scholarly journals Niñez, transformación y consumo de maíz entre los nahuas de la Sierra Negra de Puebla / Childhood, transformation and corn consumption betweeen the nahuas de la Sierra Negra de Puebla

Revista Trace ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Laura Romero
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mots Clés ◽  
La Milpa ◽  
Anomalous Bodies ◽  
Sierra Negra

Para los nahuas de la Sierra Negra de Puebla, el consumo de maíz es considerado uno de los elementos que establecen la distinción entre los humanos y los no humanos, pues mediante este se crean cuerpos que se diferenciarán, entre otras cosas, por su estabilidad o la falta de ella. La fabricación del cuerpo requiere de una serie de acciones realizadas a lo largo de toda la vida. En este texto se dará cuenta, principalmente, de la importancia que tiene la alimentación mediante productos locales (por ejemplo, maíz y frijol) –frente a aquella que conforma cuerpos anómalos como el de los migrantes–, así como el consumo de sal y el bautizo, para dar paso a la descripción del papel que juega el trabajo en la milpa en la conformación de cuerpos adecuados para lo nahua, es decir, lo humano por excelencia. Se pondrá especial énfasis a la niñez como una etapa donde el control de la inestabilidad requiere de un esfuerzo mayor. Los niños nahuas son asociados a los antepasados, a lo acuoso y a lo mítico. Su humanidad está constantemente en riesgo, pues su cuerpo no ha llegado a los niveles necesarios de madurez.Abstract: For the Nahuas of the Sierra Negra de Puebla, the consumption of corn is considered one of the elements that establish the distinction between humans and non-humans, because through it bodies are created that will be differentiated, among other things, by their stability or the lack of it. The manufacture of the body requires a series of actions carried out throughout life. In this text, it will be realize, mainly, the importance of food through local products (corn and beans, for example) compared to that which forms anomalous bodies such as migrants, as well as the consumption of salt and baptism, for give way to the description of the role that work in the cornfield plays in shaping bodies suitable for “the Nahua”, that is, the human par excellence. Special emphasis will be given to children as a stage where the control of instability requires a greater effort. Nahua children are associated with the ancestors, the aqueous and the mythical. His humanity is constantly at risk, because his body has not reached the necessary levels of maturity.Keywords: childhood; transformation; food; Nahuas; Sierra Negra.Résumé : Pour les Nahuas de la Sierra Negra de Puebla, la consommation de maïs est considérée comme l’un des éléments permettant d’établir la distinction entre humains et non-humains, car grâce à elle, des corps sont créés qui se différencieront, entre autres, par leur stabilité ou le manque de ça. La fabrication du corps nécessite une série d’actions menées tout au long de la vie. Dans ce texte, il se rendra compte principalement l’importance de l’alimentation par le biais de produits locaux (par exemple, maïs et haricots) par rapport à celle qui forme des corps anormaux tels que les migrants, ainsi que la consommation de sel et le baptême, par exemple. Cédez le pas à la description du rôle que joue le travail dans le champ de maïs dans la formation d’organes propres au « Nahua », c’est-à-dire à l’humain par excellence. L’attention sera mise sur les enfants en tant qu’étape où la maîtrise de l’instabilité exige des efforts accrus. Les enfants nahuas sont associés aux ancêtres, aux aqueux et aux mythiques. Son humanité est constamment en danger, car son corps n’a pas atteint les niveaux de maturité nécessaires. Mots-clés : enfance ; transformation ; nutrition ; Nahuas ; Sierra Negra.

Music in migrant camps as a medium creating non-narrative human relationships

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 347-360
Author(s):  
Julien Labia
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
The Body ◽  
Verbal Art ◽  
Problematic Situation ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
The Real ◽  
Musical Interactions ◽  
Expressive Activity

A migrant camp is a ‘non-place’ where personal identity is put at risk. Music is a means of personal adaptation in camps, even if it means allowing little place for the real reasons for displacement of the very people shaping these new hybridizations of music. The present power of music in such a place is to create strong relationships, ‘shortcutting’ both narration and the longer time needed in order to create relationships. The kind of personal advantage it is for someone to be a musician is a topic surprisingly forgotten, obscured by theoretical habits of seeing music essentially as an expressive activity directed to an audience, or as being a communicative activity. Music has a performative power different from language, as a non-verbal art having a strong and direct relationship to the body. Musical interactions on the field give migrants the ability to balance their problematic situation of refugees, shaping a real present.

scholarly journals The Impact of Nutritional Status and Body Mass Index on Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients Receiving Home-Based Medical Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Kanako Eiwa ◽  
Naomi Nakayama ◽  
Yumi Takami ◽  
Shuko Iwasaki ◽  
Yoshinori Hino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Rehabilitation Outcomes ◽  
Home Based ◽  
The Impact

Background: Home-based medical care is expanding rapidly in Japan.Objectives: We aimed to identify the factors associated with outcomes of therapy in patients receiving home-visit rehabilitation.Methods: One hundred twenty-one patients receiving home-based rehabilitation were investigated. Nutritional status was assessed by the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF). The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was employed to assess the activities of daily living (ADL). The body mass index (BMI), medical history, and orthopedic disease-related pain were also recorded. The primary outcome was the improvement in FIM scores in one year.Results: A total of 19 (17%) patients were malnourished and 58 (48%) were at risk of malnutrition. Malnourished patients had a lower FIM score at initiation than those at risk of malnutrition or with normal nutritional status. Only changes in patients’ BMI and MNA-SF scores over one year were significantly associated with improved FIM scores (p = 0.0079 and p = 0.0049, respectively). No association was noted with the other factors.Conclusions: This is the first report to demonstrate that changes in MNA-SF scores and BMI are significantly associated with rehabilitation outcomes in home-based care. Nutritional management is essential along with rehabilitation to improve ADL in the long-term home care setting.

#MeToo: (Re)Shaping sexual research pedagogies through a new material autoethnographic analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. e20210020
Author(s):  
Angela Underhill
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
The Body ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Academic Identities ◽  
Real People ◽  
New Material ◽  
Sexual Research ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

Historically (and presently), ‘Western’ academic spaces have prioritized certain traits and bodies based on problematic, hierarchical dichotomies. These dichotomies influence ideas around normativity and superiority; for example, truth and reason were historically conceptualized as mutually exclusive from, and of more value than, emotional, subjective experiences, and the body. Such dichotomies perpetuate systems of power and oppression, and they overlook real people who could be in the room who have experienced the ‘abstract’ topic being discussed. In this paper, I extend a call for a shift to embodied pedagogical approaches to the field of human sexuality—a field that comes with heightened risks and opportunities given the nature of topics covered. Through exploring my own experiences within sexuality classrooms at various stages of my academic career, I interrogate the ‘safety’ of distancing academic identities from embodied knowledge; who is actually protected by these practices; who is more at risk? A shift in pedagogical approaches may allow students (and educators) to better engage with, and appreciate, the importance of confronting knowledge that may be emotionally challenging.

A model for the effect of bias for cholesterol on the population at risk.

1988 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 2256-2259 ◽  
Author(s):  
M H Kroll ◽  
M Ruddel ◽  
R J Elin
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Gaussian Distribution ◽  
Population Distribution ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
The Body ◽  
Methodological Bias ◽  
The Mean

Abstract The location of the Reference Value for an analyte within the population distribution affects the magnitude of error due to methodological bias. Using the gaussian distribution, we evaluated the effects of systematic and proportional biases of the method (positive and negative), mean value, and standard deviation on the magnitude of error. We chose four Reference Values for cholesterol as a model. For a population with a mean of 2.0 and SD of 0.36 g of cholesterol per liter, a 3% positive proportional bias causes sixfold more error at the 50th percentile than at the 97.5th. In general, the error for a given bias (proportional or systematic) is greater for a Reference Value within the body than at the tails of the distribution. Further, the magnitude of the error varies as a function of the mean and standard deviation of the population.

“Sneaky disease”: the body and health knowledge for people at risk for coronary heart disease in Ontario, Canada

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 2117-2128 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Angus ◽  
S. Evans ◽  
J. Lapum ◽  
E. Rukholm ◽  
R. St. Onge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
The Body

scholarly journals S241. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY RISK OF DISENGAGEMENT FROM EARLY PSYCHOSIS INTERVENTION SERVICES

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S130-S131
Author(s):  
Nicole Kozloff ◽  
Aristotle Voineskos ◽  
George Foussias ◽  
Alexia Polillo ◽  
Sean Kidd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Young People ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
The Body ◽  
Early Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Abstract Background Despite the body of evidence supporting early psychosis intervention (EPI) programs for young people with psychotic disorders, approximately 30% of individuals with first-episode psychosis disengage from care. To date, two factors, lack of family involvement and presence of a substance use disorder, have emerged as robust predictors of EPI disengagement. Several factors associated with service disengagement in mental health care more broadly have not been well-studied in EPI; some of these, such as homelessness and ethnicity, may be of particular importance to urban, multicultural populations, and ethnicity in particular has been shown to affect pathways into EPI services. Early missed appointments may signal risk for subsequent service disengagement. We sought to identify early predictors of disengagement risk in an urban EPI program. Methods We conducted a prospective chart review of consecutive patients accepted for services in a large, urban EPI program in Toronto, Canada in a 3-month period from July 4-October 3, 2018. Patients were observed in their first 3 months of treatment. The primary outcome of interest was risk of disengagement, defined as having missed at least 1 appointment without cancellation. Extracted data included a variety of demographic and clinical information. The principal investigator trained 2 data abstractors on the first 50 charts; subsequent agreement on the next 5 charts was 88%. Based on previous literature, we hypothesized that risk of disengagement would be increased in individuals with problem substance use, experiences of homelessness, and nonwhite race/ethnicity and decreased in individuals with family involvement in their care. We used logistic regression to examine the odds of disengagement associated with univariate predictors individually, and then together in a multivariate model. Results Seventy-three patients were consecutively admitted to EPI services in the 3-month period. Of these individuals, 59% (N=43) were identified as being at risk of disengagement based on having missed at least 1 appointment without cancellation. In the full sample, 71% (N=52) identified as nonwhite, 23% (N=17) had a documented experience of homelessness, 52% (N=38) had problem substance use, and 73% (N=53) had family involved in their care. In univariate logistic regression, only problem substance use was associated with risk of disengagement (OR=2.91, 95% CI 1.11–7.66); no significant associations were identified with race/ethnicity, experience of homelessness, or family involvement. In multivariate logistic regression, once we controlled for these other factors, the association between risk of disengagement and problem substance use was attenuated and no longer statistically significant (OR=2.15, 95% CI 0.77–5.97). Discussion In this small study of early disengagement in an urban EPI program, only problem substance use was associated with increased odds of missing an appointment, but not when we controlled for other factors thought to be associated with disengagement. Larger studies may be required to identify factors with small but important effects. These factors may be used to identify young people at risk of disengagement from EPI services early in care in order to target them for increased engagement efforts.

Yoga Communities and Eating Disorders: Creating Safe Space for Positive Embodiment

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Cook-Cottone ◽  
Laura Lee Douglass
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
The Body ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Know How ◽  
Therapeutic Landscape ◽  
Adequate Education ◽  
Body Positive

Abstract With adequate education and guidance, yoga communities, as part of the therapeutic landscape in the 21st century, can play a significant role promoting positive embodiment for those with, and at-risk for, eating disorders (EDs). To do this, yoga teachers need to know how to create a body-positive community and be able to recognize and respond to those at risk and struggling with EDs in their communities. In order to address yoga teaching methods associated with EDs and ED risk, broader conceptual approaches and specific practices associated with positive embodiment are offered. These include the broader conceptual approaches of: intentional inclusion and acceptance, experiential emphasis, supporting positive embodiment and inquiry. Studio pragmatics are also detailed as related to the body, breath, emotions, and community. Assessment, referral, and community engagement are also addressed.

scholarly journals Embolic Stroke Caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis Complicating Vasectomy in a 36-Year-Old Man

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 585-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manova David ◽  
Megan Loftsgaarden ◽  
Felix Chukwudelunzu
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
The Body ◽  
Embolic Stroke ◽  
Inguinal Region ◽  
Staphylococcus Lugdunensis ◽  
Native Valve ◽  
Native Flora ◽  
Native Valve Endocarditis

Staphylococcus lugdunensis is part of the native flora in the inguinal region of the body. Inguinal surgeries, such as vasectomy, place carriers of this aggressive pathogen at risk for contamination. Native-valve endocarditis caused by coagulase-negative S. lugdunensis has a rapid and complicated clinical course. The pathogenicity of this organism is not limited to cardiac valvular destruction. We report the case of a 36-year-old man who presented with S. lugdunensis endocarditis, dysarthria, and hemiparesis 5 weeks after a vasectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of embolic stroke caused by S. lugdunensis endocarditis. In addition, we discuss the relevant medical literature.

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