Trauerreden auf den verewigten Herrn Benjamin Willstätter, Oberrat a.D., geb. 17. Dezember 1813, gest. 18. Juli 1895

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Die Bekehrung zweier Rabbiner : Selig Benjamin und Aron Mendel

dargestellt von Fr. Stolle

The medical malpractice insurance "crises" and federal medical malpractice tort reform: Collection and analysis of bills passed by the United States House of Representatives from 1995--2005

There have been three medical malpractice insurance "crises" in the United States over a time spanning roughly the past three decades (Poisson, 2004, p. 759-760). Each crisis is characterized by a number of common features, including rapidly increasing medical malpractice insurance premiums, cancellation of existing insurance policies, and a decreased willingness of insurers to offer or renew medical malpractice insurance policies (Poisson, 2004, p. 759-760). Given the recurrent "crises," many sources argue that medical malpractice insurance coverage has become too expensive a commodity—one that many physicians simply cannot afford (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS], 2002, p. 1-2; Physician Insurers Association of America [PIAA], 2003, p. 1; Jackiw, 2004, p. 506; Glassman, 2004, p. 417; Padget, 2003, p. 216). ^ The prohibitively high cost of medical liability insurance is said to limit the geographical areas and medical specializations in which physicians are willing to practice. As a result, the high costs of medical liability insurance are ultimately said to affect whether or not people have access to health care services. ^ In an effort to control the medical liability insurance crises—and to preserve or restore peoples' access to health care—every state in the United States has passed "at least some laws designed to reduce medical malpractice premium rates" (GAO, 2003, p.5-6). More recently, however, the United States has witnessed a push to implement federal reform of the medical malpractice tort system. Accordingly, this project focuses on federal medical malpractice tort reform. This project was designed to investigate the following specific question: Do the federal medical malpractice tort reform bills which passed in the House of Representatives between 1995 and 2005 differ in respect to their principle features? To answer this question, the text of the bills, law review articles, and reports from government and private agencies were analyzed. Further, a matrix was compiled to concisely summarize the principle features of the proposed federal medical malpractice tort reform bills. Insight gleaned from this investigation and matrix compilation informs discussion about the potential ramifications of enacting federal medical malpractice tort reform legislation. ^

HOUSE-TO-HOUSE SURVEY OF ACCESS TO AND USE OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN METROPOLITAN LAGOS, NIGERIA

One of the broad objectives of the Nigerian health service, vigorously being pursued at all levels of government, is to make comprehensive health care available and accessible to the population at the lowest possible cost, within available resources. Some state governments in the federation have already introduced free medical service as a practical way to remove financial barriers to access and in turn to encourage greater utilization of publicly funded care facilities.^ To aid health planners and decision makers in identifying a shorter corridor through which urban dwellers can gain access to comprehensive health care, a health interview survey of the metropolitan Lagos was undertaken. The primary purpose was to ascertain the magnitude of access problems which urban households face in seeking care from existing public facilities at the time of need. Six categories of illness chosen from the 1975 edition of the International Classification of Disease were used as indicators of health need.^ Choice of treatment facilities in response to illness episode was examined in relation to distance, travel time, time of use and transportation experiences. These were graphically described. The overall picture indicated that distance and travel time coexist with transportation problems in preventing a significant segment of those in need of health care from benefitting in the free medical service offered in public health facilities. Within this milieu, traditional medicine and its practitioners became the most preferred alternative. Recommendations were offered for action with regard to decentralization of general practitioner (GP) consultations in general hospitals and integration of traditional medicine and its practitioners into public health service. ^

Returning Texas Senate Bill 530 back to 1100 Congress Avenue: The need for effective surveillance reporting of student fitness levels to Texas house representatives

Every Texas student is required to complete the FITNESSGRAM fitness assessment under legislation outlined in Senate Bill 530. This study described cardiovascular, body mass index (BMI), and overall fitness levels of students (grades 3–12) in the state of Texas during the 2009–2010 school year, and provides examples of how to effectively present results to Texas House Representatives using three unique health communication strategies. Given the Texas legislature mandates FITNESSGRAM collection yet did not require reporting according to their election district, the data were aggregated to 150 Texas House Representative Districts by sex and grade category to facilitate effective fitness data dissemination. Fitness data were also analyzed with results from the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) to provide insight into potential relationships between fitness and academic achievement. ^ The majority of students in Texas need improvement on at least 1 fitness assessment. In general, female students have superior fitness in elementary and middle school but the fitness edge is erased by high school. Female cardiovascular fitness deteriorates faster from elementary to high school compared to male students. Female BMI deteriorates and male BMI improves from elementary to high school. Cardiovascular fitness and overall fitness decreases from elementary to high school for both male and female students. ^ Student fitness was significantly and strongly independently correlated with academic achievement. Further analysis showed that House Representatives with TAKS scores in the top quartile consistently showed superior fitness. Small significant partial correlations remain between fitness and TAKS assessment after controlling for socioeconomic status. In general, correlations were stronger between female BMI and TAKS assessment compared to male students. Cardiovascular fitness was significantly correlated with TAKS assessment for both genders. This paper supports student fitness as a confounder in the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. Plus, student fitness has a strong correlation with academic that deserves further exploration. ^ Senate Bill 530 fails to organize and implement a health communication strategy that effectively disseminates the health data collected to stakeholders of interest. The lack of a vital health communication strategy results in an incomplete student health surveillance system. This paper outlines three unique strategies tailored to legislators. It is important to disseminate health information using a variety of methods tailored to your targeted audience. The use of interactive mapping technology presented (GIS) uses new technology that has the potential to effectively reach a large audience.^

Three Years in a Mad-House: The Story of my Life at the Asylum, my Escape, and the Strange Adventures which Followed

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Walter Benjamin : a la búsqueda del tiempo perdido

El objeto de este trabajo es discutir algunas interpretaciones que, sobre la producción de Walter Benjamin, circulan en el espacio académico. Desde mi perspectiva las últimas lecturas han asignado a la obra benjaminiana una significación próxima a la de la teoría de la deconstrucción. Desde mi punto de vista estas interpretaciones se hallan bastante lejos de las preocupaciones que alientan en la producción del autor. La inocultable tensión entre una forma de escritura que puede ser leída sin dudas como poética y la crítica benjaminiana de la estetización fascista de la política, entre un lenguaje que asemeja en muchos casos el de los místicos judíos en el tiempo de la espera tensa del advenimiento del Mesías y el acontecimiento profano de cuya irrupción luminosa Benjamin aguarda la emancipación: la revolución social ha incitado intentos recurrentes de hacer jugar a Benjamin en el terreno de la moda. El modesto propósito de este escrito es el de esbozar apenas una aproximación a Benjamin, una suerte de lectura benjaminiana de Benjamin en una época que a la vez que rinde tributo a su producción (se han multiplicado las ediciones, traducciones, publicaciones, seminarios, cursos) tiende a obliterar en él la dimensión política.

Adorno y Benjamin sobre la cultura : acerca de un equívoco persistente

En teoría de la comunicación dentro de Latinoamérica, se ha vuelto un lugar común el supuesto de que W. Benjamin fue un defensor de la cultura de masas, un populista; el cual, por tanto, sería por completo opuesto a la figura de Adorno, con su reconocido elitismo cultural. De tal modo se opaca cualquier relación entre el pensamiento de ambos, al punto de que en una interpretación que ha popularizado Martín Barbero Benjamin no queda incluido como un autor frankfurtiano. El trabajo busca retomar la relación de Benjamin con lo sublime, para negar formas actuales de lo masivo; y con el marxismo, para mostrar su intransigencia ante el sistema capitalista, en oposición al neopopulismo latinoamericano actual. A la vez, la interpretación se diferencia también de la de B.Sarlo, quien hace una reivindicación unilateral de la cultura letrada frente a la cultura de masas.

La filosofía de Benjamin Aybar

Fil: Rego, Francisco.

Córdoba en pedazos : habitar/circular en contextos sociosegregados

La ciudad de Córdoba se ha ido constituyendo como ciudad turística/ciudad espectáculo, a través de un “embellecimiento estratégico" que la vuelve extraña a sus propios habitantes, especialmente a los de clases subalternas. Las presentes reflexiones abordan las experiencias de habitar/desplazarse por la ciudad de estos sujetos durante la última década. Partimos de una breve referencia a la forma sociohabitacional ciudad barrio como respuesta de vivienda social generada por el Gobierno Provincial que impactó fuertemente en la experiencia de los “beneficiarios" como en el perfil de la ciudad. Desde una perspectiva metodológica en clave benjaminiana orientada a “pensar en/a partir de imágenes", presentamos algunas escenas expresivas de los modos de habitar, percibir y sentirse en la ciudad, algunas imágenes que condensan ciertos estados de sentir que manifiestan los pobladores -mediante la palabra pero también mediante la forma de apropiación de la vivienda y del barrio observada-. Ponemos en juego estas imágenes con otras, producto de una encuesta realizada en las ciudades barrio. Buscamos así reconstruir algunos de los fragmentos de la urbe cordobesa tal como es vivida, pedazos que abarcan el mero espacio de la casa, y trayectos fuertemente segregados por clase.

Walter Benjamin : Teología y teología política. Una dialéctica herética

Fil: Naishtat, Francisco Samuel. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación; Argentina.