Guest Artist Series:Carl Ratner, Baritone

Center for the Performing Arts Thursday Evening September 9, 2004 8:00p.m

Introducción

URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs000212URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs000212URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs00021

Surdez e Diagnóstico: narrativas de surdos adultos

In this article, we investigate what deaf people report about the discovery of their own deafness diagnosis. Our data was collected in a focal group composed of five poor deaf adults conducted by a multidisciplinary team (educator, psychologist and sign language interpreter). All meetings were held in 2013 in Brasília, Brazil. As a result of our analysis, we identified narrative fragments which reveal two interdependent aspects of the impact of deafness diagnosis on the subjective identity: a) the iatrogenic effect; and b) the dramatic reconfiguration of parental relations after diagnosis. Our conclusion indicates that, after the discovery of their deafness, subjects become identified in the light of the unwelcome deficiency.Investigamos neste artigo o que os surdos narram sobre a descoberta de sua própria condição a partir do diagnóstico da surdez. Partimos de uma metodologia qualitativa, estruturada em forma de grupo focal composto por cinco surdos adultos pobres e conduzida por uma equipe multidisciplinar (pedagoga, psicóloga e intérprete de língua de sinais) ao longo de 2013 (Brasília, Brasil). Nos resultados, identificamos fragmentos narrativos reveladores de dois aspectos interdependentes sobre o impacto do diagnóstico da surdez na constituição do surdo: a) o efeito iatrogênico e b) o reposicionamento dramático das relações parentais após o diagnóstico. A conclusão aponta que, após a da descoberta da surdez, os participantes passam a ser vistos a partir do lugar da deficiência indesejada

O legado conceitual da Teoria Histórico-Cultural no pensamento de Carl Ratner: entrevista ao laboratório de Psicologia Histórico-Cultural da Universidade Estadual de Maringá

O presente texto representa o trabalho de formação de protagonistas na Psicologia Histórico-Cultural. Este protagonismo se inicia com a formação de alunos do curso de Psicologia da Universidade Estadual de Maringá que participam do Laboratório de Psicologia Histórico-Cultural, um projeto de ensino e extensão, em que os professores coordenadores mobilizam ações formativas para os futuros profissionais. Com fundamentos no materialismo histórico-dialético, é proporcionado aos alunos processos de autogestão e desenvolvimento de ações em que a prática-teórica metodológica se faz presente. Nesse caminho, uma das ações que se sobressai é a administração do legado de conhecimentos produzidos por diferentes autores consagrados na Psicologia Histórico-Cultural mediante a produção de entrevistas sobre os caminhos produtivos desses autores. Este texto apresenta o resultado do trabalho teórico e conceitual produzido pelo prof. Carl Ratner, durante entrevista produzida e gerida pelos alunos do laboratório. Pretende-se, dessa forma, manter viva a produção e a memória desses grandes pensadores da teoria

Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management

The food security crisis and international “land grabs” have drawn renewed attention to the role of natural resource competition in the livelihoods of the rural poor. While significant empirical research has focused on diagnosing the links between natural resource competition and (violent) conflict, much less has focused on the dynamics of whether and how resource competition can be transformed to strengthen social-ecological resilience and mitigate conflict. Focusing on this latter theme, this review synthesizes evidence from cases in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Building on an analytical framework designed to enable such comparative analysis, we present several propositions about the dynamics of conflict and collective action in natural resource management, and a series of recommendations for action. These propositions are: that collective action in natural resource management is influenced by the social-ecological and governance context, that natural resource management institutions affect the incentives for conflict or cooperation, and that the outcomes of these interactions influence future conflict risk, livelihoods, and resource sustainability. Action recommendations concern policies addressing resource tenure, conflict resolution mechanisms, and social inequalities, as well as strategies to strengthen collective action institutions in the natural resource sectors and to enable more equitable engagement by marginalized groups in dialogue and negotiation over resource access and use

Plasma Polymerisation Using Helium Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet with Heptylamine Monomer

Atmospheric-pressure plasma jets can be used to modify surfaces in a spatially-defined manner. Operating these jets in air is an efficient surface modification tool, however the resulting surface chemistries are limited by the plasma gases. In this study we demonstrate that plasma polymerisation with heptylamine on polystyrene surfaces, using an atmospheric pressure plasma jet, can enable mammalian cell attachment and growth. Importantly, the addition of the heptylamine monomer, in a helium carrier-gas, altered the spatially-defined treatment area in comparison to treatment with a helium plasma alone

Identification of Genes Contributing to the Virulence of Francisella tularensis SCHU S4 in a Mouse Intradermal Infection Model

Background: Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent human pathogen. The most virulent strains belong to subspecies tularensis and these strains cause a sometimes fatal disease. Despite an intense recent research effort, there is very limited information available that explains the unique features of subspecies tularensis strains that distinguish them from other F. tularensis strains and that explain their high virulence. Here we report the use of targeted mutagenesis to investigate the roles of various genes or pathways for the virulence of strain SCHU S4, the type strain of subspecies tularensis. Methodology/Principal Findings: The virulence of SCHU S4 mutants was assessed by following the outcome of infection after intradermal administration of graded doses of bacteria. By this route, the LD\u2085\u2080 of the SCHU S4 strain is one CFU. The virulence of 20 in-frame deletion mutants and 37 transposon mutants was assessed. A majority of the mutants did not show increased prolonged time to death, among them notably \u394pyrB and \u394recA. Of the remaining, mutations in six unique targets, tolC, rep, FTT0609, FTT1149c, ahpC, and hfq resulted in significantly prolonged time to death and mutations in nine targets, rplA, wbtI, iglB, iglD, purL, purF, ggt, kdtA, and glpX, led to marked attenuation with an LD\u2085\u2080 of >10\ub3 CFU. In fact, the latter seven mutants showed very marked attenuation with an LD\u2085\u2080 of 6510\u2077 CFU. Conclusions/Significance: The results demonstrate that the characterization of targeted mutants yielded important information about essential virulence determinants that will help to identify the so far little understood extreme virulence of F. tularensis subspecies tularensis.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye

Analizando temas culturales psicológicos en enunciados narrativos

In diesem Beitrag werden an der Phänomenologie orientierte Prinzipien und Verfahrensvorschläge zur systematischen Analyse kulturpsychologisch bedeutsamer Aspekte von Narrationen vorgestellt. Hierzu werden zunächst die psychologischen Sinngehalte skizziert, die sich in Narrationen manifestieren, daran anschließend wird deren kultureller Charakter verdeutlicht. Die Skizze psychologischer Sinngehalte bleibt im ersten Schritt dem von den Subjekten Geäußerten verpflichtet. In einem zweiten Schritt werden aber auch psychologische und kulturelle Dimensionen expliziert, die in diesen Äußerungen gleichsam enthalten sind, ohne dass die befragten Personen sich dessen vollständig bewusst sind. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0103177This article describes principles and procedures for rigorously analyzing cultural-psychological themes in narratives. The principles and procedures draw upon phenomenology. The point is to summarize the psychological significances that are manifested in the narrative and then illuminate their cultural character. The summary of psychological significances must be faithful to the subjects' words, yet it also explicates psychological and cultural issues in the statements that subjects are not fully aware of. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0103177Este artículo describe principios y procedimientos para analizar de manera rigurosa temas culturales psicológicos en narrativas. Los principios y procedimientos se basan en la fenomenología. Se trata de resumir las significaciones psicológicas que se manifiestan en la narrativa para luego ilustrar su carácter cultural. El resumen de significaciones psicológicas debe ser fiel a las palabras de los sujetos, aunque también explica temas psicológicos y culturales en los enunciados de los cuales los sujetos no están totalmente conscientes. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs010317