scholarly journals La responsabilidad del autor en un contexto de crisis: Kirmen Uribe y el compromiso con la memoria

Author(s):  
María Jesús Nafría Fernández

En uno de sus poemas, Kirmen Uribe escribe: «Y es que nadie es sólo para uno mismo» (2010: 201). Eso mismo sucede con los recuerdos: una vez que se comparten, ya pasan a pertenecer a los demás. En sus dos primeras novelas, Bilbao-New York-Bilbao y Lo que mueve el mundo, el autor recurre a su memoria y a los recuerdos de los otros para la construcción de la historia. Fusiona lo individual y lo colectivo con un fin determinado: que lo vivido no se pierda en el olvido y sirva para aprender en el presente. Su compromiso con la sociedad por un mundo mejor queda reflejado en sus palabras, los temas de sus obras, tanto en verso como en prosa. En esta ocasión, su lucha es con la memoria histórica, y así lo vamos a demostrar analizando los recursos que utiliza para ello, tales como la autoficción, la inclusión documental, la investigación de autor o la utilización de la lengua como símbolo.In one of his poems, Kirmen Uribe declares: «No one is meant only for themselves» (2010: 201). Same as with memories. In his first two novels: Bilbao-New York-Bilbao and Lo que mueve el mundo, the author appeals to his own memory and the memories of others in order to build the story. He blends the individual and the collective with a particular purpose. His commitment to society and to a better world is clearly reflected in his words and the themes of his works in both prose and poetry. In this case, Uribe’s struggle is with historical memory, and we will here analyze the resources he uses in that struggle including: autofiction, documentary inclusion, the author’s own investigations or use of language as a symbol.

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-268
Author(s):  
C. P. Darby

We must be aware that freedom from organic disease alone can not be our goal. The optimal functioning of the individual must be our aim, and that it occur in an environment conducive to a fuller life. We must be aware that man does not live by bread alone, nor by his antihypertensive pill alone. We must be citizens of the community, helping to make it a better place for the raising of our children, for a fuller educational opportunity, for the development of the arts and other cultural aspects which help raise man above the level of animal life. Thus, the making of a doctor almost begins at his mother's knee. Nurtured further by society and its educational and Cultural institutions, he is finally given a privilege by society, to act in a responsible way in furthering the health, both physical and mental, of those he calls his patients. (Delivered to medical students and faculty, School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, May 1976 by Mitchell I. Rubin, MD, Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, and Consultant in Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina).


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 1095-1099
Author(s):  
Charles U. Lowe ◽  
Gilbert B. Forbes ◽  
Stanley Garn ◽  
George M. Owen ◽  
Nathan J. Smith ◽  
...  

In 1967 the 90th Congress of the United States attached an amendment to the Partnership for Health Act requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to undertake a survey of "the incidence and location of serious hunger and malnutrition–in the United States." In response to the legislative mandate the Ten-State Nutrition Survey was conducted during the years 1968 through 1970. The sample was selected from urban and rural families living in the following ten states: New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, California, Washington, Kentucky, West Virginia, Louisiana, Texas, and South Carolina. The families selected were those living in some of the census enumeration districts that made up the lowest economic quartiles of their respective states at the time of the 1960 census. During the eight years after the 1960 census the social and economic characteristics found in some of the individual enumeration districts had changed, so that there was a significant numer of families in the surveys with incomes well above the lowest income quartile. Thus, it was possible in analyzing results to make some comparisons on an economic basis. Thirty thousand families were identified in the selection process; 23,846 of these participated in the survey. Data regarding more than 80,000 individuals were obtained through interviews and 40,847 of these individuals were examined. The survey included the following: extensive demographic information on each of the participating families; information regarding food utilization of the family; a 24-hour dietary recall for infants up to 36 months of age, children 10 to 16 years of age, pregnant and lactating women, and individuals over 60 years of age.


Author(s):  
Farbod Raiszadeh ◽  
Neeraja Yedlapati ◽  
Ileana L Piña ◽  
Daniel M Spevack

Background: Since stroke volume (SV) is a function of ejection fraction (EF) and end-diastolic volume (EDV) (SV = EF x EDV), we hypothesized that increased EDV may be advantageous in systolic heart failure (HF), allowing the left ventricle to supply increased cardiac output. Methods: Echocardiograms from 968 consecutive patients seen in our hospital’s HF clinic were reviewed. Left ventricular volumes were measured both at end systole and end diastole using the bi-plane Simpson’s method and were indexed to body surface area. EF was calculated using (EDV-ESV)/EDV. Dates of subsequent HF events (death or admission for HF exacerbation) were obtained from our database. Results: Systolic HF (EF < 50%) was found in 649 of the study subjects. Increased SV index was associated with increased EDV index. The strength of this association varied with EF, Figure. In a bivariate Cox regression model, lower SV index and higher EDV index were each independent predictors of HF events. Increase in EDV by 50 cc was associated with a 20% increase in HF events, p<0.001. Decrease in SVI by 5 cc was associated with 5% increase in HF events, p<0.001. These associations were limited to those with systolic HF. The associations between both EDVI and SVI and HF events were not confounded by patient age, sex and New York Heart Association Class. Conclusion: Increased EDV index was independently associated with increased HF events, indicating that LV enlargement in HF is not favorable. These findings underscore the individual contributions of the components of EF (SV and EDV) in predicting HF outcomes.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-382
Author(s):  
Randolph K. Byers

This rather modest-looking monograph deals not only with the large experiences of the author in relation to febrile seizures, but also presents an extensive review of the modern relevant literature (266 references in the bibliography). The most useful point made in the book, it seems to me, is that febrile convulsions are just that: i.e., convulsions coinciding with fever, the result of illness not directly involving the brain or its meninges. Such a seizure may be an isolated occurrence in the life of the individual, or it may recur a few times with fever; it may be the first sign of idiopathic chronic epilepsy, or it may be evidence of more or less apparent cerebral injury of a static sort; or, it may be the presenting symptom heralding progressive cerebral disease.


2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 1921-1936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Salighehdar ◽  
Ziwen Ye ◽  
Mingzhe Liu ◽  
Ionut Florescu ◽  
Alan F. Blumberg

Abstract Accurate prediction of storm surge is a difficult problem. Most forecast systems produce multiple possible forecasts depending on the variability in weather conditions, possible temperature levels, winds, etc. Ensemble modeling techniques have been developed with the stated purpose of obtaining the best forecast (in some specific sense) from the individual forecasts. In this work a statistical methodology of evaluating the performance of multiple ensemble forecasting models is developed. The methodology is applied to predicting storm surge in the New York Harbor area. Data from three hurricane events collected from multiple locations in the New York Bay area are used. The methodology produces three key findings for the particular test data used. First, it is found that even the simplest possible way of creating an ensemble produces results superior to those of any single forecast. Second, for the data used and the events under study the methodology did not interact with any event at any location studied. Third, based on the methodology results for the data studied selecting the best-performing ensemble models for each specific location may be possible.


2021 ◽  
pp. 106-124
Author(s):  
O. Mitrofanova

The article is devoted to the study of the experience and peculiarities of reconciliation of contradictions between Germany and France. The positions of the Presidents of France and Chancellors of the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the theoretical foundations and practical steps of the implementation of French-German reconciliation are studied. This paper deals with the problem of Alsace-Lorraine, a region with a border identity, which repeatedly became the cause of Franco-German disputes and passed from one state to another. The role of the individual in overcoming the contradictions between Germany and France is highlighted. The factor of European integration is considered, which not only contributed to the reconciliation of contradictions between Germany and France, but also turned the two states into leaders of a united Europe. The Elysee Treaty and its implementation were analyzed. The military cooperation between France and Germany is investigated. The problem of historical memory and the desire to reconcile the contradictions between Germany and France are revealed. It is proved that the experience and peculiarities of reconciliation of contradictions between Germany and France testify to the fact that the real reconciliation of the two leading states directed their efforts towards a more global goal – the creation of a common Europe. It was concluded that the mechanisms for achieving Franco-German reconciliation are interesting for studying and borrowing, taking into account national characteristics in the reconciliation of other European countries, and regions with borderline identities. The French-German experience may be useful for application in Polish-Ukrainian relations. The main conclusion from the analysis of the experience and the peculiarities of reconciling the contradictions between Germany and France is that their implementation led to unexpected and far-reaching consequences that once seemed just a dream. At the beginning of European integration in the 50s of the twentieth century, it was difficult to imagine the contemporary EU with its common currency, the Schengen area, developed economy, social programs. Franco-German reconciliation was transformed into the fruitful work of the Franco-German tandem, on the success of which depends not only the future of France and Germany, but the evolution of the entire united Europe.


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