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Review of Astrid bracke's monograph: Climate Crisis and the 21st Century British Novel
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You cannot consent to be harmed in sex, but you can in the boxing ring
Get PDFThe Fifty Shades of Grey characters Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele brought to prominence in the public consciousness a form of sexuality that is often maligned and misunderstood: bondage and discipline, domination and submission, sadism and masochism (BDSM). BDSM covers a range of differing sexual practices, which all share the common element of consensual pain being inflicted, in order to create mutual sexual and psychological gratification. This leads these acts to fall into a legal grey area, as the participants in such ‘ kinky’ sex are consenting to bodily harm. Consent is the cornerstone of these activities, with many BDSM..
Cerium(III) and cerium(IV) nitrate complexes of trialkylphosphine oxides
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The reactions of ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate, (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6 (CAN) with trialkylphosphine oxides, R3PO (R= Et, iPropyl, nBu3, iBu3PO, tBu3PO, Cy3PO (Cy = cyclohexyl) and Oct3PO (Oct = n-octyl)) have been investigated by 31-P NMR spectroscopy in a variety of conditions. Reactions with acetone solutions of excess of CAN and R3PO and of solid CAN with chloroform solutions of R3PO and aqueous solutions of CAN with chloroform solutions of R3PO led to the observation of Ce(NO3)4(R3PO)2. 31-P NMR spectroscopy and conductimetric titration of acetone solutions of CAN with R3PO confirm the initial reactions is the formation of Ce(NO3)4(R3PO)2 (R = Et, Bu, Cy, Oct) followed by a slower reaction to form the ionic [Ce(NO3)3(R3PO)3][NO3]. The isolation of pure cop-lexes has not proved possible in most cases but crystals suitable for x-ray analysis were extracted in some instances. The structures of the Ce(IV) complexes [Ce(NO3)4(Cy3PO)2] and [Ce(NO3)3(Et3PO)3][NO3] and the related Ce(III) complexes [Ce(NO3)3(Cy3PO)3] and [Ce(NO3)3(H2O)3(Et3PO)] are reported
Transformation hidden in the sand; developing a theoretical framework using a sand-tray intervention with adult clients.
Get PDFAim: Sand-tray is an addition to talking therapy, which enables the client to focus on the central issue in the ‘here and now’, helping them ‘stay with’ and explore their pain. The aim of this research was to produce a theoretical model and address the gap in the literature when using this intervention with adults in therapy. Design: The dual-role of counsellor-researcher is adopted in a multiple case study, incorporating grounded theory (Strauss & Corbin, 1990). Six participants each had six hours of sand-tray therapy. The dual role was managed in the study by evaluating the ethical implications of researching own clients, including issues of informed consent, role-fluency, boundaries, level of self-disclosure, avoiding harm and benefits for the participants, research and clinical supervision. In addition, the pragmatics of the therapeutic approach taken when using sand-tray was considered. Findings: The theoretical framework established from the grounded theory process indicated that a pluralistic approach was adopted. This included establishing the participants’ goals for therapy and working in collaboration with them to decide the tasks and methods in therapy, in order to meet their goals. Throughout the therapy process, every opportunity was taken to facilitate purposeful dialogue with the participants to establish a two-way relationship. In line with the pluralistic frame, assessment and feedback was also an essential feature of the process. The sand-tray is described as a metaphorical experiential theatre, where the sand-tray served as a stage where participants presented their intra-psychic, inter-relational and cultural/spiritual issues. The dynamic phenomenological field aspect of the framework consists of various elements of phenomenological shift, including intra, inter and intera-phenomenological shift, phenomenological flux and phenomenological distortion/denial. These concepts originate from the model’s foundation: sand-tray, pluralistic component and metaphor/symbolism. The sand-tray specific concepts of phenomenological anchor and phenomenological hook facilitated edge of awareness for all participants and unconscious processing for some. The sand-tray therapy resulted in a reduction in the participants’ psychological and emotional distress, related to their issues explored. Implications: This study has relevance for the counselling profession; therapists, who are open to working pluralistically, may draw upon the ideas presented when developing their practice of using sand-tray with adult clients
Presenting two sides of a social arts project.
Get PDFAnna Francis, who co-presented the Lab ‘Representing the change: Rules of engagement’, at The Social Art Summit, discusses why there is a need to be honest about the challenges for artists and the importance of sharing the full picture, in this article on pages 29 and 30 of the research paper Social Art Summit.
This research paper is a collection of reflections on a two-day event in Sheffield, November 2018. The Social Art Summit took place in Sheffield, 1-2 November 2018, convening over 300 practitioners and wider audiences for an artist-led review of socially engaged practice.
It was organised by Social Art Network, co-founded by Eelyn Lee and R.M. Sánchez-Camus (Marcelo) in 2016 as ‘a UK based community of artists committed to building agency for the field of social art practice with four goals: creating a platform to showcase and discuss current work, expanding critical and reflective dialogue around the work, developing a national network of artists to strengthen peer support and artists’ development, and by doing this building a database of current, past and historic projects.’ The Social Art Summit was coconvened by Eelyn and Marcelo with guest-convener Ian Nesbitt.
As a supporting partner of the event a-n The Artists Information Company has commissioned this publication to disseminate ideas and content from the Summit. Dr Cara Courage, Head of Tate Exchange, was invited to contribute a central essay; and a range of short contributions from participants, reflecting on specific themes and issues arising, were selected from an open call.
Published in April 2019 to coincide with Social Art Assembly, a follow-on event at Tate Exchange reflecting on the Social Art Summit and exploring where Social Art Network can go from here
Probabilistic Analysis of Abnormal Behaviour Detection in Activities of Daily Living
Get PDFThis paper presents a probabilistic approach for the identification of abnormal behaviour in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) from sensor data collected from 30 participants. The ADLs considered are: (i) preparing and drinking tea, and (ii) preparing and drinking coffee. Abnormal behaviour identified in the context of these activities can be an indicator of a progressive health problem or the occurrence of a hazardous incident. The approach presented considers the temporal aspect of the sequences of actions that are part of each ADL and that vary between participants. The average and standard deviation for the durations of each action were calculated to define an average time and a range in which a behaviour could be considered as normal for each stage and activity. The Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) was used to obtain the probabilities of abnormal behaviours related to the early and late completion of activities and stages within an activity. The data analysis show that CDF can provide accurate and reliable results regarding the presence of abnormal behaviour in stages and activities that last over a minute. Finally, this approach could be used to train machine learning algorithms for the abnormal behaviour detection
Keeping up, and keeping on: Risk, acceleration, and the law-abiding driving offender
Get PDFRoads policing has been described as “the public face of the police” for many citizens (Corbett, 2008a:131), but fails to excite much criminological interest. This is despite the fact that vehicle use is the most likely generator of an adverse-outcome encounter between the general public and the police (Corbett 2008b:13) and is therefore one of the most likely situations in which individuals are confronted with their own ‘law-abidingness’ or lack of it. The paper will propose that the concepts of
‘risk’ (as a political as well as sociological concept) and ‘acceleration’ (of technological change, as well as everyday life) can be used to explain the controversial and apparently unsettling image of roads policing in recent years. This paper reflects on how speeding offences (researched between 2002-
2006) and mobile phone use by drivers (researched between 2013-2016) reveal much about how drivers see themselves, their priorities, and the law
Hans Kelsen and the Natural Law Tradition
No full textHans Kelsen and the Natural Law Tradition provides the first sustained examination of Hans Kelsen's critical engagement, itself founded upon a distinctive theory of legal positivism, with the Natural Law Traditio
The Impact of Object-Relational Mapping Frameworks on Relational Query Performance
No full textThis paper considers the impact of object-relational mapping (ORM) tools on relational database query performance. ORM tools are widely used to address the object-relational impedance mismatch problem but can have negative performance consequences. We first define the background of the problem, detailing the growth of ORM tools against a backdrop of a changing application development landscape, then demonstrate examples of undesirable query performance patterns resulting from the application of these tools using a leading application stack. We review selected literature for prior research into this problem and summarise the findings. Finally, we conclude by suggesting future research directions to help mitigate the issue
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