published: December 2018

Memórias de Miriam Chnaiderman.
Crítica ideológica e Dostoiévski
Authors: Schnaiderman Boris
Published: December 2018

Artigo de Boris Schnaiderman.
Boris Schnaiderman: um caso de amor pela literatura
Authors: Schnaiderman Boris
Published: December 2018

Entrevista com Boris Schnaiderman.
Iconografia
Authors: Fonseca Maria Augusta
Published: December 2018

Excertos e textos manuscritos; fotos e matéria de jornal com Boris Schnaiderman.

(Seleção feita por Maria Augusta Fonseca, com composição de Aryanna Oliveira).
Boris e o curso livre de russo
Authors: Campos Augusto de
Published: December 2018

Recortes de Augusto de Campos.
O último cigarro, o primeiro lápis: a vida como rascunho em A consciência de zeno, de Italo Svevo
Authors: Andrade Fábio De Souza
Published: December 2018

Em sua obra prima, A consciência de Zeno, a autobiografia ficcional de um velho, Italo Svevo estabelece uma ligação íntima entre a velhice como retirada da vita activa, recolhimento à inutilidade, e as possibilidades de reinvenção do mundo abertas pela literatura, convertendo desistência em resistência. Estamos no âmbito de um romance moderno de deformação, em que a escrita se prova capaz de insuflar mobilidade, um sopro erótico e irônico, ainda que discreto, aos impasses do mundo desencantado.
A Montanha Mágica: formação e fortuna de Hans Castorp
Authors: Ramires Francisco José
Published: December 2018

O objetivo deste ensaio é refletir sobre o livro A Montanha Mágica, de Thomas Mann, como romance de formação. Se, por um lado, ele se tornou um clássico literário que vai além das fronteiras e do tempo, por outro, em sua concepção, pode ser interpretado no passo a passo de diálogos graças aos quais as escolhas do autor podem ser apreendidas. No recorte analítico aqui feito, destacam-se Schopenhauer e Nietzsche como interlocutores importantes para a construção e a concepção de formação subjacente ao livro, num momento crítico da história alemã e europeia.
O capítulo 19 de São Bernardo: fusão, transfusão, confusão
Authors: Gimenez Erwin Torralbo
Published: December 2018

O estudo procura observar, em termos críticos, os traços do realismo deformador em São Bernardo, de Graciliano Ramos. Centra-se, para tanto, na análise de um fragmento: o capítulo 19. Como núcleo das tensões que caracterizam o romance, tal passagem apanha na forma o movimento dramático entre a matéria e o sujeito sob uma perspectiva desfi-guradora. Em seu desenho, o capítulo apreende a síntese de todo o enredo com três lan-ces: perplexidade na enunciação das vivências; embaralhamento dos tempos em estado de delírio; volta sem escape ao escuro presente.
A “aristocracia do pé no chão” e o herói popular em Belém do Grão-Pará de Dalcídio Jurandir
Authors: Maia Maíra Oliveira , Chagas Júnior Edgar Monteiro
Published: December 2018

Dalcídio Ramos Jurandir, um dos maiores romancistas do modernismo da Amazônia, militante atuante do Partido Comunista Brasileiro (PCB) e idealizador do Ciclo do Extremo Norte, construiu uma perspectiva de História sobre a cidade de Belém nos anos de 1920 no seu romance premiado Belém do Grão-Pará. Na sua narrativa sobre a cidade em crise econômica após o fausto da borracha, Jurandir apresenta uma outra possibilidade de história a partir da população pobre do interior do Estado, que, ao se rebelar contra o descaso dos poderes públicos, retoma a tradição do movimento cabano do século XIX, lutando em armas contra os que a exploravam. Nessa trama de descaso, opressão e resistência, surge um novo sol na cidade de Belém do Grão-Pará, através da “aristocracia do pé no chão”, a “gente comum”, da qual descende o próprio Dalcídio Jurandir e a personagem seu Lício, o herói de um universo em crise, porém engajada nas lutas do seu tempo.
Vlogs e o incentivo à formação de leitores
Authors: Alves Rosemari Pereira dos Santos , Silva Rovilson José da
Published: December 2018

Esta pesquisa, de natureza teórica, realiza uma breve retrospectiva histórica dos modos de leitura e, nesse contexto, destaca o movimento transmidiático, como tendência que o conteúdo on-line tem seguido, e os vlogs como importantes e democráticos veículos de comunicação da atualidade. Caracteriza o público alvo dos vlogs, que é constituído, predominantemente, por adolescentes que nasceram na era cibernética e não conseguem imaginar um mundo sem a convergência midiática e a internet. Defende a aplicação do vlog como instrumento de incentivo à literatura e apresenta propostas de utilização dele pela biblioteca escolar.
Espaços e Ações das Bibliotecas Escolares no Âmbito do Plano de Ações Articuladas (PAR) do Município de Dourados, MS
Authors: Feitosa Maria Isabel Soares , Caetano Maria do Carmo
Published: December 2018

O estudo em pauta objetiva analisar o processo de condução do Plano de Ações Articuladas (PAR), no 2º Ciclo (2011-2014) referente à infraestrutura física e pedagógica das bibliotecas escolares da Rede Municipal de Ensino de Dourados/MS. O desafio consiste em conhecer o desenvolvimento do processo e quais as implicações para a qualidade da educação do município. Estudos apontam fragilidades e dificuldades de compreensão dos requisitos contidos no PAR, resultantes do desconhecimento do bojo do programa, da falta de participação coletiva e na elaboração e acompanhamento do PAR, e de abertura no instrumento para a inclusão das especificidades das escolas. Dados demonstram que o município de Dourados desenvolveu diversas ações relacionadas às propostas na  Dimensão 4 do PAR – Infraestrutura e Recursos pedagógicos, resultando na melhoria da qualidade das bibliotecas existentes, na construção e na ampliação de espaços específicos para novas bibliotecas. Na visão dos gestores tais ações contribuíram para a melhoria do processo de ensino de modo geral.
Subsídios para esclarecimento do conceito de livro paradidático
Authors: Campello Bernadete Santos , Silva Eduardo Valadares da
Published: December 2018

O termo livro paradidático, criado no âmbito da indústria editorial brasileira, se confunde com outros, como livro informativo e obra complementar. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo compreender o conceito, buscando esclarecer controvérsias que cercam sua identidade. Metodologicamente, este estudo se deu em dois momentos: no primeiro analisou-se o uso do termo pelo mercado editorial, utilizando-se uma amostra de sites de dezessete editoras. No segundo, foi realizado um estudo bibliográfico que permitiu entender como os textos acadêmicos e alguns documentos de política pública percebem o termo. Os resultados mostraram que fatores comerciais e pedagógicos contribuíram para a produção de paradidáticos, e também que existe uma imprecisão no uso do termo tanto pelas editoras como nos textos acadêmicos. No meio editorial e nos documentos de políticas públicas, o termo vem perdendo força, embora a prática de complementação do livro didático por professores continue sendo objeto de estudos no meio acadêmico, que ainda adota o termo paradidático.
Resenha: Traduzir a canção
Authors: Pezza Cintrão Heloísa
Published: December 2018

Resenha do livro: LOW, Peter. Translating Song. Lyrics and Texts. London, New York: Routledge, 2017. 132 p. ISBN: 978-1-138-64179-2.
Entrevista com a cantora e compositora Bïa Krieger
Authors: Cassiano Raissa Conde
Published: December 2018

Radicada há mais de vinte anos na França e no Canadá, Bïa Krieger conquistou um público cativo nesses países, onde recebeu prêmios importantes, como o Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros (França), Prix de l’Adisq (Canadá) e Félix du Meilleur Album Musiques du Monde (Canadá). Esta entrevista contempla o seu trabalho como versionista, com enfoque nas versões em francês para canções de Chico Buarque.
Abdias do Nascimento e Paulo Freire: dizeres, saberes e experiências na África Ocidental (1975-1988)
Authors: Teixeira Elisa Ferreira
Published: December 2018

Esta pesquisa é direcionada a tratar sobre as narrativas do colonialismo e racismo contemporâneos de uma perspectiva comparada e, a partir disso, será possível enxergar as experiências africanistas dos intelectuais antirracistas abordados neste projeto: Abdias do Nascimento e Paulo Freire, que trazem à tona discussões importantes sobre as questões raciais no decorrer do século XX. Sendo assim, este trabalho tem o objetivo de desvendar e entender as ações e as relações destes pensadores com os problemas da população negra e as suas respectivas lutas e, por conseguinte, visualizar ambos como sendo agentes sociais importantes para a construção de representações históricas sobre a condição do negro no continente africano e na diáspora, tendo assim um importante diálogo entre o Brasil e a África.
A atividade cafeeira em Ribeirão Preto/SP (1904-1936)
Authors: Faleiros Neto Ulysses De Paiva
Published: December 2018

Este artigo apresenta a análise de dados relativos à estrutura produtiva do complexo cafeeiro em Ribeirão Preto/SP. Nosso objetivo foi compreender com maior amplitude as estruturas produtivas do café no município, afim de se constituir um perfil dos produtores locais.  Este trabalho inicia-se com um breve histórico da economia brasileira e a apresentação do nosso espaço de estudo, o município, e estabelece suas relações com a produção de café, que se fortalecem, principalmente a partir de 1870. No segundo momento, apresentamos os dados obtidos através do levantamento feito no Arquivo Público e Histórico de Ribeirão Preto (APHRP) em fontes primárias – são elas a Estatística Agrícola e Zootécnica de Ribeirão Preto (1904-1905) e o Livro de Imposto do Cafeeiro (1916-1936). Através das informações contidas nestes documentos foi possível constituir séries históricas que nos possibilitaram compreender a estrutura produtiva relativa ao café no município. Os resultados obtidos permitiram a compreensão das possíveis relações entre a atividade cafeeira no município e a economia nacional e internacional.
O tempo em Night Journey de Martha Graham
Authors: Silva Maria Clara Laet de Almeida e
Published: December 2018

Night Journey  é uma coreografia de 1947 da dançarina e coreógrafa estadunidense Martha Graham que foi registrada em forma de filme em 1961. A obra recria a tragédia grega Édipo Rei, de Sófocles, e é situada no momento em que Jocasta, mãe e esposa de Édipo, contempla o suicídio. Através de um flashback, Jocasta, interpretada pela própria Graham, revive sua relação incestuosa antes de tirar sua vida. Conhecida por ser uma das melhores composições da fase mitológica de Graham, Night Journey foi filmada em 1961, permitindo sua análise e estudo até os dias de hoje, além de ser remontada com frequência pela Martha Graham Dance Company. Além de incorporar estruturas de tempo típicas da Grécia Antiga e das tragédias gregas, a coreografia revela vicissitudes do contexto histórico em que foi produzida, possuindo portanto múltiplos estratos de tempo. Aqui se investigará como são estruturadas e como se relacionam estas camadas de tempo, analisando a obra sob a luz de uma História Social do Tempo.
Assessment of the permissibility of the risk of changing the strategy for the maintenance of rail vehicles based on the example of a selected locomotive type
Authors: Szkoda Maciej , Satora Magdalena
Published: December 2018

The paper presents a methodology for the assessment of the permissibility of the risk of changing the strategy for the maintenance of rail vehicles based on the example of a 6Dg diesel locomotive. The example of implementation has been preceded with the characteristics of the general formal requirements involved in the risk management process in accordance with the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 402/2013. The methodology which has been developed demonstrates that in order to appropriately quantify the frequency of occurrence of hazards (hazardous failures in particular) and adopt the correct risk assessment criteria, it is necessary to perform the reliability, availability, maintainability, safety analysis in the area of safety. Using the example and based on the reliability data gathered during the 15 months of operation of 75 locomotives, selected safety ratios for the locomotive's assemblies and subassemblies were determined whose failures lead to hazards to reliability and safety of rail transport. In order to qualify the risk involved in the occurrence of the hazards, one of the methods of estimating the explicit risk – the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) – was applied. The analysis demonstrated the possibility of and conditions for the introduction of changes in the maintenance strategy which would not be in breach of the acceptable risk level.
Horner’s Syndrome and Upper Extremity Weakness After Quadratus Lumborum Block for Postcesarean Section Analgesia: A Case Report
Authors: Anderson Michael , Chernishof Vasili , Norris Mark C.
Published: December 2018

A healthy, 34-year-old primigravida at 41 weeks gestational age presented for cesarean delivery due to a category 2 fetal heart tracing remote from delivery. After completion of the surgery under epidural anesthesia, bilateral quadratus lumborum blocks were performed for postoperative pain. Approximately 4 hours later, the patient developed left-sided arm weakness, left miosis, and ptosis. These symptoms resolved within 24 hours. Considering the time course of her symptoms, we believe that the quadratus lumborum block was the likely culprit.
A Case Report Describing the Use of Point of Care Ultrasound to Guide Successful Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation After Unanticipated Arrest in Ambulatory Surgery
Authors: Hollon McKenzie M. , Gershon Raphael , D’Souza Adam , Faloye Abimbola
Published: December 2018

We present a case of a 41-year-old man who suffered cardiac arrest after induction of general anesthesia for an ambulatory ophthalmologic procedure. In this report, we highlight the use of focused transthoracic echocardiography by the anesthesia team to guide a prolonged resuscitation. Emergency room and critical care physicians have described the use of focused echocardiography to aid in diagnosing correctible causes of cardiac arrest, predicting outcomes, and in decision making regarding termination of resuscitation. We discuss benefits and barriers to anesthesiologists incorporating focused cardiac ultrasound into the perioperative arena.
The magnetization of dense aggregated dipolar fluids
Authors: Nagy Sándor
Published: December 2018

The magnetization for dipolar fluids is studied treated separately at low and high external magnetic field. Canonical ensemble Monte Carlo simulations have been performed in dipolar hard sphere fluid in order to test these theoretical results. New expressions are introduced at low and high external field and ultimately the synthesized formula is given. The main difference in the structure of dipolar liquids at different external field is the average orientation of the formed chains. In case of infinitesimal external magnetic field there is no a well-specified direction, while at high enough external field actually the chains are parallel to this field. The present theory yields good result in the intermediate region as well where the most conspicuous failures are provided by the former theories.
Potencial de usinas waste to energy no nordeste brasileiro: projeção e análise comparativa de impactos na esfera ambiental e no setor energético
Authors: Muller Luiz Neto Paiva e Silva , Arruda João Bosco Furtado , Hiluy Filho João José
Published: December 2018

A gestão dos resíduos sólidos urbanos (RSU) e a oferta de eletricidade são preocupações presentes no Brasil. Nesta conjuntura, as usinas de geração de energia a partir de resíduos sólidos (Waste To Energy -WTE) surgem como alternativa de investimento que poderia trazer benefícios tanto para a gestão dos RSU, pela mitigação de impactos ambientais, quanto para o setor elétrico brasileiro. Este trabalho tem o objetivo de analisar de forma comparativa cenários futuros na gestão de RSU no Nordeste levando em conta investimentos em usinas WTE. Para isto, foram projetados por meio de método quantitativo de modelagem - em um período de 20 anos - os impactos sobre a ocupação de espaço para gestão dos RSU, as emissões dos gases metano e carbônico, e a geração de energia na região. Os resultados destacam o potencial benéfico das usinas WTE, através do aumento considerável na geração de energia e da diminuição notável das emissões de gases de efeito estufa (GEE) e da ocupação de espaço
Investigating the effect of DG infeed on the effective cover of distance protection scheme in mixed-MV distribution network
Authors: Saad Saad Muftah , El Naily Naser , Mohamed Faisal A.
Published: December 2018

The environmental and economic features of renewable energy sources have made it possible to be integrated as Distributed Generation (DG) units in distribution networks and to be widely utilized in modern distribution systems. The intermittent nature of renewable energy sources, altering operational conditions, and the complex topology of active distribution networks makes the level of fault currents significantly variable. Thus, the use of distance protection scheme instead of conventional overcurrent schemes offers an appropriate alternative for protection of modern distribution networks. In this study, the effect of integrating multiple DG units on the effective cover of distance protection schemes and the coordination between various relays in the network was studied and investigated in radiology and meshed operational topologies. Also, in cases of islanded and grid-connected modes. An adaptive distance scheme has been proposed for adequate planning of protection schemes to protect complex networks with multiple distribution sources. The simplified simulated network implemented in NEPLAN represents a benchmark IEC microgrid. The comprehensive results show an effective protection measure for secured microgrid operation.Article History: Received October 18th 2017; Received in revised form May 17th 2018; Accepted July 8th 2018; Available onlineHow to Cite This Article: Saad, S.M., Naily, N.E. and Mohamed, F.A. (2018). Investigating the Effect of DG Infeed on the Effective Cover of Distance Protection Scheme in Mixed-MV Distribution Network. International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 7(3), 223-231.https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.7.3.223-231