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In the face of the pandemic: The potential of rurality and peasant agriculture
No full textAt the beginning of July 2020, in Ecuador, as in most of the countries of the region, started loosening emergency lockdown restrictions designed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic. In Ecuador, the governmental discourse drew upon the illustrative figure of colours in the traffic lights: high-risk zones depicted as red; the colour yellow to denote control over the pandemic and green delineating lower risk zones. Initially, Ecuador was one of the countries with the highest incidence of COVID-19 in Latin America but with the progressive expansion of the pandemic in the region, other countries such as Brazil, Peru and Chile overtook Ecuador in terms of incidences of COVID per 100,000 people, whilst United States became the country where the virus spread the most
Battles for Better or Prepare for Worse : Safety and wellbeing of researchers
Get PDFThis article discusses the pandemic\u27s detrimental effect on research work in Chemistry department hence the effectiveness of more restricted safety implementation in the research laboratory as well as the teaching laboratory. Also, herein I share my experience having a head dive into laboratory demonstrating after being overwhelmed by my own research work, hoping to sail away from fear of failure and adjusting to the value of “unlearn to learn”. 
Social and Spatial Representations of the Nerd in Donnie Darko
No full textThe nerds of 20th and 21st century global pop and visual culture have taken various forms over the decades. In a plethora of media - from video games to comic books to film - individuals associated with this subject position have typically been shown to be on the periphery of socio-spatially determined spaces of value. Through contemporary North American high school dramas, comedies, romances, and thrillers ranging from The Faculty (1998) to She’s All That (1999) to The Twilight Saga (2008-2012), these socio-spatial spaces of value are typically associated with social capital and popularity. Richard Kelly’s protagonist in his directorial debut Donnie Darko (2001) raises interesting questions concerning the relationship between the nerd, the outsider and the loner, and their relation to social and personal space. In socio-spatial terms, Donnie calls into question the value and power of socio-spatially determined zones of value if one sees such spaces and structures as valueless in principium. This paper conducts a close reading of Donnie Darko, beginning with the assumption that Donnie is a nerd and, parsing the character through the socio-spatial relations of a variety of adolescent subject positions, what Donnie Darko ultimately uncovers about identity, space, and value.
Exchanges Discourse Podcast
In Conversation with Kwasu Tembo [31:57
Article, Author and Keyword Index for Exchanges: Volumes 7.1-9.2
No full textThis article provides a practical guide to the scope and disposition of scholarly work contributed and published within the Exchanges journal over its last three volumes. This article forms a companion piece to one published in Volume 6, Part 2 of the journal, which offered a guide to all works published up until that point through an author and article index. This new article expands on the information provided within the more recent editions in that it offers three forms of index. Firstly, a volume-by-volume listing of articles, authors, subjects and DOI links. Secondly, an author index, providing information on the issues to which each has contributed. Finally, it incorporates a keyword index, drawn from the author-controlled taxonomy deployed and associated with each published article
A Literature Review of Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation: Lessons for contemporary student engagement
No full textThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to deeply impact education and wider society, with consistent disruption to relationships between authorities and citizens. As higher education sees continuing turbulence overlap with a strengthening of student engagement, this systematic literature review reappraises how students as ‘citizens’ are enabled to shape their learning. It does so in a Scottish tertiary context and through the prism of Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation, a classic framework whose eight rungs present a spectrum of ways that stakeholders can be engaged in decisions. The article explores the use of the ladder over half a century in planning, housing, health, schools and, finally, higher education, analysing critiques and adaptations of the ladder, conducting meta-synthesis across the literature to extract conclusions for student engagement. It concludes that Arnstein’s ladder has continuing value to conversations about partnership in tertiary education, and that the centrality of power to both the ladder and student engagement in a sector and wider world of increasing democratic citizenship presents a challenge to decision-makers. These conclusions, and the study’s limitations, point to further research opportunities that could enhance the understanding of engagement and partnership at a time of change and uncertainty.
Exchanges Discourse Podcast
In Conversation with Simon Varwell: Citizen Participation & Partnerships [39:32
Efficacy of the Ecosystem Services Approach in Transitioning to Regenerative Agriculture in Australia
No full textConventional agriculture is implemented across approximately 75 per cent of the world’s agricultural land and has been linked to climate change and biodiversity loss. In contrast, regenerative agriculture focuses on practices that build soil fertility and improve ecosystem functioning to mitigate climate change and increase biodiversity. This review assesses how the regenerative practice of crop diversification influences soil fertility and crop productivity, pest control, water quality and climate-change mitigation. I take an Ecosystem Services Approach to assessing crop diversification, which is a form of natural resource management that considers the relationship between human and environmental needs. These ecosystem services are analysed within the Australian context to determine both current issues and potential opportunities in Australian agriculture. This review reveals that current methods of agriculture in Australia could be improved, and crop diversification offers a key opportunity for helping Australia ensure food security under future climate change. Further research on interspecies interactions is required to help classify the specific crops that provide beneficial ecosystem services in Australia
Sovereignty or Security? Maintaining Peace and The Ambivalent Relationship Between Europe and Washington, 1945–1991
No full textAmong historians, there has been a recurring debate on whether European states lost their de facto sovereignty during the Cold War (1945–1991). While Orthodox Cold War historians claimed that the Europeans were nothing more than chess pieces of the two opposing superpowers, others argued that the continental nations retained autonomy and contributed significantly to the war effort. In response to the academic discussion, this article aims to clarify whether Western European states traded their sovereignty for nuclear and diplomatic protection from the USA. By comparing the policies adopted by Washington and the Europeans – namely the British and French, respectively – I attempt to elucidate the scale of their disagreements and provide a clear analysis of the issue at hand. Upon research, the related literature and first-hand historical sources have demonstrated that: (1) Britain and France played an essential role in initiating the Cold War; (2) Western European states carried out foreign policies that were not in line with Kissinger’s direction during the 1960s and 1970s; (3) Transatlantic diplomatic differences remained in certain policy directions during the 1980s and early 1990s. In general, despite being close strategic allies of Washington, the European states retained their decision-making power
Preventing Cancer with Turmeric: The Whole is Better than the Sum of its Parts
No full textThere is growing interest in the use of natural compounds such as phytochemicals in medicine. Turmeric is known to possess many health benefits and has been used for centuries for culinary and traditional uses. Its most potent phytochemical, curcumin, has been subject to extensive research andexhibits biological activities, including anti-cancer activities. However, it has not been approved for therapeutic use due to poor bioavailability. Recently, efforts have turned to improving its bioavailability, such as the use of adjuvant phytochemicals. Turmeric contains a variety of phytochemicals, many of which also possess anti-cancer activities themselves. In this review, theevidence for the superior bioavailability and chemopreventative activities of turmeric compared to curcumin alone are discussed, and mechanisms that may underlie these observations are highlighted. More research should be done to uncover the interactions of the phytochemicals within turmeric. Most research has focused on the use of curcumin and other phytochemicals as potential adjuvants in cancer treatment. However, a large proportion of cancers, particularly of the digestive system, are preventable, so the current review focuses on the chemopreventative potential of the phytochemicals discussed. Ultimately, consumption of turmeric and other foods rich in phytochemicals should be encouraged to reduce the incidence of cancer
Al lavoro per un\u27antologia: Alcune riflessioni di sfondo e di metodo
No full textIt is almost expected for an anthology of contemporary poetry to adapt to certain assumptions, which editors seem to repeat almost inadvertently, such as the distinction of poets by generations or the creation of individual sections opened by the authors’ biographies. Yet, several considerations on the contemporary historical setting and on how this influences the landscape of contemporary poetry (e.g., the pervasiveness of web connections that leads to a sort of widespread and multimedial textuality, while the printed book surprisingly maintains a certain specific relevance, as well as the development of the genre of scientific studies towards fiction, opening new ways for authors to explore) invite us to look for a different approach. The essay analyses the formal principles of some of the most important Italian poetic anthologies published during the last fifty years in order to propose a new form of anthology, which spans from a theatrical dimension (a few selected authors on the poetic scene) to the idea of the anthology as landscape (an ecosystem of a variety of authors, constantly remoulded by the interaction with new poetic writing). The essay will highlight both the advantages and the risks inherent to this approach.
Un\u27antologia della poesia contemporanea sembra doversi adeguare ad alcuni assunti, ripetuti quasi inavvertitamente, come per esempio la distinzione dei poeti per generazioni oppure la loro scansione per biografie. Eppure, una molteplicità di considerazioni sulla situazione storica contemporanea e su come essa influenzi il panorama della poesia (per esempio la pervasività delle connessioni informatiche che conduce ad una sorta di testualità diffusa e multimediale, la contemporanea sorprendente permanenza del formato libro, ma anche lo sviluppo finzionale del genere saggistico che suggerisce nuove vie autoriali agli studi) invita ad immaginare un diverso approccio. Discutendo i principi formali di alcune delle principali antologie degli ultimi cinquant\u27anni, si arriva a ipotizzare una nuova forma: da un\u27idea teatrale dell\u27antologia (pochi selezionati autori sulla scena poetica), ad un\u27idea paesaggistica (una varietà di autori nel divenire degli scritti di poesia). Il saggio ne sottolineerà vantaggi e rischi.