Community Doula Services for Low-Income Population and its Correlation to Hospital Re-admissions of Newborns

Abstract This integrative literature review seeks to identify a correlation between an expectant mothers’ lack of familial support and lower socioeconomic status and their newborn baby’s hospital admission(s). Various journals and research studies demonstrate that when mothers have added support from community doulas, both mother and baby tend to have a more positive experience. Participants in the different studies included minority women under the age of 21 and women of lower socioeconomic status. A study conducted in rural Nepal showed that the mortality for newborn babies, specifically those with low birth weight (LBW) had sharply declined when they had home health visits from community health volunteers (Neupane et al., 2017). Furthermore, research has also shown that doula care during labor leads to improved obstetric outcomes, including shorter labors and less use of medical interventions (Hans, 2017). The University of Chicago Doula Project found that those of lower socioeconomic status who were partnered with and utilized doula services were more likely to embrace their responsibility as a new mother (Hans, 2017)

Instrucciones para un coleccionista de mariposas

Obra de Teatro escrita para el ciclo 2002 de Teatroxlaidentidad (Txi). Se estrenó en el Teatro del Pueblo (Buenos Aires), con dirección de Leonor Manso, asesoramiento dramatúrgico de Patricia Zangaro, actuación de María Figueras, asistencia de dirección de Lala Mendía, diseño de luces de Héctor Calmet y realización de objeto (mariposa) de Alberto Negrín. Sobre la puesta de Leonor Manso y con dirección de Lala Mendía, se realizaron funciones en distintas salas de Buenos Aires en 2005 y 2006, siempre en el marco de Txi. En 2005, bajo la dirección de Rubens Correa, la obra se presentó en Madrid (Txi España) y Bruselas (Festival Voix de Femmes). En 2011, formó parte del festival A Play, A Pie and A Pint en Edimbugo y Glasgow

Information Needs of Refugees: A Case Study of a Refugee Group Learning English in a Further Education College

A great deal has been discussed among librarians and teaching staff concerning the needs of a group of refugees/immigrants to acquire information skills in a further education college where this group takes ESOL classes. There is not doubt from both parties that the acquisition of these skills is crucial for their integration into society. Nevertheless, the cause of the argument is about how these skills should be delivered and by whom. Traditionally, teachers have taken these groups once a week to the Learning Centre (LC) and deliver a class as part of the curriculum. However, no special treatment has been offered to these groups from librarians. During the last year, this situation has raised concern among librarians, as this may not be the most beneficial way for these students to acquire such skills. It has been observed that most students would go to the LC during that class but would not go back again until the following class. It has been noticed by library staff that these students would approach librarians only if asked to do so by the teacher. Many of them would only go to the library during this lesson to borrow or return books and not at any other time. This situation has led to a debate between the ESOL tutors and the library staff. While the first argue that students benefit more if they have an information skills session with the teacher, librarians disagree by arguing that if the students have this sessions on their own and with the help of the librarians, they are more likely to use the library for their independent study, and therefore, to become independent learners. As a result, a new programme has been launched on a trial basis in which ESOL teachers and library staff will work closely. The workshop will take place in a classroom and will be delivered by the teacher. Then students will be sent in small groups to the LC to complete a part of the research booklet designed for this purpose. Once in the library, they are the responsibility of the librarians

Childhood and the Display of Violence in Contemporary Museum Exhibitions on Argentine State Terrorism

This contribution sets out to investigate the inclusion of childhood experiences of state violence in museum narratives displayed in former clandestine detention centres set up by the last Argentine dictatorship (1976–1983) and later reconverted into memorial spaces and museums. In a comparative analysis, we examine three different curatorial approaches to this topic, discussing the strategies deployed to represent these experiences: the permanent exhibition at the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory, the “virtual museum” Proyecto Tesoros [Treasures Project], by Colectivo de hijos (Cdh) [Collective of Children], and a temporary exhibition entitled “¿Aquí hubo niñ@s?” [Were There Children Here?] at the former Olimpo. We furthermore discuss a new perspective that has not so far been acknowledged in museological exhibition practice in post-dictatorship Argentina: the affective response by visitors to the representation of children as survivors of the dictatorship.This contribution sets out to investigate the inclusion of childhood experiences of state violence in museum narratives displayed in former clandestine detention centres set up by the last Argentine dictatorship (1976–1983) and later reconverted into memorial spaces and museums. In a comparative analysis, we examine three different curatorial approaches to this topic, discussing the strategies deployed to represent these experiences: the permanent exhibition at the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory, the “virtual museum” Proyecto Tesoros [Treasures Project], by Colectivo de hijos (Cdh) [Collective of Children], and a temporary exhibition entitled “¿Aquí hubo niñ@s?” [Were There Children Here?] at the former Olimpo. We furthermore discuss a new perspective that has not so far been acknowledged in museological exhibition practice in post-dictatorship Argentina: the affective response by visitors to the representation of children as survivors of the dictatorship

Color Engineering of Silicon Nitride Surfaces to Characterize the Polydopamine Refractive Index

A simple methodology to generate polydopamine (PDA) surfaces featured with color due to thin-film interference phenomena is presented. It is based on depositing ultra-thin films of polydopamine on a Si/Si 3 N 4 wafer that exhibits an interferential reflectance maximum right at the visible/UV boundary (∼400 nm). Therefore, a small deposit of PDA modifies the optical path, in such manner that the wavelength of the maximum of reflectance red shifts. Because the human eye is very sensitive to any change of the light spectral distribution at the visible region, very small film thickness changes (∼30 nm) are enough to notably modify the perceived color. Consequently, a controlled deposit of PDA, tune the color along the whole visible spectrum. Additionally, good quality of PDA deposits allowed us to determine the refractive index of polydopamine by ellipsometry spectroscopy. This data can be crucial in confocal skin microscopic techniques, presently used in diagnosis of skin tumors.Fil: Vega Moreno, Milena Amparo. Universidad de Salamanca; EspañaFil: Martín del Valle, Eva M.. Universidad de Salamanca; EspañaFil: Perez, Maximiliano Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Haedo; ArgentinaFil: Pecharromán, Carlos. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Ciencia de los Materiales de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Marcelo, Gema. Universidad de Salamanca; Españ

Learning Bayesian Networks for Student Modeling

In the last decade, there has been a growing interest in using Bayesian Networks (BN) in the student modelling problem. This increased interest is probably due to the fact that BNs provide a sound methodology for this difficult task. In order to develop a Bayesian student model, it is necessary to define the structure (nodes and links) and the parameters. Usually the structure can be elicited with the help of human experts (teachers), but the difficulty of the problem of parameter specification is widely recognized in this and other domains. In the work presented here we have performed a set of experiments to compare the performance of two Bayesian Student Models, whose parameters have been specified by experts and learnt from data respectively. Results show that both models are able to provide reasonable estimations for knowledge variables in the student model, in spite of the small size of the dataset available for learning the parametersUniversidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

Grafting melons onto potential cucumis spp. rootstocks

Cucumís melo is an economically importar]t crop. Its culture is hampered by differen t types of soil stresses. Grafting melons onto different resistant cucurbits belonging to the genera, Cucurbíta, Lagenaría, Luffa, etc. have been successfully used to avoid these problems. However, me Ion quality has been nega.tively modified as a consequence of grafting. In general, variation in fruit shape, seed cavity and sugar content have been observed. The use of rootstocks more genetically c\oser to the melon scions could be useful to obtain fru i ts with better quality from melon grafted plantsPostprint (published version

Cost Effectiveness of Anticoagulation in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Background: The benefit of unfractionated heparin (UFH) added to aspirin in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) was described more than 20 years ago. Ever since, a wide variety of anticoagulant drugs have become available for clinical use, including low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH), direct thrombin inhibitors and selective factor Xa inhibitors. Objective: The aim of this study was to critically review the available evidence on the cost and incremental cost effectiveness of anticoagulants in patients with ACS. Methods: Studies were identified using specialist databases (UK NHS Economic Evaluation Database [NHS EED] and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis [CEA] Registry), PubMed and the reference lists of recovered articles. Only studies based on randomized controlled trials were considered for inclusion. Finally, 22 studies were included in the review. Results: Enoxaparin is the only LMWH that has been shown to reduce the risk of death or myocardial infarction in patients with non-ST-elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS). In economic studies based on the ESSENCE trial conducted in the late 1990s, enoxaparin was consistently associated with a lower risk of coronary events, a reduction in the number of revascularization procedures and a lower cost per patient than UFH. However, these results refer to patients managed conservatively, with little use of thienopyridines and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, and the results are difficult to extrapolate to moderate-to-high-risk patients managed with the present day early invasive strategy. Available studies of LMWH in ACS with persistent elevation of ST-segment (STE-ACS) are limited to patients treated with thrombolysis. In this scenario, enoxaparin was shown to be a dominant alternative compared with UFH in a study based on the ASSENT-3 study and was considered an economically attractive alternative in three studies based on the ExTRACT-TIMI 25 study. However, these results should be interpreted cautiously due to the heterogeneity of the supportive randomized trials and the possible underestimation of bleeding costs. The effectiveness and safety of bivalirudin, a direct thrombin inhibitor, were evaluated in the ACUITY study (NSTE-ACS patients managed invasively) and the HORIZONS-AMI study (STE acute myocardial infarction patients planned for primary percutaneous coronary intervention). Bivalirudin monotherapy was not inferior to heparin plus a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor and reduced the risk of major bleeding. The economic evaluations based on these studies suggest that bivalirudin is an attractive alternative to heparin plus a glycoprotein-IIb/IIIa inhibitor. In the OASIS-5 trial, compared with enoxaparin, fondaparinux reduced the mortality in patients with NSTE-ACS, probably because of a reduced risk of bleeding. In three economic evaluations of fondaparinux versus enoxaparin based on this trial, fondaparinux was the dominant strategy in two of them, and still economically attractive in a third. Taken as a whole, the usefulness of economic studies of anticoagulants in patients with ACS is undermined by the quality of the evidence about their effectiveness and safety; the narrow spectrum of the analysed scenarios; the lack of economic evaluations based on systematic reviews; the limitations of sensitivity analyses reported by the available economic evaluations; and their substantial risk of commercial bias. Conclusions: The available studies suggest that enoxaparin is an economically attractive alternative compared with UFH in patients with NSTE-ACS treated conservatively and STE-ACS patients treated with thrombolysis. Bivalirudin in patients with ACS treated invasively is cost effective compared with heparin plus a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor. In patients with NSTE-ACS, fondaparinux is cost effective compared with enoxaparin. The usefulness of these results for decision making in contemporary clinical practice is limited due to problems of internal and external validity

El dispositivo de la basura como fenómeno global. Un enfoque desde el arte contemporáneo.

Una de las amenazas más grandes de nuestra sociedad contemporánea hiperconsumista y globalizada se localiza en el problema del desecho, especialmente con los residuos de plástico. Al tener en cuenta este problema fáctico y amenazante de la basura, un primer objetivo de este trabajo es plantear las acumulaciones de desechos como una fuente de conocimiento, como un saber antropológico que proporciona datos valiosos para el estudio de lo humano. Un segundo objetivo es mostrar una respuesta específica del arte contemporáneo a través de artistas recolectores creando piezas o instalaciones, en la mayoría de los casos, site specific, de grandes dimensiones y conformadas por una gran cantidad de objetos descartados. Puede apreciarse como esta metodología de trabajo, a saber, la recolección de plásticos surge a partir de los 90 y va ganando fuerza en la actualidad. El resultado de estas colecciones provoca en el espectador una enorme atracción por su fuerza visual; pero también, lo induce a una suerte de responsabilidad activa, despertando un sentimiento de culpabilidad al hacerse cargo, en tanto que protagonista, de esta rueda del consumo.   Abstract One of the greatest threats to our contemporary hyper-consumerist and globalized society is located in the problem of waste, especially with plastic waste. The objective of this work is to make the formal response of contemporary art explicit with the example of a series of artists who use the collection of plastic waste objects as a work methodology. They are large sculptures or installations, in most cases, site specific, which consist of many discarded objects. You can see how this work methodology, collecting plastics which emerged from the 90's, is gaining strength today. The formal result of these collections causes a huge attraction in the viewer due to its great visual power. Furthermore, the viewer is induced to a kind of active responsibility leading to the awakening of a feeling of guilt when taking on, as protagonist, this cycle of consumption. Keywords: Contemporary art, ecological crisis, plastics, wastes, collection, accumulation

El dispositivo de la basura como fenómeno global. Un enfoque desde el arte contemporáneo.

Una de las amenazas más grandes de nuestra sociedad contemporánea hiperconsumista y globalizada se localiza en el problema del desecho, especialmente con los residuos de plástico. Al tener en cuenta este problema fáctico y amenazante de la basura, un primer objetivo de este trabajo es plantear las acumulaciones de desechos como una fuente de conocimiento, como un saber antropológico que proporciona datos valiosos para el estudio de lo humano. Un segundo objetivo es mostrar una respuesta específica del arte contemporáneo a través de artistas recolectores creando piezas o instalaciones, en la mayoría de los casos, site specific, de grandes dimensiones y conformadas por una gran cantidad de objetos descartados. Puede apreciarse como esta metodología de trabajo, a saber, la recolección de plásticos surge a partir de los 90 y va ganando fuerza en la actualidad. El resultado de estas colecciones provoca en el espectador una enorme atracción por su fuerza visual; pero también, lo induce a una suerte de responsabilidad activa, despertando un sentimiento de culpabilidad al hacerse cargo, en tanto que protagonista, de esta rueda del consumo.   Abstract One of the greatest threats to our contemporary hyper-consumerist and globalized society is located in the problem of waste, especially with plastic waste. The objective of this work is to make the formal response of contemporary art explicit with the example of a series of artists who use the collection of plastic waste objects as a work methodology. They are large sculptures or installations, in most cases, site specific, which consist of many discarded objects. You can see how this work methodology, collecting plastics which emerged from the 90's, is gaining strength today. The formal result of these collections causes a huge attraction in the viewer due to its great visual power. Furthermore, the viewer is induced to a kind of active responsibility leading to the awakening of a feeling of guilt when taking on, as protagonist, this cycle of consumption. Keywords: Contemporary art, ecological crisis, plastics, wastes, collection, accumulation