bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Image Encryption Technology Based on Fractional Two-Dimensional Triangle Function Combination Discrete Chaotic Map Coupled with Menezes-Vanstone Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem
Authors: Liu Zeyu , Xia Tiecheng , Wang Jinbo
Published: April 2018

A new fractional two-dimensional triangle function combination discrete chaotic map (2D-TFCDM) with the discrete fractional difference is proposed. We observe the bifurcation behaviors and draw the bifurcation diagrams, the largest Lyapunov exponent plot, and the phase portraits of the proposed map, respectively. On the application side, we apply the proposed discrete fractional map into image encryption with the secret keys ciphered by Menezes-Vanstone Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem (MVECC). Finally, the image encryption algorithm is analysed in four main aspects that indicate the proposed algorithm is better than others.
An Unusual Pediatric Case of Allen Key Penetrating Trauma in Maxillofacial Region
Authors: Görgülü Feride Fatma , Görgülü Orhan , Koç Ayşe Selcan , Öksüzler Fatma Yasemin
Published: April 2018

Paranasal sinus (PNS) foreign bodies are not common. They are usually due to penetrating trauma and iatrogenic events. On imaging, radiopaque foreign bodies can easily be detected by X-ray views of PNS. CT scan may be necessary to evaluate the exact location of foreign body in some cases. Foreign body in the PNS should be removed as early as possible. Approach and technique of its removal depend upon its size, shape, and location. Nasal endoscopic examination can be helpful for these cases. We present a pediatric girl case of penetrating FB injury inserted into the maxillary sinus towards nasopharynx in a suddenly braking car.
Impaired Glucose Metabolism Is Associated with Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability in Participants without Cardiovascular Disease
Authors: Sasaki Nobuo , Ozono Ryoji , Fujiwara Saeko , Maeda Ryo , Kihara Yasuki
Published: April 2018

We evaluated data from 10,088 participants without cardiovascular disease (CVD) who underwent 75 g oral glucose tolerance tests and had more than four visits during the first 5 years following the test to investigate the association between impaired glucose metabolism and visit-to-visit blood pressure (BP) variability. Participants were classified into groups of normal glucose tolerance (NGT), impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and diabetes. Visit-to-visit BP variability was estimated for each individual using standard deviation (SD) and coefficients of variation (CV, defined as SD/mean). SDs and CVs of systolic BP (SBP) values were divided into quartiles. The samples falling in the highest quartile were considered as having high SD/CV. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for high SD of SBP in the IFG (OR, 1.39; P<0.003), IGT (OR, 1.26; P<0.001), and diabetes (OR, 1.54; P<0.001) groups was significantly higher than that for high SD of SBP in the NGT group. Similarly, the OR for high CV of SBP in the IGT and diabetes groups was significantly higher than that for high CV of SBP in the NGT group. In participants without CVD, impaired glucose metabolism may modulate visit-to-visit BP variability.
Effect of Elevated Temperatures on Mortar with Naturally Occurring Volcanic Ash and Its Blend with Electric Arc Furnace Slag
Authors: Khurram Nauman , Khan Kaffayatullah , Saleem Muhammad Umair , Amin Muhammad Nasir , Akmal Usman
Published: April 2018

The mechanical behavior of basaltic volcanic ash (VA) and fly ash (FA) as a cement replacement under elevated temperatures is mainly investigated in the current study. For this, cement content has been partially replaced with and without the presence of electric arc furnace slag (S). Four distinct ranges of temperatures (200°C, 400°C, 600°C, and 800°C) were selected, and the modified mixes were subjected to these gradually elevated temperatures. Samples were cured and cooled by using air‐ and water‐cooling techniques. Test results were established by examining the sample weights and compressive strength before and after the exposure of each temperature level. The pozzolanic potential of volcanic ash and fly ash samples was identified using the strength activity index. After analyzing the test results, it has been found that there is a significant effect on the compressive strength of mortar mixes at the early ages of its strength gain. However, at the later ages of curing, samples modified with volcanic and fly ash with the presence of electric arc furnace slag have shown a better performance than control mix in terms of strength and weight loss.
Ambulance Nurses’ Competence and Perception of Competence in Prehospital Trauma Care
Authors: Abelsson Anna , Lindwall Lillemor , Suserud Björn-Ove , Rystedt Ingrid
Published: April 2018

Introduction. We focus on trauma care conducted in the context of a simulated traumatic event. This is in this study defined as a four-meter fall onto a hard surface, resulting in severe injuries to extremities in the form of bilateral open femur fractures, an open tibia fracture, and a closed pelvic fracture, all fractures bleeding extensively.Methods. The simulated trauma care competence of 63 ambulance nurses in prehospital emergency care was quantitatively evaluated along with their perception of their sufficiency. Data was collected by means of simulated trauma care and a questionnaire.Results. Life-saving interventions were not consistently performed. Time to perform interventions could be considered long due to the life-threatening situation. In comparison, the ambulance nurses’ perception of the sufficiency of their theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for trauma care scored high. In contrast, the perception of having sufficient ethical training for trauma care scored low.Discussion. This study suggests there is no guarantee that the ambulance nurses’ perception of theoretical and practical knowledge and skill level corresponds with their performed knowledge and skill. The ambulance nurses rated themselves having sufficient theoretical and practical knowledge and skills while the score of trauma care can be considered quite low.
Rs4612666 Polymorphism of the NLRP3 Gene Is Associated with the Occurrence of Large Artery Atherosclerotic Ischemic Strokes and Microembolic Signals
Authors: Cheng Lufeng , Yin Ruihua , Yang Shaonan , Pan Xudong , Ma Aijun
Published: April 2018

Purpose. Large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) ischemic stroke (IS) is the most common IS subtype, and microemboli are clinically important for indicating an increased risk of IS. Nucleotide-binding domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between NLRP3 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility for LAA IS and microembolic signals (MES) in the Chinese Han population. Methods. We studied 293 patients diagnosed with LAA IS and 265 controls. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) was used to monitor the MES in all of the patients. Depending on the presence or absence of MES, the patients were divided into MES-positive and MES-negative subgroups. PCR-RFLP or direct sequencing were used to analyze three NLRP3 gene polymorphisms. Results. Seventy-six patients presented with MES and the MES-positive rate was 25.94%. Logistic regression analysis showed that the TT genotype frequency for the rs4612666 gene polymorphism was higher in study patients than in the controls (adjusted P=0.001) and higher in MES-positive patients compared to MES-negative patients (adjusted P=0.015). The T allele of rs4612666 was associated with an increased risk for developing LAA IS and MES (P=0.001; P=0.015, resp.). Prevalence of the CCC haplotype was higher in the controls than in the patients (P=0.009) and prevalence of the TGT haplotype was lower in the controls than in the patients (P=0.019). Conclusions. The NLRP3 rs4612666 gene polymorphism may be related to the occurrence of LAA IS and MES, suggesting that the NLRP3 gene polymorphism increases the susceptibility of LAA IS by changing the plaque vulnerability.
Preterm Neonates with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury and Oxidative Stress
Authors: Carvalho Clarissa Gutiérrez , Procianoy Renato Soibelmann , Neto Eurico Camargo , Silveira Rita C.
Published: April 2018

Ventilator-induced lung injury is well recognized, and appropriate arterial saturation target is unknown, so gentle modes of ventilation and minimizing oxidative stress have been well studied. Our objective was to analyze any association between the oxygen levels at blood sampling and plasma levels of the interleukins IL-6, IL-1β, IL-10, and IL-8 and TNF-αin preterm newborns under mechanical ventilation (MV) in their first two days.Methods. Prospective cohort including neonates with severe respiratory distress. Blood samples were collected right before and 2 hours after invasive MV. For analysis purposes, newborns were separated according to oxygen requirement: low oxygen (≤30%) and high oxygen (>30%) groups. Interleukins were measured using a commercially available kit.Results. 20 neonates (gestational age 32.2 ± 3 weeks) were evaluated. Median O2saturation levels pre-MV were not different in both oxygen groups. In the high oxygen group, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-αplasma levels increased significantly after two hours under MV.Conclusions. Despite the small sample studied, data showed that there is a relationship between VILI, proinflammatory cytokines, and oxygen-induced lung injury, but a study considering oxidative marker measurements is needed. It seems that less oxygen may keep safer saturation targets playing a less harmful role.
The Effect of Longer versus Shorter Duration of Supervised Physiotherapy after ACL Reconstruction on the Vertical Jump Landing Limb Symmetry
Authors: Królikowska Aleksandra , Czamara Andrzej , Szuba Łukasz , Reichert Paweł
Published: April 2018

The study investigated the vertical jump landing limb symmetry after ACLR between a group of patients receiving a longer supervised physiotherapeutic procedure and following a shorter supervised physiotherapy. Group I (n=20) and Group II (n=15) were males averagely 30 weeks after ACLR. The time since ACLR in both groups (Group I, 27.95 ± 8.26 weeks; Group II, 32.47 ± 7.74 weeks) was insignificant, although the duration of supervised physiotherapy between the two groups (Group I, 27.9 ± 8.26 weeks; Group II, 11.28 ± 8.20 weeks) significantly differenced. Group III (n=20) were controls. Two-legged and one-legged vertical jumps landing vertical ground reaction force (VGRF) were bilaterally measured in all groups using force plates. The intragroup comparison of two-legged jump landing VGRF revealed p=0.01 between the involved and uninvolved limbs in Group II. The intergroup comparison revealed p≤0.001 in the two-legged vertical jump between Groups II and III, and I and II. The one-legged limb symmetry was comparable in studied groups. In the group following shorter supervised physiotherapy, the two-legged landing limb symmetry was on a worse level than in the group of patients receiving fully supervised procedure and healthy individuals. A fully supervised postoperative physiotherapy is more effective for improving two-legged vertical jump landing limb symmetry.
Papillary Cystadenoma: An Incidental Finding in Tubal Ligation
Authors: Ward Tabitha Lynn , Zarrin-Khameh Neda
Published: April 2018

von Hippel-Lindau disease (vHLD) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder with multiple benign and malignant tumors of different organs. We report a papillary cystadenoma of the mesosalpinx found in close association with an adenomatoid tumor discovered incidentally following tubal ligation in a patient with vHLD.
Local Hematocrit Fluctuation Induced by Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells and Its Effect on Microflow
Authors: Wang Tong , Xing Zhongwen
Published: April 2018

We investigate numerically the microscale blood flow in which red blood cells (RBCs) are partially infected byPlasmodium falciparum, the malaria parasite. The infected RBCs are modeled as more rigid cells with less deformability than healthy ones. Our study illustrates that, in a 10 μm microvessel in low-hematocrit conditions (18% and 27%), thePlasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells (Pf-IRBCs) and healthy ones first form a train of cells. Because of the slow moving of thePf-IRBCs, the local hematocrit (Hct) near thePf-IRBCs is then increased, to approximately40%or even higher values. This increase of the local hematocrit is temporary and is kept for a longer length of time because of the long RBC train formed in 27%-Hctcondition. Similar hematocrit elevation at the downstream region with 45%-Hctin the same 10 μm microvessel is also observed with the cells randomly located. In 20 μm microvessels with 45%-Hct, thePf-IRBCs slow down the velocity of the healthy red blood cells (HRBCs) around them and then locally elevate the volume fraction and result in the accumulation of the RBCs at the center of the vessels, thus leaving a thicker cell free layer (CFL) near the vessel wall than normal. Variation of wall shear stress (WSS) is caused by the fluctuation of localHctand the distance between the wall and the RBCs. Moreover, in high-hematocrit condition (45%), malaria-infected cells have a tendency to migrate to the edge of the aggregates which is due to the uninterrupted hydrodynamic interaction between the HRBCs andPf-IRBC. Our results suggest that the existence of Pf-IRBCs is a nonnegligible factor for the fluctuation of hematocrit and WSS and also contributes to the increase of CFL of pathological blood flow in microvessels. The numerical approach presented has the potential to be utilized to RBC disorders and other hematologic diseases.
VSS Degradation Kinetics in High Temperature Aerobic Digestion and Microbial Community Characteristics
Authors: Shi Yunfen , Ren Huimin
Published: April 2018

Piggery wastewater is a kind of high concentration organic wastewater with high concentration of pollutants, large amount of emissions, and serious environmental pollution and is difficult to deal with. Piggery wastewater was treated with autothermal hyperthermia aerobic digestion process (ATAD) and its biodegradation kinetics was studied. The ATAD system was automatically heated up and the reaction temperature rose from ambient temperature of 20°C to a maximum temperature of 64°C. Based on Arrhenius formula, the empirical model is obtained through dimensional analysis. The removal of volatile suspended solids (VSS) was correlated with the initial VSS concentration, water inlet temperature, aeration rate, and agitation rate in the model. In the empirical model, the apparent activation energy was 2.827 kJ·mol−1. The exponentials for the initial VSS concentration, aeration rate, and stirring rate were 1.0587, −0.0976, and −0.1618, respectively. The correlation coefficient of the exponential factor was 0.9971. The VSS removal efficiency predicted by the model was validated with an actual test, showing a maximum relative deviation of 8.82%. Sludge systems show a lower diversity of microbial populations and Bacillus occupies a very important position in the reactor. The data obtained will be useful for optimizing piggery wastewater treatment process. The new model provided good theoretical guidance with good practicality.
Evaluation of TGF-Beta 2 and VEGFα Gene Expression Levels in Epiretinal Membranes and Internal Limiting Membranes in the Course of Retinal Detachments, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Holes, and Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes
Authors: Stafiej Joanna , Kaźmierczak Karolina , Linkowska Katarzyna , Żuchowski Paweł , Grzybowski Tomasz , Malukiewicz Grażyna
Published: April 2018

Purpose. To evaluate the expression profiles of the VEGFα and TGFβ in the ERMs and ILMs in retinal disorders. Methods. In this nonrandomized prospective study, 75 patients (34 females and 41 males) referred to pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) due to different retinal diseases were enrolled to the study. The samples of ERMs and ILMs collected during PPV were immediately put in TRIzol® Reagent (Life Technologies, USA) and stored at −70°C until RNA extraction. Gene expression analysis was done with TaqMan® Gene Expression Assays (Applied Biosystems, USA) following the manufacturer’s instructions. Results. The gene expression levels of VEGFα as well as of TGFβ2 were significantly higher in ERMs than in ILMs in all studied groups. The level of TGFβ2 expression exhibits a significantly lower values in iERMs as compared with the RRD group (p=0.043). There were differences in TGFβ2 expression in ILM in groups studied: DR versus RRD, p=0.003; DR versus iERM, p=0,047; and iERM versus RRD, p=0.004. Conclusions. Our results revealed that factors associated with angiogenesis and wound healing processes in eyes with RRD, PDR, iERM, and MH were more upregulated in ERMs than in ILMs. This may indicate that ILM is not responsible for reproliferation and its peeling should be avoided in routine PPV.
Differences in E-Cadherin and Syndecan-1 Expression in Different Types of Ameloblastomas
Authors: Carreón-Burciaga Ramón G. , González-González Rogelio , Molina-Frechero Nelly , López-Verdín Sandra , Pereira-Prado Vanesa , Bologna-Molina Ronell
Published: April 2018

Ameloblastomas are a group of benign, locally aggressive, recurrent tumors characterized by their slow and infiltrative growth. E-Cadherin and syndecan-1 are cell adhesion molecules related to the behavior of various tumors, including ameloblastomas. Ninety-nine ameloblastoma samples were studied; the expression of E-cadherin and syndecan-1 were evaluated by immunohistochemistry. E-Cadherin and epithelial syndecan-1 were more highly expressed in intraluminal/luminal unicystic ameloblastoma than in mural unicystic ameloblastoma and solid/multicystic ameloblastoma, whereas the stromal expression of syndecan-1 was higher in mural unicystic ameloblastoma and solid/multicystic ameloblastoma. Synchronicity was observed between E-cadherin and epithelial syndecan-1; the expression was correlated with intensity in all cases. There was a strong association between expression and tumor size and recurrence. The evaluation of the expression of E-cadherin and syndecan-1 are important for determining the potential aggressiveness of ameloblastoma variants. Future studies are required to understand how the expression of these markers is related to tumor aggressiveness.
Comprehensive Evaluation and Classification of Interchange Diagrammatic Guide Signs’ Complexity
Authors: Li Yang , Zhao Xiaohua , He Qing , Huang Lihua , Rong Jian
Published: April 2018

The effectiveness of interchange diagrammatic guide signs has significant meaning in traffic safety and driver’s understanding. This paper presented a comprehensive evaluation and classification of interchange diagrammatic guide signs’ complexity. The effectiveness of interchange diagrammatic guide signs relies on how well road users can understand those diagrams. This study tested 37 types of diagrams on the visual recognition complexity degree in three levels, general level, partial level, and detailed level, and finally seven indexes are selected to evaluation and classification of interchange diagrammatic guide signs’ complexity. These indexes can be used to conduct quantitative evaluation and classification. And the result of diagram complexity range is between −1.366 and 2.046, which have a correlation with graph cognition complexity, including perspective of distribution, diagram character, essential element expression manner, and utilization degree, andK-means clustering method was used in the analysis. Based on the presented method, 37 types of diagrams are separated into three categories according to their complexity score: low complexity, medium complexity, and high complexity. This study not only presents a theoretical approach for quantitative evaluation of guide signs’ complexity and effectiveness but also can be a reference for traffic sign design and application.
Longitudinal Follow-Up of Two Patients with Dysspondyloenchondromatosis due to Novel Heterozygous Mutations in COL2A1
Authors: Güneş Nilay , Yeşil Gözde , Beng Kubilay , Kahraman Sinan , Tüysüz Beyhan
Published: April 2018

Dysspondyloenchondromatosis (DSC) is a rare form of generalized enchondromatosis and characterized by short stature with unequal limb length, multiple enchondromas in metaphyseal and diaphyseal parts of the long tubular bones, and progressive kyphoscoliosis. Although the COL2A1 gene mutation was found to be responsible for DSC, a case of DSC with no pathogenic mutation in the COL2A1 gene has also been reported, suggesting that the condition is genetically heterogeneous. Here, we report 2 novel heterozygous mutations in COL2A1 in 2 patients with DSC. They had prenatal onset short stature with unequal limb length and generalized enchondroma-like lesions in metaphyseal and diaphyseal parts of the long tubular bones, and osteopenia. The first patient was diagnosed at 3 months of age and followed for 10.5 years. Severe lumbosacral scoliosis and recurrent fractures were observed. The second patient was diagnosed at the age of 4 years. Mild deterioration in scoliosis was observed during the 3-year-long follow-up period. However, skeletal radiography of both patients showed the improvement of enchondromatous lesions. In conclusion, we verified that the COL2A1 gene mutations are responsible for the DSC phenotype. We observed severe osteopenia and fractures which were not reported previously.
Atypical Skin Manifestations in FGFR2-Related Craniosynostosis Syndromes Broaden the Phenotypic Spectrum
Authors: LeBlanc Shannon , David David , Colley Alison , Buckley Michael , Roscioli Tony , Barnett Christopher
Published: April 2018

Crouzon syndrome (CS) and Beare-Stevenson syndrome (BSS) are craniosynostosis syndromes caused by mutations in the fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGFR2) gene. CS is more common (1 in 60,000 live births) than BSS, where fewer than 20 individuals have been reported. The cardinal features of BSS are craniosynostosis, cutis gyrata, acanthosis nigricans, skin furrows, skin tags, anogenital anomalies, and a prominent umbilical stump. Previously described individuals with BSS have typically had mutations in exon 11 of FGFR2. Here, we present 2 patients with CS who have significant skin manifestations and some phenotypic overlap with BSS. De novo mutations in exon 8 of FGFR2 were identified in both; one is a mutation (c.799T>C; p.Ser267Pro) previously identified in individuals with CS and the other a novel in-frame deletion (c.820_824delinsTT; p.Val274_Glu275delinsLeu). No mutations in exon 11 of FGFR2, where previously reported BSS mutations have been located, were identified. This case expands the phenotypic spectrum of CS and highlights the overlap between conditions caused by mutations in FGFR2.
Serum Calcium is Related to the Degree of Artery Stenosis in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Authors: Wu Jiayan , Xie Junchao , Zhao Yanxin , Gong Li , Liu Xueyuan , Liu Wangmi
Published: April 2018

Background/Aims: Acute ischemic stroke is caused by stenosis of artery supplying to brain. We aimed to detect some metabolites in the serum that would be related to the degree of artery stenosis and to analyze potential mechanisms. Methods: Patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke were divided into two groups according to their degree of artery stenosis (which was determined by computed tomographic angiography): a mild group (stenosis ≤ 30%) and a severe group (stenosis > 30%). Serum from these patients was collected, and we focused on the differences in the concentrations of calcium, uric acid, low density lipoprotein and homocysteine. The dataset GSE11583 from the Gene Expression Omnibus database was analyzed to find the potential mechanism using bioinformatics methods. Results: Among the four metabolites, the only difference that reached significance between the two groups was in the concentration of calcium in serum (2.27±0.08 mmol/L vs 2.21±0.08 mmol/L). By comparing the gene expression levels between normal endothelial cells and adaptive remodeling endothelial cells in GSE11583, we identified 51 upregulated and 40 downregulated genes in adaptive remodeling endothelial cells. The gene set enrichment analysis revealed that upregulated genes were enriched in a phosphatidylinositol signaling system, which is closely involved in the calcium signaling pathway. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the concentration of serum calcium is higher in patients with more severe artery stenosis lesions and that the phosphatidylinositol signaling system is a key biological pathway involved in this process.
Desvelando o mito de Lilith e o de Circe em María - personagem da obra de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, “La ajorca de oro”
Authors: Cani Josiane Brunetti , Sandrini Elizabete Gerlania Caron
Published: April 2018

O objetivo deste trabalho é desvelar o mito de Lilith e o de Circe evidenciado na personagem María, da lenda de Gustavo Adolfo Béquer, “La ajorca de oro” (2007), segundo as concepções que se apresentam na subjetividade do fantástico, à luz do modelo teórico-crítico, a estética da recepção (1994), de Hans Robert Jauss. A obra de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer desenha-se por um requinte de textos, transformando as tradições populares, místicas, lendárias, literárias e filosóficas em preciosas fontes de diálogo. A possibilidade de uma relação inesgotável, livre e inventiva de compreensão de um texto se descobre em autores como Bataille, Bosi, Barthes, Todorov, Eco, Rouanet e outros para a criação de uma literatura de palavras verdadeiras em uma quimera. Bécquer apresenta um território aberto a pluralidades de enunciados enredando o leitor em imagens discursivas que o seduzem a um jogo aberto à imaginação. Assim, os protagonistas María e Pedro afastam-se da dimensão “real” das personagens, produzindo um efeito de divagação para suas histórias. Ele, pela dualidade em pensamentos de culpa que o leva a uma decisão pela loucura hígida ou insana; ela, por uma aproximação com estereótipos femininos de sedução que levam os homens ao aniquilamento.
A realidade e o realismo em A máquina extraviada de José J. Veiga
Authors: Carvalho Leonice de Andrade
Published: April 2018

Este artigo tem como objetivo contribuir com a crítica da obra veigueana, relendo um dos contos mais importantes do autor e buscando rever alguns pontos importantes já tidos como consolidados na crítica da obra veigueana. Para tanto, considera-se a relação complexa entre Literatura, História e Sociedade, ou seja, como a Forma Literária é capaz de internalizar a vida social em um movimento constante e dialético. Buscou-se examinar como o escritor, diante dos dilemas estéticos que impõe a narrativa literária, foi capaz de perceber o fluxo da história e das aflições humanas. O conto A máquina extraviada é considerado um conto denúncia e a narrativa de Veiga uma representação eficaz dos acontecimentos políticos do Brasil dos anos 60.
O fantástico, a mulher e a significação social do insólito no conto "As flores" de Augusta Faro
Authors: Gomes Analice de Sousa , Ribeiro Renata Rocha
Published: April 2018

O presente trabalho possui como objeto de estudo o conto As flores (2001) da autora goiana Augusta Faro. A fim de identificar na narrativa as características do gênero fantástico, marcado pela hesitação perante acontecimentos insólitos e a influência destes aspectos para os possíveis significados na trajetória da mulher e seus avanços numa sociedade marcada por preceitos patriarcais. A análise é permeada por fatores que refutam a hegemonia da ideologia de superioridade masculina e consequentemente de marginalização e preconceito da mulher. Considerada sem identidade própria, deveria existir apenas para cumprir atividades domésticas e de gestação. Mas, que vem conquistando espaço e presenciando a decadência do patriarcalismo e seus ideais de dominação. Deste modo, por se caracterizar como uma pesquisa bibliográfica é baseada em teóricos como Todorov (2014), Bessière (2009), Sartre (2005), Beauvoir (1970), Araújo (2010), dentre outros.
O universo circular de Murilo Rubião: o mito de Sísifo representado nos contos, “O convidado” e “Aglaia”
Authors: Do Carmo Aguinaldo Adolfo
Published: April 2018

O objetivo desse artigo é mostrar como o mito é representado nos contos de Murilo Rubião, dando ênfase ao mito de Sísifo e a circularidade. Os contos escolhidos para análise são “O convidado” e “Aglaia”, os quais pertencem à obra O convidado, publicada pela primeira vez em 1974. O trabalho consiste em mostrar as incidências do mito através das ações das personagens e da construção das narrativas dos contos. Ademais, abordaremos alguns estudos acerca do mito bem como a sua relação com a literatura. A partir desse estudo, analisaremos os contos a fim de detectar sua possível relação com o mito e a circularidade.
No coração do fantástico moderno: “Check Up”, de Augusta Faro
Authors: Martins Ana Paula dos Santos
Published: April 2018

Neste artigo, analisa-se como Augusta Faro, no conto “Check Up”, problematiza o relacionamento amoroso homem-mulher, pela ótica feminina, por meio do recurso ao ‘fantástico moderno’. O erotismo funde-se ao amor e o narrador realiza um movimento que parte do acontecimento insólito do coração ressequido da personagem para revelar a relação da protagonista com o amor, o desejo, a liberdade e a opressão nas sociedades contemporâneas.
Os lobos dentro das paredes (Neil Gaiman) e a série de TV Stranger Things: o fantástico e a construção audiovisual
Authors: Valenzuela Sandra Trabucco
Published: April 2018

O objeto deste artigo é identificar possibilidades de leitura e correlações entre a graphic novel Os lobos dentro das paredes, de Neil Gaiman, lançado nos Estados Unidos em 2003 (no Brasil, o livro Os lobos dentro das paredes foi lançado em 2006, pela Editora Rocco), e a primeira temporada da série Stranger Things, criada pelos irmãos Matt e Ross Duffer, distribuída pela Netflix, veiculada a partir em 15 de julho de 2016. O livro de Gaiman narra a história de uma garota que ouve ruídos vindos de dentro das paredes de sua casa; ela tenta avisar os pais, porém, os lobos tomam a casa. Temática similar ressurge na primeira temporada da série de TV Stranger Things, cuja narrativa se desenvolve na cidade de Hawkins, Indiana, e gira em torno do desaparecimento do menino Will. Ao longo dos episódios, um ser monstruoso, sem rosto, surge das paredes da casa, aterrorizando os personagens. O presente trabalho, no âmbito da Literatura comparada, propõe, como referencial teórico, os estudos de Todorov sobre as estruturas narrativas e a literatura fantástica, e os pressupostos de David Roas em Ameaça do fantástico.
Os efeitos de sentido produzidos na legendagem e dublagem: o sujeito-tradutor e o processo tradutório
Authors: Conceição Adriana , Santana Christiano
Published: April 2018

Este artigo coloca-se como um estudo que propõe investigar discursivamente os efeitos de sentido a partir das escolhas feitas pelo sujeito-tradutor. Para tanto, baseando-nos na Análise do Discurso de linha francesa, fundada, por Pêcheux (2010), analisamos, por meio de recortes, o processo tradutório da legendagem e dublagem do filme de animação, A Nova Onda do Imperador, de 2000. É pelos recortes que discutiremos como se dão tais escolhas do sujeito-tradutor e a forma pela qual podemos pensar o sujeito-tradutor em relação com as especificidades da dublagem e da legendagem. Colocamo-nos a ponderar a relação do sujeito-tradutor e a tradução como um processo em que nele incide uma série de implicações, como a noção de língua, sujeito e ideologia.
Angiotensin II Promotes K
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7.4 Channels Degradation Through Reduced Interaction With HSP90 (Heat Shock Protein 90)
Authors: Barrese Vincenzo , Stott Jennifer B. , Figueiredo Hericka B. , Aubdool Aisah A. , Hobbs Adrian J. , Jepps Thomas A. , McNeish Alister J. , Greenwood Iain A.
Published: April 2018

Voltage-gated K
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7.4 channels have been implicated in vascular smooth muscle cells’ activity because they modulate basal arterial contractility, mediate responses to endogenous vasorelaxants, and are downregulated in several arterial beds in different models of hypertension. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a key player in hypertension that affects the expression of several classes of ion channels. In this study, we evaluated the effects of Ang II on the expression and function of vascular K
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7.4. Western blot and quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealed that in whole rat mesenteric artery, Ang II incubation for 1 to 7 hours decreased K
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7.4 protein expression without reducing transcript levels. Moreover, Ang II decreased XE991 (K
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7)–sensitive currents and attenuated membrane potential hyperpolarization and relaxation induced by the K
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7 activator ML213. Ang II also reduced K
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7.4 staining at the plasma membrane of vascular smooth muscle cells. Proteasome inhibition with MG132 prevented Ang II–induced decrease of K
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7.4 levels and counteracted the functional impairment of ML213-induced relaxation in myography experiments. Proximity ligation assays showed that Ang II impaired the interaction of K
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7.4 with the molecular chaperone HSP90 (heat shock protein 90), enhanced the interaction of K
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7.4 with the E3 ubiquitin ligase CHIP (C terminus of Hsp70-interacting protein), and increased K
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7.4 ubiquitination. Similar alterations were found in mesenteric vascular smooth muscle cells isolated from Ang II–infused mice. The effect of Ang II was emulated by 17-AAG (17-demethoxy-17-(2-propenylamino) geldanamycin) that inhibits HSP90 interactions with client proteins. These results show that Ang II downregulates K
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7.4 by altering protein stability through a decrease of its interaction with HSP90. This leads to the recruitment of CHIP and K
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7.4 ubiquitination and degradation via the proteasome.
Rethinking International Legal Narrative Concerning Nineteenth Century China: Seeking China’s Intellectual Connection to International Law
Authors: Zhang Xiaoshi
Published: April 2018

The standard of civilization is haunting international legal studies. The problem remains whether the non-Western traditions are legitimate sources for international governance. Although legal scholars sometimes approach international law from different perspectives or from a particular experience, at last, they are still writing about one international law that are supposed to apply to all nation-states without differentiation. The future outlook of international law partly depends on if there are real and lasting Asian intellectual connections with international law and whether the Asian inspirations could find their expression in the existing international legal framework. After exploring the existing discourse on China’s reception of international law in the nineteenth century, the paper suggests that Qing China’s statesmen had a vision for co-existence of international legal system and the China oriented tributary system.
On the High-Standard Trade Rules in the 21st Century and China’s Responsive Strategy—A Classical Liberalism Perspective
Authors: Zhang Chuanfang
Published: April 2018

In the nineteenth century, classical liberalism originated from Britain. Nearly all the countries across the globe had benefited from the liberal international economic order (LIEO) under the Pax Britannia. However, the United States has never taken in classical liberalism. Rather, it regards international trade as a “zero sum game” and upholds “fair trade” through the international institution of WTO/GATT. From the British free trade to the U.S. fair trade, from the WTO to the fragmented PTAs, and from free trade to protectionism, classical liberalism has been gradually fading away. The higher standards on the various non-tariff issues in the TPP have reached a new altitude against classical liberalism. In face of the high-standard trade rules in the 21st century, China should not follow them recklessly but give due consideration to the status quo of its economic development when negotiating FTAs in the future.
Vocal repertoire of Ololygon pombali (Lourenço, Carvalho, Baêta, Pezzuti & Leite, 2013) (Anura: Hylidae) from its type locality, with notes on phenotypic variation
Authors: BANG DAVI LEE , GIARETTA ARIOVALDO ANTONIO
Published: April 2018

A recent nomenclatural change based on molecular data (Duellman et al. 2016) resurrected genus Ololygon to accommodate all taxa in the former Scinax catharinae clade (Faivovich 2002; Faivovich et al. 2005). Most Ololygon species inhabit Coastal Atlantic rainforests in northeastern and southeastern Brazil (Duellman et al. 2016), but some species occur in the Cerrado Domain (Cardoso & Haddad 1982; Pombal et al. 2010; Lourenço et al. 2013). Ololygon pombali (Lourenço, Carvalho, Baêta, Pezzuti & Leite, 2013) is a small species only known from the southern portion of Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, in the municipality of Capitólio, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Here, we describe the vocal repertoire of Ololygon pombali and provide notes on dorsal color pattern variation, while briefly discussing their taxonomic implications.
A new species of the genus Megophrys (Anura: Megophryidae) from Yunnan Province, China
Authors: YANG JIAN-HUAN , WANG JIAN , WANG YING-YONG
Published: April 2018

We describe a new horned toad species of the genus Megophrys from Yingjiang County of Yunnan Province, China. The new species, Megophrys feii sp. nov., can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: (1) body slender and small (SVL 24.3–25.1 mm in four males, 28.2–28.9 mm in two females); (2) head length about equal to head width (HDL/HDW 0.97–0.99); (3) tympanum circular and distinct; (4) maxillary teeth present; (5) vomerine ridges and vomerine teeth absent; (6) tongue round, slightly notched posteriorly; (7) tibia long (TIB/SVL 0.48–0.52 in four males, 0.54–0.55 in two females), shanks overlapping when thighs are held at right angles to the body; (8) dorsal skin distinctly granular and densely covered with small tubercles; (9) lower flanks and lateral sides of belly scattered with small but prominent, white, tubercles; (10) webbing between toes rudimentary; (11) lateral fringes on toes moderate to wide; (12) breeding males without nuptial pads and spines on fingers; (13) protruding projection posterior to cloaca present in both sexes; (14) groin and ventral thigh coloration in life not contrasting with surrounding regions; (15) the presence of an indistinct and small horn-like tubercle at the edge of the eyelid; and (16) an advertisement call with a dominant frequency of 4.74–4.91 kHz (at 18 ˚C). To date, the new species has only been found at its type locality in stream areas in montane evergreen broadleaf forests between 700–1200 m elevation.
Re-description of Coeliccia erici Laidlaw, and the description of Coeliccia sameerae sp. nov. from Peninsular Malaysia (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae)
Authors: DOW RORY A. , CHOONG CHEE YEN , NG YONG FOO
Published: April 2018

Coeliccia erici Laidlaw, 1917 is re-described and illustrated for both sexes; its taxonomic history and the confusion surrounding it is discussed. Coeliccia kimurai Asahina, 1990 is shown to be a junior synonym of C. erici. Coelicca sameerae sp. nov. (holotype ♂, small stream near Sungai Lasir, Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu, Malaysia, deposited in the Natural History Museum, London) is described from both sexes from Peninsular Malaysia; this species had been confused with C. erici until now. A remark on the status of Coeliccia simillima Laidlaw, 1917 is made.
A new species and key to all known species of the genus Filchnerella Karny, 1908 from China (Orthoptera: Acridoidea, Pamphagidae)
Authors: CAO CHENG-QUAN , LI XIN-JIANG , YIN ZHAN
Published: April 2018

The new species i.e. Filchnerella wuhaiensis sp. nov is described from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. The new species is similar to Filchnerella helanshanensis Zheng, 1992, but differs from the latter by 21-segmented antennae, prozona of pronotum higher than metazona, length of tegmina 2.0 times maximum width, width of interspace of mesosternum 1.2 times length and lower margin of hind femur not red in male. A key to all species of the genus Filchnerella Karny, 1908 is given in this paper. Two genera Pseudotmethis Bey-Bienko, 1948 and Paratmethis Zheng & He, 1996 are valid genus and not a synonym of Filchnerella Karny, 1908. Type specimens are deposited in the College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, China.
Through a fractured gaze: The OECD, the World Bank and transnational care chains
Authors: Mahon Rianne
Published: April 2018

Transnational care chains can be seen as a wicked problem, i.e. one that requires coordination across a range of jurisdictions. Yet international organizations, like other bureaucracies, factor problems. While this is designed to make issues more manageable, it can also inhibit the organization’s ability to grasp, and therefore to deal adequately with, wicked problems. This article examines the way policy research conducted in different parts of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank manages to capture pieces of the chain but is unable to see the connections between them.
Elderly care in changing societies: Concurrences in divergent care regimes – a comparison of Germany, Sweden and Italy
Authors: Theobald Hildegard , Luppi Matteo
Published: April 2018

European countries are facing social changes that are challenging their long-term care (LTC) systems in different ways. The ageing population and the decrease of care potential in families have led to different paths of modification to traditional care regime organization. This article compares the LTC policies of Sweden, Germany and Italy, three countries that have traditionally been regarded as representatives of distinct regime types in care regime typologies. The interrelation between policy reforms, changing state support, patterns of care arrangements and the commodification of care work is compared between the three countries. The analysis aims to reveal the basic dimensions of (changing) LTC policies and their effects in these countries; trends of convergence and divergence between the three regimes; and the main characteristics of the changed care regimes. Despite a trend to convergence characterized by a redefined involvement of and a complex mixture of state, market and family resulting in an increased precarization of care labour, the countries analysed still represent different care models. In particular, the amount of state support, the emphasis on family care versus professional services, and the role of different state levels in the governing system and reform paths are the key elements that mark the organization of national LTC.
Paid domestic work and the struggles of care workers in Latin America
Authors: Blofield Merike , Jokela Merita
Published: April 2018

About 30% of households are intimately involved in paid domestic work in Latin America, either as employers or as workers. Paid domestic workers overwhelmingly are female, from racial and ethnic minorities, and earn low wages. Labour codes have historically accorded them fewer rights and protections. Domestic workers have organized to demand equal rights, and recently, this organizing has begun to pay off. This article discusses the dynamics of paid domestic work through the themes of commodification and changes in government policies. Through a comparison of post-millennium Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico and Peru, the article compares the working conditions and struggles of domestic workers and highlights the factors that explain different outcomes in terms of labour rights and protections across these countries. It is argued that stronger rights and protections were made possible by the interactive effects of domestic workers organizing, more sympathetic left-wing governments, and the watershed ILO 2011 Convention on Domestic Workers.
The marketization of care: Global challenges and national responses in Australia
Authors: Fine Michael , Davidson Bob
Published: April 2018

Care is a social necessity for life. Ensuring access to appropriate care at crucial points in the life course became a political necessity soon after the mid-20th century, as the right to suitable care became recognized as a fundamental entitlement of citizenship in most advanced capitalist economies. Over recent decades there has been a shift away from more traditional welfare state forms of public services towards increasingly marketized systems of provision. Changes in the provision of care in the public domain are associated with an increasing reliance on private capital and competition between a variety of providers, with public agencies competing alongside private for-profit and not-for-profit agencies. Drawing on care theory, historical sociology and political economic analysis, this article examines the conflicting tensions that shape aged care under marketization. Using Australia as a case study, it is argued that as private capital and resources take the place of scarce public resources and enable expenditure cuts to be presented as innovation, better services and more ‘consumer choice’, it is not the market but the finance, regulation and management work of the state that is the essential determinant of the assistance previously provided through non-market processes.
1927–1932 Il lustro che cambiò la letteratura italiana
Authors: Bernard Enrico
Published: April 2018

Il neorealismo viene comunemente datato, ma è una concezione alquanto approssimativa, a partire dal secondo dopoguerra. Si è naturalmente tenuto conto dei vari “laboratori” e delle fermentazioni letterarie del primo ‘900, in particolare gli anni Venti e Trenta, che hanno gettato le basi del “nuovo” realismo successivamente affermatosi nel cinema e nella narrativa. Tuttavia, l’approfondimento di questa determinante “eredità”, sia pur individuata, è stata scandagliata solo in parte. Esempio delle lacune nella ricerca è rappresentato dall’attività del giovane Carlo Bernari tra il 1927 e il 1932, un quinquennio preparatorio non solo del suo capolavoro—nel senso letterale di “origine” di una nuova concezione artistica— Tre operai (Rizzoli, 1934), ma da riconsiderare, sulla scia delle interpretazioni di Remo Cantoni e Eugenio Montale, come fulcro dei successivi sviluppi della letteratura italiana. Con le lettere manoscritte inedite di Breton e Ribemont Dessaignes a Carlo Bernari (pseudonimo di Carlo Bernard dal 1938).
Health education and health promotion revisited
Authors: Nutbeam Don
Published: April 2018

Thirty years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion created a paradigm shift in addressing major public health challenges. Traditional approaches to health education focused on personal health ‘risks’ and lifestyle choices were quickly overshadowed by the attention given to more comprehensive policy and environmental interventions. Since that time health education has evolved in content, media use and sophistication of communication to fulfil a wider range of purposes. The concept of health literacy has been useful in sustaining this change. As the tools for communication have been transformed by digital communication, and the marketplace for communication has become more crowded and complex, health education has continued to evolve to reflect these changes, enabling people to navigate competing sources of information and to engage meaningfully with social and economic determinants of health. Equitable access to quality health education and lifelong learning remain the cornerstones of modern health promotion.
Opening a new ocean: Arctic Ocean fisheries regime as a (potential) turning point for Canada’s Arctic policy
Authors: Landriault Mathieu
Published: April 2018

This policy brief focuses on the opening of the Central Arctic Ocean and the subsequent questions this poses to regional governance. This change has the potential to radically alter the nature of Arctic governance as non-Arctic states will have to play a significant role in the rules that will apply in the Arctic high seas. Talks about a regional fisheries regime will define the future of this region. The creation of a coordinating agreement would have the benefit of not challenging Arctic states too fundamentally while at the same time incorporating non-Arctic states in a meaningful way in the regional governance infrastructure.