Civil Society Actors as Catalysts for Transnational Social Learning

This article explores the roles of transnational civil society organizations and networks in transnational social learning. It begins with an investigation into social learning within problem domains and into the ways in which such domain learning builds perspectives and capacities for effective action among domain organizations and institutions. It suggests that domain learning involves problem definition, direction setting, implementation of collective action, and performance monitoring. Transnational civil society actors appear to take five roles in domain learning: (1) identifying issues, (2) facilitating voice of marginalized stakeholders, (3) amplifying the importance of issues, (4) building bridges among diverse stakeholders, and (5) monitoring and assessing solutions. The paper then explores the circumstances in which transnational civil society actors can be expected to make special contributions in important problem domains in the future.This publication is Hauser Center Working Paper No. 28. The Hauser Center Working Paper Series was launched during the summer of 2000. The Series enables the Hauser Center to share with a broad audience important works-in-progress written by Hauser Center scholars and researchers

Tribally-Driven Participatory Research: State of the practice and potential strategies for the future

This paper discusses current practice of research with and by American Indian tribal governments in the United States. It begins with a brief overview of Community-Based Participatory Research and compares and contrasts its principles and methods with what this paper terms Tribally-Driven Participatory Research. The paper analyzes current challenges and offers concepts for continuing to improve the effectiveness of Tribally-Driven Participatory Research

“Poetry, Light, and Intimacy” - an Exploration of Internal Struggle through Ekphrastic Poetry

A collection of 10 poems influenced on an art installation by Yayoi Kusama, as it explores a human’s longing for understanding emotions and circumstance

Policing the College Campus: History, Race, and Law

The structure, impact, and historical roots of campus policing on the American college campus receives little academic attention. In fact, campus policing is often overlooked in legal analyses and research studies, including its relationship to race. Campus policing and race deserves a critical assessment from legal scholars because race is fixed to the ways the criminal-legal system presents itself on campus. The racialized implications of policing on campus are rooted in historical social and legal contexts that still exist today. However, the lack of research on campus policing is not surprising. American colleges and universities have successfully marketed themselves as academic enclaves situated away from the crime-riddled masses and as antithetical to the criminal-legal system. Despite this framing, American colleges and universities routinely resource their on-campus police departments and collaborate with law enforcement agencies to police and surveil students and the surrounding community. This article serves as an introduction to the historical, legal, and policy issues concerning campus policing and race

Biomechanical Comparison of Impaction Techniques and Cross-Sectional Femoral Stem Shapes for Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty

Introduction. Traditional mallet broaching and stem seating for cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) could lead to femoral stem misalignment therefore decrease implant survivability. The specific aim of this study was to compare the pull-out strength of cementless THA femoral stem with different cross-sectional design resulting from powered impactor method versus traditional mallet method. Methods. Twenty-four polyurethane foam femurs along with two size 5 femoral bone preservation stems with different proximal cross-sectional shapes (double taper: ACTIS and flat taper: TRI-LOCK) were utilized. Each femur was prepared with either the powered impactor or mallet impaction methods. Each femur was broached from size 0 to size 5 in the standard fashion. Broaching time and component implantation times were recorded. A load-to-failure pullout strength test was performed, and the ultimate pullout load was recorded. Results. The broaching time for TRI-LOCK stem was statistically significant between two impaction methods (powered: 37 seconds, mallet: 75 seconds, p=0.002), but not statistically significant detected for ACTIS stem between two impaction methods (powered: 47 seconds, mallet: 59 seconds). There was a statistically significant difference in pullout strength between the two impaction groups, and this strength was impacted by the implant cross sectional shape (ACTIS: 774N versus 679N, p=0.018; TRI-LOCK: 616N versus 819N, p<0.001). Conclusions. The femoral bone preparation technique (powered impactor technique versus mallet technique) and the cross-sectional design of the cementless femoral stem play an important role in achieving initial stem stability and influencing operation time. 

Genomes, expression profiles, and diversity of mitochondria of the White-footed Deermouse Peromyscus leucopus, reservoir of Lyme disease and other zoonoses.

The cricetine rodents Peromyscus leucopus and P. maniculatus are key reservoirs for several zoonotic diseases in North America. We determined the complete circular mitochondrial genome sequences of representatives of 3 different stock colonies of P. leucopus, one stock colony of P. maniculatus and two wild populations of P. leucopus. The genomes were syntenic with that of the murids Mus musculus and Rattus norvegicus. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that these two Peromyscus species are sister taxa in a clade with P. polionotus and also uncovered a distinction between P. leucopus populations in the eastern and the central United States. In one P. leucopus lineage four extended regions of mitochondrial pseudogenes were identified in the nuclear genome. RNA-seq analysis revealed transcription of the entire genome and differences from controls in the expression profiles of mitochondrial genes in the blood, but not in liver or brain, of animals infected with the zoonotic pathogen Borrelia hermsii. PCR and sequencing of the D-loop of the mitochondrion identified 32 different haplotypes among 118 wild P. leucopus at a Connecticut field site. These findings help to further establish P. leucopus as a model organism for studies of emerging infectious diseases, ecology, and in other disciplines

Idaho Health and Welfare: Treatment and Transitions Program Evaluation 2021 Annual Report

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s (IDHW) Treatment and Transitions (TNT) Program serves individuals with severe mental illness and/or a co-occurring disorder who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. The project is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As the Project Evaluator, Idaho Policy Institute (IPI) oversees all evaluation activities and works closely with IDHW program staff to design data collection strategies, monitoring, and reporting for this program with the objectives to: Measure the program’s ability to meet its stated goals and objectives, and Inform IDHW’s decisions for program improvement. This report serves as the third annual evaluation of the program. Key achievements in this year include admitting 85 Idahoans experiencing severe mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders into the TNT Program. To date, the program has launched four enhanced safe and sober houses and directly provided 181 Idahoans with stable housing and supportive services

Idaho Health and Welfare: Treatment and Transitions Program Evaluation 2022, Year 4 Annual Report

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s (IDHW) Treatment and Transitions Program serves individuals with severe mental illness and/or a co-occurring disorder who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. The project is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As the Project Evaluator, Idaho Policy Institute oversees all evaluation activities and works closely with IDHW program staff to design data collection strategies, monitoring, and reporting for this program with the objectives to: Measure the program’s ability to meet its stated goals and objectives, and Inform IDHW’s decisions for program improvement. This report serves as the second quarterly evaluation of the program’s fourth year. Key achievements in this quarter include admitting 17 Idahoans experiencing severe mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders into the TNT Program. To date, the program has launched four enhanced safe and sober houses and directly provided 233 Idahoans with stable housing and supportive services