Sparking Rural Community Dialogues with Digital Oral Histories

Collections ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-408
Author(s):  
William S. Walker
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
New York State ◽  
Oral Histories ◽  
Digital Archives ◽  
Public Programs ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Central New York

In the past, oral history recordings often lay inert and ignored on archival or library shelves. The digital revolution has transformed accessibility to oral histories, primarily by opening digital archives to a variety of users. Nevertheless, many audiences, particularly in rural areas, still do not engage with these digital archives. By incorporating digital oral history content into public programs, however, public historians can involve their audiences in community dialogues that connect past and present and open new avenues for engaging with challenging contemporary issues. This approach employs the dialogue methodology of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience and has been successfully implemented in rural central New York State. Collecting with the intention of incorporating oral histories into community dialogue programs shifts the focus from static preservation and exhibition to a dynamic model of sharing authority, which directly engages one's local community.

Below-the-Watertable Archaeology at Lamoka Lake

1983 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Michael Gramly
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
Middle Woodland ◽  
Late Archaic ◽  
York State ◽  
Animal Bones ◽  
Central New York ◽  
Lake Site

A trench excavated into the waterlogged fringe of the Lamoka Lake site in central New York state yielded cultural stratigraphic zones with abundant artifacts and food remains. A peaty layer resting upon Late Archaic beach or streamside deposits produced late Middle Woodland (Kipp Island phase) ceramics and stone implements. Discoveries of wood, fruit pits, and nuts in the same layer as well as rich congeries of animal bones indicate that the archaeological potential of the Lamoka Lake site is not exhausted.

scholarly journals LUNG CANCER INCIDENCE IN VARIOUS CITIES OF THE WORLD (REVIEW)

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-246
Author(s):  
Liliya Zhuykova ◽  
Yevgeniy Choynzonov ◽  
Olga Ananina ◽  
Nina Lyakhova ◽  
Lidiya Pikalova
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
New York State ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Lung Cancer Incidence ◽  
Cancer Incidence Rates

Apart from smoking, an urban factor is an established risk factor for lung cancer. Lung cancer is associated with environmental factors, occupational exposure, bad habits and lifestyle factors. Approximately 17% of the annual deaths from lung cancer among adults are attributable to exposure to carcinogens located in the surface layer of the urban atmosphere, with industrial pollution and occupational hazards. According to recent data, 97% of cities in low- and middle-income countries with a population of more than 100 thousand people do not meet WHO recommendations for air quality; in high-income countries, this figure has been reduced to 49%. In the United States, the studies demonstrated that the prevalence of combined lung cancer was higher in urban areas (10.2%) than in rural areas (4.8%). There was a difference in the lung cancer incidence rates between the populations of the New York City and the New York State. In males, the lung cancer incidence rates were 1.4 times higher in the New York City than in the New York State (68.9 ± 1.2 0/0000 versus 48.5 ± 0.2 0/0000). In females, the lung cancer incidence rates were 1.2 times higher in the New York City than in the New York State (43.0 ± 0.3 and 34.9 ± 0.1 0/0000, respectively). In China, in urban areas, the lung cancer incidence mortality rates were 36.6 0/0000 and 28.9 0/0000, respectively. In rural areas, the corresponding values were 33.4 and 26.6 0/0000, respectively. Although the lung cancer incidence and mortality rates are higher in urban areas than in rural areas, these differences are gradually decreasing: the incidence rate between urban and rural areas has decreased from 2.1 to 1.1. The issue of the impact of environment on the incidence of lung cancer is challenging. The outdoor environment affects people’s health with varying degrees of intensity both in time and in space.

Willow biomass trials in Central New York State

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.F. Kopp ◽  
E.H. White ◽  
L.P. Abrahamson ◽  
C.A. Nowak ◽  
L. Zsuffa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
York State ◽  
Central New York

scholarly journals Trichothecene Genotype Composition of Fusarium graminearum Not Differentiated Among Isolates from Maize Stubble, Maize Ears, Wheat Spikes, and the Atmosphere in New York

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 695-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo R. Kuhnem ◽  
Pierri Spolti ◽  
Emerson M. Del Ponte ◽  
Jaime A. Cummings ◽  
Gary C. Bergstrom
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Fusarium Graminearum ◽  
New York State ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Sampling Location ◽  
Similar Frequency ◽  
Local Populations ◽  
Central New York ◽  
Genotype Composition ◽  
Maize Stubble

In order to test the hypothesis that the trichothecene genotype composition of local populations of Fusarium graminearum is structured by specific habitats, a collection of 1,407 isolates was obtained from overwintered maize stubble, mature maize ears and wheat spikes, and the atmosphere 1.5 m aboveground during the flowering stage of these crops. These isolates were sampled at three diverse agricultural locations in New York State: namely, Aurora (sampled in 2012 and 2013) in central New York, Belmont (sampled in 2013) in southwestern New York, and Willsboro (sampled in 2013) in northeastern New York. Approximately 100 isolates of F. graminearum from each habitat were collected within a 10-mile2 area in each location. Polymerase chain reaction assays were used to identify three main B-trichothecene genotypes—3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (3-ADON), 15-ADON, or nivalenol (NIV)—based on amplification of portions of Tri3 and Tri12 genes. All but the NIV genotype were detected. The 15-ADON genotype predominated in most locations; frequencies were 92% (652/709) at Aurora, 78% (332/379) at Belmont, and 53% (167/319) at Willsboro. Frequencies of any genotype did not differ in general among the four habits in each location. An exception was in Aurora 2012, where only 5 in 24 3-ADON isolates were found in samplings from the air and grains of both crops. As viewed by the composition of trichothecene genotypes, local populations of F. graminearum appear not to be structured by these four habitats inclusive of pathogenic and saprophytic phases of the fungus life cycle. The similar frequency of 3-ADON and 15-ADON in eastern New York (Willsboro), which is less than 400 km away from the Aurora sampling location in the central area of the state, suggests that regional populations may be differentiated based on selection associated with climatic or landscape features not currently identified.

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