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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) DISSERTAÇÃO Rafaela Correia.pdf: 3566650 bytes, checksum: fb9f409c3827499870916d6b5a38f61e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-06-01 / Introdução: O câncer do colo uterino configura-se como um importante problema de saúde pública, é o quarto câncer feminino mais diagnosticado no mundo. Em consequência dos avanços terapêuticos no tratamento da doença, as mulheres afetadas têm maior sobrevida. Porém, os efeitos secundários aos tratamentos deterioram a qualidade de vida e comprometem a atividade sexual. Objetivo: descrever a qualidade de vida e a atividade sexual de mulheres submetidas ao tratamento para o câncer do colo do útero. Métodos: estudo exploratório de abordagem quantitativa composto por 46 mulheres submetidas ao tratamento cirúrgico/quimioterápico/radioterápico no Hospital das Clínicas de Pernambuco. Foram utilizados três instrumentos: um para caracterização das participantes (caracterização socioeconômica, clínica, questões relacionadas à vida sexual e a hábitos de vida); o WHOQOL-bref a fim de avaliar a qualidade de vida; e o Índice de Função Sexual Feminina (FSFI) para avaliar a função sexual. Os dados foram analisados no programa Statistical Package for the Social Scienses (SPSS) versão 15.0. Realizada análise descritiva das variáveis. Teste de Mann-Whitney e teste Qui-quadrado de Pearson (χ²) foram aplicados na análise bivariada. Resultados: Entre as participantes do estudo, predominaram mulheres pardas (n=30; 65,22%), desempregadas (n=20; 43,48%), com início da atividade sexual antes dos 18 anos (n=39; 84,78%) e com mais de cinco parceiros sexuais (n=19; 41,30%). A doença foi diagnosticada já em estádios avançados (n=29; 63,04%) e o principal tratamento foi a radioterapia associada à quimioterapia (n=28; 60,87%). Houve associação (p<0,05): da qualidade de vida com variáveis socioeconômicas (renda, situação conjugal, atividade de lazer) e com variável clínica (tipo de tratamento realizado); e da atividade sexual com o tipo de tratamento realizado e com o estadiamento da doença. Os domínios do FSFI mais afetados pelo tratamento foram os domínios lubrificação (p=0,03) e dor (p=0,04). Conclusão: características socioeconômicas e tratamento interferiram na qualidade de vida e na atividade sexual. Qualidade de vida e aspectos da vida sexual após tratamentos para o câncer do colo do útero precisam ser considerados na prática clínica. / Introduction: Cervical cancer is an important public health problem and is the fourth most frequently diagnosed form of cancer among women worldwide. Through therapeutic advances in treating this disease, women affected by it have longer survival. However, the secondary effects from the treatments are detrimental to their quality of life and compromise their sexual activity. Objective: To describe the quality of life and sexual activity of women undergoing treatment for cervical cancer. Methods: This was an exploratory study with a quantitative approach, on 46 women who underwent surgical, chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic treatment at Hospital das Clínicas, Pernambuco. Three instruments were used: one to characterize the participants (socioeconomic characterization, clinical issues related to sexual life and life habits); the WHOQOL-bref questionnaire to evaluate quality of life; and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) to evaluate sexual function. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software, version 15.0. Descriptive analysis was performed on the variables. The Mann-Whitney and Pearson chi-square (χ²) tests were applied in bivariate analysis. Results: The women participating in the study were predominantly of mixed skin color (n = 30; 65.22%) and unemployed (n = 20; 43.48%); started sexual activity before 18 years of age (n = 39; 84.78%) and had had more than five sexual partners (n = 19; 41.30%). The disease was mostly diagnosed at advanced stages (n = 29; 63.04%) and the main treatment was radiotherapy in association with chemotherapy (n = 28; 60.87%). There was an association (p <0.05): quality of life with socioeconomic variables (income, marital status, leisure activity) and clinical variables (type of treatment performed); And sexual activity with the type of treatment performed and staging of the disease. The domains of the FSFI most affected by the treatment were the domains of lubrication (p = 0.03) and pain (p = 0.04). Conclusion: Socioeconomic characteristics and the type of treatment influenced quality of life and sexual activity. Quality of life and aspects of sex life after treatment for cervical cancer need to be taken into consideration in clinical practice.

Submitted by Mario BC (mario@bc.ufrpe.br) on 2018-08-14T14:12:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tereza Cristina Cavalcanti de Albuquerque.pdf: 8612345 bytes, checksum: 63cefd3234e79440c4d81f8c47e647fe (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T14:12:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tereza Cristina Cavalcanti de Albuquerque.pdf: 8612345 bytes, checksum: 63cefd3234e79440c4d81f8c47e647fe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-05 / In today's language, several semiotic modes (verbal, visual, sonorous and gestural, among others) are integrated to construct a meaning, thus composing a multimodal text that together with advances in technology occupy more spaces each day, and among them, the space of teaching and learning of sciences. However, although there is a growing use of multimodal text, it is still not being exploited to its full potential, as teachers are often not instrumental in reading to understand and produce. Above all, in considering the eminently abstract and symbolic character of its contents, the initial formation of science teachers demands the reading and production of more contextualized multimodal texts that can generate effective and qualified actions in the teaching practice regarding the use of different modes of language. In this context, the objective of this study was to analyze how the knowledge about Multimodality inserted in the initial formation of teachers can contribute to the reading and the construction of multimodal texts for teaching about human lung breathing. In the course of this research the elective Multimodality in Science Education course was developed, offered for the undergraduate courses in Chemistry and Biological Sciences, of a Brazilian public university. The data were constructed during 11 months of work incorporated to this discipline, with a group composed by four students. The methodology that guided the present study was an adaptation of the Collaborative Research (IBIAPINA, 2008) and the data analysis employed the categories of Visual Design Grammar (KRESS and van LEEUWEN, 2006). The productions of the analyzed students were: multimodal texts produced for videotapes on pulmonary respiration; answers to the interview about the process of videotape production; video-recorded analysis of the multimodal texts related to the respiratory system and hematose used in videotapes; production of the Set of Multimodal Texts for Teaching Human Pulmonary Respiration (CTMER) and validation of CTMER in class at graduation. At the same time, the researcher analyzed the multimodal texts on lung breathing in the textbooks. The results indicate that the implementation of Multimodality knowledge in reading, evaluation and production of multimodal texts increased the capacity of representation and communication of the participants involved through the integrated use of different modes of language and enabled the construction of didactic material (CTMER) to teach the concept of human lung respiration integrated with the environment and other organic systems. / Na linguagem atual, vários modos semióticos (verbal, visual, sonoro e gestual, entre outros) se integram para a construção de um significado, compondo assim, um texto multimodal que em conjunto com os avanços da tecnologia ocupam mais espaços a cada dia, e dentre eles, o espaço de ensino e aprendizagem de ciências. No entanto, embora exista um crescente uso do texto multimodal, este ainda não está sendo explorado em seu pleno potencial, pois muitas vezes os professores não estão instrumentalizados para a leitura necessária à sua compreensão e à sua produção. Sobretudo, ao se considerar o caráter eminentemente abstrato e simbólico de seu conteúdo, a formação inicial de professores de ciências demanda a leitura e a produção de textos multimodais mais contextualizados que possa gerar ações efetivas e qualificadas na prática docente referente ao uso dos diferentes modos de linguagem. Neste contexto, o objetivo deste estudo foi analisar como os conhecimentos sobre a Multimodalidade inseridos na formação inicial de professores podem contribuir para a leitura e a construção de textos multimodais para o ensino sobre respiração pulmonar humana. No percurso desta investigação foi desenvolvida a disciplina eletiva Multimodalidade na Educação em Ciências, ofertada para os cursos de Licenciatura em Química e em Ciências Biológicas, de uma universidade pública brasileira. Os dados foram construídos ao longo de 11 meses de trabalho incorporados a esta disciplina, com um grupo composto por quatro estudantes. A metodologia que orientou o presente estudo foi uma adaptação da Pesquisa Colaborativa (IBIAPINA, 2008) e a análise dos dados empregou as categorias da Gramática do Design Visual (KRESS e van LEEUWEN, 2006). As produções dos estudantes analisadas foram: textos multimodais produzidos para videoaulas sobre respiração pulmonar; respostas à entrevista sobre o processo de produção das videoaulas; análise vídeo-gravada sobre os textos multimodais relativos ao sistema respiratório e hematose empregados nas videoaulas; produção do Conjunto de Textos Multimodais para o Ensino sobre Respiração Pulmonar Humana (CTMER) e validação do CTMER em aula na graduação. Ao mesmo tempo, foram realizadas análises dos textos multimodais sobre respiração pulmonar presentes nos livros didáticos, pela pesquisadora. Os resultados indicam que a implementação dos conhecimentos da Multimodalidade na leitura, na avaliação e na produção de textos multimodais ampliou a capacidade de representação e comunicação dos participantes envolvidos através do uso integrado de diferentes modos de linguagem e possibilitou a construção de material didático (CTMER) para o ensino do conceito de respiração pulmonar humana integrado ao ambiente e aos demais sistemas orgânicos.

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Syftet med denna diskursanalys är att bidra med kunskap om hur audiovisualitet har setts på och förändrats från 1936 fram till 2008. Detta undersöks utifrån sex stycken texter som är uppsatsens empiri. Huvudfrågan i denna uppsats begrundar huruvida dessa skillnader finns och hur de kan relateras till varandra. Analysprocessen utgår från socialkonstruktivism som teori för att kunna förstå de skillnader som undersöks. Resultatet av denna undersökning visar att det finns små skillnader i hur vissa relaterade begrepp används, detta tas vidare upp i diskussionsdelen där det även diskuteras hur förutsättningar för tidigare och framtida diskurser om audiovisualitet ser ut. Förslag till fortsatt forskning är en liknande studie med fokus på moderna texter för att se om det finns samtida skillnader och även om resultatet utifrån det skiljer sig från det i denna undersökning.

Denna rapport beskriver arbetet med en utökning av ett dialogsystem till en UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, obemannad flygande farkost). Arbetet är utfört i WITAS-projektet (Wallenberg laboratory for research on Information Technology and Autonomous Systems), ett projekt som har som mål att utveckla en helikopter som ska kunna verka autonomt i t.ex. en trafikmiljö. Syftet med dialogsystemet är att en operatör med talspråk ska kunna ge kommandon till och få information från helikoptern. Detta examensarbete har som mål att utöka dialogen till att bli multimodal, dvs. att även innefatta pekningar och rörelser med musen. Operatören ska alltså kunna peka ut platser och objekt i en karta för att komplettera ett talat kommando eller få data utritat i kartan som svar på en förfrågan.

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that characteristically involves an impaired capacity to engage in reciprocal social interaction and to use eye-gaze for social purposes. This collection of conversation analytic studies examines naturally-occurring interactions involving Finnish children diagnosed with autism. The data consist of video-recorded interactions of four children, aged between 9-12 years, each engaged in dyadic or multiparty interactions with a range of familiar co-participants (teachers, parents, and siblings) at home, school, and music club. Comparative data from neurotypical interactions are also considered. The aim is to use conversation analysis to better understand how the children with autism interact in everyday settings. The study examines the organization of interactions as sequences of action, and how eye-gaze and other multimodal resources are involved in the orientation to and production of initiating and responsive actions (e.g. questions and answers). The analyses show (1) competencies with respect to using eye-gaze at relevant sequential environments to mobilise a response from a co-participant, and using smiling as an interactional resource while orienting to the response-implicativeness of eye-gaze; (2) displays of self-consciousness (involving averted gaze and other conduct) can occur when the participants orient to the children's non-production of a response that has been made relevant; (3) child's gaze aversion can become problematic in particular sequential locations, namely, when the child's response is noticeably absent and treated as unforthcoming; (4) how the handling of material objects can provide a resource when eliciting interactional involvement with the child. The findings indicate areas of interactional competence and show how, on some occasions, the direction of eye-gaze and body orientation can become interactionally problematic. The merits of researching naturally occurring interactions, and the prospect of incorporating a conversation analytic component as part of clinical assessments, are discussed.

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Travelling in the city is a part of everyday life for many people. It is sometimes difficult to choose the right combination of walking and public transport especially in unfamiliar parts of the city. We processed publicly available data and made a search engine for multimodal paths. The search engine was designed to be able to personalise results according to user needs and could be used as a web application or a shared library.

This dissertation presents findings from a qualitative case study of three English teachers representing varying levels of comfort with technology and years of teaching experience at St. Patrick Catholic High School. This research was motivated by two questions: (1) What are three literacy educators’ perceptions of a multimodal tablet initiative at a Catholic High School? (2) How is information regarding the use of iPad technology for literacy disseminated to three High School English teachers within a Catholic School system? Data was collected over a twelve-week period during the first academic year of implementation of a school-based multimodal tablet (iPad) initiative. Implementation during this time period was limited to students in their first and second year of high school. Under the direction of the initiative, teachers were tasked with utilizing the iPad as part of their daily instruction. Moreover, three Apps were highlighted for explicit use for uploading assignments and sharing content with students. Additionally, all textbooks utilized were in digital format. Data collected includes: artifacts, observations, interviews, and reflective field notes. Findings from this research indicate that all participants had positive perceptions of the tablet initiative and its promise for the future of the school and effect on student achievement. They felt, however, many areas that would support the effective implementation of the initiative were overlooked in lieu of the school remaining overly focused on maintaining its competitive edge against neighboring private schools. In essence, the school’s leadership utilized the iPads like “pixie dust”- sprinkling them around campus and hoping for an increase in achievement and digital citizenship among students without providing appropriate support and guidance for the teaching staff. Furthermore, the teachers believed the device presented new difficulties within the classroom dynamic including struggles with classroom management, academic honesty, and networking. The path of dissemination for information was convoluted with leadership members often verbally presenting conflicting expectations and information. While promising, the initiative lacked clearly articulated expectations for how teachers should integrate the device in their classrooms. Information related to the initiative was most often disseminated verbally via faculty meetings, but also uploaded within the school’s digital communication system. This digital drive was overly crowded with documents and lacked organization making locating information tedious and challenging. Given the pilot status of this implementation, the administrators did not present fully developed evaluative procedures or expectations for iPad integration creating uncertainty for teachers. These findings offer insight into the need for meaningful and individualized professional development opportunities for teachers that focus on deep interactions with multimodal capabilities prior to the onset of any initiative aiming to integrate iPad technology. Additionally, a clear path of dissemination in which expectations are written, explicit, and correlated with evaluative procedures would likely reduce confusion among teachers. Aligning the goals from all leadership members in an effort to create consistency among the information shared with staff is critical to implementing a technology initiative effectively.

This study assessed the in vivo effects of various serotonin (5-HT) receptor modulators on 5-HT neurotransmission in the rat hippocampus. Vortioxetine, humanized-vortioxetine, and escitalopram blocked the 5-HT transporter, but similar to ipsapirone did not dampen the sensitivity of postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptors. Long-term administration of all treatments increased the tonic activation of postsynaptic 5-HT1A heteroreceptors, an effect common to all antidepressants. Vortioxetine decreased the function of the terminal 5-HT1B autoreceptor under high but not a low degree of activation, thus showing that its partial agonism led to increased 5-HT release and that long-term administration results in the desensitization of terminal 5-HT1B autoreceptors. Vortioxetine overcame the effects of 5-HT1B and 5-HT3 receptor agonists. This study was unable to determine the involvement of 5-HT7 receptor antagonism exerted by vortioxetine affects 5-HT neurotransmission. Therefore, vortioxetine would appear to exert different actions, via transporter and receptor activity, on the serotonergic system in the hippocampus, consistent with its unique pharmacological profile.