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Boys of England and Edwin J. Brett, 1866-99
No full textBoys of England was a Victorian boys' periodical. It was published weekly by Edwin J. Brett from 1866 to 1899, initially from the Fleet Street offices of the Newsagents'
Publishing Company, and later from Brett's own `Boys of England Office'. It was the first periodical of its kind, and achieved a large sale amongst eager youngsters.
The purpose of this thesis is to provide a general history of BOE and Brett, neither of which has yet been attempted. More specifically, the thesis is intended to address
misconceptions regarding Brett and his work. Historians of boys' periodical literature have tended to portray Brett's papers as largely supportive of middle class hegemony. They
argue that they failed to connect with the lives of their upper working and lower middle class readers. However, this thesis contends that in actual fact BOE engaged closely with
the lives of its readership, comprised mainly of boys from the `respectable' working classes. Therefore, BOE should rightly be considered an important, indigenous component
of working class society and culture in mid to late Victorian Britain.
To provide as comprehensive an analysis as possible, the thesis is divided into three sections: `Paper and Proprietor'; `Content'; `Response'. These sections are divided into further chapters, each exploring a salient facet of BOE and Brett. Some of these engage with, and challenge, the existing historiography of boys' periodical literature. Others introduce historiographies previously remote from the study of boys' papers, widening the
remit of this relatively self-contained field. Some examine entirely unstudied, or largely understudied, subject matter.
Ultimately, this thesis is intended to make a valuable contribution not only to the historiography of boys' papers specifically, and children's literature in general, but also to the wider historiographies of Victorian social and cultural history and the Victorian working class
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[Binder's Collection: Oliver Brett]
No full textBound compilation of sheet music collected by Oliver Sylvain Baliol Brett, 3rd Viscount Esher. The front cover is monogrammed O.S.B., with a bookplate reading "Ex libris Oliver Brett" on the front inside cover. Nearly all items contain a primary or secondary publishing location imprint in London. The collection is unusual for its inclusion of arrangements for banjo. The titles are generally in alphabetical order, beginning with the letter "K," which suggests the existence of a prior volume. Many titles are taken from larger works of musical theater. This item contains a substantial number of selections that include racial slurs and stereotyping
Synaptic NMDA receptor activity at resting membrane potentials
No full textNMDA receptors (NMDARs) are crucial for glutamatergic synaptic signaling in the mammalian central nervous system. When activated by glutamate and glycine/D-serine, the NMDAR ion channel can open, but current flux is further regulated by voltage-dependent block conferred by extracellular Mg(2+) ions. The unique biophysical property of ligand- and voltage-dependence positions NMDARs as synaptic coincidence detectors, controlling a major source of synaptic Ca(2+) influx. We measured synaptic currents in layer 2/3 neurons after stimulation in layer 4 of somatosensory cortex and found measurable NMDAR currents at all voltages tested. This NMDAR current did not require concurrent AMPAR depolarization. In physiological ionic conditions, the NMDAR current response at negative potentials was enhanced relative to ionic conditions typically used in slice experiments. NMDAR activity was also seen in synaptic recordings from hippocampal CA1 neurons, indicating a general property of NMDAR signaling. Using a fluorescent Ca(2+) indicator, we measured responses to stimulation in layer 4 at individual synaptic sites, and Ca(2+) influx could be detected even with AMPARs blocked. In current clamp recordings, we found that resting membrane potential was hyperpolarized by ∼7 mV and AP firing threshold depolarized by ∼4 mV in traditional compared to physiological ionic concentrations, and that NMDARs contribute to EPSPs at resting membrane potentials. These measurements demonstrate that, even in the presence of extracellular Mg(2+) and absence of postsynaptic depolarization, NMDARs contribute to synaptic currents and Ca(2+) influx
Extracellular glutamate is not modulated by cannabinoid receptor activity
No full textAbstract Cannabinoid receptor activation has been proposed to trigger glutamate release from astrocytes located in cortical layer 2/3. Here, we measure the basal concentration of extracellular glutamate in layer 2/3 of mouse somatosensory cortex and find it to be 20–30 nM. We further examine the effect of cannabinoid receptor signaling on extracellular glutamate, and find no evidence for increased extracellular glutamate upon cannabinoid receptor agonist application.Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 202
Pottersville Bridge Postcard, 1910
No full textThis postcard pictures the bridge near Camp Brett. Printed on top of postcard: “Hudson County C. E. Union Fresh Air Home, Pottersville, N. J.” Handwritten in ink: “Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dumond, We send you greetings from Hoboken, N.J. Your Friends, Rev. and Mrs. Alfke, “The Josephine” 815 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J.” In the corner: “Parsonage 1st Baptist Church” Postmarked Hoboken, July 3, 1910 and addressed to J. D. W. Dumond, M.D., West Shokan, N.Y
Stabilization in Hr ∞ (D)
No full textIt is shown that for H∞/R(D)functions f1 and f2 with inf/z ∈D (│f1(z)│+ │f2(z) │≥ ᵟ > 0 and f1 being positive on the real zeros of f2, then there exists H∞/R (D) functions g2 and g1, g1 -1 with norm controlled by a constant depending only on ᵟ g1f1 + g2f2 = 1 ∀ z ∈ D. These results are connected to the computation of the stable rank of the algebra H∞/R and to results in Control Theory
Figs. 1–2 in New Species Of Cyclocephala From Honduras And El Salvador (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini)
No full textFigs. 1–2. Parameres of C. melolonthida Ratcliffe and Cave, n. sp. Figs. 3–4. Parameres of C. abrelata Ratcliffe and Cave, n. sp. Figs. 5–6. Right foreleg (dorsal view)Published as part of Ratcliffe, Brett C. & Cave, Ronald D., 2002, New Species Of Cyclocephala From Honduras And El Salvador (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini), pp. 152-157 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 56 (1) on page 2, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065x(2002)056[0152:nsocfh]2.0.co;2, http://zenodo.org/record/490042
D. Whitelock, M. Brett et C. N. L. Brooke, éd. — Councils and Synods with Other Documents Relating to the English Church I : A.D. 871-1204. Part I : 871-1066. Part II : 1066-1204, 1981
No full textPontal Odette. D. Whitelock, M. Brett et C. N. L. Brooke, éd. — Councils and Synods with Other Documents Relating to the English Church I : A.D. 871-1204. Part I : 871-1066. Part II : 1066-1204, 1981. In: Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, 28e année (n°109), Janvier-mars 1985. pp. 88-89
1ST MEASUREMENT OF GAMMA(D(S)(+)-]MU+NU)/GAMMA(D(S)(+)-]PHI-PI+)
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ACOSTA D, ATHANAS M, MASEK G, PAAR H, BEAN A, GRONBERG J, KUTSCHKE R, MENARY S, MORRISON RJ, NAKANISHI S, NELSON HN, NELSON TK, RICHMAN JD, RYD A, TAJIMA H, SCHMIDT D, SPERKA D, WITHERELL MS, PROCARIO M, YANG S, BALEST R, CHO K, DAOUDI M, FORD WT, JOHNSON DR, LINGEL K, LOHNER M, RANKIN P, SMITH JG, ALEXANDER JP, BEBEK C, BERKELMAN K, BESSON D, BROWDER TE, CASSEL DG, CHO HA, COFFMAN DM, DRELL PS, EHRLICH R, GALIK RS, GARCIASCIVERES M, GEISER B, GITTELMAN B, GRAY SW, HARTILL DL, HELTSLEY BK, JONES CD, JONES SL, KANDASWAMY J, KATAYAMA N, KIM PC, KREINICK DL, LUDWIG GS, MASUI J, MEVISSEN J, MISTRY NB, NG CR, NORDBERG E, OGG M, PATTERSON JR, PETERSON D, RILEY D, SALMAN S, SAPPER M, WORDEN H, WURTHWEIN F, AVERY P, FREYBERGER A, RODRIGUEZ J, STEPHENS R, YELTON J, CINABRO D, HENDERSON S, KINOSHITA K, LIU T, SAULNIER M, SHEN F, WILSON R, YAMAMOTO H, ONG B, SELEN M, SADOFF AJ, AMMAR R, BALL S, BARINGER P, COPPAGE D, COPTY N, DAVIS R, HANCOCK N, KELLY M, KWAK N, LAM H, KUBOTA Y, LATTERY M, NELSON JK, PATTON S, PERTICONE D, POLING R, SAVINOV V, SCHRENK S, WANG R, ALAM MS, KIM IJ, NEMATI B, ONEILL JJ, SEVERINI H, SUN CR, ZOELLER MM, CRAWFORD G, DAUBENMIER CM, FULTON R, FUJINO D, GAN KK, HONSCHEID K, KAGAN H, KASS R, LEE J, MALCHOW R, MORROW F, SKOVPEN Y, SUNG M, WHITE C, WHITMORE J, WILSON P, BUTLER F, FU X, KALBFLEISCH G, LAMBRECHT M, ROSS WR, SKUBIC P, SNOW J, WANG PL, WOOD M, BORTOLETTO D, BROWN DN, FAST J, MCILWAIN RL, MIAO T, MILLER DH, MODESITT M, SCHAFFNER SF, SHIBATA EI, SHIPSEY IPJ, WANG PN, BATTLE M, ERNST J, KROHA H, ROBERTS S, SPARKS K, THORNDIKE EH, WANG CH, DOMINICK J, SANGHERA S, SHELKOV V, SKWARNICKI T, STROYNOWSKI R, VOLOBOUEV I, ZADOROZHNY P, ARTUSO M, HE D, GOLDBERG M, HORWITZ N, KENNETT R, MONETI GC, MUHEIM F, MUKHIN Y, PLAYFER S, ROZEN Y, STONE S, THULASIDAS M, VASSEUR G, ZHU G, BARTELT J, CSORNA SE, EGYED Z, JAIN V, SHELDON P, AKERIB DS, BARISH B, CHADHA M, CHAN S, COWEN DF, EIGEN G, MILLER JS, OGRADY C, URHEIM J, WEINSTEIN A
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