bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Clinical characteristics of cat sensitized adults, cat ownership and cat owners' attitudes
Authors: Gültuna Selcan
Published: November 2022

Background: Cat allergen sensitization is a significant risk factor for allergic rhinitis and asthma. There are insufficient data on the preferences and attitudes of cat owners who have a cat allergy. Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics
of adults sensitized to cats and their association with cat ownership, and to assess owners' attitudes and behaviors. Methods: The study evaluated adult patients, ages between 19 and 74 years, who were sensitized to cat allergen as confirmed by skin-prick tests. The demographic
and clinical data of the patients were obtained retrospectively from the hospital medical records system. A telephone interview with patients was conducted to evaluate whether they owned a cat and their attitudes toward cat allergy. A total of 143 patients who could not be reached by telephone
or who refused to participate in the study were excluded. Patients were categorized into never owned a cat, early cat ownership (having a cat or cats in the first 2 years of the patient's life), and past and current cat ownership according to the status of patients at the time of their skin-prick
test. Current cat owners were questioned whether they relinquished their cats and the presence and the degree of symptoms of both patients who relinquished their cats and patients who continued to live with their cats. Results: A total of 245 patients (women/men, 151/94)
with a mean age of 31.56 ± 11.33 were included in the study. Eighty-three patients (33.9%) were current cat owners. After the skin-prick test, 54 cat owners (66.1%) continued living with their cats. Two-thirds of these owners were symptomatic, with 95% experiencing nasal symptoms. Only
five of the patients with symptoms (14.3%) reported worsening symptoms. Any significant impact on symptoms was not determined with regard to number of cats, cat breeds, and precautionary measures. Conclusion: Cat allergen is a potential risk for public health. The clinician
must engage in shared decision-making as to what type of environmental changes that the patient is willing to make and what treatment options, if any, they are ready to accept, recognizing that most patients will prefer to keep their cats.
Curcumin does not significantly affect immediate skin tests
Authors: Gross Lara M. , Nelson Harold S. , Khatiwada Aastha , Hoyte Flavia C.L.
Published: November 2022

Background: Curcumin has been shown to decrease allergic symptoms and biomarkers in some animal and human studies. Objective: Our study aimed to determine if curcumin affects immediate skin-prick testing. Methods: We enrolled 34 participants
sensitized to select antigens. The participants were randomized to treatment with curcumin or placebo in a double-blind fashion. The participants underwent titrated skin-prick testing before and after 1 week of treatment, and the pre- and posttreatment skin test wheals and flares were compared.
Results: Curcumin did not have a statistically significant effect on immediate skin-prick test wheal or flare size. Conclusion: Although curcumin may attenuate allergic symptoms and biomarkers, it does not have a significant effect on immediate skin-prick
test results and does not need to be discontinued before testing.
Predictive factors of recurrence after omalizumab cessation in the elderly with urticaria: A real-life study
Authors: Oztop Nida , Demir Semra , Unal Derya , Beyaz Sengul , Terzioglu Kadriye , Olgac Muge , Gelincik Aslı
Published: November 2022

Background: There are no well-defined data that help predict the recurrence risk of urticaria after omalizumab cessation in elderly patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of omalizumab
and to determine the possible predictive factors for recurrence after omalizumab cessation in the elderly with CSU. Methods: A total of 193 patients with CSU treated with omalizumab were included and divided into two groups according to age: group 1, ages 18‐64 years
(n = 127), and group 2, ages ≥ 65 years (n = 66). Demographics, clinical features, immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti‐thyroid peroxidase antibody (anti-TPO), serum total IgE were analyzed. The IgG anti-TPO/total IgE ratio was calculated. Pretreatment 7-day urticaria activity
scores, medication scores, and urticaria control test results were compared with those after treatment periods. Adverse effects were also evaluated. Results: The most common adverse effect of omalizumab treatment was injection-site reactions (4.7%) in both groups. Omalizumab
was ceased after 24 weeks in 40.9% and in 73.1% in group 1 and group 2, respectively (p < 0.001). CSU recurred after omalizumab discontinuation in 9 and 15 patients in group 1 and in group 2, respectively (p < 0.001). The median baseline IgG anti-TPO was higher in patients
with recurrent CSU in group 2 than in those in group 1 (p = 0.002). In group 2, the cutoff values of IgG anti-TPO and the IgG anti-TPO/total IgE ratio were 54.83 IU/mL and 0.45 for recurrence, respectively. Conclusion: Omalizumab is effective and safe in elderly
patients with CSU. The serum baseline IgG anti-TPO level and the IgG anti-TPO/total IgE ratio could serve as predictors of recurrence in CSU after omalizumab cessation in elderly patients.
2-Octyl cyanoacrylate, a hidden allergen, a common cause of postsurgical allergic contact dermatitis
Authors: Salazar Peggy E. , Habib Nazia , Pasha Muhammad A.
Published: November 2022

Background: 2-Octyl cyanoacrylate, a topical adhesive used for wound closure, is becoming a common cause for rashes in postsurgical patients. There is an increased number of cases of postsurgical contact dermatitis attributable to 2-octyl cyanoacrylate. Localized skin reactions
to 2-octyl cyanoacrylate have been described in different case reports, but there are limited case reports of diffuse cutaneous allergic reactions. Objective: The aim of the study was to review our experience in patch testing with cyanoacrylates. Methods:
We reported five cases of allergic contact dermatitis to 2-octyl cyanoacrylate, confirmed by a patch test. All the patients experienced a skin reaction a few days after surgery. The patients described an erythematous pruritic rash initially localized over the incision and that subsequently
spread to surrounding areas. Two of the five patients developed a more widespread rash, which required a longer duration of systemic steroids. 2-Octyl cyanoacrylate remains an agent of low diagnostic suspicion as the possible cause of contact dermatitis after a surgical procedure.
Results: All the patients, but one had a positive reaction to 2-octyl cyanoacrylate on PT. Four had a positive PT result, with one patient having a positive scratch test after a negative PT result. Testing on abraded skin further increased yield. Conclusion: Postsurgical
patients should be evaluated by using a patch test if there is a clinical picture suggestive of contact dermatitis.
Management and referral patterns for new-onset chronic cough in primary care patients
Authors: Ringus Daina L. , Li Sylvia H. , Vu Thanh-Huyen T. , Guo Amina , Yuksel Selcen , Arch Rebecca S. , Patel Amee K. , Patel Gayatri B. , Peters Anju T.
Published: November 2022

Background: The diagnosis and management of chronic cough in primary care is challenging despite it being one of the most common chronic conditions. Objective: Clinical characterization of patients with new-onset chronic cough in the primary care setting.
Methods: This was a retrospective study of adult patients (ages ≥ 18 years) with at least three visits with primary care providers (PCP) for new-onset cough, with at least 8 weeks between the first and third visits, within a tertiary-care center and affiliated clinics between
January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2019 (N = 174). We calculated the frequency of primary care visits, diagnostic testing, specialist referrals, and prescribed medications up to 18 months after the third visit with a PCP for cough. Results: Of 174 patients who met the
criteria of new-onset chronic cough, >50% had four or more primary care visits related to cough. Despite that, 91 (52.3%) did not receive a referral to a specialist, and 41 (23.5%) did not receive an order for a chest radiograph during the evaluation of the chronic cough. Antibiotics and
systemic corticosteroids were prescribed to 106 (61%) and 63 (36%) of the patients, respectively, and 20% were prescribed opiates. No patients were prescribed central-neuromodulating agents, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors were discontinued in 48% of the patients who were taking
them (12/25). Conclusion: We found considerable heterogeneity and discrepancies with clinical guideline recommendations in patients who presented with new chronic cough. There is a substantial unmet need to study chronic cough in the primary care setting to inform important
stakeholders.
Monkeypox viral infection and disease: A challenge for the allergist-immunologist
Authors: Frenkel Lawrence D. , Bellanti Joseph A.
Published: November 2022

Background: Human monkeypox is a zoonosis caused by the monkeypox virus, an orthopoxvirus and close relative of variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox. The disease was first reported in central Africa in 1970, where it continues to be endemic and has historically
affected some of the poorest and most marginalized communities in the world. The condition has recently attracted global attention due to >14,000 cases, including five deaths, reported by the World Health Organization, and a total of 5189 confirmed monkeypox cases in the United States reported
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of July 29, 2022. On July 23, 2022, the World Health Organization declared the current monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Objective: The purpose of the present report was to review
the epidemiology of monkeypox viral infection; its clinical manifestations; and current recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and use of vaccines for prevention of the disease, with a focus on those aspects that have particular relevance to the allergist/immunologist. Results:
Monkeypox was discovered in the early 1970s and, for years, has been well described by researchers in west and central Africa, where the disease has been present for decades. Although this outbreak thus far has mostly affected men who have sex with men, it is possible that the disease
could become endemic and could begin spreading in settings where there is close physical contact, which is how the virus is transmitted. Conclusion: Monkeypox is a different viral infection from the coronavirus. Unlike the coronavirus, which is an extremely contagious respiratory
pathogen, monkeypox is primarily transmitted through body fluids and/or prolonged skin-to-skin contact. Although the control of monkeypox will require renewed efforts and resources, we have learned much from the past and have the tools to stop this virus from becoming yet another serious illness
with which Americans have to contend. The allergist/immunologist can play a significant role.
Treatment options for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis
Authors: Wallace Dana V.
Published: November 2022

Background:The treatment of chronic refractory moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) has traditionally relied on broad-spectrum systemic anti-inflammatory agents. With the introduction of biologics and Janus kinase inhibitors (Jakinib), the step management of moderate-to-severe AD is rapidly changing; however, guidelines have yet to provide formal recommendations for how to best incorporate these agents into the treatment plan.Objective:To summarize the updated evidence-based medical treatment for AD, including a proposed position for biologics and Jakinibs in the treatment algorithm.Methods:A literature search of several medical literature data bases for guidelines, position papers, systematic reviews, and clinical trials from 2012 to 2022 on the treatment of moderate-to-severe AD was conducted to prepare this narrative review.Results:Emollients and topical corticosteroids are the mainstay for treating acute flares and for maintaining chronic control. Second-line topical agents include calcineurin inhibitors, e.g., tacrolimus and pimecrolimus; crisaborole; and ruxolitinib. For acute flares, cyclosporine is preferred over systemic corticosteroids. For chronic treatment, phototherapy should be considered before systemic anti-inflammatory agents. Of the traditional anti-inflammatory agents, cyclosporine is the first-line choice, with methotrexate and azathioprine equal secondary choices. Although abrocitinib may have better efficacy then dupilumab based on indirect comparisons, abrocitinib requires closer monitoring for adverse events. Based on package labeling, Jakinibs, e.g., abrocitinib and upadacitinib, should be used only after failure with other systemic agents, including biologics (e.g., dupilumab and tralokinumab). Biologics and Jakinibs should be considered before the traditional systemic anti-inflammatory agents.Conclusion:Clinicians should consider a modified step management for AD as they await the development of national and international guideline recommendations for how best to position the biologics and Jakinibs into the AD treatment algorithm.
التدخل الإنساني في كل من العراق وليبيا
Authors: Abdullah Aswad Ali
Published: November 2022

يعد مبدأ التدخل الدولي الانساني من المبادىء التي اثارت جدلا فقهيا وقانونيا، ونقاشات كبيرة على المستوى العملي، ويعود ذلك لكونه من المبادىء الحديثة التي ظهرت مع التطور والتغير في نمطية النظام الدولي، والتغيرات الجوهرية التي عرفتها العلاقات الدولية. كما خلق اعتماد مبدأ التدخل الدولي الانساني تعارضا واضحا مع المبادىء التقليدية للعلاقات الدولية مثل مبدأ السيادة، ومبدأ عدم التدخل في الشؤون الداخلية للدول مما حدث جدلا واسعا خاصة بالنسبة للدول الواردة في بحثنا هذا مما جعل مبدأ التدخل الدولي الانساني محل تحديد من حيث المفهوم والمعايير المعتمدة لتطبيقه.
Afrika’da Kamu Yönetimi: Bazı Afrika Ülkelerinin Yönetim Yapılarına İlişkin Karşılaştırmalı Bir İnceleme
Authors: BANAZILI Abdurrahman Muhammet , ATEŞ Hamza
Published: November 2022

Tarihsel süreç içerisinde Afrikalı uluslar, başta batılı devletler olmak üzere birçok ülkenin emperyalist müdahalelerine maruz kalmıştır. Çoğu batılı devlet, Afrika kıtasının çeşitli bölgelerinde kolonilerini kurarak kendi siyasal, sosyal, kültürel ve yönetsel pratiklerini muhtelif ülkelere taşımışlardır. Afrika devletleri uzun uğraşlar neticesinde bağımsızlıklarını kazanmışlardır. Bağımsızlık sonrası geçiş döneminde kolonyal yönetimlerin izlerini silebilmek kısa vadede mümkün olmamıştır. Kendilerine özgü yönetsel sistemlerini kurabilmeleri geniş yelpazeli kamu politikalarını hayata geçirmeye mecbur bırakarak bu paradigmayla devlet örgütlenmelerini şekillendirmektedirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı Afrika kıtalarında yer alan belli başlı ülkelerin kamu yönetim formlarını mukayeseli bir şekilde incelemektir. Bu doğrultuda çalışmada “Post-kolonyal süreçte Afrika kamu yönetimlerinin genel özellikleri nelerdir?” sorusu çalışmanın merkez sorusunu teşkil etmektedir. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olan betimsel tekniğe başvurularak, konuyla ilgili ulusal ve uluslararası kütüphane taraması yapılmıştır. Araştırmada Afrika ülkelerinin yasama, yürütme, yargı ve yargı organlarının yanı sıra yerel yönetimlerinin temel özelliklerine yer verilmiştir. Ele alınan Afrika ülkelerinin kamu yönetimlerinde, sürekli olarak reform girişimlerinde bulunulduğu anlaşılmıştır.
Doğu Anadolu’da Esnafların Yatırım Yapmalarını Engelleyen Faktör: Düşük Yoğunluklu Nüfus
Authors: AKIN Mustafa Şeref
Published: November 2022

Erzincan Çayırlı ilçesinde bulunan esnafların geçmişteki yatırımları ve gelecekteki planları üzerine araştırma yapıldı. Farklı sektörlerde çalışan 12 esnaf ile görüşüldü. Esnafların yatırımlarını başlatma ve durdurma kararlarında ana faktör nüfus hareketliliğidir. Göreceli olarak tüketim ve ihtiyaç malzemeleri satan işletmeler ayakta kalmayı başarsalar da özellikle eğlence sektöründe olan kafe, restoran, internet kafe gibi işletmeler nüfustaki dalgalanmaya karşı yüksek hassasiyet taşımaktalardır. Ancak nüfus artmadığı ve bilakis göç devam ettiği için sektörden bağımsız olarak işletmeler yatırım yapmayı düşünmemektedirler. Yüksek okulun açılması ilçeyi hareketlendirmişse de Covid-19 ve genel olarak öğrencilerin ilçelere taleplerini düşürmeleriyle açılan işletmeler kapanmıştır. Esnafların yatırım yapılabilir gördükleri alan nüfusa dayalı olmayan sektörlerdir. Burada elde edilen çıkarımlara göre kamu politikası iki yönde olabilir. Birincisi kamusal idari birimler ve üniversiteler bu bölgelere taşınabilir. Özellikle üniversiteler açısından Batı Anadolu’daki kontenjanların azaltılması ve Doğu Anadolu’ya verilen kontenjanların arttırılması düşünülebilir. İkincisi üretim teşvik politikaları ile ilçe dışına satacak yerli girişimcinin üretimine destek olacak şekilde planlanabilir. Ancak bu desteğin satın alma garantisinin de kapsaması gereklidir. Çünkü Doğu Anadolu bir üreticinin bölgesinin dışına satış için pazar bilgisine ve dağıtım kanallarına ihtiyacı vardır.
Türkiye’de Refahyol Hükümetinin Dış Politikası
Authors: ORTAY Hande
Published: November 2022

Bu makalede, 1995 genel seçimlerinden sonra kurulan Anayol hükümetinin devam edememesi ile kurulan Refahyol hükümetinin, Temmuz 1996’da başlayıp, 11 ay süren dış politikalarının analizinin yapılması amaçlanmıştır. Necmettin Erbakan liderliğinde kurulan koalisyon hükümeti sonrasında uygulanacak olan dış politikalar yurtiçinde ve yurtdışında çeşitli endişelere yol açmıştır. Burada, Refahyol hükümetinin icraatları sonrası oluşan endişenlerin ne ölçüde gerçekleştiği veya gerçekleşmediği ile ilgili günümüze gelen bilgi ve belgeler ışığında değerlendirmeler yapılmıştır.

Çalışmamızda yapılan teknik ve dökümante analizler sonrasında, devlet geleneğine sahip Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin kurumsal yapıları, sivil toplum örgütleri, özgür basını, yetişmiş değerli devlet adamları ve dış politika uzmanları (büyükelçi, ateşe) ile; kurulan hükümetlerin ideolojik eğilimleri ne olursa olsun dış politikalarda tek başlarına karar verme yetkileri sınırlı kalmaktadır. Ayrıca koalisyon hükümetlerinde hükümeti oluşturan digger parti veya partilerin farklı görüşlerinin olması, liderlerin güvenoyu endişesi taşıması ile dış politikalarda daha çok ortak görüşe dayalı kararlar verdikleri görülmüştür. Bu doğrultuda Türk dış politikasının Refahyol döneminde realist rasyonel-aktör yaklaşım çerçevesinde şekillendiğini, karar alma sürecinin ise Allison’un “bürokratik siyaset” modeline uygun olduğu sonucuna erişilmiştir.
Afterglow
Authors: Tupper Angie Lea
Published: November 2022

You can see Afterglow in motion at https://tiny.cc/uc_afterglow or https://youtu.be/kjKQr38c7qA.This mixed media piece explores the relationship between memory and home videos. The chosen scene is an everyday glimpse of childhood recreation: my cousins and I swivel in the sand at the water’s edge. I have a distinct memory of the sunshine wicking water droplets from my skin with its radiant warmth, but when I return to re-watch the home video, the light projecting from the screen is an undeniably overcast grey. Even with this discrepancy between my body memory and the recording, I question how much my recollection is a testimony of the immediate sensory experience and how much it is an adaptation of the home video that I have seen replayed so many times. It is one of few recordings that capture my cousin Oliver and me together; 2022 marks the fourteen-year anniversary of his death. The light that bounced off of our forms, that summer afternoon, is re-animated with each replaying of the video. Memory is re-minded with each re-watching.My process developed as a response to this shifting palimpsest of recollection. After transferring twelve evenly-spaced video frames to canvas, I hand-painted and beaded the degraded stills to match the coloration of my mind’s image. In their final iteration, the canvases are presented in sequence as a lenticular print. Moving in tandem with the viewer, the effect mirrors the physicality of body memory. Each retouched frame can only be viewed in a fugitive moment. The sequence provokes the viewer to waltz around the scene, back and forth, through impressions of time. In contrast, the vertical plastic lenses of the lenticular print recall the striations of traditional televisions. Painterly textures and interactive motion compete with an impression of flatness and locked recording.It is false to say that the screen is incapable of putting us ‘in the presence of’ the actor. It does so in the same way as a mirror . . . but it is a mirror with a delayed reflection, the tin foil of which retains the image. (Bazin 97)
Water Memory
Authors: Papadopoulos Jaz
Published: November 2022

Silvia Federici writes,
"Starting from an analysis of "body-politics," feminists have not only revolutionized the contemporary philosophical and political discourse, but they have also begun to revalorize the body. This has been a necessary step both to counter the negativity attached to the identification of femininity with corporeality, and to create a more holistic vision of what it means to be a human being." (15)
I wonder, what does it mean for my body to live on different land than my parents'? How do I reckon with the gender binary, and with having a body and a gender that exist outside of normative narratives? What does it mean to dig into sexuality in a world of gender-based violence, of body negativity, of sex negativity, of moralism? What does it mean to fully grieve in a culture that obliges the body to be quiet and pretty? It is strenuous to seek embodiment in a world where the body is a site of so much violence and pain. Nonetheless, I am curious, and I am committed to the revalorization of the body as a site of liberation and wholeness.
“Water Memory” is the story of the traumas that continue to live in my body—ancestral and current. It is written as an invocation of intimacy partnered with grief. It encourages relationships (with the self and with others) that not only allow, but revel in, the fullest embodiment of the body’s experience.
I write from a place of queerness, of transness, as a first-generation Greek/Turk/Uke Canadian with chronic pain and a mood disorder. Yet, I insist, my body is not the enemy.
unspoken poems for a passed lover
Authors: Lavin Madeleine
Published: November 2022

This selection of poetry is grounded in personal memory, written for a former lover but never shared with the intended before they died.  These love poems are informed by a posthuman perspective that looks at relationships between human beings and the more-than-human world drawing on assemblage theory, environmental temporalities, and a metaphorical new materialism.
Dragonfly
Authors: Brunson Wesley
Published: November 2022

This prose poem explores autobiography as a trace site for the affective encounters between life and non-life. Using my own memories of making a childhood bug collection, I attempt to answer a question Povinelli asks in Geontologies—What does life desire? —by merging it with a question raised in my own ethnographic fieldwork—What do I desire? The affective resonance between my childhood bug collection, my ethnographic fieldwork as part of my PhD program in anthropology, and Povinelli’s 2016 book disrupts linear notions of time and argues that desire for difference itself produces the distinction between life and non-life.
 
Original PublicationBrunson, Wesley. “Dragonfly.” Anthropology and Humanism, vol. 47, no. 1, 2022, pp. 235–239.
© 2022 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved.DOI: 10.1111/anhu.12372.
Storying Futures of the Always-Already Extinct
Authors: Kapron Benjamin J.
Published: November 2022

This paper contends that anthropogenic mass extinction cannot be overcome via discourses that only humans can prevent extinctions: such discourses uphold problematic assumptions of human exceptionalism. This paper takes up Gerald Vizenor’s concept of survivance, which upholds Indigenous futures and speaks of Indigenous peoples’ continuous agential survival against settler colonialism, to challenge human exceptionalism, assert animal agency, and envision transformative futures where all animals―human and nonhuman―might survive with ethics and justice.
Requiem to Window Sealant
Authors: Jaworski Sophia
Published: November 2022

Requiem to Window Sealant is an autobiographical exploration of chemical sensitivity. Rather than framing her experiences explicitly within illness or suffering, the author gestures towards the sensory implications and the co-materiality of life in plastic worlds. The photograph is a multiple exposure of a body filled with a raft of grass, trash, and detritus floating out to Lake Ontario. It was taken at the mouth of the Don River.
Ruminations on a “fisherman’s path”
Authors: Norquay Naomi
Published: November 2022

This piece looks at the layered history of a “fisherman’s  [sic] path” that traverses my property in Grey County and makes its way to the Saugeen River. I am exploring the idea of land as (historical) palimpsest. My sources are: David Gibson’s surveyor field notes (1848); an archaeological report about a “point” (ancient spearhead) found along the river (1984); and my own recollections of the path and its environs. I am explore how different ‘periods’ and ‘peoples’ collide and layer and erupt as the land surrounding the “fisherman’s path” goes through natural and “man-made” changes. A temporal linearity of history gets jumbled and reassembled in interesting ways.
Unsettling the Homestead
Authors: King Kelly
Published: November 2022

Unsettling the Homestead is a reflection on an art exhibit by the same name, showcased at Crossroads Gallery in April 2017. The exhibit investigated settler histories of the Stewiacke Valley by weaving personal stories, ancestral memories, and Indigenous histories into a multi-media installation. Unsettling the Homestead invited visitors to a recreated East Coast kitchen to step into the history of one settler family’s farm on the land known as Sipekne’katik, Mi’kma’ki. Often, settler genealogy is void of the histories of displacement and violence against Indigenous nations. This exhibit aimed to unsettle notions of the homestead by investigating and critiquing the personal positions within these narratives. By utilizing modern multi-media and traditional English art forms, Unsettling the Homestead braided stories and experiences from multiple generations to critique our ideas of what it means to clear land, homestead, and settle.
Vascular Memory
Authors: Butterfield Oonagh
Published: November 2022

These images are part of a larger project that explores multispecies relations in city space; how we humans can, and do, and must practice shifting our attention in acknowledgment of the others with whom we share land and our homes. For me, this shift in attention necessitates a kind of deeply reflective practice—deliberate and performative at first, but soon an embodied memory.Using macro photography, these pieces reflect one way of attending to a different scale and tempo of multispecies life. Here, I attune visually to the Catalpa leaf: a non-native tree transplanted to Toronto, for ornamental purposes. Importantly, attuning to the Catalpa leaf also shifts my conception of time and futurity. The present future is no longer solely anthropocentric but, rather, planthropocentric as well.We hold stories and memories in the tissues of our bodies, and these fleshy materials that compose us also create the patterns of our sensing and doing. Our tissues are sources of knowledge and of retention, and how they re-act tends to inform how we are able to relate. I believe this to be true of human-animals, and I believe it to be true of plants. If our bodies are capable of carrying so much experience and expression, what then might other multispecies bodies be capable of holding onto? What patterns or stories might other tissues retain or carry into the composition of the future?
Percepciones del turismo rural comunitario en la provincia del Alto Ricaurte, Boyacá (Colombia)
Authors: Salas-Hernández Pedro Pablo , Cely-Acero Juan Pablo
Published: November 2022

El presente artículo muestra procesos de asociatividad turística en la región del Alto Ricaurte (Boyacá), que fueron identificados por medio de la revisión de fuentes bibliográficas primarias y secundarias, así como de archivos documentales de las alcaldías municipales la Gobernación de Boyacá y varias organizaciones que trabajan el turismo en el departamento. Se hizo uso de herramientas de recolección de información por medio de encuestas, recopilación y organización de datos, que llevaron al reconocimiento de temas complejos, relacionados con la organización social en distintos marcos administrativos, locales, provinciales, por unidades de recursos o comunidades, a través de una metodología cualitativa. Es evidente que la zona de estudio cuenta con complejos sistemas de socialización, permeados por aspectos culturales, formas de gobernabilidad, relaciones económicas, ejercicios de poder, con las tensiones que se expresan dentro de los mismos territorios y que afectan de forma positiva o negativa la economía de esta provincia.
Analisis Penggunaan Virtual Background Seragam pada Pertemuan Daring dari Perspektif Peserta
Authors: Chandra Christie Viviah , Priharsari Diah , Perdanakusuma Andi Reza
Published: November 2022

Pertemuan daring menjadi pilihan bagi organisasi maupun komunitas pada kondisi pandemi. Satu di antara platform pertemuan daring yang digunakan di Indonesia adalah Zoom. Zoom memiliki fitur menarik bagi penggunanya yaitu melakukan pergantian latar belakang pengguna dengan gambar atau video. Latar belakang ini sering disebut virtual background dan kemudian dimanfaatkan untuk diseragamkan antar partisipan. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui mengapa peserta pertemuan daring secara sukarela menggunakan virtual background seragam yang disediakan panitia. Pengumpulan data dilakukan secara kualitatif kepada peserta pertemuan daring dengan melakukan wawancara semi terstruktur. Data yang didapatkan kemudian dianalisis menggunakan metode analisis tematik. Analisis tematik terdiri dari enam tahapan antara lain memahami data, pengkodean data, pencarian tema, melakukan review tema, pendefinisian dan penamaan tema, dan menganalisis hasil. Dari hasil analisis, didapatkan tema, kategori, dan kode mengenai penggunaan virtual background seragam. Penelitian ini menghasilkan dua tema, yaitu latar belakang dan pengaruh yang terbagi menjadi delapan kategori.
How Academics' Work Motivation Affects Job Satisfaction? The Mediating Roles of The Four-Frame Leadership Model
Authors: AKOĞLU Halil Erdem , MUTLU T. Osman , ŞENTÜRK Halil Evren , ÇETİNKAYA Asil
Published: November 2022

The aim of this study is to investigate work motivation and job satisfaction levels of academicians through mediation effect based on Bolman and Deal’s Four Frame Leadership Model. This study is a descriptive situation analysis where survey technic is used. Three different scales are used in the study. In this research, a questionnaire was applied to 258 academicians working in 74 faculties of sports sciences in Turkey. Analyses of the study are conducted by Partial Least Squares - Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) approach that is supported by Smart-PLS® 3.2.8 software used for evaluating assumed relationships. There is a relationship found between work motivation and job satisfaction levels of the academicians in the study. There is a positive relationship found between Bolman and Deal’s Four Frame Leadership Model and work motivation. On the other hand, no mediation effect is found between Bolman and Deal’s Four Frame Leadership Model and work motivation and job satisfaction levels of academicians. Although previous research has examined the relationship between work motivation and job satisfaction, it has not examined the four-frame leadership approach. This study fills this gap in the literature. In addition, the research provides several managerial implications.
DoE-It-Yourself: A Case Study for Implementing Design of Experiments into Nanoparticle Synthesis
Authors: Fhionnlaoich Niamh Mac , Yang Ye , Qi Runzhang , Galvanin Federico , Guldin Stefan
Published: November 2022

Predictable and repeatable outcome is a major issue in nanoparticle synthesis. Traditionally, a one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) method is relied upon to investigate and optimise synthetic processes; however, this method is inefficient and often misleading. Design of experiments (DoE), in contrast, can provide a greater amount of information in fewer experiments and lends itself to more reproducible results. Nevertheless, DoE techniques are only used by a relatively low number of practitioners in nanoparticle research. Here, we provide a step-by-step tutorial for the synthesis of oleylamine-capped gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Through the use of DoE, we are able to achieve a marked reduction in dispersity and develop a model for detailed control over the mean diameter of the nanoparticle populations. Principles of the case study presented herein are applicable and should serve for facile implementation of DoE to other synthetic routes.
Looking Further and Deeper into Environmental Protection, Regulation and Policy Using Environmental DNA (eDNA)
Authors: Bunce Michael , Freeth Allan
Published: November 2022

DNA sequencing technologies are transforming how environments are monitored. In this article, we pose the question: is environmental DNA (eDNA) the tool that Aotearoa New Zealand needs, but does not yet realise it does? The step change with eDNA is that genetic ‘breadcrumbs’ left behind in the environment can identify every living thing, from microbes to mammals, thus providing a more nuanced and holistic lens on ecosystems. Using eDNA, we can explore the biological networks that underpin healthy environments. Here we explore whether changes in policy setting, guidance, or pathways for uptake of eDNA are needed. Can eDNA help us make better decisions, inform policy and protections, track restoration, and act as a deterrent to reduce environmental harm?
Levelling the Grazing Paddock
Authors: Joy Mike , Marriot Lisa , Chapple Simon
Published: November 2022

This article assesses the financial contribution made by the primary sector in terms of taxes paid. It also reports on some of the  subsidies, concessions and other forms of assistance that the primary sector receives from the government. We provide illustrative examples of indirect subsidies to intensive farming. We also provide examples of farmers being paid to de-stock their land. In highlighting the significant direct and indirect financial subsidies to the agriculture sector, and concluding that national and local governing bodies are reluctant to take direct action that results in costs to farmers, we propose the radical solution of paying the polluters to stop polluting. This approach has recently been adopted in Europe and is also already in place in Taupö and Rotorua. While it will be unpalatable to many who do not pollute, it overcomes the current self-interested stymieing of reform by polluters. As a one-off payment, it could provide a quick resolution to mitigate ongoing harms. It also addresses the privatisation of profits for polluters and the socialised costs that are otherwise passed on to future generations.
Fuel Poverty or Energy Hardship? Analysing the literature, the proposed official definition, and the views of experts in Aotearoa New Zealand
Authors: Brabo-Catala Luiza , Collins Eva , Barton Barry
Published: November 2022

Fuel poverty is a serious condition in New Zealand, caused by the inability to afford sufficient energy services and resulting in detriment to health and wellbeing. Inconsistent ways of describing and measuring fuel poverty affect the perception and depth of the issue and the proposed interventions. This article analyses the proposed definition and indicators of energy hardship developed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, in addition to the literature and the perspectives of five New Zealand experts. Findings suggest that the proposed energy hardship description and measures are well-aligned with the recommendations given by the interviewed experts and the literature findings on fuel poverty, which bodes well for effective interventions to minimise the issue.
Long-term Insights Briefings: a futures perspective
Authors: Menzies Malcolm
Published: November 2022

The Public Service Act 2020 requires departmental chief executives to give a long-term insights briefing (LTIB) to the appropriate minister at least once every three years. In an increasingly uncertain world, there are several ways to explore the future that will unfold over the next decades. At this stage of their development, questions can be asked as to how well the current suite of 19 LTIBs are likely to perform as instruments to help identify implications of probable, possible and preferred futures so that policy responses can be made more anticipatory, adaptable and robust. This article provides a futures-thinking context for considering LTIBs and posits a framework for evaluating (and potentially improving) the full set of LTIB documents once they are all published.
Where Will the Bellbird Sing? Te Tiriti o Waitangi and ‘Race’
Authors: Salmond Anne
Published: November 2022

This article investigates deep philosophical differences between the complex relational networks that underpin te Tiriti o Waitangi as originally written, debated and signed by the rangatira of various hapū and British officials in New Zealand in 1840, and the canonical re-framing of the Treaty as a binary ‘partnership between races’, or ‘between the Crown and the Maori race’, in the 1987 ‘Lands’ case judgment by the Court of Appeal, at the height of the neo-liberal revolution in New Zealand.After exploring comparative analyses of the colonial origins and uses of the idea of ‘race’, and the risks associated with binary framings of citizenship by race, ethnicity or religion in contemporary nation states, the article asks whether relational thinking and institutions – including tikanga and marae – might not offer more promising ways of understanding and honouring te Tiriti o Waitangi, and fostering cross-cultural experiments in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Health Workforce Planning: an urgent need to link islands of expertise
Authors: Shaw Susan , Heap Naomi
Published: November 2022

This article provides a snapshot of the legislative framework for, and ministries and agencies involved in or with influence over, theeducation of the health and disability workforce, including examples of disconnection between the wider health and education sectors.Particular challenges occur between health professional regulators, education providers and clinical (placement) providers because their respective areas of expertise tend to be siloed, thus reducing the capacity for a coordinated and holistic perspective. Four potential ‘bridges’ for linking these ‘islands’ of expertise are suggested. The current period of institutional reforms in the health and education sectors presents an opportunity to refine the structures and systems for workforce education and planning, thereby facilitating a more flexible, responsive and resilient workforce which is better equipped to engage with, and improve outcomes for, the wider community.
Meningkatkan Kemampuan Kognitif Anak Melalui Bermain Kartu Angka Kelompok A
Authors: Nurjanah Siti , Nurhaedah Nurhaedah , Rahmatiah Rahmatiah
Published: November 2022

This study aims to find out a picture of children's cognitive abilities in recognizing symbols and concepts of numbers 1-10 before and after being given the treatment of Number Card media and to find out whether there is an influence of Number Card media on the ability to recognize symbols and number concepts of children in group A TK Pembina Al-fadhilah. The subjects in this study were group A in Pembina Al-fadhilah Kindergarten, totaling 16 children. The method used is class action research in 3 cycles. Each cycle consists of four phases; planning, execution, observation, and reflection. Based on the results of the study show that with the card playing method, the number can improve children's cognitive abilities, as evidenced by an increase in assessment from pre-cycle, which is only 33.3%, increased in cycle I to 37.5%, in cycle II 62.5%, and in cycle III 87.5%.
Media Kotak Misteri Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Kognitif Anak TK
Authors: Ni'mah Ulfatun , Syamsiah D Syamsiah D , Mardiana Andi
Published: November 2022

The researcher aims to improve children's cognitive abilities before and after the mystery box media is applied and to determine whether there is an influence of mystery box media on the skills of group B children of Dharma Wanita Tenggong Kindergarten, Rejotangan District, Tulungagung Regency. By using a quantitative approach with a Quasi Experiment Design type of research. The subjects in this study were group B at Dharma Wanita Tenggong Kindergarten, Rejotangan District, Tulungagung Regency, which consisted of 15 children consisting of 6 boys and nine girls. Based on the results of the application of mystery box media in the first cycle, children's cognitive abilities reached 67%. The use of mystery box media continued in the second cycle; children's cognitive skills got 93%, meaning that there was an influence of mystery box media variables on the cognitive abilities of group B children in Dharma Wanita Tenggong Kindergarten. Rejotangan District, Tulungagung Regency.
Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Melalui Metode Projeck Based Learning dengan Media Loosepart
Authors: Sulastini Sulastini , Wahira Wahira , Alam Kahrul
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study is to find out the Increase in Interest in Learning Through the Project Based Learning Method With Loosepart Media group B IN TK-ALHALIIM pademawu. The research method is class action research, with the subject of the study being students of TK Al-Haliim totals of 15 children. Data collection is carried out by observation and the results of children's work when carrying out activities. The data collected will be analyzed using a correlation of product moments with a quantitative approach. Based on the results of the hypothesis, it was found that 0% of children in the undeveloped category, 6.6% began to develop, 3,3 developed as expected, and 80% of children in the category of developing very well, meaning that there was an influence on the application of based learning methods on children's interest in completing learning activities.
Penerapan Manajemen Peserta Didik Melalui Pemberian Reward Di Sekolah Dasar Kota Makassar
Authors: Triyanti Herlina , Nurochmah Andi , Irmawati Irmawati
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the application of student management in giving rewards at MakassarCityElementarySchool. Thisstudyusedaqualitativeapproachwithadescriptivetype,datacollectionthroughinterviews,observation,anddocumentation.Thesubjectsofthestudywerefour teachers and eight students. The results showed that student management in giving rewards was: 1) The results showed that elementary school students in Makassar City had rewards, interest in learning, readiness to learn, learning attention, learning achievement, learning perseverance; and tenacious in the face of difficulties, namely experiencing improvements in the learning process, 2) Supporting factors for rewarding are supported from teachers, the responses shown by students during and after receiving rewards, and students' desire to achieve other achievements. 3) The inhibiting factors in the implementation of rewarding are a large number of students, the preparation of equipment in giving rewards such as achievement stars, achievement boards, and also award charters), and the limitations of teachers in making observations so that they are not observant. There are also no guidelines used in giving rewards in the form of award certificates to students.
Pengaruh Penggunaan E-Learning Terhadap Motivasi Belajar Matematika Di SMP Negeri Kota Makassar
Authors: Nikodemus Nikodemus , Nasiruddin Fathimah Az.zahra , Jainuddin Jainuddin
Published: November 2022

This research was conducted to know the effect of e-learning on the mathematics learning motivation of eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 35 Makassar. This research is quantitative design. The sample of this research is the students of class VIII- Seven which consists of 33 students. The research method used is quantitative. This type of research is experimental research. Data collection techniques used in this study were observation sheets and questionnaires.The results show that the use of e-learning affected students' learning motivation. The validity test process conducted it with the value of t- table 0.349, and the reliability test of learning motivation is 0.958 with a high category. The results of the test data are typically distributed and homogeneous. This is evidenced by the paired sample test with a significance value of 0.000 <0.05. The data on the use of e-learning was obtained through learning observations which included e-learning systems, e-learning content, and e-learning infrastructure. E-learning system uses learning media such as zoom application, WhatsApp, and google classroom. E-learning content in the form of teaching videos and electronic math books in the format of applications that can be downloaded through the Playstore. E-learning infrastructure is used in learning activities, such as computers, laptops, and mobile phones connected to the network. The research was carried out as a whole and simultaneously. The value of learning motivation before e-learning was 48.033, an increase of 14.87 after the use of e-learning, with a total value of learning motivation of 62.9.
Applications of Additive Manufacturing in Architecture Study 3: Assessment of the Viability of using 3d printing for the Design and Prototyping of Historical Artifacts as Replicas
Authors: Alboro Ruevan Evangelista
Published: November 2022

3D printing is now being used in many different applications.  Souvenir items and replicas of artifacts, which usually do not need to have high durability/strength, may be one of the possible applications of 3d printing.  In this study, the researchers tried to manufacture keychains, refrigerator magnets, and display items from historical artifacts in the province of Bataan. Three experts (1 from the tourism industry, 1 BS Tourism Faculty, and 1 expert in 3d printing) were tapped to assess the viability of using 3d printing in the production of souvenir items.  The items were particularly evaluated based on their quality, color, surface finish, cost, durability, authenticity, material, etc.  Important considerations were obtained from 3d printing as well as from the insights/evaluation provided by the experts.  Experts suggested modifying the thickness, color, and materials for added appeal. Reducing the price might also increase the market for souvenir items. Adding labels and descriptions has also been recommended. All these improvements will inspire different emotions, create impact and make the design more memorable.