The Body Speaks Before It Even Talks: Deliberation, Populism and Bodily Representation

Deliberation is a complex interpersonal process that involves different forms of communication. While earlier versions of deliberative theory had overly rationalistic and proceduralist views of linguistic exchange, it is now understood that deliberation involves a full range of speech cultures, which include humour, storytelling, metaphors, testimonies and others, as well as the full range of emotions including fear, anger, compassion and sympathy. This article extends these developments in deliberative scholarship by placing the role of the body as central to the practice of public deliberation. The agents of real-world deliberations are not pure consciousness but embodied beings whose corporeality carries the palimpsest of marks of their class, age, ethnicity and sexual orientation, amongst others. Bodily self-presentation informs how affect, identification and political representation are established even before words are spoken. The goal of this article is to reflect on the effect of bodily identification and representation on the process of deliberation. Drawing on populism literature, particularly the socio-cultural approach, I explore four types of bodily representation: popular, technocratic, authoritarian and populist, and the affects they might provoke in other participants in deliberations, both negative and positive. Through this article, I hope to demonstrate how the vocabulary of populism research can equip deliberative democrats to identify, confront and negotiate the politics of bodily representation

Validation of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale in general and clinical populations of Buenos Aires

El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar las propiedades psicométricas de la escala de autoestima de Rosenberg en población general y clínica de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. La muestra de población general se conformó por 313 personas adultas y la clínica por 60 pacientes diagnosticados con depresión y/o trastornos de ansiedad. Se utilizaron la escala de autoestima global de Rosenberg, la escala Beck de depresión, la escala Stai-rasgo y la escala de inteligencia emocional EQ-I. Los resultados indicaron que la escala se ajustaba a un modelo unidimensional en los dos grupos estudiados. La consistencia interna resultó adecuada (α =.70 y .78). No se encontraron diferencias significativas en las puntuaciones por género, estado civil o nivel de educación. La escala de autoestima evidenció una buena validez divergente con medidas de depresión y ansiedad y convergente con subescalas de la inteligencia emocional.The aim of this study is to assess the psychometric properties of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale in general and clinical populations of Buenos Aires. The general population sample was composed of 313 adult persons and the clinical sample consisted of 60 patients who were diagnosed with anxiety disorders and/or depression. The Rosenberg self-esteem scale, the Beck scale of depression, the STAI-trait anxiety scale and the emotional intelligence EQ-I scale were used. Results indicated the scale fitted a one-dimensional model in both groups. The internal consistency was adequate (α =.70 and .78). No significant differences were found in the scores by gender, marital status or educational level. The self-esteem scale showed a good divergent validity with depression and anxiety measures and convergent validity with emotional intelligence subscales.Fil: Gongora, Vanesa Carina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; ArgentinaFil: Casullo, Maria Martina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología; Argentin

Utilização de gordura animal como substrato na produção de biossurfactante por serratia mascescens UCP 1549 com potencial de aplicação na área ambiental / Use of animal fat as a substrate in the production of biosurfactant by serratia mascescens UCP 1549 with potential for application in the environmental area

Biossurfactantes são compostos que possuem aplicações potenciais em muitas áreas, pois são considerados não tóxicos e biodegradáveis, além de exibirem ótimas propriedades de superfície, como abaixamento de tensão superficial e interfacial entre duas fases e capacidade de emulsificação. Portanto, neste trabalho foi empregado o uso da tecnologia aliada ao uso de microrganismos como agentes produtores de biossurfactantes e degradadores de petroderivados visando reduzir os impactos ambientais por eles causados. O objetivo deste trabalho é verificar a produção e a caracterização de biossurfactante produzido por Serratia marcescens UCP 1549 nos resíduos sólidos: casca de abacaxi e rejeitos de gordura animal, afim de alcançar um correto balanço nutricional entre fonte de carbono e nitrogênio na produção de biossurfactante pelo microrganismo Serratia marcescens UCP 1549, utilizando como substrato gordura animal e óleos vegetais pós-fritura. As variáveis medidas foram emulsificação e tensão superficial utilizando os substratos hidrofóbicos óleo pós-fritura, óleo de milho e óleo de girassol. O melhor resultado obtido para índice de emulsificação e tensão superficial, respectivamente, foi de 100% na condição fermentada por 96 h e 27,7 mN/m na condição fermentada por 48 h. Com a melhor condição representada pelo resultado da redução da tensão superficial foi produzido 1 L do meio para a sua extração. Os resultados demonstram boa capacidade de S. marcescens UCP 1549 para produzir biossurfactante com propriedades para aplicações na descontaminação ambiental de petróleo e derivados.

Aprendizados na Unidade de Saúde da Família - Relato de Experiência Learning at the Family Health Unit- Experience Report / Learning at the Family Health Unit - Experience Report Learning at the Family Health Unit- Experience Report

O relato de experiência dos alunos da graduação em medicina na Unidade de Saúde da Família (USF), localizada em João Pessoa/PB, tem por objetivo descrever o entendimento dos avanços e deficiências enfrentados pela equipe de saúde desde a implantação do SUS, através da vivência no território área e suas divisões territoriais, no 1º semestre de 2020 para, a partir disso, realizar uma ponte entre a teoria do módulo de Atenção em Saúde I do Curso de Graduação em Medicina da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Paraíba e a realidade das USF. Acompanhando as ACS, os acadêmicos estiveram aptos a delimitar as principais necessidades de saúde de cada microárea do território adscrito. Além disso, também foram elucidados, na prática, a realização do cadastramento da população e o registro no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), explicitando a enorme desigualdade social presente naquele território. O trabalho colaborou para um melhor entendimento dos conceitos de acesso à saúde e cuidado integrado, superando as expectativas previstas. Por meio dessa experiência, foi demonstrada a necessidade de exercer a profissão médica de forma humanizada, com empatia e criando vínculos com seus usuários

Patterns and universals of mate poaching across 53 nations : the effects of sex, culture, and personality on romantically attracting another person’s partner

As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, 16,954 participants from 53 nations were administered an anonymous survey about experiences with romantic attraction. Mate poaching--romantically attracting someone who is already in a relationship--was most common in Southern Europe, South America, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe and was relatively infrequent in Africa, South/Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Evolutionary and social-role hypotheses received empirical support. Men were more likely than women to report having made and succumbed to short-term poaching across all regions, but differences between men and women were often smaller in more gender-egalitarian regions. People who try to steal another's mate possess similar personality traits across all regions, as do those who frequently receive and succumb to the poaching attempts by others. The authors conclude that human mate-poaching experiences are universally linked to sex, culture, and the robust influence of personal dispositions.peer-reviewe

Are men universally more dismissing than women? Gender differences in romantic attachment across 62 cultural regions

The authors thank Susan Sprecher (USA), Del Paulhus (Canada), Glenn D. Wilson (England), Qazi Rahman (England), Alois Angleitner (Germany), Angelika Hofhansl (Austria), Tamio Imagawa (Japan), Minoru Wada (Japan), Junichi Taniguchi (Japan), and Yuji Kanemasa (Japan) for helping with data collection and contributing significantly to the samples used in this study.Gender differences in the dismissing form of adult romantic attachment were investigated as part of the International Sexuality Description Project—a survey study of 17,804 people from 62 cultural regions. Contrary to research findings previously reported in Western cultures, we found that men were not significantly more dismissing than women across all cultural regions. Gender differences in dismissing romantic attachment were evident in most cultures, but were typically only small to moderate in magnitude. Looking across cultures, the degree of gender differentiation in dismissing romantic attachment was predictably associated with sociocultural indicators. Generally, these associations supported evolutionary theories of romantic attachment, with smaller gender differences evident in cultures with high–stress and high–fertility reproductive environments. Social role theories of human sexuality received less support in that more progressive sex–role ideologies and national gender equity indexes were not cross–culturally linked as expected to smaller gender differences in dismissing romantic attachment.peer-reviewe

Narcissism and the strategic pursuit of short-term mating : universal links across 11 world regions of the International Sexuality Description Project-2.

Previous studies have documented links between sub-clinical narcissism and the active pursuit of short-term mating strategies (e.g., unrestricted sociosexuality, marital infidelity, mate poaching). Nearly all of these investigations have relied solely on samples from Western cultures. In the current study, responses from a cross-cultural survey of 30,470 people across 53 nations spanning 11 world regions (North America, Central/South America, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia, and East Asia) were used to evaluate whether narcissism (as measured by the Narcissistic Personality Inventory; NPI) was universally associated with short-term mating. Results revealed narcissism scores (including two broad factors and seven traditional facets as measured by the NPI) were functionally equivalent across cultures, reliably associating with key sexual outcomes (e.g., more active pursuit of short-term mating, intimate partner violence, and sexual aggression) and sex-related personality traits (e.g., higher extraversion and openness to experience). Whereas some features of personality (e.g., subjective well-being) were universally associated with socially adaptive facets of Narcissism (e.g., self-sufficiency), most indicators of short-term mating (e.g., unrestricted sociosexuality and marital infidelity) were universally associated with the socially maladaptive facets of narcissism (e.g., exploitativeness). Discussion addresses limitations of these cross-culturally universal findings and presents suggestions for future research into revealing the precise psychological features of narcissism that facilitate the strategic pursuit of short-term mating

Narcisismo y búsqueda estratégica del emparejamiento a corto plazo a través de las culturas: Enlaces omnipresentes a través de 11 regiones mundiales del Proyecto de la descripción de la sexualidad internacional 2

Previous studies have documented links between sub-clinical narcissism and the active pursuit of short-term mating strategies (e.g., unrestricted sociosexuality, marital infidelity, mate poaching). Nearly all of these investigations have relied solely on samples from Western cultures. In the current study, responses from a cross-cultural survey of 30,470 people across 53 nations spanning 11 world regions (North America, Central/South America, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia, and East Asia) were used to evaluate whether narcissism (as measured by the Narcissistic Personality Inventory; NPI) was universally associated with short-term mating. Results revealed narcissism scores (including two broad factors and seven traditional facets as measured by the NPI) were functionally equivalent across cultures, reliably associating with key sexual outcomes (e.g., more active pursuit of short-term mating, intimate partner violence, and sexual aggression) and sex-related personality traits (e.g., higher extraversion and openness to experience). Whereas some features of personality (e.g., subjective well-being) were universally associated with socially adaptive facets of Narcissism (e.g., self-sufficiency), most indicators of short-term mating (e.g., unrestricted sociosexuality and marital infidelity) were universally associated with the socially maladaptive facets of narcissism (e.g., exploitativeness). Discussion addresses limitations of these cross-culturally universal findings and presents suggestions for future research into revealing the precise psychological features of narcissism that facilitate the strategic pursuit of short-term mating.Estudios previos, en primer lugar a través de las muestras de culturas occidentales, han documentado asociaciones sistemáticas del narcisismo subclínico con múltiples indicadores de estrategias del emparejamiento a corto plazo (p. ej. sociosexualidad ilimitada, infidelidad, caza de pareja). En este estudio se han usado respuestas de la encuesta transcultural de 30.470 personas de 53 naciones de 11 regiones mundiales (América del Norte, América del Sur/América Central, Europa del Norte, Europa del Oeste, Europa del Este, Europa del Sur, Oriente Próximo, África, Asia del Sur/Sudoeste de Asia, Asia del Este y Oceanía) para evaluar si el narcisismo (medido por el Inventario de Personalidad Narcisista; NPI) se asocia panuniversalmente con los indicadores del emparejamiento a corto plazo, tanto en la dirección, como en la intensidad. Los resultados sugieren que el narcisismo (incluidos muchos aspectos suyos medidos por el NPI) tiene las mismas asociaciones básicas con los rasgos de personalidad relacionados con el sexo (p. ej. extraversión alta) y con los resultados sexuales claves (p. ej. búsqueda más activa de las estrategias del emparejamiento a corto plazo) a través de las 11 mayores regiones mundiales del PDSI 2. La discusión se enfoca en las implicaciones y limitaciones del estudio actual

Monitoraggio con BIS dello stato di coscienza durante induzione dell’anestesia generale. Quale miorilassante?

I valori di BIS-index suggeriscono che l’uso di un oppioide come il fentanyl sembra consigliabile quando si usino le associazioni Cisatracurio/Propofol o Veruconio/Propofol. Potrebbe essere impiegata in questi casi un’infusione continua (TCI) al fine di evitare il rischio di awareness durante la manovra di intubazione oro-tracheale

Tumori benigni e pseudotumori dell’articolazione temporo-mandibolare: aspetti radiologici

Benign tumors and tumor-like lesions that involve temporo mandibular joint are very rare. Those more frequent are osteochondroma, chondroma, osteoma, pigmented villonodular synovitis and synovial chondromatosis. The Authors report six cases of patients affected by these pathologies in which imaging, such as TC, MRI and/or ortopantomography have been useful to have a diagnosi