Theatrical jazz: performance, àṣẹ, and the power of the present moment

In this paper I would like to bring into historical perspective the interrelation of several notions such as race and disability, which at the present moment seem to risk, especially in the fixing language of diversity, being institutionalised as orthogonal in nature to one another rather than co-constitutive. I bring these notions into historical clarity primarily through the early history of what is today known as Down Syndrome or Trisomy 21, but in 1866 was given the name ‘mongoloid idiocy’ by English physician John Langdon Down. In order to examine the complexity of these notions, I explore the idea of ‘slow’ populations in development, the idea of a material(ist) constitution of a living being, the ‘fit’ or aptness of environmental biochemistries broadly construed, and, finally, the germinal interarticulation of race and disability – an ensemble that continues to commutatively enflesh each of these notions in their turn.

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Unexpectedness

Kalfou A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies ◽

10.15367/kf.v6i1.235 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

John-Carlos Perea ◽

Jacob E. Perea

Keyword(s):

American Indian ◽

San Francisco ◽

Interdisciplinary Research ◽

Ethnic Studies ◽

College Of Education ◽

Present Moment ◽

State University ◽

Research Projects ◽

Short Survey ◽

Wide Range

The concepts of expectation, anomaly, and unexpectedness that Philip J. Deloria developed in Indians in Unexpected Places (2004) have shaped a wide range of interdisciplinary research projects. In the process, those terms have changed the ways it is possible to think about American Indian representation, cosmopolitanism, and agency. This article revisits my own work in this area and provides a short survey of related scholarship in order to reassess the concept of unexpectedness in the present moment and to consider the ways my deployment of it might change in order to better meet the needs of my students. To begin a process of engaging intergenerational perspectives on this subject, the article concludes with an interview with Dr. Jacob E. Perea, dean emeritus of the Graduate College of Education at San Francisco State University and a veteran of the 1969 student strikes that founded the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University.

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IT IN STRATEGIC APPROACH TO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Knowledge International Journal ◽

10.35120/kij28041377m ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 1377-1381

Author(s):

Miodrag Trajković ◽

Jasmina Jasmina

Keyword(s):

Strategic Management ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Technology Development ◽

Complete Response ◽

Present Moment ◽

Business Policy ◽

Competitive Position ◽

Strategic Approach ◽

Technological Base ◽

Strategic Manager

The basic direction of the development of society is the development of technology, information flow, organization way, and management. Therefore, the need to use the latest knowledge in defining, selecting and implementing strategies with adequate information technologies is now an unimaginably successful business. Strategic management is a set of management decisions and actions that determine long-term functioning and business policy. The process of strategic management involves establishing a company's relationship with the environment and positioning in it. The strategic goal has a directing role from the existing to the desired position (optimal). The implementation of the strategy in our companies is based on two groups of factors. The first group consists of the organizational structure and the management system of companies, and the second group consists of the human factor in the broadest sense. We also know that at the present moment the economy is almost impossible to survive if it is based on one particular technology. This means that today an increasing number of industries whose technological base is based on a growing number of interconnected different technologies. What technology has to be implemented in order to achieve competitiveness? A complete response includes identifying critical products, processes, applications, and system technology. The key technology provides a competitive advantage, the factor of today's success, they are in the application phase, competitors with them have not implemented enough yet, and offer a significant opportunity for building differentiating properties and for expanding the application. Leading in technology, provides the company support to the existing competitive position, in relation to supporting upcoming technologies which are important for creating a future competitive position. The aim of the paper is to provide the strategic manager of the company a conceptual framework for formulating and implementing strategic options for the application of information technologies in making key decisions in the approach to technology making

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Nickel and Skin: From Allergy to Autoimmunity

Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets ◽

10.2174/1871530320666191231115437 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (7) ◽

pp. 1032-1040

Author(s):

Kossara Drenovska ◽

Martin Shahid ◽

Snejina Vassileva

Keyword(s):

Scientific Literature ◽

Internal Exposure ◽

Present Moment ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Autoinflammatory Disorders ◽

Metal Implants ◽

Systemic Reactions ◽

Nickel Compounds ◽

Immunological Effects ◽

Detailed Search

Introduction & Objectives: Cutaneous and systemic reactions to various metal implants and medical devices have been well documented. The aim of this review was to focus on the probable common mechanisms of allergy and autoimmunity that may lead to similar clinical outcomes following the growing evidence in the literature of metal and nickel-related systemic, autoimmune or autoinflammatory disorders. Methods: Detailed search of the available electronic databases (PubMed-Medline) was conducted for review of the literature on that topic till the present moment. Results: Multiple reports on the immunological effects of metals including immunomodulation, allergy, or autoimmunity were identified. It was found that metals may act through immunosuppression, immunotoxicity, or as immune adjuvants thus provoking allergy and autoimmunity in susceptible individuals. Both external or internal exposure to metals was observed. Nickel has been identified as the most common sensitizer, and also the most studied one. The coexistence of both allergic and autoimmune symptoms, induced by nickel, has been published, suggesting the autoimmune potential of nickel compounds. Conclusions: Clinical experience and scientific literature together demonstrate that metals may play an important role in the development of autoimmune diseases. While metal implant allergies and complications are on the rise, they remain a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Elucidation of their possible mechanisms will contribute to the more successful and safer treatment of affected individuals.

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Novel approaches for the production of bio-diesel using waste vegetable oil

International Journal of Bioassays ◽

10.21746/ijbio.2014.10.0018 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (10) ◽

pp. 3419

Author(s):

Mohan Reddy Nalabolu* ◽

Varaprasad Bobbarala ◽

Mahesh Kandula

Keyword(s):

Diesel Fuel ◽

Oxidation Stability ◽

Acid Value ◽

Waste Cooking Oil ◽

Flash Point ◽

Carbon Residue ◽

Fuel Properties ◽

Present Moment ◽

Total Acid ◽

Cooking Oil

At the present moment worldwide waning fossil fuel resources as well as the tendency for developing new renewable biofuels have shifted the interest of the society towards finding novel alternative fuel sources. Biofuels have been put forward as one of a range of alternatives with lower emissions and a higher degree of fuel security and gives potential opportunities for rural and regional communities. Biodiesel has a great potential as an alternative diesel fuel. In this work, biodiesel was prepared from waste cooking oil it was converted into biodiesel through single step transesterification. Methanol with Potassium hydroxide as a catalyst was used for the transesterification process. The biodiesel was characterized by its fuel properties including acid value, cloud and pour points, water content, sediments, oxidation stability, carbon residue, flash point, kinematic viscosity, density according to IS: 15607-05 standards. The viscosity of the waste cooking oil biodiesel was found to be 4.05 mm2/sec at 400C. Flash point was found to be 1280C, water and sediment was 236mg/kg, 0 % respectively, carbon residue was 0.017%, total acid value was 0.2 mgKOH/g, cloud point was 40C and pour point was 120C. The results showed that one step transesterification was better and resulted in higher yield and better fuel properties. The research demonstrated that biodiesel obtained under optimum conditions from waste cooking oil was of good quality and could be used as a diesel fuel.

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Mindfulness Meditation – From Traditional Approaches to Mobile Applications (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.26561 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Magnus Liebher ◽

Yi-Yuan Tang

Keyword(s):

Executive Functions ◽

Mobile Applications ◽

Mindfulness Meditation ◽

Neural Mechanisms ◽

Present Moment ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Traditional Programs ◽

Temporal Flexibility ◽

Individual Use ◽

Traditional Approaches

BACKGROUND Since the 1970s, psychological and neuroscientific research has had an increasing interest in mindfulness meditation. The resulting findings were followed by various programs which are based on the same idea: mindfulness meditation is a process of openly attending, with awareness to one’s present moment experience. In recent years the traditional programs have been turned more and more into digital applications, which promise increased spatial and temporal flexibility as well as an individual use. However, the large number of mobile applications offered contrasts with few evidence-based programs. OBJECTIVE The present review aims to consider the potential of mobile but also traditional programs to improve executive functions and alter neural mechanisms, in order to meet the growing demands of our digitized everyday life. METHODS - RESULTS By reviewing previous empirical findings and theoretical considerations, we describe short-term and long-term effects of both types as well as challenges and limitations with which they are faced. CONCLUSIONS Furthermore, we provide potential solutions for future programs with a specific focus of improving executive functions and underlying neural mechanisms. CLINICALTRIAL -

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