Estudar cientificamente o amor é uma árdua tarefa em razão de dificuldades metodológicas e impropriedades conceituais intrinsecamente relacionadas a este tipo de investigação. Pelo fato de ser um conceito tão familiar, muitos supõem que os pesquisadores da área estão de acordo sobre o que constitui o amor e como se pode mensurá-lo. Mas, isto não é o que de fato ocorre. Afinal, o que é o amor? O amor, enquanto um fenômeno psicológico tem condições de ser cientificamente estudado pela psicologia? O presente estudo se propôs a estudar o amor de uma forma menos subjetiva e teve como objetivos: (1) identificar as características mais comumente atribuídas e/ou associadas à palavra amor por sujeitos brasileiros de diferentes idades e condições sociais e (2) verificar se há diferenças estatisticamente significantes em função das variáveis: gênero, faixa etária e grau de escolaridade. Participaram desse estudo 600 sujeitos (390 mulheres 65%; 209 homens 34,83%), com média de idade de 23,82 anos, distribuídos em sete grupos de acordo com a cidade de origem da coleta e o grau de escolaridade dos participantes. Na etapa de coleta, realizada de forma coletiva, aos participantes foi solicitado que fizessem livres associações acerca do estímulo AMOR, em 90 segundos. De posse do material coletado, todas as respostas dos participantes foram digitadas, separadas e tabuladas. Posteriormente, foram criadas 14 categorias, que foram avaliadas independentemente por cinco juízes escolhidos pelo proponente desse estudo. Para este estudo, a confiabilidade das respostas entre os juízes foi de 92,5 %, indicando uma alta concordância entre os conteúdos das categorias. Os dados foram estatisticamente analisados pelo Teste Kruskal-Wallis e pelo Coeficiente de Correlação de Spearman. A análise dos resultados permitiu verificar que: (1) com o passar do tempo, as pessoas vão associando mais o amor a representações positivas e menos a aspectos românticos, familiares e às amizades; (2) as mulheres associam mais do que homens o amor, relacionado à amizade, à família, aos animais e como uma fonte de emoções, atitudes e comportamentos positivos; (3) quanto maior o grau de escolaridade dos participantes, mais eles vão associando o amor a aspectos positivos. Os resultados foram analisados e discutidos de acordo com a teoria de conceitos denominada visão teórica / Study love scientifically is a hard task because of methodological difficulties and conceptual improperties intrinsically related to this type of investigation. Because it can be considered such a familiar concept, many researchers agree about what is love and how it can be measured. But, this is not what actually occurs. After all, what is love? Is it, as a psychological phenomenon, capable of being scientifically studied by psychology? The present study aims to study love empirically and had as objectives: (1) to identify the characteristics most commonly attributed and / or associated to the word love by Brazilian people of different ages and social conditions, and (2) to check if there are differences statistically significant according to the variables: gender, age group and school level. A total of 600 people (390 women - 65%, 209 men - 34.83%) participated in this study, with the mean age of 23.82 years, distributed in seven groups according to the city of origin of the collection and the school level of the participants. At the collection stage, held collectively, participants were asked to make free associations about \'LOVE\' in 90 seconds. With the collected material, all participants\' answers were typed, separated and tabulated. Subsequently, 14 categories were created, later independently evaluated by five judges chosen by the proponent of this study. For this study, the reliability of the answers among the judges was 92.5%, indicating a high agreement between the contents of the categories. The data were statistically analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test and the Spearman Correlation Coefficient. The results were discussed according to the theory of concepts called theoretical vision. The analysis of the results shows that: (1) as time goes by, people associate love more with positive representations and less with romantic ones, family and friendship aspects; (2) women associate, more than men, love related with friendship, family, animals, as a source of positive emotions, attitudes and behaviors; (3) the higher level of education of the participants, make them associate love with positive aspects

Abstract One of the ways for a speaker to make sense of an object or event in the real world is to make use of iconicity between two things. Through iconic metaphorical extensions, the speaker connects the object or event to something else. In this study, I consider how speakers form concepts through iconic metaphorical extensions, examining how they metaphorically extend one concept to another. I suggest that all speakers use the same ways of forming metaphorical extensions and control metaphorical extensions according to their intentions and contexts. Using basic and simple shapes (e.g. 0) and their related metaphorical expressions (e.g. `a circular argument'), I discuss the role of iconicity in metaphorical understanding, the relationship between concept and language, and metaphorical extensions as tools of concept formation. I conduct descriptive investigations using dictionaries and compare related senses for particular basic shapes between English and Japanese, looking at their polysemous networks and historical changes. Using questionnaires, interviews and tasks with native speakers of English and Japanese, I conduct experimental investigations to examine the speakers' associations in relation to basic shapes and the degree of iconicity in metaphorical extensions. This study suggests that concepts, although probably stored in the mental space, are recreated every time they occur. Concept formation through iconic metaphorical extensions must be dynamic because it is based on 'extensions' of existing concepts, and must be universal to all speakers because metaphorical extensions are among the most basic mental activities of human beings. I propose dynamic and universal models which represent the way in which a speaker forms concepts, connecting a linguistic form and a mental picture and controlling iconic metaphorical extensions. These models contribute to understanding both similarities and differences in use of metaphorical extensions between English and Japanese.

Thesis--Ed. D. Columbia University Teachers College, Health Sciences, nursing, 1975. / Includes bibliographical references.

Abstract One of the ways for a speaker to make sense of an object or event in the real world is to make use of iconicity between two things. Through iconic metaphorical extensions, the speaker connects the object or event to something else. In this study, I consider how speakers form concepts through iconic metaphorical extensions, examining how they metaphorically extend one concept to another. I suggest that all speakers use the same ways of forming metaphorical extensions and control metaphorical extensions according to their intentions and contexts. Using basic and simple shapes (e.g. 0) and their related metaphorical expressions (e.g. `a circular argument'), I discuss the role of iconicity in metaphorical understanding, the relationship between concept and language, and metaphorical extensions as tools of concept formation. I conduct descriptive investigations using dictionaries and compare related senses for particular basic shapes between English and Japanese, looking at their polysemous networks and historical changes. Using questionnaires, interviews and tasks with native speakers of English and Japanese, I conduct experimental investigations to examine the speakers' associations in relation to basic shapes and the degree of iconicity in metaphorical extensions. This study suggests that concepts, although probably stored in the mental space, are recreated every time they occur. Concept formation through iconic metaphorical extensions must be dynamic because it is based on 'extensions' of existing concepts, and must be universal to all speakers because metaphorical extensions are among the most basic mental activities of human beings. I propose dynamic and universal models which represent the way in which a speaker forms concepts, connecting a linguistic form and a mental picture and controlling iconic metaphorical extensions. These models contribute to understanding both similarities and differences in use of metaphorical extensions between English and Japanese.

Lic.-avh. Stockholm : Karol. inst. / Titel från omslag.

Thesis--Ed. D. Columbia University Teachers College, Health Sciences, nursing, 1975. / Includes bibliographical references.

Após levantar um breve histórico do conceito de sociedade civil na tradição filosófica ocidental, com especial atenção para as obras dos jusnaturalistas (Hobbes, Locke e Rousseau), Hegel e Gramsci, buscando identificar quais transformações sofreu este conceito ao longo do tempo, apresentamos um panorama do cenário historiográfico norte-americano, apresentando suas principais escolas, com ênfase em três momentos: a tensão entre amadores e profissionais, que estabelece o campo profissional; a hegemonia progressista da nova história (década de 1930), e a transição do consensualismo para o período multifacetado em que surge a história das minorias. Por último, analisamos 41 artigos da American Historical Review, de 1947 a 1992. O objetivo do trabalho foi compreender quais os sentidos atribuídos a este termo, pensando qual sua relação com os clássicos que pensaram este conceito, bem como com os interesses ideológicos em jogo no cenário intelectual norte-americano. / After a brief review of the concept of civil society in the Western philosophical tradition, with special attention to the works of natural law philosophers (Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau), Hegel and Gramsci, and seeking to identify how this concept has changed over time, we present an overview of North American historiography and its main schools, with emphasis on three points: the tension between amateur and professional historians establishing the professional field, the hegemony of the progressive \"new history\" (1930s), and the transition period from consensualism to the appearance of multi-faceted history of minorities. Finally, we analyze 41 American Historical Review articles from 1947 to 1992. The aim is to understand the meanings attributed to the expression civil society, reflecting upon their relationship with the classics that forge this concept, as well as with the ideological interests within the American intellectual scene.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / This PhD dissertation aimed to review the concept of the nursing outcome Fluid Balance from the Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC) in postoperative patients who underwent cardiac surgery, and develop operational definitions. For so, a concept analysis was carried out according to the Walker and Avant Model (2005), using the integrative review for searching. It was developed from October to December/2010, based on the leading questions: Which indicators allow the body fluid volume assessment on the postoperative period of cardiac surgery? How these indicators are defined and how could they be evaluated? Which features or values are indicative of normal and altered body fluid volume on the postoperative period of cardiac surgery? Water electrolyte balance, thoracic surgery, and postoperative period were used as searching descriptors. The sample consisted of articles which answered at least one of the searching question(s); with full text available through Portal da CAPES, the University of Iowa electronic system, or the interlibrary loan service; in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. Editorials, letters to the editor, qualitative studies, case report studies, proceedings, duplicate articles, and animal research were excluded. The identified works were submitted to a four step evaluation, which resulted on the selection of 48 articles (CINAHL: 12; PubMed: 12; Scopus: 21; Lilacs: 3). Predominated the narrative reviews, cohort, and descriptive studies (level of evidence IV and VI). From the analysis, 14 indicators were identified, plus the 23 present on the Fluid Balance NOC outcome. The integrative review had a limited contribution for the operational definitions construction, mainly due to the nature of the concept of interest. The concept analysis highlighted the attributes: solvent and/or solute movement (active or passive) through semi-permeable membranes and between physiological compartments; effective regulation by homeostatic mechanisms (gradient between hydrostatic and coloidosmotic pressure, electroneutrality, and neurohormonal mechanisms); and maintenance of compartments concentration and volume. The case model represented a healthy individual, with hormonal and fluid compartments control functions preserved, whereas the contrary cases opposed the attributes partially. The borderline cases consisted of morbid situations in which alterations occurred in at most two attributes. The antecedents of fluid balance corresponded to organic, behavioral, and/or environmental conditions that opposed to those listed for the unbalance, or even their absence. The consequences of unbalance encompassed the estates of fluid deficit or excess, as well as the related concepts of hydration, electrolyte balance (sodium) and systemic (volemia) and local (tissue) perfusion. The consequence of balance consisted of the fluid homeostasis or the absence of consequences of unbalance while the empirical referents corresponded to the indicators. The concept analysis allowed its scope delimitation and identify which parameters assure its presence or even its alteration (unbalance). It encompasses the electrolyte balance, perfusion, and hydration phenomena and is beyond the simple measurement and control of fluid intake and output. As initial validity phase of the nursing outcome, it requires the development of experts and clinical research. / Esta tese teve o objetivo de revisar o conceito do resultado de enfermagem EquilÃbrio HÃdrico da Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) em pacientes no pÃs-operatÃrio de cirurgia cardÃaca e desenvolver definiÃÃes operacionais. Para isso, realizou-se anÃlise do conceito, segundo o modelo de Walker e Avant (2005), utilizando a revisÃo integrativa para busca. A mesma foi empreendida de outubro a dezembro/2010, com base nas questÃes norteadoras: que indicadores permitem a avaliaÃÃo do volume de lÃquidos corporais no perÃodo pÃs-operatÃrio de cirurgia cardÃaca? Como esses indicadores sÃo definidos e como podem ser avaliados? Quais as caracterÃsticas ou valores indicativos de normalidade e de alteraÃÃo no volume de lÃquidos corporais, no perÃodo pÃs-operatÃrio de cirurgia cardÃaca? Para busca, utilizaram-se os descritores equilÃbrio hidroeletrolÃtico, cirurgia torÃcica e perÃodo pÃs-operatÃrio. A amostra foi composta por artigos que contemplassem pelo menos uma das questÃes norteadoras; com resumo disponÃvel; texto completo acessÃvel pelo Portal da CAPES, pelo sistema eletrÃnico da University of Iowa ou pelo sistema de comutaÃÃo; em portuguÃs, inglÃs ou espanhol. Foram excluÃdos os editoriais, cartas ao editor, estudos reflexivos, relatos de experiÃncia, anais de eventos, produÃÃes duplicadas e pesquisas com animais. ApÃs o levantamento, as produÃÃes foram submetidas a quatro etapas de avaliaÃÃo, que resultaram na seleÃÃo de 48 artigos (CINAHL: 12; PubMed: 12; Scopus: 21; Lilacs: 3). Destacaram-se os estudos de revisÃo narrativa, coorte e descritivos (nÃvel de evidÃncia IV e VI). A partir da anÃlise, identificaram-se quatorze indicadores, alÃm dos vinte e trÃs presentes no resultado EquilÃbrio HÃdrico da NOC. A revisÃo integrativa teve contribuiÃÃo limitada para a construÃÃo das definiÃÃes operacionais, sobretudo devido à natureza do conceito de interesse. A anÃlise do conceito evidenciou os atributos: movimento de solvente e/ou soluto (ativo ou passivo) atravÃs de membranas semi-permeÃveis e entre compartimentos fisiolÃgicos; regulaÃÃo efetiva por mecanismos homeostÃticos (gradiente entre a pressÃo hidrostÃtica e coloidosmÃtica, eletroneutralidade e mecanismos neuro-hormonais); e manutenÃÃo da concentraÃÃo e do volume dos compartimentos. O caso modelo refletiu indivÃduo saudÃvel, com funÃÃes hormonais e de controle dos compartimentos hÃdricos preservadas, enquanto os casos contrÃrios se opuseram aos atributos apenas em parte. Os casos limÃtrofes compreenderam as situaÃÃes mÃrbidas, nas quais ocorrem alteraÃÃo de, no mÃximo, dois atributos. Os antecedentes do EquilÃbrio HÃdrico corresponderam Ãs condiÃÃes orgÃnicas, comportamentais e/ou ambientais que se opunham Ãquelas listadas para o desequilÃbrio, ou mesmo sua ausÃncia. Os consequentes do desequilÃbrio abrangeram os estados de dÃficit e excesso de lÃquidos, bem como os conceitos relacionados de hidrataÃÃo, equilÃbrio eletrolÃtico (sÃdio) e perfusÃo, tanto sistÃmica (volemia) quando localizada (tecidual). Jà o consequente do equilÃbrio consistiu na homeostase hÃdrica ou na ausÃncia dos consequentes de desequilÃbrio, enquanto os referentes empÃricos corresponderam aos indicadores. A anÃlise do conceito permitiu delimitar seu escopo e identificar quais parÃmetros asseguram sua presenÃa ou mesmo sua alteraÃÃo (desequilÃbrio). O mesmo engloba os fenÃmenos de equilÃbrio eletrolÃtico, perfusÃo e hidrataÃÃo e està alÃm da simples mensuraÃÃo e controle das perdas e ganhos de lÃquidos. Como fase inicial da validaÃÃo do resultado de enfermagem, requer o desenvolvimento de pesquisa com experts e clÃnica.

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<p>This thesis examines how pupils in the upper level of compulsory school learn about environmental issues and related theoretical concepts in an instruction employing an investigative approach and thematically organised content. The results of the study give reason to question some central arguments supporting these designs of instruction. Additionally, and primarily, these results contribute to research on concept formation. An understanding of pupils’ difficulties in learning theoretical concepts as a problem of contextualization is derived, representing an alternative to the influential view in which pupils’ difficulties are seen as a problem of conceptual change.</p><p>Three case studies carried out within the pupils’ regular instruction are presented. The empirical material consists of recorded conversations, observational notes and the pupils’ own written material.</p><p>The first study shows that the pupils experience difficulty in distinguishing among the different meanings attached to individual concepts in various conceptual contexts. This implies that pupils are often unable to identify the meaning relevant to the specific environmental problem on which they are working. The second study shows that the pupils do not make the connection between theoretical concepts and practical activities, as intended in instruction. Instead, they interpret the concepts within separate practical contexts, i.e. interpretative contexts other than the theoretical contexts. Finally, the third study demonstrates that the context for a pupil’s investigation changes as the pupil’s values concerning the environmental issues are brought to the fore. Thus, the outcome indicates that contextualization is a main factor in pupils’ learning of theoretical concepts. It is shown that the pupils’ understanding of theoretical concepts is dependent on their contextualizations of these concepts, both with regard to different conceptual contexts and with regard to different levels within a context. It is also demonstrated that emotions play a part in pupils’ learning by determining into which context pupils choose to enter.</p>