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Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) refer to a group of persistent and long-lasting behavioral disturbances characterized by qualitative implications on communication and social interaction, restrictive patterns of interests and stereotyped behaviors. Evidences have pointed to an atypical style of visual processing in autism, which is a condition belonging to PDD. This research was carried out in order to verify the familial and not familial face processing in children with Asperger syndrome (AS) or with Not Specified PDD (PDD-NOS) and to compare it with the same processing in control-children. Pictures of holistic faces (whole face and profile) and of parts of the face (eyes, nose and mouth) were presented to the children in a computer screen. The case-group refers to seven children with AS or PDD-NOS, and the control-group included other seven children with typical development. Children were 6-12 year old. All children had minimal IQ = 70 (WISC). Diagnoses of AS and PDD-NOS was established by the application of the Autism Screening Questionnaire (ASQ) and the Screening Questionnaire for Asperger Syndrome (ASSQ). Significant differences (p = 0,018) were observed inside the case-group when compared the success frequencies of familial (100%) and not familial (42%) faces. There were no significant differences between case and control groups in relation with success frequencies and time spent for familial whole faces processing. It is supposed that individuals with AS or PDD-NOS are able to develop an holistic style for processing very close familial whole faces.

This particular Masters Research deals with the observation of the heroic figure, considering its mythological conception, in the attempt to comprehend the main character construction inside a specific television genre: the series. In order to make so, the leading figure Gregory, after whom the series was named, was taken as the primary basis. House, in this regard, not only appears as an exceptional individual who is able to employ great logical thinking far beyond the general parameters of common sense, but also represents many aspects of the hero’s journey in his trajectory, according to the schematics outlined by Joseph Campbell (2000) and Christopher Vogler (1997). This study is justified by a pattern that seems to have been established in the genre, whose characters, although they’re driven by a heroic sentiment both in their essence and in their path, also present a misleading conduct, characterizing them as anti-heroes at the same time. Among House’s general attributes are boldness, obduracy in the search for answers to the medical riddles and the truth, as well as bawdry in relation to Ethics and Moral codes, whenever these last principles threaten the achievement of his objectives. It’s worthy mentioning, moreover, that the theoretical review gathers, aside many other important thoughts, the intellectual production from authors like Roland Barthes (1989) and Edgar Morin (2006), once they’ve brought significant contributions to the sum of related examinations concerning the myth and the matter of complexity. Therefore, the present study aims to observe these concepts under the mythic hero’s trajectory of character formalization, drawing attention to the literary influences in the creation of modern plots given to the analyzed genre.

O presente artigo apresenta a gestação de substituição na legislação brasileira, bem como aborda a viabilidade da legalização do contrato remunerado para a referida prática. Explora-se legais e bioéticas relacionadas à questão, as eventuais lacunas na legislação brasileira, o cenário de remuneração do serviço popularmente conhecido como "barriga de aluguel" e sua viabilidade, além da utilização da prática, de forma remunerada, em outros países do mundo. A fim de possibilitar a organização e compreensão do tema em questão, foi utilizada pesquisa bibliográfica, com principal enfoque na legislação brasileira, bem como em livros, revistas, periódicos e notícias.

Business strategy based on loyalty with objectives of high levels of customer retention is widely believed by giving companies a competitive advantage, enabling high profitability and market expansion. Several studies have been devoted to understanding the antecedents of loyalty in various segments. In the case of services, researchers suggest some factors that act as drivers of loyalty of customers, directly or indirectly, such as the perceived quality, perceived value and customer satisfaction. The proposal of this study was to contribute to the understanding of the relationship between these variables in the context of advisory and consulting services provided by accounting firms in Brazil, from the perspective of the clients of these companies. A questionnaire was sent to a sample of respondents, consisting of key persons of three accounting firms, responsible for assessing the performance of contracted services, which generated 81 valid questionnaires whose data were used to test five hypotheses of relationship among constructs perceived quality, perceived value, satisfaction and loyalty, using the technique of structural equation modeling (SEM) with the estimation method PLS (Partial Least Square). The survey results confirmed the five relationship assumptions previously raised based on the literature review, emphasizing the perceived quality as the main driver of customer loyalty, with direct and indirect positive effects, through the value perception and satisfaction. With regard to the use of the SERVQUAL scale in this context, the perceived quality does not seem to reflect through the dimension of "tangibles", corroborating similar findings in studies with accounting firms (BOJANIC,1991). As practical contributions, this research has provided the companies evaluated a feedback on the service level perceived by customers and their level of satisfaction and loyalty, enabling the adoption of strategies that can reduce the chances of defection of customers. The main limitation of this study is the impossibility of generalization of the results obtained due to the use of non-probability sample.

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An investigation of Polarization Dependent Loss (PDL) behavior is performed in an Recirculation Loop (RCL) experimental apparatus. The PDL statistical nature turns its accumulated contribution in the RCL different from the sum of each different elements contributions. Theoretical analyses are also performed using the Jones and Mueller matrix approach to represent each element in the loop. Experimental errors are considered in the theoretical results and compared with experimental ones. A 7% depolarization most likely due to optical amplifier amplified spontaneous emission is identified in the experimental apparatus.

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Voluntary Jurisdiction refers to a special form of State activity, carried out by judicial or administrative bodies, which exercise public functions of homologation and legal stabilization, in consensual situations regarding private matters. In Brazil, since 2007, inventories and divorces can already be carried out extrajudicially, by means of public deed, before notaries (Law 11.441/2007 and Resolution 35/2007 by the National Council of Justice). However, if there are minors or incapacitates involved in these procedures, the Civil Procedure Code still determines that they must be carried out exclusively by the courts, before judges (Articles 610 and 733 of Federal Law 13.105/2015). In a scenario of high judicialization, in which a constant appeal to the Judiciary makes it overloaded with functions and too time consuming, the objective of this work is to study the rationale and pertinence of the maintenance of the current legal rule, once the State protection and supervision of the best interest of the minor, institutionally attributed to the Public Prosecution Service, could also be carried out extrajudicially, in cooperation with the notaries. The research, conducted by the systematic review method, included reflections on topics such as Neoconstitutionalism, Economic Analysis of Law, Jurimetrics and management model of public administration, to conclude that, currently, the exclusive maintenance in the Judiciary when there is no controversy, that is, which have no jurisdictional nature, only by virtue of tradition, ultimately compromises the constitutional principles of balance among State powers, access to justice, reasonable length of judicial proceedings and efficiency. The adoption of non-bureaucratic public policies, allowing citizens to choose between voluntary or extrajudicial voluntary jurisdiction is possible through alteration in ordinary legislation. Changes in public policies regarding such matters are also desirable, provided they are performed with accountability and respect to constitutional guarantees, through procedures bound by the principles of Notarial Law, contributing to the social and economic development of the country, and strengthening of the Democratic State of Law.

This study aimes to measure the levels of absorptive capacity (ACAP) as the mediator in the relationship of learning domains – cognitive, relationship/behavior, ability-, based on Bloom's Taxonomy, and the individual performance of lawyers. The reasearch sample has 102 lawyers who work as associate or hired employees in law firms in the city of São Paulo, São Paulo State. The theme choice was based on the lack of academic studies about the absorptive capacity on an individual level and the literature discussing Bloom`s Taxonomy domains in the organizational scope. On this regard, it is considered that the present study can add a new vision to the organizational literature while brings Bloom`s Taxonomy, in it`s affective and psychomotor dimensions, into theories of the administration – such as absorptive capacity and individual performance. The methodology used was a quantitative research, with exploratory-descriptive research, obtaining five adapted scales. ACAP`s scale was developed by Wang, Liu, Feng and Wang (2014); the domain of cognitive and relationship/behavior dimensions scales was grounded on Bloom et al. (1956, 1964) and Dave (1970) was adopted for psychomotor. Individual performance was based on Mott (1972). Four hypotheses were formulated: first was made for the purpose of testing the Bloom`s Taxonomy domains and its actions in ACAP, the second one, was made for testing the domains and its effects on individual performance, the third, test ACAP and its effects on individual performance, and the fourth, test ACAP as a mediator of the relationship between Bloom`s Taxonomy domains and individual performance. Through the descriptive analysis, indicators of each dimension of constructs were investigated and an analysis of the structural model was implemented. It was found that individual absorptive capacity in its three dimenssions - acquisition / identification, assimilation and application - causes positive effects on the relationship between the domains and the lawyer's performance, and the other hypothesis of direct effect: Bloom`s Taxonomy domain and individual performance, the domain and ACAP, and ACAP and invidual performance also had the result of positive effect, confirming this study hypotheses.

The diesel engine charging air tube support has the important structural function of supporting the charging air tube, fixed on the turbine and the intercooler. The tube or turbine failure precludes the engine operation. The support also has the function of reducing the displacements imposed on the turbine by engine vibrations that may damage the structure of the mentioned assembly. This work presents a study of the structural integrity of the support through experimental and numerical methods. The finite element method is used for modal analysis, pressure and thermoelastic static analyses and dynamic analysis. The stress concentration regions are evaluated in the support for hot-rolled steel according to DIN EN 1049-1.0971, known commercially as S260NC, currently used in the commercial vehicles, and according to DIN EN 10149-2 1.8974, commercially known as S700MC, proposed for replace the current material. The endurance limits and fatigue life are obtained analytically. Experimentally, to the support characterization, the testing results of hardness, chemical composition and microstructure are presents. To the support evaluation, fractography and fatigue life are presented. The support is not according with the criteria used for the calculations, which confirms the support used in the vehicle failure. The support, for both materials, presented stresses above the calculated fatigue limit. The support, for the current material, presented stresses 42% above the fatigue limit, which represents 6.16 x 104 cycles and suggests low cycle fatigue failure. The proposed material reduces the stresses in 29%. The laboratory tested samples failure regions are the same occurred on the field, which demonstrates consistency within the device used for the fatigue test. The fatigue limit calculated throughout the experimentally obtained number of cycles averages 16% higher than the analytically fatigue limit calculated. A sample of the proposed material S700MC reached 1.00 x 106 cycles, indicating that it may have infinite life. The fatigue limits calculated analytically and experimentally have similar values, demonstrating that the methods used are consistent.

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Introduction: Abdominal wall defect repair is one of the most commonly performed surgeries nowadays. Along with the considerable increase of new meshes for the use in the treatment of hernias, there is a constant search for the ideal mesh. The use of meshes presents, in some cases, risk of infection, seroma, fistula, chronic pain, and retraction of the treated wall. This research aims to assess the healing process of defects produced in the abdominal wall of rats by comparing the repair with the use of polypropylene microporous, polypropylene / polyglecaprone macroporous and polypropylene macroporous meshes, assessing the treated abdominal wall on the 30th, 60th and on the 120th postoperative day aiming at: macroscopic assessment, tensiometric assessment, and microscopic assessment. Material and method: 90 male young adult Wistar rats (Rattus norvergicus albinus) were used, weighing between 280 and 300 grams. The animals were divided into three sets of thirty rats. Each set was divided into three subsets of 10 rats, which underwent similar surgical procedures, with abdominal wall injury, maintaining the parietal peritoneum integrity and the correction using the studied meshes. Euthanasia was performed on the 30th, 60th and 120th days postoperatively. The abdominal wall segments of the animals went through tensiometric and histological analysis using hematoxylin / eosin and Masson's trichrome, immunohistochemistry, and collagen assessment with picrosirius Red. Results: The present study demonstrated a higher resistance of the repaired tissues in macroporous meshes compared to microporous meshes. The inflammatory process score showed a significant prevalence of subacute process at the beginning and at the end of the study. In microporous meshes the encapsulation occurs in blocks and in macroporous meshes the encapsulation is predominantly filamentary. The Immunohistochemical study with marker MMP9 had constant reduction throughout the study period in the G2 set (polypropylene / polyglecaprone). Conclusion: The most resistant meshes at the end of the study were macroporous meshes. In microporous meshes the encapsulation occurs in block and in the macroporous ones the filamentary encapsulation prevails. All the studied meshes presented sufficient resistance to maintain the correction of the wall defect in the assessed period.

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Brazilian Law 12.965, 23 April 2014, referred to as The Internet Bill of Rights (Marco Civil da Internet in Brazil), represents an important landmark in Brazil´s legal system. Given its geographical reach, universality and its open environment, conducive to information haring and development of applications, the Internet has become an essential service to citizens, to governments and to the business, transcending national borders. As The Internet Bill of Rights starts producing effects within Brazilian legal environment and upon social actors operating in such a complex ecosystem, there is a growing need to deepen the exegesis of the legal diploma. Traditionally, hardware is sold as merchandise in buy-and-sell transactions concluded perfected by the equipment delivery. Software as commercialized as perpetual right of use license. In both cases, the commercial model is usually based in non-recurring prices, and the purchase is accounted as asset subject to depreciation. Given the Internet expansion and the technology evolution, new business models have emerged around a certain concept, known in the market as Cloud Services. Such offerings make available processing capacity and software licenses, through the Internet, in accordance to the customer´s need, and paid on recurring charges based on the usage. This work presents considerations about interpretation applicable to Law 12.965/2014, undertaken on the basis of its own legal principles and on the weighting of colliding principles, focusing on Net Neutrality and investigates taxation regimes (tax incidence hypotheses) applicable to new information and communication technologies, taking into account the juridical nature of the solutions. Considerations hereto presented rely on Economic Law as backdrop, regarding, in particular, ways in which the State intervenes in the economy, especially using the inductive form.

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