Using photo-elicitation to explore social representations of community multimedia centers in Mozambique.

Ten Mozambican Community Multimedia Centers (CMCs) were investigated by analyzing Social Representations of users and staff members. Photo-elicitation, an underexplored methodological approach in the domain of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), was employed to conduct the study, and a three-step qualitative content analysis was performed on both visual and textual data. Results tend to confirm and build upon outcomes from the existing literature on Public Access Venues (PAVs). Local communities value these centers because they bring social recognition to people working or learning there. The venues are associated with a symbolism that extends from the social recognition of the individual to the development and social inclusion of the whole community, which, because of the presence of the venue, does not feel left behind. In this vein, the study also shows that the importance of CMCs is often not related to the newest technology available, but to the technology that reaches the most of the community. The study also highlights neglected dimensions of CMCs, such as the importance of the exterior appearance of the venue, and the perception of a switch in their nature from static centers funded by third parties towards more entrepreneurial-driven ones. The presented research also contributes to the ICT4D field by proposing a promising research protocol, which is able to elicit representations otherwise difficult to obtain

Eksekusi Obyek Jaminan Fidusia yang Tidak Didaftarkan dalam Lembaga Keuangan Non Bank (Studi Putusan Perkara Pengadilan Negeri Surakarta No.105/pdt/g/bpsk/2012/pn.ska)

This study attempts to know about the execution fiduciary security not registered and about the consequensces the law in accordance with Act Number 42 Years 1999 about fiduciary security. This study done by means of normative with funded through of first instance decisions surakarta no.105 / pdt / g / bpsk / 2012 / pn.sk. In a verdict it contains about a row between of Etik Sri Sulanjari and PT Sinarmas Multifinance concerning the execution objects fiduciary security do not reflect the existing regulation in undang-undang fiduciary security.Known in the process of execution PT Sinarmas Multifinance do not register fidusciary insurance execution last time.Hence this study attempts to know the execution objects fiduciary security not registered and legal about the impact inflicted because it . Explain also how to the execution against an object fiduciary security correctly by regulations that Applied and about the consequences of which is to be received. Legal research method used is normative or research doctrinal namely research conducted by means of researching materials or secondary consisting of material primary law, material secondary law, legal and material tertiary.Research this law uses approach cases with analyse cases relating to the issues faced by that has become court decisions that have permanent legal entity .Based on the results of research and discussion that can conclude to the execution against an object fiduciary security who is not registered in the case of between Etik Sri Sulanjari and PT Sinarmas Multifinance this is not in accordance with the law the fiduciary security law and led the annulment of the treat . Keywords :Fiduciary Security, Fiduciary Security Not Registered, Executio

Integrating mobile technologies to achieve community development goals: the case of telecenters in Brazil

Telecenters and mobile technologies are two of the main interventions for reducing the digital divide and are primary tools for information access. The rapid and pervasive adoption of mobile technologies had called into question the necessity of continued investment in telecenters; however, telecenters have been credited for serving different needs than private mobile technologies. Users and stakeholders are shaping new ways of access, and telecenters and mobile technologies can benefit from each other to address the issue of underserved communities’ access to information. The literature has not yet extensively addressed this topic. The study presented in this paper has the twofold goal to understand (i) how mobile technologies are used by telecenters to enhance their services to the public, and (ii) whether telecenter operators perceive mobile technologies as viable instruments to innovate telecenters and pursue community development goals. Informed by the Theory of Social Representations (SR), the study presents responses to a questionnaire to Brazilian telecenter operators. Results show that telecenter operators have a positive attitude towards adopting mobile technologies to extend their telecenters’ services and meet their development goals, especially in the areas of education, knowledge, information and communication

Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga Dengan Kepatuhan Mengkonsumsi Obat Antipsikotik Pada Pasien Yang Mengalami Gangguan Jiwa Di Poli Rawat Jalan RSJD Surakarta

Peran keluarga sangat penting terhadap pengobatan pasien gangguan jiwa, karena pada umumnya klien gangguan jiwa belum mampu mengatur dan mengetahui jadwal dan jenis obat yang akan diminum. Hasil observasi tingkat kepatuhan mengkonsumsi obat di RSJD Surakarta relatif rendah dimana 45% tidak tepat jadwal pengobatan dan mundur dari pengobatan. Keluarga harus selalu membimbing dan mengarahkannya, agar klien gangguan jiwa dapat minum obat dengan benar dan teratur. Dukungan keluarga sangat diperlukan oleh penderita gangguan jiwa dalam memotivasi mereka selama perawatan dan pengobatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan kepatuhan mengkonsumsi obat antipsikotik pada pasien yang mengalami gangguan jiwa di poli rawat jalan RSJD Surakarta. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif korelatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi penelitian adalah pasien gangguan jiwa di poli rawat jalan RSJD Surakarta tahun 2011 sebanyak 2080 pasien. Sampel penelitian adalah 95 pasien yang mengalami gangguan jiwa di poli rawat jalan rumah sakit jiwa daerah Surakarta mengunakan metode purposive sampling. Instrumen penelitian adalah kuesioner dukungan keluarga yang adopsi dari Nursalam (2008) dan kepatuhan mengkonsumsi obat yang berdasarkan dari teori kepatuhan Niven (2002). Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji Spearman Rho. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa berdasarkan hasil uji Spearman Rho diperoleh nilai rhohitung sebesar 0,335 dengan tingkat signifikansi (p-value) 0,001. Nilai p-value lebih kecil dari 0,05 (0,001<0,005), maka H0 ditolak sehingga disimpulkan terdapat hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan kepatuhan mengkonsumsi obat antipsikotik pada pasien yang mengalami gangguan jiwa di poli rawat jalan Rumah Sakit jiwa Daerah Surakarta. Penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa: (1) dukungan keluarga dalam mengkonsumsi obat antipsikotik adalah cukup (66%), (2) kepatuhan mengkonsumsi obat antipsikotik adalah cukup patuh (62%), dan (3) terdapat hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan kepatuhan mengkonsumsi obat antipsikotik pada pasien yang mengalami gangguan jiwa di poli rawat jalan Rumah Sakit jiwa Daerah Surakarta

Information and Communication Flows through Community Multimedia Centers: Perspectives from Mozambican Communities.

Community multimedia centers (CMCs) are considered by initiating agencies as instruments able to inform, entertain and educate the population, as well as to offer them a voice into knowledge society and to public initiatives. This article presents a quali-quantitative content analysis of 230 interviews held with staff members, users of the venues, people of the community who listen to their radio component but do not use their telecenters, and community members not using CMCs. The sample includes 10 CMCs around Mozambique. The purpose of the study is to investigate the perception of local communities of inbound, outbound, and shared information and communication flows connected to CMCs. Results highlight how CMCs are perceived as inbound information enablers, mostly by means of their community radio component, and as means to share information and communication within the communities' boundaries. Yet, CMCs still do not appear to be widely recognized as participation means to a reality that transcends the communities' physical borders

The mRNA expression of SETD2 in human breast cancer: Correlation with clinico-athological parameters

BACKGROUND: SET domain containing protein 2 (SETD2) is a histone methyltransferase that is involved in transcriptional elongation. There is evidence that SETD2 interacts with p53 and selectively regulates its downstream genes. Therefore, it could be implicated in the process of carcinogenesis. Furthermore, this gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 3p and we previously demonstrated that the 3p21.31 region of chromosome 3 was associated with permanent growth arrest of breast cancer cells. This region includes closely related genes namely: MYL3, CCDC12, KIF9, KLHL18 and SETD2. Based on the biological function of these genes, SETD2 is the most likely gene to play a tumour suppressor role and explain our previous findings. Our objective was to determine, using quantitative PCR, whether the mRNA expression levels of SETD2 were consistent with a tumour suppressive function in breast cancer. This is the first study in the literature to examine the direct relationship between SETD2 and breast cancer. METHODS: A total of 153 samples were analysed. The levels of transcription of SETD2 were determined using quantitative PCR and normalized against (CK19). Transcript levels within breast cancer specimens were compared to normal background tissues and analyzed against conventional pathological parameters and clinical outcome over a 10 year follow-up period. RESULTS: The levels of SETD2 mRNA were significantly lower in malignant samples (p = 0.0345) and decreased with increasing tumour stage. SETD2 expression levels were significantly lower in samples from patients who developed metastasis, local recurrence, or died of breast cancer when compared to those who were disease free for > 10 years (p = 0.041). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates a compelling trend for SETD2 transcription levels to be lower in cancerous tissues and in patients who developed progressive disease. These findings are consistent with a possible tumour suppressor function of this gene in breast cancer

Le competenze infermieristiche avanzate nel trattamento dello stroke in fase acuta in Italia. Strategia per l’identificazione (I parte)

Introduction: the goal of this study was to describe advanced nursing competences indicators for identification strategy in the stroke care in Italy and develop a survey tool. Problem: the new structure of the NHS and the needs expressed by patients increasingly require an advancement of the skills of health professionals. To this end the authors have identified and described a method for the detection of advanced nursing skills. Starting from the theoretical structure of AB Hamric have been identified analyzed and compared documents of a professionalizing and clinical from which have identified some categories. For each indicator have been identified one or more items and has been developed ad hoc questionnaire. At the end this was validated. Discussion: the methodology for the identification of the indicators has been efficacy in achieving the objectives. The strategy used in the study is reproducible, since traced to a theoretical model, and contextualized to any clinical setting, where there are secondary sources of evidencebased. It can also be adapted to post basic training course of a single reality. Conclusions: advanced clinical knowledge and skills, frequently without a formal recognition because of the complexity and instability of the patient, are used in the stroke care. Itís hoped to use the tool to verify the effectiveness and then play back the path in other clinical setting

Assisted phytoextraction by rhamnolipids of Cu contaminated soils

La fitoextracción de elementos potencialemente tóxicos (EPTs) es una técnica de recuperación de suelos medioambientalmente atractiva debido a que no precisa de excavaciones y transporte del suelo. Además, el uso de plantas hace que visualmente afecte muy poco al paisaje. Sin embargo la baja biodisponibilidad de los EPTs, hace que su aplicación sea muy reducida en suelos reales contaminados. Este trabajo presenta los estudios preliminares de la adición de ramnolípidos a 2 suelos con distintas propiedades contaminados con Cu para aumentar la disponibilidad del metal, y así incrementar la efectividad de la fitoextracción. Esta técnica se denomina fitoextracción asistida por quelatos. Los ramnolípidos son compuestos naturales de baja toxicidad con características biosurfactantes. En este ensayo no se ha encontrado un efecto positivo de la aplicación de ramnolípidos a una dosis de 1 g kg-1 en la capacidad de acumulación de Cu de dos cultivos, cebada y mostaza parda, así como tampoco se ha observado efecto incrementando la disponibilidad de metales en suelo. Esto parece indicar que el efecto de los ramnolípidos en el aumento de la capacidad de extracción de Cu en suelo es insuficiente para ser aplicados como sustancias que favorezcan la eficacia de la fitorecuperación asistida de Cu en suelos contaminados.Phytoextraction of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) is a friendly soil restoration technique. It is environmentally attractive because excavation and soil transportation are not needed. Furthermore, plant use usually have a positive impact on the landscape. Nevertheless, low bioavailability of most PTEs, reduce drastically its real application in soil contamination. This research shows preliminary results of the addition of rhamnolipids to two Cu contaminated soils to increase metal availability, in order to get better results in soil phytoextraction. This technique is known as chelate assisted phytoextraction. Rhamnolipids are natural compounds showing low toxicity and biosurfactant characteristics. In this research a positive effect of rhamnolipids application (1 g kg-1 soil) on soil Cu extraction by two different crops (barley and Indian mustard) have not been observed. Similarly, increases in Cu soil bioavailability neither have been observed. It seems to indicate that the effect of rhamnolipids on the increases of Cu extractable content are not enough for using them as chelating agents to improve soil phytoextraction of Cu contaminated soils

Exploring the meanings of community multimedia centers in Mozambique: a social representation perspective

This article presents extensive research conducted in Mozambique that aims to deeply understand how different social groups understand community multimedia centers (CMCs), which are structures combining a community radio and a telecenter. The social representations theory was adopted to interpret narratives of 231 interviewees from 10 Mozambican provinces. Interviewees included representatives of initiating agencies, local staff members, CMC users (both the radio and telecenter components), users of only the community radio, and community members not using the CMCs. Following the analysis of transcribed interviews, six main clusters were identified, each of them shedding light on a specific understanding of a CMC. These are discussed according to a set of sociodemographic variables. This study suggests that the social representations theory is a valuable framework to provide an integrated view of ICT4D interventions by giving a voice to local perspectives without overlooking the initiating agencies' expectations

Exploring the meanings of community multimedia centers in Mozambique : a social representations perspective

This article presents extensive research conducted in Mozambique that aims to deeply understand how different social groups understand community multimedia centers (CMCs), which are structures combining a community radio and a telecenter. The social representations theory was adopted to interpret narratives of 231 interviewees from 10 Mozambican provinces. Interviewees included representatives of initiating agencies, local staff members, CMC users (both the radio and telecenter components), users of only the community radio, and community members not using the CMCs. Following the analysis of transcribed interviews, six main clusters were identified, each of them shedding light on a specific understanding of a CMC. These are discussed according to a set of sociodemographic variables. This study suggests that the social representations theory is a valuable framework to provide an integrated view of ICT4D interventions by giving a voice to local perspectives without overlooking the initiating agencies’ expectations