446 research outputs found
The effect of vaginal and cervical self-stimulation on pain thresholds and intensity in women with chronic pain
No full textThe purpose of this study was to determine the effect of vaginal self-stimulation (VS-S) and cervical self-stimulation (CS-S) on: chronic pain intensity (CPI), pain detection threshold (PDT), and pain tolerance threshold (PTT); the time course of the induced analgesia; the duration of the effect; whether there was a difference between VS-S and CS-S on the dependent variables; and determine the relationship of other independent variables and the effect of VS-S and CS-S. It was hypothesized that in women with chronic pelvic, abdominal, or low back pain: VS-S and CS-S would decrease CPI and increase PDT and PTT during stimulation; CS-S would have a significantly greater effect than VS-S; and the effect would outlast stimulation. Subjects were screened for exclusion criteria prior to being randomly assigned to either VS-S or CS-S for the first experimental session; the alternate method was applied in a second experimental session within two weeks of the first session. The Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI), a background data sheet, the Pain-o-Meter (POM), and the Ugo Basile Analgesy meter were used to collect information about CPI, PDT, and PTT. A curved stimulator apparatus was used to self-stimulate the anterior vaginal wall and a straight stimulator was used to self-stimulate the cervix. Subjects continued to record their CPI following each experimental session. There was no statistically significant CPI change during VS-S or CS-S. In women with visceral pain, CPI increased and PDT and PTT decreased during VS-S. There were significant changes in PDT and PTT during VS-S and CS-S two subjects with somatic pain. There were differences in the response to self-stimulation by the type of somatic pain, inflammatory or non-inflammatory. Although not statistically significant, the effect of VS-S was greater than CS-S on CPI, PDT, and PTT. The effect of both VS-S and CS-S outlasted stimulation. Although the results must be viewed cautiously based on the small sample size, this study is the first human study to demonstrate a difference in the effect of neurostimulation on analgesia and pain thresholds based on the type of pain, visceral, somatic, inflammatory, or non-inflammatory. Additional research is needed to substantiate this finding.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references, abstract, and vita.by Janice Bree
The Kindergarten Clinical Trial
No full textJanice WeinbergDepartment of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USAAbstract: The author describes an imaginary clinical trial performed using her daughter’s kindergarten class in Arlington, Massachusetts as study subjects. The children are introduced to several age-appropriate concepts related to clinical trials including defining a study question and randomization. Basic concepts in clinical trials are introduced, the Kindergarten Clinical Trial is described, and possible additional activities with kindergarteners and older children are discussed.Keywords: clinical trial, role-play, elementary schoo
Paying for treatments? Influences on negotiating clinical need and decision-making for dental implant treatment
No full textBackground: the aim of this study is to examine how clinicians and patients negotiate clinical need and treatment decisions within a context of finite resources. Dental implant treatment is an effective treatment for missing teeth, but is only available via the NHS in some specific clinical circumstances. The majority of people who receive this treatment therefore pay privately, often at substantial cost to themselves. People are used to paying towards dental treatment costs. However, dental implant treatment is much more expensive than existing treatments – such as removable dentures. We know very little about how dentists make decisions about whether to offer such treatments, or what patients consider when deciding whether or not to pay for them.Methods/Design: mixed methods will be employed to provide insight and understanding into how clinical need is determined, and what influences people's decision making processes when deciding whether or not to pursue a dental implant treatment. Phase 1 will use a structured scoping questionnaire with all the General dental practitioners (GDPs) in three Primary Care Trust areas (n = 300) to provide base-line data about existing practice in relation to dental implant treatment, and to provide data to develop a systematic sampling procedure for Phase 2. Phases 2 (GDPs) and 3 (patients) use qualitative focused one to one interviews with a sample of these practitioners (up to 30) and their patients (up to 60) to examine their views and experiences of decision making in relation to dental implant treatment. Purposive sampling for phases 2 and 3 will be carried out to ensure participants represent a range of socio-economic circumstances, and choices made.Discussion: most dental implant treatment is conducted in primary care. Very little information was available prior to this study about the quantity and type of treatment carried out privately. It became apparent during phase 2 that ISOD treatment was an unusual treatment in primary care. We thus extended our sample criteria for Phase 3 to include people who had had other implant supported restorations, although not single tooth replacement
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No full textRuss Haag, band director of Brewton Middle School / Phillip Ellis, forestry team instructor at W. S. Neal High School / (Brewton
Afro American social work administrators, their professional achievements and perceptions, 1986
No full textThis is a descriptive and exploratory study of AUSSW grad uates who are in administrative positions. The purpose of the study is twofold: I. to make a comparative description of male and female variants in their professional achievements; 2. to explore the perceptions of Afro American females on sex role stereotypes as a barrier impacting their career mobility. The study sample was selected from AUSSW Alumni list. Since this is a two phase study, two methods of data col lection were utilized. Phase one utilized a secondary data analysis from a study conducted by Dr. Janice Vaughn on AUSSW Graduate Outcome survey. The sample size was IDS from AUSSW graduates of 1936 to 1984. Phase two utilized a primary data collection method in the form of face to face interviews on a sample size of fifteen females. The significant results in phase one indicated that males were achieving professionally more than females in all areas of investigation. The plausible explanation for this could be that males are encouraged to achieve professionally and protected both by the organizational support systems and their family marital support systems. In contrast, females had to battle on their own either with very limited or without such support systems. Phase two results indicated that the majority of Afro American female social work administrators did not view their gender as a barrier in their career mobility. Rather they identified qualifications and experiences as the major consideration. They reported experiencing more racism than sexism since their agencies were predominantly white and female. This finding suggests that sexism might be operating in a very subtle manner under the guise of experience and qualifications
RISKING MASCULINITY: PLAYING FAST AND LOOSE WITH HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY IN THE HERO’S GUIDE TO SAVING YOUR KINGDOM
No full textIn Christopher Healy’s (2012) children’s book, The hero’s guide to saving your kingdom, the idea of hegemonic masculinity is subverted in various ways. In this reinvention of four fairy tales – ‘Cinderella’, ‘Sleeping Beauty’, ‘Snow White’ and ‘Rapunzel’ – the author seems consciously to subvert the prevalent stereotypes surrounding traditional representations of the idealised, yet largely uninterrogated image of ‘Prince Charming’. All four of the princes who feature as protagonists in the book express their dissatisfaction at the prescriptive expectations that govern every aspect of their lived realities. Healy explores alternative ways of representing this type of character to modern child readers, in many cases testing the boundaries that dictate which physical characteristics and behavioural patterns are allowable in such characters. This article explores Healy’s negotiation of masculinity in the context of its intended 21st century child audienc
Comment les parents canadiens de classe moyenne-bourgeoise conceptualisent la transmission d’avantages à leurs enfants
No full textMediante la realización de 42 entrevistas a padres canadienses de clase media-alta, esta investigación examina cómo ellos comprenden la transmisión de ventajas, y cómo tal comprensión le da forma a las prácticas de crianza de sus hijos. El autor encuentra que los padres de clase socioeconómica alta no consideran el capital económico como el recurso más importante, ni tampoco enfatizan la importancia de buscar alto estatus cultural. Por el contrario, los padres destacan el valor de exponer a sus hijos a experiencias y culturas nuevas y diversas, apoyando los intereses de los niños y siendo buenos modelos. De acuerdo con estos padres, este abordaje desarrolla, por un lado, competencias culturales más amplias y más cosmopolitas, y por otro lado, cultiva el carácter. Los recursos económicos son consecuencia, en tanto que les permite apoyar el desarrollo de estos atributos y valores. El autor sitúa estos hallazgos dentro de un contexto de educación en Canadá, y concluye poniendo en discusión el origen potencialmente posmaterialista y cultural de la comprensión de los procesos de reproducción social por parte de los entrevistados.Cómo citar este artículo:Aurini, Janice, “Cómo los padres canadienses de clase media alta conceptualizan la transmisión de ventajas a sus hijos”, traducido del inglés por Laura Moray, Mariano Narodowski y Lucía Zuain, Revista Educación y Pedagogía, Medellín, Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Educación, vol. 23, núm. 60, mayo-agosto, 2011, pp. 19-43.Recibido: marzo 2011Aceptado: abril 2011By means of 42 interviews applied to upper-middle-class Canadian parents, this research project examines the way they understand the transmission of advantages, and how such understanding shapes their children´s upbringing. The author finds out that these parents do not consider economic capital as the most important resource, nor they stress the importance of seeking a higher cultural status. On the contrary, they emphasize the importance of exposing their children to new and diverse experiences and cultures, supporting the kids’ interests, and being good models to them. According to these parents, this approach not only promotes broader and more cosmopolitan cultural competences, but also develops character. Economic resources are perceived as a consequence, since they allow parents to encourage the development of such qualities and values. The author sets these findings in an educational context in Canada, and concludes her article by questioning the potentially post-materialist and cultural origin of the interviewees’ understanding of social reproduction processes.How to reference this article: Aurini, Janice, “Cómo los padres canadienses de clase media alta conceptualizan la transmisión de ventajas a sus hijos”, traducido del inglés por Laura Moray, Mariano Narodowski y Lucía Zuain, Revista Educación y Pedagogía, Medellín, Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Educación, vol. 23, núm. 60, mayo-agosto, 2011, pp. 19-43.Received: marzo 2011Accepted: abril 2011Au moyen de la réalisation de 42 entretiens à des parents canadiens de classe bourgeoise-moyenne, cette recherche examine comme ils comprennent la transmission d’avantages, et de quelle manière une telle compréhension donne la forme aux pratiques d’éducation de leurs enfants. L’auteur trouve que les parents de classe socioéconomique privilégiée ne considèrent pas le capital économique comme la ressource la plus importante, ni accentuent non plus l’importance de chercher le haut statut culturel. Au contraire, les parents mettent l’accent sur la valeur d’exposer leurs enfants à des expériences et nouvelles et diverses cultures, en appuyant les intérêts des enfants et en étant de bons modèles. D’après ces parents cette vision développe d’un côté compétences culturelles plus larges et plus cosmopolites, et de l’autre côté cultive le caractère. Les ressources économiques sont conséquence en tant qu’elles leur permettent de supporter le développement de ces attributs et valeurs. L’auteur localise ces découvertes à l’intérieur d’un contexte d’éducation au Canada et conclut en mettant en discussion l’origine potentiellement post matérialiste et culturel de la compréhension des processus de reproduction sociale de la part des interviewés
'Do it Yourself' Girl Revolution: LadyFest, Performance and Fanzine Culture
No full textRiot grrrl began as an independent music and political movement in the early 1990s emerging initially in the USA and few years later in the UK. From the beginning riot grrrl embraced a 'do-it-yourself' ethos operating outside the mainstream music business organising independent music festivals, workshop events and encouraging self-published fanzines (fan magazines which were distributed primarily through word of mouth, music gigs, artists and zine book fairs or by post). These zines became recognisable forms of personal expression and made visible a specific DIY approach alongside the development of a coherent style of graphic language in the producer's use of the photocopier, handwritten and graffiti texts, cut-n-paste and ransom note lettering style, collage and the co-option of mainstream media imagery. These production techniques made fanzine publishing accessible and played a central role in the development of a non-hierarchical community.
The main intent of this talk is to explore the idea of 'event as performance' using as a case study the specific activities of riot grrrl and focussing on a series of international events called 'LadyFests' and the graphic language of self-published riot grrrl fanzines. This will be achieved by examining the origins of today's riot grrrl performances (e.g. theatre, spoken word, music events) in 1970s feminist art, as well as locating the activities within the specific context of their counter-cultural predecesors including punk and punk performance
Culture and Tradition; Culture et tradition
No full textIntroduction / Andrea Kitta -- Vladimir Propp, meet Happy Gilmore: Adam Sandler and vernacular
cinema / Ian Brodie, Jodi McDavid -- Les odeurs : la face cachée de notre quotidian / Mathieu Tremblay -- Commodification of native American spirituality: "native American" tarot and divination cards / Janice Esther Tulk -- Voix de femmes et la tradition: une initiative originale de developpement régional et local en ruralité / Genevieve St-Jacques Theriault – Kanashibari - Japanese "Old Hag": the case study of self-analysis on personal experiences with the supernatural / Ayako Yoshimura -- The baby-boy syndrome in the folktales of the Baganda / Abasi Kiyimba -- The Japanese house wake as a liminal period / Sonoko Momose-- Radio mondo: transcending the boundaries of community radio in Alberta -/Gillian Turnbull -- Non-ethnography as ethnography: making use of a punk rock tour diary / Lynda Daneliuk-- Interethnic folklore and representations of outport life in Anastasia M. English's Only a fisherman's daughter: a tale of Newfoundland / Heather C. O'Brien -- The late great Johnny Ace and the Transition from R&B to Rock 'n' Roll, James M. Salem / Judith Klassen -- Once upon a virus: AIDS legends and vernacular risk perception, Diane Goldstein / Andrea Kitta -- Why Suyá sing: a musical anthropology of an Amazonian people, Anthony Seeger / Janice Esther Tulk -- Fairy tales and feminism: new approaches, ed. Donald Haase / Lynne S. McNeill -- Lucifer ascending: the occult in folklore and popular culture, Bill
Ellis / Kelly Roubo -- In review: recent recordings released by Sugar Hill Records / Gillian Turnbull -- Doig River First Nation. Hadaa ka naadzet: the Dane-Zaa moose hunt / Mary Piercey -- Taboo: the complele first season, exec. prod. David Royle / Kiersten Hill -- Voices across the canyon, volume 6 / Janice Esther Tulk -- Gerald Thomas 1940 – 2005 / Philip Hiscock – Biographical notes / notices biographiques .Culture & Tradition is published by graduate students in the Department of Folklore, Memorial University of Newfoundland. It is Canada's longest running, bilingual folklore journal. The journal was founded in 1976 by graduate students in the Department of Folklore, Memorial University of Newfoundland and in Arts et Traditions Populaires at Université Laval, Québec, with the aim of increasing communication among students of folklore in Canada. The journal is published annually. -- Frequency: annual, 1976-present
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