bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investigating Student Perceptions and the Effectiveness of K-12 Blended Learning Communities
Authors: Tovine Gina , Fleetwood April , Shepherd Andrew , Tapoler Colton J. , Hartshorne Richard , Pesce Raquel
Published: February 2019

While the growth of blended learning environments in higher education and non-educational settings has continued to increase in recent years, this has not been the case in K-12 settings. Recently, in an effort to explore the viability and effectiveness of K-12 blended learning environments, Florida Virtual School (FLVS) has been piloting blended learning communities in a number of their schools, providing opportunities to explore factors that influence the effectiveness of K-12 blended learning communities. Thus, the purpose of this chapter is to report the results of a study designed to assess conditions that influence the effectiveness of K-12 blended learning communities, and to explore learner, instructor, course, and other factors important to successful blended learning communities. Findings will inform the design, development, and implementation of future K-12 blended teaching and learning environments in an effort to support and strengthen student achievement, the preparation of teachers to facilitate effective blended learning environments.
Consideration of Stress Coping Support System for Prevention of Mental Disease Using Smart Heart Rate Monitor
Authors: Hayashi Hidehiko , Minazuki Akinori
Published: February 2019

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of patients suffering from mood disorders in Japan, reaching 1.041 million in 2008. In 2014, the number of patients reached 1.116 million, the highest number recorded in the past. In modern society with the fourth industrial revolution, with its multitude of stressors that we encounter on a daily life, a characteristic of mental disorders is that there is a risk to increase them at the unconscious level, and even if the patient were to detect the condition, they are difficult to treat. Therefore, in everyday life, it is desirable to always measure the stress and detect the early signature before they get worse. Thus, this study aims to develop stress coping support system using smart finger plethysmogram measurement, visualizing the internal signals through the heart rate which is affected by stress.
Health Information Technology
Authors: Carlton Erik L. , Holsinger Jr. James W. , Mahmood Asos Q.
Published: February 2019

Healthcare reform and health information technology (HIT) are transforming physicians' roles in delivering healthcare. New technologies present physicians with exciting new opportunities and challenges to enhance medical practice, reduce costs, and improve patient experiences, as well as opportunities to develop new competencies and standards of professionalism. The Dreyfus model for skills acquisition may provide a helpful framework. Within the competency context, understanding and leveraging drivers of and the barriers to HIT adoption can promote a learning culture that may more readily assimilate new HIT. Involving physicians in designing and implementing HIT systems could result in increasing physician satisfaction. Supportive staffing and technical assistance may aid physicians in successfully implementing the systems without increasing workload or decreasing professional satisfaction. Understanding the needs of 21st century physicians related to HIT solutions should greatly increase the successful integration of HIT into the 21st century healthcare workplace.
Introducing Performance-Based Assessment in Pre-Service Teacher Education in India
Authors: Misra Pradeep Kumar
Published: February 2019

The teachers in India are usually trained and assessed by age old practices and approaches. Following a simple definition that performance-based assessment measures teachers' ability to apply the skills and knowledge learned from a unit or units of study, it can be argued that introducing and applying this practice in teacher preparation programs will be helpful to emphasize, measure, and support the skills and knowledge that all teachers need to succeed in the real classrooms. This chapter that is guided by these observations and arguments details teacher education scenario, discusses existing assessment policies and practices in teacher education, advocates the need and promises offered by introducing performance-based assessment for pre-service teachers, highlights the challenges of introducing performance-based assessment, and presents some useful strategies to introduce, practice, and popularize the performance-based assessment in pre-service teacher education in the context of India.
Electrical and Heat Power Production Using the Products of Air Conversion of Motor Diesel Fuel and Electrochemical Generator for Agricultural Consumers
Authors: Shcheklein Sergey Evgenevich , Dubinin Alexei Mihailovich
Published: February 2019

At present, the production of electricity for agricultural consumers remote from the centralized electrical power grid is carried out using diesel-generator technology with a limited service life of engines and extremely low efficiency of the expensive fuel used. In this chapter, an innovative technology has been considered for the combined electrical and heat power production using the preliminary conversion of diesel fuel into synthesis gas with its subsequent supply to a high temperature electrochemical generator (ECG). Synthesis gas for the operation of the electrochemical generator was produced by air conversion of motor diesel fuels in a catalytic burner reactor. On the basis of heat balances of the burner, ECG and waste-heat boiler-utilizer, electrical efficiency of the solid oxide fuel cells' (SOFC) battery, chemical efficiency of the burner, the temperature at the SOFC anode, the EMF of the planar cell, a portion of hydrogen oxidized at the SOFC anode, specific consumption of diesel fuel for the production of electrical and heat power were calculated.
Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Photovoltaic Systems Operating Under Conditions of Uneven Illumination
Authors: Yuferev Leonid , Kuznetsov Pavel Nikolaevich
Published: February 2019

The presented research was carried out at existing solar power plants and renewable energy sources laboratories, whose purpose was to increase the energy efficiency of photovoltaic installations with parallel and mixed switching of photocells, operating under uneven illumination, parallel voltage arrays of photovoltaic modules due to voltage equalization. Experimental characteristics of photovoltaic installations with the developed device for coordinating the array of photoelectric modules (DCA), realizing a method of selection of electric energy and without its use are given. It is experimentally shown that the use of DCA increases the electrical power of the array with partial shading up to 2.6 times with partial shading. The results of the research can be used to design new photovoltaic installations and upgrade existing ones.
Creating a Synergy
Authors: Solovyev Dmitry Alexandrovich , Morgunova Maria Olegovna , Solovyev Alexander Alekseyevich
Published: February 2019

The chapter focuses on different aspects and challenges of power supply for remote energy consumers in the Russian Arctic. The authors discuss the potential use of renewable energy, some specified technological features and risks related to the broader deployment of decentralized renewable energy systems in the Arctic region. Even though there is limited experience of renewable energy systems installation in the Russian Arctic and greater technological challenges, the authors see it as a potential opportunity to contribute to innovative and sustainable development of the region. The authors underline the potential synergistic effect of broader deployment of renewable energy systems in the Russian Arctic. The key argument is that a sustainable and efficient energy system will open new development opportunities and stimulate future socioeconomic development of the region through the use of local and renewable energy resources and the implementation of new power generation modes and technologies.
Factors Affecting the Power-Efficient Operation of Wind-Diesel Complexes
Authors: Chernov Dmitry , Deryugina Galina , Karpov Nikita , Tyagunov Mikhail , He Haiyang
Published: February 2019

The purpose of this chapter is to compare the design and operational parameters of energy efficiency (power generation, capacity utilization factor) of a wind power plant (WPP) in order to improve the accuracy of the design parameters estimation at the preliminary design stage. Recommendations have been given for accounting different factors influencing on energy efficiency and economic indicators of a WPP. In this chapter, the research is carried out on the example of existing wind-diesel complexes (WDC) in the settlement of Ust-Kamchatsk (Kamchatka Krai), Novikovo (Sakhalin Oblast), and projected WDC on Popova Island (Vladivostok city district).
Strategies for Protection Systems of Wind Turbines With Doubly Fed Induction Generator
Authors: Ilyin Dmitry , Shestopalova Tatiana , Vaskov Alexey , Ko Aung
Published: February 2019

Doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) is a widely spread technology in modern wind turbines (WT) due to its capability to operate with variable speed, partial scale power converter, and ability to control active and reactive power independently. The main drawback of DFIG is its complicated protection systems. In the chapter, several strategies for DFIG protection are reviewed, and the authors provide a conclusion about their advantages. Penetration of renewable energy sources (in particular, wind power) have a huge impact on power systems; thus, wind turbines should be considered as conventional generation units in terms of frequency and voltage regulation. Modern grid codes require WT stay connected during grid fault and be capable to provide appropriate grid support. Therefore, it is important to implement a DFIG protection system that could meet grid code requirements.
Performance Outcomes from Africa-Based Malaria Diagnostic Competency Assessment Courses
Authors: Worges Matt , Whitehurst Nicole , Saye Renion , Ndiaye Daouda , Yamo Emanuel , Yukich Joshua
Published: February 2019

The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative–funded MalariaCare project implemented an external quality assurance scheme to support malaria diagnostics and case management across a spectrum of health facilities in participating African countries. A component of this program was a 5-day, malaria diagnostic competency assessment (MDCA) course for health facility laboratory staff conducting malaria microscopy. The MDCA course provided a method to quantify participant skill levels in microscopic examination of malaria across three major diagnosis areas: parasite detection, species identification, and parasite quantification. A total of 817 central-, regional-, and peripheral-level microscopists from 45 MDCA courses across nine African countries were included in the analysis. Differences in mean scores with respect to daily marginal performance were positive and statistically significant (P < 0.001) for each challenge type across all participants combined. From pretest to assessment day 4, mean scores for parasite detection, species identification, and parasite quantification increased by 19.1, 34.9, and 38.2 percentage points, respectively. In addition, sensitivity and specificity increased by 20.8 and 13.8 percentage points, respectively, by assessment day 4. Furthermore, the ability of MDCA participants to accurately report Plasmodium falciparum species when present increased from 44.5% at pretest to 67.1% by assessment day 4. The MDCA course rapidly improved the microscopy performance of participants over a short period of time. Because of its rigor, the MDCA course could serve as a mechanism for measuring laboratory staff performance against country-specific minimum competency standards and could easily be adapted to serve as a national certification course.
Perspectives on Implementation Considerations and Costs of Malaria Case Management Supportive Supervision
Authors: Eliades M. James , Alombah Fozo , Wun Jolene , Burnett Sarah M. , Clark Tiffany , Ntumy Raphael , Chikoko Augustine , Onditi Samwel , Mkomwa Zahra , Makanka David , Hamilton Paul
Published: February 2019

Between 2012 and 2017, the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative–funded MalariaCare project supported national malaria control programs in sub-Saharan Africa to implement a case management quality assurance (QA) system for malaria and other febrile illnesses. A major component of the system was outreach training and supportive supervision (OTSS), whereby trained government health personnel visited health facilities to observe health-care practices using a standard checklist, to provide individualized feedback to staff, and to develop health facility–wide action plans based on observation and review of facility registers. Based on MalariaCare’s experience, facilitating visits to more than 5,600 health facilities in nine countries, we found that programs seeking to implement similar supportive supervision schemes should consider ensuring the following: 1) develop a practical checklist that balances information gathering and mentorship; 2) establish basic competency criteria for supervisors and periodically assess supervisor performance in the field; 3) conduct both technical skills training and supervision skills training; 4) establish criteria for selecting facilities to conduct OTSS and determine the appropriate frequency of visits; and 5) use electronic data collection systems where possible. Cost will also be a significant consideration: the average cost per OTSS visit ranged from $44 to $333. Significant variation in costs was due to factors such as travel time, allowances for government personnel, length of the visit, and involvement of central level officials. Because the cost of conducting supportive supervision prohibits regularly visiting all health facilities, internal QA measures could also be considered as alternative or complementary activities to supportive supervision.
O accountability do serviço público de saúde e a atuação institucional no estado do Ceará
Authors: De Andrade Mariana Dionísio , Rosa Beatriz De Castro , De Castro Pinto Eduardo Régis Girão
Published: February 2019

O presente estudo se propõe a responder ao seguinte problema de pesquisa: como o serviço público de saúde tem sido fiscalizado pelo Ministério Público do Ceará? Para responder essa questão, o estudo parte do suposto que a instituição possui o dever de accountability do poder público e adota a judicialização como principal meio de combate às lacunas deixadas pela burocracia pública, ainda mais que a adoção de meios administrativos ou extrajudiciais. O método adequado para a análise do tema será a reunião entre as abordagens qualitativa, por meio da revisão de literatura e aplicação da técnica time series analysis, com periodização de janeiro de 2006 a março de 2017. A base de dados foi disponibilizada pelo Relatório Consolidado de Atividades - Promotoria de Justiça de Defesa da Saúde Pública do Estado do Ceará. Consideramos o tipo de procedimento como variável dependente e o número de procedimentos extrajudiciais e judiciais como variáveis independentes. Concluímos que a atuação do Ministério Público do Ceará tem sido conduzida fortemente por procedimentos extrajudiciais, dentro dos limites da discricionariedade, o que evidencia que a accountability horizontal tem ocorrido dentro das possibilidades institucionais e tem sido eficiente na melhora dos serviços públicos.
Direito à saúde para o residente fronteiriço: desafio para a integralidade do SUS.
Authors: Pereira Fabrícia Helena Linhares Coelho da Silva , De Sousa Livia Maria , Mont Alverne Tarin Cristino Frota
Published: February 2019

O estudo busca analisar a proteção concedida pela Lei n. 13.445/2017 aos estrangeiros que residem em área de fronteira, especificamente a possibilidade de utilização da rede integral de serviços do Sistema Único de Saúde. Aborda-se que embora o exercício de direitos no Brasil esteja limitado ao espaço territorial definido em documento de autorização concedida ao residente fronteiriço, as ações e os serviços de saúde são organizados em um sistema e em uma rede integrada, que tratam o indivíduo em todas as suas dimensões. As políticas macroeconômicas desenvolvidas no âmbito do MERCOSUL, como de serviços, de transportes e de comunicações, concorreram para intensificar o processo de atravessamento entre fronteiras de países vizinhos e favoreceram a integração econômica, política e cultural nas fronteiras. Ocorre que a coexistência de ordenamentos jurídicos distintos dos países, somada às assimetrias de recursos humanos, financeiros e tecnológicos, têm dificultado o desenho de políticas públicas, inclusive no que se refere ao direito à saúde. Dessa forma, por meio de uma pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, nas áreas de direito internacional e sanitário, examina-se a limitação territorial prevista na Lei n. 13.445/2017 e sua compatibilidade com o princípio da integralidade do SUS. A título de contribuição com o problema, defende-se que a garantia de direitos àqueles que se encontram em área de fronteira é um esforço brasileiro para integração regional, mas que deve vir acompanhada de medidas que visem a estabelecer um diálogo com países limítrofes, intensificando medidas de cooperação internacional para compartilhar gestão e financiamento em área de fronteira.
A judicialização do acesso aos medicamentos em belo horizonte : uma questão sobre equidade
Authors: De Araújo Kammilla Eric Guerra , Quintal Carlota Maria Miranda
Published: February 2019

O presente trabalho objetiva analisar a atuação do Poder Judiciário em relação às políticas de medicamento nas ações judiciais no âmbito do Município de Belo Horizonte, seus impactos financeiros e contribuir brevemente para as discussões que circundam o tema. Para tanto, foram analisados 187 processos judiciais que passaram pela Câmara Técnica de Conciliação da Saúde do Juizado Especial Cível do Tribunal de Justiça de Minas Gerais, no período de 01.07.2016 a 03.03.2017, cujo objeto foi o fornecimento de medicamentos pelo Município. Sob o argumento constitucional de que a “saúde é direito de todos e dever Estado”, o Estado brasileiro tem enfrentado a denominada Judicialização da Saúde e, por meio do Poder Judiciário, tem sido obrigado a fornecer medicamentos sem a observância dos Protocolos Clínicos e Diretrizes Terapêuticas. Observou-se que 93,6% da amostra possuía pedido de tutela antecipada, sendo 80,7% delas deferidas, mesmo que parcialmente e, apenas 3,7% indeferidas. Sob tal aspecto, discute-se a lesão ao princípio da equidade, uma vez que a interferência do Judiciário tem reafirmado as desigualdades em saúde e garante o acesso indiscriminado de bens e serviços a alguns, em detrimento daqueles que não o acessam. Dessa forma, reforça o conflito entre demanda infinita e oferta limitada de recursos em uma sociedade que fez opção por um sistema de saúde característico de um Estado de bem-estar. Substituiu-se o sistema excludente e desigual, anterior à Constituição da Republica de 1988, pelo Sistema único de Saúde gratuito regido sob os princípios, notadamente, da universalidade, da integralidade, da equidade.
(Trans)gender outlaws?
Authors: rose hartline france
Published: February 2019

In July 2016, Norway enacted a law that allows for one to determine one’s juridical gender without the previously required medical sterilisation. Widely heralded as a significant step toward complete gender equality, this was seen by many as finally resulting in legal equality for those who are trans. However, the law’s potential to empower the trans movement may be quite limited, given the lack of options outside the male/female binary and the absence of improved access to gender-confirming medical technologies. Such limitations, this article argues, preclude the law from either sufficiently addressing the needs of many transpeople or meaningfully challenging prevailing gender norms. How, then, can the law be celebrated as a landmark achievement for trans rights in Norway? This article seeks to explain the apparent contradiction by considering the law’s founding principles as they apply to the trans political landscape in Norway, in order to illustrate how the law’s inception and application have been informed by particular interpretations of identity, gender, and sex. Moreover, it analyses the potential impact of the law’s shortcomings on the people for whom it was meant to represent, using a queer analytical approach to understand how the law can empower some trans whilst further marginalising others.
Assessing snow cover changes in the Kola Peninsula, Arctic Russia,
using a synthesis of MODIS snow products and station observations
Authors: Vignols Rebecca M. , Marshall Gareth J. , Rees W. Gareth , Zaika Yulia , Phillips Tony , Blinova Ilona
Published: February 2019

Abstract. The very high albedo of snow means that changes in its coverage have a significant impact on the Earth's global energy budget. Thus, Northern Hemisphere snow cover, which comprises approximately 98 % of the global total area of seasonal snow, is responsible for the largest annual and inter-annual contrasts in land surface albedo. Here, we examine recent changes in snow cover (2000–2016) in the western mountain regions (hereinafter WMR) of the Kola Peninsula in Arctic Russia, an area that has undergone significant climate change in recent decades. Future changes in snow cover have the potential to have a major socio-economic impact in this region, which is primarily dependent on mining and tourism for its economy. We used a combination of remote sensing data, the first time it has been used to assess snow cover in this region, and meteorological observations in our analysis. The snow cover products were processed to maximise the number of cloud-free days. First and last days of snow cover were derived for each year from snow depth observations at meteorological stations. MODIS-derived snow cover dates were compared to these station-derived dates to look for systematic biases in the satellite data. We find that for 85.8 % of pixels investigated the deviation between the MODIS-derived and station-derived snow cover start and end dates is less than 20 days. These locally calibrated MODIS data were then used in combination with data from meteorological stations to determine the trends and variability in the duration of the snow season in the WMR in the past half century. Snow cover was found to be highly variable both spatially and at inter-annual timescales. Overall, the duration of the snow season decreased at higher altitudes and increased in valleys and plains. High spatial variability in trends in the snow cover season and snow depth across the region can be partially explained by the effect of orography and wind scouring. Between 2000 and 2016, opposing trends in the duration of the snow cover season occur at different stations within the WMR, though more consistent trends appear over a 25-year common interval wherein the snow cover duration has decreased statistically significantly at four of five stations. Finally, MODIS is shown to provide a highly reliable snow dataset for assessing regional snow cover changes, being able to identify correctly the only statistically significant trend observed at meteorological station.
Interpersonal Meaning in Media texts Written by Native & Non-native Writers of English
Authors: Alraimi Looloo Mohammed , Abdalla Abdalla Yassin
Published: February 2019

This study presents an exploration of how interpersonal meaning is created and recognized in media texts written by native and non-native writers of English. The objectives of this study are: to compare and describe the types of interpersonal meaning, and the various structures and speech functions realized in media texts from native and non-native online newspapers that reveal the authors' intention to influence the readers. Eight articles from Washington Post (WP) & Arab News (AN) online newspapers were collected for the analysis. The texts' clauses were identified and analyzed for mood and modality based on Halliday's framework of Systemic Functional Grammar. The analysis reveals that the most dominant mood type is declarative, and modality of medium value pervades all the texts with higher frequency in WP newspaper which makes the authors appear to be more personal and certain about their claims than the AN authors. Yet, declarative moods have varying structures and varying degrees of ‘functions’. The conclusion shows that this variation in the clause structures and functions is done with the authors' intention to get the readers persuaded.
Evaluation of NTFPs in the Secondary Forest of Minko’o Village, in the South Cameroon
Authors: Wilson Tegno Nguekam Eric , Simon Ndjeudeng Tenku , Gladys Kaho Guimkia
Published: February 2019

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and some forest tree species are an important source of livelihood to communities. Unfortunately, their potential and uses are much unknown by the population or organization responsible for conservation. It is for this reason that this study was carried out in the village of Minko’o to assess this potential, and to show their importance. A socio-economic survey was carried out in the village and GPS coordinates of the identified NTFPs and forest trees was recorded from the farms/plantations and forest visited. A total of 20 households were surveyed in order to identify the different NTFPs and their utility for the population. Our findings revealed that 50% of the harvest of NTFPs and forest species is done by picking and 45% by collection. Some NTFPs and forest products were known and used by the people. Some of these resources were not known and therefore under exploited. It is the case of Cola (Cola nitida), Soursop (Persea muricata), Akom (Terminalia superba), Mfo (Enantia Chlorantha), Kassimang (Spondias purpurea). Most of NTFPs were grown by the populations and the preferred NTFP was the avocado tree. The forest tree species are mainly used for medicinal purposes. Other trees were used for construction.
Fertilizer Subsidy and Rice Productivity in Ghana: A Microeconomic Study
Authors: Azumah Shaibu Baanni , Zakaria Abraham
Published: February 2019

Across Africa, agricultural productivity continues to decline due to poor soil fertility. Smallholder farmers have less access to fertilizers to improve yields. Past and present governments in Ghana have made some efforts to raise productivity and to deepen the economic and social potentials of the agricultural sector by implementing fertilizer subsidy programs. Using data from 543 smallholder rice farmers in northern Ghana, we estimated both endogenous switching regression and treatment effect models to examine the factors that influenced participation in fertilizer subsidy programs, and rice productivity differences among beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers. This was to address heterogeneity and biases stemming from unobservable characteristics at farm and farmer levels. Farmers’ participation in fertilizer subsidy programs was influenced by age, sex, education, farm size, membership of Farmer-Based Organization (FBO), access to media, knowledge of integrated soil and water conservation (SWC) practices, farm to market distance and herbicides application. Productivity of rice was mainly influenced by age, knowledge of integrated SWC, seed and herbicides usage. The outcomes from the treatment effect model revealed a negatively and significant effect of fertilizer subsidy on rice productivity. It is recommended that ways to improve the effectiveness of the fertilizer subsidy policy and distributional mechanisms to farmers should be given much attention to unlock the agricultural potential of Ghana.
Teachers’ Adversity Quotient Dimension of Control and Students Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kenya
Authors: Mwivanda Marycasta , Kingi P.M.
Published: February 2019

Self-control has been related to positive student outcomes including academic performance of elementary students. However, the changing nature of learning organizational environments has become a threat for most teachers. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the teachers’ adversity quotient and its effects on students’ academic performance. The study adopted adversity quotient theory and correlation design. The study sample comprised of 441 secondary school teachers. Data was collected using the Adversity Quotient Profile Questionnaire for teachers. Validity was ascertained using Cronbachs’ alpha and coefficient value of 0.7 was considered. Data was analyzed using t-test and Pearson’s Product Moment correlation coefficient to test relationships between the variables. The findings indicate a significance difference between gender and teachers’ adversity quotient value control dimension (t=148.4), Gender (t=62.7) (P=0.000). There is a positive significant relationship between adversity quotient dimension of control and students academic performance (r=.483), (P<0.01). The study recommends policy makers to recognize the importance of testing and assessing teachers’ adversity quotient, devising appropriate and timely teacher support mechanisms and professional development programmes in order to improve teachers’ adversity quotient in relation to students’ academic performance in schools.
ESTRUTURA DE OPORTUNIDADE POLÍTICA NO ESTÍMULO AO ASSOCIATIVISMO
Authors: Galindo da Costa André
Published: February 2019

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar a gênese do conceito de capital social e sua evolução através do século XX. A partir de uma pesquisa bibliográfica esse estudo investiga alguns autores e obras que ao longo do tempo apresentaram concepções sobre o que é capital social. Para o desenvolvimento dessa pesquisa partiu-se da proposição de que o conceito teve certa notoriedade, na década de 1990, e depois passou por um aviltamento. Os resultados levam a crer que capital social é uma concepção que não pode ser simplificada, já que além de expressar certa forma de organização da sociedade civil foi também objeto de apreciação de autores pertencentes a diversas correntes teóricas. Os trabalhos mais recentes sobre o tema parecem indicar para a crítica à teoria de capital social de Robert Putnam na medida em que há uma reconsideração do papel do Estado na promoção do associativismo.
TRANSAMÉRICA: VIAJANDO ATRAVÉS DA “VERDADE” DE UM CORPO
Authors: Guerreiro de Oliveira André Lucas
Published: February 2019

Este artigo intenciona produzir uma análise sociológica de determinadas cenas do filme “Transamérica”. Para tal, utilizamos o pensamento de filósofos/as como Michel Foucault e Beatriz Preciado e cientistas sociais como Berenice Bento, David Le Breton e Zigmunt Bauman. O filme se mostra um importante aporte para refletirmos a transexualidade, uma realidade social contemporânea, uma vez que é possível a partir dessa obra de ficção examinar mais detidamente alguns aspectos da vida de uma pessoa transexual, cuja busca pela sua verdade a todo o momento é colocada em xeque.
FINANCIAMENTO DE CAMPANHAS EM DISPUTAS MUNICIPAIS: UMA ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DAS DOAÇÕES A CANDIDATOS A VEREADOR DE CURITIBA EM 2008 E 2012
Authors: Da Silva Bruno Fernando , Urizzi Cervi Emerson
Published: February 2019

O trabalho apresenta uma análise empírica sobre os padrões de doações de campanha a candidatos a vereador em duas eleições em Curitiba: 2008 e 2012. Trata-se de uma análise comparativa para testar que características dos candidatos ajudam a entender as variações das receitas declaradas pelos concorrentes. O objetivo é verificar se a condição do candidato, novato ou à reeleição; se a posição do candidato, se em partido do governo ou oposicionista; e o desempenho do candidato, se eleito ou derrotado, ajudam a entender a capacidade de arrecadação de recursos financeiros pelos concorrentes. Portanto, trata-se de um estudo sobre finanças de campanha e não sobre desempenho eleitoral. A hipótese é que candidatos à reeleição têm melhores condições financeiras do que os demais, independentes de serem da oposição ou não. Comparamos duas eleições municipais para verificar se os padrões das finanças de campanha se alteraram no período ou se mantiveram estáveis.
A AUTONOMIA NO TRABALHO IMATERIAL DOS DESENVOLVEDORES DE SOFTWARE
Authors: Rodrigues Maria Emília
Published: February 2019

Este artigo busca analisar a autonomia no trabalho imaterial após a reestruturação produtiva e o novo paradigma informacional. Neste contexto, emergiram teses sugerindo que o trabalho estaria mais criativo e independente, com maior autonomia do trabalhador. A partir de entrevistas com desenvolvedores, foi analisado se o tipo de contratação, as qualificações e a natureza do trabalho possibilitariam, de fato, maior autonomia no trabalho imaterial. Há certa margem de autonomia operacional, mas persistem as pressões impostas por clientes, pela produtividade e pelo mercado.
O PRINCÍPIO DA LAICIDADE E SECULARIZAÇÃO E SUA RELAÇÃO COM O ENSINO RELIGIOSO
Authors: Lammel Canfield Raísa
Published: February 2019

Neste trabalho pretende-se discutir acerca da relação entre os conceitos de Laicidade, Secularização e a relação do Estado com o ensino religioso nas escolas públicas. Inicialmente, será debatido os conceitos de laicidade e secularização, sua construção histórica juntamente com o papel do Estado, tendo como perspectiva a garantia de laicidade pela Constituição Brasileira e a problemática do ensino religioso nas escolas públicas, sob a égide da Constituição Federal e a Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional.
AMPLIANDO AS POSSIBILIDADES METODOLÓGICAS DE PESQUISA: POSSÍVEIS CONTRIBUIÇÕES DE “ DECOLONIZING METHODOLOGIES” PARA O CONTEXTO BRASILEIRO DE PRODUÇÃO DO CONHECIMENTO
Authors: Berns Pavezi Ingrid
Published: February 2019

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O PAPEL DA ESTÉTICA NOS ESTUDOS CULTURAIS
Authors: Felski Rita
Published: February 2019

Tradução do artigo de Rita Felski "The role of aesthetics in cultural studies" por Joana d'Arc Martins Pupo.
A EMERGÊNCIA DA QUESTÃO SOCIAL NOS PLANOS DIRETORES DA SUDENE (1959-1964)
Authors: Gonçalves Gumiero Rafael
Published: February 2019

O objetivo desse trabalho é apresentar como a questão social emergiu no repertório da SUDENE, nos anos 1959-1964. Esse avanço apresentou uma importante inovação na compreensão do subdesenvolvimento e na proposição de alternativas para o desenvolvimento do Nordeste pela SUDENE. Nos anos 1950, as políticas desenvolvimentistas balizaram as suas medidas para superação do subdesenvolvimento pela via do crescimento econômico, ou seja, através da implantação de indústrias. A emergência da questão social trabalhada pelo Segundo Plano Diretor da SUDENE marcou uma inflexão nas políticas desenvolvimentistas produzidas até aquele momento. Nesse sentido, apontamos que o desenvolvimento do “fator humano”, compreendido como ampliação da educação e treinamento de mão de obra foi reposicionado, transitou da posição marginalizada no Primeiro Plano Diretor da SUDENE para emergente no Segundo Plano Diretor dessa instituição. Portanto, a questão social emergiu nas diretrizes do Segundo Plano Diretor da SUDENE como alternativa para a saída do subdesenvolvimento e obedeceu a alguns movimentos que podem ser verificados nos documentos produzidos por essa instituição, durante o período de 1959-64, permitindo que sejam divididos em três movimentos: 1) diagnóstico e proposição de uma Política para o Nordeste, apresentada pelo documento Uma política de desenvolvimento para o Nordeste, do GTDN; 2) aprovação do Primeiro Plano Diretor, que produziu uma política de desenvolvimento pautada pelos setores de infraestrutura (energia e transportes) e da indústria; 3) a queda de braço entre Furtado e o Conselho Deliberativo da SUDENE pela aprovação do Segundo Plano Diretor balizado pelas diretrizes de desenvolvimento do fator humano (educação), como eixo fundamental para o desenvolvimento da região Nordeste.
EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR E JUSTIÇA SOCIAL: UMA AVALIAÇÃO DAS POSSIBILIDADES DE REDISTRIBUIÇÃO E DE RECONHECIMENTO PELO PROUNI
Authors: Fioreze Cristina Fioreze , Cesar Godoy Bertolin Julio
Published: February 2019

Na atualidade, um dos maiores desafios do Brasil é equilibrar crescimento econômico com justiça social. A educação superior tem se tornado, no âmbito da sociedade do conhecimento, força maior na construção de sociedades inclusivas. Nesse contexto, os indicadores de acesso à educação superior no início do século XX evidenciavam a realidade de um sistema elitista e injusto socialmente. Em 2002, apenas 5% dos jovens matriculados na educação superior pertenciam à classe D. Na última década, porém, políticas educacionais têm buscado responder aos desafios de ampliação do acesso e de geração de maior equidade no sistema. O Programa Universidade para Todos (Prouni) é, hoje, a maior dessas políticas, em que pesem as importantes críticas a respeito da privatização da educação que pode estar subjacente ao programa e sobre problemas de qualidade das IES privadas. O programa trata da oferta de bolsas de estudos por IES privadas, possibilitando o acesso à educação superior, com bolsas integrais ou parciais de 50%, a estudantes com renda familiar per capita de 0 a 3 salários mínimos, que cursaram o ensino médio em escolas públicas. Iniciado no ano de 2004, até o ano de 2013 foram concedidas mais de 1 milhão de bolsas, o que demonstra a relevância de pesquisas capazes de mensurar os resultados do programa no que tange à promoção de justiça social. Entretanto, analisar o Prouni por uma perspectiva limitada de resultados quantitativos pode ser insuficiente. De acordo com a teórica Nancy Fraser, justiça social deve ser compreendida em uma perspectiva bidimensional, que agrega redistribuição e reconhecimento. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho visa desenvolver uma avaliação do Prouni a partir da perspectiva bidimensional proposta pela autora e fazendo uso de levantamentos empíricos sobre a realidade dos bolsistas. Como resultados, foram encontradas evidências da presença de elementos de redistribuição e de reconhecimento no Prouni. Porém, a dimensão do reconhecimento pela via do programa é, ainda, um processo em construção, dada a realidade de elitismo e preconceito ainda presente na educação superior.
OS INVISÍVEIS ENTRE OS INVISIBILISADOS: CATADORES E CLUBES DE TROCA E O DESAFIO DA SOLIDARIEDADE
Authors: Luiza Mascarello Magda , Izabel Machado Maria
Published: February 2019

Desde a década de 80 tem-se assistido a emergência de inúmeras inciativas e empreendimentos de geração de renda e redução da pobreza. Entre essas experiências encontram-se as alocadas no campo da Economia Solidária compreendendo empreendimentos que partilham de um determinado conjunto de princípios e valores, entre eles o respeito aos saberes, a relações horizontais de poder através da autogestão e distribuição equitativa dos recursos. Na medida em que se expande o leque de iniciativas algumas se destacam ganhando notoriedade em função do potencial humano e financeiro que mobilizam, em especial cooperativas de crédito e agrícolas. Contudo, ainda no bojo dos empreendimentos solidários, há um conjunto de iniciativas relegadas à invisibilidade, em especial Clubes de Troca e Cooperativas de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis, sobre os quais há poucos estudos ou mesmo referências na literatura especializada sobre o campo. Nesse sentido nos perguntamos sobre os processos engendrados nessa dupla invisibilização: são grupos que estão fora do mercado formal de trabalho e à margem dos empreendimentos considerados suficientemente relevantes para reivindicar recursos e políticas públicas. Qual seria o lugar social sobre o qual se inscreve o trabalho produzido por esses agentes? Quais os impactos objetivos e subjetivos dessa dupla invisibilização? A partir de levantamentos empíricos se pretende problematizar questões acerca de conceitos como trabalho, gênero e desigualdade.
CORPOS ATLETAS: DOPING E POLÍTICAS DA AGÊNCIA MUNDIAL ANTIDOPING (WADA-AMA)
Authors: Teixeira Silveira Viviane
Published: February 2019

Neste artigo nosso objetivo é, fundamentalmente, apresentar a estrutura organizacional de uma agência que promove, coordena e monitora a luta contra o doping no esporte mundial – a Agência Mundial Antidoping. Nossa intenção foi utilizar os conceitos de biopolítica e de governamentalidade para pensar as políticas transnacionais de doping que visam governar corpos dopados e não-dopados. Traçamos nossa reflexão a partir da análise dos testes “fora de competição”. O funcionamento, a estrutura e as políticas da WADA são aqui analisados como dispositivos biopolíticos que operam fundamentalmente no policiamento dos corpos atléticos. Os estudos de governamentalidade de Michel Foucault auxiliam no sentido de pensar a WADA como instituição transnacional com suas práticas de regulamentação que formalizam as políticas antidoping em todos os países. A partir de todo conjunto de políticas antidoping proposto pela WADA, sugerimos que ela constrói uma cultura de vigilância sobre o corpo atleta, produzindo uma disciplina e uma regulação das condutas dos corpos atléticos. A WADA não se limita a operar para detectar quem está dopado e quem não está por meio da realização de testes de drogas e penalizar os atletas que se supõe terem consumido substâncias proibidas. Pelo contrário, as tentativas da WADA são para governar práticas de dopagem por meio da administração de uma série de programas e a implantação de mecanismos disciplinares e biopolíticos. A WADA constrói uma cultura de vigilância sobre o corpo atleta, não somente um disciplinamento dos corpos atléticos, mas também um governamento sobre a saúde e o desempenho tanto dos atletas de alto rendimento, como também expandindo suas ideias de esporte e saúde para toda população, posto que o corpo atleta é considerado como a norma do corpo saudável, padrão a ser seguido, guardadas as proporções, por toda a população. Nesse sentido o antidoping é tomado aqui como uma tecnologia fundamental de governamento dos corpos atletas, de como os seus efeitos se refletem na produção de corpos sadios, em uma ligação entre esporte e saúde.
REFORMA PSIQUIÁTRICA E POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS EM SAÚDE MENTAL NO BRASIL: UMA ANÁLISE DOS ATORES
Authors: Muhl Camila , Berlatto Fábia
Published: February 2019

O campo da saúde mental é um campo complexo, cheio de divergências, marcado por conflitos e disputas em todos os países. No Brasil, com a Reforma Psiquiátrica Brasileira, iniciada nos anos 70, acontece uma grande transformação nesse campo, onde se passa de um modelo marcado pelas internações psiquiátricas para um modelo de atenção psicossocial. O objetivo deste trabalho, que se caracteriza como um estudo teórico-conceitual, é analisar os atores que fizeram parte desse processo: profissionais, usuários, familiares, Movimento da Luta Antimanicomial e Partido dos Trabalhadores, numa tentativa de articular as diversas forças que atuaram no campo da saúde mental no período entre 1978 e 2001. Através da vontade individual dos atores e da sua organização em prol da luta antimanicomial, foi possível que a Reforma Psiquiátrica se desenvolvesse no Brasil, trazendo consigo avanços para o atendimento às pessoas com sofrimento psíquico.
The Role of Leadership Competencies in Supporting the Al Nahda University for Becoming a Learning Organization: A New Qualitative Framework of the DLOQ
Authors: Sayed Said Sayed Shabban Abdo , Edgar David
Published: February 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to contribute to research on learning organizations in higher education institutions (HEIs), by researching the role of individual, group, and organization competencies and skills that support the (NUB) Al Nahda University in Egypt toward becoming a learning organization.Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight executive academics and researchers in (NUB) Al Nahda University in Egypt. Questions emphasised leadership competencies, including those at individual, group, and organizational level, for utilising their skills in creating, sharing and transferring knowledge for modifying and changing their behaviour to achieve a learning organization.Findings: Leadership competencies emerged as a complementary component to the DLOQ framework and it was found that the Seven Characteristics (7Cs) proposed by Watkins and Marsick (2003) did not lead to being a learning organization, nor did being a learning organization lead to knowledge performance and financial performance by itself unless fully supported by leadership competencies, as was confirmed in the case of the Al-Nahda University operating in Egypt.Originality/value: There is still a lack of investigation and global response to the question of how leadership competencies can support learning inside higher education institutions. The outcomes of this research allow a better understanding of how leadership competencies can support the process of becoming a learning organization in HEIs, via a qualitative investigation of the DLOQ framework.
A NEW GENERATION OF PRODUCTION WITH CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS – ENABLING THE BIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION IN MANUFACTURING
Authors: NEUGEBAUER Reimund , IHLENFELDT Steffen , SCHLIEßMANN Ursula , HELLMICH Arvid , NOACK Marian
Published: February 2019

Within 200 years since the industrial revolution manufacturing systems have often changed their faces. Emerging nations, new markets, new inventions and the changing needs of the society forced them to adapt. Until today, the arising challenges are immensely diverse: highly individualized products, decreasing manufacturing time, limited resources and critical ecological footprints are only a few of them. Oftentimes solutions for these issues and other future requirements can be found by interrogating nature. Applying knowledge of biological principles to industrial manufacturing processes is recently referred to as „biological transformation of manufacturing systems“. Hereby three levels of a biological transformation are introduced, starting from inspiration over integration to the interaction of biological and technical systems. The paper illustrates the idea of biological transformation with specific examples for each level. On the inspiration-level
the design of manufacturing systems with elements of natural ecosystems is described. Thus flexibility is increased, material cycles are closed and waste will be reduced. Furthermore the integration-level is illustrated by the use of microorganisms in cutting fluids. Finally, evolutionary computing within an automatic joining cell is shown as an example for the interaction-level.
Recent PhDs
Authors: Dackehag Margareta
Published: February 2019

This section consists of an overview (names, universities, thesis titles and abstracts) of new PhD:s within the field of health economics in the Nordic countries.
Alte Menschen würdig pflegen
Authors: Kampe Stefanie
Published: February 2019

Human dignity in the field of caring for the elderly: from a theoretical perspective, this research project examines what geriatric nurses understand by the notion of respecting human dignity in their daily nursing duties. With the help of qualitative interviews, the author addresses the question of what respecting human dignity in the field of caring for the elderly means. The findings of this subjective study are intended to show that, as a result of their own experiences, geriatric nurses have diverse opinions on this subject. The author first processes the data she has gathered with a transcription and then codifies that data in order to develop categories. In this way, she is able to interpret the interviews and either dismiss or verify certain hypotheses.