A model for public interest ethnography: the conjunction of theory, practice, action, and change in a globalizing world

En este artículo se expone la historia de, y un modelo para, la Etnografía de Interés Público (EIP). El objetivo es codificar los medios por los que la teoría, la práctica y la acción para el cambio en un mundo globalizado pueden desarrollarse y han sido desarrolladas conjuntamente por etnógrafos que han adoptado un enfoque etnográfico micro aunque asociado también a consideraciones macro. El término “interés público” se refiere tanto a los intereses más amplios relacionados con el “bien común” (el nivel macro) como a los intereses específicos transmitidos por los actores en la esfera pública del debate y la acción en cualquier sociedad (el nivel micro). La participación en estos diversos niveles proyecta al etnógrafo dentro del terreno en el que conocimientos compartidos e intereses enfrentados compiten por la atención del público. El tema principal que subyace al objetivo de la EIP es unir la etnografía a la interpretación y al cambio en el dominio público.This paper outlines a model for and the history of Public Interest Ethnography (PIE). The aim is to codify the means by which theory, practice, and action for change in a globalizing world can and has been knitted together by ethnographers adopting a micro ethnographic approach wedded to macro considerations. The term “public interest” refers both to broader interests related to the “common good” (the macro level) and to specific interests aired by actors in the public sphere of debate and action in any society (the micro level.) Engagement at these various levels catapults the ethnographer into the realm of shared understandings and struggle as contested interests vie for public attention. The major theme underlying the goal of PIE is to join ethnography to interpretation and change in the public domain

Comet and Meteorite Traditions of Aboriginal Australians

Of the hundreds of distinct Aboriginal cultures of Australia, many have oral traditions rich in descriptions and explanations of comets, meteors, meteorites, airbursts, impact events, and impact craters. These views generally attribute these phenomena to spirits, death, and bad omens. There are also many traditions that describe the formation of meteorite craters as well as impact events that are not known to Western science.Comment: Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, 2014. Edited by Helaine Selin. Springer Netherland

Amphetamine-induced memory impairment in a discriminative avoidance task is state-dependent in mice

In both humans and laboratory animals, the reports of cognitive effects following acute amphetamine (Amph) administration are mixed and depend, for example, on the timing of administration (e. g. before or after task acquisition) and/or on the memory model used. Besides its cognitive effects, Amph produces other important behavioural effects, including alterations in anxiety and general activity, which could modify the subject's internal state, thereby facilitating state-dependent learning. Importantly, state-dependency has been linked to drug dependence in humans. This study evaluates the role of state-dependent learning in Amph-induced memory deficits in mice submitted to a discriminative avoidance task. Mice were given Amph (3 mg/kg) before training and/or before testing in the plus-maze discriminative avoidance task, an animal model that concomitantly evaluates learning, memory, anxiety-like behaviour and general activity. Pre-training Amph administration did not affect the ability to learn the discriminative task, but rather induced anxiogenic-like effects and a marked retention deficit in the test session. This memory impairment was completely absent when animals received Amph before both the training and the test sessions. Amph-induced memory impairment of a discriminative avoidance task is state-dependent, such that a response acquired in the 'Amph state' cannot be recalled in the normal state. the involvement of anxiety alterations in this 'Amph state' is discussed.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Associacao Fundo de Incentivo a Pesquisa (AFIP)Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Farmacol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Psicobiol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Farmacol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Psicobiol, São Paulo, BrazilFAPESP: 1998/14303-3Web of Scienc

Neoliberalisation and 'lad cultures' in higher education

This paper links HE neoliberalisation and ‘lad cultures’, drawing on interviews and focus groups with women students. We argue that retro-sexist ‘laddish’ forms of masculine competitiveness and misogyny have been reshaped by neoliberal rationalities to become modes of consumerist sexualised audit. We also suggest that neoliberal frameworks scaffold an individualistic and adversarial culture among young people that interacts with perceived threats to men’s privilege and intensifies attempts to put women in their place through misogyny and sexual harassment. Furthermore, ‘lad cultures’, sexism and sexual harassment in higher education may be invisibilised by institutions to preserve marketability in a neoliberal context. In response, we ask if we might foster dialogue and partnership between feminist and anti-marketisation politics

Role of state-dependent learning in the cognitive effects of caffeine in mice

Caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world and it is generally believed that it promotes beneficial effects on cognitive performance. However, there is also evidence suggesting that caffeine has inhibitory effects on learning and memory. Considering that caffeine may have anxiogenic effects, thus changing the emotional state of the subjects, state-dependent learning may play a role in caffeine-induced cognitive alterations. Mice were administered 20 mg/kg caffeine before training and/or before testing both in the plus-maze discriminative avoidance task (an animal model that concomitantly evaluates learning, memory, anxiety-like behaviour and general activity) and in the inhibitory avoidance task, a classic paradigm for evaluating memory in rodents. Pre-training caffeine administration did not modify learning, but produced an anxiogenic effect and impaired memory retention. While pre-test administration of caffeine did not modify retrieval on its own, the pre-test administration counteracted the memory deficit induced by the pre-training caffeine injection in both the plus-maze discriminative and inhibitory avoidance tasks. Our data demonstrate that caffeine-induced memory deficits are critically related to state-dependent learning, reinforcing the importance of considering the participation of state-dependency on the interpretation of the cognitive effects of caffeine. the possible participation of caffeine-induced anxiety alterations in state-dependent memory deficits is discussed.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Associacao Fundo de Incentivo a Pesquisa (AFIP)Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Farmacol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Psicobiol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Neurofisiol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Farmacol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Psicobiol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Neurofisiol, São Paulo, BrazilFAPESP: 1998/14303-3Web of Scienc

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LAPORAN AKHIR PROGRAM KEMITRAAN MASYARAKAT (PKM) PELATIHAN PEMBELAJARAN JARAK JAUH BERBASIS DIGITAL CLASS PLATFORM EDMODO BAGI USTADZ & USTADZAH SMP AL-IRSYAD ISLAMIC SCHOOL

Masalah yang dihadapi mitra adalah bahwa kini masyarakat telah dilanda COVID-19, yang mengakibatkan bahwa pembelajaran di sekolah yang sedianya diadakan melalui tatap muka menjadi daring atau melalui jarak jauh. Kota Tegal yang telah menjalani masa Lok-down selama 3 bulan yaitu dari bulan Maret samapai dengan bulan Mei 2020. Hal ini membuat seluruh kegiatan khususnya bidang akademik dilakukan melalui rumah atau Work From Home (WFH). Kegiatan belajar mengajar dilakukan melalui jarak jauh dengan menggunakan beberapa aplikasi pembelajaran. Kebijakan Dinas Pendidikan Kota Tegal yang mewajibkan seluruh siswa di kota Tegal belajar melalui jarak jauh / daring adalah salah satu upaya dalam menyikapi pandemic COVID-19 yang melanda Kota Tegal. Kondisi ini membuat SMP Al-Irsyad Islamic School (Mitra) bekerjasama dengan Tim Pengabdian UPS Tegal untuk memberikan pelatihan kepada Ustadz dan Ustadzah atau guru-guru yang mengajar di sekolah mitra dalam hal teknis pembelajaran jarak jauh atau daring. Ada beberapa aplikasi yang ditawarkan seperti Google Classroom, Quipper, Microsoft Teams, dll. Mitra dan Tim Pengabdian akhirnya sepakat apliaksi yang digunakan adalah Edmodo karena lebih ramah kuota dan ada fitur terhubung dengan orang tua. Hasil dari pelatihan ini adalah bahwa seluruh peserta pelatihan sudah mempunyai akun Edmodo dan sudah bisa mengapliaksikan nya dalam kegiatan mengajar online. Kata kunci : belajar jarak jauh, daring, Edmodo, digital class, COVID-1

Rape Discourse in Press Coverage of Sex Crimes

A Review of Virgin or Vamp: How the Press Covers Sex Crime

A Regime Switching Analysis of the Income-Pollution Path with time Varying- Elasticities in a Heterogeneous Panel of Countries

We analyze the threshold effects of income changes on CO2 emissions in a large sample of 95 countries, over the period 1980-2017. Our estimation uses a Panel Smooth Transition Regression (PSTR) and controls for urbanization, energy consumption and population. Results of the point estimates show that income-pollution relation is captured by three continuums of regimes, and smooth transitions from one regime to another. In the first transition, the income-pollution elasticity is positive, meaning that a rise in income leads to more pollution. In the second transition, the coefficient tends to zero and is insignificant. This second transition represents an intermediate stage matching with the peak of EKC U-inverted curve, where the rise in income does not necessarily lead to more pollution. The third transition corresponds to the highest living standard and is characterized by a negative parameter. Any additional income leads to lesser pollution. For low-income countries, the turning point occurs at 1017$, for middle income at 1890$ and for high income at 12397$. These suggestive values, estimated inside the model, rather than pre-determined provide evidence that low and middle-income countries will not reach developed countries’ living standards to have their depollution at a sustainable level. Also, there is neither a single income threshold nor income-pollution path through which all countries should go through. Besides, developed countries’ income-pollution path appears to be more stable and resilient to external shocks as opposed to low- and middle-income countries. The major undermining factor for the atmosphere among the control variables is primary energy consumption. The impact of primary energy consumption remains high at all stages, with an average impact rate on CO2 emissions of 0.65% for any additional consumption. Population growth has a more positive impact on CO2, on average, than urbanization

Temporal, Situational and Interactional Features of Women’s Violent Conflicts

This article examines contextual and situational influences on the processural development of women\u27s violent conflicts. Through close analysis of 3 women\u27s accounts of their disputes and associated violent behaviours, we provide a rich description of how such events evolved over time and how the interviewees managed this process. Drawing upon both criminological and feminist theories, our analysis highlights existing gaps in the literature, providing an exploratory discussion of the interaction of gender with situational elements and the production of assaultive events