A Body Outside the Kremlin

A BODY OUTSIDE THE KREMLIN is a historical mystery novel set in the Northern Camps of Special Significance, a Soviet Russian penal institution based in the Solovetsky Archipelago during the 1920s. The protagonist, working first with the camp authorities, then in spite of their disapproval, solves the murder of a fellow prisoner. In the process he improves his position within the camp, while also becoming hardened to the brutal necessities of camp life. Prior to the establishment of the penal camp, the Solovetsky Archipelago was the site of an important Russian Orthodox monastery, and the mystery proves to involve valuables, particularly icons, seized from the monks by the Soviet secret police. Thus the novel treats themes not only of statist repression, but also religious epiphany and the problems of true perception in a world of symbols.

Previous Holocaust Experiences Continue to Affect Food Attitudes in Survivors

A qualitative study was conducted to determine if Holocaust survivors’ food attitudes are influenced by their earlier experiences. The 25 survivor interviewees (14 males, 11 females) ranged in age from 71 to 85 years and resided in Miami-Dade and Broward, Florida counties. Most (56%) were interned in concentration camps during the Holocaust. Interviews were tape-recorded and later transcribed. Results showed earlier experiences influenced food attitudes. The most common themes were: 1) Difficulty throwing food away - even when spoiled; 2) Storing excess food; 3) Craving a certain food; 4) Difficulty standing in line for food; and 5) Anxiety when food is not readily available. Sub-themes included healthy eating and empathy for those currently suffering from hunger. Fourteen (56%) fast for religious holidays, but 7 (28%) said they already had “fasted enough.” Dietitians and others are encouraged to evaluate food service programs to minimize uncomfortable food-related situations for Holocaust survivors.

Conduções cênicas: A “Açon” e o movimento através dos princípios e procedimentos metodológicos de Gilles Gwizdek

The research identifies and describes the principles and methodological procedures of the director Gilles Gaetan Gwizdek on the transposition of the dramatic text to the space of representation through action and movement. Besides that, it presents the results of the experiment in two different labor camps and conducting modes: the no-actor student, inserted into the basic education, and the actor-student, inserted in higher education. Through the scenic paths encountered by the director, the individuals were could find their own ways and verify, through the scenic conductions, how such methodological procedures can achieve a pedagogical thinking about the actor's work. As theoretical referential, were studied the artists-educators: Jacques Copeau, in what sensitizes to the use of dramatic text, and Jacques Lecoq, it approaches of the physical use of the actor's body to the theater. The concepts about theater of the scholars in theater: Constantin Stanislavski, Eugênio Barba, Meyerhold, Eugênio Kusnet, Bertold Brecht go through the theoretical revisions of the thinkers: Odete Aslan, Patrice Pavis, Ney Piacentini, Lúcia Romano, Flávio Desgranges e Anne Bogart, in what affects their practical experiences and conceptual about the text, the action and the movement. It was analyzed also the practical experience based on the principles and methodological procedures of Gilles director, in rehearsals and performances of students in the ninth grade of the primary school the Basic School of the Federal University of Uberlândia - ESEBA, as also, of the students of the sixth, seventh and eighth period, of the Theater Graduation in the same university. From this analysis, it was proposed an interrelation between the theoretical and practical works, done by reading of the artists-educators about movement and Gilles Gwizdek in his work process. The research suggests that, from the movement, the student can build autonomously a character through the experience of small movements of the body. Thus, this student would increase his relationship between stage and audience, and consequently, he would cause a possible state of "seduction" of the spectator to the spectacle.

Réfugiés et prisonniers de guerre à Sherbrooke : le camp d'internement Newington, 1940-1946

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

Interned in Scotland. The Stobs Camp during the First World War

After the outbreak of war, civilians of Central Power nationality were declared ‘enemy aliens’ throughout the British Empire. Scotland serves as a representative case history to analyse patterns of public Germanophobia, ethnic minority displacement, internment, and repatriation. The Stobs camp in the Scottish Borders region was one of the biggest camps in the Empire. Internees were affected by the depressive ‘barbed wire disease’ and organised a plethora of activities. Those who were repatriated faced destitution in Germany. Neither in Britain nor in Germany have they been included in remembrance cultures. Within wider debates about the totalisation of warfare during World War I, the article takes on a global perspective to argue in favour of a stronger emphasis on civilian suffering.

‘Enemy aliens’ in wartime:civilian internment in South Africa during World War I

This article explores the previously neglected history of civilian internment in South Africa during World War I. German, Austro-Hungarian and Turkish nationals were classified as ‘enemy aliens’. They included mostly male immigrants, but also several hundred women and children deported from Sub-Saharan colonial contact zones. The main camp was Fort Napier in Pietermaritzburg, holding around 2,500. Based on sources in South African, German and British archives, this multi-perspectival enquiry highlights the salience of the South African case and integrates it into wider theoretical questions and arguments. The policy of civilian internment was rolled out comprehensively throughout the British Empire. Not least lessons learnt from the South African War (1900-1902), when Britain had been widely criticised for harsh conditions in its camps, led to relatively humane prisoner treatment. Another mitigating factor were the pro-German sympathies of the Afrikaner population. Nevertheless, suffering occurred through isolation and deportation. Remembering the First World War mainly as a ‘’soldiers’ war’ on the Western Front generates too narrow a picture. Widening the lens on civilians of both sexes in overseas territories supports notions of war totalisation.

Neurosurgical Needs and Assets Assessment of Public Hospitals in Uganda: An Eevaluation of Mulago Hospital to Inform Neurosurgical Program Planning at Mbarara

Background: Since 2007, there has been an ongoing collaboration between Duke University and Mulago National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Kampala, Uganda to increase surgical capacity. This program is prepared to expand to other sites within Uganda to improve neurosurgery outside of Kampala as well. This study assessed the existing progress at Mulago NRH and the neurosurgical needs and assets at two potential sites for expansion. Methods: Three public hospitals were visited to assess needs and assets: Mulago NRH, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (RRH), and Gulu RRH. At each site, a surgical capacity tool was administered and healthcare workers were interviewed about perceived needs and assets. A total of 39 interviews were conducted between the three sites. Thematic analysis of the interviews was conducted to identify the reported needs and assets at each hospital. Results: Some improvements are needed to the Duke-Mulago Collaboration model prior to expansion; minor changes to the neurosurgery residency program as well as the method for supply donation and training provided during neurosurgery camps need to examined. Neurosurgery can be implemented at Mbarara RRH currently but the hospital needs a biomedical equipment technician on staff immediately. Gulu RRH is not well positioned for Neurosurgery until there is a CT Scanner somewhere in the Northern Region of Uganda or at the hospital. Conclusions: Neurosurgery is already present in Uganda on a small scale and needs rapid expansion to meet patient needs. This progression is possible with prudent allocation of resources on strategic equipment purchases, human resources including clinical staff and biomedical staff, and changes to the supply chain management system.

Overnight Summer Music Camp and the Impact on its Youth: A Case Study

This qualitative case study explores an overnight music camp, Camp Encore Coda. The purpose is to gain an understanding of the environment, uncovering the unique ways it impacts the social and musical developments of its participating youth while contrasting it to that of the traditional classroom. Framed by the concept of multidimensional growth, data were collected using surveys, interviews, focus group, and observations. The study uncovered exorbitant levels of social and musical growth among the youth; all directly linked to isolation from technology, communal living, and musical immersion in a community of practice. There lacks a significant amount of music education research attempting to explore and provide an initial evaluation of the learning opportunities unique to overnight music camps. This is particularly significant for music educators who strive to continue the advancement of the field through positive impact on students inside and outside of the school classroom.

Consumo de oxígeno máximo en futbolistas universitarios de Valparaíso

El objetivo fue comparar el consumo de oxigeno máximo por posición de juego en jugadores de fútbol pertenecientes a las selecciones universitariasde la región de Valparaíso, año 2014. Fueron evaluados 114 jugadores de siete instituciones de educación superior. Los sujetos fueron evaluados previo consentimiento informado con el instrumento Yo YoTest de recuperación intermitente nivel I. La muestra fue distribuida en arqueros, defensas, volantes y delanteros. La evaluación se aplicó en los lugares donde entrenan regularmente. Los resultados evidenciaron diferencias significativas (p<,05) en el consumo de oxígeno máximo (Vo2máx) entre las posiciones de juego, los arqueros presentaron un promedio de Vo2máx de 45,14 ± 6,06 ml/kg/min, seguidos de delanteros que obtuvieron un Vo2máx promedio de 50,42 ± 5,57 ml/kg/min, luego, defensas presentan un Vo2máx promedio de 51,05 ± 5,28 ml/kg/min, siendo volantes o mediocampistas los que obtuvieron una mejor evaluación en comparación con las otras posiciones de juego con un promedio de 51,20 ± 6,31 ml/kg/min. Se concluye que existen diferencias significativas en el consumo de oxigeno máximo por posición de juego. Los arqueros presentan menor consumo de oxigeno máximo que los defensas, volantes y delanteros (p<,05)

Algunas perspectivas teóricas acerca de la enseñanza del fútbol en la niñez

El siguiente trabajo tiene como objetivo presentar algunas conclusiones sobre la enseñanza del fútbol en la niñez. En consecuencia, es preciso aclarar que, del mismo modo que Eric Dunning y Norbert Elías (1996) lo han establecido, son pocos los estudios que han tratado académicamente el tema del fútbol, en especial aquellos que pudieran provenir de la Educación Física. Como resultado de este acontecer, la información encontrada en este trabajo reviste un carácter histórico-político, que proviene de: investigaciones de corte histórico; trabajos en relación a la Fisiología del Ejercicio; estudios provenientes de la Psicología del Deporte; y en menor medida a la Sociología, el Periodismo Deportivo y al Marketing Deportivo. En este punto se debe aclarar que los aportes que la Educación Física realizó al campo, refieren casi exclusivamente a análisis estructurales del deporte, fundamentalmente orientados por cuestiones metodológicas, técnicas o tácticas, desde una mirada situada en el análisis organicista y evolutivo de la práctica

Consumo de oxígeno máximo en futbolistas universitarios de Valparaíso

El objetivo fue comparar el consumo de oxigeno máximo por posición de juego en jugadores de fútbol pertenecientes a las selecciones universitariasde la región de Valparaíso, año 2014. Fueron evaluados 114 jugadores de siete instituciones de educación superior. Los sujetos fueron evaluados previo consentimiento informado con el instrumento Yo YoTest de recuperación intermitente nivel I. La muestra fue distribuida en arqueros, defensas, volantes y delanteros. La evaluación se aplicó en los lugares donde entrenan regularmente. Los resultados evidenciaron diferencias significativas (p<,05) en el consumo de oxígeno máximo (Vo2máx) entre las posiciones de juego, los arqueros presentaron un promedio de Vo2máx de 45,14 ± 6,06 ml/kg/min, seguidos de delanteros que obtuvieron un Vo2máx promedio de 50,42 ± 5,57 ml/kg/min, luego, defensas presentan un Vo2máx promedio de 51,05 ± 5,28 ml/kg/min, siendo volantes o mediocampistas los que obtuvieron una mejor evaluación en comparación con las otras posiciones de juego con un promedio de 51,20 ± 6,31 ml/kg/min. Se concluye que existen diferencias significativas en el consumo de oxigeno máximo por posición de juego. Los arqueros presentan menor consumo de oxigeno máximo que los defensas, volantes y delanteros (p<,05)

Algunas perspectivas teóricas acerca de la enseñanza del fútbol en la niñez

El siguiente trabajo tiene como objetivo presentar algunas conclusiones sobre la enseñanza del fútbol en la niñez. En consecuencia, es preciso aclarar que, del mismo modo que Eric Dunning y Norbert Elías (1996) lo han establecido, son pocos los estudios que han tratado académicamente el tema del fútbol, en especial aquellos que pudieran provenir de la Educación Física. Como resultado de este acontecer, la información encontrada en este trabajo reviste un carácter histórico-político, que proviene de: investigaciones de corte histórico; trabajos en relación a la Fisiología del Ejercicio; estudios provenientes de la Psicología del Deporte; y en menor medida a la Sociología, el Periodismo Deportivo y al Marketing Deportivo. En este punto se debe aclarar que los aportes que la Educación Física realizó al campo, refieren casi exclusivamente a análisis estructurales del deporte, fundamentalmente orientados por cuestiones metodológicas, técnicas o tácticas, desde una mirada situada en el análisis organicista y evolutivo de la práctica

Algunas perspectivas teóricas acerca de la enseñanza del fútbol en la niñez

El siguiente trabajo tiene como objetivo presentar algunas conclusiones sobre la enseñanza del fútbol en la niñez. En consecuencia, es preciso aclarar que, del mismo modo que Eric Dunning y Norbert Elías (1996) lo han establecido, son pocos los estudios que han tratado académicamente el tema del fútbol, en especial aquellos que pudieran provenir de la Educación Física. Como resultado de este acontecer, la información encontrada en este trabajo reviste un carácter histórico-político, que proviene de: investigaciones de corte histórico; trabajos en relación a la Fisiología del Ejercicio; estudios provenientes de la Psicología del Deporte; y en menor medida a la Sociología, el Periodismo Deportivo y al Marketing Deportivo. En este punto se debe aclarar que los aportes que la Educación Física realizó al campo, refieren casi exclusivamente a análisis estructurales del deporte, fundamentalmente orientados por cuestiones metodológicas, técnicas o tácticas, desde una mirada situada en el análisis organicista y evolutivo de la práctica

The Worsening of the employment and work conditions and its relationship to the self-perceived health in European working population. Relevance and effects of the latest socioeconomic crisis

The recent crisis of the capitalistic economic system has altered the working conditions and occupations in the European Union. The recession situation has accelerated trends and has brought transformations that have been observed before. Changes have not looked the same way in all the countries of the Union. The social occupation norms, labour relations models and the type of global welfare provision can help underline some of these inequalities. Poor working conditions can expose workers to situations of great risk. This is one of the basic assumptions of the theoretical models and analytical studies of the approach to the psychosocial work environment. Changes in working conditions of the population seems to be important to explain in the worst health states. To observe these features in the current period of economic recession it has made a comparative study of trend through the possibilities of the European Working Conditions Survey in the 2005 and 2010 editions. It has also set different multivariate logistic regression models to explore potential partnerships with the worst conditions of employment and work. It seems that the economic crisis has intensified changes in working conditions and highlighted the effects of those conditions on the poor health of the working population. This conclusion can’t be extended for all EU countries; some differences were observed in terms of global welfare models.

Commodification of health care systems: The Catalan case

Commodification of the public healthcare system has been a growing process in recent decades, especially in universal healthcare systems and in high-income countries like Spain.  There are substantial differences in the healthcare systems of each autonomous region of Spain, among which Catalonia is characterized by having a mixed healthcare system with complex partnerships and interactions between the public and private healthcare sectors.  Using a narrative review approach, this article addresses various aspects of the Catalan healthcare system, characterizing the privatization and commodification of health processes in Catalonia from a historical perspective with particular attention to recent legislative changes and austerity measures.  The article approximates, the eventual effects that commodification and austerity measures will have on the health of the population and on the structure, accessibility, effectiveness, equity and quality of healthcare services.