bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fisioterapi pada kasus Bell's Palsy Sinistra dengan modalitas infrared, Electrical Stimulation (ES) dan massage di RS Hermina Bogor
Authors: Rantika Wa Ode , Fatimah Danisa Nurul , Fuadi Dela Fariha , Ningrum Rina Yusika Widya
Published: February 2025

Bell's palsy adalah kelumpuhan wajah yang memengaruhi neuron motorik bawah dengan penyebab yang tidak diketahui (idiopatik) yang umumnya muncul secara akut, unilateral, dan melibatkan satu saraf. Prevalensi Bell's palsy di Indonesia sekitar 19,55%, dan sebagian besar terjadi pada usia dewasa muda hingga dewasa tengah. Studi kasus ini menyoroti seorang wanita berusia 46 tahun dengan Bell's Palsy, yang memiliki riwayat kelemahan wajah selama 1,5 bulan tanpa pengobatan. Setelah gejalanya memburuk, pasien datang ke rumah sakit. Menurut pasien, ia kesulitan untuk mengerutkan dahi, menutup mata, dan tersenyum. Pasien juga didiagnosis dengan diabetes mellitus dan hipertensi. Secara keseluruhan, pemeriksaan menunjukkan penurunan kekuatan otot wajah, fungsi sensori, kemampuan fungsional, serta kejang otot. Pasien menyelesaikan 6 sesi terapi dua kali seminggu di unit fisioterapi RS Hermina Bogor. Pasien juga melakukan latihan cermin di rumah dua kali sehari. Kekuatan otot wajah menunjukkan perbaikan, terutama pada m. orbicularis oculi dan m. orbicularis oris. Pada akhir penelitian, pasien mengalami peningkatan kemampuan fungsional wajah dari tingkat buruk menjadi moderat. Pemulihan yang lebih baik setelah intervensi dengan Infrared, ES, dan Pijat dapat dilakukan dengan aman dan berhasil pada pasien dengan Bell's Palsy.
Zwischen Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit und Verbandsgerichtsbarkeit: Ein neuer Blickwinkel zur Causa Pechstein?
Authors: Mimberg Gero J.
Published: February 2025

Das Dopingverfahren um die Eisschnellläuferin Claudia Pechstein beschäftigt die Gerichte nunmehr seit Jahren – und auch nach Pechsteins erfolgreicher Verfassungsbeschwerde ist noch kein Prozessende in Sicht. Dabei hat die Prozesssaga die Debatte um die Verfahrensgleichheit zwischen Verbänden und Athleten in sportrechtlichen Streitigkeiten und der Rechtsstaatlichkeit solcher Verfahren erneut angefacht. Während hierbei vor allem die Abwahl der staatlichen Gerichtsbarkeit zugunsten der Gerichtsbarkeit des internationalen Sportgerichtshofs im Mittelpunkt stand, nimmt der Beitrag einen anderen Blickwinkel ein: Untersucht wird schwerpunktmäßig das besondere Spruchkörperbesetzungsverfahren als mögliches Einfallstor für (einseitige) Einflussnahme und unmittelbaren Anknüpfungspunkt für die Ermittlung der institutionellen Unabhängigkeit des internationalen Sportgerichtshofs.
Paragrafen und Plätzchen – 24 Türchen voller Recht
Authors: Messner Viktoria Julia
Published: February 2025

Die folgende Rezension behandelt den bei Yes Publishing im Buchformat erschienenen juristischen Adventskalender »Recht besinnlich: Der juristische Adventskalender« (München, 2023) von Rechtsanwalt Christian Solmecke.
Rechtsprechungsübersicht Öffentliches Recht
Authors: Peuser Anna Sophia
Published: February 2025

Rechtsprechungsübersicht Öffentliches Recht 2/2024
Vergoedingen in het Nederlandse huwelijksvermogensrecht
Authors: Labohm A.N. , Lückers M.
Published: February 2025

Vergoedingen in het Nederlandse huwelijksvermogensrecht. Bespreking van het proefschrift van mr. J.H. Lieber

Op 22 januari 2024 promoveerde Jan Hein Lieber in Groningen op zijn dissertatie Vergoedingen in het Nederlandse huwelijksvermogensrecht, waarin een actueel beeld van het leerstuk van de vergoedingen in het Nederlandse huwelijksvermogensrecht wordt geschetst.
Rechten van polishouders bij portefeuilleoverdracht, juridische fusie en juridische splitsing door verzekeraars
Authors: Hamelijnck G.G. , van Wijk B.M. , Van Es F.
Published: February 2025

Rechten van polishouders bij portefeuilleoverdracht, juridische fusie en juridische splitsing door verzekeraars. Bespreking van het proefschrift van mr. A.M.M. Menken

Het artikel bespreekt enkele aanbevelingen uit het proefschrift van A.M.M. Menken voor de rechten van polishouders bij portefeuilleoverdracht door verzekeraars, waaronder de gevolgen van de herroeping van het instemmingsbesluit van DNB, verplichte instemming DNB bij schadeverzekeringen, wettelijke wachttermijn, individuele kennisgeving aan polishouders en horen van polishouders bij verzet.
Beyond Recycling Bicycles: Circular Economy Implications of Increasing Ebike Uptake in Ireland
Authors: Ryan Yvonne , Fitzpatrick Colin , Foley Louise , Garland Darren , Woods Catherine , Green James
Published: February 2025

Recent years have seen an upsurge in the micromobility sector. Ebikes are gaining ground to become viable alternatives to private car commuter transport and last-mile delivery in cities. An underrepresented environmental concern, particularly in European literature, is the end-of-life management of ebikes as ewaste. The current trend towards road transport electrification raises concerns regarding ambitions towards becoming a green and circular economy as well as meeting resource management targets. This paper addresses the material circularity of increasing ebike uptake. This is achieved through an examination of the ebike product lifecycle in Ireland through organisational qualitative research, an examination of the ebike market share, and a case study of ebike fleet management on a university campus. It argues that policy makers need to engage with the ebike retail and repair sector to address concerns they have regarding repairability of ebikes, quality, and insurance. Policies that encourage uptake of ebikes such as Cycle-to-Work schemes should facilitate the circular economy through innovative initiatives such as facilitation of resale of remanufactured, and refurbished ebikes and incentivising product longevity through repair vouchers. From this study it appears that basic mechanical features of ebikes are more likely to fail than ebike batteries. The exclusion of light means of transport such as ebikes from the Ecodesign Directive should be reconsidered given the quantities of ebikes placed on market and the need to address repairability in the sector. Island nations, such as Ireland, may need further enhancements and initiatives such as additive manufacturing to ensure timely repairs to ebikes, thereby extending product lifetimes and circularity.
CULTURAL PARTICIPATION AND YOUTH WELLBEING: AN EXAMPLE OF THE MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF EDUARDS VEIDENBAUMS “KALĀČI”
Authors: Cērpa Lote Katrīna , Brutāne Laura
Published: February 2025

In recent years, the field of social science research has increasingly sought to explain the role of cultural participation in promoting social and individual wellbeing. It has been studied in different cultural and artistic subsectors, including museums [Daykin et al. 2020]. The focus of this paper is on young people’s participation in cultural activities, specifically museum activities, and the impact of this participation on young people’s wellbeing. Fieldwork was carried out in the Memorial Museum of Eduards Veidenbaums “Kalāči” during the research project “Striving Towards Participatory Engagement in Museums: Inquiry into Museum Education Practice in Latvia (MEET), meeting young people (n=12) and finding out what their experience was of participating in the creation of the museum’s permanent exhibition and by organising events like “Veindenfest” (“Veidenfests”) and “More Light” (“Vairāk gaismas”). Paper reveals how participation in these activities has contributed to young people’s wellbeing.
Efficacy and safety data on pretomanid for drug-resistant TB
Authors: Thuy H.T.T. , Padmapriyadarsini C. , Chuchottaworn C. , Foraida S. , Hadigal S. , Birajdar A.R.
Published: February 2025

OBJECTIVE
To summarise the efficacy and safety of pretomanid (Pa) based regimens in patients with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB).

METHODS
We included clinical trials, operational research and observational
studies reporting the efficacy and safety of Pa-based regimens in DR-TB. The duration of the treatment was at least 24 weeks. Efficacy was reported as a favourable/unfavourable outcome and culture conversion. Safety was reported in terms of death and frequency of adverse events of special
interest.

RESULTS
Of the 127 articles identified, 13 were included. The proportion of favourable outcomes reported was 76−100%, and the median time to culture conversion was 4−6 weeks. Culture conversion rates ranged from 80–100%
by the end of 3 months of treatment, regardless of the type of drug resistance. Treatment completion rates in the operational research studies varied between 18–93%. Safety events were not proportionate among the studies included, possibly due to the differing linezolid dosing (more
frequent in the 1,200 mg dose regimen).

CONCLUSION
Our review supports the use of Pa-based regimens in patients with DR-TB. The results indicate that Pa-based regimens are efficacious with tolerable safety profile in DR-TB patients.
The Western Pacific Regional Framework to End TB: overview and critical reflection
Authors: Oh K.H. , Morishita F. , Rahevar K. , Yadav R-P. , Tran H.T.G. , Marks G.B , Raviglione M.C , Marais B.J.
Published: February 2025

Despite notable progress, TB remains a critical public health challenge in the Western Pacific Region. To address this, the WHO developed the Western Pacific Regional Framework to End TB, which aligns with global health targets, such as the End TB Strategy and the Sustainable Development
Goals. Here, we critically review the Framework, highlighting its strengths and ongoing challenges, with suggestions as to how it might adapt. Although the Framework offers a comprehensive strategy for reducing the TB burden, its success depends on effective implementation across diverse socio-economic
contexts. Key obstacles include undiagnosed infectious TB cases, limited healthcare infrastructure, persistent inequities in access to TB services, and drug-resistant TB. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these challenges, disrupting TB services and delaying progress towards 2030 targets.
The Framework’s reliance on multisectoral partnerships and innovative technologies presents opportunities but requires substantial political commitment, sustained funding and system-wide health reforms. Additionally, gaps remain in addressing social determinants of TB. Ensuring equity,
maintaining political will, and fostering international collaboration are essential to overcoming these barriers. Continuous evaluation and adaptation will be crucial in ensuring the Framework’s effectiveness in eliminating TB in the Region by 2030.
Review of the art institutions associated with Károly Somossy in terms of communication
Authors: Balassa Krisztián
Published: February 2025

This paper is an edited version of my thesis defended at Károli Gáspár Reformed University, Faculty of Arts Administration and Arts Management. I undertake the task of examining the communication of the entertainment institutions created by Károly Somossy, a highly influential figure of the time, from the time of the Compromise to the turn of the century after the Millennium celebrations (1867–1903). In my paper, I will explore the importance of communication, PR and marketing in the modern sense of the term, the tools were available for this, who used them and how, how much audience appeal they had, and whether it is plausible to say that the printed press was the most important communication tool of the period and, if so, how it was used by the entertainment industry. The research method I chose was to compare the popular press products of the time, the advertisements and advertising concepts of the various art institutions, after clarifying the basic concepts of communication. I have preserved the spelling of the period in the quotations. For reasons of space, I compare the data and communication of the largest and best documented institution, the Somossy Nightclub (Mulató) and the Budapest Operetta Theatre, which still operates these days in the same building. This is the building which, for almost ten years, from 1894 until Somossy’s death in 1903, defined our understanding of nightlife, entertainment and amusement, and paved the way in Hungary for the uneducated child of the muses, operetta, to take off on its world-conquering journey.
Az agón poétikája
Authors: Prontvai Vera
Published: February 2025

Az alábbiakban Vidnyánszky Attila Agón című rendezésén keresztül vizsgálom
az ítélethozatal, a szenvedés, a versengés és a sors megfordíthatóságának (vagy
megfordíthatatlanságának) a poétikáját a költői színházban. Az előadásban
a rendező Artaud kegyetlen színházának eszközeivel a brutalitást, a halált, valamint az emberiség bűneivel való szembesítést helyezi középpontba Józsa Péter
Pál zenéje és szövege alapján. Vidnyánszky az általa költői színháznak nevezett
nyelvhasználat segítségével jeleníti meg az emberiség történelmi és erkölcsi
küzdelmeit: az emberiség kollektív bűneit, háborús és történelmi eseményeit,
az ókortól kezdve egészen a nukleáris katasztrófáig. Az összművészeti rendezés
a luciferi lázadás lelkületéből, az ember megsemmisítésének, önfelszámolásának a vágyából indul, egyaránt integrálva a szebasztei negyvenek mártírhalálát
és a mai gondolkodásra jellemző Krisztus-temetést. Az előadás Madách-para
frázisként is értelmezhető, ugyanis a végén a színpadra lépő férfi és nő mellett
ott áll a gyermek, aki (talán) magával hozhatja az emberiség sorsának megfordulását, és aki (talán) képes lesz káromkodásból katedrálist építeni.
The poetics of agon
Authors: Prontvai Vera
Published: February 2025

The case study explores the poetics of judgment, suffering, competition and
the reversibility (or irreversibility) of fate in poetic theatre through Attila
Vidnyánszky’s production of Agón. The director places brutality, death and confrontation with the sins of humanity at the centre of the performance, using the
means of Artaud’s theatre of cruelty, based on the music and text by Péter Pál
Józsa. Through the use of a language that he calls poetic theatre, Vidnyánszky
depicts the historical and moral struggles of humanity: the collective sins of
mankind, events of war and history, from antiquity to nuclear catastrophe.
The Gesamtkunst staging is inspired by the spirit of Lucifer’s rebellion, the
desire to destroy man, to eradicate himself, integrating both the martyrdom of
the Forty Martyrs of Sebeste and the burial of Christ, which is typical of contemporary thinking. The performance can also be interpreted as a Madách paraphrase, because at the end, next to the man and woman entering the stage,
there is a child who (perhaps) can bring about the reversal of humanity’s fate,
and who (perhaps) will be able to build a cathedral from swearwords.
FATORES DE RISCO MATERNOS E EPIDEMIOLOGIA DA PREMATURIDADE: INVESTIGAÇÃO EM MATERNIDADE DE REFERÊNCIA NO MUNICÍPIO DE NOVA IGUAÇU
Authors: Gomes Mariana Lima , Leitão Letícia Moreira , Lima Ana Carolina Silva de , Tavares Marília Salete , Moreno Adalgiza Mafra , Tuza Fabio Augusto D’ Alegria , Azevêdo Elaine Aparecida Pedrozo , Ramos Maria Estela Diniz , Laprovita Maria da Penha
Published: February 2025

Dados da Organização Mundial de Saúde revelam que cerca de 13,4 milhões de bebês nasceram prematuros apenas em 2020, com quase 1 milhão de mortes ocorrendo devido a complicações relacionadas ao parto precoce. Objetivo: Investigar os fatores de risco que contribuem para a ocorrência de partos prematuros na população atendida na maternidade Mariana Bulhões e identificar contribuições da assistência pré-natal para a prevenção da prematuridade. Metodologia: A coleta de dados foi realizada na Maternidade Mariana Bulhões, abrangendo entrevistas com 50 puérperas e análise de prontuários de recém-nascidos prematuros. A pesquisa incluiu variáveis sociodemográficas, histórico obstétrico, condições de saúde materna e estilo de vida durante a gravidez. Resultados: Idade Média das mães: 26 anos. Entre as intercorrências, 52% apresentaram hipertensão, 40% infecção urinária, 12% sífilis e 10% diabetes. 14% das mães são fumantes e 18% ingeriram álcool durante a gravidez. 50% das mães realizaram seis ou mais consultas pré-natal, 48% menos de seis e 2% não realizaram nenhuma consulta. 66% das mães receberam orientações sobre cuidados e prevenção de fatores de risco de prematuridade. Apenas 18,3% dos recém-nascidos nasceram com peso ideal. Complicações respiratórias foram observadas em 65% dos recém-nascidos; 36,6% submetidos ao CPAP; 28,3%: ventilação mecânica invasiva. Conclusão: A gravidez na adolescência, falta de pré-natal adequado, hipertensão, infecções, diabetes e fatores comportamentais como uso de álcool e tabaco foram identificados como determinantes para partos prematuros na maternidade avaliada. Futuras pesquisas são necessárias para explorar formas de implementar programas de assistência pré-natal mais eficazes e avaliar seus efeitos a longo prazo.
Métodos diagnósticos para la identificación del ácido aristolóquico en muestras biológicas
Authors: Rivas-Saca Daniela Jhulissa , Mora-Bravo Lorena Viviana , Saquipay-Nieves Kerly Samantha
Published: February 2025

Introduction: Aristolochic acid (AA) is derived from the Aristolochia family and has been widely used as herbal medicine for various diseases. However, the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have classified aristolochic acid as a Group 1 carcinogen because of its nephrotoxicity and carcinogenic properties, thereby restricting its use.
Objective of the review: This article is a narrative review aiming to systematically examine the diagnostic methods for detecting aristolochic acid in the body. The goal is to establish a more accurate diagnosis regarding the pathologies induced by its consumption.
Essential points: During the biotransformation of AA, AA-DNA adducts are formed, which are highly mutagenic and inhibit DNA replication. These adducts are recognized as specific biomarkers. Methods for identifying aristolochic acid include next-generation sequencing (WGS), dual spectroscopic strategy, UPLC-MS/MS, terminal transferase-dependent PCR, and parametric magnetic resonance.
Conclusion: These methods provide experimental approaches relevant to the scientific community. However, implementing these methods remains challenging due to resource constraints needed.
Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Memengaruhi Indeks Pembangunan Manusia di Pulau Kalimantan dengan Spatial Error Model
Authors: Mulia Tsani Dien Permata , Martha Shantika
Published: February 2025

Pembangunan Sumber Daya Manusia (SDM) di Indonesia merupakan aspek krusial dalam mewujudkan tujuan pembangunan nasional dan tujuan pembangunan berkelanjutan (SDGs) di Indonesia. Indeks Pembangunan Manusia (IPM) berguna untuk menilai seberapa baik pembangunan SDM berjalan. IPM juga dapat digunakan sebagai indikator penting untuk menilai kemajuan pembangunan masyarakat di berbagai wilayah. Pada tahun 2023, banyak kabupaten/kota di Pulau Kalimantan yang mencatatkan IPM di  bawah rata-rata IPM nasional sebesar 73,55. Oleh karena itu, mengidentifikasi berbagai faktor yang berdampak pada IPM di wilayah tersebut sangat penting. Penelitian ini berfokus pada pendekatan spasial untuk mengeksplorasi ketergantungan spasial terhadap IPM di kabupaten/kota di Pulau Kalimantan. Faktor-faktor yang dianalisis mencakup kesehatan, pendidikan, sosial, dan ketenagakerjaan. Temuan pengujian menunjukkan terdapat autokorelasi spasial terhadap error, sehingga metode Spatial Error Model dapat digunakan. Pengaruh antar kabupaten/kota diukur dengan menerapkan matriks pembobot spasial queen contiguity. Hasil model menunjukkan bahwa kabupaten/kota di Pulau Kalimantan yang berdekatan memiliki dampak yang signifikan terhadap IPM di wilayah lain. Rata-Rata Lama Sekolah (RRLS), Angka Harapan Hidup (AHH), dan Tingkat Partisipasi Angkatan Kerja (TPAK) adalah beberapa variabel yang secara spasial memengaruhi IPM di Pulau Kalimantan. RRLS dan AHH berkorelasi positif terhadap kenaikan IPM, sementara TPAK berkorelasi negatif terhadap peningkatan IPM. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa untuk meningkatkan kualitas SDM di Pulau Kalimantan, elemen pendidikan dan kesehatan harus mendapat perhatian yang khusus.
A Dynamic Panel Model to Identify Factors Affecting the Labor Force Participation Rate in Districts/Municipalities of West Kalimantan Province in 2018-2023
Authors: Syahida Murni , Pratiwi Yuyun Eka , Kurniawati Nur Asih
Published: February 2025

One metric used to determine the percentage of the labor force in a population is the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR). The degree of economic activity engagement among working-age individuals, including those who are employed and those seeking employment, is depicted in this figure. A wide range of factors, including government policies across several sectors, education, and economic conditions, influence LFPR. This study aims to investigate the effects of a number of factors, including the Total Population, the Human Development (HDI), and the Regency/City Minimum Wage (MSW), on the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR), specifically in the regency/city of Kalimantan Barat Province between 2018 and 2023. The Generalized Method of Moment Arellano-Bond is the methodology employed in this research. The GMM Arellano-Bond Method was selected due to its capacity to resolve endogeneity issues. According to the estimation results, the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is significantly impacted by the Human Development Index (HDI), while Total Population, or Minimum Wage have no significant on LFPR. Kalimantan Barat has a diverse proportion of working-age population so that it does not describe all individuals in the population who are classified as working age willing to enter the labor market, and the minimum wage also has no effect on LFPR because Kalimantan Barat has an economy that is still dominated by the informal sector such as agriculture, where informal workers are not bound by wage regulations.
The New Minorities of Europe
Authors: Johns Michael
Published: February 2025

The New Minorities of Europe: Social Cohesion in the European Unionargues that while the EU currently faces economic issues, it is pressed with larger questions and potential problems due to the backlash against those who move freely inside the union. It uses the intra-EU migrants, particularly the Polish community who moved post-2004 into Britain and to a lesser extent Ireland, as the case through which to examine these issues. The book argues that the traditional definitions of minorities and migrants are no longer valid in the EU and we should look at all groups collectively through a continuum of social cohesion based on their ability to access rights. The book traces the development of free movement in the EU, the movement of the intra-EU migrants, and the challenges and growing chilly climate they and other non-EU immigrants face across Europe. The book concludes with a proposal for the development of a High Commission on Social Cohesion in the European Union similar to the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities who could use Quiet Diplomacy to try to work with minority groups in all their forms and the EU member states to address these issues.
Prayer Shawl Ministries and Women's Theological Imagination
Authors: Bowman Donna
Published: February 2025

Based on personal interviews, Prayer Shawl Ministries and Women’s Theological Imagination uncovers the theological creativity of Christian lay women quietly stitching their own sacred fabric. From the origins of prayer shawl ministry in feminist and ecumenical thought, the movement has grown to hundreds of groups, composed mostly of women over 60, in denominations across the political and doctrinal spectrum. Through participation in handcrafting ministries, participants reflect on themes that sometimes complement and sometimes challenge the public stances of their communities. Women in prayer shawl ministries develop commitments to broad inclusion, reject the intrusion of market forces, and realize their productive power. Out of their traditional roles as caretakers, they craft compassion into a conscious, theologically-rich practice. Out of their historical subordination, they cultivate trust in divine providence and hope for the preservation of their legacy. Listening to their ideas, convictions, and concerns, and connecting them to findings from multiple scholarly fields, this book seeks to disclose the convergences and complexity of ordinary women’s theological thinking and behavior.
Ritual Practices in Congregational Identity Formation
Authors: Son Timothy D.
Published: February 2025

Ritual Practices in Congregational Identity Formation investigates the educational roles of ritual practices in the process of congregational identity formation. Son identifies and analyzes various kinds of Christian rituals with respect to how rituals influence the formational processes of a congregation’s identity. Based on Victor Turner’s ritual theory, this book also investigates the pedagogical and transformative efficacies of ritual practices within the dynamics of congregational education.
Waiting in Christian Traditions
Authors: Robinson Joanne
Published: February 2025

Christians wait for prayers to be answered, for an afterlife in heaven, for the Virgin Mary to appear, and for God to speak. They wait to be liberated from oppression, to be “saved” or born again, for Easter morning to dawn, for healing, for conversion, and for baptism. Waiting and the disappointment and hope that often accompany it are explained in terms that are, at first glance, remarkably invariant across Christian traditions: what will happen will happen “on God’s time.” A study of sources from across Christian traditions shows that there is considerable complexity beneath this surface claim. Understandings of free will and personal agency alongside shifts in institutional and theological commitments change the ways waiting is understood and valued. Waiting is often considered a positive state to be endured as long as God wills, and that fundamental understanding helps keep the promises at the heart of Christianity alive. Scholars have long overlooked the problem and promise of waiting despite (or perhaps because of) its prevalence. Indeed, there are relatively few mystics, few who have undergone “sudden” conversion, and few who have attained saintly status. Many, however, have waited, and that problem remains prominent—and its solutions remain influential—in Christian traditions today.
Patti Smith
Authors: Wendell Eric
Published: February 2025

Nicknamed the “Godmother of Punk,” Patti Smith rose to fame during the 1970s New York counterculture movement where she welcomed a new breed of rock and roll. Smith sanctioned the presence of a strong-willed woman in the mainstream rock community by breaking not only the fragile glass ceiling, but also the “rules” about women on the rock stage. Smith pushed right up to the front of the punk scene, stripping down sexual, religious, and emotional barriers to create a raw, viscerally personal message.

In Patti Smith: America’s Punk Rock Rhapsodist,musician and historian Eric Wendell delves into the volatile mix of religious upbringing and musical and literary influences that gave shape to Smith’s lyrics, music, and artistic output. Wendell explores how Smith’s androgynous stage presence pulled the various societal triggers, adding a new layer of meaning to popular music performance. Songwriter and singer, performance artist and poet, Smith created work that drew together biography, history, and music into a powerful collage of an artist who shaped a generation of musicians.

For poets and performers, as well as fans of Patti Smith and punk rock history, Patti Smith: America’s Punk Rock Rhapsodist is the perfect introduction to Smith’s achievements and the politics and art of a generation that is still felt.
How We Became Human
Authors: Moreno Julio
Published: February 2025

How We Became Human: A Challenge to Psychoanalysis tackles the question of what distinguishes human beings from other animals. By interweaving psychoanalysis, biology, physics, anthropology, and philosophy, Julio Moreno advances a novel thesis: human beings are faulty animals in their understanding of the world around them. This quality renders humans capable of connecting with inconsistencies, those events or phenomena that their logic cannot understand. The ability to go beyond consistency is humans’ distinctive trait. It is the source of their creativity and of their ability to modify the environment they inhabit. On the basis of this connective-associative interplay, Moreno proposes a new approach to the links human beings create amongst themselves and with the world around them. This theory focuses on a key question: What is the difference between human beings and the other animals? From this perspective, Moreno seeks to reformulate many of the classic psychoanalytic, psychological, and anthropological postulates on childhood, links, and psychic change.
Experiencing Rush
Authors: Bowman Durrell
Published: February 2025

Few bands have proven as long-standing and experimental as the Canadian rock act Rush, which has successfully survived and adapted like few others by continuing to work in an album-oriented “progressive hard rock” style. Rush bridged its original blues-rock style with progressive rock and heavy metal in the 1970s, explored new wave and synth rock in the 1980s, and then created a new kind of alternative hard rock in the 1990s and 2000s. Throughout its career Rush has stubbornly remained musically and lyrically individualistic. The band created dozens of albums over its four decades—with 45 million sold—and embarked on major concert tours for millions of fans across the globe.The band’s music appeals not just to mainstream rock fans but to those musicians who admire the structural complexity of its music.

In Experiencing Rush: A Listener’s Companion, music scholar Durrell Bowman guides readers through Rush’s long career, explaining through the artful combination of biography, history, and musical exegesis how to listen to this unique act. From Rush’s emergence as an early blues-rock power trio of guitar, bass, and drums into the godfathers of progressive hard rock, Bowman marks the band’s first breakthrough with its landmark, sci-fi/individualist album 2112. From there, readers explore Rush’s movement from “prog rock” extended compositions into shorter, potential-radio-play “post-prog” songs, leading to Rush’s most successful album Moving Pictures in 1981. In its later career, Rush adventurously mixed progressive hard rock and music technology, generating a new power trio sound that featured further stylistic evolutions. As Bowman makes clear, it is the band’s stalwart path and many influences on fans, musicians, and others that resulted in Rush’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.

Rush is a legendary group, and Experiencing Rush is specially written for music fans seeking a deeper look into the band’s work, as well as for new listeners ready to discover the unique and diverse sound of one of rock’s greatest acts.
Successful Library Fundraising
Authors: Wood M. Sandra
Published: February 2025

Obtaining the funding to maintain and grow library services and resources has always been a challenge. Successful Library Fundraising: Best Practices brings together a wealth of information from public, academic, special, and school libraries who share their successful approaches to raising funds through a variety of traditional and “outside-the-box” methods:

Library development (cultivating donors)

Endowments

Corporate financing

Special events

Friends’ groups and volunteers

Grants, and more

Fundraising is critical in today’s economic climate. Tips and ideas from this volume will help library professionals gain confidence to begin a fundraising program or improve their current fundraising activities.
Unhinged
Authors: Berry Anna
Published: February 2025

Despite all her best efforts to break the cycle of catastrophic, destructive patterns of mental illness, Anna Berry found herself at the end of her rope----unemployed, penniless, homeless, and in the throes of a psychotic episode that threatened to destroy her life. Alone and unwell, she manages to find her grip on life, seeks the help she needs, and embarks on a life and career that illustrate that mental illness does not have to be ruinous. Unhinged: A Memoir of Enduring, Surviving, and Overcoming Family Mental Illness is a powerful memoir that chronicles Berry’s life as both a casualty and survivor of family mental illness. From her point of rock-bottom to her own recovery, as well as her efforts to help her still-afflicted mother and brother find hope and healing, we see how she struggles to recognize her own illness while coping with the fallout from her family’s other victims.

In telling her story, Berry uncovers the difficulties inherent in not only growing up with mental illness among family members, but also the frustrations of not being able to recognize or handle the trajectory of her own illness. Yet, after successfully finding methods of treating her symptoms, Berry goes on to become a successful journalist and author, who now helps educate the public about mental health through her writing, while also serving as her mother’s court-appointed legal guardian. This story shows the devastating impact of mental illness on whole families, but offers readers a message of hope and healing. Berry’s story is sure to resonate with the many people who deal with the mental illness of family members, and their own struggles to cope with their own diagnoses.
She's a Knockout!
Authors: Jennings L.A.
Published: February 2025

Women’s fighting sports have a rich and storied history. As far back as the eighteenth century, female fighters battled at varying levels, from county fairs to elite events. With new opportunities to compete in legitimate arenas—from the Olympics and the Golden Gloves to wrestling tournaments and Ultimate Fighting Championships—women are now able to fight in ways their predecessors never could. And though women today still often face the same derision their predecessors faced, their fortitude and determination has earned them respect from much of the fighting community.

In She’s a Knockout!: A History of Women in Fighting Sports, L.A. Jenningschronicles the stories of these strong and resilient women—including wrestlers, mixed martial arts competitors, and boxers—and the different issues they have encountered. Throughout the narrative, Jennings situates the stories of the female fighters in the culture of their time, revealing how women were often seen as objects of spectacle and ridicule before finally garnering admiration in the fighting world. The women featured in this book include England’s “Championess” Elizabeth Stokes of the 1720s, American wrestler Cora Livingstone in the 1930s, and early MMA great Debi Purcell in the 2000s.

Featuring historical and contemporary photographs and exclusive interviews with professional fighters, this book delivers an in-depth look into the struggles and triumphs of female fighters. Fans of fighting sports, sports historians, and those interested in the history of women in sports will find this a fascinating and illuminating read.
The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians
Authors: Roots James
Published: February 2025

The silent film era featured some of the most revered names of on-screen comic performance, from Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to Harold Lloyd, Douglas Fairbanks, and Laurel & Hardy. Besides these giants of cinema, however, there are other silent era performers—both leading actors and supporting players—who left an enduring legacy of laughter.

In The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians, James Roots ranks the greatest performers based on a scorecard that measures each comic’s humor, timelessness, originality, and teamwork. Far more than just a listing, this is an idiosyncratic and entertaining review of the men and women who created the golden age of comedy. As a critic and deaf viewer, Roots brings a truly unique perspective to the evaluation of these performers and their work. He has viewed thousands of silent comedies and offers some assessments that run contrary to the standard list of performers. While many obvious names are placed in the top echelon, the author also champions performers who have been neglected, in part because their work has not been as visible. Each entry includes

a filmography

a scorecard

an evaluation of the artist’s overall work

an assessment of representative films

DVD availability

With the increased availability of films on DVD, as well as Internet access, more and more silent performers are being discovered by film fans. Supplemented by an appendix of comedians who missed the cut, as well as an annotated bibliography, The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians will be an invaluable resource to anyone wanting to know more about the brilliant entertainers of the silent era.
Music and Coexistence
Authors: Hanna Osseily
Published: February 2025

Music and Coexistence:A Journey across the World in Search of Musicians Making a Difference is both study and travelogue, as author Osseily Hanna explores the courageous work of musicians who compose and perform with their ostensible enemies or in extraordinary social situations. He documents the political and economic constraints faced by musicians, from the wall that encloses a refugee camp in Jerusalem, to the tensions among KFOR and Carabinieri peacekeepers who keep Serbs and Kosovar Albanians apart, to the cultural and linguistic suppression that afflicts minority communities in Turkey.

A multilingual musician, Hanna examines the lives of the individuals and groups at the forefront of the effort to bridge ethnic, cultural, and religious divisions. Featuring musicians from thirteen different countries and territories across five continents, Hanna’s story includes a remarkable cadre of performers, such as the musicians who comprise Heartbeat, a group of Israeli and Palestinian youth, who compose, record, and perform music together; the Albino musicians of Tanzania, who regularly combat persecution by local shamans; the multiracial and thriving samba musicians in Sao Paolo; and a former child soldier from Cambodia who seeks to revive traditional music following the genocide in the 1970s. With photos taken by the author during his travels, this work is a unique contribution for those interested in world music and peace studies. This unique and remarkable work will open the eyes and the hearts of every musician and music lover who recognizes music as a universal language.
Rhythm Makers
Authors: Artimisi Tony
Published: February 2025

In Rhythm Makers: The Legendary Drummers of Nashville in Their Own Words, Tony Artimisi documents through extensive interviews the work of some of the most influential drum kit players in popular music today, opening a window onto one of the most vibrant music scenes in modern American history. Telling their stories in their own words, each legendary figure walks readers through the realities of how musical opportunities arise in Nashville, how the recording process has changed over time, what it is like to drum behind some of the top artists in American music, and how one makes it as a professional drummer.

Artimisi’s subjects together have performed on literally thousands of recordings, from master recordings to demos, jingles to sound-alikes. Having played behind nearly everyone who passed through Nashville, from Dolly Parton and Elton John to Glen Campbell and Johnny Mathis, Eddie Bayers Jr. regales readers with stories of the many areas in the industry he worked to build his legendary career. Master drummer Jerry Kroon, whose credits include work with Ricky Skaggs, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and numerous others, shares his secret for maintaining good relationships with various personality types in music. Percussionist extraordinaire Tom Roady, who has recorded with Wilson Pickett, The Dixie Chicks, and Kenny Chesney—too name but a few—offers insights into what makes a drummer in his recollection of his career start. One of the most inventive instrumentalists, Kenny Malone, who has worked with Waylon Jennings, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash and many more, discusses his own unique experiments in drumming technique in order to maintain his creative edge. Finally, Tommy Wells, whose career beginnings in Motown led him to Nashville, where he drummed for Charley Pride, The Statler Brothers, and The Charlie Daniels Band, offers a true insider’s perspective offering insights into how jingle and sound-alike sessions operate, which can be a valuable part of the professional sideman’s work.

This work is the ideal for readers interested in the history of country music and the Nashville recording scene more generally, record and music production, popular music, and drumming as both art and profession.
From Small Screen to Vinyl
Authors: Leszczak Bob
Published: February 2025

From its infancy, television networks and studios explore others avenues to increase their revenues. Conveniently enough, several film studios and production companies—MGM, MTM, Columbia/Screen Gems, Talent Associates, Warner Brothers—had their own record label divisions. The obvious benefit was cross promotion: a television series could be plugged on the record and the record could be promoted on the TV show. Though few and far between, several television performers went on to become major recording stars. Ricky Nelson started as a child actor on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet before dominating rock and pop charts. Johnny Crawford of The Rifleman, Walter Brennan of The Real McCoys, and even Bruce Willis of Moonlighting all scored Top Ten hit singles. But these were just the standouts from the hundreds of TV actors who recorded songs, and the stories behind their records are simply fascinating.

In From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to TV Stars Who Made Records 1950-2000, author Bob Leszczak offers a look at hundreds of stars who performed double duty: as a television performer as well as a recording artist. He looks not only at the show and the performer but the behind-the-scenes dramas that unfolded as each attempted to tackle the two different mediums. Through his interviews with many of these multitaskers, the author has uncovered new, and mostly never before known facts about those who sought to conquer the world of vinyl.

As Leszczak stresses, most eagerly embraced the opportunity to record, while others saw it as a necessary evil—the result of contractual obligations or industry pressures. Entries are listed alphabetically from Nick Adams (of The Rebel) to Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (of 77 Sunset Strip). Also included are over 80 photos of these rare releases taken from the author’s private collection. For a new look at your old favorites, From Small Screen to Vinyl, will let you see that just because one is a TV star does not mean that he or she does not have the ability to expand beyond their acting prowess.

Baby boomers, fans of classic hits radio, and devotees of classic TV programs will find From Small Screen to Vinyl a treasure trove of TV and record trivia—and no TV or music library can be considered complete without it.
Historical Dictionary of Australia
Authors: Abjorensen Norman , Docherty James C.
Published: February 2025

Australia’s development, from the most unpromising of beginnings as a British prison in 1788 to the prosperous liberal democracy of the present is as remarkable as is its success as a country of large-scale immigration. Since 1942 it has been a loyal ally of the United States and has demonstrated this loyalty by contributing troops to the war in Vietnam and by being part of the “coalition of the willing” in the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and in operations in Afghanistan. In recent years, it has also been more willing to promote peace and democracy in its Pacific and Asian neighbors.

This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Australia covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Australia.
Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act
Authors: Baier Lowell E.
Published: February 2025

Next Generation INDIE Book Awards Grand Prize Winner, Best Non-Fiction Book in 2017; and Winner in the Science/Nature/Environment category

Finalist for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards in Ecology and Environment

In this book, Lowell E. Baier, one of America’s preeminent experts on environmental litigation, chronicles the century-long story of Americas’ resources management, focusing on litigations, citizen suit provisions, and attorneys’ fees. He provides the first book-length comprehensive examination of the little-known Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and its role in environmental litigation. Originally intended to support veterans, the disabled and small business, EAJA, Baier argues, now paralyzes America’s public land management agencies. Baier introduces readers to the history of EAJA, examines the many beneficiaries of the law, describes in depth 20 of the most prominent litigious environmental groups in America, and recommends carefully tailored amendments to the EAJA to correct environmental abuses of the law while protecting legitimate interests. Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act will be a valuable resource for the environmental legal community, environmentalists, practitioners at all levels of government, and all readers interested in environmental policy and the rise of the administrative state.
Making Mentoring Work
Authors: Davis Emily
Published: February 2025

Making Mentoring Work is a practical guide for school leaders interested in beginning or enhancing their mentoring programs for new teachers. Readers can use the mentoring program rubric to pre-assess their program and then choose the chapters that correspond to areas of growth. Each chapter provides background research as well as practical steps and tools to make mentoring work in a school environment. At the end of each section, readers will find discussion guides that support program leaders in making the next steps; organizing conversations with stakeholders that will transform and streamline new teacher support programs; and increase new teacher retention and practice.
The "How To" Grants Manual
Authors: Bauer David G.
Published: February 2025

This book breaks down the sometimes overwhelming and difficult task of creating a successful grant winning proposal into a series of clear and definable steps that lead to grant success. The implementation of these pro-active grant steps results in government, foundation and corporate grants success.

Whether you are with a non-profit organization, a school district, or an institution of higher education, this step-by-step process will demystify the grants process and help you become a confident and knowledgeable grantseeker.

Researching the grantor, reviewing previously funded proposals, and making pre-proposal contact with the funding source are just a few of the pro-active steps that will help to assure you that what you propose is right for the grantor and that the grantor should therefore select you to fund.

The exhibits/worksheets in The “How To” Grants Manual further support this successful system.

If your organization or institution wants to increase your success in attracting grants, this book if for you. From operating grants to technology to research, this book will help you outline your plan for success.