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Reproductive Technologies vs. Disability... Are We Headed Towards a Future Without Disability?
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Reflective Practice in Homelessness Research and Practice: Implications for Researchers and Practitioners in the Covid-19 Pandemic Era
No full textThis discussion paper focuses on “reflective practice” as conceptualized by Donald Schön with its particular application in homelessness research and practice. Reflective practices are slowly gaining ground among scholars and practitioners engaged in the homelessness sector since the onset of the pandemic where increasing reliance on tele-mediated communication has transformed the ways in which research and practice take place. This paper starts by revisiting the concept of reflection as propounded by John Dewey and later recalibrated by Donald Schön, followed by a discussion of how two specific reflective practices, namely reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action, can be leveraged in homelessness research and practice. The paper concludes by discussing some implications of such practices for researchers and practitioners involved in the homelessness sector in the pandemic era. These implications focus on issues such as housing affordability and affordable housing, case management and support services, and barriers caused by the pandemic to homelessness research
How does the latency period impact the modeling of COVID-19 transmission dynamics?
No full textWe introduce two mathematical models based on systems of differential equations to investigate the relationship between the latency period and the transmission dynamics of COVID-19. We analyze the equilibrium and stability properties of these models, and perform an asymptotic study in terms of small and large latency periods. We fit the models to the COVID-19 data in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Our numerical results demonstrate the impact of the latency period on the dynamical behaviors of the solutions, on the value of the basic reproduction numbers, and on the accuracy of the model predictions
Une étude bibliométrique des travaux de Rosalind E. Franklin (1920-1958)
No full textAfter a short introduction to her life and work, we construct Rosalind Franklin’s citation environment in the sense of Howard White. This environment consists of four groups of authors related to Franklin: her co-authors, those cited by Franklin, those co-cited with Franklin, and those citing Franklin. We further found two of her articles that can be considered as suffering from delayed recognition. The article ends with a complete bibliography of Franklin. Although she never received the Nobel Prize, she most certainly was “of Nobel Class.”Après une brève introduction à sa vie et à son œuvre, nous reconstruisons l’environnement de citation de Rosalind Franklin au sens de Howard White. Cet environnement se compose de quatre groupes d’auteurs liés à Franklin : ses coauteurs, ceux cités par Franklin, ceux co-cités avec Franklin et ceux citant Franklin. De plus, nous avons repéré deux de ses articles pouvant être considérés comme victimes de reconnaissance différée. L’article se termine par une bibliographie complète de Franklin. Bien qu’elle n’ait jamais reçu le prix Nobel, elle était très certainement « de calibre Nobel »
Leveraging Public Healthcare Dollars to Fund Critical Time Intervention: A Proposal for a Scalable Solution to Crisis Homelessness in the United States
No full textRecent experience demonstrates that substantial progress in reducing homelessness is possible if resources are directed towards evidence-based, housing-focused solutions. However, the homeless assistance systems in most countries are not adequately resourced to assist persons experiencing “crisis homelessness,” who account for the majority of the homeless population. Thus, we present a policy proposal for leveraging an expansion of Critical Time Intervention (CTI), an evidence-based behavioral health intervention, as a scalable solution for crisis homelessness. We draw on the specific policy context of the United States in proposing the use of funds from Medicaid, the public health insurance program for low-income individuals, to finance such an expansion, but argue our broader policy proposal has salience internationally as well. In presenting our proposal, we discuss why it represents a sound and feasible policy idea, focusing on the alignment between CTI and a promising new programmatic approach known as rapid rehousing. We describe the potential benefits of enacting this proposal and conclude with discussing the United States-specific and more general challenges that would need to be addressed to implement it, including the need for additional resources to cover the costs of the temporary financial assistance component of rapid re-housing
Homelessness within the COVID-19 Pandemic in Two Nova Scotian Communities
No full textExpanding the emergent literature on homelessness and the COVID-19 pandemic, this qualitative study presents a portrait of the homelessness sector in two Nova Scotian, Canadian communities: Halifax Regional Municipality and Cape Breton Regional Municipality. This research provides an understanding of the health and wellness of populations experiencing homelessness during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the processes involved in supporting populations experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, and determining what has worked, what has not, and required changes. The data will inform relevant emergency crises and disaster relief responses for those experiencing homelessness and those who are marginalized, vulnerable, and living on the fringes of society. What follows are the core themes, and lessons learned, along with recommendations that capture the narratives from a group of individuals experiencing homelessness throughout the pandemic and those tasked with developing, supporting, innovating, and funding the disaster responses in two Nova Scotian communities
A Cup of Tea to Keep Warm: Food-Related Practices in Aotearoa New Zealand for Survival while Homeless
No full textThe way people source, prepare, and consume food is deeply interconnected with social practice. Drawing on theories of everyday life and social practice, we consider the everyday food-related practices and tactics for survival of six people experiencing homelessness. In doing so, we identify ways in which the realities of homelessness force people to conduct domestic activities in public view and discuss how the inability to engage in simple and taken-for-granted practices such as making a cup of tea is psychologically detrimental. This research documents the oft-overlooked ways that people experiencing homelessness demonstrate tenacity and resourcefulness and the agentive ways in which they respond to difficult circumstances. Our analysis broadens understanding of the disruptive mechanisms of homelessness as they pertain to food-related social practices. Additionally, we present new considerations of the ways in which people who previously experienced homelessness do their best to ‘mend’ disruptions through processes of ‘re-mooring’ and adopting tactics for survival
Triages : des comptes-rendus aux articles
No full textCe numéro comprend des rapports de lecture et quelques articles qui ont pour trait commun de donner un portrait toujours renouvelé, une perspective plus complète ou plus vivantes, un raccourci qui embrasse parfois plusieurs siècles et qui demandent des triages toujours plus raffinés ou plus ordonnés de ce qui nous intéresse à ce jour. Parfois nous voyons mieux de plus haut ou de plus loin, ce qu’il nous revient d’adapter ou de traduire pour nous soutenir dans nos quêtes futures. Par exemple, de même que Voltaire a jugé utile de traduire, puis d’adapter Shakespeare il espérait importer certains éléments de la culture anglaise à la société française (il a retravaillé presque sa vie durant ses Lettres anglaises). Ce type de triage de l’élément anglais œuvre à la modernité conçue comme progrès, comme augmentation et perpétuation du bonheur terrestre.Ce numéro comprend des rapports de lecture et quelques articles qui ont pour trait commun de donner un portrait toujours renouvelé, une perspective plus complète ou plus vivantes, un raccourci qui embrasse parfois plusieurs siècles et qui demandent des triages toujours plus raffinés ou plus ordonnés de ce qui nous intéresse à ce jour. Parfois nous voyons mieux de plus haut ou de plus loin, ce qu’il nous revient d’adapter ou de traduire pour nous soutenir dans nos quêtes futures. Par exemple, de même que Voltaire a jugé utile de traduire, puis d’adapter Shakespeare il espérait importer certains éléments de la culture anglaise à la société française (il a retravaillé presque sa vie durant ses Lettres anglaises). Ce type de triage de l’élément anglais œuvre à la modernité conçue comme progrès, comme augmentation et perpétuation du bonheur terrestre