When Therapists Do Not Know What to Do: Informal Types of Eclecticism in Psychotherapy

Eclecticism usually arises from the perception of one's own theoretical model as being inadequate, which may be the case in situations of therapeutic stalemate. In need of new strategies, therapists criticize their own approach and take eclectic knowledge onboard. The goal of this qualitative study is to explore basic elements of this informal knowledge, with reference to the theory of social representations and points of view. Episodic interviews were conducted with 40 therapists. Results confirmed that clinical knowledge often turns eclectic, showing different styles of reorganization; a so-cial co-evolution model will be pointed out to explain this personalization of one's own approach. The results achieved might contribute to the amelioration of the therapeutic awareness of one's own knowledge structure and the use of eclecticism in carrying out therapies, leading to significant benefit in treatment effectiveness

Seismic vulnerability assessment of RC buildings at compartment scale: the use of CARTIS form

Large-scale seismic vulnerability assessment methods allow to classify the vulnerability of groups of buildings according to recurring parameters. The parameters necessary for the application of these methods may come from the adoption of survey forms. The 1st level CARTIS survey form collects the parameters of an area (town compartment) characterized by homogeneity among building types. The variation of the parameters within the same compartment may lead to the definition of several typological-structural groups of buildings, which can be characterized by different vulnerability. Therefore, the assessment of the seismic vulnerability of a compartment requires knowing the distribution of different typologies and their relative structural performance. In this work the vulnerability is evaluated at town compartment level starting from the vulnerability of the RC building typologies, by applying the RE.SIS.TO® method to the data collected from the 1st level CARTIS forms. In particular, a tree chart representation, characterized by variable number of branches depending on the different number of possible choices allowed by CARTIS form, is proposed for data organization of the typological-structural groups of buildings

Rete didattica contro la violenza alle donne: un’esperienza presso il Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica dell’Università degli Studi di Torino, sede di Ivrea

Speaking about gender violence we refer to every act that involve or resemble a physical, sexual or psychological harm or pain inflicted to a woman, including threats. This topic is of social interest and has a negative impact on women’s health. It is evident that we need to arise the awareness of health professionals form a multidisciplinary perspective about this theme. Following this considerations, some teachers of the Università degli Studi di Torino, Degree in Nursing, dedicated an area to this topic in the Venue of Ivrea, creating at the same time a “Didactic Network Versus Violence against Women”. This path leads to the creation of a dedicated conference every year. The objective of this network is to train future nurses to address this delicate issue in a professional manner, empathic and respectful, and help to create awareness among the younger generation, through the activation of a critical thought

Gaze, behavioral, and clinical data for phantom limbs after hand amputation from 15 amputees and 29 controls

Despite recent advances in prosthetics, many upper limb amputees still use prostheses with some reluctance. They often do not feel able to incorporate the artificial hand into their bodily self. Furthermore, prosthesis fitting is not usually tailored to accommodate the characteristics of an individual's phantom limb sensations. These are experienced by almost all persons with an acquired amputation and comprise the motor and postural properties of the lost limb. This article presents and validates a multimodal dataset including an extensive qualitative and quantitative assessment of phantom limb sensations in 15 transradial amputees, surface electromyography and accelerometry data of the forearm, and measurements of gaze behavior during exercises requiring pointing or repositioning of the forearm and the phantom hand. The data also include acquisitions from 29 able-bodied participants, matched for gender and age. Special emphasis was given to tracking the visuo-motor coupling between eye-hand/eye-phantom during these exercises

SOIL AND PASTURE WATER STATUS IN A LONG TERM INTEGRATED CROP-LIVESTOCK SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE

Integrated crop-livestock systems have been indicated as alternatives to intensify land use. However, the soil water dynamics for proper water resources management is still poorly understood in such systems. This study aimed to assess the impact of grazing intensities on soil and black oat plants water status in a long-term, no-tillage, integrated soybean-beef cattle system. The experiment has been carried out since 2001 with a soybean and cattle grazing on black oat + ryegrass pasture succession. Treatments consist of different grazing intensities regulated by the pasture sward height, namely: intensive grazing (10 cm sward height), moderate grazing (20 cm sward height) and non-grazed. Soil bulk density was determined after soybean harvest. Soil moisture and water status of the black oat plants were monitored from the pasture sowing until the animal removal from the area, by the evaluation of leaf temperature and water potential. Grazing season begins with similar surface soil bulk density among the evaluated systems. The intensive grazing store less water in the soil profile, with greatest water stress degree of black oat plants along the evaluated period. The proper grazing management (moderate intensity) allowed black oat plants to keep leaf temperature and water potential similar to non-grazed condition, regardless of differences in soil moisture

Long-term effects of grazing intensities on soil aggregation and organic matter in a no-tilled integrated soybean-cattle system

Grazing intensity in integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) can affect soil aggregation and C stabilization and, consequently, the soil condition and agricultural sustainability. This study evaluate the infuence of 13 years of different grazing intensities on (i) soil aggregation, (ii) C content in different aggregate size, and (iii) C and N content in different fractions of soil organic matter (SOM), in a no-tilled with integrated soybean-beef production system on a subtropical Oxisol. Treatments consisted of four steers grazing intensities defned by sward height of 10, 20, 30 and 40 cm on mixed black oat and Italian ryegrass pasture in the winter under continuous stocking, plus an ungrazed treatment, in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. Soil aggregation was not affected by grazing intensities. There was no effect of the grazing intensities on organic C content in all aggregate-size fractions and in all soil layers evaluated, being lower in microaggregates than in large and small macroaggregates. The macroaggregates were predominant, representing 97% of the soil mass, of which 74% were large macroaggregates (>2 mm). The high macroaggregates stability contributed to the lack of difference in the C and N content on free light fraction and the light occlusal fraction of SOM. Most of C and N were observed heavy fraction of SOM (53–68%), with greater stock in the no grazing compared to the grazed treatments. Even with the animal trampling in the grazed systems, the soil maintained high stability of aggregates and conse- quently the labile forms of SOM

Carbono orgânico do solo em um sistema integrado de produção agropecuária sob diferentes intensidades de pastejo

An integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS) under no-till may be an effective tool to promote soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation. However, it is not yet clear how pasture management affects SOC accumulation. In this study, we assessed the effect of grazing intensity (10, 20, 30, and 40 cm of sward height and no grazing) on SOC and coefficients of soil organic matter dynamics and used them in a simulation of SOC sequestration in a 0-20 cm soil layer. The overall study was conducted on a subtropical rhodic hapludox from southern Brazil managed as a no-till integrated soybean-beef cattle system for 13 yr. SOC sequestration rates ranged from 0.097 Mg ha−1 yr−1 with a pasture sward height of 10 cm to 0.308 Mg ha−1 yr−1 with one of 40 cm. Simulations revealed a higher potential of the soil for C sequestration with a moderate (30 cm) or low (40 cm) grazing intensity. Although the ICLS under no-till led to a positive carbon balance irrespective of grazing intensity, the simulation of temporal evolution of SOC stocks over time revealed a higher potential for SOC accumulation with the less intensive grazing treatments than with the more intensive ones.Os sistemas integrados de produção agropecuária (SIPA) sob plantio direto podem sem uma ferramenta efetiva para promover o acúmulo de carbono orgânico do solo (CO). No entanto, ainda não está claro como o manejo da pastagem afeta o acúmulo de CO. Nesse trabalho, avaliamos o efeito de intensidades de pastejo (10, 20, 30 e 40 cm de altura de pasto e sem pastejo) no CO e nos coeficientes da dinâmica da matéria orgânica e usá-los na simulação do sequestro de CO na camada de solo de 0-20 cm. O estudo foi conduzido em um Latossolo Vermelho Distroférrico típico no sul do Brasil manejado em um sistema integrado de produção de soja-bovinos de corte, em plantio direto, durante 13 anos. As taxas de sequestro de CO variaram entre 0,097 na altura de manejo de pasto de 10 cm até 0,308 Mg ha-1 ano-1 na de 40 cm, respectivamente. As simulações revelam um maior potencial de sequestrar C no solo com intensidade de pastejo moderada (30 cm) ou baixa (40 cm). Enquanto os SIPA em plantio direto levam a um balanço positivo de carbono independentemente da intensidade de pastejo, a simulação da evolução temporal dos estoques de COT revela um maior potencial de acumular CO nos tratamentos com as menores intensidades de pastejo do que nos mais intensivos

Gaze, visual, myoelectric, and inertial data of grasps for intelligent prosthetics

A hand amputation is a highly disabling event, having severe physical and psychological repercussions on a person’s life. Despite extensive efforts devoted to restoring the missing functionality via dexterous myoelectric hand prostheses, natural and robust control usable in everyday life is still challenging. Novel techniques have been proposed to overcome the current limitations, among them the fusion of surface electromyography with other sources of contextual information. We present a dataset to investigate the inclusion of eye tracking and first person video to provide more stable intent recognition for prosthetic control. This multimodal dataset contains surface electromyography and accelerometry of the forearm, and gaze, first person video, and inertial measurements of the head recorded from 15 transradial amputees and 30 able-bodied subjects performing grasping tasks. Besides the intended application for upper-limb prosthetics, we also foresee uses for this dataset to study eye-hand coordination in the context of psychophysics, neuroscience, and assistive robotics

Gaze, visual, myoelectric, and inertial data of grasps for intelligent prosthetics

A hand amputation is a highly disabling event, having severe physical and psychological repercussions on a person’s life. Despite extensive efforts devoted to restoring the missing functionality via dexterous myoelectric hand prostheses, natural and robust control usable in everyday life is still challenging. Novel techniques have been proposed to overcome the current limitations, among them the fusion of surface electromyography with other sources of contextual information. We present a dataset to investigate the inclusion of eye tracking and first person video to provide more stable intent recognition for prosthetic control. This multimodal dataset contains surface electromyography and accelerometry of the forearm, and gaze, first person video, and inertial measurements of the head recorded from 15 transradial amputees and 30 able-bodied subjects performing grasping tasks. Besides the intended application for upper-limb prosthetics, we also foresee uses for this dataset to study eye-hand coordination in the context of psychophysics, neuroscience, and assistive robotics

Umidade do solo e fisiologia da soja afetados por estiagem em sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária

The objective of this work was to evaluate the impact of grazing intensities after 11 years of an integrated crop-livestock system, under no-tillage, on soil moisture and soybean physiological parameters during a summer season affected by drought. The experiment was established in 2001 on a Rhodic Hapludox. Treatments consisted in the succession of soybean (summer) and a mixed pasture of black oat + Italian ryegrass (winter), under different beef-cattle grazing intensities: intensive grazing, with 0.10-m pasture height; moderate grazing, with 0.20-m pasture height; and no grazing. During the soybean cycle, in the 2011/2012 crop season, rainfall was 40% of the climatological normal. The soil moisture was within the limits of available water both under moderate grazing and no grazing, at 0.00–0.50-m soil depth, but, under intensive grazing, it was below the permanent wilting point, especially up to the grazing height of 0.20 m. Intensive grazing affected negatively the plant physiology parameters, reaching peaks of -2.5 MPa and +6°C for leaf water potential and leaf-air temperature difference, respectively. Moderate grazing or the absence of grazing, during the winter season, results in similar physiological responses, contributing to soybean plant homeostasis.O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o impacto de intensidades de pastejo após 11 anos de um sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária, em plantio direto, na umidade do solo e em parâmetros fisiológicos da soja durante uma safra de verão afetada por seca. O experimento foi iniciado em 2001, em um Latossolo Vermelho. Os tratamentos consistiram na sucessão de soja (verão) e pastagem mista de aveia-preta + azevém (inverno), com diferentes intensidades de pastejo por bovino de corte: pastejo intensivo, com altura de pastejo de 0,10 m; pastejo moderado, com altura de pastejo de 0,20 m; e sem pastejo. No ciclo da soja, na safra 2011/2012, a precipitação foi de 40% da normal climatológica. A umidade do solo ficou dentro dos limites de água disponível, tanto em pastejo moderado quanto sem pastejo, na camada de 0,00–0,50 m, mas, em pastejo intensivo, a umidade do solo foi menor que o ponto de murcha permanente, especialmente até 0,20 m de altura de pastejo. O pastejo intensivo afetou negativamente os parâmetros fisiológicos da soja, que atingiu picos de -2.5 MPa e +6°C para potencial de água na folha e diferença entre temperatura do ar e da folha, respectivamente. O pastejo moderado ou a ausência de pastejo, durante o inverno, acarreta respostas fisiológicas similares, o que contribui para a homeostase da soja