Consolidated report of DEISA case studies

DEISA (Diversity and Equity Interventions in South Africa) was a research programme which studied the transformation "industry" in South Africa, exploring issues such as the kinds of interventions. The content of this report has been used as part of the Diversity Studies MPhil Programme at the University of Cape Town. Specifically, it has been used for the course "Diversity Implementation and Practice", a course which introduces students to the strategies used, and challenges faced by, diversity practitioners in South Africa. This report could also be useful for the study of human resource management and industrial sociology in post-apartheid South Africa

A Comprehensive Analysis on the Healthcare Systems in Latin America

This comprehensive report summarizes and analyzes the current state of healthcare in Latin America, specifically in the countries of Mexico, Brazil, the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras), the Andean Region (Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia) and the Rioplatense Region (Uruguay, and Argentina). Each country's healthcare system is examined in depth, in terms of health infrastructure, the healthcare providing industry, and the effects of healthcare on the countries' respective populations.Mosser, Michael W.International Relations and Global Studie

Un paso hacia el derecho de los menores de edad a morir dignamente

"Diversas opiniones ha generado el borrador del proyecto de resolución, publicado por el Ministerio de Salud este jueves, con el que se reglamentará el derecho de los menores de edad mayores de seis años a morir dignamente. ""Manejar lo que significa el fin de vida, la muerte de un niño, emocionalmente nos genera un gran impacto a todos, independiente de que seamos papá, mamá o médicos, esta situación requiere que uno tenga un poco más de conocimientos"", apuntó la experta, quien participará en el Primer Foro de Eutanasia en niños y adolescentes la próxima semana en la Universidad CES. De otro lado y parte de la discusión es que los menores de edad no tienen la capacidad neuronal para tomar decisiones, una dificultad en este procesos en el que al menos, este debe entender que la muerte asistida es una decisión definitiva, según explicó Juan David Giraldo, coordinador del pregrado en psicología de la Universidad de Medellín.

¿Quién tiene la razón en el caso de docente transgénero en Tuluá?

John Fernando Restrepo, abogado constitucionalista y decano de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Medellín explicó que, frente a este caso, que contiene tensiones entre los derechos de una y otra población, es fundamental revisar qué decisiones ha tomado la Corte Constitucional, garante de la carta magna colombiana, en el pasado, lo que constituye precedentes cuando se presentan estos hechos

"En el Inem se ""rompió la indiferencia"""

La necesidad de ser solidarios con el prójimo y de reprochar la violencia, fueron las premisas de la jornada reflexiva de este lunes en la Institución Educativa Inem José Félix de Restrepo, tras el incidente a las afueras de la misma el pasado 31 de enero, en el que una menor de edad fue agredida y le fue cortado su cabello, mientras que otra resultó herida con un arma blanca; ambas a manos de otras dos menores de edad. En 2017, 312 casos de bullying fueron reportados ante la Secretaría de Educación y en más de 228 instituciones educativas se harán actos simbólicos para rechazar la indiferencia y evitar actos en contra de los estudiantes. Por su parte Jorge Iván Avendaño, docente integrante de la Mesa del programa de Investigación Criminal de la Universidad de Medellín, indicó que es necesario tener en cuenta que el Código de Infancia y Adolescencia clasifica a los menores en edad en niños, niñas y adolescentes, lo que va a determinar las acciones que se realicen al momento de cometer un delito

Plastic and evolved responses to global change: What can we learn from comparative transcriptomics?

© The American Genetic Association. 2015. All rights reserved. Physiological plasticity and adaptive evolution may facilitate persistence in a changing environment. As a result, there is an interest in understanding species\u27 capacities for plastic and evolved responses, and the mechanisms by which these responses occur. Transcriptome sequencing has become a powerful tool for addressing these questions, providing insight into otherwise unobserved effects of changing conditions on organismal physiology and variation in these effects among individuals and populations. Here, we review recent studies using comparative transcriptomics to understand plastic and evolutionary responses to changing environments. We focus on 2 areas where transcriptomics has played an important role: first, in understanding the genetic basis for local adaptation to current gradients as a proxy for future adaptation, and second, in understanding organismal responses to multiple stressors. We find most studies examining multiple stressors have tested the effects of each stressor individually; the few studies testing multiple stressors simultaneously have found synergistic effects on gene expression that would not have been predicted from single stressor studies. We discuss the importance of robust experimental design to allow for a more sophisticated characterization of transcriptomic responses and conclude by offering recommendations for future research, including integrating genomics with transcriptomics, testing gene regulatory networks, and comparing the equivalence of transcription to translation and the effects of environmental stress on the proteome

Effects of Estrogen and Bisphenol-A Exposure During Adolescent Development: A Behavioral Analysis

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a known endocrine disruptor found in a variety of objects including hard plastic products, epoxy resin linings of canned food, and water/beverage containers. BPA exposure during adolescent development increases anxiety and impairs spatial memory when measured in rats. BPA interacts with Estrogen (E), which is known to be neuroprotective and enhances memory. The current study was designed to examine (1) whether exposure to BPA or E during adolescence would alter behaviors when measured in adulthood and (2) compare the similarity of any BPA and E effects. Female rats were ovariectomized at postnatal day (PND) 21 and received either placebo, BPA, or E injections during adolescence (PND 42-49). In adulthood, starting PND 77, subjects were tested for anxiety (elevated plus maze), locomotor activity (open field), spatial memory (object placement), and non-spatial visual memory (object recognition). BPA exposed rats demonstrated a physiological effect of increased weight gain over time, whereas E displayed less weight gain over time. Surprisingly, there were no significant group differences on any of the behavioral measures. Given that both BPA and E alter adult behaviors, this data suggest that the profound neural alterations occurring during adolescence may mask potential BPA and/or E induced behavioral alterations. Certainly further studies are warranted

Research poster: Climate change science for northern Nevada educators

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Can AI Become an Information Literacy Ally? A Survey of Library Instructor Perspectives on ChatGPT

Libraries can play a role in navigating the AI era by integrating these tools into information literacy (IL) programs. To implement generative AI tools like ChatGPT effectively, it is important to understand the attitudes of library professionals involved in IL instruction toward this tool and their intention to use it for instruction. This study explored perceptions of ChatGPT using survey data that included acceptance factors and potential uses derived from the emerging literature. While some librarians saw potential, others found it too unreliable to be useful; yet the vast majority imagined utilizing the tool in the future