102 research outputs found
'Sacar la nariz del brazo': un remedio autoplástico
No full textThis article analyzes the expression sacar la nariz del brazo that appears in Gongora’s El doc- tor Carlino, in Bernal Díaz del Castillo’s Historia ver- dadera de la conquista de la Nueva España and in Francisco López de Gómara’s Historia de la conquista de México. By observing the connexions of this lo- cution with the surgical techniques of rhinoplasty experimented in Europe during XV and XVI centuries, the author studies the implication of its cultural and historical roots and presents some hypotheses about its semantic oscillation
Understanding the Self-Perceived Occupational Performance of Individuals With Spinal Cord Injuries Using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
No full textAbstract
Date Presented 3/31/2017
The purpose is to determine the self-perception of occupational performance of participants within a spinal cord injury (SCI) recovery setting. The impact of the results can direct practitioners to identify meaningful goals after SCI through the use of a client-centered assessment such as the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure.
Primary Author and Speaker: Selena Hengy
Additional Authors and Speakers: Dianna Lunsford, Kris Valdes</jats:p
Illocutionary Acts and Impoliteness Strategies of Hate Speech on Selena Gomez's Instagram Comments
No full textThis thesis examines the hate speech in Selena Gomez's Instagram comments. There are two aims of this thesis. The first one is to find out the types of illocutionary and the types of hate speech acts in Selena Gomez's Instagram comments. The second one is to analyze the impoliteness strategies on hate speech in Selena Gomez's Instagram comments. This research was conducted using the qualitative descriptive method. The data source of this research was taken from the utterances in Selena Gomez's Instagram comments on a photo posted on Saturday, April 15, 2023. To analyze the data, the author employs three theories; Searle in Yule's (1996) theory about five types of illocutionary acts, Mondal, et al's (2017) theory about types of hate speech, and Culpeper's (1996) theory about impoliteness strategies. Based on 67 data found, the results of the study are as follows: First, the most common type of illocutionary acts is expressive speech act. This is because the motivation for someone to commit an act of hate speech is to express their hatred towards someone or something. There was no data of illocutionary acts related to the commissive and declarations speech act. This is because the utterances in Instagram comments are not direct conversation with two-way communication and the utterances conveyed by netizens cannot change someone's condition or status. Second, the most dominant type of hate speech is behavior. It happens because the motive of the hate speech received by Selena Gomez is due to her "behavior". There was no data of hate speech related to race, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. This is due to those categories cannot be used as an identity to attacks Selena Gomez. Her race is white, her sexual orientation is straight, and her ethnicity is American. Third, negative impoliteness is the most dominant of impoliteness strategy. This is because the negative impoliteness strategy is carried out with various outputs that support the expression of hate speech. There was no data of impoliteness strategy in withhold impoliteness category. This strategy is only applicable in direct communication that occurs face-to-face, where the data of this study is not utterances from direct communication
AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN SELENA GOMEZ RARE SONG ALBUM
No full textThe most important aspect of human life is language. Language is a medium used by humans to express their emotions. Hence, nothing can replace language as a means of communication. Within the world of language and literature, figurative language is a branch of linguistics that depicts meanings that do not truth, so it can only be used depending on the speaker’s context and background. This study aims to find out the types of figurative languages are found in the songs of Selena Gomez Rare album and to describe the figurative language in Selena Gomez Rare album mean. This research uses a qualitative approach by using human investigators as instruments in the process of analyzing and collecting data. In addition, the author also uses documents as supporting instruments. Data was collected through three song titles contained in the Rare album. In this research, the data analysis conducted by the author is a descriptive analysis. Therefore, this research does not use a hypothesis as a temporary answer to the research problem. Based on the research findings, the author found 26 expressions of figurative language. There are two figurative languages that are often used, namely metaphor and hyperbole. There are 12 metaphorical expressions, 8 hyperbole expressions, 2 symbolism expressions, 1 personification expression, 1 simile expression, 1 paradoxical expression, 1 irony expression, and mytonymy expression cannot be found in the three songs
The impact of recurrence of primary glomerulonephritis on renal allograft outcome
No full textTwenty-yr patient and death-censored graft survival of 348 kidney transplant recipients with primary glomerulonephritis (GN) and of 696 matched controls were 82.2% in GN patients and 75% in controls (p = 0.037) and 49.5% and 54%, respectively (p = 0.013). GN patients had a higher incidence of graft failure than controls even considering death as a competing risk (p = 0.004). In the GN group, graft survival of deceased and of living donor recipients was similar. At multivariate analysis, GN as primary disease (RR: 1.47), delayed graft function recovery (RR: 2.34), acute rejection (RR: 2.36), and any PRA positivity (RR: 1.01) were predictive of graft loss. GN recurred in 85 of 348 grafts (24.4%), and 43 were lost for recurrence. In non-recurrent patients, graft survival at 20 yr was significantly better than in recurrent patients (59.4% vs. 24.4%, p = 0.000), but not different from that of controls (59.4 vs. 54%, p = 0.9). At multivariate analysis, young age at transplantation (RR: 0.97), shorter duration of dialysis (RR: 1.05 per each dialysis year), and graft from living donors (RR: 1.668) were independent predictors of recurrence. Patients with primary GN have reduced graft survival in comparison with controls, and this is mainly due to recurrence of original disease. However, the most frequent recurrence in living recipients does not compromise graft survival
What happens after complete withdrawal of therapy in patients with lupus nephritis
No full textObjective. Whether and when is it possible to completely stop immunosuppression in patients with lupus nephritis is still poorly defined.
Methods. An attempt to slowly and progressively eliminate steroids and immunosuppressive drugs was tried in 73 of 161 (45.3%) patients with lupus nephritis who achieved a stable clinical remission defined as normal serum creatinine, proteinuria <0.5 g/24h, inactive urine sediment, and no clinical signs of extra-renal activity of SLE for at least 12 months.
Results. Twenty-one out of the 73 patients (28.7%) who met the criteria for withdrawal of treatment developed flares during the phase of progressive reduction of therapy and their treatment was reinforced. Twenty patients entered remission again; the last patient was lost to follow-up at achievement of partial remission.
In the other 52 of the 73 patients (71.2%), it was possible to completely withdraw treatment. Of these, 32 patients (group A) did not resume therapy for the subsequent follow-up (median 101.8 months); the other 20 patients (group B) had at least one flare, in median 37 months after withdrawing therapy, and had to be retreated. At the last observation, after a median follow-up of 286 months, 10 of these 20 patients were off therapy. At the last observation, two patients in group A and two in group B had died, no patient of group A and two of group B had developed renal insufficiency (serum creatinine 2.5 and 3 mg/dl, respectively).
Compared to patients in group B, group A patients received longer treatment (98.1 vs. 31.0 months; p=0.01), had longer remission (52.8 vs. 12.0 months; p=0.000) before withdrawal of therapy, and continued chloroquine after stopping therapy (52% vs. 10%; p=0.004). In comparison to patients who never stopped therapy, patients who were able to interrupt treatment had lower risk of chronic renal insufficiency (3.8% vs. 28.4%; p=0.000), end-stage renal disease (0 vs. 12.8%; p=0.01), arterial hypertension (32.7% vs. 66.9%; p=0.000) and cardiovascular events (11.5% vs. 27.5%; p=0.04).
Conclusion. Complete withdrawal of therapy is feasible in selected patients who achieved stable remission after long-term treatment. The reduction of treatment must be done in a very gradual manner, progressively and under strict medical surveillance. The withdrawal of therapy allows the patients to reduce renal and extra-renal damage accrual. Treatment with chloroquine may help to maintain remission in patients who discontinue steroids and immunosuppressive drugs
Imagem e reputação na carreira de Selena Gomez: análise de estratégias de gestão de crise para celebridades
No full textO trabalho realiza uma análise qualitativa exploratória sobre a reputação de celebridades no universo artístico, com enfoque na cantora Selena Gomez. Utilizando a netnografia e a análise de conteúdo como técnicas, investiga-se a influência da imagem pessoal e profissional da cantora e atriz nos debates da cultura popular, a partir da análise de estratégias de gestão de crise adotadas para preservar sua imagem e reputação. O estudo identifica ameaças à reputação de celebridades, como exposição excessiva na mídia, falta de privacidade e pressões da indústria do entretenimento. Entre os objetivos específicos, destaca-se a análise das situações de crise enfrentadas por Selena Gomez ao longo de sua carreira, a avaliação das estratégias de gestão de crise empregadas, e a obtenção de insights sobre a indústria do entretenimento, destacando estratégias eficazes aplicáveis para preservar a imagem e reputação de artistas em momentos de risco. Como resultado, o estudo destaca a eficácia dessas abordagens em meio da gestão profissional da imagem pública, reforçando a importância de uma comunicação autêntica e direta para a gestão de reputação de celebridades na era digital.The work conducts an exploratory qualitative analysis of the reputation of celebrities in the artistic universe, focusing on the singer Selena Gomez. Using netnography and content analysis as techniques, the author investigates the influence of the singer and actress's personal and professional image on popular culture debates, as well as examining crisis management strategies adopted to preserve her image and reputation. The study identifies threats to the reputation of celebrities, such as excessive media exposure, lack of privacy, and pressures from the entertainment industry. Among the specific objectives, the analysis of crises faced by Selena Gomez throughout her career, the evaluation of crisis management strategies employed, and gaining insights into the entertainment industry, highlighting effective strategies applicable to preserving the image and reputation of artists in times of risk are emphasized. The study underscores the effectiveness of these approaches in the management of public image, reinforcing the importance of authentic and direct communication for celebrity reputation management in the digital age
TLR-4 and VEGF polymorphisms in chronic periaortitis
No full textChronic periaortitis (CP) is a rare disease that is characterised by fibro-inflammatory tissue surrounding the abdominal aorta and has both non-aneurysmal (idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis [IRF]) and aneurysmal forms (inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm [IAAA]). We investigated whether toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) polymorphisms were associated with susceptibility to, and the clinical features of CP
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