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MANEJO DE MIOPIA: OPTOMETRIA
Authors: Domingos Lopes Pinheiro João , Maria de Almeida Sedna , Trentin Sonoda Rodrigo
Published: March 2024

O crescente aumento da incidência de miopia no mundo é alertado pela OMS – Organização Mundial da Saúde e classificado como fato de enfrentamento social. A progressão ocorre por diversos fatores que podem culminar em distúrbios perceptivos, cognitivos, de processamento visual, acomodativo, de aprendizagem e miopia axial, fator de risco a danos retinianos. Nesta última forma secundária, torna-se um problema de saúde pública, segurança no trabalho e trânsito e desenvolvimento cultural e social. Estudos correlacionam o uso excessivo de telas com alta demanda visual para estudos e uso recreativo como responsáveis pela epidemia de miopia mundial. Há também pesquisas indicando outros fatores associados a esta progressão, sejam eles nutricionais, ambientais, epigenéticos e hereditários. Através de revisão bibliográfica, demonstra-se que o controle da progressão da miopia é mais amplo do que parece ser, pois ultrapassando o conceito simplista do manejo de ametropias e higiene visual, como o uso de meios compensatórios ópticos tradicionais, deve-se basear em protocolos específicos, multidisciplinares e interdisciplinares, prestigiando a semiologia, a epigenética e a epidemiologia com mudanças de hábitos visuais e comportamentais.
FISIOPATOLOGIA E ABORDAGENS TERAPÊUTICAS EFICAZES NO TRATAMENTO DO TRANSTORNO DE PERSONALIDADE BORDERLINE: UMA REVISÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA DE LITERATURA
Authors: Mainardo Rodrigues Bezerra Lucas , Aragão Igor Inácio , Sousa Tavares e Silva Marília Marques , Oliveira Vaz Linda Laís , Magnes Sehn Nicoly , Barbiero Sperfeld Suelen , Hamzi Barakat Mayssa , De Almeida Silva Pacheco Larissa
Published: March 2024

O Transtorno de Personalidade Borderline (TPB) é reconhecido como uma condição mental complexa e debilitante, caracterizada por uma instabilidade emocional significativa, padrões instáveis de relacionamentos interpessoais e uma percepção distorcida de si mesmo e do mundo ao redor. Objetivo: esta revisão bibliográfica busca explorar a fisiopatologia do TPB e examinar abordagens terapêuticas eficazes, com o objetivo de fornecer uma visão abrangente e atualizada sobre esta condição mental desafiadora. Metódos: Foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica utilizando bases de dados acadêmicas, buscando estudos publicados nos últimos 15 anos que investigassem a fisiopatologia e abordagens terapêuticas no TPB. Foram 41 estudos que preencheram os critérios de inclusão e foram incluídos na análise. Resultados e Discussão: Os avanços na compreensão da fisiopatologia do Transtorno de Personalidade Borderline (TPB) destacam a disfunção neurobiológica, especialmente na regulação emocional. Abordagens terapêuticas tradicionais, como a Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental (TCC), e intervenções baseadas em mindfulness têm demonstrado eficácia na redução dos sintomas do TPB. Além disso, a farmacoterapia e intervenções complementares, como acupuntura e yoga, oferecem opções adicionais de tratamento, destacando a necessidade de uma abordagem integrada e personalizada para otimizar os resultados clínicos. O diagnóstico precoce, o manejo das comorbidades e a redução do estigma são desafios importantes que devem ser abordados para melhorar o tratamento e o funcionamento global dos indivíduos com TPB. Considerações Finais: Essa revisão importância de abordagens integradas e personalizadas para o tratamento do TPB, visando melhorar tanto os sintomas quanto o funcionamento global e a qualidade de vida dos pacientes afetados.
FORTALEZAS Y DEBILIDADES DEL APOYO PSICOLÓGICO A TRAVÉS DE LA PLATAFORMA DE AUTOGESTIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO – PSICONNEA
Authors: Da Silva Rodrigues Charles , Carvalho de Figueiredo Paula Alexandra
Published: March 2024

Las actuales plataformas de apoyo psicológico asincrónico utilizan modelos psicoeducativos basados en contenidos digitales para promover y prevenir problemas relacionados con la salud mental.  El objetivo de la investigación fue identificar las fortalezas y debilidades del acceso y la utilización de las plataformas de autogestión del conocimiento para el apoyo psicológico, desde la narrativa de sus utilizadores. Se empleó un enfoque cualitativo con un diseño descriptivo, transversal y ex post-facto, en el cual participaron 64 personas residentes en México. Los participantes completaron un breve cuestionario sociodemográfico y participaron en grupos focales, siendo que el análisis de los datos recopilados se llevó a cabo a través del ATLAS.ti. Se clasificaron y discutieron las fortalezas y debilidades de la plataforma Psiconnea desde dos subcategorías, la primera, se refiere a los contenidos digitales (pertinencia de la información, organización, formato y aspectos lingüísticos/culturales); y la segunda, al manejo de la plataforma (optimización, forma de navegación y diseño gráfico). Se ha verificado una necesidad eminente de crear métodos psicoeducativos para la salud mental con incidencia en las competencias interculturales; y de que estos espacios virtuales sean más intuitivos y similares a los sistemas actuales de las redes sociales.
Conceptions of Assessment: Perceptions of Physical and Health Education Teachers in Selangor, Malaysia
Authors: Mat Yusoff Shahazwan , Hai Leng Chin , Abdul Razak Rafiza , Basal Mohd Helme , Mohamad Marzaini Anwar Farhan
Published: March 2024

Physical and Health Education (PHE) assessment is essential for evaluating students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes towards physical and health education. Despite the limited number of studies on conceptions of assessment, more research is needed to focus on PHE teachers in the local context. This quantitative study aims to uncover secondary school PHE teachers’ conceptions of assessment by examining four variables: improvement, school accountability, student accountability, and irrelevance. The study involved 268 PHE teachers from two districts in Selangor, Malaysia. Results indicated that improvement received the highest level of agreement, while irrelevance had the lowest. A MANOVA analysis explored the effects of gender and years of teaching experience on teachers’ perceptions. The analysis showed no significant gender differences, but teachers with more than 20 years of experience had a significantly different mean perception of assessment compared to all other groups, suggesting that teaching experience affects teachers’ conceptions of assessment. The result of this study provides valuable insights for stakeholders in education, particularly in PHE assessment. Future research may benefit from incorporating qualitative methods to enhance the study’s findings on conceptions of assessment among school teachers.
Occurrence of Ellipsis and Shift in French-English Translation: A Study of Madame Bovary
Authors: Abdou Moindjie Mohamed
Published: March 2024

Ellipsis is a cohesive device that omits an element or elements in a sentence whose interpretation depends on presupposition in the context; it is about linguistic changes that occur in translation. This study aims to describe ellipsis, shift and their effect on meaning in French-English translation. The study is a qualitative research study carried out manually on Madame Bovary. The novel is wholly read, and passages of the novel which demonstrate cohesive devices of ellipsis and shift are selected and analysed. This study is supported by Halliday and Hasan’s theory (1976) of textual cohesion and Catford’s theory (1965) of translation shifts. The analysis reveals that English is more elliptical, whereas French is more demonstrative due to some language peculiarities and language norms. It specifies that some language peculiarities (concreteness and abstractness) and language norms (language usage options) are determinants of the translation procedures of ellipsis from French into English. Class shift and modulation are the translation procedures that are more functional than other shift categories and translation procedures in dealing with ellipses in French-English translation.
Meanings Behind the Carving Motifs of Traditional Malay Houses
Authors: Ahmad Juliana Adlin , Ab. Aziz Arba’iyah , Abd. Aziz Mohamad Kamal
Published: March 2024

Woodcarving motifs, including Negeri Sembilan, are significant in Malaysian art, bearing ancient knowledge and latent meanings. However, the understanding of Malay woodcarving motifs in Kuala Pilah is relatively limited compared to the east coast. The urgency to study these motifs intensifies as urbanization rapidly changes the landscape, representing not only woodcarvers’ skills but also profound cultural symbolism. This paper aims to interpret the meanings within these motifs in traditional Malay houses in Kuala Pilah, employing qualitative methods such as observation, interviews, photographic records, and secondary data analysis alongside Ferdinand de Saussure’s Semiotics Theory for analysis. The cultural and social significance embedded in these motifs is unveiled through signifier and signified analysis. The results revealed the presence of various motifs encompassing geometry, fauna, flora, and still life. The study also uncovered that each motif plays a pivotal role in conveying the cultural and social values of the Malay people in Negeri Sembilan and enhances our understanding of the traditional art form of woodcarving amidst contemporary transformations.
The Case of Language Media Content (Memes) of the Pandemic
Authors: Yashina Maria , Karpina Elena , Sinitsyna Elena , Eranova Natalia
Published: March 2024

The pandemic period gave rise to numerous memes in response to online audiences. In this article, the authors analyze the corpus of memes of Italian and Russian language media content during the 2020 pandemic from the perspective of a sociolinguistic approach, identifying the most significant groups of memes-markers as a response to the network audience involvement. The authors point out the ability to spread and maintain a stable form as an important component of these memes, as well as the emotional and phatic functions of a meme in the sociocultural space of the Internet community in Italy and Russia. Emerging in the media space and reproduced through reposting, memes have become a sociocultural phenomenon and can manage information flows. Besides, thanks to the halo of mass coverage, entertaining character, and affinity to the emotions of the addressee, the meme reflects the opinion of many users and does not need the category of authorship. It makes no difference whether a meme is a picture or has only a verbal component, and it is essential to be recognized in any of the many variations. At the same time, if the created meme has gained popularity and has become entrenched in the virtual environment, it can later form a way of realizing urgent needs or suppressing some trends while strengthening others.
ALTERAÇÕES DA VE/VCO2 E OUES DURANTE EXERCÍCIO PROGRESSIVO EM PACIENTES COM INSUFICIÊNCIA CARDÍACA
Authors:   Universidade Santa Cecília, Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício e Saúde (LAFES), N. Aguillar Iago ,   Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Teixeira Caroline ,   Universidade Santa Cecília, Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício e Saúde (LAFES), G. Silva Alexandre ,   Universidade Santa Cecília, Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício e Saúde (LAFES), F.M. Rocco Débora ,   Universidade Santa Cecília, Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício e Saúde (LAFES), Medeiros Alessandra ,   Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Published: March 2024

Introdução: A insuficiência cardíaca origina-se de diversas etiologias resultando em comprometimento cardiorrespiratório durante o esforço físico. Objetivo: Comparar o comportamento das variáveis cardiorrespiratórias, inclinação da eficiência de absorção de oxigênio e a relação entre a ventilação pulmonar e a produção de dióxido de carbono entre indivíduos com insuficiência cardíaca e indivíduos saudáveis. Métodos: Foram avaliados 61 indivíduos (61,2 ± 7,8 anos) do sexo masculino, separados em dois grupos: Grupo IC – Pacientes com Insuficiência Cardíaca (n =40) e Grupo C - Controle (n = 21). Os voluntários realizaram avaliações dos seguintes parâmetros: idade, altura, massa corporal e índice de massa corporal. Também foi realizado o teste ergoespirométrico, com análise direta dos gases respiratórios: VE/VCO2, VO2pico, PetCO2, OUES e as variáveis hemodinâmicas: frequência cardíaca máxima, frequência cardíaca de recuperação após o 1º minuto e o ecocardiograma. Foi realizado o teste Kolmorovsminoff para normalidade, os dados foram expressos em média e erro-padrão e a análise inferencial realizada com os Testes Anova e Post-Hoc de Scheffé, considerando p≤0,05. Resultados: Os resultados antropométricos, hemodinâmicos e das variáveis respiratórias para o grupo IC e C, respectivamente, foram: idade = 61,0±8,2 vs. 61,5±7,4 anos (p>0,05), altura = 1,72±5,8 vs. 1,72±6,8m (p>0,05), massa corporal = 77,3±9,9 vs. 78,3±9,0kg (p>0,05), IMC = 26,5±3,0 vs. 26,2±2,8 kg/m2 (p>0,05), fração de ejeção = 31,2±4,1 vs. 64,7±3,9mL (p<0,001), frequência cardíaca máxima = 128,6±22,9 vs. 143,6±15,5bpm (p<0,02), frequência cardíaca de recuperação após o 1º minuto = -17,4±5,4 vs. -25,0±4,9bpm (p<0,05), VE/VCO2slope = 38,8±5,6 vs. 28,2±3,9L/min (p<0,003), VO2pico = 20,0±4,0 vs. 36,7±5,5ml/kg/ min (p<0,05), PetCO2 = 29,5±3,0 vs. 31,7±2,4mmHg (p<0,05) e OUES = 1,81±0,4 vs. 2,3±0,3 (p<0,05). Conclusão: Pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca apresentaram elevados valores da VE/VCO2 e baixos valores do OUES, o que repercute em limitação da capacidade funcional e início precoce de acidose metabólica. Nível de Evidência I; Estudo Prospectivo de Alta Qualidade.
HEALTH EDUCATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BASED ON DEEP LEARNING
Authors:   Physical College of Hoseo University, Chai Weiqi
Published: March 2024

Introduction: Students’ ability to recognize mental illness as well as their ability to combat it by dealing with psychological difficulties can be improved with a global understanding of mental health. Lectures and paper flyers have proved to be ineffective for this learning, giving rise to the need to improve the means of health education as this education combined with mental health services can improve students’ quality of life, family happiness and general society. Objective: This study aimed to examine the physical mental health of university athletes, with data processing in an intelligent sports training system based on deep learning. Methods: Student data were collected and divided into two categories. The research group received deep learning, while the control group participated in traditional athletic training. The Clustered Genetic Deep Neural Network for sports training (CG-DNN) was used. ANOVA and Student’s t-tests were applied to assess the students’ mental health. Results: The proposed physical activity can reduce stress, regulate mood, promote mental health, prevent and treat mental illness. Conclusion: Physical exercise developed with deep learning technology is indicated to improve the physical health and regulate the mental health of university students. Level of Evidence II; Therapeutic Studies - Investigating Treatment Outcomes.
INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR WATER CONTENT WITH CARBOHYDRATE-LOADING DIETS
Authors:   Universidade de São Paulo, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Program in Musculoskeletal System Sciences, Mizumoto Milton ,   Universidade de São Paulo, School of Medicine, Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group - Center for Lifestyle Medicine, Saunders Bryan ,   Universidade de São Paulo, School of Medicine, Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group - Center for Lifestyle Medicine,   Universidade de São Paulo, School of Medicine, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology,, Gualano Bruno ,   Universidade de São Paulo, School of Medicine, Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group - Center for Lifestyle Medicine,   Universidade de São Paulo, Food Research Center, Hernandez Arnaldo José ,   Universidade de São Paulo, School of Medicine, Orthopedics Department
Published: March 2024

Introduction: In prolonged physical activities, water replacement and muscle glycogen content are limiting factors in marathon runners. Carbohydrate-loading (CHO) in the days prior to endurance competition is a commonly employed method to optimise muscle glycogen stores and optimise exercise performance. Since each gram of muscle glycogen binds ~2.7-4 grams of water, water retention may occur during carbohydrateloading diets. Objective: To evaluate differences between CHO loading strategies (Bergström and Sherman) on intracellular (ICW) and extracellular (ECW) water content. Methods: Twenty-three runners were randomly allocated to two interventions (Bergström and Sherman) in a crossover design. Participants underwent a baseline evaluation before 3 days of glycogen depletion followed by 3 days of carbohydrate loading with a washout of 30 days consisting of normal diet and training. Multifrequency bioimpedance (BIS) was used to assess ICW and ECW at Baseline, Post-depletion and Post-CHO to determine any differences between Bergström and Sherman protocols. Blood samples were also obtained to assess potassium levels. Associations between ICW and ECW and muscle glycogen were determined. Results: There were no differences in ICW or ECW content between the two interventions at any moment. There was an effect of time for ICW, with an increase from Post-depletion to Post-CHO without any difference between interventions. Plasma potassium decreased from Baseline to Postdepletion in both conditions. There was no difference in muscle glycogen content between interventions or moments. Conclusion: There were no differences in ICW and ECW content between the Bergström and Sherman interventions at any moment. Level of Evidence I; Tests of Previously Developed Diagnostic Criteria.
Efficient machine learning models for the detection of coconut milk adulteration
Authors: Yeole Ashwini Niteen , Prasad M. S. Guru , Kumar Santosh
Published: March 2024

Coconut milk adulteration detection involves the use of analytical methods, including machine learning, to detect the presence of impurities or additives in coconut milk. Adulteration can occur when substances such as water or other cheaper ingredients are added to coconut milk, compromising its quality, nutritional value, and authenticity. Identifying adulteration is crucial for ensuring consumer safety, maintaining product quality, and upholding industry standards. The aim of this study was to propose a machine learning model to detect adulteration in coconut milk. To implement the proposed work, a coconut milk adulteration dataset is collected from a standard source. The amount of available data is limited; hence, synthetic data is generated by applying the CTGAN algorithm. The proposed framework employs three different Feature Extraction (FE) strategies, i.e., Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), and Autoencoder (AE). Then, the feature-extracted dataset is classified through four effective machine learning algorithms, such as Logistic Regression (LR), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Decision Tree (DT), and Random Forest (RF). The machine learning algorithms outcomes are evaluated using four performance metrics, i.e., Accuracy, Precision, Recall, and F1-score. RF provides the highest accuracy of 99.17%, precision value of 97.29%, recall value of 96.71%, and F1 Score of 97% for the LDA techniques.
The integration of machine learning and IoT for the early detection of tomato leaf disease in real-time
Authors: Kumar H. N. Naveen , Prasad M. S. Guru , Gujjar J. Praveen , Sharath K. R. , Gadiyar H. Manoj T. , Dubey Arun Kumar
Published: March 2024

The impact of climate change, pests, and inadequate agricultural practices on crop health is becoming a growing concern. It is estimated that 20-40% of global crop yield is adversely affected by pests and diseases. This has a direct negative impact on food security and nutritional well-being, as staple cereal crops (such as rice, maize, and wheat) and tuber crops (like potato, onion, and tomato) are affected. Advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision (CV), and IoT have a significant influence on reducing crop losses by detecting crop diseases at early stages. The primary focus of this research is to develop a real-time system that can detect tomato crop diseases at an early stage by integrating Machine Learning (ML) algorithms and IoT. The most common tomato leaf diseases, such as Tomato Mosaic Virus (TMV), Tomato Bacterial Leaf Spot (TBLS), Tomato Early Blight (TEB), and Tomato Late Blight (TLB), are considered in this work. The hybrid discriminative feature space is derived from the integration of low- and high-level features via Convolution Neural Network (CNN) Layers. The 3-stage Stacked Deep Convolutional Autoencoder is used to optimize the CNN performance by reducing computation complexity. The proposed model is implemented on the Plantvillage benchmark dataset and achieves the highest recognition accuracy of 95.6% for the 5-class problem using 5-fold cross-validation.
Modernization Efforts within the Scope of the Republic Project in Türkiye: The Example of the Novel of the Time Regulation Institute
Authors: Çelik Hüseyin
Published: March 2024

The transformations that unfolded across the globe during the 20th century, underpinned by the ethos of modernism, wrought profound changes in the fabric of societies and human existence. In Türkiye, the trajectory of modernization, initiated during the Tanzimat and constitutional monarchy eras, persisted into the republican era. However, the imposition of modernism from the top down, in a milieu where a bourgeoisie failed to merge fully, engendered various challenges. Notably, thinkers like Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar harbored apprehensions about Türkiye’s future within its Westernization endeavor during the Republican era. Tanpınar’s novel The Time Regulation Institute (1954) vividly captures the trials and tribulations of Türkiye's modernization efforts, particularly amidst the emergence of systemic issues such as the adjuster system. Serving as a literary lens into the transition from constitutionalism to republicanism, from tradition to modernity, the novel paints a rich tableau of Turkish societal metamorphosis. This study explores The Time Regulation Institute, employing qualitative semantic content analysis to dissect its thematic underpinnings. Through delineating various categories, the transition from traditional to modern life is meticulously scrutinized in the tapestry of words and expressions throughout the novel. Central to the narrative is the portrayal of a meticulously ordered system orchestrated by the titular institute, presided over by an adjuster. Yet, the novel poignantly underscores the challenge faced by the Turkish populace in embracing this paradigm shift as the traditional, natural, and static conception of time grapples with the imposition of modernity.
“You’re Someone Different Now”: An Autoethnography on Identity and Occupational Identity Disruption After Traumatic Brain Injury
Authors: Brown Andi , Barth Devin C. , Leslie Amanda R.
Published: March 2024

Importance: Identity disruption and occupational identity disruption are common after traumatic brain injury (TBI), but the relationship between these two phenomena is underexplored. Occupational therapy practitioners should be knowledgeable about identity challenges after TBI and ways to reconstruct a sense of self.

Objective: To sensitize readers to the experience of identity disruption and occupational identity disruption and describe how those two experiences are interrelated and transactional in nature.

Design: We completed an autoethnography, because this method privileges the insider perspective of participants as members of the research team. We interviewed Andi’s family and friends, with textual and nontextual data being reviewed during team meetings that occurred 3 times per month over 3 yr. Data were analyzed by hand-coding transcripts to organize findings until we identified themes and salient text for constructing a narrative. 

Setting: Community.

Participants: TBI survivor.

Results: Identity disruption after TBI occurs because of physiological difficulties, psychological changes, and cognitive deficits. Additionally, survivors face interruptions in occupational participation that affect their identity as doers. Andi experienced identity disruption that was exacerbated by being unable to engage in written expression. When he was able to resume writing and regain his occupational identity, Andi was able to reconstruct his sense of self.

Conclusions and Relevance: Identity is created by occupational engagement. Occupational therapy practitioners can better serve their clients by exploring identity disruption and occupational identity disruption after TBI.

Plain-Language Summary: This article describes the lived experience of identity disruption and occupational identity disruption with an emphasis on the transformative nature of occupation. Occupational therapists should work collaboratively with clients to identify key occupations that support their sense of identity.
A Short History of the Weimar Republic
Authors: Storers Colin
Published: March 2024

It is impossible to understand the history of modern Europe without some knowledge of the Weimar Republic. The brief fourteen-year period of democracy between the Treaty of Versailles and the advent of the Third Reich was marked by unstable government, economic crisis and hyperinflation and the rise of extremist political movements. At the same time, however, a vibrant cultural scene flourished, which continues to influence the international art world through the aesthetics of Expressionism and the Bauhaus movement. In the fields of art, literature, theatre, cinema, music and architecture – not to mention science – Germany became a world leader during the 1920s, while her perilous political and economic position ensured that no US or European statesman could afford to ignore her.

Incorporating original research and a synthesis of the existing historiography, this revised edition will provide students and a general readership with a clear and concise introduction to the history of the first German Republic.
Pain, Play and Music
Authors: Scalici Giorgio
Published: March 2024

The Wana people of Morowali accept the experiences of pain, illness and loss and transform them into something positive: rituals that celebrate life, friendship and the community. Through fieldwork with the Wana people of Morowali, Central Sulawesi, Giorgio Scalici shows how music serves as a connection between the human world and the hidden world of spirits and emotion.

By examining rituals such as the momago, the main Wana healing ritual, and the kayori, the funeral, this book investigates how music is used by the Wana to heal people, control emotions, reinforce the sense of community and to mark the cultural death of the community member. In this study, music transforms the pain of loss into a playful event that heals the community and assures its future.

This book will be of interest to the wider academic study of religion, anthropology and ethnomusicology as it looks as at funerals as healing rituals for the community which lead the living and the dead through critical times.
Judicial Review in Northern Ireland
Authors: Anthony Gordon
Published: March 2024

The 3rd edition of this leading text provides a detailed account of the purposes of judicial review; the nature of the public-private divide in Northern Ireland law; the judicial review procedure; the grounds for review; and remedies.

As with the previous editions, the focus is on case law that is unique to Northern Ireland, and the book identifies some important differences between principle and practice in Northern Ireland and England and Wales. These now include differences resulting from the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol (as amended by the Windsor Framework), and this edition explains how and when EU law continues to apply in Northern Ireland. It also considers the leading Human Rights Act decisions of the Northern Ireland courts and the House of Lords and UK Supreme Court.

The new edition refers to case law from the courts in England and Wales and Scotland; the Court of Justice of the European Union; and the European Court of Human Rights. There is a particular focus on recent rulings of the High Court and Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland and of rulings of the Supreme Court in cases heard on appeal from Northern Ireland. It considers the main points of the Judicial Review Practice Direction 03-2018 and surveys the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and its implications for Northern Ireland (including the incorporation of the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol, as amended by the Windsor Framework).

The book will be of use to practitioners in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, and also to those involved in the study of judicial reasoning in different jurisdictions (both within the UK and elsewhere).
Prevent, Repent, Reform, Revenge
Authors: Diver-Stamnes Ann , Thomas R. Murray
Published: March 2024

Prevent, Repent, Reform, Revenge is a study of the aims that people intend to achieve by the sanctions and treatments they recommend for wrongdoers. The book is designed to answer two main questions: What kind of analytical scheme can profitably reveal the nature of people's reasoning about the aims of sanctions they propose for perpetrators of crimes and misdeeds? In the aims that people express what changes in overt moral reasoning patterns appear between later childhood and the early adult years? The authors conducted interviews with 136 youths between the ages of 9 and 21 to find out what sanctions and aims they felt were appropriate in three cases of wrongdoing. The resulting information provides an important insight into adolescent moral development.
Reading Amy Tan
Authors: Dong Lan
Published: March 2024

This essential discussion of Amy Tan’s life and works is a necessity for high school students and an enriching supplement for book club members.

A tour-de-force in Asian American writing, Amy Tan has created works that are essential to high school and undergraduate literature classes and are often book club selections. Reading Amy Tan is a handy resource that offers both groups plot summaries of five of Tan’s novels, as well as character and thematic analysis. The handbook also provides an overview of Tan’s life and discusses how she emerged onto the scene as a novelist.

Tan’s typical themes, including Asian American issues and mother-daughter relationships, are examined in relation to today’s current events and pop culture. Readers will also discover how and where they can find Tan on the Internet, and how the media has received her works. The “What Do I Read Next” chapter will help readers find other authors and works that deal with similar subjects. This handbook is an indispensable tool for both high school and public libraries.
Reading Michael Chabon
Authors: Meyers Helene
Published: March 2024

The world of Michael Chabon comes alive in the first full-length, analytical guide devoted to this brilliantly creative writer.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon is considered one of the most distinguished contemporary American novelists. Reading Michael Chabon, the first full-length volume on the writer, views his career as bridging the gap between literary and popular culture. Designed for book club members and high school and college students, this reference guide will help readers keep track of Chabon's intricate plots and draw thematic connections between and among his major novels. It will also help them understand his fiction as cultural commentary on contemporary masculinity and Jewish identity.

The book treats both Chabon's life and work, including film adaptations of his novels, his love affair with comics, and his forays into detective and adventure fiction. A chapter is dedicated to each of his major novels, including Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and The Yiddish Policemen's Union.
Relationship Roulette
Authors: Diamond Carol
Published: March 2024

A psychotherapist reveals the illusions people bring to relationships, helping readers better understand whether the person they are considering is good for them—or not.

Incorporating crucial psychological insights and case studies, Relationship Roulette: Improve Your Odds at Lasting Love shows how psychodynamics of which we may not be aware are often the culprit in failed quests to find lasting love. Psychotherapist Carol Diamond shows how longstanding personality patterns can interfere with getting what we really want. She teaches readers to decode repetitive behavior and describes how to initiate change so we are more likely to find lasting love.

Diamond's book focuses on understanding your own past and your partner's, as she spells out ways in which various issues emerge and can affect couples. The book explains what fuels the chemistry that repeatedly attracts us to partners who later prove a bad choice, and it discusses the variety of reasons for choosing a partner, listing basic relationship styles so the reader can identify his or her own style and how it fits with a particular partner. The final chapter offers a step-by-step blueprint to help readers change their minds and their actions—and stop playing relationship roulette.
Religion and Suicide in the African-American Community
Authors: Early Kevin E.
Published: March 2024

Suicide among African Americans occurs at about half the rate with which it occurs among white Americans. Why is the black rate of suicide so much lower, particularly when one considers the effects of racism and other socio-economic factors on African Americans? One answer that has been offered is that churches within the African-American community have a greater influence than among white Americans and that they provide amelioration of social forces that would otherwise lead to suicide.

To date no other book has provided an in-depth ethnographic study of the buffering effect of the black church against suicide. Findings from Early's study indicate that there is a consensus within the black community in terms of its attitudes and beliefs toward suicide. Early concludes that suicide is alien to underlying African-American belief systems and a complete denial of what it means to be black. This important study will be invaluable to sociologists and others studying contemporary race relations and social problems.
The Rise of True Crime
Authors: Murley Jean
Published: March 2024

During the 1950s and 1960s True Detective magazine developed a new way of narrating and understanding murder. It was more sensitive to context, gave more psychologically sophisticated accounts, and was more willing to make conjectures about the unknown thoughts and motivations of killers than others had been before. This turned out to be the start of a revolution, and, after a century of escalating accounts, we have now become a nation of experts, with many ordinary people able to speak intelligently about blood-spatter patterns and organized vs. disorganized serial killers. The Rise of True Crime examines the various genres of true crime using the most popular and well-known examples. And despite its examination of some of the potentially negative effects of the genre, it is written for people who read and enjoy true crime, and wish to learn more about it.

With skyrocketing crime rates and the appearance of a frightening trend toward social chaos in the 1970s, books, documentaries, and fiction films in the true crime genre tried to make sense of the Charles Manson crimes and the Gary Gilmore execution events. And in the 1980s and 1990s, true crime taught pop culture consumers about forensics, profiling, and highly technical aspects of criminology. We have thus now become a nation of experts, with many ordinary people able to speak intelligently about blood-spatter patterns and organized vs. disorganized serial killers.

Through the suggestion that certain kinds of killers are monstrous or outside the realm of human morality, and through the perpetuation of the stranger-danger idea, the true crime aesthetic has both responded to and fostered our culture's fears. True crime is also the site of a dramatic confrontation with the concept of evil, and one of the few places in American public discourse where moral terms are used without any irony, and notions and definitions of evil are presented without ambiguity. When seen within its historical context, true crime emerges as a vibrant and meaningful strand of popular culture, one that is unfortunately devalued as lurid and meaningless pulp.
Selling Sin
Authors: Davidson D. Kirk
Published: March 2024

Marketing such controversial products as cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, gambling casinos, firearms, and pornography entails a host of issues not faced by marketers working in industries that do not stir political or social opposition. Davidson discusses the reasons for antagonism within each industry, suggests ways for marketers to counter such criticism or to work around it given the restraints imposed, and explains how specific marketing practices can actually lead to increased hostility in the marketplace. This second edition features a new chapter on specific problems that each industry faces in online marketing, which has exploded in certain cases, especially in gambling and pornography. In addition, the new edition updates the legal environment in which each industry operates.
Selling to India's Consumer Market
Authors: Bullis Douglas
Published: March 2024

Douglas Bullis goes beyond the usual superficial accounts found in the usual import/export books and provides something truly unique: an in-depth analysis of what India needs from the rest of the world, not what the world can get out of India. What most businesspeople don't know, and what is crucial if they are to succeed in their transactions with India, is what India needs from them—and not always is this mere capital. Bullis describes the rise of India's middle class and consumer economy since 1991, and provides readers with what very few outsiders know: how India really works. The result is an essential resource for corporate management in marketing, sales, strategic planning and investment, and important collateral reading for students and teachers of international business.

Bullis argues that India has long been misunderstood by the West. Now, as the business climate goes global, India looms as the largest country in the world to embrace the market economy. As India emerges as a mass consumer market and a major low-cost manufacturing center, not only the Indian economy, but the world economy is likely to be changed. If overseas businesspeople are to enter India and compete successfully, they need a clear, broad, up-to-the-minute and useful view of the country, its markets, its resources, and its people. In this book, Bullis provides just that.
Sex, Sin, and Science
Authors: Parascandola John
Published: March 2024

Social and cultural factors, as well as medical ones, help to shape the way we understand and react to diseases. In the case of a disease associated with sex, social and cultural factors figure especially large in its history. For example, moral and religious views influence almost everything connected with sex, and that includes sexually transmitted diseases. Syphilis thus provides an excellent case study to help understand the history of disease in a broader human context. This book covers the history of syphilis in America, from Colonial times to the present, as well as laying bare the origins and spread of the disease in Europe.

Several themes explored in the book illustrate ways in which non-medical factors influence our views of a disease and our reaction to it. One of these themes is the tendency to focus blame for the spread of a disease on a particular group (e.g., women, blacks, sinners). The balance between protecting the rights of individuals and protecting the public health, in issues such as whether to quarantine the infected and whether to require mandatory testing for the disease, is another theme. A third theme is the persistent reluctance of many Americans to discuss venereal disease openly because it involves sex, a subject that we are often not comfortable talking about.
Sexual Forensics
Authors: Jacobs Don , Portales Ashleigh
Published: March 2024

This book taps neuroscience and neuropsychology to provide hard facts about brain conditions and the behavior that emerges from powerful brain chemistry—a fascinating read for adolescents, parents, and teachers alike.

Sexual Forensics: Lust, Passion, and Psychopathic Killers provides a fascinating examination of "neurotruths" that are relevant and applicable to 21st-century parenting and social relationships, and explains workplace "brainmarks" that enable predictive solutions to practical problems.

Author Don Jacobs, a researcher who has been studying psychopathy for over 25 years, describes how psychopathy has evolved as a brain condition, documenting how the vast majority of the spectrum represents normalcy, and only 20 to 30 percent of humankind characterizes corruptors or violent, pathological individuals. The book examines examples of individuals who have demonstrated significant achievement, influence, wealth, or corruptive behavior in differently abled profiles, and provides student autobiographies that enable rare scientific insights into the adolescent state of mind.
Shock Therapy for the American Health Care System
Authors: Levine Robert Arthur
Published: March 2024

Shock Therapy For the American Health Care System describes the problems of the health care system and offers a program of comprehensive reform that is more far-reaching than anything currently being proposed.

From a veteran physician comes this remarkably clear-eyed look at what's wrong with how we adminster and pay for health care and what can be done to fix it.

In Shock Therapy for the American Health Care System: Why Comprehensive Reform Is Needed, Dr. Robert Levine offers an easily understandable diagnosis of the problems plaguing our current health care infrastructure, with discussions that include the roles of various stakeholders—insurance companies, "big pharma," hospitals, health care providers, and patients. He also dispels a number of myths designed to make voters leery of any reform efforts. Levine's comprehensive plan addresses everything from bloated bureaucracies to unnecessary procedures to the handling of negligence and malpractice lawsuits/claims. Throughout, Levine backs his proposals with facts and comparisons to systems in various countries, and concludes that even now, with disaster looming, the ultimate goal of providing health insurance for every American is achievable and affordable.
Sources of Stress and Relief for African American Women
Authors: Collins Catherine Fisher
Published: March 2024

African American women are dying younger—and at a higher rate—than their white counterparts. Collins shows us how stress plays a role in many of the most common fatal diseases, including heart disease, hypertension, cancer, and diabetes. Studies worldwide have revealed the relationship of stress to disease, citing evidence that African American women may be wired for stress.

Written from an afrocentric point of view, Collins's volume investigates sources of stress in the home and workplace. She reviews historical events that planted roots of stress for African American women, including slavery, racism, and the economic and social pressures currently facing African American men. Collins also understands the subtle, everyday stressors that are not typically heralded in history or medical books: standing for minutes at a department store counter, or waiting for help, only to be bypassed by a clerk aiming to wait on a white person who has just arrived. This book offers methods of stress reduction from a popular walking program to biofeedback, meditation, massage, yoga, and breathing exercises. Also highlighted are foods that contribute to stress and herbs that may help eliminate it.
Starting from Scratch
Authors: Ludwig Sarah
Published: March 2024

Create a successful, vibrant, and youth-centered teen services program with this practical, comprehensive guide even when resources are limited.

In order to develop a young adult department from the ground up, librarians need to be informed about a myriad of interrelated tasks and responsibilities: creating policies, purchasing materials, program scheduling, outreach, and budgeting. Even for libraries that already have teen-oriented materials within their facilities, keeping them current and fresh is a challenge, especially when budget or physical space is an issue.

Starting from Scratch: Building a Teen Library Program is an instrumental resource for librarians who are either entering an established teen program with no previous experience, or establishing a new teen program in a library. It covers all steps in the process of becoming a successful teen librarian, from getting the job and advocating for a teen department to adding qualified staff and ongoing professional development.
Supporting Reading in Grades 6–12
Authors: Farwell Sybil M. , Teger Nancy L.
Published: March 2024

This book presents a curricular framework for students grades 6–12 that school librarians and teachers can use collaboratively to enhance reading skill development, promote literature appreciation, and motivate young people to incorporate reading into their lives, beyond the required schoolwork.

Supporting Reading Grades 6–12: A Guideaddresses head-on the disturbing trend of declining leisure reading among students and demonstrates how school librarians can contribute to the development of lifelong reading habits as well as improve students' motivation and test scores. The book provides a comprehensive framework for achieving this: the READS curriculum, which stands for Read as a personal activity; Explore characteristics, history, and awards of creative works; Analyze structure and aesthetic features of creative works; Develop a literary-based product; and Score reading progress.

Each of these five components is explained thoroughly, describing how school librarians can encourage students to read as individuals, in groups, and as school communities; support classroom teachers' instruction; and connect students to today's constantly evolving technologies. Used in combination with an inquiry/information-skills model, the READS curriculum enables school librarians to deliver a dynamic, balanced library program that addresses AASL's Standards for the 21st-Century Learner.
Responding to America’s Homeless
Authors: Redburn F. Stevens
Published: March 2024

This useful and clearly written book provides a discussionof the major issues involved in dealing with the homeless, summarizes information available from a number of studies, and draws conclusions about current public policy and future policy alternatives. . . . An important addition to any library dealing with contemporary social concerns. Choice

The homeless have become more and more numerous and visible in our society. Responding to America’s Homeless presents the most complete, up-to-date scientific evidence concerning the nature, extent, and causes of homelessness. Using an unprecedented survey of 1,000 homeless individuals and families, as well as previous national, local, and scholarly research, the authors draw a vivid portrait of the homeless population and their needs. They challenge the widely held view that most homeless are mentally ill, proposing an original classification of the homeless based on needs for various forms of assistance. On the basis of this empirical research, the authors evaluate current public policies for dealing with the homeless and present alternative plans aimed at returning homeless people to more normal, secure circumstances.