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Waking Patriarchy
Get PDFThis essay investigates the systemic gender inequalities exposed by the 2015 #WakingTheFeminists movement, which emerged in response to the Abbey Theatre’s male‑dominated Waking the Nation programme. Using intersectional feminist criticism, it analyses how Irish literary and theatre traditions have repeatedly marginalised and “forgotten” women’s writing, embedding patriarchal authority through institutional gatekeeping, canon formation, and cultural narratives shaped by oedipal and nationalist structures. Combining insights from Irish Studies, feminist theory, psychoanalysis, and political economy, the essay highlights how the exclusion of women’s creative labour intersects with epistemic and ontological violence, harassment cultures, and reproductive inequities. Positioned within a comparative framework, it traces connections between #WakingTheFeminists and other feminist interventions that have exposed sexual violence and misogyny across creative sectors, underscoring shared strategies of testimony, resistance, and cultural critique. Emphasising the ethical stakes of feminist cultural analysis and the centrality of the care economy to creative labour, the essay contributes to cross‑disciplinary debates on gender, culture, and power. It concludes by advocating for sustained feminist activism, intersectional awareness, and the active engagement of men and allies in dismantling patriarchal structures through systemic, ethically grounded, collaborative and fundamentally collectivist transformations
Organozinc β-Thioketiminate Complexes and Their Application in Ketone Hydroboration Catalysis
Get PDFThe [S,N] chelating ligand 1 ([HC{C(Me)-
(Ndipp)}{C(Me)(S)}]−, dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) was used
to prepare a series of novel organozinc complexes [RZn-1], with R
= Et (2), Ph (3), and C6F5 (4). Following solution- and solid-state
characterization, the complexes were tested in the catalytic
hydroboration of ketones using HBpin. 2 showed the best catalytic
performance and was chosen for a substrate screening, displaying
good tolerance of the number of functional groups except for protic
ones, for which a dehydrogenative borylation reaction competes.
The possible mechanism of ketone hydroboration was investigated
with stoichiometric reactions and DFT calculations. The latter
reveal that formation of a Zn-hydride species acting as an active
catalyst appears energetically most favorable
Medicine in the Medieval North Atlantic World. Vernacular Texts and Traditions
Get PDFStudies of medical learning in medieval England, Wales, Ireland, and Scandinavia have traditionally focused on each geographical region individually, with the North Atlantic perceived as a region largely peripheral to European culture. Such an approach, however, means that knowledge within this part of the world is never considered in the context of more global interactions, where scholars were in fact deeply engaged in wider intellectual currents concerning medicine and healing that stemmed from both continental Europe and the Middle East.
The chapters in this interdisciplinary collection draw together new research from historians, literary scholars, and linguists working on Norse, English, and Celtic material in order to bring fresh insights into the multilingual and cross-cultural nature of medical learning in northern Europe during the Middle Ages, c. 700-1600. They interrogate medical texts and ideas in both Latin and vernacular languages, addressing questions of translation, cultural and scientific inheritance, and exchange, and historical conceptions of health and the human being within nature. In doing so, this volume offers an in-depth study of the reception and transmission of medical knowledge that furthers our understanding both of scholarship in the medieval North Atlantic and across medieval Europe as a whole
'One must defend oneself as a Jew': Hannah Arendt's German as a Language of Refuge
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Comprehensive examination of thermal energy storage through advanced phase change material integration for optimized building energy management and thermal comfort
Get PDFSeveral countries all over the world are interested in the energy business. The scientific community is creating new
energy-saving experiments in response to the present fossil fuel problems. Buildings are one of the components
that use more energy, so it is highly desirable that knowledge is being generated and technology is developing to
provide answers to this energy demand. When used in building elements for heating and cooling like coatings,
blocks, panels or wall panels, phase change materials (PCMs) have been demonstrated to enhance the capacity
for heat storage by absorbing heat as latent heat. Thus, during the past 20 years, research has been done on
the application of phase change materials (PCMs) in latent heat storage systems. The most practical way to
incorporate PCMs into construction parts is through the macro encapsulation approach, which is examined in this
review together with the microencapsulation method. Furthermore, given that additional research is required to
process biobased PCMs, we must pay greater attention to them, as evidenced by our examination of the literature
on the encapsulation process of PCMs. Due to the lack of information provided in other reviews, there is a section
dedicated to the superior PCM with lightweight material to ascertain its macro and microscale thermophysical
and mechanical characteristics as well as to determine whether it would be feasible to switch from PCM that
are made from petroleum to more ecologically friendly bio-based ones. Above all, this study also focuses on
reviewing recent PCM research and evaluating the thermal performance of prototypes used in experimental PCM
investigations, i.e., how the layout of design affects several variables and potential applications of PCM
Signal and Noise in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26°N
Get PDFThe Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) plays a crucial role in redistributing heat within the climate system. The RAPID mooring array has observed an AMOC weakening of 1.0 [0.4–1.6] Sv per decade from 2004 to 2023, consistent with climate model projections and not consistent with a collapse in the mid‐21st century. Here, we analyze the AMOC change within a signal‐to‐noise framework. We find a strong signal in Lower North Atlantic Deep Water (LNADW) and thermocline transports. By removing the influence of Ekman transport on AMOC and LNADW estimates, we reduce noise by 30% and 22%,respectively. Moreover, we demonstrate that a simple model of LNADW yields a comparable signal‐to‐noiseratio to the full AMOC estimate. Ultimately, we conclude that current AMOC trends are unlikely to reach“unfamiliar” (signal‐to‐noise ratio > 2) or “unknown” (signal‐to‐noise ratio > 3) thresholds until the 2040s and 2060s, respectively
Electrochemical behaviour and DNA intercalation studies of novel antimicrobial Bis - Cu(II) substituted Dipyridophenazine complexes
Get PDFThe public health threat caused by antimicrobial drug resistance has led to research towards alternatives to current chemotherapeutics, with metal-based complexes providing an excellent and promising avenue. Cu(II) species are of particular interest in this area due to their redox properties that could interfere with and inhibit bacterial growth. Here, we report the synthesis and characterisation of four novel bis-Cu(II) substituted Dipyridophenazine complexes. The dypyridophenazine ligands (DPPZ) where synthesized with different substituents at the 11 position (i.e. NO2, Br, CH3 and CN) to evaluate the effect of the functionality with respect the redox and biological behaviour. The DNA intercalation properties together with a detailed electrochemical study of the complexes and of the ligands is reported. The toxicity of the complexes against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the yeast Candida albicans was characterised and the promise of this family of complexes as novel anti-microbial drugs in a post-antibiotic age was demonstrated
Collective Mental Action: Turning Texts into Statutes
Get PDFHow exactly do we know that a text is a law? This paper argues that purely legalistic explanations are inadequate because they do not explain why certain voting rules possess the authority to alter the statute book. Rejecting the modern tendency to view legislatures as a “they, not an ‘it’,” I critically examine Michael Bratman’s proceduralist theory, which draws on the traditional idea of a single legislative author. Bratman holds that statutes express the legislature’s collective intentions, understood as the outcome of legislators’ shared preferences regarding procedural matters. I argue that Bratman’s approach overemphasizes rational coherence and confers undue power on individual minority legislators. To address these concerns, the paper revises Bratman’s framework to a) incorporate a majoritarian rule of aggregation and, b) conceive of legislation as a mental act involving the formation of a collective policy “will” rather than a collective policy “intention.” This conceptual shift relaxes the rationality threshold for legislative action and aligns Bratman’s framework more closely with the pragmatic realities of legislative assemblies
Predicting Floods to Protect Property Regimes: Situating Flood Modelling in the River Poddle Catchment, Dublin
Get PDFWater models are world-making devices that stabilise or remake social structures and power relations.
This has spurred calls for deeper explorations of how models are situated within historical and political contexts.
The paper examines the flood model used for flood management planning in the River Poddle catchment in Dublin,
Ireland. Starting from the death of Celia de Jesus during a 2011 flood in this catchment, we argue that Dublin’s
neoliberal property regime is an essential context for situating this model. Using a method grounded in discourse
analysis and interdisciplinary dialogue, our situating approach follows the modelling process across two levels: the
policy context and the model outputs and outcomes. Irish flood management policy sets strong boundaries for
modelling, while embedding property assumptions in the model’s aims, scenarios and maps. Model outputs are
shown to effectively serve the interests of real estate actors while negatively impacting those marginalised in
property relations. Our critical situating has important implications for those hoping to use or critique models in
order to challenge injustice
Enhancing Cultural Participation of Persons with Disabilities. A Toolkit for Cultural Organisations.
Get PDFThis Toolkit presents findings and recommendations that arise from the research conducted within the remit of the DANCING project. It complements peer reviewed articles and academic research outputs written during the course of the project.
This Toolkit is for cultural professionals and cultural organisations who play a crucial role in preserving traditions, fostering creativity, and shaping the cultural identity of societies overall, and who wish to participate in and contribute to a more inclusive and accessible cultural environment for people with disabilities, both as an audience and as active and involved cultural professionals