bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Trajectories to community engagement: Understanding older people’s experiences of engagement with online and local communities
Authors: Harley David Andrew , Howland Kate , Harris Eric Charles
Published: December 2020

The communal benefits of online communities and SNS are enjoyed by many Internet users but remain of limited appeal to many older people. In this study we consider how a small group of older people in the South of England engage with these technologies showing their motivations and the role of existing relationships in the local community with regards to this engagement. Four catalysts are identified which determine trajectories towards and away from online engagement and these are: family, roles, loss, and ‘spaces and places’. The resulting trajectories are discussed along with their implications for policy making and technology design.
A Suburban Communications Network: Recurrence of Use, Growth of Participation, and the Challenges of Sustainability
Authors: Redhead Fiona , Brereton Margot
Published: December 2020

This paper presents findings from a longitudinal research project exploring the use of a local digital community noticeboard and the mechanisms that have worked to grow and sustain community participation in this communications network. The lessons learnt from this research include the importance of providing clear indication to community members that communications are being seen by the community, maintaining visibility of high interest community- building communications, and involving community organisers. In discussion of our research, we suggest that future design supports visibility of long-term communications, and provides an accessible place to make communications public (with less emphasis on linking individual identities).
Toward a Sociocultural Learning Theory Framework to Designing Online learning Communities in Citizen Science
Authors: Kermish-Allen Ruth , Kastelein Kate
Published: December 2020

How can sociocultural learning theory inform design principles for citizen science online learning communities to inspire local environmental action? The purpose of this article is to identify themes in sociocultural learning theory that could inform the use and development of highly collaborative online learning communities that utilize community informatics tools for citizen science to enable on-the-ground environmental actions. Applying previously established socio-cultural theories provides an opportunity to build on what’s already known about how people learn and collaborate. Finally, this article explains how communities of practice theory, knowledge building theory, and place-based education theory can be woven together to create the basis for development of a conceptual framework.
Social and Spatial Precursors to Innovation: The Diversity Advantage of the Creative Fringe
Authors: Bilandzic Ana , Casadevall Dario , Foth Marcus , Hearn Greg
Published: December 2020

Innovation spaces and hubs are increasing in numbers internationally. Entrepreneurs and start-up founders who use these spaces and hubs are often unaware of being inside an echo chamber, i.e. a filter bubble they share with only like-minded people who have similar ideas and approaches to innovation. Digital technologies that use algorithms can aggravate these echo chambers by filtering towards improved personalised experience and preferences. Yet, social inclusion fosters diverse ideas and creativity, hence, has a positive impact on innovation. We studied the social navigation patterns of entrepreneurs and start-up founders, and their awareness and opinion about homogeneity in innovation spaces. This data informed the design of a tool to escape their echo chambers. The tool gives its users the opportunity to discover networks and innovation spaces that are at the creative fringe, that is, marginalised from mainstream spaces and hubs for creativity and innovation. Our findings show that users of innovation spaces often find themselves surrounded by like-minded people. Further, our study participants welcomed the ability to identify fringe spaces in order to discover and access more diverse people and ideas. Our approach seeks to unlock the diversity advantage of the creative fringe for the purpose of creativity and innovation.
Community Networking and Public Benefits
Authors: Cordell Arthur , Romanow Paula A.
Published: December 2020

In general, healthy networks seem to result in improved community welfare i.e., they are characteristic of public benefits. The converse is true of unhealthy networks. This paper explores if healthy networks are where limited government funding should be focused in order to get the greatest social payback, or if these funds should be spent helping to improve the strength of less healthy networks and communities, in order to improve the well-being of the country as a whole. It will do so by examining if community networks, both virtual and place-based, create public benefits on both the macro and micro levels.
Communities, Learning and Democracy in the Digital Age
Authors: Kvasny Lynette , Kranich Nancy , Schement Jorge Reina
Published: December 2020

Access to information networks constitutes the essential tool for enabling citizens to participate in the economic, political, and social life of their communities; and, as such, forms the basis of participatory democracy. This paper presents and examines four components of access to telecommunications services: context, connectivity, capability, and content.
Radical Praxis and Civic Network Design
Authors: Venkatesh Murali , Owens Jeffrey S.
Published: December 2020

Technology-powered civic networks are social constructions that develop in relation to a particular macro-structure. Macro-structural realities such as differential access to power and resources modulate how effective actors are in inscribing their preferences into emergent network forms. With civic network design viewed as the locus of conflict and struggle, the designer must consciously cultivate an outlook of reflexivity. Social learning is foundational to the means as well as ends of socially-progressive design work. Current socially-progressive civic network design practice is analogous to advocacy planning in urban planning, where designers advocate for social inclusion.
Should communal computing facilities cohabit with public facilities?
Authors: Chigona Wallace
Published: December 2020

Reasons for establishing communal computing facilities (CCF) in existing public facilities vary from lower setup and operating costs, to easy access for intended users. We explore how CCFs operate in existing public facilities and the effects of these environments on the operations and usage of CCFs. Informed by findings of studies on CCFs in disadvantaged communities, this paper notes a number of merits and demerits of setting CCFs in existing public facilities. We note that hosting institutions may contribute towards achieving CCFs critical success factors. On the negative side, hosting institutions may limit the type of users for CCFs.
Social Impact and Diffusion of Telecenter Use: A Study from the Sustainable Access in Rural India Project
Authors: Kumar Rajendra , Best Michael L
Published: December 2020

In a study of social diffusion of telecenter use in rural south India, we find that these centers are being used only by a relatively small proportion of the village households despite their having been in operation for well over a year. Based on a survey of the telecenter users, we find that these users are, in general, young, male, school or college students, relatively more educated, belong to relatively higher income households, and come from socially and economically advanced communities. Thus the telecenters may sustain existing socioeconomic inequalities within these communities. However, we find some significant exceptions. We find that location of telecenters close to the residential localities where socially and economically backward communities live and presence of local champions within those communities are associated with attracting more users from those communities. We also find that providing localized content and services and making these services more affordable are other important factors in increasing usage and diffusion. We posit that incorporating these factors in the planning, spatial location, and operation of the telecenters can significantly improve their social diffusion and improve their long-term financial and social sustainability.
Sostenibilidad de proyectos de desarrollo con nuevas tecnologías: el caso de la organización de regantes y su sistema de información en Huaral
Authors: Bossio Juan Fernando
Published: December 2020

Este artículo utiliza el caso del Sistema de Información Agraria de Huaral (SIA) para analizar la importancia de las organizaciones de base para la sostenibilidad de proyectos de desarrollo que usan nuevas Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (TIC). El marco teórico es el desarrollo sostenible aplicado al aprovechamiento de TIC en contextos rurales. El caso es estudiado con una mezcla de metodologías cualitativas y cuantitativas. El análisis del caso sostiene la tesis de que el componente social es el más importante para la sostenibilidad final de los proyectos.
La piedra angular: sujetos y contextos locales en la implementación de las políticas de inclusión digital-
Authors: Porras Laura , Salinas Bertha , Ramos José Manuel , Huerta Guadalupe
Published: December 2020

Se analizan las dificultades de implementación local de políticas nacionales o estatales de inclusión digital para la educación y el desarrollo en pequeñas comunidades de México,  a partir de cuatro casos. Basados en la investigación realizada pro el grupo de investigación en seis años de trabajo, la constante identificada es la ausencia de estrategias de mediación para adaptarse a la diversidad de contextos y usuarios finales para un uso significativo de la tecnología. Se presentan ejemplos de estrategias de este tipo que han sido desarrolladas y probadas en el campo. Se sostiene la necesidad de reconsiderar la necesidad de estrategias de mediación en la introducción de las TIC
Stakeholders' Perceptions of the Impact of the Global System for Mobile Communications on Nigeria Rural Economy: Implications for an Emerging Communications Industry
Authors: Adeyinka Tella
Published: December 2020

Purpose – The major purpose of the study was to examine the impact of GSM on the economies of the rural dwellers in Nigeria, specifically, on job creation, time management, reduction in crime rate and their general income flow. *Methodology/ Approach- The study adopted a descriptive survey research design, and data was collected using a questionnaire administered to one thousand respondents randomly selected from ten rural communities in a part of Nigeria. *Research Limitations/ Implications- The sample was taken from a state of the federation out of the 36 states in Nigeria, however, the rural communities represent typical rural villages in the country, hence, the findings could be generalized for the whole country. *Practical Implications- The GSM is an emerging communication industry in Africa, with Nigeria rated as one of the fastest growing market in this field of communication. However, the impact of the communication system is largely felt in the urban cities, the impact on the rural dwellers is still marginally poor. Hence, focus should be shifted to the utilization of the GSM for the development of rural economies in Africa, Nigeria inclusive. *The Originality/ Value of the Paper- The paper is a product of a recent survey carried out by the authors; hence the findings reported here are original and reflect the current views and practices in the rural communities in Nigeria with regards to the impact of the communication mode. Apart from some ‘market’ researches in this area, this perhaps represents one of the few academic thorough researches in the field in Nigeria. Key Words: Nigeria, Communications, Global System of Communication, Economy, Rural, Industry.
Community Networking and Civic Participation: Surveying the Canadian Research Landscape
Authors: Longford Graham
Published: December 2020

This paper explores the relationship between new ICTs and civic participation by examining the role played by specific kinds of ICT-enabled community organizations, namely community networks, in fostering civic participation in local, geographically-based communities in Canada. Existing research and anecdotal evidence suggest that community networks foster civic participation in the emerging information society by providing access to new ICTs for those threatened by digital exclusion, and by providing, via training and other services, opportunities for their effective use within communities to promote communication, information sharing, community involvement, social development and local learning. The paper documents community networkings achievements in civic participation by reviewing the growing research literature on community networks, and by examining a number of case studies from an on-going research project of the Canadian Research Alliance for Community Innovation and Networking (CRACIN). Early results from CRACINs research reveal a number of noteworthy successes, while raising questions for future research as well. The paper also finds that community networks in Canada currently face a number of challenges that jeopardize their ability to sustain, let alone advance, the gains made in recent years.
Community Informatics and Older Persons: The Necessary Connection
Authors: Gurstein Michael
Published: December 2020

Editorial for the special issue.
Recareering Happily Ever After: An Analysis Of Job Transition Storytelling In AARP Message Boards
Authors: Spradley Elizabeth Louise
Published: December 2020

The aging population – those 55 and older – are an increasing percentage of the US population and workforce. Yet, they are struggling to obtain full-time employment when displaced.  Experiences of the aging worker are of concern to those investigating organizing processes and use of technology related to employment.  This particular research study analyzes computer-mediated storytelling on the American Association of Retired People’s magazine and related message boards revealing: 1) construction of a storytelling virtual community, in which community members 2) utilize stories as social support and 3) discipline unsupportive storytelling.
Tomorrow’s Seniors: Technology And Leisure Programming
Authors: Sperazza, Ph.D., CPRP Lynda Jeanine , Dauenhauer, Ph.D., MSW Jason , Banerjee, Ph.D. Priya
Published: December 2020

As the Baby Boomers turn 65, there will be two cohorts of older adults with potentially different perspectives and expectations toward recreation and leisure. Because society demands the use of technology, recreation providers are challenged to fulfill the needs of two different cohorts that share the age of retirement. This study describes how Boomers and seniors utilize technology within a master-planned senior living community setting. Boomers report being more engaged with technology to remain socially connected with friends and family, especially female Boomers. Seniors are utilizing technology, but less frequently, especially Senior females. Recommendations for recreation professionals are provided.
Collecting data in Chennai City and the limits of openness
Authors: Raman Nithya V
Published: December 2020

This paper describes the experiences of researchers at the Transparent Chennai project as they tried to collect data about two city services: public toilets and buses. Researchers found it difficult or impossible to get access to the data they were seeking, in part because the government itself did not seem to have the data they were asking for. The paper describes the implications of their experiences for the broader debates on open - data.
Exploring the politics of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) in the context of contemporary South Africa; how are open policies implemented in practice?
Authors: Handlykken Asne Kvale
Published: December 2020

This research investigates the politics of FLOSS in the context of South Africa. The FLOSS policy was adopted in 2007. Multilateral agreements between governments around the world are now dealing with diverging laws regarding copyright, access to knowledge, transparency and secrecy. Based on fieldwork conducted in South Africa in 2010, this field note explores the gap between the policy and practice of openness.
Fostering cooperative community behavior with IT tools: the influence of a designed deliberative space on efforts to address collective challenges
Authors: Hu Qian , Johnston Erik , Hemphill Libby
Published: December 2020

How to encourage cooperative behavior and facilitate collaboration amongst diverse stakeholders to achieve collective goals remains a longstanding question in realizing a community’s capacity for local problem solving. Governments have increasingly adopted inclusive processes to engage non-state actors, and especially active engagement of citizens and communities in solving local policy challenges. Yet, the success of this inclusive approach depends on whether and to what extent all involved individuals, interest groups, communities, and government agencies can collectively deliberate and work together.  We conducted experiments to explore the potential of IT-facilitated communication environment designed for deliberation activities to address collective challenges. Our unique experimental site for this research is a designed deliberation space that can seat up to 30 participants surrounded by the 260-degree seven-screen communal display. Our study shows that when people deliberate on a local community challenge under the environment with a communal display, they show more cooperative behavior in a social dilemma scenario than those who deliberate on the same challenge presented on individual displays. This study highlights the potential of technology’s influence on public deliberation in such a way as to promoting collective behavior.
Supporting End User Development in Community Computing: Requirements, Opportunities, and Challenges
Authors: Xiao Lu , Farooq Umer
Published: December 2020

End user development (EUD) tools in community computing are not well-developed and typically do not take into consideration the unique characteristics of community groups such as lack of human, financial, and technological resources. Using a case study, we explore EUD in the domain of community computing. Situated in community computing context, we identify design requirements of EUD tools, demonstrate the use of conceptual scaffolds to support EUD, and illustrate the need of new evaluation methods of EUD tools. We discuss the tension between pushing EUD tools to community computing for local autonomy on technology issues and the long time practice of seeking and relying on external technical expertise. We call for research studies that address the tension and explore ways of creating and stimulating “pull” force from the community groups.
Doing High-tech Collaborative Research in the Middle of Borneo:
Authors: Hitchner Sarah
Published: December 2020

This case study describes the experiences of an anthropologist currently conducting GIS-based ethnographic research in the Kelabit Highlands of Sarawak, Malaysia, using the e-Bario Telecentre as a local collaborating institution, a base for the input and storage of hard and soft copies of data and reports, and as a nexus for training community members to use GIS technology. Grounded in discussion of current collaborative research trends in the fields of anthropology and geography, this paper elaborates on the challenges and benefits of using the technology, facilities, and personnel currently available at the e-Bario Telecentre. It also describes how this current project is laying the foundation for a larger project that will be owned, managed, and used by the local community. This article elaborates on the social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental context in which this project is developing, demonstrating how this research project, and the transfer of technological knowledge that is a key component of it, can be both  beneficial and challenging to the Kelabit community. Finally, it offers suggestions for the improvement of e-Bario by suggesting both what e-Bario can do to better serve the needs of researchers in the Kelabit Highlands and what researchers can in turn do to assist e-Bario in meeting its goals to serve the community, visitors, and other researchers.
Bridging the Digital Divide: A Bilingual Interactive Health Kiosk for Communities Affected by Health Disparities
Authors: Bean Kristen , Davis Olga , Valdez Hector
Published: December 2020

The bilingual interactive health kiosk is a technological intervention to improve access to health education and literacy for underserved communities.  A Community-Based Participatory Research methodology was used to obtain information about the prevalence of use and attitudes toward interactive health kiosks with information on HIV/AIDS, mental health, and substance use.  Interviews and observations of participants revealed the following themes that are important to consider while implementing an interactive health kiosk: 1) market to people with lower health literacy, 2) address community wants and needs, 3) be conscious of computer competency, and 4) be sensitive to participants’ response to technological supports.
Artistic Carved Bone From Zarichne Village
Authors:   National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Archaeology, leading researcher of Kyiv Archaeology Department, Serheieva Maryna , Zhyhola Vitalii ,   National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Archaeology, the Editing and Publishing Department
Published: December 2020

In the article a decorative antler plaque with the image of griffin found in 2020 in the unfortified part of the hill-fort near Zarichne village (Trostianetskyi district, Sumy Region) is analyzed. The item comes from an object dated from the 12—13th centuries. General decorating composition of the product is carved in the through groove technique. The main elements of the griffin figure (head, wings, paws and tail) were modeled in low relief technique using elements of incised carving. A possible interpretation of the item is a pendant, bracket or other decorative piece. The style of the griffin image is quite traditional for Ancient Rus plastic art of the 11—13th c. However, the through groove decoration of bone products was not common in the bone carving tradition in the southern regions of Rus. The manufacturing technique of the item may indicate its imported origin (most likely from the Crimea or Bulgaria). It is also possible a local manufacturing as an imitation of the imported sample or by an itinerant craftsman. The symbolic meaning of the griffin images can be reduced to several aspects: 1) the connection with the authorities (governance), including in its sacred aspects (elements of the elite’s ornaments); 2) connection with military symbols (images on belt pads, saddle details); 3) security symbols on details of clothes, jewelry, both male and female; 4) the cosmic symbolism of the griffin (in particular, the image near the “world tree”) is closely related to the above. From the context of a decorative plaque from Zarichne (the unfortified part of the hill-fort, outside the social elite’s objects), one can assume its role as a product that, in addition to a purely aesthetic load, could perform protective functions in the ideas of its owner.
Public Policy Implementation Cycle Impact Organizational Performance and Public Interest At the Education and Culture Office in Indonesia
Authors: Taryono Taryono , Anggraeni RR Dewi , Yunus Nur Rohim , Rezki Annissa
Published: December 2020

Perubahan dan perkembangan dalam setiap instansi baik dari sektor Pemerintahan maupun swasta mengalami perubahan atau pembaharuan tentu tidak bisa dihindari lagi. Bagaimana cara mengoptimalkan agar perubahan tersebut tidak begitu mengagetkan pihak-pihak instansi tertentu juga bukanlah hal yang mudah. Dalam hal ini tentu juga membutuhkan kebijakan-kebijakan dalam sebuah organisasi agar semua kepentingan umum semua pihak bisa teroptimalkan.
Reflexiones sobre el modelo universitario visto desde la crisis del coronavirus
Authors: Gu Navarro Rebeca
Published: December 2020

Este artículo plantea la discusión sobre el modelo universitario en disputa que queda expuesto en el medio de la emergencia sanitaria provocada por la pandemia del virus COVID-19 y la crisis social y económica que deviene de esta situación. Se inicia con una genealogía sobre las bases y principios en los que se funda la institución universitaria y las transformaciones que problematizan el papel de la universidad pública latinoamericana. Seguidamente, se reflexiona sobre el papel que ha tomado la Universidad de Costa Rica con relación a la crisis, centrándonos en la atención a las comunidades y poblaciones vulnerables del país a través de una de sus tres actividades sustantivas: la Acción Social.
CATCHABILITY AND DIVERSITY OF FISH SPECIES CAPTURED BY GILL NET IN NEW CALABAR RIVER, NIGERIA
Authors: Olopade Olaniyi , Dienye Henry Eyina , Oderhohwo Ogheneforon , Bamidele Nathanael Akinsafe
Published: December 2020

The aim of this study was to analyze fish species caught by gill nets and fish diversity of the New Calabar River. Three sampling stations were set based on the coverage situation of the river and ichthyofauna associated with gill nets were sampled twice monthly from February to July 2018. A total of 3,251 ﬁsh specimens, representing 11 orders, 15 families, and 28 species, were captured. The order Perciformes was identified as the most abundant representing five families while the remaining had one family each. The fish family Cichlidae was the most represented with seven species, and other notable families were Alestidae, Clupeidae, and Mugilidae, representing three species each. Prominent among the fish caught monthly included Liza falcipinnis, Mugil cephalus, Sarotherodon melanotheron, Sarotherodon galilaeus, Coptodon guineensis, and Sardinella maderensis. The mean catch per unit effort (CpUE) ranged from 3.15±0.2 to 4.85±0.2 kg unit-1 day11. Results of diversity indices revealed that Shannon-Wiener index values varied between 2.64 and 2.82, Simpson diversity ranged from 0.07 to 0.10, and Pielou’s evenness index values ranged from 0.85 to 0.95. The values obtained in this study showed that the status of fish diversity in New Calabar River was stable.
Constructing Conscience
Authors: McMurray Keeley
Published: December 2020

American politics and law, like other liberal democracies, couches itself in the protection of the free individual, one who possesses both “beliefs” and the unalienable right to those “beliefs.” The “freedom of religion” guaranteed to U.S. citizens in the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment prioritizes this supposedly private and transcendent realm of “sincerity,” “faith,” and “experience,” kept separate from the contextual and temporal world of society and politics. Historians of American religion, and scholars of religion more broadly, have long taken this “interiority” rhetoric to be self-evident, ignoring the prescriptive implications of positing such an interiority at all. Rather than understanding these rhetorics of “interiority” as referencing a non-empirical and apolitical reality of autonomous “selfhood,” this paper will argue that the constitutional protection of the autonomous individual is constitutive of a particular type of political subjectivity, one that allows for those in power to manage dissent by authorizing some differences and marginalizing others. Using different examples from historical and contemporary American politics and law, I will interrogate the function of institutionalizing such an “interiority” in the first place, in order to understand how and why American society works the way that it does.
Safety as a factor of social and economic development under globalization conditions
Authors: Łuczyszyn Andrzej
Published: December 2020

Contemporary social and economic development (regional and local) occurring under very dynamic conditions triggered mostly by globalization requires effective and professional safety- -targeted actions aiming at stabilising undesirable threats as well as to develop safety strategies. This is crucial as a safety category requires its adaptation to each and every social and economic reality which subsequently confirms its flexibility and evolution. This is directly related to the economic policy being created which is going to use features of the Polish economy and society, which are to provide a competitive advantage over other economies and denotes that in conditions of a new service-oriented economy, safety is becoming the most significant element of development. This factor cannot be omitted in any strategic documents that constitute specific procedures determining the category of national security. Undoubtedly, however, it appears to be increasingly deficient in these sectors of socio-economic life, in which there is increasing social disorientation, and thus the risk increases
The study of reading fluency and reading comprehension skills of primary school students whose mother tongue is different
Authors: Kızıltaş Yusuf , Yildiz Mustafa
Published: December 2020

The purpose of this research is to analyse reading fluency and comprehension skills of different mother tongue of primary school students in the 4th grade. The effects of variables such as mother tongue and gender were examined in reading fluency and comprehension skills of different primary school students whose mother tongue is different. The working group of the study was selected by criterion sampling from the purposeful sampling methods among the students studying in primary schools in the province of Tuşba in Van. The working group consists of 201 female and 227 males, a total of 428 students. In the research, ‘Narrative Text’ collected data about reading fluency; ‘Multidimensional Fluency Scale’ measured reading prosody skills; and ‘Reading Comprehension Test’ was used to determine the reading comprehension levels. According to the findings, the students were generally divided into two groups: those whose mother tongue is Turkish, and those who is Kurdish. As a result of the research, it was revealed that the fluent reading and reading comprehension skills of primary school 4th grade students whose mother tongue is Turkish are generally higher than those whose mother tongue is Kurdish.
Using video-conferencing for observations and interviews: Gathering data from ‘home’ while studying in New Zealand
Authors: Ahmad Farzana Hayat
Published: December 2020

The article documents the reflections on gathering data from the home country via distance while living and studying in New Zealand. These reflections strengthen the idea that data collection via distance could be a viable solution in circumstances where face-to-face data collection may not be an option. Three threads: negotiations, insider advantage of establishing relationships, and support systems to facilitate patterns of communication are elaborated to discuss challenges and strategies adopted to mitigate the challenges. The growing popularity and access to video-conferencing technologies indicate broader usability of such technologies to conduct data collection. This article has implications for new researchers or doctoral students who intend to collect data from home countries, especially in times of border closures due to Covid-19.
One hundred years of educational research in New Zealand: Landmarks and directions
Authors: Alcorn Noeline Elizabeth
Published: December 2020

The field of educational research is broad and changes form over time and space. This article reviews educational research in New Zealand over the past 100 years as a background to current policy and practice. It describes a series of landmarks over the century, the changing contexts and the assumptions which underlay them and identifies recurring issues which continue to face the educational research community.
Going back and researching in the Pacific community
Authors: Havea ‘Elisapesi Hepi , Wright Farita Tepora , Chand Alvin
Published: December 2020

The move to focus on Pacific indigenous research methodologies and methods is a complex yet ongoing experience for researchers of Pacific heritage. The relational positionalities of Pacific researchers allow a move away from a dual or binary perspective of one’s research responsibilities to a more fluid understanding of what it means to do research by, for, with Pacific communities. This paper highlights the diverse experiences of three Pacific researchers taking into consideration heritage connections, socio-cultural backgrounds and research contexts. We utilise talanoa as a method of engagement, reflexivity, and sharing of our experiences with Tongan, Samoan and Fijian communities. We argue that talanoa as a Pacific research method enables the diverse layers of experiences that take into particular consideration our connections to land, people and knowledges in the diaspora.
Karoline Lewis, She: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry
Authors: Schade Leah D.
Published: December 2020

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Preaching Justice through Art
Authors: Mumford Debra J. , Hands Africa S.
Published: December 2020

As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” However, the printed word—more specifically, scripture—has been the traditional base of the sermon. Through a personal experience reflection, this paper advocates using artwork as the foundational text for sermons, and presents an approach to art exegesis based on the practical method of art criticism. Employing art historian and educator Edmund Burke Feldman’s approach to art criticism, the authors present a step-by-step exegesis of an artwork that mirrors the exegesis of biblical texts, including selecting an artwork, exegeting the art, choosing a theme and sermon form, and developing an introduction and conclusion. The authors further illustrate that preachers can create sermons that are faithful to their personal theologies and faith traditions even when using art, rather than the Bible, as foundational texts.
The Crisis of Preaching Politics: Homiletical Insights from the Young Karl Barth
Authors: Myers Jacob D.
Published: December 2020

Many contemporary preachers and homileticians address what they believe to be a “crisis” of preaching. Without denying these claims, this essay offers theological and homiletical insights from the young Karl Barth on what he believed to be a more fundamental and pervasive homiletical crisis subsuming all others. Just what this crisis was for Barth becomes clearer when we look to the sociopolitical commitments of two of Barth’s pastoral mentors: Friedrich Naumann and Christoph Blumhardt. Drawing from his theologico-political discernment leading up to the Great War, Barth offers us ways to challenge unjust and oppressive policies and systems through our preaching ministries today.
Eric C. Miller and Jonathan J. Edwards, eds., Rhetoric of the Protestant Sermon in America: Pulpit Discourse at the Turn of the Millennium
Authors: Bland Dave
Published: December 2020

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Gwyneth H. McClendon and Rachel Beatty Riedl, From Pews to Politics: Religious Sermons and Political Participation in Africa
Authors: Liu Gerald C.
Published: December 2020

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Pedro de Urdemalas: Contesting the Spanish Hapsburg Discourse of Blood
Authors: Smith Shawn O.
Published: December 2020

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Borges y las Escrituras del Yo
Authors: Del Pozo Alberto
Published: December 2020

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Borges, Escritor del Siglo XXI
Authors: Barei Silvia
Published: December 2020

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Suburban Nightmares: The Liminal Spaces and Bodies of Fernando Bonassi’s Subúrbio
Authors: Lehnen Leila
Published: December 2020

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Theaters of War: Combatant Drama during the Spanish Civil War
Authors: Parker Jason Thomas
Published: December 2020

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Perversiones españolas del Holocausto. Tras el cristal de Agustí Villaronga
Authors: Zamora Andrés
Published: December 2020

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“¿Qué hay detrás de la ventana?”: oralidad delirante y el enigma de la voz en Los detectives salvajes de Roberto Bolaño
Authors: Córdoba Antonio
Published: December 2020

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Judo performance: kinanthropometric importance for technical tactical and biomechanics
Authors: Brito Ciro José , Aedo-Muñoz Esteban , Miarka Bianca
Published: December 2020

Abstract In such a competitive combat sport as judo, it is important that the training is carefully planned so that the athlete can stand out in the international competition. In this context, it is important that the trainer and evaluator are accurate regarding the measures taken of the athlete. Such measures, when correctly performed, can prepare the trainer with tools that allow prescribing contextualized training. The present point of view will show how kinanthropometric variables can be considered by coaches and evaluators when performing technical-tactical and biomechanical analysis in judo athletes. There are differences between sex and weight divisions as to the actions that are prevalent in each one of the categories. Lighter divisions performances must have specific training regarding approach and gripping. Attention should be paid to anticipation in athletes of the light and middle divisions. The rating of force development is the most important biomechanical measure.
The increase of atherogenic index on fatty acids composition as a consequence of trans fat acids reduction in industrialized foods: the Brazilian scenery
Authors: Silva Nathalia Ribeiro Ferreira da , Perez Victor Haber , Ferreira Karla Silva , Silveira Thays da Costa , Silva Michele Bezerra
Published: December 2020

Abstract The use of fats with a low melting point is attractive to the food industry, as it contributes to improving the texture, color and stability characteristics of the food. These fats are obtained from vegetable oils through some processes such as hydrogenation or interesterification. However, the partial hydrogenation process leads to the formation of trans fat. In several countries, actions have been taken to eliminate the presence of elaidic acid, a trans fatty acid (C18: 1t) from processed foods. This trans fatty acid and palmitic acid, a common saturated fatty acid (C16: 0) are proven to be atherogenic. The aim of this work was to evaluate the composition of fatty acids of 39 types of commercialized foods in Brazil, including cookies, snacks, wafers, instant noodles, frozen sandwiches and pizzas, mixtures for food preparation, microwave popcorn, margarines, spreadable cheeses and pastry dough. The lipids were extracted and their Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs) identified by Gas-Chromatography (GC). The fatty acids found in greater quantity were oleic, linoleic and palmitic acids; whereas the trans fatty acids were detected in 51.3% of the samples. On the other hand, when trans fast were reduced in some foods, it could be observed increases in the palmitic acid (C16:0) content. This high content of palmitic acid is justified by the addition of palm oil and its derivatives, which can be used in interesterified oil mixtures or can be directly used in industrialized food formulations, even without interesterification. Governments and organizations in favor of human health should be aware that the use of dietary fatty acids which compromise the atherogenic index is not a healthy alternative. Consumers should therefore be alerted to the risk of consuming foods containing these fats until the food industry is banned from using them or finds healthier alternatives for making food.
Financeirização, governança urbana e poder empresarial nas cidades brasileiras
Authors: Melo Erick Omena de
Published: December 2020

Resumo A financeirização da economia global e suas múltiplas consequências têm sido cada vez mais discutidas pela literatura especializada, sobretudo após a grande crise mundial de 2007-2008. Nesse contexto, a relação entre mercados financeiros e os setores tradicionalmente produtores do espaço urbano se demonstra particularmente relevante para a compreensão dos rumos tomados pelo desenvolvimento das cidades no início do século XXI. Estaria havendo o surgimento de uma coalizão urbano-imobiliário-financeira, que se torna hegemônica ao direcionar tal desenvolvimento. A presente pesquisa busca um melhor entendimento dessa coalizão, de seu poder nos municípios e, sobretudo, de suas variações territoriais. Para tanto, são analisados dados relativos a doações eleitorais, indicando predomínio daqueles agentes ligados à acumulação urbana somente nas principais metrópoles brasileiras.
Lutas urbanas pelo direito à habitação em Lisboa em tempos de pandemia
Authors: Mendes Luís
Published: December 2020

Resumo Em Lisboa, durante o período de pandemia covid19, a ação dos movimentos sociais urbanos acirrou-se, capitalizando a visibilidade para o direito à habitação, como direito humano básico e imperativo incondicional de saúde pública, para cumprir os deveres de quarentena e isolamento social, impostos pelo Estado de Excepção. Descrevendo o processo de lutas urbanas, participação e contestação, e ganhos na moratória contra os despejos e pagamento dos alugueres, concluímos que os atores nessa luta urbana têm poder limitado sobre as mudanças que iniciam ou fazem um esforço para infligir, se não estiverem envolvidos em uma ação concertada e politicamente integrada, até porque as conquistas que obtêm são temporárias e excepcionais, à semelhança do próprio estado de emergência imposto pela covid19.
Corpo-prostituto em carreira e relações homoeróticas
Authors: Nascimento Dorinaldo dos Santos
Published: December 2020

Resumo Por meio do corpo, o sexo pode ser lugar de ganho e de negócio, o que o configura em uma dimensão mercadológica e em espaço de circulação do desejo. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste trabalho é analisar as representações ficcionais do corpo-prostituto em carreira do personagem Benício (garoto de programa, gigolô) e as relações estabelecidas entre ele e os clientes homossexuais no romance As flores do jardim da nossa casa (2007), de Marco Lacerda. Para tanto, nosso aporte teórico-crítico buscou uma aproximação e interlocução entre estudos literários e culturais. As análises empreendidas permitiram-nos asseverar que há: um processo generificado no/do negócio do sexo por meio da monetização da masculinidade hegemônica; a explicitação de problemáticas sociais na instância da saúde pública pela vulnerabilidade de contaminação às infecções sexualmente transmissíveis/HIV/aids; e a ocorrência de relações e jogos de poder entre os sujeitos coparticipantes do mercado do sexo evidenciados por tensões e cruzamentos etário (jovem/velho), somático (padrões de corporeidade hegemônica/corpos abjetos) e socioeconômico (classes sociais díspares).
A reinvindicação do espaço urbano em E se eu fosse puta, de Amara Moira
Authors: Silva Leandro Souza Borges , Freitas Ricardo Oliveira de
Published: December 2020

Resumo Partimos do pressuposto que o relato autobiográfico E se eu fosse puta, de Amara Moira, colabora para a compreensão da estrutura social enquanto espacialidade em constante processo de opressão e resistência. Por meio de atuação literária politicamente engajada, Amara Moira tece relatos autobiográficos que referenciam coletividades historicamente segregadas, reivindicando legitimidade literária e social. Acreditamos que notabilizar representações do urbano presente nas escritas de si permite ordenar representações íntimas da metrópole, possibilitando entender, sob uma ótica socialmente demarcada, a constituição simbólica e cultural dos espaços. A metrópole, assim, efetiva-se enquanto campo que evidencia contradições sociais pungentes, de modo que sua análise e reflexão possibilitam apreender notáveis configurações sociais. Nesse entendimento, ao estabelecer relações entre espaço biográfico e espaço urbano, são ressaltadas perspectivas a contrapelo, pois compreendemos o fenômeno literário em suas implicações sociais e políticas, propondo enfocar a obra de Amara Moira enquanto elemento que, ao defender a democratização dos espaços, privilegia o diálogo com alteridades sexualmente dissidentes.
Does nitric oxide protect Eucalyptus urophylla seeds under salt stress conditions?
Authors: Pereira Thalita Maciel , Santos Heloisa Oliveira dos , Cunha Neto Antonio Rodrigues da , Pelissari Fabieli , Pereira Wilson Vicente , Melo Lucas Amaral de
Published: December 2020

Abstract: The germination response of seeds under artificial stress conditions is a tool for better understanding of the survival and adaptation ability of species under natural stress conditions. The aims of this study were to evaluate the protective effect of nitric oxide during germination as well as seed vigor and seedling development of Eucalyptus urophylla under salt stress conditions. The experimental design was completely randomized, with five replications, in a 3 × 3 + 1 factorial arrangement, with three priming factors [water, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), and potassium nitrate (KNO3)], three germination conditions (distilled water, and the water potentials of -0.6 and -1.2 MPa), and an additional control treatment (unprimed seeds). The following determinations were made: germination count at seven and fourteen days, germination speed index, primary root length, shoot length, and total length. SNP protects seeds, leading to a higher percentage of germination, as well as greater root growth and total seedling size, whereas KNO3 is not effective in protecting seeds that suffer from salt stress, which affects their physiological and morphological characteristics. E. urophylla seeds are sensitive to salt stress, and physiological priming with SNP leads to an increase in the percentage of germination, vigor, and seedling development under salinity conditions.
Formação de professores e as normativas curriculares em educação física
Authors: Soares Marta Genú , Abreu Meriane Conceição Paiva , Monte Emerson Duarte
Published: December 2020

RESUMO O objetivo do presente texto é analisar a formação de professores, especialmente no campo da educação física. Problematiza o ordenamento legal para a formação de professores, que envida organização normativa para a formação em Educação Física. Metodologicamente realiza pesquisa bibliográfica e adota o método crítico-dialético para compreender a concepção de formação em Educação Física, frente às normativas curriculares, que orientam as agências formadoras no Brasil. Conclui que o ordenamento legal obstaculiza a formação ampla e única em educação física, pela separação entre os cursos, pela geração de um habitus produtivus, que busca a submissão do trabalho docente à lógica do capital, e o descompromisso com a profissionalidade docente.
A escolha do periódico científico sob a perspectiva financeira: análise do estrato A1 na área 21
Authors: Carvalho Moisés Vieira de , Guimarães Juliana Bohnen , Bicalho Camila Cristina Fonseca , Silva Thaíze Cristina Diniz da , Brito Avner Henrique Del Peloso de , Machado Frederico Sander Mansur , Coimbra Cândido Celso
Published: December 2020

RESUMO O objetivo do estudo foi classificar as revistas A1, área 21, de acordo com as taxas envolvidas no processo de publicação. Os periódicos foram selecionados a partir da área Educação Física, quadriênio 2013-2016. A busca foi realizada em Abril de 2019. As informações referentes ao custeio incluíram taxas de submissão, processamento e/ou tramitação, publicação e cobranças adicionais. As despesas com o acesso aberto também foram atribuídas aos autores. Os periódicos foram classificados dos mais baratos para os mais caros. Em caso de igualdade nos valores cobrados, utilizou-se o fator de impacto como critério de desempate, seguindo a ordem decrescente para esse índice. Dos 235 periódicos, somente 8 apresentaram gratuidade no processo. Considerando o cenário de financiamentos limitados para pesquisa tais achados poderiam impactar na produtividade científica nacional.