16 research outputs found
The PERINE Project : cooperation between European Education Databases
No full textResumen basado en el del autor. El nombre del proyecto, PERINE, es el acrónimo de Pedagogical and Educational Research Information Network for Europe, y fue coordinador del proyecto ante el organismo patrocinador, la Comisión EuropeaEste documento consta de dos secciones. La primera sección tratará sobre el origen y la historia del proyecto PERINE, que funcionó entre el 2001 y el 2004. La segunda sección tratará sobre el estado actual y futuro de esta red de documentación. Es importante señalar desde un principio que este documento ha sido creado por una persona que representa a una red. El autor de este documento es el autor de la propuesta original del proyecto.The paper breaks into two sections. The first section will give some history and background to the perine project that ran from 2201 to 2004. The second section will consider the current and future status of the network. It is important to say from the outset that this paper is authored by an individual representing a network. The author of the paper is the author of the original proposal for the perine project and was the coordinator of the project for the funding body, the European Comission.Universitat de les Illes Balears. Redined Balears; Edifici Guillem Cifre de Colonya. Ctra de Valldemossa, Km 7,5; 07122 Palma de Mallorca; +34971172792; +34971173190;ES
Oksitosin İndüksiyonunun Travay süreci ve perine etkileri
No full textTezin Başlığı: Oksitosin İndüksiyonunun Travay Süreci ve Perine Üzerine Etkileri Yazar Adı: Nazan KARAHAN Doğumun gerçekleşebilmesi için, myometriumda kasılmalar olurken, pelvis taban kaslarının esnemesi ve yumuşaması gerekir. Bu yumuşama ve esneme oluşmadığı yetersiz kaldığında, normal vaginal doğum perine hasarı ile sonuçlanır. Doğumda gebeye yapılan girişimlerin perine hasarı oluşmasına zemin hazırladığı bilinmektedir. Travayda en sık uygulanan girişim olan oksitosin indüksiyonunun perine hasarı oluşması üzerindeki etkileri ise belirsizdir. Çalışma, oksitosin indüksiyonunun travay süreci ve perine üzerindeki etkilerini değerlendirmek amacıyla, gözlemsel vaka kontrol çalışması olarak yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini, bir devlet hastanesine 01 Nisan- 01 Haziran 2009 tarihleri arasında doğum yapmak üzere başvuran tüm gebeler örneklemini ise, miada, gebelik ve doğumla ilgili herhangi bir komplikasyonu bulunmayan ve BKİ'si 30'un altında olan 136 gebe oluşturmuştur. Çalışma grubu hekim istemine göre oksitosin uygulanan 36 primipar ve 34 multipar toplam 70 gebeden, kontrol grubu ise rastgele seçilen ve oksitosin uygulanmayan 34 primipar ve 32 multipar olmak üzere toplam 66 gebeden oluşmuştur. Verilerin toplanmasında, araştırmacı tarafından literatüre dayanılarak geliştirilen Gebe Tanılama Formu ve “Travay İzleme ve Değerlendirme Formu” ile, perineal kasılmayı değerlendirebilmek için EMG cihazı kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada, oksitosin uygulanan çalışma grubunda travayın I. ve II. evresinin süresinde anlamlı kısalma olduğu (sırası ile z=-4.97, p=0.00; z=-2.90, p=0.04) fakat acil sezaryen oranında artış olduğu(fisher p=0.00), olgulara servikal dilatasyon 0-3 cm, 4-8 cm ve 9-10 cm iken yapılan EMG ölçümlerine göre perineal kasılma yüzdeleri karşılaştırıldığında, çalışma grubunda kasılma yüzdelerinin yüksek seyrettiği ve çalışma ve kontrol grupları arasında istatistiksel anlamlı farklılık bulunduğu ( sırası ile z=-5.01 p=0.00, z=-5.82 p=0.00, z=-5.82 p=0.00) çalışma grubunda travay ilerlediğinde perineal kasılma yüzdelerinde artış olduğu (x²=25.45 p=0.00) saptanmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda, endikasyon olmadığı sürece travayı hızlandırmak amacıyla oksitosin uygulanmaması ve oksitosin uygulanan gebelerde perineyi koruyacak alternatif yöntemler kullanılması önerilmektedir.Title of Thesis: Oxytocin induction of effects on labor and perineum Name of author: Nazan KARAHAN Spontaneous birth requires myometrial contractions and relaxation of pelvic floor muscles. Inadequate relaxation of pelvic floor muscles in the spontaneous birth process may result in perineal damage. Some obstetric interventions may predispose to perineal damage. Labor induction with oxytocin is the most used intervention and its effect on perineal damage is not known. This observational case-control study is undertaken to evaluate the effect of the labor induction with oxytocin on labor process and perineum. 136 term pregnant women in labor without any obstetric complication and BMI values less than 30 between April 2009 and June 2009 were included into the study. Study group consisted of 70 oxytocin induced (36 primipara and 34 multipara) women and control group 66 women (34 primipara and 32 multipara) without any intervention with oxytocin. Data were collected with ‘Pregnant Description Form’ and Labor Observation and Evaluation Form ‘created by the investigator according to the current literature and an EMG was used to determine perineal muscle contractions. First and 2nd stages of labor were significantly shorter (z=-4.97, p=0.00, z=-2.90, p=0.04) and ceserean section rates were higher (fisher p=0.00) in oxytocin group. EMG observations performed three times while cervical dilatation was between 0-3 , 4-8 and 9-10 centimeters showed that contraction rates were significantly higher in the study group (z= -5.01 p=0.009, z= -5.82 p=0.00, z= -5.82 p=0.00, respectively ) and contraction rates increased while labor progressed ( x²=25.45 p=0.00 ). This study suggests that oxytocin should not be solely used to induce the labor without any obstetric indication and perineum should be protected with alternative methods in oxytocin induced women
Sêfer Yetsiráh: a natureza da linguagem na criação do mundo e sua manutenção através do alfabeto hebraico
No full textEm lugar de a linguagem haver sido criada pelo homem, o Misticismo
Judaico acredita que o mundo e tudo o que nele existe foi criado e é mantido por Deus
por meio da linguagem, especificamente através das infinitas combinações do Alfabeto
Hebraico (as vinte e duas letras e os dez primeiros números). Dessa forma, todo o
universo constitui-se em um fenômeno da linguagem. O presente texto discute a
importância da linguagem e uma classe de Metafísica do Alfabeto Hebraico,
comparando distintas visões entre a tradição filosófica representada aqui pelos textos:
Crátilo, de Platão e De Magistro, de Agostinho, pela tradição judaica, especificamente
por meio de sua mística, o Sêfer Yetsiráh, de autoria desconhecida. Como parte da
análise o texto apresenta, sobretudo, a Teoria da Linguagem de Gershom Scholem e a
Metafísica do Alfabeto Hebraico de Elias Lipiner, bem como uma aproximação à
Filosofia da Linguagem por meio da visão mística judaica, mais especificamente da
CabaláhInstead of language been created by men, Jewish mysticism believes the
world and everything that exists has been created and is mantained by God through
language, specifically among the infinite combinations of the Hebrew Alphabet (the
twenty two letters and the ten first numbers). This way, the entire universe is a
phenomenon of language. The present paper discusses the importance of language and a
type of Metaphysics of the Hebrew Alphabet, comparing the different views between the
philosophical tradition, represented here by the following texts: Cratylus, by Plato and
De Magistro, by Augustine, and, representing the jewish tradition, especially the jewish
mysticism, the Sêfer Yetsiráh, of unknown author. As part of this analysis the paper
presents, over all, Gershom Scholem s Theory of Language and The Metaphysics of the
Hebrew Alphabet by Elias Lipiner, as well as the approach to Philosophy of Language,
through the jewish mystic view, specifically from the Cabala
The order of participation: Eric Voegelin and the ontology of the finite being
No full textA teoria da participação elaborada pela ciência dialética, pressupõe o sentido ontológico do intermediário, conceitualmente chamado pela tradição antiga da filosofia de metaxy. Na contemporaneidade o debate sobre as propriedades do conceito adquiriu relevo epistemológico em função das reflexões efetuadas pelo filósofo e cientista político Eric Voegelin. A exegese da obra do autor dimensionou sua ontologia primada pela substância política do humano, que encontra no intermediário o nexo causal de sua participação nas demais dimensões do ser (daimon, cosmos e sociedade). Após o exame da participação mútua no interior da comunidade do ser a tese apresenta a problemática da modernidade da metaxy, que realçada no contraste com a gnose, coloca a termo via historiogênese a tensão entre verdades. A vitória de uma representação da verdade culminou numa história da ordem, explanada desde as experiências representativas da tradição grega arcaica como os mitos (Hesíodo) e os ritos (Dionísio). O trajeto da investigação valoriza a história, a crítica ao positivismo e as diferenciações vindas à luz através do desenvolvimento da arqueologia, fato que tornou possível o tratamento específico de experiências que retroagem ao período noético. A hipótese da superabundância ontológica do ser finito foi confirmada segundo a lógica do idêntico e do diferente, desdobrada em suas continuidades e descontinuidades que vão desde o caráter evocativo e transcendente dos símbolos até a intencionalidade presente nas filosofias de Anaximandro e HeráclitoThe theory of participation developed by the dialectical science assumes the ontological meaning of the intermediate conceptually called by the ancient tradition of metaxy philosophy. In contemporary times the debate on the concept of property got an epistemological relief according to the reflections made by the philosopher and political scientist Eric Voegelin. The author s interpretation of the work scaled its ontology prioritized by the political substance of the human, which finds in the intermediate causal nexus of its participation in the other dimensions of the being (daimon, cosmos and society). After examining the mutual participation within the community of the being the thesis presents the problems of the modernity of metaxy, which highlighted in contrast with the gnosis, puts the term via historiogenesis the tension between truths. The victory of a representation of the truth culminated in a history of order, explained since the representative experiences of archaic Greek tradition as myths (Hesiod) and rites (Dionysus). The route of the investigation enhances the history, the criticism of positivism and the differences brought to light through the development of archeology, a fact that made possible the specific treatment of experiences that are retroactive to the noetic period. The hypothesis of ontological plethora of finite being is confirmed following the logic of the identical and different, unfolded into its continuities and discontinuities ranging from the evocative and transcendent character of symbols to the present intentionality in the philosophies of Anaximander and Heraclitu
A categoria da ação política em Hannah Arendt
No full textEste trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a categoria da ação política na obra A Condição Humana de Hannah Arendt. Essa é uma categoria que evidencia a busca de Arendt em valorizar a vita activa, entendida enquanto trabalho, obra e ação. Partindo da consideração de que o totalitarismo do século XX ocasionou uma ruptura com a tradição do pensamento político ocidental, Arendt se propõe a pensar a categoria de ação política, a partir de uma recuperação daquilo que ela acredita ter sido relegado ao esquecimento ao longo da tradição, para investigar alguns fenômenos políticos, tal qual se manifestaram originalmente. Nesta dissertação, após se apresentar de modo geral a proposta de trabalho arendtiana, evidencia-se sua compreensão a respeito da vita activa, abordando de maneira sucinta as categorias de trabalho e obra, para depois apresentar os aspectos principais da ação, tendo como base sua obra A Condição Humana. Por fim, esclarece-se a análise arendtiana a respeito da modernidade, juntamente com seu processo de alienação frente ao mundo e à reflexão acerca do sistema de conselhos, nos quais, para Arendt, a ação política se manifesta de modo autênticoThis work aims to study the category of political action in the book The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt. This is a category that evidences the search of the author in valorizing the vita activa, understood as labor, work and action. Considering that the totalitarianism of the twentieth century caused a rupture with the tradition of western political thought, Arendt proposes to think of the category of political action from a recovery of what she believes has been relegated to oblivion throughout tradition, to investigate some political phenomena, as originally manifested. In this dissertation, after the proposal of Arendt’s work is presented in general, the author's understanding about vita activa was evidenced, briefly addressing the categories of labor and work, and then presenting the main aspects of the action, based on the book The Human Condition. Finally, Arendt's analysis of modernity is clarified, along with the process of alienation from the world and the reflection on the system of councils, in which, for Arendt, political action is manifested in an authentic wayCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPE
Characterizing the learning styles and testing the science-related attitudes of African American middle school students: implications for the underrepresentation of African Americans in the sciences.
No full textMajor Professor: Patricia M. Patterson.African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women are underrepresented among the population of scientists and science teachers in the United States. Specifically, the shortage of African Americans teaching math and science at all levels of the educational process and going into the many science-related fields is manifested throughout the entire educational and career structure of our society. This shortage exists when compared to the total population of African Americans in this country, the population of African American students, and to society's demand for more math and science teachers and professionals of all races.One suggestion to address this problem is to update curricular and instructional programs to accommodate the learning styles of African Americans from elementary to graduate school. There is little in the published literature to help us understand the learning styles of African American middle school students and how they compare to African American adults who pursue science careers. There is also little published data to help inform us about the relationship between learning styles of African American middle school students and their attitudes toward science.The author used a learning styles inventory instrument to identify the learning style preferences of the African American students and adults. The preferences identified describe how African American students and African American adult science professionals prefer to function, learn, concentrate, and perform in their educational and work activities in the areas of: (a) immediate environment, (b) emotionality, (c) sociological needs, and (d) physical needs. The learning style preferences for the students and adults were not significantly different in key areas of preference.A Test of Science-Related Attitudes (TOSRA) was used to measure seven distinct science-related attitudes of the middle school students. A comparison of the profile of the mean scores for the students in this study to a national norm, comprised of students of all races, showed no significant differences. The attitudes that African American middle school students have toward science are influenced by science professionals (role models), their parents, and their teachers. This correlates directly with the high preference for Parent Motivated and Teacher Motivated learning style preferences.D.A
Presença de Tomás de Aquino na concepção de pessoa na Antropologia de H. C. de Lima Vaz
No full textA tese Presença de Tomás de Aquino na concepção de pessoa na Antropologia de H. C. de Lima Vaz objetiva analisar a específica problemática da relação do Aquinate na formação da concepção do homem na Antropologia do autor brasileiro. Tomás de Aquino é o guia do autor para conceber as ideias metafísicas sobre a vida humana e as grandes dimensões que integram a pessoa e suas relações. Além disso, o auxilia a afirmar a dimensão da Transcendência e a considerar o horizonte da esperança soteriológica, servindo como apoio para atualizar o conceito da pessoa humana na cultura contemporânea. A matéria foi organizada em três planos. Primeiramente, serão apresentadas as referências de Tomás de Aquino em H. C. de Lima Vaz, trazendo à luz a presença do Aquinate no projeto do autor brasileiro de reconstrução da gênese, da natureza e do destino da modernidade. Serão tratados os temas do ser humano resgatados nas publicações sobre Tomás de Aquino e a obra de Antropologia filosófica, ressaltando as concepções clássica e cristãomedieval do homem. O segundo momento trata o conceito de pessoa na Suma Teológica de Tomás de Aquino, apresentando as notas sobre as referências principais, enfatizando a questão 29. Discutem-se as três coordenadas da antropologia tomásica: pessoa substância individual de natureza racional, pessoa humana composta de alma e corpo e a pessoa humana criada à imagem e semelhança de Deus. O terceiro plano trata de provar a concepção de pessoa na Antropologia filosófica de H. C. de Lima Vaz sob a inspiração de Tomás de Aquino, compreendendo a pessoa como síntese entre essência e existência: as estruturas e as relações da pessoa. E mostrando-a como um ser adequado à vida segundo o espírito: atos espirituais e inteligência espiritual, categoria de pessoa e o problema da pessoa entre o tempo e a eternidadeThe thesis Presence of Thomas Aquinas in the conception of person in the Anthropology of H.C. de Lima Vaz aims to analyze the specific problem of Aquinate's relationship in the development of the conception of man within the Anthropology of the Brazilian author. Thomas Aquinas is the author's guide to conceiving metaphysical ideas about human life and the great dimensions that integrate the person and their relationships. In addition, it helps Vaz affirm the dimension of Transcendence and consider the horizon of soteriological hope, serving as support for updating the concept of the human person in contemporary culture. The subject was organized into three planes. Firstly, Thomas Aquinas’s references in H. C. de Lima Vaz will be presented, bringing to light the presence of Aquinate in the Brazilian author's project of reconstruction of the genesis, nature, and destiny of modernity. The themes of the human being rescued in publications on Thomas Aquinas and the work of Philosophical Anthropology will be addressed, highlighting the classical and Christian-medieval conceptions of man. The second moment deals with the concept of person in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica, presenting the notes on the main references, and emphasizing question 29. The three coordinates of Thomistic anthropology are discussed: individual substance person of rational nature, human person composed of soul and body, and the human person created in the image and likeness of God. The third plan tries to prove the conception of person in the philosophical Anthropology of H. C. de Lima Vaz under the inspiration of Thomas Aquinas, understanding the person as a synthesis between essence and existence: the structures and relationships of the person. And presenting the person as a being suited to life according to the spirit: spiritual acts and spiritual intelligence, the category of person, and the problem of the person between time and eternityCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – CAPESFundação São Paulo – FUNDAS
Ἀληθὴς λόγος nas apologias de Justino Mártir
No full textA clara intenção de Justino em suas Apologias é aplacar o institutum neronianum, representado pela sentença christianos esse non licet. Por esse motivo o documento é concebido como um libellus, instrumento previsto no direito romano para reverter jurisprudência vigente. Sua intenção é evocar a razão e a filosofia do séquito imperial romano, a despeito dos evidentes entrechoques semióticos provocados pelo mito, rito e ethos cristão impressos no Império Romano. A argumentação jurídica amalgama-se à religiosa, pois a injustiça é considerada pelo apologista como consequência da influência dos demônios, a corrupção do λόγος per si. Ao evocar o ἀληθὴς λόγος (Logos verdadeiro) busca dissuadir a injustiça e a impiedade impingida contra os cristãos. A expressão concerne à evidência do λόγος entre os homens, tanto no estágio seminal e fragmentado (λόγος σπερματικός), quanto integral e suficiente. O ἀληθὴς λόγος corresponde à “revelação”, expressando tanto seu conteúdo quanto seu autor, i.e., Jesus Cristo, o Logos divino. O problema filosófico derivado da asserção permeia profundamente as Apologias, a saber, como a “revelação” se relaciona com o conhecimento do verdadeiro ou do bem concedido aos homens por Deus? A elucidação do problema circunscreve-se às teses elencadas no capítulo vinte e três da Primeira Apologia. A “revelação” proporciona inequívoco conhecimento da verdade, pois (i) o cristianismo é o único, mais antigo e verdadeiro ensino; possibilita o conhecimento de Deus, pois atesta que (ii) Jesus Cristo é o primogênito de Deus e mestre dos homens; faculta o conhecimento do bem ao passo em que dissuade os homens dos desacertos jurídicos, éticos e religiosos provocados pela influência dos demônios. Justino atesta que (iii) a revelação precede a encarnação, os demônios corromperam-na. A infusão da “revelação” é considerada pelo apologista o meio suficiente de amortecimento do institutum neronianumJustin's clear intention in his Apologies is to placate the institutum neronianum, represented by the sentence christianos esse non licet. For this reason the document is conceived as a libellus, an instrument provided for in Roman law to reverse current jurisprudence. Its intention is to evoke the reason and philosophy of the roman imperial entourage, in spite of the evident semiotic clashes caused by the myth, rite and Christian ethos marked in the Roman Empire. The legal argument is mixed with the religious one, because the injustice is considered by the apologist as consequence of the influence of the demons, the corruption of λόγος per si. By evoking the ἀληθὴς λόγος (true Logos) he seeks to dissuade injustice and ungodliness imposed against Christians. The expression concerns the evidence of λόγος among men, both in the seminal and fragmented stage (λόγος σπερματικός), and integral and sufficient. The ἀληθὴς λόγος corresponds to “revelation”, expressing both its content and its author, i.e., Jesus Christ, the divine Logos. The philosophical problem derived from the assertion permeates the Apologies deeply, namely, how does “revelation” relate to the knowledge of the true or the good granted to men by God? The elucidation of the problem is circumscribed to the theses listed in chapter twenty-three of the First Apology. “Revelation” provides unequivocal knowledge of the truth, for (i) Christianity is the one, oldest, and truest teaching; it enables knowledge of God, for it attests that (ii) Jesus Christ is the first-born of God and master of men; it provides knowledge of the good while it dissuades men from legal, ethical, and religious misunderstandings caused by the influence of demons. Justin attests that (iii) revelation precedes incarnation, demons have corrupted it. The infusion of “revelation” is considered by the apologist to be a sufficient means of cushioning the institutum neronianumCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – CAPE
Reactive oxygen species are required for spore-wall formation in Physcomitrella patens
No full textA robust spore wall was a key requirement for terrestrialization by early plants. Sporopollenin in spore and pollen grain walls is thought to be polymerized and cross-linked to other macromolecular components, partly through oxidative processes involving H2O2. Therefore, we investigated effects of scavengers of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on the formation of spore walls in the moss Physcomitrella patens (Hedw.) Bruch, Schimp & W. Gümbel. Exposure of sporophytes, containing spores in the process of forming walls, to ascorbate, dimethylthiourea, or 4-hydroxy-TEMPO prevented normal wall development in a dose, chemical, and stage-dependent manner. Mature spores, exposed while developing to a ROS scavenger, burst when mounted in water on a flat slide under a coverslip (a phenomenon we named “augmented osmolysis” because they did not burst in phosphate-buffered saline or in water on a depression slide). Additionally, the walls of exposed spores were more susceptible to alkaline hydrolysis than those of the control spores, and some were characterized by discontinuities in the exine, anomalies in perine spine structure, abnormal intine and aperture, and occasionally, wall shedding. Our data support the involvement of oxidative cross-linking in spore-wall development, including sporopollenin polymerization or deposition, as well as a role for ROS in intine/aperture development.The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the pdf file of the accepted manuscript may differ slightly from what is displayed on the item page. The information in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript reflects the original submission by the author
The Regulation of Financial Privacy: The United States vs Europe. ECRI Research Reports No. 5, 1 June 2003
No full text[From the Introduction] The consumer credit market depends on the exchange of personal information among market participants. Credit bureaus are the primary repositories of this information, and in recent years they have gathered a vast amount of data on creditworthiness of individuals. Currently Europe as well as the United States are planning large-scale overhauls of their regimes of information sharing in consumer credit markets. In Europe, a new proposal for a directive on consumer credit is discussed, whereas in the US, key provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act are expiring by the end of 2003. Until recently, however, there has been little independent research on the far-reaching implications of privacy regulations in consumer credit markets. There has also been little quantitative analysis of the effects of differing regulatory environments on both credit reporting agencies and the efficiency of the consumer credit market. The present study fills that gap by analysing the economic effects associated with different financial privacy regimes. The US are contrasted with the European Union (with Germany, Great Britain and France as reference countries) to analyse the differences in the privacy regimes and their effects on consumer credit markets. There are less privacy regulations in the US and credit bureaus compete on a nationwide scale. In the EU, on the other hand, data protection and credit reporting schemes differ from one country to another. Americans enjoy broad access to credit, but this is correlated with greater indebtedness, whereas in the EU, credit markets are thinner and households are in general less indebted
