bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sustainable marketing and consumers’ preferences in tourism
Authors: Cuculeski Nikola , Petrovska Ilijana , Cuculeski Vasko
Published: August 2016

Nowadays, the sustainability plays an important role in developing marketing in tourism, both from the theoretical and from the practical aspect. Sustainable marketing considers the general principles of marketing, with respect to sustainability as a new focus for a long-lasting customer relationship. Therefore, the business marketing in tourism should consider the importance of perceptions and expectations of tourists as final consumers. Regarding different marketing elements with sustainable aspect, this paper aims at investigating consumers’ perceptions of foreign tourists in Republic of Macedonia. In order to provide tourist perceptions and expectations, a survey based research was conducted among 254 foreign tourists in four cities in Republic of Macedonia, concerning aspects as: tourist perceptions of marketing elements of the current tourist offering and their expectations towards sustainable tourism development. For this purpose, statistical methods have been used as: Hi2-test, Student’s t-tests as well as correlation and Anova, using a specific program STAT FOR WINDOWS and STATA 11 for descriptive statistics of demographic characteristics of the sample.

The paper presents the main findings from the literature, drawing conclusions from the empirical research and providing recommendations for future academic and business research. Considering the specifics of different target segments, results from this research are presenting the need for lower pricing, increased promotional activities using social media, providing online booking and development of ecotourism.
Group actions and geometric combinatorics in 𝔽qd$\mathbb{F}_{q}^{d}$
Authors: Bennett Michael , Hart Derrick , Iosevich Alex , Pakianathan Jonathan , Rudnev Misha
Published: August 2016

In this paper we apply a group action approach to the study of Erdős–Falconer-type problems in vector spaces over finite fields and use it to obtain non-trivial exponents for the distribution of simplices. We prove that there exists

s
0

⁢

(
d
)

<
d

${s_{0}(d)<d}$

such that if

E
⊂

𝔽
q
d

${E\subset{\mathbb{F}}_{q}^{d}}$

,

d
≥
2

${d\geq 2}$

, with

|
E
|

≥

C
⁢

q

s
0

${|E|\geq Cq^{s_{0}}}$

, then

|

T
d
d

⁢

(
E
)

|

≥

C
′

⁢

q

(

d
+
1

2

)

${|T^{d}_{d}(E)|\geq C^{\prime}q^{d+1\choose 2}}$

, where

T
k
d

⁢

(
E
)

${T^{d}_{k}(E)}$

denotes the set of congruence classes of k-dimensional simplices determined by

k
+
1

${k+1}$

-tuples of points from E. Non-trivial exponents were previously obtained by Chapman, Erdogan, Hart, Iosevich and Koh [4] for

T
k
d

⁢

(
E
)

${T^{d}_{k}(E)}$

with

2
≤
k
≤

d
-
1

${2\leq k\leq d-1}$

. A non-trivial result for

T
2
2

⁢

(
E
)

${T^{2}_{2}(E)}$

in the plane was obtained by Bennett, Iosevich and Pakianathan [2]. These results are significantly generalized and improved in this paper. In particular, we establish the Wolff exponent

4
3

${\frac{4}{3}}$

, previously established in [4] for the

q
≡

3
⁢
mod
⁢
4

${q\equiv 3\textup{ mod }4}$

case to the case

q
≡

1
⁢
mod
⁢
4

${q\equiv 1\textup{ mod }4}$

, and this results in a new sum-product type inequality. We also obtain non-trivial results for subsets of the sphere in

𝔽
q
d

${{\mathbb{F}}_{q}^{d}}$

, where previous methods have yielded nothing. The key to our approach is a group action perspective which quickly leads to natural and effective formulae in the style of the classical Mattila integral from geometric measure theory.
Eating habits and presence of cardiovascular risks in children
Authors: Barbalho Sandra Maria , Fontana Lia Carolina Sato , Finalli Eder Francisco Ribeiro , Martuchi Karla Aparecida , Ferreira Marcelle Caetano , Filho Marcio Emílio Paiva , Cerri Sineide Virginia da Conceição , Sasaki Vivianne , Spada Ana Paula Machado , Oshiiwa Marie , Santos Mirele Cristine Batista dos , Pescinini-Salzedas Leticia Maria , Bragante Lucas Silva
Published: August 2016

Introduction:

The changes in the eating habits associated with physical inactivity are directly related to the increase in the prevalence of obesity and associated diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM), metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases.

Objective:

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the frequency of consumption of some food groups (snacks, fruits, vegetables and candies), physical exercise, nutritional classification and biochemical profile in children.

Methods:

After the approval of the Ethics Committee, we studied 882 schoolchildren ranging between 6 and 10 years of age. Biochemical and anthropometric evaluations were performed and questionnaires were used in order to check the eating habits and physical activity.

Results:

Our results showed that we may relate the consumption of snacks, fruits, vegetables or candies with modifications in the glycemia, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL-c, and LDL-c but we did not observe association with the nutritional classification. It is noteworthy to say that almost 50% of the studied children were overweight or obese and many presented alterations in the lipid and glucose levels.

Conclusion:

Our results also show that many children have abnormal levels of lipids and glycemia and a great number of them are classified as overweight or obese. In this context, we can say that urgent approaches are needed to be carried out by a multidisciplinary team in order to improve the diet and reduces the risk factors in this population of children and prevent secondary diseases in adolescence and adulthood.
Learning from childhood: children tell us who they are through online dialogical interaction
Authors: Saracco Susanna
Published: August 2016

Philosophy of childhood is a field of inquiry in which the protagonists are adults, who are trying to understand children, and children, who are trying to be understood by adults. These two operating agents must find a common ground that renders their communication possible. This piece develops and illustrates the notion that no theorisation can exist if the authors of the theories do not know the subjects of their study, and thus that philosophers of childhood cannot contribute to knowledge about childhood unless they create occasions for the voices of children to be heard. Therefore, when activities are devised for the free expression of childhood, they cannot meaningfully be categorised as separate from philosophy of childhood. The latter cannot exist without the former. Philosophy of childhood and philosophy for children are interlaced in their work with children. Once the nature of childhood is understood through what children tell about themselves, instead of narrated through the interpretive frameworks of adults, the rights of the children can be effectively protected.
“What’s the Big Deal to Be Romanian if You Don’t Have What to Eat” : Food Practices in “Transition”
Authors: Alexandra Ciocănel
Published: August 2016

This article examines some of the main changes in food practices from the first half of 1990s shaped by the new political and economic environment. Based mainly on an analysis of press articles from this period, three main themes are identified in the discussion of alimentation: “hunger”, queues, and new configurations of commerce. This article suggests that these are entangled in a changing culture of shortages specific to the 1980s through an adaptation of older practices of consumption and commercialization of food, discursive tropes and moral judgments. In this way, a simultaneously prospective and retrospective orientation appears in which some of the ethos of the previous social order is used in new ways of making sense of the present. Food plays an important role in this orientation, its rationalization and precariousness specific to the 1980s being now replaced by new worries and uncertainties raised by the economic measures of “transition”.
The Diagnosis and Hemodynamic Monitoring of Circulatory Shock: Current and Future Trends
Authors: Hendy Adham , Bubenek-Turconi Şerban-Ion
Published: August 2016

Circulatory shock is a complex clinical syndrome encompassing a group of conditions that can arise from different etiologies and presented by several different hemodynamic patterns. If not corrected, cell dysfunction, irreversible multiple organ insufficiency, and death may occur. The four basic types of shock, hypovolemic, cardiogenic, obstructive and distributive, have features similar to that of hemodynamic shock. It is therefore essential, when monitoring hemodynamic shock, to making accurate clinical assessments which will guide and dictate appropriate management therapy. The European Society of Intensive Care has recently made recommendations for monitoring hemodynamic shock. The present paper discusses the issues raised in the new statements, including individualization of blood pressure targets, prediction of fluid responsiveness, and the use of echocardiography as the first means during the initial evaluation of circulatory shock. Also, the place of more invasive hemodynamic monitoring techniques and future trends in hemodynamic and metabolic monitoring in circulatory shock, will be debated.
Crystal structure of (4-vinylpyridine-κN)triphenyl tin(IV) chloride, C25H22ClNSn
Authors: Reuter Hans , Gieschen Tobias
Published: August 2016

C25H22ClNSn, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 17.8179(8) Å, b = 15.6453(6) Å, c = 17.4603(7) Å, β = 116.588(2)°, V = 4352.6(3) Å3, Z = 8, R
gt(F) = 0.0297, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0681, T = 100 K.
Forms of Social Conflicts in Schoolchildren as Perceived by the Children’s Teachers
Authors: Stránská Zdenka , Poledňová Ivana , Koběrská Tereza
Published: August 2016

Our article deals with social conflicts in “troubled” schoolchildren from the perspective of their teachers. Using Behaviour Assessment System for Children – Teacher Rating Scale (Czech method), a total of 92 schoolchildren have been tested. All the children were identified by their teachers as having behavioural difficulties. The children with behavioural difficulties have been found to engage especially in peer-related social conflicts, which involved negative relationships with classmates and aggressive behaviour, particularly in the younger children (1st to 5th grade of compulsory education). The relevant personality traits included a higher tendency to lie, higher levels of emotional reactivity, and a negative attitude towards one’s own behaviour. Based on the results, a recommendation is given to teachers working with children with behavioural difficulties, to aid prevention and render psychological counselling.
The driving force of action and the psychology of doing nothing
Authors: Bańka Augustyn
Published: August 2016

My article discusses the psychological factors determining the driving force of human activity as well as the driving force of doing nothing. The discussion is related to the personal resources characteristics (personality, the type of mind, operational style), personal coping strategies with the pressures of time (procrastination, indecisiveness), an autonomous vs. non-autonomous reality creating style (passion, passivity), and anticipatory identity capital modelling by capitalizing on one’s own advantages and proactivity. The driving force of human activity and doing nothing presented in the article is discussed from a psychological perspective as a multidimensional phenomenon. Firstly, it is discussed as a preconditioned personality trait, secondly as a contextually determined search for exiting from a difficult situation by delaying a decision, thirdly as an agentural creation of energy program of action (passion, apathy), and at the end as an agentural production of the self-advantages through proactivity. My article also reviews basic types of discontinuity and personality types related to them. These five discontinuity types are: 1 – place discontinuity, 2 – situation discontinuity, 3 – meanings and values discontinuity, 4 – context discontinuity, 5 – projective discontinuity.
Multiwork, work-family/family-work conflict and satisfaction with life
Authors: Lipińska-Grobelny Agnieszka
Published: August 2016

The aim of my study was to determine what relations exist between work and family demands, W-F/F-W conflict and job satisfaction, satisfaction with marriage, and life satisfaction among multiworkers and monoworkers. Research involved 218 multiworkers and 218 employees with single employment, who filled out a survey, the Organizational Climate Questionnaire, the W-F/F-W Conflict Technique, the Job Description Questionnaire, the Marital Communication Questionnaire, and Satisfaction with Life Scale. From the data obtained referring to multiworkers, it is shown that W-F conflict is directly affected by the number of working hours, commuting time, job demands, rewards, and leave control. F-W conflict is directly affected by number of children aged up to six years, partner engagement, and the number of children aged 12‒15 years. Satisfaction with life results from satisfaction with marriage and job satisfaction (stronger relationship). Considering the monoworkers, W-F conflict is directly affected by the number of working hours, commuting time, and the rewards at work. F-W conflict is directly affected by engagement of the partner and the depreciation in the relationship. Satisfaction with life results from satisfaction with marriage (stronger relation) and job satisfaction. These results contribute to deeper knowledge on the multiwork phenomenon.
Impact of Water on Rheological Behavior of Polyurethane Glues
Authors: Laiveniece Laura , Morozovs Andris
Published: August 2016

Gluing of wood with great moisture content has challenge of water interaction with glue to give unwanted changes in glue properties and formed bond-line. Rheological measurements of polyurethane glues are sufficiently effective method to understand the polymer curing process and viscoelastic properties. Gel formation point is important parameter for a glue from the point of its application. When glue reaches the gel formation point, its viscosity drastically increases so that it could not properly wet the wood and it can result in poor bonds. One-component moisture curing polyurethane glues require water molecules for the polyadditional reaction. When water is involved in the curing reaction, it reacts with the isocyanate groups of glue and can lead to the formation of excessive carbon dioxide and thus can lead to glue penetration out of bond-line, additional backpressure. The dynamic viscoelastic parameters such as complex dynamic viscosity (ή), phase angle (δ), elastic storage modulus (G”), the viscous loss modulus (G”) of two kinds of polyurethane glues depending on added water amount (from 0.9% to 10.0%) at a constant frequency and deformation (oscillation mode) were determined using rheometer. The aim of the present study was to investigate impact of added water on rheological behavior of polyurethane glues. At the end of this study it was concluded that tested glues indicated various behavior depending on chemical composition and added water content. Gel formation point is higher in case of GlueI. However, gel formation time was higher in case of GlueII and was not dependent on added water content. Gel formation time was faster for GlueII. Nevertheless, faster formed gel is stronger than longer formed gel of GlueI.
Image des gesunden und ungesunden Essers im Jugendalter
Authors: Dohnke Birte , Fuchs Tanja
Published: August 2016

Das Ernährungsverhalten ist durch eine Vielzahl von Faktoren beeinflusst. Soziale Faktoren sind im Jugendalter von besonderer Bedeutung. Das Image des gesunden und ungesunden Essers ist ein Faktor, an dem verhaltenspräventive Maßnahmen ansetzen können. Es hängt nachweislich mit dem Ernährungsverhalten zusammen und ist veränderbar. Image-bezogene Strategien lassen sich als Einzelmaßnahme und im Rahmen umfassenderer Programme zur ernährungsbezogenen Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention einsetzen.
Tailoring a Fashionable Self: Sartorial Practices in an Emerging Market Context
Authors: Croitoru Alin , Rusu Horațiu , Rusu Mihai Stelian
Published: August 2016

This study consists in a quantitative analysis of fashion preferences, examining various factors influencing clothing personalization. The first part of the paper sets out the theoretical framework, discussing the historical relationship between the emergence of modernity and the configuration of fashion industry. The study proceeds with detailing the regional context where the empirical research is grounded, paying particular attention to the development and current status of the region’s clothing industry. After presenting the data and the methodology, the paper discusses the empirical findings followed by their interpretation. Based on the results we argue that the level of education, marital status, shopping frequency, and the importance of clothing quality are the most important predictors in fashioning individuals’ sartorial choices as well as their preference for clothing personalization.
New Records and a Revised Checklist of Fruit Flies of the Genus Tephritis (Diptera, Tephritidae) from Ukraine
Authors: Korneyev S. V. , Klasa A.
Published: August 2016

Thirty-one Tephritis species are recorded from Ukraine. Six species (T. brachyura Loew, T. conyzifoliae Merz, T. heliophila Hendel, T. mutabilis Merz, T. separata Rondani, T. tanaceti Hering, and T. valida Loew) are recorded for the first time from Ukraine; two species (T. crepidis Hendel and T. leontodontis De Geer) listed before without any references to material or locality are confirmed to occur in Ukraine, and two species on the list (T. conura Loew and T. hendeliana Hering) have not been confirmed yet by any available material, but possibly present in western and southern regions.
A New Species of Sahastata (Aranei, Filistatidae) from Southern Iran
Authors: Marusik Y. M. , Zamani A.
Published: August 2016

Sahastata amethystina sp. n. is described based on the holotype female from Kerman Province, Iran. The new species is easily differentiated from other congeners by the bright violet carapace in live specimens as well as by shape of the calamistrum and endogyne.
Gründungsszenen – Eröffnungszüge des Theoretisierens am Beispiel von Heinrich Popitz‘ Machtsoziologie
Authors: Farzin Sina , Laux Henning
Published: August 2016

Der Text entwickelt das Konzept der „Gründungsszene“ in Auseinandersetzung mit der Machtsoziologie von Heinrich Popitz. Im Anschluss an neuere Arbeiten von Andrew Abbott und Richard Swedberg beleuchten wir eine weit verbreitete, aber nur selten explizierte Form des Theoretisierens, bei der gehaltvolle Theoreme innerhalb eines Textes durch szenische Eröffnungszüge entwickelt werden, ohne dabei auf methodisch kontrollierte Beobachtungen zurückzugreifen. Durch eine Gründungszene wie den Kampf um Liegestühle auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff stellt Popitz einen experimentellen Realitätsbezug her. Wir untersuchen, wie Popitz seinen Machtbegriff über die Szene empirisch auflädt, und arbeiten heraus, welche Potenziale und Beschränkungen damit einhergehen. Abschließend generieren wir mit Popitz und über ihn hinaus verallgemeinerbare Aussagen über Funktionen und Effekte von Gründungsszenen für die soziologische Theoriebildung.
First-Principle Study of the Structural, Electronic, and Optical Properties of Cubic InNxP1–xTernary Alloys under Hydrostatic Pressure
Authors: Hattabi I. , Abdiche A. , Moussa R. , Riane R. , Hadji K. , Soyalp F. , Varshney Dinesh , Syrotyuk S.V. , Khenata R.
Published: August 2016

In this article, we present results of the first-principle study of the structural, electronic, and optical properties of the InN, InP binary compounds and their related ternary alloy InNxP1–xin the zinc-blend (ZB) phase within a nonrelativistic full potential linearised augmented plan wave (FP-LAPW) method using Wien2k code based on the density functional theory (DFT). Different approximations of exchange–correlation energy were used for the calculation of the lattice constant, bulk modulus, and first-order pressure derivative of the bulk modulus. Whereas the lattice constant decreases with increasing nitride compositionx. Our results present a good agreement with theoretical and experimental data. The electronic band structures calculated using Tran-Blaha-modified Becke–Johnson (TB-mBJ) approach present a direct band gap semiconductor character for InNxP1–xcompounds at differentxvalues. The electronic properties were also calculated under hydrostatic pressure for (P=0.00, 5.00, 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0 GPa) where it is found that the InP compound change from direct to indirect band gap at the pressureP≥7.80 GPa. Furthermore, the pressure effect on the dielectric function and the refractive index was carried out. Results obtained in our calculations present a good agreement with available theoretical reports and experimental data.
The Flight of the Affluent in Contemporary China
Authors: Hess Steve
Published: August 2016

This article investigates why a growing number of wealthy Chinese, the primary beneficiaries of China’s economic rise, have opted to exit China, through both capital flight and emigration, over the last decade, instead of using voice, engaging the political process, and leveraging their power and influence to effect policy change.
South Korea’s Strategy toward a Rising China, Security Dynamics in East Asia, and International Relations Theory
Authors: Kim Min-hyung
Published: August 2016

This article contends that South Korea’s behaviors toward China since 1992 can be fully understood when the structural variables of the strategic environment—i.e., economic interdependence, the US-centered hub-and-spoke system, and the North Korean threat—are combined with the domestic variable of Seoul’s leadership change and its perception of threat.
US–China Rivalry and the Weakening of the KMT’s “1992 Consensus” Policy
Authors: Chen Dean P.
Published: August 2016

The PRC’s increasingly assertive foreign policy behaviors have triggered heightened anxiety among its regional neighbors. Washington has abided by a long-standing strategic ambiguity policy to manage the Taiwan Strait impasse. However, as the KMT’s “1992 consensus” policy places Taiwan in close union with Beijing, Taipei’s security positions sometimes go against the interests of the US and its allies in the Asia-Pacific. Pulling Taiwan away from China’s orbit is congruent with US interest in continuing that enduring policy framework and ensuring a healthy balance across the Strait.
Super City
Authors: Davison Benjamin
Published: August 2016

Between 1914 and 1941, Los Angeles businessmen opened supermarkets across the city, beginning America's era of mass-food retailing. The very first in the world, Los Angeles supermarkets pioneered business practices and architectural standards that would, over the following decades, become industry standards. This includes self-service shopping, large low-slung buildings cooled by massive air conditioners, and a reliance on colorful displays of fresh fruits and vegetables. More significantly, Los Angeles supermarkets fundamentally reconfigured the ways Americans used urban space, first in Southern California and then across the rest of the United States.
Necessity Is the Mother of Isomorphism
Authors: Doering Laura
Published: August 2016

Does poverty hinder or encourage market creativity? Businesses that offer novel, creative products have greater growth potential than businesses that conform to market norms. Yet the literature offers conflicting views on the relationship between poverty and market creativity. Some research suggests poverty restricts entrepreneurs' capacity to offer novel products, whereas other work suggests poverty facilitates creativity in the marketplace. This paper addresses that tension by examining the shifting relationship between poverty and market creativity across stages of business development. Drawing on survey and interview data from Panama, this paper shows how entrepreneurs are both catalyzed and constrained by conditions of poverty. Poor individuals actively generate novel venture concepts in the early stages of business development. In later stages, however, they struggle to sustain novel businesses. Ultimately, poverty limits entrepreneurs' capacity to profit from the creativity they bring to the marketplace. This paper elucidates the dual relationship between poverty and creativity, and helps explain why economic mobility via self-employment proves elusive for the poor.
Der Eilschiedsrichter als Mittel, um die missbräuchliche Inanspruchnahme von Bankgarantien zu verhindern?
Authors: Kröll Stefan
Published: August 2016

Bankgarantien auf erstes Anfordern gehören zu den wichtigsten Sicherungsmitteln in der Praxis des nationalen und internationalen Wirtschaftsverkehrs. Ihre Zahlbarkeit auf erstes Anfordern trägt das Risiko einer missbräuchlichen Ziehung in sich. Insbesondere im internationalen Wirtschaftsverkehr ist für den Garantieauftraggeber die Geltendmachung und Durchsetzung von Rückforderungsansprüchen mit erheblichen praktischen Problemen verbunden. Der Beitrag untersucht, in welchem Umfang Garantieauftraggeber das Eilschiedsrichterverfahren nutzen können, um bereits eine missbräuchliche Ziehung der Garantie zu verhindern.
Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Using Photovoltaic Systems in the Syrian Arab Republic
Authors: Mohamed Dakkak 
Published: August 2016

Syria is one of the developing countries in which photovoltaic systems were first installed as navigation aids along the Syrian coast. Since then the use of photovoltaic systems is being widely spread in size and type such as stand-alone systems in remote areas and grid-connected systems. This paper presents a survey on photovoltaic systems, their applications in Syria by the end of 2013, and it illustrates that reduction in carbon dioxide emissions can be accomplished by using photovoltaic systems. It shows how many tons of CO2 emissions could be avoided by using photovoltaic systems (stand-alone, gird connected) instead of fossil fuels for either generating electricity or replacing kerosene lamps.
INTEGRAL UTILIZATION OF SERIGUELA FRUIT (Spondias purpurea L.) IN THE PRODUCTION OF COOKIES
Authors: ALBUQUERQUE JULIANA GONDIM DE , DUARTE ANDREZA MORAES , CONCEIÇÃO MARIA LÚCIA DA , AQUINO JAILANE DE SOUZA
Published: August 2016

ABSTRACT This study aimed to process, characterize and use seriguela fruit residue pulp and flour (Spondias purpurea L.) (SFR) in the processing of cookies, evaluating nutritional and microbiological quality and sensory acceptance. SFR was prepared and characterized as to its physical and chemical characteristics. Cookies made with SFR at concentrations of 0, 10, 20 and 30% were submitted to analyses of chemical composition, acidity, pH, ascorbic acid, water activity, in addition to yield and costs. Microbiological analysis of cookies was performed previously to sensory analysis, which was performed by 100 potential consumers. SFR showed high levels of Vitamin C (57.99 mg / 100 g), fiber (12.82%), carbohydrate (71.77%) and energy density (313.21 Kcal/100 g). As SFR was added, there was an increase in the content of fibers, minerals and vitamin C. Cookies showed sensory scores between 6 and 7 of a 9-point hedonic scale; however, cookie containing 10% of seriguela fruit residue flour was the most accepted, with purchase intent and preference similar to control cookies, which were made with 100% wheat flour. The use of seriguela fruit residue in the production of cookies can be a viable option to increase the nutritional value and reduce the cost of ingredients used in the processing of food products, in addition to being important from the environmental point of view.
GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION INTERCEPTION BY GRAPEVINES TRAINED TO A VERTICAL TRELLIS SYSTEM
Authors: CAMPOS CLAUDIA GUIMARÃES CAMARGO , MALINOVSKI LUCIANE ISABEL , VIEIRA HAMILTON JUSTINO , SILVA APARECIDO LIMA DA
Published: August 2016

ABSTRACT In this paper we assess the utilization of radiant energy in the growing of grapevines (Cabernet Sauvignon) trained to a vertical trellis system, and estimate the global solar radiation interception taking into account the physical characteristics of the training system at different phenological stages. The experiment was based on daily measurements of global solar radiation made by an automatic weather station placed at the vineyard of a winery located in the municipality of São Joaquim, in the southern Brazilian State of Santa Catarina (Villa Francioni winery, 28º 15’ 14” S, 49º 57’ 02” W, 1294m a.s.l.). Growth and phenological development of the shoots were evaluated. The global solar radiation is intercepted by the canopy (trained to a vertical trellis system) in different orientations and the accumulated total is slightly greater on the east than on the west face of the canopy, especially after flowering. The daily variability of global solar radiation intercepted by the canopy is greater after flowering. The accumulated solar energy incident on the canopy increases until the onset of ripening. From the results, vineyards trained to a vertical trellis system in the north-south direction provide favorable sunlight exposure to leaves and fruits and are promising in quality and productivity.
Complejidad del dolor y el sufrimiento humano
Authors: Malpica Carlos Rojas , Díaz Joyce Esser , Esser Mariana Rojas
Published: August 2016

En el presente trabajo se discute una cierta concepción unidireccional que, desde el positivismo lógico, se ha venido imponiendo en la investigación médico-psiquiátrica. Aunque la mayoría de los enfermos y de los investigadores insistan en presentar y/o estudiar el dolor y el sufrimiento humano a partir de sus características más molestas y desagradables, estos son fenómenos complejos que no admiten esa sola lectura. Un recorrido por la filosofía, la fenomenología y el psicoanálisis nos aproximará a posibilidades poco exploradas por la medicina, para comprender mejor la complejidad del problema más allá de los síntomas y de la neurofisiología.
O caso clínico na instituição pública: polifonías desejantes
Authors: Oliveira Iza Maria A. de
Published: August 2016

Este trabalho discute o caso clínico, com dispositivos psicanalíticos, dentro de uma instituição pública. Trata-se de um debate de relevância à medida que, cada vez mais, a prática psicanalítica se estende a outras áreas do social, como os espaços institucionais. Trabalharemos a partir de uma interrogação central: haveria especificidades na produção do caso clínico numa instituição pública? Primeiramente, situaremos algumas condições do nascimento do caso clínico na psicanálise, ou seja, de que forma essa construção se deu em Freud, pois ele servia tanto para o trabalho do alívio do sofrimento de seus pacientes, quanto para a produção da metapsicología freudiana. A partir da apresentação de um caso clínico, atendido numa instituição, constataremos como essa construção rompe com as fronteiras entre privado e público, demonstrando que o compromisso daquele que escuta não se dá, a priori, pelo atendimento num local público, mas também pelo ato de transmissão de sua escuta.
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Imperatriz, State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil
Authors: PENIDO Alexandre Batista , MORAIS Selene Maia de , RIBEIRO Alan Bezerra , SILVA Ana Zélia
Published: August 2016

ABSTRACT The study of medicinal plants reveals locally important plant species often useful for the discovery of new drugs. The objective of this research was to conduct an ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by the population of the Imperatriz city, State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil. Two hundred and five interviews were conducted, resulting in the collection of 60 plant species from 31 plant families. The highest number of species belongs to Fabaceae, followed by Lamiaceae, Asteraceae and Euphorbiaceae. The most reported species were Chenopodium ambrosioides, Myracrodruon urundeuva, Lippia alba, and Plectranthus barbatus. The main plant parts used were leaves (63.3%), bark (16.7%), fruits (6.7%), roots (6.7%), seeds (3.3), stems (1.7%) and latex (1.7%). Major administration routes were by oral (81.7%) or nasal via (1.6%) and topical application (16.7%) The plants were used to mitigate various health problems including pain, asthma, hypertension, gastritis, inflammation, influenza, and tuberculosis. The collected data shows that local population uses medicinal plants for treatment of several diseases and this study can serve as a basis for future chemical and pharmacological investigation, which can lead to the discovery of new therapeutic agents.
Caracterização dos padrões de variação dos cuidados de saúde a partir dos gastos com internações por infarto agudo do miocárdio no Sistema Único de Saúde
Authors: Huguenin Felipe Machado , Pinheiro Rejane Sobrino , Almeida Renan Moritz Varnier Rodrigues , Infantosi Antonio Fernando Catelli
Published: August 2016

RESUMO: Introdução: O cenário epidemiológico mundial revela um crescimento das doenças cardiovasculares, no qual se destaca o infarto agudo do miocárdio (IAM), devido à sua grande magnitude e severidade. No Brasil, doenças coronarianas representam já cerca de 5% dos gastos com internação hospitalar. Objetivo: Caracterizar as internações dos pacientes do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) por IAM por meio da identificação de agrupamentos sugeridos por uma análise de agrupamentos tradicional e por uma análise de correspondência múltipla (ACM). Métodos: Registros do Sistema de Internações Hospitalares (SIH/SUS) com diagnóstico principal de IAM, no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2002, foram selecionados e posteriormente relacionados aos do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM/SUS). A seguir, uma ACM e uma métrica chamada distância de tolerância foram utilizadas para a identificação de clusters , sendo a variável de interesse "gastos com internação" classificada em duas categorias (acima e abaixo de R$ 905,00). Resultados: Foi possível associar "maiores gastos" com "utilização de Centro de Tratamento Intensivo (CTI)" e com "gravidade moderada do caso", e "menores gastos" com "gravidade leve" e "não utilização de CTI". Por outro lado, casos de alta gravidade apresentaram-se isolados, sem associação com CTI ou outras variáveis. Também foi detectada associação entre a categoria "menores gastos" e as categorias: "não deslocamento do paciente", "sexo feminino", "idade entre 56 e 75 anos", "óbito até 30 dias" e "óbito até 1 ano". Conclusão: o aspecto isolado dos casos de maior gravidade e a associação entre "óbitos" e "menores gastos" sugere que os recursos tecnológicos disponíveis durante a internação por IAM não estão sendo adequadamente empregados.
Fatores de risco peridomiciliares e conhecimento sobre leishmaniose visceral da população de Formiga, Minas Gerais
Authors: Menezes Júlia Alves , Luz Tatiana Chama Borges , Sousa Fabrizio Furtado de , Verne Rafael Negreiros , Lima Fernanda Pinheiro , Margonari Carina
Published: August 2016

RESUMO: Introdução: As leishmanioses representam uma importante carga de doença nos países tropicais, apresentando índices significativos de morbimortalidade nos locais onde ocorrem, incluindo o Brasil. Nesse contexto, a participação popular nas ações profiláticas pode ser determinante para o êxito das estratégias de controle. Objetivo: Por isso, o presente estudo teve o objetivo de investigar o conhecimento da população sobre as leishmanioses e a ocorrência de fatores de risco peridomiciliares associados à população no município de Formiga, Minas Gerais. Métodos: Foi realizado um inquérito domiciliar com uma amostra de 427 indivíduos entre maio e julho de 2011. Resultados: Apenas 7,5% dos moradores mostraram conhecimento sobre as leishmanioses, sendo principalmente as mulheres (OR = 3,15; IC95% 1,30 - 7,65). A prevalência de riscos peridomiciliares foi de 95%. Associação estatisticamente significativa foi encontrada entre maior escolaridade e menos fatores de risco peridomiciliares (OR = 0,45; IC95% 0,28 - 0,72) e entre o local de residência e maior número desses fatores de risco (OR = 1,84; IC95% 1,19 - 2,85). Conclusão: Os resultados demonstram que há baixo nível de conhecimento sobre as leishmanioses por parte da população. Além disso, a maioria dos respondentes está sujeita a algum fator de risco peridomiciliar, fato que pode contribuir para a manutenção do ciclo da doença no município.
O efeito da vulnerabilidade social sobre indicadores antropométricos de obesidade: resultados de estudo epidemiológico de base populacional
Authors: Freitas Isabel Cristina Martins de , Moraes Suzana Alves de
Published: August 2016

RESUMO: Objetivo: O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o efeito da vulnerabilidade social sobre os indicadores antropométricos de obesidade global e central em adultos (30 anos ou mais) de Ribeirão Preto (SP), 2006. Métodos: Estudo transversal de base populacional com amostra complexa, desenvolvida em três estágios. Modelos lineares multinível foram construídos em dois níveis: ecológico e individual. Os 81 setores censitários sorteados para a amostra compuseram o nível ecológico e foram classificados segundo o Índice Paulista de Vulnerabilidade Social (IPVS). Resultados: Fatores de nível individual que apresentaram relação direta com o índice de massa corporal (IMC): idade, antecedentes familiares e pessoais de excesso de peso e consumo de lipídios, com exceção de sexo e escolaridade (relação inversa). Fatores de nível individual que apresentaram relação direta com a circunferência da cintura (Ccint): idade, antecedentes familiares de acidente vascular cerebral (AVC), história pessoal de excesso de peso, IMC, número de medicamentos, tempo de tabagismo e energia total da dieta, com exceção da variável sexo (relação inversa). Para ambos os desfechos (IMC e Ccint), a variância do IPVS nos modelos finais apresentou significância estatística (p < 0,05) revelando o efeito contextual (rho ≈ 8%) da vulnerabilidade social sobre os indicadores de obesidade, mesmo após ajustamento para variáveis de nível individual. Conclusão: Os achados apontam para a necessidade de ações de promoção de hábitos saudáveis e de prevenção da obesidade, direcionadas não apenas aos fatores de nível individual, mas ao contexto socioambiental onde os indivíduos estão inseridos.
O Humanitismo em Machado: Entre Spinoza, Voltaire e Leopardi
Authors: OLIVER ÉLIDE VALARINI
Published: August 2016

Resumo O entendimento, por parte de Voltaire, das ideias de Spinoza sobre Deus foi distorcido por atribuições errôneas e desconhecimento. Baseando-se no famoso artigo de Bayle, sobre o filósofo, Voltaire constrói uma caricatura polêmica que repete em vários lugares de sua obra e correspondência envolvendo a ideia de Deus, da substância única e da Natureza. Nessa caricatura, no entanto, não seria difícil reconhecer a filosofia humanitista de Quincas Borba e o delírio de Brás Cubas. Por outro lado, nessa mesma confluência, Leopardi também fornece a Machado elementos de ligação entre Spinoza e Voltaire. Machado, entretanto, refrata o debate filosófico acrescentando-lhe elementos que o desestabilizam. Seria negar à Natureza seu mandado de renovação da espécie o grande trunfo positivo no capítulo de negativas da vida individual humana?
As micro e pequenas empresas, o Simples Nacional e o problema dos créditos de ICMS
Authors: Pessôa Leonel Cesarino , Costa Giovane da , Maccari Emerson Antonio
Published: August 2016

Resumo A partir dos anos 1970, a importância das micro e pequenas empresas (MPE) para a economia passou, cada vez mais, a ser reconhecida, principalmente em função do seu papel na geração de empregos. Entre as medidas tomadas pelo governo brasileiro para incentivar e promover as MPE destaca-se a Lei do Simples Nacional, que passou a incluir entre os tributos abrangidos pelo regime tributário diferenciado o ICMS e o ISS. No entanto, muitas empresas que possuem condições de fazer a opção pelo Simples Nacional não optam por esse sistema, pois essa opção traria problemas relacionados à apropriação e à transferência de créditos de ICMS. O objetivo do presente trabalho é identificar e analisar os fatores que levam essas empresas a optar por um sistema de pagamento de tributos que lhes seria, em princípio, desfavorável para, a partir disso, contribuir com a discussão sobre o Simples Nacional como política pública de incentivo às MPE. Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória de natureza qualitativa em que foi utilizado o método de estudo de caso. Os resultados mostram que o Simples Nacional não funciona para empresas que têm como clientes grandes redes de varejo, pois elas são forçadas pelo mercado a não fazer a opção pelo Simples. Conclui-se assim que, para determinados setores como o da empresa estudada, o Simples Nacional não resultou em vantagem alguma e, além disso, acarretou uma grande desvantagem: a lei que o instituiu revogou o Simples Federal e essas MPE deixaram de poder pagar os tributos federais de forma unificada.
Assédio sexual no trabalho e discriminação de gênero:duas faces da mesma moeda?
Authors: Higa Flávio da Costa
Published: August 2016

Resumo O artigo tem por objeto de investigação a igualdade de gênero nas relações de trabalho. A partir da contextualização histórica da divisão sexista de atribuições sociais, busca demonstrar as dificuldades de inserção da mulher no mercado de trabalho, diante das estruturas patriarcais de poder. Pretende, com isso, avaliar, de forma mais específica, a relação existente entre assédio sexual e discriminação de gênero, fazendo aproximações críticas entre os dois fenômenos, mediante análise de textos legais e de decisões judiciais pertinentes ao tema. Tem como argumento central a validade teórica da premissa de o assédio sexual ser encarado como possível manifestação discriminatória – notadamente quando implique reprodução de estereótipos e normas de gênero –, porém sem excluir a possibilidade de ser tratado como violação da dignidade da pessoa humana e do direito ao meio ambiente de trabalho saudável e equilibrado. Propõe, finalmente, uma abordagem global como meio mais eficaz de enfrentamento da questão.
Reconfiguração da Educação Especial: Análise da Constituição de um Centro de Atendimento Educacional Especializado
Authors: BAPTISTA Claudio Roberto , VIEGAS Luciane Torezan
Published: August 2016

RESUMO: o presente estudo teve como objetivo compreender o processo de reconfiguração das proposições que vinculam a educação especial e a educação regular dos alunos com deficiência, considerando o investimento em espaços alternativos - centros de atendimento - como possibilidade de apoio complementar à escolarização. A pesquisa, de caráter qualitativo, no plano da ação metodológica, investiu prioritariamente na análise documental, no contexto de uma rede pública municipal na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre/RS. O estudo investiu na reflexão baseada em pesquisas que abordam a temática das políticas públicas educacionais, tendo como referencial prioritário a abordagem do ciclo de políticas segundo as proposições de Stephen Ball. Conclui-se que a reconfiguração da educação especial nessa rede municipal de ensino tenha se reestruturado com base na obrigatoriedade da dupla matrícula como argumento legal que impulsionou as práticas no sentido de tornar a escolarização dos alunos com deficiência obrigatória nas escolas regulares, nas classes comuns. Essa reconfiguração teve como eixo a transformação da escola especial pública municipal, que atendia alunos com deficiência, em centro de atendimento educacional especializado.
A Escola como Espaço para Efetivação dos Direitos Humanos das Pessoas com Deficiência
Authors: MARIUSSI Madalene Isabel , GISI Maria Lourdes , EYNG Ana Maria
Published: August 2016

RESUMO: este artigo tem como objeto de estudo a educação em direitos humanos como estratégia para o respeito aos direitos das pessoas com deficiência. Faz referência à construção histórica dos direitos humanos e a contribuição da escola para a efetivação desses direitos hoje assegurados em legislação. A escola é local para propagar uma cultura dos direitos, espaço privilegiado para a convivência em direitos humanos, espaço para compreender e vivenciar a diversidade. Considerando a implementação da política nacional de educação em direitos humanos, foi realizada uma pesquisa junto a 18 professores e gestores de educação básica, que atuam em escolas que possuem alunos incluídos, sobre a percepção existente a respeito da efetividade da legislação vigente que trata dos direitos das pessoas com deficiência. Os resultados evidenciam um discurso que contempla a defesa dos direitos ao mesmo tempo em que demonstra a fragilidade da prática quando relacionada à legislação vigente. Para uma mudança, a escola necessita educar-se para os direitos humanos e todos os envolvidos no processo educativo devem construir coletivamente projetos que possibilitem a vivência dos direitos humanos. Educação inclusiva como garantia de direitos é muito mais do que estar na escola, é contribuir para a igualdade das condições de vida.
Treatment of Diabetic Macular Oedema – Clinical Trial Findings and Real-world Outcomes Data
Authors: Augustin Albert J ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
Published: August 2016

In recent years, several intravitreal drug applications have become available for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema (DME). This review aims to summarise and compare available results. Based on a PubMed search, appropriate studies or reviews were evaluated. Clinical trial data suggest that the intravitreal administration of both vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors and corticosteroids is effective and that overall outcomes are comparable between treatments. Sustained delivery of corticosteroids presents a less treatment-intensive alternative, potentially reducing side effects and enhancing compliance. Compared with clinical development data, recent findings from clinical practice suggest a lesser, more flexible injection frequency in VEGF inhibitors is associated with less pronounced efficacy results. In contrast, corticosteroids treatment frequency seems to correspond with pivotal trial results, reporting equal (or slightly higher or lower) treatment schedules, resulting in similar or higher efficacy values. Safety issues differ between drug classes. Corticosteroid side effects are essentially of local nature and mainly consist of intraocular pressure increases and progression of cataract, limiting their use to pseudophakic patients or those for whom alternative treatments are not effective or are inappropriate. Anti-VEGF treatment is also associated with ocular side effects, but also with reports on systemic side effects, such myocardial infarctions or vascular thromboembolic events. More long-term clinical practice data need to be generated to inform about effectiveness and safety of available therapies in specific patient populations.
The potential involvement of the cofactor of BRCA1 in hepatocellular carcinoma pathogenesis
Authors: Youssef Aya , Shawer Heba , Afify Alaa , Amleh Asma
Published: August 2016

The cofactor of BRCA1 (COBRA1), which also refers to negative elongation factor polypeptide B (NELF-B), is a negative elongation factor (NELF) subunit that has been implicated in the development and progression of several cancers. While reduced COBRA1 expression has been associated with metastatic breast cancer, COBRA1 negatively regulates the activator protein-1 (AP-1) complex, leading to the down-regulation of trefoil factor-1 (TFF1) expression in gastric cancer cell lines. The involvement of COBRA1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor formation and progression is not known. Here, we investigated the expression of COBRA1, the AP-1 complex, and TFF1 in several HCC cell lines; ranging from low- to high-grade HCC cell lines generated from patients with different stages of the disease. Our results showed that the COBRA1 protein was highly expressed in the low-grade HCC cell line, while significantly down-regulated in high-grade HCC cell lines. TFF1, previously regarded as a COBRA1 target gene, was only expressed in the low-grade HCC cell line and the control cells. Our results suggest that COBRA1 may play a role in HCC pathogenesis and progression. The TFF1 mRNA expression profile was uncorrelated to that of the AP-1 complex subunit proteins, which suggests the involvement of other regulatory pathways in TFF1 expression; however, this requires further study.