Unique Legacy Research Articles

The persistent DDT footprint of ocean disposal, and ecological controls on bioaccumulation in fishes

Globally, ocean dumping of chemical waste is a common method of disposal and relies on the assumption that dilution, diffusion, and dispersion at ocean scales will mitigate human exposure and ecosystem impacts. In southern California, extensive dumping of agrochemical waste, particularly chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants such as DDT, via sewage outfalls and permitted offshore barging occurred for most of the last century. This study compiled a database of existing sediment and fish DDT measurements to examine how this unique legacy of regional ocean disposal translates into the contemporary contamination of the coastal ocean. We used spatiotemporal modeling to derive continuous estimates of sediment DDT contamination and show that the spatial signature of disposal (i.e., high loadings near historic dumping sites) is highly conserved in sediments. Moreover, we demonstrate that the proximity of fish to areas of high sediment loadings explained over half of the variation in fish DDT concentrations. The relationship between sediment and fish contamination was mediated by ecological predictors (e.g., species, trophic ecology, habitat use), and the relative influence of each predictor was context-dependent, with habitat exhibiting greater importance in heavily contaminated areas. Thus, despite more than half a century since the cessation of industrial dumping in the region, local ecosystem contamination continues to mirror the spatial legacy of dumping, suggesting that sediment can serve as a robust predictor of fish contamination, and general ecological characteristics offer a predictive framework for unmeasured species or locations.

Between Shenguai and Science: The Visual Imagination of Technical Objects in Republican China

Abstract This article first examines the technical objects in three Chinese graphic novels (lianhuanhua) during the Republican era: Scientific Investiture of the Gods (Kexue fengshenbang), Scientific Demon King (Kexue mowang), and Black Bat (Hei bianfu). I regard the visual construction of technical objects in these works as a prehistory of Chinese-styled science fiction films between the 1930s and 1940s. I argue that early Chinese science fiction films share the same resources of traditional shenguai xiaoshuo with these graphic novels in Republican China. Scrutinizing the information about several early Chinese science fiction films, I locate the visual imagination of technical objects in the context of Chinese art history combined with local and imported conventions. I attempt to answer the following questions about the visual construction of technical objects in Republican-era artworks: how does the visual tradition of shenguai xiaoshuo connect to graphic novels and films in Republican China? To what degree could the hybrid modernity of shenguai combined with Hollywood films become a unique legacy for visualizing the technical objects in Chinese science fiction arts?

ЕЛЕНА ФАБИАНОВНА ГНЕСИНА — ТВОРЧЕСКОЕ НАСЛЕДИЕ

2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Elena Fabianovna Gnesina, an outstanding teacher, pianist, public figure, founder and head of a complex of musical educational institutions. The article is devoted to the personality and creative heritage of E. F. Gnesina and is based on materials from the funds of the Elena Gnesina’s Memorial Museum-Apartment, where the lifetime environment and a large archive of the Gnesin family are completely preserved: letters, music and book memorial library, concert programmes, posters, photographs and other artefacts, as well as personal belongings of the musician. Publications on the life and work of E. F. Gnesina by the Museum staff were a valuable source of information for the article. The article presents a multifaceted image of E. F. Gnesina, characterising her unique legacy, which was directly related to her performing, teaching, administrative and composing activities. Attention is also paid to the musician’s creative environment. The article concludes with a review of Gnesina’s extensive musical activity, which made an invaluable contribution to the creation of a national pedagogical school and professional musical education, as evidenced by the establishment of a complex of educational institutions. The importance of E. F. Gnesina’s pedagogical methods, to which her numerous textbooks are devoted, and the role of compositional creativity aimed at composing music for children are emphasised.

Typing beyond tradition: Women’s writing practices and the challenge to heteronormative domesticity in socialist Poland

This article delves into the nuanced interplay between the domestication of women’s labor and writing practices in 1970s Poland, focusing on the literary community of Obory near Warsaw and the typewriter as a symbolic tool. Set against the backdrop of patriarchal norms, communist promises of emancipation, and late socialist consumption aspirations, Obory’s house of creative work melds women’s writing with both waged and unwaged feminized roles. Drawing on Alva Gotby’s notion of emotional reproduction, this investigation highlights enduring societal frameworks, particularly the structures of the heterosexual family, domestic roles, and genderspecific labor. Using oral histories, interviews with 1960s-70s translators, and 1978-1979 applications to the Polish Writers’ Union, the study incorporates Diana Taylor’s concepts of archive and repertoire. This approach captures the distinct practices of Obory’s women writers while reviving the embodied memory of their typing and the venue’s unique legacy.

Hermann K. Gummel and His Unique Legacy in the Field of CAD Technology for Integrated Electronics: Six Former Coworkers Remember and Reminisce

Hermann K. Gummel and His Unique Legacy in the Field of CAD Technology for Integrated Electronics: Six Former Coworkers Remember and Reminisce

Serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and abnormal lipid metabolism: A nationally representative cross-sectional study

BackgroundThe associations of legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with lipid metabolism are controversial, and there is little information about the impact of emerging PFAS (6:2 Cl-PFESA) on lipid metabolism in China. ObjectivesWe aimed to explore the associations of legacy and emerging PFAS with lipid profiles and dyslipidemia in Chinese adults. MethodsWe included 10,855 Chinese participants aged 18 years and above in the China National Human Biomonitoring. The associations of 8 PFAS with 5 lipid profiles and 4 dyslipidemia were investigated using weighted multiple linear regression or weighted logistic regression, and the dose–response associations were investigated using restricted cubic spline model. ResultsAmong the 8 PFAS, the concentration of PFOS was the highest, with a geometric mean of 5.15 ng/mL, followed by PFOA and 6:2 Cl-PFESA, which were 4.26 and 1.63 ng/mL, respectively. Legacy (PFOA, PFOS, PFUnDA) or emerging (6:2 Cl-PFESA) PFAS were associated with lipid profiles (TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, non HDL-C) and dyslipidemia (high LDL-C, high TC, low HDL-C), and their effects on TC were most obvious. TC concentration increased by 0.595 mmol/L in the highest quartile (Q4) of PFOS when compared with the lowest quartile (Q1), (95 % CI:0.396, 0.794). Restricted cubic spline models showed that PFAS are nonlinearly associated with TC, non HDL-C, LDL-C and HDL-C, and that the lipid concentrations tend to be stable when PFOS and PFOA were > 20 ng/mL well as when the 6:2 Cl-PFESA level was > 10 ng/mL. The positive associations between PFAS mixtures and lipid profiles were also significant. ConclusionsSingle and mixed exposure to PFAS were positively associated with lipid profiles, and China's unique legacy PFAS substitutes (6:2 Cl-PFESA) contributed less to lipid profiles than legacy PFAS. In the future, cohort studies will be needed to confirm our findings.

Building Community Power To Dismantle Policy-Based Structural Inequity In Population Health.

Population health strategies tend to focus on individuals' behaviors, genes, or health care access, yet it is well established that socioecological conditions are fundamental to health and strongly influenced by policy. In the US, health and other policies continue to be shaped by the country's unique legacy of racial and economic segregation. Policy reform must be at the center of population health. This requires communities to have power. We present theoretical and empirical research linking community power and health, and we share an example of our work in which communities organized to hold policy makers accountable for advancing health equity in the distribution of parks. We call this a democratic approach to health improvement and discuss how population health, whether part of public health, philanthropy, or health care, needs to focus on community power and include funding for power-building organizations. We conclude that achieving health equity requires enhancing the quality of democracy.

Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition: Wolpe's unique legacy to the evolution of cognitive–behavioural therapy

SUMMARYThe book Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition (1968) is widely acclaimed as the masterwork of Joseph Wolpe, a great pioneer in the development of behavioural therapy, and is considered one of the most influential books in the history of clinical psychology. In this article, a brief biography of Wolpe is followed by a critical review of the book that illustrates his major contributions to the evolution of cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) as the most empirically supported model of psychotherapy.

Little time, lasting impact: Bereaved caregiver perceptions of legacy in perinatal and infant loss.

Legacy interventions are standard in most children's hospitals, but little is known about how bereaved parents understand and describe the concept of legacy that these interventions are designed to Address. The aim of this qualitative study was to understand the legacy experiences and perceptions of parents who have experienced perinatal or early infant (less than three months of age) loss. Grounded in constructionist epistemology and phenomenological qualitative traditions, ten bereaved parents completed an in-depth phenomenological interview regarding their perceptions of and experiences with the legacy of their deceased child. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using an open, inductive coding process to illuminate the essence of participants' experiences. Three themes were identified: 1) legacies are composed of memories and experiences that have a lasting effect on others; 2) healthcare experiences both generate and participate in infants' legacies; and 3) parents' legacy perceptions are shaped by cultural conceptions, spiritual beliefs, and grief experiences. Parents described experiences and interactions with community members and healthcare providers that honored or challenged their perceptions of their child's unique legacy. In the context of perinatal or early infant loss, bereaved parents describe legacy as enduring, unique to each child and family, and heavily influenced by healthcare experiences and staff relationships. Parent-led, legacy-oriented interventions are needed in maternal/fetal, labor/delivery, and neonatal intensive care settings to support parent coping with loss.

Predictors of migration in an HIV hyper-endemic rural South African community: evidence from a population-based cohort (2005–2017)

Globally, South Africa hosts the highest number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and the unique legacy of internal labour migration continues to be a major driver of the regional epidemic, interrupting treatment-as-prevention efforts. The study examined levels, trends, and predictors of migration in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, using population-based surveillance data from 2005 through 2017. We followed 69 604 adult participants aged 15–49 years and recorded their migration events (i.e., out-migration from the surveillance area) in 423 038 person-years over 525 397 observations. Multiple failure Cox-regression models were used to measure the risk of migration by socio-demographic factors: age, sex, educational status, marital status, HIV, and community antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage. Overall, 69% of the population cohort experienced at least one migration event during the follow-up period. The average incidence rate of migration was 9.96 events and 13.23 events per 100 person-years in women and men, respectively. Migration rates declined from 2005 to 2008 then peaked in 2012 for both women and men. Adjusting for other covariates, the risk of migration was 3.4-times higher among young women aged 20–24 years compared to those aged ≥ 40 years (adjusted Hazard Ratio [aHR] = 3.37, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 3:19–3.57), and 2.9-times higher among young men aged 20–24 years compared to those aged ≥ 40 years (aHR = 2.86, 95% CI:2.69–3.04). There was a 9% and 27% decrease in risk of migration among both women (aHR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.83 – 0.99) and men (aHR = 0.73, 95% CI 0.66 – 0.82) respectively per every 1% increase in community ART coverage. Young unmarried women including those living with HIV, migrated at a magnitude similar to that of their male counterparts, and lowered as ART coverage increased over time, reflecting the role of improved HIV services across space in reducing out-migration. A deeper understanding of the characteristics of a migrating population provides critical information towards identifying and addressing gaps in the HIV prevention and care continuum in an era of high mobility.

ANTONIO SALIERI PEDAGOGICAL SCHOOL

The article deals with the pedagogical school of Antonio Salieri, which was formed in the last quarter of the eighteenth – first quarter of the nineteenth centuries. This school was an artistic phenomenon, given that A. Salieri taught not only one instrument, but a whole set of musical disciplines (composition, counterpoint, conducting, solo and choral singing, harpsichord, stringed instruments, etc.). A. Salieri's 
 School is also unique because of the highest professional level preparation of a whole plaid of talented and even brilliant musicians - Ludwig Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johann Nepomuk Gummel Franz Xaver Süsmayr, Anselm Hüttenbrüsner, Ignaz Carlethal Moscheles. Cavalieri, Anna Milder-Hauntmann, Anna Kraus-Vranitsky, etc. Based on sources and scientific works, the author of the article argues that the contribution of A. Salieri to the music pedagogy of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is invaluable. Antonio Salieri's pedagogical legacy is a unique phenomenon – he taught composition, instrumentation, instrument, vocals, counterpoint, homophony, polyphony, and most importantly - musical thinking. Many ingenious composers have left a unique legacy, but not many of them can boast of such a large number of students who have shown themselves in all spheres of musical life in the European world. We will not be mistaken when we say that Antonio Salіeri was unique in this. It is unlikely that the pedagogical legacy of another great musician will include pedagogue and methodologist Johann Nepomuk Hummel, the genius composer of all ages L. Beethoven, one of the first romantics – F. Schubert, vocalists - "opera stars'' Catherine Valba-Kanz, Fortunate Franquette, Amalia Josef-Mozatta. And this list can go on and on because the total number is over sixty.

Graphite from Palaeoproterozoic enhanced carbon burial, and its metallogenic legacy

AbstractThe episode of widespread organic carbon deposition marked by peak black shale sedimentation during the Palaeoproterozoic is also reflected in exceptionally abundant graphite deposits of this age. Worldwide anoxic/euxinic sediments were preserved as a deep crustal reservoir of both organic carbon, and sulphur in accompanying pyrite, both commonly >1 wt %. The carbon- and sulphur-rich Palaeoproterozoic crust interacted with mafic magma to cause Ni–Co–Cu–PGE mineralization over the next billion years, and much uranium currently produced is from Mesoproterozoic deposits nucleated upon older Palaeoproterozoic graphite. Palaeoproterozoic carbon deposition has thus left a unique legacy of both graphite deposits and long-term ore deposition.

Chronos: A NIR spectroscopic galaxy survey to probe the most fundamental stages of galaxy evolution

We propose a dedicated, ultra-deep spectroscopic survey in the near infrared (NIR), that will target a mass-limited sample of galaxies during two of the most fundamental epochs of cosmic evolution: the formation of the first galaxies (at z gtrsim 6; cosmic dawn), and at the peak of galaxy formation activity (at redshift zsim 1–3; cosmic noon). By way of NIR observations (λ= 0.8–2μ m), it is possible to study the UV Lyman-α region in the former, and the optical rest-frame in the latter, allowing us to extract fundamental observables such as gas and stellar kinematics, chemical abundances, and ages, providing a unique legacy database covering these two crucial stages of cosmic evolution. The need to work in the NIR at extremely low flux levels makes a ground-based approach unfeasible due to atmospheric emission and absorption. Only with the largest facilities of the future (e.g. ELT) will be possible to observe a reduced set of targets, comprising at most of order thousands of galaxies. Likewise, from space, the small field of view of JWST and its use as a general purpose facility will yield a rather small set of high quality NIR spectra of distant galaxies (in the thousands, at best). Our project (codename Chronos) aims to produce sim 1 million high quality spectra, with a high S/N in the continuum, where information about the underlying stellar populations is encoded. The main science drivers are: The connection between the star formation history and the mass assembly history.The role of AGN and supernova feedback in shaping the formation histories of galaxies, with a quantitative estimate of quenching timescales.The formation of the first galaxies.The source of reionization.Evolution of the metallicity-mass relation, including [α/Fe] and individual abundances.Precision cosmology through detailed studies of the “baryon physics” of galaxy formation, probing the power spectrum over scales ksim 1 Mpc− 1.

Handcrafted concrete hybrids, the production of tradition and modern in the South Korea developmental state

ABSTRACT In the 1960’s and 1970’s South Korean developmental state, traditionalist and post-traditionalist architects converged upon nation building to create a unique cultural legacy in post-colonial South Korea. The employment of various architectural tectonic approaches using concrete positively re-established concepts like “Joseon” and “Craftsmanship”. Modern materials, like concrete, were pinpointed in government design guidelines as a technical medium to reconstruct tradition, while government appointed architect committee’s trips abroad established a pan-Asian framework of common challenges faced by postcolonial nations. This study investigates how handcrafted concrete architectural designs became symbols of technological innovation in the re-invention of heritage and tradition to establish a new postcolonial national identity. The hybrid approach of handcrafted technology evidences how concrete is a historical medium intrinsically tied to the existing industrial ecosystem, as a by-product of the construction of a huge industrial production and distribution network of modernist material.

BABUR

Zakhiriddin Muhammad Babur is a historical figure, king and poet who founded the Great Mughal Empire in India. His work "Baburnama" is a unique source that describes the political and social life, geographical location, culture, as well as his own experiences and feelings of the peoples who lived and worked in the 16th century. He left a unique legacy as a literary critic. In his book “Babur”, Eiji Mano compares Babur to Nobunaga Oda, the hero of Japan at the time. Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire in India, was born in Uzbekistan, and the secret of Babur's popularity at that time lies in the book "Baburnama". In “Baburnama”, Babur described the real image of the Silk Road, in which the political and social way of life of his time originated and grew. The author of this book, Eiji Mano, was born in 1939 and graduated from the literature department of Kyoto University. Honorary Professor of the University, received the title of Doctor. He mainly conducted research in the field of the history of Central Asia. He is currently a Professor at Ryukoku University, Professor Emeritus and Doctor of Kyoto University. In 2001, he was awarded the Japan Film Academy Award for his book “Babur and His Time”. We consider it necessary to refer to the translation of his brochure "Babur" in this issue. After all, the assessment of our ancestor Zakhiriddin Muhammad Babur and his works, as well as the opinion of foreign scientists should not go unnoticed for us.

The Precision Teaching System: A Synthesized Definition, Concept Analysis, and Process.

Precision teaching (PT) has a long history in the fields of behavior analysis and education. As the system of PT has evolved and grown, many developments and discoveries have been made. The current article briefly reviews the history of PT and presents a synthesized definition derived from the unique legacy of the system. The article includes (a) an updated definition of PT, (b) a concept analysis of PT, and (c) a set of synthesized steps that comprise PT. The goal of the current article is to present a succinct summary of the current state of PT for readers from all backgrounds, with examples that encompass the entirety of the applications of PT.

МАНІПУЛЮВАННЯ ОБРАЗОМ «КИЇВСЬКОЇ РУСІ» В АНГЛОМОВНИХ ПУБЛІКАЦІЯХ РОСІЙСЬКОГО МЕДІА-РЕСУРСУ RUSSIA TODAY (RT)

The article presents the results of the first analysis of linguistics strategies in representing and manipulating with the image of the medieval state “Kyivan Rus” in English-language publications of the Russia Today (RT), a multilingual Russian media resource propagating ideological views of the contemporary Russian state. The claims of the neoimperial Russian iscourse to exert an exclusive historical and political right over the ancient state of Kyivan Rus has been revealed. The application of the relevant media frames helped to identify linguistic and rhetorical tools aimed at building the planned ideology and ruling the reception of non-critical readers. The conducted analysis of the narratives based on the main contexts of using the image of “Kyivan Rus” in RT-publications helped to discover the list of the basic language strategies of manipulation with historical concepts, in particular the strategies of attacking and insulting the opponent, argumentum ad authority, dominating close-ended questions, or imposing forged relations between the signifier and its far-fetched interpretation. The context of the contemporary Russia and the context of the contemporary Ukraine were distinguished in the RT’s publications on Kyivan Rus. The research analysis confirms a targeted use of rhetorical tools by Russain media in order to voluntarily disrupt the historical discourse for neo-imperial objectives. The implemented study has also helped to clarify the immense difficulty of the Russian ideologists to prove their unique possessive legacy over the Kyivan Rus state, which is the direct predecessor of the Ukrainian state. The latter explains the aggressive and abusive nature of the publications in the Russia Today, undoubtedly oriented at non-critical readers. Further analysis of other English-language media messages will be useful to deepen the understanding of the exploited linguistic and rhetorical strategies in the contemporary ideological and political discourse.

Un encuentro fructífero: Los aportes de Juan Carlos Garavaglia y Jorge Gelman a la historiografía argentina, 1987-2016

The year 2017 was an unfortunate one for Argentine historiography. In January, Juan Carlos Garavaglia passed away in Paris, followed in December by Jorge Gelman in Buenos Aires. Within eleven months, two of the most innovative Argentine historians faded into history. Recent developments in our historiography would be incomprehensible without their contributions, particularly in the field of agrarian studies. Their original and unique legacy, reflecting thirty years of intense work and a common research horizon, have completely changed how agrarian history is done in Argentina. In this brief essay, we attempt to outline the impact of both historians, the main lines of their work in common, and an agenda for the topics and issues they left open to future research.

A Reflection on 50 Years of John Maynard Smith's "Protein Space".

In 1970, John Maynard Smith published a letter, entitled "Natural Selection and the Concept of a Protein Space," that proposed a simple analogy for the incremental process of adaptive evolution. His "Protein Space" analogy contains the substrate for many central ideas in evolutionary genetics, and has motivated important discoveries within several subdisciplines of evolutionary science. In this Perspectives article, I commemorate the 50th anniversary of this seminal work by discussing its unique legacy and by describing its intriguing historical context. I propose that the Protein Space analogy is not only important because of its scientific richness, but also because of what it can teach us about the art of constructing useful and subversive analogies.

ENSAIO: 1929: Reexistência em Barcelona

This present article is a case study that seeks to understand the multiplicity of the concept of Reexistence through the Barcelona Pavillion, by Mies van der Rohe. Through an analysis of the context in which the work was thought, of its structure and its design, it seeks to make clear the unique legacy the work has in the twentieth century and it is capable to give new meanings to the idea of Reexistence. In this sense, this notion is both applicable to the bodily experience of the individual in the city, as a work of art, and to notion had about Germany in the international artistic community in a delicate moment for the country, as a symbol of philosophical and constructive thought. Keywords: Barcelona Pavillion, Mies van der Rohe, Reexistence