Del policial clásico al post-neopolicial: La estética del crimen en la narrativa mexicana, 1940–2020

Del policial clásico al post-neopolicial: La estética del crimen en la narrativa mexicana, 1940–2020 is a comprehensive study of Mexican crime fiction from cultural, gender, social, political, and literary perspectives. This book covers the different phases Mexican crime fiction has evolved through in the past eighty years: classical detective fiction (1940–1960s), género negro (1970s), neopolicial (1980–2000), narconarrative (1990s to the present), and post-neopolicial (2000 to the present). The first half of the book offers an overview of the development of crime fiction in the United States, how it was adopted by Mexican writers in the 1940s, and the changes it went through in its various phases. Writers studied include, among others, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Rafael Ramírez Heredia, and Juan Hernández Luna. In addition, the author of this book coins a new term, post-neopolicial, to describe the most current form of crime fiction in the twenty-first century as exemplified in a corpus of novels that depict the realities of contemporary Mexico. The second half of the book focuses on the evolution of crime fiction by Mexican women writers from the 1940s to the present: from the classic detective formula to contemporary realistic narratives protagonized by subversive female characters in the works of María Elvira Bermúdez, Margos de Villanueva, Rosa Margot Ochoa, Ana María Maqueo, Carmen Boullosa, Myriam Laurini, Susana Pagano, Liliana Blum, Cristina Rivera Garza, Ana Ivonne Reyes Chiquete, Orfa Alarcón, Malú Huacuja del Toro, and others. Del policial al post-neopolicial: La estética del crimen en la narrativa mexicana, 1940-2020 es un estudio comprensivo de la narrativa criminal mexicana desde una perspectiva cultural, de género, social, política y literaria. Este libro abarca las diferentes facetas de la evolución de la narrativa criminal mexicana durante los últimos ochenta años: el policial clásico (1940–1960s), el género negro (1970s), el neopolicial (1980–2000), la narconarrativa (1990s-presente), y el post-neopolicial (2000-presente). La primera sección del libro ofrece una vista panorámica del inicio y evolución de la narrativa criminal en los Estados Unidos, su adopción por los escritores mexicanos en los años 1940s y los sucesivos cambios por los cuales el género ha atravesado durante sus diferentes facetas. Entre los escritores que se analizan en detalle en esta sección se encuentran Paco Ignacio Tabo II, Rafael Ramírez Hereda y Juan Hernández Luna. Cabe destacar que la autora de este libro ha acuñado un término nuevo, el post-neopolicial, para describir las formas más vigentes de la narrativa criminal mexicana del siglo veintiuno, ejemplificada en un corpus de novelas que retratan las realidades contemporáneas. La segunda mitad del libro se enfoca en la evolución de la narrativa criminal escrita por mujeres desde 1940 hasta el tiempo presente: de la fórmula clásica a las narrativas realistas contemporáneas protagonizadas por personajes femeninos subversivos en las obras de María Elvira Bermúdez, Margos de Villanueva, Rosa Margot Ochoa, Ana María Maqueo, Carmen Boullosa, Myriam Laurini, Susana Pagano, Liliana Blum, Cristina Rivera Garza, Ana Ivonne Reyes Chiquete, Orfa Alarcón, Malú Huacuja del Toro y otras.https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/psrl/1035/thumbnail.jp

Modification of Process Inputs Using Hog Cooling Pads

Purdue University researchers have developed a low-cost hog cooling pad which uses ground-based water as a coolant for sows in farrowing crates. Initial testing has proven the positive effects of the unit on sow and piglet productivity, but thus far little research has been done on seeing whether or not the use of the pads reduces water consumption by the animals or how much energy is required to operate the units. This study examined data collected during an indirect calorimetry testing program. The limited availability of water sensors hindered the meaningfulness of the water consumption data, but the energy consumption data looked fully plausible. This project will be used to improve data acquisition for these parameters during testing conducted in the future

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

April 24, 2025 presentation for Canada\u27s GovInfo Day Spring 2025 hosted by Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and Internet Archive Canada. Provides information about the publicly available information resources produced by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) which is the Canadian Government\u27s foremost national intelligence agency. Provides information about this agency\u27s statutory organization, types of publicly available reports they produce, information about other Canadian government intelligence agencies, and parliamentary oversight of Canadian government intelligence operations. Lists additional resources for finding information about CSIS and explains the benefits of having access to these resources for users

Trumping Laminated Inquiry: Intellectual Honesty Reconsidered

This short review examines Chapter 5 of Sarah M. Stitzlein’s Teaching Honesty in a Populist Era: Emphasizing Truth in the Education of Citizens, concentrating on “The Role of Honesty in Teaching About Controversial Issues.” Emphasizing what I call “zetetic avoidance creep” (ZAC), the review explores how teachers may either consciously or unconsciously drift from open inquiry toward more superficial, more palatable educational discourse to maintain harmony. Stitzlein’s chapter offers a compelling case for preserving honest engagement — even with divisive topics — to bolster democratic and intellectual endeavors. By analyzing three key passages, I underscore Stitzlein’s emphasis on transparency and robust debate, concluding with reflections on ZAC’s broader implications for educational practice

Critical assets and value networks in resilient innovation ecosystems in the EU Outermost Regions

The authors share key insights gained regarding the effective management of critical assets in Resilient Innovation Ecosystems (RIEs) in the EU Outermost Regions (OR) through a program to “Discover, Incubate, and Accelerate Start-ups and SMEs” (DIAS) applied to 22 Start-Ups and SMEs in the Azores, Canaries, La Réunion and Madeira in the EU funded project “Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education in Europe’s Outermost Regions” (INCORE) project. DIAS is an experimental inductive case-study based research approach using Qualitative Comparative Analysis for assessment based on Diffusion of Innovation, Value Network Analysis and Knowledge Diffusion concepts. It is used to determine when the persistent phenomenon of “unfair advantage” (in the form of an intensive nexūs of collaboration) in RIEs emerges. The research results suggest that RIEs have archetypal structures that exist in multiple different constellations of relevant causal variables that may change dynamically over time. Identifying the currently most relevant archetypal structure is the most important step to identify what assets are critical at that specific evolutionary phase, and then selecting and applying the most suitable actionable interventions to accelerate the emergence of their RIEs through the encouragement of relevant swarm principles. The proposed change theory was not proven. Due to the fractal and transformative nature of RIEs, the cases covered in this study are seen as sufficiently representative to arrive at insights that can support the strategically needed transformation of the regions\u27 entrepreneurial and innovation capacity

The True Environmental Cost of Data Centers: An Insight into the Construction Phase of the Era of Artificial Intelligence

In recent years, there has been a significant adoption of commercial applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI). These applications have created a demand for infrastructure that support data storage, mining, and throughput compute power services, commonly known as data centers. This demand, which is projected to substantially increase over the next decade, places data centers to be a major contributor to the construction industry\u27s global carbon emissions. However, with research mostly focusing on minimizing carbon emissions during the operation phase of most buildings, environmental impacts incurred during their construction phase are still deserving a deeper study. To address this gap, this work empirically evaluates the true cost to the environment of the construction of a data center by collecting and analyzing real-world project data on carbon emissions of material utilization and operation sequences. Findings of the presented analyses expose how on average carbon emissions are higher by 414% in the case of foundation systems (A - Substructure) for all data centers when compared to residential projects, and how the expected 25% increase of data center construction can pose an additional 1,832.51M kgCO2e in 2025, translating to 0.0054% of the world’s total carbon emissions coming from the U.S. market alone. This work aims to address sustainable development goals through understanding the extent of the environmental impact of building such critical infrastructure, which is vital in supporting the connectivity of people, fostering innovation, and accelerating industrialization

Leveraging Undergraduate Expertise for Effective STEM Instruction: Insights from a Forensic Science Teaching Partnership

Although integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction has been cited as a viable instructional approach to increasing the number of students interested and prepared to enter the STEM workforce, teacher content knowledge can be a limiting factor to effective implementation (Ejiwale, 2013). To address this limitation, college STEM majors can use their content expertise to support the development and implementation of integrated STEM experiences for K-12 students (Ferrara et al., 2018). This research brief reports on a university-high school partnership where undergraduate students in a university forensic science club created and implemented integrated STEM lessons in a local high school classroom. Results indicate undergraduate students gained greater awareness of the complexities of integrated STEM instruction, while also developing greater confidence in their ability to plan and implement effective STEM lessons

Academic Honesty During the 2020 COVID-19 Shutdown: Perspectives from Instructors and Students in Higher Education

The higher education Spring semester of 2020 was heavily impacted by stakeholders\u27 calls for a complete shutdown of in-person gatherings. This call to action forced instructors and students to transition from face-to-face education to the virtual, online classroom. Institutions were given a few days to 2 weeks for this transition. During this crisis, 14 faculty from across Georgia formed a research consortium to investigate the perspectives of instructors and students on multiple topics, including academic honesty. As part of a mixed method approach, surveys were distributed via email across the university system, which included both quantitative items and narrative, open-text response options. The results of thematic analysis and frequencies revealed the application of well-documented strategies from instructors for reducing the occurrence of cheating during assessments but also revealed new and challenging tactics of cheating by students. These perspectives from the instructors and students provide a rich description of how the shutdown impacted academic honesty in the higher education community. The authors detail these participant narratives and provide information on strategies to encourage academic honesty that move beyond creating more tests, such as revision, randomizing items, and proctoring to catch cheaters in the act

A Fragment of 50 Misrememberings: A Collection of Poetry

This literary work includes three selected poems from a larger collection of poems