bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Determinants of choice of place of birth and skilled birth attendants among women in Ibadan, Nigeria
Authors: Akinwaare Margaret Omowaleola , Adejumo Prisca Olabisi 
Published: July 2015

Background/Aims: In developing countries, such as Nigeria, the risk of maternal death is 1 in 48 births. This is in part due to a skilled birth attendant not being available during childbirth. The majority of maternal deaths are avoidable and can be prevented if births are conducted by a skilled birth attendant, such as a midwife. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to examine factors influencing women's choice of place to give birth. Methods: Random sampling was employed to select health facilities and purposive sampling was used to recruit participants (n=400). A self-reported structured questionnaire was administered to generate data. Results: The majority of respondents were aware of health facilities offering maternity services where they lived, with 313 respondents (79.2%) indicating their preferred place of birth was the hospital. Several factors influenced women's choice of place of birth, particularly level of education, parity and religion. Conclusions: Birth outside health facilities in Nigeria is unlikely to involve a skilled birth attendant, which contributes to maternal and neonatal mortality. Health professionals involved in maternal and child health in developing countries should promote awareness on the importance of hospital birth.
Perceived need and use of pain relief during labour among childbearing women in Ibadan, Nigeria
Authors: Ndikom Chizoma Millicent , Olejiya Temitope Elizabeth 
Published: July 2015

Background/Aims: Pain is the most common indication for women during labour. Yet, many women go through labour without any form of pain relief. The objective of this study was to determine the perceived need and use of pain relief during labour among childbearing women in Ibadan, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 144 women in the Akinyele Area in Ibadan, who were selected using a convenience sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the women and data were analysed using chi-square testing. Results: The majority of respondents (83.4%) agreed that labour pain is distressing and 58.3% had never used pain relief during labour. Over 60% of women in the study desired pain relief during labour, but 52.8% were not aware they could ask for it. There was a significant association between prenatal pain relief information and use of pain relief (Fisher's exact test, P<0.001). The perception of labour pain and the need to relieve labour pain were significantly correlated (Fisher's exact test, P<0.001). Conclusions: Many women desire pain relief during labour; therefore, effort should be made to ensure proper interventions are in place to enable mothers to cope better with labour pain.
Nurses' knowledge of caring for patients with ICDs
Authors: Ting Fang Feng , Lee Geraldine A 
Published: July 2015

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are used to treat lethal arrhythmias. Objective: This study examined nurses' overall knowledge level about ICDs and the relationship between cardiac nurses' qualifications and length of nursing experience caring for ICD recipients. Method: A validated questionnaire was administered to examine cardiac nurses' knowledge and confidence before and after ICD insertion at two London hospitals. Results: A total of 58 (63.7%) nurses responded with the majority recording post-basic qualifications (n=46; 79%) and primarily in cardiology (n=33; 57%). Correct responses to individual knowledge-based questions ranged from 10–97%. The results revealed that the more experienced cardiac nurses in higher bands with degree-level qualifications were likely to achieve higher scores in knowledge-based questions (p<0.05), although some inconsistencies in responses were noted. Conclusion: The cardiac nurses in this small sample had moderate confidence in their knowledge about ICD care. However, the survey results highlighted the need for structured education.
Cytoplasmic 5-Lipoxygenase Staining Is a Highly Sensitive Marker of Human Tumors of the Choroid Plexus
Authors: Xingfu Wang , Lifeng Zhang , Yupeng Chen , Xueyong Liu , Wei Liu , Yinghao Yu , Suqin Cai , Mi Wang , Sheng Zhang 
Published: July 2015

AbstractObjectives:To determine the immunoreactivity status of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) in normal tissues, in tumors of the human choroid plexus, and in other brain tumors.Methods:In total, 135 cases of various types of brain tumors were selected. Tissue samples were immunostained with a rabbit polyclonal anti–5-LO antibody.Results:Nuclear reactivity was observed in most brain tumors, with most of the positive tumor cells exhibiting low-level reactivity. Cytoplasmic strong immunoreactivity for 5-LO (2+ or 3+) was only observed in 8.8% of astrocytic tumors, 0% of oligodendrogliomatous tumors, 5.6% of ependymal tumors, 0% of embryonal tumors, 3.1% of meningeal tumors, and 0% of metastatic lung adenocarcinomas. In contrast, cytoplasmic immunoreactivity for 5-LO was detected in all 27 cases of choroid plexus tumors. Twenty-five cases showed strong and diffuse cytoplasmic immunoreactivity.Conclusions:Our findings indicate that cytoplasmic 5-LO immunoreactivity is highly characteristic of human choroid plexus tumors but not other central nervous system tumor types. Cytoplasmic staining for 5-LO may prove to be a useful immunoreactive marker in the diagnosis of choroid plexus tumors.
On the Significance of Formal Causes in Spinoza’s Metaphysics
Authors: Hübner Karolina 
Published: July 2015

Abstract:The paper argues for a formal-causal account of Spinoza’s metaphysics. Its basic claim is that neither relations of ideas alone nor efficient causality – especially if interpreted “mechanistically” – articulate the basic sense of the Spinozistic ‘cause’. Instead it is formal causality, as understood by Descartes and other 17
Hume über kausale Kräfte und Sätze
Authors: Sturm Holger 
Published: July 2015

Abstract:This paper takes a new approach to understanding Hume’s view on causality, taking ontological as well as semantic issues into account. It attempts to attain three different goals. In the first place, it dismisses the main arguments that were put forward by the New Humeans in order to show that Hume must be regarded as a sceptical realist with respect to causality. Secondly, by employing a genetic reading of Hume’s two definitions of causality, the paper argues for an interpretation of Hume that takes his empirical criterion of meaning as seriously as possible. And thirdly, it presents a proposal to analyse the meaning of causal sentences from a Humean perspective. According to this approach, the meaning of causal sentences divides into a descriptive and a projective component. By taking advantage of Hume’s general view on meaning, we can underpin the projectivist interpretation of Hume’s theory of causality with exegetical evidence.
Influence of Tapioca Starch on Thermal Properties of Wheat Flour-Based Batter and Quality of Fried Battered Chicken Wingsticks
Authors: Ketjarut Soraya , Pongsawatmanit Rungnaphar 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
The effect of tapioca starch (TS) on the pasting and thermal properties of wheat flour (WF)-based batter and on the quality of fried, battered chicken wingsticks was investigated. A dry mix (91.4% WF/TS flour blend (100/0, 75/25 and 50/50), 3.1% leavening agent and 5.5% salt) was mixed with water (1:1.3) for batter preparation. The peak viscosity of the diluted batters increased with increasing TS replacement whereas the peak time and viscosity after holding at 95°C for 4 min decreased. Substitution of TS in the WF-based batter decreased pickup but increased the onset and conclusion temperatures from differential scanning calorimetry. A lower oil content was observed in the pre-fried crusts containing TS which was expected from the gelatinization behaviour of the batters. The TS substitution enhanced both the lightness and crispness of the final fried crust and the liking scores of the fried, battered chicken wingsticks. The results suggest that TS substitution modified the gelatinization behaviour of the WF-based batters affecting the oil uptake and quality in the fried battered products.
Perceptions of Clinical Stress in Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Authors: Wallace Linda , Bourke Mary P. , Tormoehlen Lucy J. , Poe-Greskamp Marlene V. 
Published: July 2015

AbstractThe Nursing Students’ Clinical Stress Scale, a Likert-type survey by Whang (2002), translated from Korean into English, was used to identify perceptions of stress in baccalaureate nursing students. Data was collected from a convenience sample of baccalaureate nursing students at a Midwestern university. Students ranked their perceived stress level from clinical situations. One open-ended item asked students to describe their most stressful clinical experience. Rasch Model analysis/diagnostics were used to check the instrument for validity and reliability. Quantitative data were analyzed for descriptive statistics (means). Information from open-ended question was analyzed for themes. Qualitative themes were consistent with results from quantitative analysis and well-aligned with the literature. Students were stressed by incivility by healthcare staff and instructors, inconsistencies and time constraints. Research shows that stress can interfere with learning. It is imperative to determine causes of stress so educators can help decrease stress and improve student learning.
Numerical testing in determination of sound speed from a part of boundary by the BC-method
Authors: Belishev Mikhail I. , Ivanov Ivan B. , Kubyshkin Igor V. , Semenov Vladimir S. 
Published: July 2015

Abstract
We present the results of numerical testing on determination of
the sound speed c in the acoustic equation u

tt
- c
2Δu = 0 by the boundary control method. The inverse data is a
response operator (a hyperbolic Dirichlet-to-Neumann map) given on
controls, which are supported on a part of the boundary. The
speed is determined in the subdomain covered by acoustic rays,
which are emanated from the points of this part orthogonally to
the boundary. The determination is time-optimal: the longer
the observation time is, the larger the subdomain is, in which c
is recovered. The numerical results are preceded with a brief
exposition of the relevant variant of the BC-method.
Markers of bone metabolism, serum leptin levels and bone mineral density in preterm babies
Authors: Veselá Petra Kanioková , Kaniok Radek , Bayer Milan 
Published: July 2015

AbstractThe prospective study assessed the influence of serum leptin levels on markers of bone metabolism and bone mineral density in 2-year-old infants born preterm. A total of 57 randomized preterm Caucasian newborns (32nd–37th week of gestation) were included in the study. Bone metabolism markers were measured every 6 months. The infants were monitored prospectively up to the age of 2 years. When the infants turned 2 years of age, they were investigated by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (lumbar spine). The median cord blood leptin levels was 3.07 μg/L. The median leptin level during check-ups before 2 years of age was 9.96 μg/L. The other laboratory markers were within the normal ranges for that age. The bone mineral density reached, on average, 0.410 g/cm
A Flecha de Dois Gumes: o tempo redimensionado em Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas, de Machado de Assis
Authors: Dumont Ágata Cristina Kaiser 
Published: July 2015

O tempo não se apresenta somente como elemento estruturador, mas como recurso artístico em Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas. O tempo aqui apresentado transcende a limitação de aspecto constituinte da narrativa e surge, na obra em questão, como mais um instrumento utilizado pelo escritor para a construção da arte literária.
Aspectos do Conto Mínimo e da Cena Teatral em Fernando Bonassi
Authors: Oliveira Letícia Mendes de 
Published: July 2015

Este ensaio examina o conceito de conto mínimo através da análise de três obras do escritor Fernando Bonassi: 100 histórias colhidas na rua, 100 coisas e Passaporte. Através do cotejamento entre as linguagens literária e teatral, formulamos uma relação entre conto e cena.
Figurações da Leitura: um estudo do papel do narratário em Grande sertão: veredas
Authors: Vasconcellos Lisa Carvalho 
Published: July 2015

Em Grande sertão: veredas, vemos um narrador-protagonista relatar sua juventude a um desconhecido. O homem de fora — que denominamos aqui narratário — já foi associado, sem muito desenvolvimento, a um protótipo de leitor, por parte significativa da crítica rosiana. É essa a analogia que pretendemos levar a cabo no presente trabalho, partindo da hipótese de que o estudo do papel desse narratário nos permitiria apresentar figurações da leitura.
Machado de Assis, o Crítico da Imprensa: o jornal entre palmas e piparotes
Authors: Silva Marcos Fabrício Lopes da 
Published: July 2015

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo analisar as crônicas de Machado de Assis publicadas em jornais na segunda metade do século XIX, a fim de destacar a atuação do jornalista/cronista como admirador da imprensa e crítico do jornal. As ocasiões em que o nosso escritor aplaude a imprensa equivalem aos momentos de “palmas”. Os “piparotes”, por sua vez, representam a reprovação de Machado de Assis frente aos deslizes de caráter ético e editorial, cometidos pelos jornais.
Rompimento de Fronteiras nas Linguagens do Grupo Oficcina Multimédia
Authors: Nunes Roberson De Sousa 
Published: July 2015

Este ensaio objetiva apresentar, em linhas gerais, o caráter interdisciplinar da pesquisa de linguagens artísticas do Grupo Oficcina Multimédia, em diálogo com o teatro pós-moderno e suas representações performáticas.
O Signo da Invenção na Poesia Concreta e noutras poéticas experimentais
Authors: Silva Rogério Barbosa da 
Published: July 2015

Este trabalho pretende mostrar que os experimentalismos brasileiros e português constituíram uma poética da invenção fundamental, ao estabelecer um diálogo com as artes visuais e performáticas e com a tecnologia. Essas poéticas constituíram, simultaneamente, um modo de reler as tradições literárias ocidentais, a retomada da longínqua tradição da poesia visual e uma reflexão crítica sobre a linguagem, o fazer artístico e o contexto social de que ela emerge.
Mário de Andrade: corpo e imagem. Trajetória das representações do intelectual modernista
Authors: Giannaccini Rosa Veloso Dias 
Published: July 2015

Este ensaio investiga o percurso das representações do intelectual Mário de Andrade: como elas foram sendoelaboradas ao longo da vida do escritor, expandidas após a sua morte, conservadas e renovadas no meio cultural brasileiro. Analiso as representações iconográficas, a obra poética e ficcional, os depoimentos e entrevistas, a produção epistolar e a recepção crítica. Os filósofos Maurice Merleau-Ponty e Henri Bergson, que exploram conceitualmente o corpo e a imagem, fundamentam a pesquisa.
Leituras da Mimese
Authors: Silva Neta Alexandrina Angela da 
Published: July 2015

Análise da mimese na obra de Platão e Barthes, a partir de O demônio da teoria, de Antoine Compagnon, de cujas idéias se discorda parcialmente. Associação da subversão/repressão, supostamente inserida na concepção de mimese dessesautores, a um discurso notadamente retórico.
Contornos do Indizível: o estilo de Clarice Lispector
Authors: Miranda Ana Augusta Wanderley Rodrigues de 
Published: July 2015

O indizível é transmitido por elementos específicos na escrita de Clarice Lispector, e o estilo da autora gira em torno dessa transmissão. É possível aproximar os termos estilo, indizível e transmissão da noção psicanalítica de Real e detectar, nos referidos elementos, grande semelhança com a noção lacaniana de letra.
Reinventing Cartography: Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies and The Namesake
Authors: Silva Daniela Cordeiro Soares 
Published: July 2015

By taking Lahiri’s map imagery as a starting point, I reflect on the author’s portrayal of the Indian diaspora and the way she builds up a narrative that questions many of the ontological and solid beliefs established by hegemonic discourses, including the concepts of fixed identities and gender roles.
Penser le Monstre par le biais du Discours Littéraire
Authors: Barreto Junia 
Published: July 2015

Dès l’origine, l’homme ne cessa de créer des monstres et de leur prêter des significations. Face aux aberrations de la forme ou de l’esprit, venues de l’imaginaire, produites par la nature ou par la société, il éprouve des sentiments fort ambigus. Au-delà des certitudes, l’écriture éternisa des monstres de toutes sortes, qui trouvent dans la littérature un champ fécond d’expression et de perpétuation.
Literatura clássica e literatura romântica em A queda dum anjo, de Camilo Castelo Branco
Authors: Drummond Adriano Lima 
Published: July 2015

No romance A queda dum anjo, de Camilo Castelo Branco, há uma cisão entre duas temporalidades: o antigo e o moderno. Esta cisão, na qual classicismo e romantismo se confrontam, constitui o foco de análise deste artigo.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>
Linguagem, memória, ruínas: Relato de um certo Oriente, de Milton Hatoum
Authors: Francisco Denis Leandro 
Published: July 2015

Este ensaio desenvolve algumas considerações teórico-críticas sobre o romance Relato de um certo Oriente, de Milton Hatoum. Focalizando-se as relações entre linguagem, memória e sujeito ficcional, busca-se evidenciar como o texto literário do autor realiza, temática e estruturalmente, uma apresentação da insuficiência e instabilidade de cada uma dessas instâncias.
Bufo & Spallazanni, diálogo entre literatura e cinema
Authors: Santos Karla Aparecida Marques 
Published: July 2015

A adaptação fílmica Bufo &amp; Spallanzani é vista neste ensaio como um processo de transcriação, como uma nova experiência, que deve ter sua forma e conteúdo julgados em função de seu próprio campo – o cinema, em diálogo com o texto de origem e com seu contexto.
VIOLÊNCIA, RESSENTIMENTO E COMPREENSÃO NAS MEMÓRIAS DE GRACILIANO RAMOS
Authors: Ribeiro Gustavo Silveira 
Published: July 2015

Este trabalho apresenta uma interpretação de Infância, de Graciliano Ramos, tendo como centro o debate ético que atravessa a obra. Considerado pessimista pela crítica, o texto foi lido quase sempre a partir das mesmas questões: violência, medo, ressentimento. Realizando movimento contrário, procurei expor a tese de que predomina no livro uma visão menos negativa do homem e do mundo.
DE UMA CERTA “CONSCIÊNCIA TRADUZANTE”... TRADUÇÃO/DESCONSTRUÇÃO – ENTRE BENJAMIN E DERRIDA
Authors: Souza Nabil Araújo 
Published: July 2015

Este texto parte de uma determinada discrepância tradutória entre as versões brasileiras de “Die Aufgabe des Übersetzers”, de Walter Benjamin, explora, na sequência, a leitura/tradução desse ensaio feita por Derrida em “Des tours de Babel”, desembocando numa reflexão a colocar em jogo o próprio estatuto presumido da desconstrução.
A CRIANÇA ESTRANGEIRA: UMA ANÁLISE DE BOITEMPO
Authors: Malta Nascimento Josyane Malta 
Published: July 2015

Este trabalho dedica-se a uma reflexão sobre a hospitalidade a partir do pensamento de Jacques Derrida e das memórias de infância do poeta Carlos Drummond de Andrade, especialmente em sua obra poética Boitempo. Pretende-se refletir com poemas dessa obra a relação entre a criança e o adulto como categorias de hóspede e hospedeiro.
UMA REFLEXÃO CRÍTICA ACERCA DO INTERCULTURALISMO
Authors: Coelho Gislene Teixeira 
Published: July 2015

Este trabalho propõe desenvolver um pensamento crítico em torno das relações entre as nações, movimento marcado ainda na contemporaneidade por uma situação de dependência e inferiorização dos países periféricos pelos centros de poder. Articula-se em torno de uma nova teorização (inter-) que supra as falhas e fraturas do projeto multicultural, de modo que o interculturalismo propicie o enfraquecimento das relações de poder a favor de um posicionamento mais solidário. Para tanto, corroboram diversas vozes críticas que têm se dedicado a pensar essas relações conflituosas como resquícios do período colonial, revisando a herança etnocêntrica e propondo modelos culturais alternativos.
RETÓRICA DA AGUDEZA NUM SONETO DE D. FRANCISCO MANUEL DE MELO
Authors: Saltarelli Thiago César Viana Lopes 
Published: July 2015

A partir da consulta aos principais tratados de retórica e de poética do século 17, buscase uma definição da agudeza, um dos elementos mais significativos da poética seiscentista, e dá-se um exemplo de seu emprego num soneto de D. Francisco Manuel de Melo.
SIN AND CRIME AS METAPHORS FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF EVIL IN YEATS’S THE COUNTESS CATHLEEN AND PURGATORY
Authors: Viana Maria Rita Drumond 
Published: July 2015

This article analyzes the representation of evil in two plays by W. B. Yeats: The countess Cathleen (1892) and Purgatory (1939). Despite revealing different styles, the plays represent a concern with the nature of evil, salvation and damnation of the soul, and the individual’s power against the forces of history.
O PODER E A GLÓRIA DE EMILY DICKINSON
Authors: Mourão Fernanda 
Published: July 2015

Com base nas teorias de Walter Benjamin e Maurice Blanchot, este trabalho procura pensar a obra de Emily Dickinson pelo viés da publicação e da fama da figura do autor a partir da experiência de leitura, tradução e apresentação, ao final do texto, de dez poemas da escritora que trazem à tona justamente essas questões
A PERFORMANCE DE GÊNERO EM THE PROFESSOR: UMA REVERSÃO DE EXPECTATIVAS
Authors: Rocha Patricia Carvalho 
Published: July 2015

Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) evidencia em The professor a arbitrariedade atrelada ao conceito de gênero no século 19 por meio de personagens dissonantes com a ideologia do período, questionando explicitamente o paralelismo entre sexo e gênero e a crença em uma suposta essência do feminino capaz de justificar uma postura submissa da mulher.
Prognostic Value of 8‐Hydroxy‐2′‐Deoxyguanosine and Human Neutrophil Elastase/α1‐Proteinase Inhibitor Complex as Salivary Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Chronic Periodontitis
Authors: Villa‐Correa Yésica A. , Isaza‐Guzmán Diana M. , Tobón‐Arroyave Sergio I. 
Published: July 2015

Background: 8‐Hydroxy‐2′‐deoxyguanosine (8‐OHdG) and human neutrophil elastase/α1‐proteinase inhibitor (HNE/α1‐PI) complex have been regarded as reliable biomarkers of oxidative stress in inflammatory conditions. This study investigates whether the salivary levels of these two analytes may be linked with periodontal health status.Methods: One hundred ten patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) and 50 healthy controls were selected. Periodontal status was assessed by criteria based on probing depth, clinical attachment level, and extent and severity of periodontal breakdown. 8‐OHdG and HNE/α1‐PI salivary levels were analyzed by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. The association of these analytes with CP was analyzed individually and adjusted for confounding factors using a multivariate binary logistic regression model.Results: Significantly higher levels of both markers were detected in the CP group in comparison to controls. Weak‐to‐moderate positive significant correlations between salivary biomarkers and clinical parameters were observed. After binary logistic regression analysis, salivary levels of 8‐OHdG >17.35 ng/mL and HNE/α1‐PI complex >158.28 ng/mL were independently associated with disease status. Interaction effects among candidate prognostic variables were also noted.Conclusions: Increased salivary levels of 8‐OHdG and HNE/α1‐PI complex may be strong, independent prognostic indicators of the amount and extent of oxidative stress–induced periodontal breakdown. In addition, unstimulated whole saliva samples might reflect a synergistic biologic interactive effect of HNE/α1‐PI associated with the aging and smoking cumulative characteristics of periodontal damage.