bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Formal Linguistic Models of Accounting Language
Authors: Черкай  , Cherkay A.
Published: March 2016

In this article the author, adhering to the position that the accounting is an artificial formal language of business, and based on the fact that until recently the problem of modeling of this language, the rules of transactions recording was not solved, as a solution of this problem considers the linguistic models of accounting language and examples of their application in the banking, budget accounting, accounting according to RAS, IFRS and GAAP.
RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM IN THE OREL REGION
Authors: Исаев  , Isaev Aleksey , Ливцов  , Livtsov Viktor , Власов  , Vlasov Yuriy
Published: March 2016

The authors structured the different methodological approaches of the researchers to the nature of the concept "sect". Certain features of the sect as the authoritarian hierarchical organization producing manipulation of adherents´ consciousness are presented. It is proved that the extremist (terrorist) organizations and religious sects have a number of similar characteristics: the presence of ideological basis, a strict hierarchy and the corresponding functional, and therefore, there may be the cases of deformation from one to another. The attention on the problem of "hidden" (latent) sects in the regions is paid. The authors´ idea of the prevention of religious extremism and sectarianism, as part of regional policy, is suggested.
Combined interventions for COPD admissions within an urban setting
Authors: Ghosh Sudip , O'Kelly Noel , Roberts Emma-Jane , Barker Chris , Swift Jim
Published: March 2016

Aims:

To evaluate the scale of impact of a combined intervention using telehealth (Clinitouch system) in parallel with clinical health coaching and specialist nurse interventions. This was triggered by biometric data from a redesigned service for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Eligible patients had a history of two or more prior unscheduled COPD admissions in the previous 12 months.

Methods:

Admissions data from University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and interventions from Leicester Partnership Trust and Totally Health were received from Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (LC CCG). Data were analysed relating to the impact on admissions and overall resource use and compared to the previous 12 months with patients acting as their own controls.

Results:

The number of admissions decreased from 3.13 to 1.02 admissions per patient over the 12-month period (p < 0.001). The overall net saving to the LC CCG over the 12-month period was £117 550.

Conclusions:

All of the interventions were regressed in isolation and in conjunction, with the exception of telehealth (CliniTouch-Spirit Healthcare), which was accessed uniformly by all participants. Only the overall intervention including telehealth was statistically significant; correlation co-efficient 0.995 (p < 0.001), which indicated a strong correlation between accessing the interventions and reduced hospitalisations. In the analysis of variation, specialist nurse home visits and health coaching interventions, which had variable intensities trended towards significance (p < 0.36 and p < 0.17, respectively). Patient feedback suggested patients were more knowledgeable about their condition, more confident in managing it and motivated to change behaviour in a positive direction as a result of being involved in the intervention.
Within-Tree and Tree-Age Variation of Selected Anatomical Properties of the Wood of Ugandan-Grown Eucalyptus grandis
Authors: Sseremba O. E. , Mugabi P. , Banana A. Y.
Published: March 2016

The challenges of utilizing Eucalyptus grandis thinnings prompted a study into its anatomical properties with the aim of identifying its potential based on the within-tree axial and tree-age variation. Fiber length, fiber diameter, vessel length, vessel diameter, vessel average, ray height, and ray frequency at 3, 6, 9, and 12 years were studied. Axial sample portions at 25, 50, and 75 percent of tree height were collected from western Uganda and prepared for maceration, microtomy, and microscopy. Analysis of variance and Tukey's test were used to obtain axial and tree-age variation. Fiber length (819 to 1,077 μm) decreased axially in higher tree ages of 6, 9, and 12 years and increased with tree age. Fiber diameter (10 to 13.4 μm) varied inconsistently axially and decreased with tree age. Vessel length had no consistent axial pattern but decreased with tree age (338 to 548 μm). Vessel diameter showed higher values at 75 percent and increased with tree age (93 to 138 μm). Vessel average did not vary axially but decreased with tree age (8 to 11 vessels per mm2). Ray height did not vary axially but increased with tree age (107 to 278 μm). Ray frequency decreased with tree age (8 to 10 rays per mm2). E. grandis trees at the ages of 3, 6, 9, and 12 years have anatomical properties suitable for production of strong pulps although with a modest proportion of fines. Comparative research on cloned E. grandis varieties and their implied industrial potential would be appropriate to improve utilization of this fast-growing tree species.
Key Vulnerabilities in the Surgical Environment: Container Mix-Ups and Syringe Swaps Do Not Confuse Idarucizumab with Idarubicin
Authors: Cohen Michael R. , Smetzer Judy L.
Published: March 2016

These medication errors have occurred in health care facilities at least once. They will happen again—perhaps where you work. Through education and alertness of personnel and procedural safeguards, they can be avoided. You should consider publishing accounts of errors in your newsletters and/or presenting them at your inservice training programs.

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Evaluation of Intravenous Acetaminophen on Length of Stay in Abdominal Surgery Patients
Authors: Madere Tyler C. , Mendez Jennifer B. , Nordmeyer Sarah T. , Heidel R. Eric , Hamilton Leslie A.
Published: March 2016

Purpose

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of intravenous acetaminophen on length of stay (LOS) in abdominal surgery patients.

Methods

This retrospective, cohort chart review evaluated patients who underwent colon resection or pancreaticoduodenectomy between January 1, 2010 and August 31, 2013. The primary outcome is postoperative LOS. Secondary outcomes include opioid use, pain scores, and naloxone or laxative use. Patients who received intravenous acetaminophen were compared to patients who did not.

Results

A total of 329 patients were included, with 269 in the non-acetaminophen group compared to 60 patients in the acetaminophen group. There was no difference in postoperative LOS (9.2 s vs 9.1 days; P = .90). Postoperative LOS was also similar when controlling for surgery type. The acetaminophen group had reduced opioid consumption in the first 24 hours postoperatively ( P = .02). However, pain scores were higher in the acetaminophen group, both in the first 24 hours ( P = .007) and throughout the hospital stay ( P < .001). Other clinical outcomes were similar between groups.

Conclusion

Intravenous acetaminophen was not associated with a decreased postoperative LOS at our institution.
Use of Alteplase for Clearing Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Occlusion
Authors: Pierce Dwayne A.
Published: March 2016

Background

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter complications account for 20% of all transfers from PD to hemodialysis. One complication is outflow obstruction caused by fibrin deposits within the lumen of the catheter. Alteplase is frequently used to clear fibrin deposits in PD catheters that are refractory to other therapies. However, the literature basis for this practice is unclear.

Method

A review of the literature was conducted to determine the evidence existing for alteplase use in PD catheter occlusion due to fibrin. A literature search of MEDLINE (1967-present) was conducted using the search terms “alteplase”, “peritoneal dialysis catheter”, “occlusion”, “fibrin”, and “tissue plasminogen activator”. Referenced citations were also searched for pertinent material. All data concerning the use of alteplase for peritoneal dialysis catheter occlusion were included in this review. The search resulted in 1 open-label pilot study, 3 case series, and 2 case reports of alteplase use in declotting occluded PD catheters.

Results

Based on the data, alteplase therapy cleared the occlusion of PD catheters in the majority of cases. In those that were unsuccessful, other surgically correctable and mechanical causes were identified in most cases.

Conclusion

Alteplase appears to be an intriguing alternative to the surgical removal of the PD catheter in patients with catheter occlusion due to fibrin. Although not inexpensive, it appears safe and may decrease the need for surgical correction of occluded catheters.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fermentation Effects on Pollen: Archaeological Implications
Authors: Dozier Crystal A.
Published: March 2016

Pollen is the reproductive agent of flowering plants; palynology is utilized by archaeologists because sporopollenin, a major component in the exine of pollen grains, is resistant to decay and morphologically distinctive. Wine, beer, and mead have been identified in the archaeological record by palynological assessment due to indicator species or due to a pollen profile similar to that recovered from honey, a common source of sugar in a variety of fermented beverages. While most palynologists have assumed that pollen grains are resistant to alcoholic fermentation, a recent study in food science implies that pollen is a yeast nutrient because pollen-enriched meads produce more alcohol. The experiment presented here explores the potential distortion of the pollen record through fermentation by brewing a traditional, pollen-rich mead with Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this experiment, the pollen grains did not undergo any discernible morphological changes nor were distorted in the pollen profile. Any nutrition that the yeast garners from the pollen therefore leaves sporopollenin intact. These results support palynological research on residues of alcoholic beverages and confirms that the fermentation process does not distort the pollen profile of the original substance. The paper concludes with the potential and limits of palynological study to assess fermentation within the archaeological record.
Greening des gesellschaftlichen Wandels
Authors: Jacob Klaus , Graaf Lisa , Bär Holger
Published: March 2016

Transformation ist ein zentrales Konzept der gegenwärtigen Umweltpolitik. Doch der Prozess entzieht sich einer direkten Steuerung. Welche Möglichkeiten gibt es, den Wandel politisch zu gestalten?
Weichenstellungen für ein (de)zentrales postfossiles Energiesystem
Authors: Hirschl Bernd
Published: March 2016

Die deutsche Energiewende bekommt durch das Abkommen von Paris Rückenwind – und neuen Erfolgsdruck. Dabei ergeben sich durch die geplanten Veränderungen des energiepolitischen Designs der Regierung neue Herausforderungen, die mit der Schlüsselfrage der (De-)Zentralität des Energiesystems zu tun haben.
The Deadbeat Paternal Effect of Uncapped Sperm Telomeres on Cell Cycle Progression and Chromosome Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: Yamaki Takuo , Yasuda Glenn K , Wakimoto Barbara T
Published: March 2016

Telomere-capping complexes (TCCs) protect the ends of linear chromosomes from illegitimate repair and end-to-end fusions and are required for genome stability. The identity and assembly of TCC components have been extensively studied, but whether TCCs require active maintenance in nondividing cells remains an open question. Here we show that Drosophila melanogaster requires Deadbeat (Ddbt), a sperm nuclear basic protein (SNBP) that is recruited to the telomere by the TCC and is required for TCC maintenance during genome-wide chromatin remodeling, which transforms spermatids to mature sperm. Ddbt-deficient males produce sperm lacking TCCs. Their offspring delay the initiation of anaphase as early as cycle 1 but progress through the first two cycles. Persistence of uncapped paternal chromosomes induces arrest at or around cycle 3. This early arrest can be rescued by selective elimination of paternal chromosomes and production of gynogenetic haploid or haploid mosaics. Progression past cycle 3 can also occur if embryos have reduced levels of the maternally provided checkpoint kinase Chk2. The findings provide insights into how telomere integrity affects the regulation of the earliest embryonic cell cycles. They also suggest that other SNBPs, including those in humans, may have analogous roles and manifest as paternal effects on embryo quality.
The global health dimensions of asbestos and asbestos‐related diseases
Authors: Ramazzini Collegium
Published: March 2016

The Collegium Ramazzini is an international scientific society that examines critical issues in occupational and environmental medicine with a view towards action to prevent disease and promote health. The Collegium derives its name from Bernardino Ramazzini, the father of occupational medicine, a professor of medicine of the Universities of Modena and Padua in the late 1600s and the early 1700s. The Collegium is comprised of 180 physicians and scientists from 35 countries, each of whom is elected to membership. The Collegium is independent of commercial interests.
Effect of sex and menstrual cycle in women on starting speed, anaerobic endurance and muscle power
Authors: Wiecek M , Szymura J , Maciejczyk M , Cempla J , Szygula Z
Published: March 2016

The aim of our study was to compare the indicators of starting speed, anaerobic endurance and power in women as well as men, and to investigate whether the values of these indicators differ in women during the follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle. The studied group included 16 men and 16 women. The subjects performed the 20-second maximal cycling sprint test. The men performed the test twice at 14-day intervals. The women undertook the test 4 times: twice during the middle of follicular phase and twice in the middle of luteal phase in separate menstrual cycles. Hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle do not influence anaerobic performance, starting speed or anaerobic endurance in women. Anaerobic performance in men is higher than in women with similar aerobic performance expressed as VO2max/LBM (lean body mass). A lower power decrease with time was noted for women than men, with a similar time of maintaining power in both groups. This is evidence of women’s better anaerobic endurance compared to men. At the same time, the men had significantly better starting speed rates than women.
Rat white adipocytes activate p85/p110 PI3K and induce PM GLUT4 in response to adrenoceptor agonists or aluminum fluoride
Authors: Ohsaka Y , Nomura Y
Published: March 2016

Adipocyte responses to adrenergic and ß-adrenoceptor(-AR) (adrenoceptor) regulation are not sufficiently understood, and information helpful for elucidating the adrenoceptor-responsive machinery is insufficient. Here we show by using immunoprecipitated kinase analysis with a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) p85 antibody that PI3K activation was induced by treatment with 10 or 100 µM norepinephrine (NE) for 15 min or with 10 mM aluminum fluoride (AF, a guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding (G) protein activator) for 20 min in white adipocytes (rat epididymal adipocytes) and that treatment with pertussis toxin (PTX, a G-protein inactivator) inhibited PI3K activation induced by the 20-min treatment with AF in the cells. In addition, western blot analysis revealed that glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) level in the adipocyte plasma membrane (PM) fraction was increased by treatment with 10 µM NE, 100 µM dobutamine (DOB, a ß1-AR agonist), or 0.1 µM CL316243 (CL, a ß3-AR agonist) for 30 min or with 10 mM AF for 20 min. NE or AF treatment triggered 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) uptake into adipocytes under the above conditions. Our results advance the understanding of responses to adrenoceptor regulation in white adipocytes and provide possible clues for clarifying the machinery involved in adrenergic and ß-AR responses in the cells.
Pitfalls during biomechanical testing — Evaluation of different fixation methods for measuring tendons endurance properties
Authors: Hangody Gy , Pánics G , Szebényi G , Kiss R , Hangody L , Pap K
Published: March 2016

The goal of the study was to find a proper technique to fix tendon grafts into an INSTRON loading machine. From 8 human cadavers, 40 grafts were collected. We removed the bone-patella tendon-bone grafts, the semitendinosus and gracilis tendons, the quadriceps tendon-bone grafts, the Achilles tendons, and the peroneus longus tendons from each lower extremity. We tested the tendon grafts with five different types of fixation devices: surgical thread (Premicron 3), general mounting clamp, wire mesh, cement fixation, and a modified clamp for an INSTRON loading machine. The mean failure load in case of surgical thread fixation was (381N ± 26N). The results with the general clamp were (527N ± 45N). The wire meshes were more promising (750N ± 21N), but did not reach the outcomes we desired. Easy slippages of the ends of the tendons from the cement encasements were observed (253N ± 18N). We then began to use Shi’s clamp that could produce 977N ± 416N peak force. We combined Shi’s clamp with freezing of the graft and the rupture of the tendon itself demonstrated an average force of 2198 N ± 773N. We determined that our modified frozen clamp fixed the specimens against high tensile forces.
Morning melatonin ingestion and diurnal variation of short-term maximal performances in soccer players
Authors: Ghattassi K , Hammouda O , Graja A , Boudhina N , Chtourou H , Hadhri S , Driss T , Souissi N
Published: March 2016

Aim

Very few studies have investigated the temporal specificity of melatonin (MEL) ingestion upon short-term maximal athletic performances. The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of morning MEL ingestion on cognitive and physical performances measured in the afternoon.

Methods

Twelve soccer players from a Tunisian squad (17.9 ± 1.3 years, 1.74 ± 0.06 m and 62.0 ± 8.8 kg) participated in the present study. They performed two testing sessions at 08:00 h, 12:00 h and 16:00 h after either MEL (5mg) or placebo (PLA) ingestion, in a randomized order. During each period, the participants performed the following cognitive and physical tests: reaction time and vigilance tests, medicine-ball throw (MBT), five jumps, handgrip strength (HG), and agility tests.

Results

cognitive and physical performances were significantly higher at 16:00 h compared to 08:00 h during the two conditions (p < 0.05). Moreover, performances of MBT and HG were lower in the morning with MEL in comparison to PLA (p < 0.05). However, MEL ingestion did not affect physical and cognitive performances measured at 12:00 h and 16:00 h.

Conclusion

morning MEL ingestion has no unfavourable effect on afternoon physical and cognitive performances in soccer players.
WELCOMING AND NURSING CARE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
Authors: Costa Paula Cristina Pereira da , Garcia Ana Paula Rigon Francischetti , Toledo Vanessa Pellegrino
Published: March 2016

The objective of this study was to identify the acknowledgement of welcoming as a form of nursing care in the experience of primary care nurses. This is a qualitative research, guided by Alfred Schutz' social phenomenology. The participants were nine nurses working in health centers in the city of Campinas-SP, Brazil. The fieldwork took place through interviews in 2013 and data were analyzed according to the steps of social phenomenology researchers. It was identified in the research that the nurses were capable of recognizing the translation of welcoming into qualified listening, humanization, accountability and commitment to the needs of the other. In practice, however, welcoming was not acknowledged as nursing care and was characterized by occasional, fragmented and complaint-oriented visits. For this action to be acknowledged as nursing care, the nurses need to focus on relational care.
UM FINAL DE SEMANA NO ZOOLÓGICO: UM PASSEIO EDUCATIVO?
Authors: Nascimento Silvania Sousa do , Costa Crístiana Batista
Published: March 2016

Os museus abertos, como parques e zoológicos, exercem um papel importante na divulgação e na popularização das ciências. Eles, geralmente, propõem atividades dirigidas ao grande público heterogêneo constituído de uma parcela considerável de grupos familiares. As atividades educativas oferecidas nesses espaços induzem diferentes níveis de interatividade entre os visitantes e os animais. Nosso artigo resume a observação de quatro grupos familiares no borboletário da Fundação Zoo-Botânica de Belo Horizonte, resultando em dados que foram avaliados qualitativamente. O resultado indica três níveis de interatividade entre os elementos de exposição desse espaço e os integrantes do grupo.
LACK OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HELICOBACTER PYLORI'S VIRULENCE AND INCREASED SERUM C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVELS IN FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPTIC PATIENTS
Authors: ANDREOLLA Huander Felipe , BONA Laura Renata de , SANDER Guilherme Becker , MAZZOLENI Luiz Edmundo , TAVARES Rejane Giacomelli , PROLLA João Carlos
Published: March 2016

ABSTRACT Background Recently, a great variety of studies aimed to investigate and even suggestHelicobacter pylori as an important key factor in gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal events development. The well-established relationship between bacterial virulence and increased risk for peptic ulcer or gastric carcinoma is not so clear when comparing inflammation markers alterations, such C-reactive protein, with the pathogen. Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of H. pylori, bacterial virulence and C-reactive protein serum levels in individuals diagnosed with functional dyspepsia. Methods Were prospectively included in this study 489 dyspeptic individuals. They fulfill Rome III clinical criteria for the diagnosis of functional dyspepsia with no organic disease at endoscopy. The bacterial infection was established by histology and urease rapid test. The levels of serum C-reactive protein were obtained by immunonefelometry and CagA status ofH. pylori positive individuals was determined through an imunoenzimatic assay. Results Prevalence rate of H. pylori was 66.3% and virulence factor CagA was detected in nearly 43% of positive samples. In addition, it has been noticed an association between Ilex paraguariensis(yerba maté) consumption and pathogen's prevalence. An important effect of bacterial infection on inflammation was only observed in gastric epithelium. Conclusion No systemic response to the pathogen, measured through C-reactive protein levels, was observed, regardless of CagA status. Otherwise, the intake of yerba maté should be considered as a cultural factor possibly related toH. pylori's transmission.
Morfologia da laringe em Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766)
Authors: Souza Junior Paulo , Carvalho Natan C. , Mattos Karine , Anjos Bruno L. , Santos André L.Q.
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Cerdocyon thous (cachorro-do-mato) é o canídeo silvestre mais comum em território sul-americano. Objetivou-se com o presente trabalho descrever a morfologia macroscópica, microscópica e comparada da laringe nesta espécie. Para tal, as laringes de dezesseis espécimes (quatro machos e doze fêmeas) foram analisadas quanto à topografia, forma, morfometria, musculatura intrínseca e histologia. A laringe dispôs-se ventralmente ao áxis e foi constituída por uma cartilagem tireoide e outra cricoide (hialinas), uma epiglótica (elástica) e um par de ariteoides (mistas). Um par de cartilagens sesamoides foi identificado entre os processos corniculados e a lâmina da cricoide. A morfometria revelou que a tireoide é a maior cartilagem. Não houve sinais definitivos de dimorfismo sexual na laringe de C. thous. O epitélio predominante foi do tipo pavimentoso estratificado o qual sofreu transição para pseudoestratificado cilíndrico ciliado ao nível do terço caudal da tireoide e rostral da cricoide. A laringe de C. thous mostrou semelhança com a do cão doméstico, ainda que o formato das cartilagens tenha apresentado diferenças.
Wheat Yield Loss in a Two Species Competition with Emex australis and Emex spinosa
Authors: JAVAID M.M. , TANVEER A. , ALI H.H. , SHAHID M.A. , BALAL R.M. , AQEEL M.A.
Published: March 2016

Emex australis and E. spinosa are significant weed species in wheat and other crops. Information on the extent of competition of the Emex species will be helpful to access yield losses in wheat. Field experiments were conducted to quantify the interference of tested weed densities each as single or mixture of both at 1:1 on their growth and yield, wheat yield components and wheat grain yield losses in two consecutive years. Dry weight of both weed species increased from 3-6 g m-2 with every additional plant of weed, whereas seed number and weight per plant decreased with increasing density of either weed. Both weed species caused considerable decrease in yield components like spike bearing tillers, number of grains per spike, 1000-grain weight of wheat with increasing density population of the weeds. Based on non-linear hyperbolic regression model equation, maximum yield loss at asymptotic weed density was estimated to be 44 and 62% with E. australis, 56 and 70% with E. spinosa and 63 and 72% with mixture of both species at 1:1 during both year of study, respectively. It was concluded that E. spinosa has more competition effects on wheat crop as compared to E. australis.
Influência do aporte térmico sobre a morfologia da austenita e na quantidade das fases em chapas soldadas de aço inoxidável duplex SAF2205
Authors: Fonseca Camila Soares , Pinheiro Ivete Peixoto , Silva Sidney Nicodemos da
Published: March 2016

Os aços inoxidáveis duplex possuem uma microestrutura na qual a composição de ferrita e austenita, tem frações volumétricas próximas a 50 %. Esses são utilizados na fabricação de diversos componentes e produtos, principalmente para aplicações na indústria petrolífera. Nestas aplicações muitas vezes são utilizados processos de soldagem. Para mitigar as alterações provocadas por esse processo nas propriedades do material é necessária uma escolha adequada dos parâmetros de soldagem. Neste contexto, o objetivo desse trabalho é avaliar o efeito do aporte térmico sobre a morfologia da austenita e na quantidade das fases, além de identificar qual condição de soldagem proporciona um equilíbrio das frações volumétricas de ferrita e austenita. Os materiais analisados são chapas de aço inoxidável duplex SAF2205, soldadas pelo processo de soldagem GMAW, na ESAB, variando-se o aporte térmico em 0,5, 1,0 e 1,5 kJ/mm. Após a soldagem, as chapas foram cortadas, preparadas para a análise metalográfica da morfologia de austenita formada e para a quantificação das fases. Os resultados mostraram a presença da austenita alotriomórfica de contorno de grão, a austenita de Widmanstätten e a austenita intragranular. Foi verificado que o aporte térmico que menos alterou o balanceamento das fases ferrita e austenita foi o de 1,5 kJ/mm, concluindo que se deve utilizá-lo quando o objetivo for manter a proporção volumétrica das fases no aço duplex SAF2205.
Educação a distância na ótica discente
Authors: Souza Simone de , Franco Valdeni S. , Costa Maria Luisa F.
Published: March 2016

Resumo Este artigo apresenta parte das reflexões desenvolvidas durante uma pesquisa de doutorado que buscou respostas à questão: o que revelam os discursos de estudantes veteranos dos cursos de licenciatura em física e em pedagogia da Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Paraná, a respeito da modalidade de educação a distância e, mais especificamente, dos elementos constitutivos de cada curso? Para tanto, vinte e seis acadêmicos concederam entrevistas, que foram gravadas em áudio, transcritas e compreendidas segundo a teoria da Análise do Discurso de linha francesa, o que permitiu desvelar os sentidos que emanaram dos dizeres dos participantes da pesquisa, sem pretensão de generalizações. O objetivo foi compreender os discursos de estudantes quanto às suas experiências pessoais em cursos de graduação, na modalidade a distância, nos âmbitos estrutural, organizacional e pedagógico. Do resultado das análises, destacaram-se: a forte influência das imagens construídas ao longo da história pela escolarização na modalidade presencial; a facilidade de acesso ao ensino superior via educação a distância (EaD) e sua adequação às condições de vida dos alunos; a preferência dos estudantes pelo livro impresso e pelas videoaulas como suportes à aprendizagem; as resistências, as falhas técnicas e o uso limitado das tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC) como mediadores do processo de ensino e de aprendizagem; a presença de fragilidades no processo de comunicação entre tutores e alunos.
POSICIONAMENTO POR PONTO PRECISO E POSICIONAMENTO RELATIVO COM GNSS: QUAL É O MÉTODO MAIS ACURADO ATUALMENTE?
Authors: Almeida Marília Sanglard , Dal Poz William Rodrigo
Published: March 2016

O posicionamento relativo ainda é o método de posicionamento mais utilizado para determinação de coordenadas em levantamentos geodésicos de precisão. Contudo, o Posicionamento por Ponto Preciso (PPP) está cada vez mais em evidência, em função dos bons resultados oferecidos e pela praticidade de seu uso. Este trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar a acurácia destes métodos de levantamento, com o intuito de indicar qual método de posicionamento com GNSS é mais acurado atualmente. Os dados utilizados neste trabalho foram coletados pelas estações da RBMC (Rede Brasileira de Monitoramento Contínuo dos Sistemas GNSS). Para análise do PPP foi utilizado o serviço gratuito online IBGE-PPP, e para análise do posicionamento relativo estático foram utilizados o serviço de posicionamento online gratuito AUSPOS e o software comercial LGO (Leica Geo Office Combined). Após a compatibilização entre os sistemas de referência e época das coordenadas estimadas pelo LGO, IBGE-PPP e AUSPOS, estas coordenadas foram comparadas com as coordenadas de referência disponibilizadas pelo IBGE, que também foram compatibilizadas para o mesmo sistema e época de referência das coordenadas estimadas. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, conclui-se que, atualmente, o método de posicionamento relativo continua proporcionando os resultados mais acurados, independentemente do comprimento da linha de base. É importante destacar a potencialidade do uso de receptores de uma frequência no posicionamento relativo para linhas de base curtas (até 20 km). Neste caso, em 64,3 % dos resultados, de um total de 147, a acurácia foi milimétrica. Deve salientar também a potencialidade do IBGE-PPP e do AUSPOS. No caso do IBGE-PPP em 100% dos casos a acurácia foi centimétrica, enquanto que no AUSPOS, em apenas 15,6% dos casos a acurácia foi decimétrica.
A Exposição do Uso do Tabaco e a Condição de Saúde do Universitário
Authors: Gilmar Antoniassi Junior  , Meire Luiza Santana  , Thiago Henrique Sousa e Silva
Published: March 2016

O processo de entrada na universidade representa a primeira tentativa que o jovem possui de definir sua identidade e experimentar novas possibilidades por meio de curiosidade e vulnerável ao uso de drogas, dentre estas o tabaco evidência uma das principais drogas no ambiente universitário. Objetivo deste estudo é averiguar a exposição do uso do tabaco e a condição de saúde por universitários da área da saúde. O método empregado neste estudo trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa descritiva e exploratória, cujo estudo foi realizado com estudantes universitários de uma faculdade privada. Participaram do estudo todos universitários matriculados nos cursos da área da saúde, cuja amostra foi constituída aleatoriamente por conveniência resultante em 33 universitários tabagistas. Os dados foram coletados por um questionário adaptado de Envolvimento com Tabaco entre Universitários e o Teste de Fagerström para a dependência da nicotina. Os resultados apontam que a maioria dos universitários 64% (n=22) é do sexo masculino com idade predominante entre 18 e 22 anos 41,2% (n=14). O uso do tabaco está associado ao uso do álcool, em ambientes festivos e bares, sendo que para 90,9% (n=30) o convívio com outros fumantes no dia a dia é um estimulante ao uso do tabaco. O teste apresentou a necessidade de cuidado para com os universitários fumantes. Em média para cada 3,2% dos universitários necessitam de cuidados, sendo que a probabilidade para cada 1 universitário fumante 1 sofra de crise de depressão e ansiedade. Conclui-se que o hábito de fumar causa alterações, e possivelmente no futuro levar a danos mais graves a saúde em decorrência do uso. Pode-se através deste estudo ressaltar a importância de reforçar as políticas de combate ao uso do tabaco para todos os universitários afim de acentuar o debate em torno das causas e consequências do uso.
Stress Coping Styles and Nurse-parents Partnership
Authors: Yu Miok
Published: March 2016

The purpose of this study was to examine affecting stress coping styles on nurse-parent partnership in pediatric nurses. Data were obtained through questionnaires from 167 pediatric ward nurses in 10 hospital located in the Gyeonggi, Chungcheong and Gyeongsang province. The collected data were analyzed by the statistical package SPSS WIN 18.0. As a results, nurse-parent partnership had a significant positive correlation with problem focusing coping style (r=.39, p＜.001), social support navigation coping style (r=18, p=.018), positive point of view coping style (r=.36, p＜.001), relief of tension coping style (r=.23, p=.002). The significant major predictors of nurse-parent partnership were problem focusing coping style (β=.335, p＜.001) and total work experience-less than 1 year (β=.233, p=.004), department satisfaction [dissatisfaction (β=?.164, p=.020), satisfaction (β=.151, p=.032), very satisfaction (β=.148, p=.020)]. Problem focused coping style, total work experience, department satisfaction, accounted for 36.4% of variance in nurse-parent partnership. Therefore to enhance nurse-parent partnership a follow up study on the development of a program for advanced problem focused coping style, enhanced to satisfaction of department in pediatric nurses is needed. (Korean J Str Res 2016;24:47∼56)
Participação popular na formação do comitê de equidade em saúde na cidade de Goiás, Goiás.
Authors: Oliveira Fernanda Sousa
Published: March 2016

A pesquisa teve por objetivos analisar a participação no processo de implementação dos Comitês de Equidade do SUS, após a roda de diálogos, na Cidade de Goiás, no Estado de Goiás, e verificar se a participação pode ser critério para o empoderamento dos sujeitos. Por meio de estudo de caso, a pesquisa buscou compreender como vem se constituindo a participação a partir da experiência desenvolvida no Projeto de Extensão ‘Saberes, Fazeres e Sabores: práticas integrativas da Política Nacional de Educação Popular em Saúde e articulações no Centro-Oeste’. Foi realizada grupo focal com os participantes da Roda de Conversa. Os resultados indicam que a concepção de participação está relacionada à ideia de reunião de pessoas com interesses comuns e contribui para o exercício do direito à saúde. Entretanto, as características históricas e culturais do Estado de Goiás e da Cidade de Goiás foram apontadas como elementos limitantes para o desenvolvimento da participação popular e para o processo de constituição do Comitê de Equidade. Nesse sentido, a Roda de Conversa foi apontada como importante para o avanço da participação popular, por ser um espaço de aquisição de conhecimentos e informações e, portanto, adquire característica de espaço de formação sobre as questões relacionadas à saúde.
A saúde como objeto de consumo: uma análise sobre as demandas e consultas públicas de incorporação de medicamentos no SUS.
Authors: Gomes Luanna de Mendonça
Published: March 2016

Este artigo pretende analisar as demandas por incorporação de medicamentos no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), encaminhadas à avaliação da Comissão Nacional de Incorporação de Tecnologias no SUS (CONITEC). O objetivo geral desse estudo é identificar os principais segmentos sociais que participam do processo de incorporação de medicamentos no SUS e refletir sobre as possíveis influências desses segmentos no processo de incorporação de novas tecnologias em saúde. O estudo foi realizado por meio de uma pesquisa descritiva quantitativa das informações disponíveis no site da CONITEC sobre as demandas e as consultas públicas realizadas nos anos de 2012, 2013 e 2014 sobre incorporações de medicamentos no SUS. Os resultados obtidos revelam que empresas e laboratórios farmacêuticos são responsáveis por 44% das demandas realizadas no período. O Ministério da Saúde é o segmento que demanda revisões para exclusão de tecnologias, e possui o maior número de solicitações que resultam em incorporação (66% do total de incorporações entre 2012 e 2014). Os demais segmentos possuem baixa representatividade nas demandas e dificuldades no cumprimento das conformidades documentais exigidas pela CONITEC. Nas consultas públicas, as empresas e laboratórios farmacêuticos são o segmento mais participativo e foi constatada uma baixa participação de usuários do SUS e profissionais de saúde. Conclui-se que o processo de incorporação de medicamentos no SUS necessita de maior participação social, principalmente dos usuários e que conhecimento técnico especializado nas avaliações de tecnologias não devem se constituir numa justificativa para a não inserção da sociedade nesse processo.
Insulinas Análogas: responsabilidade do SUS e a judicialização
Authors: Lima Jorge , Kolling Ana Francisca
Published: March 2016

Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, epidemiológico e analítico com abordagem qualiquantitativa. O artigo buscou identificar a relação entre cobertura da Estratégia de Saúde da Família e o aumento de ações judiciais de insulinas análogas nas regiões Sul e Nordeste do Brasil. Nos anos 2010, 2011 e 2012, o consumo de insulinas análogas foi crescente tanto na região sul quanto nordeste. A região sul, apesar de ter um SUS organizado, IDH desenvolvido e educação estruturada, apresentou falhas no programa de diabetes. Em contrapartida, a região nordeste possui IDH baixo na maioria dos municípios e educação deficiente, porém, observou-se a necessidade de reorganização dos programas voltados ao atendimento de usuários portadores de doenças crônicas, em especial, a diabetes, nessa região. Entende-se, que o fortalecimento da atenção básica como porta de entrada para o SUS, nas regiões estudadas pode minimizar o problema da judicialização da saúde.
Pertinência da normativa estadual e distrital sobre logística reversa aplicada ao setor de medicamentos no Brasil
Authors: Torres Ana Carolina Gomes
Published: March 2016

A forma inadequada do manejo dos resíduos de medicamento desperta a preocupação dos setores do meio ambiente e da saúde. Com a falta de norma federal vigente que estabeleça como proceder o recolhimento e descarte corretos, os estados produziram suas regras. O estudo analisa a profundidade material das normas, a conformidade com os regulamentos federais vigentes e a adaptação após a promulgação da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos. Foi uma pesquisa exploratória com análise quali-quantitativa dos regulamentos estaduais sobre logísitica reversa de medicamentos. Foram encontradas 28 normas de 18 unidades federadas, promulgadas de 1994 a 2015. Observou-se o predomínio de lei ordinária como espécie normativa (93 %) e duas abordagens distintas: as mais antigas estabelecem o compromisso entre indústria e estabelecimento para produto não comercializado, enquanto que, as mais recentes, com o advento da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, estendem a responsabilidade do correto descarte a todos os agentes envolvidos, inclusive ao consumidor. As normas variaram na objetividade quanto ao mérito, foram insuficientes nos temas de gestão administrativa e de projetos, responsabilidade dos agentes e gerenciamento dos resíduos, capacitação da população e não atenderam as necessidades locais. Apesar de os regramentos, em geral, não serem completos, haver lacunas e darem um tratamento superficial, algumas normas trazem contribuições relevantes para a efetiva e eficiente implementação da política nacional de descarte de medicamentos.
Tons nivelados e tons de contorno
Authors: Reis César Augusto Da Conceição
Published: March 2016

Resumo: A descrição fonética perceptiva da sílaba tônica proeminente e da átona final do grupo tonal simples, segundo Crystal (1969), com base na fala coloquial espontânea do português falado em Belo Horizonte, revela dois tipos de tons: (a) tons nivelados e (b) tons de contorno. Para os tons nivelados, são propostos sete níveis de altura melódica, e quatorze tons de contorno diferentes são identificados. Depois de mostrar a relevância da átona final na entoação do português, conclui-se com alguns comentários sobre entoação e significado.Résumé: Il s’agit d’une description phonétique, du point de vue de la perception, de la syllabe de l’unité intonationnelle, selon Crystal (1969). Les données ae cette étude appartiennent à la varieté colloquiale spontanée parlée à Belo Horizonte. La description de la syllabe accentuée a revelé deux sortes de tons: (a) tons ponctuels et (b) tons mélodiques. Nous considérons sept niveaux de hauteur, qui sont plus facilement décelés dans les tons ponctuels, et un échantillon de quatorze tons mélodiques. Quant aux atones terminales, nous avons essayé de montrer qu’elles jouent um role dans l’intonation du portugais. Pour terminer, nous faisons quelques commentaires d’ordre sémantique.
Non-Invasive Differentiation of Benign Renal Tumors from Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinomas Using Clinically Translatable Hyperpolarized 13C Pyruvate Magnetic Resonance
Authors: Sriram Renuka , Van Criekinge Mark , Santos Justin DeLos , Keshari Kayvan R. , Wilson David M. , Peehl Donna , Kurhanewicz John , Wang Zhen J.
Published: March 2016

Incidental detection of localized renal tumors at imaging is increasing. Conventional imaging cannot reliably differentiate the 20% of these tumors that are benign from malignant renal cell carcinomas (RCCs), leading to unnecessary surgical resection and resulting morbidity. Here, we investigated hyperpolarized 13C pyruvate metabolism in live patient-derived renal tumor tissue slices using a novel magnetic resonance-compatible bioreactor platform. We show, for the first time, that clear cell RCCs (ccRCCs), which constitute 70%–80% of all RCCs, exhibit increased lactate production and rapid lactate efflux when compared with benign renal tumors. This difference is because of increased lactate dehydrogenase A and monocarboxylate transporter 4 expression in ccRCCs. Thus, RCCs can be differentiated from benign renal tumors by assessing this distinctive metabolic phenotype using clinically translatable hyperpolarized 13C pyruvate magnetic resonance.
Gas Phase UTE MRI of Propane and Propene
Authors: Kovtunov Kirill V. , Romanov Alexey S. , Salnikov Oleg G. , Barskiy Danila A. , Chekmenev Eduard Y. , Koptyug Igor V.
Published: March 2016

Proton magnetic resonance imaging (1H MRI) of gases can potentially enable functional lung imaging to probe gas ventilation and other functions. Here, 1H MR images of hyperpolarized (HP) and thermally polarized propane gas were obtained using ultrashort echo time (UTE) pulse sequence. A 2-dimensional (2D) image of thermally polarized propane gas with ∼0.9 × 0.9 mm2 spatial resolution was obtained in <2 seconds, showing that even non-HP hydrocarbon gases can be successfully used for conventional proton magnetic resonance imaging. The experiments were also performed with HP propane gas, and high-resolution multislice FLASH 2D images in ∼510 seconds and non-slice-selective 2D UTE MRI images were acquired in ∼2 seconds. The UTE approach adopted in this study can be potentially used for medical lung imaging. Furthermore, the possibility of combining UTE with selective suppression of 1H signals from 1 of the 2 gases in a mixture is shown in this MRI study. The latter can be useful for visualizing industrially important processes where several gases may be present, eg, gas–solid catalytic reactions.
G.A. Cohen and the Logic of Egalitarian Congruence
Authors: Rondel David
Published: March 2016

In this article, I argue that G. A. Cohen’s defense of the feminist slogan, “The personal is political”, his argument against Rawls’s restriction of principles of justice to the basic structure of society, depends for its intelligibility on the ability to distinguish—with reasonable but perhaps not perfect precision—between those situations in which what Nancy Rosenblum has called “the logic of congruence” is validly invoked and those in which it is not. More importantly, I will be suggesting that the philosophical shape of Cohen’s critique makes it difficult for him to supply the required criterion, and that the methodological “intuitionism” he claims to be committed to is at odds with his larger argument against Rawls concerning the subject of justice. Dans cet article, je maintiens que la défense par G.A. Cohen du slogan féministe ‘ce qui est personnel est politique’, son argument contre la restriction des principes de justice de Rawls à la structure basique de société, dépend pour son intelligibilité de la capacité à distinguer – avec une précision raisonnable mais peut-être pas parfaite – entre ces situations où ce que Nancy Rosenblum a appelé ‘la logique de congruence’ est invoquée avec validité et celles où elle ne l’est pas. Plus fondamentalement, je suggère que la forme philosophique de la critique de Cohen ne lui permet pas de fournir le critère de distinction approprié et que l’ « intuitionnisme » méthodologique auquel il se dit fidèle est en contradiction avec son argument général contre Rawls au sujet de la justice.
The Perpetual Object of Regulation: Privacy As Pacification
Authors: Henry Aaron
Published: March 2016

This article theorizes the relationship of privacy to capital and projects of security and, in doing so, situates privacy in context to pacification. In particular, the article provides an interrogation of the contradictory structuring of privacy as both an object threatened by security and the role of privacy as a means to resist or limit projects of security. Through an analysis of Thomas Hobbes’ writings, this contradictory dual-deployment of privacy is unseated to reveal that far from challenging security, privacy has historically been presupposed and structured by security projects. Moreover, by acclimatizing us to our existence as atomized individuals, alienated from our collective social power, privacy in fact pacifies us. This process is explored through an examination of the Passenger Flight List agreement (PNR) between the United States and EU member states. The article concludes with a brief discussion of the implications of our reliance on privacy has for challenging the logics of security and pacification, especially with the emergent technology of Drones.
L'avenir de l'économie, by Jean-Pierre Dupuy
Authors: Coburn Elaine
Published: March 2016

L'avenir de l'économie, by Jean-Pierre Dupuy
The Ideal Immanent Within the Real: On Peter Hudis' Marx’s Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism
Authors: Kellogg Paul
Published: March 2016

A discussion of Hudis' Marx's Concept of an Alternative to Capitalism.
Metis in Canada: History, Identity, Law & Politics, by Christopher Adams, Gregg Dahl and Ian Peach (eds)
Authors: LeClerc Patrice
Published: March 2016

Metis in Canada: History, Identity, Law & Politics, by Christopher Adams, Gregg Dahl and Ian Peach (eds)