This thesis examines trans women's contemporary writing in relation to a theory of the excessive object, sublimity, transmisogyny and minor literature. In doing so, this text is influenced by Susan Stryker's work on monstrosity, abjection and transgender rage in the article “My Words to Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix: Performing Transgender Rage” (1994). The excessive object refers to a concept coined in this thesis to describe sublimity from another perspective than that of the tradition following from Immanuel Kant's A Critique of Judgment, building on feminist scholarship on the aesthetic of the sublime. Of particular relevance are critiques of the patriarchal dynamics of sublimity and the idea of the feminine sublime as it is explored with reference to literature by Barbara Freeman in The Feminine Sublime: Gender and Excess in Women's Fiction (1995). Following from the feminist critique of sublimity, trans women's writing is explored as minor literature through a re-reading of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's work on Franz Kafka in Kafka. Toward a Minor Literature (1986), with attention to the importance that conditions of impossibility, marginality and unintelligibility holds for the political possibilities of minor literature. These readings form the basis for an analysis of four literary texts by two contemporary authors, Elena Rose, also known as little light, and Sybil Lamb, in addition to a deeper re-engagement with Stryker's work. In so doing, this thesis also touches on topics of power, erasure, trauma, self-sacrifice, appropriation and unrepresentability.

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BACKGROUND: Smile esthetics play a major role in the perception of a person’s attractiveness, as well as other social parameters. The study aim was to see if altering the gingival display of patients would affect perceptions of the aforementioned social parameters. METHODS: Smiling photographs were taken and then digitally altered so as to lengthen the teeth and reduce the amount of gingiva. These photographs were shown to a group of senior dental students, and a group of evaluators with no formal dental training. Groups were asked to rate each picture’s attractiveness, friendliness, trustworthiness, intelligence, and self-confidence. RESULTS: The digitally altered photographs were rated higher for all five social parameters than were their unaltered counterparts (p<0.0001). There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups of evaluators. CONCLUSIONS: Excessive gingival display positively affected how attractive a person’s smile is judged, and also how friendly, trustworthy, intelligent, and self-confident they are.

O presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar o efeito da odontoplastia sobre a digestibilidade aparente de dieta de equinos, o tempo de consumo e tamanho de partícula das fezes. Para isso, foram utilizados nove animais, machos e fêmeas, com idade média de 14,5&plusmn;3,3 anos e peso médio de 531&plusmn;38,7 Kg e desprovidos de odontoplastia previa. A dieta consistiu do oferecimento de 1,5% do peso vivo (PV) em volumoso (Feno de Tifton) e 0,75% do PV em concentrado multipartículas (Pro-Equi&reg; Lâminada) para ambos os ensaios. A dieta foi formulada para atender à exigência de animais em mantença. O experimento consistiu em dois ensaios de digestibilidade aparente, sendo o primeiro realizado antes da odontoplastia e o segundo após, onde paralelamente também foram avaliados o tempo de consumo do feno e do concentrado e análise do tamanho de partícula das fezes e dos alimentos. Para a realização da odontoplastia os animais foram alocados em tronco de contenção, e administrado 0,02 mg/Kg de cloridrato de detomidina. Para a determinação da digestibilidade aparente de fezes utilizou-se o método de colheita total por quatro dias consecutivos e dez dias de adaptação à dieta, totalizando 10 dias de período experimental. O tempo de consumo foi baseado na observação do tempo gasto para consumo de um quilograma de feno e de concentrado. Para a determinação do tamanho das partículas das fezes, foram utilizadas amostras de 250 g de fezes secas, colocadas em um agitador automático e foram utilizadas peneiras com malhas de 4,75; 4; 2,8; 1,4; 1 e fundo das peneiras, acopladas, com tempo de agitação de 10 minutos. Foi observado efeito (p&lt;0,05) da odontoplastia sobre os coeficientes de digestibilidade aparentes da matéria seca (62,2%), matéria orgânica (64,3%), proteína bruta (75,4%), fibra em detergente neutro (53,4%), fibra em detergente ácido (43,7%) e hemicelulose (60,9%). Observou-se efeito do tempo de consumo para o concentrando, obtendo-se menor tempo de consumo após (17,33&plusmn;1,49 minutos), porém não foi observado efeito (p&gt;0,05) para o tempo de consumo do volumoso (1,11&plusmn;0,13 horas). Houve maior retenção (p&lt;0,05) das partículas das fezes nas peneiras de 4,75; 4,0 e 2,8, indicando maior tamanho das partículas após a odontoplastia. Não houve efeito (p&gt;0,05) sobre a cor e a consistência das fezes. A odontoplastia aumenta a digestibilidade dos nutrientes da dieta e o tamanho de partículas nas fezes, sem alterar as características de cor e consistência. Animais após o procedimento, apresentam menor tempo de consumo de concentrado. / The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the odontoplasty on apparent digestibility of equine diet, consumption time and faeces particle size. For this, nine animals were used, males and females, with aged of 14.5 &plusmn; 3.3 years and weighting 531 &plusmn; 38.7 kg, without previous odontoplasty. The diet consisted of 1.5% of live weight (LV) in forage (Tifton hay) and 0.75% of PV in multiparticulate concentrate (Pro-Equi&reg; Lámina) for both tests. The diet was formulated to meet the requirement of keeping animals. The experiment consisted of two apparent digestibility essays, the first one performed before the odontoplasty and the second after the procedure, where the comsumption time of hay and concentrate and faeces particle size were also evaluated. For the odontoplasty, the animals were allocated in a horse stock, and administered 0,02 mg/kg of detomidina. For the determination of the apparent digestibility of faeces, the total collection method was used for four consecutive days and ten days of adaptation to the diet, totaling 10 days of experimental period. The consumption time was based on the observation of the time spent to consume one kilogram of hay and concentrate. To determine the particle size of the faeces, samples of 250 g of dried faeces were placed on an automatic shaker and sieves with 4.75, 4, 2.8, 1.4, 1 mesh and bottom of the sieves were used coupled, with stirring time of 10 minutes. It was observed effect of odontoplasty on the apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter (62.2%), organic matter (64.3%), crude protein (75.4%), neutral detergent fiber (53.4%), acid detergent fiber (43.7%) and hemicellulose (60.9%). There was an effect of the consumption time for the concentrate, obtaining a shorter consumption time after the odontoplasty (17.33 &plusmn; 1.49 minutes), but no effect (p&gt; 0.05) was observed for the consumption time of the forage (1.11 &plusmn; 0.13 hours). There was more retention (p&lt;0.05) of the faeces particles in the sieves of 4.75; 4.0 and 2.8, indicating a larger particle size after odontoplasty. There was no effect (p&gt;0.05) on color and faeces consistency. Odontoplasty increases dietary nutrient digestibility and particle size in feces without altering color and consistency characteristics. Animals after the procedure have a shorter concentrate consumption time.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:38:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rafaela Boiczuk de Toledo.pdf: 4600791 bytes, checksum: 2fbb2a93b296ec9dd1de177661c46d82 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-15 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The present study aimed to investigate the binge drinking and excessive drinking among a group of young college students, in order to comprehend which motivations, perceptions and fantasies are involved in the compulsive alcohol drinking. The binge drinking is a harmful alcohol consumption pattern very common among the university population, able to cause various harmful consequences. Population consisted of 21 college students, 11 women and 10 men, aged between 20 and 30 years old, from several graduation courses in the city of Curitiba and who had at least one episode of binge drinking in the last year. There were conducted interviews and applied three instruments on each participants (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Social Adjustment Scale Factor / Neuroticism and projective technique of drawing with themed story). The material collected was analyzed qualitatively using Bardin s Content Analysis. Theoretically the analysis was based on the assumptions of Analytical Psychology. It was concluded that the excessive drinking and binge drinking are part of the studied sample s daily life indicating a trivialization of binge drinking among these young people, who are not able to symbolize their psychological suffering therefore they adopt a regressive and compulsive posture / O presente estudo teve por finalidade investigar o binge drinking e o consumo excessivo de bebida alcoólica em um grupo de jovens universitários, a fim de compreender quais são as motivações, percepções e fantasias envolvidas na ingestão compulsiva de álcool. O binge drinking é um padrão nocivo de consumo de bebida alcoólica muito comum entre a população universitária, capaz de acarretar diferentes consequências danosas. A população foi composta por 21 estudantes universitários, 11 mulheres e 10 homens, com idades entre 20 e 30 anos, de diversos cursos de graduação na cidade de Curitiba e que tiveram pelo menos um episódio de binge drinking no último ano. Foram realizadas entrevistas e aplicados três instrumentos a cada participante (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Escala Fatorial de Ajustamento Social/Neuroticismo e a técnica projetiva de Desenho temático com história). O material coletado foi analisado qualitativamente por meio de categorias baseadas na Análise de Conteúdo segundo Bardin. Teoricamente a análise fundamentou-se nos pressupostos da Psicologia Analítica. Conclui-se que o consumo excessivo de bebida alcoólica e o binge drinking fazem parte do cotidiano da amostra estudada havendo uma banalização do abuso de bebida entre esses jovens, que não conseguem simbolizar o sofrimento psíquico e adotam atitudes regressivas e compulsivas

Obesity and overweight issues are nationally recognized crises for African American women. A noteworthy gap remains in the literature regarding this population's experiences with excessive weight, specifically, the role of culture and social support networks on their experience with being overweight. Without an understanding of the experience and meaning of being overweight for African American women, physicians and clinicians will not be able to fully support African American women in their weight loss journeys. Using the social learning theory as a framework, the purpose of this phenomenological research study was to explore experiences of obese or overweight middle-aged African American women while discovering the roles of culture and social support network in those experiences. Twelve women participated in individual, semi-structured interviews with the researcher. All interviews were audiotaped, transcribed and thematically analyzed. Findings showed that emotional eating and over-indulgence contributed to their obesity; social support networks supported their behaviors in attempts to be supportive and non-judgmental and eating was a primary feature of social interactions and cultural events. Their stories showed how important eating was to African American women's relationships and social interactions and how the social environment may be contributing to the crisis of obesity in this population. This study's results could be used to help promote positive social change in this population by helping African American women develop weight management programs that also support their lifestyle and cultural focus on food. Furthermore, examining how to engage socially and balance the social elements with proper eating should be the focus of future research.

名古屋大学博士学位論文 学位の種類:博士（医療技術学）（課程） 学位授与年月日:平成19年3月23日 / "Daytime polysomnography and portable recording device for diagnosis and CPAP therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome" Sleep and Breathing, v.11, n.2 (2007) pp.109-115 を、博士論文として提出したもの。

This thesis adopts an empirical approach to examine various market microstructure issues, using data from the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). Whilst the respective empirical analyses may be considered as self-contained investigations, they are primarily linked through the common objective of understanding the mechanics of the pricing process as it occurs on actual markets, using the NSE as exemplar. The first major focus of the dissertation is non-synchronous trading: empirical evidence of nonsynchronicity is obtained by testing for predictability as between indices of different levels of liquidity. A simple test of the analysis of trading-break returns is proposed to infer whether predictability may be mainly attributable to non-synchronous trading or whether it constitutes a delayed adjustment of traders' expectations. The second question tackled in the thesis is whether volatility on the NSE may be considered as justified or excessive. Rathert han adopting the established methodology of comparing stock price changes to information about expected dividends, the research question is split up into two subsidiary ones. The first question is whether volatility is related to information flows, whilst the second related questionc oncernst he relationship betweenv olatility and returns. Three sources of excessive volatility are pin-pointed. Monday effects are found in index data but not in the underlying stocks-indicating index fluctuations which are not information-related. A second indicator of excessive price movements is the pronounced volatility which coincides with the fiscal year end of quoted companies but which is not accompanied by a similar increase in long-term returns. A third indication of unjustified price fluctuations is that volatility seems unrelated to returns when considering a long-term time series. The third topic of the thesis relates to the efficacy of opening and closing call auctions. This issue may be considered as the crux of the dissertation and it is tackled by analysing the effects of the suspension of a call auction system on NSE. Changes in volatility, efficiency and liquidity following the suspension are analysed, and an event study is presented. The relationship between call auctions and long-term volatility is also investigated. The findings suggest that the expected benefits of call auctions may not always materialise, possibly due to an inappropriately structured auction, or because a liquidity threshold for stocks must be surpassed for the expected benefits to accrue.

O presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar o efeito da odontoplastia sobre a digestibilidade aparente de dieta de equinos, o tempo de consumo e tamanho de partícula das fezes. Para isso, foram utilizados nove animais, machos e fêmeas, com idade média de 14,5&plusmn;3,3 anos e peso médio de 531&plusmn;38,7 Kg e desprovidos de odontoplastia previa. A dieta consistiu do oferecimento de 1,5% do peso vivo (PV) em volumoso (Feno de Tifton) e 0,75% do PV em concentrado multipartículas (Pro-Equi&reg; Lâminada) para ambos os ensaios. A dieta foi formulada para atender à exigência de animais em mantença. O experimento consistiu em dois ensaios de digestibilidade aparente, sendo o primeiro realizado antes da odontoplastia e o segundo após, onde paralelamente também foram avaliados o tempo de consumo do feno e do concentrado e análise do tamanho de partícula das fezes e dos alimentos. Para a realização da odontoplastia os animais foram alocados em tronco de contenção, e administrado 0,02 mg/Kg de cloridrato de detomidina. Para a determinação da digestibilidade aparente de fezes utilizou-se o método de colheita total por quatro dias consecutivos e dez dias de adaptação à dieta, totalizando 10 dias de período experimental. O tempo de consumo foi baseado na observação do tempo gasto para consumo de um quilograma de feno e de concentrado. Para a determinação do tamanho das partículas das fezes, foram utilizadas amostras de 250 g de fezes secas, colocadas em um agitador automático e foram utilizadas peneiras com malhas de 4,75; 4; 2,8; 1,4; 1 e fundo das peneiras, acopladas, com tempo de agitação de 10 minutos. Foi observado efeito (p&lt;0,05) da odontoplastia sobre os coeficientes de digestibilidade aparentes da matéria seca (62,2%), matéria orgânica (64,3%), proteína bruta (75,4%), fibra em detergente neutro (53,4%), fibra em detergente ácido (43,7%) e hemicelulose (60,9%). Observou-se efeito do tempo de consumo para o concentrando, obtendo-se menor tempo de consumo após (17,33&plusmn;1,49 minutos), porém não foi observado efeito (p&gt;0,05) para o tempo de consumo do volumoso (1,11&plusmn;0,13 horas). Houve maior retenção (p&lt;0,05) das partículas das fezes nas peneiras de 4,75; 4,0 e 2,8, indicando maior tamanho das partículas após a odontoplastia. Não houve efeito (p&gt;0,05) sobre a cor e a consistência das fezes. A odontoplastia aumenta a digestibilidade dos nutrientes da dieta e o tamanho de partículas nas fezes, sem alterar as características de cor e consistência. Animais após o procedimento, apresentam menor tempo de consumo de concentrado. / The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the odontoplasty on apparent digestibility of equine diet, consumption time and faeces particle size. For this, nine animals were used, males and females, with aged of 14.5 &plusmn; 3.3 years and weighting 531 &plusmn; 38.7 kg, without previous odontoplasty. The diet consisted of 1.5% of live weight (LV) in forage (Tifton hay) and 0.75% of PV in multiparticulate concentrate (Pro-Equi&reg; Lámina) for both tests. The diet was formulated to meet the requirement of keeping animals. The experiment consisted of two apparent digestibility essays, the first one performed before the odontoplasty and the second after the procedure, where the comsumption time of hay and concentrate and faeces particle size were also evaluated. For the odontoplasty, the animals were allocated in a horse stock, and administered 0,02 mg/kg of detomidina. For the determination of the apparent digestibility of faeces, the total collection method was used for four consecutive days and ten days of adaptation to the diet, totaling 10 days of experimental period. The consumption time was based on the observation of the time spent to consume one kilogram of hay and concentrate. To determine the particle size of the faeces, samples of 250 g of dried faeces were placed on an automatic shaker and sieves with 4.75, 4, 2.8, 1.4, 1 mesh and bottom of the sieves were used coupled, with stirring time of 10 minutes. It was observed effect of odontoplasty on the apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter (62.2%), organic matter (64.3%), crude protein (75.4%), neutral detergent fiber (53.4%), acid detergent fiber (43.7%) and hemicellulose (60.9%). There was an effect of the consumption time for the concentrate, obtaining a shorter consumption time after the odontoplasty (17.33 &plusmn; 1.49 minutes), but no effect (p&gt; 0.05) was observed for the consumption time of the forage (1.11 &plusmn; 0.13 hours). There was more retention (p&lt;0.05) of the faeces particles in the sieves of 4.75; 4.0 and 2.8, indicating a larger particle size after odontoplasty. There was no effect (p&gt;0.05) on color and faeces consistency. Odontoplasty increases dietary nutrient digestibility and particle size in feces without altering color and consistency characteristics. Animals after the procedure have a shorter concentrate consumption time.

Introduction: The American Psychiatric Association included Internet gaming disorder (IGD) in the 5th Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and the World Health Organization included gaming disorder in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases. These recent updates suggest significant concern related to the harms of excessive gaming. Areas covered: This systematic review provides an updated summary of the scientific literature on treatments for IGD. Inclusion criteria were that studies: 1) evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention for IGD or excessive gaming; 2) use an experimental design (i.e. multi-armed [randomized or nonrandomized] or pretest-posttest); 3) include at least 10 participants per group; and 4) include an outcome measure of IGD symptoms or gaming duration. The review identified 22 studies evaluating treatments for IGD: 8 evaluating medication, 7 evaluating cognitive behavioral psychotherapy, and 7 evaluating other interventions and psychosocial treatments. Expert opinion: Even with the recent uptick in publication of such clinical trials, methodological flaws prevent strong conclusions about the efficacy of any treatment for IGD. Additional well-designed clinical trials using common metrics for assessing IGD symptoms are needed to advance the field.