Philip's history atlas : 2000 years of world and british history.

Veinte siglos de historia del mundo y de historia británica organizados cronológica y temáticamente en este Atlas de Historia. Contiene temas claves para estudiantes de secundaria desde el Imperio Romano y China Antigua hasta los conflictos del mundo y las operaciones pacificadoras en 1990.

Comportamiento de compra de alimentos orgánicos en la ciudad de Quito desde la perspectiva del modelo de comportamiento del consumidor final de Philip Kotler

Esta investigación de carácter cualitativo presenta al lector una mirada profunda hacia las influencias y motivaciones que perfilan el comportamiento de compra de productos orgánicos en la ciudad de Quito tomando en cuenta como referencia el modelo de comportamiento de compra del consumidor final propuesto por Philip Kotler. Gracias a la investigación se determinó que el público objetivo de esta categoría, en su mayoría mujeres, no posee influencias externas relacionadas con estrategias de marketing que motiven la compra, son sus propias madres y hermanas las que motivan la búsqueda y en menor grado médicos y profesionales conocedores de agricultura orgánica. Los compradores hombres son influenciados por sus parejas mujeres o por una búsqueda personal de alternativas que sean coherentes con ideales de ecología urbana. Las motivaciones básicas de compra identificadas son la salud y buen sabor y aquellas motivaciones intrínsecas están relacionadas a la necesidad de control, pertenencia y distinción las mismas que se satisfacen mediante la rutina de compra y consumo de esta categoría en familia o con otros. El proceso de compra actual denota oportunidades de mejora principalmente en la construcción de una imagen clara y positiva, información, disponibilidad y procesos de venta responsables con el ambiente.

Increased dietary α-linolenic acid has sex-specific effects upon eicosapentaenoic acid status in humans: re-examination of data from a randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel study

Background: There is a metabolic pathway by which mammals can convert the omega-3 (n-3) essential fatty acid α-linolenic acid (ALA) into longer-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC n-3 PUFA) including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). As far as we know there are currently no studies that have specifically examined sex differences in the LC n-3 PUFA response to increased dietary ALA intake in humans, although acute studies with isotope-labelled ALA identified that women have a significantly greater capacity to synthesise EPA and DHA from ALA compared to men. Findings: Available data from a placebo-controlled, randomised study were re-examined to identify whether there are sex differences in the LC n-3 PUFA response to increased dietary ALA intake in humans. There was a significant difference between sexes in the response to increased dietary ALA, with women having a significantly greater increase in the EPA content of plasma phospholipids (mean +2.0% of total fatty acids) after six months of an ALA-rich diet compared to men (mean +0.7%, P = 0.039). Age and BMI were identified as predictors of response to dietary ALA among women. Conclusions: Women show a greater increase in circulating EPA than men during increased dietary ALA consumption. Further understanding of individual variation in the response to dietary ALA could inform nutrition advice, with recommendations being specifically tailored according to habitual diet, sex, age and BMI.

Queering Philip Roth: homosocial discourse in 'An actor’s life for me', 'Letting go', 'Sabbath’s theater' and the 'American trilogy'

Much has been written on Roth’s representation of masculinity, but this critical discourse has tended to be situated within a heteronormative frame of reference, perhaps because of Roth’s popular reputation as an aggressively heterosexual, libidinous, masculinist, in some versions sexist or even misogynist author. In this essay I argue that Roth’s representation of male sexuality is more complex, ambiguous, and ambivalent than has been generally recognized. Tracing a strong thread of what I call homosocial discourse running through Roth’s oeuvre, I suggest that the series of intimate relationships with other men that many of Roth’s protagonists form are conspicuously couched in this discourse and that a recognition of this ought to reconfigure our sense of the sexual politics of Roth’s career, demonstrating in particular that masculinity in his work is too fluid and dynamic to be accommodated by the conventional binaries of heterosexual and homosexual, feminized Jew and hyper-masculine Gentile, the “ordinary sexual man” and the transgressively desiring male subject.

Caring a a resilient practice in mental health nursing

This paper will develop a discussion about caring as a modern mental health nurse. We argue that the demands of mental health nursing today extend beyond the more traditional skills of care and caring. We believe that in order to meet mental health needs in the 21st century that caring should be extended to encompass the additional expertise of emotional intelligence and resilience. Emotional intelligence, resilience, and resilient behaviours have the potential to assist individuals to transcend negative experiences and transform these experiences into positive self-enhancing ones. This has implications for improved consumer outcomes through role-modelling and educational processes, but also may hold implications in supporting a strong workforce in mental health.

Evidence-based mental health nursing in Australia: our history and our future

This paper will develop a discussion related to evidence-based knowledge for mental health nursing, arguing for a historical component to be included in the comprehensive degree programme that will offer significant insights into mental health nursing knowledge from historical information and constructing implications for contemporary practice. Our understanding of the present is clearer by this looking back and forth and by adding meaning (and what the meanings mean) to what historically preceded. It allows the history of psychiatry to be a much more productive, useful, and a continual source of wisdom for the here and now. This blending of past knowledge with contemporary inquiry can offer depth in mental health nursing practices by forming a context for practice for the beginning nurse practitioner.