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Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Resiliência e adesão ao tratamento do diabetes mellitus em mulheres
No full textTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Florianópolis, 2014.Introdução: O Diabetes Mellitus é uma doença crônica caracterizada por alterações metabólicas e endócrinas, que acometem grande número de mulheres em todo o mundo. Traz necessidades de adaptação no estilo de vida, incluindo: a realização de atividade física, do controle da glicemia, o uso de medicamentos, o seguimento de um plano alimentar e a inclusão de novas práticas em saúde, que, nem sempre são incorporadas com facilidade ao cotidiano das mulheres. Porém, vivenciar situações difíceis também pode conduzir ao surgimento do desejo de superação de problemas, passando a reconhecer as potencialidades e os fatores de proteção em seus contextos sócio-histórico-culturais e ambientais. Assim, toma-se a resiliência, reconhecida como a capacidade de suportar, de adaptar-se e conviver de forma harmônica desenvolvida frente às situações de adversidade e/ou estresse, como uma possibilidade para o viver melhor de mulheres com diabetes mellitus. Objetivo: O estudo teve como objetivo geral: Compreender a resiliência como constructo teórico para a qualificação do cuidado em enfermagem e saúde e para a ampliação da adesão ao tratamento do diabetes mellitus em mulheres atendidas na atenção básica de Florianópolis. Método: Trata-se de um estudo elaborado utilizando método misto de investigação, combinando abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa por meio da estratégia explanatória sequencial. A fase quantitativa foi do tipo observacional transversal probabilística, com amostra estratificada composta por 412 mulheres com diabetes, sendo coletados dados em domicílio entre 2009 e 2010. Foram investigadas variáveis sociodemográficas, biométricas, de hábitos de vida e saúde, além da aplicação das escalas de resiliência e de estresse percebido. A análise estatística descritivas e inferenciais ocorreu com o uso da ferramenta computacional on-line SestatNet®, cujos resultados nortearam o delineamento da segunda fase do estudo. Nela foi realizado estudo qualitativo utilizando a Pesquisa Convergente Assistencial como referencial metodológico e a Resiliência como referencial teórico. Desenvolvida em um Centro de Saúde da cidade de Florianópolis, Brasil, entre 2011 e 2012, contemplando dez reuniões de grupo de convivência e entrevistas em profundidade pré e pós-grupo, das quais participaram nove mulheres com diabetes. As entrevistas e reuniões de grupo tiveram o áudio gravado, sendo integralmente transcritos. Também foram realizadas notas de campo, memorandos teóricos e metodológicos visando ampliar o Corpus da pesquisa e a densidade dos dados. A análise dos dados textuais desenvolveu-se com o uso do software ATLAS.ti 7.1®, seguiu os pressupostos da Pesquisa Convergente Assistencial e da a  análise de conteúdo dirigida , na qual foram realizadas avaliações do conteúdo da pesquisa considerando os conhecimentos sobre resiliência, gênero e diabetes. A apreensão ocorreu com a leitura textual atenta e exaustiva, sendo que a síntese e a teorização operacionalizaram-se por meio da  codificação linha por linha , seguida da aglutinação de códigos afins, elaboração de pré-categorias, subcategorias e categorias. Esta pesquisa foi submetida ao Comitê de Ética em Pesquisas com Seres Humanos da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, sendo aprovada sem restrições nos processos 193/2009 para a fase quantitativa e 2056/2011 para a qualitativa. Resultados e discussões: Foram sistematizados em três manuscritos. No primeiro, intitulado Resiliência e adesão ao tratamento do diabetes mellitus em mulheres, desenvolvido com método quantitativo, foi observado que as mulheres apresentam baixa adesão ao tratamento relacionada ao seguimento do plano alimentar, realização de atividade física e monitorização da glicemia capilar. Porém, verificamos que as mulheres com maiores escores de resiliência aderem melhor à prática de atividade física, apresentam maior assiduidade na realização do plano alimentar e possuem menores escores de estresse. Nesse manuscrito apresentam-se argumentações sobre as variáveis e os possíveis impactos na resiliência e na adesão ao tratamento, destacando que a promoção da resiliência torna-se uma possibilidade para a melhor adesão à terapêutica do diabetes. O segundo manuscrito, intitulado Influência de fatores de proteção e de risco na resiliência e na adesão ao tratamento do diabetes mellitus em mulheres, foi desenvolvido com abordagem qualitativa interpretativa. Destaca que elementos positivos fortalecem a resiliência e a maior adesão ao tratamento do diabetes, assim como ampliam a percepção de satisfação consigo e com o cotidiano, favorecendo o cuidado de si, a manutenção das atividades sociais e a autonomia. Já os fatores de risco, evidenciados pela desmotivação, descuidado de si, exposição à violência, à discriminação e às questões normativas de gênero, interferem negativamente na resiliência e dificultam a adesão ao tratamento. Fortalecer os fatores de proteção e auxiliar na redução dos impactos negativos dos fatores de risco, visando à ampliação da resiliência, tornam-se estratégias de cuidado em enfermagem e saúde inovadoras e com grande potencial para a geração de impactos positivos na adesão ao tratamento do diabetes mellitus. O terceiro manuscrito, Grupo de convivência: promovendo a resiliência para o viver melhor de mulheres com diabetes mellitus, trouxe resultados da Pesquisa Convergente Assistencial no grupo de convivência. Apontou que o suporte social, a aceitação do processo de viver/ envelhecer e o conhecimento sobre a condição de saúde/doença são elementos que proporcionam o desenvolvimento da resiliência e de habilidades de cuidado de si e do diabetes, favorecendo o viver saudável e feliz. Promover a resiliência, fortalecendo fatores de proteção e auxiliando na ressignificação dos fatores de risco favorece a compreensão do processo de saúde-doença, a autonomia, o desenvolvimento de habilidades de cuidado de si e do diabetes. Conclusão: Esse estudo evidenciou que aderir ao tratamento do diabetes é algo complexo e não está relacionado apenas ao desejo de cuidar de si, existindo fatores de risco e de proteção que se interconectam, auxiliado ou dificultando esse processo. Assim, a resiliência surge como um novo pilar para a assistência em enfermagem e saúde centrada no reconhecimento das diferenças entre as mulheres em seus diversos contextos, sendo uma estratégia inovadora e com grande potencial para gerar influências positivas no cuidado integral e de qualidade.Abstract : Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease characterized by metabolic and endocrine changes that affect a large number of women worldwide. It brings lifestyle adaptation needs that include physical activity practice, glycemic control, use of medication, adoption of a food plan and the inclusion of new health practices, which are not always easily incorporated to the everyday routine of women. However, experiencing difficult situations can also lead to the desire to overcome problems, coming to recognize the strengths and protective factors in their socio-historical-cultural and environmental contexts. There is the aspect of resilience, recognized as the capacity to bear, adapt and harmoniously coexist, developed in face of situations of adversity and/or stress, as a chance for a better living for women with diabetes mellitus. Objective: This study aimed to understand resilience as a theoretical construct for the qualification of care in nursing and health, and for increasing the adherence to treatment for diabetes mellitus in women seen in the primary care service of Florianópolis. Method: A mixed research method was used in this study, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches through the sequential explanatory strategy. The quantitative phase was of probabilistic cross-sectional observational type, with a stratified sample of 412 women with diabetes and data collection in the households between 2009 and 2010. The following variables were investigated: demographic, biometric, lifestyle habits and health; and the resilience scale and perceived stress scale were applied. The online tool of SestatNet® was used for descriptive and inferential statistical analysis, whose results guided the design of the second phase of the study. In such phase, the interpretive qualitative study was carried out using the convergent-care research as a methodological framework, and resilience as a theoretical framework. It was conducted in a Health Center in the city of Florianópolis, Brazil, between 2011 and 2012, covered ten meetings of the social group, and in-depth interviews pre and post-group, attended by nine women with diabetes. The interviews and group meetings were audio recorded and fully transcribed. Field notes and theoretical and methodological memos were also done to extend the corpus of research and data density. The ATLAS.ti 7.1® software was used for the analysis of textual data, according to the assumptions of convergent-care research and the  directed content analysis , in which were carried out reviews of the research content, considering the knowledge on resilience, gender and diabetes. Apprehension was reached after careful and thorough textual reading, considering that synthesis and theorizing were operationalized by  coding line by line , followed by the grouping of related codes, preparation of pre-categories, subcategories and categories. This research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Human Subjects of the Federal University de Santa Catarina under process number 193/2009 for the quantitative phase, and number 2056/2011 for the qualitative phase. Results and discussions: Were systematized in three manuscripts. In the first, entitled Resilience and adherence to treatment of diabetes mellitus in women and developed with quantitative method, it was observed that women have poor adherence to treatment in relation to the following of a diet plan, physical activity practice and blood glucose monitoring. However, we found that women with higher resilience scores have better adherence to physical activity practice, follow the food plan with higher attendance and have lower stress scores. This manuscript presents arguments about the variables and possible impacts on resilience and adherence to treatment, highlighting that promoting resilience becomes a possibility for better adhesion to the diabetes therapy. The second manuscript, entitled Influence of protective and risk factors on resilience and adherence to treatment of diabetes mellitus in women, was developed with interpretive qualitative approach. It highlights that positive elements strengthen the resilience and greater adherence to treatment of diabetes, as well as broaden the perception of satisfaction with oneself and daily life, encouraging self-care, maintenance of social activities and autonomy. The risk factors on their turn, evidenced by lack of motivation, lack of self-care, exposure to violence, discrimination and normative gender issues, impact negatively on resilience and make adherence to treatment difficult. The strengthening of protective factors and the help with reducing the negative impacts of risk factors, aimed at increasing the resilience, become innovative strategies of nursing care and health with great potential for having positive impacts on adherence to diabetes mellitus treatment. The third manuscript, Support group: promoting resilience for the better living of women with diabetes mellitus, brought results of the Convergent-care research in the support group. It pointed out that social support, acceptance of the living / aging process and knowledge about the health / disease condition are elements that provide the development of resilience and skills of self-care and care of diabetes, encouraging a healthy and happy living. Promoting resilience, strengthening protective factors, and assisting in the resignification of risk factors leads to the understanding of the health-disease process, autonomy and the developing of skills for self-care and care of diabetes. Conclusion: This study showed that adherence to diabetes treatment is complex and not related only to the desire of self-care, but also with risk and protective factors that interconnect, helping this process or making it more difficult. Thus, resilience emerges as a new pillar for nursing and health care centered on the recognition of differences among women in their various contexts, being an innovative strategy with high potential for generating positive influences for full care of quality
A primer of simple theories
No full textAbstract. We present a self-contained exposition of the basic aspects of simple theories while developing the fundamentals of forking calculus. We expound also the deeper aspects of S. Shelah’s 1980 paper Simple unstable theories. The concept of weak dividing has been replaced with that of forking. The exposition is from a contemporary perspective and takes into account contributions due to S. Buechler, E. Hrushovski, B. Kim, O. Lessmann, S. Shelah and A. Pillay
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Clustering approach for wavelet transformed MR image data
No full textLessmann B, Nattkemper TW, Degenhard A, et al. Clustering approach for wavelet transformed MR image data. In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of Medical Physics. 2005: 1412
Larry O. Spencer, Conference Author Presentation
No full textGen. Larry O. Spencer, USAF (Ret.), author of Dark Horse: A Journey from the Horseshoe to the Pentago
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Content Based Image Retrieval for Dynamic Time Series Data
No full textLessmann B, Nattkemper TW, Huth J, et al. Content Based Image Retrieval for Dynamic Time Series Data. In: Proceedings of BVM. 2006: 61-65
Asthma With Bronchial Hypersecretion: Expression of Mucins and Toll-Like Receptors in Sputum and Blood [Corrigendum]
No full textCrespo-Lessmann A, Mateus E, Torrejón M, et al. J Asthma Allergy. 2017;10:269–276.
Page 269, Abstract, Materials and methods section, line two, the text “19 with bronchiectasis” should read “19 with bronchial hypersecretion”.
The authors apologize for this error
Decrease in nickel sensitization in young patients - successful intervention through nickel exposure regulation? Results of the IVDK, 1992-2001
No full textBackground. In the early 1990s,the prevalence of nickel contact allergy was high - almost 20% on a population level, and some 40% in contact dermatitis patients. Around that time, nickel exposure was starting to be regulated. Patients/Methods. Descriptive and bivariate analyses of patch test results of all patients tested with nickel sulfate (5% pet.) in the departments joining the Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK) 1992-2001 (n=82,991, women: 52,709; men: 30,282). The annual frequency of sensitization to nickel was analyzed in women and men in four age subgroups o (58). Results. In young women less than 31 (n=13.909) the prevalence of contact allergy to nickel decreased significantly from 36.7% in 1992 to 25.8% in 2001. in young men in the same age group (n=7087),the prevalence dropped from 8.9% in 1992 to 5.2% in 2001. Conclusions. The observed decline indicates that measures to limit the release of nickel from costume jewelry helped reduce the prevalence of nickel allergy. In general term,allergen elimination or reduction is an effective primary prevention strategy which does not depend on individual behavior modifications
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