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O trágico e o moral em Nelson Rodrigues
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidde Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Literatura, Florianópolis, 1998No texto dramatúrgico, escrito para ser encenado, estão contidas, por meio das rubricas do artista dramaturgo, todas as diretrizes para sua concretização cênica, que ficará a cargo dos diretores e atores, artistas da encenação. Devido a esse fato singular que une duas formas artísticas distintas, a relação teatro e literatura apresenta-se íntima e complexa. Ao tentar interpretar o movimento do escritor na obra dramática implica o levantamento da questão do teatro e as singularidades que o diferenciam da literatura enquanto formas estéticas definidas. No conjunto das dezessete peças que compõem a obra dramatúrgica de Nelson Rodrigues, desfilam conflitos humanos intensificados pela profunda caracterização psicológica dos personagens. É inegável em sua obra as marcas do repórter policial, hábil observador social, e do leitor atencioso dos clássicos da dramaturgia moderna. Estas constatações geraram algumas indagações acerca das influências que o autor teria sofrido ao compor um universo ficcional tão intenso de humanidade e emoção. Por isso, rastreando suas Memórias, entrevistas e biografias, bem como os dramaturgos seus precursores, busca-se a compreensão das diretrizes que nortearam sua criação. O teatro de Nelson Rodrigues tem sido classificado pelo próprio autor e pela crítica geral de 'tragédias cariocas'. Por isso, fazem-se algumas incursões aos estudos dos elementos trágicos na obra de arte, da clássica à moderna, a fim de legitimar ao autor o conceito de tragicista. Entendendo que na base dos conflitos explorados pela dramaturgia rodrigueana, encontra-se a questão da sexualidade do indivíduo em confronto com a moral preconizada pela sociedade, busca-se a origem e questiona-se o valor dessa norma moral que, embora instituída para organizar os comportamentos sociais pode, muitas vezes, gerar conflitos abissais para o homem frente ao mundo que o rodeia
Community development through the ward committee structures in the Northern areas of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
No full textThe purpose of this study was to investigate community development through the ward committee structures in the Northern Areas of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. Community development through the ward committees is the key principle in the democratisation process, as well as the promotion of good governance. Community development is an opportunity for both local government and the community to strengthen the democracy that is being enjoyed; and simultaneously to promote accountability. In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Systems, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000), the role of local communities in the particular interests of their municipality must take place, among other things, by the ward councillor – as well as all other suitable procedures, mechanisms and processes set up by the municipality. Ward committees have the power to advise the ward councillor; and as municipal structures, they must ensure that there is always community participation in the sphere of local government. Community participation gives communities the opportunities to express their views, as well as giving them a sense of ownership. The objectives of the study were: - To determine the roles and responsibilities of the ward councillors in terms of the new developmental mandate (the need to encourage the involvement of communities and organisations in local government matters). - To investigate the relations between ward councillors and their ward committees, and between the offices of ward councillors and the general public. - To examine the extent to which ward councillors in the northern areas of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality understand the policy and administrative procedures and processes in the municipality, when addressing issues that affect the community. In order to achieve these objectives, it was necessary to review literature on community participation. An empirical search was conducted in wards 10 and 11 in the Northern Areas of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. Recommendations were provided which could assist the municipality to effectively make use of the ward committees and the ward councillors. If implemented, these recommendations could also enhance community development through the ward committee structures. Thus, the relationship between the ward committees and the ward councillor should be harmonious; and subsequently, they should also strengthen trust between them. Then the flow of communication will improve
The contribution of the trade in medicinal plants to urban livelihoods: a case study of the informal markets in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eastern Cape
No full textThe commercialisation of natural resources such as medicinal plants is a strategy that is increasingly being employed by poor people in developing countries such as South Africa, as a means of generating an income. Increasing economic hardship and a lack of employment opportunities in the formal sector of the economy has led to many urban dwellers seeking alternative means of meeting their everyday livelihood needs. Although the contribution of natural resources to subsistence economies is widely recognised, there are few studies that have examined the significance of the trade in medicinal plants to the livelihoods of poor and marginalised people. Thirty informal street traders were interviewed to investigate the role of the medicinal plant trade in sustaining the livelihoods of the traders who operate in the informal sector of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa. The findings of the research indicate that the sale and collection of medicinal plants is an activity which is exploited by people with limited resources, few skills, little or no education and often without any other source of household income. Middle-aged women from impoverished, single income households dominated the trade. Although income from the trade is modest, it contributed substantially to the total household cash income of the traders. Other benefits of the trade included independence and having a sense of purpose in life, as the traders felt that they were not only helping their families but also the wider community. However, without the income from the trade, many of the traders and their families would be destitute and thus the medicinal plant trade is vital to the wellbeing of these people
- Marble slab with a Persian inscription of Jahāngīr dated AH 1027
No full textMarble slab with a Persian inscription of Jahāngīr dated AH 102
CJP_Supplimental_Final_1.29.20. - A Prospective Longitudinal Investigation of Cortical Thickness and Gyrification in Schizophrenia
No full textCJP_Supplimental_Final_1.29.20. for A Prospective Longitudinal Investigation of Cortical Thickness and Gyrification in Schizophrenia by Eric A. Nelson, Nina V. Kraguljac, David M. White, Ripu D. Jindal, Ah L. Shin and Adrienne C. Lahti in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry</p
Nociceptin/orphanin FQ inhibits ischaemia-induced glutamate efflux from rat cerebrocortical slices
No full textNociceptin/orphanin FQ inhibits ischaemia-induced glutamate efflux from rat cerebrocortical slices
No full textNociceptin/orphanin FQ (NC), the endogenous ligand for the
G-protein coupled nociceptin receptor (NCR), has a modulatory
role in various physiological processes including neurotransmitter
release. We have examined the effects of NC, the
analogues NC(1-13)NH2 and [F/G]NC(1-13)NH2 and the
competitive antagonist [Nphe1]NC(1-13)NH2 (Nphe1) on glutamate
efflux during an acute simulated ischaemic challenge in
rat cerebrocortical slices. The increase in glutamate efflux seen
with ischaemia was inhibited by NC (EC50 250 nM). At
micromolar concentrations, the analogues were found to have
a similar effect on glutamate ef ̄ux compared to NC. In all
cases, inhibition of glutamate ef ̄ux was abolished by Nphe1.
These results suggest a neuroprotective action for NC
Ah! sweet mystery of life.
No full textPublisher's advertisement on front inside cover and back cover. [note]Canadian Music Sales Corp. Limited, 21 Dundas Square, Toronto. [dealer stamp]Portraits of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. [illustration]Popular song [form/genre]Moderato [tempo]B flat major [key]Piano and voice [instrumentation]Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen
A new reading for the Abbasid dinar in the name of caliph Al-Mu tamid Ala Allah (AH 256-279) minted in Al-Ma Suq 271 AH
No full textThe case of a dinar minted ill 271 AH recording the he Caliph
al-Mu'tainid 'ala Allah (256-279 AH), al-Mufawwatj ila Allah (256-278 H),
and an enigmatic mint place is discussed in the paper. The Author attempts to
offer a new reading of the toponym of the mint using literary sources. The love
story between al-Mu'tamid and a Bedouin girl, seems to unveil the identity of
the mysterious mint
The effects of domestic violence on behavior problems of preschool children
No full textUsing four waves across 5 years of a recent longitudinal dataset, this study examined whether domestic violence toward mothers by a child’s father at Year 1 had long-term effects on preschool children’s externalizing and internalizing behavioral outcomes at Year 5 directly or indirectly through maternal mental health and parenting at Year 3. The study also analyzed whether the effects differed depending on poverty and marital status. Findings from structural equation modeling conducted in AMOS showed that domestic violence toward mother by a child’s father at Year 1 was associated with poor maternal mental health and greater use of spanking at Year 3, which in turn were related to greater children’s externalizing and internalizing behavior problems at Year 5. These associations among latent variables in the models still remained significant even when control variables were included in the analyses; only the path between maternal mental health at Year 3 and children’s internalizing behavior problems at Year 5 was no longer significant. Notably, the direct effect of domestic violence on children’s behavior problems was still significant even after including mediators and control variables in the analyses. Findings from the multiple-group analyses for fully-controlled models revealed that the effects of domestic violence at Year 1 on children’s behavioral outcomes at Year 5 varied by poverty and marital status. Regarding the moderating role of poverty status, contrary to the hypotheses, the overall impacts of domestic violence at Year 1 on both types of behavioral outcomes of children at Year 5 were bigger for nonpoor than for poor families. With respect to the moderating role of marital status, the impacts of domestic violence at Year 1 on children’s externalizing behavior problems at Year 5 were bigger for unmarried-mother than for married-mother families. In contrast, the impacts of domestic violence at Year 1 on children’s internalizing behavior problems at Year 5 were bigger for married-mother than for unmarried-mother families. Findings from this study highlight that the effects of domestic violence on the behavior problems of preschool children are long-term, that those effects vary by socioeconomic categories, such as poverty and marital status, and, therefore, that children’s and their mothers’ needs in violent families vary widely as well. Policy, practice, and research implications are discussed.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Jeong Ah Yo
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