Shared Ethnicity in Transracial Adoption

The discussion of transracial adoption of black infants by white parents calls into question the distinction between race and ethnicity for these children and their families. Research on the overall success of these adoption indicate that most of the children are well-adjusted, have healthy self esteem, and do not have problems with issues of racial identity. This paper suggest that the concept of shared ethnicity might be useful construction for understanding these multiracial families

The novel adiponectin-resistin (AR) and insulin resistance (IR~AR~) indexes

Serum hypoadiponectinemia and hyperrestinemia independently links insulin resistance to type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome (MS). Thus, the aim of this study was propose a novel adiponectin-resistin (AR) index by unifying the effect of adiponectin and resistin. Then, a novel insulin resistance (IR~AR~) index was proposed by taking into account the AR index. Serum adiponectin and resistin levels as well as other insulin resistance, T2DM and MS risk factors were tested. Experimental results showed the AR index was more stronger correlated with insulin resistance risk factors and had stronger association (df=5; F=51.154; P<0.001) with T2DM and MS susceptibility rather than the serum adiponectin (df=5; F=15.680; P<0.001) and resistin (df=5; F=40.648; P<0.001) levels alone. Therefore, the AR index looks very strongly links insulin resistance to T2DM and MS. Meanwhile, the IR~AR~ index (df=5; F=78.396; P<0.001) is a potent useful index of insulin sensitivity in subjects with T2DM and MS

Transsexualism in Spain: a Cultural and Legal Perspective

In this paper I will present an overview of the current legal, social and political situation of transsexual and transgendered people in Spain. The study is based on qualitative data gathered from in-depth interviews with transsexual people, transgendered activists and legal experts in Spain, including some aspects of a cross-cultural comparison between Spain and the UK. The empirical study accounts for the development of social policies related to sex-reassignment and their evolution in the last decade in Spain, as well as for transsexual associations and activism, issues of social exclusion and prostitution. The study on transsexuals consists of qualitative interviews with selected individuals of the transsexual community in Scotland and Catalonia about their life experiences. The analysis of the qualitative data explores the cultural assumptions underlying the legal aspects of sex-reassignment. Amongst other issues, the paper will deal with Spanish juridical procedures for documental reorientation and its potential role as incentive for undergoing sex-reassignment operation, and the performative character of transsexualism as a scientific category and folk gender myths in the shaping of gender. The cross-cultural comparison concerns scientific terminology, funding, cultural and legal aspects of sex-reassignment. The study reveals the performative character of scientific categories, the mobilisation of conflicting discourses in the negotiation of meaning, the circularity and self-referentiality of the terms used both in expert and folk discourse. Moreover, the cross-cultural comparison demonstrates the conventionality of transsexualism as a scientific category and some of the ways in which social institutions act to perpetuate the erasure of gender fluidity.Gender, Performativity, Sex-Reassignment, Social Policy, Transgenderism, Transsexuality, Spain

The cosmic evolution of dust-corrected metallicity in the neutral gas

Interpreting abundances of Damped Ly-$\alpha$ Absorbers (DLAs) from absorption-line spectroscopy has typically been a challenge because of the presence of dust. Nevertheless, because DLAs trace distant gas-rich galaxies regardless of their luminosity, they provide an attractive way of measuring the evolution of the metallicity of the neutral gas with cosmic time. This has been done extensively so far, but typically not taking proper dust corrections into account. The aims of this paper are to: i) provide a simplified way of calculating dust corrections, based on a single observed [$X$/Fe], ii) assess the importance of dust corrections for DLA metallicities and their evolution, and iii) investigate the cosmic evolution of iron for a large DLA sample. We have derived dust corrections based on the observed [Zn/Fe], [Si/Fe], or [S/Fe], and confirmed their robustness. We present dust-corrected metallicities in a scale of [Fe/H]$_{\rm tot}$ for 236 DLAs over a broad range of $z$, and assess the extent of dust corrections for different metals at different metallicities. Dust corrections in DLAs are important even for Zn (typically of 0.1-0.2, and up to $0.5$~dex), which is often neglected. Finally, we study the evolution of the dust-corrected metallicity with $z$. The DLA metallicities decrease with redshift, by a factor of 50-100 from today to $\sim12.6$ billion years ago ($z=5$). When including dust corrections, the average DLA metallicities are 0.4--0.5~dex higher than without corrections. The upper envelope of the relation between metallicity and $z$ reaches solar metallicity at $z\lesssim0.5$, although some systems can have solar metallicity already out to $z\sim3$.Comment: Forthcoming in A&A. 16 pages, 5 figures, 3 table

Servant Leadership as Organizational Mindfulness

Abstract Servant leadership exemplifies mindfulness precepts in a systems environment. Robert K. Greenleaf’s (1970/2008) servant leadership movement launched with his seminal essay, The Servant as Leader, in which he revealed an affinity with the philosophy of mindfulness. There is a commonality of language and behaviors that servant leadership shares with mindfulness principles. In addition, servant leadership’s aspiration for holistic member wellbeing reflects mindfulness teachings. The servant leadership hierarchical model upends traditional organization constructs, demonstrating a mindfulness view of community whereby the leader serves all rather than all serving the leader. This echoes Buddhist monastic communities in which power is shared yet structure is provided. Research reveals further connections of mindfulness to servant leadership that were unexpected: forgiveness, spirituality, and morality. Also cultural in mindfulness, servant leadership embraces acceptance of, being present with, and openheartedness toward others. This organizational culture scores highly in job satisfaction and employee retention matrices that indicate mindfulness principles as correlative. Current trends in organizational ethos well position servant leadership for 21st century systems. These trends reflect a societal will for inclusivity, collective power, and leaders who share an accepting and authentic self with the wisdom required for discernment and compassion

Edukasi Pijat Laktasi pada Ibu Hamil Trimester III di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Jekan Raya Kota Palangka Raya

The failure to implement Exclusive Breast Milk (ASI) is often obtained in the early period after delivery because the milk has not yet been released is a reason for mothers to provide formula milk. This activity aims to provide lactation massage education for third-trimester pregnant women to increase breastfeeding. The activity was carried out in four meetings. The implementation of the activity went well, and the majority of participant characteristics were ideal (80%), multi-parity (70%), mothers with low education levels (70%), and mothers working as IRT (90%). It is hoped that outreach activities on lactation massage for pregnant women can be used as a routine program for health centers and health workers so that they can assist and prepare pregnant women with knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding before delivery

On the (in)variance of the dust-to-metals ratio in galaxies

Recent works have demonstrated a surprisingly small variation of the dust-to-metals ratio in different environments and a correlation between dust extinction and the density of stars. Naively, one would interpret these findings as strong evidence of cosmic dust being produced mainly by stars. But other observational evidence suggest there is a significant variation of the dust-to-metals ratio with metallicity. As we demonstrate in this paper, a simple star-dust scenario is problematic also in the sense that it requires that destruction of dust in the interstellar medium (e.g., due to passage of supernova shocks) must be highly inefficient. We suggest a model where stellar dust production is indeed efficient, but where interstellar dust growth is equally important and acts as a replenishment mechanism which can counteract the effects of dust destruction. This model appears to resolve the seemingly contradictive observations, given that the ratio of the effective (stellar) dust and metal yields is not universal and thus may change from one environment to another, depending on metallicity.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRA

FAKTOR FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI TINGKAT KECACATAN PADA PASIEN MORBUS HANSEN DI KOTA BANDA ACEH

ABSTRAKPenyakit Morbus Hansen tidak hanya menimbulkan kerusakan pada kulit penderita, tetapi juga dapat menimbulkan kecacatan sehingga penderita di isolasi secara sosial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh tipe Morbus Hansen, deteksi dini, dan kepatuhan berobat pasien terhadap tingkat kecacatan pasien Morbus Hansen. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian analitik. Sampel penelitian diambil dari data rekam medis pasien Morbus Hansen yang menjalani pengobatan di RSUD dr. Zainoel Abidin dan puskesmas yang terdapat di Kota Banda aceh periode tahun 2008 s.d tahun 2011. Hasil uji statistik menunjukkan tidak terdapat hubungan (p>0,05) antara tipe Morbus Hansen dengan tigkat kecacatan (p=0,220). Terdapat hubungan (