Possibilities in Artistic Practices: Human Rights and Training for a Culture of Citizenship

This text reflects on the practice in art education to develop curiosity interest and critical thinking on issues concerning freedom of creative expression and the creation of significant artistic manifestations that communicate with the other The learning processes based on dialogue and relational collaboration between students and teachers result in artistic objects produce from reflection around issues of human rights and formation for citizenship The study was developed in the Artistic Production Course of the Specialization in Ceramics at Ant nio Arroio Art School in Lisbon Portugal with students from a 12th-grade class An action-research methodology was used with data collected through the observation of the developed activities and interviews intended to understand and identify connections arising from these reflective thoughts and their impact on artistic practices Within the scope of the results obtained we found that promoting activities with experimentation and exploration of ideas sharing different perspectives and decision-making contributes to the social and cultural individuals identity constructio

Estigma da homossexualidade : perceção de emoções na expressão facial dos outros pelos homossexuais masculinos em comparação com heterossexuais masculinos

Orientação: Mauro BianchiIndivíduos estigmatizados fazem um enviesamento na perceção de emoções no rosto dos outros (Inzlicht, Kaiser, & Major, 2008). Neste estudo espera-se que homens homossexuais, em comparação com homens heterossexuais, façam um enviesamento na perceção da expressão de nojo na cara dos outros (Hipótese 1); espera-se que este enviesamento seja moderado pela perceção do estigma da homossexualidade (Hipótese 2) e pela perceção de rejeição interpessoal ligada ao estigma da homossexualidade (Hipótese 3). Para testar estas hipóteses foi construído um instrumento de 20 vídeos com fotos masculinas animadas que mudam progressivamente de emoção. A variável dependente é o tempo de resposta à mudança de emoção nos vídeos. Dois grupos de participantes (homossexuais masculinos e heterossexuais masculinos, grupo de controlo), visualizaram os vídeos, responderam a uma Escala de Perceção de Estigma e a uma Escala de Rejeição Interpessoal relacionada com o Estigma da Homossexualidade. Também foram questionados sobre um conjunto de dados sociodemográficos. Os resultados confirmam um enviesamento numa emoção específica, o nojo. A discussão faz-se à luz da teoria do estigma e perceção de emoções.Stigmatized individuals make a bias in perceiving emotions on the faces of others (Inzlicht, Kaiser, & Major, 2008). In this study it is expected that homosexual men, compared to heterosexual men, will make a bias in the perception of the expression of disgust in the face of others (Hypothesis 1); It is expected that this bias will be moderated by the perception of the stigma of homosexuality (Hypothesis 2) and by the perception of interpersonal rejection related to the stigma of homosexuality (Hypothesis 3). To test these hypotheses was built an instrument of 20 videos with animated male photos that change emotion progressively were contructed. The dependent variable is the response time to the change of emotion in the videos. Two groups of participants (male homosexuals and male heterosexuals, control group) viewed the videos, responded to a Stigma Perception Scale, and an Interpersonal Rejection Scale related to the Stigma of Homosexuality. Also questioned about a set of sociodemographic data. The results confirm a bias in a specific emotion, disgust. The discussion is made in the light of the theory of stigma and perception of emotions

Business Process Configuration According to Data Dependency Specification

Configuration techniques have been used in several fields, such as the design of business process models. Sometimes these models depend on the data dependencies, being easier to describe what has to be done instead of how. Configuration models enable to use a declarative representation of business processes, deciding the most appropriate work-flow in each case. Unfortunately, data dependencies among the activities and how they can affect the correct execution of the process, has been overlooked in the declarative specifications and configurable systems found in the literature. In order to find the best process configuration for optimizing the execution time of processes according to data dependencies, we propose the use of Constraint Programming paradigm with the aim of obtaining an adaptable imperative model in function of the data dependencies of the activities described declarative.Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología TIN2015-63502-C3-2-RFondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regiona

La caixa de núvia. Un procés del segle XIV

A fourteenth century caixa de nuvia (a bride's case). This article studies a bride's case, or chest described in the records of a trial that took place in the late fourteenth century, preserved in the Archives of Crown of Aragon. The case was claimed by Eulàlia, a commoner from the region of Barcelona. We study the circumstances of the claim, and then consider the descriptions of the items and the relations between the items and the owner. We stress the structures and the functionality of the chest itself and the meticulous description of contents , mainly second hand household wear and engagement presents. We highlight the relationship between women, especially between the mother and the daughter, and the relationship between these women and their possessions

Els atuells de terrissa a les llars barcelonines vers l'any 1400

Quan el doctor Manuel Riu ens va demanar si podíem aportar quelcom de les nostres investigacions a aquesta monografia dedicada a la ceràmica medieval, ens va complaure molt de fer-ho. Pot sorprendre a algú que un equip de treball dedicat a investigar sobre la història de la vida quotidiana tingui alguna cosa a dir d'un tema eminentment tècnic, però hem de tenir present que una de les primeres tasques a realitzar, si volem apropar-nos a la historia de la vida de cada dia dels qui han viscut en altre temps, és intentar familiaritzar-nos amb les coses que els eren mes quotidianes, i que més quotidià per una mestressa de casa que una olla o un morter? Que més diari per qualsevol persona que I'escudella en la qual menjava la sopa o la copa amb la que bebia el vi

Prevention of sulfate-induced thaumasite attack: thermodynamic modelling in BaCO3-blended cement

Comunicación presentada en el International Congress on Materials and Structural Stability (CMSS 2013), celebrado en Rabat del 26 al 30 de noviembre de 2013.Thaumasite, an expansive salt, remains stable over a wide range of compositions in the CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-CaCO3-CaSO4-H2O system. Despite its slow formation, it constitutes a risk for the integrity of underground structures such as foundations and tunnels that are in contact with sulfate-containing soil or groundwater. Sulfate-resistant Portland cements, which pursuant to the existing legislation are manufactured with clinker containing 0-5 % of C3A, prevent ettringite- but not thaumasite-mediated concrete deterioration. The present study used thermodynamic modeling to explore the viability of a new type of BaCO3-blended Portland cement able to resist thaumasite formation. The results of sulfate attack (44 wt% Na2SO4 solution), simulated with the GEMS geochemical code in cements with 5 or 20 % BaCO3, or 2.5, 5, 10 or 20% CaCO3 at 8 ºC, showed that less thaumasite precipitated and at higher sulfate/cement ratios in the presence than in the absence of Ba. Particularly at the higher replacement ratio, Ba proved to be able to immobilise sulfates in the medium via the precipitation of BaSO4, a highly insoluble salt, and hamper the precipitation of thaumasite. The study also showed that a higher BaCO3 content in the system hindered thaumasite formation even in the presence of greater amounts of carbonates. At 5 % BaCO3, thaumasite started to precipitate after 53 g of Na2SO4 were added per 100 g of cement, while at 20 %, the sulfate content threshold was higher, at 70 g per 100 g of cement, and smaller quantities of the salt formed.Funding from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (Project CONSOLIDER CSD2007-00058) and the Regional Government of Madrid (Geomaterials Programme) is gratefully acknowledged.Peer Reviewe

Detailed molecular characterisation of acute myeloid leukaemia with a normal karyotype using targeted DNA capture

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.-- et al.Advances in sequencing technologies are giving unprecedented insights into the spectrum of somatic mutations underlying acute myeloid leukaemia with a normal karyotype (AML-NK). It is clear that the prognosis of individual patients is strongly influenced by the combination of mutations in their leukaemia and that many leukaemias are composed of multiple subclones, with differential susceptibilities to treatment. Here, we describe a method, employing targeted capture coupled with next-generation sequencing and tailored bioinformatic analysis, for the simultaneous study of 24 genes recurrently mutated in AML-NK. Mutational analysis was performed using open source software and an in-house script (Mutation Identification and Analysis Software), which identified dominant clone mutations with 100% specificity. In each of seven cases of AML-NK studied, we identified and verified mutations in 2-4 genes in the main leukaemic clone. Additionally, high sequencing depth enabled us to identify putative subclonal mutations and detect leukaemia-specific mutations in DNA from remission marrow. Finally, we used normalised read depths to detect copy number changes and identified and subsequently verified a tandem duplication of exons 2-9 of MLL and at least one deletion involving PTEN. This methodology reliably detects sequence and copy number mutations, and can thus greatly facilitate the classification, clinical research, diagnosis and management of AML-NK.We acknowledge the use of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, University of Cambridge. We thank Drs J Craig and C Crawley of Cambridge University NHS Hospitals trust for allowing us to approach their patients for samples. GV is funded by a Wellcome Trust Senior Fellowship in Clinical Science. Work in GV’s laboratory is also funded by Leukaemia Lymphoma Research and the Kay Kendal Leukaemia Fund.Peer Reviewe

Consumer preferences and brand equity measurement of Spanish national daily newspapers: A conjoint analysis approach.

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Medición del nivel de orientación empática en alumnos de facultades o carreras de odontología de Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panamá y Perú

Las investigaciones, tanto a nivel médico como odontológico, indican que la empatía ha estado relacionada, teóricamente o empíricamente, a diversos atributos, tales como el comportamiento prosocial, habilidad para recabar la historia clínica, aumento del grado de satisfacción del paciente y del médico, mejores relaciones terapéuticas y buenos resultados clínicos. El objetivo del proyecto es determinar y describir el nivel de empatía de los alumnos que cursan Odontología de algunas Universidades de Latinoamericana, según el nivel de enseñanza y el género. Esta investigación corresponde a un estudio no experimental y de carácter exploratorio. Este tipo de diseño es transversal, descriptivo y ex post facto causa y efecto (potencialmente correlacional). Este proyecto dará origen a un trabajo que se especializará en recolectar datos en un momento temporal determinado para describir en él las variables que se estudiarán, y analizar su comportamiento y posibles asociaciones existentes entre estas variables. La población comprende a los estudiantes pertenecientes a los niveles 1º a 5º de la carrera de Odontología de cada una de las Facultades o Carreras comprometidas en el estudio. La unidad de análisis es el sujeto estudiante de cada nivel antes señalado y en cada una de las poblaciones estudiadas. Se aplicará la Escala de Empatía Médica de Jefferson a todos los estudiantes comprometidos en este estudio, previa explicación detallada de los propósitos de esta investigación y de los objetivos de la misma, incluyendo su carácter confidencial.Fil: Varela, Teresa Beatríz. Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud; Argentin

Ospital, María Silvia y Graciela Mateo (Comps.) Antes de Perón y antes de Frondizi. El nacionalismo económico y la revista SERVIR (1936-1943). Buenos Aires: Imago Mundi, 2015, 137 pp.

Esta obra colectiva, compilada por dos historiadoras del agro argentino María Silvia Ospital y Graciela Mateo, reúne trabajos de investigadores de las Ciencias Sociales miembros de CONICET y docentes de la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes y de la Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. El objetivo de la compilación es señalar el papel jugado por la revista SERVIR en el debate ideológico que se presenta en la década de 1930 y 1940 en nuestro país respecto al rumbo que debía tomar la economía. La revista se convirtió en un foro de las preocupaciones expresadas por la Escuela de Estudios Argentinos, institución integrada por un sector de la intelectualidad argentina se proponía aportar a las necesidades del país mediante artículos, conferencias y publicidad gráfica, apelando al nacionalismo económico y al fortalecimiento del mercado interno