Recent Studies in Andean Prehistory and Protohistory: Papers from the Second Annual Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory

The contributions in this volume represent nine of the twenty-three papers presented at the Second Annual Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory (NCAAE) held at the American Museum of Natural History on November 19-20, 1983. Papers include The Preceramic and Formative Period Occupations in the Cordillera Negra: Preliminary Report by Michael A. Malpass, The Early Horizon--Early Intermediate Period Transition: A View from the Nepena and Viru Valleys by Richard E. Daggett, Paracas in Chincha and Pisco: A Reappraisal of the Ocucaje Sequence by Dwight T. Wallace, Impressions in Metal: Reconstructing Burial Context at Loma Negra, Peru by Anne-Louise Schaeffer, The Moche Moon by Elizabeth P. Benson, Archaeological Investigation in the Andean Piedmont and High Llanos of Western Venezuela: A Preliminary Report by Charles S. Spencer and Elsa M. Redmond, Pachacamac--An Andean Oracle Under Inca Rule by Thomas C. Patterson, The Spanish League and Inca Sites: A Reassessment of the Itinerary of Juan de Matienzo through N.W. Argentina by Gordon C. Pollard, and Written Sources on Andean Cosmogony by George Kubler.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/andean_past_special/1001/thumbnail.jp

Perspectives on Andean Prehistory and Protohistory: Papers from the Third Annual Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory

This volume represents eight of the eighteen papers presented at the Third Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst on October 27 and 28, 1984. It also includes a paper presented at the Second NCAAE held at the American Museum of Natural History on November 19-20, 1983. The papers include: Wandering Shellfish: New Insights from Southeastern Coastal Ecuador by Patricia Netherly, Late Prehistoric Terracing at Chijra in the Collca Valley, Peru: Preliminary Report I by Michael A. Malpass, The Topara Tradition: An Overview by Dwight T. Wallace, The Peruvian North Central Coast During the Early Intermediate Period: An Emerging Perspective by Richard E. Daggett, A Sequence of Monumental Architecture from Huamanchuco by John R. Topic, Duality in Public Architecture in the Upper Zena Valley by Patricia J. Netherly and Tom D. Dillehay, Piruru: A Preliminary Report on the Archaeological Botany of a Highland Andean Site by Lawrence Kaplan and Elisabeth Bonnier, Analysis of Organic Remains from Huamachuco Qollqas by Coreen E. Chiswell, Aspects of Casting Practice in Prehispanic Peru by Stuart V. Arnold, and Representations of the Cosmos: A Comparison of the Church of San Cristobal de Pampachiri with the Coricancha Drawing of Santacruz Pachacuti Yamqui Salcamaygua by Monica Barnes.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/andean_past_special/1000/thumbnail.jp

Investigations of the Andean Past: Papers from the First Annual Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory

The papers included in this volume represent fourteen of the twenty-three original papers presented at the First Annual Northeast Conference on Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory held at Cornell University on November 13th and 14th, 1982. The papers are: The Preceramic Occupations of the Casma Valley, Peru by Michael A. Malpass, The Historical Development of a Coastal Andean Social Formation in Central Peru, 6000 to 500 B.C. by Thomas C. Patterson, Stone Tools in Ceramic Contexts: Exploring the Unstructured by Joan M. Gero, Possible Uses, Roles, and Meanings of Chavin-style Painted Textiles of South Coast Peru by Rebecca R. Stone, Megalithic Sites in the Nepena Valley, Peru by Richard E. Daggett, Huaca del Loro Revisited: The Nasca-Huarpa Connection by Allison C. Paulsen, Spatial Patterning and the Function of a Huari Architectural Compound by Christine C. Brewster-Wray, The Development of Huari Administrative Architecture by Lynda E. Spickard, Aspects of State Ideology in Huari and Tiwanaku Iconography: The Central Deity and the Sacrificer by Anita G. Cook, Shared Ideology and Parallel Political Development: Huari and Tiwanaku by William H. Isbell, Casma Incised Pottery: An Analysis of Collections from the Nepena Valley by Cheryl Daggett, High Altitude Land Use in the Huamachuco Area by T. McGreevy and R. Shaughnessy, La Lengua Pescadora: the Lost Dialect of Chimu Fishermen by Joel Rabinowitz, and The Chancas of Angaraes: 1450(?)--1765 by Paul H. Dillon.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/andean_past_special/1002/thumbnail.jp

What is housing affordability? The case for the residual income approach

This article seeks to increase the awareness of and support for the residual income approach to housing affordability indicators and standards, especially in the United States. It begins with an overview of various semantic, substantive, and definitional issues relating to the notion of affordability, leading to an argument supporting the conceptual soundness of the residual income approach. The concept is then briefly set into the historical context of U.S. and British debates on affordability measures. This description is followed by a discussion of two of the principal issues involved in crafting an operational residual income standard: the selection of a normative standard for non-housing items and the treatment of taxes. The article concludes by considering some of the potential implications of the residual income paradigm for the analysis of housing problems and needs, for housing subsidy policy, and for mortgage underwriting practice

A View from the Past Into our Collective Future: The Oncofertility Consortium Vision Statement

Today, male and female adult and pediatric cancer patients, individuals transitioning between gender identities, and other individuals facing health extending but fertility limiting treatments can look forward to a fertile future. This is, in part, due to the work of members associated with the Oncofertility Consortium. The Oncofertility Consortium is an international, interdisciplinary initiative originally designed to explore the urgent unmet need associated with the reproductive future of cancer survivors. As the strategies for fertility management were invented, developed or applied, the individuals for who the program offered hope, similarly expanded. As a community of practice, Consortium participants share information in an open and rapid manner to addresses the complex health care and quality-of-life issues of cancer, transgender and other patients. To ensure that the organization remains contemporary to the needs of the community, the field designed a fully inclusive mechanism for strategic planning and here present the findings of this process. This interprofessional network of medical specialists, scientists, and scholars in the law, medical ethics, religious studies and other disciplines associated with human interventions, explore the relationships between health, disease, survivorship, treatment, gender and reproductive longevity. The goals are to continually integrate the best science in the service of the needs of patients and build a community of care that is ready for the challenges of the field in the future

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) neurotoxicity in rats: a reappraisal of past and present findings

RATIONALE: 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a widely abused illicit drug. In animals, high-dose administration of MDMA produces deficits in serotonin (5-HT) neurons (e.g., depletion of forebrain 5-HT) that have been interpreted as neurotoxicity. Whether such 5-HT deficits reflect neuronal damage is a matter of ongoing debate. OBJECTIVE: The present paper reviews four specific issues related to the hypothesis of MDMA neurotoxicity in rats: (1) the effects of MDMA on monoamine neurons, (2) the use of “interspecies scaling” to adjust MDMA doses across species, (3) the effects of MDMA on established markers of neuronal damage, and (4) functional impairments associated with MDMA-induced 5-HT depletions. RESULTS: MDMA is a substrate for monoamine transporters, and stimulated release of 5-HT, NE, and DA mediates effects of the drug. MDMA produces neurochemical, endocrine, and behavioral actions in rats and humans at equivalent doses (e.g., 1–2 mg/kg), suggesting that there is no reason to adjust doses between these species. Typical doses of MDMA causing long-term 5-HT depletions in rats (e.g., 10–20 mg/kg) do not reliably increase markers of neurotoxic damage such as cell death, silver staining, or reactive gliosis. MDMA-induced 5-HT depletions are accompanied by a number of functional consequences including reductions in evoked 5-HT release and changes in hormone secretion. Perhaps more importantly, administration of MDMA to rats induces persistent anxiety-like behaviors in the absence of measurable 5-HT deficits. CONCLUSIONS: MDMA-induced 5-HT depletions are not necessarily synonymous with neurotoxic damage. However, doses of MDMA which do not cause long-term 5-HT depletions can have protracted effects on behavior, suggesting even moderate doses of the drug may pose risks

Americas, south: Inca archaeology

The Incas formed the last and greatest empire that existed in the western hemisphere prior to the arrival of Europeans in the sixteenth century. Lacking a writing system, our sources on the Inca are restricted to what the Spaniards wrote about them and what archaeologists have recovered from their sites. Spanish accounts indicate the Incas began their expansion only a century or so prior to the arrival of the Europeans, but expanded rapidly due to a large and well-armed military. Their empire consisted of four parts with the capital of Cuzco at the center. It was administered by a large bureaucracy of both Inca and non-Inca officials, and was based on a decimal system. Conquered people were only required to provide labor to the empire, which the Incas used to produce both goods and food. They developed an extensive road system with cities and towns along the major trunks, where people came to work. The Incas practiced ancestor worship and had a polytheistic religion. They developed sophisticated agricultural and irrigation systems for farming, and were excellent engineers and stone workers. They were conquered by a small force of Spaniards under Francisco Pizarro as a result of the latter\u27s capture of the Inca king in a well-planned ambush. © 2008 Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved