The Meeting from Heart to Heart: The Essence of Transformative

What can be said about that which, at rock-bottom, is most fundamental in a contact that transforms us? Whether in psychotherapy, in a long-term relationship or in a spontaneous moment shared suddenly and unexpectedly with a stranger? What is more primary than theory and technique, rules or guidelines, in meeting the other and seeking a contact that fosters a shifting in boundaries that brings with it the possibility of being receptive to a more direct experiencing of life and others simply as they are? Even when this brings with it, inevitably, a more direct confrontation with and acknowledgment of pain and frustration, and the disappointments and difficulties that are inherent in this change. Even when this means bearing what seems utterly unbearable. Perhaps the answer, as simple as it is difficult to grasp or allow in its simplicity, is love. Drawing from the process of a long-term therapy, the novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Marbery (2008), the work of Martin Buber as well as of philosopher and psychologist Eugene Gendlin, this article seeks to articulate the centrality of love in the moments of our life that transform.Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology, Volume 12, Special Edition July 201

Reproduction and establishment of two endangered African cedars, Widdringtonia cedarbergensis and Widdringtonia whytei

In this thesis I determine the effect of population decline on reproduction for two critically endangered African cedars. Widdringtonia whytei (Mulanje cedar) endemic to Mt Mulanje, in Malawi and Widdringtonia cedarbergensis (Clanwilliam cedar) endemic to the Cedarberg Mountains in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Populations of both species have declined dramatically in the recent past and both show evidence of insufficient recruitment. Recent research has shown that a reduction in population density may limit pollen dispersal, reduce seed viability and increase self-pollination rates, causing an inbreeding depression, resulting in less fit offspring. Based on this research, I hypothesise that pollen transfer in Widdringtonia is distance-dependant and therefore populations with greater distances to the nearest adult neighbour will have lower seed viability, due to pollination failure. I also hypothesise, that trees which receive less outcross pollen due to distance-dependant pollination will have higher rates of self-pollination. I further hypothesise that seed viability may also increase with increased soil nutrients and more amenable climate differences linked to changes in altitude. To test these hypotheses, I determine the extent to which reduced population density has resulted in a decline in viable seed using germination experiments, followed by cut tests and tetrazolium chloride tests. For W. cedarbergensis seedling survival was determined in a greenhouse and self-pollination was assessed with ISSR markers, using DNA extracted from parent and offspring. My results show that seed viability for both W. cedarbergensis and W. whytei is not significantly correlated with distance to nearest-neighbour, altitude or soil nitrogen, carbon or phosphorus. These results suggest that current population densities are not effecting the reproduction either of W. whytei or W. cedarbergensis. My results for population genetics show relatively low levels of genetic variation in W. cedarbergensis typical of endangered and endemic species. The genetic differentiation between populations is low, suggesting that pollen flow between populations is adequate and populations are not genetically isolated. I conclude that there is no evidence that population decline is causing any noticeable limitations on pollen transfer and reproduction in Widdringtonia

Shade or light? : size class distribution and δ¹³C values as clues to the recruiting environment of Widdringtonia whytei

In order to determine the recruitment environment of the endangered Mulanje Cedar, Widdringtonia whytei, size class distributions were measured for six populations on Mount Mulanje, Malawi. Carbon isotope ratios were also collected from leaf tissue in trees of varying height in order to determine the effects of positioning within or below the canopy. Carbon isotope ratios were also taken from wood cores and the δ¹³Cvalues for the innermost and outermost wood were compared for two sites. Size class :frequency distributions had a tendency to be normally distributed but one site showed skewed values towards seedling and another showed a flat distribution, possibly due to continual logging of the trees. Height correlated well with leaf δ¹³Cvalues. Sombani and Bvunje showed the same current (outer wood) δ¹³Cvalues but different recruitment (inner wood) δ¹³Cvalues. Results indicate that Bvunje trees recruited in the shade and Sombani recruited in the sunlight. There is ambiguity in both size class data and carbon isotope data and therefore either Widdringtonia whytei is able to recruit in a variety of manners and environments or other factors are influencing the results

Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa

The flower of Erica lanuginosa has a tightly closed corolla, held in place by hinged sepals. with a dull reddish-pink colour which makes make it hard to determine a likely pollinator. Rodent trapping and pollen analysis of faecal matter showed it unlikely to be pollinated by a rodent. Flowers excluded from external pollination showed no seed set, hence it is not considered to be self-pollinated. Nectar analysis are inconclusive as an indicator of pollination syndrome. Entomophily by a robust insect with a medium length proboscis is considered unlikely due to phenology and morphology of the flower. Omothiphily is a possibility as stem thickness correlates with previous studies investigating the correlation between stem thickness and pollination syndromes. The pollination syndrome of Erica lanuginosa remains indeterminate by I hypothesize that, due to phenology, thick supportive, stem and large quantities of nectar and close-formed flower, which needs to be manoeuvred open, its pollinator is likely a short-billed generalist-feeding bird restricted by food choice during the winter months

Race and Anomie: A Comparison of Crime Among Rural Whites and Urban Blacks Based on Social Structural Conditions.

This study examined the relationship between social structures and crime among rural white and urban black males in North Carolina through the theoretical framework of Merton\u27s Anomie. Using demographic information on the state\u27s inmate population provided by the North Carolina Department of Corrections, the subjects\u27 individual characteristics were studied alongside community level conditions to establish whether anomic conditions did coincide with specific types of crimes and whether individuals from each group would commit the same types of crimes. The study population came from the rural counties of Graham, Alleghany, Swain, and Mitchell and the urban communities within Charlotte of Mecklenburg County. Univariate and Bivariate analysis were used to establish the significance and strength of any relationships between the variables. The findings indicated that while the category of offense was different for each group, the implied intent was the same. Both committed crimes that would benefit them in a pecuniary manner

A Goal Setting Intervention Positively Impacts Adolescents’ Dietary Behaviors and Physical Activity Self-Efficacy

The efficacy of a youth development intervention on improving eating and physical activity(PA) self-efficacy, goal attainment scaling, goal effort, and behaviors was examined in a repeated measures, quasi-experimental field trial. Ethnically diverse students (n=64) from a low-income middle school participated in the 10-session intervention driven by the Social Cognitive Theory with a Goal Setting Theory emphasis. Participants, 13-14 years old, made significant changes in dietary behaviors (P=0.03) and PA self-efficacy (P=0.02) after receiving the intervention. Self-efficacy did not mediate dietary behavior change but did mediate the small changes made in PA. Goal effort was not a mediator of behavior change. After the intervention, more participants rated themselves as making one lasting improvement in eating (

Augmenting Poetry Composition with Verse by Verse

We describe Verse by Verse, our experiment in augmenting the creative process of writing poetry with an AI. We have created a group of AI poets, styled after various American classic poets, that are able to offer as suggestions generated lines of verse while a user is composing a poem. In this paper, we describe the underlying system to offer these suggestions. This includes a generative model, which is tasked with generating a large corpus of lines of verse offline and which are then stored in an index, and a dual-encoder model that is tasked with recommending the next possible set of verses from our index given the previous line of verse

Relatório de estágio curricular supervisionado na área de clínica médica e cirúrgica de pequenos animais

TCC(graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências Rurais Campus Curitibanos. Medicina Veterinária.O estágio supervisionado torna possível aprender na prática, utilizando os conhecimentos adquiridos durante a faculdade, sendo, portanto, de grande valia para os estudantes de medicina veterinária. O estágio foi realizado em dois locais distintos. A primeira etapa do estágio foi realizada no Hospital Veterinário da Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (UNESP), campus Botucatu, na área de Clínica Médica de Pequenos Animais no período de 3 de janeiro de 2019 a 28 de fevereiro de 2019. A segunda etapa foi realizada no período de 11 de março de 2019 a 10 de maio de 2019 no Hospital Veterinário Universitário da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) na área de Clínica Cirúrgica de Pequenos Animais. Contudo, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo descrever a estrutura dos hospitais, os procedimentos realizados, assim como fazer um levantamento da casuística de ambos os locais, comparando-os em diferentes aspectos.The supervised internship makes it possible to learn in practice, using the knowledge acquired during the college, and therefore being of great value to the students of the Veterinary Medicine course. The internship was performed in two different locations. The first part of the internship was performed at the Campus of Botucatu, in the area of Small Animal Clinical Medicine from January 3, 2019 to February 28, 2019. The second part was performed in the period from March 11, 2019 to May 10, 2019 at the University Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in Small Animal Surgical Clinic. Therefore, the present work aims to describe the structure of the hospitals, the procedures performed, as well as make a casuistry survey of both places, comparing them in several aspects

La dispositio informale della "Soft Machine"

Questo saggio affronta i termini concettuali e le conseguenze di una forma “soft” di dispositio vitruviana come possibilità attuale della relazione tra architettura e città. La tendenza verso il “morbido” e l'informale nell'architettura e nel progetto urbano genera nuove modulazioni concettuali  del tessuto urbano. I processi sociali di assemblage di componenti corrispondono oggi ad un avanzamento, in cui una dispositio “soft” ordina le mutevoli fasi/spazi della vita urbana e sostituisce la precedente logica modernista astratta delle macchine, dello spazio striato e del determinismo funzionale

A função de corte de precedentes exercida pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça e a reflexão de questões constitucionais no recurso especial

O presente trabalho tem o propósito de discutir a atuação do Superior Tribunal de Justiça como Corte de precedentes, diante da sua função constitucional de interpretar e dar sentido à legislação federal infraconstitucional, bem como de proceder à análise crítica acerca do posicionamento da Corte Superior de Justiça quando há reflexão de questões constitucionais no recurso especial. Através do estudo doutrinário e jurisprudencial, objetiva saber se é possível ou não a análise de questões constitucionais pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça. Para tanto, estuda a estruturação do Poder Judiciário brasileiro, a divisão de competências entre o Superior Tribunal de Justiça e o Supremo Tribunal Federal, a função precípua do Superior Tribunal de Justiça, as exigências de um Estado constitucional e a relação entre a Corte Superior e a Constituição. Discute o posicionamento do Superior Tribunal de Justiça diante de recursos especiais em que houve reflexão de questão constitucional e as consequências de tal posicionamento, com o fim de propor possíveis soluções para o problema daí decorrente, mormente porque se trata de entendimento firmado por uma Corte de precedentes. Ao fim, constata a necessidade de o Superior Tribunal de Justiça rever seu posicionamento, adequando-o às exigências do Estado Constitucional