Cultural Resources Survey: Freeport, Harbor, Texas, (45-Foot) Navigation Improvement Project, Brazoria County, Texas

In October and November of 1980, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted an intensive resource survey and limited testing in an area on either side of the mouth of the Brazos River in Brazoria County, Texas. A history was composed of the project area in relation to that of the Republic and State of Texas. A structural history of the town of Velasco was compiled from archival and historical research. Intensive survey and assessment of the project area resulted in the conclusion that, aside from a few possible subsurface indications at or below the water level, Fort Velasco and the townsite of Velasco have been eliminated by the action of successive tropical storms. It is recommended, however, that further intensive testing be carried out if the area within Monument Square of old Velasco is to be seriously impacted by the Freeport Harbor Navigation Improvement Project

“Alice Pavilion.”

In the spring term 2008 the ALICE pavilion team designed Overflow as a large-scale archi-tectonic artifact interacting with the tidal movements at the Thames River. Conceived as a flexible post-tensioned polystyrene structure, fastened along the embankment handrail as a hinge, it was reacting to the tidal amplitudes in the Thames River

Valorisation des races animales locales par des produits liés à leur territoire : cinq leçons tirées de cas variés en France

Sur la base de cas concrets relatifs à plusieurs espèces domestiques, en France, on tire cinq enseignements relatifs à la valorisation des races locales via leurs produits. Premièrement, il n’existe pas de solution unique pour valoriser une race, une grande diversité des moyens se rencontrant et parfois se combinant sur le terrain. Deuxièmement, il est nécessaire de construire et de maintenir une clientèle et d’adapter en temps réel la production et demande. Troisièmement, un défi de taille est de maintenir un contrôle étroit des éleveurs sur la filière, de sorte que la valeur ajoutée leur bénéficie pleinement. Quatrièmement, il convient de veiller à la cohésion entre les différents acteurs et de porter une attention équilibrée au développement des produits et à la gestion des races. Cinquièmement, les collectifs concernés doivent gérer avec habileté la question de l’appropriation, par la race ou par le produit, du nom porteur d’une image favorable auprès du public.Added value for local breeds by products linked to their territory: five lessons learned from various cases in France. On the basis of concrete cases from several domestic species, in France, five lessons were drawn on how to obtain an added value to local breeds via their products. First, there is no single way to find an added value, a wide variety of means being encountered and sometimes combined on the field. Second, it is necessary to build and maintain a customer base and to adapt production and demand in real time. Third, a major challenge is to maintain a close control of farmers on the value chain, so that the added value benefits them fully. Fourth, there is a need to ensure cohesion between the different actors and to pay attention to the balance between product development and breed management. Fifth, the groups of concerned people must skillfully manage the issue of the appropriation of the name carrying a favorable image, by the breed or by product

Rethinking architectural education - the new EU directive and the role of live projects

The symposium was held as part of the 2nd Annual AAE Conference 2014 - Living and Learning - at the University of Sheffield and encouraged the participants to discuss the teaching method of Live Projects as part of the typical 5 year architectural education in the UK. Within the context of the new EU directive and the potential for a rethinking of the “3+2 years” (+ 2 years in practice) usual architectural education in the UK, Live Projects play an important role, adding practical experience to a shorter “5+0 years” model (without the year in practice). The information and knowledge delivered in the symposium could play a demonstrative and exemplary role in future architectural educational reform. At the Cass. School of Architecture, several studios at Undergraduate and Diploma level choose to work on Live Projects with their students as the year-long programme. These Live Projects play an important role within the students’ architectural education and increasingly will do so also in the future, as Live Projects add practical experience to a potentially reduced architectural education to 5 years without a year out. The studios at the Cass do not only teach students about the professional side of architectural practice (e.g. real clients), but also contribute to research in architecture. Three studios presented their work and methodologies as a base for discussion at the beginning of the Symposium, this was followed by a short Q+A session, involving the audience and other institutions to discuss: • What makes a project live? • What support is needed for Live Projects? • What is the role of the architect within the Live Project

Dying to Farm: Developing a Suicide Prevention Intervention for Farmers in Ireland

Mental health problems and suicide are continually reported as major concerns for those actively employed in the Irish farming sector. Relative to other occupational groups, farmers experience a higher burden of health problems including mental health (Roy et al, 2013) and suicide (Roberts et al, 2013). Agriculture is also the most dangerous sector in Ireland in which to work (HSA, 2020). However, from 2014 to 2019, death from suicide and self-harm for farmers in Ireland is consistently higher (with the exception of 2017) than death from farm accidents. Despite this, research has focused more on farm safety than mental health or mental health supports for farmers. To date, no published research has examined risk factors associated with suicide among Irish farmers nor has any published research examined intervention acceptability among farmers.Health Service Executiv

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Intercultural Interaction in architectural education

Fourteen case studies on architectural education - Intercultural Interactions is a theme that began within SCHOSA (The Standing Conference of Heads of Schools of Architecture) whilst Robert Mull was chair between 2008 and 2010. The theme and publication were then developed with the support of CEBE (The Centre for Education in the Built Environment) and the ASD Projects office at London Metropolitan University

Enablers of and barriers to perinatal mental healthcare access and healthcare provision for refugee and asylum-seeking women in the WHO European region: a scoping review

Perinatal mental health is a growing public health concern. Refugee and asylum-seeking women are particularly susceptible to experiencing perinatal mental illness and may encounter a range of challenges in accessing healthcare. This scoping review sought to identify the enablers of and barriers to healthcare access and healthcare provision for refugee and asylum-seeking women experiencing perinatal mental illness in the WHO European Region. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews was applied. Nine databases and six grey literature sources were initially searched in April 2022, and an updated search was completed in July 2023. The search identified 16,130 records, and after the removal of duplicates and the screening process, 18 sources of evidence were included in this review. A data extraction table was used to extract significant information from each individual source of evidence, which was then mapped to the seven dimensions of the candidacy framework. Empirical (n = 14; 77.8%) and non-empirical (n = 4; 22.2%) sources of evidence were included. The literature originated from seven countries within the WHO European Region, including the United Kingdom (n = 9; 50%), Germany (n = 3; 16.7%), Denmark (n = 2; 11.2%), Norway (n = 1; 5.6%), Greece (n = 1; 5.6%), Sweden (n = 1; 5.6%), and Switzerland (n = 1; 5.6%). The results indicate that, although enablers and barriers were apparent throughout the seven dimensions of candidacy, barriers and impeding factors were more frequently reported. There was also a notable overall lack of reported enablers at the system level. Unaddressed language barriers and lack of attention to the diversity in culturally informed perceptions of perinatal mental illness were the main barriers at the individual level (micro-level) to identifying candidacy, navigating healthcare systems, and asserting the need for care. The lack of culturally appropriate alignment of healthcare services was the key organizational (meso-level) barrier identified. The wider structural and political contexts (macro-level factors), such as lack of funding for consultation time, focus on Western diagnostic and management criteria, and lack of services that adequately respond to the needs of refugee and asylum-seeking women, negatively influenced the operating conditions and wider production of candidacy. It can be concluded that there are multilevel and interconnected complexities influencing access to and provision of perinatal mental healthcare for refugee and asylum-seeking women

A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution

We greatly appreciate the care and thought that is evident in the 10 commentaries that discuss our debate paper, the majority of which argued in favor of a formalized ICD-11 gaming disorder. We agree that there are some people whose play of video games is related to life problems. We believe that understanding this population and the nature and severity of the problems they experience should be a focus area for future research. However, moving from research construct to formal disorder requires a much stronger evidence base than we currently have. The burden of evidence and the clinical utility should be extremely high, because there is a genuine risk of abuse of diagnoses. We provide suggestions about the level of evidence that might be required: transparent and preregistered studies, a better demarcation of the subject area that includes a rationale for focusing on gaming particularly versus a more general behavioral addictions concept, the exploration of non-addiction approaches, and the unbiased exploration of clinical approaches that treat potentially underlying issues, such as depressive mood or social anxiety first. We acknowledge there could be benefits to formalizing gaming disorder, many of which were highlighted by colleagues in their commentaries, but we think they do not yet outweigh the wider societal and public health risks involved. Given the gravity of diagnostic classification and its wider societal impact, we urge our colleagues at the WHO to err on the side of caution for now and postpone the formalization