The present study aims to learn the health production logic in the ICU based on the discourse defended by nurses and on the professional practice that is recognized by the relatives accompanying the hospitalized patients. This is a qualitative and dialectic investigation performed with seven nurses and five relatives in an ICU for adults of a teaching hospital in Santa Catarina. The theoretical...

Many complex and unstructured decisions are hindered by a lack of clear understanding of various underlying assumptions and perspectives involved in the decision process. At present, little attention is paid to the elicitation of underlying assumptions and perspectives in dealing with complex issues in traditional decision support systems (DSS). We argue that the Socratic dialectic inquiry is a...

to follow-up the present study, 40 mature female rats were used. the animals were divided into test,control and sham groups. the rats in the test group were laparotomized and unilateral ovariectomy was done. on the 1st and 2nd met-oestrous after operation, the tissue samples were dissected out and processed for histological study. the intact ovary in the test group underwent a significant (p

forty eight 8-month-old male goats were divided into three groups. in each group, eight goats were feedrestricted for 45, 60 or 75 days, and eight goats served as the control. restricted groups were fed with a maintenance ration, and the control goats were fed with a ration supporting 50 g of daily weight gain. at the end of restriction period, the restricted goats were offered the same ration ...

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 675 The Dialectic Method of Resolving Contradictions .................................................. 681 Contradictions Between Modding Communities and Game Developers ............. 682 Contradictions Between Chinese Modders and Their Users .........................