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Technology Development Of Pasture Seed Production For Small Scale Farmers In Uganda, P Lusembo, E N. Sabiiti, C Ebong

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

Pasture seed production by smallholder farmers in Uganda is hardly developed. The stages of development since the early 1960s are described as initial forage evaluation for adaptability and productivity of various species, seed production trials in relation to plant population, fertilizer requirements and the use of support systems for climbing forage legumes. Annual seed production by smallholder farmers, under an informal seed production system, is reported to have risen from 1,200kg in 1989 to over 35 metric tonnes of forage legume seed in 1995. This was attributed to the availability of appropriate seed production technology and the presence of a …

Career Preferences Of Business Students: Traditional Career Path Or Entrepreneurship And Self-Employment?, David W. Whitlock, Ashley J. Hampton, Shanker Menon

Journal of Business & Entrepreneurship

Factors influencing career preferences of business students are explored. This study builds upon an original research project conducted in 1995, which focused on comparing pursuits of entrepreneurship versus more traditional business employment as career paths for business students. In the present study, 40 students enrolled in the senior-level capstone business course and 26 students enrolled in the freshman-level introductory business course in an AACSB accredited business school were administered surveys to determine career preferences and the factors influencing those preferences. The results of the introductory-level course are compared to those of students in the senior-level capstone business course and reported. …

“The Role Of Modern Technologies In Effective Management Of Crowds”, Ayman El-Din

Journal of Police and Legal Sciences

Scientists started to think about the importance of developing crowd management methods, because of human gatherings - in different countries - have been accompanied by lots of disasters that have killed many and resulted in many injuries. Gathering crowd data is vital in the process of managing crowds, as crowd information contributes significantly to planning and decision-making processes and increasing communication between parties interacting with them, and data collected includes "the number of crowd members, crowd density, and problems that may occur”. Technology and technical awareness play an important role in “collecting, organizing, analyzing” real-time collected data of crowd. This …

Facets Of Neuroticism As Predictors Of Heart Rate Variability And Psychological Distress, Mikel Cressman

Theses and Dissertations

Heart rate variability (HRV) and personality are related to both physical and mental health outcomes. Previous research has found a relationship between neuroticism and distress while the findings on the relationship between neuroticism and HRV are mixed. Studying the facets of neuroticism may provide a more nuanced view of the effects of personality on HRV and distress. Previous research has suggested that the vulnerability facet of neuroticism appears to be uniquely related to the cardiovascular response to stress. This study's first hypothesis is that individuals with higher scores on the vulnerability facet will have lower heart rate variability. The second …

Free To Learn: Protecting Muslim Students In Public Schools, Case Precedent And Social Theory In The Fight To Protect Their Rights, Harold Hinds

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

In the aftermath of 9/11, anti-Muslim American sentiments surged. With social tensions escalating as a result of the ongoing Israel-Gaza war and, what many feel is xenophobic rhetoric from high profile political figures, discrimination against Muslim Americans has further grown. Muslim youth in this country have experienced acute discrimination that has the potential to make school an uncomfortable and hostile place. This article explains the different ways in which Muslim American students experience discrimination and provides a roadmap for how administrators, activists, attorneys, and advocates can use the long and storied history of American civil rights litigation to protect the …

Agricultural Labor Trafficking In The U.S.: An Exchange Network Analysis, Gary J. Kowaluk

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

Labor trafficking occurs when individuals are forced to work by force, fraud, or coercion. In the United States, agricultural labor trafficking is both widespread and underreported. It is often carried out by farm labor subcontractors, who conduct the labor trafficking on behalf of U.S. companies. Labor trafficking in U.S. agriculture continues year after year, as trafficked immigrant workers fear being further punished if they attempt to redress their workplace grievances. The H-2A visa system is designed to protect workers from labor trafficking abuses, but the system is ineffective and in need of reform. To learn more about agricultural labor trafficking …

Arcgis Story Maps In Improving Teachers’ Geography Awareness, Purwanto Purwanto, Ike Sari Astuti, Rudi Hartono, Ghada Abd Elsattar Mohammed Oraby

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

The purpose of this study is to examine the use of story maps in increasing sustainable Geography awareness among Geography teachers. The advent of story maps has altered the current Geography education in the digital era. ArcGIS story maps are a type of user-friendly geospatial technology renewal. This story map is believed capable of helping students learn Geography more independently, transforming Geography education. This belief should be reinforced by implementing story maps on their own Geography teachers, who have low Geography literacy rates in general. This action research involved 67 Geography teachers who were members of the East Java Geography …

Challenges In Gis Practice In Geography Teacher Training During Covid 19 Pandemic: Students' Perspective From Private Islamic University In Indonesia, Anang Widhi Nirwansyah

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

During the COVID 19 pandemic, a vast number of universities need to limit their face-to-face teaching activities, including laboratory access. For Geography education students, this situation forced them to use Geographic Information System (GIS) as a major skill set in a virtual learning model, even only with minimum infrastructures such as laptops, mobile phones, and unstable internet connections. In the current study, the perception of undergraduate students from the Geography teaching program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia, about the effectiveness and readiness of online learning platforms as the impact of the global pandemic were examined. The results showed …

‘A Storm Is Coming:' The New York Times Coverage Of The Covid-19 Pandemic In American Prisons, Katarzyna Celinska, Amina Cheboubi

Publications and Research

In this research, we analyzed the content of 171 articles published between March and August 2020 in the New York Times (NYT) on COVID-19 in American correctional institutions. We observed that the NYT coverage decreased significantly over 6 months. Our analysis uncovered 8 themes within two broader frames: institutional and systemic inequity. Although the themes are not mutually exclusive, we argue that ‘Responding to COVID-19,’ ‘A storm is Coming,’ ‘Collective Experience,’ and ‘Critiquing Prison Conditions’ are within the institutional framing. ‘Redefining Public Safety,’ ‘Categorizing Prisoners,’ ‘Doing Injustice,’ and ‘Making it as a Celebrity’ are the themes that highlight systemic inequity, …

Openings And Closings In Human-Human Versus Human-Spoken Dialogue System Conversations, Judit Dombi, Tetyana Sydorenko, Veronika Timpe-Laughlin

Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Although conversation openings and closings are ritualized speech acts (House & Kádár, 2023), they do require interactional work (Schegloff, 1986). Thus, they are important elements of interactional competence (Roever, 2022) and have been studied extensively in L2 interactions, including various types of technology-mediated communication contexts (e.g., Abe & Roever, 2019; 2020). However, to our knowledge, no research on openings and closings has been conducted with newer technologies such as spoken dialogue systems (SDS). To address this gap, this study compares conversation openings and closings across two modalities: a role-play with a human interlocutor versus with a fully automated agent. We …

What Is Decolonial Trans* Feminism And What Can It Do For Queer/Trans Bipoc Education Research? Reimagining Knowledge And Identity Through The Convergence Of Decolonial And Trans* Feminism, Omi Salas-Santacruz

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

This paper introduces decolonial trans* feminism, a framework merging decolonial theory with trans* of color feminism to challenge colonial gender oppression. It reimagines knowledge, gender, power, and resistance in educational research for queer/trans BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) individuals by integrating Indigenous metaphysics, diverse self-ontologies, and spiritual dimensions. The asterisk in trans* feminism symbolizes the fluidity of gender identities, challenging rigid boundaries of thought and colonial norms. Emphasizing the Androgynous Whole, the paper explores how different configurations of knowledge inform gender and serve as sites of coalitional resistance. Engaging with Third World Feminists, it calls for a shift to …

Social Structural Differences In Qualitative Perspectives On Well-Being, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, Monica Adams, Julia K. Boehm

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

Well-being (WB) is associated with healthier and longer lives, more social connections, and workplace success. However, assessment of WB is primarily based on self-report measures. This mixed-methods research examined how diverse adults described the sources of their WB and whether such views differed by education, race, and gender. Data came from midlife and older adults from the Midlife in the United States Study who responded to the question “What do you do to make your life go well?” (N = 2,118; 54% some college or less; 19% Black). We used directed content analysis to develop a codebook comprising 20 …

The Significance Of "Time' When Finishing Time - A Case Study On Holistic Relationship-Based Approaches To Supporting Re/Integration For Criminal Justice Affected People, Julie Parsons

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

This chapter draws on a series of externally funded research projects at an award-winning community-based resettlement charity, LandWorks. The charity makes use of an innovative, holistic, relationship-based theory of change model in its approach to resettlement and since opening in 2013 has offered over 200 six-to-twelve-month placements to people released on temporary licence from the local prison and others referred through probation (collectively called trainees). Following a narrative criminology perspective and thematic analysis of over 120 interview transcripts, from people interviewed during their time on placement and/or following their release into the community since 2015, mostly carried out for the …

Still Searching For (Education For) Sustainable Development – Reflections On The Need, Challenges, And Chances Of Transforming Education In The 21st Century, Lars Keller

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

Scientific evidence has been put forward over and over again in the past decades that, during the Anthropocene, human impact on the various spheres of the Earth has grown to an extent that actually threatens the overall resilience of the Earth system and thus the basis for the existence of future societies. New concepts to tackle the problems ahead and to regain control about positive future development are urgently needed. Education – or rather the transformation of education – and the possible role of education as a key instrument to reach the Sustainable Development Goals could play a prominent role …

The Discursive Representations Of Africanness And Blackness In Chinese Cyberspace : A Critical Discourse-Historical Analysis, Jiapei Gu

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

Recent years have seen deepened Sino-African ties. However, unlike friendly rhetoric at the state level, racial issues at the individual level are becoming increasingly salient. This study aims to enrich our current understanding of racial issues in China by examining the digital discursive representations of Africanness and Blackness produced by Chinese Weibo users. It investigates three African/Black people-related racial occurrences in China from 2020 to 2021. Those include the release of the draft of the Permanent Residence Law for Foreigners in 2020, the Okonkwonwoye case, where Okonkwonwoye physically assaulted a nurse during quarantine in 2020, and the Abdulmatten murder case …

On The Intellectual Horizons Of Social Realism: A Response To Barton, Jim Hordern

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

This paper comments on the arguments made in ‘knowledge without disciplines: a critique of social realism’s disciplinary fixation’, authored by Keith Barton. It is suggested that Barton has not fully grasped how social realism views disciplines and curricula and that this reflects a wider tendency amongst commentators to overlook some of the thinking underpinning social realism. A different, more generous interpretation of social realism is outlined in respect of disciplinarity, the constitution of knowledge, the relationship between disciplines and subjects and the socio-epistemic formation that make knowledgeability possible. Social realism is seen as having already made a substantive impact, with …

Restriction And Resistance: The Power Dynamics Of Black Freedom In Haywood County, Tennessee (1940-1965) As Examined Through Oral Narratives And Media, Henrietta Giles

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This is a case study examining the impact three historical events had on six current and former Black residents from Haywood County, Tennessee. The rhetorical examination, which includes oral narratives, media texts, and historical accounts, focuses on how these individuals maneuvered through the social and political restrictions set in place during a period of racial segregation from 1940 to 1965. The qualitative study includes reflections of lived experiences in the rural South and resistance to the laws that restricted Black freedom. Study participants provide insight into three events that have been largely suppressed and bring forth counternarratives that frame how …

The Awareness And Use Of Electronic Information Resources Among Non-Academic Staff Of University Of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, Abdulwaliy Oloruntobi Akinnubi, Oluwafemi Emmanuel Amupitan, Temitope Joseph Babatunde

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Electronic Information Resources (EIRS) has become the choice platform for academics, non-academics, and researchers primarily for their capacity to accommodate and retrieve information resources online. Therefore, It is understandable why EIRS is embraced daily by both established and aspiring scholars and students in academic institutions globally. It has been shown in literature over time that the awareness and usage of EIRS have influenced people to become more innovative and technologically savvy neighbors. This work, therefore, intends to explore the depth of awareness and usage of Electronic resources by Non-Academic staff of the University of Ilorin. The study has adopted quantitative …

Impact Of Sociodemographic Status And Sex On Chronic Rhinosinusitis And Olfaction In People With Cystic Fibrosis., Ethan J. Han, Christine M. Liu, Jakob L. Fischer, Jess C. Mace, Karolin Markarian, Jeremiah A. Alt, Todd E. Bodner, Naweed I. Chowdhury, Patricia H. Eshaghian, Yuqing A. Gao, Multiple Additional Authors

Psychology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Sociodemographic status (SDS) including race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status as approximated by education, income, and insurance status impact pulmonary disease in people with cystic fibrosis (PwCF). The relationship between SDS and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) remains understudied.

The Local Wisdom And Land Use Of Paddy Field In Sukarame Village, Cisolok Sub-District, Sukabumi Regency, Astrid Damayanti, Alisya Zhafira Hafiz, Aninda Ainun Mi’Raj, Muhammad Refiansyach Dwiyanto, Ravidania Auni

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

Local wisdom is an understanding of a culture that has been inherited in a place from generation to generation by word-of-mouth. Indonesia, which still adheres to agriculture, always involves local wisdom in the use of their lands. Land-use is a visualization of the earth's surface cover, which results in a various earth formation, both natural and human-made. In the Village of Sukarame, there was a representative of Kasepuhan, which came from the Banten Kidul indigenous community, namely Kasepuhan Ciptagelar. This community still adheres to the traditional farming methods until now. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship …

Makna Kontribusi Pendapatan Terhadap Kesejahteraan Ekonomi Keluarga Bagi Suami Tkw Pada Rumah Tangga Petani Di Daerah Suburban Desa Candirenggo Kabupaten Malang, Singgih Susilo

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

Jenis pekerjaan suami serta penghasilan yang tidak menentu dari suami menjadi salah satu penyebab istri atau wanita bekerja untuk membantu perekonomian keluarga. Selain itu tingkat pendidikan istri yang lebih tinggi menjadikan istri memutuskan untuk bekerja. Penghasilan istri yang bekerja tersebut dapat memberikan kontribusi pada pendapatan rumah tangga. Adanya istri yang bekerja diluar rumah memberikan pemahaman pada suami terkait kedudukan istri dalam rumah tangga. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui konteks sosial yang melatar belakangi istri bekerja serta makna istri bagi suami dalam kehidupan berumah tangga. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa konteks sosial yang melatarbelakangi pemahaman suami terhadap istri yang bekerja …

Observing Cairene Narratives And Subjectivities Towards Covid-19: Reflections On The First Year Of The Pandemic, Sarra Moneir

Future Journal of Social Science

Theoretical and methodological toolkits already existing in the field of political science and social science in the grand sense have been challenged by the tremendous impacts of waves and movements of social change since 2010 in the Arab Region. While political and social scientists were, and still remain, engaged in unravelling questions of how to apprehend the forms of social movements (re-)born, not just in the Arab world but also through the Occupy movements in the US and Europe, they soon had to redirect their focus on issues of migration and refugees, only to find themselves once again confronted with …

Introduction To Strategies And Outcomes, Lisa A. Leitz, Socrates Mbamalu

Peace Studies Faculty Books and Book Chapters

"In this, Volume 48 of Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change, chapters contribute to scholarship on the strategies and outcomes of social movements, with only one (Corrigall-Brown, this volume) exploring the relationship between the two and others examining each aspect of social movement scholarship independently."

A Wrong Made Right: A Qualitative Cross-Case Comparison Study Examining Program Influences On College Readiness, Persistence, And Student Success Outcomes At A Predominantly White University And Historically Black College, Richard Harper

Theses and Dissertations

The increase of underprepared students entering college decreases persistence and graduation rates at postsecondary institutions, ultimately declining degree attainment and social mobility of American citizens (U.S. Department of Education, 2016, McGuire, 2018). ACT, Inc. (2017) data suggests that overwhelming percentages of high school graduates are academically underprepared and are not college-ready. Moreover, an overwhelming number of academically underprepared students come from historically underrepresented populations. To help increase access and college readiness among these populations, specialized programs and services must be implemented to ensure these students are successful at the college level. The Dr. Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy is a …

Konteks Sosial Bagi Suami Yang Memahami Pekerjaan Rumah Tangga Pada Keluarga Tki Wanita Di Desa Dungmanten, Kabupaten Tulungagung, Singgih Susilo

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

Sempitnya kesempatan kerja di Indonesia, salah satunya menyebab kan sebagian tenaga kerja bekerja di luar negeri menjadi TKI. Ba-nyaknya jumlah tenaga kerja wanita yang bekerja di luar negeri memberikan konsekuensi suami memiliki peran ganda yakni sebagai kepala keluarga dan sebagai ibu ru mah tangga. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui konteks sosial yang mela tarbelakangi suami TKIW yang bekerja di luar negeri. Penelitian ini menggunakan perspektif fenomenologi dengan kajian mikro. Perspektif fe nomenologi yang digunakan fenomenologi Alfert Schutz. Hasil penelitian konteks yang melatarbelakangi pemahaman suami yang bekerja di rumah tangga adalah tingkat pendidikan rendah. Banyaknya subyek (suami) yang han ya berpendidikan …

Kompost*Klang*Küche*: Telematic Worlding With Glitch, Hannah Vyborg Walter, Robert Torche, Cedric Spindler, Eric Larrieux, Patrick Muller

Journal of Network Music and Arts

This paper explores concepts and practices of telematic performances, particularly through the lens of the project kompost*klang*küche*. It emphasizes spatial discontinuity within networked artistic collaborations, as opposed to immersive continuity.

Telematic performance formats utilize network technologies to facilitate low latency artistic endeavors across geographical divides, creating a complex interplay between local, remote, and intermediary spaces. In this context, we interpret spatial configurations from a phenomenological point of view as telematic SPACE in which technical components are in place in three spaces (local, remote and intermediary space) while practiced, embodied and inhabited in an anthropological space, where the overlay and dynamics …

“Who All Gon Be There?”: On Blackness, Transness, And K-12 Pedagogies For [Black] Trans Futures, Shea W. Martin

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

Grounded in trans-of-color critique and Black trans studies, this theoretical meditation reckons with the impossibility of Black trans safety, recognition, and futurity within our U.S. K-12 educational landscape. Situated in a “post-Transgender Tipping Point” sociopolitical landscape, I explore how these limitations contribute to Black trans youth’s disparate experiences in today’s schools, particularly with attention to the [in]effectiveness of existing queer and trans pedagogies. In an attempt to locate what is deemed possible for Black trans youth in imagined educational futures, I discuss trends within select K-12 trans pedagogical scholarship through which I explore questions related to authorship, reflexivity, and intersectional …

The Historical Genesis And Transformation Of Bourdieu's Concept Of “Habitus”: A Rural Sociological Perspective, Zongshuai Zhang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Bourdieu's theories and relevant conceptualizations in analyzing social and cultural phenomena and literary works were formulated based on his close attention to the transformation of the rural society. Such perspective distinguishes him from Zimmer, Benjamin and Adorno, whose aesthetics and literary theories were formed through their engagement with the transformation of modern urban society and industrial civilization. “Habitus” is the most important concept in Bourdieu's analysis of the characteristics of action in the literary and artistic fields, and is used to interpret how the revolutionary actions of Flaubert, Baudelaire, Manet and other pioneers of modernist artistic revolution took place. From …

From Mental Habits To The Sociology Of Symbolic Forms: An Analysis Of Pierre Bourdieu's French Translation And Interpretation Of Erwin Panofsky, Lin Sun

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Erwin Panofsky's theory of iconology has a substantial sociological foundation. Pierre Bourdieu was influenced by Panofsky and borrowed his concept of “mental habits” to propose the concept of “habitus” in the field of sociology, shedding light on Chomsky's theory of transformational generative grammar to give it more dynamic and explanatory power. The proposition of habitus marks Bourdieu's departure from structuralism. Bourdieu also drew on Panofsky's Perspective as Symbolic Form, which was influenced by Cassirer's semiotics. Meanwhile, Bourdieu reviewed the history of semiotics and constructed the “sociology of symbolic form” which regards habitus, field and capital form as main elements. …

Exclusion Disguised As Access: A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Postsecondary Disability Service Websites, Lavonne Ciezadlo Kopca

Theses and Dissertations

College students with disabilities are an overlooked minority population. However, they comprise an ever-increasing student population in postsecondary institutions. Yet students with disabilities do not persist or graduate at rates similar to their able-bodied peers. People with disabilities have historically been viewed as a low-status group and have been excluded from various social, educational, and economic benefits of citizenship. This study used a critical theoretical lens of social dominance theory to explore ways that higher education may be complicit in perpetuating discrimination and inequities through policies or discourse found in the content of student disability and diversity office websites. Key …