In this article, I introduce issues related to the embodiment of gendered sound in contemporary Tanzanian Christian choral communities (East Africa). By pulling back the layers of meaning that frequently veil congregational singing, I suggest that a focus on the routinely reiterated sounds produced by kwayas (KiSwahili for “choir”), that participate within that greater congregational space leads to a normalization of the performance of a localized gendering process—the sounding of sopranos, for example—that I label “sonic gendering.” This proposal confirms Judith Butler’s admonition that it is through rearticulation and repetition, such as when a kwaya continually affirms sonic gendering daily, that constitutive gender norms are reworked within a given cultural context (2011[1993], ix). I suggest that everyday singing in a kwaya facilitates the re-performing, re-consumption, and continuous re-embodiment of a process of gendering.

This article examines the relationship between teacher certification, race, and socio-economic status and their impact on school district accountability ratings in Mississippi. Our goal is to understand better the confluence of factors impacting school accountability ratings to inform proactive change. We sampled 143 public school districts and utilized correlation and regression techniques to determine the relationship and the predictive value among variables. Our findings indicate that the percentage of African American students, poverty, and teacher certification type are all correlated to district accountability ratings. Furthermore, both the percentage of African American students and the percentage of students living in poverty in Mississippi school districts are strong predictors of school accountability ratings.

Central sensitization is a condition that is usually associated with chronic pain, and refers to a heightened level of spinal cord neuron excitability compared to normal activation levels. In addition to this hyperexcitability resulting in a disproportionately elevated pain response, the accompanying sensory receptor field expansion can also increase responsiveness to non- painful stimulation. Recent studies have examined the role that autonomic nervous system dysfunction plays in the development of central sensitization (1). These findings underscore the potentiality that mediating autonomic output provides as an e?ective means of moderating central sensitization.

Depression studies in the Philippines generally utilize inventories created for, and standardized in, western countries. Western assessments may not accurately measure the unique factors and elements which lead to depression among Filipinos, yet few other options are readily available. In response to recent calls for indigenous assessments, we created the Filipino Student Depression Inventory (FSDI) and conducted a pilot study (N=102) among native Filipino undergraduate students attending an American university. Through factor analysis, the FSDI measures four specific subcategories relevant to Filipino culture: familial connectedness, discomfort with self and others, academic performance, and familial finances. Our study identified that the FSDI demonstrated sufficient reliability, as shown by Cronbachs Alpha =.89, Test-retest Pearsons r=.88, and Spearman Brown r=.87. We also demonstrated sufficient construct validity with the University Student Depression Inventory r=.87, a high level of discriminant validity with self-ratings r=.83, and self-report confirmation through a clinical interview. It is hoped that the FSDI will provide a more culturally accurate measure for identifying depression among Filipino students.

China is the first country to employ digital tracking systems (Jiankang Ma) on social media apps like WeChat and Alipay as monitoring devices to monitor peoples travels to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The system collects citizens individual information, including personal data (gender, I.D. number, etc.), personal health information (body temperature, contact with people from high-risk areas, etc.), travel history in the past 14 days, and health certification information (COVID-19 test by authorized organizations) to help effectively control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Although the health code policy showed effective outcomes after its implementation, there are significant worries regarding the systems potential for abuse or exploitation at the expense of individual rights due to the seeming unrestricted collection of personal data. Citizens began to question whether the Health Code is a technology for regulating the virus or a tool to surveil individuals privacy, revealing the problem of information regulation policies of the Chinese government. This essay, therefore, will provide a deep insight into the operation mode of the Chinese Health code and seek the balance between the effectiveness of pandemic control and the infringement of citizens privacy due to the unrestricted collection of personal information.

The aim of the current study is to examine how Facebook use influences pro-environmental behavioral intentions via individuals’ interests in pre-environmental behaviors and if the link is moderated by empathy. 229 individuals participated in an online survey via Amazon Mechanical Turk. The finding showed that the moderating effect of empathy on the relationship between Facebook use and pro-environmental behavioral intentions was found to be positively significant. Along with this moderation effect, an indirect effect of Facebook use on pro-environmental behavioral intentions via environmental interests was also positively significant. These findings contribute to the discussion on the importance of considering the effects of both a personological trait and a situational variable on promoting pro-environmental behavioral intentions.

COVID-19 has directly impacted the scientific enterprise and higher education. During times of high stress or disaster, adaptability and resiliency directly impact an individuals mental health. There is a lack of research about the experiences of agricultural and natural resource scientists and students during the pandemic. The purpose of the study was to explore the impact of COVID-19 on agricultural and natural resource scientists, graduate students, and the scientific enterprise at a land grant university. Using a podcast ethnographic approach to analyze a COVID-19 focused series of the [Streaming Science] podcast, this study found the pandemic halted many scientists research projects, required instructors to engage with their students online, increased time spent with family, and created an added awareness of student wellbeing and mental health.