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Implementing safety practices in healthcare saves lives and improves the quality of care: it is therefore vital to apply good clinical practices, such as the WHO surgical checklist, to adopt the most appropriate measures for the prevention of assistance-related risks, and to identify the potential ones using tools such as reporting & learning systems. The culture of safety in the care environment and of human factors influencing it should be developed from the beginning of medical studies and in the first years of professional practice, in order to have the maximum impact on clinicians' and nurses' behavior. Medical errors tend to vary with the level of proficiency and experience, and this must be taken into account in adverse events prevention. Human factors assume a decisive importance in resilient organizations, and an understanding of risk control and containment is fundamental for all medical and surgical specialties. This open access book offers recommendations and examples of how to improve patient safety by changing practices, introducing organizational and technological innovations, and creating effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care systems, in order to spread the quality and patient safety culture among the new generation of healthcare professionals, and is intended for residents and young professionals in different clinical specialties.

Neste livro, estão reunidos onze textos produzidos durante a atuação profissional da autora, no ensino fundamental e médio, entre 1976 e 1991, e na Universidade Estadual Paulista, desde 1991. Nele, “o leitor vai encontrar, ao lado de instigantes reflexões sobre questões de literatura, leitura e ensino, registros preciosos da formação de um pesquisador. No caso, da autora Maria do Rosario Mortatti, especialista renomada na área de leitura e educação. É com os passos que construíram sua expertise na área que este livro, já de início, nos familiariza. […] Foi por este percurso, e ao longo de todo ele que – creio – foi se tecendo, se fortalecendo e se sofisticando a indagação fundamental que a autora faz a si mesma e a seus leitores: a leitura da literatura é mesmo essencial? E se for – como creio que postula Mortatti e que constitui a tese deste livro – como desenvolver práticas pedagógicas, formais e informais, que promovam acesso humanamente significativo a textos literários? […] Considerando que é a importância da leitura, particularmente a importância da leitura literária que justifica a missão da escola de formar leitores, Mortatti acompanha o percurso histórico cumprido pelas reflexões/preocupações sobre o papel da leitura na escola e (para fora dela) na vida de todos nós.”

Nanofabrication is the process of assembling structures at the nanoscale with unique properties. This book describes proficient, low-cost, and robust nanofabrication techniques to produce nanostructures. It presents information on nanofabrication technology principles, methodologies, equipment, and processes, as well as discusses the fabrication of new structures for new applications. The nanofabrication techniques reviewed are applicable to different engineering processes, nano-electromechanical systems, biosensors, nanomaterials, photonic crystals, devices, and new structures. This book is a useful resource for students and professionals, including engineers, scientists, researchers, technicians, and technology managers.

Kann das Wissen um sprachlich-grammatische Zusammenhänge das literarische Verstehen befördern? Oder grundsätzlicher: Wie ist es angesichts divergierender germanistischer Ausdifferenzierungen in Linguistik und Literaturwissenschaft um die Einheit des Deutschunterrichts bestellt? Die Studie unterzieht das Verhältnis von sprachlichem und literarischem Lernen einer fundiert kritischen Sichtung und prüft populäre Thesen auf verborgene Prämissen und Implikationen. Die Untersuchungen von Thomas Landgraf münden in der Konsequenz, Vielgestaltigkeit als eine zentrale Eigenschaft des Deutschunterrichts zu begreifen und die Gemeinsamkeiten von Sprach- und Literaturunterricht in den angezielten Rezeptionskompetenzen zu suchen. Im Ergebnis erweist sich die Fähigkeit zur planvollen Deautomatisierung des Lesevorgangs als ein gemeinsames Basiselement. Darüber hinaus gelingt es Landgraf, die Vorstellung eines einheitlichen, „integrativen“ Deutschunterrichts an entscheidenden Stellen herauszufordern.

This edited volume is designed to discuss important issues around open access to data and software in academic and commercial archaeology, as well as to summarise both the current state of theoretical engagement, and technological development in the field of open-archaeology.

The argument of this collection is that the cultural and intellectual legacies of postmodernism impinge, significantly and daily, on the practice of the Writing Program Administrator. WPAs work in spaces where they must assume responsibility for a multifaceted program, a diverse curriculum, instructors with varying pedagogies and technological expertise-and where they must position their program in relation to a university with its own conflicted mission, and a state with its unpredictable views of accountability and assessment. The collection further argues that postmodernism offers a useful lens through which to understand the work of WPAs and to examine the discordant cultural and institutional issues that shape their work. Each chapter tackles a problem local to its author's writing program or experience as a WPA, and each responds to existing discord in creative ways that move toward rebuilding and redirection. It is a given that accepting the role of WPA will land you squarely in the bind between modernism and postmodernism: while composition studies as a field arguably still reflects a modernist ethos, the WPA must grapple daily with postmodern habits of thought and ways of being. The effort to live in this role may or may not mean that a WPA will adopt a postmodern stance; it does mean, however, that being a WPA requires dealing with the postmodern.

Teksty zostały ułożone w dwa odrębne działy. W większości z tych, które znalazły się w dziale pierwszym, szczególną uwagę poświęcam zespołowi kwestii, by tak rzec, metafizycznych lub otwarcie religijnych - manifestujących się, w różnym stopniu oraz poprzez rozmaite strategie intertekstualne i dialogiczne, w twórczości takich autorów, jak Czesław Miłosz, Krzysztof Kuczkowski czy Wojciech Kass. Dział drugi przeznaczony został na interpretacje wierszy Jarosława Marka Rymkiewicza i Feliksa Netza, dla których najistotniejszy (choć nie jedyny) kontekst stanowi nowa i najnowsza historia. Określona semantyzacja wydarzeń istotnych dla zbiorowości dokonuje się tu dzięki odniesieniu do żywotnej tradycji poetyckiej, między innymi do polskiego romantyzmu. Swoiste uzupełnienie niektórych intuicji interpretacyjnych znajdzie Czytelnik w aneksie, na który składają się dwa dialogi - o poezji (z Jarosławem Markiem Rymkiewiczem) oraz o historii i krytyce literackiej (z Tomaszem Burkiem).

This report analyzes defense options available to the United States in responding to current and emerging threats to U.S. security and interests in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. It focuses on ways that the United States might adapt military instruments to meet these emerging challenges, assessing in broad terms the cost of defense investments commensurate with the interests at stake.

The impact of distance education on higher learning is undeniable, and women have played a significant role in shaping the evolution of this field. However, their leadership contributions have remained largely unacknowledged and undervalued. Women and Leadership in Distance Education in Canada addresses this critical gap by amplifying the voices of Canadian women who have fostered inclusive, relational, and complexity-based leadership approaches that prioritize student needs, accessibility, and social justice. With contributions from instructional designers, faculty members, and senior administrators, this timely and candid collection offers practical strategies for encouraging resilience and mentorship as well as valuable insights on program design, collaborative organizational development, and lived experiences of leadership. Through reflections on systemic barriers and creative solutions, these women leaders highlight the importance of diverse perspectives and provide valuable lessons for educational leaders worldwide.

Comment un jeune garçon, né au début du xixe siècle dans une famille pauvre du Cambrésis, orphelin de père à trois ans, presque analphabète, promis à l’humble condition d’ouvrier tisserand, accèdera-t-il au pastorat et au statut de notable ? Parce qu’il était conscient du caractère exceptionnel de cet itinéraire, J.-B. Pruvot entreprit d’en retracer les étapes dans une Histoire de ma vie racontée à mes enfants. Il en évoque les moments importants, sa rencontre déterminante, à l’âge de l’adolescence, avec des prédicateurs évangélistes baptistes, dont le message le bouleverse, son ardent désir de prêcher un jour la « parole de Dieu », sa formation auprès de pasteurs américains à Douai, et enfin sa consécration comme pasteur baptiste en 1840, puis comme pasteur de l’église réformée de Verdun. Au-delà de ce témoignage personnel, qui s’étend sur toute une vie, car J.-B. Pruvot tint un journal jusqu’à sa mort en 1878, se profile toute une société en grande partie disparue, celle des petites gens des villages du Cambrésis, ouvriers-tisseurs, brodeurs, artisans-paysans, dans leur existence quotidienne, leurs combats contre la précarité, leurs affrontements, leurs solidarités ; on mesure le retentissement sur leurs destins des politiques qui se décident si loin d’eux : sous l’Empire le cauchemar du « tirage au sort » pour l’armée, les crises économiques, les guerres. De ce texte riche en notations concrètes, en anecdotes pittoresques, émane le sentiment d’une authenticité émouvante et savoureuse.

Il futuro è stato ieri, quando eravamo inseparabili da computer e smartphone, nel bene e nel male. Anche quando avremmo preferito farne a meno, perché sapevamo che potevano rivelarsi i nostri peggiori nemici. Gli scandali sulla sorveglianza globale di Internet erano solo la punta di un iceberg, le manipolazioni di massa erano solo l’inizio: eravamo tutti vulnerabili! Curiosità fuori luogo, truffe, furti d’identità e di dati, pornovendette, odiatori… Questo libro parte sempre da situazioni reali, racconta e spiega quali erano i comportamenti a rischio, come si potevano evitare le trappole. Propone trucchi facili da mettere in atto. Attraverso storie di vita comune impariamo a prestare attenzione ai dettagli, ai sottintesi, a ciò che «sta dietro» l’apparenza degli schermi. Per sottrarci alla nostra condizione di ingranaggi delle Megamacchine diventiamo curiose esploratrici, ampliamo il bagaglio del pensiero critico con storie del futuro che è stato ieri.

The volume of the Young Sustainability Law research network brings together contributions on the multi-layered relationship between law and the concept of sustainability. In particular, the focus is on the design and discussion of possibilities and conceptualizations of legal frameworks for a sustainable society – the sustainability law. The aim of the volume is to contribute to a multi-perspective and intra-disciplinary dialogue on the social, ethical, ecological, political, power-structural and economic implications of the current discourse on sustainability and the role of law in it. With contributions by Dr. Daria Bayer | Isa Bilgen | Katja Hamann | Ulrike Jürschik | Dr. Romy Klimke | Dr. Markus Lieberknecht | Prof. Dr. Anne-Christin Mittwoch | Marvin Reiff | Timo Vogle, LL.M. (London)

Drawing on and responding to the writings of theorists such as Judith Butler, Sara Ahmed, Lauren Berlant, and Lisa Lowe, this book proposes the notion of “precarious intimacies” to navigate a dilemma: how to recognize, affirm, and value love, touch, and care while challenging the racialized and gendered politics in which they are embedded. Twenty-first-century Europe is undergoing dramatic political and economic transformations that produce new forms of transnational contact as well as new regimes of exclusion and economic precarity. These political and economic shifts both circumscribe and enable new possibilities for intimacy. Many European films of the last two decades depict experiences of political and economic vulnerability in narratives of precarious intimacies. In these films, stories of intimacy, sex, love, and friendship are embedded in violence and exclusion, but, as Maria Stehle and Beverly Weber show, the politics of touch and connection also offers avenues to theorize forms of attention and affection that challenge exclusive notions of race, citizenship, and belonging. Precarious Intimacies examines the aesthetic strategies that respond to this tension and proposes a politics of interpretation that identifies the potential and possibility of intimacy.

Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP), also referred to as HRF or fortilin, is a multifunctional protein, expressed in all eukaryotic organisms from protozoa to humans. TCTP is involved in many basic biological processes, such as cell division, growth, and development. It is therefore not surprising that dysregulation of TCTP occurs in various disease processes, such as cardiovascular, allergic, and immune disorders. TCTP’s role in cancer-promoting pathways is well- documented, and the protein is considered a potential target for the design of new anti-cancer strategies. Therefore, an understanding of the core biological functions of TCTP, the mechanisms underlying its cellular regulation, and its involvement in disease processes is important. This book provides a current overview on the basic biological functions of TCTP and on its role in promoting a range of disease processes.

La vie et l’œuvre du cardinal Liénart donnent un relief particulier à la lecture d’une expérience vécue par de nombreux prêtres dont le courage et l’abnégation sont restés dans les mémoires. Dans son journal de guerre, il a noté les grands et les petits faits et gestes de la vie de chaque jour : banalité du quotidien, fraternité des tranchées, horreur des champs de bataille, avec en filigrane le souci constant de l’aumônier d’organiser la vie religieuse des soldats : messes et saluts, fêtes religieuses, funérailles…, célébrés souvent dans des chapelles de fortune jusqu’au cœur des tranchées. Il partage les espoirs et les doutes des soldats, reçoit confidences et confessions qui restent dans le secret des cœurs mais dont on peut deviner la profondeur. Adjoint au service de santé il secourt les blessés, au péril de sa vie. Il relève, identifie et inhume les morts. Achille Liénart a rédigé après la guerre le récit de ces événements, objet de la présente publication. D’un style, alerte le récit est abondamment illustré et aide à saisir comment l’expérience de « l’aumônier légendaire » du 201e RI, a marqué la personnalité du futur évêque de Lille. Plus généralement il est un témoignage poignant de la vie des tranchées et du rôle irremplaçable qu’y ont joué les aumôniers. Leur fraternité avec les « poilus » dont la souffrance reste souvent indicible, est faite, dans la vie comme dans la mort, de patriotisme, de foi, de courage et découragement, de révolte parfois, sans toutefois que s’éteigne la lueur de l’espérance. Un CD complète la publication de cet ouvrage. Il comprend la retranscription du journal quotidien dans son intégralité, la reproduction de l’ensemble du cahier manuscrit et des carnets de sépultures.