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2. Idea Paper: Tracking the distribution of accretive reef communities across the Kuroshio region.
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Denis, Vianney, Fan, Tung‐Yung, Hsiao, Wanchien Victoria, Hwang, Sung‐Jin, Lin, Yuting Vicky, and Nozawa, Yoko
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REEFS , *COMMUNITIES , *CORAL reef ecology , *OCEAN , *CORAL reefs & islands ,KUROSHIO - Abstract
In line with contemporary changes in oceanic conditions, reef communities could be declining at the equator and expanding polewards, having previously happened in the past. Yet, some tropical organisms are now decimated at their distributional cores and observed beyond their inferred range limits. However, it remains unclear if this is happening at the community scale, especially due to the challenges of collecting quantitative and comparable data across latitudes. Here, we propose that monitoring sentinel plots via photogrammetry could help to assess abiding changes in benthic communities and trajectories of reef‐building populations across the Kuroshio region. We think that as oceans are becoming warmer, accretive reef communities may shift their distribution northwards which may be primarily due to a change in the relative biomass‐abundance of resident taxa. Consistent trends among latitudes will resolve the possibility of contraction or expansion of accretive reef communities, providing further insight into the variety of responses and dynamics observed across latitudes in the context of the Anthropocene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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3. Integration by Parts: Collaboration and Topic Structure in the CogSci Community.
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DeStefano, Isabella, Oey, Lauren A., Brockbank, Erik, and Vul, Edward
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COGNITIVE science , *CONFERENCE papers , *SCIENTIFIC community , *COOPERATIVE research , *COMMUNITIES - Abstract
Is cognitive science interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary? We contribute to this debate by examining the authorship structure and topic similarity of contributions to the Cognitive Science Society from 2000 to 2019. Our analysis focuses on graph theoretic features of the co‐authorship network—edge density, transitivity, and maximum subgraph size—as well as clustering within the space of scientific topics. We also combine structural and semantic information with an analysis of how authors choose their collaborators based on their interests and prior collaborations. We compare findings from CogSci to abstracts from the Vision Science Society over the same time frame and validate our approach by predicting new collaborations in the 2020 CogSci proceedings. Our results suggest that collaboration across authors and topics within cognitive science has become increasingly integrated in the last 19 years. More broadly, we argue that a formal quantitative approach which combines structural co‐authorship information and semantic topic analysis provides inroads to questions about the level of interdisciplinary collaboration in a scientific community. DeStefano, Oey, Brockbank, and Vul explore interdisciplinary collaboration using data‐driven measures of research topics and co‐authorship, constructed from a rich dataset of over 11,000 Cogsci conference papers. Findings suggest the cognitive science research community has become increasingly integrated in the last 19 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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4. Discussion on paper "An Overview of Some Classical Models and Discussion of the Signature‐based Models of Preventive Maintenance".
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Spizzichino, Fabio L.
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COMMUNITIES ,GENERALIZATION - Abstract
Possible generalizations of models and techniques of signature‐based preventive Maintenance have been, in particular, advocated in the extended survey recently published on ASMBI. In view of future work in this direction by the reliability community a few conceptual aspects, related with concepts of system signature, will be recalled here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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5. 60 Years and Beyond of Reviews of Geophysics.
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Florindo, Fabio, Acocella, Valerio, Carlton, Ann Marie, D'Odorico, Paolo, Qingyun Duan, Gettelman, Andrew, Halekas, Jasper, Harris, Ruth, Mollenhauer, Gesine, Robock, Alan, Stirling, Claudine, and Yusuke Yokoyama
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GEOPHYSICS ,SPACE sciences ,OPEN access publishing ,COMMUNITIES ,EARTH sciences - Abstract
Reviews of Geophysics is an AGU journal, first established in February 1963. It is a hybrid open access invitation-only journal that publishes comprehensive review articles across various disciplines within the Earth and Space Sciences. The selection criteria are rigorous and many submissions are declined without review. The journal is the highest ranked in the fields of Geochemistry and Geophysics, with a high Journal Impact Factor (JIF
2021 = 24.9), which is indicative of its high visibility and influence within the scientific community. The journal's published review papers, beyond a mere summary of literature, provide crucial context for current work, and establish the framework for comprehensive understanding of research progress, challenges, and interconnections between different communities, so that research may be appreciated by a broad audience. We emphasize the importance of publishing studies that provide a comprehensive overview and synthesis of the current state of knowledge in a field, especially in the case of geophysics, where knowledge is rapidly developing, increasing and becoming more specialized. On the 60th anniversary of its founding, we describe the main characteristics of Reviews of Geophysics, a leading journal in Earth and Space Sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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6. Retraction.
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SOCIAL problems , *PAPER mills , *SCHOLARLY periodicals , *COMMUNITIES - Abstract
I J Community Psychol i , 49, 2609-2622. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22664 The above article, published online on July 09, 2021, in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the Editor, Michael Blank, and John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Lyzhin, A. I., Sharov, A. A., Lopez, E. G., Melnikov, S. G., & Zaynullina, V. T. (2021). Following publication, concerns were raised by a third party. SP 1 sp Further investigation by the publisher revealed concerns about authorship and peer review. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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7. Retraction.
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PAPER mills , *SOCIAL processes , *SCHOLARLY periodicals , *PUBLIC opinion , *COMMUNITIES - Published
- 2023
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8. Retraction.
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SELF , *PAPER mills , *SOCIAL problems , *SCHOLARLY periodicals , *COMMUNITIES - Published
- 2023
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9. Retraction.
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PAPER mills , *SCHOLARLY periodicals , *COMMUNITIES - Published
- 2023
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10. Retraction.
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PAPER mills , *SCHOLARLY periodicals , *COMMUNITIES - Published
- 2023
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11. Ten Square Miles Surrounded By Reality? Materialising Alternative Economies Using Local Currencies.
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North, Peter
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ALTERNATIVE currencies , *PAPER money , *REGIONAL economics , *ACTIVISTS , *INDUSTRIES & society , *COMMUNITIES , *POUND sterling , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
This article examines the success of paper-based alternative currencies in facilitating convivial, sustainable localised economies. Based on fieldwork in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, it discusses the capacity of activists to create alternative forms of currency that communicate the organisers' visions of a localised economy, before examining material practices: for whom do the currencies work, and who struggles to use them? Using insights from a diverse economies perspective, the article argues that we cannot read off the likelihood of an economic actor using the currency from the extent of their local economic embeddedness: economic actors in similar positions respond to the same stimuli in different ways, and local business owners and activists can form productive alliances to develop their shared project. The article concludes by arguing that local currencies should be used more proactively to stimulate new forms of concrete local production to meet locally identified needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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12. Retraction.
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COMMUNITIES ,CITIES & towns ,PAPER mills ,SCHOLARLY periodicals - Published
- 2023
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13. Diaspora governance and religion: The (re)production of the Guangze Zunwang cult in the Chinese diaspora.
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Chen, Ningning and Chen, Jingfu
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CHINESE diaspora ,CULTS ,DIASPORA ,HERITAGE tourism ,INTERNATIONAL tourism ,COMMUNITIES - Abstract
The role of sending states receives little attention in existing studies of transnational religion; another body of literature on diaspora governance gives little scrutiny to the religious dimension of diaspora strategies. This paper attempts to bridge the two bodies of works by exploring the state‐directed religious networking in the Chinese diaspora. Through a case study of the Guangze Zunwang cult, it investigates how origin states mobilize migrant religious networks for diaspora engagement and how diaspora communities respond to governing strategies. Different Chinese (non)state agents operate diasporic religious programs—international cultural tourism festivals and deities' cross‐border processions—respectively within and outside the territory. Inspired by the state‐directed networking, diaspora groups also launch temple alliances in residential places, yet at the same time, produce alternative networks dedicated to revitalizing the cult. The paper sheds light on the multiplicity and flexibility of diaspora governance and provides further insights into the agency of the diaspora through transnational religious networking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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14. Rediscovering regional science: Positioning the field's evolving location in science and society.
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Chen, Zhenhua and Schintler, Laurie A.
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BIBLIOMETRICS ,SCIENCE education ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,URBAN economics ,COMMUNITIES - Abstract
This study aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the evolution of regional science, a scholarly domain in the social sciences that applies analytical and quantitative approaches and methods to understand and address urban, rural, or regional problems. We conducted a bibliometric analysis of 8509 articles published in six regional science flagship journals (including the Journal of Regional Science, Annals of Regional Science, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Papers in Regional Science, Regional Science Policy and Practice, and International Regional Science Review) from 1958 to 2021. The analysis presents an objective data‐driven and unprecedented visualization of the field's intellectual, social, and conceptual structure and trends from the beginning to the present. It also provides a rich portrayal of the epistemology of regional science and illuminates matters related to regional science education and training. We find that regional science has moved well beyond its origins, shifting away from a heavy focus on theory and abstraction to modeling/simulation, empirical analysis, and policy research. We also find that there has been increasing attention to "people" in regions and the spatial characteristics of social problems, and some important shifts in the regional science community itself, particularly in terms of patterns of collaboration and the geography of scholarship. The findings of this paper provide implications for future directions of research and education for regional science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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15. The Abeng's Call: The Articulation of Place and the International in Black Power Print Production.
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Gowland, Ben
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BLACK nationalism ,SOLIDARITY ,PRAXIS (Process) ,COMMUNITIES ,SUBALTERN - Abstract
This article engages with radical Black Power print production in order to examine the articulation of Black practices of place‐making and Black internationalist spatial politics. These spatial politics and practices are developed through engagement with the Jamaican Black Power newspaper Abeng which was produced at the height of Black Power activity on the island in 1969. The paper draws on Black Geographies scholarship to demonstrate that Abeng represented a material and discursive means through which subaltern practices and places of resistance in Jamaica were enacted in opposition to and excess of plantation spatialities and regimes on the island. The carving out of such subaltern places allowed for the articulation of transnational imaginaries and translocal solidarities with similarly aligned communities and struggles across the diasporic world. The Abeng newspaper was again central in crafting these imagined Black internationalist geographies and coeval praxes of transnational solidarity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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16. Multimedia stream hashing: A forensic method for content verification.
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Wales, Gregory S., Smith, Jeff M., Lacey, Douglas S., and Grigoras, Catalin
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ERROR rates ,DIGITAL images ,TRANSCODING ,COMMUNITIES ,CODECS ,DATA integrity ,FORENSIC sciences ,DIGITAL audio - Abstract
Forensic examination of digital audio, video, and images frequently requires transforming multimedia data from one format to another. The transformative activity may cause changes to the administrative elements of the file but leave the multimedia streams unchanged and intact. However, the forensic science community has a method knowledge gap in accurately determining if the multimedia streams changed or remained the same in the transformative processes. This paper illustrates the practical use of multimedia stream hashing as a forensic method for verifying multimedia content. A universal stream hashing tool decodes the multimedia stream data at rest in a file container. Subsequently, it calculates the data stream hash using reference video, audio, and image codecs. This paper illustrates that the multimedia stream hashing method can accurately confirm the integrity of digital images, videos, and audio following transmission, transcoding, or re‐containerization. Our findings confirmed that stream hashing could accurately detect changes in multimedia streams during transcoding. Furthermore, the stream hashing method can also accurately detect matching multimedia streams. In addition, this paper verified the forensic use of the multimedia stream hash method while establishing the error rate for its use. The hash algorithms used in stream hashing have zero false negative rates by design. However, the false positive (error rate) is extremely low and depends on hashing algorithm. Finally, we recommend the forensic science community adopt the multimedia stream hashing method as an initial testing method. The method can verify a multimedia stream's conversion (transcoding) from one codec to another using FFmpeg. Highlights: Re‐encoding of multimedia streams must be transparent for forensic examinations.Multimedia stream hashing is a stream integrity verification method used in forensic science.Multimedia stream hashing has an extremely low potential for a false positive (error rate). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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17. Transnational lived citizenship turns local: Covid‐19 and Eritrean and Ethiopian diaspora in Nairobi.
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Müller, Tanja R.
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DIASPORA ,COVID-19 ,SOCIAL space ,COMMUNITIES ,ETHIOPIANS - Abstract
This paper analyses how migrant community practices of transnational lived citizenship were altered by both, COVID‐19 and the policy response from the Kenyan government. It is based on interviews with members of the Eritrean and Ethiopian diaspora residing in Nairobi. The paper demonstrates how policies introduced because of the pandemic caused migrant communities to lose local and remittance income. More than the loss of material resources, however, they were impacted by the elimination of social spaces that enable diaspora lives. These two dynamics have intensified a trend that may have been present before the pandemic, a local turn of transnational lived citizenship. By focusing on lived experiences and how they have been re‐assessed during the pandemic, the paper argues that transnational lived citizenship is always in flux and can easily become reconfigured as more localized practices. The concept of transnational lived citizenship is demonstrated to be a useful lens for analysing shifting migrant livelihoods and belonging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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18. Art of resistance: Art activism, experts, and housing security in Nang Loeng, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Natakun, Boonanan and Rugkhapan, Napong Tao
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ART advocacy ,TRANSIT-oriented development ,HOUSING ,COMMUNITIES ,INNER cities ,GENTRIFICATION - Abstract
The paper presents a case study of art activism in Nang Loeng, a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok, Thailand. Long recognised for its rich cultural heritage from food to architecture, Nang Loeng has established its name as a site of cultural tourism, drawing interest from tourists, artists, and professional experts. Like many neighbourhoods nearby, Nang Loeng today is being threatened by looming gentrification and eviction, as the inner city is transforming itself into a tourist destination. In particular, the upcoming underground construction has put their housing security under pressure. The paper first discusses the context of rail‐led urban transformation in historic Bangkok, fuelled by the discourse of transit‐oriented development. Then, it introduces Nang Loeng and their series of art‐based programmes. Disappointed by their failure to secure housing tenure from the landlord, Nang Loeng residents have turned to activism as a tool of resistance. Here, the paper pays particular attention to the role of community architects who creatively translates neighbourhood concerns into artistic forms. Through the case of Buffalo Field Festival, the paper illustrates how the community architects, artists and local residents collaboratively use Nang Loeng's cultural assets to make subtle political statements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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19. (Re)imagining the idea of India: Contestations about Hindutva among the Indian American diaspora.
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Biswas, Bidisha
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INDIAN Americans ,HINDUTVA ,DIASPORA ,COMMUNITIES ,PUBLIC records - Abstract
This paper explores the motivations and actions of Indian Americans who actively oppose Hindutva, that is, a Hindu nationalist vision for India. Diaspora activists who advocate in favour of progressive values for India tend to be underreported in the media and underanalysed in scholarship. The following study addresses this gap. Based on public records, interviews with activist leaders, and participant‐observation, the paper demonstrates how anti‐Hindutva diaspora actors identify and leverage political opportunities in order to engage in moral signalling in local, national and global spaces. By shining a light on ongoing counternarratives to Hindutva, this study highlights contestations within Indian‐origin communities and challenges monolithic portrayals of diaspora politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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20. A re‐examination of the plant variety act 2021 from the perspective of pre‐exisiting obligation to protect plant varieties.
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Fapetu, Oluwaseun S.
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CULTIVARS ,INTELLECTUAL property ,PLANT protection ,COMMUNITIES - Abstract
The paper examines the newly enacted Plant Variety Act in Nigeria in relation to the obligations of Nigeria to protect plant varieties. The paper views these obligations from different perspectives in the protection of diverse interest related to plant varieties. The paper finds that the Act offers an unbalanced protection of right which strongly protects the intellectual property rights of breeders without recourse to the other interest obligated to be protected by several international agreement which Nigeria is a signatory to especially farmers', communities and biodiversity interests. The paper advocates for an amendment of the Act to ensure a balanced and compliant legal framework for the protection of plant varieties in Nigeria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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21. The exploited yet legally underappreciated apparel domain of indigenous communities: Tracing WIPO's efforts and ongoing challenges.
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Salar, Niharika and Murthy, Shrudula
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FASHION design ,HANDICRAFT ,CLOTHING & dress ,INTELLECTUAL property ,INDIGENOUS rights ,CLOTHING industry ,TEXTILE design ,COMMUNITIES - Abstract
The International Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime currently endeavours to protect complex subject matters ranging from art and fashion to software. This paper will specifically examine the key international instruments (issued by the World Intellectual Property Organization [WIPO] and those applicable in the European Union) governing the apparel industry. To that end, it will analyse the different instruments governing the sector and will also highlight in brief the various initiatives undertaken by the WIPO towards facilitating and harmonising the process of protecting the different facets of the fashion sector. Further, we will look at the current statistics available on the different databases and will gauge how the sector has fared. Over the course of the paper, the authors will highlight the gap in the protection granted to garments or cloth weaving techniques belonging to indigenous communities (such fashion articles fall under the broad domain of the traditional cultural expression of a community) ranging from handlooms and handicrafts to unique textile and design prints, motifs, symbols, accessories, and so on, as compared to international fashion corporations. The existing gaps would be analysed in the current international IPR regime which makes it challenging to apply the current norms and standards of IP to elements of traditional and cultural clothing of indigenous communities. It will locate a few examples of communities utilising IPR to protect and promote their cultural heritage in the garment industry. Continuing on this tangent, the paper will look at how the IP regime can be adequately expanded to incorporate the needs and interests of indigenous communities and promote their fashion and culture. The final part of the paper will be conclusive in nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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22. Discipline and resistance in southwestern Ontario: Securitization of migrant workers and their acts of defiance.
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Ramsaroop, Chris
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MIGRANT labor ,MIGRANT agricultural workers ,PRESSURE groups ,AGRICULTURE ,COMMUNITIES - Abstract
COVID‐19 has had deep impacts on a wide range of vulnerable communities in Canada. Migrant agricultural workers in the southwestern region of Ontario were particularly impacted. Fearing the threat of the 'racialized foreign other', the Canadian state produced myriad securitization responses with heightened surveillance. This paper will examine both state and non‐state forms of securitization and the response from both workers and activists such as the advocacy group Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW). While there has been ample discussion of how vulnerable migrant agricultural workers were affected during the pandemic, there has been less attention paid to how state policies have heightened and targeted specific groups such as migrant agricultural workers through modes of securitization. Central to this was to ensure that labour needs would be met to ensure the viability of Canada's multi‐billion agricultural industry. This paper shows how securitization and control were vital to ensure no disruptions to production levels and Canada's role as a leading agricultural export producer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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23. Negotiating humanitarian space with criminal armed groups in urban Latin America.
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Lucchi, Elena and Schuberth, Moritz
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COMMUNITIES ,PHILANTHROPISTS ,CITIES & towns ,CRIMINALS ,TRUST - Abstract
Copyright of Disasters is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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24. The policy landscape and challenges of disaster risk financing: navigating risk and uncertainty.
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Taylor, Olivia G.
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FINANCIAL risk ,EMERGENCY management ,DISASTERS ,COMMUNITIES ,EXPECTATION (Psychology) - Abstract
Copyright of Disasters is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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25. Enacting a just and sustainable blue economy through transdisciplinary action research.
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Heidkamp, C. Patrick, Garland, Michaela, and Krak, Louie
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BLUE economy ,ACTION research ,IMAGINATION ,ECONOMIC forecasting ,PROBLEM solving ,COMMUNITIES ,CRITICAL realism - Abstract
To enact a just and sustainable blue economy, one must consider all the actors involved in its shaping. This paper argues that a quintuple helix approach to stakeholder engagement – involving government, academia, the business community, and civil society – and an inclusive transdisciplinary action research (TAR) methodology are promising avenues with which to do so. Embracing critical pragmatism as a foundational framework, key ideas from three strands of research are consolidated: (1) the recent work on the geographical dimension of socio‐technical sustainability transitions; (2) the literature on just sustainabilities and just transition; and (3) action research and transdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. This allows for the reimagination of a common future for the blue economy that is developed through a different kind of democratic process driven and informed by co‐learning, and shared experiences. By adopting a transdisciplinary action research approach, actors from different disciplines and spheres of experience can gain a better mutual understanding and find commonality through the open door of collaboration. The theoretical argument presented in this paper is illustrated by a vignette of an ongoing TAR project at Southern Connecticut State University, which outlines the challenges and opportunities inherent to implementing a TAR approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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26. Anthropause environmentalisms: Noticing natures with the Self‐Isolating Bird Club.
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Turnbull, Jonathon, Searle, Adam, and Lorimer, Jamie
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SOCIAL media ,COVID-19 pandemic ,DIGITAL media ,ENVIRONMENTALISM ,STAY-at-home orders ,VIRTUAL communities ,COMMUNITIES - Abstract
This paper offers a detailed empirical account of how human–environment relations were reconfigured in the UK and Ireland during the 2020–2021 COVID‐19 lockdowns, a period which natural scientists defined as the COVID‐19 Anthropause. Bringing this scientific concept into conversation with geographical work, we consider anthropause as both a lived condition and an historical moment of space–time decompression. Our expanded conceptualisation of anthropause, centred on lived experience and everyday life, develops a more hopeful politics than those offered by the 'Great Acceleration' narrative, which suggests digital media and urbanisation separate humans from nature. In contrast, we identify affirmative and inclusive modes of 'anthropause environmentalism' and explore their potential for fostering convivial human–nature relations in a world that is increasingly urban, digital, and powered by vernacular expertise. To make this argument, we turn to the Self‐Isolating Bird Club, an online birdwatching community operating across several social media platforms which, at the pandemic's height, reached over 50,000 members. We trace three key changes to human–nature relations illustrated by this group which we use to structure our paper: connection, community and cultivation. The COVID‐19 Anthropause recalibrated the fabric and rhythms of everyday life, changing what counts as a meaningful human–nature relationship. This paper will be of interest to geographers exploring environmental change at the interface of more‐than‐human and digital geographies, as well as environmentalists and conservationists. To conclude, we offer suggestions as to how scholars and practitioners might harness the lessons of anthropause to respond to the 'anthropulse'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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27. Patient and public involvement and engagement with underserved communities in dementia research: Reporting on a partnership to co‐design a website for postdiagnostic dementia support.
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Di Lorito, Claudio, Griffiths, Sarah, Poole, Marie, Kaviraj, Chandrika, Robertson, Martin, Cutler, Neil, and Wilcock, Jane
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TREATMENT of dementia ,PSYCHIATRY ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,RESEARCH ,SOCIAL support ,PATIENT participation ,CAREGIVERS ,HUMAN research subjects ,MINORITIES ,PATIENT selection ,BLACK people ,RURAL conditions ,COMMUNITIES ,DEMENTIA patients ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,RESEARCH funding ,LGBTQ+ people ,WEB development ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
Introduction: Despite the advancements in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE), the voices of traditionally underserved groups are still poorly reflected in dementia research. This study aimed to report on a PPIE partnership between academics and members of the public from underserved communities to co‐design Forward with Dementia—Social Care, a resource and information website supporting people receiving a dementia diagnosis. Methods: The PPIE partnership was set up in four stages: 1–identifying communities that have been under‐represented from PPIE in dementia research; 2—recruiting PPIE partners from these communities; 3—supporting PPIE partners to become confident to undertake their research roles and 4—undertaking research co‐design activities in an equitable fashion. Results: To address under‐representation from PPIE in dementia research we recruited seven PPIE partners from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+ communities; remote/rural area; religious minorities and partners living with rare forms of dementia. The partners met regularly throughout the project to oversee new sections for the study website, refine existing content and promote the website within their communities. Conclusion: Strategies can be used to successfully recruit and involve PPIE partners from underserved communities in co‐design activities. These include networking with community leaders, developing terms of reference, setting out 'rules of engagement', and investing adequate resources and time for accessible and equitable involvement. These efforts facilitate the co‐design of research outputs that reflect the diversity and complexity of UK contemporary society. Patient or Public Contribution: This study received support from seven members of the public with lived experience of dementia from communities that have been traditionally underserved in dementia research. These seven members of the public undertook the role of partners in the study. They all equally contributed to the study design, recruitment of participants, development and revision of topic guides for the interviews and development of the website. Three of these partners were also co‐authors of this paper. On top of the activities shared with the other partners, they contributed to write independently of the academic team the section in this paper titled 'Partners' experiences, benefits and challenges of the partnership'. Further, they provided input in other sections of the paper on a par with the other (academic) co‐authors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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28. Justice‐centered community–university partnering: Core tenets of partnering for justice epistemology.
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THEORY of knowledge ,POWER (Social sciences) ,YOUTH services ,SCIENCE education ,COMMUNITIES - Abstract
This paper is an introduction to and a synthesis of three papers in this issue written by scholars deeply committed to partnering with communities to understand and enact what it means to realize transformational ends in and through science education. Partnering for justice must be a conversation, a work in progress, and a critical examination that leads to intentional and careful forward movement. It is a beautiful effort at flattening power hierarchies so diverse voices and expertise can be interwoven in service of youth and communities who have been invisibilized and marginalized. Committed to realizing new, hope‐filled futures, the three pairs of authors use their experiences and expertise to shed light on the work of partnering using a temporal lens: considerations related to the beginnings, middles, and endings of partnering, each of which requires special intentionality and care. Together the authors share core overlapping tenets with other critical scholars that could be considered a partnering for justice epistemology. This epistemology underscores how importantly different learning through partnering for justice is from traditional notions of academic research. I close the paper by sharing lessons learned from my own 20‐plus years of partnering for justice, using the tenets of partnering for justice epistemology as a lens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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29. Fluid objects? An attempt to conceptualise the global rise of "coworking spaces".
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SHARED workspaces ,FLUIDS - Abstract
The paper explores the emergence and proliferation of "coworking spaces". Driven by empirical observations during the last 10 years, the paper examines the analytical potential of the concept "fluid objects" to explain the global rise of coworking spaces. With remarkable speed, coworking spaces emerged worldwide during the last 15 years and receive enormous attention from researchers, policy‐makers, and the public. However, researchers still struggle to define coworking spaces and a closer look into the field reveals the diversity and heterogeneity of these facilities. How is it that such different places are nevertheless recognised as belonging to the same phenomenon? Within Science and Technology Studies (STS), the notion of "fluid objects" has been developed to describe entities obtaining their strength through adaptability and flexibility. The paper argues that fluidity is a useful conceptual foundation to better understand the emergence and proliferation of coworking spaces. The primary conceptual ideas presented in this paper are enhanced with empirical data, collected from different coworking spaces in Berlin, Amsterdam, and North Rhine‐Westphalia. The paper explores the emergence and proliferation of coworking spaces. Particularly, the analytical potential of the notion "fluid objects", developed in Science and Technology Studies, in terms of coworking spaces is examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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30. The shame of sexual violence towards women in rural areas.
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Jones, Rikki, Usher, Kim, Rice, Kylie, Morley, Louise, and Durkin, Joanne
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WOUNDS & injuries , *POST-traumatic stress disorder , *SEX crimes , *MENTAL health , *MEDICAL personnel , *RURAL health , *EMOTIONS , *FAMILIES , *COMMUNITIES , *RURAL conditions , *GUILT (Psychology) , *EMBARRASSMENT , *SHAME , *WOMEN'S health , *SOCIAL support , *SOCIAL control , *SOCIAL stigma - Abstract
This perspective paper presents a discussion around the issues of sexual violence (SV) in rural and remote areas and the associated discourses of shame. The authors propose that shame of SV adds additional trauma to survivors, further impacting survivors' mental health which may be exacerbated in rural areas. Shame is a complex emotion that can result in increased feelings of guilt, humiliation, and embarrassment. Shame has been identified as an underlying risk factor and a mechanism for post‐assault mental health problems. We propose it can be particularly pronounced for women subjected to sexual assault in rural or remote areas. This paper will explore the link between SV and shame, explain how shame attached to SV may be used as an informal social control mechanism for women, particularly in rural and remote areas, and discuss the role of health practitioners, particularly mental health nurses, who play a key role in supporting people impacted by SV. SV is an insidious social phenomenon that can have profound consequences for individuals, families, and communities. Addressing shame and stigma is a crucial component of supporting survivors of SV in rural and remote areas. There is a need for targeted community‐led interventions and responsive support services to address the complex and multifaceted issues contributing to SV in rural and remote communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Research Communities, The White Paper Chase and a New Research Ecumenism.
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Wilcox, B.
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EDUCATION research ,RESEARCH ,GOVERNMENT policy ,SCHOOLS ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,COMMUNITIES ,EDUCATION ,EDUCATIONAL change - Abstract
The period when the British Educational Research Association (BERA) was founded was one in which there was an increasing recognition amongst the research community that a wind of change had stirred up the settled traditions of educational research. It was a time which celebrated the promise of alternative paradigms for research. Ten or so years on we are entering another era where the emphasis is not on the reconceptualisation of what research is but on how it is organised. I think one can discern at least two factors, not wholly separate from each other, that will increasingly influence how a substantial part of research will be organised. These two factors are the changes which have taken place in the composition of the research community and the direction of current Government policy concerning the school system. I aim to show how these are leading to a fruitful form of collaborative research at local level which should be encouraged and supported—not least by BERA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. In Recognition of Our 2022 Peer Reviewers and Volunteers.
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Montési, Laurent G. J., Määttänen, Anni, Rogers, A. Deanne, and Thomson, Bradley J.
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VOLUNTEERS ,SOLAR system ,SCIENCE publishing ,COMMUNITIES ,VOLUNTEER service - Abstract
Peer review is the key to ensuring that the articles published in scientific journals such as JGR: Planets are based on sound scientific principles, follow state‐of‐the‐art techniques, and present exciting discoveries or novel understanding of the fundamental processes that affect solar system objects. JGR: Planets covers an extraordinarily broad range of topics addressing every aspect of geoscience with the only requirement that the work addresses planetary processes. The breadth of topics published is reflected by our editorial team composed in 2022 of associate editors Jun Cui, Joel Davis, Leigh Fletcher, Matthias Grott, Ananya Mallik, German Martínez, Molly McCanta, Katarina Miljkovic, Ryan Park, Andrew Poppe, Beatrix Sánchez‐Cano, Mariek Schmidt, Yasuhito Sekine, Kelsi Singer, Sonia Tikoo, David Trang, and Zhiyong Xiao in addition to the editors who authored this note. We rely on the expertise of the community to vet the articles submitted to the journal. In 2022, JGR: Planets benefited from 1,299 reviews provided by 775 unique volunteer reviewers. We also received help from 29 guest editors working on seven active special collections. We know that all our volunteers juggle many duties, both professional and personal. We are forever grateful that they chose to dedicate their time and energy to evaluating submitted manuscripts and advising us on the suitability of each manuscript for our journal, often suggesting ways to improve the paper. Scientific publishing is truly a selfless community effort. The entire editorial board of JGR: Planets wishes to express their most heartfelt gratitude to the many scientists who chose to support their journal. Thank you! Plain Language Summary: The expertise and dedication of peer reviewers are the keys to ensuring that the articles published in JGR: Planets are thoroughly vetted and present exciting discoveries or novel understanding of the fundamental processes that affect solar system objects. In 2022, JGR: Planets benefited from 1,299 reviews provided by 775 unique reviewers and from the help of 29 guest editors working on seven active special collections. We are forever grateful that so many scientists chose to dedicate their time and energy to evaluating and suggesting ways to improve each submitted manuscript. Scientific publishing is truly a community effort. The entire editorial board of JGR: Planets wishes to express here our most heartfelt gratitude to the many scientists who chose to support their journal. Thank you! Key Points: Peer review ensures that JGR: Planets publishes planetary science papers of the highest qualityIn 2022, 775 individuals provided 1,299 reviews of the submitted papersPeer reviewers: thank you for your service to the planetary community [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. 'We are at the mercy of the floods!' : Extreme weather events, disrupted mobilities, and everyday navigation in urban Ghana.
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Amankwaa, Ebenezer F. and Gough, Katherine V.
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EXTREME weather ,YOUNG women ,CITY dwellers ,YOUNG adults ,RESIDENTIAL mobility ,CITIES & towns ,FLOODS ,COMMUNITIES - Abstract
This paper examines how extreme weather events affect the mobility of low‐income urban residents in Ghana. Bringing together scholarship on extreme weather and mobilities, it explores the differential impact of flooding on their everyday lives as they navigate the cities of Accra and Tamale. A range of qualitative methods were drawn on, including semi‐structured interviews, focus group discussions, and follow‐along‐participant observations in selected communities of both cities. Three key themes emerged: disrupted road and transport infrastructure, everyday mobility challenges, and coping/adaptive strategies. In flooding conditions, residents experienced difficulties leaving/returning home, engaging in income‐generating activities, and accessing transport services and other key urban infrastructure. Conceptually, the paper reveals how disruption to urban residents' daily movements and activities (re)produces new forms of mobilities and immobilities, which have three relational elements: postponed, improvised and assisted. Throughout the analysis, we show how these mobilities/immobilities vary by age and gender: all urban residents, (though women in particular), experience postponed mobility; young people especially engage in improvised mobility; and children and the elderly are in greatest need of assisted mobility. The paper thus contributes to scholarship on extreme weather events and mobility by providing a more spatially nuanced understanding of the multi‐faceted domains in which flooding, socio‐economic conditions and adaptive strategies intersect to influence urban mobility in resource poor settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Who owns the land owns the wind? Land and citizenship in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico.
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Torres Contreras, Gerardo A.
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WIND power ,WIND power industry ,ENERGY development ,WIND power plants ,COMMUNITIES ,CITIZENSHIP - Abstract
Wind energy expansion across rural areas interacts with various interests at the local level, generating multiple reactions within communities. The Eólica del Sur wind farm implementation pathway in Mexico is a paragon of different positions vis‐à‐vis this industry after trying to install 132 wind turbines in other towns since 2006. This paper argues that there is a bias in studies of the politics of wind energy development in favour of oppositional voices, as opposed to groups that endorse wind energy expansion or that have stakes in the sector but neither support nor oppose wind projects per se. Based on fieldwork conducted over three years and semi‐structured interviews with Eólica del Sur stakeholders, the paper argues that different responses to wind energy are linked to contrasting ownership claims over land in the region and competing notions of the institutions that should legitimize these claims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Conflict and salience as drivers of corporate lobbying? An elite survey experiment.
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Aizenberg, Ellis
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LOBBYING ,COMMUNITIES ,TRADE associations - Abstract
This paper argues that a high degree of conflict and a low degree of salience on a policy issue drives corporations to lobby alone rather than via a business association. Previous research has addressed drivers at organizational, sector and structural level. This paper adds an issue perspective. These arguments are important as democracies thrive when business employs its power in a responsible manner. When corporations lobby alone, it can be a challenge to do so as they tend to overlook long‐term interests of the broader business community and society. The arguments are tested for the first time in a corporatist context through an original survey experiment among corporate lobbyists in Germany and the Netherlands. The study finds support for the expectation on conflict, which is striking as it indicates that corporations prefer to lobby alone due to conflict even in contexts in which they are not incentivized to do so. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. Unemployed Workers' Centres (1978–): Spatial Politics, "Non‐Movement", and the Making of Centres.
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Griffin, Paul
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UNEMPLOYED people ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,SOLIDARITY ,HUMAN geography ,COMMUNITIES ,WELFARE state ,SOCIAL movements - Abstract
This paper revisits the histories of Unemployed Workers' Centres to consider the politicisation of unemployment in the UK. Drawing upon archive material and over 50 oral histories, it considers the emergence of centres as a response to a crisis of increasing unemployment and retrenchment of the welfare state. The paper indicates how Asef Bayat's concept of "non‐movement" proves useful for capturing a wider sphere of labour organising, moving beyond more conventional spaces and actions. This approach critically revisits the role of centres in conversation with emerging work in labour geography and social movements studies around the fostering of solidarities. It reveals tensions around their making, whilst also stressing the potential of seemingly small acts when held alongside campaigns. Revisiting this repertoire of activity reveals the persistence of trade union engagements with communities beyond the workplace, as well as a critical insight into the politics of space in forging such alternatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. Innovation vs inertia: Entrepreneurial governments in 21st‐century rural Alberta.
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Hallstrom, Lars
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COMMUNITIES ,BUSINESS cycles ,MUNICIPAL government ,CITIES & towns ,RURAL development ,PROVINCIAL governments ,RURAL poor - Abstract
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38. MISQ's DEI initiatives: A continuing journey.
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Burton‐Jones, Andrew and Sarker, Saonee
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DIVERSITY & inclusion policies ,CAREER development ,COMMUNITIES ,MENTORING - Abstract
Key points: MIS Quarterly's (MISQ's) mission is to help develop, publish, and promote the finest scholarship within the IS academic community, and to do so without discrimination and bias.To address the above, MISQ's Editor‐in‐Chief and DEI Director published a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) position statement with an accompanying MISQ Editorial in 2021.MISQ decided to direct its DEI efforts equally towards 'scholars' (e.g., authors, reviewers) and the 'scholarship' (e.g., topics we study and approaches we take).Formation of a DEI workgroup was an early effort aimed at ensuring that the DEI‐related practices are developed and implemented through a collective voice.A year‐long mentoring programme including paper and career development sessions was designed to help scholars who had been inequitably affected by the pandemic.Initiatives such as flexible accommodation for board members and mentorship track for authors from disadvantaged groups/regions are being designed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. Communicating cultural identity in the management of forest related conflicts in Eastern Mau, Kenya.
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Kweyu, Raphael
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CULTURAL identity ,FOREST management ,MEDIATION ,CONFLICT management ,COMMUNITIES ,DISPUTE resolution ,LINGUISTIC analysis - Abstract
Conflict behavior is thought to result from attitudes. Attitude which is a tendency to favor or disfavor is thought to be a function of perceptions. Perceptions are influenced by our cultural identity. In Kenya, different communities have been involved in violent identity conflicts which peaked in 2007/2008 during the post‐election violence. The role of politics and natural resource competitions as sources for conflicts in Kenya has been widely exposed. This paper enriches the discourse on manifestation of conflict by an in‐depth analysis of how cultural identity is communicated drawing examples from communities residing adjacent to Eastern Mau forests complex in Kenya. The main research question is that, since inter‐group conflict involves identity competition, how are attitudes expressed in this context? Qualitative data sources were obtained for this study through key informant interviews and Focus Group Discussions. Data analysis was through thematization, content and linguistic analysis. Results from this study reveal that conflicts involving different ethnic communities have escalated over time. The study further reveals that attitudes are expressed through figures of communication such as stereotypes and nicknames, metaphors, and naming of places. Conflicts in Eastern Mau seemed to persist, vacillating between periods of relative peace and periods of escalation. Mediation has been proposed in recent literature as a sustainable solution for intractable conflicts. This paper suggests that more research is needed on traditional dispute resolution in Eastern Mau with a view to understanding how mediation could be integrated in the existing formal conflict resolution in the study area and beyond. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Matters of concern and engaged research.
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Chua, Wai Fong
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COMMUNITIES ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
This paper argues that repeated concerns about the nature of academic accounting research should be taken seriously. It proposes engaged research as a means of deepening our social license. Anchored in the argument of Chua and Fiedler (2022), engaged research is characterised as follows. It engages with complex relations of practice, is a crosscultural journey and it co‐produces research on matters that matter (to practitioners, regulators, academics, communities). The paper outlines how accounting research could engage with a contemporary business landscape characterised by pervasive digitisation as well as new risks and opportunities brought about by climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. Understanding the socio‐economic impacts of climate change on riparian communities in Bangladesh.
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Leal Filho, Walter, Wolf, Franziska, Abubakar, Ismaila Rimi, Al‐Amin, Abul Quasem, Roy, Sajal, Malakar, Krishna, Alam, G. M. Monirul, and Sarker, Muhammad Nazirul Islam
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BUILT environment ,CLIMATE change ,COMMUNITIES ,DEVELOPING countries ,FLOOD control ,WATER storage ,COMMUNITY change - Abstract
Riparian communities in developing countries such as Bangladesh, whose livelihoods depend especially on fisheries and other subsistence activities, are under considerable pressure due to climate change. Therefore, there is a need to better understand how the dynamics of riparian communities are influenced by climate change and how its impacts can be assessed. Using Bangladesh as an example, this paper describes the various climate stressors affecting riparian communities and their socio‐economic impacts, and it outlines some measures needed to increase their resilience to a changing climate. The results show that riparian communities are not only quite vulnerable to the impacts of climate change but also have a rather low level of resilience. This challenge can, at least in part, be attributed to their fragile living conditions, which intensify the socio‐economic impacts of extreme events. One lesson from the paper is that handling climate‐induced risks in riparian communities requires implementing strategic measures to improve local climate and livelihood resilience, such as effective public health infrastructure and a resilient built environment. Win‐win scenarios comprise strategies that offer multiple benefits including better water storage, flood control, and improved riparian habitats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. A machine learning‐based analysis of 311 requests in the Miami‐Dade County.
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Cheng, Shaoming, Ganapati, Sukumar, Narasimhan, Giri, and Yusuf, Farzana Beente
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MULTICOLLINEARITY ,FEATURE selection ,LEAST squares ,SUPPORT vector machines ,MACHINE learning ,RANDOM forest algorithms ,COMMUNITIES - Abstract
This paper illustrates the application of machine learning algorithms in predictive analytics for local governments using administrative data. The developed and tested machine learning predictive algorithm overcomes known limitations of the conventional ordinary least squares method. Such limitations include but not limited to imposed linearity, presumed causality with independent variables as presumed causes and dependent variables as presume result, likely high multicollinearity among features, and spatial autocorrelation. The study applies the algorithms to 311 non‐emergency service requests in the context of Miami‐Dade County. The algorithms are applied to predict the volume of 311 service requests and the community characteristics affecting the volume across Census tract neighborhoods. Four common families of algorithms and an ensemble of them are applied. They are random forest, support vector machines, lasso and elastic‐net regularized generalized linear models, and extreme gradient boosting. Two feature selection methods, namely Boruta and fscaret, are applied to identify the significant community characteristics. The results show that the machine learning algorithms capture spatial autocorrelation and clustering. The features generated by fscaret algorithms are parsimonious in predicting the 311 service request volume. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. Pragmatic patchwork ethnography, a call to action for health, nutrition and dietetic researchers.
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Swettenham, Marie and Langley‐Evans, Simon C.
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PROFESSIONAL practice , *ETHNOLOGY research , *HEALTH , *SEX distribution , *NUTRITIONISTS , *ETHNOLOGY , *COMMUNITIES , *RACE , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *RESEARCH methodology , *NUTRITIONAL status , *PUBLIC health , *EVIDENCE-based medicine , *NUTRITION , *CULTURAL pluralism ,DIETETICS research - Abstract
Qualitative research methods are increasingly used in nutrition and dietetics research. Ethnography is an underexploited approach which seeks to explore the diversity of people and cultures in a given setting, providing a better understanding of the influences that determine their choices and behaviours. It is argued that traditional ethnography, that is, the methodology of living within participant communities, is a dated practice, with roots in colonialism, accessible to only researchers with the means, connections and status to conduct such research, typically white, privileged males. This paper proposes a formal interpretation of 'patchwork ethnography', whereby research is carried out in situ around existing modern‐day commitments of the researcher, thus enabling more researchers within health, nutrition and dietetic practice to benefit from the rich data that can be discovered from communities. This review proposes the concept that pragmatic patchwork ethnography is required, proposing a framework for implementation, providing researchers, particularly within the fields of human nutrition, dietetics and health, the accessibility and means to deploy a meaningful client‐centric methodology. We present pragmatic patchwork ethnography as a modern method for use within multiple healthcare settings, thus adding a progressive brick in the wall of qualitative research. Key points: Ethnography in health research allows professionals to gather rich qualitative data such as lived experiences of participants.However, undertaking traditional ethnography can be demanding, costly and time‐consuming, consequently rendering it inaccessible and challenging to undertake.Pragmatic patchwork ethnography is underpinned by guiding principles of traditional ethnography, enabling researchers to weave the method into existing life and health practice commitments.This paper sets out the seven steps required to deploy pragmatic patchwork ethnography enabling and empowering public health, nutrition and dietetic researchers to undertake valuable qualitative research in a contemporary research landscape. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. How do self‐advocates use community development to change attitudes to disability?
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Robinson, Sally, Idle, Jan, Fisher, Karen R., Reedy, Kathleen, Newman, Christy, Purcal, Christiane, Giuntoli, Gianfranco, Byrne, Sarah, Nankivell, Ruby, Burner, Gavin, Touzeau, Rebeka, Adam, Tim, and Armstrong, Paige
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SELF advocacy , *FOCUS groups , *HUMAN rights , *COMMUNITIES , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *INTELLECT , *RESEARCH funding , *ATTITUDES toward disabilities , *PUBLIC opinion - Abstract
Background: Negative attitudes remain a major barrier to the equality of people with disability, especially when coupled with the lack of autonomy imposed on many people. This paper analyses how disability self‐advocacy groups seek to change community attitudes and work towards systemic change by mobilising knowledge from their lived experience. Methods: The paper applies a cycle of praxis community development approach (a cycle of experience, learning and reflection, synthesis and planning, and implementation and review) to conceptualise and analyse their activities. The methods were a desktop document search, focus groups and reflective analysis with members of two self‐advocacy groups. Findings: A synthesised data analysis found that applying the four‐part community development framework was useful to understand the practice and the purpose of work by self‐advocacy groups to change attitudes. The analysis also demonstrates the benefits for advocates and codesigned activities to intentionally apply the cycle of praxis model to guide their future efforts to change attitudes. Conclusions: The research provides evidence that self‐advocacy groups achieve sustained impacts on attitudes in the community, beyond the direct benefit to their members. Government investment in self‐advocacy has potential to leverage wider system change in attitudes to achieve policy goals for the rights of people with disability. Methodologically, the research also has implications for the benefit of inclusive roles in reflective analysis to understand the lived experience of how practices contribute to system change. The design is an opportunity for inclusive researchers to intentionally incorporate reflective analysis into research processes. Accessible summary: Bad attitudes towards people with disability are a hard problem to fix.People with disability are more involved in changing community attitudes than they used to be.This paper talks about how the work of self‐advocacy groups changes attitudes.By working with self‐advocates, we learned that they used their own experiences in an organised way to change community attitudes.It would be good to share this success more widely. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. Editor's Comments.
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POLITICAL science ,PSYCHOTHERAPY ,ESSAYS ,COMMUNITIES ,PERSONAL space ,JOURNAL writing - Published
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46. Economic, social, and environmental aspects of Positive Energy Districts—A review.
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Casamassima, Luca, Bottecchia, Luigi, Bruck, Axel, Kranzl, Lukas, and Haas, Reinhard
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SUSTAINABILITY ,CLIMATE justice ,COMMUNITIES ,RENEWABLE energy sources ,SUSTAINABLE development ,COLUMNS - Abstract
The concept of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs), introduced in the Strategic Energy Technology Plan, is one of the fundamental approaches for a successful, clean and sustainable urbanization by 2025. According to the European Commission, a PED is a set of buildings where the community controls the energy flows and aims at a net positive energy balance over a year by utilizing renewable energy sources. There are a plethora of concepts similar to PEDs, such as Positive Energy Community, Net Zero Energy Neighborhood, Plus Energy Districts, that create a need to establish a structure that can facilitate the definition, development, and precise identification of PEDs. Thus, this paper aims to fill this research gap by comparing these and other related concepts through a critical literature review based on three pillars composing the triangle of sustainability: economic, social and environmental. By doing this, the paper aims to determine the connections between these similar concepts, homogenize the use of terms and avoid the issue of repetitions, which can help draw lessons learnt from other energy‐savings concepts. This study shows how PEDs and Nearly Zero Energy Communities have similar bases, aims and omissions. They diverge in a few key concepts, which can become learning points for PEDs. This article is categorized under:Climate and Environment > Net Zero Planning and DecarbonizationPolicy and Economics > Energy TransitionsHuman and Social Dimensions > Energy and Climate Justice [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. Minimally invasive biomarkers in human population biology research, part 2: An introduction to the special issue.
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Snodgrass, J. Josh
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HUMAN biology ,POPULATION biology ,OPEN access publishing ,BONE remodeling ,COMMUNITIES ,TUMOR markers ,BIOMARKERS - Abstract
Over the past several decades, biomarkers have become indispensable tools in human biology, allowing researchers to investigate biocultural and evolutionary questions and to generate basic data on health and well‐being. Human biologists are central players in biomarker methods development, pioneering the creation of "field friendly," minimally invasively collected biomarker approaches, as well as leading the innovative use of biomarkers, most notably to map the complex pathways from social and environmental conditions to altered physiology to health effects. This special issue, Part 2 of a collection focused on minimally invasively collected biomarkers, is comprised of nine papers that jointly contribute to driving the science of biomarker methods development and application. This compilation of papers engages with topics such as biological normalcy, ecoimmunology, and the ethics of working with vulnerable and underserved populations. It also focuses attention on research areas at present not emphasized in human biology such as bone turnover markers as a window onto osteoporosis and osteoarthritis and the use of cancer‐related biomarkers in population screening and epidemiology. Taken together, these papers help draw the roadmap for future biomarker work, emphasizing: (1) the need for systematic and transparent approaches to assay validation, with open access publication; (2) simultaneous measurement of multiple biomarkers and expanded use of instrument platforms that increase the range of physiological, genomics, and omics markers available to researchers; and, (3) increased attention to ethics and researcher responsibilities, encouraging a mindset that recognizes our obligation to provide benefits to individuals and communities and to help redress past abuses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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48. Reconceptualising stakeholders for the management of distributed value creation networks through open design‐led businesses.
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Bakırlıoğlu, Yekta and Hasdoğan, Gülay
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VALUE creation ,COMMUNITIES ,BUSINESS models ,PERIODICAL articles ,SELF-efficacy - Abstract
Openly shared design knowledge and open‐to‐participate design processes present potential for democratising innovation through diffuse value creation networks that can diverge into different directions and design outcomes. This potential mostly concretises through the distributed production paradigm that localises production, closes material loops and empowers communities to meet their specific needs. This paper argues that there is a need for formalising truly alternative ways of doing open design‐led businesses that can establish distributed value creation networks. In an attempt to enable and facilitate envisioning such alternatives, this paper presents a novel conceptualisation of stakeholders and framing of their ever‐shifting roles and responsibilities in complex value creation networks suggested by distributed production through a systematic literature review of 131 journal articles at the intersection of open design, distributed production and business models. The analysis revealed two main categories of stakeholders namely value‐creation‐for‐self and value‐creation‐for‐others, with a total of six sub‐categories presenting varying capacities to participate in networked value creation processes. The article concludes with a discussion on how this conceptualisation can enable envisioning novel, open design‐led business models in terms of collaborative value creation, managing distributed value networks and a layered approach to design and value offerings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Socially Connected Cities by Design: A Design Toolkit for Evaluating Social Impact.
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Ballie, Jen, Bruce, Fraser, McGowan, Stephen, and Johnstone, Lee
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SOCIAL impact ,CULTURAL pluralism ,SOCIAL innovation ,COMMUNITY-based participatory research ,COMMUNITIES - Abstract
The UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development acknowledges the role of creativity and cultural diversity in reconciling economic progress and social inclusion. Social innovation leads to social change and emanates from people's everyday interactions, reshaping the ways in which communities deal with social, economic, or environmental challenges. Co‐production and community‐led consultation have emerged as ways of working in partnership to inform and improve the delivery of public services. This positional paper is exploratory in how design led innovation can support the evaluation of community led projects which in turn lead to policy changes that endorse and support cultural and creative regeneration strategies. Adopting a Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology, workshops were facilitated to scope the requirements for the development of a pilot design‐led toolkit for social innovation interventions underpinned by an evaluation model for impact. Findings from the research highlight opportunities for building capability and capacity in place‐based knowledge exchange partnerships with community stakeholders to support participatory place‐making in cities. The paper closes with recommendations for the adoption of design‐led tools to embed creative practice in local and regional policymaking to help move from critique to creation, techniques that encourage deep collaboration and a process that enables ideas to grow in real‐life settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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50. Increasing prevalence of severe fires change the structure of arthropod communities: Evidence from a meta‐analysis.
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Bieber, Blyssalyn V., Vyas, Dhaval K., Koltz, Amanda M., Burkle, Laura A., Bey, Kiaryce S., Guzinski, Claire, Murphy, Shannon M., and Vidal, Mayra C.
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COMMUNITIES ,ECOLOGICAL disturbances ,ANIMAL communities ,ANIMAL ecology ,FIRE ecology ,BIOLOGICAL evolution ,ECOSYSTEMS - Abstract
Animal ecology and evolution are shaped by environmental perturbations, which are undergoing unprecedented alterations due to climate change. Fire is one such perturbation that causes significant disruption by causing mortality and altering habitats and resources for animals. Fire regimes are changing on a global scale, but the effects of these changes on animal communities are poorly understood. Arthropods are one of the most ubiquitous and diverse animal taxa on the planet and their populations are sensitive to environmental change. Given their wide‐ranging impacts on ecosystem functioning, a better understanding of arthropod responses to changing fire regimes is critical and may also provide more general insights into how other groups might respond to fire.Here, we provide a comprehensive meta‐analytical assessment of how fire influences the arthropod community across habitats and functional groups. Using data from 130 peer‐reviewed papers across the globe, we tested how a variety of fire characteristics, including management regime, severity and time‐since‐fire affect arthropod populations and communities across habitats.Our results show that arthropod communities display substantial variation in response to fire and that community‐level responses are most likely to be detected within the first year. Responses also vary depending on fire characteristics and habitat. Specifically, while community metrics such as diversity were increased by low severity fires, they were reduced by high severity fires. Likewise, evenness increased after prescribed burns but was reduced after wildfire. Measures of arthropod community structure decreased following fires in deserts and forests.Across the entire arthropod community, fire also had variable effects on community diversity. Fire tended to have a negative effect size on arthropods across life stages, but responses did vary among groups. Nearly all functional groups exhibited a negative response to fire with the exception of herbivores, for which abundance, diversity and richness increased after fire.Our results suggest that the increasing prevalence of high‐severity wildfires are changing the structure of arthropod communities. Given their ubiquitous presence and diverse roles in terrestrial ecosystems, these community changes are likely to affect ecosystem functioning in various ways, including through increased herbivory. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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