bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Voluntouring on Facebook and Instagram: Photography and social media in constructing the ‘Third World’ experience
Authors: Sin Harng Luh , He Shirleen
Published: November 2018

This article studies photographic practices in ‘voluntourism’ alongside the rise of social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The advent and widespread use of social media platforms today complicates the ethics of photographic practices, as the ease of sharing photographs accentuates and stirs up the unequal relations between the photographer and the photographed. From a conceptual standpoint, the moral and altruistic underpinnings of volunteer work supposedly differentiate voluntourists from their counterparts in mainstream tourism, who are often assumed to be engaged in commoditized and leisure-based activities. However, existing research suggests that voluntourists do participate in conventionally touristic practices, as the pervasiveness of photography illustrates. Using interviews with 16 voluntourists, this article examines the negotiations behind photo-taking and photo-posting in voluntourism. We also consider the case of Barbie Savior, a satirical Instagram account featuring ‘the doll that saved Africa’. The emergence of such online media articles that critique and make fun of voluntourists’ depiction of their Third World experience therefore becomes a self-governing mechanism for how one should behave in encountering the Third World, even as voluntourism itself continues to be seen as a viable way of caring for the Third World.
Exploring stress, coping, and decision-making considerations of Alzheimer’s family caregivers
Authors: Thompson Carla J , Bridier Nancy , Leonard Lesley , Morse Steve
Published: November 2018

More than 15 million Americans are providing care for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease. Family caregivers are faced with highly stressful experiences, using strong coping skills, and implementing critical decisions with little or no knowledge or information and with virtually no preparation or assistance. The need for research efforts to focus on caregiver stress, coping mechanisms, and informed decision-making skills spearheaded a theoretical framework to study the potential relationships between family caregivers’ types of stress, coping skills, and their decision-making efforts. Constructs of life event stress, role strain, self-concept stress, and coping stress were examined relative to 10 priority areas of decision-making identified by the national Alzheimer’s Association. A relational non-experimental research design was utilized. Caregivers completed four Likert-scale instruments with data analyzed using descriptive statistics and rank-order correlation procedures. Findings indicated varying levels of stress, strong family self-efficacy and high levels of coping skills contribute to critical decision-making.
Prospects for Third Party Electoral Success in a Polarized Era
Authors: Goff Sean , Lee Daniel J.
Published: November 2018

The trend of increasing major party polarization in the United States has raised concerns about the quality of representation and governance. One potential corrective is third parties, as they can hold the major parties accountable and instigate positive change. We, however, highlight limits to their influence. Two factors dampened the electoral support for third party candidates in the 2016 U.S. presidential election despite favorable conditions. First, the cost of third party voting is higher in the current polarized era, since casting a vote for a third party can lead to their less-favored major party candidate winning. Voters today have especially negative feelings toward their less-favored major party. Second, Trump co-opted voters distrustful of the government, which is a group that tends to support third parties. Our analysis of American National Election Studies (ANES) data from 1992 and 2016 shows support for both factors.
Trajectory tracking control of two degrees-of-freedom helicopter based on Udwadia–Kalaba theory
Authors: Zhu Yinfei , Zhao Han , Sun Hao , Huang Kang , Dong Yinghui
Published: November 2018

In this article, by using Lagrange energy method, we establish the dynamical model of a two degrees-of-freedom helicopter, which is subject to holonomic constraints. A control method based on Udwadia–Kalaba theory is proposed to achieve the trajectory tracking control of the 2-degrees-of-freedom helicopter. Different from traditional methods, this method could solve the constraint force of the mechanical system without adding additional parameters such as Lagrange multipliers. When initial conditions are compatible, we can use the nominal control which is based on Udwadia–Kalaba equation to control 2-degrees-of-freedom helicopter in real time. But when initial conditions have incompatibility, the simulation result could produce divergence phenomenon. To solve the trajectory tracking control problem of 2-degrees-of-freedom helicopter under incompatible initial conditions, a modified controller is proposed. We also make simulation contrast by different control methods to validate the effectiveness and superiority of the modified controller. Simulation results show that the modified controller can drive the 2-degrees-of-freedom helicopter to perfectly track the desired trajectory with less control cost and high control accuracy.
Fibromyalgia: Genetics and epigenetics insights may provide the basis for the development of diagnostic biomarkers
Authors: D’Agnelli Simona , Arendt-Nielsen Lars , Gerra Maria C , Zatorri Katia , Boggiani Lorenzo , Baciarello Marco , Bignami Elena
Published: November 2018

Fibromyalgia is a disease characterized by chronic widespread pain with additional symptoms, such as joint stiffness, fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive dysfunction, and depression. Currently, fibromyalgia diagnosis is based exclusively on a comprehensive clinical assessment, according to 2016 ACR criteria, but validated biological biomarkers associated with fibromyalgia have not yet been identified. Genome-wide association studies investigated genes potentially involved in fibromyalgia pathogenesis highlighting that genetic factors are possibly responsible for up to 50% of the disease susceptibility. Potential candidate genes found associated to fibromyalgia are SLC64A4, TRPV2, MYT1L, and NRXN3. Furthermore, a gene-environmental interaction has been proposed as triggering mechanism, through epigenetic alterations: In particular, fibromyalgia appears to be characterized by a hypomethylated DNA pattern, in genes implicated in stress response, DNA repair, autonomic system response, and subcortical neuronal abnormalities. Differences in the genome-wide expression profile of microRNAs were found among multiple tissues, indicating the involvement of distinct processes in fibromyalgia pathogenesis. Further studies should be dedicated to strength these preliminary findings, in larger multicenter cohorts, to identify reliable directions for biomarker research and clinical practice.
The Role of Allograft Bone in Foot and Ankle Arthrodesis and High-Risk Fracture Management
Authors: Hollawell Shane , Kane Brendan , Heisey Christopher , Greenberg Patricia
Published: November 2018

Allogenic bone graft has long been accepted as a standard of care in the surgical arthrodesis of the foot and ankle and treatment of certain high-risk, comminuted fracture types that have greater potential for delayed union or nonunion. It has been shown in multiple studies to be equivalent to autograft in regard to union rates without the morbidity associated with bone graft harvest. We present a retrospective study on the efficacy of an allogenic cancellous/periosteal cellular bone matrix with mesenchymal stem cells and angiogenic growth factors. The study includes a cohort of 41 procedures and 40 patients who underwent foot and ankle arthrodesis, fracture fixation, or a simultaneous combination of both. Radiographic consolidation of the fracture/fusion site was reviewed at regular intervals (first postoperative visit at 1 week and 4, 8, and 12 weeks and at regular intervals until healing was confirmed). Age, workmen’s compensation insurance, diabetes, and nicotine use were evaluated as potential risk factors. Our retrospective study indicated that allograft bone has the potential to positively affect union rates in foot and ankle arthrodesis and certain high-risk fracture types that have potential for delayed union/nonunion.

Levels of Evidence: Level IV
The COMiT’ID Study: Developing Core Outcome Domains Sets for Clinical Trials of Sound-, Psychology-, and Pharmacology-Based Interventions for Chronic Subjective Tinnitus in Adults
Authors: Hall Deborah A. , Smith Harriet , Hibbert Alice , Colley Veronica , Haider Haúla F. , Horobin Adele , Londero Alain , Mazurek Birgit , Thacker Brian , Fackrell Kathryn ,   for the Core Outcome Measures in Tinnitus (COMiT) initiative
Published: November 2018

Subjective tinnitus is a chronic heterogeneous condition that is typically managed using intervention approaches based on sound devices, psychologically informed therapies, or pharmaceutical products. For clinical trials, there are currently no common standards for assessing or reporting intervention efficacy. This article reports on the first of two steps to establish a common standard, which identifies what specific tinnitus-related complaints (“outcome domains”) are critical and important to assess in all clinical trials to determine whether an intervention has worked. Using purposive sampling, 719 international health-care users with tinnitus, health-care professionals, clinical researchers, commercial representatives, and funders were recruited. Eligibility was primarily determined by experience of one of the three interventions of interest. Following recommended procedures for gaining consensus, three intervention-specific, three-round, Delphi surveys were delivered online. Each Delphi survey was followed by an in-person consensus meeting. Viewpoints and votes involved all stakeholder groups, with approximately a 1:1 ratio of health-care users to professionals. “Tinnitus intrusiveness” was voted in for all three interventions. For sound-based interventions, the minimum set included “ability to ignore,” “concentration,” “quality of sleep,” and “sense of control.” For psychology-based interventions, the minimum set included “acceptance of tinnitus,” “mood,” “negative thoughts and beliefs,” and “sense of control.” For pharmacology-based interventions, “tinnitus loudness” was the only additional core outcome domain. The second step will next identify how those outcome domains should best be measured. The uptake of these intervention-specific standards in clinical trials will improve research quality, enhance clinical decision-making, and facilitate meta-analysis in systematic reviews.
Absentismus und Fluktuation - alternative Formen des Rückzugsverhaltens oder unabhängige Verhaltensausprägungen?
Authors: Grawert Achim
Published: November 2018

Fluktuation und Absentismus der Mitarbeiter beeinflussen die Produktivität eines Unternehmens oft wesentlich. Die Vermeidung bzw. Reduktion dieser Verhaltensarten ist daher ein wichtiges Anliegen der Personalführung. Dieses Ziel kann aber nur erreicht werden, wenn es gelingt, durch personalpolitische Maßnahmen entweder die Ursache oder die Attraktivität des jeweiligen Verhaltens zu beeinflussen. Dazu ist es notwendig, sowohl die Ursachen als auch die Funktion der Ursache-Wirkungs-Beziehungen der Verhaltensausprägungen genau zu kennen. Dieser Erkenntnis soll die folgende Analyse der Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede von Fluktuation und Absentismus dienen.

Fehlzeiten und Fluktuation werden häufig als sehr eng verknüpfte Verhaltensweisen gesehen. Die Erklärung dafür wird darin gesucht, daß sie als zwei alternative Formen des Rückzuesverhaltens zu interpretieren sind. Dem liegt die Vorstellung zugrunde, daß Absentismus und Fluktuation im Prinzip gleiche Verhaltensweisen sind, die sich nur im Ausprägungsgrad, in ihrer Intensität unterscheiden (vgl. Irle 1975:453), also Punkte auf einem Verhaltenskontinuum darstellen.

Ein Hauptanliegen des folgenden Beitrags ist darin zu sehen, diese These zu hinterfragen und gegebenenfalls zu relativieren. Dabei bedient sich die Analyse vornehmlich theoretischer Schlußfolgerungen, da auf diese Fragestellung konkret zugeschnittene empirische Untersuchungen kaum vorliegen.
Peroneus Brevis Tenodesis: Side-to-Side or Weave?
Authors: Janney Cory F. , Iloanya Michael , Morris Randal , Panchbhavi Vinod K.
Published: November 2018

Background:

Inversion ankle injuries are extremely common, sometimes causing injury to the peroneus brevis tendon. If more than 50% of the tendon is injured, it oftentimes requires tenodesis to the adjacent peroneus longus tendon. Both Pulvertaft (PT) and side-to-side (SS) techniques have been used for joining the 2 tendons. The purpose of this study was to compare the strength and stiffness of these 2 techniques.

Methods:

Five matched pairs of cadaver ankle specimens were randomized to receive either an SS or PT tenodesis of the peroneus brevis to longus tendons. Following the tenodesis, the specimens were tested for failure load, displacement, energy absorbed at failure, and peak load. Stiffness was also calculated. Paired t tests were performed to detect differences between the 2 conditions.

Results:

There were no statistically significant differences between the SS and PT tenodesis for any of the metrics measured. For stiffness, the techniques were very similar (SS = 10.14 [4.35], PT = 12.85 [1.72]).

Conclusion:

There is no difference in failure load, displacement, energy absorbed at failure, peak load or stiffness between the PT and SS techniques for peroneal tenodesis.

Level of Evidence:

Level V, cadaver study.
Recognizing and Reducing Barriers to Science and Math Education and STEM Careers for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Authors: Kerr JoNita Q. , Hess Donald J. , Smith Celia M. , Hadfield Michael G.
Published: November 2018

Climate change is impacting the Pacific Islands first and most drastically, yet few native islanders are trained to recognize, analyze, or mitigate the impacts in these islands. To understand the reasons why low numbers of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders enter colleges, enroll in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, or undertake life sciences/STEM careers, 25 representatives from colleges and schools in seven U.S.-affiliated states and countries across the Pacific participated in a 2-day workshop. Fourteen were indigenous peoples of their islands. Participants revealed that: 1) cultural barriers, including strong family obligations and traditional and/or religious restrictions, work against students leaving home or entering STEM careers; 2) geographic barriers confront isolated small island communities without secondary schools, requiring students to relocate to a distant island for high school; 3) in many areas, teachers are undertrained in STEM, school science facilities are lacking, and most island colleges lack STEM majors and modern labs; and 4) financial barriers arise, because many islanders must relocate from their home islands to attend high school and college, especially, the costs for moving to Guam, Hawai’i, or the U.S. mainland. Most solutions depend on financial input, but mechanisms to increase awareness of the value of STEM training are also important.
Population-Based Profile of Mental Health and Support Service Need Among Family Caregivers of Adults With Cancer
Authors: Kent Erin E. , Dionne-Odom J. Nicholas
Published: November 2018

PURPOSE:

We examined associations between caregiving intensity and mental health among cancer caregivers at the population level and potential moderation by an actionable intervention target, support service needs.

METHODS:

Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System survey data (2015) from caregivers of adult patients with cancer was analyzed. Caregiving intensity included hours per week caregiving (high, > 20; low, ≤ 20) and caregiving duration (long, > 2 years; short, ≤ 2 years). Mental health was reported as number of mentally unhealthy days (MUDs) in the past 30. Support service needs comprised caregiving classes, service access, support groups, counseling, and respite care. Multivariable linear regression models were performed adjusting for sociodemographics and sampling weights.

RESULTS:

A total of 1,831 caregivers were included in the study, representing approximately 1.1 million cancer caregivers in the 18 US states, distributed with the following intensity: 122 (8.3%) caregivers reported care at high hours/long duration, 213 (13.1%) high hours/short duration, 329 (18.4%) low hours/long duration, and 910 (60.2%) low hours/short duration. Mean MUDs was 6 (SE, 0.5). The highest reported unmet service need was help with service access (48.4%). Higher caregiving intensity and support service need were associated with more MUDs ( P < .05), with a significant interaction ( P = .02) between caregiving intensity and unmet support service needs. High hour/long duration caregivers reporting any unmet needs had a mean of 15 versus 8 MUDs for those with no unmet needs.

CONCLUSION:

High-intensity cancer caregiving was associated with poor mental health, especially for those reporting support service needs. Developing strategies to optimize support service provision for high-intensity cancer caregivers is warranted.
Speaker Gender Representation at the American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting: 2011–2016
Authors: Moeschler Susan M. , Gali Bhargavi , Goyal Seeta , Schroeder Darrell R. , Jacobson Judy , Habermann Elizabeth B. , Keegan Mark T. , Hyder Joseph A.
Published: November 2018

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting is the primary venue for anesthesiologists to present research, share innovations, and build networks. Herein, we describe gender representation for physician speakers at the Annual Meeting relative to the specialty overall. Details of ASA Annual Meeting presentations for individuals and panels were abstracted from the ASA archives for 2011–2016. Observed speaker gender composition was compared to expected composition based on the gender distribution of members of the ASA. There were 5167 speaker slots across 2025 presentations and panels. Of the speaker slots, 3874 were assigned to men and 1293 to women. Speaker slot gender composition was relatively consistent between 2011 and 2016 (annual percentage 22.3%–27.7% women, trend test P = .062). ASA membership composition of women increased slightly over the study period (24%–28%). The overall observed number of women in speaker slots over the study period did not differ significantly from what would be expected based on the ASA membership composition (25.0% observed versus 25.9% expected; P = .153). However, the percentage of single speakers who were women was significantly less than would be expected based on the ASA gender distribution (20.2% observed versus 25.9% expected; P < .001). Interestingly, for panels that included 2–5 anesthesiologists, single-gender panels were more common than would be expected by chance, with all-male panels predominating (all P < .01). The gender composition of speakers at the ASA Annual Meeting largely reflected gender composition within the specialty, although women were not overrepresented at any meeting. The predominance of single-gender panels and underrepresentation of women as single speakers is a potential target to improve gender representation.
Dietary advanced glycation end-product consumption leads to mechanical stiffening of murine intervertebral discs
Authors: Krishnamoorthy Divya , Hoy Robert C. , Natelson Devorah M. , Torre Olivia M. , Laudier Damien M. , Iatridis James C. , Illien-Jünger Svenja
Published: November 2018

Back pain is a leading cause of disability strongly associated with intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration. Reducing structural disruption and catabolism in IVD degeneration remains an important clinical challenge. Pro-oxidant and structure-modifying advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) contribute to obesity and diabetes, which are associated with increased back pain, and accumulate in tissues due to hyperglycemia or ingestion of foods processed at high heat. Collagen-rich IVDs are particularly susceptible to AGE accumulation due to their slow metabolic rates yet it is unclear if dietary AGEs can cross the endplates to accumulate in IVDs. A dietary mouse model was used to test the hypothesis that chronic consumption of high AGE diets results in sex-specific IVD structural disruption and functional changes. High AGE diet resulted in AGE accumulation in IVDs and increased IVD compressive stiffness, torque range, and failure torque, particularly for females. These biomechanical changes were likely caused by significantly increased AGE crosslinking in the annulus fibrosus, measured by multiphoton imaging. Increased collagen damage measured with collagen hybridizing peptide did not appear to influence biomechanical properties and may be a risk factor as these animals age. The greater influence of high AGE diet on females is an important area of future investigation that may involve AGE receptors known to interact with estrogen. We conclude high AGE diets can be a source for IVD crosslinking and collagen damage known to be important in IVD degeneration. Dietary modifications and interventions that reduce AGEs warrant further investigation and may be particularly important for diabetics where AGEs accumulate more rapidly.
Rocking the world of innate immunity: an interview with Luke O'Neill
Authors: O'Neill Luke A. J.
Published: November 2018

Luke O'Neill is professor of biochemistry in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin, and his main research focus is innate immunity and its key output, inflammation. His work has explored the key sensors and mediators of infection, including the Toll-like receptors, inflammasomes and cytokines in the interleukin-1 (IL-1) family. Luke received the Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal for Life Sciences in 2012 and the European Federation of Immunology Societies Medal in 2014. He was elected a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) in 2005 and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2016. In this interview, Luke talks about the necessary collaboration between immunologists and cancer scientists, inflammaging, and his rock-star alter-ego as frontman of The Metabollix.
Three-Dimensional Takeoff Step Kinetics of Long Jumpers with and without a Transtibial Amputation
Authors: FUNKEN JOHANNES , WILLWACHER STEFFEN , HEINRICH KAI , MüLLER RALF , HOBARA HIROAKI , GRABOWSKI ALENA M. , POTTHAST WOLFGANG
Published: November 2018

Purpose

The loads applied on the musculoskeletal system during the long jump takeoff step are not well established for nonamputee athletes or athletes with a lower extremity amputation. Information on joint loading and potential injury mechanisms is important for improving training or rehabilitation protocols, prosthetic design, and the general understanding of the long jump.

Methods

Three-dimensional takeoff step kinematics and kinetics were used for inverse dynamic model calculations on three male athletes with and seven male athletes without a below the knee amputation (BKA). Athletes with BKA used their affected leg as their takeoff leg.

Results

Despite equivalent long jump performance, ground reaction force application characteristics were widely different, and calculated joint loads were significantly lower in athletes with BKA compared with nonamputee athletes during the takeoff step. The takeoff step of the long jump for athletes with BKA seems to be dominated by sagittal plane movements, whereas it involves sagittal plane movement and compensatory joint work in the frontal plane for nonamputee athletes.

Conclusions

Coaches and athletes should adapt training protocols to the unique musculoskeletal loading patterns of long jumpers with or without a BKA. Specifically, nonamputee athletes should strengthen the muscles responsible for hip and knee extension, as well as for frontal plane stabilization, early in the season to avoid injuries. The presented data enable clinicians to identify potential causes of pain or injury more differentially in both groups of athletes and might stimulate future research in the field of robotics and prosthetic components. Furthermore, the altered joint mechanics of athletes with BKA versus nonamputees serves as an explanation for their previously described more effective takeoff step.
Speed, Accuracy, and the Optimal Timing of Choices
Authors: Fudenberg Drew , Strack Philipp , Strzalecki Tomasz
Published: November 2018

We model the joint distribution of choice probabilities and decision times in binary decisions as the solution to a problem of optimal sequential sampling, where the agent is uncertain of the utility of each action and pays a constant cost per unit time for gathering information. We show that choices are more likely to be correct when the agent chooses to decide quickly, provided the agent’s prior beliefs are correct. This better matches the observed correlation between decision time and choice probability than does the classical drift-diffusion model (DDM), where the agent knows the utility difference between the choices. (JEL C41, D11, D12, D83)
Author's Approach to the Analysis of the Frequency of Biological Terms in Printed Texts
Authors: Марышкина Таисия , Maryshkina Taisiya , Калижанова Анна , Kalizhanova Anna
Published: November 2018

This article describes the author's approach to the analysis of the frequency of the biological terms in the printed texts of school textbooks of the full course of the biology of Kazakhstan secondary schools, allowed to reduce the cost of time for the processing in ten times. The authors of the article analyze the advantages and disadvantages of applications for text analysis and voice processing and offer their algorithm of fast counting of keywords in traditional texts. This research was carried out within the framework of the grant funding project of the Department of Science and Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the theme Creation of Trilingual Dictionary of Biological Terms with a Linguacultural Component.
Monitoring Results of Educational Process with Using Modern Pedagogical Technologies
Authors: Веселовская Е. , Veselovskaya E. , Рабаданова Р. , Rabadanova R.
Published: November 2018

The article examines the changes taking place in the organization of the educational process in the school using technology of development of critical thinking by teachers in education process.
Readmissions after Pediatric Hospitalization for Suicide Ideation and Suicide Attempt
Authors: Doupnik Stephanie , Rodean Jonathan , Zima Bonnie T. , Coker Tumaini R. , Worsley Diana , Rehm Kris P. , Gay James C. , Hall Matt , Marcus Steve
Published: November 2018

OBJECTIVE

To inform resource allocation toward a continuum of care for youth at risk of suicide, we examined unplanned 30‐day readmissions after pediatric hospitalization for either suicide ideation (SI) or suicide attempt (SA).

METHODS

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of a nationally representative sample of 133,516 hospitalizations for SI or SA among 6‐ to 17‐year‐olds to determine prevalence, risk factors, and characteristics of 30‐day readmissions using the 2013 and 2014 Nationwide Readmissions Dataset (NRD). Risk factors for readmission were modeled using logistic regression.

RESULTS

We identified 95,354 hospitalizations for SI and 38,162 hospitalizations for SA. Readmission rates within 30 days were 8.5% for SI and SA hospitalizations. Among 30‐day readmissions, more than one‐third (34.1%) occurred within seven days. Among patients with any 30‐day readmission, 11% had more than one readmission within 30 days. The strongest risk factors for readmission were SI or SA hospitalization in the 30 days preceding the index SI/SA hospitalization (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.14, 95% CI: 2.73‐3.61) and hospitalization for other indications in the previous 30 days (AOR: 3.18, 95% CI: 2.67‐3.78). Among readmissions, 94.5% were for a psychiatric condition and 63.4% had a diagnosis of SI or SA.

CONCLUSIONS

Quality improvement interventions to reduce unplanned 30‐day readmissions among children hospitalized for SI or SA should focus on children with a recent prior hospitalization and should be targeted to the first week following hospital discharge.
A CONSULTA E O CONSENTIMENTO PRÉVIO DAS COMUNIDADES QUILOMBOLAS PARA O LICENCIAMENTO AMBIENTAL DE EMPREENDIMENTOS MINERÁRIOS A SEREM IMPLANTADOS NO INTERIOR DOS TERRITÓRIOS TRADICIONAIS
Authors: Leite Matheus De Mendonça Gonçalves
Published: November 2018

Este artigo constitui a síntese das pesquisas realizadas no âmbito do Projeto de Extensão “A luta pelo reconhecimento dos direitos fundamentais das comunidades remanescentes de quilombo”, da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, na prestação de assistência jurídica às comunidades quilombolas existentes no município do Serro, Estado de Minas Gerais, para a defesa de seus direitos étnicos e territoriais, no procedimento administrativo municipal de emissão de Declaração de Conformidade do empreendimento minerário denominado “Projeto Serro” às leis de uso e ocupação do solo. No curso do procedimento administrativo municipal, constatou-se que a área de influência direta do empreendimento minerário se sobrepõe ao território da comunidade quilombola de Queimadas. Buscou-se, então, obter o reconhecimento administrativo de que a autorização municipal fica condicionada à satisfação de duas condições jurídicas: 1) realização de consulta livre, prévia e informada aos órgãos representativos da comunidade quilombola; e, 2) obtenção do consentimento dos órgãos representativos da comunidade quilombola, em procedimento equitativo no qual se busca a conciliação entre os interesses dos grupos econômicos da comunidade nacional e os interesses da comunidade quilombola, em estrita consonância com o disposto nos artigos 6º, 7º, 15 e 16 da Convenção n.º 169 da Organização Internacional do Trabalho.
A ADEQUAÇÃO DOS INSTRUMENTOS DE GESTÃO DEMOCRÁTICA NA REVISÃO DO PLANO DIRETOR EM MARABÁ/PA
Authors: Nepomuceno Chaira Lacerda , Dias Daniella Maria dos Santos
Published: November 2018

Este trabalho objetiva avaliar a adequação dos instrumentos de gestão democrática contidos no projeto de lei de Revisão do Plano Diretor Participativo do Município de Marabá, às disposições do Estatuto da Cidade, e os possíveis avanços em comparação com o Plano Diretor vigente, quanto à missão de criação de um ambiente político-institucional propício ao exercício da democracia participativa. Sob uma metodologia comparativa, realizou-se uma análise qualitativa-descritiva, em formato de estudo de caso. Os institutos analisados foram o ‘Sistema de Acompanhamento e Controle do Plano Diretor Participativo’; o ‘Conselho Gestor do Plano Diretor’; a implantação dos ‘Conselhos Distritais’; a ‘Conferência do Plano Diretor’ e o ‘Sistema de Informações Municipais’. Constatou-se que, na Revisão do Plano Diretor, os institutos pouco avançaram, persistindo sua mera previsão normativa e singela abertura à participação popular. Em especial, quanto ao Conselho Gestor, verificou-se a necessidade de adequar sua composição às disposições do Estatuto da Cidade e a criação de institutos participativos independentes da atuação do conselho, direcionados ao munícipe.
OCUPAÇÃO DE PRÉDIOS PÚBLICOS PROMOVIDA PELOS MOVIMENTOS DOS “SEM-TETO” E A DESOBEDIÊNCIA CIVIL: REFLEXÃO SOBRE O DIREITO À MORADIA À LUZ DO PARADIGMA DO ESTADO DEMOCRÁTICO DE DIREITO
Authors: DE ARAUJO HELLEN NICÁCIO , COURA ALEXANDRE DE CASTRO
Published: November 2018

No presente artigo analisamos as ocupações de prédios públicos promovidas pelos integrantes dos movimentos dos “sem-teto”, buscando compreender se estes atos podem ser identificados como atos de Desobediência Civil e, em caso positivo, se podem ser compreendidos como estratégia não persuasiva, nos termos propostos na Teoria Operacional de Dworkin. Para tanto, realizamos análise sobre o direito fundamental à moradia no Brasil, sob o aspecto legal, apresentando dados estatísticos sobre o déficit habitacional no país. Posteriormente, abordamos o contexto histórico-conceitual sobre a Desobediência Civil e sobre os principais pontos da Teoria Operacional de Dworkin. Concluímos que as ocupações de prédios públicos pelos integrantes dos movimentos dos “sem-teto” são manifestações da Desobediência Civil que se efetivam por meio de estratégia não persuasiva intimidatória cujo objetivo é elevar o custo para o Estado da manutenção de sua inércia em cumprir com seu dever constitucional de efetivação do direito fundamental de moradias para as pessoas de baixa renda.
OS CONFLITOS FUNDIÁRIOS URBANOS NO PROCESSO JUDICIAL: POSSIBILIDADES DE APLICAÇÃO DOS MEIOS ALTERNATIVOS PARA A SOLUÇÃO DE CONTROVÉRSIAS
Authors: Vanin Fábio Scopel , Spengler Fabiana Marion
Published: November 2018

O objetivo do trabalho é verificar a existência de experiências e instrumentos jurídicos alternativos a jurisdição tradicional, capazes de auxiliar na solução dos conflitos fundiários discutidos em processos judiciais. Para isso, apresentou-se o debate acerca do conceito e dos elementos do conflito, delimitando-o no âmbito urbanístico, mais especificadamente, dos conflitos fundiários urbanos estritos. Em segundo momento, foram apresentadas algumas características da jurisdição tradicional, confrontando-as com a realidade urbana, para demonstrar a incompatibilidade do espaço com a solução de conflitos fundiários. Ao final, foram demonstradas duas experiências de aplicação dos meios alternativos em processos judiciais, assim como, as novas regras previstas no Código de Processo Civil, concluindo-se, a partir do método estruturalista, que as experiências são incipientes, sem qualquer resultado quantitativo e qualitativo expressivo, e que, os instrumentos trazidos pelo CPC, por tratar somente de casos de posse velha, tendem a não alcançar grande escala de utilização.
A DEMOCRACIA HABERMASIANA: O AGIR COMUNICATIVO (IN) CONGRUENTE COM O AGIR ESTRATÉGICO
Authors: RODRIGUES EDMILSON ARAUJO
Published: November 2018

Intenta-se perspectivar a democracia em Habermas por meio de uma leitura pragmática. Tendo como vetor de ligação o processo de comunicação ligado na visão do sujeito em interação com o outro na busca de um aprimoramento da democracia. O objetivo geral da pesquisa é analisar a democracia habermasiana com enfoque no agir comunicativo em contraste com o agir estratégico para responder ao enigma, qual seja: é possível uma integração social que leve em conta o mecanismo discursivo habermasiano? Para responder esse questionamento, toma-se como referencial de análise a obra denominada Direito e Democracia entre facticidade validade. Metodologicamente, a pesquisa será de caráter exploratório mediante o procedimento bibliográfico cujo intento é a busca de informações por meio de trabalhos já publicados, quais sejam: livros, teses, artigos, sítios eletrônicos, dentre outras fontes. Quanto à abordagem, a pesquisa será de cunho qualitativo. A partir das nuances teórico-metodológicas, foi possível concluir que a sociedade contemporânea não consegue se pautar pelo que determina Habermas, pois o indivíduo em suas atividades do dia a dia age conforme a sua consciência, inconsciente, pelo agir estratégico, desconectado da proposta de  Habermas onde exista uma democracia alinhada com a perspectiva do sujeito em busca de uma integração social relacionada com a dialogicidade.
O PARADOXO DA DUALIDADE EM RANCIÈRE E A AÇÃO POLÍTICA DAS MULHERES: OLYMPE DE GOUGES NA FRANÇA E EULINA RABÊLO NO BRASIL
Authors: Roman Jaqueline Fátima , Dreher Heuser Ester Maria
Published: November 2018

Na obra O ódio à democracia, Rancière enuncia várias relações duais: homem e cidadão; ilusão e realidade; homem público e privado; igualdade e desigualdade; vida nua e existência política, etc. Em um primeiro momento, parece que o autor critica essas dualidades, porque as associa à polícia e não à política. No entanto, nota-se que, ao contrário disso, identifica nessas dualidades a possibilidade para a realização da política, pois é no intervalo entre os polos duais que se desenvolve a ação política, pelo exercício da democracia que se dá no suplemento anárquico. Considerando esse modo peculiar de pensar, o artigo analisa o movimento paradoxal da dualidade em Rancière, sob a perspectiva da ação política democrática de duas mulheres: Olympe de Gouges, que há mais de duzentos anos, na França, declarou que, se a mulher pode ser punida com o cadafalso, também pode ocupar a tribuna, e Eulina Rabêlo, no Brasil, cuja união estável homoafetiva foi judicialmente reconhecida, no ano de 2004, para exigir-lhe deveres (conhecido como caso Eulina/Astrid), sem garantir-lhe os direitos decorrentes dessa união. Assim, com esses dois exemplos, se intenta evidenciar a importância da dualidade para a ação política em Rancière, expondo o suplemento anárquico como forma de efetivação da democracia.
O CÓDIGO DE PROCESSO CRIMINAL DE PRIMEIRA INSTÂNCIA: DO CONTEXTO AO TEXTO IMPERIAL E AS INFLUÊNCIAS ATUAIS
Authors: Machado Érica Babini Lapa do Amaral
Published: November 2018

O texto problematiza as raízes do modelo processual brasileiro no Código de Processo Criminal de primeira instancia, primeiro documento processual do Império, e suas influências no atual modelo brasileiro. Para a abordagem, vale-se da história crítica do Direito, por meio de revisão bibliográfica, a partir da contextualização do cenário político do surgimento do documento e suas implicações culturais para os dias atuais, visando, com isso, a identificação desses resquícios para a construção de estratégias de superação do ranço inquisitivo no sentido do respeito às garantias fundamentais.
O CULTO AO CAPITALISMO E SUA (NECESSÁRIA) PROFANAÇÃO: DE WALTER BENJAMIN A GIORGIO AGAMBEN
Authors: Wermuth Maiquel Ângelo Dezordi , Nerling José Ricardo Maciel , Neto Alfredo Copetti
Published: November 2018

O artigo realiza uma abordagem acerca do capitalismo como religião, estabelecendo um diálogo entre a obra de Walter Benjamin e Giorgio Agamben. O problema que orienta a investigação pode ser assim sintetizado: em que medida o capitalismo, por meio de aparatos muito semelhantes aos da religião, tem se apresentado, na atualidade, de modo a ultrapassar o seu caráter meramente econômico para afetar, de forma direta, a maneira com a qual as pessoas se relacionam entre si e com os objetos ao seu redor? Para responder ao problema de pesquisa, o artigo, perspectivado pelo método fenomenológico, apresenta as principais características dessa “religião cultual”, como forma de explicar a sociedade atual e apresentar os presentes aparatos estéticos como resquícios de períodos míticos anteriores, mas que ainda ocupam espaço importante nas estruturas modernas e pós-modernas. Apresenta-se, por fim, a tarefa política da profanação – tal qual delineada pela filosofia agambeniana – como grande desafio da contemporaneidade.
A TOLERÂNCIA E O DIREITO: Possibilidades, Projeções e Limites na Perspectiva Jurisprudencialista
Authors: Gameiro Ian Pimentel
Published: November 2018

O artigo tem como objetivo responder a questão de saber qual o sentido que a relação entre a tolerância e o direito comporta ou pode comportar no mundo prático do homem. Nosso pressuposto teórico é o de que, por um lado, e sendo a tolerância uma categoria normativamente dependente, tanto poderá o direito aparecer-lhe como apenas um recurso normativo dentre vários possíveis, quanto, por outro, poderá a própria tolerância vir a ser um recurso normativo, enquanto princípio ou critério, do direito. Para responder esta questão, dividimos o artigo em três seções. Na primeira, identificamos, mediante duas aproximações etimológicas, os significados que a categoria tolerância tem assumido no mundo cultural do Homem.  Na segunda, buscamos construir um conceito analítico para o nosso objeto e as condições necessárias para a sua prática. Na terceira seção, por fim, buscamos verificar como se estrutura a relação entre direito e tolerância e que efeitos normativos possíveis decorrem dessa relação.
O JULGAMENTO DA ADI 4.277: ANÁLISE DOS VOTOS DOS MINISTROS DO STF À LUZ DA TEORIA DO RECONHECIMENTO DE NANCY FRASER E AXEL HONNETH
Authors: Cristianetti Jessica
Published: November 2018

O objetivo geral consiste em estudar o debate entre o embasamento teórico de Fraser e de Honneth, com seus reflexos no julgamento da ADI 4277-DF pelo STF, criticando discursos implícitos insuscetíveis de desestabilizar as identidades sexuais binárias. Como objetivos específicos intenta-se confrontar criticamente os referenciais teóricos dos referidos filósofos; revelar e criticar a estratégia argumentativa pressuposta aos votos dos Ministros do STF no julgamento da ADI 4277-DF, compreender qual das teorias filosóficas possui maior alcance teórico para interpretar e criticar os votos. A título de considerações finais é possível entender que Fraser explana recursos conceituais que revelam maior alcance teórico para interpretar e para criticar o voto do Ministro-Relator e dos Ministros Gilmar Mendes e Ricardo Lewandowski, propugnando uma teoria feminista que se contrapõe à essencialização identitária e ao binarismo de gênero - mas sem anular a autonomia do sujeito - assumindo como objetivos a descrição das desigualdades e a formulação de um projeto emancipatório, por meio de contrapúblicos subalternos. Para tanto, a pesquisa se estrutura pelo método fenomenológico-hermenêutico. O método de indução analítica (método de abordagem) também será utilizado. A técnica de pesquisa envolverá a documentação indireta e será empregada a pesquisa documental.
Diálogo de Cortes: a influência da Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos em matéria de execução penal no Supremo Tribunal Federal
Authors: Moni de Oliveira Antonio Carlos , Corrêa Camargo Beatriz , Lisbôa Alves Cândice
Published: November 2018

O artigo se propôs a avaliar a influência das decisões da Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (Corte IDH) no Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF). O tema de análise escolhido foi a execução da pena privativa de liberdade, uma área em que o Brasil tem recebido condenações e advertências em âmbito internacional. Buscou-se demonstrar a necessidade de maior diálogo do STF com a Corte IDH, cuja produção muito tem a contribuir para o avanço da salvaguarda dos Direitos Humanos nas prisões brasileiras. A pesquisa realizada foi bibliográfica e exploratória, e o método de abordagem foi o indutivo. A coleta de jurisprudência seguiu padrões quantitativos e qualitativos.
Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Studies of a N, N’- bis(2- Hydroxy- Alpha- Methyl Benzylidene) -1, 9- Nonanyldiamine Uranyl (VI) nitrate [UO2(HMND)]2+
Authors: Ghammamy Shahriar , Sedaghat Sajjad
Published: November 2018

N, N’- bis(2- hydroxy- alpha- methyl benzylidene) -1,9- nonanyldiamineabbreviated as HMND was synthesized and characterized. N, N’- bis(2- hydroxy- alpha- methyl benzylidene) -1,9- nonanyldiamineUranyl (VI) nitrate prepared by reaction of nitrate salt of UO2(NO3)2.6H2O with HMND. In this research, some of the inorganic complexes of uranyl with N- donor ligands were synthesized. Complexes were characterized by FT-IR and UV, ¹HNMR, ¹³CNMR spectra, TG/DTG measurements and some physical properties. The results of simultaneous TG-DTG-DTA analyses of the complexes show the final degradation product for these complexes are UO3. The antitumor activity of used ligands and their complexes against a panel of human tumor cell lines (HT29: Haman colon adenocarcinoma cell line T47D: human breast adenocarcinoma cell line) were studied and determined by MTT (3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide) assay. These data suggest that some of these compounds provide good models for the further design of potent antitumor materials. Also the results show chelation causes drastic change in the biological properties of the ligands and also the metal moiety. So the toxic effects of uranyl can be prevented by using chelating agent and complexation of the potentially multidentate ligands.
Preparation and Characterization of the Schiff Base Ligand (E)- N-(3-nitrobenzylidene) isonicotinohydrazide and its Silver (I) Complex [Ag(NNBIH)2]+
Authors: GHAMMAMY SHAHRIAR , SEDAGHAT SAJJAD
Published: November 2018

We describe the synthesis and characterization of a new silver (I) complex of the Schiff base ligand (E) - N-(3-nitrobenzylidene) is onicotinohydrazide that abbreviated as NNBIH was synthesized and characterized. Ag (I) Metal complex of this Schiff base ligand prepared by reaction of nitrate salt of Ag (I) with NNBIH. Characterization of the ligand was made by microanalyses, FT-IR, UV–Visible spectroscopy and its complex was made by microanalyses, FT-IR and UV–Visible spectroscopy. TG- DTA and other analytical methods have been applied to the investigation of the thermal behavior and Structure of the compound [Ag(NNBIH)2]+. Thermal decomposition of these compounds is multistage processes.
Axial Flow Fan Design Parameter Affecting the Performance
Authors: PATASKAR ANKESH KUMAR , BARTARIA V.N. , JAIN ABHISHEK
Published: November 2018

Axial flow fans are employed in heat exchangers and other engineering systems where the flow path around the fan becomes like a duct. The flow takes place along the axis of rotation of the rotor. The flow is essentially symmetrical to the axis. The design calculations are performed with presumption of flow through cascade of blade and it is the main governing factor of the design too. In this paper procedural calculation for an axial flow fan with profiled blade are presented. Calculations are tabulated for different parameter of radius and angles. On profiling, the increase of outlet angle has been shown which gives ultimate angle opening. The small corrections are therefore obtained. Different parameters used in the design are tabulated to get the calculation more accurately.
Topological study of the para-line graphs of certain pentacene via topological indices
Authors: Mufti Zeeshan Saleem , Nadeem Muhammad Faisal , Gao Wei , Ahmad Zaheer
Published: November 2018

A topological index is a map from molecular structure to a real number. It is a graph invariant and also used to describe the physio-chemical properties of the molecular structures of certain compounds. In this paper, we have investigated a chemical structure of pentacene. Our paper reflects the work on the following indices:Rα
, Mα
, χα
, ABC, GA, ABC
4, GA
5, PM
1, PM
2, M
1(G, p)and M
1(G, p) of the para-line graph of linear [n]-pentacene and multiple pentacene.
Global Constitutionalism and Its Legitimacy Problems: Human Rights, Proportionality, and International Investment Law
Authors: Schneiderman David
Published: November 2018

How is legitimacy to be secured for constitution-like legal orders operating beyond the state? Some scholars recommend connecting aspects of global law to human rights adjudication and enforcement by adopting their preferred method for resolving conflicts, namely, proportionality analysis. Adopting a frame of analysis widely embraced by apex courts might generate the requisite regime legitimacy, it is argued. This turns out to be a strategy that is difficult to pursue in the realm of international investment law, a global legal order made up of over 3,300 investment and regional treaties, enforced by private systems of dispute resolution, that incorporates standards of treatment familiar to national constitutional law. By undertaking an analysis of statements made by relevant actors in the field, principally investment lawyers and arbitrators, we learn that there is not that much interest in taking up proportionality analysis, despite the legitimacy problems that continue to dog the system. Whatever the purported advantages of turning to proportionality, it turns out that investment lawyers and arbitrators are not so interested in embracing logics other than one preoccupied with owing solicitude to foreign investors. This reluctance renders investment law a less legitimate, and therefore less sustainable, form of constitution-like global law.