Weaving Women’s Studies into the Institutional Web: A Case Study

Kingsborough Community College [KCC], one of six in the City University of New York [CUNY], a University containing eleven senior colleges, a medical and a law school, and a Graduate Center, is the first and only community college in CUNY to have a Women’s Studies [WS] Program. It took a long, long time to obtain this Program, and it has taken multi-faceted efforts to weave it into Kingsborough’s life in such a way as to (thus far) keep it. Because we believe that WS are particularly important at the community college level, we are sharing the story of the development of KCC’s WS Program in hopes that aspects of it may prove useful to colleagues at community colleges throughout the country

Sedum sarmentosum Bunge una cespitosa inusual en la Comunidad Valenciana

Se presentan dos localidades para una especie de "Raïm de Pastor" de origen Chino-Japonés (Sedum sarmentosum Bunge), que no había sido citado expresamente en localidades valencianas. Se ha localizado exclusivamente en las localidades de Almudaina, Comarca de El Comtat (Alicante) y en el Portell de Morella, Comarca de Els Ports (Castellón). En la primera localidad se ha podido constatar la facilidad de esta planta para naturalizarse en tejados y repisas, próximos al punto de cultivo, por lo que aunque actualmente es una planta muy rara, habrá que vigilar su comportamiento futuro en las comarcas de montaña valencianas, dada su resistencia al frío y a la sequía. Por otra parte, es una especie con usos medicinales en la tradición china para problemas gástricos, renales y desórdenes hormonales, además, actualmente se está investigando activamente como antitumoral.Two citations are presented as "Raïm de Pastor" with a Chinese-Japanese origin (Sedum sarmentosum Bunge) which has not an explicity mention in any Valencian locality. It has been located only in Almudaina, a village from El Comtat region, in Alicante province, and in Portell de Morella, from Els Ports region in Castellón province. In the first place, an easy naturalization on roofs and ledges becoming from the point of cultivation, has been observed. Although, nowadays is a very rare plant, a monitorization of its behavior in future, in Valencian montainous regions, due to its hardiness and drought is needed. On the other hand, in medicinal Chinese tradition, this plant is used to gastric and kidney disorders, hormonal problems, and is currently being investigated as an antitumor

Rosa gallica l. var. officinalis (hort. ex Andrews) Ser. en el norte de Alicante (Comunidad Valenciana)

Se ha localizado en el margen de la carretera comarcal CV 795 en su kilómetro 17 próximo a Ulls de Canals y dentro del término de Banyeres de Mariola, una buena población asilvestrada de Rosa gallica L. var. officinalis (hort. ex Andrews) Ser., que corresponde a la segunda población localizada en Alicante, puesto que se conocía una población pero situada próxima al litoral en la comarca de la Marina Alta. La llamada rosa de Provins o provincialis (de Provenza) es una de las rosas cultivadas en Europa desde más antiguo, probablemente la primera. Aparece dibujada en los frescos de Pompeya, fue también la rosa de las boticas (“Officinalis”) y se corresponde con la famosa rosa roja o Rosa de Lancanster, símbolo de este bando en la Guerra de civil inglesa llamada de “las dos rosas”. Su cultivo en España fue muy importante y era frecuentemente citada en la literatura botánica antigua, fue llamada “rosa de Castilla” pero con el tiempo y el abandono del campo, su presencia fue disminuyendo y de forma asilvestrada solo aparece en unas pocas provincias españolas, aunque se sigue manteniendo su cultivo a pequeña escala en colecciones particulares y rosaledas. Precisamente, en la Rosaleda “Pere Dot” del Jardín Botánico de Torretes (Ibi) mantenemos en cultivo dos de las variedades botánicas reconocidas y muchos de los cultivares e híbridos de este rosal, que hemos adquirido de colecciones extranjeras. El hallazgo de este material asilvestrado probablemente procedente de antiguos cultivos en la zona, tiene gran valor etnobotánico y puede tener valor genético. Aunque en su morfología no se han encontrado diferencias relevantes, se ha procedido a su multiplicación vegetativa y será próximamente incluido en la rosaleda del Jardín Botánico, junto con pliegos de herbario y semillas.A good naturalised population of Rosa gallica L. var. officinalis (hort. ex Andrews) Ser. has been located in a margin of the local road CV 795, in the kilometer 17 near Ulls Canals, within the term of Banyeres de Mariola. This corresponds to the second population known in Alicante, being the first one located close to the coast in the Marina Alta region. Called as Provins rose or provincialis (Provence) is one of the roses grown in Europe since oldest, probably the first. It appears drawn in some Pompeii’s frescoes, it was also the pharmacies rose ("Officinalis") and it corresponds to the famous red rose or Lancanster’s Rose, symbol of this squad in the English Civil War called "The Two Roses". Its cultivation in Spain was very important and was often cited in old botanical literature, where it was called "Rose of Castile". Over time, the field abandonment reduces its presence and only appears naturalised in a few Spanish provinces, although a small-scale cultivation in rose gardens and private collections is still maintained. Indeed, in the “Pere Dot” Rose Garden of Torretes Botanical Garden (Ibi) two of the many botanical varieties recognized and some cultivars and hybrids of this rose, which we acquired in foreign collections are maintained in culture. The finding of this naturalised material probably from ancient cultures in this area, has a great ethnobotanical value and could have genetic value. Although no significant differences in its morphology has been found, it has been vegetatively propagated and will be included in the Rose Gar- den of the Torretes Botanical Garden soon, along with herbarium specimens and seeds

Evaluar el potencial turístico de finca La Espadilla, comunidad La Grecia, Municipio San Ramón departamento de Matagalpa, durante el II semestre 2016

El presente estudio titulado potencial turístico de los departamentos de Matagalpa y Jinotega, específicamente en finca La Espadilla cuyo fin fue evaluar el potencial turístico para el desarrollo de actividades complementarias de la finca. La única manera de confirmar que un territorio posee verdaderamente un potencial de turístico que justifique determinadas inversiones, es a través de una evaluación rigurosa que tenga en cuenta la oferta, la demanda, la competencia y las tendencias del mercado es así que la evaluación del potencial turístico es una herramienta fundamental de los procesos de planificación turística cuya importancia radica en la determinación de las oportunidades del territorio. La Espadilla, se encuentra situada a dos kilómetros entrada al roblar, a 45 minutos del municipio de Matagalpa, oferta los servicios de alimentación, alojamiento, sus recursos socioeconómicos son la agricultura orgánica y la ganadería, posee recursos naturales como; bosque tropical húmedo, ojo de agua, y diversidad de flora y fauna, la posible demanda son los extranjeros, su competencias son Cascada Blanca, Sueño de la campana, Centro recreativo de Doña Rita, la principal tendencia de la Finca es el turismo rural, ya que en ella se pueden implementar actividades como agroturismo y ecoturismo. Como el servicio de alojamiento es deficiente en este sitio se propone elaborar dos cabañas, a su vez modificar el mapa de la finca y se propone la implementación de tour temático. Palabras claves: Potencial turístico, oferta, demanda, competencia y tendencias del turism

Colonialism and Male Domestic Service Across the Asia Pacific

Examining the role of Asian and indigenous male servants across the Asia Pacific from the late-19th century to the 1930s, this study shows how their ubiquitous presence in these purportedly \u27humble\u27 jobs gave them a degree of cultural influence that has been largely overlooked in the literature on labour mobility in the age of empire. With case studies from British Hong Kong, Singapore, Northern Australia, Fiji and British Columbia, French Indochina, the American Philippines and the Dutch East Indies, the book delves into the intimate and often conflicted relationships between European and American colonists and their servants. It explores the lives of \u27houseboys\u27, cooks and gardeners in the colonial home, considers the bell-boys and waiters in the grand colonial hotels, and follows the stewards and cabin-boys on steamships travelling across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This broad conception of service allows Colonialism and Male Domestic Service across Asia and the Pacific to illuminate trans-colonial or cross-border influences through the mobility of servants and their employers. This path-breaking study is an important book for students and scholars of colonialism, labour history and the Asia Pacific region

Presencia del olmo temblón o negrillo, Ulmus laevis Pall. en Ibi (Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana)

Se ha localizado en la Rambla de la Gavarnera en Ibi, Alicante una pequeña población de Ulmus laevis Pall., que no había sido citado expresamente en localidades valencianas, ni en las floras locales, regionales, ni nacionales, en unos casos por no haberse localizado, en otros por considerar a este árbol alóctono en España. Desde hace una década un equipo de la ETSIA de Montes de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, viene realizando diversos proyectos y tesis doctorales que han dado como resultado la puesta en valor de esta especie, a través de su localización a nivel nacional, estudio ecológico, fisiológico y genético, que arrojan numerosas pruebas a favor de la autoctonía de esta especie en España. Según los autores de este dilatado proyecto, U. laevis habría tenido en España uno de su principales refugios cuaternarios, aunque en la actualidad se encuentre fragmentado en poblaciones dispersas, con pocos individuos y problemas para su conservación y supervivencia. No obstante esta especie ha demostrado mayores tasas de supervivencia a la enfermedad de los olmos, que otros de sus congéneres como Ulmus minor y U. glabra. En cuanto a su presencia en Alicante, son precisamente estos autores los que localizan un primer ejemplar en Ibi, al que ahora añadimos dos ejemplares más repartidos en tres puntos muy próximos y situados a lo largo de la Rambla de la Gavarnera. Este es un cauce irregular pero con nivel freático permanente, como lo atestiguan la existencia de pozos, azudes, albercas que abastecieron a los pequeños regadíos de la zona, muchos de ellos abandonados en la actualidad. Dada la rareza de esta especie a nivel nacional y la excepcionalidad de su presencia en Ibi, consideramos que el ejemplar de mayor porte merece la consideración de árbol singular para la Comunidad Valenciana y por otra parte, los otros ejemplares merecen su protección y multiplicación, para incrementar la población existente. Es necesario desarrollar un mayor esfuerzo de localización en este paraje y zonas próximas de la Comarca, para conocer su potencial distribución en la provincia y determinar un estatus de protección adecuado.An small population of Ulmus laevis Pall., has been located at Gavarnera's dry riverbed in Ibi, Alicante. This population has not been citated previously in any other valencian locality, or local, regional or national floras, in some cases, it has not been located but in others because it has been considered an allochthonous tree in Spain. Since one decade, a team of ETSIA Forestry in the UPN of Madrid, has been carrying out various projects and a PhD thesis, that have resulted in the enhancement of this specie, through its location nationwide, with an ecological, phisiological and genetic study, yielding evidences for its authochthony in Spain. According to some authors of this project, U. laevis has had in Spain one of its main quaternary shelters, although actually it is fragmented in scattered populations with few individuals, with problems in its conservation and survival. However, this species has shown higher survival rates to elm disease than their fellows as Ulmus minor and U. glabra. Regarding its presence in Alicante, are these authors, which firstly locate one exemplar in Ibi, at which now we add two more exemplars, distributed in three very close points along Gavarnera's dry riverbed. This is an irregular but with permantent phreatic level channel, as witnessed by existence of some wells, dams and pools that catered small irrigations in this area, most of them abandoned today. Due to the rarity of this species in our country and the exceptionality of its presence in Ibi, in one hand, we consider that the highest exemplar deserves consideration for Valencian Community singular tree, and on the other hand, the other exemplars deserve protection and multiplication for increase this population. It is necessary to develop a greater effort of location in this place and surrounding areas of this region, to know its potential distribution in the province and to determine an appropriate protective status

Perceptions of Self-Efficacy & Support Among Secondary Early-Career Teachers and their Principals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to challenges faced by middle and high school educators during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study was conducted in the Spring of 2021 involving 33 early-career mathematics teachers and eight supervising school principals in the State of California. These participants completed detailed surveys which provided demographic information, as well as perceptions of support, efficacy and job satisfaction. Findings show a variety of associations among teacher perceptions of support and their efficacy and job satisfaction in the face of challenging circumstances. As it related to principal support and recognition, principal participants expressed confidence in their ability to support teachers as a result of the pandemic, including understanding best practices for evaluating teachers for online teaching. Additionally, while agreeing that teachers at their schools needed more professional development in instructional practice, participating school principals felt they supported their teachers as they adapted instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aspires to inform practitioners and policymakers alike in their understanding of teachers and their principals as they responded to significant challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Gastroethnobotany of Halophytes

The halophytes are a specialized group of plants among which there are some representatives that have been cultivated for millenia. Domesticated or wild lineages are also consumed as food, being chard and dates fruits a good example of it. Other species highly appreciated and consumed locally are collected from wild, like Crithmum, and form part of the traditional cuisine of various areas of the planet. Within this group, some are the object of global cultivation and are distributed by haute cuisine networks such as Salicornia, Mertensia, or Tetragonia. Finally, there are other wild halophytes that were only consumed in situations of extreme need such as famines. Generally, they have not been appreciated by the populations that collect them, such as Halosarcia, Suaeda, or Arthrocnemum. The case of Tetragonia, a species native to Australia, is very significant. The perception of the aborigines, who did not eat it, was different from that of the European settlers who did consume them and even sent their seeds to Europe for domestication and cultivation as new vegetable. Currently, the new gastronomy, sometimes based on tradition and others on experimentation itself, has incorporated into the kitchen many news halophytes and with them has developed numerous unpublished and novel recipes

An ethnopharmacological and historical analysis of “Dictamnus”, a European traditional herbal medicine

Ethnopharmacological relevance and background: “Dictamnus” was a popular name for a group of medicinal herbaceous plant species of the Rutaceae and Lamiaceae, which since the 4th century have been used for gynaecological problems and other illnesses BCE and still appear in numerous ethnobotanical records. Aims: This research has as four overarching aims: Determining the historical evolution of medical preparations labelled “Dictamnus” and the different factors affecting this long-standing herbal tradition. Deciphering and differentiating those medicinal uses of “Dictamnus” which strictly correspond to Dictamnus (Rutaceae), from those of Origanum dictamnus and other Lamiaceae species. Quantitatively assessing the dependence from herbal books, and pharmaceutical tradition, of modern Dictamnus ethnobotanical records. Determining whether differences between Western and Eastern Europe exist with regards to the Dictamnus albus uses in ethnopharmacology and ethnomedicine. Methods: An exhaustive review of herbals, classical pharmacopoeias, ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological literature was conducted. Systematic analysis of uses reported which were standardized according to International Classification of Diseases – 10 and multivariate analysis using factorial, hierarchical and neighbour joining methods was undertaken. Results and discussion: The popular concept “Dictamnus” includes Origanum dictamnus L., Ballota pseudodictamnus (L.) Benth. and B. acetabulosa (L.) Benth. (Lamiaceae), as well as Dictamnus albus L. and D. hispanicus Webb ex Willk. (Rutaceae), with 86 different types of uses. Between 1000 and 1700 CE numerous complex preparations with “Dictamnus” were used in the treatment of 35 different pathologies. On biogeographical grounds the widespread D. albus is a far more likely prototypical “Dictamnus” than the Cretan endemic Origanum dictamnus. However both form integral parts of the “Dictamnus” complex. Evidence exists for a sufficiently long and coherent tradition for D. albus and D. hispanicus, use to treat 47 different categories of diseases. Conclusions: This approach is a model for understanding the cultural history of plants and their role as resources for health care. “Dictamnus” shows how transmission of traditional knowledge about materia medica, over 26 centuries, represents remarkable levels of development and innovation. All this lead us to call attention to D. albus and D. hispanicus which are highly promising as potential herbal drug leads. The next steps of research should be to systematically analyse phytochemical, pharmacological and clinical evidence and to develop safety, pharmacology and toxicology profiles of the traditional preparations

Medicinal Plants in Traditional Herbal Wines and Liquors in the East of Spain and the Balearic Islands

Homemade herbal preparations from the East of Spain are the witness of traditional medicine inherited from the ancient complex formulas of herbal teas and medicinal wines. In this study, we document the use of traditional alcoholic beverages, identify their ingredients, almost exclusively botanical, record the local medicinal uses of these mixtures, and discuss patterns of distribution of this knowledge in regions of eastern Spain, the Balearic Islands and Andorra. We determine marker species and relevant patterns of herbal formulas in the different regions of the territory. Homemade liquors and liqueurs are consumed for their digestive and tonic-restorative properties but they also play in some cases an important social role. The elderly remember other medicinal uses such as aperitif, emmenagogue, or antidiarrheal, for some of the most popular preparations. The herbal liqueur formulas include predominantly Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, and Apiaceae species. Herbs (58%), fruits (28%), and mixtures of both (12%) are ingredients of liquors and wines, being the aerial parts the most frequent in terms of species (30%) and records (49%). Dictamnus hispanicus, Santolina villosa, Salvia blancoana subsp. mariolensis, Rosmarinus officinalis, Thymus vulgaris, and Clinopodium serpyllifolium subsp. fruticosum are the species most frequently used. Others species used to a lesser extent as Polygonatum odoratum, Thymus moroderi, and Saxifraga longifolia are restricted to locally homemade preparations because their collection and uses require special knowledge of the rare or endemic flora. Sustainability of these practices is strongly limited by the overall loss of local traditional knowledge and by the limited availability of most of the wild species; some of them are endangered or threatened mainly by the loss of their natural habitats. Cultivation and domestication are a promising alternative to collecting from wild populations. The cultivation of Thymus moroderi in the province of Alicante and Polygonatum odoratum in the province of Teruel are good examples. There is a notable decrease in the complexity of the formulas registered throughout the nearly 15 years of the study. This is interpreted as a consequence of a loss of knowledge, less accessibility to wild resources, and changes in traditions and preferences