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Identifying drivers and hindrances to the disposal of used mobile phones: a study of user behavior in the UAE
Get PDFThe use of mobile phones is ubiquitous around the world. Alongside the usage of mobile phones has been the rapid growth of related electronic waste, mainly aided by the very low rates of recycling of used phones. This study investigates the reasons behind the low rates of recycling of mobile phones in the United Arab Emirates, one of the heaviest users of mobile phones and one with very high e-waste generation. The study also has an important practical dimension in view of the policy initiative of the government in moving toward a circular economy. A significant contribution of this study is that we report the responses of phone users with respect to their usage patterns and factors that inhibit or enable them to recycle their phones. Our results show that environmental awareness about recycling and knowledge of the environmental consequences of improperly disposed of phones encourage recycling. However, personal, and external barriers prevent responsible disposal. We recommend strong government intervention, especially in school education, to enhance awareness about recycling. Further, the infrastructure for recycling needs to be made more user friendly and incentives should be offered to overcome personal barriers to recycling
Implementing motivational interviewing in adult mental health social work practice: an analysis of postgraduate student assessed placement reports
Get PDFMotivational interviewing is commonly taught on social work qualifying programmes as it is a core skill which practitioners can use in a variety of practice settings. However, the extent to which students can apply it in their practice learning placements is rarely evaluated. This paper reports a content analysis of a random selection of postgraduate social work students’ practice learning placement reports (n = 16) to assess the extent to which they were able to apply it in their practice. The findings revealed many examples of students’ adherence to motivational interviewing principles and practice, facilitated by their self-reported knowledge and confidence in using the approach. However, the analysis also found some students who struggled to utilize it because of a poor understanding or a practice context that mitigated against its use. Therefore, although it is possible to train social work students to use motivational interviewing in their practice learning, further evaluations are required to assess their use of it in their post-qualifying practice and the outcomes of this for service users
Inclusive multilingualism: a toolkit for educators
Get PDFThis toolkit is designed for educators, faculty members, and support staff who work with multilingual students. It aims to offer you some useful guidance on how to capitalise on the multilingual and diverse nature of students in order to help them thrive in higher education. This advice was curated based on empirical research and a literature review conducted by the project team. This toolkit provides adaptable resources for staff to raise awareness of multilingualism as a hidden resource and to share pedagogic best practice
Climate activism and ecological Leninism
No full textIn 2010 and the years immediately following, there was a remarkable worldwide upsurge in direct political action. In
the UK, this energy was largely sublimated into the ill-fated effort to make Jeremy Corbyn prime minister. However,
climate activism is one area in which direct action has in fact intensified in the last decade in the UK, with groups suchas Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil engaging in spectacular interventions, most significantly road obstructions and, in the case of the latter group, performative actions involving paint as a projectile. At the same time, despite the failure of the left to attain state power in any significant Western economy, Andreas Malm has convincingly put forth the argument that what is necessary is so-called ‘ecological Leninism,’ wherein every opportunity must be taken to wrest the state in the direction of preventing climate catastrophe.
Now, popular opposition to the direct action of climate activists is often dispelled by the left on the grounds that
the crisis which we face is so acute. However, if what is required is indeed ‘ecological Leninism,’ it is hard to imagine how this crisis could be substantively addressed without popular support. In this paper, I want to interrogate this seeming circularity, and ask whether the voluntarist actionism of climate activists has its limits, and if different tactics are in fact necessary
eFluorination of activated alcohols using collidinium tetrafluoroborate
No full textTertiary C–F bonds are important structural designs; however, they suffer from challenging synthesis. Current methodologies use corrosive amine-HF salts or expensive and hazardous catalysts and reagents. Our group recently introduced collidinium tetrafluoroborate as an efficient fluorinating agent for anodic decarboxyfluorination reactions. Nevertheless, tertiary carboxylic acids are less readily available and more challenging to prepare than their alcohol analogues. Herein we report a practical, mild, and cheap electrochemical method to achieve deoxyfluorination of hindered carbon centers
Spatially resolved quantitation of drug in skin equivalents using mass spectrometry imaging (MSI)
No full textMatrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has seen a growing interest as a leading technique in the pharmaceutical industry for mapping label-free exogenous and endogenous species in biological tissues. However, the use of MALDI-MSI to perform spatially resolved absolute quantitation of species directly in tissues is still challenging, and robust quantitative mass spectrometry imaging (QMSI) methods need to be developed. In this study, we describe the microspotting technique for analytical and internal standard deposition, matrix sublimation, powerful QMSI software, and mass spectrometry imaging setup to obtain absolute quantitation of drug distribution in 3D skin models
Photographs in the therapy room: a grounded theory study
Get PDFThis study explores the potential benefits of integrating photographs as a clinical tool within psychological therapies. Whilst there is a growing acknowledgment of the therapeutic value of photographs, research validating their efficacy in clinical practice remains scarce. This research gap served as a catalyst for the present investigation, grounded in a commitment to empirically evaluate the alleged therapeutic advantages of employing photographs in counselling sessions. Using Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT), this study explores HOW and WHY photographs are introduced in therapeutic work, as well as WHAT transpires when therapists and clients engage with these visual tools. Specifically, the research focuses on the motivations and timing behind their introduction, the processes unfolding between therapists and clients, and the impact of this intervention on the therapeutic relationship and the overall therapeutic process. Eleven psychological therapists, each with experience using photographs with their clients, were interviewed to gather valuable insights. The findings of this study are presented as a substantive propositional framework, suggesting how counselling psychologists and psychotherapists could incorporate photographs into their toolbox of clinical interventions. The results indicate that the considerate and contextually appropriate application of this flexible tool can be useful to address a range of presenting issues and clinical situations. It can facilitate therapeutic dialogue, enrich communication, aid the exploration of meanings and insights, promote collaboration, understanding, and enhance the connection between the client and the therapist
Review of The Motive and the Cue
No full textA review of The Motive and the Cue by Jack Thorne at the London National Theatre, published by Wales Arts Review
Me, myself and I: selfies as vehicles of personalised politics in social media era
Get PDFThe chapter examines the ways in which political actors perform authenticity by personalising politics (i.e. practicing self-personalisation) in their visual communication. Theoretically, the chapter discusses three key concepts: performed authenticity, personalisation of politics, and visual political communication. The interplay of the three is examined with reference to past research; from the early studies of politicians' performance in television interviews and talk shows, through analyses of posters and television ads in election campaigns, to investigations of politicians' use of visuals on social media. With regards to the latter, particular attention is paid to politicians' sharing of selfies, self-portrait digital photographs taken by themselves, on social media. Specifically, selfies are discussed as a visual communication practice that enables politicians to meet key elements of performed authenticity (consistency, intimacy, ordinariness and immediacy) through communication of personalised content. Several case studies are presented to examine this. Namely, social media practice of posting selfies is examined on examples of India's Narendra Modi, Canada's Justin Trudeau, and UK's Boris Johnson, i.e. most followed heads of the executive in 2020 on Instagram, the key visual social network, across three continents. The chapter concludes with the summary of main arguments and suggestions for future research
Monitoring performance in golf: more than just clubhead speed
Get PDFIn the golfing literature, clubhead speed is the most commonly reported metric to assess golf performance. However, a rise in the availability and use of launch monitor technologies in recent years has gathered a wide range of metrics for any given golf shot. In addition, with distance and dispersion (accuracy) being the outcome measures of any given shot and of utmost importance in golf, launch monitors can provide an in-depth understanding of how a golf shot has been achieved. To date, very limited information offers practitioners working in golf an understanding of how these metrics interlink and relate to the outcomes of any given shot. Thus, we have created a deterministic model for the golf shot and provided an overview of the relationship between these launch monitor metrics and the outcome measures of distance and accuracy. This information will give practitioners a more detailed understanding of how golf shots have been achieved and help provide more methodical means of monitoring golf performance and providing feedback to players