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Mourning Becomes Margaret: Laurence’s Farewell to Fiction
Authors: Stovel Nora Foster
Published: December 2016

Margaret Laurence (1926-1987) composed Dance on tire Earth: A Memoir (1989) as a tribute to her mothers and a celebration of “the female principle in the Holy Spirit.” Laurence's copious holograph notes and drafts show that she used “Dance on the Earth” as the title of a novel she attempted to write before giving it to her memoir. While the draft novel parallels the memoir in more ways than its title, it resembles The Diviners even more closely. Why was Laurence so determined to compose “Dance on the Earth” as a novel, and why was she unable to complete it? An answer to both questions may lie in the censorship controversies of 1976 and 1985, when her Manawaka novels, especially The Diviners, were attacked as pornographic. When she was unable to complete her last novel, Laurence turned to the memoir form to convey her legacy to her inheritors.
“Nothing by Halves”: F.R. Scott
Authors: Djwa Sandra
Published: December 2016

F.R. Scott (1899-1985) Canadian poet, political catalyst and professor of law was, above all, a specialist on the BNA Act. This paper, drawing upon unpublished diaries, papers and personal interviews, reviews Scott's poetry, socialist politics and his major law cases, his work for English language rights on behalf of the Montreal School Board, his position on the invocation of the War Measures Act and his role in the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982. Scott's shaping influence on Canadian political and legal constitutional policy, through former Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau, is indicated.
Canada’s Fate: Principal Grant, Sir George Parkin and George Grant
Authors: Christian William
Published: December 2016

In Lament for a Nation (1965), George Parkin Giant says that his lament for the disappearance of Canada as a sovereign country was “a celebration of memory,” in particular “the memory of that tenous hope that was the principle of my ancestors.” This essay examines this claim in relation to the political ideas of Grant's grandfathers, Principal G.M. Grant of Queen's University and Sir George Parkin, Secretary of the Rhodes Scholarships. Both were strongly committed to the ideal of imperial federation and believed that continued association with the British Empire was key to Canada's survival as a nation in North America. The connection between the thought of Parkin and G.M. Grant is more clear if we examine Grant's early work The Empire: Fes or No? (1945).
Multiculturalism at the Millennium
Authors: Padolsky Enoch
Published: December 2016

This article reviews the current state of the Canadian discourse about multiculturalism and looks at some issues that may soon become salient. The essay begins with an overview of the origins of policies on multiculturalism, outlines the general shape of research, writing and public discussion on the issue, and then looks in greater detail at four topic areas that might be said to constitute recurring and central sites of contestation: Unity and Diversity: the National Perspective; Symbols or Rights: Minority Perspectives on Multiculturalism; Multiculturalism and Quebec Politics; Theorizing Canadian Pluralism. The essay concludes by raising a series of questions that are likely to have increasing importance: the implications of growing “racial” diversity; internal minority relations; the place of Aboriginal peoples; the possible impact of Quebec separation.
Harris, Philip, Brand: Three Authors in Search of Literate Criticism
Authors: Clarke George Elliott
Published: December 2016

This essay surveys recent criticism of the writing of three Trinidadian-Canadian women, Claire Harris, M. Nourbese Philip and Dionne Brand, and challenges the would-be politically progressive but also conventional (if not clichéd) readings their work has inspired. It provides examples of how various critics - male and female, black, white and Asian, Canadian, Caribbean and British - have constructed the literary work of Harris, Philip and Brand as a branch of essentially "liberal" social work (i.e. committed to "bridge building" between “races”). It calls for a new engagement with these authors that will highlight aesthetic concerns such as the use of vernacular speech, the viability of literary influences and even the centrality of Canadian landscape and populations to their works.
The Spirit of Place: The Physical Memory of Canada
Authors: Cameron Christina
Published: December 2016

Canada’s historic places connect us to our past. Looking back over the last few decades, this article examines the creation of government institutions and programmes to support heritage commemoration and explores the thematic development of Canada’s national historic sites system. The definition of historic place has expanded from single properties to a multiplicity of building types found in large historic centres as well as cultural landscapes. Management practices and policy developments have taken place against a backdrop of international professional charters. Now, historic places are increasingly valued for their contributions to sustainable and social development. In order to ensure their survival, innovative strategies will be needed to create the institutions and tools necessary to create a culture of conservation. Success will be measured by the degree to which Canadians value, understand and respect this legacy of historic places that connect us to the story of Canada.
Feminisms and Nationalisms in English Canada
Authors: Vickers Jill
Published: December 2016

The author explores the changing relationships between women's movements and majority-culture nationalisms in British and English Canada in four periods. Rejecting any essential relationship between “feminism” and “nationalism,” she argues that it is the context of a relationship that shapes its character. Her analysis begins with the links between maternal feminists and British-Canadian nationalisms. She then explores links between feminisms and Canadian nationalisms at three points since the 1960s, demonstrating that the relationships vary over time because both feminism and nationalism changed. The author concludes that the positive link English-Canadian women enjoyed with nation-building is a thing of the past, since there is little political space in current reactionary Canadian nationalisms for women or feminist goals.
People of Colour and National Identity in Canada
Authors: Dhruvarajan Vanaja
Published: December 2016

This essay asserts that the question of belonging in the Canadian nation is of primary concern to people of colour. Due to an historical legacy of colonialism and imperialism, people of colour in general are devalued, their cultures are stigmatised and they are economically exploited. The author delineates the typical responses of people of colour to this predicament and shows how these responses differ among different generations. The author argues that these differences are primarily due to the fact that the second and subsequent generations do not have a home other than Canada while the first generation retain some attachment to their country of origin. The author discusses how the problems of women of colour are compounded because of sexism within their own ethnic groups and in the Canadian society at large. Some of the reactions of the mainstream Canadians to the predicament of people of colour are also discussed.
Opera in Canada: A Conversation
Authors: Hutcheon Linda , Clarke George Elliott
Published: December 2016

The discussion in this interview explores ways in which opera in Canada is becoming more accessible and attracting a new audience, particularly a youthful one, as a result of economic conditions that demand small-scale productions in intimate spaces. The members of this developing audience want to be able to appreciate the music and understand the language of the operas they attend. Accessibility depends on the use of the audience's language or sur-titles. The interview explores the subject matter of modem opera in Canada, concentrating on social issues such as racism, diversity, and gender as well as a distrust of demagoguery and power. Finally, the discussion points out the postmodern aspects of opera, particularly its multidisciplined nature, the blurring of genres and the polyphony inherent in its form.
Looking Back To the Future - Creators and Cultural Policy in the Era of FreeTrade: A Commentary
Authors: Crean Susan
Published: December 2016

The author of this article outlines how public funds and interest in Canadian cultural policy decreased during the financial cuts of the 1990s, resulting in the decline of the role of public enterprise and regulation in the area of cultural policy. The article goes on to examine the impact of international treaties such as the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) on cultural policy in Canada. The author considers how Intellectual Property Rights (IPEs) are affected by the TRIPs, arguing that the stricter enforcement of IPR was instigated by transnational businesses and corporations who are themselves Intellectual Property (IP) holders and are anxious to stem the losses due to piracy around the world. It was created with their concerns in mind, and specifically excludes measures (such as moral rights) of prime concern to creators. These corporations acquire rights by employing creators or by acquiring IPRs, and they often infringe on the rights of individual creators of IP. The issue of copyright on the Internet is another example of the dilemmas considered in this discussion of how international IP regulations fail to serve the individual creator or to protect the cultural sovereignty of the nation. The article concludes by emphasizing the need and opportunity for new participation and directions as the traditional concepts and approaches to cultural policy are challenged by technical and political changes.
Cultural Contexts for the Reception of Marilyn Dumont's A Really Good Brown Girl
Authors: Hulan Renée
Published: December 2016

This essay places the controversy of who speaks for whom in a broader cultural context by exploring the cultural context for the critical reception of Marilyn Dumont's A Really Good Brown Girl. It begins by outlining cultural criticism and theory on the interdependence of culture and politics then develops an analysis that calls attention to the representation of culture and politics as separate spheres in public policy, media and academic discourses. This separation allows Native societies to be described in exclusively cultural terms that deny their position as political constituencies and, consequently, for literature by Native authors to be dismissed as too political. The conclusion affirms the importance of control over culture for Native societies given the threat to cultural autonomy and political interests posed by assimilationist representation.
Without Reservation: Erotica, Indigenous Style
Authors: Akiwenzie-Damm Kateri
Published: December 2016

In this article the author notes the lack of erotic writing in Indigenous cultures throughout the world. The repression of sexuality and erotica is seen as part of the political and religious oppression of Indigenous peoples. This repression was effectively carried out as Indigenous stories were translated and retold in English in ways that made them more "acceptable." The author explains that she is collecting erotica from Indigenous writers in order to counteract stereotypes and misconceptions. The article concludes by emphasizing that as Indigenous peoples reclaim the sexual and the erotic, they participate in the process of decolonization.
Vertical Limits: A Foreign Ministry of the Future
Authors: Cooper Andrew F.
Published: December 2016

This article explores the contradiction between function and institutional form within Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. At odds with the image of obsolescence, the foreign ministry has assumed a higher profile in adapting to the diffuse and flatter conditions of the post-Cold War world. Yet, despite the expanded space in which it can operate, DFAIT has lagged behind in its organizational adaptation. If pushed out in new directions of a horizontal nature vis-à-vis its policy agenda, DFAIT remains imbued with verticality in terms of its corporate design and culture. In order to close this gap, a mapping exercise is attempted to locate the foreign ministry of the future. Cutting across the entire ambit of its operations, selected snapshots are offered about the manner by which the foreign ministry can be reshaped.
The Contested Terrain of Canadian Public Administration in Canada's Third Century
Authors: Tupper Allan
Published: December 2016

This essay examines the impact of "new public management" on the Canadian public service. It argues that, without much public debate, the principles by which the public service operates changed dramatically in the 1980s and 1990s. New public management is a complex set of ideas about the political, economic and organizational bases of modem society. It prescribes flexible organizations that seek business efficiency and greater responsiveness to citizen interests, and assumes that government services need not be delivered by governments themselves. It envisions a "partnership" society. New public management has been adopted by Canadian governments as they struggle to balance their budgets; however, its application has redefined government accountability and raised questions about the capacity of governments to deliver services in the third millennium. More robust finances are no panacea for Canada's public services. The impact of e-government, restaffing and debate about the role of government will generate demands for continuing administrative reform.
A Relational Approach to Constitutional Interpretation: Shared Legislative and judicial Responsibilities
Authors: Hiebert Janet L.
Published: December 2016

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has fundamentally changed governing principles. This essay suggests that judgements about the Charter be viewed as a shared responsibility that is conceived in relational terms. Two different forms of relationship arise under the Charter and influence the judgements that each set of institutional actors makes. One relationship arises from the fact that Parliament and the judiciary are situated differently, relative to the Charter conflict. Political and judicial judgements about how to reconcile conflicting rights and values are influenced by these different points of reference, by the distinct institutional characteristics that Parliament and the judiciary possess, and by the specific responsibilities that characterize their roles.

A second form of relationship is the one between Parliament and the judiciary, which arises from the need to reflect on and react to the other's judgement. Both parliamentary and judicial judgements are influenced by the foreseeable knowledge that their respective interpretations may not be the final word on the reconciliation of rights and values. A relational approach conveys the separate yet interconnected approaches taken to rendering judgement. It assumes that both Parliament and courts have valid insights into how legislative objectives should reflect and respect the Charter's normative values. By conceiving of constitutional judgements as a shared responsibility, this has the potential to broaden the level of scrutiny that may otherwise occur if either Parliament or courts were assumed to have the only valid opinion on the merits of legislative choices from a rights perspective.
More than Stakeholders: Reforming State-Voluntary Sector Relations
Authors: Phillips Susan D.
Published: December 2016

Canadian governments are not particularly well prepared to shift from the tradition of hierarchical government to more collaborative governance. This article outlines four major institutional reforms that are required to build the kind of relationships between the state and the voluntary sector that are necessary to support collaborative governance. The first involves enabling the voluntary sector to fulfil its distinctive roles as governing partner and as builder of community and active citizenship. Second, effective governance involves engaging voluntary organizations in genuine and meaningful dialogue about public policy problems and solutions. Third, elasticizing the means and practices of accountability that are legacies of command-and-control government is essential to supporting the requisite flexibility and responsiveness of a governance approach. Finally, embodying horizontal management of policy issues across departments and across governments needs to be addressed with new governing machinery, not merely through ad hoc processes.
Democratizing the Institutions of Policy-making: Democratic Consultation and Participatory Administration
Authors: Patten Steve
Published: December 2016

Guided by the egalitarian principles of "participatory deliberative democracy," this essay argues that working through the crux of the democratic challenge requires strong political leadership that is committed to opening up and democratizing policy formation within the executive branch of government. Our focus should be on democratizing those aspects of public administration that facilitate societal input into public policy-making, including, in particular, a renewed (and transformed) commitment to processes of democratic public consultation. Recognizing the challenges associated with marrying deliberative democracy with the institutions of liberal representative government, this essay reviews several recent examples of public consultation, and then concludes with a set of principles that navigates a line between advocating radical democratic reforms rooted in egalitarian democratic principles, and calling for the pragmatic extension of best practices in terms of current consultative processes.
Canadian Party Politics in the New Century
Authors: Carty R. Kenneth , Cross William , Young Lisa
Published: December 2016

This essay starts from the observation that the 1993 general election marked a major watershed in Canadian party politics. It witnessed the collapse of the national party system that had been established in the 1960s and instigated a decade of party system restructuring. It is now possible to identify some of the salient characteristics of the political parties — and the distinctive system of competition among them — shaping Canadian politics in the early years of the new century. Five dimensions of the new system are given particular attention: the emergence and impact of new parties, the regionalization of party politics, the diversification of parties, the democratization of party organizations and the fragmentation of the electorate. Together they have profound significance for the character and quality of democracy in Canada.
Wiring the Nation! Including First Nations? Aboriginal Canadians and Federal e-Government Initiatives
Authors: Alexander Cynthia J.
Published: December 2016

Governments are turning to new information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance service delivery and improve citizen-state relations. E-government initiatives are focused on renewing administrative structures and processes, and on providing government information and services online. Emerging e-governance initiatives include the use of ICTs, particularly the World Wide Web, to create new patterns of engagement between policy communities and policy-makers. This essay identifies and assesses the Canadian federal government's efforts to ensure that the needs and interests of Canada's indigenous peoples are included in the wired world of government policy initiatives. The essay reveals that beyond the technological infrastructure needs of the First Nations peoples and their communities, federal policy initiatives must address and respond to the non-technical policy issues — from the cultural considerations to the privacy concerns that may be unique to the needs and interests of diverse indigenous communities in Canada — that may constrain the realization of ICTs to support Native peoples' socio-political and economic development objectives.
And Now For Something Completely Northern: Institutions of Governance in the Territorial North
Authors: White Graham
Published: December 2016

This essay examines some of the distinctive or unique institutions of governance in the territorial North. The purpose of so doing is two-fold: first, to draw to wider attention the unusual and innovative structures and processes of government operating in the North and second, to demonstrate that alternatives beyond the status quo exist for national and provincial political institutions, provided that they reflect the values and experiences of the societies in which they are embedded.

The influence of Aboriginal peoples on political institutions and processes is a prominent theme. In addition, variations between and among the three territories (due in substantial measure to the different positions and approaches of their Aboriginal peoples) are highlighted. Northern institutions are treated not as exotic curiosities, but as responses to particular political needs and social contexts.
Westward Ho? The Shifting Geography of Corporate Power in Canada
Authors: Carroll William K.
Published: December 2016

This paper maps the changing network of large Canadian corporations in the half-century following the Second World War, using location of corporate head offices as a window on the geography of corporate power. In this era, the network of interlocking directorates was reshaped by several developments: consolidation of corporate headquarters in major metropolitan zones, the decline of Montreal and the increased importance of Toronto as the principal metropolis, the movement of industrial capital westward and concomitant rise of Calgary and Vancouver as corporate command centres, the nationalist politics of Quebec, which led some major corporations to defect from Montréal while nurturing a French-Canadian segment of the corporate élite, and the continuing hegemony of Toronto and Montréal in the world of corporate finance. By the close of the twentieth century, the Canadian corporate élite appeared to be well integrated across the main urban centres of économie power, across the financial and industrial forms of capital, and across the anglo-French ethnic différence. Viewed in light of related research on the élite’s reach into civil society, this pattem of spatial, sectoral and ethnie intégration presented a structural basis for strong business leadership in both economic and extra-economic fields. Whether such corporate hegemony is ultimately compatible with a democratic way of life is altogether another matter.
The White Indian: Armand Garnet Ruffo’s Grey Owl and the Spectre of Authenticity
Authors: Braz Albert
Published: December 2016

Almost from the moment he died, and it was revealed that he was not an Apache half-breed but an Englishman, Grey Owl has been depicted largely as a fake or fraud, an impostor. He is one of the numerous members of the Wannabe Tribe who claim to have special insight into the Aboriginal way of life. However, in his 1996 poetic biography Grey Owl: The Mystery of Archie Belaney, Armand Garnet Ruffo suggests that Grey Owl may not have been guilty of deception, at least as far as the First Nations are concerned. After all, Ruffo writes, not only were most Aboriginal people Grey Owl knew aware of his identity, but they were instrumental in his metamorphosis.
Ethnicity and Accommodation in the New Brunswick Party System
Authors: Cross William , Stewart Ian
Published: December 2016

This paper explores the relationship between New Brunswick’s two ethno-linguistic communities and the province’s Progressive Conservative and Libéral parties. Using data from provincial elections from 1908 to 1999, we examine the strength of electoral support enjoyed by each party in both communities and the degree to which the parties have represented both groups in their decision-making bodies. Results from surveys of party activists are used to examine inter and intra party opinion structures on questions relating to language and ethnicity. We conclude that over the past three decades New Brunswick’s political parties have adopted a brokerage approach and have managed to transcend the province’s ethno-linguistic divide.
Parcours migratoires des parents et rapport des enfants à la politique. La part de l’histoire migratoire familiale dans la socialisation politique des descendants d’immigrés
Authors: Lagier Elsa
Published: December 2016

Les parcours migratoires des parents impriment très fortement l’histoire familiale et la façon dont elle se transmet entre les générations. Les descendants d’immigrés qui s’approprient cette histoire y puisent des éléments à même de donner du sens à leur propre situation. Ils la mobilisent également, plus ou moins consciemment, dans la construction de leur rapport à la politique. Ce sont ces dynamiques de socialisation politique à partir de l’histoire migratoire familiale qui sont étudiées ici. Pour cela, deux types de parcours migratoires sont décrits et illustrés : les migrations « de départ » et les migrations « d’arrivée ». Ces parcours, la façon dont ils sont mis en récit et les questions qu’ils suscitent pour ceux qui en « héritent », dessinent des logiques spécifiques de socialisation politique.
« Faire famille à distance » chez les natifs des Antilles et de La Réunion
Authors: Beaugendre Carole , Breton Didier , Marie Claude-Valentin
Published: December 2016

Connaissant une émigration très importante depuis de nombreuses décennies, les populations antillaises et réunionnaises offrent un exemple éclairant de l’impact de ces migrations sur les multiples manières de « faire famille à distance » et des enjeux qui s’y attachent, notamment dans la perspective du vieillissement des populations restées sur place. Tirant profit des données de l’enquête MFV couplées à celles du recensement, cet article analyse la situation vécue depuis les départements d’outre-mer (DOM), ses variations d’un département à l’autre, son évolution et ses ressorts sociodémographiques. Les résultats s’appliquent également à décrire le « faire famille » des natifs des DOM installés en métropole. Les enjeux liés à l’éclatement des familles sont d’autant plus cruciaux que ces départements sont particulièrement sous-dotés en équipements d’accueil de personnes âgées, posant la question d’une prise en charge publique dans un contexte où le recours quasi exclusif aux solidarités privées ne suffira plus à répondre aux besoins.
Permanence des recompositions des relations de care des familles transnationales indiennes. Éléments pour une socioplastie
Authors: Plard Mathilde
Published: December 2016

À la croisée des recherches sur le vieillissement et les migrations internationales, le terrain d’investigation des familles transnationales offre de nouvelles pistes de réflexion sur les solidarités et les prises en charge des parents vieillissants. Des études de terrain effectuées en Inde auprès des parents (de haute caste brahmane) dont les enfants ont migré vers des pays occidentaux, ainsi qu’à Singapour et Toronto auprès de ces enfants désignés par le terme de Non Resident Indian (NRI) , ont permis d’étudier l’organisation des relations de care (prises en charge au sens large, à la fois matérielle, physique, émotionnelle, et économique, ou seva e n Inde) et de saisir les conséquences de la décohabitation résidentielle entre générations dans une nouvelle géographie familiale. L’analyse de l’espace-temps de ces familles transnationales est d’abord donnée pour préciser comment l’idéologie fonctionnelle de la famille existe en dépit des kilomètres. C’est finalement l’essence dynamique de l’institution familiale qui ressort de ces arrangements à distance. En accord avec la sociologie formelle de Simmel, la notion de socioplastie est proposée pour saisir comment des faits sociaux comme les relations de care adoptent des formes et des structures variées en fonction des contextes (résilience).
L’immigration familiale : une obligation d’ « intégration républicaine » . Le cas du Contrat d’accueil et d’intégration
Authors: Hachimi-Alaoui Myriam
Published: December 2016

Cet article s’intéresse aux politiques publiques d’intégration destinées à inculquer aux familles migrantes les « valeurs de la République ». Après avoir rappelé les grandes étapes de la réglementation de l’immigration familiale, nous montrerons comment celle-ci s’est peu à peu imposée comme un problème public, à la faveur d’un changement d’appréhension des femmes de l’immigration, elles-mêmes perçues comme les principales victimes de la famille « traditionnelle ». Enfin, nous nous intéresserons aux discours publics qui ont accompagné la mise en place du Contrat d’accueil et d’intégration (CAI) et du Contrat d’accueil et d’intégration pour la famille (CAIF) ainsi qu’aux formations civiques qui en constituent l’élément essentiel.
Immunodominance of Antibody Recognition of the HIV Envelope V2 Region in Ig-Humanized Mice
Authors: Wiehe Kevin , Nicely Nathan I. , Lockwood Bradley , Kuraoka Masayuki , Anasti Kara , Arora Sabrina , Bowman Cindy M. , Stolarchuk Christina , Parks Robert , Lloyd Krissey E. , Xia Shi-Mao , Duffy Ryan , Shen Xiaoying , Kyratsous Christos A. , Macdonald Lynn E. , Murphy Andrew J. , Scearce Richard M. , Moody M. Anthony , Alam S. Munir , Verkoczy Laurent , Tomaras Georgia D. , Kelsoe Garnett , Haynes Barton F.
Published: December 2016

In the RV144 gp120 HIV vaccine trial, decreased transmission risk was correlated with Abs that reacted with a linear epitope at a lysine residue at position 169 (K169) in the HIV-1 envelope (Env) V2 region. The K169 V2 response was restricted to Abs bearing Vλ rearrangements that expressed aspartic acid/glutamic acid in CDR L2. The AE.A244 gp120 in AIDSVAX B/E also bound to the unmutated ancestor of a V2-glycan broadly neutralizing Ab, but this Ab type was not induced in the RV144 trial. In this study, we sought to determine whether immunodominance of the V2 linear epitope could be overcome in the absence of human Vλ rearrangements. We immunized IgH- and Igκ-humanized mice with the AE.A244 gp120 Env. In these mice, the V2 Ab response was focused on a linear epitope that did not include K169. V2 Abs were isolated that used the same human VH gene segment as an RV144 V2 Ab but paired with a mouse λ L chain. Structural characterization of one of these V2 Abs revealed how the linear V2 epitope could be engaged, despite the lack of aspartic acid/glutamic acid encoded in the mouse repertoire. Thus, despite the absence of the human Vλ locus in these humanized mice, the dominance of Vλ pairing with human VH for HIV-1 Env V2 recognition resulted in human VH pairing with mouse λ L chains instead of allowing otherwise subdominant V2-glycan broadly neutralizing Abs to develop.
Recent Trends in Management of Allergic Rhinitis
Authors: Panigrahi Rajalaxmi , Acharya Sudhir K
Published: December 2016

Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory, immunoglobulin E (IgE)- mediated disease, characterized by nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and sneezing with or without nasal itching. It can significantly interfere with patient's quality of life. The goals of treatment are to provide the patient with symptomatic relief and improve the quality of life with minimal adverse effects. Prevention has been a large focus in the treatment of allergic rhinitis, but few interventions have proven effective. Although dust mite allergies are more common.

How to cite this article

Panigrahi R, Acharya SK. Recent Trends in Management of Allergic Rhinitis. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2016;9(3):130-136.
Concha Bullosa in Paradoxical Middle Turbinate: A New Variation
Authors: El-Anwar Mohammad W , Ali Ahmed I
Published: December 2016

Introduction

Concha bullosa is the most common anatomic variation of osteomeatal complex region that is generally seen in the middle turbinate (MT).

Materials and methods

A 25-year-old male presented with headache and nasal obstruction. Computed tomography (CT) scan documented right paradoxical MT. The right MT also showed aerated concha bullosa with narrow right osteomeatal area. Routine preoperative laboratory tests were within normal limits.

Results

This case of concha bullosa in paradoxically bent MT was reported, described, and could be safely managed endoscopically. Patient was symptom free up to date without any complication, recurrence, or other pathology.

Conclusion

Computed tomography may easily identify such uncommon anatomic variations of the osteomeatal region. This directs the surgeon attention to these variations as a cause of headache and osteomeatal area obstruction.

How to cite this article

El-Anwar MW, Ali AI. Concha Bullosa in Paradoxical Middle Turbinate: A New Variation. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2016;9(3):141-142.
A Rare Case of Pediatric Self-inflicted Meningoencephalocele
Authors: Rajasekar MK , Sankar Malarvizhi R
Published: December 2016

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is common in traumatic penetrating nasal injuries. In the pediatric age group, we often encounter self-inflicted foreign body injuries of blunt type, which rarely leads to any complications. We came across a case of CSF rhinorrhea due to self-inflicted penetrating nasal injury, after 7 years of initial injury. In this case, the sharp end of a screw nail had injured the fovea ethmoidalis and caused a meningoencephalocele on removal, which had been asymptomatic until 4 years ago, when the patient came with CSF rhinorrhea. Miraculously, there were no complications in the period before presentation and after surgical correction.

How to cite this article

Rajasekar MK, Sankar MR. A Rare Case of Pediatric Self-inflicted Meningoencephalocele. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2016;9(3):143-145.
Bilateral Complete Congenital Choanal Atresia in an 18-month-old Female Child with Rare Clinical Presentation: Transnasal Endoscopic Repair with Stent
Authors: Mohindra Satyawati
Published: December 2016

Congenital choanal atresia (CCA) is the developmental failure of the nasal cavity to communicate with the nasopharynx. Surgical repair is recommended in the first weeks of life in bilateral congenital choanal atresia (BCCA), because this is a life-threatening situation in newborns as they are obligate nose breathers. This article reports on an 18-month-old female child, with delayed presentation of bilateral choanal atresia, treated successfully endoscopically and stent placement postoperatively.

Case report

The patient is an 18-month-old female child, born full term, by cesarean section (for cephalopelvic disproportion) with birth weight 3,750 gm to a 30-year-old primigravida. There were no immediate prenatal or postnatal medical or surgical problems in the mother. The child cried immediately after birth, there was no postnatal respiratory distress, cyanosis, or any major hospital admission. On examination, microcephaly (head circumference 46 cm below 2 standard deviation of the mean), hypertelorism, ani-Mongolian slanted eyes, left side cleft lip with high arched palate with malocclusion were observed. She presented late with c/o nasal discharge and mild breathing difficulty on breastfeeding. The catheter test revealed the diagnosis of BCCA. Noncontrast computed tomography (CT) scan nose was done, which showed nonposterior choana blocked with bony plates on both the sides (Fig. 1). The paranasal sinuses, orbit, and anterior nasal cavities were within normal limits. Transnasal endoscopic repair was done under general anesthesia. Endoscopy revealed a bony atresia (Fig. 2), which was drilled out keeping the direction medially and inferiorly. Feeding tubes were fashioned as stents and placed for a period of 6 weeks. There were no postoperative complications. The patient was referred to pediatric surgery for other problems. Endoscopy confirmed bilateral patency at 12 weeks postoperatively.

How to cite this article

Mohindra S, Gupta AK. Bilateral Complete Congenital Choanal Atresia in an 18-month-old Female Child with Rare Clinical Presentation: Transnasal Endoscopic Repair with Stent. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2016;9(3):153-154.
Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor: A Case Report with Review Of Literature
Authors: Sreehari A , Rupakala BM
Published: December 2016

A total of 3 to 5% of all ovarian malignancies include malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCTs). They are subdivided into germinomatous and non-germinomatous tumors. Common types of non-germinomatous tumors include yolk sac and immature teratoma. Ovarian yolk sac tumors (YST) are the second most frequent histological subtype of MOGCTs, after ovarian dysgerminoma. They account for 20% of MOGCTs and are frequent especially in childhood and in early adulthood. We report the case of a yolk sac tumor of the ovary in a 13yrs years old female.

How to cite this article

Sreehari A, Rupakala BM, Sarojamma C. Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor: A Case Report with Review of Literature. J Med Sci 2016;2(1):15-17.
Bilateral Femoral Neck Fracture due to Electric Shock
Authors: Peswani Rahul , Chandrakar BL , Thakkar Rakesh
Published: December 2016

Simultaneous bilateral fractures of the femoral neck are rare injuries in patients without underlying pathological conditions. We report a case of a 50-year-old male, who sustained bilateral femoral neck injury resulting from electric shock with 440 V of direct current. Bilateral femoral neck fracture is rare. Bilateral femoral neck fracture due to electric shock is even rarer. This case report highlights bilateral femoral neck fracture without primary and secondary bone disease. Late presentation and unclassified pattern of fracture are the other features.

How to cite this article

Peswani R, Chandrakar BL, Thakkar R. Bilateral Femoral Neck Fracture due to Electric Shock. J Med Sci 2016;2(1):18-20.
An Assessment of the Impact of the Centralised Electronic Student Records Management System at Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe
Authors: Bigirimana Stanislas , Jagero Nelson , Zulu Cleopatra Dina
Published: December 2016

This research was carried out to assess the impact of the centralised electronic student records management system at Africa University. The parameters of the research were to find out whether the current Student Information System at Africa University was adequate, consistent, and reliable. Questionnaires were administered to students and staff who use the system. It was then concluded the SIS at Africa University is only centralised in theory since there is no interaction between the accounts office, accommodation services, registration, library and the virtual classroom. Moreover, students are frustrated by the time and extra effort they have to put in whenever they have to register and make enquiries about fees as they have to stand in queues for hours.
Language Perceptions and Communication in the Baghdad Turkmen Community
Authors: Dweik Bader Saed , Al-Rahal Sara Najim
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this study is to investigate the domains of use of the Turkmen language and Arabic in Baghdad and to explore attitudes towards Turkmen and Arabic. A sample, comprising (100) subjects from the Turkmen of Baghdad, is selected purposefully to fill out a sociolinguistic questionnaire to solicit information about the participants' demographic background, language use in different contexts and language attitudes towards the ethnic language, Turkmen and the mainstream language, Arabic. The results have revealed that the Turkmen of Baghdad use their ethnic language in different domains especially at home and among the family members. Also, they use both languages (their ethnic language and Arabic) in different social domains such as neighborhood, place of work, schools, media and other public places and have displayed positive attitudes towards Turkmen and Arabic alike.
Chasing Disney: Tween Filmmakers Get Their Shot at Creativity
Authors: Fry Carri , LaRue Alyssa
Published: December 2016

Disney knows a thing or two about making movies. So when Derby (KS) Public Library received the Disney sponsored Curiosity Creates grant, we chose to bring the Hollywood filmmaking experience to life with the Tween Moviecraft Creating Creators project. The project brought together thirty tweens ranging in age from 8 to 14, with a median age range of 9 to 10.
Editor's Note: Creativity Abounds!
Authors: Verbeten Sharon
Published: December 2016

Film! STEM projects! Artistic endeavors! It was a thrill to read all the submissions this issue from some of the recipients of the ALSC Curiosity Creates grants sponsored by Disney. I was impressed with not only the scope of the projects, but how libraries embraced collaboration and truly put the money to good work.
STEM Curiosity Academy: Building the Engineers of Tomorrow
Authors: Reighard Carly , Torres-Crespo Marisel N. , Vogel Janet
Published: December 2016

"Thank you for the experience of a lifetime,” wrote one parent in a survey about the STEM Curiosity Academy. What could make a parent so excited about a library program? A research-based, play-filled program for children entering kindergarten, STEM Curiosity Academy offers children an experience they cannot get at home, and your library can create it, too.
Every Child Ready to Read: Ringing Out for Early Literacy Using the Bell Awards to Support ECRR at Your Library
Authors: Depper Melissa
Published: December 2016

One of the strengths of the Every Child Ready to Read five practices—read, write, sing, talk, and play—is that they are foundational components of early childhood library programs and services, and provide ready-made opportunities for engaging parents and caregivers in conversation about their children’s learning.The five practices also served as inspiration for the Bell Picture Book Awards for Early Literacy, a project of Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy, an advisory group to the Colorado State Library.
Research Roundup: Diversity through International Youth Literature
Authors: Goldsmith Annette Y. , Diamant-Cohen Betsy
Published: December 2016

What Is International Youth Literature? Why Does It Matter?International youth literature—translated books and English-language imports first published outside of the United States—can be the missing link in diversifying collections. Our diversity discussions tend to focus on multicultural literature that is originally published in the United States. At first glance diverse books from here and abroad can seem indistinguishable since they may have a similar focus or setting—that is, by race, ethnicity, ability, socioeconomic status, etc.—so it is not surprising that international books are often mistaken for multicultural books. Sometimes only a close look will reveal that a book has been translated or was first published in English abroad. Reading international youth literature moves us to the margins for a change and is an opportunity to see what the rest of the world thinks. By paying attention to this literature, we broaden our perspectives and validate international voices.
Appendix tables to American State Papers article
Authors: Imholtz Jr. August A. , Draper Daniel C.
Published: December 2016

Foreign Relations, volume 4Foreign Relations, volume 5Foreign Relations, volume 6Indian Affairs, volume 2Commerce and Navigation, volume 2Post Office, volume 1Miscellaneous, volume 2
By the Numbers: DAP: Digital Analytics Program
Authors: Campbell Pamela
Published: December 2016

Every day, millions of people access government websites. Over the thirty days preceding the date this article was written, the National Weather Service and the National Library of Medicine each received more than 50 million visits. According to the US General Services Administration, there are over 1,300 dot-gov domains in use by federal agencies. Given the immense resources involved in building and maintaining these websites, sound decisions about allocating these resources are important. And that means decision makers need good data.
Enriching the Experience for Government Documents Student Workers
Authors: Sopiarz Josh
Published: December 2016

Acknowledging that student employees fill essential positions in academic libraries across the country is not a particularly radical act. Indeed, it would appear that things have always been this way. Still, something new is undeniably afoot and the idea that we can be doing more for our student employees is spreading. For years now we have asked students to work late into the night during the week or on weekends, often without direct supervision. More and more we have been asking them to shoulder significant responsibilities at public service desks when other library professionals are unavailable. Our students have responded heroically, and their presence, more than ever, allows academic librarians to pursue other professional activities—to teach, conduct research, perform service, and travel to conferences.
Creating Grand Teton National Park: A Case Study in Honor of the National Park System’s Centennial
Authors: Sherman Leah
Published: December 2016

In August 1916 President Woodrow Wilson founded the National Park Service (NPS) as a means of preserving the United States’ wildlands, battlefields, and historical monuments. Over the last century this agency has grown exponentially, rising to 409 sites of significance as of 2014. In celebration of this achievement and in time for the National Park Service’s centennial later this year I have chosen to focus on the origin of one site in particular: Grand Teton National Park. This article thus seeks to present a case study of the park’s creation narrative as told through government documents, and to provide a starting place for researchers interested in the National Park System and/or Grand Teton National Park.
Annual Reports
Authors: Government Documents Round Table GODORT
Published: December 2016

Steering IGODORT General Membership MeetingSteering IIFederal Documents Task Force (FDTF)State and Local Documents Task Force (SLDTF)International Documents Task Force (IDTF)Awards CommitteeBylaws and Organization CommitteeCataloging CommitteeEducation CommitteeGovernment Information for Children (GIC) CommitteeLegislation CommitteeMembership CommitteeNominating CommitteeProgram CommitteePublications CommitteeRare and Endangered Government Publications (REGP) CommitteePreservation Working Group
Anmeldelse af Bettina Perregaard: Narrativitet – mellem sprog, handling og selv
Authors: Schleiter Astrid Jensen
Published: December 2016

Bettina Perregaard: Narrativitet – mellem sprog, handling og selv. Frederiksberg: Samfundslitteratur, 2016 (206 sider).