Charles Loring Brace and Dangerous Classes: Historical Analogues of the Urban Black Poor

An overview of the work of Charles Loring Brace (1826-1890), one of the founders of the Children's Aid Study, and with particular attention to Brace's The Dangerous Classes of New York and Twenty Years' Work Among Them (1872). Brace was one of the most influential late 19th century social reformers who largely articulated the concept of self-help and opposed all charitable efforts which (in his view) tended toward pauperization. Sees Brace as an appropriate source from whiCh to approach contemporary American urban poverty and relates Brace to contemporary American urban poverty and relates Brace to contemporary urban reformers, e v g, , Daniel P. Moynihan and Bayard Rustin. Discerns in Brace" (and preeminently in the contemporary Moynihan) a pragmatism whose constructs, literally implemented spell out in clear detail the routes which lead out of poverty as they have been formulated over the course of a century."http://web.ku.edu/~starjrn

THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE SCHOOLS: HISTORICAL ANALOGUES OF EDUCATIONAL DEPRIVATION

Addresse s itself to the experience of the immigrant child in New York City between 1890-1915, affirming that the experience of the immigrant child in other American cities during this period would be the same.http://web.ku.edu/~starjrn

ETHNIC DISPLACEMENT IN THE INTERSTITIAL COMMUNITY: THE EAST HARLEM (NEW YORK CITY) EXPERIENCE

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‘Not only faces’: specialized visual representation of human hands revealed by adaptation

Classical neurophysiological studies demonstrated that the monkey brain is equipped with neurons selectively representing the visual shape of the primate hand. Neuroimaging in humans provided data suggesting that a similar representation can be found in humans. Here, we investigated selectivity of hand representation in humans by means of the visual adaptation technique. Results showed that participants' judgment of human-likeness of a visual probe representing a human hand was specifically reduced by a visual adaptation procedure when using a human hand adaptor but not when using an anthropoid robotic hand or a non-primate animal paw adaptor. Instead, human-likeness of the anthropoid robotic hand was affected by both human and robotic adaptors. No effect was found when using a non-primate animal paw as adaptor or probe. These results support the existence of specific neural mechanisms encoding human hand in the human's visual system.data are ready to be analysed by any kind of dedicated softwaredata are in .excel forma

Emerging Role of PPAR-β/δ in Inflammatory Process Associated to Experimental Periodontitis

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the contribution of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR-β/δ) in animal model of periodontitis. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were lightly anaesthetized with pentobarbitone (35 mg/kg). Sterile, 2-0 black braided silk thread was placed around the cervix of the lower left first molar and knotted medially. Animals received GW0742 (0.3 mg/kg, 10% DMSO, i.p. after the ligature placement and daily for eight days). At day 8, the gingivomucosal tissue encircling the mandibular first molar was removed. One the eighth day after placement of the ligature, we evaluated (1) NF-κB expression, (2) cytokines expression, (3) iNOS expression, (5) the nitration of tyrosine, (6) apoptosis, and (8) the degree of gingivomucosal tissues injury. Administration of GW0742 significantly decreased all of the parameters of inflammation as described above. Taken together, these results demonstrate that GW0742 exerts an anti-inflammatory role during experimental periodontitis and is able to ameliorate the tissue damage

Clinical decision-making review on magnetic attachments versus mechanical attachments in dental prosthetics

BackgroundConventional dentures in edentulous patients show some limitations due to the lack of retention, support and stability thus resulting in difficulty to chew. The modern implantology allows to use different implant overdentures and different attachment systems. The selection of the attachment by practitioners is mainly influenced by the clinical experience or technical preferences. AimsThe aim of the present review is to provide an adequate background to the clinicians, in order to select the prosthetic attachments according to the current literature. The mechanical attachments have been compared to the magnetic devices, with the aim to guide the decision of the practitioners. Methods Articles topics selection was based on the use of magnetic attachments in dentistry and the comparison between them and mechanical connectors. The databases used were PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar and ISI Web of Science. A critical evaluation of the selected paper has been made to choose the ones that matched the inclusion criteria.Results Nowadays, few studies have compared different attachments in a manner useful for clinical decision-making. The main problem limiting long-term durability of magnetic attachments in the oral fluid is the poor corrosion resistance of permanent magnets and the consequent leaching of cytotoxic ions. ConclusionMagnetic attachments in comparison with other attaching systems can be useful in patients with special needs, in patients with limited interocclusal space, or in patients with neuromuscular limitations, thanks to the automatic reseating properties. However, it’s important to highlight that the mechanical attachments still represent the best choice in common conditions requiring dental prostheses

Kansas Journal of Sociology, Volume 8, Number 1 (SPRING, 1972): Book Review

Review of George C. Needham's "Street Arabs and Gutter Snipes: The Pathetic and Humorous Side of Young Vagabond Life in Great Cities, with Records of Work for their Reclamation"http://web.ku.edu/~starjrn

Research and report writing

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