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KRZYSZTOF A. KULAWIK. Visions of Transmerica: Neobaroque Strategies of Nomadic Transgression. Literature of the Americas Series. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave, 2024. xxxi + 388 pp.
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OLGA ALBARRÁN CASELLES. (Pro)creación. Escritura y maternidad en la España contemporánea. Madrid: Ediciones Libertarias, 2022. 283 pp.
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Education, Gossip and Social Carcerality: Contesting the Liminal Spaces Between Incarcerated Body and Incarcerated Mind
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Two Minutes Pitch: The State of our Environmental Union
Full text linkThis short essay examines Canada\u27s environmental landscape, applauding progress while highlighting persistent challenges. Despite a shared vision for preservation, disjointed policies and jurisdictional disputes hinder unified action. Climate change exemplifies this divide, with some provinces embracing green initiatives while others lag behind. Moreover, challenges spanning international borders complicate matters further, requiring nuanced solutions. Indigenous communities, crucial stewards of the land, are often marginalized. Though recent collaborations show promise, national leadership is needed to forge a cohesive environmental strategy
Live Free or Die: Security in a World of Decentralized Arms Manufacturing
Full text linkThis paper looks at the complicated legal histories behind 3D printing firearms and the effects that these open-source weapons have had due to their applications in far-right terrorism as well as being used by guerillas in the civil war in Myanmar. The legality of these weapons is complicated and varies case to case. The decentralization of the organizations that make blueprints is a means to circumvent gun control laws that bar manufacturing or ownership of guns, but also as a means to increase the share of expert knowledge to create more sophisticated technology. A few main groups have taken up so-called ghost guns for their cause; far-right terrorists and anti-junta rebels in Myanmar. This paper compares these groups using a lens of critical security studies to argue that despite the dangers of the democratization of arms production, 3D printed firearms represent a means for oppressed groups to level the playing field against the state and gain emancipation through their own means. While there are inherent dangers in allowing anyone to print a firearm, that this paper will discuss, the technology can also be liberatory for oppressed peoples facing violent oppression
Replication Study of the Effect of Different Loading Conditions on Running Mechanics at Different Velocities
No full textThe aim of this study was to replicate the study titled “Effect of different loading conditions on running mechanics at different velocities” by Carretero-Navarro et al., (2019) as part of a large replication project. The selected variable of interest was leg stiffness. Twenty-six recreationally active and healthy males (age: 23 ± 2 years, body mass: 80.20 ± 11.54kg, height: 177.96 ± 6.29cm) participated in two testing sessions, one week apart. Subjects completed an incremental maximal running test on a treadmill to determine their maximal aerobic speed (MAS). During the second session, participants completed nine, one-minute runs under different loading (+0%, +10%, and +20% of body mass using a weighted vest) and speed (60%, 80%, and 100% of their MAS) conditions. A two-way repeated measures ANOVA showed a significant main effect for speed on leg stiffness (F1.7, 38.6 = 5.94, p = 0.008, ηp2 = 0.205), similar to the original study (F2, 24 = 52.577, p < 0.001). However, the replication effect size estimate for speed on leg stiffness (ηp2 = 0.205) was significantly smaller than the original (ηp2 = 0.814) (z = 4.56, p < 0.001). The original effect size estimate for the main effect of speed was deemed incompatible with the replication estimate, therefore, the original study was not replicated fully. As there are growing demands for enhancing the quality of sports science research, one should focus on the accumulation of evidence for the effect of speed on leg stiffness to maximize athletic performance
Opioid Use in Chronic Pain Patients and Its Implications for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Onset: A Scoping Review
No full textObjective: The aim of this narrative review was to examine the current literature on the effects of opioid use regarding the onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in patients with chronic pain.
Method: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using MESH and keywords searches across PUBMED, MEDLINE (OVID), and EMBASE databases. Studies were included if they evaluated both chronic pain and opioid use in relation to dementia or AD onset, reported dementia or AD as either primary or secondary outcomes, and employed primary qualitative or quantitative research designs. Exclusion criteria included articles not published in English, those focusing on acute pain without a chronic component, studies addressing general cognitive decline without specific mention of dementia or AD, and studies investigating opioid use without consideration of chronic pain or dementia/AD as an outcome.
Results: A total of six articles met the inclusion criteria. Most of the findings indicated an association between opioid use and the onset of dementia or AD in chronic pain patients, with a predominantly dose-dependent relationship, particularly in populations aged over 50. One study did not establish a causal link between opioid use and dementia onset, while another found an association between chronic pain and dementia independent of opioid use.
Conclusion: This review suggests that opioid use may be linked to an increased risk of dementia onset in chronic pain patients, predominantly in older populations, and that this relationship appears to be dose-dependent. However, further investigation is required to establish causality
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Objectif : L’objectif de cette étude de la portée était d’examiner la littérature actuelle sur les effets de la consommation d’opioïdes sur l’apparition de la maladie d’Alzheimer (MA), la forme la plus courante de démence, chez les patients souffrant de douleurs chroniques.
Méthodes : Une recherche documentaire exhaustive a été menée à l’aide de MESH et de mots-clés dans les bases de données PUBMED, MEDLINE (OVID) et EMBASE. Les études ont été incluses si elles évaluaient à la fois la douleur chronique et l’utilisation d’opioïdes en relation avec la démence ou l’apparition de la MA, si elles rapportaient la démence ou la MA comme résultat primaire ou secondaire, et si elles utilisaient des modèles de recherche qualitatifs ou quantitatifs primaires. Les critères d’exclusion comprenaient les articles non publiés en anglais, ceux portant sur la douleur aiguë sans composante chronique, les études traitant du déclin cognitif général sans mention spécifique de la démence ou de la MA, et les études examinant la consommation d’opioïdes sans tenir compte de la douleur chronique ou de la démence/MA comme résultat.
Résultats : Au total, six articles répondaient aux critères d’inclusion. La majorité des résultats indiquaient une association entre la consommation d’opioïdes et l’apparition de la démence ou de la MA chez les patients souffrant de douleur chronique, avec une relation généralement dose-dépendante, en particulier chez les populations âgées de plus de 50 ans. Une étude n’a pas établi de lien de causalité entre la consommation d’opioïdes et l’apparition de la démence, tandis qu’une autre a mis en évidence une association entre la douleur chronique et la démence indépendamment de la consommation d’opioïdes.
Conclusion : Cette étude suggère que la consommation d’opioïdes pourrait être associée à un risque accru de démence chez les patients souffrant de douleurs chroniques, principalement chez les personnes âgées, et que cette relation semble être dose-dépendante. Cependant, des recherches supplémentaires sont nécessaires pour établir un lien de causalité
CHRISTINE ARKINSTALL. Women on War in Spain’s Long Nineteenth Century. Virtue, Patriotism, Citizenship. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 2023. xii + 276 pp.
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FRANCISCO MARTÍNEZ MONTIÑO. The Art of Cooking, Pie Making, Pastry Making, and Preserving: Arte de cocina, pastelería, vizcochería y conservería. Edited and translated by Carolyn A. Nadeau. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 2023. xviii + 738 pp.
No full textReseña de The Art of Cooking, Pie Making, Pastry Making, and Preserving: Arte de cocina, pastelería, vizcochería y conservería de Francisco Martínez Montiño (ed. y trad. Carolyn A. Nadeau)