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"Felicity Hannah and Winifred Robinson take questions on the legal rights of renters with experts Jasmine Basran from the housing and homelessness charity Crisis and Tessa Shepperson founder of the The Landlord Law Services she advises landlords of their legal rights and responsibilities.

The number of people renting across England, Wales and Scotland has more than doubled in the last decade.

The picture in Northern Ireland is similar with the numbers of people renting is up by nearly 2 thirds in the last 20 years."

See also: Rental Health

Read in FT Weekend - hopefully the link will work for you:
Lessons from Vienna: a housing success story 100 years in the making

Previous posts: 'Homeless'

PHT-2 Obesity paper - Chance is still up. Please help us WIN the @Nutrients_MDPI "Nutrients 2023 Best Paper Award"

Dear Professors and Colleagues,

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13041200

the chance is still up to win the @Nutrients_MDPI "Nutrients 2023 Best Paper Award" for our Childhood Obesity paper from the School Study.

Nutrients Editorial Office prepared for us this banner (above) to use for social media etc.

Motevalli, Mohamad, Clemens Drenowatz, Derrick R. Tanous, Naim Akhtar Khan, and Katharina Wirnitzer. 2021. "Management of Childhood Obesity—Time to Shift from Generalized to Personalized Intervention Strategies" Nutrients 13, no. 4: 1200.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13041200

Pls help us with your continuous support to WIN, kindly asking 2^nd time now to POST & SHARE widely the prepared text-blocs below with the attached grafic, thx so much!

Best Katharina

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Abstract [working] Hodges’ model as a mathematical object, a lens for social care and inclusion: category theory or category mistake?

There's a clearer idea now - an abstract - something to aim for in July:

Call for Papers - Community Development and Preventative Care With Older People:
New Values and Approaches

Not yet fully fledged, but then Spring [N] still beckons ...

Hodges’ model as a mathematical object, a lens for social care and inclusion:
category theory or category mistake?

Abstract

The health and social care sectors include disciplines that inevitably fall under the combined aegis of the sciences and humanities. This paper examines social inclusion across Snow’s ‘Two Cultures’. The method is interdisciplinary and descriptive utilising a generic conceptual framework known as Hodges’ model. Rather than Hodges’ model acting as a model of, and for care, here the model is used to investigate how social care can be better conceptualised. While mathematics is a mandated competency in healthcare, the subject, as for the general population, is one preferably left at school. The question posed is: What happens when Hodges’ model is treated as a mathematical object? A challenge for reader and author alike, the purpose is to seek new insights into social inclusion, value, values and development through a relational and dialectic strategy with diagrammatic support, also signposting future avenues of study.

Given ongoing demographic pressures for many nations, is there an additional danger of two intergenerational cultures? Is prevention enough; and can we improve understanding of what can be termed ‘legacy issues’ in health and social care? Can we simultaneously reduce the focus to Simmel’s ‘dyad’, and yet open new avenues for discourse and description? Can we expose the epistemological and ontological dimensions of social inclusion and the life (and death) experience of older adults? Inclusion and exclusion are implicit parameters within the model, its original purposes being person-centredness and recognition of health as political. References and resources, in the form of a template and bibliography are provided.

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Still much more to do ... heaven knows what the result will be - and do? Even as I keep the call 'in mind', it may not 'fit' the intended journal at all. Non-predatory, and no article processing charges is essential. Brevity, conciseness ... the order of the day. I can't even hide behind "A little knowledge is a ...": I know nothing - but I'm sure there is some-thing here and in #h2cm.

If anyone is interested in writing something quite different and challenging, then please get in touch. There may (realistically imho) be two-three papers here?

From the call:

"As Rapoport highlighted in the 1960s, however, translating the unified view of prevention associated with public health into social welfare is inherently problematic. This remains the case. Preventative social care and support necessarily operate in complex and dynamic systems, generally where knowledge of causation and the consequences are unclear, and an imaginative application of care needs and contexts is required.

Though current policy direction across many countries suggests opportunities for re-imagining how prevention may be best conceptualised, numerous studies have highlighted that there remains considerable confusion and disparity in how this plays out in practice."

I have held on to the following article from Computing, March 19th 1987 and still learning from Durham and colleagues' journalism:

 "Sometimes a highly abstract, unifying mathematical theory underlies a whole set of scientific or engineering subjects. ...

Category theory is one such subject. Sometimes described as an algebra of algebras, it plays a unifying role in discrete mathematics. Discrete mathematics is a general heading for all the mathematical subjects which deal with jumpy, lumpy entities. Most of the mathematics used in the theory of digital computing is of this kind.

Another unifying subject, homology theory or differential topology, is less well known to computer scientists ... Homology theory is a unifying theory in continuous mathematics, which is the name given to everything that deals with smooth and stretchy entities.

Durham, T. (1987) Over the Horizon.
Working out the algebra of algebras, Computing, 19 March. pp.28-29.

[According to Bowden,] 'category theory and homology theory are fairly close things. The big difference is that homology theory includes information about the topology of the space that it describes.

Category theory is just about information. Homology theory is about information and structure, the structure of something.'

Space itself is not something we usually think of as possessing structure. But space does impose limitations on the kinds of behaviour that can be exhibited by things like electric fields and currents, or electromagnetic waves." p.28.

Durham, T. (1987) Over the Horizon. Working out the algebra of algebras, Computing, 19 March. pp.28-29. (Sorry no issue / volume nos.).


See also:

Call for Papers (i) Community Development and Preventative Care With Older People: New Values and Approaches

Call for Papers (ii) Community Development and Preventative Care With Older People: New Values and Approaches

ICT and Brexit Change Survey – Extended deadline

Date:    Fri, 10 Mar 2023 09:16:49 +0000

From:    e.lomas AT UCL.AC.UK

Subject: ICT and Brexit change survey – extended deadline

Apologies for cross posting

We have been asked to extend this survey (https://opinio.ucl.ac.uk/s?s=80453) for a further month in line with the time previous surveys ran. It will therefore close on Tuesday 11th April straight after Easter. This is because a lot of people are part way through and in addition a number of people had not seen the save button which appears at the bottom of each survey page. We would further note that the survey is intended to be neither remain or leave in its questioning – both sides have queried this. We are keen to understand perspectives of the ICT/information sectors following Brexit. We appreciate everyone’s time and perspectives on this. Below is the original text when posted with an update on timeframes…

Brexit has been a significant change for the UK and EU, including in the contexts of  the ICT sector and those who manage information, whether in the public or private sectors. At the three-year departure point we are seeking the views of information professionals on the shifting opportunities and threats for the ICT/information sector in the light of Brexit. Whilst Brexit was a UK decision, it has had potentially global ramifications and therefore we are looking to draw in perspectives from across the globe. We understand that there will be differing views both negative and positive – we want to hear all these perspectives.

We would be so grateful if you would respond to this survey at  - it will take 10-20 minutes to complete depending on if you just check the multiple-choice boxes or if you wish to share further written comments. All questions are optional. The survey is anonymous and no IP addresses are being collected. We know that you are busy and appreciate your time. The survey will close on 11th April 2023.

Please do forward on this email so that we can reach as many people as possible and tweet:

Please complete survey on information/ICT professionals’ views on Brexit and  change https://opinio.ucl.ac.uk/s?s=80453 #Brexit #ICT

The results of this survey will be published in an open access form. Please note this survey follows four earlier surveys charting change through the Brexit process, the first immediately after the Referendum (written up at: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0186452), one at a mid-point which was accompanied by workshops (written up at: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0227089) and the others from the transition points onwards. Whether or not you have completed any earlier surveys, we would appreciate your input now. This is likely to be the last survey we publish tracing the changes.

The research is a partnership between the iSchools at UCL (Dr Elizabeth Lomas) and Northumbria University (Emerita Professor Julie McLeod). The survey is being facilitated by Dr Elizabeth Lomas (mailto:e.lomas AT ucl.ac.uk).

Thank you for your help.

Elizabeth and Julie

Dr Elizabeth Lomas

University College London

Email: e.lomas AT ucl.ac.uk

Emerita Professor Julie McLeod

Northumbria University

Email: julie.mcleod AT northumbria.ac.uk

My source:
www.jiscmail.ac.uk/FREEDOM-OF-INFORMATION
a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk

Special Issue: Health and Human Rights Journal

Dear Colleagues and friends

I am writing to share with you the special issue of the Health and Human Rights Journal, which we are publishing to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Paul Farmer. 

https://bit.ly/HHRSpecialIssue

Special Section in Volume 25, Issue 1, June 2023, published on the first anniversary of the death of Paul E. Farmer, former Editor-in-Chief, who worked for the right to health for all.

Kulina girl
"A decolonial gaze" by Angel Martínez-Hernáez

In it, you will find articles that expand the conception of the right to health, with significant contributions from the global South. We gather contributions from Africa, South Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, North America, and Western Europe.

The articles are positioned from a wide range of critical perspectives, such as Social Medicine, Collective Health, Latin American Critical Medical Anthropology, the Indigenous Research Paradigm, Human Rights Pedagogy, and Structural Competency.

We hope that these works will inspire your reflections and practices. We'd like to thank you in advance for sharing them.

Yours faithfully.

Carlos Piñones-Rivera, Ángel Martínez-Hernáez, Michelle E. Morse,
Kavya Nambiar, Joel Ferrall, and Seth M. Holmes

Dr. Carlos Piñones Rivera
Departamento de Ciencias Sociales (DECSO)
Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Posted (and my source) from the Spiritof1848 Listserv WWW.SPIRITOF1848.ORG #Spiritof1848

(Edited from original - thanks to Carlos and Ángel).

International Women's Day: Nobel - Music

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	Happy International Women's Day! We're celebrating women who have changed the world. Here's all of the amazing women who have received the #NobelPrize and their remarkable achievements at the time of the award. Who are the women who inspire you the most?#IWD2023 pic.twitter.com/roRhfO7qCd — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) March 8, 2023
Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World

When you look at Hodges' model, how would you assign the achievements of these particular Nobel Prize winners to the domains of Hodges' model?

My source: 

McAfee, A. "They shall be heard", Life&Arts, FTWeekend, 25-26 February, 2023, p.9.  And Twitter.

Invitation to participate in research: Supporting midwives to provide emergency maternal & neonatal care in rural communities with limited resources

The challenges of providing quality midwifery care in rural and remote communities are significant, particularly in low and lower-middle-income countries. I am excited to invite midwives, midwifery educators, health service managers and Ministry of Health personnel from the focus countries listed below to participate in a PhD research study. Our research team aims to identify ways to better support midwives providing emergency maternal & neonatal care in rural communities with limited resources. Insights gained from these different perspectives will help us provide evidence for policy, education and practice.

Please consider participating in the study and/or sharing the link with your colleagues.

To participate in our online surveys, please use the following links:

Midwife/nurse-midwife survey: https://lnkd.in/eD4YSQnn

Educator/Manager/Ministry of Health survey: https://lnkd.in/gphj-i4D

If you would like more information, or if you are interested in participating in an online in-depth interview to discuss these issues, please email: Kristen.Graham AT anu.edu.au

Further information is also available at https://nceph.anu.edu.au/research/projects/strengthening-primary-care-midwives-preparedness-readiness-emergency-maternal

Focus countries: Sub-Sahara Africa: Burundi, Eswatini, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South & SE Asia: India, Pakistan, Philippines, Pacific: Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu

This study has ANU ethics approval (Protocol 2022/492)

Thank you Kristen

Kristen Graham PhD candidate

National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health ANU College of Health and Medicine The Australian National University Canberra ACT 2600

HIFA profile (and my source): Kristen Graham is a PhD Candidate at the Australian National University, Australia. Professional interests: Sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health; Midwifery; Workforce capacity building in rural and remote low resource settings. kristen.graham AT anu.edu.au

#iwd2023 #internationalwomensday
Ack. All midwives. PJ

Invite to a Disaster

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"THREE DAYS AFTER THE JANUARY 14, 1907, JAMAICAN EARTHQUAKE, two American naval ships, the Missouri and the Indiana, alerted by their newly installed radio receivers, moored in Kingston Harbour and disembarked sailors who patrolled the streets, shared provisions, and brought the injured to the ship's hospital. ...

When the island's British governor, Alexander Swettenham, discovered the American presence, he was apoplectic and demanded an immediate re-embarkation and expelled the US ships. The diplomatic crisis was only resolved weeks later after the governor issued a formal apology and resigned. The incident highlighted the need for international protocols around disaster diplomacy. To attend another country's catastrophe you need an invitation. The following year the first rescuers in Messina the day after the December 28, 1908, earthquake were sailors from the Russian cruiser Admiral Makarov, accompanied by two naval escorts that happened to have been moored down the coast at Augusta. Within days, rival fleets arrived from Britain, France, and the United States. A catastrophe now provided the unanticipated world stage on which nations projected their international status through the strength and speed of their humanitarian missions. Kurt Waldheim, secretary-general of the United Nations, said in 1978: "Four years ago I believed that humanitarian relief was above politics. Now I know that humanitarian relief is politics." pp.201-202.

 
Robert Muir-Wood (2016) The Cure for Catastrophe: How We Can Stop Manufacturing Natural Disasters, London: OneWorld Publications. ISBN-10: 1786070057

See also ...

The nature of catastrophe and disaster

'Faulty thinking' or 'Thinking faulty'?

International Women’s Day: Kalia Vandever - "Temper The Wound"

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Temper the Wound	Wound
	Wound

Kalia Vandever

BBC Radio 3: J to Z International Women’s Day Special

Prof. Steven Clayman - The Rime of the Ancient Geometer

The Rime of the Ancient Geometer

by Steven Clayman

‘Squaring the circle’ is an ancient problem in geometry, of constructing a square with the same area as a given circle using only a compass and straightedge. The task is mathematically impossible, but nonetheless attracted many ardent cranks and charlatans over the centuries.


While some doth boast and many said it,
Verily I claim the credit.
For having lastly squared the circle,
I quaff thy praise lest some young Turk’ll.

Perchance that thou art not impressed,
Behold what I shall now attest:
It came to pass (this may seem pompous)
With naught but straightedge and a compass.

Unleash thy fettered lauds and laurels!
I fancy most the sweets and florals.
But giveth not thy full devotion:
I’ve well-nigh wrought perpetual motion.

© STEVEN CLAYMAN 2023 [With thanks.]

Steven Clayman is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at UCLA.

Philosophy Now, February/March 202. p.17.

There is a way to 'square the circle' :: the many circles of life and death in care - can be 'squared' - using Hodges' model.

#AnExerciseInCare

#CareIsASetOfValues

Metamorphosis [squared]

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	Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces
...	Metamorphosis

Images: Penguin.

Kafka - https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/franz-kafka/metamorphosis/9780140015720

... Novice to Expert, or Poetry anyone?