Quiet Moments: My Artistic Exploration

I believe that fate led me to dive into my artistic study on the human form. I firmly believe all things happen for a reason. Every year, every day, every hour, every minute, and every second of my life play a significant role in how things turn out. Looking back on the past two decades, there have been numerous accounts that have brought me to where I am today. The classes I have taken and the interactions with various artists have led me to pursue art, one of my strongest passions, and have influenced the development of my current collection of work, Quiet Moments

Garfield Todd: The End of the Liberal Dream in Rhodesia, by Susan Woodhouse (Harare: Weaver Press, 2018)

Susan Woodhouse spent 25 years writing this biographic book about Garfield Todd. Todd was the prime minister of Southern Rhodesia for five years from 1953 to 1958. The book is derived from the author’s memory of working for Todd for two years while he was in office. More importantly, the author gathered data for the book from archival research in Zimbabwe over a period of seven years

'Debating 'The Rediscovery of Liberalism' in Zambia: Responses to Harri Englund

In Africa 83(4) (November 2013), Harri Englund discussed several recent books on Zambia published preceding the country’s fiftieth independence anniversary. His article explored the ways in which recent publications by Zambian and Zambianist authors have launched a fresh research agenda, and he focused in particular on the scholarly engagement with liberalism. Below, we publish responses from David M.Gordon, Bizeck Jube Phiri and Giacomo Macola, whose work was discussed in this article, and a comment by James Ferguson on more scholarly directions

Expression of bacterial genes in transgenic tobacco: methods, applications and future prospects

Tobacco is the most commonly used plant for expression of transgenes from a variety of organisms, because it is easily grown and transformed, it provides abundant amounts of fresh tissue and has a well-established cell culture system. Many bacterial proteins involved in the synthesis of commercial products are currently engineered for production in tobacco. Bacterial enzymes synthesized in tobacco can enhance protection against abiotic stresses and diseases, and provide a system to test applied strategies such as phytoremediation. Examples of bacterial gene expression in tobacco include production of antigen proteins from several human bacterial pathogens as vaccines, bacterial proteins for enhancing resistance against insects, pathogens and herbicides, and bacterial enzymes for the production of polymers, sugars, and bioethanol. Further improvements in the expression of recombinant proteins and their recovery from tobacco will enhance production and commercial use of these proteins. This review highlights the dynamic use of tobacco in bacterial protein production by examining the most relevant research in this field

Book Reviews

Reviews of: Why Africa is Poor – and what Africans can do about it. By Greg Mills; Living the End of Empire: Politics and Society in Late Colonial Zambia. Edited by Jan-Bart Gewald, Marja Hinfelaar and Giacomo Macola; Left Behind: Rural Zambia in the Third Republic. By Jeremy Gould; Gender Budgeting as a Tool for Poverty Reduction. By The African Capacity Building Foundation. African Capacity Building Foundatio

Book Reviews

Reviews of: Why Africa is Poor – and what Africans can do about it. By Greg Mills; Living the End of Empire: Politics and Society in Late Colonial Zambia. Edited by Jan-Bart Gewald, Marja Hinfelaar and Giacomo Macola; Left Behind: Rural Zambia in the Third Republic. By Jeremy Gould; Gender Budgeting as a Tool for Poverty Reduction. By The African Capacity Building Foundation. African Capacity Building Foundatio

Application of the Geogebra Program in the Learning of Geometry in Students of 4th grade of High School N° 86620 Santa Fe de Tumpa -Yungay, 2018 [Aplicación del Programa Geogebra en el Aprendizaje de la Geometría en Alumnos de 4to año de educación secundaria de la I.E. N° 86620 Santa Fe de Tumpa -Yungay, 2018]

The objective of the research is to determine the influence of the Application of the Geogebra Program in the Learning of Geometry in students of 4th grade of High school N° 86620 Santa Fe de Tumpa - Yungay, 2018. The research is cross-sectional experimental type, quantitative method and pre-experimental design. Two instruments were applied: an entrance exam and an exit exam, to a population sample of 22 students from the 4th grade of High school N° 86620 Santa Fe de Tumpa. The results were analyzed after applying the Geogebra program to the single study group. It was found that there is a highly significant influence (p = 0.00001 <0.05) of the Application of the Geogebra program in the Learning of geometry course in High school 4th grade students. The verification of the hypothesis was done by applying the t-student.El objetivo de la investigación es determinar la influencia de la Aplicación del Programa Geogebra en el Aprendizaje de Geometría en alumnos de 4° grado de secundaria de la I.E. N° 86620 Santa Fe de Tumpa– Yungay, 2018. La investigación es tipo experimental transversal, método cuantitativo y diseño pre experimental. Se aplicó dos instrumentos: un examen de entrada y otro de salida, a una muestra poblacional de 22 alumnos de 4° grado de secundaria de la I.E. N° 86620 Santa Fe de Tumpa. Se analizaron los resultados después de haberse aplicado el programa Geogebra al grupo único de estudio. Se encontró que sí existe una influencia altamente significativa (p=0.00001<0,05) de la Aplicación del programa Geogebra en el Aprendizaje de geometría en alumnos de 4° grado de secundaria en el curso de Geometría, de la I.E. N° 86620 Santa Fe de Tumpa. La verificación de la hipótesis fue hecha aplicando el t-student

Evaluation of the physical, chemical and microbiological parameters of the drinking water at the city of Caraz during the period August 2017-January 2018 [Evaluación de los parámetros físicos, químicos y microbiológicos del agua potable de la ciudad de Caraz durante el período agosto 2017-enero 2018]

The objective of the present investigation was to evaluate the main physicochemical and microbiological parameters of drinking water in the city of Caraz, located in the province of Huaylas, department of Ancash, during the period between August 2017 and January 2018. For this purpose, samples were taken at four points in the city, from the supply reservoir to the home distribution network. Twenty-three physical, chemical and microbiological parameters were analyzed: color, conductivity, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, temperature, turbidity, residual chlorine, chlorides, total hardness, fluorides, nitrates, dissolved oxygen, pH, sulfates, arsenic, cadmium, copper, iron, manganese, mercury, lead, total coliforms and fecal coliforms. In determining the indicated parameters, standardized chemical analysis methods were used for each of them. Some analyzes were carried out in the same place (in situ) and others in the chemistry laboratory as well as in the environmental quality laboratory of UNASAM. The results obtained were contrasted with the maximum permissible limits (MPL) of the Regulation of Water Quality for Human Consumption (MINSA, 2010). Of the 23 parameters evaluated, 20 were below the MPL (maximum permissible limit), with the exception of mercury and total and fecal coliforms, whose certainty given by the method used did not allow us to affirm that the values ​​obtained are within the MPL.El objetivo de la presente investigación fue evaluar los principales parámetros fisicoquímicos y microbiológicos del agua potable en la ciudad de Caraz, ubicada en la provincia de Huaylas,  departamento de Áncash, durante el periodo comprendido entre agosto de 2017 y enero de 2018. Para ello se tomaron muestras en cuatro puntos de la ciudad, desde el reservorio de abastecimiento hasta la red de distribución domiciliaria. Se analizaron 23 parámetros físicos, químicos y microbiológicos: color, conductividad, sólidos totales disueltos, sólidos totales en suspensión, temperatura, turbiedad, cloro residual, cloruros, dureza total, fluoruros, nitratos, oxígeno disuelto, pH, sulfatos, arsénico, cadmio, cobre, hierro, manganeso, mercurio, plomo, coliformes totales y coliformes fecales. En la determinación de los parámetros indicados, se emplearon métodos de análisis químicos estandarizados para cada uno de ellos. Algunos análisis se realizaron en el mismo lugar (in situ) y otros en el laboratorio de química como en el de calidad ambiental de la UNASAM. Los resultados obtenidos fueron contrastados con los límites máximos permisibles (LPM) del Reglamento de la Calidad del Agua para Consumo Humano (MINSA, 2010). De los 23 parámetros evaluados, 20 se encontraron por debajo de los LMP (límite máximo permisible), con excepción del mercurio y los coliformes totales y fecales, cuya certidumbre dada por el método utilizado no permitió afirmar que los valores obtenidos se encuentren dentro del LMP

A IMPORTÂNCIA DO PROGRAMA MELHOR EM CASA NO ATENDIMENTO AO PACIENTE IDOSO: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA

Introdução: O Atendimento Domiciliar é caracterizado por um conjunto de ações de promoção à saúde, prevenção e tratamento de doenças e reabilitação prestadas em domicílio, podendo ser realizado através do Programa Melhor em Casa (MemC). Esse programa é indicado para pessoas que apresentam dificuldades temporárias ou definitivas de sair do espaço da casa para chegar até uma unidade de saúde, ou ainda para pessoas que estejam em situações nas quais a atenção domiciliar é a mais indicada para o seu tratamento. Com o envelhecimento da população há o aumento das comorbidades e complicações de saúde. Objetivo: Relatar o caso de uma paciente idosa atendida pelo MemC, em uma cidade do interior do Estado de Goiás e mostrar como esse atendimento domiciliar interfere na saúde do paciente. Material e métodos: O artigo trata-se de um relato de experiência descritivo e qualitativo realizado, através de informações presentes no prontuário, com uma paciente idosa, em atendimento pelo MemC. Resultados e Discussão: A paciente apresenta multimorbidades e polifarmácia, demandou atendimento médico, de enfermagem, fisioterapia e nutricional. A equipe atua na orientação dos usuários e cuidadores, além disso, existe a criação de vínculos entre equipe de saúde, usuários e familiares. Conclusão: A paciente obteve a melhora da escara, melhora do aporte nutricional e psicológico