Topological conjugations are not constructable

We construct two computable topologically conjugate functions for which no conjugacy is computable, or even hyperarithmetic, resolving an open question of Kennedy and Stockman.Comment: 9 pages. v2 adds a note on folklor

spotlight europe no. 5 2019. Overuse of medical services. Unnecessary medical services can be harmful to patients

How is the overuse of medical services defined? The German Advisory Council on the Assessment of Developments in the Healthcare System (SVR) defines the overuse of medical services as treatment that goes beyond the coverage of needs. This refers to medical services that a patient does not need or want, or which entail a possibility of harm that outweighs the possible benefits. In its most recent report (2018), the SVR concludes that medical services are still frequently overused or incorrectly used in Germany, and that significant management deficits persist

Sensory Processing Patterns and Internalizing Behaviors in the Pediatric and Young Adult General Population: A Scoping Review

Background: While research has largely focused on the relationship between sensory processing patterns and internalizing behaviors (e.g., anxiety, depression) in children with autism spectrum disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, this relationship is not fully understood among the general population or across development. Method: This scoping review addressed the following research question: How are sensory processing patterns associated with internalizing behaviors (e.g., anxiety, depression) among children with various conditions as well as typically developing children from birth to 22 years of age? Results: Since 2005, n = 97 peer-reviewed articles have addressed this topic and were included in the current review. Overall, findings show a complex interplay between sensory processing patterns, internalizing behaviors, cognitive factors (intolerance of uncertainty, ritualism, cognitive rigidity), and personality characteristics. Discussion: The results of this review showed that research primarily focused on individuals with ASD, and many articles used mediation models to examine complex relationships. Implications for future research are discussed

Re(born) this way

In popular media and culture trans identity is typified by the “wrong body” narrative. The popularity of a “wrong body” serves to uphold a cisnormative standard and often works to reinforce the gender binary rather than destabilize it. Documentaries probing into trans lives utilize this framework to portray a relatively non-threatening and narrow reading of trans identity. In analyzing three televised documentaries, 20/20’s My Secret Self: A Story of Transgender Children, MSNBC’s Born in the Wrong Body: All in the Family, and OWN’s Becoming Chaz, I pay close attention to both the trans narratives that are told and the ways in which rhetoric is used to tell trans narratives to a presumably largely cisgender audience. This thesis seeks to situate the ways in which trans representation has been discussed in the media in the past and the way that popular discourse has shifted. In adapting to discussing transgender bodies and transgender lives, discussions of plain deviancy in the media have been replaced with newer medically-constructed and gender binary-reinforcing regulations on what constitutes transgender experiences