This paper discusses the potential role of the Council for the Preservation of Anthropological Records (CoPAR) in the context of contemporary developments in anthropological research and archival practice. Despite many efforts, there are no discipline-wide, agreed-upon best practices for making or keeping anthropological records, and no central space where such conversations are taking place. Founded in the 1990s, CoPAR aims to convey the value of anthropological records, to encourage anthropology practitioners and institutions to preserve the field's records, to identify and locate primary anthropological materials, and to promote the use of records in the discipline. While CoPAR led efforts to preserve records of anthropologists in the 1990s, it became inactive by the early 2000s. Since then, the shift to digital field records and the increased digital access of archival records has exposed new concerns for the field's archival records. This article explores the outcomes of a 2015 meeting on this topic and identifies new gaps and challenges for anthropological records, joining this work with current archival perspectives. The article makes a case for a revitalized CoPAR that will encourage life-cycle data thinking and more community-driven approaches to archival stewardship.
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease affecting both children and adults. The use of ‘atopic’ in dermatitis describes the scenario where the skin can be demonstrated to react readily to environmental irritants and allergens.A blinded, repeated measures, self-controlled experimental design study with Super Fine Merino Base Layer Garments (SMWBG) intervention worn in 29 Atopic Dermatitis AD patients between the ages of 6 to 25 years was conducted over a 15 week period. Results indicated improvement in AD symptoms and signs. This Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approved study was conducted in Brisbane, Australia between July 2014 and October 2015. Our study aim was to look at the use of SMWBG as a sustainable adjunct treatment option for participants with AD. This study assessed the tolerability and potential therapeutic effect of SMWBG (garments worn directly against the skin) in children and young adults with atopic dermatitis (AD). We assessed the severity of AD looking at SCORAD1, EASI2, POEM3 and DSA4.
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