Effetti dell'attività motoria sul Disturbo dello Spettro Autistico in età prescolare: systematic review

The objective of the review is to evaluate research that has tested the effect of physical activity and sports programs on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in preschool age (3-6 years). 26 researches were considered, conducted at school, during free time and focused on the primary and secondary effects of motor activity interventions. The results showed that they are beneficial: a) to develop motor skills and improve the physical condition of children with ASD; b) to encourage interaction with peers and adults of reference, thus increasing the dimension of social communication; c) to allow them to improve attention span, stimulate working memory and reduce stereotyped and repetitive behaviors.The objective of the review is to evaluate research that has tested the effect of physical activity and sports programs on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in preschool age (3-6 years). 26 researches were considered, conducted at school, during free time and focused on the primary and secondary effects of motor activity interventions. The results showed that they are beneficial: a) to develop motor skills and improve the physical condition of children with ASD; b) to encourage interaction with peers and adults of reference, thus increasing the dimension of social communication; c) to allow them to improve attention span, stimulate working memory and reduce stereotyped and repetitive behaviors

The Feasibility of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients with Previous Abdominal Surgery

A retrospective study was carried in 1500 patients submitted to elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy to ascertain its feasibility in patients with previous abdominal surgery. In 411 patients (27.4%) previous infraumbilical intraperitoneal surgery had been performed, and 106 of them (7.06%) had 2 or more operations. Twenty five patients (1.66%) had previous supraumbilical intraperitoneal operations (colonic resection, hydatid liver cysts, gastrectomies, etc.) One of them had been operated 3 times. In this group of 25 patients the first trocar and pneumoperitoneum were performed by open laparoscopy. In 2 patients a Marlex mesh was present from previous surgery for supraumbilical hernias. Previous infraumbilical intraperitoneal surgery did not interfere with laparoscopic cholecystectomy, even in patients with several operations. There was no morbidity from Verres needle or trocars. In the 25 patients with supraumbilical intraperitoneal operations, laparoscopic cholecystectomy was completed in 22. In 3, adhesions prevented the visualization of the gallbladder and these patients were converted to an open procedure. In the 2 patients Marlex mesh prevented laparoscopic cholecystectomy because of adhesions to abdominal organs. We conclude that in most instances previous abdominal operations are no contraindication to laparoscopic cholecystectomy

The Contemplatif Life: Social and Political Sovereignty and Chaucer's Oxford Clerk

Honors (Bachelor's)EnglishUniversity of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/102770/1/kdelbene.pd

Sustainability criteria into the process of architectural design. An elective application of the FADU-UBA

La importancia a nivel mundial en la aplicación de criterios sustentables en distintos ámbitos, hace necesario su incorporación en la arquitectura. Desde el espacio académico, es importante instrumentar estrategias en el proceso de diseño que respondan a estos principios en un marco que busca un desarrollo más sustentable. Una materia específica, incorpora estos criterios en las carrera de Arquitectura, y en la de Planificación y Diseño de Paisaje de FADU-UBA en los proyectos que desarrollan los alumnos, sumando además el comportamiento térmico de la envolvente edilicia como control de condiciones climáticas e integración de sistemas solares con el fin de optimizar el proyecto y reducir impactos ambientales. Trabajos de alumnos fueron reconocidos en concursos nacionales e internacionales especializados, en apoyo a la promoción de una arquitectura creativa y efectiva que optimice los recursos naturales, reduzca el consumo energético para acondicionamiento, minimice el impacto al medio y regenere recursos.The importance worldwide in the implementation of sustainable criteria in different areas, makes it necessary incorporation into the architecture. From the academic space, it is important to implement strategies in the design process to respond to these principles within a framework that seeks a more sustainable development. A specific subject, incorporating these criteria in the projects developed by students in the career of Architecture, and the Planning and Landscape Design FADU-UBA, besides adding the thermal behavior of the envelope as edilicia control weather and integration solar systems in order to optimize the project and reduce environmental impacts. Student work were recognized at specialized national and international competitions, in support to the promotion of creative and effective architecture that optimizes natural resources, reduce energy consumption conditioning, minimize the impact to the environment and regenerate resources.Eje: Educación y formación en sustentabilidad (Comunicaciones).Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanism

Investigating Economic Costs Of Derelict Blue Crab Callinectes Sapidus Pots And Preferred Mitigation Solutions In The Chesapeake Bay

Derelict fishing gear, particularly pots or traps, occupy waters worldwide and cause negative ecological and economic impacts. Derelict pots persist throughout Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the U.S., that supports a valuable commercial fishery for the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. Chesapeake Bay is responsible for 30-40% of U.S. commercial blue crab harvests. Yet, few studies have quantified the impacts of derelict pots on harvest or the perceptions of commercial fishers on derelict pot mitigation activities in this predominantly pot fishery. This thesis examined the impacts of derelict pots on harvest in a field experiment and worked with commercial fishers to develop and disseminate a mail survey that was used to quantify the preferences and decision-making of commercial fishers for addressing derelict pots. The field experiment simulated the presence of derelict pots near actively fished pots and found that derelict pots can reduce harvests by up to 30% during the summer, but not during the fall. Female capture rates were consistently lower when derelict pots were present, but male capture rates were not negatively affected. To better understand the perceptions of commercial fishers and their preferences for derelict pot mitigation actions (e.g., location and removal program, installation of identification tags on pots), a stated preference survey with a discrete choice experiment was distributed to all commercial fishers licensed to deploy hard pots in Virginia. There was a 42% response rate (430 of 1,032 fishers returned the survey packet), and most mitigation activities included in the survey were too costly for commercial fishers to willingly participate in. Management incentives (e.g., bushel limit increase, pot limit increase, season extension) alone were not enough to offset costs and encourage participation in activities that were disliked by commercial fishers. However, there was strong heterogeneity observed across the population, thus some segments of the population would be far more willing to participate in mitigation efforts than others. For instance, participants that perceived derelict pots to cause only negative impacts were 37% more willing to participate in any mitigation activity on average. Results from this study can be used to better inform resource managers and policymakers responsible for addressing the issue of derelict pots and other types of derelict fishing gear plaguing fisheries around the world

Listening to “How the Patient Presents Herself”: A Case Study of a Doctor–Patient Interaction in an Emergency Room

This is a case-study based on a micro-ethnography analyzing a doctor-patient interaction in an emergency room (ER) in New York City. Drawing on the framework of narrative medicine (Charon, 2006), the study examines how a phenomenological approach to listening to the patient facilitated the patient’s narrative orientation not only to relevant clinical information (her kidney transplant) but also to the construction of her identity as a “responsible patient.” The influence of the so-called “prior context” (i.e., triage interview and the electronic medical record, EMR) is observed as constituting an institutional narrative that may shape patients’ (clinical) identities. This case study illustrates how a narrative medicine approach based on attention, representation, and affiliation helps balance the heteroglossia of voices to which the doctor is exposed. It is also argued that this approach restores patients’ own personal narratives while contributing to patients’ agency in building their own storytelling and identities. This study may hold educational value for patients, medical students, and health care practitioners in general

Agrointeligencia y agroecologías: la disputa por el agua y la vida en el Uruguay

Durante la oleada neoliberal de los 90’ Uruguay, resultado de una iniciativa ciudadana, declaró en su Constitución que el agua es esencial para la vida, un derecho humano fundamental y un bien público. Sin embargo, durante el período progresista (2005-2020), las políticas neoliberales se continuaron de la mano de la profundización del agroextractivismo que se materializó en el plano legal en el 2017, con la reforma de la Ley de riego que habilita al capital privado a la construcción de represas de gran porte y a un cobro por el uso del agua. Paralelamente, frente al avance de la frontera agroextractiva–tanto en superficie como sobre el agua–, y la constatación de sus impactos socioambientales negativos, surgen una serie de iniciativas, que se corren de la lógica mercantil capitalista y le disputan al agronegocio su hegemonía. En este marco, esta tesis tiene como objetivo general, analizar la principal disputa ocurrida en torno al agua en Uruguay durante el periodo progresista (2005-2020) y, en particular, cómo se relaciona con el desarrollo del riego y el modelo agroalimentario. Para esto se realizó, por un lado –desde una perspectiva crítica y situada en la ecología política del agua–, un análisis de discurso de los principales promotores de ambos modelos con el fin de caracterizar las territorialidades promovidas por ellos y el rol del riego en estas. Por el otro, se buscó caracterizar la expresión material de dichas territorialidades en los territorios hídricos, buscando visibilizar sus implicancias para el sostenimiento de la vida. Del análisis realizado se desprende que la territorialidad del agronegocio – denominada Uruguay agrointeligente– se ajusta al paradigma del sistema agroalimentario hegemónico y produce territorios marcados por la gran escala, la homogeneidad, despoblados de personas y que son altamente tóxicos para la vida. Por lo que, para lograr manifestarse, los promotores deben utilizar un conjunto de estrategias discursivas que le permiten la construcción de un discurso ambiental que les sea funcional. Esto lo hacen ajustándose a los imperativos verdes del paradigma del desarrollo sostenible. En contraposición, en el país cada vez más aparecen colectivos sociales organizados que proponen territorialidades alternativas que gravitan en torno a la sostenibilidad de la vida. Entre estas destaca la propuesta agroecológica y la de los colectivos cuyo foco es la defensa del agua como un bien público

Sustainability criteria into the process of architectural design. An elective application of the FADU-UBA

La importancia a nivel mundial en la aplicación de criterios sustentables en distintos ámbitos, hace necesario su incorporación en la arquitectura. Desde el espacio académico, es importante instrumentar estrategias en el proceso de diseño que respondan a estos principios en un marco que busca un desarrollo más sustentable. Una materia específica, incorpora estos criterios en las carrera de Arquitectura, y en la de Planificación y Diseño de Paisaje de FADU-UBA en los proyectos que desarrollan los alumnos, sumando además el comportamiento térmico de la envolvente edilicia como control de condiciones climáticas e integración de sistemas solares con el fin de optimizar el proyecto y reducir impactos ambientales. Trabajos de alumnos fueron reconocidos en concursos nacionales e internacionales especializados, en apoyo a la promoción de una arquitectura creativa y efectiva que optimice los recursos naturales, reduzca el consumo energético para acondicionamiento, minimice el impacto al medio y regenere recursos.The importance worldwide in the implementation of sustainable criteria in different areas, makes it necessary incorporation into the architecture. From the academic space, it is important to implement strategies in the design process to respond to these principles within a framework that seeks a more sustainable development. A specific subject, incorporating these criteria in the projects developed by students in the career of Architecture, and the Planning and Landscape Design FADU-UBA, besides adding the thermal behavior of the envelope as edilicia control weather and integration solar systems in order to optimize the project and reduce environmental impacts. Student work were recognized at specialized national and international competitions, in support to the promotion of creative and effective architecture that optimizes natural resources, reduce energy consumption conditioning, minimize the impact to the environment and regenerate resources.Eje: Educación y formación en sustentabilidad (Comunicaciones).Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanism