150 research outputs found
Clarifying quality of life assessment: do theoretical models capture the underlying cognitive processes?
Solubilization and Characterization of Phosphoprotein Phosphatase(s) from Bovine Corpus-Luteum Plasma Membranes
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Resisting the mantle of the monstrous feminine : women's construction and experience of premenstrual embodiment
The female reproductive body is positioned as abject, as other, as site of defciency and disease, the epitome of the ‘monstrous feminine.’ Premenstrual change in emotion, behavior or embodied sensation is positioned as a sign of madness within, necessitating restraint and control on the part of the women experiencing it (Ussher 2006). Breakdown in this control through manifestation of ‘symptoms’ is diagnosed as PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) or PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), a pathology deserving of ‘treatment.’ In this chapter, we adopt a feminist material-discursive theoretical framework to examine the role of premenstrual embodiment in relation to women’s adoption of the subject position of monstrous feminine, drawing on interviews we have conducted with women who self-diagnose as ‘PMS sufferers.’ We theorize women’s self-positioning as subjectifcation, wherein women take up cultural discourse associated with idealized femininity and the reproductive body, resulting in self-objectifcation, distress, and self-condemnation. However, women can resist negative cultural constructions of premenstrual embodiment and the subsequent self-policing. We describe the impact of women-centered psychological therapy which increases awareness of embodied change, and leads to greater acceptance of the premenstrual body and greater self-care, which serves to reduce premenstrual distress
Equitable representation in councils: theory and an application to the United Nations Security Council
We analyze democratic equity in council voting games (CVGs). In a CVG, a
voting body containing all members delegates decision-making to a (time-varying) subset
of its members, as describes, e.g., the relationship between the United Nations General
Assembly and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). We develop a theoretical
framework for analyzing democratic equitability in CVGs at both the country and region
levels, and for different assumptions regarding preference correlation. We apply the
framework to evaluate the equitability of the UNSC, and the claims of those who seek to
reform it. We find that the individual permanent members are overrepresented by between
21.3 times (United Kingdom) and 3.8 times (China) from a country-level perspective,
while from a region perspective Eastern Europe is the most heavily overrepresented region
with more than twice its equitable representation, and Africa the most heavily underrepresented.
Our equity measures do not preclude some UNSC members from exercising veto
rights, however
The characteristics of a potential goal threat predict attention and information-seeking in middle-aged and older adults
The effect of HSO3F/SbF5 superacid on the reaction of peroxydisulfuryl difluoride with 1,1,2-trifluorotrichloroethane
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