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Environmental and Parental Influences on Offspring Health and Growth in Great Tits (Parus major)
No full textPMCID: PMC3728352This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Agriculture and Income Distribution: Insights from a SAM of the Italian Economy
No full textThe paper presents the results of the first SAM analysis of the agricultural sector in Italy. A SAM of the Italian economy has been properly modified in order to focus the analysis on agriculture. Two type of analysis have been carried out: (i) a multiplier analysis, and (ii) an assessment of the distributive impacts of different agricultural policies. This paper proposes also a new method for disaggregating the institutional sectors and production factors in order to analyze income distribution within the economy, with special emphasis on the agricultural sector. Main results are: (i) "fully" decoupled income supporting schemes (transfers to agricultural households) are the most equitable interventions and determine a perfect targeting of the distributive effect on the relevant institutional sectors; (ii) "partially" decoupled income supporting interventions, as the ones implemented under the current CAP, are more effective than others in indirectly (i.e., through multiplier effects) generating positive impacts on the income of agricultural households; (iii) agricultural price support interventions show less desirable effects in terms of their distributive impacts: they are less effective as agricultural income-increasing policies and their distributive impacts are biased against poorer households both in agricultural and non-agricultural sectors.Social accounting matrix, agriculture, income distribution, Italy, Labor and Human Capital, R13, R15, Q18, E25,
O pensamento de Max Weber na literatura internacional: Um estudo temático da produção de seus comentadores a partir do Portal de Periódicos EBSCOhost.
No full textTCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Curso de Ciências Sociais.Este trabalho apresenta o conjunto dos resultados obtidos entre os anos de 2009 e 2012, na investigação que objetivou elaborar um retrato do debate em torno do pensamento de Max Weber na produção intelectual repercutida em vários países, a partir de autores que abordam diretamente sua obra. A pesquisa bibliográfica foi feita por meio da internet, a partir do Portal de Periódicos EBSCOhost, uma plataforma de busca internacional que abarca, além de outras publicações, os artigos encontrados no Portal Capes. Destarte, sob o critério de abordar apenas textos que tratavam diretamente sobre Weber ou sobre a obra de Weber, selecionamos – dentre aproximadamente dois mil resultados obtidos – o número de 458 artigos publicados em periódicos internacionais, que cobrem o período de 1934 a 2012. O material foi posteriormente classificado através da leitura instrumental prévia dos resumos desses artigos e da sistematização em eixos, dos quais se obtêm três categorias, a saber: 1) grupo temático, conforme as áreas da produção weberiana (Política, Direito, Modernidade, etc.); 2) ano de publicação; 3) idioma em que o trabalho foi publicado. Como um quadro geral, podemos afirmar que a reflexão crítica sobre o pensamento de Max Weber cresce de maneira considerável. A produção em torno de sua obra ganha em projeção e vigor no avanço temporal. Esforços, debates e discussões empreendidos pelos examinadores da obra de Weber, no intuito de “desvendar” aspectos minuciosos e específicos dentro dessa obra, apresentam-se como indicativos do aprofundamento das interpretações e do alargamento do olhar em torno do conjunto da produção weberiana. Sem temor, é possível afirmar que Max Weber é um autor longe do desgaste e que recebe cada vez mais atenção analítica. A realização deste trabalho oferece uma rota possível de introdução ao pensamento weberiano, e a leitura e sistematização desse material, a partir de seus comentadores, estima criar inteligibilidade para o assunto
O pensamento de Max Weber na literatura internacional: um estudo temático da produção de seus comentadores a partir do Portal de Periódicos EBSCOhost
No full textTCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Curso de Ciências Sociais.Este trabalho apresenta o conjunto dos resultados obtidos entre os anos de 2009 e 2012, na investigação que objetivou elaborar um retrato do debate em torno do pensamento de Max Weber na produção intelectual repercutida em vários países, a partir de autores que abordam diretamente sua obra. A pesquisa bibliográfica foi feita por meio da internet, a partir do Portal de Periódicos EBSCOhost, uma plataforma de busca internacional que abarca, além de outras publicações, os artigos encontrados no Portal Capes. Destarte, sob o critério de abordar apenas textos que tratavam diretamente sobre Weber ou sobre a obra de Weber, selecionamos – dentre aproximadamente dois mil resultados obtidos – o número de 458 artigos publicados em periódicos internacionais, que cobrem o período de 1934 a 2012. O material foi posteriormente classificado através da leitura instrumental prévia dos resumos desses artigos e da sistematização em eixos, dos quais se obtêm três categorias, a saber: 1) grupo temático, conforme as áreas da produção weberiana (Política, Direito, Modernidade, etc.); 2) ano de publicação; 3) idioma em que o trabalho foi publicado. Como um quadro geral, podemos afirmar que a reflexão crítica sobre o pensamento de Max Weber cresce de maneira considerável. A produção em torno de sua obra ganha em projeção e vigor no avanço temporal. Esforços, debates e discussões empreendidos pelos examinadores da obra de Weber, no intuito de “desvendar” aspectos minuciosos e específicos dentro dessa obra, apresentam-se como indicativos do aprofundamento das interpretações e do alargamento do olhar em torno do conjunto da produção weberiana. Sem temor, é possível afirmar que Max Weber é um autor longe do desgaste e que recebe cada vez mais atenção analítica. A realização deste trabalho oferece uma rota possível de introdução ao pensamento weberiano, e a leitura e sistematização desse material, a partir de seus comentadores, estima criar inteligibilidade para o assunto
Sam Saley
No full textPhotograph - Sam Saley and a boy in a wagon pulled by two oxen, Athabasca, Alberta. A dog is visible in the foreground and Universal Garage is in the backgroun
Spirit and economy: Pentecostalism and the afterlives of Max Weber
No full textIncludes abstract.Scroll down to electronic link to access the thesis.This thesis investigates the historical intersections between Pentecostalism and Weberian sociology, beginning with the simultaneous publication of Max Weber’s Protestant Ethic and the emergence of Pentecostal spirituality at the Azusa Street Revival, and culminating in an analysis of recent claims that Pentecostals possess an equivalent to what Max Weber called "an ethic of inner-worldly asceticism", and consequently Pentecostalism may be a positive force for economic growth in developing countries
Houei Pamon-Sam Thong Highway Project
No full textReport on USAID agricultural projects to improve machinery and the breeding of livestock for the Houei Pamon-Sam Thong Highway Project.
The effectiveness of interventions to treat severe acute malnutrition in young children: a systematic review
No full textSevere acute malnutrition (SAM) arises as a consequence of a sudden period of food shortage and is associated with loss of a person’s body fat and wasting of their skeletal muscle. Many of those affected are already undernourished and are often susceptible to disease. Infants and young children are the most vulnerable as they require extra nutrition for growth and development, have comparatively limited energy reserves and depend on others. Undernutrition can have drastic and wide-ranging consequences for the child’s development and survival in the short and long term. Despite efforts made to treat SAM through different interventions and programmes, it continues to cause unacceptably high levels of mortality and morbidity. Uncertainty remains as to the most effective methods to treat severe acute malnutrition in young children.ObjectivesTo evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to treat infants and children aged < 5 years who have SAM.Data sourcesEight databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, CAB Abstracts Ovid, Bioline, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, EconLit EBSCO and The Cochrane Library) were searched to 2010. Bibliographies of included articles and grey literature sources were also searched. The project expert advisory group was asked to identify additional published and unpublished references.Review methodsPrior to the systematic review, a Delphi process involving international experts prioritised the research questions. Searches were conducted and two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts for eligibility. Inclusion criteria were applied to the full texts of retrieved papers by one reviewer and checked independently by a second. Included studies were mapped to the research questions. Data extraction and quality assessment were undertaken by one reviewer and checked by a second reviewer. Differences in opinion were resolved through discussion at each stage. Studies were synthesised through a narrative review with tabulation of the results.ResultsA total of 8954 records were screened, 224 full-text articles were retrieved, and 74 articles (describing 68 studies) met the inclusion criteria and were mapped. No evidence focused on treatment of children with SAM who were human immunodeficiency virus sero-positive, and no good-quality or adequately reported studies assessed treatments for SAM among infants < 6 months old. One randomised controlled trial investigated fluid resuscitation solutions for shock, with none adequately treating shock. Children with acute diarrhoea benefited from the use of hypo-osmolar oral rehydration solution (H-ORS) compared with the standard World Health Organization-oral rehydration solution (WHO-ORS). WHO-ORS was not significantly different from rehydration solution for malnutrition (ReSoMal), but the safety of ReSoMal was uncertain. A rice-based ORS was more beneficial than glucose-based ORSs, and provision of zinc plus a WHO-ORS had a favourable impact on diarrhoea and need for ORS. Comparisons of different diets in children with persistent diarrhoea produced conflicting findings. For treating infection, comparison of amoxicillin with ceftriaxone during inpatient therapy, and routine provision of antibiotics for 7 days versus no antibiotics during outpatient therapy of uncomplicated SAM, found that neither had a significant effect on recovery at the end of follow-up. No evidence mapped to the next three questions on factors that affect sustainability of programmes, long-term survival and readmission rates, the clinical effectiveness of management strategies for treating children with comorbidities such as tuberculosis and Helicobacter pylori infection and the factors that limit the full implementation of treatment programmes. Comparison of treatment for SAM in different settings showed that children receiving inpatient care appear to do as well as those in ambulatory or home settings on anthropometric measures and response time to treatment. Longer-term follow-up showed limited differences between the different settings. The majority of evidence on methods for correcting micronutrient deficiencies considered zinc supplements; however, trials were heterogeneous and a firm conclusion about zinc was not reached. There was limited evidence on either supplementary potassium or nicotinic acid (each produced some benefits), and nucleotides (not associated with benefits). Evidence was identified for four of the five remaining questions, but not assessed because of resource limitation.LimitationsThe systematic review focused on key questions prioritised through a Delphi study and, as a consequence, did not encompass all elements in the management of SAM. In focusing on evidence from controlled studies with the most rigorous designs that were published in the English language, the systematic review may have excluded other forms of evidence. The systematic review identified several limitations in the evidence base for assessing the effectiveness of interventions for treating young children with severe acute malnutrition, including a lack of studies assessing the different interventions; limited details of study methods used; short follow-up post intervention or discharge; and heterogeneity in participants, interventions, settings, and outcome measures affecting generalisability.ConclusionsFor many of the most highly ranked questions evidence was lacking or inconclusive. More research is needed on a range of topic areas concerning the treatment of infants and children with SAM. Further research is required on most aspects of the management of SAM in children < 5 years, including intravenous resuscitation regimens for shock, management of subgroups (e.g. infants < 6 months old, infants and children with SAM who are human immunodeficiency virus sero-positive) and on the use of antibiotics.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Technology Assessment programme.<br/
Weber B Distal Fibular Fracture Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound
No full textWe report the case of a 45-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department (ED) after an acute ankle inversion injury. After history and physical exam suggested a potential fracture, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) demonstrated a cortical defect of the distal fibula, consistent with fracture. Plain radiography failed to demonstrate a fracture. Later, the fracture was identified as a Weber B distal fibular fracture by stress-view radiography. This case reviews the evaluation of acute ankle injuries in the ED and the utility of POCUS as a supplemental imaging modality in the evaluation of ankle fracture
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