A villa romana, entre a construção literária e a realidade construída

Um dos termos mais correntemente utilizados na investigação arqueológica contemporânea reside no conceito villa romana. No entanto, quando analisamos a utilização deste termo na época que o criou, deparamos com algumas situações contrastantes a epi- gra a não o menciona, pois não existem ocorrências do termo; na literatura as de nições do vocábulo são muito variáveis, e por ve- zes paradoxais; e na investigação arqueológica encontramos uma imensa variedade de sítios a que chamamos villa. Neste estudo procuramos perceber o modo como surgem as menções a villae na literatura latina e a evolução do conceito.

Do Mar ao Montado: Evidências da utilização e exploração de cortiça na Lusitânia Romana

A identificação de diversas tampas de cortiça, associadas a ânforas de produção lusitana em naufrágios romanos no Mediterrâneo Ociden- tal, desperta questões relacionadas com a utilização e a exploração da cortiça em Portugal na época romana. O presente artigo visa introduzir essas questões e apresentar, de forma sucinta, as primeiras evidências históricas e arqueológicas de que dispomos.

Development and evaluation of a program to improve clinician and patient communication during a telehealth consultation : C.R.I.S.P. Telehealth

Introduction: The delivery of health care in the 21st century will look like no other in the past. The fast paced technological advances that are being made will need to transition from the information age into clinical practice. The phenomenon of e-Health is the over-arching form of information technology and telehealth is one arm of that phenomenon. The uptake of telehealth both in Australia and overseas, has changed the face of health service delivery to many rural and remote communities for the better, removing what is known as the tyranny of distance. Many studies have evaluated the satisfaction and cost-benefit analysis of telehealth across the organisational aspects as well as the various adaptations of clinical pathways and this is the predominant focus of most studies published to date. However, whilst comments have been made by many researchers about the need to improve and attend to the communication and relationship building aspects of telehealth no studies have examined this further. The aim of this study was to identify the patient and clinician experiences, concerns, behaviours and perceptions of the telehealth interaction and develop a training tool to assist these clinicians to improve their interaction skills. Methods: A mixed methods design combining quantitative (survey analysis and data coding) and qualitative (interview analysis) approaches was adopted. This study utilised four phases to firstly qualitatively explore the needs of clients (patients) and clinicians within a telehealth consultation then designed, developed, piloted and quantitatively and qualitatively evaluated the telehealth communication training program. Qualitative data was collected and analysed during Phase 1 of this study to describe and define the missing 'communication and rapport building' aspects within telehealth. This data was then utilised to develop a self-paced communication training program that enhanced clinicians existing skills, which comprised of Phase 2 of this study to develop the interactive program. Phase 3 included evaluating the training program with 26 clinicians and results were recorded pre and post training, whilst phase 4 was the pilot for future recommendations of this training program using a patient group within a Queensland Health setting at two rural hospitals. Results: Comparisons of pre and post training data on 1) Effective communication styles, 2) Involvement in communication training package, 3) satisfaction pre and post training, and 4) health outcomes pre and post training indicated that there were differences between pre and post training in relation to effective communication style, increased satisfaction and no difference in health outcomes between pre and post training for this patient group. The post training results revealed over half of the participants (N= 17, 65%) were more responsive to non-verbal cues and were better able to reflect and respond to looks of anxiousness and confusion from a 'patient' within a telehealth consultation. It was also found that during post training evaluations, clinicians had enhanced their therapeutic communication with greater detail to their own body postures, eye contact and presentation. There was greater time spent looking at the 'patient' with an increase of 35 second intervals of direct eye contact and less time spent looking down at paperwork which decreased by 20 seconds. Overall 73% of the clinicians were satisfied with the training program and 61% strongly agreed that they recognised areas of their communication that needed improving during a telehealth consultation. For the patient group there was significant difference post training in rapport with a mean score from 42 (SD = 28, n = 27) to 48 (SD = 5.9, n = 24). For communication comfort of the patient group there was a significant difference between the pre and post training scores t(10) = 27.9, p = .002, which meant that overall the patients felt less inhibited whilst talking to the clinicians and more understood. Conclusion: The aim of this study was to explore the characteristics of good patient-clinician communication and unmet training needs for telehealth consultations. The study developed a training program that was specific for telehealth consultations and not dependent on a 'trainer' to deliver the content. In light of the existing literature this is a first of its kind and a valuable contribution to the research on this topic. It was found that the training program was effective in improving the clinician's communication style and increased the satisfaction of patient's within an e-health environment. This study has identified some historical myths that telehealth cannot be part of empathic patient centred care due to its technology tag.

Transforming higher education and student engagement through collaborative review to inform educational design

This paper reports on staff perceptions arising from a review process designed to assist staff in making informed decisions regarding educational design, approaches to engage students in learning, and the technology to support engagement in the classroom and across multiple locations and delivery modes. The aim of the review process was to transform the level of student engagement in the business faculty of an Australian university. The process took a collaborative approach through consultation with academic staff involved in the design and delivery of the units under review, and included targeted professional development as necessary. An institutional framework that characterises engagement indicator contexts and their attributes facilitated dialog during the review process. This paper reports on a mixed method study that included a survey of participants, and purposeful interviews to evaluate the effectiveness of the process. Although the study identified factors that hindered implementation and operationalization of review recommendations in some instances, study participants were generally of the view that recommendations would enhance student engagement. It is demonstrated that the bottom-up approach described in this paper is consistent with theoretical frameworks for transformational change in teaching and learning and the adoption of innovations.

Nota sullo status della gallina prataiola (Tetrax tetrax) nella Zona di Protezione Speciale Piana di Semestene, Bonorva, Macomer e Bortigali (Sardegna), 2007-2009

The little bustard Tetrax tetrax is a bird of agro-pastoral landscapes rapidly disappearing from most of Western Europe due to agricultural intensification. In Italy, the species is virtually extinct from the mainland but still occurs in Sardinia, where four Special Protection Areas (SPAs) have been designated in 2007 to protect the bustard and related habitat. In this note, we document a steep decline (between 50 and 87,5%) of the species during the last decade in one of those four SPAs, Plains of Semestene, Bonorva, Macomer and Bortigali. However, during summer 2009, a group of 17 individuals was found within the SPA, confirming that the species, although at low numbers (5-15 displaying males), still breeds successfully in the area. Potential limiting factors are also discussed. We urge to undertake conservation measures based on solid scientific evidence if the local population is to be saved from probable extinction in the near future.

Prudentia Iuris, 1981, n° 04 (número completo)

Contenido: Editorial – Jorge Joaquín Llambías : 18-VIII-1981 / Jorge A. Mazzinghi – El orden civil / Tomás D. Casares – La prudencia jurídica : sobre el conocimiento de lo justo concreto / Carlos Ignacio Massini –El derecho a la vida y sus impicancias respecto de la pena de muerte y el aborto a la luz del derecho natural / Silvio Pablo Pestalardo – Pluralismo y sociedad / Fulvio Ramos – Una definición romana del derecho : ars boni et aequi / Edmundo J. Carbone – Hacia la reforma de la ley de adopción / Jorge A. Mazzinghi – La prodigalidad en la Suma Teológica y en la reforma del Código Civil Argentino / Javier Reigada – Escolios – Documentos – Notas bibliográficas

Teología, 1994, Tomo XXXI nº 063 (número completo)

Segundo Encuentro Argentino de Patrología / Luis H. Rivas -- La paradoja del hombre, según Gregorio de Nisa / Anneliese Meis -- Contexto filosófico de los primeros siglos cristianos / Ma. Mercedes Bergadá -- La cultura romana y la Prima Clementis / José P. Martín -- La inculturación retórica / Edgardo M. Morales -- La problemática de la libertad en la controversia pelagiana / Francisco J. Weissmann -- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz en la línea de la inculturación de los Padres / Inés de Cassagne

Anuario Argentino de Derecho Canónico, 2006, Vol. XIII (número completo)

Contenido: Los requisitos psicológicos en el penitente y en el confesor para la eficacia del Sacramento de la Reconciliación / C. Baccioli – La belleza de la verdad sobre el matrimonio : comentario al discurso del Santo Padre a la Rota Romana el 27 de enero de 2007 / J. Bonet Alcón – Servidores de la verdad : la función pastoral de los patronos en los juicios de nulidad matrimonial / A. W. Bunge – Los derechos y las obligaciones del clérigo en la sociedad civil a la luz del Código de Derecho Canónico / A. D. Busso – El celibato : don, propuesta y tarea. (La necesaria madurez humana y el Derecho) / J. Fronza – Iglesias, medios de comunicación y libertad religiosa en la República Argentina / J. G. Navarro Floria – El régimen canónico de los bienes de propiedad de las personas jurídicas privadas / H. A. von Ustinov – Notas – Sentencias – Actualidad – Recensiones

Salamanca, de poblado a ciudad : aproximación histórica a su origen, configuración y desarrollo sociourbanístico antes de la invasión musulmana

Resumen: En este artículo se aborda el origen, configuración y evolución urbana de Salamanca durante las ocupaciones soteña, celtibérica, romana y visigoda, comprendidas entre el siglo VII a.C., Primera Edad del Hierro, y la invasión musulmana de principios del siglo VIII d.C. La principal base documental la constituyen informes de las numerosas excavaciones arqueológicas, en su gran mayoría inéditos depositados en el Museo Provincial, realizadas a partir del año 1984 tanto en el cerro de San Vicente, núcleo germinal de la ciudad, como en el cerro de las Catedrales, núcleo de consolidación definitiva de Salamanca.

Las imágenes del Islam y de los musulmanes en la corona de Castilla : construcciones discursivas cristianas (ss. XII-XV)

Resumen: El trabajo que presentamos a continuación tiene como objetivo abordar distintos aspectos sobre la construcción de las imágenes y de las prácticas discursivas que se proyectaron sobre el Islam y los musulmanes en la Castilla medieval. En este sentido, daremos cuenta del contexto mediterráneo y peninsular en la tensión Cristianismo-Islam, así como también de algunas medidas que desde la Iglesia romana se proyectaban sobre los moros. Recogeremos los antecedentes de las polémicas antiislámicas para luego adentrarnos en el universo castellano y ejemplificar estas disputas con algunos escritores cristianos para analizar sus posturas respecto del Islam y la veracidad de su religión.

O governo de Tibério e a difícil arte de suceder bons imperadores

Resumo: Neste artigo, propomo-nos a analisar o Governo do Imperador Romano Tibério, da forma como foi descrito por Dion Cássio Cocceiano na obra História Romana. Dion Cássio foi senador na passagem do II para o III século d.C. e sua narrativa nos chegou bastante fragmentada, reconstruída a partir dos excertos de Xifilino e Zonaras. A autoridade do Príncipe não era hereditária. Assim, tornavase necessário refazer os laços de patronato e amicitia no início de cada governo. E esta não era uma tarefa fácil, nem mesmo para Tibério que sucedeu o considerado bom Imperador Otávio Augusto.

Proceso sobre rato y no consumado : fase inicial diocesana

Resumen: El proceso para conceder la gracia apostólica de la dispensa del matrimonio rato y no consumado tiene una fase diocesana. La misma ha sido presentada por el autor en forma de taller práctico y forma parte del curso práctico Procesos matrimoniales, hoy, dictado por la Rota Romana en su visita a la Facultad de Derecho Canónico en Buenos Aires.