bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A EMERGÊNCIA DO SUL-GLOBAL: das margens do mundo e das sujeitas de dores.
Authors: Moura de Sá João Luiz 
Published: December 2018

Se a religião pode ser manipulada para dominação sobre outros e outras, as experiências religiosas gestadas no cotidiano podem criar ambientes de diversidade e compaixão. O presente artigo busca conhecer e dar visibilidade a mulheres que estão à margem das institucionalidades (ou não), mas na luta pelo reconhecimento da dignidade humana. Espera-se que as páginas que seguem possam provocar buscas por fissuras que se abrem no bloco das religiões hegemônicas que vincula-se à modernidade/colonialidade na América-Latina.
Testemunhos na mídia: o relato do sofrimento
Authors: Veiga França Vera Regina , Souza Fabíola Carolina de , Lago Filipe Monteiro , Lopes Paula 
Published: December 2018

Propomos neste estudo, investigar o papel que o testemunho dos indivíduos comuns assume na construção narrativa dos programas populares. Nossa análise está centrada nas narrativas construídas em torno da história de três mulheres, em programas de auditório do SBT e da Record, sendo nosso interesse o modo como as mulheres testemunham a própria vida e seu sofrimento e também a forma como os programas tratam esses testemunhos e constroem uma narrativa em torno deles. Nossa análise revela não só uma estrutura comum na narrativa midiática do sofrimento, como também o quadro das relações estabelecidas, os papéis e as performances que se dão a ver nestes programas e que dizem de nossa sociedade.
JOGOS DIGITAIS PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DA HABILIDADE ESPACIAL: UMA REVISÃO DA LITERATURA INTERNACIONAL
Authors: Gomes Marcus Vinicius Mendes , Guizzo Camila de Souza Pereira , Sampaio Renelson Ribeiro , Nascimento Jefferson Oliveira do 
Published: December 2018

A contextualização das tecnologias educacionais é importante para entender as implicações desses recursos nos processos de aprendizagem e desenvolvimento humano. Dentre essas tecnologias, os jogos podem ser recursos importantes para o desenvolvimento cognitivo, oferecendo oportunidades para o meio educacional. Assim, este trabalho tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão da literatura sobre a utilização dos jogos digitais no desenvolvimento de habilidades cognitivas, especificamente nas habilidades espaciais. A pesquisa foi realizada utilizando a ferramenta de busca da Thomson Reuters, que buscou artigos em revistas internacionais indexadas, publicados entre os anos de 2010 e 2015. Os resultados apresentam um cenário da relação jogos digitais e desenvolvimento de habilidades espaciais. Além disso, a revisão aborda elementos que poderão conduzir novos estudos e trazer novas propostas de tecnologia educacional.
Palavras-chave: Jogos digitais. Habilidades espaciais. Tecnologia educacional.
INDÚSTRIA CULTURAL E CINEMA: PROJEÇÕES DA COMUNICABILIDADE DE GÊNERO NA EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Jacobi Daniel Felipe , Conte Elaine , Habowski Adilson Cristiano 
Published: December 2018

O trabalho discute sobre as ideologias transmitidas culturalmente pelos artefatos tecnológicos, que imprimem nossos desejos e sensações, fragmentando e causando a perda de sentido e o enrijecimento intelectual em tempos de mudança. Trata-se de analisar as questões de gênero evidenciadas na escola, problematizando os processos formativos por meio do cinema, para fazer emergir uma experiência crítica, criativa, do aprender dialógico e de abertura às diferenças, uma vez que o cinema pode servir para reeducar as bases homogeneizadoras da cultura. Ao problematizar o cinema geramos novos entendimentos hermenêuticos para romper com os (co)modismos na escola e fazer desse recurso um pretexto à interlocução educacional, questionando as narrativas de gênero desiguais, petrificadas e dominadoras, perpetuadas culturalmente. Como resultados, indicamos que as raízes dos problemas partilhados comunicativamente precisam do olhar crítico-reflexivo frente às produções humanas, para resistir ao imobilismo, à disseminação ingênua de estereótipos e às exclusões no meio social.
Palavras-chave: Indústria cultural. Cinema. Desigualdade de gênero. Educação.
Dental caries and visual acuity of students in a town in west amazon
Authors: Régis-Aranha Lauramaris de Arruda , Santos Sanya Thaina Cristovam dos , Magalhães Waldeyde Oderilda Gualberto , Pinto Adriana Beatriz Silveira , Passos Shirley Maria de Araújo , Monteiro Ângela Xavier 
Published: December 2018

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological profile for dental caries in primary school students in the public education system in Barcelos, as well as to verify its association with the visual acuity assessed. Methods: This is an observational and cross-sectional study of 1,102 students aged 6 to 17 registered in primary school in the public education system. The evaluation of dental caries complies with the method informed by the World Health Organization, on the school patio in natural light and were carried out by a previously calibrated team (Kappa inter-rater from 0.70 to 0.89). Visual acuity was assessed using the Snellen optometric scale. For the analysis, when the normality hypothesis was accepted by means of the Shapiro-Wilk test, average and standard deviation (SD) were calculated and the parametric tests t-student and Analysis of Variance – ANOVA – were applied. When the normality hypothesis was rejected Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Waliis non-parametric tests were applied. For the analysis of categorical variables, the Pearson chi-square test was applied. Results: 1,102 students took part in the tests, of whom 556 (50.5%) were male. The prevalence of dental caries found was 72.1% in students aged 6 to 11 and 65.7% in students aged 12 to 17. The study found an association between Visual Acuity (<0.8) and dental caries in students aged 6 to 11 (p=0.023), and between females and dental caries in students aged 12 to 17 (p=0.025). Conclusion: This study suggests the need for wider oral health coverage in the town of Barcelos in order to provide better access to children and adolescents to restoration treatments so as to prevent the worsening of oral health conditions. Health promotion actions for awareness and the prevention of dental caries must be created taking into account the risk factors found in Barcelos.
Investigation of Fatigue Life for Asphalt Concrete Modified by Polymer Additives of Various Types
Authors: Veranko V. A. , Ladyshau A. V. , Hatalski R. K. 
Published: December 2018

The paper has analyzed influence of additives representing a group of thermoplastic elastomers and complex thermoplast-based modifiers on fatigue life of asphalt concrete. Regularities in time have been determined in the paper and close values of their physical and mechanical properties have been obtained while using various types of binders and modifiers. Statistic and laboratory investigations have made it possible to obtain theoretical parameters of the fatigue life for materials used for road dressing. The analysis has been based on statistical values of ordinary and modified asphalt concrete and asphalt concrete mixes of C- and A-type obtained during the experiments for the period from 2010 till 2016. A statistic analysis has permitted to compare a parameter Ипл (resistance index to plastic deformations) with such parameters as ny (number of elastic constraints) and Rc (threshold structural strength). 12 calculations (Nos. 1–12) have been carried out in order to realize targets of the second investigation. Calculative characteristics of asphalt concrete required for determination of reliability parameters have been estimated in the paper. A bottom layer of twoor three-coat pavement has been selected as an object of the investigation due to the fact that it is more often subjected to an impact of cyclic tensile stresses caused by a transport load. The required value for calculation of tensile stresses s at calculated temperature 0 has been accepted on the basis of executed estimations while using finite elements method and distribution of stresses has been determined along structure with 20 cm thickness due to load А2. Corresponding conclusions have been made in accordance with the obtained results.
Comparison of Macintosh Laryngoscope and GlideScope® for Orotracheal Intubation in Children Older Than One Year
Authors: KILINÇ LEYLA , TURK HACER SEBNEM , CINAR SURHAN , ISIL CANAN TÜLAY , KABA MELTEM 
Published: December 2018

Abstract
Background: We compared intubation conditions, intubation times, and hemodynamic response with the GlideScope video laryngoscope or the Macintosh direct laryngoscope in children older than one year.
Methods: In total, 80 patients aged 1–12 years, scheduled to undergo elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation were included in a prospective, randomized trial.After standard anesthesia induction, patients were randomized into two groups.The group G patients(n = 40) were intubated with the GlideScope and the group M patients(n = 40) were intubated with the Macintosh laryngoscope.Intubation time, number of attempts,Cormack–Lehane score, airway maneuvers,visual analog score were recorded. Hemodynamic variables were recorded before and after anesthesia induction, at intubation, and one,three, and five minutes after intubation.
Results: The demographic data and operation time were similar between the two groups. The intubation time was longer in Group G. The incidence of Cormack–Lehane score 1 was higher in Group G and that of Cormack–Lehane score 2 was higher in Group M. The hemodynamic parameters were similar between the two groups.
Conclusion: We concluded that the GlideScope video laryngoscope provided better glottis visualization, but prolonged intubation time. No beneficial hemodynamic effect was found with the video laryngoscope.
Keywords: Macintosh Laryngoscope, Orotracheal Intubation, Videolaringoscope, Pediatric
Trial registration: ClinicalTrial.gov, NCT03326882, retrospectively registered, October 31, 2017
The WASCAL Hydrometeorological Observatory in the Sudan Savanna of Burkina Faso and Ghana
Authors: Bliefernicht J. , Berger S. , Salack S. , Guug S. , Hingerl L. , Heinzeller D. , Mauder M. , Steinbrecher R. , Steup G. , Bossa A.Y. , Waongo M. , Quansah E. , Balogun A.A. , Yira Y. , Arnault J. , Wagner S. , Klein C. , Gessner U. , Knauer K. , Straub A. , Schönrock R. , Kunkel R. , Okogbue E.C. , Rogmann A. , Neidl F. , Jahn C. , Diekkrüger B. , Aduna A. , Barry B. , Kunstmann H. 
Published: December 2018

Core Ideas
A new hydrometeorological observatory was established for the Sudan Savanna.
More than 30 hydrometeorological variables in subhourly resolution are provided.
Water, energy, and CO2 fluxes are monitored along a land use change gradient.
The data form the basis for an improved impact assessment of environmental changes.
It is an excellent platform for future field and modeling studies in West Africa.
Watersheds with rich hydrometeorological equipment are still very limited in West Africa but are essential for an improved analysis of environmental changes and their impacts in this region. This study gives an overview of a novel hydrometeorological observatory that was established for two mesoscale watersheds in the Sudan Savanna of Southern Burkina Faso and Northern Ghana as part of the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) program. The study area is characterized by severe land cover changes due to a strongly increasing demand of agricultural land. The observatory is designed for long‐term measurements of >30 hydrometeorological variables in subhourly resolution and further variables such as CO2. This information is complemented by long‐term daily measurements from national meteorological and hydrological networks, among several other datasets recently established for this region. A unique component of the observatory is a micrometeorological field experiment using eddy covariance stations implemented at three contrasting sites (near‐natural, cropland, and degraded grassland) to assess the impact of land cover changes on water, energy, and CO2 fluxes. The datasets of the observatory are needed by many modeling and field studies conducted in this region and are made available via the WASCAL database. Moreover, the observatory forms an excellent platform for future investigations and can be used as observational foundation for environmental observatories for an improved assessment of environmental changes and their socioeconomic impacts for the savanna regions of West Africa.
Estimating Field Capacity from Volumetric Soil Water Content Time Series Using Automated Processing Algorithms
Authors: Bean Eban Z. , Huffaker Ray G. , Migliaccio Kati W. 
Published: December 2018

Core Ideas
We evaluated approaches based on machine learning and soil water dynamic principles.
We compared automated analysis of soil moisture sensor time series for estimating field capacity.
Approaches accurately estimated field capacity compared with expert values.
Automated approaches needed to leverage temporally dynamic field capacity.
Vadose zone measurements of volumetric soil water content (θ) using soil moisture sensors (SMSs) have become more common due to advances in technology and reduction of costs. Soil moisture sensor data exhibit a characteristic cyclical pattern reflecting water flux dynamics into and out of the observed soil volume. Expert review of SMS datasets to distinguish valid from corrupt or incomplete soil water cycles is arguably the most precise method for determining field capacity (θFC) but is impractically cumbersome and time consuming for increasingly large SMS datasets. We evaluated competing approaches for automated soil water cycles analysis that use widely available R packages based on pattern recognition and machine learning (findpeaks [R‐FP], symbolic aggregate approximation [R‐SAX], and density histogram [R‐DH]), and a MATLAB code based on soil water dynamic principles (SWDP). These approaches were applied to three SMS datasets. Our empirical results showed superiority of R‐SAX for identifying valid soil water cycles, probably due to benefiting from training sets to calibrate to correct cycles. Two other approaches (SWDP and R‐FP) provided similar results without need of training sets or preprocessing data. Three approaches for estimating field capacity were applied to valid cycles, R‐FP, regression of exponential decay (SWDP‐R), and estimated “knee” of curve (SWDP‐K). Each performed similarly to the expert defined values, with R‐FP and SWDP‐R generally performing best across analyses. Results of this study also show temporal dynamics of θFC within datasets used here. There is potential for optimizing θFC and a need for automated, objective analysis to leverage dynamics in irrigation management and modeling.
Salmonellaand the changing environment: systematic review using New York State as a model
Authors: Welch Kevin , Shipp-Hilts Asante , Eidson Millicent , Saha Shubhayu , Zansky Shelley 
Published: December 2018

AbstractSalmonella is a public health concern, for which a complex interplay between host, agent, and environment exists. An improved understanding of causal processes can be used to better gauge the causes and trajectory of Salmonella in a changing environment. This would be useful in determining the impact of climate change on the New York State (NYS) environment, the effect of climate change on Salmonella in NYS, factors contributing to Salmonella vulnerability in humans, and aspects of climate change and Salmonella which necessitate further research. A systematic review was conducted to study associations between Salmonella and the environment. Using the search criteria, a total of 91 relevant articles were identified from four electronic databases. Key information was abstracted, organized, and synthesized to identify causal processes and linkages between climate change, the environment of NYS, and Salmonella-related outcomes, as well as risk factors to characterize Salmonella vulnerabilities. Three inter-related domains were identified for consideration and application to epidemiological research to confirm and extrapolate disease patterns using climate change scenarios: improved quantification of causal relationships, inclusion of factors linked to sectors not immediately associated with the exposure and outcome, and increased capacity to validate models in diverse settings.This article has been made Open Access thanks to the generous support of a global network of libraries as part of the Knowledge Unlatched Select initiative.
Nanocrystals as Effective Delivery Systems of Poorly Water-soluble Natural Molecules
Authors: Lai Francesco , Schlich Michele , Pireddu Rosa , Fadda Anna Maria , Sinico Chiara 
Published: December 2018

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Natural products are an important source of therapeutically effective compounds
throughout the world. Since ancient times, a huge amount of both plant extracts and isolated
compounds have been largely employed in treatment and prevention of human disorders and,
currently, more than 60% of the world’s population trusts on plant medicaments as demonstrated
by the increasing quantity of herbal therapeutics in the market.

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Unfortunately, several promising natural molecules for the treatment of the most diverse ailments
are characterized by extremely unfavourable features, such as low water solubility and
poor/irregular bioavailability, which hinder their clinical use. To overcome these limitations
and to make herbal therapy more effective, different formulative approaches have been employed.

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Among the different strategies for increasing drug solubility, nanocrystals can be considered
one of the most interesting and successful approaches. Drug nanocrystals are nanosized drug
particles usually formulated as nanosuspensions, namely submicron dispersions in liquid media
where surfactants, polymers, or a mixture of both act as stabilisers.

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In this review, we described the most significant results and progresses concerning drug
nanocrystal formulations for the delivery of natural compounds with a significant pharmacological
activity. The text is organized in nine sections, each focusing on a specific poorly water-
soluble natural compound (apigenin, quercetin, rutin, curcumin, baicalin and baicalein,
hesperetin and hesperidin, resveratrol, lutein, silybin).

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To foster the clinical translation of these natural nanomedicines, our opinion is that future research
should pair the essential pharmacokinetic studies with carefully designed pre-clinical
experiments, able to prove the formulation efficacy in relevant animal models in vivo.
HIV-specific T-cell Responses and Generalized Activation in HIV-1 Infected Long-term Non-progressors and Progressors from South India
Authors: Swathirajan Chinnambedu Ravichandran , Vignesh Ramachandran , Waldrop Greer , Shanmugasundaram Uma , Nandagopal Pannerselvam , Solomon Sunil Suhas , Pradeep Amrose , Saravanan Shanmugam , Murugavel Kailapuri Gangatharan 
Published: December 2018

Background:Anti-viral cytokine expressions by cytotoxic T-cells and lower activation rates have been reported to correlate with suppressed HIV replication in long-term non-progressors (LTNP). Immune mechanisms underlying disease non-progression in LTNP might vary with HIV-1 subtype and geographical locations.Objective:This study evaluates cytokine expression and T-cells activation in relation to disease non-progression in LTNP.Methods:HIV-1 Subtype C infected LTNP (n=20) and progressors (n=15) were enrolled and flowcytometry assays were performed to study HIV-specific CD8 T-cells expressing IL-2, IFN-&#947;, TNF-&#945; and MIP-1&#946; against gag and env peptides. CD4+ T-cell activation was evaluated by surface expression of HLADR and CD38.Results:Proportions of cytokines studied did not differ significantly between LTNP and progressors, while contrasting correlations with disease progression markers were observed in LTNP. CD4+ T-cell activation rates were significantly lower in LTNP compared to progressors which indicate the potential role of T-cell activation rates in disease non-progression in LTNP.Conclusion:LTNP and progressors showed similar CD8+ T-cell responses, but final conclusions can be drawn only by comparing multiple immune factors in larger LTNP cohort with HIV-1 infected individuals at various levels of disease progression. A possible role of HIV-1 subtype variation and ethnic differences in addition to host-genetic and viral factors cannot be ruled out.
Diagnostic Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay Versus Ziehl-Neelsen Method for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Authors: Taddese Boja D. , Desalegn Daniel M. , Misganaw Abay S. , Kitila Kumera T. , Hailu Tinsae Kidanemariam , Bika Abraham T. 
Published: December 2018

Background:
Worldwide Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, positioning on top of Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV) and it is still an eminently serious public health problem. In developing countries, Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN)-stained sputum smear microscopy is the most widely used diagnostic method in diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB). This study was aimed to compare the diagnostic performances of ZN-method with Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of PTB in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Methods:
Facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from September 2016 to June 2017 on a total of 244 sputum samples collected from presumptive TB patients. The L-J sputum culture was used as a gold standard to compare the diagnostic performances of Xpert MTB/RIF assay and ZN-methods. Kappa values were analyzed by using statistical package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 software at 95% Confidence Interval (CI). The Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value (PPV) and Negative Predictive Value (NPV) of ZN-stained sputum smear microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF assay were calculated against the gold standard.

Results:
The Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV and NPV of ZN-stained sputum smear microscopy were 68.38%, 95.28%, 93.02% and 76.58% respectively, while for Xpert MTB/ RIF assay were 88.89%, 81.89%, 81.89% and 88.89% respectively. The results of the two diagnostic approaches were concordant with the gold standard with a kappa value of ZN 0.650 and 0.743 for Xpert MTB/RIF assay.

Conclusion:
This study concludes that the sensitivity of Xpert MTB/RIF assay was better than ZN-stained direct sputum smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.