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Morgane Cadieu. On Both Sides of the Tracks: Social Mobility in Contemporary French Literature. The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
Get PDFReview of Morgane Cadieu. On Both Sides of the Tracks: Social Mobility in Contemporary French Literature. The University of Chicago Press, 2024. 362 pp
Cigarillo Flavor in Context: Qualitative Analysis of the Social-Ecological Factors Influencing Cigarillo and Cannabis Co-Use Among Young Adults
Get PDFCo-use of cannabis and cigarillos (“co-use”) is prevalent among young adults. The United States Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule to ban flavored cigars, which could impact co-use, particularly blunt use (removing tobacco from cigar and mixing or replacing with cannabis). We sought to explore the impact of cigarillo flavor on cannabis/cigarillo co-use. The sample included 38 young adults (21–28) who smoked cigarillos and cannabis in the past month recruited from a non-probability sample of participants in the Cigarillos Flavor and Abuse Liability, Attention, and Substitution (C-FLASH) Study. Semi-structured phone interviews were conducted, double-coded, and analyzed for emergent themes. Most participants believed cigarillo flavor enhances the co-use experience, but participants mostly felt that a cigar flavor ban would not impact their cannabis use. They would continue using unflavored cigarillos to roll blunts or migrate to another method of consuming cannabis. Other influential cigarillo characteristics (e.g., burn time) and social-contextual factors (e.g., management of mental health, easy access) emerged. Banning flavored cigars may have a neutral to positive impact on co-users. To reduce co-use, policymakers should consider approaches to address psychosocial and structural determinants of use
Sapere Aude – Dare to Be Wise: Steven Y. Sussman
Get PDFSapere Aude – Dare to Be Wise is a unique editorial conversational interview-type feature. It is an attempt to deep dive into an Academy members’ background, formative experience, and education – specifically, to extract factors that contributed to their development and evolution as a professional, as well as their success as a prominent researcher in the health behavior arena. Every Academy member selected has a different story to tell and numerous models for success will emerge from this exploration of the membership
Improving Theory Building in Transformative Learning Pedagogical Research: Identity as an Illustrative Example
Get PDFThis conceptual paper argues that going beyond confirmatory findings in transformative learning (TL) research requires addressing some of the commonly misinterpreted aspects of qualitative research, and clarifying how curriculum-based studies can expand and build theory
Reimagining Conscientization: A Model to Map, Track, and Expand Popular Education Praxis
Get PDFThis paper introduces the Conscientization Wheel, a participatory model grounded in popular education, aimed at facilitating conscientization through four interconnected dimensions: raising awareness, empathizing and building solidarity, thinking critically, and nurturing a love for the world, applicable in various learning contexts
Empowering Educators: The Role of Self-Directed Learning in Teacher Professional Development
Get PDFThis study examines teacher-directed professional learning through adult learning theories, focusing on self-directed learning (SDL). By reviewing recent literature, it explores SDL\u27s role in empowering educators\u27 autonomy, professional growth, and adaptability in modern education
Effect of Early Planting on Soybean Yield: 2021-2024 at Kansas River Valley
Get PDFTo increase soybean yield potential, early planting dates have been promoted as a management practice that can increase the yield of soybeans. Early planting of soybeans can be a relative term, meaning late April/early May for some soybean producers in Kansas, but this study’s definition of early planted soybeans is late March/early April. Theoretically, the earlier planting date could allow for more vegetative growth and interception of more light before blooming, increasing the yield potential. With the improvement of soybean seed treatments to protect seeds when emergence is slowed due to cool and wet conditions, early planting may be a viable option. Over the four years this study has been conducted at the Kansas River Valley Experiment Field, the early planting dates in late March/early April have shown soybean yields as either stable or increased when planting in late March/early April compared to planting in mid-to-late April and early-to-mid May. This study also shows the increased yield potential compared to more traditional planting dates later in May
Weed Control and Corn Yield Following Preemergence and Sequential Applications of Mesotrione-based Premixtures
Get PDFAll herbicides evaluated provided good control of Palmer amaranth, kochia, and Russian thistle at Garden City and Palmer amaranth and common sunflower at Manhattan early in the season. Control of Russian thistle at Garden City, sunflower at Manhattan, and Palmer amaranth at both locations remained high with all treatments throughout the season. Trivolt at 20 oz/a controlled entireleaf morningglory 73% at Manhattan early in the season. Morningglory control was greater than 92% with all treatments except Storen at 2.4 qt/a plus atrazine or Acuron preemergence (PRE) later in the season. Minor (\u3c10%) corn injury was observed at Manhattan, but grain yields did not differ by the end of the season. At Garden City, grain yields were highest when Acuron plus atrazine or Storen plus atrazine were applied PRE, and when split applications of Lumax EZ or Storen were applied PRE followed by postemergence (POST). Producers need to be aware that below-labeled rates of herbicides can increase the risk of herbicide resistance development, and control of late-emerging weeds is important
Decolonizing Teaching and Classroom Experiences in Africa: The Role of Bilchiinsi
Get PDFThis article is framed in decoloniality and responds to calls for educational systems, curricula, and classroom instruction in sub-Saharan Africa and other Global South contexts to be decolonized. The article proposes the adoption of a Dagbaŋ Indigenous philosophy—Bilchiinsi (ethical living)—as a relational pedagogy for transforming teaching and classroom interaction in Ghana and beyond. After a brief examination of decoloniality and associated concepts, the authors discuss Bilchiinsi within a decolonial framework, highlighting its epistemological, ontological, and axiological underpinnings. It concludes by considering the classroom as a potential space for practicing Bilchiinsi, addressing the possibilities and limitations of using it as a decolonizing pedagogy
Wheat Grain Yield Response to Seeding Rate in 2023-2024
Get PDFWheat response to seeding rate varies and depends on resource availability during the growing season (e.g., fertility, moisture, and temperature). Our objective was to evaluate winter wheat population and grain yield responses to seeding rate and its interaction with variety. The wheat varieties tested were WB4792, Langin, WB4422, and KS Big Bow in the trial conducted in Leoti (western KS), and all but Langin in the trial conducted in Belleville (north central KS). The trial included five seeding rates increasing exponentially from 100,000 to 1,600,000 seeds per acre. The trials were established after a long summer fallow in sorghum residue during late September 2023. Growing season total precipitation ranged from 11.1 to 15.4 inches. There were significant effects of seeding rate on final stand count, with greater rates resulting in greater stand counts; however, final stand count was closer to the target in lower seeding rates. At both locations, grain yield was affected independently by seeding rate and by variety, but not by their interaction, suggesting that varieties performed similarly as a function of seeding rate. In Belleville, yields ranged from 53.4 to 85.6 bushels per acre as a function of seeding rate, whereas in Leoti the range was 66.7 to 92.7 bushels per acre. At both sites, grain yield increased from the lowest seeding rate to 800,000 seeds per acre, plateauing thereafter. The variety KS Big Bow was the highest-yielding variety across sites. In Belleville, the highest yield of KS Big Bow could be attributed to the presence of wheat streak mosaic virus in the study site. Results here suggest that wheat yield varied as a function of variety and seed rate separately, highlighting opportunities to manage both variables independently