THE IMPACTS OF FORMER MILITARY BASES ON THE URBAN GEOGRAPHIES: UNCOVERING THE SOCIAL MEANING OF URBAN SPACE BEYOND THE BROWNFIELD SURFACE

Abstract U.S. military bases are widely present in Germany and dominate territorial urban spaces in the metropolitan regions since WWI. The cultural interaction and the city\u27s formation have imprinted on the lived experiences creating identities through people’s daily interactions with the built environment, both directly and indirectly In combination, the U.S. military dominating presence left behind voids that have caused a rupture in the lived environment and social production of spaces throughout communities and neighborhoods in Germany, particularly in Mannheim, the focus of this study. The U.S. military sites are as interruptive as their counterpart the military brownfields and require the same attention and thought. Even though these abandoned fields might assimilate into municipal plans, fading into the background, they carry a destructive past beneath the surface waiting to seep to the top, altering identity and social formations. The interconnection of decommissioned military sites and the social implications on the local community is understudied in the existing literature and should be expanded. This paper argues that the social implications of spatial changes related to former U.S. military bases are not integrated into the narrative of the U.S. military base’s recuperation. The lack of connecting the implications of identity formations with the economic and environmental context ruptures the landscape from its memory in the current literature. My focus is on the Mannheim region in Germany which was predominantly occupied by the U.S. military as a node of commanding headquarters. I draw on the works of Allan Pred and gather data from federal reports and existing communal voices from local municipalities in a post-military era. Further, I examine existing German and English literature to connect the missing context to link the social implications of reclaiming public spaces. This paper’s contribution is to expand our understanding of post-military presence and its complexity of integration, placemaking, and the collective memory of historical landscapes

Be brave, look for meaning: highlights of the tenth annual meeting of the National Cancer Research Institute

The tenth Annual Meeting of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) conference took place in Liverpool, UK. Just under 2000 delegates were estimated to have attended the conference, predominantly from the UK and Europe. It was a multidisciplinary gathering aimed at cancer professionals at every level. The conference included primers on basic science and public communication as well as workshops on more advanced topics.The conference was grouped into six main themes, which this report will address in greater detail

Gather, Report & Implement: Building an Elementary School Counseling Program in Central Falls, Rhode Island

Presented at the 2012 American School Counseling Association National Conference, this presentation outlines and summarizes the 2012 grant project aimed at establishing an effective elementary school counseling program in Central Falls, Rhode Island. The grant focused on reducing school counselor-to-student ratios, decreasing discipline referrals, and establishing a school counseling data management system, among other objectives

Tendências e modelo de maturidade da tecnologia da informação : um estudo de caso em uma empresa de cosméticos

Orientador : Guilherme FredericoArtigo (especialização) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Curso de Especialização MBA em Gestão EstratégicaInclui referênciasResumo : Este trabalho objetiva aplicar um Modelo de Maturidade para a área de Tecnologia da Informação dentro do contexto de uma Indústria de Cosméticos no Paraná, identificar qual o seu grau atual e as oportunidades para tornar-se referência, seguindo metodologia de referência. O referencial teórico está pautado em analisar as transformações tecnológicas nas organizações, avaliando a importância da tecnologia e a forma como está transformando as empresas, bem como, determinar o potencial modelo de maturidade que servirá como objeto de aplicação da pesquisa e estudo de caso. O método deste estudo é estudo caso. A pesquisa teve caráter exploratório. O meio utilizado será através de questionário semiestruturado com amostra de profissionais da área de Tecnologia da Informação. Os dados trabalhados serão primários, com corte temporal transversal, e os dados serão avaliados através de análise de conteúdo. O resultado da pesquisa fornecerá base para avaliar o nível de maturidade da área de Tecnologia da Informação desta referenciada empresa de Cosméticos no Paraná, tendo como objetivos: analisar sob a ótica de pessoas, processos, tecnologia e gestão, em que nível de maturidade esta empresa está posicionada. No ambiente acadêmico são poucos os artigos sobre o tema. A sua contribuição teórica está pautada na oportunidade de utilizar a metodologia como referencial, enquanto a contribuição prática está ligada na facilidade de aplicação do modelo em qualquer organização

Guidelines for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis: focus on tinidazole

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a complex vaginal infection most commonly associated with women of child-bearing age. Risk factors for BV are numerous. There are currently multiple clinical and laboratory tests for diagnosis of BV, including the most commonly used diagnostic methods: Amsel’s criteria or Nugent’s Gram stain scale. The mainstay of BV therapy is metronidazole, but tinidazole as well as a few other agents have also been used successfully. Tinidazole is the second nitroimidazole antiprotozoal agent and a structural derivative of metronidazole. With a favorable pharmacokinetic profile and reduced side effects, tinidazole is an alternative agent for BV treatment. There are minimal head-to-head comparative data to establish tinidazole’s superiority to metronidazole or other therapeutic agents. Available data suggest tinidazole has a role in special populations particularly for refractory or relapsing BV

A MANUTENÇÃO DE INSTALAÇÕES FÍSIcAS E O Impacto da Pandemia de covid-19 nas Solicitações EM um Campus Universitário

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar a importância dos serviços de manutenção nas instalações físicas para o bom desempenho das suas atividades acadêmicas, administrativas e de ensino e pesquisa em um Campus de uma Instituição Federal de Educação Superior, localizado no Sul do Brasil. Com base no referencial teórico e nas informações obtidas junto ao setor responsável pelo atendimento às solicitações de manutenção, buscou-se a relação entre os serviços de manutenção e o desempenho da campus de uma instituição multicampi. São utilizados conceitos e regulamentações das normas brasileiras concernentes à manutenção e ao bom desempenho das instalações físicas, bem como as estratégias utilizadas pelo setor de manutenção do Campus para o atendimento das solicitações de serviços. A partir das informações obtidas no sistema de chamados disponibilizado em sítio eletrônico foi elaborado quadro comparativo entre o número de solicitações recebidas nos anos de 2019 e 2020, está apresentada a influência que a pandemia de COVID-19 teve no volume de solicitações em 2020

Lessons from the first ecancer symposium on angiogenesis in gastric cancer

In March 2015, ecancer hosted a symposium at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy on the topic of angiogenesis in gastric cancer. During this meeting, leaders in the field focused on the latest research on the topic of angiogenesis in gastric cancer, delivering lectures combined with interactive question and answer (Q & A) sessions and a roundtable discussion with the meeting's chairs. Topics covered included biomarkers, imaging, and the current state of antiangiogenic drugs in gastric cancer. This report will provide an understanding of the relevance of angiogenesis in gastric cancer research, and clinical experiences from diverse perspectives

Highlights of children with Cancer UK’s workshop on drug delivery in paediatric brain tumours

The first Workshop on Drug Delivery in Paediatric Brain Tumours was hosted in London by the charity Children with Cancer UK. The goals of the workshop were to break down the barriers to treating central nervous system (CNS) tumours in children, leading to new collaborations and further innovations in this under-represented and emotive field. These barriers include the physical delivery challenges presented by the blood–brain barrier, the underpinning reasons for the intractability of CNS cancers, and the practical difficulties of delivering cancer treatment to the brains of children. Novel techniques for overcoming these problems were discussed, new models brought forth, and experiences compared

Trichomonas vaginalis: Clinical relevance, pathogenicity and diagnosis

Trichomonas vaginalis is the etiological agent of trichomoniasis, the most prevalent non-viral sexually transmitted disease worldwide. Trichomoniasis is a widespread, global health concern and occurring at an increasing rate. Infections of the female genital tract can cause a range of symptoms, including vaginitis and cervicitis, while infections in males are generally asymptomatic. The relatively mild symptoms, and lack of evidence for any serious sequelae, have historically led to this disease being under diagnosed, and under researched. However, growing evidence that T. vaginalis infection is associated with other disease states with high morbidity in both men and women has increased the efforts to diagnose and treat patients harboring this parasite. The pathology of trichomoniasis results from damage to the host epithelia, caused by a variety of processes during infection and recent work has highlighted the complex interactions between the parasite and host, commensal microbiome and accompanying symbionts. The commercial release of a number of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) has added to the available diagnostic options. Immunoassay based Point of Care testing is currently available, and a recent initial evaluation of a NAAT Point of Care system has given promising results, which would enable testing and treatment in a single visit