Counternarratives of students’ experiences returning to comprehensive schools from an involuntary disciplinary alternative school

Educators’ excessive uses of exclusionary discipline have led to increased placements of students in disciplinary alternative schools, but few studies examine student experiences after their alternative school placements. Using a theoretical framework informed by critical race theory and the role of the discourse of safety in student discipline, we compose the counternarratives of nine middle school students’ experiences with the transition from an involuntary disciplinary placement back to a comprehensive school. We then analyze across cases to identify commonalities in their stories. Findings show that students experience dehumanization and exclusion that reflect second-class citizenship. We discuss how educators can resist perpetuating this under class even as the overtly racist rhetoric of populist nationalism replaces the neoliberal color-blind version of the discourse of safety.     

Complementary and alternative medicine: Interaction and communication between midwives and women

BackgroundMany pregnant women use complementary and alternative medicine. Although midwives are often supportive, how they communicate with women about the safe use of these therapies has received limited research attention.AimThe aim of this study was to explore how midwives interact with women regarding use of complementary and alternative medicine during pregnancy.MethodsWe utilised grounded theory methodology to collect and analyse data. Twenty-five midwives who worked in metropolitan hospitals situated in Melbourne, Australia, participated in the study. Data were collected from semi structured interviews and non-participant observations, over an 18-month period.FindingsHow midwives communicate about complementary and alternative medicine is closely associated with the meaning they construct around the woman's role in decisionmaking. Most aim to work in a manner consistent with the midwifery partnership model and share the responsibility for decisions regarding complementary and alternative medicine. However, although various therapies were commonly discussed, usually the pregnant woman initiated the dialogue. A number of contextual conditions such as the biomedical discourse, lack of knowledge, language barriers and workplace constraints, limited communication in some situations.ConclusionMidwives often interact with women interested in using CAM. Most value the woman's autonomy and aim to work in partnership. However, various contextual conditions restrain overt CAM communication in clinical practice.     

Placentophagy’s effects on mood,bonding, and fatigue: A pilot trial,part 2

Background

Human maternal placentophagy is gaining popularity among a growing number of women who believe it provides maternal benefits, including prevention of postpartum blues/depression, improved maternal bonding, and reduced fatigue.

Modeling association between multivariate correlated outcomes and high-dimensional sparse covariates: the adaptive SVS method

The problem of modeling the relationship between a set of covariates and a multivariate response with correlated components often arises in many areas of research such as genetics, psychometrics, signal processing. In the linear regression framework, such task can be addressed using a number of existing methods. In the high-dimensional sparse setting, most of these methods rely on the idea of penalization in order to efficiently estimate the regression matrix. Examples of such methods include the lasso, the group lasso, the adaptive group lasso or the simultaneous variable selection (SVS) method. Crucially, a suitably chosen penalty also allows for an efficient exploitation of the correlation structure within the multivariate response. In this paper we introduce a novel variant of such method called the adaptive SVS, which is closely linked with the adaptive group lasso. Via a simulation study we investigate its performance in the high-dimensional sparse regression setting. We provide a comparison with a number of other popular methods under different scenarios and show that the adaptive SVS is a powerful tool for efficient recovery of signal in such setting. The methods are applied to genetic data.     

法院调解强制因素的理性分析

诉讼调解是富有中国特色的民事纠纷解决方式,有着深厚的传统文化蕴涵。新中国成立之后,中国的民事诉讼调解经历了从一度过热到渐渐趋冷,然后又走向重兴的“U”字形过程。在这中间有许多可以认真总结的经验,也有许多引人思考的问题。但从国际司法界的发展大势来讲,调解,即ADR日益为世界各国所采纳和接受。ADR即英文Alter-nativeDisputeResolution的缩写,其字面意义为“代替性纠纷解决方式”,也可以根据其内容实质意译为“审判外纠纷解决方式”或“非诉讼纠纷解决程序”、“法院外纠纷解决方式”等。包括中国在内的世界各国都在探讨和摸索ADR的实践经验,原则是既将非诉讼解决纠纷机制引入民事诉讼程序,强调调解作为非诉讼解决纠纷方式的地位,同时又不使其偏离法治的轨道。当前,无论在现实层面还是在法理层面,诉讼调解一直是中国法学界和社会舆论的热点话题,同时也是一个至今仍有争议的法律问题。各种仁者见仁、智者见智的观点都在不同程度上深化着人们的认识。应当说,理论探讨可能对司法实践产生影响,司法实践同样也会推动理论的发展,这或许正是从事学术研究的正确方法。     

狂欢中的另类理性:中国恶搞文化的话语批判

恶搞,作为一种另类的话语实践,在创设的虚拟话语世界中通过话语混杂张扬了一种狂欢式的另类理性.在技术时代的娱乐性基础上,恶槁文化还彰显着草根性、宣泄性、解构性、对话性、二元性等多重话语质性;同时,恶搞话语在认真的荒诞中所隐蕴的喜剧思维和批判精神敷陈了其去伪存真后在社会转型和变革时期的存在主义价值,但恶搞话语由于自身的局限性和多元因素的影响也深深打上了流行文化和机会主义的烙印.     

现代化视界下的西部大开发--一种另类现代性的探讨

西部大开发是一场可持续发展的现代化历程.本文从西部地区的人文传统和自然生态的角度,提出西部大开发是一种另类现代性的主张,并运用人类学、社会学的理论和方法进行了探讨.     

深化干部人事制度改革:历史·现实·路径

我国正处在进一步发展的重要战略机遇期,组织、干部、人才的重要性比以往任何时候都更加突出,在新的起点上深化干部人事制度改革势在必行.更新观念、突破体制、健全制度、创新机制既是深化改革的必然选择,也是深化改革的难点.在改革进程中,必须准确把握党政干部选拔、考核、管理三个方面的重点突破内容,在建立健全科学民主的干部选拔任用提名制度、竞争性选拔干部制度、干部考核评价制度、干部管理和激励保障制度、干部队伍可持续发展制度等方面狠下功夫.     

略论专利间接侵权及主观要件

在实际生活中,专利间接侵权屡屡发生,而专利间接侵权在我国现行立法中还是空白,所以法院在处理此类案件时,只能依照我国民事基本法的原则来处理,这是远远不能适用新时期知识产权保护的需要的。因此,应借鉴国外专利保护的经验,完善我国的专利权保护机制,对各类间接侵权的构成要件要分别进行规定,明确间接侵权成立的条件,从而最大程度地保护专利权人的合法权益。