scholarly journals Choice of a Lifetime: Disability, Feminism, and Reproductive Rights

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A. Caeton
Keyword(s):  
Disability Studies ◽  
Reproductive Rights ◽  
The Body ◽  
Reciprocal Arrangement ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

<p>The prevailing understanding is that feminism, both as activism and theory, harmoniously overlaps with disability studies. This article, however, seeks to more closely scrutinize the relationship between the two fields. Through an examination of reproductive rights — a particularly divisive issue — this article argues that technocultural arrangements of the body reveal a potential disjuncture between feminism and disability. The rhetoric surrounding reproductive rights frequently focuses on choice, health, and control. Such terms function according to different valences when thought through from the vantage of disability. Moreover, it becomes difficult to understand how a generalized form of abortion can allow for the specific protection of fetuses that exhibit forms of disability. While not fatalistic about the possibility of a reciprocal arrangement between disability and feminism, this article does caution that disability must be understood on its own terms before it can form beneficial relationships with other fields.</p>

scholarly journals Echocardiographic evaluation of ventricular septal defect haemodynamics

2007 ◽  
Vol 135 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 541-546
Author(s):  
Vesna Miranovic
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Body Surface ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is an opening in the interventricular septum. 30-50% of patients with congenital heart disease have VSD. Objective The aim of the study was to determine the dependence of the left ventricular diastolic dimension (LVD), left ventricular systolic dimension (LVS), shortening fraction (SF), left atrium (LA), pulmonary artery truncus (TPA) on the body surface and compare their values among experimental, control and a group of healthy children. Values of maximal systolic gradient pressure (Pvsd) of VSD were compared with children from one experimental and control group. Method Children were divided into three groups: experimental (32 children with VSD that were to go to surgery), control (20 children with VSD who did not require surgery) and 40 healthy children. Measurements of LVD, LVS, SF, LA, TPA were performed in accordance to recommendations of the American Echocardiographic Association. The value of Pvsd was calculated from the maximal flow velocity (V) in VSD using the following formula: Pvsd=4xV? (mm Hg). Results For children from the experimental group, the relationship between the body surface and the variability of the LVD was explained with 56.85%, LVS with 66.15%, SF with 4.9%, TPA with 58.92%. For children from the control group, the relationship between the body surface and the variability of LVD was explained with 88.8%, LVS with 72.5%, SF with 0.42%, PA with 58.92%. For healthy children, the relationship between the body surface and the variabilitiy of the LVD was explained with 88.8%, LVS with 88.78%, SF with 5.25% and PA with 84.75%. There was a significant statistical difference between average values of Pvsd in the experimental and control group (p<0.02). Conclusion The presence of the large VSD has an influence on the enlargement of LVD, LVS, SF, TPA. The enlargement of the size of the pulmonary artery depends on the presence of VSD and there is a direct variation in the magnitude of the shunt. There is a relationship and significant dependence of the LVS and LVD on the body surface. There is no statistically significant dependence between SF and body surface.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Mind-Body Dualism and Personal Values

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Gunne Grankvist ◽  
Petri Kajonius ◽  
Bjorn Persson
Keyword(s):  
Personal Values ◽  
Mental States ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Mind And Body ◽  
The Mind ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Dualists view the mind and the body as two fundamental different “things”, equally real and independent of each other. Cartesian thought, or substance dualism, maintains that the mind and body are two different substances, the non-physical and the physical, and a causal relationship is assumed to exist between them. Physicalism, on the other hand, is the idea that everything that exists is either physical or totally dependent of and determined by physical items. Hence, all mental states are fundamentally physical states. In the current study we investigated to what degree Swedish university students’ beliefs in mind-body dualism is explained by the importance they attach to personal values. A self-report inventory was used to measure their beliefs and values. Students who held stronger dualistic beliefs attach less importance to the power value (i.e., the effort to achieve social status, prestige, and control or dominance over people and resources). This finding shows that the strength in laypeople’s beliefs in dualism is partially explained by the importance they attach to personal values.</p>

scholarly journals The Digital Heritage of Covid-19 's Governance: How to Upgrade and Use the "Health Code" in the Post-Epidemic Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-241
Author(s):  
Wu Siqi ◽  
Wu Yi
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Digital Heritage ◽  
Full State ◽  
The Media ◽  
Digital Projection ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

The outbreak of Covid-19 accelerated the practice of digital survival, and the "health code" launched based on the needs of epidemic prevention and control has become the representative of digital survival media, which is jointly built by science and technology enterprises and government departments. it has realized the full-state use in China, and accumulated long-term digital survival experience for the country, enterprises and individuals. At the same time, there are some media ethical problems in the use of Health Code, such as distinguishing users, leaking information, imprisoning the body and leading to the lack of subjects. In order to resolve the risk, we should re-examine the relationship between people and the media from the perspective of the subject, treat "health code" as a digital projection of personal health, and regain the service principle of digital technology. Humanize the "health code" and other digital media.

scholarly journals Hubungan Antara Profil Protein Populasi Vektor Wereng Hijau Nephotettix virescens dan Gejala Penularan Tungro pada Tanaman Padi

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Wasis Senoaji ◽  
Bambang Tri Rahardjo ◽  
Hagus Tarno
Keyword(s):  
Virus Transmission ◽  
Cellular Level ◽  
The Body ◽  
Protein Profiles ◽  
Nephotettix Virescens ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Transmission Process ◽  
Viral Particles ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

Nephotettix virescens is the most effective vector for transmitting tungro disease to rice plants. Two different viral particles cause Tungro transmission. Disease control was often not anticipated in the field, especially when planting is asynchronous, that cause been detected lately. At the cellular level, vector interactions with viruses indicate vector proteins response to viral in the body of vector insects which involved in virus transmission in plants. This study aims to describe the relationship between the differentiation of N. virescens vector protein profiles on the types of tungro symptoms resulting from the transmission to develop techniques for early detection and control of the transmission process. The workflow of this study is screening on vector insects to obtain protein candidates thought to have a role in tungro transmission that had never been previously reported. The results of this study suggested that proteins with estimated molecular weights of 132, 73, and 49 kDa are candidates for proteins that can be used for screening purposes or virulent vector tracing as an early warning alternative to control tungro disease in endemic areas.

Effects of selection for low backfat thickness in pigs on the sites of tissue deposition in the body

1983 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Wood ◽  
O. P. Whelehan ◽  
M. Ellis ◽  
W. C. Smith ◽  
R. Laird
Keyword(s):  
Selection Index ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Carcass Composition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Backfat Thickness ◽  
Selection For ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTThe effects of selection for low backfat thickness on tissue deposition in different body sites has been investigated in pigs. Eight castrated male and eight female pigs from each of the selection and control lines maintained at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne were used. One castrated male and one female from each line was killed at 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105 and 120 kg live weight following ad libitum food consumption and fully dissected.There were only small effects of line on carcass composition, selected pigs having 120 g/kg more bone than controls at the mean side weight (P < 0·001) and 40 g/kg more lean (NS). At the same mean weight of subcutaneous fat, selected pigs had thinner backfat than controls (approximately 3 mm) over m. longissimus at the last rib and over the shoulder but not at the mid-rump or mid-back positions. There appears to have been a slight shift in the sites of fat deposition from above m. longissimus in the loin towards the mid-line and rump as a result of selection, even though mid-rump, C and K measurements were all included in the selection index. However, there was no difference between the lines in the weight distribution of subcutaneous fat between six regions and so these shifts must have been very localized. There was no difference between lines in the relationship between P2 fat thickness and proportion of lean in the side.The effects of selection on the sites of deposition within tissues other than subcutaneous fat were small. In particular there was no evidence that selection has caused relocation of body fat from subcutaneous to the other sites.

Exploring the seasonal drivers of varicella zoster transmission and reactivation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin M Bakker ◽  
Marisa C Eisenberg ◽  
Robert Woods ◽  
Micaela E Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Population Level ◽  
The Body ◽  
Viral Reactivation ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Disease Treatment ◽  
Seasonal Incidence ◽  
Varicella Zoster ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles. The biological mechanisms underpinning the multi-decadal latency of VZV in the body and subsequent viral reactivation—which occurs in approximately 30% of individuals—are largely unknown. Because chickenpox and shingles are endemic worldwide, understanding the relationship between VZV transmission and reactivation is important for informing disease treatment and control. While chickenpox is a vaccine-preventable childhood disease with a rich legacy of research, shingles is not a notifiable disease in most countries. To date, population-level studies of shingles have had to rely on small-scale hospital or community-level datasets. Here, we examined chickenpox and shingles notifications from Thailand and found strong seasonal incidence in both diseases, with a 3-month lag between peak chickenpox transmission season and peak shingles reactivation. We tested and fit 14 mathematical models examining the biological driversof chickenpox and shingles over an 8-year period to estimate rates of VZV transmission, reactivation, and immunity boosting, wherein re-exposure to VZV boosts VZV-specific immunity to reinforce protection against shingles. The models suggested the seasonal cycles of chickenpox and shingles have different underlying mechanisms, with ultraviolet radiation (UV) being correlated with shingles reactivation.

scholarly journals Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Patients With Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus (A Literature Review)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 987-994
Author(s):  
Andriyani Asmuni ◽  
Masyitoh Masyitoh ◽  
Ahmad Khoirul Fajri ◽  
Muhammad Farid Hamzen ◽  
Rohimi Zamzam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ramadan Fasting ◽  
Control Of Diabetes ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus Management

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) or commonly known as diabetes is a disease caused by impaired carbohydrate metabolism due to the pancreas cannot produce insulin or can produce insulin but the body is not able to use insulin effectively and also produces less insulin, so the body is unable to metabolize carbohydrates, fats, and proteins due to insulin deficiency. Insulin is a hormone that regulates the balance of blood glucose in the body. The writing of this article uses a method of literature review or review literature by reviewing several journals and articles about the relationship between fasting and control of diabetes mellitus management. Journals are downloaded or obtained through the journal portal of universities in Indonesia. The process of writing this article is carried out for two weeks. The results showed that Ramadan fasting is related to DM control through DM management. The conclusion is that there is a significant relationship between several journals studied.

Reclaiming the Body, Birthing at Home: Knowledge, Power, and Control in Childbirth

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 376-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara B. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Public Health Clinics ◽  
Working Class Women ◽  
The One ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

In the following essay I draw on existing literature to suggest that homebirth represents the convergence of knowledge, power, and control during pregnancy, labor, and delivery. I pay particular attention to the ways in which working-class women are disadvantaged by the medicalized model of childbirth and are less likely to acquire extensive knowledge about birth, less likely to feel as though they have power over their own birthing experiences, and less likely to exercise control over obstetric interventions and their birth environments. This is a problem that is, on the one hand, caused by a problematic health care system and inadequately staffed public health clinics and, on the other, a model of childbirth that values medicalized birth knowledge over embodied birth knowledge. I argue that all women can and should be made more aware of the various birthing options that are available to them so they can make birthing decisions that are not based solely on fears of obstetric dysfunction. I also encourage birth activists to explore the relationship between social class and birth options so their advocacy efforts can better address women's needs.

Sluts ‘r’ us: Intersections of gender, protocol and agency in the digital age

First Monday ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishant Shah
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The Body ◽  
Women's Bodies ◽  
Physical Computing ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ubiquitous Networking

When it comes to examining the relationship between digital technologies and gender, our discourse has fallen into two pre-wired sets of responses: The first set approaches gender as something that is operationalised through the digital, thus producing the rhetoric of ICT4D and women’s empowerment through access to the digital. This also gives rise to the DIY cultures that makes women responsible for the safety of their bodies and selves, and puts the blame of sexual violence or abuse back onto the body of the woman. The second set approaches the digital as something that operates gender, examining the regulations and control that the digital technologies exercise on women’s bodies, gender and desires. This focuses on practices like revenge pornography, privacy, protection and security in the age of growing cyber-bullying and attacks on women. In both these discourses, there is always the imagination of one of the two sites as passive — either the gendered body uses digital technologies for its intentions, or the digital technologies shape the gendered body following the protocols of algorithmic design. By looking at the figure of the digital slut, as it emerges in popular cultural practices and debates in regulation, that this separation of gendered intention from machine protocol fails to accommodate for the quotidian and varied engagements of bodies and technologies, and thus produces flawed regimes of regulation and law around digital gender. I propose two strategies to understand ‘digital gender’ as a moment of configuration rather than a finite resolved category: The first is to combine the protocols of technology with the metaphors of the body, producing a metaphorocol, which enables us to move beyond the aporetic production of body and technology in contemporary discourse. The second is to relocate agency and question the body as actor/the body as acted upon paradigm that is invoked in thinking of body-technology relationships. Consequently, I argue I propose two different approaches that draw from material practices of gender and the architecture of physical computing, to offer new ways of reading the practices of policing and pathology of gender in the age of ubiquitous networking. I argue in my conclusion that ‘digital gender’ as a concept helps us build upon earlier intersections of feminist thought and practice with other identity politics by opening up to other identities of regulation and control that emerge within data regimes of information societies.

scholarly journals The Inclusion of Intellectual Capital into the Green Board Committee to Enhance Firm Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10849
Author(s):  
Syed Quaid Ali Shah ◽  
Fong-Woon Lai ◽  
Muhammad Kashif Shad ◽  
Zdeňka Konečná ◽  
Feybi Ariani Goni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
The Body ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Board Committees ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to conceptualise a framework that reflects an intertwined relationship between the green board committee and firm performance. Agency and stakeholder theories hold a basic notion of supporting the relationship between the green board committee and firm performance. The moderating role of intellectual capital (IC) was introduced in the intertwined relationship between green board committees and firm performance based on a resource-based view theory. This study proposes a new measurement index, namely, the “green board committee index”, to measure the green practices of organisations. This index is comprised of four dimensions: strategy and policymaking, monitoring and control, sustainability, and risk management. The current study hypothesised a significant and positive relationship between the green board committee and firm performance. It was believed that the moderation effect of IC strengthens the relationship between the green board committee and firm performance. The data for this study were proposed to be measured through a content analysis of the company’s annual and embedded reports and a Thomson Reuters DataStream terminal. It adds to the body of knowledge by alluding to an integrated notion of green board committees and IC concerning firm performance. The mentioned conceptual framework sends signals to legislators, regulators, policymakers, and practitioners on the critical insights and actions of green board committees in setting strategies and objectives, addressing sustainability issues, forging a relationship with stakeholders, and increasing the firm’s value from the business operations.

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