Radical Love: A revolution for the 21st century [Ressenya de llibre]

Ressenya de: Gomez, J. (2015). Radical Love: A revolution for the 21st century. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. ISBN: 978-143312649

The Role of Aerobic Physical Fitness in Overweight Adolescents

Photograph of H. and J. Shaw's Lang Wheels Jets J10 Centre Truck taken at Forest site, 29 September 1958 whole side view

Comparing Apples and Oranges? Pedagogical Approaches to Intonation in British and American English

This chapter is published as Levis, J. (2005). Comparing apples and oranges? Pedagogical approaches to intonation in British and American English. In Dziubalska-Kolaczyk, K. and Przedlacka, J. (eds) English pronunciation models: A changing scene (pp. 339-366). Bern: Peter Lang. Posted with permission.</p

A numerical and analytical study of two holes doped into the 2D t--J model

Exact diagonalization numerical results are presented for a 32-site square cluster, with two holes propagating in an antiferromagnetic background described by the t-J model. We characterize the wave function of the lowest energy bound state found in this calculation, which has d_{x^2-y^2} symmetry. Analytical work is presented, based on a Lang-Firsov-type canonical transformation derived quasiparticle Hamiltonian, that accurately agrees with numerically determined values for the electron momentum distribution function and the pair correlation function. We interpret this agreement as strong support for the validity of this description of the hole quasiparticles.Comment: 3 pages, REVTeX, to appear in the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors, September 14-18, 1997, Cape Cod, Massachusett

Book Review: Smyth, J., Down, B., McInerney, P. & Hattam, R. (2014). Doing critical educational research: A conversation with the research of John Smyth. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc.

This is a book review for Smyth, J., Down, B., McInerney, P. & Hattam, R. (2014). Doing critical educational research: A conversation with the research of John Smyth. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc

Evidence for a Critical Behavior in 4D4D Pure Compact QED

We present evidence about a critical behavior of $4D$ compact QED (CQED) pure gauge theory. Regularizing the theory on lattices homotopic to a sphere, we present evidence for a critical, i.e. second order like behavior at the deconfinement phase transition for certain values of the coupling parameter $\gamma$.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, POSTSCRIPT file (127KB uuencoded

Exploring high school students’ emotions in energy illustrations by using EDA Sensors

Academic emotions are a multidimensional phenomenon (Pekrun et al., 2004; Shuman, V., &amp; Scherer, K. R. 2014) involving different processes. However, the students’ cognition and outcomes are related directly to students’ academic emotions, the electrodermal Activity (EDA) is one of the electrical parameters that can be used to determine the emotional state including stress levels. In this presentation, we explore high school students’ emotions in physics by using those sensors. First, data from two different versions of EDA sensors are compared with self-reported emotions by using a computerized version of Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM) (Bradley &amp; Lang,1994). In this step we compared our data to the data of the technical handbook (Lang et al., 2008). Second, we profile students’ emotions of energy images with EDA sensor data and self-reported data. The data from both EDA sensor systems are comparable. But no connection between EDA sensor data and self-reported data can be found. We also can differentiate different clusters of energy pictures according to students EDA levels. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This Study is Recipient of a DOC Fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences at the Institute of Austrian Educational Competence Centre AECC, Physics Department. REFERENCES Bradley, M. M., &amp; Lang, P. J. (1994). Measuring emotion: The Self-Assessment Manikin and the Semantic Differential. Journal of Behavioral Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 25(1), 49-59. Lang, P. J. (1980). Behavioral treatment and bio-behavioral assessment: Computer applications. In J. B. Sidowski, J. H.      Johnson, &amp; T A. Williams (Eds.), Technology in mental health care delivery systems, 119-13, Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing. Pekrun, R., Goetz, T., Perry, R. P., Kramer, K., Hochstadt, M., &amp; Molfenter, S. (2004). Beyond test anxiety: Development and validation of the test emotions questionnaire (TEQ). Anxiety, Stress &amp; Coping: An International Journal, 17(3), 287–316. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615800412331303847 Shuman, V., &amp; Scherer, K. R. (2014). Concepts and structures of emotions. In R. Pekrun &amp; L. Linnenbrink-Garcia (Eds.), International handbook of emotions in education (pp. 13–35). Routledge/Taylor &amp; Francis Group

Evaluation of phosphorus levels in bones and serum of buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) before and after supplementation with a selective mineral mixture

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Fundação Amazônia de Amparo a Estudos e Pesquisas do Estado do Pará (FAPESPA), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) – Finance Code 001, Programa de Pós-graduação em Reprodução Animal na Amazônia (ReproAmazon), Instituto de Medicina Veterinária (IMV) and to Pró Reitora de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação of the Universidade Federal do Pará (PROPESP-UFPA), Programa de Apoio à Publicação Qualificada - edital PAPQ/2022Universidade Federal do Pará-Campus Castanhal. Instituto de Medicina Veterinária. Castanhal, PA, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará. Instituto de Estudos do Trópico Úmido. Xinguara, PA, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Pará-Campus Castanhal. Instituto de Medicina Veterinária. Castanhal, PA, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Pará-Campus Castanhal. Instituto de Medicina Veterinária. Castanhal, PA, Brazil.Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovação e Insumos Estratégicos. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Toxicologia. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia. Instituto de Ciências Agrárias. Belém, PA, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Pará-Campus Castanhal. Instituto de Medicina Veterinária. Castanhal, PA, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Pará-Campus Castanhal. Instituto de Medicina Veterinária. Castanhal, PA, Brazil.This study aimed to evaluate phosphorus (P) concentration in serum and bone, the percentage of ash and the specific bone density of buffaloes on Ilha de Marajó before and after mineral supplementation. For this study, 14 crossbred buffaloes of Murrah and Mediterranean descent aged between 18 and 36 months were used. The average values of P before supplementation in serum and bone, the percentage of bone ash and the specific bone density were 5.68mg/dL±1.18, 16.53%±0.53, 59.95%±1.96 and 1.52g/cm3 ±0.32, respectively, which demonstrated P deficiency in animals raised on Ilha de Marajó. After supplementation with P for a period of seven months, the values were 6.61mg/dL±0.87, 16.90%±0.56 and 60.30%±0.95 and 1.71g/cm3 ±0.21, respectively. These results showed a significant increase in P concentration in blood serum, specific bone density and percentage of P in ash (P<0.05), but there was no significant increase in the percentage of ash. The average increase in P in the serum and ash did not reach normal levels in all animals; however, 28.6% of the animals had normal values of P in serum and 50% in the ash, and 64.3% had normal specific bone density values. The nonre-establishment, in some of the animals, of the variables of P serum and bone after supplementation for seven months may have occurred as a result of the low intake of the mineral mixture and by the low concentration of P in the Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu used for feeding animals during the experiment

Devolutiva de resultados de investigación a profesionales de la salud en el contexto VIH

Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém, PA, Brasil.Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém, PA, Brasil.Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Universidade da Amazônia. Belém, PA, Brasil.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Curso de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia e Vigilância em Saúde. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.Universidade Federal do Pará. Belém, PA, Brazil.Objective: Reporting the feedback on the results of a multicenter research for healthcare professionals that attend people living with HIV and AIDS in a Specialized Healthcare Center at Belém, state of Pará, Brazil. Method: Case report of the presentation and interpretation of research results, in 2015, totaling 25 participating professionals. The visual resource used was a data projector. Results: Participants reported the importance of the initiative, since, even though it is their right, feedback on research results is uncommon. Among the discussed issues, emerged the need for a culturally appropriate device for adequately strengthening educational practices carried out by healthcare professionals. Conclusion: Feedback on the research results enabled exchange of knowledge about the findings and production of new knowledge. In addition to achieving the social and ethical commitment of research, by promoting dissemination of results, enabling reflections on the reality in which they work

Sequential serological surveys in the early stages of the coronavirus disease epidemic: limitations and perspectives

Fundação Municipal de Saúde de Teresina.Fundação Municipal de Saúde. Diretoria de Vigilância em Saúde. Teresina, PI, Brasil / Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Pós-graduação em Virologia. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil / Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Brasília, DF, Brasil.Universidade Federal do Piauí. Departamento de Enfermagem. Teresina, PI, Brasil.Fundação Municipal de Saúde. Diretoria de Vigilância em Saúde. Teresina, PI, Brasil.Fundação Municipal de Saúde. Diretoria de Vigilância em Saúde. Teresina, PI, Brasil.Fundação Municipal de Saúde. Centro de Operações de Emergências em Saúde Pública. Teresina, PI, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Piauí. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Comunidade. Teresina, Piauí, Brasil.Instituto de Pesquisa Opinar. Teresina, PI, Brasil.Fundação Municipal de Saúde. Centro de Operações de Emergências em Saúde Pública. Teresina, PI, Brasil / Centro Universitário Uninovafapi. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde da Família. Teresina, PI, Brasil.Fundação Municipal de Saúde. Centro de Operações de Emergências em Saúde Pública. Teresina, PI, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical. Teresina, PI, Brasil.Fundação Municipal de Saúde. Centro de Operações de Emergências em Saúde Pública. Teresina, PI, Brasil.Introduction: Estimates of the number of individuals infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are important for health planning and establishment of expectations regarding herd immunity. Methods: Seven testing rounds of a serological survey were conducted at 1-week intervals between April 19 and May 31, 2020 in Teresina municipality. Results: Over the 7 weeks, serological positivity increased from 0.56% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.18%–1.30%) to 8.33% (95% CI: 6.61%–10.33%), representing 33–53 persons infected for each reported case. Conclusions: Serological screening may be an important tool for understanding the immunity of a population and planning community interventions