A Multicenter Pilot Evaluation of the National Institutes of Health Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease (cGVHD) Therapeutic Response Measures: Feasibility, Interrater Reliability, and Minimum Detectable Change

The lack of standardized criteria for measuring therapeutic response is a major obstacle to the development of new therapeutic agents for chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD). National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus criteria for evaluating therapeutic response were published in 2006. We report the results of four consecutive pilot trials evaluating the feasibility and estimating the inter-rater reliability and minimum detectable change of these response criteria

Agricultural Information Worldwide, vol. 3, no. 2, 2010

Agricultural Information Worldwide, Volume 3, Number 2, 2010In this issue: FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: Special Conference Issue on IAALD Montpellier Meeting: Introduction / Elizabeth Goldberg (55). ARTICLES: Theme 1: How Can Information Contribute to Innovative Learning Processes? Insight from A Farmer University in Brazil [Article and Abstract], Comment l'information peut-elle contribuer aux processus d’apprentissage innovants? Aperçu de l’expérience d'une université paysanne au Brésil [Resumé], ¿Cómo Puede la Información Contribuir a Procesos de Aprendizaje Innovadores? Apreciaciones de una Universidad de Agricultores en Brasil [Resumen] / Emilie Coudel, Jean-Philippe Tonneau (56); Theme 1: Developing a Mixed Knowledge Innovative System of Technical, Institutional and Traditional Information for Capacity Building and Empowerment of Multi-Stakeholders Networks in Rural Africa [Article and Abstract], Développer un système innovant mixte de connaissances concernant des informations techniques, institutionnelles et traditionnelles pour renforcer les capacités et l'autonomisation de réseaux incluant diverses parties prenantes en Afrique rurale [Resumé], Desarrollo de un Sistema Innovador de Conocimientos Mixtos de Información Técnica, Institucional y Tradicional para el Fortalecimiento de Capacidades y el Empoderamiento de Redes de Múltiples Interesados Directos en África Rural [Resumen] / Khady Kane Touré, Danièle Clavel (65); Theme 2: Targeted Information Products and Services: Balancing Stakeholder Needs, Learning, and Strategy [Article and Abstract], Produits et services d'information ciblés : un équilibre à trouver entre les besoins des parties prenantes, l’apprentissage et la stratégie [Resumé], Productos y Servicios de Información Dirigidos: Equilibrando las Necesidades de los Interesados Directos, el Aprendizaje y la Estrategia [Resumen] / Ibrahim Khadar (73); Theme 2: Is There a Future for the Conventional Abstracting and Indexing Services? [Article and Abstract], Y a-t-il un futur pour les services conventionnels d’analyse de documents et d'indexation? [Resumé], ¿Hay un Futuro para los Servicios Convencionales de Resúmenes e Indización? [Resumen] / Lutishoor Salisbury (77); Theme 3: Incorporating Use of a Mixed-media Information Tool into the Work of Actors Involved in the Development of Livestock Production in Tanzania; Dissemination, User Training, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Impact [Article and Abstract], Intégrer l'utilisation d'un outil d'information multi-médias pour le travail des acteurs impliqués dans le développement de la production animale en Tanzanie ; diffusion, formation des utilisateurs, suivi et évaluation et impact [Resumé], Incorporación del Uso de una Herramienta de Información de Medios Mixtos en el Trabajo de los Actores Involucrados en el Desarrollo de la Producción Pecuaria en Tanzania: Difusión, Capacitación de Usuarios, Seguimiento y Evaluación, e Impacto [Resumen] / Jane Frances Asaba, Gareth Ronald Richards, Dannie Romney, Ericah Nkonoki (83); Theme 3: Documentation for Building and Sharing Agroecological Knowledge [Article and Abstract], La documentation pour construire et partager les connaissances agroécologiques [Resumé], Documentación para Construir y Compartir Conocimientos Agroecológicos [Resumen] / Jorge Chavez-Tafur, Paulo Petersen, Frank Van Schoubroeck, Edith Van Walsum (91); Theme 4: L’observatoire de la recherche agronomique en Algérie. Pour une intégration des pôles scientifiques dans le processus de développement [Article et Resumé], The observatory of Algerian Agronomic Research: an Integration of Scientific Collective Intelligence in the Development Process [Abstract], El Observatorio de Investigación Agrícola Argelino: Una Integración de Inteligencia Científica Colectiva en el Proceso de Desarrollo [Resumen] / Rosa Issolah (96); Theme 4: Knowledge Sharing on Best Practices for Managing Crop Genebanks [Article and Abstract], Partage des connaissances sur les meilleures pratiques pour la gestion des banques de gènes des cultures [Resumé], Participación del Conocimiento sobre Mejores Prácticas para el Manejo de Bancos de Genes de Cultivos [Resumen] / Maria Alexandra Jorge et al (101); Theme 5: Communicating Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators: Lessons Learned [Article and Abstract], Communiquer les indicateurs des sciences et technologies agricoles : leçons apprises [Resumé], Comunicando Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnología Agrícola: Lecciones Aprendidas [Resumen] / Kathleen Flaherty, Nienke Beintema, Gert-Jan Stads (107); Theme 5: Capitalisation d’expériences et innovations institutionnelles en Afrique de l’Ouest [Article et Resumé], Capitalization experiences and institutional innovation in West Africa [Abstract], Experiencias de capitalización e innovación institucional en África Occidental [Resumen] / Thiendou Niang, Ndeye Coumba Fall (113). NEWS FROM IAALD: News from IAALD/ IAALD Secretariat (118

Resistência depois da morte: restituindo humanidade ao Homo Sacer Resistance after death: restoring humanity to Homo Sacer

Este artigo examina práticas de testemunhar e testemunho que surgiram como resposta às contínuas mortes de migrantes nos desertos do sudoeste dos Estados Unidos. Eu sugiro que estas práticas podem ser consideradas uma forma de resistência, na medida em que restituem a humanidade àqueles que morreram e, ao fazê-lo, reconhecem que nosso mundo de fronteiras contemporâneo abriga os espíritos daqueles que viajaram pelas perigosas trilhas criadas por fronteiras visíveis e invisíveis. A esperança por políticas mais humanas depende de tal tipo de reconhecimento; e mantê-los vivos na memória pública é fundamental para promover mudança. Este artigo também argumenta por uma ampla conceituação do que significa testemunhar e dar testemunho. As práticas examinadas variam desde contar estórias de migrantes, a prestar ajuda humanitária, e práticas para identificar os restos de migrantes que morreram e, assim, restituir suas identidades.<br>This paper examines practices of bearing witness and testimony that have arisen in response to the continuing migrant deaths in the southwestern deserts of the United States. I suggest that these practices can be considered a kind of resistance in that they restore the humanity to those who have perished and in doing so acknowledge that our contemporary bordered world harbors the spirits of those of have travelled he dangerous paths created by visible and invisible boundaries. The hope for more humane policies depends upon such an acknowledgement and keeping them alive in the public memory is key to promoting change. This paper also argues for a broad conceptualization of what it means to witness and provide testimony. The practices examined range from telling migrants' stories, to providing humanitarian aid, to practices of identifying the remains of migrants who have died and thus restoring their identity