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Selected AbstractsOn Imagination: Reconciling Knowledge and Life, or What Does "Gregory Bateson" Stand for?FAMILY PROCESS, Issue 4 2004Marcelo Pakman This article presents a reading of Gregory Bateson's oeuvre, focusing on his interest in the representational gap between map and territory, and its importance in the development of his redefinition of the concept of "mind," his new discipline called "ecology of ideas," and a methodology congruent to it based on the logics of metaphor. Inquiries on three initial stories from different domains allow the use of homologies between form and content in the article. This reading of Bateson's oeuvre stresses his questioning (like Derrida's) of the metaphysics of presence on which Western philosophy has been mostly based, and of the central role of imagination as a balancing factor for a family therapy that he both contributed to and saw with reservations. [source] Taking the Long View: What Does a Child Focus Add to Social Protection?IDS BULLETIN, Issue 1 2009Rachel Sabates-Wheeler Recognising that many indicators of vulnerability among children, such as malnutrition or poor educational performance, might reflect intergenerational problems has profound implications for the design and implementation of social protection programmes. Treating the symptoms of these problems is of course essential: a malnourished child needs immediate nutritional support and a child who is failing at school needs special attention. But the argument of this paper is that ,taking the long view' is imperative if the reasons why children are malnourished, or failing, are to be correctly identified and adequately addressed. Importantly, the analysis implies directing interventions not exclusively at the children who are at risk, but at others in society who are responsible for the care of children. [source] Vitamin D and Health: What Does the Latest Research Show?NURSING FOR WOMENS HEALTH, Issue 1 2008Claudia R Ravin MSN, RN-BC First page of article [source] How to Lose Weight and Keep it Off: What Does the Evidence Show?NURSING FOR WOMENS HEALTH, Issue 2 2007Mary Ann Faucher CNM First page of article [source] Transplantation Risks and the Real World: What Does ,High Risk' Really Mean?AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, Issue 1 2009R. B. Freeman Candidates for, and recipients of, transplants face numerous risks that receive varying degrees of attention from the media and transplant professionals. Characterizations such as ,high risk donor' are not necessarily accurate or informative unless they are discussed in context with the other risks patients face before and after transplantation. Moreover, such labels do not provide accurate information for informed consent discussions or decision making. Recent cases of donor-transmitted diseases from donors labeled as being at ,high risk' have engendered concern, new policy proposals and attempts to employ additional testing of donors. The publicity and policy reactions to these cases do not necessarily better inform transplant candidates and recipients about these risks. Using comparative risk analysis, we compare the various risks associated with waiting on the list, accepting donors with various risk characteristics, posttransplant survival and everyday risks we all face in modern life to provide some quantitative perspective on what ,high risk' really means for transplant patients. In our analysis, donor-transmitted disease risks are orders of magnitude less than other transplantation risks and similar to many everyday occupational and recreational risks people readily and willingly accept. These comparisons can be helpful for informing patients and guiding future policy development. [source] | |||||||||||||