Estudo Sobre O Estado Nutricional Em Relação Ao Zinco Na Amazônia. I. Níveis De Zinco No Sôro E Ingestão De Zinco Em Operários De Manaus, 1978 ()

The objective of this study was to verify if the low zinc intakes reported for the urban Amazon are associated with low serum zinc levels. A survey was carried out amongst the low salaried workers of four Manaus factories. Two of these factories provided meals and medical assistance. The mean and median dietary zinc intakes were 54.7% and 49.3% respectively of the American RDA. Zinc intakes were higher in those workers born in Manaus, that were better educated and that came from higher income families but these differences were only apparent in factories that didn't provide meals. Zinc intake decreased with age in both men and women, being higher in men than women in all age groups. These trends were observed in all factories. No significant difference was found between serum zinc levels for men and women. Whilst serum zinc values tended to decline with age in both sexes, there was no significant correlation with age in either sex. Mean serum zinc levels of low and medium family income workers were significantly lower than high family income workers. (P<.001 P<.05). 34% of all low family income, 26% of medium family income and 17% of high family income workers had deficient serum zinc levels (<11.5 μmol/l). Serum zinc concentrations were related to zinc intake in male (r = 0.26 p<.02) but not female workers (r=0.11 p<.1). Zinc intakes of male and female workers with deficient serum zinc levels were significantly lower than those with normal serum zinc levels. Zinc intakes of male workers were higher than those of female workers at all serum zinc levels.", 'enO objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se a baixa ingestão de zinco relatada para a população da área urbana da cidade de Manaus, no Estado do Amazonas, está associada com niveis balxos de zinco sérico. O estudo foi realizado com trabaIhadores percebendo salários baixos, em quatro fábricas de Manaus. Duas destas fábricas forneciam alimentação e assistência médica. A média e a mediana da ingestão de zinco dietético, foi 54.7% e 49.3% respectivamente das recomendações diárias. americanas. A ingestão de zinco foi mais alta nos trabalhadores nascidos em Manaus, que possuiam um meIhor nível de escolaridade e que tinham renda familiar mais alta, mas essas diferenças foram evidentes unicamente nas fábricas que não forneciam refeição. A ingestão de zinco diminui com a idade em ambos os sexos, sendo mais alto nos homens do que nas mulheres em todos os grupos por idade. Essa tendência foi observada em todas as fábricas. Não houve diferença significativa do nível de zinco sérico entre homens e mulheres. Porém o valor de zinco no soro tende a declinar também com a idade em ambos os sexos. A média do nível de zinco sérico de trabalhadores com renda familiar baixa e média foi significativamente mais baixa do que trabalhadores com renda familiar alta (P<.001. P<.05). 34% de todos os trabalhadores com renda familiar baixa, 26% com renda familiar média e 17% com renda familiar alta, tinham níveis de zinco sérico deficientes (< 11.5 μmol/l). A concentração de zinco no soro foi relacionada com ingestão de zinco do sexo masculino (r=0.26 p<.02) mas não em operários do sexo feminino (r=0.11 p<.1). A ingestão de zinco em trabalhadores de ambos os sexos com nível de zinco sérico déficiente foi significativamente mais baixa do que aqueles com nível de zinco sérico normal. A ingesta de zinco nos homens foi mais alta do que nas mulheres para todos os níveis de zinco sérico

2023 MLK Keynote Address: Thelma Golden

On January 18, 2023 at 6:00pm, RISD welcomed Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of the Studio Museum of Harlem, to join in conversation with Nichole T. Rustin, RISD Center for Social Equity and Inclusion\u27s Teaching and Research Fellow. Introduced by Zoë Pulley, MFA Graphic Design \u2723. Their discussion traversed a range of topics related to Golden’s curatorial practice, the history and future of the Studio Museum in Harlem, and Black art in contemporary practice. Thelma Golden is director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, the world’s leading institution devoted to visual art by artists of African descent. Under her leadership since 2005, the Studio Museum has gained renown as a global leader in the exhibition of contemporary art, a center for innovative education and a cultural anchor in the Harlem community. Holding a BA in Art History and African American Studies from Smith College, Golden has received honorary doctorates and awards from several higher education and arts institutions. In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Golden to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, on which she served from 2010–16. Read more

Carrie Mae Weems

"Essays and interviews explore the work of Carrie Mae Weems and its place in the history of photography, African American art, and contemporary art." -- Publisher's website

Curating Now : Imaginative Practice / Public Responsibility

" "Curating Now : Imaginative Practice/Public Responsibility", the symposium sponsored by the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative that is documented in this report, forayed into some infrequently occupied territory in the Philadelphia region's visual arts community. It brought together a large segment of that cimmunity, along with gifted national and international arts leaders, to think and talk collectively about matters of deep and, sometimes, problematic importance to their field. " -- Page 5 of report

Exhibition

"This anthology provides a multivocal critique of the exhibition of contemporary art, bringing together the writings of artists, curators, and theorists. Collectively these diverse perspectives are united by the notion that although the focus for modernist discussion was individual works of art, it is the exhibition that is the prime cultural carrier of contemporaneity. The texts encompass exhibition design and form; exhibitions that are object-based, live, or discursive; projects that no longer rely on a physical space to be visited in person; artists’ responses to being curated and their reflections on the potential of acting curatorially. Set against the rise of the curator as an influential force in the contemporary art world, this volume underlines the crucial role of artists in questioning and shaping the phenomenon of the exhibition." -- Publisher's website