Citygraphs: Madrid 2006

Graphic and abstract photographs of the city of Madrid in 200

24 Hour People: Japan 2007

Photographic series on street night-life in Toky

Crossroads: Barcelona

Photographic series of crossroads in the outskirts of the city of Barcelon

Spiritual Flavours: Reflections on using creative practice to explore food and religion in a multi-faith suburb

This practice-related doctoral research comparatively investigates the relationship between food and religious material practices of several faith communities in Ealing, a suburb in West London. These include a Synagogue, a Sri Lankan Hindu Temple, a mosque, a Sikh Gurdwara, an Anglican church, a multicultural Roman Catholic church and an ethnically diverse Pentecostal church. The research is centred around the development of an arts project, Spiritual Flavours, which comprises a photographic series, a twenty-eight-minute film and a recipe photobook. Whilst the photographic series uses a formal approach to explore the spatial arrangements of commensality within religious buildings, the photobook and the film focus on personal narratives, bringing together a diverse range of intimate experiences of food and spirituality across both domestic and worship spaces. The film also produces a rhythmic and multi-sensory experience by creating visual and sonic synchronies and asynchronies across the three main protagonists through the use of the split-screen technique and the creative mixing of sounds of cooking and prayer. With a very interdisciplinary approach, drawing from visual cultures, cultural studies, and social sciences, the thesis analyses the kinds of knowledge that each of these visual elements produce individually and combined. Here, it specifically draws on literatures on material religion, on food, memory and the senses, and on performativity, to explore the centrality of food in everyday religious practices in ways that are inseparable from the material practices involved in the creative process itself. This forms the basis for further analysis of the way the project produces ‘multifaith’ understandings of culinary religious practices as sensory, affective and embodied (spiritual) practices; as well how these intersect with other personal and socio-cultural dimensions, such as experiences of migration, identity, home and community. This research also develops an original exploration of the opportunities and challenges of visual practice as research practice. It contributes to understandings of participatory creative methodologies in how its outputs produce new multi-faith relationships and disseminate research knowledge that is accountable and meaningful to the participants and communities involved, as well as wider audience

Articulating signs in the city

Diego Ferrari will introduce photographic projects evolving from his artistic concerns and research, and which have also informed his teaching of fine art approaches to photography. In his conception, photography becomes a playful process which allows for an interdisciplinary approach between photography, performance art/’happenings’ and the public space. The act of photographing becomes itself performative and challenges ideas of public and private space, and what can and cannot beenacted in the city. Ferrari will present photography from projects in Berlin, London, Barcelona and Johannesburg, where he has worked with various universities and institutions such as Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Goldsmiths and Kingston Universities in London, Elisava Barcelona School, the House of World Cultures in Berlin and the Goethe Institute in South Africa. The work elicits an ambiguity between personal subjectivity and social objectivity as a fertile platform to reflect on the psychological as well as bodily and metaphysical relationship to the notion of public space. Cities of Light: Barcelona is co-organised by Diego Ferrari, Urban Photographers Association (UPA) / Kingston University, UK and Elisava University, Barcelona; Laura Cuch, Urban Photographers Association (UPA) / Goldsmiths, University of London and University College London; and Jean McNeil, University of East Anglia, UK; in collaboration with Institut d’Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya

Analiza nawyków i zachowań związanych higieną jamy ustnej = Analysis of oral hygiene-related habits and behaviours

Kozłowska Magdalena, Streit Dominika, Kozłowski Piotr, Cuch Barbara. Analiza nawyków i zachowań związanych higieną jamy ustnej = Analysis of oral hygiene-related habits and behaviours. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(9):95-101. ISSN 2391-8306. DOI10.5281/zenodo.29915http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.29915http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/2015%3B5%289%29%3A95-101https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/615869Formerly Journal of Health Sciences. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X. Archives 2011–2014http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/issue/archive Deklaracja.Specyfika i zawartość merytoryczna czasopisma nie ulega zmianie.Zgodnie z informacją MNiSW z dnia 2 czerwca 2014 r., że w roku 2014 nie będzie przeprowadzana ocena czasopism naukowych; czasopismo o zmienionym tytule otrzymuje tyle samo punktów co na wykazie czasopism naukowych z dnia 31 grudnia 2014 r.The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland parametric evaluation. Part B item 1089. (31.12.2014).© The Author (s) 2015;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland and Radom University in Radom, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 25.07.2015. Revised 24.08.2015. Accepted: 24.08.2015. ANALIZA NAWYKÓW I ZACHOWAŃ ZWIĄZANYCH HIGIENĄ JAMY USTNEJ. Analysis of oral hygiene-related habits and behaviours Magdalena Kozłowska1, Dominika Streit2, Piotr Kozłowski3, Barbara Cuch3 1Katedra i Klinika Neurologii, UM w Lublinie2Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie3Katedra i Zakład Anatomii Prawidłowej Człowieka, UM w Lublinie   Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie ul. Aleje Racławickie 1, 20-093 Lubline-mail: [email protected] Abstrakt:Celem pracy była ocena nawyków i zachowań związanych z higieną jamy ustnej. Badaniem objęto 120 osób. W grupie badanej kobiety stanowiły 78,3% ankietowanych, natomiast mężczyźni 21,7%. Wiek ankietowanych zawierał się w przedziale od 18 do 65 lat. Badanie przeprowadzono w styczniu 2015 roku metodą wywiadu standaryzowanego. Narzędziem badawczym, którym posłużono się do zebrania danych, był autorski kwestionariusz, który zawierał 21 pytań. Przeprowadzono analizę statystyczną z wykorzystaniem testu chi- kwadrat. Wszystkie wartości w których p<0,05 uznano za istotne statystycznie.Niespełna połowa, bo 45,8% ankietowanych myło zęby rano, natomiast wieczorem przed pójściem spać zęby myło już 95% respondentów. Największa część ankietowanych myła zęby przez ok 2 min (43,3%). Podczas codziennej higieny jamy ustnej język i przedsionek jamy ustnej myło 71,7% respondentów. Odsetek osób myjących zęby po zjedzeniu słodkiego posiłku wynosił 36,7%, natomiast jamę ustną po spożyciu posiłku o niskim pH wodą płukało jedynie 25,8% respondentów. Ponad połowa (60%) osób niemyjących zębów po słodkim posiłku miała od 1 do 5 wypełnień, odpowiednio w grupie respondentów posiadających od 6 do 10 wypełnień w zębach 64% stanowiły osoby nie myjące zębów po zjedzeniu słodkich posiłków.                Płyny do płukania jamy ustnej używało 50,8% respondentów. Nitka dentystyczna używana była przez 49,2% ankietowanych. Ponad jedna trzecia ankietowanych (37,5%) chodziła do dentysty raz na pół roku. Najczęstszą przyczyną (67,5%)  wizyty u stomatologa była wizyta kontrolna, ból zęba był przyczyną jedynie 15%  wizyt u dentysty. Słowa kluczowe: higiena jamy ustnej, nieprawidłowe nawyki, mycie zębów. Abstract                The aim of the study was to evaluate habits and behaviours related to oral hygiene. The study involved 120 people. In the study group women accounted for 78.3%, while 21.7% of the respondents were men. The age of the respondents ranged from 18 to 65. the study was conducted in January 2015 incorporating a standardized interview research method. The research tool used was a questionnaire that included 21 questions. Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square test. All values with p<0.05 were considered statistically significant. Less than a half (45.8%) of the respondents brushed their teeth in the morning. However, as many as 95% brushed their teeth before going to bed. The largest group of the surveyed (43.3%) brushed their teeth for about 2 minutes. 71.7% claimed to clean their tongue and the vestibule on a daily basis. The percentage of people who brushed their teeth after eating a sugar-contains meal amounted to 36.7%. Only 25.8% of the respondents rinsed their mouth with water after eating a meal with a low pH. More than a half (60%) of those who did not brush their teeth after a sugar-containing meal had from 1 to 5 fillings. Within the group with 6 to 10 fillings, 64% were those who who did not brush their teeth after eating a sugar-containing meal.                Liquid mouthwash was used by 50.8% of the respondents and dental floss was used by 49.2%. Over one third (37.5%) of the respondents claimed to visit a dentist every six months. Most cases were routine check-ups, and only 15% of all the appointments were toothache-related. Key words: oral hygiene, bad habits, teeth brushing

USU Libraries Land Acknowledgement Workshop Part 1

Three guest speakers shared their thoughts on the value and purpose of land acknowledgements.Darren Parry: Former Chairman of Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation As someone gains a greater understanding of the perspective of the people that first lived here, it not only becomes easier to acknowledge their contributions to history it becomes necessary. And by the way...we are still here. Marilyn Cuch, Lecturer in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at the Uintah Basin Campus, Hunkpapa Lakota from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota Culturally relevant teaching entails teaching about the Indigenous peoples and the lands our schools, homes, and lives take place on. As an Indigenous educator and parent, I will focus on why it is important, where to start in developing a land acknowledgement statement, and providing context about presenting a land acknowledgement statement from an Indigenous perspective. Dr. Colleen O’Neill, Associate Professor of History “Reckoning with History: Land Grant Universities and Native American Land AcknowledgementsLand Grant Universities are often heralded as one of America’s greatest achievements, a testament to the success of American democratic institutions. In the years following the Civil War, these institutions provided liberal and technical education to more people than ever before. But, the expansion of democracy meant the denial of land and sovereignty rights to Native Americans. My talk will examine this contradiction, and discuss meaningful ways that Land Grant Institutions can acknowledge this history and better serve the Native communities on whose land they now stand.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/lib_land/1000/thumbnail.jp

Avaliação da sensibilidade e especificidade de um método sorológico no diagnóstico da esporotricose de transmissão felina

Orientador: Prof. Dr. Flávio de Queiroz-Telles FilhoCoorientadora: Msc. Regielly Caroline Raimundo CognialliDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Patologia. Defesa : Curitiba, 20/08/2021Inclui referências: p. 36-43Resumo: Introdução: A esporotricose é a mais prevalente entre as micoses de implantação. É causada por diversas espécies de fungos termo dimórficos, pertencentes ao gênero Sporothrix. Atualmente, no Brasil, a maioria dos casos de esporotricose são por Sporothrix brasiliensis, transmitido por gatos (Felix catus) infectados. O diagnóstico padrão da esporotricose é por isolamento em cultivo, uma vez que os exames micológicos direto e histopatológico, possuem sensibilidade inferior a 30%. Embora existam testes imunológicos validados para a esporotricose, atualmente nenhum deles encontra-se comercialmente disponível no Brasil. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo, avaliar a especificidade e sensibilidade do teste de aglutinação de partículas de látex (LA), comercializado fora do Brasil, em amostras de soro de pacientes com esporotricose de transmissão felina. Métodos: Foram utilizadas 154 amostras de soro, classificadas em três grupos: Pacientes com esporotricose (n=45), pacientes com outras micoses (n=57) e indivíduos saudáveis (n=52). As amostras aliquotadas e mantidas a -20°C, foram avaliadas utilizando-se kits comerciais do teste LA-Sporothrix do laboratório Norte Americano IMMY, conforme as instruções do fabricante. As leituras dos testes foram realizadas em duplicata, consistindo em interpretação visual da intensidade da reação das amostras. Para análise estatística, empregou-se o software Excel®. Resultados: Foram observados 18,34% de reações falso positivas em títulos de até 1:8, (19 indivíduos do grupo controle e 4 do grupo de outras micoses). O teste apresentou sensibilidade de 33,3%, especificidade de 93,6% e acurácia de 76% quando consideradas apenas reações com titulação >ou=1:8. Conclusão: Embora com baixa sensibilidade, o teste LA-Sporothrix pode ser utilizado correlacionado ao diagnóstico clínico-epidemiológico. Sugere-se ainda considerar como reagentes somente amostras com titulações iguais ou superiores à 1:8.Abstract: Introduction: Sporotrichosis is the most prevalent implantation mycoses. It is caused by several species of thermo-dimorphic fungi, belonging to the genus Sporothrix. Currently, in Brazil, most cases of sporotrichosis are due to Sporothrix brasiliensis, transmitted by infected cats (Felix catus). The standard diagnosis of sporotrichosis is by isolation in culture, since direct mycological and histopathological exams have a sensitivity of less than 30%. Although there are validated immunodiagnostic tests for sporotrichosis, currently none of them are commercially available in Brazil. The present work has as main objective, to evaluate the specificity and sensitivity of the latex particle agglutination test (LA), sold outside Brazil, in serum samples from patients with feline transmission sporotrichosis. Methods: 154 serum samples were used, classified into three groups: patients with sporotrichosis (n = 45), patients with other mycoses (n = 57) and healthy individuals (n = 52). The samples aliquoted and kept at -20 ° C, were evaluated using commercial kits from the LA-Sporothrix test from the North American laboratory IMMY, according to the manufacturer's instructions. The test readings were performed in duplicate, consisting of a visual interpretation of the reaction intensity of the samples. For statistical analysis, Excel® software was used. Results: 18.34% of false positive reactions were observed in titers of up to 1:8 (19 individuals in the control group and 4 in the group with other mycoses). The test had a sensitivity of 33.3%, a specificity of 93.6% and an accuracy of 76% when considering only reactions with titers >ou=1:8. Conclusion: Although with low sensitivity, the LA-Sporothrix test can be used correlated to the clinical-epidemiological diagnosis. It is also suggested to consider as reagents only samples with titrations equal to or greater than 1:8