Subjetividades on line: Entre la vigilancia y la autorreferencia global

A partir de lecturas antropológicas, comunicacionales y sociológicas, el presente ensayo buscar reflexionar como el uso y apropiación de las tecnologías de la información han desembocado en nuevas formas de subjetividades, vigilancia, control  y seguridad social. Conceptos como panóptico, sinóptico, seguridad e identidad se han vuelto recurrentes en los debates sociales sobre las tecnologías, especialmente cuando asistimos a un mundo en que lo digital ha cambiado la manera de reconocernos, representarnos y estar en el mundo

Talk show: Otro argumento para pensar la sociedad

The article refers to the melodramatic, talks strategy and the role of the guests, the presenter and the audience to the talk shows. Starting from readings communicational, anthropological and sociological, is intended to understand these programs more beyond of the anchor of the without sense communication in which is has located.The study of the talk show needs to expand into a media ethics. From communication, there will always be something new to tell about it, his speech is refreshing, in the anthropological sense by the conflict between the “elite” and “popular”; sociological disputes and imposition by the likes. Problematizarles forces do not see them as simple programs show about the visibility of privacy, but as arguments to think societies.O artigo faz referência à estratégia melodramática, as conversações e a função que os convidados cumprem, o apresentador e o público participante no Talk Shows. A partir de leituras comunicacionais, antropológicas e sociológicas, pretende-se entender estes programas além do ancoradouro do sem sentido em que ficou situado.O estudo do Talk Shows deveria ser aumentado para uma ética mediática. Desde o comunicacional, sempre haverá algo novo que contar sobre ele, a sua palestra é renovadora, no senso antropológico para a confrontação entre a cultura “élite” e “popular”; sociológicos pelas disputas e imposição pelos gostos. Problematizar-lhes força a não os ver como programas de espetáculos simples na visilidade da intimidade, senão como argumentos para pensar às sociedades.El artículo hace referencia a la estrategia melodramática, las conversaciones y a la función que cumplen los invitados, el presentador y el público asistente a los talk shows. A partir de lecturas comunicacionales, antropológicas y sociológicas se pretende comprender estos programas más allá del anclaje del sin sentido comunicacional en los que se ha ubicado.El estudio del talk show debe ampliarse hacia una ética mediática. Desde lo comunicacional, siempre habrá algo nuevo para contar sobre éste, su discurso es renovador, en el sentido antropológico por el enfrentamiento entre la cultura “élite” y “popular”; sociológicos por las disputas e imposición por los gustos. Problematizarles obliga a no verles como simples programas de espectáculo sobre la visibilización de la intimidad sino como argumentos para pensar a las sociedades

Subjetividades on line: Entre la vigilancia y la autorreferencia global

A partir de lecturas antropológicas, comunicacionales y sociológicas, el presente ensayo buscar reflexionar como el uso y apropiación de las tecnologías de la información han desembocado en nuevas formas de subjetividades, vigilancia, control  y seguridad social. Conceptos como panóptico, sinóptico, seguridad e identidad se han vuelto recurrentes en los debates sociales sobre las tecnologías, especialmente cuando asistimos a un mundo en que lo digital ha cambiado la manera de reconocernos, representarnos y estar en el mundo

Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US $92 492 million using approach 1 and$73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was $95 004 million using approach 1 and$75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially

Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US $92 492 million using approach 1 and$73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was $95 004 million using approach 1 and$75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially