Letter to Edwin Schroeder regarding SEAALL membership, November 22, 1985

A letter from Kathleen Born to Edwin Schroeder asking for information on becoming a SEAALL member

Letter to Margarette Dye regarding the SEAALL Annual Meeting, July 17, 1986

A letter from Kathleen Born to Margarette Dye requesting information on the SEAALL Annual Meeting

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Thesis. 1977. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.Bibliography : leaf 50.M.Arch

Survey of sex/gender diversity in the GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS study – objectives, procedure and experiences

Sex/gender diversity is increasingly recognised by society and should be taken into account more in populationrepresentative studies, as they are important data sources for targeting health promotion, prevention and care. In 2019, the Robert Koch Institute started a population-representative health survey with the study Health in Germany Update (GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS) with a modified, two-stage measures of sex/gender. The survey covered sex registered at birth and gender identity with an open response option. This article describes the aims, the procedure and the experiences with the operationalisation of sex/gender and the results. Out of 23,001 respondents, 22,826 persons are classified as cisgender, 113 persons as transgender and 29 persons as gender-diverse. 33 respondents were counted as having missing values. A survey of interviewers showed that the two-stage measures of sex/gender had a high level of acceptance overall and that there were only a few interview drop-outs. On the basis of previous experience, the modified query can be used for further surveys, but should also be adapted in perspective. For this purpose, participatory studies are desirable that focus on how the acceptance of measures of sex/gender can be further improved and how hurtful experiences in the context of the questions asked can be avoided

Erhebung geschlechtlicher Diversität in der Studie GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS – Ziele, Vorgehen und Erfahrungen

Die geschlechtliche Vielfalt wird gesellschaftlich zunehmend anerkannt und sollte in bevölkerungsrepräsentativen Studien verstärkt berücksichtigt werden, da sie wichtige Datenquellen sind, um Gesundheitsförderung, Prävention und Versorgung adressatengerecht auszurichten. Im Jahr 2019 startete im Robert Koch-Institut mit der Studie „Gesundheit in Deutschland aktuell“ (GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS) die bevölkerungsrepräsentative Gesundheitsbefragung mit einer geänderten, zweistufigen Geschlechtsabfrage. Erhoben wurden das bei Geburt eingetragene Geschlecht und die geschlechtliche Identität mit einer offenen Antwortoption. Im vorliegenden Artikel werden die Ziele, das Vorgehen und die Erfahrungen mit der Operationalisierung von Geschlecht und die Ergebnisse beschrieben. Von 23.001 Befragten werden 22.826 Personen als cisgeschlechtlich, 113 Personen als transgeschlechtlich und 29 Personen als genderdivers eingeordnet. 33 Befragte wurden als Personen mit fehlenden Werten gezählt. Eine Befragung der Interviewenden zeigte, dass die zweistufige Geschlechtsabfrage insgesamt eine hohe Akzeptanz aufweist und es nur zu wenigen Interviewabbrüchen kommt. Auf der Grundlage der bisherigen Erfahrungen kann die geänderte Abfrage für weitere Befragungen genutzt werden, sollte perspektivisch jedoch auch angepasst werden. Hierfür sind partizipative Studien wünschenswert, die darauf fokussieren, wie die Akzeptanz der Geschlechtsabfrage weiter verbessert werden kann und wie verletzende Erfahrungen im Kontext der gestellten Fragen vermieden werden können

Pathway-Specific Utilization of Synaptic Zinc in the Macaque Ventral Visual Cortical Areas

Synaptic zinc is an activity-related neuromodulator, enriched in hippocampal mossy fibers and a subset of glutamatergic cortical projections, exclusive of thalamocortical or corticothalamic. Some degree of pathway specificity in the utilization of synaptic zinc has been reported in rodents. Here, we use focal injections of the retrograde tracer sodium selenite to identify zinc-positive (Zn+) projection neurons in the monkey ventral visual pathway. After injections in V1, V4, and TEO areas, neurons were detected preferentially in several feedback pathways but, unusually, were restricted to deeper layers without involvement of layers 2 or 3. Temporal injections resulted in more extensive labeling of both feedback and intratemporal association pathways. The Zn+ neurons had a broader laminar distribution, similar to results from standard retrograde tracers. After anterograde tracer injection in area posterior TE, electron microscopic analysis substantiated that a proportion of feedback synapses was colabeled with zinc. Nearby injections, Zn+ intrinsic neurons concentrated in layer 2, but in temporal areas were also abundant in layer 6. These results indicate considerable pathway and laminar specificity as to which cortical neurons use synaptic zinc. Given the hypothesized roles of synaptic zinc, this is likely to result in distinct synaptic properties, possibly including differential synaptic plasticity within or across projections

Reconnecting with nature for sustainability

Calls for humanity to ‘reconnect to nature’ have grown increasingly louder from both scholars and civil society. Yet, there is relatively little coherence about what reconnecting to nature means, why it should happen and how it can be achieved. We present a conceptual framework to organise existing literature and direct future research on human–nature connections. Five types of connections to nature are identified: material, experiential, cognitive, emotional, and philosophical. These various types have been presented as causes, consequences, or treatments of social and environmental problems. From this conceptual base, we discuss how reconnecting people with nature can function as a treatment for the global environmental crisis. Adopting a social–ecological systems perspective, we draw upon the emerging concept of ‘leverage points’—places in complex systems to intervene to generate change—and explore examples of how actions to reconnect people with nature can help transform society towards sustainability