bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quantifying interaction uncertainty between subwatersheds and base-flow partitions on hydrological processes
Authors: Yan Bing , Xu Yi
Published: March 2022

Base flow, as an important component of runoff, is the main recharge source of runoff during the dry period, especially in the Yellow River Basin located in a semiarid area. However, the process of obtaining base flow has great uncertainty when considering hydrological simulations. Thus, in this study, a three-step framework is proposed, i.e., the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is used to calibrate model parameters under different subbasin partitioning schemes; then, the hydrograph separation (HYSEP), Improved United Kingdom Institute of Hydrology (IUKIH) and Lyne and Hollick filter (Lyne-Hollick) methods are used to separate the baseflow from the total runoff process, thereby exploring the uncertainty impacts of baseflow segmentation methods on the hydrological simulation process. The subsample-variance-decomposition method is used to quantify the independent and interactive uncertainty in the hydrological simulation process. The results show that the Topmodel model can be better applied to the source area of the Yellow River (the KGE values in the Sub5, Sub13, Sub21, Sub29, Sub37 and Sub13 scenarios were 0.91 and 0.65, 0.94 and 0.86, 0.94 and 0.88, 0.92 and 0.82, 0.95 and 0.89, and 0.92 and 0.83, respectively). The subbasin division uncertainty had less impact on simulated streamflow during the dry season and had a significant impact in the wet season, such as, the subbasin division uncertainty caused the difference between the median of the simulated streamflow to be as high as 213.09 m3/s in August but only 107.19 m3/s in January; Meanwhile, the baseflow segmentation method uncertainty has a significant impact on the annual mean streamflow values under different subbasin segmentation schemes. In addition, the baseflow values estimated by the Lyne-Hollick and HYSEP methods were obviously higher than those estimated by the IUKIH method during the wet season. The uncertainty influence of subbasin partitioning schemes and baseflow segmentation methods had significant differences on hydrological processes in different periods. The uncertainty influence of subbasin partitioning schemes was dominant in the dry season, accounting for 86%, and the baseflow segmentation methods took second place, accounting for approximately 12%. In the wet season, the uncertainty influence of the baseflow segmentation methods was gradually weakened, which may have been due to the uncertainty influence of the hydrological model. These results provide a reference for the calibration and validation of hydrological model parameters using baseflow components.
Searching for genetic modulators of the phenotypic heterogeneity in Brugada syndrome
Authors: Martínez-Campelo Laura , Cruz Raquel , Blanco-Verea Alejandro , Moscoso Isabel , Ramos-Luis Eva , Lage Ricardo , Álvarez-Barredo María , Sabater-Molina María , Peñafiel-Verdú Pablo , Jiménez-Jáimez Juan , Rodríguez-Mañero Moisés , Brion María
Published: March 2022

In Brugada syndrome, even within the same family where all affected individuals share the same mutation, phenotypic variation is prominent, with variable penetrance and expressivity, presenting different degrees of involvement. It is difficult to establish a direct correlation between genotype and phenotype to predict prognosis in complications and risk of sudden death. The factors that modulate this inter- and intra-familial phenotypic variability remain to be determined. With the intention of testing whether other genetic factors, in addition to the causal mutation in SCN5A, may have a modulating effect on the Brugada phenotype and the risk of sudden death, we have studied 8 families with a causal variant in SCN5A with at least two affected individuals, one of whom has suffered cardiac arrest or sudden death. Whole exome sequencing was performed looking for additional variants that modify the phenotype and allow us to predict a better or worse prognosis for the evolution of the disease. The results did not show any clear genetic modifier; nevertheless, highlight the possible implication of the cholesterol and fibrosis pathways, as well as the circadian rhythm, as possible modulators of Brugada syndrome phenotype.
Political beliefs and the acceptance of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic restrictions. The case of Poland
Authors: Turska-Kawa Agnieszka , Pilch Irena
Published: March 2022

We investigated the relationships between political beliefs regarding two aspects of the right-left distinction (cultural and economic) and the acceptance of the pandemic restrictions using variable-centred and person-centred approaches. The community sample consisted of 305 participants. Four groups of the restrictions were considered. Religious fundamentalism predicted positively the acceptance of therestrictions associated with the limitations of labour rightsand thoselimiting civil rights without a direct impact on safety. Anti-welfare negatively predicted the acceptance of therestrictions regarding social distancingand thoselimiting civil rights and increasing safety. These associations were discussed in relation to basic needs and values which motivate persons who endorse right-wing or left-wing political views. The latent profile analysis revealed three profiles of political beliefs, which were termed “Conservative Statists,” “Liberal Laissez-fairists,” and “Conservative Laissez-fairists.” The profiles differed in terms of acceptance of the pandemic restrictions, and the patterns of these relationships were different for particular groups of restrictions.
Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors in Hawassa city administration, Southern Ethiopia: Community based cross-sectional study
Authors: Paulose Tsegab , Nkosi Zerish Zethu , Endriyas Misganu
Published: March 2022

Background

In association with the epidemiological, nutritional and demographic transition, many research findings showed that the number of risk factors that leads to increased prevalence of hypertension in low and middle income countries like Ethiopia is increasing. Several urban specific studies conducted in Ethiopia showed varying prevalence of hypertension. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of hypertension and to identify factors associated with hypertension in Hawassa city administration, Southern Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based cross sectional study was carried out in Hawassa city administration in 2017. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 612 study participants. Descriptive statistics was used to describe socio-demographic, behavioral and anthropometric variables. The economic status of household, ‘wealth index’, was constructed by running principal component analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to assess factors associated with hypertension at 95%CI.

Results

The overall prevalence of hypertension was 21.2% (95% CI: 18.1–24.7), (24.5% for urban and 14.7% for peri-urban). About two fifths of hypertension cases (42.3%) were newly diagnosed with elevated blood pressure during data collection. Age, occupation, wealth status, consuming vegetables and animal fat, usual mode of transport, body mass index (BMI), family history of hypertension and existence of diabetes were associated with presence of hypertension at 95%CI. The average diastolic blood pressure for urban was 2.18mmHg higher than that of peri-urban groups (p-0.01).

Conclusion

More than one fifth of study participants had hypertension and about two fifths of hypertension cases were newly diagnosed. Health communication should be strengthened focusing on identified risk factors and attention should be given to early detect and tackle the effects of hypertension in resource limited setting.
Analytic approaches to clinical validation of results from preclinical models of glioblastoma: A systematic review
Authors: Fitt Beth , Loy Grace , Christopher Edward , Brennan Paul M. , Poon Michael Tin Chung
Published: March 2022

Introduction

Analytic approaches to clinical validation of results from preclinical models are important in assessment of their relevance to human disease. This systematic review examined consistency in reporting of glioblastoma cohorts from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) or Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA) and assessed whether studies included patient characteristics in their survival analyses.

Methods

We searched Embase and Medline on 02Feb21 for studies using preclinical models of glioblastoma published after Jan2008 that used data from TCGA or CGGA to validate the association between at least one molecular marker and overall survival in adult patients with glioblastoma. Main data items included cohort characteristics, statistical significance of the survival analysis, and model covariates.

Results

There were 58 eligible studies from 1,751 non-duplicate records investigating 126 individual molecular markers. In 14 studies published between 2017 and 2020 using TCGA RNA microarray data that should have the same cohort, the median number of patients was 464.5 (interquartile range 220.5–525). Of the 15 molecular markers that underwent more than one univariable or multivariable survival analyses, five had discrepancies between studies. Covariates used in the 17 studies that used multivariable survival analyses were age (76.5%), pre-operative functional status (35.3%), sex (29.4%) MGMT promoter methylation (29.4%), radiotherapy (23.5%), chemotherapy (17.6%), IDH mutation (17.6%) and extent of resection (5.9%).

Conclusion

Preclinical glioblastoma studies that used TCGA for validation did not provide sufficient information about their cohort selection and there were inconsistent results. Transparency in reporting and the use of analytic approaches that adjust for clinical variables can improve the reproducibility between studies.
Percentage of body fat is associated with increased risk of diverticulosis: A cross sectional study
Authors: Shih Chi-Wei , Chen Yu-Hsin , Chen Wei-Liang
Published: March 2022

Background

Obesity has been indicated to be a risk factor of diverticulosis. However, plausible relationship remained controversial. This cross-sectional study elucidated the association between percentage of body fat and the risk of diverticulosis.

Methods

The study was conducted at a single medical center in Taiwan from 2000–2016 which enrolled 5557 adults with age above 20 years old receiving a health examination including self-reported questionnaires, measurement of percentage of body fat (PBF), blood test and colonoscopy at the Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH). Logistic regressions were used to analyze the association between PBF and diverticulosis. Further stratification of participants was based on age and gender and three extended models were established for multivariable adjustment.

Results

243 of 3141 males and 103 of 2416 females were diagnosed with having diverticulosis. After covariates adjustment, only participants in the highest quartile of PBF (Q4 ≥33.8%) showed significantly positive association with the risk diverticulosis (OR 2.089, p <0.001). In subgroup analysis, the odds ratio for having diverticulosis in females was significantly higher than in males. In addition, We found that the odds ratio of having diverticulosis was higher in the group older than 60 years old compared to the younger group (OR 1.052; p<0.001; OR 1.043; p<0.001).

Conclusions

In conclusion, PBF was a potential risk factor of diverticulosis. Individuals with higher PBF exhibits increased risk of diverticulosis, especially in females. Furthermore, bioelectrical impedance analysis may create a simple, available and radiation-free way to assess the risk of diverticulosis.
Identification of cell type specific ACE2 modifiers by CRISPR screening
Authors: Sherman Emily J. , Mirabelli Carmen , Tang Vi T. , Khan Taslima G. , Leix Kyle , Kennedy Andrew A. , Graham Sarah E. , Willer Cristen J. , Tai Andrew W. , Sexton Jonathan Z. , Wobus Christiane E. , Emmer Brian T.
Published: March 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection is initiated by binding of the viral spike protein to its receptor, ACE2, on the surface of host cells. ACE2 expression is heterogeneous both in vivo and in immortalized cell lines, but the molecular pathways that govern ACE2 expression remain unclear. We now report high-throughput CRISPR screens for functional modifiers of ACE2 surface abundance. In liver-derived HuH7 cells, we identified 35 genes whose disruption was associated with a change in the surface abundance of ACE2. Enriched among these ACE2 regulators were established transcription factors, epigenetic regulators, and functional networks. We further characterized individual HuH7 cell lines with disruption of SMAD4, EP300, PIAS1, or BAMBI and found these genes to regulate ACE2 at the mRNA level and to influence cellular susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Orthogonal screening of lung-derived Calu-3 cells revealed a distinct set of ACE2 modifiers comprised of ACE2, KDM6A, MOGS, GPAA1, and UGP2. Collectively, our findings clarify the host factors involved in SARS-CoV-2 entry, highlight the cell type specificity of ACE2 regulatory networks, and suggest potential targets for therapeutic development.
Trend setting impacts of organic matter on soil physico-chemical properties in traditional vis -a- vis chemical-based amendment practices
Authors: Sharma Seema B.
Published: March 2022

Amongst the soil qualities that are taken into consideration while quantifying the fertility status of soil for agri-production, the properties of water holding capacity, bulk density, electrical conductivity and soil pH play crucially important roles, directly as well as indirectly. The role of organic matter content of soil in altering the aforesaid properties occurs through various complex interactions. In our study we attempted to understand the impact of amendments in traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)-based organic input agri-management systems (A1), versus conventional chemical-intensive agri-systems (A2) in altering/modifying the few important properties viz soil organic matter (SOM), pH, electrical conductivity (EC), bulk density, and water holding capacity of the soil in the three different crop phases viz. pre, mid and the post-harvest, spread over six cropping seasons in four years. The study area was a geo-ecologically unique terrain of Kachchh, Western India. Natural stressors as erratic rainfall, drought and salinity are a typical feature of this zone. Physico-chemical soil attributes have shown significant differences in the amendment systems. The application of organic manures and concoctions likeJivamritfrom indigenous knowledge base of local farming community, certainly rendered better organic matter content that affect soil structure and stability, which in turn affected the maximum water holding capacity (MWHC), which was significantly higher in A1 (47.53%; (Standard Error [SE] = ±0.92%) across phases and seasons than A2 (37.99%; SE = ±0.74%). Probably, for the same reason, amendments with organic inputs had a lower bulk density (1.04 g/cm3; SE = ±0.02 g/cm3) as compared to amendments with no or very few organic inputs (1.31 g/cm3; SE = ± 0.03 g/cm3).The reduction in pH and electrical conductivity in A1 may be ascribed to increased amounts of SOM as a result of addition of green manures and organic concoctions. Even during the stressed period of drought in cropping seasons of season 2 (Kharif2012) and season 3 (Rabi 2012–2013) this trend was followed. This clearly shows that salinity endurance and drought resistance are remarkable features of organically amended soils and this resilience to drought is achieved over continual usage of organic manures. The arid and semi-arid tropics are highly prone to stressors like drought, highly erratic rainfall patterns, and salinity, and the present study advocates the supremacy of TEK-based agri-management systems in soil sustainability for maintaining the soil fertility in the long run.
Self, community, narrative in the information age
Authors: Szécsi Gábor
Published: March 2022

Narrative thinking has a significant role in the formation of the self and identity. In fact, to such an extent that the self is seen as the product of narrative thinking, a fictional character emerging at the intersection of autobiographical narratives. In this article, I investigate
what effect the narrative interpretative schemes used in everyday communication have on our conceptualization of the self, on our self-image, while, I also intend to analyse what effect media narratives displaying intentions, beliefs and desires have on the narratives of self- and community
construction of individuals in the information age. The aim of this article is to demonstrate that analyses like this can, in the long run, contribute to a great extent to the preparation of models and philosophical concepts targeting the description of the functioning and formation of narratives
that capitalize on the shared cognitive structures of human motivational factors, goals, emotions and actions.
Approaching eco-somatics: A consideration of potential pitfalls and their implications
Authors: Nuding Elise
Published: March 2022

This article revisits the ‘doxa’ of somatics discourse identified by Isabelle Ginot, situating them in relation to embodied eco-consciousness and ecological and environmental orientations in somatics. The intention is to begin to unpack how they manifest in this particular strand of somatic enquiry and how (or if) they potentially risk undermining the contributions being made in this area. To do so, the term ‘eco-somatics’ is examined along with the wider prevalence of ecology and the ecological in somatics discourse, and both somatics and ecological/environmental discourse are situated within the condition of modernity–coloniality. The aim is to think through some of the potential pitfalls relating to eco-somatics, and this article is an attempt to wrangle with the complexity of these issues as well as an opportunity to pose some questions to the wider field.
‘Third nature’: Embodiment of borders and thinking beyond – surviving despite capitalism
Authors: Marchevska Elena , Defrin Carolyn
Published: March 2022

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent era of social distancing, it has become imperative for many artists to maintain somatic embodied practices. This article will address the embodied nature of collaborative creative process at a distance. Using Walter Mignolo’s ‘pluriversal worlds’ as a starting point, the article will explore how artists can maintain collaborative migrant knowledge production across geographical and imaginary spaces. We will analyse the digital dialogue commission ‘Third Nature’ and how it applied the Authentic Movement somatic dyadic technique in a digital format. The article will also reflect on how the ‘third nature’ co-sharing and co-witnessing process allowed the artists to dwell in the imaginary and natural border territory and to still feel upheld by one another.
Residual collaborations: Inviting repaired coexistence through ecological imagination within resilient choreographic relationships
Authors: Moraes Janaína
Published: March 2022

This article contains two case studies that are shaped as ‘suitcase stories’ referring to collaboration. These stories address the relationships between human and more-than-human beings as they journey through creative processes guided by the perspective of ecological relationalities. The stories presented here are echoes of entangled narratives, in an attempt to voice the perspective of an artist who found resilience through togetherness and co-labouring. Both cases are responses to damaged worlds, and they sought reflection through the embodiment of somatic experiences on eco-conscious experimentations in dance practice. The notion of invitation poetics is presented as a political and poetic framework of ‘becoming’ through practices of coexistence.
Three choreographic-somatic approaches to environmental research
Authors: Hug Joa , Mainz Bettina , Münker Katja , Zahn Sabine
Published: March 2022

This joint contribution by four members of Areal_Berlin approaches the topic of this Special Issue by presenting three individual but related strands of practice by dance and performance artists who specialize in working in urban and rural landscapes. The focus in each of the three contributions is on how somatic practices are employed as a means to sensitize bodies in relation to the environment and how those practices are (re-)designed in order to meet the specific demands of outdoor work. In the first part of the article, Joa Hug introduces Areal_Berlin as an association of research-oriented artists and as a habitat that has fostered the development of the three different artistic practices. In the second part, Bettina Mainz, Katja Münker and Sabine Zahn outline key aspects of their choreographic-somatic approaches to environmental research. The third section is a posed ‘interview’ and looks at possible connections between the three different choreographic-somatic approaches and the notion of ‘eco-consciousness’.
Dance the moving world
Authors: Pomer Janice
Published: March 2022

This artist reflection presents an overview of a nature-based approach to movement education for children and youth. Using a pedagogy that has evolved over more than four decades, the author shares personal anecdotes and student reflections that present compelling evidence to the efficacy of connecting creative movement exploration with nature and environmental awareness and demonstrates how nature-inspired dance provides students with opportunities to learn about themselves, develop new ways to see and interact with the natural world, and create dances that articulate their knowledge and concerns about water, wildlife, climate change, eroding habitats and the future of our planet.
The body is a landscape and the landscape is a body
Authors: Gottlob Stephanie
Published: March 2022

This artist write-up gives a brief summary of somatic and creative insights that emerged through exploring movement improvisation with the various natural biomes of North America. These creative explorations spanned two years of living and improvising, as immersed as possible, in the forest, lake, tundra, swamp, grasslands, river, desert and rain forest biomes. At the end of the write-up are links to three video-dances: the first two video-dances explore movement improvisation as a co-creative process with the river and then with the rain forest biome. The third video, which focuses on the forest biome, layers text from my personal journal writings with photos taken of the movement improvisations with the landscape.
Autoconhecimento sob a perspectiva da Gestalt-Terapia / Self-knowledge through the perspective of Gestalt therapy
Authors: Hack Josias Ricardo
Published: March 2022

O ensaio investiga nuances da abordagem gestáltica sobre a integralidade da pessoa no aqui e agora, instância na qual tomam forma diferentes figura/fundo. O intuito é provocar o leitor a refletir sobre o autoconhecimento em uma perspectiva ancorada na Gestalt-Terapia. Na primeira seção, apresento algumas conexões introdutórias que sinalizam os caminhos que percorri para chegar ao presente texto. Na segunda seção, destaco alguns aspectos teóricos da prática psicoterapêutica pensada por Fritz Perls e colaboradores, bem como enuncio a possibilidade de interlocução entre a abordagem gestáltica e o olhar integral para a pessoa em seu meio. Na terceira seção, explicito a contribuição da Gestalt-Terapia ao autoconhecimento e consequente integração equilibrada do organismo (corpo/psique) ao meio. Por fim, na última seção, exponho algumas conexões que visam demonstrar outros insights advindos de minha caminhada como psicoterapeuta e investigador da psique, bem como do uso que tenho feito das compreensões sobre a ampliação da consciência no acompanhamento clínico e na intersecção entre as partes e o todo no processo de autoconhecimento. Abstract: This essay investigates nuances of the gestalt view of a person's integrality in the here-and-now, an instance in which a person takes on different figure-backgrounds. The article aim is to provoke the reader to reflect on self-knowledge using a perspective anchored in Gestalt-Therapy. In the first section, I present a few introductory connections to indicate the paths I took to write this text. In the second section, I highlight a few theoretical aspects of the psychotherapeutic practice thought out by Fritz Perls and collaborators; as well as the possibility of a dialogue between the gestalt approach and the holistic look at a person in their environment. In the third section I explain the contribution of Gestalt therapy to self-knowledge and the resulting balanced integration of the organism (body/psyche) into its environment. And finally, in the last section, a few more connections are shown in order to demonstrate insights which have arisen from my journey as a psychotherapist and researcher of the Psyche; as well as the use I have made of my understanding about the expansion of consciousness, in the process of self-knowing, through clinical practises and through awareness of the intersection between parts and their whole.Keywords: Self-knowledge; Gestalt therapy; Figure-background; Here-and-now; Wholeness of the organism.
The Hydrostatic Approximation of Compressible Anisotropic Navier-Stokes Equations
Authors: Gao H. , Nečasová Š. , Tang T.
Published: March 2022

The aim of the paper is to give a rigorous derivation of the hydrostatic approximation by taking the small aspect ratio limit to the Navier-Stokes equations. The aspect ratio (the ratio of the depth to horizontal width) is a geometrical constraint in the general large scale geophysical motions meaning that the vertical scale is signi cantly smaller than horizontal.
Two Phase Flow in a Horizontal Pipe
Authors: Ghoudi Z. , Benkhaldoun F. , Piscaglia F. , Hajjaji N.
Published: March 2022

The present work consists in the simulation of water-slurry two-phase flow through a horizontal pipeline using OpenFOAM, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation technique and open source software. In the aim to model the slurry comportment and evaluate the diffusion between the two phases.
Numerical Validation of a Simple Immersed Boundary Solver for Branched Channels Simulations
Authors: Lancmanová A. , Bodnár T. , Keslerová R.
Published: March 2022

This contribution reports on an ongoing study of incompressible viscous fluid flow in two dimensional branched channels. A new finite difference solver was developed using a simple implementation of an immersed boundary method to represent the channel geometry. Numerical solutions obtained using this new solver are compared with outputs of an older finite volume code working on classical wall tted structured multiblock grid. Besides of the comparative evaluation of obtained solution, the aim is to verify whether the immersed boundary method is suitable (accurate and e cient enough) for simulations of flow in channels with complicated geometry where the the grid generation might be challenging.
On Finite Element Approximation of Incompressible Flow Problems: Comparison of Pressure Correction Methods and Coupled Approach
Authors: Vacek K. , Sváček P.
Published: March 2022

The article focuses on comparison of discretizations of the Navier-Stokes equations using the nite element method. Several choices of nite element spaces are discussed. First, the conforming spaces (TH, SV) are used. Second, the nonconforming equal order choice of P1/P1 elements is made. For the latter case the discrete equations are solved by a pressure correction scheme for the Taylor-Hood and Scott-Vogelius elements, the arising system is solved by a direct solver. The numerical results are compared to experimental and reference data. Methods are applied for the flow over the backward-facing step and for the flow around the cylinder.
Totalitarismustheorien in der jungen BRD
Authors: Gmehling Joachim
Published: March 2022

Die 1948 im Auftrag der US-amerikanischen Militärregierung gegründete Zeitschrift Der Monat war ein intellektueller Brennspiegel der jungen Bundesrepublik, in dem die politischen Deutungskonflikte - mit Fokus auf den Nationalsozialismus, den Sowjetkommunismus und die Zukunft der westlichen Welt - ausgetragen wurden. Zu ihrem Renommee trug bei, dass sie zahlreiche prominente Autoren wie Hannah Arendt, Raymond Aron, Hans Kohn, Herbert Lüthy, George F. Kennan oder auch die Exkommunisten Arthur Koestler, George Orwell und Richard Löwenthal versammelte. Joachim Gmehling zeigt, welches Bild in der Zeitschrift vom nationalsozialistischen und sowjetkommunistischen Herrschaftssystem gezeichnet wurde und wie der Vergleich der beiden Diktaturen ausfiel. Dabei rekonstruiert er nicht nur den Einfluss der zeitgenössischen Totalitarismustheorien sowie die Imperative der US-amerikanischen Besatzungspolitik in Westdeutschland, sondern geht auch auf die CIA-Hintergründe des Periodikums ein. Eine Studie zu den Anfängen des Kalten Krieges, die angesichts der vielschichtigen Krise der westlichen Demokratien an Aktualität gewinnt.
Sorgsame Landwirtschaft
Authors: Heistinger Andrea , Kosnik Elisabeth , Sorgo Gabriele
Published: March 2022

Auch im ökologischen Landbau dominieren zunehmend Konventionalisierungsprozesse und Massenproduktion. Gleichzeitig sind gerade kleinere Betriebe darum bemüht, ökologische Grundnahrungsmittel zu produzieren, ohne dafür auf Praktiken der Ausbeutung von Umwelt, Tier und Mensch zurückzugreifen. Die Autorinnen des Bandes stellen österreichische Bio Landwirt*innen mit unterschiedlichsten Werdegängen vor, die unter schwierigen Voraussetzungen erfolgreich Alternativen im Öko-Landbau umsetzen. Als zentral erweisen sich dabei die Ansätze zu einem um die Dimension der Sorge erweiterten Verständnis von Landwirtschaft sowie das Anknüpfen an die Ressourcen aus den eigenen Familiensystemen. Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie zur »Caring Agriculture« fußen auf einer mehrjährigen agrarsoziologisch-kulturanthropologischen Untersuchung auf Basis der Genogrammarbeit.
Bodies of Democracy
Authors: Machin Amanda
Published: March 2022

Where are all the bodies? Political institutions are populated by living, breathing human beings, who eat, sleep, gesture, desire and suffer. And yet participants of the political realm are often depicted as disembodied minds, detached and distinct from their corporeal existence. Amanda Machin considers six embodied modes of democratic politics: representation, deliberation, disagreement, protest, occupation and counsel. Drawing on diverse thinkers such as Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Michael Polanyi, Simone de Beauvoir, Donna Haraway and Judith Butler, she offers an absorbing illustration of the ways human bodies are not only the disciplined objects of politics, but the generative subjects of democracy.
Neue Kulturstile älterer Menschen
Authors: Kolland Franz , Gallistl Vera
Published: March 2022

»Kultur« ist zu einer respektierten Kategorie in der Analyse des Alters avanciert. Künstlerische und kreative Praktiken haben in der nachberuflichen Lebensphase als Element der Neugestaltung des Alters eine immense Bedeutung. Gleichzeitig nehmen ältere Menschen im institutionalisierten Kultursektor als homogenisierte Publikumsgruppe und wenig beachtete Kulturschaffende eine marginalisierte Position ein. Auf Basis von aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen verdeutlichen die Autor*innen, unter welchen Bedingungen eine vermeintliche Kulturalisierung des Alters stattfindet, welche Potenziale kulturelles Handeln im Alter birgt und welche Prekaritäten, Risiken und Unsicherheiten eine »neue Kultur des Alterns« befördert.
Der Weg zur veganen Welt
Authors: Leenaert Tobias
Published: March 2022

Wie können wir eine vegane Welt erschaffen? Dieses Buch verfolgt einen pragmatischen und breitenwirksamen Ansatz, der zeigt, wie wir alle dazu beitragen können, dieses Ziel realistisch zu erreichen: Die Überwindung unserer umfassenden Abhängigkeit von der Tiernutzung und dem massiven Leid, das sie produziert. Tobias Leenaert verlässt die ausgetretenen Pfade des Engagements für Tierrechte und wirft einen neuen, undogmatischen Blick auf Strategien, Ziele und die Kommunikation der veganen Bewegung. Er liefert zahlreiche wertvolle Ideen und Erkenntnisse für angehende Tierschützer*innen und erfahrene Aktivist*innen, für einschlägige Organisationen und sogar für Vertreter*innen der Wirtschaft.
On the Translation of Music
Authors: Staples Ronald
Published: March 2022

If arts and artists are the societal experts for the creation of novelty and innovation as well as novelty are modern synonyms for societal progress, why do arts organisation need something like »Musikvermittlung«. This contribution tries to give an answer to this puzzling question by reconstructing art as a form of communication. It is argued that Musikvermittlung is an innovation of the arts system in order to translate the specifics of artistic communication.
Slam Poetry Meets Classical Music
Authors: Petri-Preis Axel
Published: March 2022

Axel Petri-Preis outlines in his text, how Jonas Scheiner and Henrik Szanto (alias Kirmes Hanoi/FOMP), together with the woodwind ensemble qWINDtett, bring together slam poetry and classical music in their performance. Text and music comment on, reflect and compliment each other, providing an exciting and novel listening experience.
Engaging with New Audiences
Authors: Smilde Rineke
Published: March 2022

In this article, research into musicians' engagement with new audiences in the field of music and healthcare is explored from the angle of musicians' biographical learning processes. Two examples are discussed, a research into 'Music and Dementia' and 'Meaningful Music in Healthcare', which is on music in hospital contexts. In both examples musicians' biographical learning in these practices is explored as a development into their professional performance. Lastly, the article discusses what everything learnt means for a more holistic approach of learning and teaching in higher music education, where the idea of engaging with new audiences is often marginalised.
Hear - Taste - See: UISGE BEATHA - Waters of Life
Authors: Chaker Sarah
Published: March 2022

A special kind of synaesthetic experience could be seen, heard and tasted at the lecture series back in 2019/2020 about the format »Works and Whiskies«, as very different tastes of Scotch whisky flavours were transformed into notes and pieces of music for contrabass clarinet by composer Petra Stump-Linshalm. These were rendered audible by musician Heinz-Peter Linshalm and found their visual equivalent in paintings by Jutta Goldgruber. Based on an interview with the artists, Sarah Chaker summarises in this article their thoughts towards this special kind of Musikvermittlung, which was retrospectively described by many of those present as particularly innovative and expedient.
Leibphänomenologie
Authors: Block Katharina
Published: March 2022

Katharina Block folgt in ihrem Beitrag »Leibphänomenologie: Surfen mit Google als Erfahrung des Unverfügbaren« einer Alltagsbeobachtung und nimmt diese zum Anlass einer leibphänomenologischen Analyse von Mensch-Technik-Interaktionen. Die Beobachtung ist, dass es im Umgang mit digitalen Technologien zu Erfahrungen des Unverfügbaren kommt, d.h. der Erfahrungsgehalt zeichnet sich wesentlich durch Unkontrollierbarkeit und Unsicherheit aus. Ursächlich dafür scheint u.a. die Intransparenz algorithmischer Datenverarbeitung zu sein sowie das eigene Nicht-Wissen darüber, was digitale Technologie eigentlich kann. Diese Beobachtung stellt Block zudem in einen gesellschaftstheoretischen Kontext, denn die Problematisierung von Mensch-Technik-Interaktionen als Erfahrungen des Unverfügbaren, ist nur sinnvoll, wenn man sie vor dem Hintergrund des (spät-)modernen Selbstverständnisses betrachtet, ein autonomes Selbst zu sein. Erst dadurch wird verständlich, warum der Umgang mit digitalen Technologien Erfahrungen des Unverfügbaren erzeugen kann.
Theorie der Bewertungsspiele
Authors: Peetz Thorsten
Published: March 2022

Thorsten Peetz stellt in diesem Beitrag die Theorie sozialer Spiele vor. Der Beitrag zeichnet am Beispiel von »Online-Dating« den Beitrag dieser Theorie zur Analyse von Prozessen der Digitalisierung nach.
Kultursemiotik
Authors: Hennig Martin
Published: March 2022

Martin Hennig untersucht in diesem Beitrag, mit welchen sozialen Nutzungskonstellationen digitale Technologien beworben werden. Die zentrale Frage ist dabei, was für Modelle gesellschaftlich wünschenswerter, digitaler Sozialität im Marketing repräsentiert sind. Dabei werden mithilfe einer kultursemiotischen Methodik zwei Marketingfelder näher analysiert: 1.) Soziale Netzwerke und 2.) Digitale Sprachassistenzsysteme. Zur Beschreibung der in diesen Kontexten dargestellten und vom gesellschaftlichen Alltag im positiven Sinne abweichenden sozialen Ordnungen wird auf das Konzept der Heterotopie nach Foucault zurückgegriffen. Ferner werden die Darstellungen des Technikmarketings kritisch in Bezug auf die dort konstruierten Geschlechterordnungen und Tendenzen der Verschleierung von datenökonomischen Aspekten der Anwendungen mithilfe sozialer Rhetoriken diskutiert.
Digitalrecht
Authors: Lewinski Kai von
Published: March 2022

Kai von Lewinski die allgegenwärtigen Verdatungen als eine Formatierung des Sozialen. Ob Facebook, Produktbewertungen im Internet oder das chinesische Social Credit System - durch Kateogrisierungen und die Definition von Kategorien wird Macht ausgeübt. Bislang hat das Recht hierfür noch keine Antworten; der Beitrag lotet mögliche Lösungswege aus.
Becoming Donor-Conceived
Authors: Baumann Amelie
Published: March 2022

While it has been argued that anonymity in gamete donation has been brought to an end by legal changes and technological developments, Amelie Baumann suggests that this is in fact still in transformation. By focusing on the narratives of those who were conceived with anonymously donated gametes in the UK and Germany, she examines this transformative process and the role which donor-conceived persons play in it. This book shows that it is not someone's decision to procreate that turns »being donor-conceived« into a meaningful categorisation. Rather, kinship knowledge gets activated by the donor-conceived in specific ways for »being donor-conceived« to become a powerful identification.
Kollektive kritische Kartierungen auf Papier, Pappe und Beton - kartographische Aktionsforschungen zwischen aktivistischer Praxis und geographischer Reflexion
Authors: Schweizer Paul , Halder Severin , Virchow Laurenz
Published: March 2022

Dieser Beitrag ist eine Handreichung für die Organisation, Durchführung und Reflexion von kollektiven Kartierungen, einer Methode der Aktionsforschung, die einen gemeinschaftlichen kritisch-geographischen Reflexions- und Gestaltungsprozess ermöglicht.
Psycho-geographisches Countermapping - Einsicht in Migrationshaft und andere opake Institutionen
Authors: Manek Julia , Ahedo Fernández de la Reguera
Published: March 2022

Dieser Beitrag skizziert ein psycho-geographisches Countermapping als Forschungsmethode und For-schungshaltung, die Einblicke in opake Haftinstitutionen ermöglichen - durch das kritische und kol-lektive Kartieren von ehemals Inhaftierten. Der Ansatz begreift sich als Teil aktivistischer Forschung und orientiert sich an theoretischen Überlegungen zur Autonomie der Migration: Wie können den räumlich-infrastrukturellen und exekutiven Logiken der Institution (widerständige) subjektive Prakti-ken der Inhaftierten gegenübergestellt werden? Angesichts der repressiven Institution ist eine macht-sensible und reflektierte Umsetzung notwendig, die den Stimmen der Betroffenen Ausdruck verleiht - ohne sie Repressionen auszusetzen oder sogar Wissen zu produzieren, das der Institution von Nutzen ist. Am Beispiel der mexikanischen Migrationsgefängnisse, der Estaciones Migratorias , wird dies praktisch nachvollzogen.
Gegenkartieren mit Storymaps - Werkzeug einer feministischen Betrachtung von Femi(ni)ziden in Deutschland
Authors: Dammann Finn , Michel Boris
Published: March 2022

In diesem Beitrag wollen wir anhand einer Storymap zu Femi(ni)ziden in Deutschland zeigen, dass Storymaps als ein Werkzeug des Gegenkartierens hilfreich sind, um Herrschaftsverhältnisse und Ungleichheiten sichtbar zu machen und Gegennarrative zu formulieren. Wir zeigen auf, wie Wissen über geschlechterbasierte Gewalt möglichst differenziert und wirkmächtig dargestellt werden kann, indem eine Kombination aus kartographischen Darstellungen und unterschiedlichen Medien genutzt wird.
Gemeinsam Karten lesen - kollektive Wissensproduktion in der Stadtforschung
Authors: Streule Monika , Wildner Kathrin
Published: March 2022

Während in der heutigen Stadtforschung ausführlich über das Karten-Machen geschrieben wird, spielt das Karten-Lesen bei der kritischen Analyse kaum eine Rolle. Das Karten-Lesen selbst - gerade in einer Gruppe - ist jedoch ein zentraler Schritt im Prozess der (kollektiven) raumbezogenen Wissensproduktion. Am Beispiel des Workshops »Poner las cartas sobre la mesa« (dt. »die Karten auf den Tisch legen«) in Mexiko-Stadt möchten wir diesen methodischen Ansatz im Umgang mit Karten diskutieren und weiter einsetzbar machen.
Geschichte anhand von Biographien mit Kartierungen kritisch erschließen - Räumlichkeit des Holocaust über Stolpersteine visualisieren
Authors: Kollar Isabelle , Laub Jochen
Published: March 2022

Isabelle Kollar und Jochen Laub widmen sich in diesem Beitrag kritischen Zugängen zu geschichtlichen Zusammenhängen über das Kartieren von historischen biographischen Informationen, wie sie im öffentlichen Raum beispielsweise in Form von Stolpersteinen zugänglich sind. Dadurch eröffnen sich kritische Fragehorizonte, die insbesondere mit Schüler*innen im Sinne einer kritischen Kartendidaktik nutzbar sind. Die im Folgenden vorgestellte Methode setzt in einem Überschneidungsbereich aus Kartendidaktik, historischem Lernen und kritischer Kartographie an. Dabei können bestehende wissenschaftliche, gesellschaftliche oder subjektive Annahmen beziehungsweise Diskurse auf verschiedenen Ebenen (historische Erzählungen, Räumlichkeit historischer Vorgänge, soziale Unterschiede der Repräsentation im Raum) aufgebrochen werden.
Countermapping als Werkzeug des Geographieunterrichts - eine Gratwanderung zwischen kritischem Kartieren und institutionellen Verfügungen
Authors: Schreiber Verena
Published: March 2022

Verena Schreiber widmet sich in diesem Beitrag der Frage, welche Potenziale Kritische Kartographie und Countermapping für geographische Bildungsprozesse in der Schule aufweisen, wo diese Methoden aber auch an Grenzen stoßen und mit institutionellen Strukturen und Interessen in Konflikt geraten.
Zur Übersetzung des Manifests für eine Post-Kritische Pädagogik
Authors: Bittner Martin , Wischmann Anke
Published: March 2022

Martin Bittner und Anke Wischmann führen mit diesem Beitrag in die Debatte um die deutschsprachige Übersetzung des Manifest für eine Post-Kritische Pädagogik ein, die in dem Band angestoßen wird.
Ermächtigung durch Sichtbarkeit?
Authors: Schönhofer Gerhard
Published: March 2022

Im Kontext partizipativer Filmprojekte für fluchterfahrene Jugendliche wird Sichtbarkeit oft mit Ermächtigung gleichgesetzt. Gerhard Schönhofer hinterfragt diese Logik, indem er Prozesse des Sichtbarmachens, wie sie in Workshop-Formaten geschehen, ethnografisch beschreibt. Durch die Nähe zum Forschungsfeld wird somit nicht nur ein präzises Bild des Selbstverständnisses, sondern auch der Anspruchshaltungen der Projektleitenden gezeichnet, die bisweilen im Spannungsfeld zu den Motivationen der teilnehmenden Jugendlichen stehen.
Auspowern und Empowern?
Authors: Schmechel Corinna
Published: March 2022

Inwiefern ist ein positives Körpererleben auch für queere Menschen an normative Konzepte von Geschlechtlichkeit, Körperlichkeit und Subjektivität gebunden? Corinna Schmechels emotionstheoretischer Ansatz zeigt fundiert die immanenten Ambivalenzen eines normkritischen »Empowerment durch Sport« im Kontext der Fitnesskultur als spätmoderner Subjekt- und Körperkultur auf.
Theaterspiel erleben und lehren
Authors: Klimant Tom
Published: March 2022

Um Theaterspiel an Schulen oder innerhalb sonstiger sozialer und theaterpädagogischer Handlungsfelder zu unterrichten, bedarf es einer grundlegenden Fachdidaktik und fundierter Handlungsansätze. Tom Klimant diskutiert ästhetisch-kulturelle Bildungsvorstellungen und Fragen der Partizipation und Inklusion sowie zeitgemäßer Subjektivierungsvorstellungen. Als Kernfeld bildender Potenziale des Theaterspiels modelliert er erstmals ästhetische Erlebensprozesse der Spielenden. Dies und zahlreiche theaterpraktische Beispiele erlauben eine konkrete Orientierung für Theaterlehrende und -studierende.
»Flow« und Imaginative Bildung
Authors: Medrow Laura
Published: March 2022

Wenn Menschen in einen Flow geraten, befinden sie sich in einem Zustand höchster Konzentration, wodurch ein regelrechter Schaffensrausch ausgelöst werden kann. Bisher wurde Flow in der Psychologie umfassend thematisiert, im Kontext der Kunstvermittlung hingegen nur selten behandelt. Laura Medrow untersucht erstmals das Potenzial einer reziproken Verbindung zwischen Flow und imaginativ ausgerichteter Bildung anhand exemplarischer Unterrichtsstudien. Dabei geht sie der Frage nach, unter welchen Bedingungen imaginative Bildungsprozesse und Flow entstehen und gefördert werden. Die kunstpädagogisch ausgerichtete Studie durchdringt somit auf kritisch-reflexive Weise themenbezogene Grundlagen der Kunstvermittlung, Philosophie und Psychologie.
Prozess als Gestalt
Authors: Kragenings Fabian
Published: March 2022

Die Bedingungen der digitalen Gegenwart lassen ein Entwerfen in starren Schemata und isolierten Einzelbetrachtungen längst nicht mehr zu. Die sich permanent verändernden Kontexte fordern eine grundlegende Anpassungsfähigkeit des Designs, die nur durch eine ganzheitliche Betrachtung der Dinge in ihren Zusammenhängen und ein gestalterisches Denken in Veränderungen sichergestellt werden kann - durch Parametrie. Fabian Kragenings deutet einen Paradigmenwechsel an, durch welchen Designer*innen nicht mehr den konkreten Entwurf, sondern die Bedingungen des Entwerfens selbst gestalten: Nicht mehr abgeschlossene Produkte, sondern anschlussfähige Prozesse sind es, die nunmehr eine Gestalt erhalten.
Política educacional na rede estadual paulista e qualidade do ensino sob a Nova Gestão Pública, 1998 a 2018
Authors: Jacomini Márcia Aparecida , Girotto Eduardo Donizete , Barbosa Andreza , Stoco Sergio
Published: March 2022

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a política educacional do estado de São Paulo entre 1995 e 2018, com base nos principais programas e projetos governamentais e suas implicações na reconfiguração do sistema estadual de ensino, considerando diversas dimensões da política. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa que envolveu coleta e estudo de fontes documentais e bibliográficas e entrevistas com gestore(a)s da Secretaria de Educação, tendo como referencial teórico a concepção de Estado integral de Gramsci, incidindo sobre as políticas públicas e a Nova Gestão Pública (NGP), sendo estruturada em três períodos: 1995-2006, 2007-2010, 2011-2018. Entre os principais resultados destacam-se a consolidação de uma concepção de qualidade da educação escolar atrelada à aferição de aprendizagens em avaliações padronizadas e sob a lógica de gestão para resultados que se fundamenta nas concepções de eficiência e racionalização técnica próprias da NGP. A política educacional analisada tem contribuído para uma ressignificação da escola pública e do magistério paulista. A lógica de gestão e qualidade educacional implantada por meio de sucessivos programas, projetos e ações reorganiza o sentido público da escola, transformando-a em espaço de treinamento para habilidades e competências específicas; e o(a)s profissionais da educação tornam-se prestadore(a)s de serviços, cada vez menos valorizado(a)s.