Diamondback Defenders: conservation through STEM based programming

Since its establishment in June 2007, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center (GSTC) has substantially contributed to advancing conservation of Georgia’s fragile coastal environment, endangered species, and “species of concern”, particularly sea turtles and diamondback terrapins. The GSTC’s conservation strategy works through an integrated approach merging rehabilitation, research and education. As such the GSTC offers a wide variety of educational programs to our K-12 audience, including several career based options designed for an audience of 7th grade and up and correlated to state and national curriculum standards. The combination of engaging subject matter, hands-on involvement and personal interaction with our accomplished staff allows a level of engagement unparalleled in a typical classroom setting. We would like to present our newly developed Diamondback Defenders program to conference participants allowing them first hand experience with gps technology and mapping strategies used for conservation management of the diamondback terrapin on Jekyll Island

Outsiders on the inside: how minoritised elites respond to racial inequality

Given the slow progress on increasing racial and ethnic diversity at the highest levels of society, it is important to ask what role racialisation plays in the experience of minoritised individuals who do reach an elite position. More specifically, this article asks how minoritised elites respond to racial inequality in their careers. Drawing on 30 interviews with British racialised minorities who have achieved positions of notable leadership or societal influence, we map three different strategies they use, from “challenging”, to “diversifying”, to “role modelling”. We also explore how the likelihood of using the three different strategies are classed, gendered and racialised. In doing so, this article details some of the enormous diversity between British racialised minority elites and the different strategies they use to address racial inequalities, including a strong refusal to assimilate

Ambiguous migrants: contemporary British migrants in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand

A bicultural approach to the politics of settler-indigenous relations, rapidly increasing ethnocultural diversity and its status as an ex-British settler society, make Auckland a fascinating and complex context in which to examine contemporary British migrants. However, despite Britain remaining one of the largest source countries for migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the country’s popularity as a destination among British emigrants, contemporary arrivals have attracted relatively little attention. This thesis draws on twelve-months of qualitative research, including in-depth interviews with forty-six participants, photo-elicitation with a smaller group, and participant observation, in order to develop a nuanced account of participants’ narratives, everyday experiences and personal geographies of Auckland. This thesis adopts a lens attentive to the relationship between the past and the present in order to explore British migrants’ imaginaries of sameness and difference, national belonging, place and ‘the good life’ in Aotearoa New Zealand. First, through attention to the ‘colonial continuities’ of participants’ popular geographical and temporal imaginaries of Aotearoa New Zealand, and the lifestyles they associate with it, this thesis is part of growing attention to historical precedents of ‘the good life’ in international lifestyle migration literature. Secondly, by examining participants’ relations with Māori, other ethnicised groups, bi- and multiculturalism, I expand on whether these migrants’ invest, or not, in ‘the settler imaginary’ (Bell 2014). In doing so, I bring crucial nuance to understandings of ethnic and cultural difference, and settler-indigenous relations, in globalising white settler spaces. As neither fully ‘them’ nor ‘us’ (Wellings 2011), British migrants occupy an ambiguous position in ex-British settler societies. Finally, I examine participants’ notions of shared ancestry and of cultural familiarity with Pākehā, and, in doing so, problematise the notion of Britishness as a natural legacy or passive inheritance in this context

Studying elites: Challenges, opportunities & progressive potential

In June 2022, 30 academic and civil society researchers of elites met for two days in London, UK, at an NCRM Innovation Forum titled ‘Studying elites: challenges, opportunities and progressive potential’. The Forum brought together international early career and established academic researchers from across the social sciences and civil society researchers to discuss methodological approaches to the study of elites, share knowledge and strategies, and build capacity in researching elites. The Forum drew on a broad definition of elites as ‘those with vastly disproportionate control over or access to a resource’ (Khan 2012, 362), with a particular focus on political and economic elites. The event was organised around three themes: methodological strategies in studying elites, negotiating access and encounter, and the ethics and purpose of studying elites. The present Innovation Collection shares some of interventions and discussions during the event

Studying Elites: Creative Methods in Elite Studies

This discussion with artists Ruth Beale and Amy Feneck (The Alternative School of Economics) and Professor Caroline Knowles (Goldsmiths, University of London) will explore the potential of art and creative methods for studying elites. The discussion, which includes a short film screening, brings together three experts to discuss: the innovative use of creative methods in studying the rich; the potential of art to generate public engagement on wealth inequality; and what might be productive conversations and collaborations between the academic and creative sectors in researching the rich

A systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions for primary Sjögren’s syndrome

The objective of this systematic review was to assess the efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions for the management of primary Sjögren’s syndrome. We searched the following databases from inception to September 2014; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; Medline; Embase; PsychINFO; Cinahl and clinical trials registers. We included randomised controlled trials of any non-pharmacological interventions. Two review authors independently reviewed titles and abstracts against the inclusion/exclusion criteria and independently assessed trial quality and extracted data. 1463 studies were identified of which 17 full text articles were screened and 5 studies were included in the review with a total of 130 participants randomised. The included studies investigated effectiveness of an oral lubricating device for dry mouth, acupuncture for dry mouth, lacrimal punctum plugs for dry eyes and psychodynamic group therapy for coping with symptoms. Overall the studies were of low quality and at high risk of bias. Although one study showed punctum plugs to improve dry eyes it was too small for the findings to be conclusive. Overall we identified no evidence to support any non-pharmacological interventions to improve PSS. The area needs quality large randomised controlled trials that are reported according to CONSORT guidelines and address important issues to patients

Mothers working to prevent early stillbirth study (MiNESS 20–28):a case–control study protocol

Introduction: In the UK, 1600 babies die every year before, during or immediately after birth at 20–28 weeks’ gestation. This bereavement has a similar impact on parental physical and psychological well-being to late stillbirth (>28 weeks’ gestation). Improved understanding of potentially modifiable risk factors for late stillbirth (including supine going-to-sleep position) has influenced international clinical practice. Information is now urgently required to similarly inform clinical practice and aid decision-making by expectant mothers/parents, addressing inequalities in pregnancy loss between 20 and 28 weeks. Methods and analysis: This study focuses on what portion of risk of pregnancy loss 20–28 weeks’ gestation is associated with exposures amenable to public health campaigns/antenatal care adaptation. A case–control study of non-anomalous singleton baby loss (via miscarriage, stillbirth or early neonatal death) 20+0 to 27+6 (n=316) and randomly selected control pregnancies (2:1 ratio; n=632) at group-matched gestations will be conducted. Data is collected via participant recall (researcher-administered questionnaire) and extraction from contemporaneous medical records. Unadjusted/confounder-adjusted ORs will be calculated. Exposures associated with early stillbirth at OR≥1.5 will be detectable (p0.80) assuming exposure prevalence of 30%–60%. Ethics and dissemination: NHS research ethical approval has been obtained from the London—Seasonal research ethics committee (23/LO/0622). The results will be presented at international conferences and published in peer-reviewed open-access journals. Information from this study will enable development of antenatal care and education for healthcare professionals and pregnant people to reduce risk of early stillbirth. Trial registration number: NCT06005272

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