Lesbian and Gay

The time is past when librarians can assume no patron is lesbian or gay, or that there is no interest in gay research, Dan Tsang and Polly Thistlethwaite wrote in the introduction to the \u27Lesbian and Gay\u27 section of Katzes\u27 1989 edition of Magazines for Libraries. This title review of the queer periodicals of the day was intended to serve as a guide and justification for \u27mainstream\u27 libraries\u27 collection building. The number and range of titles in Thistlethwaite and Tsang\u27s collaborative entries (1989, 1992, and 1995) far exceeded any mainstream library collection known to either of the authors who were nevertheless hopeful that libraries would expand their gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender periodical holdings to better serve their communities. Lesbian and gay publications form the infrastructure of the communities. Tsang\u27s expertise about the \u27alternative press\u27 grew from his librarianship, his scholarship, his activism, journalism, and his extensive personal collecting; Thistlethwaite came to know the queer press by tending the periodical collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives. The entry in this edition marked the AIDS epidemic\u27s influence on the rise of PWA literature; the emergence of periodicals by and for \u27lesbian and gay people of color\u27; and the proliferation of lesbian sex magazines

Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Penggunaan Kondom pada ‘Lelaki Seks Lelaki’ di Komunitas Independent Men Of Flobamora Kota Kupang

One of the populations at risk of HIV-AIDS is Men Sex with Men (MSM) because of unsafe sexual behavior, namely through anal and oral sex. One of the preventions of HIV-AIDS in MSM is the consistent use of condoms every time they have sex. There are various factors that influence the use of  condom. This study aims to analyze various factors associated with condom use in MSM in the IMOF Community to prevent HIV-AIDS in 2020. The research’s design is a quantitative with a cross-sectional study design. The sampling method was carried out by simple random sampling technique and the sample size was 96 MSM with a questionnaire as the instrument. Data were analyzed using Chi-Square. The results showed that there was a relationship between knowledge (ρ = 0.002), attitude (ρ=0.000), information exposure (ρ=0.042), availability of condoms (ρ=0.022), partner support (ρ=0.000) and support from friends in the community (ρ=0.009) with the use of a condom. From this study, it can conclude that knowledge, attitudes, information exposure, availability of condoms, support from partners, and support from friends in the community are a factor that influences condom use among MSM in the IMOF Community in Kupang City in preventing HIV-AIDS. It hoped that MSM could maintain and increase their knowledge, actively seek information about HIV-AIDS, independently provide condoms to be used, strengthen relationships with partners and friends in the community to help in HIV-AIDS prevention efforts

The Power of Story: Creating Soul in a School

Family engagement is a common goal for schools. Knowing the stories is key in making that happen. Stories build soul making them powerful. This presentation is designed for school employees and will explain the importance of knowing the stories, training staff on how to learn the stories, and sharing the school’s story which are three ways to increase family engagement

The Sociotechnical Alliance of Argentine Quality Wine: How Mendoza's Viticulture Functions Between the Local and the Global

Constructivist research in Science and Technology Studies (STS) is committed to revealing the heterogeneity of technological change and the fluid boundaries between the elements involved. Its major theories, the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Actor Network Theory (ANT), have however both been criticized for limiting themselves to the micro-level of cases, impeding a structural analysis of technological systems. This article seeks to bridge any such divides. We research the recent changes in the viticulture of Mendoza, Argentina, which underwent radical changes over the past decades: once governed by low-cost yield maximization, grape production now revolves around "quality". To show how the particular quality definition developed, we depart from a social-constructivist framework,following the sociotechnical shaping of problem-solution relationships across the wine production system. To include relevant social groups from different settings around the world, we gradually incorporate the ANT concepts of obligatory passage points, enrollment, convergence, delegation, and codes into the analysis. Combined into the concept of "sociotechnical alliance", our analysis follows the dual process of creating agreement while establishing heterogeneous practices across settings at different levels. It shows that functioning involves alliance building and highlights the hybridity and continuous dynamics of systems at large.Fil: Maclaine Pont, Polly C. A.. Virginia Tech University; Estados UnidosFil: Thomas, Hernan Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Estudios Sociales de la Ciencia y la Tecnología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

Rotavirus Genomic RNA Complex Forms via Specific RNA-RNA Interactions: Disruption of RNA Complex Inhibits Virus Infectivity.

Rotavirus (RV), a member of the Reoviridae family, causes infection in children and infants, with high morbidity and mortality. To be viable, the virus particle must package a set of eleven RNA segments. In order to understand the packaging mechanism, here, we co-synthesized sets of RNA segments in vitro in different combinations and detected by two alternate methods: the electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and the RNA-bead pull-down assay. We showed that viral positive-sense RNA segments interact with each other in a specific manner, forming RNA complexes, and that the RNA-RNA interactions followed a sequential order initiated by small RV segments. Further, we demonstrated that RNA complexes were perturbed by targeted specific antisense oligoribonucleotides (ORNs) complementary to short RNA sequences, indicating that the RNA-RNA interactions between different segments were sequence-specific. The same inhibitory ORNs also had the capability to inhibit virus replication. The combined in vitro and in vivo data inferred that RNA-RNA interactions and specific complex formation are essential for sorting different segments, possibly prior to, or during, genome packaging. As genome assembly is a universal requirement in the Reoviridae family, this work offers an approach towards a further understanding of the sorting and packaging mechanisms of RV and related dsRNA (double-stranded RNA) viruses