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Barriers and facilitators to sexual health help-seeking in patients with early-onset Parkinson’s disease : a qualitative study in Ethiopia
No full textGlobally, up to 88% of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients experience one or more types of sexual health (SH) problems. However, nearly 80% of PD patients with sexual dysfunction (SD) did not seek formal help. Evidence lacks on why PD patients with SD do not seek help in socio-culturally diverse countries like Ethiopia. Therefore, this qualitative study aims to identify the barriers and facilitators of SH help-seeking among early onset PD patients in Ethiopia. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 early-onset PD patients (8 males, 6 females; age at onset of 26 - 55 years) attending follow-up treatment in tertiary hospitals. Thematic analysis revealed various intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural barriers to seeking sexual health support. Facilitators included increased awareness and knowledge about the importance of SH services, and sexual partner support. Participants emphasized the need for healthcare providers to initiate discussions on SH and experience sharing with other PD patients to encourage help seeking. This study underscores the importance of addressing cultural sensitivities in SH communication, advocating for a proactive role from healthcare providers to ensure need-based services.Globally, up to 88% of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients experience one or more types of sexual health (SH) problems. However, nearly 80% of PD patients with sexual dysfunction (SD) did not seek formal help. Evidence lacks on why PD patients with SD do not seek help in socio-culturally diverse countries like Ethiopia. Therefore, this qualitative study aims to identify the barriers and facilitators of SH help-seeking among early onset PD patients in Ethiopia. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 early-onset PD patients (8 males, 6 females; age at onset of 26 - 55 years) attending follow-up treatment in tertiary hospitals. Thematic analysis revealed various intrapersonal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural barriers to seeking sexual health support. Facilitators included increased awareness and knowledge about the importance of SH services, and sexual partner support. Participants emphasized the need for healthcare providers to initiate discussions on SH and experience sharing with other PD patients to encourage help seeking. This study underscores the importance of addressing cultural sensitivities in SH communication, advocating for a proactive role from healthcare providers to ensure need-based services.A
Three-dimensional scapular kinematics during commonly used rehabilitation exercises in patients 12 weeks after reverse shoulder arthroplasty
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[catalog] Suzanne Valadon /
No full textL' exposition "Suzanne Valadon" au Centre Pompidou est reprise et adaptée de l' exposition "Suzanne Valadon. Un monde á soi" conçue par le Centre Pompidou-Metz et présentée du 15 avril au 11 septembre 2023. Elle a également fait étape au Musée d' Arts de Nantes du 27 octobre 2023 au 11 févier 2024 et dans une version adapteée au Meseu Nacional d' Art de Catalunys á Barcelone du 19 avril au 1er septembre 2024[Impressum:]"Le présent ouvrage est publié à l'occasion de l'exposition "Suzanne Valadon" présentée au Centre Pompidou, Paris, Galerie 2, du 15 janvier au 26 mai 2025
funkyheatmap : visualising data frames with mixed data types
No full textThe {funkyheatmap} package offers a flexible and user-friendly solution for visualising dataframes containing a mixture of categorical, proportional, and text-based data. It simplifies thecreation of informative and visually appealing heatmaps while providing extensive customizationoptions to tailor the output. This tool is especially valuable in research settings for summarisingand communicating complex results, such as those encountered in benchmarking studies.The package is available on CRAN, PyPI, and npm. For a showcase of examples and anoverview of the different implementations, visit the project website funkyheatmap.github.io.The {funkyheatmap} package offers a flexible and user-friendly solution for visualising dataframes containing a mixture of categorical, proportional, and text-based data. It simplifies thecreation of informative and visually appealing heatmaps while providing extensive customizationoptions to tailor the output. This tool is especially valuable in research settings for summarisingand communicating complex results, such as those encountered in benchmarking studies.The package is available on CRAN, PyPI, and npm. For a showcase of examples and anoverview of the different implementations, visit the project website funkyheatmap.github.io.A
Sociology about art : an introduction to how sociologists study the arts /
No full text"For sociologists, making, distributing, and using art and cultural products constitute social practices, yet, sociologists disagree on how to investigate these practices. Organized around three main schools of thought - critical sociology, symbolic interactionism and social systems theory - Sociology About Art serves as an introduction to and a self-reflective discussion about how sociologists study the Arts. Providing a wide spectrum of approaches in art sociology, the book focuses on examining not only the famously cited theorists (notably Bourdieu, Becker and Peterson) but also offers an overview of the sociologists who are often overlooked (Hennion, Heinich, Luhmann and Van Maanen, among others). In presenting these various approaches, the crux of discussion concerns the status of art in sociological analyses. Following a critical assessment of the classical theories and assessing the risks of failing to observe the function of art, the authors contend that the perspective on art works, their forms, affordances and meanings, can and should be integrated into sociological research for it to become a sociology that is truly about art. A vital resource for students seeking to understand sociological discourses surrounding art and set up their own research projects, Sociology about Art will appeal to scholars and students of sociology with interests in the arts and cultural policy"--Includes bibliographical references and index."For sociologists, making, distributing, and using art and cultural products constitute social practices, yet, sociologists disagree on how to investigate these practices. Organized around three main schools of thought - critical sociology, symbolic interactionism and social systems theory - Sociology About Art serves as an introduction to and a self-reflective discussion about how sociologists study the Arts. Providing a wide spectrum of approaches in art sociology, the book focuses on examining not only the famously cited theorists (notably Bourdieu, Becker and Peterson) but also offers an overview of the sociologists who are often overlooked (Hennion, Heinich, Luhmann and Van Maanen, among others). In presenting these various approaches, the crux of discussion concerns the status of art in sociological analyses. Following a critical assessment of the classical theories and assessing the risks of failing to observe the function of art, the authors contend that the perspective on art works, their forms, affordances and meanings, can and should be integrated into sociological research for it to become a sociology that is truly about art. A vital resource for students seeking to understand sociological discourses surrounding art and set up their own research projects, Sociology about Art will appeal to scholars and students of sociology with interests in the arts and cultural policy"-
The intersubjectification of vision as interactional thought : vision imperatives in Ancient Greek diachrony
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A continuous 150-kyr record of geomagnetic field variations from Lake Chala, Eastern Equatorial Africa
No full textRecords of geomagnetic field variations from continental Africa are sparse yet provide a key dating tool for low-latitude paleoclimatic changes. Long-lived tectonic and crater lakes in eastern tropical Africa potentially provide important, long (>100,000 years, kyrs) and continuous sedimentary records of African monsoonal climate over past glacial and interglacial stages; the environmental backdrop to human evolution and dispersion. Here, notwithstanding its low latitude location, we present a detailed paleomagnetic record from eastern equatorial Africa extracted from the upper similar to 129 m of a continuous sediment sequence drilled in Lake Chala (3 degrees S; 37 degrees E), a permanently stratified crater lake near Mt. Kilimanjaro. The high and stable sedimentation rate (similar to 0.85 m/kyr), lack of compaction and reliable paleomagnetic signal (assessed by paleo- and rock magnetic analyses) enabled the production of a new virtual geomagnetic pole (VGP) record for the last similar to 150 ka for equatorial Africa. Six magnetic excursions are recorded: Blake 1 and 2, Post-Blake, Laschamp, Mono Lake and Hilina Pali. This exceptional record provides key information on the recurrence and duration of intervals of Quaternary geomagnetic instability, and independently-obtained constraints on the Hilina Pali excursion. Our new paleomagnetic record thus provides a reference data set for late-Quaternary geomagnetic excursions from African sites and a basis for better understanding of the temporal and spatial evolution of Earth's magnetic field. Finally, correlated with a revised geomagnetic instability timescale, these excursions provide a robust, independent age model for the Lake Chala sediment record, critical for correlating its paleoclimate and environmental proxy records to global reference records.Records of geomagnetic field variations from continental Africa are sparse yet provide a key dating tool for low-latitude paleoclimatic changes. Long-lived tectonic and crater lakes in eastern tropical Africa potentially provide important, long (>100,000 years, kyrs) and continuous sedimentary records of African monsoonal climate over past glacial and interglacial stages; the environmental backdrop to human evolution and dispersion. Here, notwithstanding its low latitude location, we present a detailed paleomagnetic record from eastern equatorial Africa extracted from the upper similar to 129 m of a continuous sediment sequence drilled in Lake Chala (3 degrees S; 37 degrees E), a permanently stratified crater lake near Mt. Kilimanjaro. The high and stable sedimentation rate (similar to 0.85 m/kyr), lack of compaction and reliable paleomagnetic signal (assessed by paleo- and rock magnetic analyses) enabled the production of a new virtual geomagnetic pole (VGP) record for the last similar to 150 ka for equatorial Africa. Six magnetic excursions are recorded: Blake 1 and 2, Post-Blake, Laschamp, Mono Lake and Hilina Pali. This exceptional record provides key information on the recurrence and duration of intervals of Quaternary geomagnetic instability, and independently-obtained constraints on the Hilina Pali excursion. Our new paleomagnetic record thus provides a reference data set for late-Quaternary geomagnetic excursions from African sites and a basis for better understanding of the temporal and spatial evolution of Earth's magnetic field. Finally, correlated with a revised geomagnetic instability timescale, these excursions provide a robust, independent age model for the Lake Chala sediment record, critical for correlating its paleoclimate and environmental proxy records to global reference records.A
Building from within : internal employer branding and employee ambassadorship
No full textPublic defense: 2025-05-14D