This volume covers several perspectives on autism which bring together the most recent scientific views of the nature of this disorder. A number of themes organize major developments and emerging ...areas in autism:
Cognitive and neural systems development: how autism arises in the behavior and thought of very young children.
Discovering brain mechanisms underlying social and cognitive deficits in autism: how we can explain "social awkwardness" and poor language comprehension in terms of malfunctions of brain mechanisms, revealed by fMRI studies of people with autism.
Integrating information about genes, brain, and biological mechanisms with behavioral evidence.
Linking the science of autism with lives lived: how the new information about autism impacts people with autism and real-world considerations.
Nederveen Pieterse certainly has done more than his part over the years popularizing globalization studies. His prolific literary output is quite extraordinary not only in terms of the number of ...published pages but also in terms of the interdisciplinary breadth of his approach. That his prose usually is well-honed, direct, and to the point is also notable particularly as a means by which often complex global issues can be made more comprehensible to a wider public. It is not surprising, then, that Nederveen Pieterse should want to undertake what appears to be a thorough recasting of globalization studies in this current piece nor that he would build his current argument on the basis of his earlier work. What is surprising is that his argument fails so dramatically to convince even as (or perhaps because?) he qualifies his main assertions on behalf of "global studies" throughout the paper. Indeed, his repeated qualifications of an otherwise quite assertive argument for something called global studies reach a very peculiar peak in the conclusion where, it appears, such studies really do not exist, at least not yet. Perhaps, though, I am being too harsh, especially given statements repeated throughout the paper that the argument being made for global studies is more prospective and prescriptive than descriptive. Yet, clearly, Nederveen Pieterse's attempt to carve a more "recognized place in academia" for global studies comes, in this instance, at the expense of traditional disciplines, international studies and something called globalization studies. Put differently, his notion of "global studies" is quite assertively built out of the perceived shortcomings of these other studies. Or, as he puts it, the programmatic goal of global studies "hinges on its added value beyond studies of globalization and international studies.". Adapted from the source document.
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Much has been written recently about the supposed decline in the sovereign power of nation-states due to global economic processes and the emergence of supranational governing institutions like the ...World Trade Organization, the World Bank, NAFTA, the EU, etc. This has posed what some consider a problem for still largely nation-state-centric social theory in terms of making sense of what appears to be a major transformation in global governance patterns and institutions. This article argues that the apparent transformation in global governance is less historically revolutionary than evolutionary with the key being a shift in power relations among capitalist class factions at all levels of governance. Toward substantiating this claim, the article focuses on what some argue to be the (re)-emerging global political-economic significance of subnational city-regions as a result of the apparent geographic rescaling of global governance downward from dominant inter-nation-state relations. Of importance is that this apparent (re)emergence of sovereign actors at the subnational city-region scale is largely the result of this contemporary new regionalist discourse essentially rendering itself a reality. It is therefore a highly contested, and contestable, phenomenon, even in the overwhelmingly neoliberal context of the United States.
Recientemente se ha escrito mucho sobre la supuesta decadencia en el poder soberano de los estados-naciones, debido a los procesos económicos globales y el surgimiento de instituciones de gobierno supranacionales como la Organización Mundial del Comercio, el Banco Mundial, el Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, (NAFTA, por su sigla en inglés), la Unión Europea, etc. Esto ha planteado lo que algunos consideran un problema para una teoría social todavía en gran parte estado-nación-céntrica en términos de tener sentido lo que parece ser una transformación mayor en las tendencias de gobierno e instituciones globales. Este artículo sostiene que la transformación aparente en la gobernanza global es menos revolucionaria históricamente que evolutiva, siendo la clave un cambio en el poder de las relaciones entre las fracciones de la clase capitalista y todos los niveles de gobierno. Para corroborar este argumento, el artículo se enfoca en lo que algunos sostienen que es el (re)surgimiento del significado económico-político global de las regiones-ciudades subnacionales, como resultado de un aparente redimensionamiento geográfico de gobierno global descendiente de las relaciones inter-naciones-estado dominantes. Es de importancia que el (re)surgimiento de los actores soberanos en la escala de región -ciudad subnacional, se debe mayormente a este planteamiento regionalista nuevo contemporáneo, básicamente presentándose a sí mismo como una realidad. Es por eso un fenómeno altamente controvertido y discutible, incluso en el contexto abrumadoramente neoliberal de los Estados Unidos.
由于全球经济进程以及诸如世界贸易组织、世界银行、北美自贸区和欧盟等超国家治理机构的兴起而导致人们认为民族国家的主权权力受到削弱,近来已广为述及。这对在很大程度上仍以民族国家为中心的社会理论提出了一个亟需考虑的问题,如何理解全球治理模式和制度中的重大变迁。本文认为,全球治理中的显著变化与其说是历史革命性的,不如说是渐进性的,关键是各治理层次上资本家阶级各派系的权力关系的变化。为了证明这一主张,本文聚焦于一些人士所认为的(重新)兴起的次国家城市-地区的全球政治经济意义, 认为它是支配性的民族国家间关系下降为明显的全球治理地理再调整的结果。重要的是,在次国家城市-地区层次上主权行为体的明显(重新)兴起,很大程度上是当代新地区主义话语实际上使自身成为现实的结果。因此它是一个高度争论的和可争论的现象,即使是在美国压倒性的新自由主义语境下。
지구적인 경제 과정과 WTO, 세계은행, NAFTA, EU 등과 같은 초국적 기관의 등장으로 국민국가의 주권이 약화되고 있는 것에 대한 많은 연구가 이루어졌다. 이것은 기존의 국민국가에 기반을 둔 사회이론들이 글로벌 거버넌스 패턴과 제도에서 일어나고 있는 주요 전환을 이해하는데 문제를 가지고 있다는 것을 제시하였다. 이 논문은 모든 거버넌스 수준에서 자본가 계급 분파들 간의 권력관계 변화를 핵심으로 혁명적이기보다는 점진적으로 글로벌 거버넌스의 변화가 일어나고 있다는 것을 주장한다. 이 논문은 지리적으로 지배적인 국가간 관계로부터 글로벌 거버넌스의 하향 조정의 결과로 국가 내 도시-지역의 글로벌 정치-경제적 중요성이 대두되는 것에 초점을 맞춘다. 중요한 것은 국가 내 도시-지역 수준에서 주권을 갖는 행위자들의 등장이 본질적으로 그 자체로 현실을 보여주는 현대 새로운 지역주의 담론의 결과라는 것이다. 그러므로 그것은 미국과 같이 압도적으로 신자유주의적인 맥락 속에서도 대단히 갈등적인 현상이다.
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The newest edition of the most comprehensive handbook on autism and related disorders Since the original edition was first published more than a quarter of a century ago, The Handbook of Autism and ...Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Volume 1: Diagnosis, Development, and Brain Mechanisms, has been the most influential reference work in the field of autism and related conditions. The new, updated Fourth Edition takes into account the changes in the disorders' definitions in the DSM-V and ICD-10 that may have profound implications for diagnosis and, by extension, access to services. Along with providing practical clinical advice--including the role of psychopharmacology in treatment-the handbook codifies the ever-expanding current body of research throughout both volumes , offering a wealth of information on the epidemiology of autism and the genetic, environmental, biochemical, social, and neuropathological aspects of the disorder. Volume 1 includes: Information on outcomes in adults with autism spectrum disorders A range of issues and interventions important from infancy, though adolescence and beyond for individuals with autism spectrum disorders Current information about play development, including skills, object play, and interventions Coverage of the state of genetic, biochemical, and neuropathological autism research Chapters on psychopharmacology and medical care in autism and related conditions The new edition includes the relevant updates to help readers stay abreast of the state of this rapidly evolving field and gives them a guide to separate the wheat from the chaff as information about autism proliferates.
Neuroimaging of the developing brain Van Horn, John Darrell; Pelphrey, Kevin Archer
Brain imaging and behavior,
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Issue Title: Developing Brain
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Searching for a New Brand ARCHER, KEVIN; BEZDECNY, KRIS
Southeastern geographer,
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... creating and maintaining an image that successfully attracts professionals and firms is no easy feat. ... it is quite remarkable that this small, white-washed cross-roads town of the 1960s, has ...become what we have argued is a quintessentially post-industrial multicultural metropolitan region in the early 21st Century.
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The latest and most comprehensive resource on autism and related disorders Since the original edition was first published more than a quarter-century ago, The Handbook of Autism and Pervasive ...Developmental Disorders> has been the most influential reference work in the field. Volume 2> of this comprehensive work includes a wealth of information from the experts in their respective specialities within the larger field of autism studies: Assessment, Interventions, and Social Policy Perspectives. Within the three sections found in Volume 2>, readers will find in-depth treatment of: -Screening for autism in young children diagnostic instruments in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) clinical evaluation in multidisciplinary settings assessing communications in ASD and behavioral assessment of individuals with autism, including current practice and future directions> -Interventions for infants and toddlers at risk comprehensive treatment models for children and youth with ASD targeted interventions for social communication symptoms in preschoolers with ASD augmentative and alternative communication interventions for challenging behaviors supporting mainstream educational success supporting inclusion education promoting recreational engagement in children with ASD social skills interventions and employment and related services for adults with ASD> -Supporting adult independence in the community for individuals with high functioning ASD supporting parents, siblings, and grandparents of people with ASD and evidence-based psychosocial interventions for individuals with ASD> -Special topic coverage such as autism across cultures autism in the courtroom alternative treatments teacher and professional training guidelines economic aspects of autism and consideration of alternative treatments>> The new edition includes the relevant updates to help readers stay abreast of the state of this rapidly evolving field and gives them a guide to separate the wheat from the chaff as information about autism proliferates.
Postindustrial city development has become increasingly privatized, in addition to being based more and more on "imagineering" place for sale to footloose producers and consumers. As a result, cities ...have taken on many of the characteristics generally associated with theme parks. Themed built environments envelop highly selective communities essentially isolated from others, both socially and spatially. I argue that these sociospatial results of Disneyesque urban development do not bode well for urban social relations. I substantiate this claim by documenting the evolution of sociospatial isolation and polarization in Orlando, Florida, which has grown quite rapidly since the arrival of Disney World in the early 1970s. This "ther" Orlando is proving to be ever more difficult to imagineer away and, indeed, represents the social limits to Disneyesque development.
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