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Combining Close and Distant Reading: A Multiscalar Analysis of the English Lake District's Historical Soundscape
No full textThis article joins calls for literary scholarship to move beyond the limitations of binary oppositions between ‘close’ and ‘distant’ reading and towards the development of approaches that exploit the macroanalytic potential of digital methods alongside the nuanced analysis that characterises literary scholarship. Drawing on a customised corpus of writing about the English Lake District, we model the application of a multiscalar approach known as geographical text analysis (GTA), which combines aspects of close reading and distant reading, and, in doing so, introduces a new method for literary research. Here, we focus on historical descriptions on the Lake District’s soundscape to demonstrate both how perceptions of sound changed over the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and how multi-scalar methods can uniquely uncover such historical-literary shifts. Sound, we argue, offers a particularly useful focus since it allows us to draw fruitful parallels between our methods and those applied by the writers we study. In this way, this article advocates for digital humanities scholarship that advances our disciplines in conversation with appropriate historical modes
RECOGNISING COMPOSITE SPECIMENS OF JURASSIC ICHTHYOSAURS IN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
No full textComposite specimens have been a problem in palaeontology since its beginning. Numerous composite specimens exist in museum collections assembled in the 19th century in the UK. Features of the ichthyosaurian vertebral column are often overlooked, but centrum morphology can be used to evaluate the authenticity of a specimen. In particular, two landmarks are useful for assessing authenticity in many derived Jurassic ichthyosaurs: (1) the transition from two articular processes to one on the centrum, which often occurs in the pelvic region, and (2) the presence of wedge-shaped centra at the tail bend. We apply these criteria to a specimen of Ichthyosaurus to show that more than half of the seemingly articulated vertebral column was added using centra from perhaps five other individuals
THE FIRST REPORTED LEPTONECTES (REPTILIA: ICHTHYOSAURIA) WITH ASSOCIATED EMBRYOS, FROM SOMERSET, ENGLAND
No full textA large but incomplete skeleton of an ichthyosaur from Street, Somerset, in the Sedgwick Museum collection is associated with two embryos. The morphology of the pelvis and humerus indicate that the adult is Leptonectes. The elongated external naris, exclusion of the maxilla from the border of the external naris, notched radius of the embryo, and large size of the adult suggest that these specimens are L. tenuirostris, a fairly common species from the Street location. The size of the head relative to the body in the small skeleton, and the size of the most complete small skeleton relative to the adult suggest that the smaller individuals are late term embryos rather than neonate
Electrochemical Chloride Extraction for RC Members by using CFRP
No full textA carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) was adopted as an external anode in the electrochemical chloride extraction (ECE) treatment for reinforced concrete cylinders, which were cast with different water–cement ratios and amounts of chloride. Three constant current densities were applied during the electrochemical chloride extraction, with the internal steel bar as the cathode. The chloride extraction ratio (i.e. proportion of residual chloride) and the Cl-/OH- ratio were obtained to assess the efficiency of the electrochemical chloride extraction. The results confirmed the feasibility of the electrochemical chloride extraction with an external CFRP anode
Teething troubles or poorly designed? SPLS’s drive for equality and barriers to ‘choice’
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Harm minimisation and self-injury in the age of risk
No full textHarm minimisation has been proposed as a means of supporting people who self injure. When adopting this approach, rather than trying to stop self-injury immediately the person is allowed to injure safely whilst developing more appropriate ways of dealing with distress. The approach is controversial as the health care professional actively allows harm to occur. This paper will consider a specific objection to harm minimisation. That is, it is, a misguided collaboration between the health care professional and the person who self injures that is morally and clinically questionable. The objection has two components. The first component is moral in nature and asserts that the health care professional is complicit in any harm that occurs and as a result they can be held morally responsible and subject to moral blame. The second component is clinical in nature and suggests that harm minimisation involves the health care professional in colluding in the perpetuation of self-injury. This element of the objection is based on a psychodynamic understanding of why self-injury occurs and it is argued that harm minimisation is merely a mechanism for avoiding thinking about the psychotherapeutic issues that need to be addressed. Thus the health care professional merely reinforces a dysfunctional pattern of behavior and supports the perpetuation of self-injury. I will consider this objection and argue that it fails on both counts. I conclude that the use of harm minimisation techniques is an appropriate form of intervention that is helpful to certain individuals in some situations
COMMENT ON: PERINATAL EXPOSURE TO A GLYPHOSATE-BASED HERBICIDE IMPAIRS FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE OUTCOMES AND INDUCES SECOND-GENERATION ADVERSE EFFECTS IN WISTAR RATS, MILESI et al. (2018)
No full textNumerical modelling of wormhole formation in rock matrix acidizing under two-phase conditions
No full textSecondary phase saturation (e.g., as a result of formation of a separate CO2 phase during acidizing) adds complexity to the prediction of wormhole development in application of acidic solutions in porous media. We develop an acid-rock interaction code (coupled flow-geochemistry) for three dimensional applications capable of accounting for varying mobility ratios between two phases, spatial distribution and relative permeability of the secondary phase. We use dimensionless set of governing equations that have been used commonly in literature to model wormholing processes, however, we add the following to the code: (i) CO2 solubility in solution, (ii) the density of aqueous solutions with the addition of CO2 , (iii) viscosity change due addition of CO2. We investigate how the immobile or less mobile (low relative permeability) secondary phase influences the development of wormholes for Péclet-Damköhler controlled dissolution. While recently for a 2D numerical model we have shown that existence of a uniformly-distributed secondary phase will actually favour the development of wormholes across the porous systems (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2017.10.046), here we extend the code to three dimensional systems. We also implement (i) a realistic distribution of the secondary phase by a rigorously coupled flow-geochemistry where evolved CO2 is calculated from chemical reactions, and (ii) physical heterogeneity in simulated system in the form of spatially correlated heterogeneity (as opposed to commonly used random heterogeneity in modelling works in literature). The findings of this work will have practical relevance to control and design the acidizing operations where the aim is to enhance hydrocarbon or heat recovery from hydrocarbon or geothermal reservoirs. An inevitable existence of secondary phases (such as evolved CO2) in porous media, mean that an acid operation can be carried out more efficiently by consuming less amount of acid. Moreover, ignoring the spatial correlation may result into over-consuming and jeopardising the integrity of reservoir barriers or caprock, consequently leading to contaminate underground water resources by acidic solutions. The formulation is applicable for CO2 sequestration when acidic solutions react with porous media under two phase conditions
Care leavers’ priorities and the corporate parent role: a Self-Determination Theory perspective
No full textAim: Corporate parenting in the United Kingdom (UK) may not be well-operationalised, with a potential role for educational psychologists (EPs) in promoting effective practice. This paper explores care leavers’ needs and priorities from the perspective of self-determination theory (SDT), which relates the individual’s motivation to the human need for competence, relatedness and autonomy. Method: Ten young people aged 16-19 from two UK local authorities were interviewed about their priorities in preparing for adulthood. Interview findings were then deductively analysed using a SDT framework. Findings: Interviews highlighted the young people’s preference for graduated transition to adulthood. Analysis showed relatedness to be the most salient SDT domain, foregrounding the importance of consistent, authentic and personalised relationships. Consistent relationships motivated care leavers to engage with support and to pursue post-16 goals with enhanced self-determination. Conversely, gaps in young people’s support networks undermined service engagement, potentially impeding a supported and successful transition to adulthood. Limitations: The study was small-scale and the age range, demographics and quality of leaving care support may not have been representative of a wider population.Conclusions: SDT is potentially useful for highlighting care leavers’ needs and priorities when preparing for adulthood, with clear implications for corporate parenting, particularly within the relatedness domain. A possible role for EPs is proposed, which could strengthen service delivery through both systemic and individual work. <br/