Feminism is a Good Woman : Reflections on the Use of Ideas in the Women's Movement in Indonesia

Marilyn PORTER Ewha Womans University Press 2003 Asian Journal of Women's Studies(AJWS) Vol.9 No.1

This article examines the actions, ideas and strategies of one women's group in Jakarta, Indonesia, during the turbulent period in the late 1990s before, during and after the overthrow of President Suharto. I argue that Suara Ibu Peduli or SIP (literally, the Voice of concerned Mothers) was successrul in re-claiming various aspects of the good woman in Indonesian culture for a form of feminist activism and a radical re-conceptualizing of women's position in society. While many of the ideas used by SIP can be viewed through the lens of maternal feminism, SIPs strategic and ideological sense transformed those ideas into a powerful and empowering part of the women's movement.

Blended Infant Massage – Parenting Enhancement Program on Recovering Substance-Abusing Mothers' Parenting Stress, Self-Esteem, Depression, Maternal Attachment, and Mother-Infant Interaction

Luz S. Porter,Brian O. Porter,Virginia McCoy,Vivian Bango-Sanchez,Bonnie Kissel,Marjorie Williams,Sachin Nunnewar 한국간호과학회 2015 Asian Nursing Research Vol.9 No.4

Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether a blended Infant MassageeParenting Enhancement Program (IMPEP) improved maternal psychosocial health outcomes (parenting stress, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, maternal attachment) and maternal-infant interaction among substanceaddicted mothers (SAMs) actively engaged in outpatient rehabilitation. Methods: Designed as a randomized, three-group controlled trial testing two levels of psychoeducational intervention (IMPEP vs. PEP) and a control group (standard care parenting resources), the studywas conducted in two substance abuse centers in southeast Florida on a convenience sample of 138 recovering SAM-infant pairs. IMPEP or PEP classes were held weekly onWeeks 2e5, with data collected at baseline (Week 1),Week 6, andWeek 12 via structured interviews, observation (Observation Checklist onMaternal-Infant Interaction), and self-administered questionnaires (Abidin Parenting Stress Index, Beck Depression Inventory, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Muller's Maternal Attachment Inventory), analyzed descriptively and inferentially using Kruskall-Wallis analysis of variance and post hoc Wilcoxon rank sum and Mann-Whitney U tests. Results: Both IMPEP and PEP groups had significantly increased Parenting Stress Index scores (decreased parenting stress) and decreased Beck Depression Inventory scores (decreased depressive symptoms) compared to controls at Week 12, whereas there were no clinically meaningful differences among study groups in Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Muller's Maternal Attachment Inventory, or Observation Checklist on Maternal-Infant Interaction scores. Only the IMPEP group showed significant improvements in both psychological and physical (waist-hip ratio) measures of parenting stress over time. Conclusions: The findings suggest that infant massage blended into a structured parenting program has value-added effects in decreasing parenting stress and maternal depressive symptoms, but not on SAM's self-esteem, attachment, or maternal-infant interaction.

Chelation-induced diradical formation as an approach to modulation of the amyloid-b aggregation pathway

Porter, M.,Kochi, A.,Karty, J.,Lim, M.,Zaleski, J. THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY 2015 Chemical Science Vol.6 No.2

「캐나다」의 高級 公務員과 官僚的 「에리테」

PORTER, JHON 건국대학교 행정학회 1961 행정학회지 Vol.- No.2

VORTICITY, SHOCKS, AND MAGNETIC FIELDS IN SUBSONIC, ICM-LIKE TURBULENCE

Porter, David H.,Jones, T. W.,Ryu, Dongsu IOP Publishing 2015 The Astrophysical journal Vol.810 No.2

<P>We analyze data from high resolution simulations of the generation of compressible, MHD turbulence with properties chosen to resemble conditions in galaxy clusters. In particular, the flow is driven to have turbulence Mach number M-t similar to 1/2 in an isothermal medium with an initially very weak, uniform seed magnetic field (beta = P-g/P-B= 10(6)). Since cluster turbulence is likely to result from a mix of sheared (solenoidal) and compressive forcing processes, we examine the distinct turbulence properties for both cases. In one set of simulations velocity forcing is entirely solenoidal (del . delta u= 0), while in the other it is entirely compressive (del x delta u = 0). Both cases develop a mixture of solenoidal and compressive turbulent motions, since each generates the other. The development of compressive turbulent motions leads to shocks, even when the turbulence is solenoidally forced and subsonic. Shocks, in turn, produce and amplify vorticity, which is especially important in compressively forced turbulence. To clarify those processes we include a pair of appendices that look in detail at vorticity evolution in association with shocks. From our simulation analyses we find that magnetic fields amplified to near saturation levels in predominantly solenoidal turbulence can actually enhance vorticity on small scales by concentrating and stabilizing shear. The properties, evolution rates, and relative contributions of the kinetic and magnetic turbulent elements depend strongly on the character of the forcing. Specifically, shocks are stronger, but vorticity evolution and magnetic field amplification are slower and weaker when the turbulence is compressively forced. We identify a simple relation to estimate characteristic shock strengths in terms of the turbulence Mach number and the character of the forcing. Our results will be helpful in understanding flow motions in galaxy clusters.</P>

Gender, State and Social Power in Contemporary Indonesia : Divorce and Marriage Law

Porter, Marilyn Ewha Womans University Press 2010 Asian Journal of Women's Studies(AJWS) Vol.16 No.2

S-I-S Josephson junction with a correlated insulator below its S-I transition

Porter, C.D.,Kim, K.,Stroud, D. North-Holland 2014 Physica. C, Superconductivity Vol.498 No.-

We consider a Josephson junction composed of two superconducting (S) regions separated by an insulating (I) region, but with the special property that the S and the I regions are superconducting films respectively above and below the superconducting-insulating (S-I) transition. To calculate the properties of this junction, we describe the system using an inhomogeneous quantum rotor Hamiltonian with a coupling energy J and spatially varying charging energy U. The ratio J/U is chosen so that it is above the critical value for an S-I transition in the two superconducting regions, but below it in the insulating regime. Using both mean-field theory and perturbation theory, we show that the phase order parameter is finite in the S region and decays exponentially into the I region. Thus, the order parameter, which would be zero in the I region in isolation, is instead rendered nonzero by the adjacent S region, because of a proximity effect. As a result, there is a nonzero coupling energy between the two S regions. We show, using both mean-field theory and a quantum Monte Carlo calculation, that the phase stiffness constant, or helicity modulus, of this junction is nonzero, and falls off exponentially with separation of the two superconductors. We also analytically estimate the dependence of the coupling energy on the properties of the S and I regions, and suggest an analogy with conventional S-N-S junctions. Our results support the conclusion that this S-I-S sandwich structure, with a correlated insulating region, can be viewed as a single effective Josephson junction.

Chelation-induced diradical formation as an approach to modulation of the amyloid-β aggregation pathway

Porter, Meghan R.,Kochi, Akiko,Karty, Jonathan A.,Lim, Mi Hee,Zaleski, Jeffrey M. Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 Chemical Science Vol.6 No.2

<▼1><P>We demonstrate that ligand–metal–Aβ interaction with subsequent radical generation is a relatively rapid mechanism for influencing Aβ structural integrity and thus, the aggregation pathway.</P></▼1><▼2><P>Current approaches toward modulation of metal-induced Aβ aggregation pathways involve the development of small molecules that bind metal ions, such as Cu(<SMALL>II</SMALL>) and Zn(<SMALL>II</SMALL>), and interact with Aβ. For this effort, we present the enediyne-containing ligand (<I>Z</I>)-<I>N</I>,<I>N</I>′-bis[1-pyridin-2-yl-meth(<I>E</I>)-ylidene]oct-4-ene-2,6-diyne-1,8-diamine (<B>PyED</B>), which upon chelation of Cu(<SMALL>II</SMALL>) and Zn(<SMALL>II</SMALL>) undergoes Bergman-cyclization to yield diradical formation. The ability of this chelation-triggered diradical to modulate Aβ aggregation is evaluated relative to the non-radical generating control pyridine-2-ylmethyl-(2-{[(pyridine-2-ylmethylene)-amino]-methyl}-benzyl)-amine (<B>PyBD</B>). Variable-pH, ligand UV-vis titrations reveal p<I>K</I><SUB>a</SUB> = 3.81(2) for <B>PyBD</B>, indicating it exists mainly in the neutral form at experimental pH. Lipinski's rule parameters and evaluation of blood–brain barrier (BBB) penetration potential by the PAMPA–BBB assay suggest that <B>PyED</B> may be CNS+ and penetrate the BBB. Both <B>PyED</B> and <B>PyBD</B> bind Zn(<SMALL>II</SMALL>) and Cu(<SMALL>II</SMALL>) as illustrated by bathochromic shifts of their UV-vis features. Speciation diagrams indicate that Cu(<SMALL>II</SMALL>)–<B>PyBD</B> is the major species at pH 6.6 with a nanomolar <I>K</I><SUB>d</SUB>, suggesting the ligand may be capable of interacting with Cu(<SMALL>II</SMALL>)–Aβ species. In the presence of Aβ<SUB>40/42</SUB> under hyperthermic conditions (43 °C), the radical-generating <B>PyED</B> demonstrates markedly enhanced activity (2–24 h) toward the modulation of Aβ species as determined by gel electrophoresis. Correspondingly, transmission electron microscopy images of these samples show distinct morphological changes to the fibril structure that are most prominent for Cu(<SMALL>II</SMALL>)–Aβ cases. The loss of CO<SUB>2</SUB> from the metal binding region of Aβ in MALDI-TOF mass spectra further suggests that metal–ligand–Aβ interaction with subsequent radical formation may play a role in the aggregation pathway modulation.</P></▼2>

Bearing the Brunt : Impact of Rural Distress on Women

PORTER, Marilyn Ewha Womans University Press 2010 Asian Journal of Women's Studies(AJWS) Vol.16 No.4

The Future of Feminism

PORTER, Marilyn Ewha Womans University Press 2011 Asian Journal of Women's Studies(AJWS) Vol.17 No.4