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Is Race a Factor in Disparate Health Problems Associated with Violence Against Women?
Research studies examining the health correlates of violence against women have
consistently demonstrated associations between violence and poor health outcomes, but have
not examined a disparate impact on racial minorities. Alaska Victimization Survey data
(2010) were used to examine whether a disparate relationship between victimization and
health problems exists for minority women relative to White women. The Alaska
Victimization Survey (AVS) is a cross-sectional survey designed to provide baseline
estimates of intimate partner and sexual violence for Alaskan women. Logistic regression
was used to assess the odds of experiencing various health problems given race and exposure
to violence status while holding age and education constant. This study found that
victimization increased the odds of health problems for all women, but significantly more so
for minority women. Based on allostatic load theory, minority women who are victims of
violence may be more likely to experience poor health outcomes because of the
compounding effects of life stressors on neural, endocrine, and immune systems. Policy and
practice implications of the study findings suggest preventing and reducing violence against
all women, and for informed physicians to screen patients for abuse histories and refer to
appropriate counseling and other stress reduction resources.Ye
On multifractals: a non-linear study of actigraphy data
This work aimed, to determine the characteristics of activity series from
fractal geometry concepts application, in addition to evaluate the possibility
of identifying individuals with fibromyalgia. Activity level data were
collected from 27 healthy subjects and 27 fibromyalgia patients, with the use
of clock-like devices equipped with accelerometers, for about four weeks, all
day long. The activity series were evaluated through fractal and multifractal
methods. Hurst exponent analysis exhibited values according to other studies
() for both groups ( for healthy subjects and
for fibromyalgia patients), however, it is not possible to
distinguish between the two groups by such analysis. Activity time series also
exhibited a multifractal pattern. A paired analysis of the spectra indices for
the sleep and awake states revealed differences between healthy subjects and
fibromyalgia patients. The individuals feature differences between awake and
sleep states, having statistically significant differences for in healthy subjects () and for patients with
fibromyalgia (). The approach has proven to be an option on the
characterisation of such kind of signals and was able to differ between both
healthy and fibromyalgia groups. This outcome suggests changes in the
physiologic mechanisms of movement control.Comment: Preprint accepted for publication at Physica A: Statistical Mechanics
and its Application
A observaçâo participante, como base para pensar projetos de intervençâo nas aulas de sociologia. um estudo de caso em Curitiba-PR
Anais do II Seminário Seminário Estadual PIBID do Paraná: tecendo saberes / organizado por Dulcyene Maria Ribeiro e Catarina Costa Fernandes — Foz do Iguaçu: Unioeste; Unila, 2014Entendendo a importância da observação participante para as atividades do PIBID. Este trabalho parte da
observação afim de, refletir sobre as práticas docentes e os projetos de intervenção que podem ser
desenvolvidos pelos bolsistas do PIBID. Para este trabalho foram tomadas como base as observações
realizadas em 2013 no colégio Estadual Leôncio Correia em Curitiba, pelo projeto PIBID de Sociologia da
UFPR. A partir destas observações foi feito um plano de intervenção que, possibilitasse preencher as lacunas
observadas, nas aulas de Sociologia do Ensino Médio. Para estas aulas, foram utilizados materiais inovadores
e uma postura que possibilitasse a participação mais ativa dos alunos, o que de certa forma contemplou os
objetivos do Projeto, juntamente com os objetivos dos professores supervisores e da coordenação do projeto
PIBI
Oficina sobre uso de imagens nas aulas de sociologia, um relato de experiência
Anais do II Seminário Seminário Estadual PIBID do Paraná: tecendo saberes / organizado por Dulcyene Maria Ribeiro e Catarina Costa Fernandes — Foz do Iguaçu: Unioeste; Unila, 2014O presente trabalho é fruto das atividades programadas para 2014 do PIBID de Sociologia
da UFPR. O calendário previa uma série de atividades e oficinas para compartilhar as experiências e
conhecimentos entre, bolsistas, supervisores e Coordenadores do projeto. A oficina sobre o uso de
imagens nas aulas de sociologia foi ofertada em maio, contou com a participação dos bolsistas,
coordenadores e foi dividida em três eixos principais “aspectos técnicos da produção de imagens e
suas mensagens”, “União entre imagens e a Sociologia” e “experiências de utilização de imagens
e Sociologia no Ensino Médio”. De forma geral a oficina ajudou os novos bolsistas a visualizar
algumas experiências já realizadas, forneceu ferramentas para desenvolver novos projetos e
principalmente, a oficina ajudou na difusão das atividades do PIBID nas escolas parceira
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