Roundtable Session Research Articles

Student Syllabus Tracker

Syllabus are crucial tools that aid university teachers in explaining to students the goal and course direction. Syllabi creation and storage using conventional methods can get tiresome and time-consuming. At a sizable private institution, the Center for Teaching and Learning has created a tool to speed up the process of creating, modifying, and saving syllabi. The designer and developer will introduce and demonstrate the recently developed tool during the roundtable session, facilitate a discussion about how the tool can be used to enhance communication between teachers, students, and departments, and then give the attendees the opportunity to use the tool. Easy to view the students syllabus detail. Identify the particular set of the syllabus of the students. It is easy for each subject faculty. Serve as the framework for the selected course materials, course details, and method of instructions. University teaching and learning is always accessed through syllabi. Using this analogy as a foundation, this paper introduces Open Syllabus, a model-based REACT JS, NODE JS, MANGO DB approach to course outlines for online courses. The resources (files, citations, assignments, etc.), activities (quiz, forum, etc.), and course information (description, objectives, etc.) are all organized in Open Syllabus in a way that gives instructors direction, students navigational clarity, and export/import capabilities for sharing content across platforms.

Announcements

The Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies at San José State University continues to coordinate the Steinbeck Letters Project, which aims to create a searchable database listing of John Steinbeck’s letters starting with those in the Center’s possession.Anyone interested in more information or contributing to this project, please contact us at steinbeck@sjsu.edu.Thanks to a generous donation from Mrs. C. Suzette Ditsky, emerging Steinbeck scholars can apply to utilize the outstanding resources in the Ball State University Libraries. The Steinbeck Research Fund has established in honor of Mrs. Ditsky’s late husband, John, who passed away in 2006. Dr. Tetsumaro Hayashi, a longtime friend, said, “He was first and foremost a passionate and dedicated scholar, teacher, and mentor.” Hayashi commented that the Research Fund was “established to honor Ditsky’s long-established legacy of extending a helping hand to emerging Steinbeck scholars.”Recipients will spend a minimum of five days doing intensive research using the Steinbeck collections or other materials at the Ball State University Libraries. The resulting research must be submitted for publication in a professional, scholarly, Steinbeck-related journal and/or presented at a Steinbeck Conference, convention, or lecture at a university.Applicants should submit a Steinbeck-related research proposal (minimum of two pages), a curriculum vitae, a completed-application form (available at https://bsu.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=48465493), and two letters of recommendation from colleagues, faculty members, or others who can speak to your academic qualifications. More details, including guidance for drafting your application, can be found on the application document itself. Completed applications can be emailed directly to libarchives@bsu.edu.The conference committee has begun meeting to organize the next International Steinbeck Society Conference, to be hosted by the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies in March of 2023. The theme for this conference will be “John Steinbeck in the Twenty-First Century: Reading, Teaching, and Translating.” More details, including the Call for Papers, will be available soon.In memory of Louis Owens, the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies established this award to honor undergraduate and graduate student work on Steinbeck and related subjects. Undergraduate and graduate students may submit, or faculty may submit on their behalf.Deadline: postmark of January 31, 2023Length: between twelve and forty pagesFormat: MLAAward: $250.00 and consideration for publication in Steinbeck Review Send as attachment to steinbeck@sjsu.edu or by regular mail to: Louis Owens Essay Prize, Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, San José State University, San José, CA 95192-0202.The International Steinbeck Society will field two presentations at the upcoming American Literature Association conference, hosted in Chicago during the weekend of May 26–29, 2022. The first is a traditional panel titled “Reading Steinbeck in a Time of Trouble,” and the second is a roundtable session titled “Steinbeck and the Living World.” Readers who can’t attend this conference can look for this work in the Fall 2022 issue of Steinbeck Review.Does your university or organization have an announcement to share with the Steinbeck studies community? Email your entries to Daniel Rivers (daniel.rivers@sjsu.edu) by July 10 (for the Fall issue) or January 10 (for the Spring issue).

Childhood, Youth, and Identity: A Roundtable Conversation from the Global South

This roundtable session initially took place as part of the international conference “Childhood, Youth, and Identity in South Asia,” organized by the Department of History, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, and the Centre for Publishing, Ambedkar University Delhi, India, on January 6–7, 2020.

Art, Creativity and Automation. From Charters to Shared 3D Visualization Practices

Abstract In this study, we introduce the themes of the Special Issue on Art, Creativity and Automation. Sharing 3D Visualization Practices in Archaeology, and present the most important outcomes of a roundtable session involving prominent researchers in the field, organized by the authors during the Archon Winter School in February 2020. By assessing the diversity of research aims, artistic projects, creative practices and technology used in the contributions to the Special Issue, and drawing on the thoughts and perspectives generated during the roundtable discussion, we seek to identify shared challenges within the community of visualizers which could ultimately pave the way to shared practices. In this light, we assess whether established charters and guidelines are still relevant in a now matured digital archaeology, where visualization techniques have attained a central position in archaeological knowledge production. Although parts of the guidelines have become common practice, the remainder did not keep up with the fast pace of development of digital practice and its current fundamental role in archaeology, and as a result some of the guidelines risk becoming obstructive in archaeological creative practice.

The Italian American Studies Association at Fifty-Five: 1966–2021

The Italian American Studies Association at Fifty-Five: 1966–2021

Best practices on critical reagent characterization, qualification, and life cycle management for HCP immunoassays

The performance of immunoassays for the detection and quantification of host-cell proteins (HCPs) in biopharmaceuticals depends on the quality of the critical assay reagents. Not only their preparation, but also a stringent life-cycle management, including reagent qualification, requalification, and replacement, plays a crucial role in ensuring consistent and reliable results. To provide a cross-industry perspective on HCP reagent management, we conducted a survey on common practices among several pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Based on its outcome, as well as informed by a corresponding roundtable session ("Managing critical reagents over time") at the BioPharmaceutical Emerging Best Practices Association HCP conference in 2019, this study presents specific recommendations and proven concepts to support immunoassay reagent management for monitoring HCPs.

Restitution: Paths Toward a Clearing

Restitution: Paths Toward a Clearing

Towards More Predictive, Physiological and Animal-free In Vitro Models: Advances in Cell and Tissue Culture 2020 Conference Proceedings.

Experimental systems that faithfully replicate human physiology at cellular, tissue and organ level are crucial to the development of efficacious and safe therapies with high success rates and low cost. The development of such systems is challenging and requires skills, expertise and inputs from a diverse range of experts, such as biologists, physicists, engineers, clinicians and regulatory bodies. Kirkstall Limited, a biotechnology company based in York, UK, organised the annual conference, Advances in Cell and Tissue Culture (ACTC), which brought together people having a variety of expertise and interests, to present and discuss the latest developments in the field of cell and tissue culture and in vitro modelling. The conference has also been influential in engaging animal welfare organisations in the promotion of research, collaborative projects and funding opportunities. This report describes the proceedings of the latest ACTC conference, which was held virtually on 30th September and 1st October 2020, and included sessions on in vitro models in the following areas: advanced skin and respiratory models, neurological disease, cancer research, advanced models including 3-D, fluid flow and co-cultures, diabetes and other age-related disorders, and animal-free research. The roundtable session on the second day was very interactive and drew huge interest, with intriguing discussion taking place among all participants on the theme of replacement of animal models of disease.

GANDHI: A Thousand Contradictions - Roundtable and Art Workshop. THE EXPERIENCE

How does a hands-on creative arts workshop and roundtable session unfold amongst a group of erudite academics or aspiring academics? This is subtly unveiled in what turned out to be an unforgettable journey, into the person of Mohandas Gandhi and all his eccentricities.

Feedback from the Science Café from the Sixth European Bioanalysis Forum Young Scientist Symposium.

The 6th Young Scientist Symposium, a meeting organized by young scientists for young scientists under the umbrella of the European Bioanalysis Forum vzw and in collaboration with the Universities of Bologna and Ghent, included a variety of interesting presentations on cutting edge bioanalytical science and processes. Integrated in the meeting, an interactive round table session, the Science Café, discussed the challenges related to sustainability for bioanalytical lab activities. This manuscript reflects conclusions from these discussions. They can provide our community a compass for future business practices to embrace more sustainable laboratory activities considerate of smarter use of a wide array of resources and laboratory tools, resulting in increased wellbeing for our next generations and our planet.

Dissertation Pedagogy in Theory and Practice: Extending Our Roundtable

In this paper, we extend our roundtable session from the 2019 Canadian Writing Centre Association Conference in Vancouver, which ignited dialogue about how writing centre practitioners and educational developers can help faculty review and strengthen their approaches to providing feedback on graduate student theses and dissertations. We discuss how we designed and delivered an instructional development workshop for faculty at our university to strengthen their approaches to supporting graduate student thesis and dissertation writers. In doing so, we aim to foster further dialogue about how writing centre professionals and educational developers can partner with faculty to enhance and develop their approaches to providing feedback on large-scale writing projects.

Exploring Intercultural Understandings of Mental Health for School Contexts

What does mental health mean? As an educator, I have noticed that mental health is a concept viewed by many students and colleagues as “loaded” with stigma and often referenced as a shameful form of illness. It is estimated that one in five high school students will suffer from a mental illness, with the majority not accessing mental health services due to the stigma associated with the illness (Bowers et al., 2013). Wondering how particular understandings of mental health might influence pedagogical approaches, I conducted a preliminary literature review across caregiver professions, including nursing, social work, psychology, medicine and education. Findings indicated that medicalized mental health definitions framed by Western philosophy were prevalent. Conceptions of mental health that represent different cultural perspectives, pluralistic understandings (diverse epistemologies), or other ways of being (ontologies) are isolated and excluded. This roundtable session will be guided by a hermeneutic approach that aims to broaden understandings by asking participants to consider the concept of mental health within cultural traditions, histories, stories, languages, experiences, subjectivities and relations. To further discussion, contemporary conceptualizations are presented through literature, images and symbols.

Preface

The 1st Borobudur International Symposium on Applied Science and Engineering (BIS-ASE) 2019 is hosted by Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Indonesia. The conference is also co-hosted by other twenty-one institutions as follows Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kota Magelang, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton, Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jember, Universitas Muhammadiyah Metro, Universitas Muhammadiyah Maluku Utara, Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Riau, Universitas Aisyiyah Yogyakarta, Universitas Sains Al Qur’an Wonosobo, Universitas Tidar Magelang, FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, FISIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Faculty of Law Universitas Islam Indonesia, STIKES Muhammadiyah Klaten, IAIM Sinjai, IAIN Purwokerto, Politeknik Energi dan Mineral Akamigas, and STMIK Bina Patria Magelang.The main theme of this symposium is “Local resources empowerment towards advance, smart and sustainable system” as a part of the United Nations agenda for sustainable development goals in 2030. Therefore, we present you, four world-class keynote speakers whom able to capture the interdependence between these scientific topics. First, Professor Tony Lucey from Curtin University, Australia. Second, Professor Noorefendi Tamaldin from UTeM, Malaysia. Third, Mr Rajesh Ranolia from NIIT, India. Fourth, Yun Fatimah, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang.Let me inform you that the 1st BIS-ASE 2019 has received 344 submissions from 6 countries: India, The Netherlands, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, and Indonesia. Each paper has been reviewed by the program committee. Only 232 papers were accepted for the round table session (acceptance rate: 69.46 %). All the published papers have been through a series of rigorous review process to meet the requirements and standards of international publication.We hope that our later discussion may result transfer of experiences and research findings from participants to others, from one institution to another, from social researcher to engineering researcher and vice versa. Also, I hope this event can build a new and strong research network.We would like to thank each co-host for the efforts to give significant contribution particularly on paper selection. We would also like to acknowledge the Rector of Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang for the endless support to the conference. Last but not least, we would like to express our most sincere gratitude to the international advisory board, scientific committee, steering committee, organizing committee, and everybody taking parts in the success of the conference. We hope to see you in the 2nd BIS-ASE 2020.The Editors,Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muji Setiyo, ST., MT.Andri Pranolo, S.Kom., M.Cs.Zulfikar Bagus Pambuko, MEI.Agus Setiawan, M.Eng.Chrisna Bagus Edhita Praja, SH., MH.Fitriana Yuliastuti, S.Farm., M.Sc., Apt.Veni Soraya Dewi, M.Si.List of Committee, Conference Photograph are available in the pdf.

Reflection on my presentation at a Roundtable Session

Reflection on my presentation at a Roundtable Session

Developing Clinically Relevant Dissolution Specifications for Oral Drug Products-Industrial and Regulatory Perspectives.

A meeting that was organized by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences Biopharmaceutics and Regulatory Sciences focus groups focused on the challenges of Developing Clinically Relevant Dissolution Specifications (CRDS) for Oral Drug Products. Industrial Scientists that were involved in product development shared their experiences with in vitro dissolution and in silico modeling approaches to establish clinically relevant dissolution specifications. The regulators shared their perspectives on the acceptability of these different strategies for the development of acceptable specifications. The meeting also reviewed several collaborative initiatives that were relevant to regulatory biopharmaceutics. Following the scientific presentations, a roundtable session provided an opportunity for delegates to discuss the information that was shared during the presentations, debate key questions, and propose strategies to make progress in this critical area of regulatory biopharmaceutics. It was evident from the presentations and subsequent discussions that progress continues to be made with approaches to establish robust CRDS. Further dialogue between industry and regulatory agencies greatly assisted future developments and key areas for focused discussions on CRDS were identified.

Strengthening Health Surveillance through the Development of Interagency Relationships

Objective- To discuss the development of a set of tools for interagency collaborations on health surveillance- To determine the core contents of the tools based on known gaps in health surveillance- To determine collaborators in development and timelines for completionIntroductionIn 2010, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) identified data collected by poison centers (PCs) as an important tool for all-hazards exposure and illness surveillance. In response to this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CSTE, and the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) members created the Poison Center Public Health Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP acts as a platform, to facilitate sharing experiences, identify best practices, and develop relationships among federal agencies, state and local health departments (HD), and PCs. Since its inception, the CoP garnered over 250 members, hosted more than 25 webinars regarding PC-HD collaborations, and produced five newsletters highlighting subjects pertinent to PC and HD personnel.DescriptionFindings and lessons learned from activities outlined in the introduction include the need for: 1) standardized inter-agency communication, 2) increased knowledge and utilization of state reporting and monitoring systems, and 3) inter-agency collaborations to prevent the duplication of efforts. In this roundtable, we will: 1) discuss how to develop information and tools for inter-agency public health communication and messaging, 2) identify key stakeholders including potential national, state, and local agencies who can help bolster communication messaging, and 3) develop appropriate points of contact within these agencies. Potential components of the guidance may include: 1) a comprehensive list of state resources available to PC and PH personnel, 2) recommended inter-agency points of contact, 3) lessons learned from collaborative projects, and 4) PC abilities to share and analyze data for public health practice and health surveillance.How the Moderator Intends to Engage the Audience in Discussions on the TopicThis roundtable session will consider the following questions:- Which agencies--local, state, national, or otherwise-- would benefit from inter-agency collaborations health surveillance efforts?- What should the proposed tools include? Who should be involved in developing the proposed materials?Following this roundtable, the CoP hopes to have tangible next steps in creating inter-agency collaborations health surveillance guidance and establish a timeline for completion.

PDA Biosimilars Workshop Report (September 27-28, 2018)-Getting It Right the First Time for Biosimilar Marketing Applications.

This workshop report summarizes the presentations, the breakout session outcomes, and the speaker panel discussions from the PDA Biosimilars Workshop held September 27-28, 2018, in Washington, DC. This format was deliberately selected for the workshop with the expectation of delivering a post-workshop paper on current best practices and existing challenges for sponsors. The event, co-chaired by Dr. Stephan Krause (AstraZeneca Biologics) and Dr. Emanuela Lacana (CDER/FDA), was attended by 140 agency and industry representatives. The workshop was separated into three major sessions P1: Regulatory Perspective, P2: Challenges in Biosimilar Development, and P3: Demonstrating Analytical Similarity. Each of the three sessions started with agency and industry presentations. Participants then split into two concurrent roundtable discussion groups to hear the answers to questions that had been provided to all participants one week prior to the event. The sessions were recorded. This paper provides consolidated answers to specific case studies for current challenges to sponsors and agencies. In addition, the panel discussion notes following each breakout roundtable session, as well as brief talk summaries of all speakers, are provided. The first session explored the challenges encountered with submission of biosimilar marketing applications from the perspectives of regulatory agencies. Expectations for a successful submission of the chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) information were described. The second session addressed high-level technical challenges and how to avoid pitfalls frequently encountered during biosimilar candidate development, including data quality expectations, creation of the final control strategy, and strategic choices necessary for candidate selection and development. Both regulatory perspectives and industry experience were shared. The last session explored the use of statistical tools to provide meaningful contributions to the demonstration of analytical similarity. The presentations highlighted common issues and practical challenges that arise during the application of statistical tools.LAY ABSTRACT: Significant challenges are still-remaining for sponsors and agencies to successfully develop and license Biosimilars. A Biosimilars Workshop was therefore held on 27-28 September 2018 in Washington, DC, to find practical solutions to the remaining challenges. The workshop planning committee with members from industry and agencies prepared specific case studies focused on some of most difficult situations. The workshop was separated into three major sessions (P1 - Regulatory Perspective; P2 - Challenges in Biosimilar Development; P3 - Demonstrating Analytical Similarity) and each session attempted to provide practical solutions to the relevant case studies. This first session explored the challenges encountered with submission of biosimilar marketing applications from the regulatory agencies' perspectives. Expectations for a successful submission of the CMC information were described. The second session addressed high-level technical challenges frequently encountered during biosimilar candidate development, including data quality expectations, the creation of the final control strategy, and strategic choices necessary for candidate selection and development. The last session explored the use of statistical tools to provide meaningful contributions to the demonstration of analytical similarity and practical challenges that arise during the application of statistical tools.

ON AESTHETIC WORLDS OF SERGEY G. BOCHAROV

Selected materials of a virtual round-table session devoted to reminiscences about Sergey G. Bocharov (1929-2017) and discussion of his academic interests and achievements. B. Egorov remembers meeting and keeping in touch with Bocharov, as well as new friends he made through him. Y. Mann elaborates on the ideological challenges to Soviet philology and on the role played by Bakhtin, Gogol, and Platonov in forming Bocharov’s own personality. D. Urnov reflects on the nature of Bocharov’s philological talent and the time when they both worked at the Department of Literary Theory in IMLI (Institute of the World Literature). L. Szilard reminisces about her student days at the Moscow State University and her friendship with Sergey and Irina Bocharov, which had lasted a lifetime from the 1950s. E. Dmitrieva considers the subject of Gogol as developed in Bocharov’s articles, and on the latter’s work to produce a complete collection of Gogol’s writings. V. Kotelnikov brings up the topic of K. Leontiev as perceived by Bocharov. P. Glushakov chooses to revisit Bocharov’s main ideas – for example, his concept of genetic memory of literature – and illustrates it with an extensive discussion of the duel, gunshot, and revenge in works by Pushkin, Lermontov, Chekhov, and Shukshin.

In Whose Honor? On Monuments, Public Spaces, Historical Narratives, and Memory

AbstractRecent organized protests have incurred outrage over monuments commemorating Confederate military leaders; in some cities, such as Baltimore, statues of Confederate military leaders have been removed overnight. In this context of charged public discourse, we ask: Does the immediate removal of these statues and monuments truly change the representation of histories and heritage? This expanded commentary, emanating from a Late‐Breaking Roundtable Session at the American Anthropological Association's 2017 annual meeting, is a discussion of the nuances and more obvious manipulations of power exercised through public spaces, representations, place names, and the production of historical narratives embedded in material forms of cultural memory. Research in the field of museum anthropology offers analysis pertinent to this subject, as well as intentioned practices to support communities addressing the violences, disparities, and racisms embedded in American history, and its material forms of cultural memory. In organizing the session, we suggested participants might explore the significance of “dissonant” or “negative” heritage; the narratives, counternarratives, and contestations highlighted in these controversies; or offer comparative perspectives from contexts other than the United States. [public spaces, historical narratives, heritage, representation, museums, Confederate monuments and statues]

The ‘Ornithologists’, the ‘Birds’, and the Meaning of the ‘Meaning of Europe’: Keynote Address to the EAHN on the Occasion of its Tenth Anniversary

This essay questions the unspoken assumptions behind the issues raised about the ‘meaning of “Europe”’ by the organizers of the EAHN roundtable session in 2017 for which this was the keynote address.