Gender stereotypes and the apology in a small state : uncovering Creole male stereotypes in the Seychelles using digital matched-guise methodology

Recent research in the Seychelles speaks of a “growing crisis of masculinity”, manifested in statistics such as a ten-year life expectancy difference in favour of women, alarmingly high levels of substance abuse amongst younger men, and underachievement of boys in schools. According to the authors, males are generally disempowered by stereotypical views of males as “irresponsible”, “unreliable” and “secondary to women”. Similar gender patterns have been observed in other ex-slavery Creole cultures such as the small states in the Caribbean, and some scholars argue that these structures have historical origins dating back to slavery. In this study, we seek to explore aspects of Seychellois stereotypes of masculinity through so-called matched-guise experiments. Through digital manipulations of voice quality, we produce identity-warped male and female versions of the same monologue recording – a short apology. We then asked respondents to listen to the recordings and respond to the same in a short online questionnaire, where we ask questions relating to their impressions of the apology and the speaker. Dimensions here include honesty-dishonesty; politenessimpoliteness; weakness-strength; and reliability-unreliability. Differences in results of responses to male and female versions of the apology give strong indications that Seychellois stereotypically view males as dishonest, unreliable, lazy and careless. We discuss potential origins and consequences of such constructions, and propose awareness-raising measures for how these destructive historically produced scripts of gender can be rewritten.peer-reviewe

2018 System Library Services Visual Annual Report

A visual report of the 2018 activities and accomplishments by System Library Services at Providence St. Joseph Healthhttps://digitalcommons.psjhealth.org/other_pubs/1039/thumbnail.jp

Laser induced fluoroescence from algae: Results of a ship-borne field test

A basis is provided for the feasibility of air-borne laser fluorosensing not only of chlorophyll but also of pollutants such as oils and chemicals. There was a satisfactory correlation between the laser data and those obtained manually. The absolute determination of the chlorophyll concentration is discussed

A Study of Ineffective Investment Trust and Precious Metal Mining Issues

Inobject/target reconstruction and recognition based on laser radar data, the range value's accuracy is important. The range data accuracy depends on the accuracy in the laser radar's detector, especially the algorithm used for time-of-flight estimation. In this paper, a general direct-detection laser radar system applicable for hard-target measurements is modeled. The time- and range-dependent laser radar cross sections are derived for some simple geometric shapes (plane, cone, sphere, and paraboloid). The cross-section models are used, in simulations, to find the proper statistical distribution of uncertainties in time-of-flight range estimations. Three time-of-flight estimation algorithms are analyzed: peak detection, constant-fraction detection, and matched filter. The detection performance for various shape conditions and signal-to-noise ratios is analyzed. Two simple shape reconstruction examples are shown, and the detectors' performance is compared with the Cramér-Raolower bound. The performance of the peak detection and the constant-fraction detection is more dependent on the shape and noise level than that of the matched filter. For line fitting the matched filter performs close to the Cramér-Rao lower bound

Microdialysis shows metabolic effects in skin during fluid resuscitation in burn-injured patients

INTRODUCTION: Established fluid treatment formulas for burn injuries have been challenged as studies have shown the presence of tissue hypoxia during standard resuscitation. Such findings suggest monitoring at the tissue level. This study was performed in patients with major burn injuries to evaluate the microdialysis technique for the continuous assessment of skin metabolic changes during fluid resuscitation and up to four days postburn. METHODS: We conducted an experimental study in patients with a burn injury, as represented by percentage of total body surface area burned (TBSA), of more than 25% in a university eight-bed burns intensive care unit serving about 3.5 million inhabitants. Six patients with a median TBSA percentage of 59% (range 33.5% to 90%) and nine healthy controls were examined by intracutaneous MD, in which recordings of glucose, pyruvate, lactate, glycerol, and urea were performed. RESULTS: Blood glucose concentration peaked on day two at 9.8 mmol/l (6.8 to 14.0) (median and range) and gradually declined on days three and four, whereas skin glucose in MD continued to increase throughout the study period with maximum values on day four, 8.7 mmol/l (4.9 to 11.0). Controls had significantly lower skin glucose values compared with burn patients, 3.1 mmol/l (1.5 to 4.6) (p < 0.001). Lactate from burn patients was significantly higher than controls in both injured and uninjured skin (MD), 4.6 mmol/l (1.3 to 8.9) and 3.8 mmol/l (1.6 to 7.5), respectively (p < 0.01). The skin lactate/pyruvate ratio (MD) was significantly increased in burn patients on all days (p < 0.001). Skin glycerol (MD) was significantly increased at days three and four in burn patients compared with controls (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Despite a strategy that fulfilled conventional goals for resuscitation, there were increased lactate/pyruvate ratios, indicative of local acidosis. A corresponding finding was not recorded systemically. We conclude that MD is a promising tool for depicting local metabolic processes that are not fully appreciated when examined systemically. Because the local response in glucose, lactate, and pyruvate metabolism seems to differ from that recorded systemically, this technique may offer a new method of monitoring organs

Acute kidney injury is common, parallels organ dysfunction or failure, and carries appreciable mortality in patients with major burns: a prospective exploratory cohort study

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, time course, and outcome of acute kidney injury after major burns and to evaluate the impact of possible predisposing factors ( age, gender, and depth and extent of injury) and the relation to other dysfunctioning organs and sepsis. Method: We performed an explorative cohort study on patients with a TBSA% (percentage burned of total body surface area) of 20% or more who were admitted to a national burn centre. Acute kidney injury was classified according to the international consensus classification of RIFLE ( Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of kidney function, and End-stage kidney disease). Prospectively collected clinical and laboratory data were used for assessing organ dysfunction, systemic inflammatory response, and sepsis. Results: The incidence of acute kidney injury among major burns was 0.11 per 100,000 people per year. Of 127 patients, 31 (24%) developed acute kidney injury (12% Risk, 8% Injury, and 5% Failure). Mean age was 40.6 years (95% confidence interval [CI] 36.7 to 44.5), TBSA% was 38.6% (95% CI 35.5% to 41.6%), and 25% were women. Mortality was 14% and increased with increasing RIFLE class (7% normal, 13% Risk, 40% Injury, and 83% Failure). Renal dysfunction occurred within 7 days in 55% of the patients and recovered among all survivors. Age, TBSA%, and extent of full thickness burns were higher among the patients who developed acute kidney injury. Pulmonary dysfunction and systemic inflammatory response syndrome were present in all of the patients with acute kidney injury and developed before the acute kidney injury. Sepsis was a possible aggravating factor in acute kidney injury in 48%. Extensive deep burns (25% or more full thickness burn) increased the risk for developing acute kidney injury early (risk ratio 2.25). Conclusions: Acute kidney injury is common, develops soon after the burn, and parallels other dysfunctioning organs. Although acute kidney injury recovered in all survivors, in higher acute kidney injury groups, together with cardiovascular dysfunction, it correlated with mortality

Airborne Laser Depth Sounding in Sweden

This paper will review some of the laser depth sounding work in Sweden. These activities include the development of a helicopter borne lidar called FLASH1,2 as well as instrumentation (HOSS) for in situ measurement of the optical water parameters.3 These instruments have been used in a rather extensive field trial, some of which will be discussed in more detail. The FLASH system has been further developed into two operational systems called Hawk Eye, with Saab Instruments as the main contractor and Optech Inc. as the main subcontractor. Data from Hawk Eye will hopefully be available at the time of the meeting and will be discussed. FOA is member of the Hawk Eye project team together with the Swedish Hydrographic Department, the Swedish Navy and the Swedish Material Administration (FMV)

Programmable Scanner for Laser Bathymetry

This article describes a programmable scanner for laser bathymetry. Present scanners use a fixed pattern scan. A programmable scanner however offers many advantages regarding system performance and utility in that the sounding pattern and spot density can be chosen by the operator and optimized for the specific charting mission

Anländandets platser: En studie av geografiskt och socialt anknutna ankomstprocesser i Rosengård, Malmö

Denna uppsats består av en utförlig projektbeskrivning. Det planerade forskningsprojektet tar sig an ett område, i detta fall Rosengård i Malmö, ur ett ankomstperspektiv där nyanlända individers ankomstprocesser och erfarenheter står i fokus. Syftet är att få en större förståelse för hur själva ankomsten faktiskt ser ut och på vilket sätt denna ankomstprocess är socialt och geografiskt förankrad. Studien är tänkt att ta en omfattande kvalitativ form, där ankomstprocessen hos ett antal primära respondenter undersöks med hjälp av kvalitativa intervjuer och en deltagandebaserad kartering av respondentens sociala nätverk i förhållande till för ankomsten viktiga händelser och inslag. Den förväntade samhällsnyttan ligger framförallt i de verktyg studien kan ge för att se mer komplexa processer som sker i dessa områden men som sällan fångas upp av statistik

"Här finns mycket att göra även för kvinnor" : om de av Svenska Missionsförbundet anställda kvinnornas roll i Kongo 1888-1911

In the late 19th century, many Swedes were committed to a new wave of religious revivalism. Trough these new Christian congregations, several vast efforts were made to bring the gospel of salvation to people in parts of the world that many Swedes at this time had not even heard of. Of those who responded to their inner calling, left everything they knew and became missionaries, a notable share were women. This essay seeks to examine the images of true womanhood that surrounded these women and the role that was given to or taken by those who engaged in Swedish missionary movements. Starting from a theory saying that if you wish to understand the emancipation of women in a religious context, such as the Swedish society in the 19th century, you need to look at the relationship between religion and gender norms, in the first part of this essay the patterns of this relationship is being are being examined. The specific context investigated in the following analysis is the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden and their mission in southern parts of the Congo. By analyzing letters and diaries from some of the women who went to Congo as missionaries both liberating and limiting aspects of women's roles in the missionary project could be argued