Thesis (M.A.)--Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-130).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas Woman's University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-132). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas Woman's University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-132).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-121).

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Female specific experiences of migration arelacking in mainstream migration studies, even though women make up almost half of the demographic of migrating people. Based on qualitative narrative interviews with six women the primary aim of this thesis is to show how the women negotiated their migrations from a primarily embodied theoretical approach which focuses on feelings in and ofthe body in relation to menstruation within the context of migration. The importance of viewing context or rather situationas constitutive for how women can ‘be’ or ‘not be’ women is decisive for the embodiment approach and provides an understanding for the prescriptive nature of norms in general and gender norms in particular. Overall, the situation of migration positioned the female gender norm and the innate bodily function of menstruation as a counterforce of agency for the women, severely limiting their scopes of agency leading to fear, hyper vigilance and self-policingin a manner that the women did not experience was present for men surrounding them. The additional mental strain that menstruation placedon the women severely aggravated their experiences of migration, a mental strain that was solely connected to fear in relation to their bodies. / <p>Grade: A</p>

Em O mau humor da TPM: uma interpretação do feminino propomos mostrar como são construídas algumas representações do feminino a partir da sua relação com a menstruação e discutir alguns significados culturais acerca dos transtornos de humor derivado de uma síndrome comumente conhecida como a tensão pré-menstrual. A partir de um recorte teórico do corpo e do olhar médico sobre este enquanto objetos das ciências sociais, isto é, como construções sociais, e tendo como orientação os estudos feministas, analisamos dois tipos de discursos circulantes acerca da menstruação, localizados nas camadas médias cariocas, no início do século XXI, que dizem representar ou dialogar com este corpo hormonal. Estes seguem duas direções diferentes: o primeiro discurso analisado é um livro de um médico, no formato de literatura de auto-ajuda, voltado para a discussão da inteligência hormonal; que pretende ser um modelo de subjetivação do feminino, baseado no olhar médico-científico. Este propõe um controle sobre o corpo, organizando o feminino a partir de idéias essencializadas as quais universalizam os corpos e tratam das descrições desse feminino como pré-determinadas por condições localizadas no corpo Natural. O segundo é um conjunto de entrevistas realizadas com bancárias, que registram o feminino subjetivado. Estes discursos sobre a vivência do feminino, apesar de também articularem descrições corporais enraizadas na biologia e nas ciências médicas, revelam ainda outros significados culturais representativos, destacando assim a importância dos estudos que privilegiam o agenciamento do sujeito na construção social de gênero, no caso desses femininos. / In The Bad Mood of Premenstrual Syndrome: An interpretation of the feminine intends to show how representations of the feminine are constructed in relation to women s monthly cycle and to discuss some cultural significances concerning the upsetting of humor one of the symptoms of the syndrome commonly known as: "premenstrual tension". Grounded in the theoretical approach of the body and the physician `s glance as objects of the Social Sciences, that is, as social constructions, and guided by feminist studies, we analyzed two types of current discourses, concerning women s monthly cycles, located in the carioca middle social strata, in the beginning of the XXI century; that are said to act on, or to dialogue with this "hormonal body". The discourses follow two different directions: The first analyzed speech is a doctor s book, an example of self help literature, engaged in the discussion of "hormonal intelligence"; aiming to become a model of subjectification of the feminine, based on the doctor s -scientific eye. It proposes a kind of control on the body, organizing the feminine through essentialized ideas which universalize the bodies and deal with this feminine description as pre-determined by "Natural" body conditions. The second discourse is composed by a group of interviews carried out with female bank employees, registering a subjectifyied feminine. These speeches on the feminine everyday life reveal that, in spite of the articulation of corporal descriptions rooted in the biology and in the medical sciences, they nevertheless show other cultural representative meanings of the feminine, and thus demonstrates the importance of case studies that priories the agencing of the subject in the social construction of gender.

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Com o intuito de gerar informações que propiciem uma descrição mais detalhada dos aspectos reprodutivos em Chiroptera, o objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever a morfologia dos órgãos reprodutivos (útero e ovários) das fêmeas de Artibeus planirostris (Phyllostomidae) durante quatro fases do ciclo reprodutivo e analisar o processo de foliculogênese. As fêmeas de A. planirostris possuem um útero simples de histologia semelhante ao padrão geral dos mamíferos, com a parede uterina sendo composta por três camadas, na qual a mais interna, o endométrio, demonstrou um processo de descamação e necrose, que ao ser associada com sangramento, caracteriza a menstruação. Artibeus planirostris produz apenas um filhote por gestação e exibe um padrão poliéstrico, evidenciado pela captura de fêmeas concomitantemente grávidas e lactantes, demonstrando a existência de um estro pós-parto. Os ovários de A. planirostris, apresentaram uma polaridade aparente, com os folículos primordiais restritos a uma zona localizada em apenas um lado do ovário, a partir da qual os folículos são recrutados para posterior crescimento e desenvolvimento. Ambos os ovários são funcionais, confirmados pela presença do corpo lúteo, mas constatamos que eles não podem ser considerados bilateralmente simétricos, uma vez que o corpo lúteo foi encontrado preferencialmente no ovário esquerdo (76,2%). Os ovários durante a gravidez apresentam diferenças significativas entre si, evidenciando um processo de regressão por parte do ovário sem corpo lúteo, que apresenta grandes quantidades de folículos atrésicos, e valores de diâmetro, área e volume significativamente menores do que o ovário que ovulou (com corpo lúteo). Quanto ao processo de foliculogênese, A. planirostris segue o padrão básico dos mamíferos e outros morcegos, tendo início com o recrutamento de folículos primordiais, visando seu crescimento e desenvolvimento, podendo se tornar um folículo maduro (de Graaf) ou morrer por um processo de atresia. Com esses resultados, fornecemos detalhes sobre o ciclo reprodutivo de A. planirostris, evidenciando características reprodutivas típicas dessa espécie. / Despite the many reproductive strategies employed by bats, there is not enough attention being given to the morphological studies of reproductive structures of the Chiroptera. Aiming to generate informations that enable a more detailed explanation of the reproductive aspects of Chiroptera, the purpose of this study is to describe the morphology of the reproductive organs (uterus and ovaries) of female Artibeus planirostris (Phyllostomidae) during four phases of the reproductive cycle and analyse the folliculogenesis. The A. planirostis female has a simple uterus, histologically similar to the mammalian general pattern, uterine wall formed by three layers, of which, the inner layer, the endometrium, has showed process of necrosis and scaling that, when combined with bleeding, typifies menstruation. Artibeus planirostis produces only one offspring per gestation and presents a poliestric pattern, corroborated by the capture of females concomitantly pregnant and lactating, desmonstrating the existence of a postpartum estrus. The ovaries of A. planirostis showed an apparent polarity, with the primary follicles restricted to an area located in only one side of the ovary, from which the follicles are recruited to the consequent growth and development. Both ovaries are functional, confirmed by the presence of the corpus luteum and it was found, however, that they can not be considered bilaterally simetrical, for the corpus luteum was predominantly found in the left ovary (76,2%). The ovaries, during pregnancy, showed significant differences among each other, evincing a regression process of the ovary that did not present corpus luteum and showing great quantity of atretic follicles, and with diameter, area and volume significantly smaller than the ovary which presented corpus luteum, i.e., which has ovulated. As for the folliculogenesis process, A. planirostis follows the basic mammalian pattern as well as other bats, starting with primary follicle recruiting, growing and developing it, and enabling it to become a mature follicle (graafian foliclle) or dying of a process of atresia. With such results, we provide details on the reproductive cycle of A. planirostis, evincing typical reproductive characteristics for this species.

Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements of the Master’s Degree in Technology in Homoeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018. / Dysmenorrhoea is the term used to describe painful menstrual cramps, and is the most commonly encountered gynaecological disorder. It affects more than 50% of women of reproductive age, of which 10% to 12% experience severe dysmenorrhoea that interferes with their daily lives by incapacitating them for 1 to 3 days each month. Dysmenorrhoea is estimated to be the single greatest cause of working hours lost by women and school absence in teenage girls (Dawood 2008; Lindeque 2015: 6-9). Primary dysmenorrhoea is defined as painful, spasmodic cramping in the lower abdomen just before and/or during menstrual bleeding, in the absence of any identifiable macroscopic pathology. It is related to increased levels of inflammatory markers such as vasopressin, prostaglandins (PGF2α) and leukotrienes from the secretory endometrium. These induce ischaemia due to excessive prolonged uterine contractions, increased the sensitivity of pain fibres, and cause vasoconstriction (Iacovides, Avidon and Baker 2015: 1-17; Stewart and Deb 2014: 296-302). This double-blinded randomised study aimed to establish the efficacy of a homoeopathic complex (consisting of Angelica sinensis 6cH, Dioscorea villosa 6cH, Matricaria chamomilla 6cH, Viburnum opulus 6cH and Zingiber officinalis 6cH) compared to a homoeopathic similimum in 30cH plussed potency in the treatment of the symptoms of primary dysmenorrhoea, in terms of the participants’ perception of the treatment. Thirty female students, who signed the inform consent forms (Appendices B and D), from the Durban University of Technology were selected based on specified inclusion and exclusion criteria after they underwent an abdominal ultrasound examination (Appendix D) by a gynaecologist. They were randomly divided by means of convenience sampling according to a randomisation sheet into two groups. There were 20 in the experimental group which received the homoeopathic complex, and 10 in the control group which received the homoeopathic similimum. The study took place at the Homoeopathic Day Clinic, located at the Durban University of Technology. It was conducted over a period of three menstrual cycles per participant. The initial consultation took place prior to a menstrual period and the subsequent three follow-ups took place once a month, a week after each menstrual period. During each consultation, a detailed homoeopathic case history was conducted and a physical examination including an abdominal examination was performed. In addition, the participants were required to complete the Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (Moos 1968) (Appendix G) and the Pain Rating Scale (British Pain Society 2006) (Appendix H). SPSS version 23.0 software was used to analyse the data collected from these questionnaires. The quantitative variables across the groups were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test since the captured data was non-parametric. The one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare intra-group data. Quantitative variables were expressed as a mean ± standard deviation. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant. The intra-group analysis using the PRS and the MDQ scales (Appendices G and H) showed statistically significant changes in the subcategories of pain in the simillimum group, while these changes were noticed in the complex group only with the PRS scale, when different follow up mean pain score was compared to that at baseline. The different comparisons and p-values can be found in the Appendix G1. The homoeopathic complex group showed more statistically significant changes in the subcategories of behaviour change, negative affect, and control (Appendix G1); while the homoeopathic similimum also revealed other statistically significant changes in the autonomic response and appetite change subgroups (Appendix G1). The inter-group analysis did not reveal any statistically significant change between the groups, although a decrease in the majority of the various mean scores was observed throughout the study. The study’s results led to the conclusion that both the homoeopathic complex and homoeopathic similimum were effective (Appendix G1) in the treatment of symptoms of primary dysmenorrhoea during various follow-ups, as well as reducing the need for allopathic pain medications in the participants during the study. However that efficacy shown by the presence of statistically significant results could not been maintained throughout the study from the baseline to the third follow-ups, this could be due to the smaller sample size of the participants, the need for a better suited similimum remedy with a higher potency for the control group; or the need for another complex remedy, It was also noted that there was no evidence that one treatment was more beneficial than the other even though a decrease in the mean scores was observed in both groups. / M

Em O mau humor da TPM: uma interpretação do feminino propomos mostrar como são construídas algumas representações do feminino a partir da sua relação com a menstruação e discutir alguns significados culturais acerca dos transtornos de humor derivado de uma síndrome comumente conhecida como a tensão pré-menstrual. A partir de um recorte teórico do corpo e do olhar médico sobre este enquanto objetos das ciências sociais, isto é, como construções sociais, e tendo como orientação os estudos feministas, analisamos dois tipos de discursos circulantes acerca da menstruação, localizados nas camadas médias cariocas, no início do século XXI, que dizem representar ou dialogar com este corpo hormonal. Estes seguem duas direções diferentes: o primeiro discurso analisado é um livro de um médico, no formato de literatura de auto-ajuda, voltado para a discussão da inteligência hormonal; que pretende ser um modelo de subjetivação do feminino, baseado no olhar médico-científico. Este propõe um controle sobre o corpo, organizando o feminino a partir de idéias essencializadas as quais universalizam os corpos e tratam das descrições desse feminino como pré-determinadas por condições localizadas no corpo Natural. O segundo é um conjunto de entrevistas realizadas com bancárias, que registram o feminino subjetivado. Estes discursos sobre a vivência do feminino, apesar de também articularem descrições corporais enraizadas na biologia e nas ciências médicas, revelam ainda outros significados culturais representativos, destacando assim a importância dos estudos que privilegiam o agenciamento do sujeito na construção social de gênero, no caso desses femininos. / In The Bad Mood of Premenstrual Syndrome: An interpretation of the feminine intends to show how representations of the feminine are constructed in relation to women s monthly cycle and to discuss some cultural significances concerning the upsetting of humor one of the symptoms of the syndrome commonly known as: "premenstrual tension". Grounded in the theoretical approach of the body and the physician `s glance as objects of the Social Sciences, that is, as social constructions, and guided by feminist studies, we analyzed two types of current discourses, concerning women s monthly cycles, located in the carioca middle social strata, in the beginning of the XXI century; that are said to act on, or to dialogue with this "hormonal body". The discourses follow two different directions: The first analyzed speech is a doctor s book, an example of self help literature, engaged in the discussion of "hormonal intelligence"; aiming to become a model of subjectification of the feminine, based on the doctor s -scientific eye. It proposes a kind of control on the body, organizing the feminine through essentialized ideas which universalize the bodies and deal with this feminine description as pre-determined by "Natural" body conditions. The second discourse is composed by a group of interviews carried out with female bank employees, registering a subjectifyied feminine. These speeches on the feminine everyday life reveal that, in spite of the articulation of corporal descriptions rooted in the biology and in the medical sciences, they nevertheless show other cultural representative meanings of the feminine, and thus demonstrates the importance of case studies that priories the agencing of the subject in the social construction of gender.