Nurses Alumni Association Bulletin, Fall 2001

2001 - 2002 Meeting Date Calendar 2002 Annual Luncheon & Meeting Notice Bulletin Publication Committee, Officers and Committee Chairs The President\u27s Message Treasurer\u27s Financial Report Auditor\u27s Financial Report Alumni Scholarship Fund Resume of Minutes Alumni Office News Committee Reports Nurses Relief Trust Fund Clara Melville - Adele Lewis Scholarship Fund Nominating Social -Annual May Luncheon Social - Fall Luncheon of 2000 Central PA Satellite Committee Report Bulletin Development Annual Giving Contributors News About Our Graduates Janet C. Hindson Award Janet C. Hindson Award - Qualifications Army Nurse Corps Nursing 101 A Loving Aunt\u27s Thoughts Volunteers In Medicine Happy Birthday - To Be 80 Or More Luncheon Photos Collage Fiftieth Anniversary - Class of 1951 In Memoriam, Names of Deceased Graduates Class News Application for Nurses Scholarship Fund Application for Certification Application for Relief Fund Benefits Miscellaneous: Pins, Transcripts, Class Address List, Change of Address Forms Campus Map List of Hotels Note

Relaciones bilaterales República Argentina y Federación Rusa : Un análisis de los vínculos políticos, económicos, científico-técnicos y culturales entre 2003-2007

En el presente trabajo titulado “Las relaciones Argentina-Rusia 2003-2007”, se examinarán los vínculos políticos, económicos, científicotécnicos y culturales entre ambos Estados durante el período 2003-2007. El estudio parte de la hipótesis de que tanto para Rusia como para Argentina la relación bilateral no es una prioridad de sus respectivas políticas exteriores. No obstante, los dos países desarrollaron intensos vínculos bilaterales en el período objeto de estudio. En el ámbito político-diplomático se examina la relación en los espacios multilaterales, en especial en Naciones Unidas y luego se repasan las visitas, reuniones y acuerdos firmados. Luego se estudian las relaciones en lo económico-comercial: evolución del intercambio comercial y productos que integran el comercio bilateral. También se mencionan los principales instrumentos que utilizan ambos países para impulsar el comercio como acuerdos y negociaciones bilaterales, misiones comerciales, ferias, y por último, actores privados involucrados. En tercer lugar se observa el desarrollo de las relaciones en el ámbito científico-técnico: los avances en el período y los sectores con mayor potencial. Por último, se tratan las relaciones bilaterales en lo cultural, observando los progresos que se dan entre ambos gobiernos, pero también el intercambio que se da por fuera de las órbitas estatales, en constante crecimiento.Mesa: La Política Exterior Argentina recienteInstituto de Relaciones Internacionales (IRI

Relaciones bilaterales República Argentina y Federación Rusa : Un análisis de los vínculos políticos, económicos, científico-técnicos y culturales entre 2003-2007

En el presente trabajo titulado “Las relaciones Argentina-Rusia 2003-2007”, se examinarán los vínculos políticos, económicos, científicotécnicos y culturales entre ambos Estados durante el período 2003-2007. El estudio parte de la hipótesis de que tanto para Rusia como para Argentina la relación bilateral no es una prioridad de sus respectivas políticas exteriores. No obstante, los dos países desarrollaron intensos vínculos bilaterales en el período objeto de estudio. En el ámbito político-diplomático se examina la relación en los espacios multilaterales, en especial en Naciones Unidas y luego se repasan las visitas, reuniones y acuerdos firmados. Luego se estudian las relaciones en lo económico-comercial: evolución del intercambio comercial y productos que integran el comercio bilateral. También se mencionan los principales instrumentos que utilizan ambos países para impulsar el comercio como acuerdos y negociaciones bilaterales, misiones comerciales, ferias, y por último, actores privados involucrados. En tercer lugar se observa el desarrollo de las relaciones en el ámbito científico-técnico: los avances en el período y los sectores con mayor potencial. Por último, se tratan las relaciones bilaterales en lo cultural, observando los progresos que se dan entre ambos gobiernos, pero también el intercambio que se da por fuera de las órbitas estatales, en constante crecimiento.Mesa: La Política Exterior Argentina recienteInstituto de Relaciones Internacionales (IRI

Relaciones bilaterales República Argentina y Federación Rusa : Un análisis de los vínculos políticos, económicos, científico-técnicos y culturales entre 2003-2007

En el presente trabajo titulado “Las relaciones Argentina-Rusia 2003-2007”, se examinarán los vínculos políticos, económicos, científicotécnicos y culturales entre ambos Estados durante el período 2003-2007. El estudio parte de la hipótesis de que tanto para Rusia como para Argentina la relación bilateral no es una prioridad de sus respectivas políticas exteriores. No obstante, los dos países desarrollaron intensos vínculos bilaterales en el período objeto de estudio. En el ámbito político-diplomático se examina la relación en los espacios multilaterales, en especial en Naciones Unidas y luego se repasan las visitas, reuniones y acuerdos firmados. Luego se estudian las relaciones en lo económico-comercial: evolución del intercambio comercial y productos que integran el comercio bilateral. También se mencionan los principales instrumentos que utilizan ambos países para impulsar el comercio como acuerdos y negociaciones bilaterales, misiones comerciales, ferias, y por último, actores privados involucrados. En tercer lugar se observa el desarrollo de las relaciones en el ámbito científico-técnico: los avances en el período y los sectores con mayor potencial. Por último, se tratan las relaciones bilaterales en lo cultural, observando los progresos que se dan entre ambos gobiernos, pero también el intercambio que se da por fuera de las órbitas estatales, en constante crecimiento.Mesa: La Política Exterior Argentina recienteInstituto de Relaciones Internacionales (IRI

The Saint that dances : a corporal living from the axis co-inhabiting with the source of the BPI : Bailarino-Pesquisador-Intérprete (\"Dancer - Researcher - Interpreter\") Method

Orientador: Graziela Estela Fonseca RodriguesDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de ArtesResumo: Este trabalho tem por finalidade principal aprofundar o eixo co-habitar com a fonte do Método Bailarino-Pesquisador-Intérprete (BPI), a partir da pesquisa de campo da autora com os devotos da Dança de São Gonçalo do bairro rural Ponte Nova de Munhoz - MG e com os do bairro rural Fazenda Grande de Pouso Alegre - MG. O Método que será utilizado é o BPI, criado pela professora Graziela Rodrigues do Instituto de Artes (IA) da UNICAMP. Ele é um Método de pesquisa e de criação em Dança que possui três eixos fundamentais, que estão interligados: o inventário no corpo, o co-habitar com a fonte e a estruturação da personagem. O co-habitar com a fonte é o eixo no qual o núcleo das experiências do bailarino-pesquisador-intérprete realiza-se através da pesquisa de campo. O bailarino pesquisador-intérprete co-habita quando interage com o outro (o pesquisado) "até se sentir parte daquela paisagem investigada". O co-habitar ainda abrange análises práticas e teóricas do que se pesquisou (dos movimentos, dos sentidos e das paisagens-cenário, entre outros elementos), laboratórios e o aprofundamento do inventário no corpo do bailarino-pesquisador-intérprete. Durante um ano e meio, a autora co-habitou com os devotos no seu cotidiano (colheita da uva, feitura do vinho etc.) e no seu sagrado (Dança de São Gonçalo). A partir dos laboratórios do co-habitar, elaborou uma síntese prática, um 'roteiro de imagens, movimentos e sentidos', que foi apresentado aos investigados numa paisagem-cenário do co-habitar (no galpão onde se realiza a Dança de São Gonçalo em Pouso Alegre-MG). Após essas vivências, chegou a várias conclusões que confirmaram as características do eixo do co-habitar e do Método BPI. O co-habitar com a fonte potencializa a expressividade e a originalidade do bailarino pesquisador-intérprete iniciadas no eixo inventário no corpo (fase introdutória do BPI)Abstract: This study is mainly aimed at going deeply into the co-inhabiting axis with the source of the BPI: Bailarino-Pesquisador-Intérprete (Dancer-Researcher-Interpreter) method, from the author's field research with Saint Gonçalo's Dance devotees from Ponte Nova de Munhoz - MG rural district and with the ones from Fazenda Grande de Pouso Alegre - MG. The method that will be used is BPI, created by professor Graziela Rodrigues from Instituto de Artes (IA) of Unicamp. It is a dance research and creation method that has three fundamental axis that are interconnected: the inventory in the body, co-inhabiting with the source and the character's structuring. Co-inhabiting with the source is the axis in which the dancer-researcher-interpreters experiences core is performed through the field research. The dancer-researcher-interpreter co-inhabits when he interacts with the other one (the researched) 'until he feels part of that investigated landscape'. Co-inhabiting still comprehends theoretical and practical analysis of what has been researched (about the movements, the senses and landscapes-scenery, among other elements), lab sessions and going deeply into inventory in the dancer-researcher-interpreter's body. For one year and a half, the author co-inhabited with the devotees in her everyday life (the grape harvest, making of the wine, etc) and in her sacred (Saint Gonçalo's Dance). As from the lab sessions, she prepared a practical summary, 'a guide of images, movements and senses', which was presented to the ones that were investigated in a landscape-scenery of co-inhabiting (at the shed where Saint Gonçalo's Dance is performed in Pouso Alegre - MG). After going through that, she drew several conclusions which have confirmed the characteristics of the co-inhabiting axis and the BPI method. Co-inhabiting with the source enhances the dancer-researcher-interpreter's expressiveness and originality which were started in the inventory in the body axis (BPI introductory stage)MestradoArtesMestre em Arte

Predictors of adherence and persistence to disease-modifying therapies in Multiple Sclerosis

Disease-modifying therapies; Multiple sclerosis; PredictorsTerapias modificadoras de la enfermedad; Esclerosis múltiple; PredictoresTeràpies modificadores de la malaltia; Esclerosi múltiple; PredictorsBackground and Aims: In multiple sclerosis (MS), non-adherence/non-persistence is related to suboptimal response to treatment, including disease relapses and the need for more expensive healthcare. The aim of this study was to identify predictors related to adherence to disease modifying therapies (DMTs) in a cohort of Argentinian MS patients. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study at the National Medical Care Program from Argentina. MS patients with at least one claim for a DMT from 1 January 2017 to 1 October 2017 were identified. A telephone survey was performed to assess clinical and demographic factors. The medication possession ratio (MPR) was used to estimate adherence; MPR <80% defined non-adherence. Associations were studied using a logistic regression model. Results: Our database included 648 MS patients. A total of 360 patients (60% females, mean age 55.3 years) accepted to participate. Of these, 308 (85.5%) patients were receiving DMT at the time of the survey. Some 198 (63.7%) were receiving injectable therapies. Optimal adherence was 47.7%. Adherence was associated with oral medication [odds ratio (OR) 1.83 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.13–3.00, p = 0.014]. A factor related to oral drugs was higher educational level (OR 2.86 95%CI 1.41–5.81, p = 0.004). Conclusion: This real-world study showed better adherence and persistence on treatment with oral therapies in MS patients in Argentina.The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: GZ disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: this study was supported by a research grant awarded by the Florencio Fiorini Foundation. The article processing charges was funded by Roche

Endophytic Bacteria Affect Sugarcane Physiology Without Changing Plant Growth

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)The aim of this study was to evaluate if endophytic bacteria inoculants would be beneficial to the sugarcane varieties IACSP94-2094 and IACSP95-5000, promoting changes in photosynthesis and plant growth. The plants, obtained from mini stalks with one bud, were treated with two bacteria mixtures (inoculum I or II) or did not receive any inoculum (control plants). The inocula did not affect shoot and root dry matter accumulation as compared to the control condition (plants with native endophytic bacteria). However, photosynthesis and electron transport rate (ETR) increased in IACSP94-2094 treated with the inoculum II, whereas the inoculum I enhanced photosynthesis and stomatal conductance in IACSP95-5000. The inoculum II caused increase in leaf sucrose concentration of IACSP94-2094 and decrease in IACSP95-5000 leaves. Leaf nitrogen concentration was not affected by treatments, but bacteria inoculation increased nitrate reductase activity in IACSP95-5000, and the highest activity was found in plants treated with the inoculum II. We can conclude that bacteria inoculation changed sugarcane physiology, improving photosynthesis and nitrate reduction in a genotype-dependent manner, without promoting plant growth under non-limiting conditions.75119Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP, Brazil) through the Bioen Program [Proc. 2008/57495-3, 2008/56147-1]National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Brazil)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq

Progression to degenerative dementia in mild cognitive impairment patients: a cohort study

Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a controversial clinical entity, conceptualized as a transitional zone between normal aging and dementia. Socio-demographic and genetic factors have been involved in the development of cognitive impairment and its progression to dementia. The aim of the present study is to describe the rate of conversion to dementia in a cohort of patients with mild cognitive impairment.Method: Design Prospective cohort. Setting: A cohort of subjects with MCI was assessed and followed for three years (2013-2015) in a private institution dedicated to neurology. Participants: Patients with cognitive complaints over 60 years old who consulted spontaneously and met the MCI criteria without commitment in activities of daily living, were included consecutively and followed up annually for 3 years. Variables: Dementia and MCI were defined according to DSM IV criteria. Statistical methods we describe conversion rate as a proportion with confidence interval (CI) 95%. Bivariate analysis was performed between dementia and sociodemographic predictors and Odds Ratio and CI was calculatedResults: We include 82 subjects with MCI (age: 76.6±6.9 years, 67% women, education: 11.5±3.7 years) 4 participants were lost to follow-up. The conversion rate to dementia was 14.1% (CI95% 7.7 to 23.2) In the bivariate analysis we compared the median baseline IQ of the patients who developed dementia (97; IQR 89-103) and those who did not (93; IQR 85-95) and we obtained a significant difference with a p = 0.040Conclusions: The conversion rate to dementia in this Latin American population is coincident with studies conducted in other populations. A larger sample size is required to establish the possible predictors of conversion to dementia.Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a controversial clinical entity, conceptualized as a transitional zone between normal aging and dementia. Socio-demographic and genetic factors have been involved in the development of cognitive impairment and its progression to dementia. The aim of the present study is to describe the rate of conversion to dementia in a cohort of patients with mild cognitive impairment.Method: Design Prospective cohort. Setting: A cohort of subjects with MCI was assessed and followed for three years (2013-2015) in a private institution dedicated to neurology. Participants: Patients with cognitive complaints over 60 years old who consulted spontaneously and met the MCI criteria without commitment in activities of daily living, were included consecutively and followed up annually for 3 years. Variables: Dementia and MCI were defined according to DSM IV criteria. Statistical methods we describe conversion rate as a proportion with confidence interval (CI) 95%. Bivariate analysis was performed between dementia and sociodemographic predictors and Odds Ratio and CI was calculatedResults: We include 82 subjects with MCI (age: 76.6±6.9 years, 67% women, education: 11.5±3.7 years) 4 participants were lost to follow-up. The conversion rate to dementia was 14.1% (CI95% 7.7 to 23.2) In the bivariate analysis we compared the median baseline IQ of the patients who developed dementia (97; IQR 89-103) and those who did not (93; IQR 85-95) and we obtained a significant difference with a p = 0.040Conclusions: The conversion rate to dementia in this Latin American population is coincident with studies conducted in other populations. A larger sample size is required to establish the possible predictors of conversion to dementia.Fil: Feldberg, Carolina. Instituto de Neurociencias Buenos Aires S. A.; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Feldberg, Carolina. Instituto de Neurociencias Buenos Aires S. A.; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Stefani, Dorina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas; ArgentinaFil: Stefani, Dorina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas; ArgentinaFil: Tartaglini, Maria Florencia. Instituto de Neurociencias Buenos Aires S. A.; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Tartaglini, Maria Florencia. Instituto de Neurociencias Buenos Aires S. A.; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Hermida, Paula Daniela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas; ArgentinaFil: Hermida, Paula Daniela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiológicas; ArgentinaFil: Caruso, Diego. Hospital General de Agudos Cesar Milstein; ArgentinaFil: Caruso, Diego. Hospital General de Agudos Cesar Milstein; ArgentinaFil: Somale, María Verónica. Instituto de Neurociencias Buenos Aires S. A.; ArgentinaFil: Somale, María Verónica. Instituto de Neurociencias Buenos Aires S. A.; ArgentinaFil: Allegri, Ricardo Francisco. Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Allegri, Ricardo Francisco. Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaAlzheimer´s Association International ConferenceLos AngelesEstados UnidosAlzheimer´s AssociationAlzheimer´s Associatio

M&M - MONNOM meets MOBEYBOU: digital interfaces for children's embodied interaction

We present M&M, a digitally enhanced narrative environment for children that resulted from the collaborative projects Monnom and Mobeybou. M&M aims at offering children open-ended interaction scenarios to collaboratively create narratives through their bodily movements, voices, and the use of physical objects in space. M&M consists of sensors that collect data from the physical environment, an operating system that transforms the collected data into digital visualisations, and a projection that displays the output of the narration. In the physical environment, children can use objects and move with them to interact with the digital narrative elements. By interacting with the story elements, children connect with different cultures and environments, in an intercultural embodied storytelling experience.This project has been in part supported by TUBITAK Department of Technology and Innovation Support Programs (Project Number: 2210750). We would like to thank the children who participated in our study and their parents. This work has been in supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), reference PTDC/CED-EDG/0736/2021 - and by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the reference POCI/01/0145/FEDER/03258