bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mucosal Vaccination with Lactococcus lactis-Secreting Surface Immunological Protein Induces Humoral and Cellular Immune Protection against Group B Streptococcus in a Murine Model
Authors: Diaz-Dinamarca Diego A. , Hernandez Carlos , Escobar Daniel F. , Soto Daniel A. , Muñoz Guillermo A. , Badilla Jesús F. , Manzo Ricardo A. , Carrión Flavio , Kalergis Alexis M. , Vasquez Abel E.
Published: March 2020

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the primary etiological agent of sepsis and meningitis in newborns and is associated with premature birth and stillbirth. The development of a licensed vaccine is one of the pending challenges for the World Health Organization. Previously, we showed that oral immunization with surface immune protein (SIP) decreases vaginal colonization of GBS and generates functional opsonizing antibodies, which was determined by opsonophagocytic assays (OPA) in vitro. We also showed that the protein has an adjuvant vaccine profile. Therefore, an oral vaccine based on SIP may be an attractive alternative to employ in the development of new vaccines against GBS. Lactococcus lactis is a highlighted oral vaccine probiotic inducer of the mucosal immune response. This bacterium could serve as an antigen-delivering vehicle for the development of an edible vaccine and has been used in clinical trials. In this study, we showed that an oral vaccine with a recombinant L. lactis strain secreting SIP from GBS (rL. lactis-SIP) can induce protective humoral and cellular immunity in an experimental model of GBS vaginal colonization in C57BL/6 mice. Mice immunized with rL. lactis-SIP were protected against clinical symptoms and bacterial colonization after GBS vaginal colonization. Our rL. lactis-SIP vaccine also induces an increase of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin A (IgA) specifically against SIP. The adoptive transfer of serum from vaccinated mice to naïve mice generated protection against GBS vaginal colonization. Moreover, the rL. lactis-SIP strain induces the activation of SIP-specific T cells, which could decrease GBS vaginal colonization and generate protective antibodies when transferred to other mice. Our experimental observations strongly support the notion that rL. lactis-SIP induces protective humoral and cellular immunity and could be considered as a novel alternative in the development of vaccines for GBS.
Novel Genetic Melanoma Vaccines Based on Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells or Melanosphere-Derived Stem-Like Cells Display High Efficacy in a murine Tumor Rejection Model
Authors: Gąbka-Buszek Agnieszka , Kwiatkowska-Borowczyk Eliza , Jankowski Jakub , Kozłowska Anna Karolina , Mackiewicz Andrzej
Published: March 2020

Therapeutic cancer vaccines have elicited renewed interest due to the development of immune checkpoint inhibitors. The role of these vaccines is to induce specific effector cells for killing cancer cells. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are responsible for tumor growth and progression. Accordingly, they are targets for various cancer therapies, including immunotherapy. Here, we demonstrate the effectiveness of melanoma vaccines composed of genetically modified tumor cells admixed with melanoma stem-like cells (MSC) or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Two vaccines were constructed. The first vaccine contained cells derived from B16F10 melanospheres (SFs) with CSC characteristics. The second vaccine contained syngeneic murine induced pluripotent stem cells (miPSCs). iPSCs or SF cells were admixed with B16F10 cells, modified with the designer cytokine Hyper-IL6(H6) (B16/H6). Control mice received B16/H6 cells, B16F10 cells or PBS. Immunization with either vaccine significantly inhibited tumor growth and increased disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in C57BL/6 mice. Mice treated with the SF or iPSC vaccine demonstrated increased activation of the immune response in the vaccination site and tumor microenvironment compared to those treated with B16/H6, B16F10 or PBS. Higher infiltration of dendritic cells (DCs) monocytes, and natural killer (NK) cells; lower numbers of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and regulatory T cells (Tregs); higher levels of the cytokines INFγ and IL-12 were observed with the novel vaccines than with the control treatments. In vitro restimulation of splenocytes derived from mice immunized with B16F10 cell, SF cell or miPSC lysates increased the proliferation of CD4+ T helper lymphocytes and secretion of cytokines. An increased serum titer of antibodies directed against B16F10 cells was found in mice immunized with the SF vaccine. The most effective DFS and OS extensions were reached with the miPSCs vaccine. The described results form the basis for a novel platform for the next generation of cancer vaccines composed of allogeneic cancer-specific cells modified with a molecular adjuvant gene and admixed with allogeneic miPSCs or SFs.
Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Vaccinations: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy
Authors: Pelullo Concetta P. , Della Polla Giorgia , Napolitano Francesco , Di Giuseppe Gabriella , Angelillo Italo F.
Published: March 2020

The cross-sectional study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the recommended vaccinations and factors affecting such outcomes among a sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) in public hospitals in Italy. Only 14.1% knew all the recommended vaccinations for HCWs. Physicians and those who had received information about vaccinations from scientific journals, educational activities, or professional associations were more likely to have this knowledge, while those aged 36–45 were more likely to have less knowledge than those in the age group below 36 years. Only 57.3% agreed that the information received about vaccinations was reliable. Respondents who had children, who worked in pediatric/neonatal wards, who were more knowledgeable, or who did not need further information about vaccinations considered the available information to be reliable. Only 17.7% of respondents always recommended vaccinations to their patients. This behavior was more likely to occur in physicians, in HCWs, in pediatric/neonatal wards, in those who considered the information received about vaccinations reliable, and in those who considered themselves to be at high risk of transmitting an infectious disease to their patients. Health promotion programs and efforts are needed to improve the level of knowledge about vaccinations and immunization coverage among HCWs.
Is an Increased Risk of Developing Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with Seasonal Influenza Vaccination? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Petráš Marek , Králová Lesná Ivana , Dáňová Jana , Čelko Alexander M.
Published: March 2020

While the weight of epidemiological evidence does not support a causal link with influenza vaccination evaluated over the last 30 years, Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) has been considered a vaccine-associated adverse event of interest since 1976. To investigate the existence of GBS risk after vaccination against seasonal influenza, a systematic review and meta-analysis have been conducted based on 22 eligible epidemiological studies from 1981 to 2019 reporting 26 effect sizes (ESs) in different influenza seasons. The primary result of our meta-analysis pointed to no risk of vaccine-associated GBS, as documented by a pooled ES of 1.15 (95% CI: 0.97–1.35). Conversely, an obvious high risk of GBS was observed in patients with previous influenza-like illness (ILI), as demonstrated by a pooled ES of 9.6 (95% CI: 4.0–23.0) resulting from a supplementary analysis. While the meta-analysis did not confirm the putative risk of vaccine-associated GBS suggested by many epidemiological studies, vaccination against seasonal influenza reduced the risk of developing ILI-associated GBS by about 88%. However, to obtain strong evidence, more epidemiological studies are warranted to establish a possible coincidence between vaccination and ILI prior to GBS onset.
Fuel Economy of Plug-In Hybrid Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Effects of Vehicle Weight, Hybridization Ratio and Ambient Temperature
Authors: Jung Heejung
Published: March 2020

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are evolving rapidly since the introduction of Toyota Prius into the market in 1997. As the world needs more fuel-efficient vehicles to mitigate climate change, the role of HEVs and PHEVs are becoming ever more important. While fuel economies of HEVs and PHEVs are superior to those of internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicles, they are partially powered by batteries and therefore they resemble characteristics of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) such as dependence of fuel economy on ambient temperatures. It is also important to understand how different extent of hybridization (a.k.a., hybridization ratio) affects fuel economy under various driving conditions. In addition, it is of interest to understand how HEVs and PHEVs compare with BEVs at a similar vehicle weight. This study investigated the relationship between vehicle mass and vehicle performance parameters, mainly fuel economy and driving range of PHEVs focused on 2018 and 2019 model years using the test data available from fuel economy website of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Previous studies relied on modeling to understand mass impact on fuel economy for HEV as there were not enough number of HEVs in the market to draw a trendline at the time. The study also investigated the effect of ambient temperature for HEVs and PHEVs and kinetic energy recovery of the regenerative braking using the vehicle testing data for model year 2013 and 2015 from Idaho National Lab (INL). The current study assesses current state-of-art for PHEVs. It also provides analysis of experimental results for validation of vehicle dynamic and other models for PHEVs and HEVs.
SCIENTIFIC WORK IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE PSYCHOLOGISTS IN INTERACTION WITH MARGINAL SOCIAL GROUPS
Authors: Stepanenko Lyudmila
Published: March 2020

It was identified that active scientific work of students is possible only in the presence of serious and persistent motivation. The strongest motivating factor is the preparation for further effective professional activity.
Studying of research on the problem made it possible to make sure that students need to be taught to determine the main components, structure of scientific work, to determine their readiness for problematic studying, to learn to use the means of scientific activity, to be able to carry out experimental and research work.
During scientific activity, particular attention of future psychologists is directed to ways of updating knowledge. The nature of motivation, as well as of cognitiveeducational, procedural and socioprofessional activity is fundamentally changing: instead of knowledge filling and retention, there is an independent search for a new material. In this way, increasing motivation and socioprofessional orientation are stimulated.
Theoretical analysis and generalization of the experience of leadership of student scientific work made it possible to distinguish the personal characteristics of future psychologists in their readiness for scientific activity.
The forms and methods of scientific knowledge of students - future psychologists are solved and the conditions of their use are determined.
It is determined that modern science performs two basic social functions - cognitive and practical.
PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVE SELF-CLEANING CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS. COMPOSITIONS, PROPERTIES, APPLICATION
Authors: Antonenko M. , Ogurtsova Yu. , Strokova V. , Gubareva E.
Published: March 2020

The paper reviews the available technologies for producing photocatalytic active self-cleaning materials based on cement, including concretes and dry building mixtures. Used photocatalytic additives and their influence on the cement system are considered. The applied methods for assessing the photocatalytic activity of self-cleaning cement materials are presented. The compositions of concrete mixtures, their properties, areas and prospects of application are analyzed. The main problems of development, production and application of photocatalytic active self-cleaning materials based on cement are presented. The main directions to increase the self-cleaning ability of photocatalytic active materials based on cement are: optimization of the microstructure of the photocatalyst and the composite with its use in the direction of creating a developed surface of the photocatalyst - hierarchical microstructure; it intensifies the diffusion processes of photocatalytic reaction reagents and increases the contact area photocatalyst with a pollutant; it absorbs and accumulates ultraviolet radiation waves; optimization of the phase composition of titanium dioxide - search for the ratio of the anatase and rutile phases, at which the maximum photocatalytic activity is achieved; choosing of economically feasible method for periodical updating of the surface of concrete products carbonized during operation in order to restore self-cleaning ability.
Заметки о слове ночь в поэзии Ходасевича
Authors: Corrado-Kazanski Florence
Published: March 2020

Les recueils poétiques de Vladislav Hodasevič (1886-1939) sont traversés par la dialectique de la lumière et de l’obscurité, riche de connotations mystiques. Concernant le champ lexical de l’obscurité, c’est le mot mrak, d’origine slavonne, évocateur du néant, qui est le plus fréquent. Mais le dernier recueil de Hodasevič, publié en 1927 à Paris, La nuit européenne (Европейская ночь), nous invite à étudier dans ce recueil les occurrences du mot noč’ (nuit), mot du langage courant. « Nuit » désigne une réalité temporelle et spatiale, mais aussi spirituelle et ontologique. Nous verrons que le mot nuit apparaît comme un nom désespéré de la modernité européenne de l’entre-deux-guerres, et qu’il annonce aussi le silence poétique de Hodasevič.
Question de la seconde rédaction du roman de K. Vaginiv Le chant du bouc
Authors: Kibalnik Serguéï
Published: March 2020

Роман Константина Вагинова Козлиная песнь был опубликован отдельным изданием в 1928 году. Однако в 1929 писатель готовил к печати его новую редакцию, которая не была опубликована при его жизни, но была использована при подготовке окончательной редакции романа в недавних его переизданиях. В статье подробно описаны и проанализированы внесенные автором изменения. Высказывается предположение о том, что новое издание романа было необходимо автору не только по материальным причинам. В сгущающейся социально-политической атмосфере оно давало ему возможность осуществить правку романа, опустив или переписав наиболее политически неблагонадежные и эстетически рискованные пассажи. Именно с этим автор статьи связывает то, что некоторые места первой редакции не просто зачеркнуты, а заклеены. Кроме того, в cтатье ставятся под сомнение некоторые текстологические решения недавних публикаторов романа. Вопросе об окончательном тексте романа требует серьезной дискуссии, вплоть до решения вопроса, в каком именно виде следует печатать финал этого произведения.
The Dynamics of the Average Annual and Cumulative Radiation Exposure Doses
of the Adult Population of the Russian Federation after the Chernobyl Disaster
Authors: Romanovich IK , Bruk GYa , Bazyukin AB , Bratilova AA , Yakovlev VA
Published: March 2020

The purpose of the study was to study the patterns of forming average annual and cumulative exposure doses. The subject of the study was the dynamics of the average annual and cumulative doses of the adult population of the Russian Federation after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. Results and conclusions. We estimated the contribution of external and internal exposure doses accumulated during the first year after the disaster into the total doses accumulated in 1986–2016 in the population living in the areas with different levels of 137Cs activity in surface soil. The contribution of the exposure doses received during the first year after the accident into the total doses accumulated in 1986–2016 by the population of the regions with different levels of 137Cs activity in surface soil was more than 30%. The contribution of the internal exposure dose received during the first year after the accident into the total exposure dose accumulated in 1986–2016 by the population exceeded that of the external dose. We predicted the average annual and cumulative exposure doses of the population until the year 2056: in 2016, the actual average annual exposure dose for the population exceeded 1.0 mSv/year only in 19 settlements of the Bryansk Region while by 2056 the number of such settlements would be null. In 2016, the average cumulative exposure dose of the population exceeded 70 mSv in 55 settlements of the Bryansk Region, the maximum being 299 mSv. According to the forecast for the year 2056, the total number of settlements in the Bryansk Region with the average cumulative exposure dose of the population equal to or greater than 70 mSv would approach 92. All these settlements are situated only in the Bryansk Region. The maximum expected value of the average cumulative exposure dose would be 374 mSv. We estimated the contribution of the population exposure dose accumulated in 1986–2016 into the exposure dose accumulated during 70 years (a lifetime dose). The contribution of the average accumulated effective exposure dose for 1986–2016 into the dose predicted for 1986–2056 ranged 86% to 94%. This means that the major part of the lifetime dose has been already accumulated by the locals
Detection Rates of Human Papillomavirus Associated with Cervical Cancer in Women of Nizhny Novgorod
Authors: Brusnigina NF , Makhova MA , Chernevskaya OM , Orlova KA , Kolesnikova EA , Barysheva NN , Nikiforova ES , Smetanina SV
Published: March 2020

The purpose of the study was to assess detection rates of human papillomavirus in cervical cancer cases of Nizhny Novgorod. Materials and methods. We used the real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to test samples of mucosa lining of the cervical canal and/or transformation zone taken from 630 women with cervical dysplasia of different degrees and 107 incident cases of cervical cancer that did not undergo treatment. The detection and differentiation of 14 genotypes of high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV) was carried out using the AmpliSens® HPV HCR-genotype-FRT PRC kit. Results. The overall infection rate of women with oncogenic human papillomaviruses was 41.8%. Among the genotypes, HPV 16 (39.2%), 18 (15.5%), 33 (16.6%), and 56 (11.9%) predominated. A high prevalence of oncogenic HPV was detected in the women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (58.1%) and cervical cancer (90%). The spectrum of genotypes in women with neoplasia of various degrees differed. In women with CIN II and CIN III, vaccine-preventable HPV genotypes (HPV 16 and 18) playing the leading role in the development of cervical cancer were the most frequent. The same genotypes dominated in the women with invasive cervical cancer. One oncogenic HPV genotype was usually found in the infected women (69%). The high-risk HPV infection was often combined with Ureaplasma ssp (49.3%), Mycoplasma hominis (20.1%), Cytomegalovirus (21.1%), and Herpes simplex I/II (18.2%) infections. Combinations of high-risk HPV with Chlamydia trachomatis and Herpes 6 were found in 8.3% and 5% of the cases, respectively. Conclusions. Our findings proved a wide prevalence of high carcinogenic risk HPV 16 and 18 genotypes, thus indicating the expediency of using Cervarix and Gardasil vaccines registered in the Russian Federation and containing antigens to these types of virus for specific prevention of the HPV infection.
Geodynamic zoning of the Sea of Azov shelf and environmental problems in oil and gas production.
Authors: Yefimenko Tetiana , Tovstyuk Zinayda , Yesipovich Stanislav , Titarenko Olga , Svideniuk Mykhailo , Bondarenko Alla , Holovashchuk Olena , Lazarenko Iryna
Published: March 2020

The algorithm for identifying geodynamic zones was based on an analysis of geological, geophysical, and tectonic maps of the Sea of Azov, a bathymetric map and oil and gas prospectivity data, structural maps for reflecting horizons in the Cretaceous, Maykop, Sarmatia, etc., geotechnical zoning maps, and power maps, taking into account the features spectral characteristics of the water surface in satellite images.The spatial distribution of the surface temperature of the Sea of Azov was obtained using the MODIS AQUA survey equipment for the last three years (months - April, May, September).In order to clarify the boundaries of geodynamic zones, intellectual integration of geospatial data was carried out, the result of which was the location scheme of geodynamic zones on the shelf of the Sea of Azov. The creation of a model for generating a useful signal on satellite images of the sea surface with the aim of assessing their environmental safety during oil and gas production is justified.Based on the results of processing all the available information, the following was established: the greatest environmental risks may arise during the exploitation of deposits in the southern geodynamic zone, it is safer, and in the environmental respect, oil and gas exploration is the geodynamic zone in the central part of the sea. The safest zones include the northern coastal shelf zone.
entrelaçamento da memória e da informação no âmbito do processo de referência
Authors: Kornalewski Alex Medeiros , Farias Francisco Ramos de
Published: March 2020

A presente comunicação tem por objetivo refletir sobre o processo de referência, no qual compreende-se que as particularidades da memória e da informação se fazem presentes no decorrer do processo, como pontos que se entrelaçam e influenciam antes, durante ou mesmo depois do serviço de referência ser finalizado. Entende-se que é por intermédio do processo de referência que se tem o momento ímpar da comunicação interpessoal entre o usuário e o bibliotecário. Com base nessa relação entre os atores, a metodologia a ser aplicada é a análise das etapas existentes no processo de referência à luz de Denis Grogan, aliada a reflexão sobre as implicações conceituais da memória e da informação. Em complemento, é basilar o relacionamento do conceito de agir comunicativo e processo dialógico para refletir sobre a qualificação da comunicação interpessoal entre os atores, além de promover um estado de consciência informacional. As reflexões propostas são promissoras quanto à revisão do serviço de referência, a inovação do próprio conceito de comunicação interpessoal e a integração dos atores envolvidos no processo de referência com a biblioteca.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Produk Asuransi Berbasis Web menggunakan Metode AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process ) Studi Kasus BRI Life Semarang
Authors: Apriliani Akhadun Aulia , Hidayat Arief
Published: March 2020

Bri Life merupakan perusahaan yang bergerak dibidang asuransi jiwa, kesehatan, dan pensiunan yang berdiri sejak tahun 1987. Memilih produk asuransi merupakan pengambilan keputusan yang cukup rumit karena melibatkan berbagai kriteria seperti premi, jangka premi, resik, dan nilai investasi sebagai bahan pertimbangan dalam pengambilan keputusan. Metode analisis data untuk teknik pengambilan keputusan yang di gunakan penelitian ini adalah menggunakan metode AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process). Metode pengembangan sistem menggunakan prototype dengan tahapan perencanaan sistem, analisa sistem, perancangan sistem, implementasi sistem. Sistem pendukung keputusan pemilihan produk asuransi BRI Life menggunakna metode AHP ini menampilkan rekomendasi produk asuransi yang sering diminati yaitu Darlink Dinamis dengan nilai 0,62.
Corn grains losses in the function of different speeds of the harvesting
Authors: Neves E. , Oliveira B. S. , Oliveira W. D. A.
Published: March 2020

The main objective of this work was to quantify and evaluate the occurrence of corn grain losses due to the different speeds of the harvesting machine in the second harvest, considering that, in the state of Mato Grosso, corn cultivation, mainly in the off-season, has been gaining space every year due to the increase in both the quality and the quantity of grains planted and harvested in the state. The frame was made in relation to the size of the platform with 0.37 m in length, the frame was superimposed on the straw to collect the grains lost by the harvester. The experiment was carried out at speeds of 3.5; 4,5; 5.0; 5.5 and 6 km.h-1 with rotation of 540 per minute in the cylinder and concave in the opening position No. 05 corresponding to 50 mm of standardized opening for all speeds, where it was possible to observe that there were no significant losses of corn kernels with the speed of the harvester 3.5 km.h-1. The variation between the losses is 30.2 kg per hectare of whole corn grains, between the speeds of harvest tested. It was concluded that the speed of the harvester of 3.5 km.h-1 has lower losses of corn kernels when compared to the other speeds experienced, noting that this loss was lower, acceptable for maize.
Mídias Sociais Como Estratégia de Atendimento à Lei de Acesso à Informação
Authors: Silva de Castro Hudson Augusto , da Silva Dias Lidiane Nazaré
Published: March 2020

Em um mundo conectado, no qual cerca de 70% da população brasileira possui um perfil no Facebook para relações pessoais e negócios (GOOBEC, 2018), é possível pensar se esse também não poderia ser um canal de comunicação entre cidadãos e gestão pública. A Lei de Acesso à Informação (LAI) traz que os governos locais devem ser transparentes e incentivar a transparência, e nesse contexto observa-se que as mídias sociais possuem potencial para fomentar tal obrigação governamental, tornando-se um canal de efetiva comunicação entre governo e sociedade no sentido de e-government. Nesse contexto, essa pesquisa terá como objetivo analisar se e como os governos locais utilizam as mídias sociais como instrumento estratégico de redução da assimetria informacional de itens relacionados a transparência pública. Para o alcance do objetivo foram analisados os perfis na rede social Facebook do município mais transparente de cada região brasileira de acordo com a avaliação da Escala Brasil Transparente 360º da Controladoria-Geral da União (EBT/CGU). Como resultado observou-se que há potencial em utilizar as mídias sociais como instrumento estratégico para o alcance da transparência pública, gerando a redução da assimetria informacional. Contudo, os municípios brasileiros têm utilizado esta ferramenta de forma ainda bastante embrionária, priorizando por postagens de informações diversas enquanto as de caráter de prestação de contas e dados públicos ficam em “segundo plano”, totalizando apenas 2% da amostra total desta pesquisa.
A Síndrome de Burnout e os Profissionais da Contabilidade
Authors: Lemos Medeiros Alexandre , Moraes de Matos Ana Isabel , Dos Santos Ferreira Carla Amelia , Andrade da Silva Fábio , Diniz Nascimento Cemyra
Published: March 2020

A síndrome de Burnout, ou esgotamento profissional decorre de estresse prolongado no trabalho e isso faz parte da realidade de muitos profissionais da área de contábeis. Como problema da pesquisa tem-se: de que forma a síndrome de Burnout afeta o profissional de contabilidade? Por ser uma síndrome que se desenvolve de maneira diferente, dependendo muito do ambiente de trabalho, do clima organizacional, bem como das realizações pessoais e projetos que o indivíduo busca, assim como nas suas atividades como profissionais. A presente pesquisa visa beneficiar os indivíduos que não conhecem a síndrome, os que conhecem, mas não levam em consideração os sintomas, que não procuram ajuda, bem como conscientizar e proporcionar uma clareza maior sobre o referido tema. Como autores pesquisados teve-se ALVES, 2011. CAMPOS, 2008. COSTA, 2012. GONÇALES, 2017, 2006. A pesquisa é de natureza explicativa, utilizando o método indutivo e de caráter quantitativa, tendo como universo da pesquisa os profissionais de contabilidade, delimita-se como amostra as atividades dos profissionais de contabilidade. Por meio da pesquisa realizada, pode-se perceber que os profissionais não tem o devido conhecimento sobre essa doença devido os sintomas serem parecido com o de outras doenças como depressão e estresse. Cabe destacar que com os dados obtidos na pesquisa constatou-se que os profissionais da contabilidade estão satisfeitos com as atividades que exercem, mais que o fato de trazerem para si o problema dos outros ou a afinidade em transformar as pessoas parte de sua família pode a vir a desencadear a síndrome. Na identificação das características e sintomas que demonstram exaustão eles não são suficientes para diagnosticar uma síndrome desta natureza.
A Contabilidade Gerencial como Ferramenta de Apoio à Tomada de Decisão: uma Pesquisa de Campo com Microempresas do Comércio Varejista de Materiais de Construção
Authors: De Moraes Fukushima Peixoto Fabiane , Silva Souza Patrícia Cristina , Rodrigues da Costa Cristianne de Fátima , Souza Garcia Wilnalia
Published: March 2020

Atualmente vive-se em um mercado altamente competitivo e as empresas necessitam estar prontas e dispostas a enfrentá-lo. A contabilidade tem por finalidade produzir informações para a tomada de decisão de maneira segura e pertinente. Nesse sentido, para conseguir êxito em seus negócios é essencial tomar decisões que sejam baseadas em informações gerenciais. Assim, este estudo objetiva avaliar, através da contabilidade gerencial, a utilização das ferramentas contábeis como apoio à tomada de decisão junto as microempresas do comércio varejista de materiais de construção do município de Tomé-Açu. A análise foi realizada por meio de uma pesquisa de campo com abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa. Aplicou-se questionário semiestruturado com perguntas fechadas e abertas para coletar os dados. Concluiu-se que as ferramentas gerenciais nas microempresas do ramo do comércio varejista de materiais de construção do município de Tome-Açu são voltadas para o controle e registro dos fatos ocorridos, sendo sua utilização, ou não, determinada pela relevância que o gestor considera agregar ao seu empreendimento. Acredita-se que os impasses existentes podem ser minimizados se ocorrer maior utilização dos instrumentos gerenciais nessas microempresas.
Identifikasi Distribusi Beban Sedimentasi pada Intake DAM dan Reservoir PLTA (Studi Kasus: PLTA Cirata, Purwakarta – Jawa Barat)
Authors: Irwan Asep , Wicaksono Ari , Khairin Firda Aulia
Published: March 2020

Reservoirs in Indonesia are almost inseparable from the problem of sedimentation. Sedimentation issues are important in reservoir operations, including those that affect reservoir life. One of them is in the PLTA Cirata which experienced a high amount of sedimentation, based on the results of research by BPWC in 2017 the value of sedimentation was 1.96 million m3/year. The results obtained 1,565,844.51 m3 / year so that when compared with this value has a difference between 394,155.49 m3 / year, this occurs because of differences in the sedimentation calculation method. The research method uses the MIKE 21 Module (Flow Model), this research can provide information related to the sedimentation load in the PLTA Cirata. Sediment load that occurs in the intake area of the modeling results is from the Cikundul watershed with a maximum flow value in one year in 2018 of 716.14 m3/s occurred in April. As for the thickness of sediment occurs first 1-month simulation results in the location of each estuary is between 0.01 to 0.15 m for the location of the dam area of 0.01 to 0.03 m. The thickness of sediments in the Cirata area at the location of the river mouth is around ± 1.8 m / year and at the dam around ± 0:36 m / year. Types of sediment in each river mouth obtained 21.21% sand, 78.48% silt, and 0.31% gravel, for the dam area obtained 24.49% sand, 75.08% silt, and 0.43% gravel. It can be concluded that sedimentation entering the Intake area is removing sediment from each watershed namely Cikundul, Cibalagung, Cisokan, Citarum, and Cicendo.
Pemetaan Arah Desain Rice box untuk Pengguna Di Indonesia
Authors: Aulia Wildan
Published: March 2020

In 2011 and 2016, the author had been designed a rice box based on user aspect. The result indicated the change of rice box product design in form of dimension/ load capacity. This indication then followed by continued study in order to find the comprehensive design of rice box development. This research is focused on design mapping based on design direction of rice box that had been done in 2011, 2016 and 2019, also perceptual mapping method on existing rice box products. The aim is to find the tendency user preference to rice box design. The result showed that the significant value for user preference is rice box with capacity of 12 kg and slowly leave the rice box with capacity of 30 kg. This study also argued that there is an implication of rice consumption changing. The result is hopefully could become the reference in rice box design based on mapping result that can be applied by industrial stakeholder.
The Three Seas Initiative in the foreign affairs policy of Hungary
Authors: Héjj Dominik
Published: March 2020

The Three Seas Initiative (TSI) constitutes a project involving the
cooperation of twelve European countries. Poland and Croatia, the founders of the TSI, are especially active in this respect. Even though Hungary seems the closest political ally of Poland, the country rarely participates in TSI actions. In addition, when pursuing its politics, Hungary remains in contradiction to the principles of the TSI- chiefly regarding energy policies. The paper aims to offer answers to questions concerning the significance of the TSI in Hungary’s foreign affairs policies and the country’s perception of such a form of cooperation in Europe.
Teachers’ Perceptions of the Effect of Question-Asking Behaviour on EFL Classroom Interaction
Authors: Menayni Nourreddine , Merabti Marwa
Published: March 2020

Promoting the learning environment and the enhancement of the teaching and learning process has always been the concern of researchers, teachers and course designers. In this respect, a considerable body of research has been concerned with the linguistic aspects of classroom interaction, many of which dealt with questioning strategies and the type of questions being employed in the EFL classroom. The main goal of this study is to explore the effect of teachers’ questions in enhancing interaction among high school students in EFL classrooms. It also pinpoints the features and types of questions that can foster interaction and make the learning process more promising. Data of this research were collected using a questionnaire, which was administered to Moroccan EFL teachers, and were analysed by Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings indicated that teachers’ perceptions are positive towards questioning- asking as a teaching strategy, and questions’ features and types on the creation of classroom interaction and improvement of discourse. In other words, some question types significantly promoted classroom interaction while others failed to do so.
Middle ear surgery functional results in patients with tympanosclerosis
Authors: Shevchenko Tetiana O. , Srebniak Ilona A. , Pedachenko Anastasia E. , Dzhus Vladimir T.
Published: March 2020

Actuality: Tympanosclerotic changes (TSC) in the middle ear are common in patients with chronic otitis media. Tympanoplasty or functional middle ear surgery might be difficult in some cases due to the close contact of the TSC masses with the tympanic membrane and auditory ossicles and could lead to its injuries with sensorineural complications. The functional result of surgery depends on before and postoperative preventive treatment.
Aim: to develop methods of preventive treatment of possible sensorineural complications in patients with chronic otitis media with tympanosclerosis and determine their effectiveness.
Materials and methods: 30 patients were examined before and after surgery with preventive conservative treatment against possible sensorineural complications. Performance evaluation was carried out in nearest postop period (within 6 months) and in follow-up (12 and more months) after surgery. The patients were divided into 2 groups, depending on the localization of TSC in the middle ear and got a preventive treatment. Group 1 – patients with TSC in the stapes area got steroid therapy in the pre-and post-surgery period. Group 2 – patients with ossicles fixation that got anti-edema, detoxication and vasoactive therapy.
Results and discussion: Functional middle ear surgeries (different types of tympanoplasty) for patients with chronic middle otitis and tympanosclerosis were successful. Positive changes from air conductive (AC) thresholds were registered in all patients. In follow up after preventive treatment in patients of group 1 with I stage of conductive hearing loss was improvement of tonal hearing with decreasing of AC thresholds (16,4±0,6) dB in comparison with before surgery data. At patients with II stage of hearing loss the bone conduction (BC) thresholds of tonal air signals reliable decreased on (25,1±1,4) dB. Patients of 2 group with I stage of hearing loss in followup got reliable increase of AC (17,3 ±0,9) dB. In patients with III stage of hearing loss thresholds of BC thresholds
were decrease on (26,5±1,6) dB. In totally we got in all patients hearing improvement. However, our study found out that surgery treatment that is at the same time factor which may cause sensorineural complications at these patients. Proposed preventive treatment which carried out before, intra- and in post-surgery period could lead positive functional results. That may decrease number of possible sensorineural complications in follow-up.
Conclusion: Proposed preventive treatment which carried out in pre-, intra- and post-surgery period could be predicted a possible sensorineural complication of middle ear surgeries in patients with tympanosclerosis and could lead the positive functional results. Preventive treatment must be prescribed to all patients with tympanosclerosis to prevent severe complications (sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo, dizziness)
Arte/Desastre
Authors: Fraga Mari
Published: March 2020

Um olhar sobre os desastres naturais/artificiais a partir dos trabalhos de Alice Miceli,  Robert Polidori e Werner Herzog. O texto reflete sobre o uso da imagem técnica como documento e expressão, e a arte como provocadora de vulnerabilidades, à luz do pensamento de André Rouillé, Georges Didi-Huberman, Maurice Blanchot e Suely Rolnik.
Uma carta: desenho, escrita e construção de singularidades
Authors: Oliveira Caetano Renata
Published: March 2020

Diante de pesquisas em torno do conteúdo escrito de cartas, percebe-se que, às vezes, determinados acontecimentos imagéticos não ganham a devida atenção. O presente artigo visa, portanto, apresentar um breve panorama sobre o assunto a partir de algumas questões entre desenho e escrita, captando as singularidades na materialidade de missivas escritas/desenhadas por artistas.
Potencialidades do “(não)”: a vídeo-carta como estratégia metodológica para o trânsito arte-ciência-filosofia
Authors: Dultra Maruzia De Almeida
Published: March 2020

Este artigo trata da zona fronteiriça estabelecida no exercício de criação de vídeo-cartas (não) filosóficas, algo como o horizonte de eventos de um buraco negro -- este composto pela não arte, não ciência e não filosofia, todas três necessárias para a verdadeira compreensão de seus correspondentes positivos, conforme propõem Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari.
O outdoor como tela: táticas estético-políticas e a construção de espaços de convívio
Authors: Quintão Guerra Luis Eduardo
Published: March 2020

Lançando um olhar sobre o projeto de arte e ativismo NYSAT, este texto busca pensar de que modos os cruzamentos entre experimentações artísticas e lutas políticas podem propor novos modos de relação entre o corpo social, o espaço urbano e os meios de comunicação de massa, frente ao espetáculo cotidiano.
“Dos 7000 componentes eu sou 1”: Carlos Vergara e a ditadura militar; tempos sombrios e o carnaval como espaço de criação na arte contemporânea
Authors: Barros de Castro Mauricio
Published: March 2020

Este artigo busca mostrar a importância do carnaval como uma espaço de criação para a arte contemporânea em tempos sombrios, marcados pela ditadura militar no Brasil.
PÚBLICA
Authors: Campos Camilla Rocha , Guedes Cíntia , Diniz Clarissa , Bassanesi Consuelo , Roque Tatiana , Vilas Boas Thelma
Published: March 2020

Para a edição de PUBLICA, a Arte Ensaios abriu mão da tradicional entrevista com um(a) artista e promoveu uma conversa de mulheres e entre mulheres, às vésperas das eleições de 2018. Essas mulheres, que conversam com nossa equipe editorial, são: Camilla Rocha Campos, Cíntia Guedes, Clarissa Diniz, Consuelo Bassanesi, Tatiana Roque e Thelma Vilas Boas.
O dispositivo estético-político em Inside/Out the people's art project
Authors: Pimentel Mariana Rodrigues
Published: March 2020

O presente ensaio se propõe a anlisar o projeto Inside/Out project do artista francês JR enquanto um dispositivo propositor de ações estético-políticas, isto é, de uma arte sem artista, onde o que está em jogo é a realização de um dispositivo que interfira nos modos de produção e circulação das imagens de si.
Mas não se come com a mão de qualquer jeito, existe uma maneira de se comer com a mão que, se você não sabe, comete gafe. Porque o ato de comer com a mão também exige uma cultura
Authors: Nazareth Paulo
Published: March 2020

Entrevista com Paulo Nazareth, ocorrida em 28 de março de 2019, no Instituto Pretos Novos – IPN, na Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, com a presença de André Leal, Elisa de Magalhães, Felipe Scovino, Jorge Vasconcellos, Ítala Isis, Moacir dos Anjos, Rafa Éis, Ronald Duarte, Tatiana Martins e Yasmim Adorno.
Quaternary DS-SSMA Communications Employing Generalized Detector over Rayleigh Fading Channels
Authors: Tuzlukov Vyacheslav
Published: March 2020

This paper deals with an employment of the complex modulators and generalized receivers constructed based on the generalized approach to signal processing (GASP) in noise in quaternary direct-sequence spread-spectrum multiple-access (DS-SSMA) communication systems with complex signature sequences in flat Rayleigh fading. Owing to availability of large sets of complex spreading sequences possessing perfect correlation characteristics, the interest to use the complex spreading sequences in DS-SSMA communication systems has increased. The complex spreading sequences investigated in the present paper are based on the recently introduced orthogonal unified complex Hadamard transform (UCHN) sequences. In the present paper, the complex processing in modulators and generalized receivers is also employed with the purpose to take advantage of the correlation properties of complex signature sequences. We derive the average bit error rate (BER) for quarternary synchronous communications system based on the generalized approach to signal processing in noise first, and then the BER for quaternary asynchronous ones is evaluated using the characteristic function approach. We presented some results based on the Gaussian approximation method for asynchronous communication systems constructed on the basis of the generalized approach to signal processing in noise Computer modeling results demonstrate that the communication systems using UCHT spreading sequences perform generally better than the GOLD sequences and the 4-phase family A sequences. Comparative analysis between the asynchronous communication systems constructed on the basis of the generalized approach to signal processing in noise demonstrates superiority over the asynchronous communication systems employing the correlation receiver.
A Conceptual paper on Re-Patronage Model for Syariah Compliance E-lodging Industry: The Mediating Effect of Artificial Intelligence
Authors: Sulaiman Yaty , Rahman Maria Abdul , Nik Mat Nik Kamariah
Published: March 2020

The study is about the online re-patronage intentions on Syariah compliance e-lodging industry among international and local Muslim tourists to Malaysia. With the development rally of Islamic hospitality in Malaysia, there are possibilities for hotel managers to comply with Islamic Hotel concept based on demand from the Muslim travellers. Although there is an increasing number of Syariah friendly hotels in Malaysia where there are 744 halal certifications were issued to hotels and resorts, the number of hotels and e-BnB which are fully Syariah compliance is small. Hotels must use the right Islamic themes, Islamic ambiances and Islamic architecture to make the travellers feel comfortable to perform their religious obligations to create value, image and brand for the hotel. Thus, this study intends to investigate the predictors of online re-patronage intention of Muslims tourists to Syariah compliance e-lodging industry in Malaysia. The wave of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the business landscape is seen to combat human errors and increase customer satisfaction through their effectiveness and the ability to cater human needs. Thus, this study also intends to capture the AI adoption in the hotel industry and Syariah compliance hotel specifically. The research methods used are qualitative and quantitative research design. The sampling technique is to collect data from 700 (local and international) tourists who are intended to stay at them prefer Syariah compliant hotels. The data were collected using self-administered survey (intercept hotels and airports) and were analysed using structural equation modelling (SMART PLS 3.0) The expected finding is a new model for Syariah compliance hotel repatronage intention, Syariah compliance policy in hotel industry, new attributes for the development of AI in line with IR 4.0., new Syariah compliance attributes for Malaysian hotel.
Island Hopping, Liquid Materiality, and the Mediterranean Cinema of Emanuele Crialese // Saltando de isla en isla, materialidad líquida y el cine mediterráneo de Emanuele Crialese
Authors: Past Elena Margarita
Published: March 2020

The history of the “mare nostrum” is a long history of the entanglement of human and more-than-human actors.  Three films directed by the Italian Emanuele Crialese, Respiro: Grazia’s Island (2002), Golden Door (2006), and Terraferma (2011), recount stories of encounters and collisions on Mediterranean islands, where the challenges of political, cultural, and ecological cohabitation are intensified.  Drawing on theories of material ecocriticism, this article argues that in this trio of films, the Mediterranean sea is not simply a picturesque liquid border. It is instead a generative space that participates in the very process of constituting the narratives, even while the films add another layer to the rich geo-archaeological palimpsest of the region.   Resumen   La historia del “mare nostrum” es una larga historia la implicación de actores humanos y más-que-humanos.  Tres películas dirigidas por el italiano Emanuele Crialese, Respiro (2002), Nuovomondo (2006, Nuevo mundo), y Terraferma (2011), cuentan historias de encuentros y colisiones en islas mediterráneas, donde las dificultades de la convivencia política, cultural, y ecológica se intensifican.  Apelando las teorías de la ecocrítica material, este artículo sostiene que en estas tres películas el mar Mediterráneo no es solamente una frontera líquida pintoresca, sino un espacio generativo que participa en el proceso de constituir las narrativas. Por su parte, las películas añaden una capa al palimpsesto geo-arqueológico de la región.