Mexico Conference Research Articles

In Others' Words

Translating a paper for a conference in Mexico led me to explore translation theory and to search the ethical nuances of presenting in my L2. Moments of cognitive weirdness in the transit from one language to the other illuminated some troubling theoretical problems, such as the invisibility of the traditional translator, the cultural “smoothing” of texts, and the revisionist tendency of translation itself. These in turn led me to query my position as an L1 speaker of English addressing in Spanish an audience in Latin America, and to question even attempting it. Was I an imposter speaking in others' words, or was Spanish gradually becoming my language, too? Along the way, I found myself comparing notes on my emotional relation to Spanish with the writer Jhumpa Lahiri's description of her relation to Italian, her own L2.

Harold Garfinkel and Edward Rose in the early years of ethnomethodology.

This article documents the beginning of the intellectual companionship between the founder of ethnomethodology, Harold Garfinkel, and Edward Rose, who is most often associated with his program of "ethno-inquiries."I present results from archival research focusing on the contacts and collaborations between Rose and Garfinkel in the years 1955-1965. First, I describe the review process for Rose and Felton's paper, submitted to the American Sociological Review in 1955, which Garfinkel reviewed and after Rose's rebuttal recommended for publication. The paper induced Garfinkel to write an extensive commentary that has remained unpublished. Second, I discuss the 1958 New Mexico conference sponsored by the Air Force, which was an opportunity for Rose and Garfinkel to work together on topics related to common-sense knowledge and scientific knowledge. Third, I give an overview of the ethnomethodological conferences in 1962 and 1963, supported by an Air Force grant written collaboratively by Rose and Garfinkel. Here I focus primarily on Rose's research on "small languages,"which stimulated many discussions among the early ethnomethodologists. Rose's work and exchanges with Garfinkel demonstrate the former's affinity for miniaturization as a research approach and search for ways to empiricize topics of sociological theory in locally observable settings.

Pandemic Scholars Circle: Deepening Community during Isolation

Pandemic Scholars Circle: Deepening Community during Isolation

‘Maybe we can turn the tide’: an explanatory mixed-methods study to understand how knowledge brokers mobilise health evidence in low- and middle-income countries

Background Little is known about how knowledge brokers (KBs) operate in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to translate evidence for health policy and practice. These intermediaries facilitate relationships between evidence producers and users to address public health issues. Aims and objectives To increase understanding, a mixed-methods study collected data from KBs who had acted on evidence from the 2015 Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference in Mexico. Methods Of the 1000 in-person participants, 252 plus 72 online participants (n=324) from 56 countries completed an online survey, and 20 participants from 15 countries were interviewed. Thematic analysis and application of knowledge translation (KT) theory explored factors influencing KB actions leading to evidence uptake. Descriptive statistics of respondent characteristics were used for cross-case comparison. Findings Results suggest factors supporting the KB role in evidence uptake, which include active relationships with evidence users through embedded KB roles, targeted and tailored evidence communication to fit the context, user receptiveness to evidence from a similar country setting, adaptability in the KB role, and action orientation of KBs. Discussion and conclusions Initiatives to increase evidence uptake in LMICs should work to establish supportive structures for embedded KT, identify processes for ongoing cross-country learning, and strengthen KBs already showing effectiveness in their roles.

Applying the Theoretical Domains Framework to understand knowledge broker decisions in selecting evidence for knowledge translation in low- and middle-income countries

BackgroundHealth-related organisations disseminate an abundance of clinical and implementation evidence that has potential to improve health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but little is known about what influences a user decision to select particular evidence for action. Knowledge brokers (KBs) play a part as intermediaries supporting evidence-informed health policy and practice by selecting and synthesising evidence for research users, and therefore understanding the basis for KB decisions, can help inform knowledge translation strategies. The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), a synthesis of psychological theories, was selected as a promising analysis approach because of its widespread use in identifying influences on decisions to act on evidence-based healthcare guidelines. This study explored its application in the context of KB decisions regarding evidence for use in LMICs.MethodsThe study analysed data collected from participants of a 2015 global maternal and newborn health conference in Mexico. A total of 324 conference participants from 56 countries completed an online survey and 20 from 15 countries were interviewed about evidence use and sharing after the conference. TDF domains and constructs were retrospectively applied and adapted during coding of qualitative data to enhance understanding of the KB decision process in selecting evidence for action.ResultsApplication of the TDF involved challenges related to overlapping constructs, retrospective use, and complexities of global health settings and relevant knowledge. Codes needed to be added or adapted to account for how KBs’ internal reflections on external factors influenced their actions in selecting evidence to share and use, and the decisions they made during the process. Four themes of the rationale for changing the TDF were identified during analysis, namely Influences from Beyond the Organisation, Knowledge Selection as a Process, Access and Packaging of Knowledge, and Fit for Use.ConclusionsTheories of individual behaviour, such as those in the TDF, can enhance understanding of the decisions made by actors such as KBs along dissemination and knowledge translation pathways. Understanding how KBs reflect on evidence and interact with their environment has the potential for improving global dissemination efforts and LMIC-to-LMIC exchange of implementation evidence.

Revisiting Second Wave Histories: New Chronologies, Geographies, and Appraisals

Revisiting Second Wave Histories:New Chronologies, Geographies, and Appraisals Tamar W. Carroll (bio) Janet Allured. Remapping Second-Wave Feminism: The Long Women's Rights Movement in Louisiana, 1950–1997. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2016. xiii + 348 pp.; ill. ISBN 978-0-8203-4538-3 (cl); 978-0-8203-5477-4 (pb); 978-0-8203-5004-2 (epub). Shelah Gilbert Leader and Patricia Rush Hyatt. American Women on the Move: The Inside Story of the National Women's Conference, 1977. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2016. xxi + 169 pp.; ill. ISBN 978-1-4985-3599-1 (cl); 978-1-4985-3601-1 (pb); 978-1-4985-3600-4 (epub). Barbara Molony and Jennifer Nelson, eds., Women's Activism and "Second Wave" Feminism: Transnational Histories. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. vii + 335 pp., ill. ISBN 978-1-4742-5051-1 (cl); 978-1-4742-5052-8 (epub); 978-1-4742-5053-5 (pdf). Jocelyn Olcott. International Women's Year: The Greatest Consciousness-Raising Event in History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. xvi + 334 pp., ill. ISBN 978-0-1953-2768-7 (cl); 978-0-1906-4998-2 (epub); 978-0-1997-1664-7 (pdf). These four recent books on second wave feminism raise compelling theoretical and methodological questions while also providing a wealth of information about women's activism in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Chief among them is how to define second wave feminism itself; Janet Allured, as well as Barbara Molony and Jennifer Nelson offer critiques of the wave metaphor for how it tends to elide women's activism that does not align neatly with the crests of women's suffrage and second wave feminism. Yet, Malony and Nelson retain the term "second wave" within quotation marks because of its historical significance and widespread use in the historiography of feminism; their volume seeks to "fill in the troughs" between waves and broaden our geographic conceptualization of the second wave to recognize the autonomous development of non-Western feminisms (3). Allured points out that "the term 'second wave' remains useful in describing the renewed burst of grassroots service and political activism in the 1960s and 1970s," an observation that is born out in Olcott [End Page 136] and Leader and Hyatt's accounts of the 1975 International Women's Year (IWY) conference in Mexico and the 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas: something special really did happen in these years (3). Together, these works also contribute to methodological questions, including how to understand the role of international and national conferences in the broader feminist movement and how to incorporate local and regional history into national and transnational narratives. The first two books under review broaden the chronology and geographic scope of second-wave feminism, while the second two hone in on the mid-to-late 1970s and look at International Women's Year conferences as pivotal moments in both transnational and US feminism. In Remapping Second-Wave Feminism, Janet Allured sets out to "encourage the full and complete telling of the story of second-wave feminism in the South" and to demonstrate that the region "had a vigorous, defiant, and persistent cadre of committed feminists who supplied the national organizations with both ideas and personnel" (3). Allured's study shifts our attention to the activities of feminists in the American South and is grounded in Louisiana, where she conducted prodigious archival and newspaper-based research and an amazing number of oral histories (at least ninety-seven by my count). She draws on other recent studies of feminism in Southern cities to round out her account, which shows that feminism not only flourished in the South but was distinctive in some important ways from the "bicoastal" feminisms of the urban North and West that Allured argues have dominated the historiography.1 Southern feminism was part of a multi-ethnic "regional movement against social injustice" that drew on liberal Christian and Jewish religious faith traditions that "demanded equality of opportunity for oppressed people" (3, 11). Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopalian, and Reform Judaism congregations were especially important in transmitting a social justice ethic and inspiring women to fight for equality of sex as well as race; they also provided key meeting...

Anthropogenic food provisioning and cat-keeping practices of urban households in Yucatán, Mexico

Event Abstract Back to Event Anthropogenic food provisioning and cat-keeping practices of urban households in Yucatán, Mexico David Oseguera Montiel1 and Eliza Ruiz Izaguiire2* 1 Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico 2 Independent researcher, Mexico Domestic cats (Felis catus) are precocious species that when left uncontrolled can grow to levels that exceed the capacity of the environment. Cats are generally found on the streets of Mérida City, and a wide array of zoonoses (e.g. Toxoplasmosis), that have cats as hosts, have been reported in the Yucatán Peninsula. Both owned (if allowed outdoors) and unowned cats comprise a free-roaming (FR) cat population. Outdoor cats can be easily confused with unowned cats, and households can be visited by both cat categories. Cat-keeping practices, such as allowing cats outdoors, and using or not a litter box, are factors that could influence cat population dynamics and zoonoses transmission. Furthermore, anthropogenic food provisioning of free-roaming cats can contribute to increased immunity, and have an effect in population density. A survey was conducted, using a convenience sample of clients that visited veterinary practices in Mérida City, Mexico. Two multivariable random effects logistic regression models were developed with individual cat data for the dependent variables: allowed outdoors, and sterilization. Dependent variables included spatial data of two city areas. We analyzed 306 questionnaires from 19 practices. About half of all households (including non cat-owning households) reported visits from FR cats (further referred to as “visiting cats”, and in about one third of households FR cats were fed. More households reported visiting cats (n=74, 78%) if FR cats were fed compared to non-feeding households (n=87, 41%) (χ2=33.5, df=1, p<0.001). In cats from cat-keeping households, the majority of cats were acquired from the street 60% (n=289), and 61% (n=325) were allowed outdoors. Most cats (65%, n=338) were sterilized with differences among males (61%) and females (69%) (p=0.05). About half (n=271, 51%) of cats had rabies vaccination, and about one fourth of cats (n=136, 26%) other vaccines, also with differences among sterilized and non-sterilized cats. Keywords: Cat management, zoonosis, Free roaming, Public Health, Mexico Conference: GeoVet 2019. Novel spatio-temporal approaches in the era of Big Data, Davis, United States, 8 Oct - 10 Oct, 2019. Presentation Type: Regular oral presentation Topic: Spatial data sources, open data, accessibility and information integration Citation: Oseguera Montiel D and Ruiz Izaguiire E (2019). Anthropogenic food provisioning and cat-keeping practices of urban households in Yucatán, Mexico. Front. Vet. Sci. Conference Abstract: GeoVet 2019. Novel spatio-temporal approaches in the era of Big Data. doi: 10.3389/conf.fvets.2019.05.00055 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 31 May 2019; Published Online: 27 Sep 2019. * Correspondence: Dr. Eliza Ruiz Izaguiire, Independent researcher, Merida, Mexico, eliza.ruizizaguirre@gmail.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers David Oseguera Montiel Eliza Ruiz Izaguiire Google David Oseguera Montiel Eliza Ruiz Izaguiire Google Scholar David Oseguera Montiel Eliza Ruiz Izaguiire PubMed David Oseguera Montiel Eliza Ruiz Izaguiire Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.

The Caryophyllales 2018 Conference in Mexico &amp; Advances of the Global Caryophyllales Initiative

The <i>Caryophyllales 2018</i> Conference in Mexico &amp; Advances of the Global Caryophyllales Initiative

Editor's Introduction

At the time of this writing, the Cormac McCarthy Society is making plans for “Cormac McCarthy and Mexico,” a conference co-sponsored by Monterrey Technological University and the International American Studies Association, to be held October 17–20, 2018, in Monterrey, Mexico. This is the Society's first international conference in Mexico, and the region will be the focus of many of the presentations; featured speakers will be Peter Josyph and Allen Josephs. More information about the conference can be found at cormacmccarthy.com.In this issue, the keynote speaker from our Fall 2017 Austin conference, Don Graham, offers a note on connections between McCarthy and Robinson Jeffers. In addition, the scholarly duo of Jonathan and Rick Elmore returns with a consideration of the didactic ethics of The Road, and Jamie Brummer directs fresh attention to notions of American masculinity as presented in The Crossing, thus reviving conversation about a subject (and a novel) that haven't inspired quite that much critical inquiry of late. James Stephen O'Sullivan uses Walter Benjamin's ideas about allegory and baroque tragedy to discuss McCarthy's Southwestern novels, seeing in them a “mourning drama,” the stage of which is set with the various ruins and dilapidated structures of that region.Finally, Russell Hillier is serendipitously spotlighted in this issue, with both his reading of The Sunset Limited in light of Schopenhauer and Jay Ellis's review of his recent book, Morality in Cormac McCarthy's Fiction: Souls at Hazard. Serendipitous indeed, as Ellis notes that “I confess I wanted a full chapter on [The Sunset Limited] in this book.” Et voilà, as they say!Enjoy, and keep in touch.

Bella Abzug's Dilemma: The Cold War, Women's Politics, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in the 1970s

This article examines Bella Abzug's activities with regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict at home and abroad during her congressional career (1971–1977), with a focus on the dilemmas she faced, her approach to overcoming them, and her ability to mobilize like-minded but diverse American women for her struggle. After tracing her Labor Zionist background and her activities in the early 1970s, this article investigates her strategy for defending Israel during and after the 1975 International Women's Year Conference in Mexico. Abzug's story offers a useful window into the connection between women's politics and the Middle East question; it also illuminates the active role of a group of American women in making the US-Israeli relationship closer during the 1970s. This article concludes that, ironically, in order to endorse Zionism, Abzug, a staunch critic of the Cold War, relied on the US Cold War strategy of eliminating Communist influence from women's politics.

Recognising the value of all ‘restorative’ contributions

Recognising the value of all ‘restorative’ contributions

Democratic Institutions and Empowerment of Women An Analytical Study

The status of women in India has been a cause of serious concern in a constitutional set up which seeks to establish an egalitarian social order, premised on the principles of equality, respect for dignity and freedom of expression. In a hierarchical social order, the problem is further compounded when discrimination is practiced on the grounds of caste, gender, religion and ethnicity, besides pronounced biases rooted in and emanating from patriarchal psychology. They are at once victims of organic violence’s – social, political and economic. Through different constitutional mechanisms, attempts are being made, probably one may contest this submission, to ensure gender equity.“Empowerment of Women” is a topic that has been debated and deliberated world over. Deliberations and action plans have been prepared for the last 30 years in the four world conferences on women at Mexico City (1975), Copenhagen (1980), Nairobi (1985), and Beijing (1995). These conferences have helped to strengthen the socio-economic, political and legal dimensions of the role of women. In the Mexico conference, it was decided that the decade (1975-85) be celebrated as the decade for women. During the decade, in 1979, the UN adopted CEDAW (Convention on Elimination of Discrimination against Women) which, in 1993, was adopted by India.The involvement of women in the development process and political decision making process has always been advocated by social and political thinkers. The Report of the committee on status of women in India (CSWI: 1974), which is considered as a significant document on the socio-economic conditions of Indian women says, “though women’s participation in the political process has increased, their ability to procedure an impact on the political process has been negligible because of the inadequate attention paid to their political education and mobilization by both political parties and women organisations. Parties have tended to see women voters as appendages of the males. Among women, the leadership has become diffused and diverse having sharp contradictions with regard to inequalities that affect the status of women in every sphere – social, economic and political.”It may also be stated that, the present study serve as a mirror for understanding the current political processes and socio-economic role of women in India. Study focuses on the participation of women in the parliament, state legislatures and as well as grass root level in India as the voters and contestants. It also examines the various emerging trends in respect of the participation of women in the electoral politics as well as in the working of legislative bodies. It would also add to the existing field of knowledge regarding women empowerment, political socialization, mobilization, gender inequality, politicization. The study would enhance the understanding of politics at all level in context of rapidly changing socio-political milieu. The present study may be useful and helpful for policy makers cum planners, administrators, leaders of local regional and national level, social servants and researchers who are engaged in this field of the study.

Needs assessment to improve neonatal intensive care in Mexico

Background At the time of the research, Dr Weiss was a clinical fellow in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital. Dr Profit was on faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology. He held a secondary appointment in the Department of Medicine, Section of Health Services Research and conducted his research at the VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence where he collaborated with Dr Kowalkowski.: Improving the quality of neonatal intensive care is an important health policy priority in Mexico. A formal assessment of barriers and priorities for quality improvement has not been undertaken.Aim:To provide guidance to providers and policy makers with regard to addressing opportunities for better care delivery in Mexican neonatal intensive care units.Objective:To conduct a needs assessment regarding improvement of quality of neonatal intensive care delivery in Mexico.Methods:Spanish-language survey administered to a volunteer sample of Mexican neonatal care providers attending a large paediatric conference in Mexico in June 2011. Survey domains included institutional context of quality improvement, barriers, priorities, safety culture, and respondents' characteristics. Results were analysed using descriptive analyses of frequencies, proportions and percentage positive response (PPR) rates.Results:Of 91 respondents, the majority identified neonatology as their primary specialty (n = 48, 65%) and were physicians (n = 55, 73%). Generally, providers expressed a desire to improve quality of care (PPR 69%) but reported notable deterrents. Respondents (n, %) identified family inability to pay (38, 48%), overcrowded work areas (38, 44%), insufficient financial reimbursement (25, 36%), lack of availability of nurses (26, 30%), ancillary staff (25, 29%), and subspecialists (22, 25%) as the principal barriers. Respiratory care (27, 39%) – reduction of mechanical ventilation and initiation of nasal continuous positive airway pressure – and reduction in frequency of late-onset infections (19, 28%) were selected as top clinical priorities. There were substantial opportunities for improving safety (PPR 48%) and teamwork climate (PPR 58%).Conclusion:These findings may guide efforts to improving quality of care delivery in Mexican neonatal intensive care units.

Learning: The Treasure within — Prospects for Education in the 21st Century

European Journal of EducationVolume 50, Issue 1 p. 101-112 Part II: Original Article Learning: The Treasure within — Prospects for Education in the 21st Century Roberto Carneiro, Corresponding Author Roberto CarneiroMember of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century, UNESCO 1993–1996. Chair of the EJE Editorial Board 2005–2015.Roberto Carneiro: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Roberto Carneiro, Corresponding Author Roberto CarneiroMember of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century, UNESCO 1993–1996. Chair of the EJE Editorial Board 2005–2015.Roberto Carneiro: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 02 February 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12110Citations: 2 (Note from the editors: This article was written in 2001, based on a presentation made by Roberto Carneiro at a conference in Mexico — IX Simposium de Educación, ITESO, Guadalajara, 26 al 29 de septiembre de 2001 — that discussed the Delors report and its implications. We decided to publish it in this issue entitled ‘What is Learning For?’ that launches the four issues of volume 50 because (i) it gives us a valuable first-hand account of the challenges faced by the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century chaired by Jacques Delors and how they were addressed by a Commission of 15 members from across the world, and (ii) written before social media took hold and before the recession hit in the early years of the 21stcentury, it allows us to put the discussion in the four issues of the journal into a longer perspective and reflect on changes in visions, perceptions and priorities, even in the ‘short’ period since the article was written.) Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume50, Issue1Special Issue: What Is Learning For?March 2015Pages 101-112 RelatedInformation

Arab Women and Political Development

Abstract Although many measures have been taken by the majority of Arab countries enhance women's representation in decision-making positions, women's participation in public life and positions of power have not been achieved the desired level. The Arab region ranks the lowest in the world in terms of women's participation in parliaments. The objective of this paper is examine the Political participation of women in the Arab countries and identify different challenges that impede Arab women participation in politics and decision making. Challenges include: cultural factors, the stereotyped image of women, women's low self-confidence, lack of coordination among women's organizations, effectiveness/efficiency of women empowerment programs, shortcomings in the institutional and legal frameworks, practices of political parties and election process, skepticism about the Agenda for Women empowerment, the process of development of Women empowerment strategies. Thus, challenges facing women in politics are immense. They require the consolidation of all efforts with great belief in women's capabilities as human beings who are able lead and shoulder the responsibility in the building of their nations. Keywords: Arab women in politics, Arab women and equality, Arab women in development Setting the Scene at the Global Level: During the last decades, the world has witnessed special International attention women's issues, and devoted 1975 as the International Year for Women. The year of 1975 laid the groundwork for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) during the first International conference on women held in Mexico in 1979 (2). The Mexico conference was followed by other main significant international conferences on women held in Copenhagen (1980), Nairobi (1985) (3). The pace of the attention women's issues has accelerated in the beginning of the nineties, with the growing international concern about the persistence of discrimination against women and the marginalization of their role, the consequent waste of energy, and the disruption of the fundamental forces in the overall development process. The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994 had the major impact on the emerging concern of gender issues. This was followed by the Beijing conference in 1995, which paved the way strengthen women's participation in decision-making process and higher positions and endorsed the cumulative effect of the previous efforts of all conferences emphasizing on the states' accountability and commitment adopt concrete plans of action that respond Beijing's Platform for Action (BPFA) (4). In further pursuit of women's rights, the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) in 2000 clearly specified the importance of women development in its Goal 3; to promote gender equality and empowerment of women. Other MDG's have not explicitly stated gender as a target; however, women's issues are addressed implicitly in many areas of the MDG's such as poverty, education, and health (5). The Arab region was not in isolation from the global debate on women and human rights, where the political will has played a major role in enhancing Arab women development. Arab countries have witnessed major shifts over the past decade in political, economic, and social development. The Arab region, comprises 22 states that are members of the Arab League, is defined by a complex set of issues, including the Arab-Israeli conflict and its repercussions, unstable economic conditions and trends, population-resource imbalances and environmental stress. The Arab Islamic cultural heritage and common Arabic language have preserved a unique character for the region and its peoples. Democratization in the Arab region remains a slow process which faces various setbacks including regional instability and conflict, economic imbalances, and the lack of freedom engage in a meaningful democratic process. …

Research on the Development Mechanism of the Low-Carbon City

After the UN climate conference in Copenhagen and the Cancun conference in Mexico, the world pays more attention to low-carbon development. Low-carbon city is an important path to develop the low-carbon economy. Countries all over the world have take action now: Britain’s climate change action plan; Danish’s low-carbon communities; Japan’s low-carbon society action plan. In the sixth nationwide population census, urban population closes to the rural population. Urban create 70 percent GDP, it is also a major source of carbon emissions. How economic development decouple from carbon emissions in the process of industrialization, it is a major problem encountered in China. In this paper, it describes the process of the low-carbon city evolution and the concept of the low-carbon city firstly, then it analyses the status of low-carbon city construction in our country secondly, finally the paper puts forward countermeasures. The countermeasure will has important meaning to develop low-carbon economy in our country.

Youth leaders must be accountable

Today, there are 1.5 billion people worldwide between the ages of twelve and twenty-four, with 1.3 billion living in developing countries—the largest generation of young people the world has ever known. As a key population, youth should be meaningfully involved in the formation of policy that affects them. It is likewise essential that young people have decision-making roles on youth-related issues. People of the same age group better understand their common needs, capacities, and limitations. As awareness about the importance of youth representation in decision making increases, so, too, does the involvement of youth advocates in programmes and events, such as the 2010 World Youth Conference in Mexico, the Youth Programme of the International AIDS Conference, and the Youth Symposium at the 2010 Women Deliver conference. The question is, how are the youth advocates selected, and are they the best people to speak on behalf of the world’s youth?

The prospect of the United Nations' climate change negotiating framework: implications from Copenhagen and Cancun

Concluded with a piece of ‘Copenhagen Accord’ that is not legally binding, 13 days of seesaw battles on Denmark’s negotiation table did not yield any substantial results. Neither did the end of another 12 days of climate change conference in Mexico a year later in 2010, marked with a ‘Cancun Agreement’ that achieved nothing but money – the Green Climate Fund. For years, state leaders have gone home almost empty-handed. By late 2009, the international community had not accomplished their mission to complete the negotiations for an international climate change regime going forward from 2012 as enshrined in the Bali Roadmap. The Copenhagen and Cancun summits all proceeded within the UN’s framework as agreed in 1992, but a comprehensive, all-encompassing and legally binding climate change deal, which many activists and governments want, remains out of reach for the world. Is the current climate change negotiating framework outdated? To answer this question, we have to analyse briefly the outcomes of both conf...

Ibogaine therapy in the treatment of opiate dependency

Ibogaine therapy offers a viable alternative to mainstream treatment for opiate addiction. The combination of the addiction‐arresting and fast‐acting properties of ibogaine, with the slow and thoughtful conversation of psychoanalytical psychotherapy is a novel approach to what still remains a difficult condition to overcome.Safer than methadone, ibogaine use is steadily increasing world‐wide, and is becoming a more accepted treatment for opiate addiction. This year it has become a prescription medication in New Zealand. Howard Lotsof, who discovered the anti‐addictive properties of ibogaine 47 years ago, and who died in January 2010, devoted his life to improving access to ibogaine treatment, and instigated the first ibogaine providers' conference in Mexico in 2009.This paper explores the use of ibogaine and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in the clinic for the treatment of opiate dependency, the relationships between the two approaches, and how they differ from other treatment modalities.

Combination prevention: a deeper understanding of effective HIV prevention

Evidence-informed and human rights-based combination prevention combines behavioural, biomedical, and structural interventions to address both the immediate risks and underlying causes of vulnerability to HIV infection, and the pathways that link them. Because these are context-specific, no single prescription or standard package will apply universally. Anchored in 'know your epidemic' estimates of where the next 1000 infections will occur and 'know your response' analyses of resource allocation and programming gaps, combination prevention strategies seek to realign programme priorities for maximum effect to reduce epidemic reproductive rates at local, regional, and national levels. Effective prevention means tailoring programmes to local epidemics and ensuring that components are delivered with the intensity, quality, and scale necessary to achieve intended effects. Structural interventions, addressing the social, economic, cultural, and legal constraints that create HIV risk environments and undermine the agency of individuals to protect themselves and others, are also public goods in their own right. Applying the principles of combination prevention systematically and consistently in HIV programme planning, with due attention to context, can increase HIV programme effectiveness. Better outcome and impact measurement using multiple methods and data triangulation can build the evidence base on synergies between the components of combination prevention at individual, group, and societal levels, facilitating iterative knowledge translation within and among programmes.