27 research outputs found
Making mathematics inclusive: interpreting the meaning of classroom activity.
No full textThe article discusses the view of the author on using hermeneutics. According to the author, hermeneutics is the theory of interpretation which is categorized in forms including conservative hermeneutics, moderate hermeneutics, and radical hermeneutics. The author also mentions that teachers must be provided with support and training that will enable them to make judgments
Does this feel empowering? Using métissage to explore the effects of critical pedagogy
No full textThe extent to which critical pedagogy disrupts the relations of dominance inside postsecondary classrooms, or empowers students to take socially just action beyond the classroom has been debated and challenged for decades. Through the use of métissage, an interpretive inquiry method that affords collaborative interrogation of individual autoethnographic writings, we five participants in the same critical pedagogy course conducted a post-course inquiry project in order to explore what we had learned through the course. Through this inquiry project, we have come to a deeper understanding of critical pedagogy praxis. Ultimately, what we learned through the use of this inquiry method maintains important implications for postsecondary educators.Peer reviewedFinal article publishedcritical pedagogypostsecondary teachingtransformative learnin
Rare plant monitoring Lakeview BLM District, 2018
No full text"During the spring and summer of 2018, we monitored 18 plant species (15 vascular, three non-vascular) listed as special status species (SSS) in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Lakeview Resource Area. Approximately 2,000 acres were surveyed and 12 of the 18 target species were observed over the survey period stretching from April 11th to June 26th"--Executive summary.report to the Bureau of Land Management, Lakeview District ; report prepared by Meaghan I. Petix, Matt A. Bahm, A. Lisa Schomaker, and Denise E.L. Giles.Title from PDF caption (viewed on February 4, 2022).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (page 12).Mode of access: Internet from the State Library of Oregon U.S. Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Reconciling Conflicting Evidence on Low- and No-calorie Sweeteners and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: An Umbrella Review Using Naïve and Bias-Adjusted Methods
No full textInconsistency among evidence syntheses has led to opposing guidelines and public confusion regarding low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) in non-communicable diseases. To understand the role of different analytical approaches in assessing LNCS and cardiometabolic outcomes, we conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane were searched for systematic reviews and meta-analyses of trials or cohorts that had at least two analytical approaches: naïve (LNCS versus all-comparators (trials) and prevalent (cohorts)) and bias-adjusted (LNCS versus intended or reference substitution (trials) and LNCS change or intended or reference substitution (cohorts)). GRADE assessed certainty of evidence. We included six trial- and five cohort-based analyses. In trials, LNCS reduced energy, body weight, and body fat in both analyses and BMI and systolic blood pressure had smaller HbA1c reductions than water in bias-adjusted only. In analyses of cohorts, LNCS was associated with higher obesity, diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in naïve analyses but lower body weight, waist circumference, obesity, CHD, and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in bias-adjusted analyses. The certainty of evidence was generally moderate for trials and very low for cohorts. LNCS show benefits across analytical approaches in both analyses of trials. These results agree with bias-adjusted analyses of cohorts, in which LNCS are associated benefits across cardiometabolic outcomes, but not naïve analyses of cohorts. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses using bias-reduction methods support the use of LNCS as a sugars-reduction strategy.
Protocol registration: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/TSEQMThe presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the pdf file of the accepted manuscript may differ slightly from what is displayed on the item page. The information in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript reflects the original submission by the author
The GSA Leadership Committee: Collective Liberation through Community Building in Chicago Public Schools
No full textStrong evidence links Gender and Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) to improved outcomes for LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and questioning and other identities) students. Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) is known for being a leader in supporting LGBTQ+ students. Despite this, CPS’ size has made it difficult to support all schools in adopting recommended practices. Therefore, in 2020 CPS launched the GSA Leadership Committee (GSALC), which comprises teachers and other school-based staff leaders throughout the district, to support all schools in adopting practices known to support LGBTQ+ students. This paper draws on four years of interviews with group facilitators and focus groups with GSALC members to describe GSALC’s implementation and early outcomes. GSALC’s implementation during its first four years involved relationship-building, the creation of structures and roles to support key activities, decision-making informed by explicit values, evolving membership to meet evolving needs; and compensation of members. Early outcomes revealed that subcommittee work generated district events and policy inputs and members and facilitators reported improved wellbeing, reduced burnout, and increased student engagement within their GSAs. Notably, members believe this model can have ripple effects on other districts. These findings support the proposition that by investing in teacher leadership and community building, districts can align strong policy at the district level with implementation and affirmation at the school level in their efforts to support LGBTQ+ students
Low physical fitness indicates future injury, mental health, menstrual cycle disruptions and burnout in female emergency service personnel and healthcare providers
No full textMusculoskeletal injury (MSKi), depression, anxiety and burnout place a considerable burden on emergency services personnel and healthcare providers (HCP). Physical fitness is related to both mental and physical health in these populations but females in these are hugely underrepresented in this literature. As female representation in first-responder and HCP roles increases, the need for female specific research is needed. This study examines physical fitness as a short-term indicator of future reproductive health, MSKi, and mental health for females employed as first-responders or HCP. Thirteen first-responders and 29 HCP completed an initial health and demographics questionnaire, a comprehensive physical assessment (e.g., bone mineral density, muscular strength, muscular endurance, muscular power, flexibility, and aerobic capacity), and a health questionnaire 6-7 months after the physical testing. We found that i) bone mineral density, relative upper body strength, and lowerbody power were related to sustaining future MSKi, ii) better lower body endurance and flexibility was related to future menstrual cycle disruptions, and iii) low bone mineral density was related future self-reported burnout and Patient Health Questionnaire score >10. Physical fitness characteristics can be helpful indicators of future MSKi risk, menstrual cycle disruptions, and mental health status in females employed in arduous occupations.The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the pdf file of the accepted manuscript may differ slightly from what is displayed on the item page. The information in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript reflects the original submission by the author
Contextualizing narrative theory: reading the politics of formal innovation in contemporary women's fiction
No full textTo ignore the strategies and structures through which stories are told, this thesis contends, is to neglect a vital dimension of their politics. Narratology provides productive analytical tools to illuminate the complex and varied mechanics of narrative form, yet it also bears the traces of its structuralist origins. Its value is therefore contingent upon its continuing reformulation as an expansive, pluralist and contextualized critical discipline. Participating in this expansion, this
thesis evidences the pertinence and vitality of some narratological models and the limitations of others. It opens up alternative critical possibilities by drawing upon insights within contemporary critical theory, from poststructuralist philosophy to transcultural feminism to
sociolinguistics. Above all, my interventions proceed from close readings of innovative fiction by women writers hitherto all but unrepresented in, and therefore potentially subversive of, existing models: Nicole Brossard, Daphne Marlatt, Hiromi Goto, Ali Smith, Jackie Kay, Erna Brodber, Dionne Brand, Aritha van Herk.
The first chapter formulates an in-between critical space where feminist and postmodernist theories of narrative intersect. It re-examines metafiction through the lens of auto(bio)graphical practice and feminist poststructuralist theories of self, and introduces the notions of folds and
echoes to describe specific structural innovations. Chapter Two examines unconventional uses of second-person address and reconsiders existing narratological approaches in their light, focusing on the `push and pull of narrative' that the `you' form enacts. Chapter Three addresses the insufficient attention paid to multiply narrated novels, theorizing them as `narrative communities' and introducing terms to describe different internal relations between narrators, relations that can often be read as determinedly 'democratic'. The final chapter contests the
hegemony of temporal models of narrativity by formulating a 'spatial poetics' that accounts both for how spatial structures can be agents of narrative change and for the complexity of textual constructions of space, which frequently exceed static definitions of 'setting'.
Running throughout is a reconception of narrative as located not with the figure of the narrator, but in relations of intersubjectivity. The narratological criticism formulated here works towards a situated ethics of reading responsive to the politics of writing: it is engaged, relational, and ever in process
The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization
No full textBackground The shift from solitary to social behavior is one of the major evolutionary transitions. Primitively eusocial bumblebees are uniquely placed to illuminate the evolution of highly eusocial insect societies. Bumblebees are also invaluable natural and agricultural pollinators, and there is widespread concern over recent population declines in some species. High-quality genomic data will inform key aspects of bumblebee biology, including susceptibility to implicated population viability threats. Results We report the high quality draft genome sequences of Bombus terrestris and Bombus impatiens, two ecologically dominant bumblebees and widely utilized study species. Comparing these new genomes to those of the highly eusocial honeybee Apis mellifera and other Hymenoptera, we identify deeply conserved similarities, as well as novelties key to the biology of these organisms. Some honeybee genome features thought to underpin advanced eusociality are also present in bumblebees, indicating an earlier evolution in the bee lineage. Xenobiotic detoxification and immune genes are similarly depauperate in bumblebees and honeybees, and multiple categories of genes linked to social organization, including development and behavior, show high conservation. Key differences identified include a bias in bumblebee chemoreception towards gustation from olfaction, and striking differences in microRNAs, potentially responsible for gene regulation underlying social and other traits. Conclusions These two bumblebee genomes provide a foundation for post-genomic research on these key pollinators and insect societies. Overall, gene repertoires suggest that the route to advanced eusociality in bees was mediated by many small changes in many genes and processes, and not by notable expansion or depauperation. </p
Quantitative Diatom data collected from the 2017 RV Investigator voyage, IN2017_V01
No full textProgress Code: completedStatement: There were no issues with data collection.<b>Purpose</b><br/>These data were collected to provide paleoceanographic and biostratigraphic information.Diatom data from IN2017_V01:<br/><br/>These data were generated by Amy Leventer ([email protected]) and undergraduate students at Colgate University, including Isabel Dove, Meghan Duffy, and Meaghan Kendall. All questions regarding the specifics of these data should be directed to Amy Leventer. These data are based on samples collected during research cruise IN2017_V01 of the RV Investigator, co-chief scientists, Leanne Armand and Phil O’Brien. <br/><br/>The IN2017-V01post-cruise report is available through open access via the e-document portal through the ANU library. <br/> <br/>https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/142525<br/> <br/>The document DOI: <br/> 10.4225/13/5acea64c48693<br/><br/> <br/>The preferred citation is: <br/> <br/>L.K. Armand, P.E. O’Brien and On-board Scientific Party. 2018. Interactions of the Totten Glacier with the Southern Ocean through multiple glacial cycles (IN2017-V01): Post-survey report, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University: Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/13/5acea64c48693<br/><br/><br/>Samples for diatom analysis were collected on board ship immediately after core recovery. Samples were dried in an oven at 50 degrees C prior to analytical work. Quantitative diatom slides were prepared according to the settling technique of Warnock and Scherer (2014). Cover slips were adhered to the slides using Norland Optical Adhesive #61. Slides were observed under Olympus CX31, BX50 and BX60, and Zeiss Primo Star light microscopes, using a 100X oil immersion objective for a total magnification of 1000X. A minimum of 400 valves or 10 transects was counted for each slide, depending on the absolute diatom abundance. Interglacial samples were relatively diatom-rich, consequently counts of 400 specimens were possible. However, most glacial samples were diatom-poor, making it very difficult and time-consuming to count 400 specimens. Under these conditions, 10 transects were counted, as has been done in previous studies of sediments with very low diatom concentrations (Rebesco et al., 2014). Valves were only counted if greaster than 50% complete. Diatoms were identified to species level when possible (Crosta et al., 2005; Armand et al., 2005; Cefarelli et al., 2010). Occurrences of biostratigraphic markers were noted and tallied concurrently. Species were considered extinct when observed stratigraphically higher than extinction boundaries as identified by Cody et al. (2008).<br/><br/>Station_core Longitude Latitude <br/><br/>A005_KC02_PC01 115.623 -64.471<br/>A006_KC03 115.043 -64.463<br/>A042_KC14 116.6403 -64.5387<br/>C012_KC04_PC05 119.3012 -64.675<br/>C013_KC05 119.0183 -64.6538<br/>C015_KC06 118.696 -64.729<br/>C018_KC07 118.498 -64.401<br/>C020_KC08 119.739 -64.794<br/>C022_KC11 120.049 -65.1313<br/>C025_KC12_PC08 120.8635 -64.9538<br/>C038_KC13 119.1035 -64.4828<br/><br/>Armand, L.K., X. Crosta, O. Romero, J. J. Pichon (2005), The biogeography of major diatom taxa in Southern Ocean sediments: 1. Sea ice related species, Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, 223, 93-126. <br/><br/>Cefarelli, A.O., M. E. Ferrario, G. O. Almandoz, A. G. Atencio, R. Akselman, M. Vernet (2010), Diversity of the diatom genus Fragilariopsis in the Argentine Sea and Antarctic waters: morphology, distribution and abundance, Polar Biology, 33(2), 1463-1484. <br/><br/>Cody, R., R. H. Levy, D. M. Harwood, P. M. Sadler (2008), Thinking outside the zone: High-resolution quantitative diatom biochronology for the Antarctic Neogene, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 260, 92-121, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.08.020<br/><br/>Crosta, X., O. Romero, L. K. Armand, J. Pichon (2005), The biogeography of major diatom taxa in Southern Ocean sediments: 2. Open ocean related species, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 223, 66-92. <br/><br/>Rebesco, M., E. Domack, F. Zgur, C. Lavoie, A. Leventer, S. Brachfeld, V. Willmott, G. Halverson, M. Truffer, T. Scambos, J. Smith, E. Pettit (2014), Boundary condition of grounding lines prior to collapse, Larson-B Ice Shelf, Antarctica, Science, 345, 1354-1358. <br/><br/>Warnock, J. P., R. P. Scherer (2014), A revised method for determining the absolute abundance of diatoms, J. Paleolimnol., doi:10.1007/s10933-014-9808-0<br/><br/>These data were collected to provide paleoceanographic and biostratigraphic information.<br/><br/>Amy Leventer, Isabel Dove, Meghan Duffy, and Meaghan Kendall<br/>unpublished dat
The women from Rhodesia: an auto-ethnographic study of immigrant experience and [Re] aggregration in Western Australia
No full textThis thesis examines the positioning of white, English-speaking, immigrant women from Africa to Australia. I explore the effects that minimal differences have on issues of identity. Notions of identity, memory, and belonging are contrasted with white settlement in Rhodesia in the last century. My personal history and the desire to write a thesis relevant to the Australian experience led me to ask, How do women from a privileged background, from Rhodesia and Zimbabwe, understand their experiences as immigrants to Australia? The relevance lies in the perception that Australia is populated by immigrants and this research interrogates at a deeper level some specific issues presented by this sample group and my interpretation of their experiences augments the literature in this area. I questioned (individually) a small group of immigrants using unstructured interviews; the use of my own experiences and 'long/desk drawer' makes the study significantly autobiographical. Notions of migration into Australia from Southern Africa are explored using theories and themes of rites de passage. I interrogate the meanings attributed to assimilation and integration in immigration and connect these to the theory. Identity, memory, and reflection are discussed in the context of separation from Africa and integration into Australia. The similarities and differences and embodied history (habitus) that shape us, interweave the trope of rites de passage, uncovering a multiplicity of identity-attributed, assumed, and self-determined. I examine the ways in which Australians of Anglo-Saxon and British origin tend to position English-speaking immigrants from non-British backgrounds as outsiders and suggest that this attribution has more to do with similarities than differences. Reflection and discussion of other times and places reveals how memories intersect with 'new' lives in Australia and the complexities of time in migration as rites de passage make possible an exploration of present experience shadowing earlier experience. Finally, I discover that identity and belonging as continually negotiated spaces are illuminated by the contrast I drew between assimilation and integration as conceptual tools in understanding the migrant experience
