Writers have groupies, too: High quality literature production and mating success.

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin P. Lange ◽  
Harald A. Euler
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Literature ◽  
Literature Production

Promoting Self-Awareness and Social Awareness in Middle School Students Through Literature Featuring Diverse Characters

2021 ◽  
pp. 112-133
Author(s):  
Roberta Linder
Keyword(s):  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Informational Texts ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
School Students ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Reader Response Theory ◽  
Quality Literature

High-quality narrative and informational texts can provide young adolescents with mirrors which reflect their lived experiences and windows into the lives of those with whom they are less familiar. These texts can connect with the social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies of self-awareness and social awareness. Connections between SEL programs and integration with literacy practices are described. Literacy approaches grounded in reader response theory and critical literacy theory provide the basis for reading and understanding diverse texts and support the development of SEL competencies. The chapter presents criteria for selecting high-quality literature, 13 text recommendations for self-awareness and social awareness, and ideas for activities and discussion.

Naphthalene Toxicity in Clinical Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Author(s):  
Ashok Kumar Pannu ◽  
Vidhi Singla
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
G6pd Deficiency ◽  
Brain Dysfunction ◽  
Laboratory Evaluation ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Literature ◽  
Acute Brain Dysfunction ◽  
The Cochrane Library

Background: Naphthalene ingestion and skin or inhalational exposure (accidental or deliberate) is an under-recognized cause of a severe toxidrome in regions where it is commonly used (e.g., mothballs in households). Methods: This review is an update for the clinicians to understand the pharmacology, clinical features, laboratory evaluation, and treatment for naphthalene toxicity. High-quality literature for the past eight decades was collected and reviewed in this article. Several landmark articles were reviewed using PubMed, EMBASE Ovid, and the Cochrane Library, which have essential implications in the current toxicology practice. Results and Conclusion: Naphthalene toxicity usually occurs abruptly and leads to acute hemolysis, methemoglobinemia, renal failure, respiratory depression, and acute brain dysfunction that are difficult to manage. The toxicity is more marked in patients with G6PD deficiency and associated with high morbidity and mortality. The management should mainly focus on high-quality supportive care; however, severe methemoglobinemia (>20-30%) requires specific therapy with intravenous methylene blue. Methylene blue is a highly effective agent but contraindicated in severe G6PD deficiency.

The Importance of High-Quality Literature

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Persellin
Keyword(s):  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Literature

scholarly journals The relationship between health and mating success in humans

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 160603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhi Foo ◽  
Leigh W. Simmons ◽  
Gillian  Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Semen Quality ◽  
Physiological Measures ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Physiological Indicators ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Healthy Humans ◽  
The Relationship

Health has been claimed to play an important role in human sexual selection, especially in terms of mate choice. Our preferences for attractive individuals are said to represent evolved adaptations for finding high-quality, healthy mates. If this is true, then we expect health to predict mating success in humans. We tested this hypothesis using several important physiological indicators of health, including immune function, oxidative stress and semen quality, and self-reported measures of sexual behaviour that contribute to mating success. In contrast to our hypothesis, we did not find a relationship between the physiological measures of health and sexual behaviour. Our results provide little support for claims that health, at least the health measures we used, increases mating success in relatively healthy humans.

Constructing the literate child: an analysis of Swedish literature policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
Åse Hedemark
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quality Literature ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Policy Texts

This article examines Swedish literature policies since the 1970s and the construction of the literate child as expressed in policy texts. Literacy has in the past few decades, in Sweden as well as in other countries, been linked to economic growth and citizenship. In these political processes, some reading practices are considered beneficial and others less beneficial or even harmful. Using Carol Bacchi's policy analysis, this study reveals an increased interest in children's reading practices. There has been a movement in the argumentation from identifying the lack of access to high-quality literature to emphasising lack of reading ability as the main problem. Also noticeable is that the responsibility of educating children about the virtues of reading is placed on parents in the later policy texts, whereas institutions such as school and libraries are defined as the sole reading educators in earlier policies. The results presented in this study shed light on the changing conditions for library work.

scholarly journals Female mate choice across spatial scales: influence of lek and male attributes on mating success of blue-crowned manakins

2009 ◽  
Vol 276 (1663) ◽  
pp. 1875-1881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Durães ◽  
Bette A. Loiselle ◽  
Patricia G. Parker ◽  
John G. Blake
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Female Choice ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Female Mate Choice ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Genetic Quality ◽  
Female Mate ◽  
Genetic Benefits

Lekking males compete for females within and among leks, yet female choice is expected to work differently at each of these spatial scales. We used paternity analyses to examine how lek versus male attributes influence mate choice in the blue-crowned manakin Lepidothrix coronata . We tested the hypotheses that females prefer (i) to mate at larger leks where a larger number of potential mates can be assessed, (ii) to mate with unrelated or highly heterozygous males expected to produce high-quality offspring, (iii) to mate with males that display at higher rates, and that (iv) display honestly reflects male genetic quality. Our results show that (i) males at larger leks are not more likely to sire young, although females nesting close to small leks travel further to reach larger leks, (ii) siring males are not less related to females or more heterozygous than expected, (iii) within a lek, high-display males are more likely to sire young, and (iv) both male heterozygosity and display rate increased with lek size, and as a result display does not reliably reflect male genetic quality across leks. We suggest that female mate choice in this species is probably driven by a Fisherian process rather than adaptive genetic benefits.

scholarly journals Awards that Celebrate Diversity in Children’s Literature

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Schulte-Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Children's Literature ◽  
Young People ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Human Spirit ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Literature ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Diverse Groups

So, you have just read “Day of Diversity: Extending the Dialogue, Encouraging the Action” (page 23) and you are eager to buy and promote diverse books, and read and support award-winning books given by diverse groups. But, where do you start? Right here! Below we’ve listed a sampling of book awards and recommended reading lists that highlight high-quality literature for young people about diverse peoples and triumphs of the human spirit.

scholarly journals Only as Special as Necessary: Adapted Books in a Universal Design Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerd Berget
Keyword(s):  
Universal Design ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Literature ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Cultural Democracy ◽  
Design Perspective ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Stress Fatigue ◽  
Reading Impairments

Providing access to high quality books for all types of readers is a premise for cultural democracy. Many people, however, have challenges reading mainstream books. There might be diverse reasons why people find reading challenging. Some examples are reading impairments, reduced vision, cognitive impairments, learning a new language, or due to stress, fatigue or illness. To ensure everyone access to literature, it is therefore vital to produce books that can (and will) be read by a wide range of users. This case study addresses the following research questions: Do adapted books represent accessible or universal design? Can adapted books be perceived as motivating to read for all types of readers? Are “special books” necessary to ensure that all users have access to high quality literature? In Norway, the association Books for Everyone develops adapted, printed fictional books to accommodate various types of reading challenges. This paper examines the production of these books and uses this collection to investigate the research questions. The main finding is that most of the books by Books for Everyone can be considered examples of universal design, rather than “special books” directed at a very narrow user group. Moreover, there seems to be a limited need for “special books”, except for books targeting readers with severe cognitive or sensory impairments. By applying the universal design approach, fictional literature can potentially make books more accessible for all types of readers.

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