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Daughter of fortune: Isabel Allende's popularity from a readership perspective
No full textThe primary aim of this thesis is to explore and critically interrogate Isabel Allende’s popularity cross-culturally in Britain and Spain. It analyses readers’ responses to Allende’s works as well as the discourses surrounding her public representation, an approach that is ‘readerly’ but must also take account of production and text. This approach is intended to further the understanding of Allende’s work which so far has always been analysed from a textual perspective. However, the relationship between Allende’s popularity, her texts, public representation and readers has not been yet analysed in detail.This thesis is innovative in other ways too. Methodologically, it approaches readers through the under studied cultural form of the reading group. It also incorporates a comparative dimension by looking at the reception of Allende in two different cultural contexts: the British and Spanish respectively. Finding out about Allende’s popularity has involved asking readers about their reading experiences as well as analysing the production of discourses around her public representation. Paul Ricoeur’s (1984, 1988) perspective on authorial intentions and readers’ responses to texts helps in understanding the intricacies surrounding what is involved in reading any text. It draws attention to Allende’s and her publishers’ authorial strategies, her ‘strategies of persuasion’ and the specificity of the lives and contexts of British and Spanish reading publics. Equally, this ‘readerly’ approach draws on feminist audience research and primarily on the work of Ien Ang and Janice Radway. Their work with viewers and readers respectively is particularly useful in establishing and developing methodological parameters for the study of reading groups. As a whole, this thesis contributes to the understanding of Allende’s cross-cultural popularity by situating readers at the centre
Study of catalytic pyrolysis of biomass sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) using design of experiments and surface response methodology.
No full textThis study proposes a screen of variables that have an influence on the modification of the bio-oil chemical composition as a unique critical quality attribute (CQA) throughout the pyrolytic process (zeolite, ZSM-5) by using a 24 full factorial design, followed by optimization through a response surface methodology (RSM) based on central composite design (CCD) involving samples of biomass sorghum BRS716 (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). The pyrolysis of pure biomasses and the biomass impregnated with the catalyst was carried out in a vertical bench furnace at 500 °C. Screening design involved factor variation in two levels (?1 and +1) of four variables as critical process parameters (CPPs) such as furnace heating rate (°C min?1), nitrogen flow (mL min?1), amount of biomass (g), and catalyst (% m/m), leading to obtaining bio-oil. Thus, it was possible to create a response surface from these two variables (biomass and catalyst), in which a minimum critical point was reached. The production of a bio-oil rich in hydrocarbon compounds is possible, but a large amount of catalyst was required. Two analytical techniques based on gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy, provided additional information to fully characterize bio-oil chemical composition
O abandono afetivo de filho menor como fundamento da configuração de dano moral
No full textTCC(graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências Jurídicas. Direito.O presente trabalho de conclusão de curso tem por objetivo analisar a possibilidade de imputar-se ao genitor condenação a título de danos morais em decorrência do abandono afetivo de sua prole. Nessa senda, o exame foi inicialmente centralizado no estudo da entidade familiar contemporânea, sua evolução e os princípios norteadores relevantes para o deslinde do trabalho. Em sequência, a pesquisa voltou-se para a caracterização da responsabilidade aquiliana conforme o ordenamento jurídico pátrio, focando na normatização do dano extrapatrimonial e sua aplicabilidade no âmbito das relações afetivas. Firmados esses alicerces, passou-se a explorar as nuances do abandono afetivo com o propósito de, ao final, comparar os argumentos lançados pela doutrina e pela jurisprudência contrários à responsabilização paterna pela conduta negligente com os fundamentos elaborados visando a configuração da obrigação de indenizar. Enfim, por intermédio dos fundamentos teóricos levantados, encerra-se com a conclusão de que, presentes os pressupostos essenciais da responsabilidade civil no caso concreto, a interpretação que culmina com a possibilidade de condenação dos pais em virtude do descumprimento dos deveres inerentes ao poder familiar a eles conferidos, denota-se a que melhor coaduna-se com a perspectiva moderna da família e do instituto da responsabilidade aquiliana. Para a realização do presente estudo monográfico, o método científico adotado foi o dedutivo, utilizando-se como principal fonte materiais bibliográficos
British Women Travellers And The Harems: Liberties, Enslavement and Domesticity
No full textThis thesis examines the complex perspective of a woman traveller. Wortley Montagu, Martineau, Burton and their contemporaries, represented the harem through various lenses. The Oriental harem has fascinated Western civilization since time immemorial. This sacred place, reserved for the women and children of the Muslim household, had long been a terra incognita to British outsiders, until the publication of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu’s (1689-1762) Turkish Embassy Letters (1763), which gave impetus to a whole tradition of travel writings, particularly harem accounts, penned by British women. The aristocratic Wortley Montagu recasts Turkish women from their previous Western image as over-sexed and soulless beings to idealized domestic goddesses, living in an ideal world, the harem. Harriet Martineau(1802-1876) , travelled to the Ottoman Empire more than a century after Wortley Montagu’s residency in Oriental lands. Martineau was a rare talent. She was an accomplished journalist and a pioneering figure in Western sociology. She spent her life validating a place for herself and her sex in a patriarchal and male-dominated society; she earned her own keeping, and lived independently. Martineau related her eastern experience in Eastern Life: Past and Present (1848), in which the Oriental harem figures very little. Martineau pitied the women she encountered in Egypt, and depicted them as slaves of a corrupt system, the harem and the practice of polygamy. My thesis ends with the travel writings of Lady Isabel Burton (1831-1896) whose view of the Oriental women she met in Syria is the most tempered. Her Inner Life of Syria, Palestine and the Holy Lands: from my Private Journal (1875) displays a tolerance of other cultures and a move toward moral and cultural relativisms.
Each of the women considered in this thesis formed her own harem, projecting on to this distant Oriental structure her fears, hopes and desires. Wortley Montagu’s harem was a utopia for women only. The Victorian Martineau opined that the Oriental harem was a hell on earth. Lady Isabel Burton constructed a happy medium between the two. Although at times ambivalent towards the Syrian women she encountered, she partook in their customs and manners, particularly public bathing, smoking and other Eastern indulgences. Her attitude illustrates that the British home and the Oriental harem are not so dissimilar, bridging the gap between us and them
O Professor reflexivo e o professor de direito: uma pesquisa de caráter etnográfico nos cursos de Direito da Grande Florianópolis
No full textTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Jurídicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito, Florianópolis, 2011O tema da tese enquadra-se no campo da Educação no Direito. Ela investiga o professor de Direito da grande Florianópolis tendo como objetivo principal verificar, a partir da hipótese de que o professor de Direito não reflete sobre seu papel pedagógico, se os aspectos repetidos na literatura das últimas décadas acerca da docência jurídica se corroboram no grupo escolhido para a averiguação. Trata-se de pesquisa de campo de caráter etnográfico realizada durante o segundo semestre de 2009, durante o período letivo, em todas as faculdades particulares e na Universidade Federal localizadas na área geográfica denominada grande Florianópolis. O referencial teórico epistemológico utilizado associa autores da área de educação que estudam o professor reflexivo tais como John Dewey, Donald Schön, António Nóvoa, Isabel Alarcão, Paulo Freire e o conceito de falseabilidade apresentada por Karl Popper. Após os momentos metodológicos bibliográficos e de observação prévia, elaborou-se um questionário a partir dos aspectos mais destacados nas referências bibliográficas utilizadas. A posterior coleta de dados foi feita com a aplicação deste questionário aos professores ativos no período e com formação jurídica através de registro em diário de campo das observações feitas além de alguns depoimentos espontâneos ouvidos durante a realização da pesquisa tanto de professores universitários de outras áreas, quanto de pessoas ligadas à área acadêmica em geral. O objetivo foi ir a campo para verificar se as principais hipóteses levantadas na bibliografia do ensino jurídico nos últimos 30 anos se confirmariam ou não. Também foi possível coletar informações sobre a imagem do professor de Direito. Este trabalho trás o resultado desta investigação através de análise quantitativa e qualitativa das respostas ao questionário.The theme of this thesis fits into the field of Education in Law and investigates the profile of the Law university teacher of the city of Florianópolis and its surroundings (known as grande Florianópolis = Florianopolis county) having as its main objective to verify based on the hypothesis that Law university teachers do not reflect upon their pedagogical role if the recurrent aspects which are mentioned in the literature of the latest decades about Law teaching can be corroborated in the group chosen for this investigation. This paper is based on field research carried out along the second semester of 2009, school year, in all private universities and the Federal State University which are located in the geographical are known as grande Florianópolis. The epistemological theoretical reference utilized associates authors from the educational area who study the reflective teacher such as John Dewey, Donald Schön, António Nóvoa, Isabel Alarcão, Paulo Freire, and the concept of falseability presented by Karl Popper. After the methodological moments of reading and previous observation, a questionnaire was designed to investigate aspects to do with teachers profile most mentioned by the different authors. After that, data collection was done by applying this questionnaire to all active university teachers in that term who had graduated in law through the register in a field diary of the observations done. It was also took into consideration spontaneous testimonies heard along the research made by university teachers from other areas of study and from people related to the academic studies in general. The aim was to go to the universities where Law is taught to check if the main hypothesis raised by the previously selected bibliography on Law teaching in the last 30 years would be confirmed or not. We could also collect information about the image of the Law university teacher. This work brings the result of this investigation through quantitative and qualitative analysis of the responses provided in the questionnaire
Erratum: Medication Adherence Reminder System for Virtual Home Assistants: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study (Jmir Form Res (2021)5:7 (E27327) Doi: 10.2196/27327)
No full textIn “Medication Adherence Reminder System for Virtual Home Assistants: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study” (JMIR Form Res 2021;5(7):e27327), three errors were noted. Due to a system error, the name of one author, Cynthia F Corbett, was replaced with the name of another author on the paper, Elizabeth M Combs. In the originally published paper, the order of authors was listed as follows: Elizabeth M Combs, Elizabeth M Combs, Peyton S Chandarana, Isabel Stringfellow, Karen Worthy, Thien Nguyen, Pamela J Wright, Jason M O\u27Kane This has been corrected to: Cynthia F Corbett, Elizabeth M Combs, Peyton S Chandarana, Isabel Stringfellow, Karen Worthy, Thien Nguyen, Pamela J Wright, Jason M O\u27Kane In the originally published paper, the ORCID of author Cynthia F Corbett was incorrectly published as follows: 0000-0002-2254-6958 This has been corrected to: 0000-0003-2706-2116 In the originally published paper, the email of the Corresponding Author was incorrectly published as follows: [email protected] This has been corrected to: [email protected] The correction will appear in the online version of the paper on the JMIR Publications website on January 27, 2022, together with the publication of this correction notice. Because this was made after submission to PubMed, PubMed Central, and other full-text repositories, the corrected article has also been resubmitted to those repositories
A Importância da participação das esposas no tratamento de seus maridos dependentes químicos através do grupo de mútua-ajuda do Hospital da Polícia Militar de Santa Catarina
No full textTCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Sócio Econômico, Curso de Serviço Social.O presente Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso tem por objetivo principal estudar o papel desempenhado pelas famílias, mais especificamente as esposas ou companheiras, no tratamento e recuperação dos seus maridos ou companheiros dependentes químicos, através do grupo de mútua-ajuda do Hospital da Policia Militar (HPM) de Santa Catarina. A construção deste é resultado de uma pesquisa bibliográfica e de uma pesquisa de campo, com caráter quanti-qualitativo. A pesquisa de campo foi operacionalizada através de entrevista semi-estruturada, na qual são combinadas perguntas fechadas e abertas. A amostragem desta pesquisa foi de seis esposas integrantes do grupo de mútua-ajuda familiar realizado no HPM. Os resultados evidenciam que, de uma maneira geral, os alcoolistas apresentaram um padrão comportamental bastante similar entre si, sem agressividade com a família, mas também com pouca presença em casa. Deste modo, as esposas passaram a assumir o importante papel de conduzir a casa, assumindo, além de suas atividades normais de casa e de suas atividades de trabalho fora, o controle das finanças, principalmente nos períodos de internação dos maridos. A educação dos filhos também recaiu, caracteristicamente, às esposas, as quais procuraram encaminhá-los da melhor maneira, mesmo em um ambiente familiar muito desfavorável. Por unanimidade, as esposas confirmaram que a participação no grupo de mútua-ajuda foi, e ainda é, fundamental para que possam manter e melhorar seu comportamento e ação perante o marido e a famíli
Correction to: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in Child and Adolescent Psychology: a Narrative Review (Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, (2021), 8, 3, (95-109), 10.1007/s40501-021-00244-0)
No full textThe original publication of this article contained mistakes and the author would like to correct them. There is an error in the affiliation of author Isabel Fernandez. Isabel Fernandez is not affiliated to Catholic University. She is only affiliated to “Centro di Ricerca e Studi in Psicotraumatologia (C.R.S.P.), Milan, Italy.” The original article has been corrected
Valorization of plant extracts and synthetic analogues by encapsulation in lipid and chitosan nanosystems
No full textDissertação de mestrado em Biofísica e BionanossistemasAtualmente, é cada vez maior o interesse nas plantas como potencial fonte de moléculas
bioativas com aplicação em diferentes áreas, desde a cosmética aos fármacos, bem como na
indústria alimentar. É possível extrair vários compostos fitoquímicos por diferentes técnicas de
extração, bem como isolar e determinar a sua composição recorrendo a técnicas de caracterização
adequadas. Apesar do seu elevado interesse, muitos dos fitoquímicos apresentam algumas
limitações quanto ao seu potencial, devido à sua elevada volatilidade bem como à fácil degradação
quando expostos ao ar. Nesta perspetiva, sistemas de nanoencapsulamento deste tipo de
compostos, que permitam a sua preservação e libertação controlada, são alvo de particular
interesse. Neste trabalho, foram submetidas a extração por Soxhlet as onze espécies vegetais
diferentes,Prunus lusitana L., Mentha suaveolens Ehrh.,Camellia japonica L., Ulex europaeus L.,
Phytolacca americana L., Chelidonium majus L., Tagetes patula L., Rute graveolens L., Punica
granatum L. Lithodora prostrata (Loisel.) Griseb e Ginkgo biloba L. Os extratos obtidos a partir da
parte foliar foram sujeitos a remoção de clorofilas. O ácido ginkgólico foi identificado e isolado nos
extratos de Ginkgo biloba L. e foi usado como percussor na síntese de um derivado por reação de
alquilação. O ácido 3-Aminobenzóico e o ácido Antranílico foram também usados para obter
análogos do ácido ginkgólico através da reação do grupo NH2 com haletos de alquilo com 12, 13
e 15 carbonos. Os compostos sintetizados foram caracterizados por espetroscopia de absorção
no UV-Visível, RMN (
1H e 13C), espetroscopia de infravermelho e espetrometria de massa. Os
extratos de Mentha suaveolens Ehrh., Phytolacca americana L., Rute graveolens L. e Lithodora
prostrata (Loisel.) Griseb foram sujeitos a ensaios de encapsulamento e de libertação controlada
em nanoemulsões de quitosano e em lipossomas de lecitina de soja, preparados quer por injeção
etanólica, quer por hidratação de filme lipídico. Verificou-se que as nanoemulsões de quitosano
são adequadas para uma libertação total e rápida do agente encapsulado, enquanto os lipossomas
retardam a libertação. Foram realizados ensaios preliminares de citoxicidade na linha celular de
insetos Sf9 (proveniente dos ovários imaturos de S. frugiperda pupae ), tendo-se obtido resultados
promissores para o extrato em diclorometano das folhas de flores laranja de Tagetes Patula L. e
para o ácido ginkgólico alquilado a concentrações acima de 100 μM.Nowadays, there is a growing interest in plants as potential source of bioactive molecules
with application in several areas, from cosmetics to drugs, as well as in the food industry. It is
possible to extract phytochemicals by different extraction techniques, as well as to isolate and
determine their composition using suitable characterization techniques. Despite their high interest,
many phytochemicals exhibit a limited potential, due to high volatility as well as easy degradation
when exposed to air. In this perspective, nanoencapsulation systems for this type of compounds,
allowing their preservation and controlled release, are currently of particular interest. In this work,
eleven different plant species, Prunus lusitana L., Mentha suaveolens Ehrh., Camellia japonica L.,
Ulex europaeus L., Phytolacca americana L., Chelidonium majus L., Tagetes patula L., Rute
graveolens L., Punica granatum L. Lithodora prostrata (Loisel.) Griseb and Ginkgo biloba L. were
subjected to extraction by Soxhlet. The extracts obtained from the leaf part were subjected to
chlorophyll removal. Ginkgolic acid was identified and isolated in Ginkgo biloba L. extracts and was
used as a percussor in the sample of a derivative by alkylation reaction. 3-Aminobenzoic acid and
Anthranilic acid were also used to obtain ginkgolic acid analogs by reacting the NH2 group with 12,
13 and 15 carbon alkyl halides. The synthesized compounds were characterized by UV-visible
absorption spectroscopy, NMR (1H and 13C), infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The
extracts of Mentha suaveolens Ehrh., Phytolacca americana L., Rute graveolens L. and Lithodora
prostrata (Loisel.) Griseb were subjected to nanoencapsulation and controlled release assays in
chitosan nanocapsules and liposomes of soybean lecithin, prepared either by ethanolic injection
method or by lipid film hydration. It was observed that the chitosan nanocapsules are suitable for a
complete and rapid release of the encapsulated extract, while liposomes exhibit a delayed
release. Preliminary assays of cytotoxicity using the Sf9 insect cell line (from immature ovaries of
S. frugiperda pupae) were performed. Promising results were obtained for the dicloromethane
extract of Tagetes patula L. leaves fo orange flowers and the alkylated ginkgolic acid for
concentration above 100 µM.À Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT – Portugal) e FEDER pelo
projeto PTDC/ASP-AGR/30154/2017
Estudio reflexivo sobre la práctica pedagógica desarrollada con estudiantes sordos del Colegio Isabel II, IED de Bogotá.
No full textEl presente trabajo de grado es fruto de mi práctica pedagógica en el Colegio Isabel II, IED
de Bogotá. Aquí relato y reflexiono sobre dicha práctica, realizada con estudiantes sordos
del mencionado colegio durante cuatro períodos lectivos, dos de forma presencial y dos con
medicación TIC.Colegio Isabel IILicenciado en Artes VisualesPregrad
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