533 research outputs found
After the Victorians: The Historical Turning Point in McEwan's On Chesil Beach
No full textThis article examines the common view that Ian McEwan's novel On Chesil Beach is an affirmation of the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Instead, the roots of McEwan's ideas are traced back to the Victorian period, locating On Chesil Beach in a thematic tradition with a long pedigree in modern British literature. Through a critical engagement with McEwan's oeuvre, the author examines the moral implications that accompany the notion of a historical turning point.This article was written with the support of a research grant from Hanyang University
Human cloning and embryonic stem cell research after Seoul. [Mathews]
No full text4 pages (out of 249 pages)Full text of the congressional hearing discussing the ethical issues raised by stem cell research recently conducted in Seoul, South Korea. Issues include human cloning for the purpose of producing human stem cells. [Opening statements] contains the opening statements of the congressional committee. [Battey] contains the testimony and prepared statement of James F. Battey, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stem Cell Task Force chair. [Schwetz] contains the testimony and prepared statement of Bernard A. Schwetz, director of the Office for Human Research Protections, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [Pascal] contains the testimony and prepared statement of Chris B. Pascal, director of the Office of Research Integrity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [Panel 1 questioning] contains the questioning of the first panel, consisting of Battey, Schwetz, and Pascal. [Chole] contains the testimony and prepared statement of stem cell researcher Dr. Richard A. Chole. [Norsigian] contains the testimony and prepared statement of Judy Norsigian, co-author of "Our Bodies Ourselves" and women's health advocate. [Brown] contains the testimony and prepared statement of patient advocate Joe Brown. [Beeson] contains the testimony and prepared statement of Diane Beeson, professor at California State University, East Bay. [Doerflinger] contains the testimony and prepared statement of pro-life advocate Richard M. Doerflinger. [Mathews] contains the testimony and prepared statement of Debra Mathews, scientist and bioethics scholar. [Panel 2 questioning] contains the questioning of the second panel, consisting of Chole, Norsigian, Brown, Beeson, Doerflinger, and Mathews. [Additional information (1)] contains additional information submitted. [Follow-up questions] contains follow-up questions for both panels. [Uniform requirements for manuscripts] contains the document "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication." [Hinxton Group] contains a statement from The Hinxton Group, "An International Consortium on Stem Cells, Ethics, and Law." [Values in conflict] contains the document "Values in Conflict: Public Attitudes on Embryonic Stem Cell Research." [Additional information (2)] contains additional information submitted
Human cloning and embryonic stem cell research after Seoul. [Mathews]
No full text4 pages (out of 249 pages)Full text of the congressional hearing discussing the ethical issues raised by stem cell research recently conducted in Seoul, South Korea. Issues include human cloning for the purpose of producing human stem cells. [Opening statements] contains the opening statements of the congressional committee. [Battey] contains the testimony and prepared statement of James F. Battey, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stem Cell Task Force chair. [Schwetz] contains the testimony and prepared statement of Bernard A. Schwetz, director of the Office for Human Research Protections, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [Pascal] contains the testimony and prepared statement of Chris B. Pascal, director of the Office of Research Integrity, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [Panel 1 questioning] contains the questioning of the first panel, consisting of Battey, Schwetz, and Pascal. [Chole] contains the testimony and prepared statement of stem cell researcher Dr. Richard A. Chole. [Norsigian] contains the testimony and prepared statement of Judy Norsigian, co-author of "Our Bodies Ourselves" and women's health advocate. [Brown] contains the testimony and prepared statement of patient advocate Joe Brown. [Beeson] contains the testimony and prepared statement of Diane Beeson, professor at California State University, East Bay. [Doerflinger] contains the testimony and prepared statement of pro-life advocate Richard M. Doerflinger. [Mathews] contains the testimony and prepared statement of Debra Mathews, scientist and bioethics scholar. [Panel 2 questioning] contains the questioning of the second panel, consisting of Chole, Norsigian, Brown, Beeson, Doerflinger, and Mathews. [Additional information (1)] contains additional information submitted. [Follow-up questions] contains follow-up questions for both panels. [Uniform requirements for manuscripts] contains the document "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication." [Hinxton Group] contains a statement from The Hinxton Group, "An International Consortium on Stem Cells, Ethics, and Law." [Values in conflict] contains the document "Values in Conflict: Public Attitudes on Embryonic Stem Cell Research." [Additional information (2)] contains additional information submitted
Meliphaga phrygia subsp. tregellasi Mathews
No full text<i>Meliphaga phrygia tregellasi</i> Mathews <p> <i>Meliphaga phrygia tregellasi</i> Mathews, 1912a: 402 (Victoria).</p> <p> Now <i>Anthochaera phrygia</i> (Shaw, 1794). See Salomonsen, 1967: 436, Schodde and Mason, 1999: 304, Christidis and Boles, 2008: 185–191, and Higgins et al., 2008: 622–623.</p> <p> HOLOTYPE: <b>AMNH 691851</b>, adult male, collected at Mulgrave, 37.55S, 145.12E (USBGN, 1957), Victoria, Australia, on 3 December 1908, by Thomas Tregellas. From the Mathews Collection (no. 2812) via the Rothschild Collection.</p> <p> COMMENTS: Mathews cited his catalog number of the holotype in the original description and gave the range as ‘‘ Victoria, South Australia.’’ The holotype bears Tregellas’ original label, Mathews and Rothschild type labels, and a ‘‘Figured’’ label, indicating that it is illustrated in Mathews (1924: pl. 525, opp. p. 404, text p. 405), where it is confirmed as the type of <i>tregellasi</i>. The following specimens are paratypes: <b>AMNH 691834</b> (Mathews no. 3153), sex?, Gippsland, undated, (entered in catalog only as ‘‘ Victoria’ ’); <b>AMNH 691837</b> (not found in catalog but collected on same day as next), female, Bayswater, 26 December 1908; <b>AMNH 691838</b> (Mathews no. 3143), female juvenile, Bayswater, 26 December 1908. Three other specimens are possible paratypes, but I did not find them in Mathews’ catalog and do not know when he received them: AMNH 691833, male, Blackwood, South Australia, 8 June 1909; AMNH 691839, male, Melton, 6 February 1905; AMNH 691849, male, Lang Lang, 1898. AMNH 691850 (14718) Moorabool, December 1895, is not a paratype, as it was not cataloged by Mathews until 5 November 1912, after the 31 January 1912 publication date of <i>tregellasi</i>. Other specimens in AMNH were collected too late or were never in Mathews’ collection.</p> <p> This species is usually placed in the genus <i>Xanthomyza</i>; but based on their phylogenetic analysis of molecular data from their studies on the Meliphagidae, Driskell and Christidis (2004: 953) merged the genus <i>Xanthomyza</i> in the genus <i>Anthochaera</i>.</p> <p> McAllan (2007: 140) discussed the spelling of the genus <i>Xanthomyza</i> and decided that the original spelling by Swainson, <i>Zanthomiza</i>, was a valid and available name. Christidis and Boles (2008: 186) and Higgins et al. (2008: 622) accepted this interpretation, without mentioning the subsequent publication by Schodde et al. (2007: 276), pointing out that McAllan had failed to consider the relevant article in the Code (ICZN, 1999: 42, Art. 33.2.3.1), under which ‘‘ <i>Xanthomyza</i> is a justified emendation, with Swainson (1837) as author, after Salomonsen (1967), and should be accepted as the correct spelling.’’ Thus, when the original genus is used in taxonomic lists, the spelling <i>Xanthomyza</i> should be used.</p>Published as part of <i>Mary, 2011, Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History Part 9. Passeriformes: Zosteropidae And Meliphagidae, pp. 1-193 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2011 (348)</i> on page 15
First Peoples Child & Family Review, Volume 15, Issue 1 (2020)
No full textIt is with great pleasure that we bring you Volume 15, Issue 1 of the First Peoples Child & Family Review. Although this issue was not guided by a particular theme, the articles are connected by a common narrative of rights and responsibilities. The articles remind us that we all have a right to participate in matters that affect us and a responsibility to uphold that right for everyone. This includes the right to participate in society and its institutions equitably and in a manner that is relevant to the individual and/or group.
Corresponding author: Brittany Mathews at [email protected]
Robin Mathews and the Canadian dialectic: Forms of nationalist thought in Canada.
No full textRobin Mathews' vision of a Canadian dialectic is a valuable practical concept because it works within a moral framework, inviting discussion at the same time as it creates a specific positive Canadian nationalism. This Canadian dialectic does not presuppose a single, unifying view of Canadian identity, nor does it produce claims to finality. In espousing a view that results in a dialogue between two competing visions, the dialectic fleshes out historic debates which increase their cultural and historical significance and promotes difference. What Mathews argues is that what is important to Canada and Canadian identity is the fact of an ongoing dialectic that is a valid counterpoint to traditionally dominant views of Canadian literature and culture.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b160052
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Number 7 in the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction Series
No full textMost of the nine stories in Last Known Position were written upon James Mathews’ return from combat deployment to the Middle East with the D.C. Air National Guard. Life under fire provided the author with both dramatic events and a heightened sense of observation, allowing him to suggest the stress of combat as the driving factor behind extreme yet believable characterization and action. Military experiences and settings cause certain human elements and truisms to emerge more profoundly and dramatically. These stories portray desperate characters driven to make desperate choices. Always on the edge of a dark and unpleasant reality, Mathews’ characters survive by embracing fantasy, humor, violence, and sometimes redemption. Each story bears its own brand of hopeless quirkiness. Four teenagers on an army base steal a grenade and are stalked by a parade horse. A drifter returns home to rob the grandparents who raised him. A national guardsman faces a homicidal superior officer in Iraq on the eve of war. An elderly man worries that his wife’s new house guests are unrepentant cannibals. Always tense, sometimes ridiculous, and never dull, Last Known Position brings the reader to places unknown before and unforgettable after
First Peoples Child & Family Review, Volume 15, Issue 2 (2020)
No full textIt is with great pleasure that we bring you Volume 15, Issue 2 of the First Peoples Child & Family Review. Although this issue was not guided by a particular theme, the articles take on a new light given the current COVID-19 pandemic. The community-based research, stories, and experiences articulated in the articles demonstrate the collective resilience of Indigenous communities, the resurgent vitality of Indigenous worldviews and lifeways, and the capacity of Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities to collaborate in pursuit of justice, equity, and the holistic wellbeing of Indigenous children, families, and communities.
Corresponding author: Brittany Mathews at [email protected]
BIBLIOMETRICS ON ONE OF THE LARGEST TERMITE INVENTORIES IN THE CERRADO: "STUDIES ON TERMITES FROM THE MATO GROSSO STATE, BRAZIL BY AGA MATHEWS 1977"
No full textABSTRACT This paper consists on a bibliometric analysis of the international influences of the book "Studies on termites from the Mato Grosso State, Brazil", by AGA Mathews (1977). The number of citations has increased over the years after the first citation. Mathews book was cited in articles, reviews, theses, dissertations, books, book chapters, abstracts in conference proceedings, comments and scientific notes. Most these studies are empirical and descriptive. The studies were conducted in 35 countries of the Neotropical, Palearctic, Afrotropical, Nearctic, Australasia and Indomalaya regions. 55% of the studies were carried out in Brazil. The journals Sociobiology and Insectes Sociaux, have social insect studies within its scope, and the highest number of articles citing Mathews. Most of the 71 authors that cited Mathews more than twice are Brazilian. Constrictotermes cyphergaster was the most studied in over 80% of the studies addressing Isoptera. The most frequent keywords were termite, Isoptera and taxonomy, generalist terms indexed in most publications carried out in different countries. Most of the research studies were carried out in laboratories and native vegetation areas. Studies in agroecosystems were implemented predominantly in Brazil. This study shows the diversity of application (citations) of Mathews' book, and that the number of citations will continue to increase due to the large amount of information presented by the author
A case report on congenital methemoglobulinemia-neonatal cyanosis
No full textMethemoglobin (MetHb) is a form of hemoglobin where iron is in an oxidized ferric state, impairing its oxygen-binding capacity. This condition can be hereditary or acquired, leading to methemoglobinemia when MetHb levels exceed 3%. Hereditary methemoglobinemia, although rare, presents with hypoxia and cyanosis. This case report discusses a 1-month 7-day-old female diagnosed with congenital methemoglobinemia caused by NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase deficiency, characterized by persistent cyanosis unresponsive to oxygen therapy. The patient presented with fever, loose stools, vomiting, and respiratory distress. Initial examination revealed significant findings including pallor, hyperpigmentation of the skin, tachycardia, tachypnea, and respiratory failure. Diagnosis involved ABG with co-oximetry, revealing high MetHb levels and severe metabolic acidosis. Management included methylene blue administration, packed red blood cells (PRBC) transfusion, and supportive care. Despite initial treatment challenges, the patient showed clinical improvement with normalization of methemoglobin levels. This report emphasizes the need for accurate diagnosis and careful management of congenital methemoglobinemia to prevent complications
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