44 research outputs found
Election commentaries
No full textIntroduction - Richard Crisp and Will Eadson.
Crisis? What crisis? Housing policies from the main parties in England, Scotland and Wales for the 2015 general election - Ian Cole.
Peering beyond the cliff-edge: what role for the voluntary sector in post-election United Kingdom? - Chris Dayson.
Urban planning dilemmas: where next? - Karen Escott.
Regional development: a casualty of the general election? - Steve Fothergill.
The 2015 general election and the impending crisis in local public services - Tony Gore.
Migration policy: stuck in a rut?
David Robinso
Desaparecimento e morte de abelhas no brasil, registrados no aplicativo bee alert
No full textTwo major problems in today beekeeping are the mass death and CCD (Colony
Collapse Disorder) of bees, which are causing the world population decline of these species.
In March 2014, an online survey was launched in order to assess the evolution of bee mass
death and CCD events in Brazil. Colony losses happened from January 1st, 2013 to December
31st, 2016 were accepted to be posted in a web survey hosted in <http://www.nobeenofood.
com/beealert>, as well as in apps. for smartphones and tablets, from interested collaborators
to make their registrations. 247 qualified, confirmed and validated participants completed the
questionnaires and were accepted to compose the BEE ALERT application database in that
period. During visits to these apiaries, 38 dead honeybee samples were collected for analyses
of pesticide residues by means of mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). Statistical analysis
showed that pesticides are reported as the main cause of mass deaths and CCD in the country.
Total colony loss calculated for the period (2013-2016) was 52.2% with (95% CI 48.3-56.0%)
and mean colony loss was 62.0% with (95% CI 57.9-66.1%). Neonicotinoids and fipronil lead
pesticide lists (37.7%) and São Paulo state holds 47% of honeybee casualties in Brazil.
Toxicological analyses showed multiple contamination with higher indices by fipronil with
frequency of 68.4% and amplitude of (0.5-23.539,7 ng/g), thiamethoxam 42.1% and (0.6-13.6
ng/g), dinotefuran 42.1% and (0.6-205.0 ng/g), imidacloprid 28.9% and (2.4-16.2 ng/g),
nitenpyram 5.3% and (3.8 -7.4 ng/g), acetamiprid 5.3% and (1.3-2.1 ng/g) and thiacloprid
2.6% (1.6 ng/g). Neonicotinoids and fipronil residues had higher frequencies and amplitude in
honeybees collected near sugarcane plantations and orange orchards in northwest São Paulo
and other agro industrial rural landscapes. Africanized honeybee (Apis mellifera) and the
native bee jataí (Tetragonisca angustula) were the most harmed species. These systemic
pesticides are the main mechanisms of mass death and disappearance of bees in Brazil,
according to this researchDois grandes problemas apicultura atual são a morte massiva e o desaparecimento
ou CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) das abelhas, que estão causando o declínio populacional
mundial dessas espécies. Em março de 2014, uma pesquisa online foi lançada na internet com
o objetivo de avaliar a evolução dessas ocorrências no Brasil. Os casos ocorridos entre 1º de
janeiro de 2013 até 31 de dezembro de 2016 puderam ser armazenados em um banco de dados
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como em aplicativos para smartphones e tablets, para que os colaboradores interessados
fizessem seus registros. Um total de 247 participantes qualificados, confirmados e validados
concluíram os questionários e foram aceitos para compor o banco de dados do aplicativo BEE
ALERT nesse período. Em visitas a esses apiários, 38 amostras de abelhas mortas puderam ser
coletadas para análises de resíduos de agrotóxicos por espectrometria de massas (UHPLCMS/
MS). As análises estatísticas mostraram que os agrotóxicos são reportados como os
principais responsáveis pelas mortes em massa e CCD no país. A perda total de colônias
calculada para o período (2013–2016) foi de 52,2% com (95% IC 48,3–56,0%) e perda média
de 62,0% com (95% IC 57,9–66,1%). Os neonicotinóides e o fipronil lideram a lista dos
agrotóxicos com 37,7% dos casos e o estado de São Paulo detém 47% dos registros de mortes
e desaparecimento de colônias de abelhas no Brasil. As análises químicas mostraram
contaminações múltiplas com maiores índices para o fipronil com frequência de 68,4% e
amplitude de (0,5–23.539,7 ng/g), tiametoxam 42,1% e (0,6–13,6 ng/g), dinotefuran 42,1% e
(0,6–205,0 ng/g), imidaclopride 28,9% e (2,4–16,2 ng/g), nitenpiram 5,3% e (3,8–7,4 ng/g),
acetamipride 5,3% e (1,3–2,1 ng/g) e tiaclopride 2,6% (1,6 ng/g). Os resíduos de
neonicotinóides e fipronil tiveram maiores frequências e amplitudes em abelhas coletadas
próximas a plantações de cana-de-açúcar e pomares de laranja no noroeste de São Paulo e
outras regiões agroindustriais do país. A abelha africanizada (Apis mellifera) e a abelha nativa
jataí (Tetragonisca angustula) são as espécies mais prejudicadas. Esses agrotóxicos
sistêmicos são os principais mecanismos de morte em massa e desaparecimento das abelhas
no Brasil, segundo esta pesquisaCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPE
A semi-structured clinical interview for psychosis sub-groups (SCIPS): development and psychometric properties
No full textBACKGROUND: Clinical sub-groups of schizophrenia, namely drug related, traumatic, anxiety and stress sensitivity sub-types, have been proposed for use in research, training and practice. They were developed on the basis of clinical observation but have not yet been used in research or clinical practice to any great extent. AIMS: To develop a semi-structured clinical interview for psychosis sub-groups (SCIPS) and determine the best diagnostic criteria with the highest inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability and concurrent validity for sub-grouping patients with schizophrenia according to a newly developed classification scheme. METHODS: The SCIPS was developed based upon discussion with the clinician researchers who had developed and were using the sub-groups. Kappa coefficients were calculated between two independent diagnostic assessments with the SCIPS (for inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability, n = 20) and between the SCIPS diagnosis and the sub-groupings as determined independently with highest achievable validity (for concurrent validity, n = 21) for patients with schizophrenia. These inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity were compared among five different sets of diagnostic criteria to determine which was most reliable and valid. RESULTS: A set of diagnostic criteria with the highest inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity was determined. Kappa coefficients (95% confidence interval) for the inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity were 0.93 (0.66-1.20) and 0.73 (0.47-1.00), respectively, with these diagnostic criteria. CONCLUSIONS: The SCIPS is a promising tool with which to sub-group patients with schizophrenia according to this recently developed classification scheme. The semi-structured interview achieves acceptable inter-rater and test-retest reliability and concurrent validity
Fear of negative evaluation is associated with delusional ideation in non-clinical population and patients with schizophrenia
No full textPurpose: A number of recent studies suggest that delusions may be explained as a continuum from normal beliefs. Fear of negative evaluation from others (FNE) is one of potential factors that might describe this psychological process of delusions. Methods: In order to examine whether FNE is associated with delusional ideation in both non-clinical population and patients with schizophrenia, two sets of data [from a non-clinical student sample (n = 282) and from patients with schizophrenia (n = 117)] were collected to examine whether Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE) score and the 21-item Peters Delusions Inventory (PDI-21) score were associated with each other. Linear regression analyses were carried out to assess if the BFNE score still remained associated with the PDI-21 scores once the confounding effects of depression were controlled. RESULTS: BFNE scores were significantly related to PDI-21 scores in both non-clinical [Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r) = 0.37, 95% confidence Interval (CI) = 0.25-0.48] and patient (r = 0.33, 95% CI = 0.14-0.49) samples. These associations were still significant when confounding effects of depression were controlled. Standardised coefficients for the BFNE scores in the linear regression model were 0.21 in the student sample and 0.19 in the clinical sample. Conclusions: FNE was associated with delusional ideation both in non-clinical population and in patients with schizophrenia. FNE might be a potential target for both pharmacological and psychological interventions for patients with delusions
Handbook of emergency psychiatry, Tom M. Brown, Allan I. F. Scott with Ian M. Pullen. Churchill Livingstone. No. of pages: 198, Price: £9.95
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El uso TIC´S en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje del alemán como lengua extranjera en la universidad
No full textThis reflective article aimed to describe the use of ICTs in the teaching of German as a foreign language in higher education. For this purpose, this study focused on a documentary review whose authors emphasized the use of ICTs to strengthen students’ communicative competences, such as Cariaga (2018), Chao (2014), Hernández (2017), among others. In this order, this documentary research, inscribed in the qualitative paradigm had among its results that ICT’S allow both the teacher and the student, to have access to various materials and levels of interaction, either teacher-student or students - students, which undoubtedly strengthens the teaching - learning process. Likewise, during the literature review, it was found that the study of ICT tools at the university level deserves a much more detailed and rigorous research, since it is a topic with a large number of nuances.El presente artículo de reflexión tuvo como objetivo describir el uso de las TICS en la enseñanza del alemán como lengua extranjera en la educación superior. Para ello el estudio se enfocó en una revisión documental cuyos autores hicieron énfasis en el uso de las TICS para fortalecer las competencias comunicativas de los estudiantes, como Cariaga (2018), Chao (2014), Hernández (2017), entre otros. En este orden, la investigación, inscrita en el paradigma cualitativo, tuvo entre sus resultados que las TIC´S permiten tanto al docente como al estudiante, tener acceso a diversos materiales y niveles de interacción, ya sea docente- estudiante o estudiantes – estudiantes, lo que sin duda fortalece el proceso de enseñanza – aprendizaje. Asimismo, durante la revisión de la literatura se pudo constatar que el estudio de las herramientas TIC´S a nivel universitario amerita una investigación mucho más detallada y rigurosa, puesto que es un tema con una gran cantidad de matices.
* Este artículo se desprende de la tesis de maestría titulada “El uso TIC´S en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje del alemán como lengua extranjera en la universidad del Norte de Barranquilla, Colombia”. Presentada en la UNEATLANTICO-UNINI-PR
The rationale and concept of the European code of conduct for microcredit providers
No full text The article draws on the rationale and concept
of the European Code of good Conduct for
Microcredit Providers which was intended to set out
good practice guidelines that will better enable the
sector to face the challenges of accessing longterm
finance, maintaining and raising the quality of
services and moving towards sustainability. The author
argues that there are a number of issues that should
be resolved before any work begins on the clauses.
Among those as described in the article is a process
to manage non-compliance, standards to drive up
performance, avoidance of working at the speed of
the poorest performer and the need of transparent
and standardized measures of performance.</p
