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Remarkable Lives: Christopher Fox in conversation with Jerome Carson
No full textPurpose – The purpose of the paper is to provide a profile of Christopher Fox.Design/methodology/approach – Christopher provides a short biographical account of his life thus far. He is then interviewed by Jerome. He describes how he has coped with serious depression.Findings – Christopher claims that he owes his own life to two things, Philosophy and his close friend Helena.Research limitations/implications – The wide diversity of first person accounts shows the necessity of collecting them as they reflect the lived experience of people battling with serious mental health problems. The personal is often lost in the quantitative world of “p values” and statistical tests.Practical implications – Christopher mentions being helped by numerous informal chats with peers rather than medication and focussed psychological therapies.Social implications – While Christopher drew much sustenance from the works of Nietzsche, he was most helped by a friend who had been his learning mentor at school. Friendship can be critical in maintaining hope.Originality/value – Like many before him, Christopher says he “learnt more about myself in the days where I sat in the garden (with peer survivors) than in the collective sessions of therapy, CBT or hospital visits.
Envisioning sustainable governance through alternative models: finding the right fit for Africa
No full textThis paper proposes a corporate governance model that reflects economic, political, social, and cultural aspirations of Africa. A model that complements the market structure, minimize stakeholders conflict, ensures stability and is fit for an emerging market seeking to compete and integrate with the rest of the world
The foundation of the juridico-political : concept formation in Hans Kelsen and Max Weber
No full textHans Kelsen and Max Weber are conventionally understood as initiators not only of two distinct and opposing processes of concept formation, but also of two discrete and contrasting theoretical frameworks for the study of law. The Foundation of the Juridical-Political: Concept Formation in Hans Kelsen and Max Weber places the conventional understanding of the theoretical relationship between the work of Kelsen and Weber into question. Focusing on the theoretical foundations of Kelsen’s legal positivism and Weber’s sociology of law, and guided by the conceptual frame of the juridico-political, the contributors to this interdisciplinary volume explore convergences and divergences in the approach and stance of Kelsen and Weber to law, the State, political science, modernity, legal rationality, legal theory, sociology of law, authority, legitimacy and legality. The chapters comprising The Foundation of the Juridical-Political uncover complexities within as well as between the theoretical and methodological principles of Kelsen and Weber and, thereby, challenge the enduring division between legal positivism and the sociology of law in contemporary discourse
Nebulization of water/glycerol droplets generated by ZnO/Si surface acoustic wave devices
No full textEfficient nebulization of liquid sessile droplets (water and water/glycerol mixtures) was investigated using standing waves generated using ZnO/Si surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices under different RF powers, frequencies and liquid viscosity (varied glycol concentrations in water). At such high RF powers, there are strong competitions between vertical jetting and nebulization. At lower SAW frequencies of 12.3 and 23.37 MHz, significant capillary waves and large satellite droplets were generated before nebulization could be observed. At frequencies between 23.37 and 37.2 MHz, spreading, displacement or occasionally jetting of the parent sessile droplet was frequently observed before a significant nebulization occurred. When the SAW frequencies were increased from 44.44 to 63.3 MHz, the minimum RF power to initiate droplet nebulization was found to increase significantly, and jetting of the parent droplet before nebulization became significant, although the average size of the nebulized particles and ejected satellite droplets appeared to decrease with an increase in frequency. With the increase of glycerol concentration in the test sessile droplets (or increase in liquid viscosity), nebulization became difficult due to the increased SAW damping rate inside the liquid. Acoustic heating effects were characterized to be insignificant and did not show apparent contributions to the nebulization process due to silicon substrate's natural effect as an effective heat sink and the employment of a metallic holder beneath the ZnO/Si SAW device substrates
In search of Mr. Average: attempting to identify the average consumer and his role within trade mark law
No full textFollowing the CJEU ruling in Google France and the Court of Appeal decision in Interflora v. Marks & Spencer it has become necessary to re-evaluate the role of the average consumer especially in relation to article 5 (1) (a) Directive 2008/95 specifically his characteristics, the burden of proof and possible future uses
An investigation on causes of poor public participation in implementing the forestry policy : A case of Likangala and Mulunguzi riverbanks management.
No full textThis study was conducted to investigate causes of poor public participation in the implementation of the Forestry Policy (FP) in the case of the management of natural resources along the banks of Likangala and Mulunguzi rivers, in spite of the concept being integrated in the ‘new’ Forestry Policy.The researcher employed Interpretivism and inductive approaches because literature revealed that, although the participation phenomenon may be worldwide, its meaning, role, function, and importance vary from culture to culture and political system to political system. Further, it has also been revealed that neither normative nor empirical theories applicable to this topic have been formulated. The study employed a case study strategy so as to intensely examine the banks of the two rivers in order to gain an understanding of the causes of poor public participation in its real-life context. This strategy was also opted because it is ideal for this qualitative research which has attempted to answer the ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions.The results showed that, the community is not participating in the implementation of the FP by managing natural resources along the banks of Likangala and Mulunguzi rivers. It also transpired that, since the government did not consult the community during the FP review process, is is not aware of its roles and benefits of participating in the implementation of the FP. Additionally, members of the community mentioned lack of trained community personnel, lack of incentives, the fear of government claiming ownership of trees planted by them and the risk of having tree seedlings uprooted by those cultivating on the riverbanks as factors contributing to poor public participation in the implementation of the FP.The study largely recommends that, government and its stakeholders especially the community need to work in collaboration in order to harmonize expectations of all stakeholders. This will be achieved if the collaboration is done in a full, transparent and honest manner
An Assessment of the link between Performance Management and Appraisal System of the organisation in the period of 2008 and 2013: Case study of Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi.
No full textBCM-CFM is Non-Governmental Organisation that provides care to children with HIV/AIDs and their families. Baylor College of Medicine provides out-patient clinic services and outreach activities. It employs over 200 employees.In 2013, BCM-CFM conducted an Employee Satisfaction Survey (ESS) which was designed to evaluate the satisfaction levels of the employees against the performance management system that is in place. The survey revealed that employees were not satisfied with the appraisal system that is in place. The respondents strongly disagreed to the statement that their compensation matches their performance.BCM-CFM despite using both the performance management and appraisal system, need to thoroughly assess the culture and climate section which spelled out the disagreement in the statement that “I am satisfied my compensation matches my responsibilities”. Management should look into a way of how to link the two systems in question.The purpose of the study therefore is aimed at assessing whether there is a link between the performance management and appraisal system at BCM-CFM. Literature on performance appraisal has shown that the link between the two processes (Performance Management and Appraisal System) is vital to the success of the organisation. Organisational objectives are reached when the employees that are involved are well appraised with regards to their contributions
Flame retardance and physical properties of novel cured blends of unsaturated polyester and furan resins
No full textNovel blends of two furan resins with an unsaturated polyester have been prepared and cured by parallel free radical (for the unsaturated polyester) and acid-catalysed crosslinking (for the furan resin) to give co-cured composite materials. Although these materials have inferior physical properties, such as low Tg and low storage modulus compared with those of unsaturated polyester and furan resins alone, they show markedly improved flame retardance compared with that of the normally highly flammable unsaturated polyester. This increased flame retardance arises from a condensed phase mechanism in which the furanic component forms a semi-protective char, reducing rates of thermal degradation and total heat release and heat of combustion. The blends also burn with reduced smoke output compared with that from unsaturated polyester alone
High sensitivity flexible Lamb-wave humidity sensors with a graphene oxide sensing layer
No full textThis paper reports high performance flexible Lamb wave humidity sensors with a graphene oxide sensing layer. The devices were fabricated on piezoelectric ZnO thin films deposited on flexible polyimide substrates. Two resonant peaks, namely the zero order antisymmetric (A0) and symmetric (S0) mode Lamb waves, were observed and fitted well with the theoretical analysis and modelling. With graphene oxide microflakes as the sensing layer, the sensing performance of both wave modes was investigated. The humidity sensitivity of the A0 mode is 145.83 ppm per %RH (at humidity 85%RH), higher than that of S0 mode of 89.35 ppm per %RH. For the first time, we have demonstrated that the flexible humidity sensors work as usual without noticeable deterioration in performance even under severe bending conditions up to 1500 με. Also the sensors showed an excellent stability upon repeated bending for thousand times. All the results demonstrated that the Lamb wave flexible humidity sensors have a great potential for application in flexible electronics