Innovative strategies for reintroducing a sleeping language: How a community-university partnership supports the revitalization of Kaurna, the language of the Adelaide Plains, South Australia

A collaboration between the Kaurna community and the University of Adelaide is longstanding. This collaboration was formalised in 2002 with the establishment of Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi (KWP), a committee of Kaurna Elders, language enthusiasts, linguists, teachers and researchers. Commonwealth funding enabled KWP to establish a small part-time team in 2012 based at the University of Adelaide to support the reintroduction of the sleeping Kaurna language of the Adelaide Plains by producing resources and undertaking research. This paper shares the work of the KWP Team, which is guided by the Kaurna concept of yaityarni-apinthi “actively Indigenising,” manifested through Kaurna icons on playing cards, adaptation of games, adoption of Kaurna names, developing Kaurna terms for English concepts and so on. In the absence of first-language speakers, Kaurna is reintroduced by finding niche uses for the language. In this paper we share innovative strategies used alongside long-standing practices, such as song, language classes, and immersion activities to reintroduce a sleeping language within the Kaurna community and reach out to an English-speaking audience, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.Jack Kanya Buckskin, Taylor Tipu Power-Smith, Jaylon Pila Newchurch, Tempestt Sumner-Lovett, Paul Finlay, Chester Schultz, Rob Amer

Study protocol: Our Cultures Count, the Mayi Kuwayu Study, a national longitudinal study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing

IntroductionAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are Australia's first peoples and have been connected to the land for ≥65 000 years. Their enduring cultures and values are considered critical to health and wellbeing, alongside physical, psychological and social factors. We currently lack large-scale data that adequately represent the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; the absence of evidence on cultural practice and expression is particularly striking, given its foundational importance to wellbeing.Method and analysisMayi Kuwayu: The National Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing (Mayi Kuwayu Study) will be a large-scale, national longitudinal study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, with linkage to health-related administrative records. The baseline survey was developed through extensive community consultation, and includes items on: cultural practice and expression, sociodemographic factors, health and wellbeing, health behaviours, experiences and environments, and family support and connection. The baseline survey will be mailed to 200 000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults (≥16 years), yielding an estimated 16 000-40 000 participants, supplemented through face-to-face recruitment. Follow-up surveys will be conducted every 3-5 years, or as funding allows. The Mayi Kuwayu Study will contribute to filling key evidence gaps, including quantifying the contribution of cultural factors to wellbeing, alongside standard elements of health and risk.Ethics and disseminationThis study has received approval from national Human Research Ethics Committees, and from State and Territory committees, including relevant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations. The study was developed and is conducted in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations across states and territories. It will provide an enduring and shared infrastructure to underpin programme and policy development, based on measures and values important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Approved researchers can access confidentialised data and disseminate findings according to study data access and governance protocols.Roxanne Jones, Katherine A Thurber, Jan Chapman, Catherine D, Este, Terry Dunbar, Mark Wenitong, Sandra J Eades, Lisa Strelein, Maureen Davey, Wei Du, Anna Olsen, Janet K Smylie, Emily Banks, Raymond Lovett, on behalf of the Mayi Kuwayu Study Tea

The global forest health crisis : a public-good social dilemma in need of international collective action

ERRATA : An online log of corrections to Annual Review of Phytopathology articles may be found at http://www.annualreviews.org/errata/phytoSociety is confronted by interconnected threats to ecological sustainability. Among these is the devastation of forests by destructive non-native pathogens and insects introduced through global trade, leading to the loss of critical ecosystem services and a global forest health crisis.We argue that the forest health crisis is a public-good social dilemma and propose a response framework that incorporates principles of collective action. This framework enables scientists to better engage policymakers and empowers the public to advocate for proactive biosecurity and forest health management. Collective action in forest health features broadly inclusive stakeholder engagement to build trust and set goals; accountability for destructive pest introductions; pooled support for weakest-link partners; and inclusion of intrinsic and nonmarket values of forest ecosystems in risk assessment. We provide short-term and longer-term measures that incorporate the above principles to shift the societal and ecological forest health paradigm to a more resilient state.Purdue University’s Center for the Environment for providing seed funding, a Fred M. van Eck Foundation Memorial Scholarship from Purdue University and USDA Forest Service International Programs, salaries were provided by state and federal funds appropriated to the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University.https://www.annualreviews.org/loi/phytoam2024Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)SDG-15:Life on lan

3D reconstruction of a shallow archaeological site from high-resolution acoustic imagery: The Grace Dieu

Acoustic imaging and characterisation of buried objects (and in particular archaeological materials) in shallow-water (<5 m) is often unsuccessful owing to problems related to vessel-induced bubble turbulence and the restricted acoustic geometry of the system. A 2D surveying method that tackles these problems has been tested on the known wreck of the Grace Dieu (1418), Henry V’s flagship, currently buried within the inter-tidal sediments of the Hamble River. The wooden hull is recognisable in the seismic sections as a high amplitude anomaly underlain by an acoustic blanking zone. Close survey line spacing (ca. 1 m) allowed the construction of time slices, identifying the ovate plan of the hull. High, predominantly negative, reflection coefficients suggest this anomaly corresponds to degraded oak timbers buried within the sediment. Combining the data enabled the construction of a (pseudo)-3D image, revealing the dimensions and shape of the hull remains for the first time

Impact of an 8am-8pm 7 day a week consultant led stroke service on CT scanning, thrombolysis times and length of stay in a tertiary neurosciences centre

Hyperacute stroke services are evolving rapidly to deliver time critical interventions such as thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy to optimise cerebral reperfusion and limit neurological disability. Recent guidelines (NHS England 7 day service, 2016 RCP Stroke Guideline) highlight the need for access to a consultant 12hrs a day 7 days a week to improve quality of care. In a departmental innovation, we changed our working practices to reflect this