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Ask a Feminist: Susan Stryker Discusses Trans Studies, Trans Feminism, and a More Trans Future with V Varun Chaudhry
No full textIn this conversation, transgender studies scholars Susan Stryker and V Varun Chaudhry discuss the emergence of the field of transgender studies and its continued relevance and necessity today. First, Stryker discusses some of the key texts central to the emergence of transgender studies in the late 1980s and early 1990s, contextualizing these texts within a broader political context. Stryker then tells the story of the emergence and growth of Transgender Studies Quarterly (TSQ), the first transgender studies journal, since its first publication in 2014. Moving into a discussion of transgender studies in the present, Chaudhry and Stryker highlight an emerging trans-of-color critique and its roots in Black and women of color feminisms. Finally, Stryker and Chaudhry discuss moving into a “more trans future,” where trans serves as heuristic, conceptual tool and method for feminist scholarship. By emphasizing institutional formations and the politics therein, Stryker and Chaudhry contribute a timely, nuanced perspective on the work of transgender studies within a broader field of feminist studies. © 2022 The University of Chicago. All rights reserved. Published by The University of Chicago Press.12 month embargo; published 31 March 2022This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Oral history interview with Shafa Chaudhry
No full textDuring the walkouts, Shafa Chaudhry, was a 7th grade Geography teacher. She was at the end of her second year at a district she really loves and a school she considers to be like extended family. Her first concern when she first heard rumors and then heard from her local union president (who also works in the same building) that the strike was happening was losing her job and pay, especially since she was a second year teacher. Luckily, her superintendent was very supportive with paid leave for teachers, support staff, and even providing custodial staff with hours to ensure their hourly pay does not end. The administrators in her school and the superintendent also joined teachers in striking at a busy intersection and in OKC. She perceived it as a very organized strike. However, she did note that by the second week, the momentum was waning amongst colleagues, parents, students and general public. Nevertheless, she did say that she gained so much in terms of connections with teachers across grade levels and across buildings that definitely gave her the encouragement to continue the strike and make the commute despite living more than an hour away. She does wish that in the future there would be more transparency in terms of the planning and what was leading up to the strike amongst all teachers (not just union representatives).She also wants people to remember that the strike was for equity, it was not a vacation for teachers, and that these efforts were done with selfless intentions; with current and future generations in mind.The 2018 Oklahoma Education Walkouts Oral History Collection is a series of interviews with teachers who participated in the 2018 walkouts across Oklahoma to better understand its impact on the teachers and to establish a record for future generations to understand this historic event from the perspective of the people who made it happen
Virtual Artists Talks Series: Praveen K. Chaudhry on New York City: Pandemic, Resilience and Hope
No full textIn March 2020, New York City came to a halt. As pandemic restrictions set in, streets were deserted, subways empty. In the summer, after the murder of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter protesters filled the city. Then, in November, the city celebrated the presidential election.On March 25, 2021, photographer and FIT Political Science Professor Praveen K. Chaudhry shared his images of this tumultuous year in a conversation with guest speaker and frequent collaborator Souzeina Mushtaq, assistant professor, University of Wisconsin–River Falls. The images are now on view as the virtual exhibition New York City: Pandemic, Resilience and Hope through the Art and Design Gallery.Chaudhry says, “Someday, hopefully, we will look back and ponder on how we got through this trauma and pain, how we moved on as 2020 makes its way in our history books and becomes a distant past.
Gorlin–chaudhry–moss syndrome revisited: Expanding the phenotype
No full textGorlin-Chaudhry-Moss syndrome (OMIM 233500) is a rare congenital malformation syndrome with the cardinal manifestations of craniofacial dysostosis, hypertrichosis, underdeveloped genitalia, ocular, and dental anomalies. Since 1960, only six affected individuals have been reported. We report a 4-year and 6-month-old female patient with this phenotype and review the clinical presentation of all patients known so far. Previously unreported malformations of the extremities, larynx, and nose are also described, expanding the phenotype of this rare syndrome. Array-CGH analysis did not show pathological deletions or duplications. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Agricultural Input Subsidies in Pakistan: Nature and Impact
No full textPakistan has a history of subsidising agricultural inputs. Although none of the agricultural inputs were subsidised during the early 1950s, the process was initiated in the second half of the decade by subsidising chemical fertilisers in order to popularise their use [Niaz (1984)]. The list of subsidised inputs and the rate structure of the subsidies were expanded considerably throughout the Sixties. Towards the end of the Sixties, it was noted that almost all the agricultural inputs including fertilisers, insecticides, seeds, irrigation water, tubewell installations, and the operation and purchase of tractors and tractor-related equipment were subsidised in one form or another [Aresvik (1967) and Kuhnen (1989)]. In the 1970s, some curtailment of subsidies occurred as a result of input price increases which followed the worldwide recession, a major oil shock, the credit crunch, the war with India, and the consequent steep devaluation of Pakistani Rupee [Chaudhry (1982)]. Although the subsidies had survived the onslaught of the Seventies and tended to persist on most inputs, the government became totally committed to their removal beginning with the 1980s, under pressures from the IMF and the World Bank [Government of Pakistan (1980)]. As a consequence, there was a total withdrawal of subsidy from seeds, insecticides, tubewells, and tractors. A phased-out withdrawal of fertiliser subsidy, culminating in 1984-85 in the case of nitrogenous fertilisers and in 1989-90 in the case of phosphatic and potash fertilisers, was also to be undertaken [World Bank (1986)]. The purpose of the present paper is to highlight the progress of withdrawal of input subsidies in Pakistan, to study the nature of the input subsidies and possibly analyse the impact of the withdrawal of subsidies on the farm sector. Needless to add that the study is also intended to make policy recommendations on the various aspects of subsidy withdrawal.
Keeping Women Out A Structural Analysis of Women's Employment in Developing Countries
No full textA Project Report by Chaudhry Farida, Submitted to the School of Business, USIU-A in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Management and Organization Development
The relationship of childhood bullying and paranoid thinking in a clinical population: the role of mediators
No full textA wealth of research evidence has been accumulating over the last two decades, highlighting the association of childhood trauma and psychosis. However, research has focused more on investigating the prevalence of childhood trauma in individuals with psychosis and not much consideration has been given to the role of underlying processes which may mediate this association.Following a comprehensive literature review search, 32 studies were identified which fulfilled the search criteria and investigated the association between childhood trauma and psychosis in adulthood. This narrative literature review evaluates empirical evidence generated over the last two decades and builds upon the previous literature reviews in this area. In addition to the discussion of the prevalence of childhood trauma in psychosis, theoretical bases, causality, mediation, consideration has been given to the controversial and debatable issue of asking about childhood trauma from clients with psychosis.The methodological limitations of the literature reviewed, as well as directions for future research have been offered. As the association of childhood trauma and psychosis can have far reaching implications, both in terms of assessment and intervention, these have been discussed in the final part of this review
A novel metabarcoded deep amplicon sequencing tool for the detection of diminazene drug resistance mutations in Trypanosoma evansi
No full textDiminazene resistance of Trypanosoma is an increasing problem whose underlying genetics are not fully understood. The development of diminazene resistance in Trypanosoma brucei is associated with loss of drug uptake by the P2 aminopurine due to alteration in the corresponding adenosine transporter-1 (AT-1) domain. Specific mutant-type alleles (71V, 178T, 181E, 239G, 286S and 380P) linked to resistance were more prevalent in T. brucei subspecies gambiense in humans. In the present study, we have analysed the adenosine transporter-1 (AT-1) domain of the P2 aminopurine from Trypanosoma evansi to explore a possible genetic link between the presence of mutations in this gene and diminazene treatment in ruminants. The genetic basis of diminazene resistance was investigated with a new high-throughput metabarcoded deep amplicon sequencing tool in T. evansi field isolates. We examined Trypanosoma isolates collected from ruminants (Camel, Buffalo, Cattle, Goat, Sheep) in seven known endemic regions of the Punjab province of Pakistan, where animals are treated in a sporadic manner, often with generic diminazene drugs of unknown quality. Blood samples were collected for DNA preparation, adapter/barcoded PCR amplification and Illumina Mi-Seq based sequencing. Our results indicate that 7 T. evansi field isolates had resistance mutations at codon 178E/S, 239Y/A/E, 286S/H/I/D/T in the adenosine transporter-1 (AT-1) domain. In contrast, 26 T. evansi field isolates had susceptible mutations at codon A178, G181, D239 and N286 in the adenosine transporter-1 (AT-1) domain. The overall outcomes will be useful in understanding the emergence of diminazene resistance. This information will help design strategies to optimize the use and lifespan of the most important drug to control trypanosomiasis
Design and Implementation of a Hybrid Face Recognition Technique
No full textA thesis presented to the faculty of the Elmer R. Smith College of Business and Technology at Morehead State University in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science by Asim S. Chaudhry on October 16, 2018
Temporal pattern recognition in large scale graphs
No full textMany application domains involve monitoring the temporal evolution of large-scale graph data structures. Unfortunately, this task is not well supported by modern programming paradigms and frameworks for large-scale data processing. This paper presents ongoing work on the implementation of FlowGraph, a framework to recognize temporal patterns over properties of large-scale graphs. FlowGraph combines the programming paradigm of traditional graph computation frameworks with the temporal pattern detection capabilities of Complex Event Recognition (CER) systems. In a nutshell, FlowGraph distributes the graph data structure across multiple nodes that also contribute to the computation and store partial results for pattern detection. It exploits temporal properties to defer as much as possible expensive computations, to sustain a high rate of changes
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