29 research outputs found
Viajando através do interculturalismo: do pós-colonial ao presente global
Get PDFConferência proferida por Rustom Bharucha no IX Congresso da ABRACE em Uberlândia. Nessa conferência, o autor combina memórias, anedotas e momentos-chaves da iluminação e da crise na narrativa intercultural.
ABSTRACT
Conference given by Rustom Bharucha at the 9th ABRACE Congress in Uberlândia. In this conference, the author combines memories, anecdotes and key moments of enlightenment and crisis in intercultural narrative.
Keywords: Interculturalism; performance; postcolonia
COVID-19 pandemic and cardiac imaging: EACVI recommendations on precautions, indications, prioritization, and protection for patients and healthcare personnel
Get PDFThis is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Cardiovascular Research following peer review. The version of record Helge Skulstad, Bernard Cosyns, Bogdan A Popescu, Maurizio Galderisi, Giovanni Di Salvo, Erwan Donal, Steffen Petersen, Alessia Gimelli, Kristina H Haugaa, Denisa Muraru, Ana G Almeida, Jeanette Schulz-Menger, Marc R Dweck, Gianluca Pontone, Leyla Elif Sade, Bernhard Gerber, Pal Maurovich-Horvat, Tara Bharucha, Matteo Cameli, Julien Magne, Mark Westwood, Gerald Maurer, Thor Edvardsen, COVID-19 pandemic and cardiac imaging: EACVI recommendations on precautions, indications, prioritization, and protection for patients and healthcare personnel, European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, , jeaa072, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaa072 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaa072
Social network use and youth well-being: a study in India
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Purpose
The youth in present day India is the first generation to grow up within a world of pervasive technology. While several writers applaud these social network sites (SNSs) for transforming the social landscape of India, recent research is beginning to examine the destructive role of these SNSs. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether and to what extent social media contributes to decline in well-being, addictive behavior and other harmful social effects.
Design/methodology/approach
In the first phase, a structured questionnaire was sent via e-mail to 114 students. The second stage embraced an exploratory qualitative approach with in-depth interviews and reflections. As part of the third stage, the author devoted a lot of time reading the blogs and posts of the youth.
Findings
The analysis of qualitative data is presented in three major themes: patterns of usage, nature of online friendships and threat to well-being. Some of the respondents did experience “addiction-like” symptoms. It can be deduced that the respondents are not addicted to the medium per se; they are cultivating an addiction to certain activities they carry out online.
Practical implications
Indian newspapers have recently reported several cases how social media can mislead and corrupt the youth and some of these cases have ended in tragedy. This kind of obsessive behavior is extremely dangerous to the minds which are otherwise actually intelligent and ought to be stopped.
Originality/value
There is no doubt that the Indian youth is developing a dependence on this technological advance that fuses people all over the world. We are still in the infant stages of understanding these issues in the Indian context. This study adds value to the negligible empirical evidence in India till date.
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SOBRE TERROR E PERFORMANCE: VISLUMBRES DO ‘ALÉM DE’
Get PDFIn this essay, Lúcia Fabrini de Almeida makes a critic presentation about the new book by Rustom Bharuscha, Terror and Performance, published from Tulika Books, at Nova Delhi. After a general presentation of the intentions of the publication, the author goes through referential stretches of the book intertwining them with potent reflections based in her ideas and establishing important dialogues with texts of Laura Rita Segato. Neste ensaio, Lúcia Fabrini de Almeida faz uma apresentação crítica do novo livro de Rustom Bharucha, Terror and Performance, publicado pela Tulika Books, em Nova Delhi. Após uma apresentação geral das intenções da publicação, a autora percorre trechos referenciais do livro entrelaçando-os com reflexões potentes apoiadas em suas próprias ideias e estabelecendo significativo diálogo com textos de Laura Rita Segato.
The Unintentional Procrastination Scale
Get PDF© 2016 The Author(s)Procrastination refers to the delay or postponement of a task or decision and is often conceptualised as a failure of self-regulation. Recent research has suggested that procrastination could be delineated into two domains: intentional and unintentional. In this two-study paper, we aimed to develop a measure of unintentional procrastination (named the Unintentional Procrastination Scale or the ‘UPS’) and test whether this would be a stronger marker of psychopathology than intentional and general procrastination. In Study 1, a community sample of 139 participants completed a questionnaire that consisted of several items pertaining to unintentional procrastination that had been derived from theory, previous research, and clinical experience. Responses were subjected to a principle components analysis and assessment of internal consistency. In Study 2, a community sample of 155 participants completed the newly developed scale, along with measures of general and intentional procrastination, metacognitions about procrastination, and negative affect. Data from the UPS were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis and revised accordingly. The UPS was then validated using correlation and regression analyses. The six-item UPS possesses construct and divergent validity and good internal consistency. The UPS appears to be a stronger marker of psychopathology than the pre-existing measures of procrastination used in this study. Results from the regression models suggest that both negative affect and metacognitions about procrastination differentiate between general, intentional, and unintentional procrastination. The UPS is brief, has good psychometric properties, and has strong associations with negative affect, suggesting it has value as a research and clinical tool
Socioeconomic status and anxiety as predictors of antidepressant treatment response and suicidal ideation in older adults.
Get PDFBACKGROUND: Separate reports from the maintenance treatment for late-life depression (MTLD) trials have shown that low socioeconomic status (SES) and anxiety symptoms at the time of treatment initiation predict lower levels of response to antidepressant treatment and higher levels of suicidal ideation in older adults. AIM: To determine whether SES and anxiety independently contribute to worse treatment outcomes, as indicated by persistence of depressive symptoms during treatment and the persistence of suicidal ideation. Consistent with prior evidence that sociodemographic factors and clinical history are both prognostic of depression treatment efficacy, we hypothesized that SES and pre-existing anxiety symptoms will both predict lower levels of response to treatment and higher levels of suicidal ideation. METHOD: Secondary analyses of data from the MTLD trials. RESULTS: Regression analyses which controlled for comorbid anxiety indicated that residents of middle- and high-income census tracts were more likely to respond to treatment (HR, 1.63; 95%CI, 1.08-2.46) and less likely to report suicidal ideation during treatment (OR, 0.51; 95%CI, 0.28-0.90) than residents of low income census tracts. The same regression models indicated that pre-existing anxiety symptoms were independently related to lower treatment response (HR, 0.73; 95%CI, 0.60-0.89) and higher risk of suicidal ideation (OR, 1.45; 95%CI, 0.98-2.14). CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate the importance of treating anxiety symptoms during the course of treatment for late-life depression and, at the same time, addressing barriers to treatment response related to low SES
Association between reported aetiology of central nervous system infections and the speciality of study investigators-a bias compartmental syndrome ?
No full textBackground: Conventional descriptions of central nervous system (CNS) infections are variably categorized into clinical syndromes for patient investigation, management and research. Aetiologies of the most commonly recognized syndromes, encephalitis and meningitis, tend to be attributed predominantly to viruses and bacteria, respectively. Methods: A systematic review was performed of aetiological studies of CNS syndromes and data extracted on reported author specialities. Results: The analysis identified an association between the author's speciality and the CNS syndrome studied, with a tendency for virologists to study encephalitis and microbiologists to study meningitis. Conclusions: We suggest there is bias in study design. Stronger multidisciplinary collaboration in CNS infection research is needed
Association between reported aetiology of central nervous system infections and the speciality of study investigators-a bias compartmental syndrome ?
No full textBackground: Conventional descriptions of central nervous system (CNS) infections are variably categorized into clinical syndromes for patient investigation, management and research. Aetiologies of the most commonly recognized syndromes, encephalitis and meningitis, tend to be attributed predominantly to viruses and bacteria, respectively. Methods: A systematic review was performed of aetiological studies of CNS syndromes and data extracted on reported author specialities. Results: The analysis identified an association between the author's speciality and the CNS syndrome studied, with a tendency for virologists to study encephalitis and microbiologists to study meningitis. Conclusions: We suggest there is bias in study design. Stronger multidisciplinary collaboration in CNS infection research is needed
A Study on Nadukku Vatham
Get PDFNadukku vadham is one among the vadha disease common in old
age people and is very notorious in nature and the patients are disturbed heavily from doing their normal activities. It has an annual incidence of about 0.2/1000 and a prevalence of 1.5/1000 in Uk. Prevalence rates are similar throughout the world, though lower rates have been reported for
China and West Africa. The disease has a low prevalence in India except in the small Parsi community where Bharucha [et al.] found a high prevalence.
The disease Nadukku vatham is characterised by Head nodding, Tremor in the hand, Body ache, Difficulty in speaking, Anxious look, Eyelid blinking with eye muscle twitching as stated in “Yugi muni vaithiya kaviyam”.
From the dissertation work the author has observed the following:
❖ As Vatha is the principal of motion, its derangement affects all the movements of the body, mainly the kanmenthiriyangal kaal (legs), kai (hands) vaai (Mouth) are affected.
❖ Among the Five kosas, Vinganamaya kosam is the Nervous system. The clinical Symptoms clearly shows that this kosam is affected. Vatha is essential for the functioning of Nervous system. All the original Qualities of Vatha is affected in the disease.
❖ All the seven Udal thathukkal which nourishes the whole body are affected by the increased vatha humour in this disease.
❖ The clinical features depicted through changes in Mukkutram, changes in udal thathukkal, changes in Ennvagai thervugal helps to arrive the pathology of the disease and helps to confirm the diagnosis of the disease.
❖ The literary collections in various aspects related to this topic, guides the author in proper way to arrive the diagnosis. The clinical symptoms stated in other literature also helpful for the diagnosis of the disease.
❖ The examination of central Nervous system played an important role in diagnosis of the disease.
❖ The clinical symptoms of the Nadukku Vatham can be co-related with cerebellar ataxia.
CONCLUSION:
Identification of disease and its pathogenesis are the pre requisite for medical practice. A detailed history taking, clinical examinations as per siddha guidelines are necessary to arrive the precise diagnosis.
The diagnosis of the disease is confirmed by siddha parameters and modern clinical examination.
Study on Nadukku vatham was carried out in this dissertation giving importance to the clinical features of Head Nodding, Tremor in the hand, Difficulty in speaking, Anxious look, Eye blinking with eye muscle twitching, Difficulty in walking.
The disease can be correlated with cerebellar ataxia
By siddha parameters, Alteration in mukkutram, Alteration in
udalthathukkal, alteration in Ennvagaitheruvugal clearly depicts increased vatha humour is the main picture causing the disease
Forest plot of the studies included in the final meta-regression model.
No full textStudies are identified with the first author and year of publication. The log odds of mortality are shown along with 95% confidence intervals.</p
