Manipulating cues in involuntary autobiographical memory: verbal cues are more effective than pictorial cues

In two experiments, pictorial cues were compared with their verbal labels to assess their effectiveness in eliciting involuntary autobiographical memories. Cues were relatively complex in Experiment 1 (e.g., relaxing on a beach) and simple objects in Experiment 2 (e.g., a ball). In both experiments, participants went through a vigilance task in which they were presented with frequent nontarget and rare target visual stimuli. Pictures or their corresponding verbal labels were also displayed on both target and nontarget stimuli, but participants were told that these were irrelevant to the task. They were asked to interrupt the vigilance task whenever they became aware of task-unrelated mental contents and to report them. In both experiments, more involuntary memories were elicited in the verbal cue condition, rather than in the pictorial cue condition. This result is discussed in relation to previous work that highlighted the greater effectiveness of verbal cues in memory tasks

Visual object imagery and autobiographical memory: object imagers are better at remembering their personal past

In the present study we examined whether higher levels of object imagery, a stable characteristic that reflects the ability and preference in generating pictorial mental images of objects, facilitate involuntary and voluntary retrieval of autobiographical memories (ABMs). Individuals with high (High-OI) and low (Low-OI) levels of object imagery were asked to perform an involuntary and a voluntary ABM task in the laboratory. Results showed that High-OI participants generated more involuntary and voluntary ABMs than Low-OI, with faster retrieval times. High-OI also reported more detailed memories compared to Low-OI and retrieved memories as visual images. Theoretical implications of these findings for research on voluntary and involuntary ABMs are discussed

Modifying the frequency and characteristics of involuntary autobiographical memories

Recent studies have shown that involuntary autobiographical memories (IAMs) can be elicited in the laboratory. Here we assessed whether the specific instructions given to participants can change the nature of the IAMs reported, in terms of both their frequency and their characteristics. People were either made or not made aware that the aim of the study was to examine IAMs. They reported mental contents either whenever they became aware of them or following a predetermined schedule. Both making people aware of the aim of the study and following a fixed schedule of interruptions increased significantly the number of IAMs reported. When aware of the aim of the study, participants reported more specific memories that had been retrieved and rehearsed more often in the past. These findings demonstrate that the number and characteristics of memories depend on the procedure used. Explanations of these effects and their implications for research on IAMs are discussed

Regulation of the Ku70-Bax complex in Cells.

Using a neuronal cell type (N-type) of neuroblastoma (NB) cells, we have proposed a model in which Ku70, a nuclear DNA repair factor, also regulates a pro-apoptotic protein, Bax, by binding to and blocking Bax-dependent cell death activity in the cytosol. Ku70-Bax binding is regulated by Ku70 acetylation such that when Ku70 is acetylated, Bax dissociates from Ku70, triggering cell death. Some studies have suggested that stoichiometry binding of Bax to Ku70 is critical for this regulation. However, this is not consistent with current literature in which Bax is found to be inactive and monomeric in the cytosol. In this project, I have addressed this issue by determining whether all Bax binds to Ku70 in the NB N-type cells. Furthermore, we have also demonstrated that in NB N-type cells, Ku70 depletion triggers Bax-dependent cell death, suggesting that Ku70 may act as a survival factor. I have also addressed the question whether Ku70 acts as a survival factor in other cell types. Our results showed that in the N-type NB cells only a small fraction of Ku70 binds to a small fraction of Bax; the majority of Bax is monomeric. Interestingly, the majority of Ku70 is in several high molecular weight complexes, and there is no free Ku70 in the cytosol in these cells suggesting that the availability of Ku70 may be another factor that regulates Bax activity. Also, my results show that Ku70 may not be required for survival in some cell types because Ku70 depletion does not affect survival. Furthermore, Ku70 acetylation does not dissociate or activate Bax in these Ku70-depletion insensitive cellsPhDBiological ChemistryUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/116737/1/manila_1.pd

Dampak Pandemi Covid-19 terhadap Ketenagakerjaan di Provinsi Bali

Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran bahwa pandemi Covid-19 berdampak sangat parah terhadap perekonomian dan hal lainnya di Bali sebagai daerah yang mengandalkan sektor pariwisata. Metode penelitian: Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif-kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil dan pembahasan: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa di samping dampak negatif yang ditimbulkan akibat pandemi Covid-19, ada dampak positif sektor ketenagakerjaan dalam upaya percepatan digitalisasi transformasi pekerjaan yang menuntut masyarakat cepat beradaptasi dengan segala perubahan yang membentuk tatanan kehidupan dan dunia kerja baru seiring tuntutan revolusi industri 4.0. Implikasi: Diperlukan upaya yang komprehensif serta kebijakan yang cepat dan tepat guna menghadapi dampak pandemi Covid-19 di sektor ketenagakerjaan untuk melindungi dan memulihkan kesejahteraan pekerja baik saat ini maupun setelah pandemi

Literatura tradicional, escola i territori

Dans cet artiele, I'auteur propose la récupération et l'incorporation à l'école de ce qu'il appelle "littérature traditionnelle" c'est s dire la littérature transmise oralement, a I'écart de toute manipulation romantique et bourpeoise. Etant donnees la valeur symbolique de la langue et ses possibilités didactiques pour développer l'imagination des enfants, et tenant compte du fait que le langage fait partie de l'écosysteme, le professeur Janer Manila presente un modele vraiment alternatif, qui récupere une grande partie de la tradition orale avec l'intention d'affronter les courants actuels de style autiste qui dominent malheureusement la société industrielle.In this article the author proposes the recovery and incoporation into the school of what he calls "traditional literature", orally transmitted folk literature, apart from any type of romantic, bourgeois manipulation. Given the symbolic value of language, its didactic possibilities for developing children's imaginations, and considering that language is palt of the ecosystem, professor Janer Manila presents a model -certainly an altemative- that recoups a major part of the oral tradition for purposes of standing up to current trends of an autistic cut that, unfortunately, dominate our industrial society.En este artículo el autor nos propone la recuperación e incorporación a la escuela de lo que llama "'literatura tradicional" es decir, aquella literatura popular transmitida oralment, alejada de cualquier tipo de manipulación romántica y burguesa. Dado el valor simbólico de la lengua, y sus posibilidades didácticas para desarrollar la imaginación de los niños, y considerando que el lenguaje forma parte del ecosistema, el profesor Janer Manila nos presenta un modelo, ciertamente altemativo, recuperado buena parte de la tradición oral con la intención de hacer frente a las corrientes actuales de corte autista que desgraciadamente dominan la sociedad industria