Nuevos planes, viejas políticas : Análisis de los factores políticos y técnicos de la implementación del Seguro de Capacitación y Empleo y el Plan Familias

El presente trabajo aborda la política social implementada por el gobierno nacional a principios de 2006 orientada al reemplazo del Programa Jefes y Jefas de Hogar por dos nuevos planes: el Seguro de Capacitación y Empleo (SCE) y el Plan Familias por la Inclusión Social (PF). La propuesta consiste en analizar la lógica política de dicho cambio, considerando a la vez los aspectos técnicos del mismo y las repercusiones políticas que este tiene en las diferentes organizaciones sociales. Para ello, se pondrán en juego en el análisis los diferentes discursos que se han hecho públicos frente al anuncio de dicha implementación: los discursos 'desde arriba' refieren a los objetivos de los nuevos planes explicitados por las autoridades encargadas de llevar adelante esta modificación; los discursos 'desde abajo' refieren a los posicionamientos que adoptan frente al cambio las diferentes organizaciones sociales. Se considerará además, dentro de estos últimos, un abanico heterogéneo de respuestas, tanto los que apoyan el cambio, como las que lo rechazan, y se indagará acerca de los fundamentos que sostienen dichas respuestas. El trabajo detalla críticamente la nueva política de planes a nivel nacional y esboza una breve descripción de las características del proceso concreto de implementación del SCE y el PF llevado adelante en la ciudad de La Plata, entre mayo- agosto de 2006

Nuevos planes, viejas políticas : Análisis de los factores políticos y técnicos de la implementación del Seguro de Capacitación y Empleo y el Plan Familias

El presente trabajo aborda la política social implementada por el gobierno nacional a principios de 2006 orientada al reemplazo del Programa Jefes y Jefas de Hogar por dos nuevos planes: el Seguro de Capacitación y Empleo (SCE) y el Plan Familias por la Inclusión Social (PF). La propuesta consiste en analizar la lógica política de dicho cambio, considerando a la vez los aspectos técnicos del mismo y las repercusiones políticas que este tiene en las diferentes organizaciones sociales. Para ello, se pondrán en juego en el análisis los diferentes discursos que se han hecho públicos frente al anuncio de dicha implementación: los discursos 'desde arriba' refieren a los objetivos de los nuevos planes explicitados por las autoridades encargadas de llevar adelante esta modificación; los discursos 'desde abajo' refieren a los posicionamientos que adoptan frente al cambio las diferentes organizaciones sociales. Se considerará además, dentro de estos últimos, un abanico heterogéneo de respuestas, tanto los que apoyan el cambio, como las que lo rechazan, y se indagará acerca de los fundamentos que sostienen dichas respuestas. El trabajo detalla críticamente la nueva política de planes a nivel nacional y esboza una breve descripción de las características del proceso concreto de implementación del SCE y el PF llevado adelante en la ciudad de La Plata, entre mayo- agosto de 2006

Nuevos planes, viejas políticas : Análisis de los factores políticos y técnicos de la implementación del Seguro de Capacitación y Empleo y el Plan Familias

El presente trabajo aborda la política social implementada por el gobierno nacional a principios de 2006 orientada al reemplazo del Programa Jefes y Jefas de Hogar por dos nuevos planes: el Seguro de Capacitación y Empleo (SCE) y el Plan Familias por la Inclusión Social (PF). La propuesta consiste en analizar la lógica política de dicho cambio, considerando a la vez los aspectos técnicos del mismo y las repercusiones políticas que este tiene en las diferentes organizaciones sociales. Para ello, se pondrán en juego en el análisis los diferentes discursos que se han hecho públicos frente al anuncio de dicha implementación: los discursos 'desde arriba' refieren a los objetivos de los nuevos planes explicitados por las autoridades encargadas de llevar adelante esta modificación; los discursos 'desde abajo' refieren a los posicionamientos que adoptan frente al cambio las diferentes organizaciones sociales. Se considerará además, dentro de estos últimos, un abanico heterogéneo de respuestas, tanto los que apoyan el cambio, como las que lo rechazan, y se indagará acerca de los fundamentos que sostienen dichas respuestas. El trabajo detalla críticamente la nueva política de planes a nivel nacional y esboza una breve descripción de las características del proceso concreto de implementación del SCE y el PF llevado adelante en la ciudad de La Plata, entre mayo- agosto de 2006

Ms. lat. oct. 43 - Astronomisch-astrologische Kollektaneen

Vorbesitzer: Johann Hartmann Beyer

Factors that influence Information Systems decisions and outcomes: A summary of key themes from four case studies" (2006). ACIS 2006 Proceedings. Paper 43.

This paper reports a summary of key findings from an examination of Information Systems decision making in four organisations. The study focused on what factors influenced decision makers during the critical preimplementation phase of Information Systems projects when systems were evaluated, selected and acquired. Using data gathered from interviews and organisational documentation, a critical hermeneutic analysis was performed in order to build an understanding of how informational and contextual influences acted on decision makers. Eight broad themes of factors were identified as having influence on decision makers and outcomes.

Clergy Sexual Abuse Litigation: Survivors Seeking Justice By Jennifer M. Balboni (Boulder: First Forum Press, 2011, 180pp. £43.77)

Balboni identifies her interest as being the processes of official disclosure and the path taken to civil litigation by survivors of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic Clergy. The empirical data, on which this work is based, come in the form of in-depth face-to-face interviews with 22 survivors of clergy sexual abuse who have pursued litigation and 13 of their advocates. Balboni provides a space for survivors’ accounts of the ‘why’ behind their decision making and the impact of civil litigation on their lives to be heard, discussed and contextualized with both clarity and sensitivity. She acknowledges the breadth and depth of survivor responses, and the perspectives of their legal advocates, employing defiance theory, symbolic interaction and other points of analysis, to capture the journey of survivors towards litigation and beyond. Balboni’s work is deeply poignant in its recognition of survivors’ voices, the complex transformative capacity of litigation, the effects of community forming amongst survivors and the complex nature of ‘empowerment’ obtained by survivors through civil litigation. Acknowledging that, for many survivors, litigation becomes a means of identity change and truth telling, Balboni admits that ‘these survivors helped me understand that litigation is more about voice than monetary settlement’ (p. 149). This work is not deeply analytical or theoretically rich but privileges the voices of survivors and their advocates with sufficient frameworks to contextualize and explain participants’ perspectives and experiences.

Developing targets and strategies for school-based injury prevention programs to reduce alcohol associated transport risks

Background There is considerable and ongoing debate about the role and effectiveness of school-based injury prevention programs in reducing students’ later involvement in alcohol associated transport injuries. Most relevant literature is concerned with pre-driving and licensing programs for middle age range adolescents (15-17 years). This research team is concerned with prevention at an earlier stage by targeting interventions to young adolescents (13-14 years). There is strong evidence that young adolescents who engage in unsafe and illegal alcohol associated transport risks are significantly likely to incur serious related injuries in longitudinal follow up. For example, a state-wide representative sample of male adolescents (mean age 14.5 years) who reported being passengers of drink drivers were significantly more likely to have incurred a hospitalised injury related to traffic events at a 20 year follow up. Aim This paper reports on first aid training integrated with peer protection and school connectedness within the Skills for Preventing Injury in Youth (SPIY) program. A component of the intervention is concerned with providing strategies to reduce the likelihood of being a passenger of a drink driver and effectiveness is followed up at six months post-intervention. Method In early 2012 the study was undertaken in 35 high schools throughout Queensland that were randomly assigned to intervention and control conditions. A total of 2,521 Year 9 students (mean age 13.5years, 43% male) completed surveys prior to the intervention. Results Of these students 316 (13.7%) reported having ridden in a car with someone who has been drinking. This is a traffic safety behaviour that is particularly relevant to a peer protection intervention and the findings of the six month follow up will be reported. Discussion and conclusions This research will provide evidence as to whether this approach to the introduction of first aid skills within a school-based health education curriculum has traffic safety implications.

The antigen 43 structure reveals a molecular velcro-like mechanism of autotransporter-mediated bacterial clumping

Aggregation and biofilm formation are critical mechanisms for bacterial resistance to host immune factors and antibiotics. Autotransporter (AT) proteins, which represent the largest group of outer-membrane and secreted proteins in Gram-negative bacteria, contribute significantly to these phenotypes. Despite their abundance and role in bacterial pathogenesis, most AT proteins have not been structurally characterized, and there is a paucity of detailed information with regard to their mode of action. Here we report the structure–function relationships of Antigen 43 (Ag43a), a prototypic self-associating AT protein from uropathogenic Escherichia coli. The functional domain of Ag43a displays a twisted L-shaped β-helical structure firmly stabilized by a 3D hydrogen-bonded scaffold. Notably, the distinctive Ag43a L shape facilitates self-association and cell aggregation. Combining all our data, we define a molecular “Velcro-like” mechanism of AT-mediated bacterial clumping, which can be tailored to fit different bacterial lifestyles such as the formation of biofilms.

Effects of dietary phosphorus and calcium-to-phosphorus ratio on calcium and bone metabolism in healthy 20- to 43-year-old Finnish women

Dietary habits have changed during the past decades towards an increasing consumption of processed foods, which has notably increased not only total dietary phosphorus (P) intake, but also intake of P from phosphate additives. While the intake of calcium (Ca) in many Western countries remains below recommended levels (800 mg/d), the usual daily P intake in a typical Western diet exceeds by 2- to 3-fold the dietary guidelines (600 mg/d). The effects of high P intake in healthy humans have been investigated seldom. In this thesis healthy 20- to 43-year-old women were studied. In the first controlled study (n = 14), we examined the effects of P doses, and in a cross-sectional study (n = 147) the associations of habitual P intakes with Ca and bone metabolism. In this same cross-sectional study, we also investigated whether differences exist between dietary P originating from natural P sources and phosphate additives. The second controlled study (n = 12) investigated whether by increasing the Ca intake, the effects of a high P intake could be reduced. The associations of habitual dietary calcium-to-phosphorus ratios (Ca:P ratio) with Ca and bone metabolism were determined in a cross-sectional study design (n = 147). In the controlled study, the oral intake of P doses (495, 745, 1245 and 1995 mg/d) with a low Ca intake (250 mg/d) increased serum parathyroid hormone (S-PTH) concentration in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, the highest P dose decreased serum ionized calcium (S-iCa) concentration and bone formation and increased bone resorption. In the second controlled study with a dietary P intake of 1850 mg/d, by increasing the Ca intake from 480 mg/d to 1080 mg/d and then to 1680 mg/d, the S-PTH concentration decreased, the S-iCa concentration increased and bone resorption decreased dose-dependently. However, not even the highest Ca intake could counteract the effect of high dietary P on bone formation, as indicated by unchanged bone formation activity. In the cross-sectional studies, a higher habitual dietary P intake (>1650 mg/d) was associated with lower S-iCa and higher S-PTH concentrations. The consumption of phosphate additive-containing foods was associated with a higher S-PTH concentration. Moreover, habitual low dietary Ca:P ratios (≤0.50, molar ratio) were associated with higher S-PTH concentrations and 24-h urinary Ca excretions, suggesting that low dietary Ca:P ratios may interfere with homeostasis of Ca metabolism and increase bone resorption. In summary, excessive dietary P intake in healthy Finnish women seems to be detrimental to Ca and bone metabolism, especially when dietary Ca intake is low. The results indicate that by increasing dietary Ca intake to the recommended level, the negative effects of high P intake could be diminished, but not totally prevented. These findings imply that phosphate additives may be more harmful than natural P. Thus, reduction of an excessively high dietary P intake is also beneficial for healthy individuals.

Deformation dynamics of SS-316 Between 1023-K TO 1223-K In The Framework of Cottrell-Stokes Law

Kocks' formalism for analysing steady state deformation data for the case where Cottrell-Stokes law is valid is extended to incorporate possible back stresses from solution and/or precipitation hardening, and dependence of pre-exponential factor on the applied stress. A simple graphical procedure for exploiting these equations is demonstrated by analyzing tensile steady state data for a type 316 austentic stainless steel for the temperature range 1023 to 1223 K. In this instance, the computed back stress values turned out to be negative, a physically meaningless result. This shows that for SS 316, deformation in this temperature regime can not be interpreted in terms of a mechanism that obeys Cottrell-Stokes law.