Overcoming Poverty through Digital Inclusion

A growing body of research is showing how digital inclusion can help communities overcome poverty and injustice. The main challenge lies in how best to achieve this goal. The authors argue that digital inclusion must occur in two distinct stages. The first stage is digital literacy, accomplished with the Symbiotic Computer (SC)-smartphones and tablets. The second stage will be professional capacity-building, accomplished with the more traditional Personal Computer (PC)

Psychology and transgender identities in the Iberoamerican context

En este texto se hace una presentación del número monográfico de “Quaderns de Psicologia” titulado “Psicología e identidades transgénero en el contexto Iberoamericano”. Se propone un definición de trabajo con respecto a identidades “transgénero” que sirve como punto de partida común para el para la articulación de los trabajos. Posteriormente, se plantea de manera general el marco de discusión sobre la relación entre psicología e identidades transgénero en el que se encuadra el presente número. Finalmente, se hace un recuento de los temas y una breve presentación de los textos que componen el monográfico.In this paper a presentation of the special issue of "Quaderns de Psicologia" entitled "Psychology and transgender identities in the Latin American context" is made. A working definition of “transgender” identities is proposed as a common grtound for the articulation of the texts here presented. Subsequently, the paper describes the general line of discussion regarding the relationship between psychology and transgender identites in which this issue is framed. Finally, an account of the topics and a brief presentation of the texts included in the issue is made

Empowering Rural Citizen Journalism Via Web 2.0 Technologies

Once acquainted with the modern information and communication tools made available with the advent of the Internet, five Brazilian rural communities participating in a pilot project to develop a self-sustaining telecenter model, engaged in citizen journalism using inexpensive digital video cameras. Community members used Web 2.0 collaborative tools to post short videos on the telecenter portal. The 95 video blogs published between September 2006 and May 2008 recorded various aspects of community life,including religious celebrations,oral history arts and crafts traditions,folklore,and envirnmental concerns. This study evaluates the impact of video blogging in these communities

Collective actions and political behavior: scientific production of brazilian social psychology (1986-2011)

The article aims to analyze the scientific production about collective actions and political behavior written by authors of Brazilian social psychology. The main issue is to analyze how the authors understand the politicization of social relations and the process of building a democratic society. The authors were selected from three sources – Research Groups of the CNPq, Work Groups of the ANPEPP, and Psychology and Society Brazilian Journal – and the papers were analyzed by the perspective of the Plural and Radical Democratic Theory (Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe). The discussion demonstrates the distance of the articles in relation to the conception of the political based on the articulation between three moments– moment of the articulation, the moment of the contingency, moment of the antagonism – and the implications these distance. Moreover, the discussion suggests the emergence of social psychology in the debate about the political through a resumption of the concept of the hegemony in a non-essentialist perspective

Sobre las dificultades para la eficacia comunicativa de los Movimientos Sociales. Repensar y actuar

Dissetenes Jornades de Foment de la Investigació de la FCHS (Any 2012)En el presente trabajo constituye una aproximación al estudio de los factores que intervienen en la eficacia comunicativa del mensaje de los movimientos sociales de cara a la sociedad española. Así, estudiaremos los condicionantes históricos, sociales y externos (relativos al panorama mediático) que sirven de base para la construcción de la opinión pública. Para hacer más gráfico el análisis, procederemos en última instancia a estudiar el caso del 15M y el tratamiento que de sus acciones se ha hecho en los dos medios de comunicación con más presencia en el entorno digital: El Mundo y El País. Como se podrá comprobar finalmente, la lectura entre líneas de los contenidos que generan estos medios choca con poca delicadeza los puntos débiles de una sociedad española con características propias, reduciendo así –bajo lo que se propone en este trabajo- la eficacia de los movimientos sociales actuales en España. De este modo, estas movilizaciones que logran perdurar en el tiempo generando un movimiento colosal deberán repensar en estas cuestiones para actuar con mayor eficacia.In the present work approaches the study of factors involved in the communicative effectiveness of message social movements in the face of Spanish society. So , study historical , social and external conditions ( relating to panorama media ) that are the basis for the construction of public opinion . To make graph analysis , ultimately proceed study the case of 15M and the treatment of its shares has been in the two media with more presence in the environment digital : El Mundo and El País. As you can finally check , reading between the lines content generated by these means little finesse clashes with the weaknesses of a Spanish company with its own characteristics , reducing well - under what is proposed in this paper , the effectiveness of current social movements in Spain . Thus, these mobilizations that achieve sustained over time generating a colossal movement must rethink these issues to act more effectively

Environmental movements and management alternatives from a sustainability and environmental ethics scope

El presente texto describe las raíces conceptuales de la gestión ambiental y presenta la crítica desde la ética ambiental, para lo cual hace una lectura de los autores representativos. Así, ambientalismo conservacionista, ambientalismo moderado y humanismo crítico se identifican como las corrientes referentes de la gestión ambiental actual, al tiempo que existen otras posturas o visiones alternativas que merecen ser consideradas para el abordaje de la gestión ambiental territorial.This paper describes de conceptual roots of environmental management and offers a criticism from an environmental ethics point of view, for which it makes a reading of representative authors. This way, conservative environmentalism, Moderate Environmentalism and Critical Humanism are identified as currents that serve as referents of current environmental management. At the same time other existent postures and alternative visions deserve to be considered for the territorial environmental management approachO presente texto descreve as raízes conceituais da gestão ambientale apresenta a crítica desde a ética ambiental, para o qual faz uma leitura dos autores representativos. Assim, Ambientalismo Conservacionista, Ambientalismo Moderado e Humanismo Crítico se identificam como as correntes referentes da gestão ambiental atual, ao mesmo tempo em que existem outras posturas ou visões alternativas que merecem ser consideradas para a abordagem da gestão ambiental territorial

La educación inclusiva en Portugal y España: naturaleza y fundamentos

En este artículo se presenta de forma descriptiva y comparativa cómo los sistemas educativos portugués y espanol han ido avanzando hacia una escuela para todos. La Educación Inclusiva apuesta por una escuela como comunidad educativa, defendiendo el ambiente de aprendizaje diferenciado y de calidad para todos los alumnos. Se trata de una escuela que reconoce y aborda las diferencias, dando sentido y significado a la diferencia en sí misma. De acuerdo con la filosofía de la escuela inclusiva, todos los niños deben ser educados en una escuela libre de barreras pedagógicas, administrativas y de gestión de recursos. Dado su idealismo deseable que asocia la inclusión, los derechos humanos y la equidad social, es fundamental que los docentes demuestren actitudes inclusivas en sus práctica

Synthesis and characterization of La_0.8Sr_1.2Co_0.5M_0.5O_4-? (M=Fe, Mn)

The M4+-containing K2NiF4-type phases La0.8Sr1.2Co0.5Fe0.5O4 and La0.8Sr1.2Co0.5Mn0.5O4 have been synthesized by a sol-gel procedure and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, thermal analysis, neutron powder diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy. Oxide ion vacancies are created in these materials via reduction of M4+ to M3+ and of Co3+ to Co2+. The vacancies are confined to the equatorial planes of the K2NiF4-type structure. A partial reduction of Mn3+ to Mn2+ also occurs to achieve the oxygen stoichiometry in La0.8Sr1.2Co0.5Mn0.5O3.6. La0.8Sr1.2Co0.5Fe0.5O3.65 contains Co2+ and Fe3+ ions which interact antiferromagnetically and result in noncollinear magnetic order consistent with the tetragonal symmetry. Competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions in La0.8Sr1.2Co0.5Fe0.5O4, La0.8Sr1.2Co0.5Mn0.5O4 and La0.8Sr1.2Co0.5Mn0.5O3.6 induce spin glass properties in these phases

Crianças respiradoras bucais apresentam padrão cefalométrico semelhante àquele observado em pacientes adultos com síndrome da apnéia obstrutiva do sono

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether mouth breathing children present the same cephalometric patterns as patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). METHOD: Cephalometric variables were traced and measured on vertical lateral cephalometric radiographs. The cephalometric measurements of 52 mouth and 90 nose breathing children were compared with apneic patients. The children had not undergone adenoidectomy or tonsillectomy and had not had or were not receiving orthodontic or orthopedic treatment. RESULTS: Mouth breathing children showed same cephalometric pattern observed in patients with OSAS: a tendency to have a retruded mandible (p=0.05), along with greater inclination of the mandibular and occlusal planes (p<0.01) and a tendency to have greater inclination of the upper incisors (p=0.08). The nasopharyngeal and posterior airway spaces were greatly reduced in mouth breathing children, as observed in patients with apnea (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: Mouth breathing children present abnormal cephalometric parameters and their craniofacial morphology resembles that of patients with OSAS.OBJETIVO: Determinar se crianças respiradoras bucais apresentam o mesmo padrão cefalométrico que os pacientes que tem síndrome da apnéia obstrutiva do sono (SAOS). MÉTODO: Foram traçadas radiografias laterais verticais da cabeça para a mensuração das variáveis cefalométricas. As medidas cefalométricas de 52 crianças respiradoras bucais e de 90 crianças respiradoras nasais foram comparadas à de pacientes com apnéia. Foram excluídas as crianças que haviam sido submetidas à cirurgia de remoção de amídalas ou adenóides, ou que haviam recebido tratamento ortodôntico prévio ou em andamento. RESULTADOS: As crianças respiradoras bucais apresentaram o mesmo padrão cefalométrico observado em pacientes com SAOS: tendência a ter retrusão de mandíbula (p=0,05), assim como uma maior inclinação dos planos mandibular e oclusal (p<0,01) e tendência a ter maior inclinação dos incisivos superiores (p=0,08). O espaço da nasofaringe e o espaço aéreo posterior se apresentaram muito diminuídos nas crianças respiradoras bucais, como é observado em pacientes com SAOS (p<0,01). CONCLUSÃO: Crianças respiradoras bucais apresentam padrão cefalométrico alterado e sua morfologia craniofacial é semelhante àquela observada em pacientes com SAOS.Federal University of São Paulo Hospital São Paulo Department of NeurologyUNIFESP, Hospital São Paulo Department of NeurologySciEL

Órdenes de flujo, tasa de interés y tasa de cambio nominal: un ejemplo de redes neuronales para Colombia 2005

El presente documento muestra un modelo de Redes Neuronales Artifi ciales, RNA, para el pronóstico de la tasa de cambio nominal en Colombia, que incluye órdenes de fl ujo y el diferencial de las tasas de interés como variables de entrada al modelo, hallando relaciones no lineales entre las mismas. Adicionalmente se plantean algunas conclusiones metodológicas a partir de los tradicionales esquemas econométricos para el manejo de las series de tiempo.Tipo de cambio nominal, pronóstico, modelo no lineal, redes neuronales artificiales.