Finding Solutions for a Post-Crisis Society
Finding Solutions for a Post-Crisis Society

Author: Teresa Torres-Coronas

Publisher: PUBLICACIONS UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI

Published: 2015-12-28

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13: 8484244105

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Since 2007 and the economic meltdown caused by the financial crisis, our societies have been evolving in different ways. New political movements have emerged in Southern Europe and new social movements in pursuit of common concerns are playing a more active role in our daily lives. In a parallel way, after the failure to predict the financial crisis, economist and social science researchers seek fresh thinking and new models that can better explain this new reality. Regulations are of critical importance in shaping the welfare of economies and society. Thus, core legal disciplines are exploring the effects of the financial crisis on social rights, labour market regulations, and civil, common law or international law, among others. With no doubt, the economic crisis has deeply impacted our economic, social, political and legal environment. During the last decade, researchers from a wide range of disciplines have been looking for solutions. Now it is time make a side stop on the way and to gather results. The 1rst International SBRLab Conference, Finding solutions for a post-crisis society, is organized by the Social and Business Research Lab (SBRLab), Universitat Rovira i Virgili. It is as an international and virtual meeting point of interdisciplinary research and researchers. The purpose of this international conference is to bring together researchers from management, economics, political, social and legal disciplines in order to present and discuss new trends in their respective fields.

LA OBESIDAD MÓRBIDA
LA OBESIDAD MÓRBIDA

Author: Dr. Eduardo Chapunoff

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-06-11

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1450099815

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Continuando el estilo de sus previos libros, “El Sexo y el Paciente Cardiaco”, “Contestando sus Preguntas sobre Padecimientos Cardiacos y el Sexo”, y “Cómo Evitar el Caerse Muerto: Una Guía para la Prevención de 201 Causas de Muerte Súbita o Rápida”, el Dr. Eduardo Chapunoff nos sumerge ahora en el mundo complejo de las personas que sufren de obesidad mórbida. Esta obra describe cómo y por qué el sistema cardiovascular y otros sistemas del cuerpo humano llegan a afectarse por pesos corporales excesivos. Sus propias ilustraciones, simples y esquemáticas, lo ayudarán a comprender cómo la obesidad mórbida causa infartos de miocardio, insuficiencia cardiaca, accidentes cerebro-vasculares, apnea obstructiva del sueño, y muchas otras condiciones, incluyendo la muerte súbita. Decisiones críticas son facilitadas por las explicaciones prácticas y realistas del Dr. Chapunoff. También discute la inefectividad y el injusto enfoque de ciertas compañías de seguros en la cobertura de los gastos que incurre la cirugía bariatríca o cirugía de obesidad. Muchas personas que leerán este libro adquirirán un entendimiento de esta enfermedad muy distinto del que poseen en la actualidad. El Dr. Eduardo Chapunoff es un diplomado de los Boards Norteamericanos de Medicina Interna y de Enfermedad Cardiovascular, un “fellow” del American College of Physicians y un “fellow” del American College of Cardiology. Fue profesor asociado de Medicina en la Universidad de Miami desde el año 1985 hasta el año 1997. Ha sido incluído en los registros biográficos de “Quién es Quién Marquis Publication Board, Líderes Comunitarios de Norteamérica, Personalidades de Estados Unidos (American Biographical Institute), el Hombre Internacional del Año 1991-1992, y Quién es Quién entre los Intelectuales (International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England). El Dr. Chapunoff es actualmente el jefe de cardiologia del Doctor’s Medical Center y sus seis institutos localizados en Miami, Florida. El Customer’s Research Council of America 2009 lo seleccionó como “Uno de los Cardiólogos Topes de Estados Unidos”.

Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children
Clinical Obesity in Adults and Children

Author: Peter G. Kopelman

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 2005-07-25

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 1405116722

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Highly Commended in the 2006 British Medical Association Book Awards (Endocrinology) This Second Edition brings together more than 20 internationally recognized experts in the field to provide a timely review of current knowledge. The text remains an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients who are obese. New features of this Second Edition include: Addition of two new co-editors – Professor Bill Dietz, USA and Professor Ian Caterson, Australia Increased number of contributors from around the globe – providing a truly international perspective Includes new information about the causes of obesity, its complications and new (and novel) methods of prevention and treatment Reorganized into sections that address obesity and its social and cultural aspects, biology, associated diseases, life stages (pediatric and adult), management, and environmental and policy approaches

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Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published:

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9251383928

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Viral Loads
Viral Loads

Author: Lenore Manderson

Publisher: UCL Press

Published: 2021-09-20

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1800080239

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Drawing upon the empirical scholarship and research expertise of contributors from all settled continents and from diverse life settings and economies, Viral Loads illustrates how the COVID-19 pandemic, and responses to it, lay bare and load onto people’s lived realities in countries around the world. A crosscutting theme pertains to how social unevenness and gross economic disparities are shaping global and local responses to the pandemic, and illustrate the effects of both the virus and efforts to contain it in ways that amplify these inequalities. At the same time, the contributions highlight the nature of contemporary social life, including virtual communication, the nature of communities, neoliberalism and contemporary political economies, and the shifting nature of nation states and the role of government. Over half of the world’s population has been affected by restrictions of movement, with physical distancing requirements and self-isolation recommendations impacting profoundly on everyday life but also on the economy, resulting also, in turn, with dramatic shifts in the economy and in mass unemployment. By reflecting on how the pandemic has interrupted daily lives, state infrastructures and healthcare systems, the contributing authors in this volume mobilise anthropological theories and concepts to locate the pandemic in a highly connected and exceedingly unequal world. The book is ambitious in its scope – spanning the entire globe – and daring in its insistence that medical anthropology must be a part of the growing calls to build a new world.

Comer
Comer

Author: Patricia Aguirre

Publisher: Libros del Zorzal

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9875992658

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Es muy curioso el modo en que empleamos las palabras. Hay un diccionario secreto que cada uno guarda en su corazón, como un eco feliz o sombrío de un sonido que encierra significados difíciles de comunicar. Mientras suponemos que hablamos deslizándonos sobre un código compartido, todos guardamos sentidos propios que los demás ignoran. Esta sensible percepción impulsó una serie de encuentros convocados por un verbo: “comer”, “pensar”, “amar”. Se invitó a personas de diversas disciplinas a contar lo que esa palabra significaba para ellas. La experiencia resultó de una intensidad impensada, los significados estallaron, y por algún motivo –o por muchos– el encuentro “Comer” fue uno de los más convocantes y de los más intensos. Patrica Aguirre, Mónica Katz y Matías Bruera hicieron detonar muchas certezas, y así nació este libro. Aquí está la palabra impresa para acceder a ella con la pausa reflexiva que la lectura permite, para volver sobre estas ideas todas las veces que sea necesario. Para el disfrute, pues el pensamiento también es una forma de la belleza. Porque aunque tengamos la sensación de que vivimos atormentados por la estupidez, aún hay personas que pueden sustraerse a la trivialidad imperante, y lectores dispuestos a compartir esa vivencia.

Fat Girl on a Plane
Fat Girl on a Plane

Author: Kelly deVos

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2018-06-05

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1488023492

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“A savvy, smart, and funny book about embracing your body and taking control of your destiny.” —Kathleen Glasgow, author of the New York Times bestselling novel Girl in Pieces “Bold, unique, and completely original…A debut both spirited and inventive, much like its indomitable heroine.” —Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of Firsts From debut author Kelly DeVos comes an unforgettable story about fierce fashion, pursuing your dreams, and loving yourself at any size. FAT Cookie Vonn’s dreams include getting out of Phoenix and becoming the next great fashion designer. But in the world of fashion, being fat is a cardinal sin. It doesn’t help that she’s constantly compared to her supermodel mother—and named after a dessert. Cookie scores a trip to New York to pitch her design portfolio, but her plans are put on standby when she’s declared too fat to fly. When she finally arrives, she finds she’s been replaced by her ultrathin rival. Cookie vows to lose weight, get out of the friend zone with her crush, and put her dreams back on track. SKINNY Cookie expected sunshine and rainbows, but nothing about her new life is turning out like she planned. When the fashion designer of the moment offers her what she’s always wanted—an opportunity to live and study in New York—she finds herself in a world full of people more interested in putting women down than dressing them up. Her designs make waves, but her real dream of creating great clothes for people of all sizes seems to grow more distant by the day. Will she realize that she’s always had the power to make her own dreams come true? “A realistic portrayal of the frustrations of weight loss and size acceptance…sex, body positivity, and ambition. VERDICT A strong choice for most YA shelves.” —School Library Journal “Packed with smart zingers about what it feels like to be fat and have a body that people criticize…Also a fairytale romp through the New York City fashion world.” —Carolyn Mackler, B&N Teen Blog

Comparative Perspectives on the Enforcement and Effectiveness of Antidiscrimination Law
Comparative Perspectives on the Enforcement and Effectiveness of Antidiscrimination Law

Author: Marie Mercat-Bruns

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-06-30

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 3319900684

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This book focuses on anti-discrimination law in order to identify commonalities and best practices across nations. Almost every nation in the world embraces the principle of equality and non-discrimination, in theory if not in practice. As the authors' expert contributions establish, the sources of the principle vary considerably, from international treaties to religious law, traditions and more. There are many approaches to methods of enforcement and other variables, but the principle is nearly universal. What does a comparison of the laws and approaches across different lands reveal? Readers may explore the enforcement and effectiveness of anti-discrimination law from 25 nations, across six continents. Esteemed authors examine national, regional and international systems looking for common and best practices, identifying innovative approaches to long-standing problems. The many ways that anti-discrimination law is enforced are brought to light, from criminal or civil prosecution through to community resolution processes, amongst others. Through comparing the approaches of different lands, the authors consider which methods of enforcement are effective. These enriching national and international perspectives highlight the need for more creative, concrete and coordinated means of enforcement to ensure the effectiveness of anti-discrimination law, regardless of the legal tradition concerned, but in light of these traditions. Readers will find each nation remarkable, and learn something new and interesting from each report.