La Tierra en Disputa: Memorias del Despojo y Resistencia Campesina en la Costa Caribe: 1960-2010

En este libro se presentan las múltiples memorias sobre la tierra y el territorio, las luchas para ejercer los derechos sobre ellos, las intervenciones institucionales y los traumáticos procesos de su pérdida. Las memorias se recogieron en una de las regiones donde el despojo de tierras ha sido más protuberante durante las últimas décadas: los departamentos de Córdoba y de Sucre, y aquellos municipios del departamento de Bolívar que pertenecen a la subregión de los Montes de María. La multiplicidad de la memoria no resulta del azar, pues obedece a un orden en el universo de las experiencias: el protagonista por excelencia de una memoria sobre tierras, despojos y resistencias, es el campesinado, hombres y mujeres cuya identidad está – o estaba- anclada en su relación con la tierra. Algunos de ellos y ellas pertenecen a los pocos pueblos indígenas que todavía habitan la región: Emberá en el sur de Córdoba, y Zenúes en el resguardo de San Andrés de Sotavento. Parte del campesinado ha dejado de tener esa condición, pues al huir de sus tierras a causa de la violencia, ahora engrosan las filas de la población desplazada en las ciudades de la región. Por ello hombres desplazados, y sobre todo mujeres desplazadas se constituyen en otros actores en la construcción de esta memoria colectiva, en la cual la diferencia ocupa un lugar principal, pues no se pretende que ésta sea homogénea, sino al contrario, que abarque múltiples miradas, experiencias vividas, aspectos silenciados u olvidados

La Tierra en Disputa: Memorias del Despojo y Resistencia Campesina en la Costa Caribe: 1960-2010

En este libro se presentan las múltiples memorias sobre la tierra y el territorio, las luchas para ejercer los derechos sobre ellos, las intervenciones institucionales y los traumáticos procesos de su pérdida. Las memorias se recogieron en una de las regiones donde el despojo de tierras ha sido más protuberante durante las últimas décadas: los departamentos de Córdoba y de Sucre, y aquellos municipios del departamento de Bolívar que pertenecen a la subregión de los Montes de María. La multiplicidad de la memoria no resulta del azar, pues obedece a un orden en el universo de las experiencias: el protagonista por excelencia de una memoria sobre tierras, despojos y resistencias, es el campesinado, hombres y mujeres cuya identidad está – o estaba- anclada en su relación con la tierra. Algunos de ellos y ellas pertenecen a los pocos pueblos indígenas que todavía habitan la región: Emberá en el sur de Córdoba, y Zenúes en el resguardo de San Andrés de Sotavento. Parte del campesinado ha dejado de tener esa condición, pues al huir de sus tierras a causa de la violencia, ahora engrosan las filas de la población desplazada en las ciudades de la región. Por ello hombres desplazados, y sobre todo mujeres desplazadas se constituyen en otros actores en la construcción de esta memoria colectiva, en la cual la diferencia ocupa un lugar principal, pues no se pretende que ésta sea homogénea, sino al contrario, que abarque múltiples miradas, experiencias vividas, aspectos silenciados u olvidados

The Concept of Ecologically Oriented Progress and Natural Resource Preservation

The most important issue of scientific and technological progress is considering the environment challenges of industrial development. It means that the progress must be ecologically oriented and environmentally friendly. The most adequate concept for the approach to the issue of "man - society – nature" relations is the ontology of the noosphere - the idea of a common space for human beings and nature. It presents an ideal example of an optimistic attitude towards the coordination between accelerating the scientific and technological development and natural resource saving. However, to maintain the balance between human needs and environmental processes determined by this concept, it is essential to include the lean production training into technological development of society

Organizational guidance for the care of patients with head-and-neck cancer in Ontario.

Background: At the request of the Head and Neck Cancers Advisory Committee of Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), a working group and expert panel of clinicians with expertise in the management of head-and-neck cancer developed the present guideline. The purpose of the guideline is to provide advice about the organization and delivery of health care services for adult patients with head-and-neck cancer. Methods: This document updates the recommendations published in the Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) 2009 organizational guideline Results: To ensure that all patients have access to the highest standard of care available in Ontario, the guideline establishes the minimum requirements to maintain a head-and-neck disease site program. Recommendations are made about the membership of core and extended provider teams, minimum skill sets and experience of practitioners, cancer centre-specific and practitioner-specific volumes, multidisciplinary care requirements, and unique infrastructure demands. Conclusions: The recommendations contained in this document offer guidance for clinicians and institutions providing care for patients with head-and-neck cancer in Ontario, and for policymakers and other stakeholders involved in the delivery of health care services for head-and-neck cancer

Perception of Nuclear Energy and Coal in France and the Netherlands

This study focuses on the perception of large scale application of nuclear energy and coal in the Netherlands and France. The application of these energy-sources and the risks and benefits are judged differently by various group in society. In Europe, France has the highest density of nuclear power plants and the Netherlands has one of the lowest. In both countries scientists and social scientists completed a questionnaire assessing the perception of the large scale application of both energy sources. Furthermore, a number of variables relating to the socio cultural and political circumstances were measured. The results indicate that the French had a higher risk perception and a more negative attitude toward nuclear power than the Dutch. But they also assess the benefits of the use of nuclear power to be higher. Explanations for these differences are discussed

In vivo Measurement of Intraosseous Vascular Haemodynamic Markers in Human Bone Tissue Utilising Near Infrared Spectroscopy

This is the final version. Available on open access from Frontiers Media via the DOI in this recordData Availability Statement: The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation.Objective: Poor vascular health is associated with reduced bone strength and increased risk of fragility fracture. However, direct measurement of intraosseous vascular health is difficult due to the density and mineral content of bone. We investigated the feasibility of using a commercially available continuous wave near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) system for the investigation of vascular haemodynamics in human bone in vivo. Approach: An arterial occlusion (AO) protocol was developed for obtaining haemodynamic measurements of the proximal tibia and lateral calf, including assessment of the protocol’s intra operator reproducibility. For 36 participants, intraosseous haemodynamics derived by NIRS were compared to alternative tests of bone health based on dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) testing and MRI. Main Results: Near infrared spectroscopy markers of haemodynamics of the proximal tibia demonstrated acceptable reproducibility, comparable with reproducibility assessments of alternative modalities measuring intraosseous haemodynamics, and the use of NIRS for measuring muscle. Novel associations have been demonstrated between haemodynamic markers of bone measured with NIRS and body composition and bone mineral density (BMD) measurements obtained with both DXA and MRI. Significance: Near infrared spectroscopy provides inexpensive, non-invasive, safe, and real time data on changes in oxygenated and deoxygenated haemoglobin concentration in bone at the proximal tibia. This study has demonstrated the potential for NIRS to contribute to research investigating the pathophysiological role of vascular dysfunction within bone tissue, but also the limitations and need for further development of NIRS technology.College of RadiographersNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR

A hybrid radiation detector for simultaneous spatial and temporal dosimetry

In this feasibility study an organic plastic scintillator is calibrated against ionisation chamber measurements and then embedded in a polymer gel dosimeter to obtain a quasi-4D experimental measurement of a radiation field. This hybrid dosimeter was irradiated with a linear accelerator, with temporal measurements of the dose rate being acquired by the scintillator and spatial measurements acquired with the gel dosimeter. The detectors employed in this work are radiologically equivalent; and we show that neither detector perturbs the intensity of the radiation field of the other. By employing these detectors in concert, spatial and temporal variations in the radiation intensity can now be detected and gel dosimeters can be calibrated for absolute dose from a single irradiation