bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
‘The Fatal Fact of the Woman Writer’: Transnational Encounters in the Avant-Garde Scene of Interwar Spain
Authors: BEZARI CHRISTINA
Published: September 2021

‘The fatal fact of the woman writer’ is a phrase coined by the Argentine author Alberto Pineta in the late 1920s, a time marked by women’s growing presence in the cultural sphere. On both sides of the Atlantic, women expressed an acute interest in the avant-garde literary culture and faced similar challenges in their attempt to negotiate their place in the literary field. By considering Spanish-speaking women as mediators across cultural and geographical borders, this study seeks to move beyond the concepts of ‘centre’ and ‘periphery’ in order to rethink the avant-garde as a transnational and multifaceted phenomenon. To explore the intertwined trajectories of Gabriela Mistral, Alfonsina Storni and Ernestina de Champourcín, this study examines their literary activities in Madrid and provides a comparative analysis of the avant-garde themes that recur in their poetry. Special focus is set on the transnational processes that shaped their work and allowed them to assert their identity as female writers and poets.
Single photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography visualization of sentinel lymph nodes for lymph flow guided nodal irradiation in oral tongue cancer
Authors: Novikov Sergey Nikolaevich , Krzhivitskii Pavel Ivanovich , Radgabova Zamira Achmedovna , Kotov Maxim Andreevitch , Girshovich Mikhail Markovich , Artemyeva Anna Sergeevna , Melnik Yulia Sergeevna , Kanaev Sergey Vasilevich
Published: September 2021

Purpose: To evaluate correlation of single photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography (SPECT-CT) data on lymph flow (LF) from oral tongue cancer (OC) and the topography of lymph nodes (LN) metastases; to determine the clinical value of lymph flow guided radiotherapy (LFGRT).Materials and methods: SPECT-CT visualization of LF from the OC lesions was performed after peritumoral injection of 99mTc-phytate in 26 primary patients with clinical stage cT1-2N0M0 disease. We determined the individual drainage (unilateral/bilateral) from the tumor, and localization of sentinel LNs according to the neck levels. Metastases in LNs were verified with histology and a 2-year follow-up.Results: SPECT-CT detected bilateral LF in 10 (38.5%) of 26 patients; in 16 (61.5%) cases the drainage was unilateral. Histology revealed LNs metastases in three cases; regional recurrences were diagnosed in other four patients. In all seven observations metastases were located at the same site and level as the sentinel LNs. In eight (30.8%) of 26 patients sentinel LNs were visualized unilaterally at levels Ib–IIa; in five cases, unilaterally at levels I–IIa–III. In these patients, LFGRT demonstrated 59%–70% reduction of irradiated volume, and 26%–42% and 51%–70% decrease of the mean dose to the spinal cord and the contralateral parotid gland. In patients with a bilateral drainage the reduction of doses absorbed by the spinal cord and contralateral parotid gland was 19% and 6%, respectively.Conclusions: Localization of sentinel LNs determined by SPECT-CT corresponds to the localization of metastatic LNs in terms of side and levels.
The Belgica 121 expedition to the Western Antarctic Peninsula: a detailed biodiversity census
Authors: Danis Bruno , Christiansen Henrik , Guillaumot Charlène , Heindler Franz , Jossart Quentin , Moreau Camille , Pasotti Francesca , Robert Henri , Wallis Ben , Saucède Thomas
Published: September 2021

This dataset relates to the biodiversity census carried out during the Belgica 121 (B121) expedition to the Western Antarctic Peninsula from February to March 2019. One of the aims of the campaign was to explore the surroundings of the Gerlache Strait and to carry out a detailed biodiversity census focusing on inter- and subtidal shallow-water areas using both classic descriptive marine ecology methods, as well as state-of-the art techniques (habitat mapping, genetics, trophic ecology). The biodiversity census was carried out onboard a nimble research vessel, RV Australis. This dataset will offer access to the raw data on biodiversity occurrences, obtained using a range of methods described in this data paper.

New raw biodiversity data for a poorly-sampled region (Western Antarctic Peninsula) with a special focus on shallow ecosystems.
Simulating operation of power units 1 and 2 at Novovoronezh NPP II with two electrical feed pumps disabled and the backup pump not enabled
Authors: Gusev Igor N. , Vorobyev Aleksandr P. , Kozlovsky Mikhail N. , Padun Sergey P.
Published: September 2021

Introduction. The article analyzes the operation of Unit 1 and 2 of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II (equipped with VVER-1200 reactors) with two electrical feed pumps disabled and the backup pump not enabled. These operating conditions are subsequently simulated using the power unit model software-hardware package (PUM SHC) developed by LLC IF SNIIP ATOM.

Research objectives. The objective of this work was to check the reliability of the forecasts of changes in the power unit parameters obtained using the PUM SHC, based on operational data.

Methods. The simulated power unit parameter changes in transient conditions were in good agreement with the data collected in real tests. During the simulation, the power unit dynamic stability was preserved, i.e., the operational parameters were within the design limits and did not exceed the protection operation set points.

Results. The results of the work suggest the possibility of using current NPP power unit simulations:

for developing proposals for adjusting the operation control algorithms in case of malfunctions and emergency modes with the main equipment shutdown and power unit protection actuation; and

for verifying design solutions for updating the power unit systems, which are associated with the use of new equipment or changes in flow diagrams.

Conclusion. Current power unit models can be applied both for existing power units and for new ones that are being commissioned.
Determination of the energy characteristics of the reactions UF6 ↔ UF5 + F and UF6 ↔ UF4 + F2
Authors: Khromov Konstantin Yu. , Orlov Andrey V. , Belov Ivan A. , Nevinitsa Vladimir A.
Published: September 2021

Quantum-mechanical methods are used to assess the energy barriers to dissociation and recombination reactions of UF6 ↔ UF5 + F and UF6 ↔ UF4 + F2. The energy characteristics of these reactions are found to be strongly asymmetric: the dissociation reaction barriers exceed the recombination reactions barriers by more than 4 eV. The equilibrium atomic configurations of F2, UF4, UF5 and UF6 have been determined using precision quantum mechanical calculations. The U-F bond lengths obtained as a result of the calculations are in good agreement with experimental data. It was found that the decay reaction UF6 → UF5 + F is either barrier-free, or the energy barrier for such a reaction is less than the resolving power of the method (~ 0.1 eV). For the decay of UF6 → UF4 + F2, there is an energy barrier with a height of about 0.3 eV. An initial approximation was proposed for the arrangement of UF6 atoms in order to find the saddle points of the UF6 dissociation reactions. In this initial configuration, all 7 atoms of the UF6 molecule are located in the same plane. The F atoms are located at the vertices of a regular hexagon, and the U atom is at the center of such a hexagon. The results of this work can be used to determine the constants of thermal reactions of dissociation and recombination UF6 ↔ UF5 + F и UF6 ↔ UF4 + F2. These constants are necessary for modeling the physicochemical processes occurring during the enrichment of spent nuclear fuel (SNF).
Investigations of regularities in the accumulation of hydrogen-reduced slags in circulation circuits with lead-containing coolants
Authors: Ulyanov Vladimir V. , Koshelev Mikhail M. , Kremlyova Vladlena S. , Kharchuk Sergey E.
Published: September 2021

The paper presents a computational analysis of regularities in the accumulation of slags during the interaction of lead and lead-bismuth coolants with oxygen gas. Oxidation of lead-containing coolants will cause the formation of lead oxide, while the formation of bismuth oxide is unlikely. Dosed supply of oxidizing gas to lead-containing coolants makes it possible to oxidize, selectively, chromium and nickel to their oxides without the slag formation from solid lead oxide. Regularities were studied which are involved in the lead oxide formation during the interaction of lead-containing coolants with oxygen gas. It has been found that, in the process of interacting with oxygen gas, a lead-bismuth alloy is oxidized 1.7 times as intensively as lead, this being explained by the presence of bismuth in the alloy. Bismuth is oxidized more intensively than both lead and the lead-bismuth alloy. The inert gas overpressure during depressurization does not prevent air oxygen from entering the circuit, and the dependence of the nitrogen and oxygen flow into the circuit on the argon flow out of the loop is close to linear regardless of the circuit state (cold, without coolant; heated, without coolant; heated, with circulating coolant). Oxygen is a chemically active impurity and is absorbed by the circuit; it is therefore important to control nitrogen in the gas spaces of the reactor and research plant circuits with lead-containing coolants. This will make it possible to signal, in a timely manner, the ingress of oxygen into the circuit and to take measures required to avoid or reduce the scale of the slag formation from lead oxides.
Emerging Global Health Issues: A Nurse’s Role
Authors: Edmonson Cole , McCarthy Cindy , Trent-Adams Sylvia , McCain Cindy , Marshall June
Published: September 2021

Global health issues (GHIs) require global cooperation in response, planning, prevention, preparedness, and care that reflects health equity issues among nations. These issues require complex interprofessional and interagency cooperation and solutions that involve governments, non-profits, and many times include private companies and foundations. More than ever, the response to GHIs requires a broader understanding of how connected we are in today’s world. This article considers response to issues of emerging infectious diseases, human trafficking, maternal-newborn health; preparedness for health inequities within a framework of social justice, equity; and mal-distribution of health workers globally. We define and describe emerging global health issues from a nursing perspective and offer a call to action for nurses to increase awareness as global leaders.
Simulating Complex Community Disaster Preparedness: Collaboration for Point of Distribution
Authors: Rafferty-Semon Pamela , Jarzembak Jeremy , Shanholtzer Jennifer
Published: September 2021

Disasters are increasing at local, national, and global levels, as is the need for all nurses and communities to be prepared. Since 2003, decreased funds for disaster preparedness has meant less opportunity for public health departments and emergency management agencies to test disaster response plans. Today’s graduating nurses need strong skills in disaster nursing to manage a variety of disasters in a local to global context. One aim of this article is to briefly describe preparedness planning using a Point of Distribution/Dispensation (POD) and teaching competencies for disaster nursing. We discuss in detail an exemplar about a simulation developed with collaboration among university faculty, the county public health department, and the local emergency management agency (EMA). The article considers insufficient funds for drills and exercises; strategies to increase disaster knowledge and competency of undergraduate nursing students; and realistic, hands-on active learning approaches to disaster response at all levels, including implications for practice.
Opiate Crisis and Healthcare Reform in America: A Review for Nurses
Authors: Painter Susan
Published: September 2021

On a daily basis in the United States, patients overdosing on opioids fill our emergency rooms, intensive care units, and, sadly, our cemeteries. Overdose and subsequent death from opioid addiction has reached astonishing numbers and death rates by opioid overdoses continue to rise annually. Nurses are in front line positions to provide assessment for patients with opioid use histories and subsequently connect them to resources that save lives. All nurses face the challenges of caring for patients with addiction issues and have the opportunity to change the stigma regarding addiction. Nurse engagement can influence positive outcomes when addicted individuals are reaching out for resources and treatment. This article reviews changes in opiate usage over time; related information in the Affordable Care Act; and other changes in federal, state and local policy that affect current opiate treatment. Also discussed are considerations for nurses to effect change and potential future policy. In conclusion, with the ever increasing numbers of individuals with opioid addiction, and insufficient availability of opiate treatment programs, our nation is in a race against time to positively impact and reverse this crisis.
Healthcare Transformation: A Bibliometric Analysis of a Global Endeavor
Authors: Benton David , Trautman Deborah , Swick Maureen
Published: September 2021

The United States is not alone in facing a period of significant healthcare reform. In reality, this is a global phenomenon. This article describes the use of bibliometric analysis to identify key features of the global literature on the nursing role in healthcare transformation. We describe our methods to critically examine indexed literature contained within the peer-reviewed database Scopus, and offer discussion, limitations and conclusions. Findings demonstrated that nursing scholarship in the field is not as voluminous as that of medicine. Nevertheless, our profession is active in contributing to the development of the science in this field of inquiry. Examining data from the perspective of multiple countries allowed consideration of similarities and differences in the scholarship focus.
Bridging the Gap: Seamless RN to BSN Degree Transitions
Authors: Carissimi Kathleen , Burger Jeri
Published: September 2021

The Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, has recommended that the proportion of nurses with baccalaureate degrees be increased to 80% by 2020. As a response to this recommendation, leaders in nursing education have begun to explore strategies to implement seamless academic pathways to bridge the gap between diploma and associate-degree programs and baccalaureate-degree programs. These strategies are designed to eliminate curricular redundancy so programs will be attractive to registered nurses seeking this degree. In this article, the authors describe one State Action Coalition’s initial steps to gain consensus for, and educate stakeholders about, a model designed to foster seamless educational progression pathways. The authors present their strategy for change, namely a competency-based model, discuss how their strategy unfolded, describe their project outcomes, address the project risks, and share lessons learned. They conclude that leaders in nursing education and service need to work collaboratively to support non-redundant pathways that lead to the baccalaureate degree.
Trabajo, cuidado y resistencia según trabajadoras domésticas sindicalizadas en Brasil
Authors: Vieira Regina Stela Corrêa
Published: September 2021

La devaluación del trabajo doméstico en Brasil suma el sexismo, el racismo y las diferencias de clase. Históricamente la legislación brasileña ha tratado el trabajo doméstico como una subcategoría. El papel de la organización colectiva de estas trabajadoras ha sido fundamental en la disputa sobre cómo se entiende socialmente el trabajo doméstico y en la resistencia contra la retracción de los derechos. Este artículo tiene como objetivo dar voz a estas trabajadoras y registrar lo que comprenden por trabajo y cuidado. Como resultado, se verificó una comprensión integral del concepto de trabajo, que incluye los cuidados no remunerados. Además, en los discursos se vehiculiza la necesidad de valorar el trabajo doméstico y la consciencia de que “el trabajo doméstico es la base de la sociedad”.
An EOQ inventory model for deteriorating items with controllable deterioration rate under stock-dependent demand rate and non-linear holding cost
Authors: Zhang Shuhua , Cao Longzhou , Lu Zuliang
Published: September 2021

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the retailer's strategy in selecting the order-up-to level, the reorder point and the preservation technology investment for deteriorating items, aiming to maximize his total profit per unit time. We formulate the problem into a mathematical model that takes into account stock-dependent demand rate, stock-dependent holding cost. The terminal conditions are relaxed to allow that the reorder point can be one of the following two cases: (1) \begin{document}$ N\leq0 $\end{document}, i.e., the reorder point may be negative or zero. When the reorder point is negative, the shortage is allowed and partial backlogged. (2) \begin{document}$ N\geq0 $\end{document}, i.e., the reorder point may be without shortage or zero. We prove the existence and uniqueness of the optimal order-up-to level, the reorder point and the preservation technology investment under any given two of them for both the two cases. We then present an algorithm to search for decision variables such that the total profit per unit time is maximized. Finally, numerical examples, comparisons in performance and sensitivity analysis are carried out to examine the results obtained. On the basis of the above results, some useful managerial insights are revealed.
Effect of chemotherapy on effect-site concentration of propofol for loss of consciousness in patients with colorectal cancer
Authors: Ki Seunghee , Cho Yongwon , Choi Youngkyung , Lim Sehun , Kim Myounghun , Lee Jeonghan
Published: September 2021

Background: The depth of anesthesia is an essential factor in surgical prognosis. The neurotoxic effect of chemotherapeutic drugs affects the sensitivity to anesthetics. This study was conducted to determine whether the effect-site concentration (Ce) of propofol for loss of consciousness (LOC) differs in patients undergoing preoperative chemotherapy. Methods: A total of 60 patients scheduled for surgery for colorectal cancer under general anesthesia were included in this study. Patients who had received chemotherapy comprised the experimental (C) group, and those without a previous history of chemotherapy comprised the control (N) group. Propofol was administered as an effect-site target-controlled infusion, and the Modified Observer’s Assessment of Alertness/Sedation (MOAA/S) scores were evaluated. When the plasma concentration and Ce were similar, and if the MOAA/S score did not change, the target Ce was increased by 0.2 μg/ml; otherwise, the Ce was maintained for 2 min and then increased. Results: The Ce values of propofol for loss of verbal contact (LVC) in groups C and N were 2.40 ± 0.39 and 2.29 ± 0.39 μg/ml (P = 0.286), respectively, and those for LOC in groups C and N were 2.69 ± 0.43 and 2.50 ± 0.36 μg/ml (P = 0.069), respectively. No significant difference was observed in Ce values between the two groups.Conclusions: Chemotherapy had no effect on the Ce of propofol for LVC and LOC in patients with colorectal cancer. We do not recommend reducing the dose of propofol for the induction of LOC in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
Investigating the effect of the Vula Mobile app on coordination of care and capacity building in district health services, Cape Town: Convergent mixed methods study
Authors: Gloster Patrick , Mash Robert , Swartz Steve
Published: September 2021

Background: Coordinating care is a defining characteristic of high quality primary care. Currently, very little is known about coordination of care in South Africa’s primary care setting. The Vula Mobile app was introduced in 2018 to assist with referring patients from primary care facilities to the Eerste River District Hospital (ERDH) emergency centre. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of the app and its effect on coordination of care and capacity building of staff.Methods: Convergent mixed methods were used with quantitative data collected from hospital records and the Vula Mobile database, and with qualitative data collected from health professionals in primary care and the district hospital.Results: Out of 13 321 patients seen in the emergency centre of the district hospital over the 6-month study period, only 1932 (14.5%) of the patients were referred with Vula. Most of these referrals were accepted (85.5%). Sometimes, advice was given to (35.0%) or additional information was requested (27.4%) from the referring doctor. There was little use of Vula in providing other feedback (0.6%). The introduction of the Vula app led to a decrease in the number of inappropriately referred patients (6.7% to 4.2%, p = 0.004). Doctors using the Vula app perceived that it improved care coordination and had the potential for useful feedback.Conclusion: Vula improved coordination of patients referred from primary care facilities in the Metro Health Services to the district hospital, but missed the opportunity to support continuing professional development and learning. Utilisation of the Vula app should be increased and its potential to provide feedback should be enhanced. Attention should be given to reducing the number of patients self-referred or referred without using the Vula app.
Сходимость к стационарным неравновесным состояниям для уравнений Клейна-Гордона
Authors: Dudnikova Tatiana Vladimirovna
Published: September 2021

Рассматриваются уравнения Клейна-Гордона с постоянными или переменными коэффициентами в $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d\geqslant2$, и изучается задача Коши со случайными начальными данными. Исследуется распределение $\mu_t$ случайного решения в моменты времени $t\in\mathbb{R}$. Доказывается сходимость корреляционных функций меры $\mu_t$ к пределу при $t\to\infty$. Выводятся явные формулы для предельных корреляционных функций и плотности потока энергии (в среднем) в терминах начальной ковариации. Кроме того, доказывается слабая сходимость $\mu_t$ к предельной мере при $t\to\infty$. Эти результаты применяются к случаю, когда начальная случайная функция в некоторых бесконечных "частях" пространства имеет гиббсовское распределение с различными температурами. В этом случае найдены состояния, в которых предельная плотность потока энергии не обращается в нуль. Таким образом, для изучаемой модели построен новый класс стационарных неравновесных состояний.
Библиография: 20 наименований.
EFFECTIVE WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT USING LEAN CONCEPTS AND ITS EFFECTS ON PAKISTAN’S FMCG INDUSTRY
Authors: MUHAMMAD RAFAY SHAIKH  , DR. MUHAMMAD ASIM  , SALMAN MANZOOR
Published: September 2021

Warehousing plays an important role in integrating the supply chain of the industry. But given the volatility and dynamic nature of supply chain management as a field, the factors that need to be considered when implementing lean in the warehousing that not every warehouse structure is the same. While implementing other external factors and the concerns of the people working the warehousing needs to be considered. Because the purpose is the same that effective and efficient warehouse, with less cost and more profit. In addition to this, the study will describe and the theory of core competencies on parallel practices and how these competencies are used in implementing the lean methodology in the warehouse.  A survey was carried out through questionnaires to determine which competencies are best suited to choosing a lean in the warehouse. Hypothetically, the findings showed that in making warehouse effective all three independent factors have their own significance over the provided two dependent factors. Concluding, the study will act as a touchstone in understanding the lean management practices on shorter yet connected enterprises in small to large scale industries.
Effect of Applied Design Thinking Courses
Authors: Lee Soo-Jin , Yoon Ok-han
Published: September 2021

This study examines learning outcomes by applying design thinking to logic and writing in the area of education, educational philosophy and in history classes. It also provides basic data on whether to expand the application to other classes. The results of the study are as follows: First, in creative thinking competency, the average score of the students was higher than before in all divergent thinking abilities, adventure and curiosity, intellectual inquiry, but not for original flexibility. The difference between the means was statistically significant (p < .05). Second, in emotional intelligence improvement, the average was higher than before in all forms of emotion recognition and expression, empathy, thinking promotion, and emotion utilization. Only with emotional regulation did the average score not increase. The difference between the means was statistically significant (p < .05). Third, design thinking was effective in five categories of learning outcomes. From this study, we found that using design thinking is meaningful in improving the ability of students to solve problems related to creative thinking and emotional intelligence.
Condiții pedagogice ale dezvoltării echilibrului emoțional la elevii claselor primare
Authors: Stoenică Ionica-Luminița
Published: September 2021

The concept of pedagogical conditions, in the context of the development of emotional balance with primary school students, defines the set of affective, motivational, volitional-characteristic and cognitive factors that support students’ emotional balance within a formative triangle built on the necessary interpenetration between: a) student’s optimism as a psyhological state favorabile to healthy and successful school behavior, b) personal affective efficiency, established at a level of feeling superior to learning; c) self-esteem, acquired in a fomal and non-formal context, but also in an informal. All these have as a superior quality product the formation and development of the emotional intelligence of the students, which is in close functional and structural connection with the emotional culture of the teacher, in general and of the teacher from primary education, in particular.
Factorii de stres pentru dansatorii specializați în dans clasic
Authors: Nicolescu Alexandra-Cristina
Published: September 2021

The term stress, introduced by Hans Selye, was defined as „non-specific adaptive response to various kinds of agents” [11, p. 473]. H. Selye also makes the difference between eustress (appears on happy life events) and distress (identified in negative, traumatic events) [8]. Dancers may experience a lot of stressors such as: injuries, body image, aging, the need to keep their place in the company, performances, costumes, stage partner, etc.
Arta gestionării conflictelor și crizelor familiale
Authors: Uliana Culea
Published: September 2021

Intra-family conflicts represent a clash between family members generated by their social attitude and position. Arguments avoidance within a marriage is due to certain rules established in advance by the partners on how to behave with each other. It is important that one should follow them when the situations become tensed as well. Happy couples argue correctly and assume the consequences of their words and actions.
The effect of motivation and the work environment on performance at the Juhar Camat Office Karo District
Authors: Simatupang Sabar LT
Published: September 2021

This study aims to determine the effect of motivation and the work enviroment on employee performance at Kantor Camat Juhar Kabupaten Karo. The number of samples in this study were 18 respondents who were Civil Servants at the Office of the Sub-District Head of Mark Karo Regency. Library research and field research were used in this research. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis, and hypothesis testing was performed using ttest, Ftest and determination coefficient test. The results of the study obtained multiple regression equations Y=2,290-0,158X1+0,766X2, which explains that the regression coefficients possessed by the variables of ability and work experience give a positive direction to the performance of the employees of the Karo District Head Office. Based on hypothesis testing, it is found that motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, with a tcount (-0,649)> ttable value (2,109).Work enviroment has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, with a tcount (5.038)> a ttable value (2,109. Motivation and work enviroment simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on employee performance, as indicated by the value of Fcount (38,875) > Ftable (3,59. The coefficient of determination test results also showed that 82,9% of employee performance variables could be explained by the variables of knowledge and work experience. While the remaining 17,1% is explained by other variables not examined in this study
TEMPO E GRAU DE DIFICULDADE COMO CRITÉRIOS DE RATEIO DOS CUSTOS INDIRETOS NA PRODUÇÃO DE MÓVEIS SOB MEDIDA
Authors: Stuhlert Ana Paula , Borgert Altair , Engelage Emanuele
Published: September 2021

Este estudo objetivou analisar se a atribuição de pesos por grau de dificuldade pode ser considerado um critério válido para rateio dos custos indiretos de produção, comparativamente ao tempo de fabricação, por meio de estudo de caso numa microempresa fabricante de móveis sob medida. A coleta de dados ocorreu mediante verificação documental, observação não participante e indagações diretas ao sócio proprietário e sua equipe. Para as análises, aplicou-se o modelo de Custeio por Absorção, cujos resultados indicam que nos meses analisados houve variação dos custos atribuídos a cada móvel fabricado, em função dos critérios adotados, mas para os projetos individualmente essa variação não é superior a 11,6%. Também, manteve-se a ordem de produtos com mais custos indiretos, tanto em valores absolutos quanto percentuais, o que sugere pouca variabilidade financeira entre os critérios e demonstra que o conhecimento do proprietário quanto à complexidade do processo produtivo (grau de dificuldade) pode ser considerado um parâmetro válido para apropriação dos custos indiretos dentro do Custeio por Absorção. Contudo, houve maior dificuldade de operacionalização pelo tempo de fabricação, devido à necessidade contínua de anotações. Indiferente do critério adotado, os preços de venda praticados permitem uma lucratividade alinhada às expectativas do gestor, sendo que, segundo ele, ambas as técnicas fornecem base informacional para melhorar a tomada de decisão.
UEP ESPECÍFICA POR LINHA DE PRODUÇÃO OU UEP ÚNICA PARA A FÁBRICA TODA?
Authors: Wernke Rodney , Rufatto Ivanir , Lembeck Marluce
Published: September 2021

O artigo objetivou identificar se há mudança nos valores do custo de transformação dos produtos fabricados, quando mensurados pelo método UEP, se adotada somente uma planilha de custos para toda a área industrial da empresa na comparação com o uso de planilhas configuradas especialmente para cada linha produtiva (com UEPs “específicas” por segmento fabril). Foi utilizada metodologia classificável como pesquisa qualitativa/descritiva e no formato de estudo de caso. Concluiu-se que a utilização de uma planilha para cada linha de produção ou o emprego de apenas uma para toda a fábrica acarreta valores diferentes de custo de transformação dos produtos, se usado o método UEP para custeamento de produtos. A causa dessas diferenças é a ociosidade existente nas linhas de produção. Com isso, a pesquisa contribuiu ao demonstrar como a ociosidade impacta no valor monetário dos custos de transformação dos produtos, se existirem níveis distintos de capacidade ociosa nas linhas de produção.
USO DE CONTROLES E INFORMAÇÕES GERENCIAIS POR EMPRESAS STARTUPS INCUBADAS
Authors: Veroneze Silvana , Dalmutt Kruger Silvana
Published: September 2021

O objetivo do estudo é identificar a utilização de instrumentos de controles gerenciais em startups incubadas. A amostra do estudo contempla 13 startups incubadas, metodologicamente a pesquisa é descritiva, realizada por meio de levantamento, com análise de cunho quantitativo. Os resultados evidenciam a intensidade de uso dos instrumentos de sistema controle gerencial, considerando 3 variáveis e 7 subvariáveis, contemplando 44 itens de avaliação. Os achados revelam que a maioria das startups investigadas se concentram nas fases de pré-incubação ou incubação, com evolução dos recursos humanos e financeiros no período de 2017 a 2019. Constatou-se que as variáveis planejamento, avaliação e gestão, possuem maior intensidade de utilização, sendo o plano financeiro com projeções de caixa e prospecção de clientes os mais usuais que utilizam os instrumentos de controle gerencial de forma parcial e circunstancial. No aspecto relacionado aos recursos humanos, observou-se a utilização da remuneração atrelada ao desempenho. As subvariáveis produtos e vendas e as parcerias apresentam menor intensidade de utilização na amostra estudada. De forma geral, espera-se gerar reflexões acerca da importância do uso de instrumentos de controles gerenciais pelas startups, bem como do gerenciamento dos recursos que darão subsídio à tomada de decisões dos gestores dessas organizações.
MÉTODO DE CUSTEIO TRADICIONAL VERSUS MÉTODO DA UNIDADE DE ESFORÇO DE PRODUÇÃO (UEP): UM ESTUDO DE CASO EM UMA INDÚSTRIA MULTIPRODUTORA DO SEGMENTO METALMECÂNICO
Authors: Silva Maíra Vieira da , Corrêa Ricardo Gonçalves de Faria
Published: September 2021

Diante do cenário global de competitividade que o mercado apresenta não é surpresa que, para manterem-se na disputa, as organizações precisem alinhar seus processos internos de maneira estratégica. Neste contexto, apesar de nem sempre receber a devida importância, um sistema de custeio aprimorado e voltado à tomada de decisão gerencial, através de seus princípios e métodos, apresenta-se como um diferencial. As metodologias de custeio tradicionalmente adotadas tendem a não atender satisfatoriamente as necessidades das empresas nesta esfera, principalmente as multiprodutoras. Tem-se, a partir de então, como objetivo avaliar o resultado da aplicação do método da UEP frente à utilização do método dos CC, a fim de propor um método de custeio mais apropriado ao processo de transformação de uma indústria multiprodutora do segmento metalmecânico. O estudo é limitado ao processo de usinagem da empresa, utilizando-se da aplicação de um projeto-piloto, sendo conduzido pela metodologia de estudo de caso. Como resultado apresentam-se a aplicação do método da Unidade de Esforço de Produção (UEP) e a análise comparativa entre os resultados obtidos por tal aplicação versus os resultados apresentados pelo método tradicional dos Centros de Custos (CC). Por fim, verifica-se que o método utilizado atualmente pela empresa – método dos CC - não apresenta condições de acurácia quanto ao custeio final unitário dos produtos fabricados pela empresa. No entanto, o método da UEP apresenta-se como uma alternativa interessante para o caso, abrindo campo para pesquisas futuras.
Türkçenin Yabancı Dil Olarak Öğretimi Programının 21. Yüzyıl Becerileri Kapsamında İncelenmesi
Authors: DÜNDAR Semih Alper , POLAT Alp
Published: September 2021

21. yüzyıl becerileri çağın gerektirdiklerine uygun olarak şekillenen gelişmeler ışığında ortaya çıkan yeterliklerin günlük hayattaki yansımasını ve uygulamasını önceleyen bir yapı oluşturmaktadır. Bu yapı getirdiği birçok farklı yetkinlik açısından eğitim sistemlerinin bu doğrultuda değiştirilmesini gerekli kılmaktadır. Bilinmektedir ki eğitim-öğretim programları ortaya çıkan yeni imkanların kullanımını geniş kitlelere benimsetmekte ve uygulatmakta en önemli unsurdurlar. Bu doğrultuda çalışmanın amacı, 2020 yılında MEB tarafından hazırlanan Türkçenin Yabancı Dil Olarak Öğretimi Programı kazanımlarının 21.yüzyıl becerileri açısından uyumluluğunu belirlemektir. Belirlenen beceriler üç ana başlıkta; Yaşam ve Kariyer Becerileri, Öğrenme ve Yenilikçilik Becerileri ve Bilgi, Medya ve Teknoloji Becerileri doğrultusunda ele alınmıştır. Araştırma nitel araştırma desenindedir. Araştırmanın veri çözümleme sürecinde içerik analizi tekniği kullanılmıştır. MEB’de (2020) bulunan dinleme/izleme, sözlü etkileşim, sözlü üretim, okuma ve yazma becerilerine ait (A1-C1) kazanımlar 21. yüzyıl becerilerinin alt başlıklarına göre incelenmiştir. Sonuç olarak, öğrencilerin yetkinliklerini geliştirmeleri açısından büyük bir önem taşıyan 21. Yüzyıl becerilerine programda yeterince ve orantılı yer verilmediği belirlenmiştir.
Molecular genetic analysis of stygobiotic shrimps of the genus Xiphocaridinella (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) reveals a connection between distant caves in Central Abkhazia, southwestern Caucasus
Authors: Marin Ivan , Turbanov Ilya
Published: September 2021

Based on the morpho-genetic study of stygobiotic shrimps from the genus Xiphocaridinella Sadowsky, 1930 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae), a hydrogeological connection of a number of distant caves in Central Abkhazia of the southwestern Caucasus is satisfied, which indicates the possibility of using biospeleological studies in some cases to identify karst hydrosystems together with traditional hydrogeological methods. Moreover, a new stygobiotic atyid shrimp from the genus Xiphocaridinella, X. kelasuri sp. n., is described based on morphology and analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I DNA sequences from three distant caves. The new species is genetically divergent from relatives and phylogenetically related to Xiphocaridinella smirnovi Marin, 2020, described from the Besletka (=Tskaro) Cave. Recently, the number of described speciesof the genus Xiphocaridinella from Caucasus has increased to 13 species, while the diversity of Xiphocaridinella found in the Besletka (=Tskaro) Cave is increasing to 3 species, which is higher than in any other known cave where Troglocaris-like shrimps have been discovered.
Music Fundamentals for Musical Theatre
Authors: Riley Christine
Published: September 2021

Musical theatre students and performers are frequently asked to learn musical material in a short space of time; sight-read pieces in auditions; collaborate with accompanists; and communicate musically with peers, directors, music directors and choreographers. Many of these students and performers will have had no formal musical training.

This book offers a series of lessons in music fundamentals, including theory, sight-singing and aural tests, giving readers the necessary skills to navigate music and all that is demanded of them, without having had a formal music training. It focuses on the skills required of the musical theatre performer and draws on musical theatre repertoire in order to connect theory with practice.

Throughout the book, each musical concept is laid out clearly and simply with helpful hints and reminders. The author takes the reader back to basics to ensure full understanding of each area. As the concepts begin to build on one another, the format and process is kept the same so that readers can see how different aspects interrelate.

Through introducing theoretical ideas and putting each systematically into practice with sight-singing and ear-training, the students gain a much deeper and more integrated understanding of the material, and are able to retain it, using it in voice lessons, performance classes and their professional lives.

The book is published alongside a companion website, which offers supporting material for the aural skills component and gives readers the opportunity to drill listening exercises individually and at their own pace.

Music Fundamentals for Musical Theatre allows aspirational performers – and even those who aren’t enrolled on a course – to access the key components of music training that will be essential to their careers.
Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
Authors: Hudson Hick Darren
Published: September 2021

‘Place in garden, lawn, to beautify landscape.’

When Don Featherstone’s plastic pink flamingos were first advertised in the 1957 Sears catalogue, these were the instructions. The flamingos are placed on the cover of this book for another reason: to start us asking questions. That’s where philosophy always begins.

Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is written to introduce students to a broad array of questions that have occupied philosophers since antiquity, and which continue to bother us today—questions like:

– Is there something special about something’s being art? Can a mass-produced plastic bird have that special something?

– If someone likes plastic pink flamingos, does that mean they have bad taste? Is bad taste a bad thing?

– Do Featherstone’s pink flamingos mean anything? If so, does that depend on what Featherstone meant in designing them?

Grounded in an array of real-world examples, from the classical to the contemporary—and from Marcel Duchamp’s signed urinal to The Exorcist to the ugliest animal in the world—each chapter in this text opens with an illustrated guiding case, introducing a number of the issues to be discussed, and serving as a touchstone thoughout the chapter.

With its trademark conversational style, clear explanations, and wealth of supporting features, Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is the ideal introduction to the major problems, issues, and debates in the field. Now expanded and revised for its second edition, Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is designed to give readers the background and the tools necessary to begin asking and answering the most intriguing questions about art and beauty, even when those questions are about pink plastic flamingos.
CRITS
Authors: Barrett Terry
Published: September 2021

CRITS: A Student Manual is a practical guide to help students obtain maximum benefits from the most common method of teaching art in college: the studio critique. CRITS positions studio critiques as positive, productive, and inspirational means that foster artistic development. It explains the requisite skills, knowledge, and attitudes for meaningful and motivational participation in critiques. CRITS teaches students the hows and whys of critiques so that they can gain enriching benefits from their instructors and peers during and after critiques.

CRITS is informed by years of research, development, and experimental implementation of critique strategies in schools across the nation. CRITS includes the points-of-view of both students and instructors to promote productive and cooperative learning communities to observe carefully, think reflexively, and take from critiques all that will help them make more and better work.
Voice into Acting
Authors: Gillett John , Gutekunst Christina
Published: September 2021

How can actors bridge the gap between themselves and the text and action of a script, integrating fully their learned vocal skills? How do we make an imaginary world real, create the life of a role, and fully embody it vocally and physically so that voice and acting become one?

Christina Gutekunst and John Gillett unite their depth of experience in voice training and acting to create an integrated and comprehensive approach informed by Stanislavski and his successors – the acting approach widely taught to actors in drama schools throughout the world.

This updated edition contains: a new chapter on vocal embodiment of actions, new findings from neuroscience supporting the approach, more exercises, warm-up routines for training, rehearsal and performance, and a completely new glossary of terms.

The authors create a step-by-step guide to explore how voice can:
- Respond to our thoughts, senses, feelings, imagination and will- Fully express language in content and form- Communicate imaginary circumstances and human experience- Transform to adapt to different roles- Connect to a variety of audiences and spaces

Featuring 55 illustrations by German artist, Dany Heck, Voice into Acting is an essential manual for the actor seeking full vocal identity in characterization, and for the voice teacher open to new techniques or an alternative approach to harmonize with the actor’s process.
Teaching Listening and Speaking in Second and Foreign Language Contexts
Authors: Bailey Kathleen M.
Published: September 2021

This book guides language teachers in planning and teaching activities that promote the development of speaking and listening skills at all levels of target language proficiency, for teachers of any modern language.

Kathleen M. Bailey draws on her extensive experience as a language teacher, teacher educator, and language learner to interweave practical activities with the research and theory that support their use. Activities include the use of pictures, songs, drama techniques, tasks and projects to promote the development of speaking and listening skills. The author shares reflections of her own and encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences and become aware of their existing mental constructs through multiple reflection tasks and discussion questions.
The New Generation in Chinese Animation
Authors: Chen Shaopeng
Published: September 2021

In 1995 Chinese animated filmmaking ceased to be a state-run enterprise and was plunged into the free market. Using key animated films as his case studies, Shaopeng Chen examines new generation Chinese animation in its aesthetic and industrial contexts. He argues that, unlike its predecessors, this new generation does not have a distinctive national identity, but represents an important stage of diversity and exploration in the history of Chinese animation.

Chen identifies distinct characteristics of new generation filmmaking, including an orientation towards young audiences and the recurring figure of the immortal monkey-like Sun Wukong. He explores how films such as Lotus Lantern/Baolian Deng (1999) responded to competition from American imports such as The Lion King (1994), retaining Chinese iconography while at the same time adopting Hollywood aesthetics and techniques.

Addressing the series Boonie Bears/Xiong Chumo (2014–5), Chen focuses on the films’ adaptation from the original TV series, and how the films were promoted across generations and by means of both online and offline channels. Discussing the series Kuiba/Kui Ba (2011, 2013, 2014), Chen examines Vasoon Animation Studio’s ambitious attempt to create the first Chinese-style high fantasy fictional universe, and considers why the first film was a critical success but a failure at the box-office. He also explores the relationship between Japanese anime and new generation Chinese animation. Finally, Chen considers how word-of-mouth social media engagement lay behind the success of Monkey King: Hero is Back (2015).
‘Guilty Pleasures’
Authors: Guilluy Alice
Published: September 2021

In Guilty Pleasures, Alice Guilluy examines the reception of contemporary Hollywood romantic comedy by European audiences. She offers a new look at the romantic comedy genre through a qualitative study of its consumption by actual audiences. In doing so, she attempts to challenge traditional critiques of the genre as trite “escapism” at best, and dangerous “guilty pleasure” at worst. Despite this cultural anxiety, little work has been done on the genre’s real audiences. Guilluy addresses this gap by presenting the results of a major qualitative study of the genre’s reception, based on interview research with rom-com viewers in Britain, France and Germany, focusing on Sweet Home Alabama (2002, dir. Andy Tennant). Throughout the interviews, participants attempted to distance themselves from what they described as the “typical” rom-com viewer: the uneducated, gullible, overly emotional (American) woman. Guilluy calls this fantasy figure the “phantom spectatrix”. Guilluy complements this with a critical examination of the press reviews of the 20 biggest-grossing rom-coms at the worldwide box-office in order to contextualise the findings of her audience research.