Eric Pianowski on Trafficking in Humans: Social, Cultural and Political Dimensions edited by Sally Cameron and Edward Newman. New York: United Nations University Press, 2008. 284 pp.

A review of: Trafficking in Humans: Social, Cultural and Political Dimensions edited by Sally Cameron and Edward Newman. New York: United Nations University Press, 2008. 284 pp

Photopharmacology of Antimitotic Agents

Antimitotic agents such as the clinically approved vinca alkaloids, taxanes and epothilone can arrest cell growth during interphase and are therefore among the most important drugs available for treating cancer. These agents suppress microtubule dynamics and thus interfere with intracellular transport, inhibit cell proliferation and promote cell death. Because these drugs target biological processes that are essential to all cells, they face an additional challenge when compared to most other drug classes. General toxicity can limit the applicable dose and therefore reduce therapeutic benefits. Photopharmacology aims to avoid these side-effects by introducing compounds that can be applied globally to cells in their inactive form, then be selectively induced to bioactivity in targeted cells or tissue during a defined time window. This review discusses photoswitchable analogues of antimitotic agents that have been developed by combining different photoswitchable motifs with microtubule-stabilizing or microtubule-destabilizing agents

Revisión de la Dimensión Dependencia del Inventario Dimensional Clínico de la Personalidad

The assessment of personality in pathologic levels is a field that requires investment. This study aimed to review the Dependency Dimension of the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory (IDCP). The study was conducted through the development of new items based on the literature, and by investigating the psychometric properties in a sample of 199 participants, aged between 18 and 54 years (M = 26.37, SD = 8.13), 71.4% female, who responded to the IDCP, the NEO-PI-R, and the PID-5. The first step resulted in 57 items that were tested psychometrically. Then, the dimension remained with 18 items, with internal consistency of .89, and three factors: Self-devaluation, Avoidance of abandonment, and Insecurity, with internal consistency between .79 and .91. The expected correlations coefficients were found between the Dependency dimension and the correlated dimensions and facets of the NEO-PI-R and PID-5. The results evidence the adequacy of the revised dimension.A avaliação da personalidade em níveis patológicos é um campo que demanda investimentos. Esse estudo teve como objetivo a revisão da dimensão Dependência do Inventário Dimensional Clínico da Personalidade (IDCP). Este trabalho foi realizado por meio da elaboração de novos itens com base na literatura e pela investigação das propriedades psicométricas em uma amostra de 199 participantes, com idades entre 18 e 54 anos (M = 26,37; DP = 8,13), sendo 71,4% mulheres, que responderam ao IDCP, ao NEO-PI-R e ao PID-5. A primeira etapa resultou em 57 itens que foram testados psicometricamente. Na segunda, a dimensão foi finalizada com 18 itens, com consistência interna de 0,89 e três fatores, sendo Autodesvalorização, Evitação do abandono e Insegurança, com coeficientes de consistência interna entre 0,79 e 0,91. Foram encontradas correlações esperadas entre a dimensão dependência e dimensões correlatas do NEO-PI-R e do PID-5. Os resultados evidenciam adequação da dimensão revisada.La evaluación de la personalidad en niveles patológicos es un campo que requiere inversiones. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo examinar la dimensión Dependencia del Inventario Dimensional Clínico de la Personalidad (IDCP). Se llevó a cabo mediante el desarrollo de nuevos ítems basados en la literatura, y mediante la investigación de las propiedades psicométricas en una muestra de 199 participantes, entre 18 y 54 años (M = 26.37, DE = 8,13), con 71,4% de mujeres, que respondieron al IDCP, al NEO-PI-R y al PID-5. El primer paso se tradujo en 57 ítems. En el segundo, la escala se completó con 18 ítems, consistencia interna de .89, en tres factores, Auto-devaluación, Evitación del abandono y Inseguridad, con coeficientes de consistencia interna entre .79 y .91. Fueron encontrados correlaciones esperadas entre la dimensión Dependencia y dimensiones correlacionadas del NEO-PI-R y del PID-5. Los resultados muestran la adecuación de la dimensión revisada

Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory 2: antecedents, development, and future improvements

Personality disorders (PDs) are characterized by impairments in the self and interpersonal relationships. People diagnosed with PD present distress in several areas of life. The prevalence of these disorders is 13% in Western countries and around 7% in Brazil. Despite the adverse outcomes related to PDs and its prevalence, these disorders tend to be undertreated in Brazil. One possible explanation is the lack of assessment scales to measure PDs typical traits. To fulfill this gap and improve mental health care in Brazil, the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory 2 (IDCP-2) was developed, an assessment tool that follows international guidelines and takes into account for the Brazilian reality. This paper aimed to present the main characteristics of IDCP-2, including its antecedents, development, theoretical and empirical foundations, as well as definitions of its 12 dimensions distributed in 47 factors. We discussed ongoing clinical research, limitations, and future improvements of the IDCP-2. Although IDCP-2 helps in fulfill the gap regarding PDs assessment in Brazil, efforts for the continuity of research focused on the PDs traits assessment is more than desirable, necessary for the advance of the mental health research area in the country

Smart Photochromic Materials Triggered with Visible Light

Molecular photoswitches reversibly convert the energy of light into a variety of structural changes at the molecular level. They can be integrated into smart materials with broad range of applicability. While most photochromic systems require UV light for activation, application of photoswitches operational entirely within the visible or NIR range of light brings considerable benefits, such as biocompatibility, better light penetration through the material, propelling with sunlight, or a possibility to design dual systems that are mutually activated with UV or visible light frequencies for two distinct functions. In this Review, we discuss the most relevant classes of molecular photoswitches, and demonstrate a selection of photochromic polymers, gels, porous materials, surfaces, energy-storing materials and other systems triggered with visible light

Reflexiones acerca del mail art latinoamericano

Breaking away from the official circuits of art galleries and museums, mail art heralds a new era for the circulation of artistic work, which focuses primarily on the collective. This alternative means of circulation for artistic proposals and ideas brings forward the concept of network that would later, with the birth of the Internet, become a highly significant issue for contemporaneity. The use of mail in the 1960s and 1970s as a tactical instrument in the field of art relates to the appropriation of the means of communication by the period’s artistic manifestations - a period in which establishing networks and communicating were crucial cultural elements. In so doing, mail art democratizes art. Unfortunately, there are few academic studies about mail art, probably because that field of study is obdurately complex, the information is difficult to obtain. It is difficult to accurate facts and datas. The documents and works were frequently intend as ephemera. In spite of that, in this doctoral thesis we analyse in depth mail artists’ publications and interviews to understand their communicational connections and strategies, particularly in the field of Latin America.Rompiendo con los circuitos oficiales de las galerías y museos, el mail art enuncia una nueva forma de circulación del trabajo artístico, que enfatiza sobre todo lo colectivo. Este modo alternativo de circulación de las proposiciones/ideas artísticas enunciaba la idea de red que, posteriormente, con el adviento de Internet, se haría una cuestión altamente relevante para la contemporaneidad. En los años 1960 y 1970, el uso de los Correos como un medio táctico en el ámbito del arte está relacionado con la apropiación de los medios de comunicación por parte de las manifestaciones artísticas del periodo -un periodo en que la creación de redes y la comunicación eran fundamentales. El objetivo del mail art es romper con el flujo unidireccional emisor-receptor de los medios de comunicación de masa, a través de la participación activa del espectador en la obra, socializando la autoría y diluyendo las fronteras que separan artista y público. Es difícil precisar hechos y fechas. Los documentos y producciones son efímeros. A pesar de esto, en esta tesis doctoral se han analizado en profundidad las publicaciones en arte correo y las declaraciones de los artistas para entender sus conexiones y estrategias de comunicación, especialmente en el ámbito latinoamericano

Historical analysis of Mail Art in Latin America

Este artículo es el resumen de la tesis doctoral "Análisis histórico del Mail Art en América Latina", presentada en la Universidad de Barcelona en 2014. En la investigación se estudia la red de mail art a partir de tres ejes principales: el análisis histórico del mail art en América Latina, el establecimiento del perfil del artista y la creación de parámetros para la sistematización de la información, con el objetivo de entender cómo la repercusión del sistema político dictatorial ha influido en esta práctica artística. Por necesidad, muchos asuntos relacionados al arte correo discutidos en detalle en la tesis solo se mencionan brevemente o se descuidan por completo en esta versión reducida.This article is a summary of the doctoral thesis "Historical Analysis of Mail Art in Latin America", submitted to the University of Barcelona in 2014. The research studies the Mail Art network from three main axes: the historical analysis of Mail Art in Latin America, the establishment of the profile of the artist and the creation of parameters for the systematization of information, with the aim of understanding how the repercussion of the dictatorial political system has influenced this artistic practice. Of necessity, many Mail Art issues discussed in detail in the thesis are only briefly mentioned or completely neglected in this short version.Facultad de Bellas Arte