Some stylistic features of twentieth century American poems : with particular reference to ambiguity

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Elizabeth Vesey and the Art of Educating Oneself, Between London and Lucan

A 1926 publication describes the Library of Mrs. Elizabeth Vesey (1715- 1791), a Bluestocking and the wife, by second marriage, of Agmondisham Vesey, a member of the Irish Parliament. The essay examines the books that refer to the cultural background and critical abilities of an Irish literary lady who transmitted but a small record of her literary competence to posterity. The excursus points to her historical, philosophical, and theological formation as the daughter of the Bishop of Ossory, besides her acquaintance with foreign literatures (most prominently the Italian one) and her ideological involvement with the question of the American colonies that she only briefly hints at in a letter to her friend Mrs. Montague in order not to trespass the borders of the public sphere. Vesey’s portrait would be mostly imperfect if this collection was ignored.

Memory and Performance in Dublin’s Art Scenario: Brian O’Doherty and Sebastian Barry

In 2008 Brian O’Doherty buried his alter ego, Patrick Ireland, in Dublin, as a consequence of peace having been restored in Northern Ireland. “We are burying hate”, said the New York artist of Irish origin, “it’s not often you get the chance to do that”. With Patrick’s masked effigy lain in a coffin the memory of past tragic times was spectacularized, and paved the way to a more luminous future. In the previous summer the staging of Sebastian Barry’s The Pride of Parnell Street focuses on a episode of domestic violence by a Dublin fellow on the occasion of “Italia ’90” world cup. By staging the anxieties and confronting the fears of the two protagonists, man and wife, who have since then lived separately, in a one-to-one dialogue disguised as a monologue, both the woman and the man end up recovering one’s freedom and one’s pride, respectively. Through the analysis of O’Doherty’s and Barry’s performance, the essay shows how the contemporary artistic and multicultural global ferments, and the new ethnic dimension since the rising of the Celtic Tiger have brought changes to the social texture of a nation marred by forced emigration. Also, a 2007 film directed by John Carney, Once, proposes, through the story of an Irish Guy and a Czech migrant Girl, a social cross section that could work in Dublin as well as, thanks to the new global cultural flows, in any other of today’s ethnoscapes and ideoscapes

Neisseria meningitidis rifampicin resistant strains: analysis of protein differentially expressed

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several mutations have been described as responsible for rifampicin resistance in <it>Neisseria meningitidis</it>. However, the intriguing question on why these strains are so rare remains open. The aim of this study was to investigate the protein content and to identify differential expression in specific proteins in two rifampicin resistant and one susceptible meningococci using two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) combined with mass spectrometry.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In our experimental conditions, able to resolve soluble proteins with an isoelectric point between 4 and 7, twenty-three proteins have been found differentially expressed in the two resistant strains compared to the susceptible. Some of them, involved in the main metabolic pathways, showed an increased expression, mainly in the catabolism of pyruvate and in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. A decreased expression of proteins belonging to gene regulation and to those involved in the folding of polypeptides has also been observed. 2-DE analysis showed the presence of four proteins displaying a shift in their isoelectric point in both resistant strains, confirmed by the presence of amino acid changes in the sequence analysis, absent in the susceptible.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The analysis of differentially expressed proteins suggests that an intricate series of events occurs in <it>N. meningitidis </it>rifampicin resistant strains and the results here reported may be considered a starting point in understanding their decreased invasion capacity. In fact, they support the hypothesis that the presence of more than one protein differentially expressed, having a role in the metabolism of the meningococcus, influences its ability to infect and to spread in the population. Different reports have described and discussed how a drug resistant pathogen shows a high biological cost for survival and that may also explain why, for some pathogens, the rate of resistant organisms is relatively low considering the widespread use of a particular drug. This seems the case of rifampicin resistant meningococci.</p

VOICE: Value-of-Information for Compute Continuum Ecosystems

The increasing ubiquity of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices has led to a massive flow of data, often processed in distant and costly Cloud facilities. Emerging methodologies, such as Fog and Edge Computing, pursue to process data closer to its origin, thereby reducing the need for extensive use of Cloud solutions. The {"}Compute Continuum{"} (CC), which encompasses these paradigms, rises as an opportunity for an efficient deployment and adoption of innovative services ranging from eHealth to virtual reality. However, the decentralized nature of CC presents challenges, especially for orchestration tools conventionally designed for centralized scenarios. Tackling these challenges, we introduce VOICE, a cutting-edge platform designed for service management in CC ecosystems. Thanks to a Value of Information (VoI)-based technique that emphasizes the significance of data filtering, VOICE supports dynamic service components allocation throughout the continuum. To evaluate the choice of VoI as enabling-technology for VOICE, we leverage Computational Intelligence (CI) approaches and compare it with more popular strategies (e.g. maximization of Processing Ratio). Final results show how VoI can be a valuable proposal to optimize the usage of resource scarcity that characterizes CC environments

Prioritizing quantitative trait loci for root system architecture in tetraploid wheat

Optimization of root system architecture (RSA) traits is an important objective for modern wheat breeding. Linkage and association mapping for RSA in two recombinant inbred line populations and one association mapping panel of 183 elite durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum Desf.) accessions evaluated as seedlings grown on filter paper/polycarbonate screening plates revealed 20 clusters of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for root length and number, as well as 30 QTLs for root growth angle (RGA). Divergent RGA phenotypes observed by seminal root screening were validated by root phenotyping of field-grown adult plants. QTLs were mapped on a high-density tetraploid consensus map based on transcript-Associated Illumina 90K single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) developed for bread and durum wheat, thus allowing for an accurate cross-referencing of RSA QTLs between durum and bread wheat. Among the main QTL clusters for root length and number highlighted in this study, 15 overlapped with QTLs for multiple RSA traits reported in bread wheat, while out of 30 QTLs for RGA, only six showed co-location with previously reported QTLs in wheat. Based on their relative additive effects/significance, allelic distribution in the association mapping panel, and co-location with QTLs for grain weight and grain yield, the RSA QTLs have been prioritized in terms of breeding value. Three major QTL clusters for root length and number (RSA-QTL-cluster-5#, RSA-QTL-cluster-6#, and RSA-QTL-cluster-12#) and nine RGA QTL clusters (QRGA.ubo-2A.1, QRGA.ubo-2A.3, QRGA.ubo-2B.2/2B.3, QRGA.ubo-4B.4, QRGA.ubo-6A.1, QRGA.ubo-6A.2, QRGA.ubo-7A.1, QRGA.ubo-7A.2, and QRGA.ubo-7B) appear particularly valuable for further characterization towards a possible implementation of breeding applications in marker-Assisted selection and/or cloning of the causal genes underlying the QTLs

Avaliação do ensino de relacionamento enfermeira-paciente

El presente trabajo se propone evaluar la enseñanza del reracionamiento enfermero-paciente entre los alumnos y graduados del Curso de Enfermería de la F. M. Botucatu - UNESP, Los resultados muestran la utilización de los conocimientos teórico-prácticos sobre la comunicación y relacionamiento interpersonal por la población estudiada, así como la evaluación del contenido de las disciplinas Relacionamiento Enfermero-Paciente I, II y III del referido curso por un período de cinco años.Este trabalho propõe-se a avaliar o ensino de relacionamento enfermeira -paciente entre alunas e egressos de Curso de Enfermagem - F. M. Botucatu, UNESP. Os resultados mostram a utilização dos conhecimentos teórico-práticos sobre comunicação relacionamento interpessoal pela população estudada, assim como a avaliação do conteúdo das Disciplinas Relacionamento Enfermeira-Paciente I, II e III do referido curso nos últimos cinco anos.This study aims at evaluating the learning of communication skills by undergraduate and graduate students from the School of Nursing at Botucatu, São Paulo, in the last five years

COMUNICACIÓN FAMILIAR: EL RESCATE DE UNA ESTRATEGIA PARA ENFRENTAR LA DEPRESIÓN

Considerando a grande escalada da incidência da depressão em âmbito mundial e o reconhecimento da importância da comunicação entre profissionais, portador de doença mental e sua família para prevenção da doença e de novos surtos, nosso objetivo foi conhecer como famílias de portadores de depressão percebem a comunicação que ocorre entre seus membros, incluindo o ser doente, e entre esses e os profissionais. Fizeram parte do estudo 10 famílias que tem um de seus membros com depressão e em tratamento no ambulatório do Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP. O método utilizado foi o etnográfico. Os dados foram obtidos por meio de observação participante e entrevista. Observamos os aspectos éticos segundo Resolução 196/96. Foi dada ênfase a importância do ouvir reflexivamente, relacionamento familiar, o papel da informação e orientação na educação das famílias entre outros aspectos. Urge que o enfermeiro e profissionais da saúde adquiram a competência interpessoal para efetivarem a educação em saúde.The great advance of rate’s depression in world scope, demands investigations in all its dimensions. Considering the importance of professional communication with affected person by mental disease and his/her family for the prevention of new crises, we carried out this study with the objective of knowing how the families percieve the communication within the family including the affected person and with the professional. The sample was of 10 families who experience the depression of a member of the family under treatment at the clinic of Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP. The data were obtained through participant observation and interviews. Ethical aspects were preseved according to Resolution 196/96. The participants emphazised the reflexive listening, family relationship and the importance of communication in family education and others. The nurses and other health professionals have to adquire interpersonal competence to carry out health education.Considerando la gran incidencia de la depresión en el ámbito mundial y el reconocimiento de la importancia de la comunicación entre profesionales afectados por enfermedad mental y su familia para la prevención de la enfermedad y de nuevas recaídas, nuestro objetivo fue conocer de qué manera las familias de portadores de depresión perciben la comunicación que ocurre entre sus miembros, incluyendo al ser enfermo, y entre ellos y los profesionales. Hicieron parte del estudio 10 familias con un miembro con depresión y con tratamiento en consultorios externos del Instituto de Psiquiatría del Hospital de las Clínicas de la Facultad de Medicina de la USP. El método utilizado fue el etnográfico. Los datos fueron obtenidos por medio de observación participante y entrevista. Observamos los aspectos éticos de acuerdo a la Resolución 196/96. Se dio énfasis a la importancia del oír reflexivamente, relación familiar, el papel de la información y orientación en la educación de las familias, entre otros aspectos. Urge que el enfermero y profesionales de la salud adquieran competencia interpersonal para hacer efectiva la educación en salud

EXPERIENCIADE UN EQUIPO DE SALUD MENTALCOMUNITARIO EN LA ASISTENCIA DE FAMILIAS QUE CONVIVEN CON LA DEPRESIÓN

Depression continues to increase progressively in society and affects not only an individual but also his family, and this fact makes this issue turn from a primary level of attention to a priority one. Our objective was to get to know how the members of an intra-discipline community team describe their experiences by working with families that live in an environment of depression.Weused the ethnographic method and in order to obtain data we used a form containing and open question followed by a graph.Wemade the following cultural categories: Describing what is found, Signaling the amount of time the family takes to perceive the signs of people with the mental sickness, Describing their actions, Commenting on the interaction with the family, and as a cultural theme: Integrating a team regardless of the differences. According to the study, although the members might get a job in an intra-disciplinary team, the experience is described according to the vision or function of each member. Nevertheless, they are able to obtain global information about the patient in a climate of mutual respect considering the complementary of knowledge.La depresión viene aumentando progresivamente en la sociedad y afecta no sólo al enfermo sinó también a su familia, hechos que la tornan prioridad de la atención a nivel primario. Nuestro objetivo fué conocer cómo los integrantes de un equipo interdisciplinario comunitario describen su experiencia de trabalho con familias conviviendo con la depresión.Usamos el método etnográfico y para la obtención de datos un formulario con una pregunta abierta seguida de un esquema. Construímos las categorías culturais: Describiendo lo que encuentran, Señalando la demora de la familia para percibir las manifestaciones de las personas con la enfermedad, Relatando sus acciones, Comentando la interacción con la familia y como tema cultural: Integrando un equipo a pesar de las diferencias.Según el estudo, no obstante que los miembros consigan mantener un trabajo de equipo interdisciplinario, la experiencia es descrita conforme la visión o función de cada uno. A pesar de esto consiguen obtener una información global del paciente en un clima de respeto mutuo considerando la complementaridad de saberes.Adepressão vem aumentando progressivamente na sociedade e atinge não só o seu portador mas também sua família, fatos que a tornam prioridade do atendimento em nível primário. Nosso objetivo foi conhecer como os integrantes de uma equipe interdisciplinar descrevem sua experiência de trabalho com famílias convivendo com a depressão.Valemo-nos do método etnográfico e para obtenção de dados utilizamos um formulário com uma pergunta aberta seguida de um roteiro. Construímos como categorias culturais: Enfatizando aspectos culturais, Apontando a demora da família para perceber as manifestações das pessoas com a doença, Relatando suas ações, Comentando a interação com a família e o tema cultural : Integrando uma equipe apesar das diferenças. Segundo o estudo, embora os membros consigam manter um trabalho de equipe interdisciplinar, a experiência é descrita segundo a visão ou função de cada um.Apesar disto eles conseguem obter a informação global do paciente num clima de respeito mútuo considerando a complementaridade de saberes

Twenty years of surveillance of Invasive Meningococcal Diseases in Puglia, Italy

The study aims to investigate the change in the burden of disease and the microbiological characteristics of Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) in Puglia in comparison with overall incidence from 1994 through 2014