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Trait�� d'institutions musulmanes anonyme, compos�� de 22 chapitres.

Emotional intelligence compensates for low IQ and boosts low emotionality individuals in a self-presentation task

The research on emotional intelligence (EI) has focused mainly on testing the incremental validity of EI with respect to general intelligence and personality; less attention has been devoted to investigating the potential interaction effects. In a self-presentation task that required participants to obtain positive evaluations from others, individuals low in IQ but high in EI performed as well as the high IQ individuals. In addition, the low emotionality individuals performed significantly higher when also high in EI. The results extend the previous findings on the compensatory effect of EI on low IQ to the domain of interpersonal effectiveness and shed light on the effective functioning of personality traits when interpreted with the interaction of EI. Overall this study suggests that the role of EI in predicting performance might have been overlooked by checking solely for main effects and illustrates new venues for understanding the contribution of EI in explaining emotion-laden performance.

IQ heritability estimation : analyzing genetically-informative data with structural equation models. 'Estimaci??n de la heredabilidad del CI : analizando datos gen??ticamente informativos con modelos de ecuaciones estructurales'

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IQ and aptitude tests : assess your verbal, numerical and spatial reasoning skills.

El libro presenta un conjunto de tests de aptitud (para medir el potencial de ��xito de una persona) y tests de inteligencia normalizados, cada vez m��s utilizados en procesos de contrataci��n, selecci��n y evaluaci��n de personal. Organizados en cuatro apartados, tests de aptitud verbal, espacial, num��rica y tests de inteligencia, permiten trabajar distintas ��reas (significado de palabras, gram��tica y comprensi��n, aptitud verbal avanzada, an��lisis l��gico, c��lculo mental, secuencias num��ricas y problemas num��ricos) para mejorar las habilidades verbales, num��ricas y de razonamiento del lector.

Making development simple. The genetic deterministic hypothesis for economic development

This paper discusses the dangers inherent in allempting to simplify something as complex as development. It does this by exploring the Lynn and Vanhanen theory of deterministic development which asserts that varying levels of economic development seen between countries can be explained by differences in 'national intelligence' (national IQ). Assuming that intelligence is genetically determined, and as different races have been shown to have different IQ, then they argue that economic development (measured as GDP/capita) is largely a function of race and interventions to address imbalances can only have a limited impact. The paper presents the Lynne and Vanhanen case and critically discusses the data and analyses (linear regression) upon which it is based. It also extends the cause-effect basis of Lynne and Vanhanen's theory for economic development into human development by using the Human Development Index (HDI). It is argued that while there is nothing mathematically incorrect with their calculations, there are concerns over the data they employ. Even more fundamentally it is argued that statistically significant correlations between the various components of the HDI and national IQ can occur via a host of cause-effect pathways, and hence the genetic determinism theory is far from proven. The paper ends by discussing the dangers involved in the use of over-simplistic measures of development as a means of exploring cause-effect relationships. While the creators of development indices such as the HDI have good intentions, simplistic indices can encourage simplistic explanations of under-development. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

The geography of tyranny and despair: development indicators and the hypothesis of genetic inevitability of national inequality

Development geography has long sought to understand why inequalities exist and the best ways to address them. Dependency theory sets out an historical rationale for under development based on colonialism and a legacy of developed core and under-developed periphery. Race is relevant in this theory only insofar that Europeans are white and the places they colonised were occupied by people with darker skin colour. There are no innate biological reasons why it happened in that order. However, a new theory for national inequalities proposed by Lynn and Vanhanen in a series of publications makes the case that poorer countries have that status because of a poorer genetic stock rather than an accident of history. They argue that IQ has a genetic basis and IQ is linked to ability. Thus races with a poorer IQ have less ability, and thus national IQ can be positively correlated with performance as measured by an indicator like GDP/capita. Their thesis is one of despair, as little can be done to improve genetic stock significantly other than a programme of eugenics. This paper summarises and critiques the Lynn and Vanhanen hypothesis and the assumptions upon which it is based, and uses this analysis to show how a human desire to simplify in order to manage can be dangerous in development geography. While the attention may naturally be focused on the 'national IQ' variables as a proxy measure of 'innate ability', the assumption of GDP per capita as an indicator of 'success' and 'achievement' is far more readily accepted without criticism. The paper makes the case that the current vogue for indicators, indices and cause-effect can be tyrannical.

IQ in children with autism spectrum disorders: data from the Special Needs and Autism Project (SNAP)

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was once considered to be highly associated with intellectual disability and to show a characteristic IQ profile, with strengths in performance over verbal abilities and a distinctive pattern of ���peaks��� and ���troughs��� at the subtest level. However, there are few data from epidemiological studies. Method Comprehensive clinical assessments were conducted with 156 children aged 10���14 years [mean (s.d.)=11.7 (0.9)], seen as part of an epidemiological study (81 childhood autism, 75 other ASD). A sample weighting procedure enabled us to estimate characteristics of the total ASD population. Results Of the 75 children with ASD, 55% had an intellectual disability (IQ<70) but only 16% had moderate to severe intellectual disability (IQ<50); 28% had average intelligence (115>IQ>85) but only 3% were of above average intelligence (IQ>115). There was some evidence for a clinically significant Performance/Verbal IQ (PIQ/VIQ) discrepancy but discrepant verbal versus performance skills were not associated with a particular pattern of symptoms, as has been reported previously. There was mixed evidence of a characteristic subtest profile: whereas some previously reported patterns were supported (e.g. poor Comprehension), others were not (e.g. no ���peak��� in Block Design). Adaptive skills were significantly lower than IQ and were associated with severity of early social impairment and also IQ. Conclusions In this epidemiological sample, ASD was less strongly associated with intellectual disability than traditionally held and there was only limited evidence of a distinctive IQ profile. Adaptive outcome was significantly impaired even for those children of average intelligence.

Attention bias to emotional faces varies by IQ and anxiety in Williams syndrome

Individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) often experience significant anxiety. A promising approach to anxiety intervention has emerged from cognitive studies of attention bias to threat. To investigate the utility of this intervention in WS, this study examined attention bias to happy and angry faces in individuals with WS (N=46). Results showed a significant difference in attention bias patterns as a function of IQ and anxiety. Individuals with higher IQ or higher anxiety showed a significant bias toward angry, but not happy faces, whereas individuals with lower IQ or lower anxiety showed the opposite pattern. These results suggest that attention bias interventions to modify a threat bias may be most effectively targeted to anxious individuals with WS with relatively high IQ.

Contribui����o ao Conhecimento da Distribui����o Geogr��fica do Tatu-de-Rabo-Mole-Grande Cabassous tatouay no Brasil: Revis��o, Status e Coment��rios sobre a Esp��cie

The greater naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous tatouay is one of the least-known armadillo species. Field records are rare, if not controversial, and only few specimens exist in scientific collections in Brazil. This species is listed in the Brazilian Red List of Threatened Species as well as in six official Brazilian state Red Lists. Fieldwork was performed between 2005 and 2008 to monitor wildlife in the central-western region of S��o Paulo State. Cabassous tatouay was registered in three opportunities, in the municipalities of Agudos, Borebi and Avare, and ecological and morphometrical data were registered. Although this species tolerates altered habitats, the scarce field records may be related to its habits and have led to the lack of basic information on greater naked-tailed armadillos. This communication provides important ecological and biogeographical information about C. tatouay.

Morfologia dos est��matos em fol��olos de amendoim, cultivares tatu e SO-909

Procurando conhecer a variabilidade dos est��matos ocorrentes nos fol��olos do amendoim (Arachis hypogaea L.), cultivares Tatu e SO-909, estudaram-se os tipos de est��matos, o ��ndice estom��tico e dimens��es, com os germoplasmas SO-53 ('Tatu') e SO-909 (PI-259747), obtidos do Banco Ativo de Germoplasma do Instituto Agron��mico (IAC). Nas se����es parad��rmicas dos fol��olos, observaram-se quatro tipos b��sicos de est��matos: anomoc��tico, anisoc��tico, diac��tico e lateroc��clico, al��m de est��matos geminados. Os lateroc��clicos apresentaram-se com maior freq����ncia. Os diac��ticos n��o s��o citados na literatura consultada sobre o g��nero Arachis. A largura dos est��matos e o ��ndice estom��tico mostraram diferen��as entre os gen��tipos.

An��lise histoqu��mica foliar do amendoim: gen��tipos 'Tatu' e SO-909

Este trabalho teve por finalidade a an��lise histoqu��mica foliar de dois gen��tipos de amendoim (Arachis hypogaea L.), do tipo bot��nico Val��ncia: SO-53 ('Tatu') e SO-909 (PI-259747), cuja literatura demonstra apresentarem respostas diferentes de resist��ncia ��s principais mol��stias f��ngicas foliares do Brasil. Se����es transversais das seguintes estruturas - pulvino, haste peciolar, raque, pulv��nulo e fol��olo - e se����es parad��rmicas de fol��olos coletados em dois anos agr��colas consecutivos, foram analisadas quanto �� presen��a de alcal��ides, amido, calose, celulose pura, celulose com pectina, cera, cristais, cutina, lignina, mucilagem, ��leo, resina, tanino e ure��deos (micrograma) por fol��olo (grama). As diferen��as qualitativas histoqu��micas observadas nos diversos tecidos, como a freq����ncia de tanino, alcal��ide, pectina e ��leo, supostamente, podem ser respons��veis pela resist��ncia ou suscetibilidade dos gen��tipos ��s mol��stias f��ngicas foliares. Para fins de caracteriza����o, mostrou-se eficiente a avalia����o de pureza de celulose.

Fatores relacionados �� ades��o das drogarias e farm��cias de Tatu��-SP no projeto Farm��cias Notificadoras

Pharmacovigilance is accomplished by voluntary notification of suspected adverse reactions, medication errors, and deviations from quality, by users and health professionals, through the filling in of forms that are sent to a data bank. To broaden the sources of notifications, the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), in partnership with the Regional Pharmacy Council (CRF) and Center for Health Surveillance (CVS) of each state, introduced the scheme of Notifying Pharmacies. The present study was aimed at determining the factors influencing the decision of drugstores and private pharmacies in Tatu��/SP in 2007, to join this project A descriptive, observational survey of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) was applied to volunteer pharmacists in the town. The results showed that the professionals are awave of pharmacovigilance, (95.24%) and have attitude (95.24%). However, practice is limited (6.0%). Based on this information we concluded that the low support of the project was due to lack of time, interest and no information about the benefits to society of such activity and a lack of support from the pharmacists' organizations. This situation is expected to change with the current introduction of a professional profile, the fusion of professional bodies and the promotion of social awareness on pharmacovigilance.

Avalia����o dos potenciais citot��xico, genot��xico e mutag��nico das ��guas do Ribeir��o Tatu, regi��o de Limeira/SP, ap��s o recebimento de efluentes urbanos

P��s-gradua����o em Ci��ncias Biol��gicas (Biologia Celular e Molecular) - IBRC

Caracteriza����o molecular de isolados de Paracoccidioides brasiliensis obtidos de Dasypus novemcinctus (tatu) e sua correla����o com virul��ncia e origem geogr��fica

P��s-gradua����o em Patologia - FMB

Exig��ncias nutricionais e operacionais para a produ����o de etanol pela levedura IQ-Ar/45-1 a partir do mela��o em batelada alimentada

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient��fico e Tecnol��gico (CNPq)