bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Thermal Wave Imaging for Detection of Osteoporosis
Authors: R Prathipa , R Ramadevi , V Chinnammal , S Rajalakshmi , I Poonkuzhali
Published: October 2021

Osteoporosis is a clinical sickness wherein the bones end up brittle and volatile because of tissue loss, which is usually caused by hormonal changes or a calcium or vitamin D deficiency. Osteoporosis has neither clinical signs nor symptoms, until some fracture occur. The aim of our project is to predict bone brittleness in order to detect osteoporosis using Image processing techniques. The objective measurement of bone mineral density (BMD), is presently accepted as the best indicator of osteoporosis fractures. For measuring and assessing biomaterials, thermal wave imaging is a potential , non-invasive, non-contact and safe imaging method.. Thermal wave imaging has the unique ability to measure physiological changes. The thermal images of bone are taken and removal of noise is carried out and undergone stationary wavelets transform process to improve the resolution of edges. The result shows that Artificial Neural Network is capable of predicting the brittleness of the bone using Regression in Machine Learning.
A DFT Analysis of Electronic, Reactivity, and NLO responses of a Reactive Orange Dye: the Role of Hartree-fock Exchange Corrections
Authors: Fonseca Sávio , Santos Lucas , Pereira Regina , Modesto-Costa Lucas , Cunha Antônio da , Siqueira Marcelo , Carvalho Francisco , Filho Tarciso Andrade , Gester Rodrigo
Published: October 2021

An experimental and theoretical study based on DFT/TD-DFT approximations is presented to understand the nature of electronic excitations, reactivity, and NLO properties of reactive orange 16 dye (RO16), an azo chromophore widely used in textile and pharmacological industries. The results show that the solvent has a considerable influence on the electronic properties of the material.

According to experimental results, the absorption spectrum is noticed by four intense transitions, which have been identified as $\pi\rightarrow\pi^*$ states using TD-DFT calculations. However, the TD-DFT results reveal a weak $n\rightarrow\pi^*$ in the low-lying spectral region. Continuum models of solvation indicate that these states suffer bathochromic and hypsochromic shifts, respectively.

However, the expected blue shift for the absorption $n\rightarrow\pi^*$ is only described using long-range or dispersion-corrected DFT methods. RO16 is classified as a strong electrophilic system ($\omega > 1.5$ eV). From vacuum to solvent, the environment is active and changes the nucleophilic status from strong to moderate nucleophile ($2.0 \leq N \leq 3.0$ eV). The results also suggest that all electrical constants are strongly dependent on long-rang and Hartree-Fock exchange contributions, and the absence of these interactions gives results far from reality. In particular, the results for the NLO response show that the chromophore presents a potential application in this field, with a low refractive index, and first-hyperpolarizability ca. 214 times bigger than the value usually reported for urea ($\beta = 0.34 \times 10^{-30}$ esu), which is a standard NLO material. Concerning the solvent effects, the results indicate that $\beta_\textrm{total}$ increases ca. 180\% regarding the gas-phase value. The results suggest RO16 is a potential compound in NLO applications.
Predictors of Citation Rates in High Impact Glioblastoma Trials
Authors: Jamjoom Ammer M , Jamjoom Abdulhakim B
Published: October 2021

Background

Clinical trials are at the top of research study designs and tend to attract high citation numbers. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a multidisciplinary disease that continues to be the subject of peak research interest. The literature relating to predictors of citation rates in clinical trials in general remains limited. We aim to identify the factors that influence citation numbers in high impact GBM trials.
Methods

The 100 most cited published GBM trials were identified and reviewed. The primary analysis was correlating articles citation numbers with various trial and publication-related predictors using Pearson correlation coefficient. The secondary analysis was comparing the mean citation numbers for the different subgroups using mean difference test.
Results

The median (range) citation numbers for the selected 100 trials were 349 (135- 16384). The primary analysis showed significant correlation between articles citation numbers and study population (P=0.024), trial phase (P=0.0427) and journal’s IF (P<0.0001). The secondary analysis demonstrated significantly higher mean citation numbers in trials with the following features: study population ≥ 115 (P=0.0208), phase III (P=0.0372), treatment protocol that included radiotherapy (RT) (P=0.0189) and temozolomide (TMZ) (P=0.0343), journal’s IF ≥ 14.9 (P=0.02) and general medical journals (P=0.28).
Conclusions

The most significant predictors of citation rates in high impact GBM trials were study population, trial phase, and journal IF. The treatment protocol was a positive predictor when it included the currently widely accepted treatment modalities (RT and TZM). Randomization, age of publication as well as the numbers of arms, authors, centres, countries, and references were not significant predictors. Increasing awareness of the factors that could affect citations may be useful to researchers undertaking clinical trials.
An Enhanced Hybrid Springback Compensation Approach: Springback Path – Displacement Adjustment Method For Complex Shaped Products of Sheet Metal Forming
Authors: Gong Zhihui , Singh Mandeep , Fang Bohao , Wei Dongbin
Published: October 2021

Springback compensation is critical in sheet metal forming. Advanced techniques have been adopted in the design stage of various sheet metal forming processes, e.g. stamping, some of which are for complex shaped products. However, the currently available numerical approaches are not always sufficiently accurate and reliable. To improve the accuracy of springback compensation, an enhanced hybrid springback compensation method named Springback Path – Displacement Adjustment (SP-DA) method has been developed in this study based on the well-known conventional displacement adjustment (DA) method. Its effectiveness is demonstrated using FEM analysis of low, medium and high strength steels adopted in automobile industry, in which a symmetrical model owning geometry complexity similar to an auto body panel was established. The results show this new enhanced SP-DA method is able to significantly improve the accuracy of springback compensation comparing to conventional displacement adjustment technique.
Effects of left atrial function on pulmonary arterial pressure in acute myocardial infarction, hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy
Authors: Kim Minjeong , Chung Hyemoon , Kim In-Soo , Park Chul Hwan , Rim Se-Joong , Choi Eui-Young
Published: October 2021

Aims: To investigate the differential contribution of the left atrial (LA) function and left ventricular (LV) fibrosis to pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP) in reperfused acute myocardial infarction (AMI), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Methods and Results: Data of 370 patients with HCM (n=133), reperfused AMI (n=123), and DCM (n=114) who underwent both echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) were comprehensively reviewed. Phasic LA volumes, LA-global longitudinal strain (GLS), and extracellular volume fraction (ECV) of LV were measured using CMR. E/e’ was correlated with PASP in all groups; however, the predicted value was significantly attenuated after adjusting for LA volume and LA strain in HCM and DCM, but remained significant in AMI. The E/e’/LA-GLS was related to PASP in HCM (p=0.01) and DCM (p=0.03) independent of LA volume index and E/e', but not in AMI. In DCM, ECV was significantly related to PASP (p<0.001) independent of LA volume index and E/e’. When subdivided according to the linear regression between PASP and E/e’, patients in the discrepantly high PASP group had lower total emptying fraction and reservoir fraction of left atrium in HCM and DCM but not in AMI compared to the good correlation group. Conclusions: The LA function in HCM and DCM and LV fibrosis in DCM correlated with PASP independent of E/e’ and LA size, contrary to that in AMI. These results suggest the presence of atrial myopathy in non-ischemic cardiomyopathies and usefulness of ECV measurement in DCM for the comprehensive evaluation of LV diastolic function.
Validation of a transient dynamical downscaling simulation approach with multi-model ensemble-based GCM bias corrections
Authors: Xu Zhongfeng , Han Ying , Tam Chi-Yung , Yang Zong-Liang , Fu Congbin
Published: October 2021

Dynamical downscaling is the most widely used physics-based approach to obtaining fine-scale weather and climate information. However, traditional dynamical downscaling approaches are often degraded by biases in the large-scale forcing. To improve the confidence in future projection of regional climate, we used a novel bias-corrected global climate model (GCM) dataset to drive a regional climate model (RCM) over the period for 1980–2014. The dynamical downscaling simulations driven by the original GCM dataset (MPI-ESM1-2-HR model) (hereafter WRF_GCM), the bias-corrected GCM (hereafter WRF_GCMbc) are validated against that driven by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reanalysis 5 dataset (hereafter WRF_ERA5), respectively. The results suggest that, compared with the WRF_GCM, the WRF_GCMbc shows a 50–90% reduction in RMSEs of the climatological mean of downscaled variables (e.g. temperature, precipitation, wind, relative humidity). Similarly, the WRF_GCMbc also shows improved performance in simulating the interannual variability of downscaled variables. The RMSEs of interannual variances of downscaled variables are reduced by 30–60%. An EOF analysis suggests that the WRF_GCMbc can successfully reproduce the dominant tri-pole mode in the interannual summer precipitation variations observed over eastern China as opposed to the mono-pole precipitation pattern simulated by the WRF_GCM. Such improvements are primarily caused by the correct simulation of the location of the western North Pacific subtropical high by the WRF_GCMbc due to the GCM bias correction.
Twelve EU Countries on the Eastern Flank of NATO: What about Ukraine?
Authors: Żurawski vel Grajewski Przemysław
Published: October 2021

The Trimarium Initiative (TI) is a platform for co-operation of twelve central and eastern European (CEE) countries of the eastern flank of the European Union (EU), introduced by Poland and Croatia in 2015. The TI is based on member co-operation in the development of transport and communication, energy, raw materials (gas and oil) transfer infrastructure, and digitization. The region is an important and rapidly growing market, and the TI goal is to boost economic co-operation among these twelve countries. Ukraine is not an EU member state, so it cannot be a full member of the TI; however, several TI infrastructural projects are open to Ukrainian companies. As Russia’s aggressive energy policy impacts Poland, Ukraine, the Baltic states, Scandinavia, and Slovakia, the TI has a potential to meet this challenge. Transport and communication and energy transit infrastructure are promising areas of co-operation among TI countries and Ukraine. U.S. support has added optimism and prestige to the initiative.
Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Unfolding Ukraine’s Trade Potential with the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement
Authors: Bogdanova Iryna
Published: October 2021

To offset the devastating effects of the trade war waged by the Russian Federation, Ukraine has undertaken laudable efforts since 2014 to negotiate new trade agreements with other states. Against this background, the negotiations of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement were finalized and the agreement came into force on 1 August 2017. This article explores the positive impact of this agreement on bilateral trade flow between the states and describes its potential contribution to unfolding Ukraine’s trade potential.
Literary Translation behind Bars in the Late Soviet Union: Contextual Voices of Vasyl' Stus and Ivan Svitlychnyi
Authors: Savchyn Valentyna
Published: October 2021

Translation in captivity is nothing new, nor is it restricted to a particular place or historical period. However, this social and cultural phenomenon is marked by a far more frequent occurrence in totalitarian societies. This article examines the practice of literary translation in Soviet labour camps, where, as a result of political repression, Ukrainian scholars, writers, translators, and lexicographers (aka prisoners of conscience) constituted a large part of the incarcerated population. The fact that translation activity thrived behind bars despite brutal and dehumanizing conditions testifies to the phenomenon of cultural resistance and translators’ activism, both of which deserve close scholarly attention. This study provides insights into practical, historical, psychological, and philosophical aspects of translation in extreme conditions. It seeks answers to the questions of why prisoners of conscience felt moved to translate, and how they pursued their work in situations of extreme pressure. Through the lens of translation in prison, the article offers a wide perspective on the issues of retranslation, pseudotranslation, translation editing, text selection, and the functions of literary translation. The focus of the paper is on Soviet Ukraine in the 1970s-80s, when a wave of political repressions led to the appearance of a new generation of prisoners of conscience. Case studies of Vasyl' Stus and Ivan Svitlychnyi are discussed, drawing on their letters during the incarceration period and the memoirs of their inmates.
Gamification: Blood Donor Apps for IOS Devices
Authors: Sabani Alvedi Chandra , Manuaba Ida Bagus Kerthyayana , Adi Erwin
Published: October 2021

Humans need blood to live and there is no substitute for it. Based on the statistics gathered by the Australian Red Cross, 1 in 3 people will need a blood donation once in their lifetime. However, only 1.5% of Indonesian people donate their blood. In order to rectify this unbalanced blood donation supply and demand, an application named Game4Life was developed and tested. This paper aims to implement ‘gamification’ on iOS devices to encourage users to donate their blood and help to end this shortage. This paper focused on developing features that would help blood donors to schedule their donation as well as a reward and achievement system to motivate future donors and keep them engaged. The deliverable prototype of this paper is implementable and expandable in real life with the cooperation of Palang Merah Indonesia (Red Cross Indonesia) and a company sponsor. Based on the User Acceptance Test results and Palang Merah Indonesia's response, Game4Life has successfully satisfied its scope and requirements.
Girls and Assassin’s Creed
Authors: Bailey Veronique
Published: October 2021

Assassins Creed is one of the top selling video game franchises], as such it has a marked impact on the worldwide culture of gaming. As interaction designers we have to evaluate the impact that video games have on their users. One way that we can do that is by taking a more feminist approach; feminism naturally goes hand in hand with interaction design as it refers to fulfillment, identity, equity, empowerment and social justice. In this paper I evaluate the user satisfaction of female users as they play Assassin’s Creed (An Action Adventure game) in terms of evaluating their levels of fulfillment, identity, equity and empowerment.
Indonesian History Educational Card Game Gamification of the Process of Learning to Increase Interest in History among Children.
Authors: Ali Wildan , Basiroen Vera Jenny , Fang Clara
Published: October 2021

To spark interest and curiosity in children to make them research more about the subject. The writers also aims to re-tell history in a more visual manner which is more attractive to children as oppose to currently used text heavy history book and to make history more interesting by using an interactive teaching method by using gamification.
Using Procedural And Conceptual Colour Stimulation-Game As an Instructional Gizmo For Nigerian Students
Authors: Olubunmi Odewumi Michael
Published: October 2021

This research study focused on investigating on the effect of colour stimulation-game on Nigerian Junior secondary school creative arts by adopting quasi-experimental research design with 60  junior secondary schools of  three  co-educational, from Private, Public and Federal Secondary Schools using simple random sampling technique to randomly select The three secondary schools assigned to both experimental and control groups. With the aid of two instruments which were The Colour Stimulation-game and Colour Stimulation-Game Achievement Test (CSGAT), the data was collected.  Frequency counts and percentage distribution, mean,  standard deviation, independent t-test, ANOVA and ANCOVA were used to analyse the data demographic information, the research question and the hypothesis generated respectively. The researcher found out that the students taught with Stimulus perform better after treatment than the student taught with conventional teaching method, students taught with Colour Stimulus game performed better when exposed to treatment than their  students taught with conventional teaching method and female students taught with Colour Stimulus game performed better than their male students.  It was recommended that that creative arts instructors should utilizes, colour stimuli game and reducing conventional method do as to impact the appropriates knowledge for studentsKeywords:  Colour Stimulation-Game, Colour, Game and instruction, Game, Significant in games
Design And Development of a Narrative Based Tabletop Game for Promoting Soft Skills Acuisition in Technical Students in The South African
Authors: Bunt Lance R , Greeff Jacob J.
Published: October 2021

A serious tabletop game called “Gr8 Success!” has been developed for an undergraduate Communication skills module at the North-West University (NWU) in South Africa. This paper presents the details of the development process and discusses the first play tested prototype of the serious game in question. The game is described in the context of a conceptual framework being developed by researchers at the Serious Game Institute of South Africa (SGI-SA).
Ecclesiastes as a representative of Jewish theological education
Authors:   Minsk Theological Academy, Boyko Priest Alexander
Published: October 2021

This article deals with the study of the author’s personality of the Book of Ecclesiastes as a representative of theological education. Many Western scholars of the Book of Ecclesiastes assume that its author was a Jewish teacher. Since the author calls himself Ecclesiastes (ἐκκλησία, gathering of people) or Qoheleth (qahal, gathering), it seems that he gathered people for teaching. A reference to this is in the book itself: “In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge” (Eccl 12:9). Thus, he appears to have served as a teacher of young people (Eccl 11:9) and had a group of disciples to whom he gave practical advice about life. It was a time of great changes in Israel, new circumstances of life demanded new answers, and Ecclesiastes, through studying the Holy Scriptures and through personal experience and reflection, made a critical analysis of the reality around him and those teachings that were spread among the Israelites. On the basis of this analysis, he provided answers to young people, trying to form a holistic worldview and save them from temptations: “The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil” (Eccl 12:13–14). These words have not lost their relevance today. As a result, this work can be useful for analyzing the modern education system, through the prism of Jewish religious education, which is closely related to Christian education.
The specificity of early Christian ideas about divine providence in the context of ancient philosophy (from the 1st to the 3rd centuries)
Authors:   The сenter for the Training of Church Specialists of the Vladivostok Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kamenchuk Hegumen Anthony
Published: October 2021

This article outlines the key features of the Christian understanding of divine providence in comparison with the philosophical trends of Antiquity from the 1st to the 3rd centuries (before Neoplatonism). The author identifies three paradigms of understanding divine providence in the ancient pagan philosophy of this period (atheistic, pantheistic and deistic) and in this context defines the Christian paradigm as “dialogical panentheism”. According to the author, Christianity at its core offers a worldview, which is uncharacteristic for paganism: the cosmos is focused on the implementation of a dialogue between man and God and the achievement of existential intimacy between the Creator and creation. It is also noted that Christianity, in contrast to ancient thought, placed an emphasis on the fact that the fundamental property of the higher Deity is His openness in relation to the Other, and not just self-contemplating or self-contained calmness. This, in turn, determines two other aspects in the Christian doctrine of providence: the all-pervading participation of God in the life of the world and His concern for the individual and those who are flawed. The author also says that the Orthodox understanding of providence is a harmonious middle between the extremes of pantheism and deism.
The problem of understanding liturgical texts and its solution on the example of Gregory of Corinth’s exegesis
Authors:   Moscow Theological Academy, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Antishkin Andrei V.
Published: October 2021

The orthodox liturgy was finally established during the 8th and 9th centuries. The two stepbrothers and eminent Byzantine poets St. Cosmas of Maiuma and St. John of Damascus greatly contributed to its development. They composed the majority of the irmi and troparia that are still performed during the liturgy today. During their lives, however, worshippers were facing certain difficulties in understanding the meaning of church odes. This is also true today when orthodox liturgy occasionally becomes an obstacle on the path to God for the worshippers. Greater efforts are also required in order to understand the liturgy and this is not always easy. One of the reasons for this is an incorrect translation of many odes into Russian and Slavonic. Comments from 12th century Byzantine writers and poets can help us clarify their meaning. Gregory of Corinth and his 23 commentaries on the liturgical canons are particularly noteworthy. In the current article, a philological analysis is conducted of two complex, “obscure” and unclear passages from the Canon of Pentecost. At the same time, Metropolitan Gregory’s exegeses of these extracts, which can help us better understand the meaning not only of these passages but also of the whole celebration, are cited.
Specificity of Palamite theology, its origins and later reception
Authors:   Poletayev Institute for Theoretical and Historical Studies in the Humanities — Higher School of Economics, Biryukov Dmitry S.
Published: October 2021

A conversation with Dmitry Biryukov, Doctor of Philosophy, a researcher of the work of the late Byzantine theologian Gregory Palamas (1296–1359), is devoted to a discussion of the peculiarities of the doctrine of this authoritative church teacher, as well as the reception of his legacy in the 19th–20th centuries after centuries of oblivion. In the course of the conversation, the basic metaphysical scheme of Palamite theology is indicated — the distinction between essence and energies in God; on the one hand, the continuity of this scheme in relation to the theology of the Cappadocian Fathers is traced, and, on the other hand, its novelty is revealed; the origins and parallels of this distinction are discussed, in particular its connection with Christology, as well as the influence of Evagrianism on Palamas; the types of divine energies in the Palamite doctrine are indicated and the question of the difference in theological languages in which the idea of deification (theosis) as a union of man with God is expressed. Particular attention is paid to the concept of “energy” and its various connotations, including those associated with its modern natural science understanding. The philosophical dimension of the theology of Palamas, including in connection with the intellectual culture of his time, is discussed, as well as the relationship of hesychasm as a monastic practice and Palamism as a theological and philosophical doctrine. The concluding part of the conversation, dedicated to the reception of Palamism after centuries of oblivion, traces the history of the study, interpretation and actualization of the teachings of Gregory Palamas over the past two centuries — from Slavophiles to Soviet and contemporary researchers. Particular attention is paid to the so-called neo-Palamism in its various versions — both religious-philosophical and theological.
Cognitive Situation in the Science of Private International Law: Critical Reflection
Authors:   North Caucasus Branch of the Russian State University of Justice, Aslanian N.P.
Published: October 2021

The article deals with the issues related to the existing cognitive situation in the private international law science. The purpose of the work is to identify the defects of this situation and evaluate it on the basis of scientific criteria. The concept of a cognitive situation is given and it is noted that its study is significant not only for science of science, but also for any private science. The author analyzes the opinions expressed in the legal literature on the reasons for the controversial interpretation of the private international law concept, and reveals that these opinions defend far-fetched reasons that do not reflect the real situation. The analysis shows that the modern cognitive situation in the science of private international law is characterized by such defects as the lack of certainty in the subject of knowledge and the «clogging» of the scientific field with erroneous and pseudo-scientific interpretations and speculative constructions, and in general, the prevailing ideas about the subject of this science are irrelevant to the needs of its theory creation. The author defends the thesis according to which the tendency to move away from the canons of the disciplinary organization of scientific knowledge prevails in the science of private international law, and also justifies the conclusion that the existing cognitive situation in the science of private international law does not favor its progressive development.
Contextual knowledge co-production and capacity building for sanitation planning: experience from Kerala, India
Authors: Pillai Sruthi , Narayanan N. C.
Published: October 2021

Small towns in the global South face huge infrastructure deficits in sanitation due to the lack of technical, institutional and financial capacity to establish treatment systems. This knowledge gap and capacity deficit are a socio-ecological challenge that requires knowledge co-production by both science and society. This work focuses on a transdisciplinary initiative on capacity building and knowledge co-production called CANALPY in Alleppey, a town located in the southern state of Kerala, India. The project recognises the need for data and knowledge for developing a fine-grained understanding of the sanitation situation in the town and also raises awareness about canal pollution to arrive at participatory solutions. This study analyses the drivers of co-production of knowledge with its enabling conditions as well as the challenges associated with it. The initiative has been instrumental in creating a space and platform for collaborations, dialogues and discussions on problems of sanitation, water quality and pollution. CANALPY has ensured the dissemination of findings among a larger audience and has inspired new thinking and action. It is also important to take into critical consideration the different practical, socio-political, institutional and competence-related challenges that impede the project's goal of knowledge sharing and capacity building.
Genetic algorithms for optimizing stepped spillways to maximize energy dissipation
Authors: Salmasi Farzin , Abraham John
Published: October 2021

Stepped spillways are important water-management structures that are used for energy dissipation. Use of these spillways has increased in recent decades, they can reduce construction time and they are effective for reducing the flow's downstream kinetic energy. In this study, the width and height of the steps as well as the slope and height of the overflow spillway were considered as variables. Due to the large number of variables, non-linearity of the objective function and constraints, and the lack of an explicit relationship between decision variables, a genetic algorithm (GA) was used. A stepped spillway with optimal dimensions was proposed as a replacement of the smooth spillway of Sarogh Dam located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The proposed steps increase energy dissipation; for constant discharge and varying slopes, the changes in the optimal height of the steps were insignificant. Sensitivity analysis using the objective function showed that the relative energy dissipation for a constant discharge is independent of the optimal height of the steps and decreases with increasing spillway slope. In addition, for fixed slopes, increasing the flow rate leads to a decrease in relative energy dissipation and an increase in the optimal height of the steps.
Contamination and ecological risk assessment of trace elements in sediments of the Anzali Wetland, Northern Iran
Authors: Esmaeilzadeh Marjan , Mahmodpor Elham , Haghighat Somayeh , Esmaeilzadeh Sara , Aliani Hamide , Yazdanfar Najmeh
Published: October 2021

In this paper, concentrations of some heavy metals in surficial sediments of the International Anzali Wetland were measured, this wetland is located in the northern part of Iran. Sediment pollution levels were examined and analyzed using reliable pollution indices including Pollution Load Index (PLI), Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo) and Enrichment Factor (CF), and finally it was revealed that heavy metal pollution ranged from low to moderate loads in the wetland. According to Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) and Ecological Risk Index (ERI), it was concluded that As and Ni may have significant toxic impacts on aquatic organisms and also according to Effect Range Median (ERM), the toxicity probability of sediments in the Anzali wetland was estimated at 21%.
Kavite dezenfektanları ile antibakteriyel içerikli adeziv ajanların kombine kullanımının antibakteriyel etkisi*
Authors: BAKIR Elif Pınar , ÜNAL Samican , BAKIR Şeyhmus
Published: October 2021

Amaç: Bu çalışmada kavite dezenfektanlarıyla antibakteriyel içerikli adeziv ajanların kombine kullanımının Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus acidophilus ve Enterococcus faecalis suşları üzerindeki antibakteriyel etkisini değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır.Yöntem: Değerlendirme disk difüzyon yöntemiyle yapıldı. Sırasıyla 15 μL kavite dezenfektanı ve 15 μL adeziv ajan ilave edilen 5 mm çapındaki standart, steril, boş antibiyogram diskleri 2,5–3 cm aralıklarla agar plakları üzerine yerleştirildi. 37°C’de 24–48 saat inkübasyona bırakılan disklerin etrafında oluşan inhibisyon zon çapları mm olarak ölçüldü. Veriler istatistiksel olarak tek yönlü varyansanaliziyle incelendi. Bulgular: Oksijenli Su ile Clearfil SE Protect Bond kombinasyonunun S. mutans ve E. faecalis, klorheksidin diglukonat içeren Cavity Cleanser ile Clearfil SE Protect Bond kombinasyonunun ise L. acidophilus üzerinde daha güçlü antibakteriyel etki gösterdiği gözlendi. Tüm örneklerde 48. saat sonundaki antibakteriyel etkinin 24. saat sonundakinden fazla olduğu görüldü; ancak fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlı değildi (p>0,05).Sonuç: Bulgularımız restoratif diş tedavilerinde S. mutans, L. acidophilus ve E. faecalis’e karşı kavite dezenfektanlarının ve antibakteriyel adeziv ajanların kombine kullanımının çürük oluşum ve gelişim mekanizmasında rol oynayan bu mikroorganizmaları uzaklaştırdığı ve dolayısıyla sekonder çürük oluşumunu azaltacağı yönündedir.
GESTÃO DO CAPITAL INTELECTUAL: ESTUDO DE CASO EM UMA UNIDADE DE AUDITORIA DO EXÉRCITO BRASILEIRO
Authors: Monteiro Alexandre Fernandes , Diehl Carlos Alberto , Ayres Paulo Roberto Reichelt , De Vargas Sandra Belloli
Published: October 2021

O capital intelectual (CI) é percebido pelo mercado e por estudiosos como um fator decisivo no desempenho das empresas, sobretudo em negócios altamente dependentes do fator humano. Em uma atividade cuja principal fonte de criação de valor é o conhecimento, como a auditoria, um modelo capaz de permitir o controle e gestão de seu CI é ferramenta relevante. Este trabalho buscou verificar como o Exército Brasileiro identifica, mensura e faz a gestão do CI em uma de suas unidades de auditoria interna. A partir de estudo de caso único, apoiado em um protocolo, realizaram-se entrevistas com auditores e gestores militares, complementadas pela percepção dos auditados sobre o trabalho do auditor interno, cujos dados foram consolidados por meio de matriz de análise de conteúdo com vistas a se verificar como é feita a gestão do CI. Verificou-se que os gestores percebem a importância do CI, porém seguem um modelo de gestão superficial, sem uso de indicadores ou ferramentas, baseado na intuição, com baixo potencial de conexão com a estratégia organizacional. Diante desse resultado e com base no CI identificado e na literatura, foi proposto um modelo com vistas a possibilitar a sua mensuração, registro e gestão.Palavras-Chave: Capital intelectual. Auditoria interna. Controle interno. Exército Brasileiro.
UM ESTUDO SOBRE AS DOAÇÕES REALIZADAS PELAS COMPANHIAS DE CAPITAL ABERTO AOS PARTIDOS POLÍTICOS NAS ELEIÇÕES BRASILEIRAS EM 2014
Authors: De Lima Mayke Douglas Xavier , Prazeres Rodrigo Vicente dos , Araújo Juliana Gonçalves de , Lagioia Umbelina Cravo Teixeira
Published: October 2021

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar qual o nível de disclosure voluntário das doações realizadas aos partidos políticos nas eleições brasileiras de 2014 pelas empresas listadas na BM&FBOVESPA, e observar se a governança corporativa e a auditoria externa exercem influência no processo de divulgação dessas informações. A coleta de dados segregou-se em duas fases. Para a primeira fase foram coletadas as informações sobre as doações realizadas aos partidos políticos e comitês pelo Programa de Prestação de Contas Eleitorais (SPCE WEB), e a coleta das informações sobre governança corporativa, segmento de mercado e auditoria externa. A segunda parte foi aplicação de um check-list elaborado a partir da presunção de relevância das informações contábeis que seriam consideradas úteis pelos usuários externos da informação contábil. Para a operacionalização do check-list foram analisados os Balanços Patrimoniais, as Demonstrações de Resultado, as Notas Explicativas e os Relatórios de Administração das companhias estudadas. Como resultado observou-se que apenas uma empresa mencionou em notas explicativas as doações realizadas aos partidos políticos, no entanto não divulgou quais partidos foram beneficiados, quais foram os critérios usados nas escolhas dos partidos e quantos foram os valores doados. Também foi possível observar que os níveis diferenciados de governança corporativa e a realização da auditoria externa por uma firma “big four” não exerceram influencia sobre o nível de disclosure voluntário das doações realizadas.Palavras Chaves: Disclosure Voluntário. Financiamento Eleitoral. Governança Corporativa.
ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DA VIABILIDADE ECONÔMICA E FINANCEIRA DAS ATIVIDADES AVÍCOLA E LEITEIRA
Authors: Kruger Silvana Dalmutt , Ceccatto Letícia , Mazzioni Sady , Di Domenico Daniela , Petri Sérgio Murilo
Published: October 2021

O estudo teve por objetivo comparar a viabilidade econômica e financeira das atividades avícola e leiteira desenvolvidas em uma propriedade rural do município de Coronel Freitas -SC. Quanto à metodologia, a pesquisa é um estudo de caso, caracterizada como exploratória, com análise de cunho qualitativo. A partir da mensuração dos custos de produção por atividade, no período de julho de 2013 a junho de 2014, elaborou-se a demonstração do resultado do exercício e o balanço patrimonial. Também foram analisados os investimentos com os seguintes métodos de avaliação: payback simples e payback descontado, Taxa Interna de Retorno (TIR) e Valor Presente Líquido (VPL). Os resultados indicam que a atividade avícola gerou uma margem líquida de 61,24%, considerando a análise de seis lotes produzidos no período e a média de lucro foi de R$ 3.351,21 por lote. Na atividade leiteira, o resultado médio mensal foi de R$ 4.248,44, com margem líquida de 57,44%. O tempo de retorno do investimento na atividade avícola é de 7 anos e 5 meses e a TIR de 11,64%, enquanto na atividade leiteira o payback é de 4 anos e 4 meses, com a TIR de 15,13%. Os resultados evidenciam que, economicamente, a atividade leiteira gerou melhor resultado, e financeiramente gera retorno dos investimentos em menor período de tempo. De modo geral, os resultados identificam a necessidade da utilização da contabilidade como instrumento de apoio à gestão dos estabelecimentos rurais, visando identificar os resultados por atividades desenvolvidas e possibilitar a análise dos investimentos realizados.Palavras-chave: Contabilidade rural. Atividade leiteira. Atividade avícola.
O USO DO ORÇAMENTO COMO INSTRUMENTO DE GESTÃO À FORMULAÇÃO DE ESTRATÉGIA E CONTROLE: UM ESTUDO DE CASO EM EMPRESA DO SETOR AGROINDUSTRIAL DA PARAÍBA
Authors: De Melo Hildegardo Pedro Araújo , Da Silva Gilson Rodrigues , Nicolau Antônio Moreira , Lima Adilson Celestino de
Published: October 2021

Assim como em qualquer outro ramo de negócio empresarial, as organizações do agronegócio precisam buscar mecanismos de controle gerencial para atender a complexidade de suas demandas. Este estudo tem por objetivo verificar a influência do instrumento orçamentário no processo gerencial de formulação de estratégias e controle das atividades em empresas do setor do agronegócio brasileiro. A pesquisa se aplica através de um estudo de caso em empresa de médio porte do agronegócio do Estado da Paraíba. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de questionário estruturado aplicado a profissionais especializados da empresa estudada, atuantes na área de elaboração e execução do orçamento. Os dados foram tratados a partir da estatística descritiva e os resultados da pesquisa demonstraram que o orçamento constitui-se um instrumento de auxílio na formulação da estratégia empresarial do negócio, mas possui limitações em relação ao controle organizacional, demonstrando que os gestores se mostram descrentes quanto sua eficácia.Palavras-chave: Orçamento. Ferramenta Estratégica. Controle.
RELAÇÃO DE DEPENDÊNCIA ENTRE A DIVULGAÇÃO VOLUNTÁRIA SOCIAL E AMBIENTAL E AS CARACTERÍSTICAS DAS EMPRESAS DE CAPITAL ABERTO NO BRASIL
Authors: Rufino Maria Audenôra , Machado Márcia Reis
Published: October 2021

O objetivo da pesquisa foi analisar a relação de dependência entre a divulgação voluntária social e ambiental e as características rentabilidade, leverage, propriedade acionária e tamanho das empresas listadas na BM&FBovespa. O universo da pesquisa foi composto por empresas de capital aberto listadas na BM&FBovespa, nos períodos de 2010 a 2012. A amostra foi composta pelas 79 empresas listadas na BM&FBovespa com ações mais negociadas em 2012 e que divulgaram ao menos um relatório de sustentabilidade/relatório anual. A divulgação voluntária social e ambiental foi mensurada por meio de uma métrica de 80 itens, que possibilitaram a obtenção dos índices. As características específicas analisadas foram: rentabilidade, endividamento, concentração acionária e tamanho das empresas. A influência das características das empresas sobre o índice de divulgação voluntária de informações de caráter social e ambiental foi verificada por meio do teste Qui-quadrado (X2) e Análise de Correspondência (ANACOR). Os resultados mostram que a rentabilidade (ROE), a concentração acionária, medido pela participação acionária do principal acionista de empresa, apresentam relação de dependência e correspondência com o índice de divulgação voluntária social. Quanto ao índice de divulgação voluntária ambiental, apenas a variável concentração acionária demonstrou uma relação de dependência com o índice. A variável leverage, que mede o nível de endividamentos das empresas, se mostrou independente ao nível de divulgação social e ambiental. A variável tamanho buscou medir a existência de dependência entre o tamanho das empresas e o nível de divulgação social e ambiental, o teste Qui-quadrado não encontrou relação de dependência entre as variáveis.Palavras-chave: Divulgação social e ambiental. ANACOR. Características das empresas.
O EXAME DE SUFICIÊNCIA EM CONTABILIDADE: UMA AVALIAÇÃO SOB A PERSPECTIVA DOS PESQUISADORES
Authors: Miranda Claudio de Souza , Araújo Adriana Maria Procópio de , Miranda Raissa Alvares de Matos
Published: October 2021

Com o crescimento do ensino superior no Brasil, observa-se que o seu processo de avaliação foi ampliado com ações públicas como o Exame Nacional de Desempenho de Estudantes (ENADE), e de órgãos de classe profissional. O objetivo da pesquisa foi identificar a percepção de docentes e profissionais sobre o exame de suficiência para a profissão contábil, bem como avaliar seu atual modelo. O estudo foi descritivo e a coleta de dados foi desenvolvida por meio de uma websurvey com 1.185 autores de artigos apresentados em congressos e periódicos da área contábil. A amostra foi composta de 41,5% de pesquisadores que atuam como docentes, 29,1% atuam apenas como profissionais de mercado e 29,4% atuam nas duas áreas. Como resultado, a pesquisa apontou uma taxa de concordância de 90% com a exigência da prova, porém 57,7% entendem que a prova deveria ter revalidações periódicas, e 84,6% entendem que além do exame os profissionais deveriam comprovar atualização continuada. Com relação ao modelo que a prova é aplicada, 53% dos entrevistados concordam que é adequado. De maneira geral as questões aplicadas no exame foram consideradas medianas, mas cerca de 70% dos docentes costumam utilizá-las em maior ou menor grau em suas atividades didáticas. Os docentes entendem que bons resultados nestes exames têm importâncias para a imagem das Instituições de Ensino Superior.
PRÁTICAS ORÇAMENTÁRIAS APLICADAS EM CONCESSIONÁRIAS DE VEÍCULOS NO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA
Authors: Modolon Lima Myrna , Vailatti José Luiz , Lunkes Rogério João , Gasparetto Valdirene , Schnorrenberger Darci
Published: October 2021

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as práticas de orçamentos em concessionárias de veículos em Santa Catarina. A pesquisa visa cobrir uma gama de questões de orçamento incluindo: o processo utilizado na definição do orçamento, acompanhamento e avaliação dos processos orçamentários e a execução e controle do orçamento. Para tanto foi realizada uma pesquisa descritiva, com abordagem quantitativa, com a utilização do questionário fechado de práticas de orçamento que foram respondidas por 20 (vinte) Concessionárias de Veículos em Santa Catarina. Conclui-se que a principal razão da elaboração do orçamento é para auxiliar no controle, avaliação de desempenho e no planejamento. A abordagem de elaboração conjunta é a mais utilizada pelas concessionárias. Os orçamentos são geralmente vistos como o principal indicador de desempenho das concessionárias. A aplicação prática do estudo é a recomendação para um processo orçamentário que melhore a precisão e melhore a eficiência de controle dos custos.
IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE NICHOS DE MERCADO A PARTIR DA ANÁLISE DO ORÇAMENTO FAMILIAR DA POPULAÇÃO DE BAIXA RENDA
Authors: Melo Francisco Carlos Carvalho de , Araújo José Anízio Rocha de , Crisóstomo Vicente Lima , Marchetti Renato Zancan
Published: October 2021

A alocação da renda de uma família entre certos consumos é proposta como condicionada às limitações de recursos econômicos. Os gastos decorrentes dessas distribuições de renda formam o orçamento familiar. Este artigo realiza um estudo quantitativo descritivo com uso da análise de agrupamentos, com o objetivo de analisar o consumo de uma população de baixa renda, aglomerando as famílias em clusters de acordo com o orçamento familiar. O estudo é baseado em microdados da Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares – POF (2008-2009), com recorte geográfico para a cidade de Fortaleza/CE, orientada para as classes C e D. Foi utilizado o método de agrupamento de Ward, tendo como critério para a retenção do número de clusters o R-quadrado, que indicou a formação de quatro clusters. As famílias de baixa renda apresentaram as seguintes despesas com alimentação e habitação: cluster 1 - 67,50%; cluster 2 - 66,7%; cluster 3 - 50,60% e cluster 4 - 43,30%. A renda total mensal dos clusters é respectivamente: R$ 1.108,86; R$1.486,57; R$ 1.569,09 e R$ 1.684,17; evidenciando que pequenas variações na renda condicionam níveis diferentes de gastos das famílias. Os clusters obtidos evidenciam a heterogeneidade dos grupos por faixa de renda, mostrando que as variações nas faixas de renda, mesmo pequenas, influenciam o comportamento de consumo.
PESCA ARTESANAL E PROJETOS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO EM BITUPITÁ, CEARÁ: OS DIREITOS DAS POPULAÇÕES COSTEIRAS FRENTE AOS INTERESSES EMPRESARIAIS E ESTATAIS ARTISANAL FISHING AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN BITUPITÁ, CEARÁ: THE RIGHTS OF COASTAL POPULATIONS CONFRONTED WITH THE CORPORATE AND STATE INTERESTS
Authors: Rodrigues Lea Carvalho , Pereira Araújo Antônia Gabriela
Published: October 2021

O artigo apresenta os diferentes interesses em jogo no processo de expansão das atividadesturísticas e projetos de desenvolvimento na região d o extremo-oeste do litoraldo Ceará. A partir dos dados etnográfi cos colhidos junto à localidade de Bitupitá, quecomporta uma das maiores colônias de pescadores da região e onde ainda se pratica apesca de curral, o artigo aborda a legislação que estabelece os direitos das comunidadese povos tradicionais, situando os pescadores daquela localidade frente aos direitosestabelecidos e aos interesses estatais e empresariais, tendo em conta o atual contextode expansão das atividades turísticas, da pesca predatória e da implementação de usinasde energia renovável (eólicas) na região. A situação de mudanças vivida por essas populações,no presente, é abordada à luz dos resultados apresentados por etnografi as jáclássicas sobre o tema, realizadas no âmbito da antropologia brasileira.
A PSIQUIATRIZAÇÃO DO SEXO NÃO NORMATIVO: BDSM E A 5ª REVISÃO DO MANUAL DIAGNÓSTICO E ESTATÍSTICO DE DOENÇAS MENTAIS THE PSYCHIATRIZATION OF NONNORMATIVE SEX: BDSM AND THE 5TH REVISION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS
Authors: Marques da Silva Vera Lucia
Published: October 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo refl etir sobre como certas práticas realizadas pelo grupo BDSM são apresentadas na 5ª Revisão do Manual Diagnóstico e Estatístico de Transtornos Mentais. BDSM é um acrônimo que deve ser considerado em pares, uma vez que cada par se refere a práticas que se implicam, ou seja, BD signifi ca Bondage e Disciplina; DS, Dominação e Submissão; e SM, Sadomasoquismo. Neste sentido, considera-se útil perscrutar também certos elementos do processo histórico que ensejou a organiza- ção das práticas sexuais, a partir das categorias “normal” e “patológico”, e a consequente estigmatização de determinados grupos sociais, entre eles, o próprio BDSM.