Perceção de risco no one-night stand – Um estudo com adultos emergentes

O presente trabalho teve como objetivos estudar o envolvimento dos estudantes universitários em sexo ocasional (one-night stand) compreendendo a relação entre esta e as variáveis perceção de risco, riscos físicos, emocionais e psicológicos associados ao sexo ocasional e os fatores de influência associados ao envolvimento no mesmo. Neste estudo participaram 203 estudantes universitários, do 1o ciclo, pertencentes à Universidade de Évora, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 25 anos (adultos emergentes). Os resultados obtidos sugerem que existe uma correlação significativa entre o envolvimento em sexo ocasional e a ausência de perceção de risco, porém existindo diferenças relativamente à mesma no momento do envolvimento em sexo ocasional e na fase posterior a este, revelando que antes e durante o comportamento os estudantes universitários não parecem percecionar os riscos reais, sendo que, em alguns casos, não utilizam estratégias para reduzir os mesmos. Esta perceção tardia dos possíveis riscos corridos, muitas vezes influenciada pelo consumo de bebidas alcoólicas, leva a um grande nível de arrependimento (principalmente nas mulheres). Sendo que o arrependimento traz aos indivíduos um sentimento de vazio, de rejeição, de perda, de desapontamento e perda de auto estima é de extrema importância perceber que impacto terão estes fatores no desenvolvimento dos adultos emergentes e no self de cada indivíduo. A partir dos resultados obtidos procuram retirar-se implicações para o trabalho no âmbito da prevenção e promoção da saúde com estudantes universitários.

Snake Island S189

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources provides maps to recreational and state shellfish grounds, available to the public for recreational harvesting or to commercial harvest. This map shows the location of Snake Island S189 Recreational Shellfish Ground in Charleston County.

Vocal Jazz Night, December 7, 2002

Concert Program for Vocal Jazz Night, December 7, 2002

TRPM1 is mutated in patients with autosomal-recessive complete congenital stationary night blindness.

Night vision requires signaling from rod photoreceptors to adjacent bipolar cells in the retina. Mutations in the genes NYX and GRM6, expressed in ON bipolar cells, lead to a disruption of the ON bipolar cell response. This dysfunction is present in patients with complete X-linked and autosomal-recessive congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) and can be assessed by standard full-field electroretinography (ERG), showing severely reduced rod b-wave amplitude and slightly altered cone responses. Although many cases of complete CSNB (cCSNB) are caused by mutations in NYX and GRM6, in approximately 60% of the patients the gene defect remains unknown. Animal models of human diseases are a good source for candidate genes, and we noted that a cCSNB phenotype present in homozygous Appaloosa horses is associated with downregulation of TRPM1. TRPM1, belonging to the family of transient receptor potential channels, is expressed in ON bipolar cells and therefore qualifies as an excellent candidate. Indeed, mutation analysis of 38 patients with CSNB identified ten unrelated cCSNB patients with 14 different mutations in this gene. The mutation spectrum comprises missense, splice-site, deletion, and nonsense mutations. We propose that the cCSNB phenotype in these patients is due to the absence of functional TRPM1 in retinal ON bipolar cells.

La controverse avant le film : quelle politique pour Good Night, And Good Luck ?

This article aims to explain how newspapers commented on the movie Good Night, and Good Luck before its release. The media coverage anticipated George Clooney's film as a partisan attack launched against George W. Bush's policy since 9/11. Clooney advocates another reading: the historic confrontation between journalist Edward Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarty permits to reflect on the crucial role that the media play for democracy. Such reflection tries to prevent the dividing of the public sphere into antagonistic camps opposing "friends" to "foes," a division that undermines the possibility of a true pluralism. Our socio-semiotic analysis will focus on the critical work accomplished by the media, and on the way that work determines the collective meaning of a cultural object. Simultaneously, we will discuss the necessary conditions for pluralism in a public sphere.

Subjective, behavioural and electrophysiological measurements of the time-course and intensity of sleep inertia after a full night of sleep /

Several recent studies have described the period of impaired alertness and performance known as sleep inertia that occurs upon awakening from a full night of sleep. They report that sleep inertia dissipates in a saturating exponential manner, the exact time course being task dependent, but generally persisting for one to two hours. A number of factors, including sleep architecture, sleep depth and circadian variables are also thought to affect the duration and intensity. The present study sought to replicate their findings for subjective alertness and reaction time and also to examine electrophysiological changes through the use of event-related potentials (ERPs). Secondly, several sleep parameters were examined for potential effects on the initial intensity of sleep inertia. Ten participants spent two consecutive nights and subsequent mornings in the sleep lab. Sleep architecture was recorded for a fiiU nocturnal episode of sleep based on participants' habitual sleep patterns. Subjective alertness and performance was measured for a 90-minute period after awakening. Alertness was measured every five minutes using the Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS) and a visual analogue scale (VAS) of sleepiness. An auditory tone also served as the target stimulus for an oddball task designed to examine the NlOO and P300 components ofthe ERP waveform. The five-minute oddball task was presented at 15-minute intervals over the initial 90-minutes after awakening to obtain six measures of average RT and amplitude and latency for NlOO and P300. Standard polysomnographic recording were used to obtain digital EEG and describe the night of sleep. Power spectral analyses (FFT) were used to calculate slow wave activity (SWA) as a measure of sleep depth for the whole night, 90-minutes before awakening and five minutes before awakening.

Night view of Hashinger Hall, Chapman University, Orange, California

Night view of Hashinger Hall, Chapman University, 346 N. Center Street, Orange, California. The late Dr. Edward H. Hashinger, former trustee and past chairman of the board is the man whose name has graced the walls of this building since 1969. The Hashinger Science Center (3 floors, 65,364 sq.ft.) houses all science departments including biology, natural and applied sciences, environmental and chemical sciences, food science and nutrition, kinesiology and physical therapy.

Night view of Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California

Night view of Memorial Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California.

Night view of North Morlan Residence Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California

Night view of North Morlan Residence Hall, Chapman College, Orange, California, ca. 1969. Written on back: "Phto by Ardon Alger 68-69"

A midsummer night's dream [by William Shakespeare]; ed. by Edmund K. Chambers

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« Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite» : exploring the mental health fallout of urban bed bug infestation in Montréal, Québec

Problématique : La littérature scientifique ne contient actuellement aucune étude épidémiologique portant sur la relation entre l’exposition à une infestation de punaises de lit (Cimex lectularis) et la santé mentale. L’objectif de cette étude est d’explorer la relation entre le statut d’exposition aux punaises de lit et des mesures de dépression, anxiété et perturbation du sommeil. Méthodes : Cette recherche est une étude transversale basée sur une analyse secondaire des données provenant de N=91 adultes locataires de logements insalubres qui ont répondu à un questionnaire de santé au moment d’interventions médico-environnementales menées par la direction de santé publique de Montréal entre janvier et juin 2010. Le questionnaire de santé inclut le « Questionnaire de santé du patient (QSP-9) », qui est un outil mesurant les symptômes associés à la dépression, l’outil de dépistage d’anxiété généralisée (GAD-7) et les items 1-18 de l’indice de la qualité du sommeil de Pittsburgh (PSQI). L’association entre une exposition autorapportée à une infestation de punaises de lit et le niveau de perturbation du sommeil selon la sous-échelle correspondante du PSQI, les symptômes dépressifs selon le QSP-9 et les symptômes anxieux selon le GAD-7, a été évaluée en utilisant une analyse de régression linéaire multivariée. Des données descriptives relatives aux troubles de sommeil autodéclarés et à des comportements reliés à un isolement social, dus à une exposition aux punaises de lit, sont aussi présentées. Résultats : L’échantillon comprenait 38 hommes et 53 femmes. Parmi les 91 participants, 49 adultes ont signalé une exposition aux punaises de lit et de ce nombre, 53,06% (26/49) ont déclaré des troubles de sommeil et 46,94% (23/49) des comportements d’isolement social, en raison de l’exposition. Les adultes exposés à des punaises de lit ont obtenu des résultats significativement plus élevés sur le QSP-9 (p=0,025), le GAD-7 (p=0,026) et sur la sous-échelle mesurant la perturbation du sommeil (p=0,003) comparativement à ceux qui n’étaient pas exposés. Conclusions : Cette première étude exploratoire met en évidence une association significative entre l’état d’exposition aux punaises de lit et des troubles de sommeil, ainsi que des symptômes anxieux et dépressifs, indiquant que ceux qui sont exposés aux punaises de lit représentent un groupe possiblement à risque de développer des problèmes de santé mentale. Ces résultats viennent en appui aux initiatives des décideurs pour organiser des efforts coordonnés d’éradication au niveau des villes et des provinces.

Guy Fawkes night : la clase tradicional de inglés se quema.

Se describen dos experiencias llevadas a cabo entorno a dos festividades típicas en la cultura inglesa: el día de Halloween y la noche de Guy Fawkes. El objetivo de la actividad era promover el aprendizaje del inglés a través del conocimiento de la cultura y tradiciones anglosajonas.

Jugamos en la oscuridad, A summer night (noche de verano) : experiencia en una clase de inglés con alumnos de educación infantil y primer ciclo de primaria.

Se describe una experiencia en una clase de inglés, en la que se parte del temor que muchos niños experimentan ante ciertas situaciones. En este sentido, se desarrollan actividades que les permita vencer el miedo, a través de canciones en inglés, disfraces, recreación de diversas situaciones para que comprueben que no hay que sentir miedo. Concluye que el niño debe hacer cosas que le interesen para desarrollar su iniciativa y confianza en sí mismo.