199 research outputs found
Zum Telos des Philänenexkurses in Sall. Iug. 79
No full textThe tale of the Philaeni brothers in Sall. Iug. 79 not only brings the description of the war to a halt, it also pleases the reader. Moreover, it is used by the author as a reflection point, when it comes to Marius appealing to his audience only six chapters after the digression. Marius’ concept of virtus as well as that of Sallust himself as shown in the prooemium is illustrated by the heroic feat of the two Carthaginians who give their life for their people.Рассказ о братьях Филенах (Sall. Iug. 79) нужен не только ради ретардации в повествовании о войне, но и ради удовольствия читателя. Более того, он подготавливает к восприятию речи Мария, которая расположена на шесть глав ниже. Подвиг двух карфагенян, отдавших жизнь за свой народ, иллюстрирует категорию virtus в понимании Мария, а судя по проэмию – и самого Саллюстия
History of Fuuta Jalon
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Because of the large size of this manuscript, it is also available in three PDF files. In addition, each page is available as a separate, larger, JPG file. If higher-resolution JP2 files are needed (WARNING: files average 15-20MB in size), please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: M. Lamine Diallo (Lecturer of Wolof & Pular Languages) and Ahmed Diallo (Research Assistant). Technical Team: Dr. Vika Zafrin (Digital Scholarship Librarian, BU Libraries), Dr. Fallou Ngom (Director, African Language Program), Dr. Peter Quella (Assistant Director, African Studies Center), and Sarah Davis Westwood (PhD Candidate, Department of History). This collection of Fuuta Jalon Pular Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This project is funded by the BU African Studies Center. We thank Prof. Tim Longman, Director of the African Studies Center, and the entire African Studies team for their support. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).The material talks about the organization of the Fuuta Jalon community for expansion of Islam. Fuuta Jalon was organized into three regions: Timbi, Timbo, and Labe. The material was first written in 1901 and has been written again in 1967 by the author in Pita, Fuuta Jalon. The material was digitized in Dakar, Senegal. The video contains El hadj Mouhamadou Sall sharing biographical information and details related to the acquisition and contents of these Ajami materials
Aspects épidémio-cliniques et thérapeutiques des sinusites maxillaires au CHU Pr Bocar Sidy Sall de Kati.
No full textIntroduction : La sinusite est une réaction inflammatoire ou infectieuse localise aux cavités annexes des fosses nasales. Patients et méthodes : Il s'agit d'une étude descriptive transversale à collecte prospective sur une période de 12 mois allant du 1èr novembre 2017 au 1er novembre 2018. Etait inclus dans notre étude, tout patient dont le diagnostic de sinusite maxillaire fut retenue et ayant accepté la prise en charge et de participer à notre étude. L'analyse des données a été effectuée sur le logiciel EPI INFO 7.2. Résultat : Dans notre étude la prévalence de la sinusite maxillaire a été de 5,49 p.100 . L'âge moyen de nos patients était de 35,5 ans avec un sex-ratio de 0,74. Nos patients sont venus d'eux-mêmes dans 93,44 p.100 des cas. Le délai moyen de consultation était de 3,36 plus ou moins 6,31 jours. La circonstance déclenchante a été le coryza avec 97 p.100 des cas. L'obstruction nasale à abascule a été la plus grande représentation dans 70,49 p.100 des cas. La rhinorrhée antéro-postérieure dans notre série a été la plus représenté avec 52,45 p.100 cas. La céphalée exagérée tête déclive a été la plus grande représentation avec 34,43 p.100 des cas. L'hyposmie a été la plus représenté avec 13,11 p.100 des cas. Nous n'avons pas observé d'oedème facial régional dans 85,3 p.100 des cas. La douleur dans la fosse canine a été la plus grande représentation avec 21,31 p.100 des cas. L'éternuement-prurit a été la plus grande présentation dans 57,38 p.100 des cas. A l'inspection la carie dentaire a été la plus représenté avec 32,79 p.100 des cas. L'incidence Blondeau a été l'examen radiologique la plus demandé dans 90,16 p.100 des cas. Le traitement médical a été le plus effectué avec 85,25 p.100 des cas. La majorité de nos patients ont été guéri dans 85,24 p.100 des cas. Conclusion : La sinusite maxillaire occupe une place non négligeable dans les activités du service d'odonto-stomatologie. Il s'agit bien d'une pathologie de l'adulte jeune. Le traitement médical parfois couplé à la chirurgie permettra une bonne guérison avec un résultat satisfaisant
Grid-based virtual laboratory experiments for a graduate course on sensor networks
No full textThis paper presents the pedagogical and technical challenges the authors faced in developing a distributed laboratory for the execution of virtual scientific experiments (VSEs) superimposed on a Grid infrastructure, for a course on sensor networks that is part of the Master's in Information Networking (MSIN) program jointly offered by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA and Athens Information Technology (AIT), Athens, Greece. The MSIN program utilizes virtual classroom technologies because of its strong distance learning component. Courses taught by CMU faculty are attended in real-time by students in Athens, Greece, via video-wall teleconferencing sessions. Vice versa, visiting CMU faculty to AIT teach classes that are attended by students at CMU. Students in both institutions enjoy full interactivity with their classmates on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. A distributed shared virtual laboratory is needed for many of the more empirical courses. This paper describes the challenges and issues the authors faced in developing such a lab
Catilina nel teatro di Ben Jonson: un ‘revenant’ cicero-sallustiano
No full textThe creation of the dark figure of Catiline, which dominates the
play by Ben Jonson, Catiline his conspiracy, is the result of careful
reading by the author devoted to ancient sources: Cic. Catil. 1, 16 and Sall. Catil. 22
Dynamique des normes agricoles et rationalités paysannes au Sénégal. L'exemple des maraîchers sous tutelle étatique
No full textIn this research, the author analysis the new relations between the State and the Portuguese farmers after the 1974's revolution
Emerg Infect Dis
No full textDuring the 2003 rainy season, the clinical and serologic incidence of Rift Valley fever was assessed in small ruminant herds living around temporary ponds located in the semi-arid region of the Ferlo, Senegal. No outbreak was detected by the surveillance system. Serologic incidence was estimated at 2.9% (95% confidence interval 1.0-8.7) and occurred in 5 of 7 ponds with large variations in the observed incidence rate (0%-20.3%). The location of ponds in the Ferlo Valley and small ponds were correlated with higher serologic incidence (p = 0.0005 and p = 0.005, respectively). Rift Valley fever surveillance should be improved to allow early detection of virus activity. Ruminant vaccination programs should be prepared to confront the foreseeable higher risks for future epidemics of this disease
Misleading guidance for decision making on tsetse eradication: Response to Shaw et al. (2013)
No full textEstimating the Value of Human Capital within the World Bank Wealth Accounting Framework
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to come up
with an estimate for the value of human capital with the
World Bank wealth accounting framework for the Latin
American and Caribbean Region. The proposed approach draws
connections between wealth accounting and the development
accounting literature that explores the effects of education
and health on human capital, building on previous work by
Arrow and coauthors (2012), UNU-IHDP and UNEP (2012),
Farreira and Hamilton (2010), Weil (2007), and others. The
approach is extended to value the loss of human capital due
to air pollution and lack of access to clean water and
sanitation. The wealth accounting framework is underpinned
by the notion that total wealth is equal to the present
value of current and future consumption in a competitive
economy with constant returns to scale. The author uses a
series of calculations representing the framework for and
methodology of his framework. Later in this paper the author
breaks down the variables in determining the value of human
capital into the following categories: schooling, wages,
returns to education, returns to health, survival rate, time
period, social discount rate, and volatility. Each variable
is accompanied by an explanation of its relevance to the
equation. The results are quantified in a series of tables
paying attention to each individual variable including
comparisons to like studies over different time periods with
previously collected data to show emphasis
Review: Dorothée Ninck Gbeassor, Heidi Schär Sall, David Signer, Daniel Stutz & Elena Wertli (1999). Überlebenskunst in Übergangswelten: ethnopsychologische Betreuung von Asylsuchenden
No full textDas vorliegende Buch ist das erste von bisher zwei erschienenen Büchern des Ethnologisch-Psychologischen Zentrums in Zürich. In der Einrichtung der Asyl-Organisation für den Kanton Zürich finden Asylsuchende in schweren Krisen stationäre oder ambulante Betreuung. Die Flüchtlinge, die hierher kommen, sind dem Krieg, der Folter und/oder dem Gefängnis in der einstigen Heimat physisch entkommen. Die Migration und allmähliche Ankunft im kulturell und sozial Neuen stellt für sie jedoch eine Überforderung dar. Sie sind psychisch erkrankt und können ohne Unterstützung den Alltag kaum bewältigen. In den drei Häusern der Organisation, den so genannten Foyers finden die Asylsuchenden Aufnahme und treffen mit einem fünfköpfigen Betreuungsteam zusammen, dass sich der Migrationsituation des Einzelnen durch Ansätze aus der Ethnologie sowie Psychologie versucht zu nähern. Die Mitarbeiter haben dabei eine Arbeitsweise entwickelt, die nicht allein für die Schweiz sondern wohl auch für Deutschland Modell- und Pioniercharakter besitzt. David SIGNER beschäftigt sich in seinem Artikel mit "typischen" Konflikten und Interaktionsmuster, die im Foyeralltag auftreten. Der Autor verweist hier auf die Notwendigkeit, offen für unterschiedliche Wahrnehmungen und Kommunikation zu bleiben und benennt er die "Fallen", in die die Betreuenden bei der täglichen Arbeit oft tappen. Elena WERTLI wendet sich in ihrem Artikel Asylsuchenden mit suizidalen Krisen. Anhand von Beispielen macht sie deutlich, dass nicht die schnelle Intervention sondern die Aufrechterhaltung des Dialogs zum zentralsten Hilfsangebot für Menschen in Extremsituationen werden kann. Im Mittelpunkt von Daniel STUTZ' Artikel steht die kurdische Familie Yilmaz. Auf der Grundlage von lebensgeschichtlichen Gesprächen mit dem Ehepaar rekonstruiert der Autor dessen individuelle(n) Vergangenheit(en) und deutet die heutigen Krankheitsprobleme der Familie als Schwierigkeit im Umgang mit dem "Fremden" im neuen Land. Heidi SCHÄR SALL diskutiert in ihrem Text die Institutionalisierung von "Übergangs- und Spielräumen" in der Betreuung von MigrantInnen und beschreibt so das "Herz" des angewandten Methodenrepertoires im Ethnologisch-Psychologischen Zentrum. Die Autorin verweist in diesem Zusammenhang auf die Gefahr der "Kuturalisierung" der Verhaltens- und Anschauungsweisen von MigrantInnen. Trotz dieses Hinweises nimmt die Autorin selbst romantisierende Zuschreibungen kultureller Besonderheiten vor. Dorothée NINCK GBEASSOR schließlich richtet ihr Augenmerk auf die Probleme der Kinder von Familien im Exil, wo mindestens ein Elternteil psychisch erkrankt ist. Der Beitrag besticht durch die Sensibilität, mit der die Schwierigkeit des "Eingreifens" von Außen geschildert und analysiert wird. Die Autorin folgt jedoch in ihrer Interpretation und der Zuschreibung einer "Roma-Identität" einem stark ethnisierendem Ansatz.The book "Überlebenskunst in Übergangswelten" [The Art of Surviving in Transitional Worlds] is the first of two recent publications from the Ethnological-Psychological Centre in Zurich. The branch of the Asylum-Organisation of the Canton Zurich offers people who have fled their home country and who are now suffering from psychological crisis, inpatient or in-house or ambulatory treatment. The refugees physically escaped war, torture and/or imprisonment. However, they are unable to master the difficult process of migration and gradual arrival integration into the new, cultural and social contexts in Switzerland. As a result they have psychological problems, which make it impossible for them to live a "normal" everyday life. In three houses of the Centre, the so-called Foyers, they can find potential help. The migrants meet with a team of five ethno-psychologists, which uses ethnological and psychological approaches in order to understand the newcomers' problems. Within their work, the professionals of the Centre have developed a theoretical and methodological repertoire, which is of model-character not only within Switzerland but also for other countries. David SIGNER focuses in his article on characteristic conflicts and patterns of interaction in everyday life in the Foyers. The author emphasises the need to be open for all sorts of perception and communication. Furthermore, he sheds light on the various "pitfalls" in trying to create interaction. Elena WERTLI's text concentrates on refugees suffering from suicidal crisis. She explicates that a continued dialog is sometimes of more help for people in extreme psychological situations than a fast intervention. Daniel STUTZ' approach towards the problems of a Kurdish family is to first reconstruct the latter's individual life histories. The method enables him to explain the ongoing physical problems and the family's growing fear to get infected by bacteria as an expression of the couple's fear of anything that is "foreign" as well of their problems in getting used to the new social and cultural context. Heidi SCHÄR SALL discusses the Centre's method to institutionalise "transitional space" within its work. She describes the "heart" of the theoretical as well as methodological repertoire of the Foyers. The author also places emphasis on the problems of all forms of "culturalising" the migrants' behavioral standards. Moreover, Heidi SCHÄR SALL uses cultural characteristics that are within the norm- and value system of refugees. She hence romantisizes as well as "exoticises" the "Other". Finally, Dorothée NINCK GBEASSOR draws attention to the difficulties of children within exiled families where at least one family member suffers psychological problems. The text impresses by the author's sensitive analysis of the difficulties to intervene. Still, Dorothée NINCK GBEASSOR follows a rather "ethnisising" approach in her interpretation, e.g. allocating a "Roma Identity" in order to explain the behaviour of a family from Ex-Yugoslavia.El libro "Überlebenskunst in Übergangswelten" [El Arte de Sobrevivir en Mundos en Transición] es la primera de dos publicaciones recientes del Centro Etnopsicológico de Zurich. La sucursal de la Organización-Asilo en el Cantón de Zurich ofrece, a la gente que ha tenido que dejar su país y está sufriendo crisis psicológica, tratamiento ambulatorio, en sus casas o bien como internos. Los refugiados físicamente han escapado de la guerra, la tortura o la prisión, sin embargo, no están posibilitados para manejar adecuadamente el difícil proceso de inmigración e integración a su llegada a los nuevos contextos sociales y culturales en Suiza. En consecuencia tienen problemas psicológicos que le imposibilitan vivir una vida cotidiana "normal". En tres casas del Centro, las denominadas Foyers, pueden encontrar ayuda. Los inmigrantes se encuentran con un equipo de cinco etnopsicólogos, quienes utilizan enfoques etnológicos y psicológicos para entender los problemas de los recién llegados. En su trabajo los profesionales del Centro han desarrollado un repertorio teórico y metodológico, el cual es un modelo no solamente en Suiza sino también en otros países. David SIGNER se centra en su artículo en los conflictos característicos y en los patrones de interacción en la vida diaria en los Foyers. El autor enfatiza la necesidad de estar abierto a toda clase de percepción y comunicación. Advierte, además, sobre las "trampas" posibles al tratar de crear interacción. El texto de Elena WERTLI se concentra en los refugiados que sufren de crisis de suicidio. Plantea que un diálogo continuo es algunas veces de más ayuda a la gente que se encuentra en situaciones psicológicas extremas, que una intervención rápida. El enfoque de Daniel STUTZ hacia los problemas de la familia kurda es primero reconstruir las historias de vida individuales. Este método le permite explicar los problemas físicos crecientes y el miedo creciente de las familias de infectarse con bacterias, lo cual es expresión del temor de las parejas ante cualquier cosa que es "extraña"; también le permite explicar los problemas de acostumbrarse al nuevo contexto social y cultural. Heidi SCHÄR SALL discute el método del Centro para institucionalizar espacios transitorios en su trabajo. Describe el "corazón" del repertorio teórico y metodológico de los Foyers. También enfatiza los problemas de "aculturación" de los comportamientos estándares de los inmigrantes. Incluso, Heidi SCHÄR SALL utiliza características culturales que están dentro de la norma y del sistema de valores de los refugiados. Por tanto ella romantiza y "hace exótico" al "Otro". Finalmente, Dorothée NINCK GBEASSOR llama la atención sobre las dificultades de los niños de las familias exiladas, en las cuales por lo menos un miembro de la familia sufre problemas psicológicos. El texto impresiona por el sensible análisis de la autora de las dificultades a intervenir. Dorothée NINCK GBEASSOR, Incluso, sigue un enfoque "etnitizante" en su interpretación, i.e asignar una "Identidad de Roma" a fin de explicar la conducta de una familia proveniente de la Ex-Yugoslavia
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