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Quim Monzó and Contemporary Catalan Culture (1975–2018): Cultural Normalization, Postmodernism and National Politics
No full textQuim Monzó (born Barcelona, 1952) is considered Catalonia’s most influential contemporary author, his work studied as a catalyst for the modernization of Catalan culture after General Franco’s death in 1975. Analysing Quim Monzó’s trajectory from countercultural artist in 1970s Barcelona to celebrity intellectual in the present day, Colom-Montero argues that Monzó’s work encapsulates many of the cultural, aesthetic and political tensions in post-Francoist Catalonia. Offering first-time English-language analyses of Monzó’s multifaceted artistic trajectory (including political cartoons, translations, journalistic writing, media collaborations and social media persona) as well as new close readings of some of his better-known literary texts, Colom-Montero maps the paradigmatic cultural shifts that have characterized the transition from late Francoist to autonomous and post-referendum Catalonia. At a time of deepening divisions between Catalonia and Spain, in this book Monzó emerges as an author and public intellectual aiming to build a Catalan politico-cultural sphere different from and opposed to that of Spain
Drought responses in Aleppo pine seedlings from two wild provenances with different climatic features
No full textIncreased educational level is related with higher IQ scores but lower g-variance: Evidence from the standardization of the WAIS-R for Italy
No full textThe interactive relationship between educational level and IQ scores is still a matter of discussion, mainly because the latter combine the influence of (1) the general factor of intelligence (g), (2) cognitive abilities, and (3) cognitive skills. As underscored by Jensen (1998), among others, it is relevant to know how much of IQ scores is due to g and how much is due to specific abilities and skills. Separating the influence of these components may shed light regarding their relationship with educational level. Here we analyzed the standardization sample of the WAISR for Italy (N=1630). We considered a) measurement invariance across four educational levels, and b) IQ variability and IQ differences due to g (general intelligence), VC (verbal comprehension), PO (perceptual organization), and MFD (Memory/Freedom from Distractibility). Results showed that (a) the WAIS-R provides a valid measure of latent g, (b) individual differences in intelligence are properly measured by IQ scores at different educational levels, (c) there is an average increase equal to 1.9 IQ points in the IQ global composite score per year of education, and (d) the relevance of g decreases at increased educational levels
Increased educational level is related with higher IQ scores but lower g-variance. Evidence from the standardization of the WAIS-R for Italy
No full textThe interactive relationship between educational level and IQ scores is still a matter of discussion, mainly because the latter combine the influence of (1) the general factor of intelligence (g), (2) cognitive abilities, and (3) cognitive skills. As underscored by Jensen (1998), among others, it is relevant to know how much of IQ scores is due to g and how much is due to specific abilities and skills. Separating the influence of these components may shed light regarding their relationship with educational level. Here we analyzed the standardization sample of the WAISR for Italy (N=1630). We considered a) measurement invariance across four educational levels, and b) IQ variability and IQ differences due to g (general intelligence), VC (verbal comprehension), PO (perceptual organization), and MFD (Memory/Freedom from Distractibility). Results showed that (a) the WAIS-R provides a valid measure of latent g, (b) individual differences in intelligence are properly measured by IQ scores at different educational levels, (c) there is an average increase equal to 1.9 IQ points in the IQ global composite score per year of education, and (d) the relevance of g decreases at increased educational level
La nación como relato
No full textEl trabajo explora la evolución y las paradojas de la construcción narrativa de la nación. Centrándose en los ejemplos históricos, el autor nos muestra las principales teorías de la narrativa de la identidad y, al mismo tiempo, aquellos vinculados con el problema ideológico de la construcción de las naciones en la modernidad. //// “The nation as narration” (Francisco Colom González). The work explored the developments and paradoxes of the narrative construction of the nation. Focusing in historical examples, the author shows us the principal theories of the identity narrative and, at the same time, he linked them with the ideological problem of the construction of the nations in the modernity
Notes on the three species of Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae) parasitizing Gonepteryx [Leach, 1815] species (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Europe, with description of a new species from the Balearic Islands
No full textShaw & Colom sp. nov. is described as a solitary endemic parasitoid of in the Balearic Islands. A key is given to the three known parasitoids of in Europe, and biological notes are given for each species. Some new country records are given
Null sex differences in general intelligence among elderly.
No full textThe g factor is common to a wide set of cognitive abilities and it is usually considered the most important predictor of success both in academia and everyday life. The information provided by summary intelligence scores, such as IQ, may or may not involve the g factor. This must be explicitly tested. With this main purpose in mind here we analyzed the Italian standardization sample of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) for aged individuals, which was administered to 1168 healthy older adults from 65 to 84 years (584 men and 584 women). Their mean education was equivalent to 6.0 years of formal schooling (SD = 3.6). The average sex difference in FSIQ was equivalent to 7 IQ points favouring men. However, Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis revealed a null average sex difference in g
Epidemiology and control of canine leishmaniasis in Peru and Brazil
No full textThe aims of the work presented in this thesis were two-fold: [i) to investigate whether
domestic dogs are important reservoir hosts of ACL in a L. [Viannia]-endemic area
where domestic transmission to humans has been reported [Part 1]; and [ii] to identify
the shortcomings of currently practiced leishmaniasis dog control programmes and to
evaluate whether topical insecticides could be used to control canine leishmaniasis
[Part 2].
There is a growing belief that dogs [Canis familiaris] are peridomestic reservoirs of
American cutaneous leishmaniasis [ACL] , as numerous studies have reported high ACL
infection rates in dogs. The work described here is the first longitudinal study of ACL in
dogs, and was carried out in 18 Leishmania [Viannia] -endemic villages of the
Department of Huanuco, Peru. Over three years [1997-1999] a total 1104 dogs were
surveyed, 104 of which prospectively. A polymerase chain reaction [PCR)] protocol to
identify L. [Viannia] parasites in dogs was developed [Chapter 2], and, together with
serology [ELISA. and IFAT], used to calculate prevalence and incidence of disease
[Chapter 4]. The data was used to estimate the basic reproduction number [Ro]
[Chapter 4] of canine ACL and to demonstrate a correlation between canine and
human ACL incidences in the study villages [Chapter 5]. Several findings presented in
Chapters 2-5 suggest that dogs are reservoir hosts of [peri-]domestic L. [Viannia]
transmission in Huanuco, Peru. First, whereas the prevalence (3.8%) and incidence of
clinical disease [4.2%] are low, the prevalence [25.6%] and incidence [29.0% per year]
of L. [Viannia] infection in dogs is comparatively high. Second, the average duration of
infection [2.2. years] can be as long as the mean life expectancy of an infected dog [2.5
years]. Third, L. [Viannia] parasites in dogs do not remain localised at the site of
inoculation but are able to disseminate to both viscera and mucosa. Fourth, the
detection of L. [Viannia] parasites by PCR in the blood of a high proportion of both
symptomatic [32%] and asymptomatic [7.5%] dogs suggests that infected dogs are
potentially infectious to sandfly vectors. Fifth, after controlling for inter-village
differences in transmission rates, household dog ownership was shown to be a
significant risk factor for human ACL. The results presented here show that if dogs were
the main ACL reservoir host and if L. [Viannia] transmission were homogeneous, a dog
control strategy (e.g. culling, insecticide-treated dog collars) in the study villages in
Huanuco would be very feasible and effective, because the control effort [i.e. coverage]
to reduce Ro<1 would be comparatively small [as low as 47%].
Domestic dogs are established reservoir hosts of ZVL caused by L. infantum. Hence, one
of the approaches to reduce the incidence of human ZVL is to target infected dogs. The
findings of a comparative study testing topical insecticides and applications to protect dogs from sandfly bites are presented in Chapter 7. It was shown that whilst
permethrin and fenthion pour-on lotions had a more immediate effect on sandfly biting
rates and mortality, deltamehtrin-impregnated collars [DMC] had a more prolonged
protective effect, with the survival rate of bloodfed sandflies reduced by up to 86% after
two months of deltamethrin collar application. In the work described in Chapter 8 the
effectiveness of DMC to control canine ZVL was tested in a matched cluster intervention
trial. Possible constraints associated with a community-wide implementation of a dog
collar ZVL control strategy were also investigated using mathematical modelling.
Although ZVL incidence was 32% lower in collared as compared to uncollared dogs after
five months collar application, the difference was not significant. However, DMC did
significantly reduce the odds (by 50%) of dogs increasing their anti-Leishmania antibody
titre. Whether topical insecticides such as DMC will be effective as leishmaniasis control
tools will depend on several factors. Firstly, the strategy will be most effective in those
endemic areas where domestic dogs are the main ZVL reservoir and the epidemiological
significance of wild reservoirs or stray dogs contributing to ZVL transmission is
negligible. Secondly, in order to achieve a significant epidemiological impact on ZVL
transmission, high dog collar coverage rates are essential. This will not only require the
rapid replacement of lost collars, but also the collaring of new dogs recruited into the
population; where population turnover rates are high, maintaining high coverage rates
will be a greater logistic challenge, which invariably applies to dog populations in
tropical, ZVL-endemic countries. Ultimately, the decision to replace the dog culling
strategy with community-wide application of DMC will depend on [i] the relative cost of
the interventions; and [ii] the practical applicability of DMC in the field [e.g. the
willingness of the community to apply DMC and the efficiency with which they replace
collars which have detached]. Clearly, the implementation of DMC on dogs is more likely
to have the consent of the population at risk than the highly unpopular dog culling
policy that continues to be practised in some ZVL-endemic countries
La gestión de la diversidad etnocultural: ¿Qué modelo de integración?
No full textEjemplar dedicado a: Políticas para el siglo XXIRecensiones sobre la obra:
-Teresa Chapa Brunet, "La Prehistoria española a examen". ABC literario, 6 enero 1990: XII.
-M. Angeles Querol, Trabajos de Prehistoria 47, 1990: 395-397.
-J.J. Storch de Gracia, Historia 16, XV, 167, 1990: 125.
-Paloma González, Robert W. Chapman, Antonio Gilman, "Entorn a...MªI. Martínez Navarrete, Una reflexión crítica sobre la Prehistoria española: la Edad del Bronce como paradigma (Madrid, 1989)". Revista d´Arqueologia de Ponent, 2, 1992: 261-266.[EN] Studying ethnicity has traditionally been a difficult matter. The reason is the dynamic an changing nature of social identities in general. This paper traces the intellectual origins of such a difficulty in the history of social sciences and the relevance of the idea of contingency for an ethical approach to ethnicity. After bringing into consideration the main models of modern citizenship, the author analyzes the position of immigrants in its normative structure and the possibilities open in Spanish society for a pluralist model of social integration and the democratic management of interethnic relations.[ES] El estudio de a etnicidad ha presentado tradicionalmente una serie de dificultades. La razón última de ello estriba en la naturaleza dinámica y difusa de las identidades sociales. Este artículo reconstruye el origen intelectual de esas dificultades y la importancia de la idea de contingencia para una consideración normativa de la etnicidad. Tras repasar los principales modelos de la ciudadanía moderna, el texto analiza el papel de los inmigrantes en la estructura de derechos cívicos y concluye con una reflexión sobre las posibilidades abiertas en la sociedad española para un modelo pluralista de integración y una gestión democrática de las relaciones interétnicas.Peer reviewe
S'Arenalet de Son Colom (Artà) i l'origen de l'arquitectura ciclòpia a les Balears
No full textThe excavation of the remains of an elongated habitation structure at S'Arenalet de Son Colom
(Mallorca) has produced an homogeneous assemblage of the late 3 r d
millennium cal BC, that is, the
earliest phase of well-recorded human presence in the Balearic Islands. The walls of this monument
were built with large blocks. The confirmation of the presence of the so-called 'cyclopean
architecture' in this early cultural stage marks an important dcvelopment in the knowledge of the
Balearic early prehistory. Additionally, this record constitutes an useful evidence to focus on the human settlement process of Mallorca as an example of island colonization.La excavación de los restos de una estructura de habitación de planta alargada en s'Arenalet de son
Colom (Mallorca) ha proporcionado un conjunto de materiales muy homogéneos fechables a fines
del III milenio cal BC, es decir, la primera fase de presencia humana bien documentada en las Islas
Baleares. Los muros de este monumento fueron construidos mediante grandes bloques de piedra. La
documentación de la llamada 'arquitectura ciclópea' en Mallorca en un momento cultural tan arcaico
marca un importante desarrollo en el conocimiento de la prehistoria inicial de las Baleares. Además,
el registro de esta excavación constituye una evidencia útil a la hora de analizar el proceso de
poblamiento humano de Mallorca como un ejemplo de colonización insular
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