166 research outputs found
Alexia: Antigone Kefala's overdue fairytale
No full textThe aim of this paper is to examine the way in which Antigone Kefala constructs her story to become an author. She narrates her experience in her book Alexia (Antigone Kefala"s persona) in a fairytale manner. In the book we learn that Alexia spent some of the most important years of her young life in New Zealand, as a migrant. The most important part of this experience is based on her difficulty to come to terms with, and learn, a new language (English). What begins by being a traumatic experience for Alexia, later evolves into a creative force that guides her decision to become an author. In that way the English language becomes the most powerful, the most creative and the most productive tool in her life.
In order to challenge Alexia's process of becoming an author, her experience is compared to that of two famous French authors, Aragon and Sartre, who also decided to become authors in their childhood years. There was an obvious parallel between the French authors’ experiences through their first language, which corresponded in an astonishing way to Alexia's. Therefore, no matter whether one wishes to express oneself in one’s mother tongue or a foreign language, the process of becoming an author is always to consider a language as an unknown field of strange sounds, musicality and scattered grains of meanings
Nonconvulsive status epilepticus manifesting as pure alexia (alexia without agraphia)
No full textPure alexia is a rare disorder usually caused by an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. We describe a case of pure alexia due to nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE). This 57-year-old man presented in a hyperosmolar, nonketotic state with fluctuations in mental status and an inability to read. His EEG was diagnostic of NCSE originating from the left temporo-occipital region. MRI of the brain revealed increased FLAIR signal over the left occipitotemporal region. Following initiation of antiepileptic treatment, his neurological examination normalized concomitantly with resolution of the NCSE. A follow-up MRI scan of the brain obtained 1 month later was normal. NCSE can have unusual clinical manifestations, and a high index of suspicion is necessary to correctly diagnose these patients. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Bauer G, 2006, EPILEPSY BEHAV, V8, P666, DOI 10.1016-j.yebeh.2006.01.002; Bhatoe HS, 2002, NEUROL INDIA, V50, P226; BINDER JR, 1992, BRAIN, V115, P1807, DOI 10.1093-brain-115.6.1807; Cohen L, 2003, CEREB CORTEX, V13, P1313, DOI 10.1093-cercor-bhg079; Dogulu CF, 1996, J NEUROL NEUROSUR PS, V61, P528, DOI 10.1136-jnnp.61.5.528; ERDEM S, 1995, J NEURO-OPHTHALMOL, V15, P102; Estanol B, 1999, REV NEUROLOGIA, V28, P243; HENRY TR, 1994, EPILEPSIA, V35, P35, DOI 10.1111-j.1528-1157.1994.tb02909.x; Kavuk I, 2005, EUR J MED RES, V10, P243; KOSNIK E, 1976, NEUROLOGY, V26, P248; Leff AP, 2006, J NEUROL NEUROSUR PS, V77, P1004, DOI 10.1136-jnnp.2005.086983; Leff AP, 2001, BRAIN, V124, P510, DOI 10.1093-brain-124.3.510; LUSCHER C, 1992, EUR NEUROL, V32, P26, DOI 10.1159-000116783; Sabet HY, 2004, AM J NEURORADIOL, V25, P419; Stahlman G C, 1988, J Tenn Med Assoc, V81, P77; TURGMAN J, 1979, ANN NEUROL, V6, P265, DOI 10.1002-ana.41006031666
Craftsmen and Society: the Lysippean Kairos
No full textThe debate on the social status of the craftsman in the ancient world involved various generations of
scholars.
In classical Greece the word “art” in its aesthetic significance, as is known, does not exist and it does
not exist a term used to indicate the “artist” as an expression of the creative process. Two sets of constraints
hampered full recognition of “téchne” as a craft activity: the one, ontological and epistemological, and the other
practical ethical and socio-political.
The conceptualization of beauty with its intrinsic ethical stance, not exclusively referred to téchnai,
does not have the qualities to substantiate téchnai themself systematically and become a specific category at the
same time.
This premise is necessary to reconsiderate the aesthetic and historical content of the Lysippean Kairos.
The bronze graphic reconstruction shows the child on tiptoe on the ball, with broad wings back and a small
pairs at the ankles. He grabs with his right hand a razor which support the balance, and touches a left dish with
the index finger. Long hair descends on the forehead, leaving bare occiput and nape.
The subject has been studied extensively, but going deep in the cultural evidence some ambiguities
emerge and stimulate us to reevaluate the matter. A way forward to clarify the intent of the author and
therefore the archetypal image of the work seems to consider different reading levels, both the symbolic valu
Comments on Alexia Yates’ Selling Paris: Property and Commercial Culture in the Fin-de-siècle Capital
No full textThis comment is part of a roundtable on Alexia Yates’ book, Selling Paris: Property and Commercial Culture in the Fin-de-siècle Capital (Harvard University Press, 2015). In it, the author summarizes Yates’ argument, discusses her source base, and explains why historians whose interests lie beyond 19th century France should read the book.Ce commentaire fait partie de la table ronde portant sur le livre d’Alexia Yates, Selling Paris: Property and Commercial Culture in the Fin-de-siècle Capital (Harvard University Press, 2015). L’auteur y résume le propos de Yates, discute de ses sources et explique pourquoi les historiens qui s’intéressent au XIXe siècle français devraient lire ce livre
The Influence of the Number of Toys in the Environment on Play in Toddlers
No full textAbstract
Date Presented 3/30/2017
The effect of the quantity of toys on toddlers’ play was studied by comparing play with four and 16 toys present. Quality of play was better with fewer toys present. Fewer toys is a recommendation occupational therapists can make to parents and teachers of young children.
Primary Author and Speaker: Alexia Metz
Additional Authors and Speakers: Michelle Imwalle, Carly Dauch, Brooke Wheeler</jats:p
Temps de travail et temps familial: vers une articulation des temps
No full textThe article by Alexia Gardin deals with the legal approach to the different patterns of time use in employees’ working lives, and more specifically the recognition in employment law of imperatives relating to the time devoted to family life. The author examines the legal measures and collective agreements that accord individual employees the possibility of choosing how to use their time. Given renewed importance by recent legislation to reduce working time, this question of choice has had extensive repercussions in employment law. A. Gardin reviews the different legal manifestations of the notion of " temps choisi", the personalized scheduling of working time, whether in the form of measures targeted at the " family " element or those that encourage the principle of time choice without any specific allocation of the time thus freed.Alexia Gardin traite dans son article de l’articulation juridique des différents temps de vie du salarié et, plus précisément, de la prise en compte par le droit du travail des impératifs liés au temps familial. L’auteur revient sur les dispositifs légaux et conventionnels accordant à chaque salarié la possibilité d’opérer des choix temporels. Relancée avec les récentes lois de réduction du temps de travail, cette question du choix a connu des développements importants en droit du travail. A. Gardin passe en revue les différentes manifestations juridiques de l’idée de « temps choisi » que celles-ci se traduisent par des mesures ciblées sur l’élément « famille » où qu’elles favorisent un choix du temps en général, sans affectation précise du temps libéré.Gardin Alexia. Temps de travail et temps familial: vers une articulation des temps. In: Recherches et Prévisions, n°73, 2003. Famille et droit social. pp. 35-44
Pure alexia: An introspective account and proposal for a model of reading
No full textIn a previous paper, we described the first person experience of the first author (K.H.) with debut and partial remission of pure alexia following a stroke in the left posterior cerebral artery. In addition, we presented neuropsychological data on reading and visual recognition over a number of years following his stroke. Here, we present an outline of a model of reading and visual word recognition, developed by K.H. in an attempt to understand his reading problems and their development over time. K.H. had no knowledge of reading models before his stroke, but was familiar with computer science and models for computer vision. His model of reading was developed based on introspective observation of his loss and re-learning of reading, and aims to explain both the breakdown of his reading process and the partial remission. In closing, we discuss K.H.’s proposed model in relation to published cognitive models of reading, with a particular focus on visual word recognition.
Some of the similarities between K.H.’s introspective model and textbook models of reading are striking and intriguing. In particular, K.H. suggests that i) visual word recognition may be accomplished by different routes, and ii) fast and fluent word recognition is likely to be accomplished by a specialized module that is damaged in pure alexia, and iii) visual letter and word recognition is achieved through the computation of abstract letter representations independent of size and font
L'effet de l'utilisation parentale d'écran sur l'interaction parent-enfant et sur les compétences socio-émotionnelles des jeunes enfants
No full textSchool stakeholder roles in bullying prevention
No full textTo better understand optimal practices for reducing bullying in schools, it is important to investigate school stakeholder roles and involvement in bullying prevention activities. The purpose of the current study is to examine differential involvement in bullying prevention among school stakeholders, barriers to stakeholders’ involvement, and the degree to which perceived administrative support relates to level of involvement. Extant data were analyzed for the current study, utilizing survey responses from school stakeholders from 27 schools who participated in the School Climate Transformation Project, a school climate improvement initiative in New Jersey. A one-way ANOVA found no statistically significant differences among school stakeholders’ roles in anti-bullying initiatives. The most frequent school climate team members were teachers. The greatest barrier to involvement was a lack of time, followed by a lack of perceived administrative support. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between perceived levels of principal support and involvement in anti-bullying initiatives.Psy.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Alexia Konk
beets, cabbage and chicory
No full textPlan of the crime scene, use of: watercolour, ink and pencil. AGR2, Cour d'Assises de Brabant, Crab Case, 1905. Plan de la scène du crime, utilisation de : aquarelle, encre et crayon. #deburchgraeve Author of the note: Alexia Krupp
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