84 research outputs found
Spinster's Party as a Premarital Ritual
No full textVecmeitu ballīte ir notikums, ko meitenes mēdz rīkot pirms gaidāmām kāzām sev vai draudzenēm.
Autores darba mērķis un uzdevumi bija izpētīt socioloģijā vēl neapskatītu tēmu. Noskaidrot kā vecmeitu ballīti svinēja gadsimtos pirms mūsdienām mūsu kaimiņvalstī Krievijā, kā vecmeitu ballīte tiek svinēta mūsdienās, atrast kopīgās vai atšķirīgās vecmeitu ballītē un mijiedarbības rituāla vai spēles iezīmes. Galvenais uzdevums bija iepazīties ar visu dokumentārajos avotos pieejamo informāciju par rituālu, vecmeitu ballīti un kāzām.
Lai noskaidrot darbā izvirzītos uzdevumus, autore veica intervijas ar vecmeitu ballītes dalībniekiem, novēroja vienu no vecmeitu ballītēm, kurā piedalījās pati.
Interviju un novērojumu rezultāti liecina par faktu, ka vecmeitu ballītē ir saskatāmas socioloģijas teorētiķu mijiedarbības rituāla un spēles iezīmes. Respondenti sniedza ļoti spilgtus izklāstus par notiekošo vecmeitu ballītēs.Spinster’s party is an event that girls use to organize before their marriage for themselves or for their girl-friends.
The goal and the objectives of the paper were to research on the theme not yet analyzed in sociology. To find out how spinster’s party was celebrated centuries before in our neighboring country – Russia, and how it is being celebrated nowadays, to find common and different features between the theory of spinster’s party and theory of interaction ritual or theory of game. The main goal was to get acquainted with the available information on ritual, spinster’s party and marriage itself in the documentary sources.
To reach the goal of the research paper, the author has carried out the interviews with people who took part in spinster’s party, and made observations about one spinster’s party the author of the paper herself took part in.
The results of the interview and personal observations prove that in spinster’s parties the sociology researchers’ features of interaction ritual and game can be traced. Respondents gave very colorful accounts on the activities in spinster’s parties.
Respondents gave very colorful accounts on the activities in spinster’s parties
Assessment of risk factors in the development of pancreatic cancer in Latvia
No full textAbstract Th e aim of the study was to assess the possibility of identifying individuals at risk of pancreatic cancer (PC) on the basis of information from questionnaires fi lled in by patients and analyses of the DNA from peripheral blood of PC patients for mutations in BRCA1, CDKN2A, INK4/ARF and INK4/ARF and INK4/ARF STK11 genes. Questionnaires showed unknown risk factors in ethiology and pathogenesis of PC besides smoking and other known risk factors. Two carriers of frameshift mutations in the BRCA1 gene of 68 PC patients tested were detected. Screening for two founder mutations in the BRCA1 gene should be carried out in PC patients to identify at least a part of cancer-prone families in order to off er to mutation carriers comprehensive care, surveillance and preventive procedures. No deleterious mutations were detected in CDKN2A, INK4/ARF and INK4/ARF and INK4/ARF STK11 genes. We conclude that mutations in these genes do not contribute signifi cantly to PC incidence in the population of Latvia. Th e role of missense mutations detected can not be estimated unambigously on the basis of our data
Basic music education as a creativeness developer in pre-school aged children
No full textDarba nosaukums: Elementārā muzicēšana kā pirmsskolas vecuma bērna radošuma attīstītāja Darba mērķis ir teorētiski analizēt un praktiski pārbaudīt bērna radošuma attīstības iespējas elementārajā muzicēšanā. Darbā tika apkopotas un analizētas pedagogu, psihologu atziņas par radošumu, tā veidošanos vecākajā pirmsskolas vecumā. Tika aprakstītas muzikālās darbības pirmsskolā. Veikti praktiski pētījumi, izmantojot muzikālās darbības un apstiprināti apgalvojumi – muzikālās darbības sekmē bērnu radošumu. Darbam ir trīs nodaļas. Pirmā nodaļa dots radošuma un radošo spēju raksturojums no dažādu autoru viedokļiem. Šajā nodaļā tika analizēta radošuma nozīme cilvēka un bērnu dzīve un arī veikta pirmsskolas vecuma bērnu radošās izpausmes analīze pedagoģiskajā procesā. Otrā nodaļa - elementāra muzicēšana kā bērnu radošuma attīstības līdzeklis. Šajā nodaļā tiek aprakstīts kādas ir iespējas attīstīt bērniem radošās spējas muzicēšanas procesā. Kā radošuma sekmētāji tika analizētas šādas muzikālas darbības– dziedāšana, muzikālās rotaļas un muzikāli ritmiskās kustības, mūzikas klausīšanās, instrumentu spēle. Trešā nodaļa veltīta empīriskam pētījumam. Nodaļā pētītas bērnu radošuma sekmēšanas iespējas muzikālajās darbībās. Izmantotas šādas pētījuma metodes - pedagoģiskais novērojums, bērnu raksturojuma apkopojums, izmēģinājuma darbs. Pētījuma gaitā izvirzīta un veiksmīgi pārbaudīta hipotēze par to, kā bērni spēs radoši izpausties muzicēšanā, ja - skolotājs izmantos daudzveidīgus radošus uzdevumus, kas būs saistīti ar dziedāšanu, rotaļām un kustībām, instrumentu spēli un mūzikas klausīšanos; - skolotāja radīs labvēlīgu atmosfēru nodarbībās grupā. Darba beigās autore izsaka secinājumus par pētījumā atklāto saistībā ar mērķi. Darba apjoms – 85.lpp; attēlu skaits: 5; tabulu skaits: 2; pielikumu skaits: 25; izmantoto informācijas avotu skaits: 46.Title of the work: Basic music education as a creativeness developer in pre-school aged children. The goal of the work: is to analyze theoretically and test practically the ways of children’s creativity development in basic music education. In the work there was collected and analysed the knowledge about creativity from teachers and psychologists, its formation in the oldest pre-school age. There is also described musical activities in pre-school, done practical researches, using musical activities and affirmed statement that musical activities increase the creativeness in children. The work has three sections: First section- characterization of creativeness and creative abilities from different authors. In this section there is analyzed the meaning of creativeness in a human’s life and also the analyze of pre-school aged child’s creative expressions in educational process. Second section- basic music education as a development tool for children’s creativity. In this section there are described the possibilities how children can improve their creative abilities when making music. Musical activities that were analyzed as developers of creativeness – singing, musical plays and musically rhytmical movements, listening to music, playing an instrument. The third section- was dedicated to empirical research. In this section there are examined ways tp develop children’s creativeness in musical activities. Researh methods that were used- educational observation, the summary of children’s characterization, the try out work. During the research there was proposed a hypothese: about how a teacher will use wide range of creative tasks, that are connected with singing, plays and movements, playing an instrument and listening music; So then children will be able creatively show up in music, yup: -Teacher will use a variety of creative tasks, which will be linked with singing, play, and movements, instrumental game and music listening. -The teacher will create a favorable atmosphere for classroom activities. And the end of the work: author states conclusions about the disclosed in the research linked to the goal. The amount of work- 85 pages; number of pictures 5; number of tables 2; number of supplements 25; number of sources of the used information 46
European Social Fund Financial Assistance to Latvia
No full textMaģistra darba tēmas „Eiropas Sociālā fonda finansiālā palīdzība Latvijai” izvēle saistīta ar to, ka Latvijai kā Eiropas Savienības dalībvalstij ir pieejama tās finanšu palīdzība. Tai skaitā Latvijai ir pieejams Eiropas Sociālā fonda finansējums. Izmantojot šos līdzekļus Latvijai ir iespēja attīstītos visos aspektos – ekonomiski, sociāli, uzlabot iedzīvotāju dzīves līmeni un modernizēt tehniskas, transporta infrastruktūras. Pašreizējā situācijā Latvija var virzīt piejamos Eiropas Sociālā fonda līdzekļus, lai uzlabotu sociālo stāvokli, iedzīvotāju dzīves līmeni valstī, samazināt bezdarbu, paaugstināt nodarbinātības līmeni, iedzīvotāju kvalifikāciju un zināšanas.
Maģistra darba mērķis ir, pamatjoties uz pieejamiem izziņas materiāliem par Eiropas Sociālā fonda palīdzību Latvijai, izdarīt secinājumus un izstrādāt priekšlikumus Eiropas Sociālā fonda finansējuma darbības principu pilnveidošanai un attīstībai Latvijā.
Darbs sastāv no trim nodaļām. Pirmajā nodaļā tiek apskatīti Eiropas Savienības pirmsstrukturālie fondi un Latvijai pieejamie struktūrfondi pēc iestāšanos ES. Tiek noformulēti galvenie ES pirmsstrukturālie fondi, kas bija pieejami Latvijā, pēc iestāšanos ES strukturālie fondi, noteikta to būtība, veidi un mērķi. Tiks izskatīta Eiropas Sociālā fonda administrēšanas sistēmas process.
Otrajā nodaļā tiek analizētas Eiropas Sociālā fonda atbalsta programmas „Cilvēkresursi un nodarbinātība” un tas prioritātes izglītībā, nodarbinātības veicināšanā un veselība uzlabošana darbā un pārējās prioritātes.
Trešajā nodaļā tiek analizēti Eiropas Sociālā fonda Latvijā īstenotie projekti un ieguvumi, izmantojot Eiropas Sociālā fonda finanšu līdzekļus pirmajā plānošanas periodā 2004. - 2006.gados un nākamā plānošanas periodā 2007.- 2013. gados.
Maģistra darba nobeigumā autore sniedz savus secinājumus, kas radušies darba izstrādes gaitā, un izvirza priekšlikumus Eiropas Sociālā fonda finansējumu darbības principu pilnveidošanai un attīstībai Latvijā.
Maģistra darba pētījuma periods ir laika posms no 2004. gada līdz 2010. gadam.
Maģistra darba apjoms 96 lapas (ieskaitot pielikumus), 16 tabulas, 17 attēli un 6 pielikumi.Master thesis theme “The European Social funds financial assistance to Latvia” chose is due to the fact that Latvia as EU Member State is available to use its financial assistance, including European Social fund financing. Latvia has to develop in all aspects – economics, social welfare, make better population’s standard of living and modernize technical, transport infrastructures. In a current situation Latvia may use available European Social funds to improve the social conditions of life levels in the country – to reduce unemployment, raise employment levels, personal qualifications and competence.
The objective of the master thesis is to appraise the European Social fund financial help make conclusions and to work out suggestions based on made research to improve the European Social fund financial use in Latvia.
The master thesis consists of three chapters. The first chapter reveals the pre-accession instruments financed by the EU and the structural funds accessible in Latvia after entering the EU, its quiddity, forms and objectives. There is also a review of structural funds administrating system process.
The next part dedicated to the analysis of the European Social fund investment in Latvia programming period 2007-2013 through 1st operational programme “Human Resources and Employment”.
The final part is dedicated to the analysis of the European Social fund projects implement in Latvia and benefits through the European Social fund funding of the first programming period 2004 – 2006 and the next programming period 2007 – 2013 years.
In the master thesis conclusion the author offers conclusions, which showed in the writing process of the thesis, and bring forward suggestions of improvement of the European Social fund financing use in Latvia.
The master thesis research time period is 2004 – 2010 years.
The master thesis comprises 96 pages, 16 tables, 17 figures and 6 appendix
Iedzimta kruts veza detektesana un augsta saslimstibas riska personu identificesana
No full textAvailable from Latvian Academic Library / LAL - Latvian Academic LibrarySIGLEMinistry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)LVLatvi
Influence of didactic games on 5-6 years old children memory development
No full textDiplomdarba tēma: Didaktisko spēļu ietekme uz 5-6 gadīgo bērnu atmiņas attīstību.
Diplomdarba autore: J. Pjaniha
Diplomdarba zinātniskā vadītāja: Maģ.ped. S. Stašāne
Darba teorētiskajā daļā ir izanalizēta literatūra, kura ir veltīta pirmsskolas vecuma bērnu atmiņas attīstības vēstures un metožu, kuri maksimāli veicina šo procesu, izpētei. Darba praktiskajā daļā tiek izskatīta spēles loma kā pirmsskolas vecuma bērna attīstības, tajā skaitā arī atmiņas attīstības, pamatdarbība. Ir sniegta spēļu klasifikācija, to novadīšanas metodes, balstoties uz pašu pieredzes un veiktiem eksperimentiem ir ieteiktas visefektīvākās.
Pētījumu hipotēze: speciāli atlasītas un organizētas didaktiskās spēles veicina bērna atmiņas attīstību.
Diplomdarba pētījuma daļa noritēja x Jūrmalas pirmsskolas izglītības iestādē. Tika izmantotas un pielietotas speciāli atlasītas diagnosticējošās metodikas – L. Tihomirovas „10 vārdu metodika”, V.Vekslera metodika, L.Čeremoškinas metodika.The theme of the qualification work: „The effect of the didactics game on the memory development of the 5-6 years old children”
Author of the qualification work: Jekaterina Pjaniha
Academic curator: Mast. Paed. S.Stashane
The hypothesis of the qualification work: particulary selected and correctly organised didactical games prompt the development of the childs’ memory.
The theoretical part od the qualification work offers the evaluation and analysis of the literature dedicated to the history of the study of the prechoolers’ memory as well as the methods used to rise the effectivity of this process to the utmost.
The practical part of the qualification work examines the role of the game as a fundamental activity of the preschooler not only in his general development, but also in the development of his memory.
This qualification work presents the graduation of the didactical games, their rules and methods based on the personal prastice and experiments made. Recomendations according to the efficiency of those games are also given.
The investigative part of the qualification work was realized in one of the preschool education establischments in the city of Jurmala by using specially collected txplorative techniques – „10 words technique” by L. Tihomirova, techniques by V. Vekslers and L.Cheremoshkin
A set of exercises for learning the basics of calligraphy in a professional art school
No full textDiplomdarba mērķis ir izstrādāt vingrinājumu kopu kaligrāfijas pamatu apguvei, aprobēt un analizēt to, atbilstoši profesionālās ievirzes mākslas skolu programmas prasībām. Lai apgūtu kaligrāfiju, ir jāatpazīst burtu elementi, jāvingrina rokas muskulatūra, jāprot izmantot platgala un asgala instrumentus. Autore piedāvā vingrinājumu kopu dažādu instrumentu un materiālu pielietojumu kaligrāfijas pamatu apguvei. Diplomdarba pirmajā daļā autore skaidro kaligrāfijas jēdzienu un ieskicē kaligrāfijas attīstības gaitu, apraksta kaligrāfiju kā dažādu kultūru sastāvdaļu, min slavenākos kaligrāfus pasaulē un Latvijā, kā arī ieskicē „trīs vaļus”, uz kuriem balstās un kurus pielieto kaligrāfijā: spalvu, tušu un papīru. Otrajā daļā autore sniedz ieskatu profesionālās ievirzes X Mūzikas un mākslas skolas reglamentējošos dokumentos, intervē kaligrāfi Henrieti Tihomirovu, kā arī dalās ar savu pedagoģisko pieredzi kaligrāfijas pamatu mācībā. Trešajā daļā piedāvā vingrinājumu kopu kaligrāfijas pamatu apguvei profesionālās ievirzes mākslas skolā. Ceturtajā daļā apraksta kaligrāfijas pamatu vingrinājumu kopas aprobācijas rezultātus profesionālās ievirzes mākslas skolā. Atslēgas vārdi: kaligrāfijas pamati, vingrinājumu kopa, acumērs, rokas kustību paņēmieni kaligrāfijā, asgala un platgala instrumenti.The aim of the thesis is to develop a set of exercises for learning the basics of calligraphy, to test and analyze it, in accordance with the requirements of the professional art school program. In order to learn calligraphy, you need to recognize the elements of letters, exercise the muscles of your hand, and know how to use broad-end and sharp-end tools. The author offers a set of exercises for learning the basics of calligraphy using various tools and materials. In the first part of the thesis, the author explains the concept of calligraphy and outlines the development of calligraphy, describes calligraphy as a part of different cultures, mentions the most famous calligraphers in the world and in Latvia, and also outlines the "three whales" on which calligraphy is based and used: pen, ink and paper. In the second part, it provides an insight into the regulatory documents for professional art schools, analyzes an interview with the calligrapher Henriete Tihomirova, and also shares her pedagogical experience in teaching the basics of calligraphy. The third part offers a set of exercises for learning the basics of calligraphy in a professional art school. The fourth part describes the results of the approbation of a set of calligraphy exercises in a professional art school. Keywords: calligraphy basics, exercises, view measure, hand movement techniques in calligraphy, narrow ended and wide ended instruments
On the origin and diffusion of BRCA1 c.5266dupC (5382insC) in European populations.
No full textInternational audienceThe BRCA1 mutation c.5266dupC was originally described as a founder mutation in the Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) population. However, this mutation is also present at appreciable frequency in several European countries, which raises intriguing questions about the origins of the mutation. We genotyped 245 carrier families from 14 different population groups (Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Greek, Brazilian and AJ) for seven microsatellite markers and confirmed that all mutation carriers share a common haplotype from a single founder individual. Using a maximum likelihood method that allows for both recombination and mutational events of marker loci, we estimated that the mutation arose some 1800 years ago in either Scandinavia or what is now northern Russia and subsequently spread to the various populations we genotyped during the following centuries, including the AJ population. Age estimates and the molecular evolution profile of the most common linked haplotype in the carrier populations studied further suggest that c.5266dupC likely entered the AJ gene pool in Poland approximately 400-500 years ago. Our results illustrate that (1) BRCA1 c.5266dupC originated from a single common ancestor and was a common European mutation long before becoming an AJ founder mutation and (2) the mutation is likely present in many additional European countries where genetic screening of BRCA1 may not yet be common practice
An original phylogenetic approach identified mitochondrial haplogroup T1a1 as inversely associated with breast cancer risk in BRCA2 mutation carriers
No full textIntroduction: Individuals carrying pathogenic mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a high lifetime risk of breast cancer. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are involved in DNA double-strand break repair, DNA alterations that can be caused by exposure to reactive oxygen species, a main source of which are mitochondria. Mitochondrial genome variations affect electron transport chain efficiency and reactive oxygen species production. Individuals with different mitochondrial haplogroups differ in their metabolism and sensitivity to oxidative stress. Variability in mitochondrial genetic background can alter reactive oxygen species production, leading to cancer risk. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that mitochondrial haplogroups modify breast cancer risk in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers.Methods: We genotyped 22,214 (11,421 affected, 10,793 unaffected) mutation carriers belonging to the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 for 129 mitochondrial polymorphisms using the iCOGS array. Haplogroup inference and association detection were performed using a phylogenetic approach. ALTree was applied to explore the reference mitochondrial evolutionary tree and detect subclades enriched in affected or unaffected individuals.Results: We discovered that subclade T1a1 was depleted in affected BRCA2 mutation carriers compared with the rest of clade T (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.55; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.34 to 0.88; P = 0.01). Compared with the most frequent haplogroup in the general population (that is, H and T clades), the T1a1 haplogroup has a HR of 0.62 (95% CI, 0.40 to 0.95; P = 0.03). We also identified three potential susceptibility loci, including G13708A/rs28359178, which has demonstrated an inverse association with familial breast cancer risk.Conclusions: This study illustrates how original approaches such as the phylogeny-based method we used can empower classical molecular epidemiological studies aimed at identifying association or risk modification effects.</p
Author Correction: Functional mechanisms underlying pleiotropic risk alleles at the 19p13.1 breast–ovarian cancer susceptibility locus
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