PERCEPCIÓN DE LA HOMOSEXUALIDAD EN EL DEPORTE VENEZOLANO

Hablar de homosexualidad es aún un tema que en algunos países no es común. En Venezuela tendemos a creer que se podría hablar de dicho tema. A pesar de todo, en algunos intentos de conversar con algunas personas del sector deportivo, el tema no ha sido un tópico del cual se pueda hablar con facilidad. También, no existe mucha información en la literatura deportiva venezolana acerca de este tema. Esto fue notorio para los autores de este estudio. Es por esto que nuestra investigación se llevó a cabo. El propósito de este estudio es conocer la percepción de la homosexualidad en el sector deportivo venezolano. La metodología consistió en un enfoque mixto, donde se administró una escala de Likert y una entrevista semi-estructurada a nueve (09) participantes, que estuvieron de acuerdo en participar de manera anónima y voluntaria. Los participantes fueron voceros de diferentes sectores deportivos, todos heterosexuales, tales como entrenadores, jueces, administradores y deportistas. Los resultados se analizaron mediante el análisis de contenido y la frecuencia de respuestas. Los resultados revelan ciertas características de la sociedad venezolana que han sido indicadas en investigaciones antes, pero no en el sector deportivo

PERCEPCIÓN DE LA HOMOSEXUALIDAD EN EL DEPORTE VENEZOLANO

Hablar de homosexualidad es aún un tema que en algunos países no es común. En Venezuela tendemos a creer que se podría hablar de dicho tema. A pesar de todo, en algunos intentos de conversar con algunas personas del sector deportivo, el tema no ha sido un tópico del cual se pueda hablar con facilidad. También, no existe mucha información en la literatura deportiva venezolana acerca de este tema. Esto fue notorio para los autores de este estudio. Es por esto que nuestra investigación se llevó a cabo. El propósito de este estudio es conocer la percepción de la homosexualidad en el sector deportivo venezolano. La metodología consistió en un enfoque mixto, donde se administró una escala de Likert y una entrevista semi-estructurada a nueve (09) participantes, que estuvieron de acuerdo en participar de manera anónima y voluntaria. Los participantes fueron voceros de diferentes sectores deportivos, todos heterosexuales, tales como entrenadores, jueces, administradores y deportistas. Los resultados se analizaron mediante el análisis de contenido y la frecuencia de respuestas. Los resultados revelan ciertas características de la sociedad venezolana que han sido indicadas en investigaciones antes, pero no en el sector deportivo. Palabras clave: Homosexualidad, Deporte, Venezuela, Tolerancia, Educación

La certificazione della qualità amministrativa nelle aziende sanitarie.

In questa tesi affronteremo le problematiche legate al controllo interno e alla valutazioni dei rischi nell’ambito delle Aziende Pubbliche del Sistema Sanitario Nazionale. In particolare ci soffermeremo sulle attività di progettazione del sistema qualità dell’Azienda Sanitaria USL Toscana Nord Ovest limitatamente ai dipartimenti afferenti alla direzione amministrativa . La tematica dei sistemi di controllo interno nella Pubblica Amministrazione, e in particolare nelle aziende sanitarie, da sempre, è oggetto di acceso dibattito sia dottrinale che normativo. I recenti provvedimenti legislativi hanno posto la loro attenzione sulla qualità delle prestazioni erogate e sull’efficacia degli interventi sanitari

Empty Lungs: Essays from the Inside Out

Empty Lungs: Essays from the Inside Out is a collection of creative nonfiction essays that explore my personal growth, interactions with family and community, and travel experiences. These essays have been written over the past three years, but span nearly my entire life

Novel Methods and Sensors for the Analysis of Trace Chemicals with Potential Environmental Applications

The work in this dissertation focuses on the detection and analysis of trace chemicals in biological and environmental samples. Methods for the electrochemical detection of heavy metals Cd(II) [cadmium] and Pb(II) [lead], and the catalytic metal Pd(II) [palladium] in pharmaceutical ingredients have been optimized without the necessity of sample pretreatment. The metals can be analyzed simultaneously as well as individually, and the study includes the first known instance of the use of anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) to detect metals in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solutions. Another method, based on ASV, has been optimized and evaluated for the purpose of mercury(II) analysis in a representative active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and excipient. A pyridine-functionalized thin film has been fabricated to selectively preconcentrate hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] anions for electrochemical detection. Glassy carbon electrodes were modified through physical deposition of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) on the electrode surface, followed by electrochemical deposition of a sol-gel containing a 2-pyridine functional group. The use of SWNTs has increased sensitivity for Cr(VI) detection in aqueous solutions, providing a detection limit of 0.3 µg L-1 (micrograms per liter). Two new processes to pretreat blood samples have been developed. The treatments are based on a Fenton-like advanced oxidation process (AOP). The first method is performed with a simple convection oven over a period of five hours, while the second uses microwave irradiation for six minutes. These novel methods allow for either cost-effective pretreatment through the use of the common lab oven, or time savings through the use of the synthesis microwave. The pretreated biological samples were further analyzed via anodic stripping for quantification of copper in the whole blood. A novel, disposable, Bi (bismuth)-based colorimetric sensor was developed for the detection of toxic hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas. Using a simple laboratory setup to generate the H2S in a total volume of 1.35 L (liters), the sensor was able to qualitatively detect the analyte down to 30 ppb (parts per billion), indicating its ability to be used in industrial settings and manufactured into an inexpensive product for the determination of bad breath

Bismuth-Based, Disposable Sensor for the Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas

A new sensor for the detection of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas has been developed to replace commercial lead­(II) acetate-based test papers. The new sensor is a wet, porous, paper-like substrate coated with Bi­(OH)₃ or its alkaline derivatives at pH 11. In contrast to the neurotoxic lead­(II) acetate, bismuth is used due to its nontoxic properties, as Bi­(III) has been a reagent in medications such as Pepto-Bismol. The reaction between H₂S gas and the current sensor produces a visible color change from white to yellow/brown, and the sensor responds to ≥30 ppb H₂S in a total volume of 1.35 L of gas, a typical volume of human breath. The alkaline, wet coating helps the trapping of acidic H₂S gas and its reaction with Bi­(III) species, forming colored Bi₂S₃. The sensor is suitable for testing human bad breath and is at least 2 orders of magnitude more sensitive than a commercial H₂S test paper based on Pb­(II)­(acetate)₂. The small volume of 1.35-L H₂S is important, as the commercial Pb­(II)­(acetate)₂-based paper requires large volumes of 5 ppm H₂S gas. The new sensor reported here is inexpensive, disposable, safe, and user-friendly. A simple, laboratory setup for generating small volumes of ppb–ppm of H₂S gas is also reported