Core Components for Infection Prevention and Control Programs: A World Health Organization Network Report

Under the leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO), the core components necessary for national and local infection prevention and control programs are identified. These components were determined by a network of international experts who are representatives from WHO regional offices and relevant WHO programs. The respective roles of the national authorities and the local healthcare facilities are delineate

Maternidad y feminismo cuerpo e imagen en el Perú globalizado en el colectivo Alfombra Roja

La presente investigación abordó desde el enfoque de género, el feminismo y la maternidad en el colectivo Alfombra Roja de Lima. Todo aquello con la finalidad de comprender, desde una perspectiva teórica lacaniana y de las teóricas de la diferencia, las nuevas formas de sujeción de lo femenino. Es decir, dar cuenta de si han existido desplazamientos de la posición subjetiva por medio del arte, entendiendo esta última, como la posibilidad de simbolización en la histeria rígida. En base a una metodología cualitativa exploratoria-descriptiva, y a través de la teoría fundamentada se buscó analizar mediante tres ejes analíticos los posibles desplazamientos en la configuración del sí mismo de las mujeres del colectivo Alfombra Roja: el primero, corresponde a la posibilidad que les brinda el colectivo y la performace de transitar de ser lo otro (Autre) al ser sujeto; el segundo eje aborda las acciones de arte y cómo el encuentro con otras compañeras feministas permiten generar un lazo social que las configura en su sí mismo y; finalmente, aproximarnos a la maternidad como pregunta central que abre una conversación profunda acerca de las nuevas formas de sujeción de la posición femenina. Los resultados concluyen que la maternidad es más que la diada madre hijo; una experiencia más allá de la biología. Además las performances realizadas por el colectivo ponen en juego al cuerpo y la construcción del sí mismo, por lo tanto Alfombra Roja se constituye en un síntoma social que abre la discusión para intentar ver nuevos caminos posibles al universo femenino. La maternidad como una nueva forma de sujeción y el arte como una forma posible de resistencia y lucha

PROJETAR O LEITOR: NAS ASAS DA LEITURA

Sabe-se que o incentivo àleitura literária deve ser uma realidade no ambiente escolar. Nesse sentido, dentre outros motivos, a escola deve destacar-se por permitir ao leitor o acesso a diversas culturas e ampliando, assim, o repertório de informações (ANTUNES,2009). Portanto, guiados por essa reflexão, o projeto de extensão “Nas Asas da Leitura” tem como objetivo o incentivo à leitura não só dentro da escola, mas que esse hábito ganhe novos espaços, como por exemplo, o familiar. Sendo, pois, a extensão um elo, que tem o dever de levar o conhecimento produzido na academia até a comunidade, o presente trabalho tem por objetivo relatar a experiência vivenciada por alunos extensionistas do curso de graduação do curso de Letras língua – portuguesa e alunos do ensino médio, através de uma oficina, cujo enfoque foi a leitura do texto poético, realizada durante a Feira Literária de Campina Grande – FLIC em duas escolas públicas na cidade de Campina Grande – PB, no ano de 2018

Whole-genome sequencing to determine origin of multinational outbreak of Sarocladium kiliense bloodstream infections

We used whole-genome sequence typing (WGST) to investigate an outbreak of Sarocladium kiliense bloodstream infections (BSI) associated with receipt of contaminated antinausea medication among oncology patients in Colombia and Chile during 2013-2014. Twenty-five outbreak isolates (18 from patients and 7 from medication vials) and 11 control isolates unrelated to this outbreak were subjected to WGST to elucidate a source of infection. All outbreak isolates were nearly indistinguishable (≤5 single-nucleotide polymorphisms), and >21,000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms were identified from unrelated control isolates, suggesting a point source for this outbreak. S. kiliense has been previously implicated in healthcare-related infections; however, the lack of available typing methods has precluded the ability to substantiate point sources. WGST for outbreak investigation caused by eukaryotic pathogens without reference genomes or existing genotyping methods enables accurate source identification to guide implementation of appropriate control and prevention measures. © 2016, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved

Causes of decoupling between larval supply and settlement and consequences for understanding recruitment and population connectivity

Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2010. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Elsevier B.V. for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 392 (2010): 9-21, doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2010.04.008.Marine broadcast spawners have two-phase life cycles, with pelagic larvae and benthic adults. Larval supply and settlement link these two phases and are crucial for the persistence of marine populations. Mainly due to the complexity in sampling larval supply accurately, many researchers use settlement as a proxy for larval supply. Larval supply is a constraining variable for settlement because, without larval supply, there is no settlement. Larval supply and settlement may not be well correlated, however, and settlement may not consistently estimate larval supply. This paper explores the argument that larval supply (i.e., larval abundance near settlement sites) may not relate linearly to settlement. We review the relationship between larval supply and settlement, from estimates and biases in larval supply sampling, to non-behavioral and behavioral components, including small-scale hydrodynamics, competency, gregarious behavior, intensification of settlement, lunar periodicity, predation and cannibalism. Physical and structural processes coupled with behavior, such as small-scale hydrodynamics and intensification of settlement, sometimes result in under- or overestimation of larval supply, where it is predicted from a linear relationship with settlement. Although settlement is a function of larval supply, spatial and temporal processes interact with larval behavior to distort the relationship between larval supply and settlement, and when these distortions act consistently in time and space, they cause biased estimates of larval supply from settlement data. Most of the examples discussed here suggest that behavior is the main source of the decoupling between larval supply and settlement because larval behavior affects the vertical distribution of larvae, the response of larvae to hydrodynamics, intensification of settlement, gregariousness, predation and cannibalism. Thus, larval behavior seems to limit broad generalizations on the regulation of settlement by larval supply. Knowledge of the relationship is further hindered by the lack of a well founded theoretical relationship between the two variables. The larval supply- settlement transition may have strong general consequences for population connectivity, since larval supply is a result of larval transport, and settlement constrains recruitment. Thus, measuring larval supply and settlement effectively allows more accurate quantification and understanding of larval transport, recruitment and population connectivity.JP would like to thank WHOI Ocean Life Institute for partial funding. FP’s contribution is based upon research supported by the South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation

The Problem of the Finitude of the «Ego» in the First Cartesian Proof of the Existence of God

This article tries to show that the understanding of the first Cartesian proof of the existence of God seems to depend on (i) the understanding of the finitude of Ego and (ii) on the cognitive value of doubt and desire. The first proof cannot be correctly understood simply assuming that some have the concept of «l’infini» as object of thought, while others have the concept of «l’indéfini» as object of imagination