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Michel Foucault and Judith Butler: troubling Butler's appropriation of Foucault's work
No full textOne of the main influences on Judith Butler‘s thinking has been the work of Michel Foucault. Although this relationship is often commented on, it is rarely discussed in any detail. My thesis makes a contribution in this area. It presents an analysis of Foucault‘s work with the aim of countering Butler‘s representation of his thinking. In the first part of the thesis, I show how Butler initially interprets Foucault‘s project through Nietzschean genealogy, psychoanalysis and Derridean discourse, and how she later develops this interpretation in line with the progress of her own project. In the main part of the thesis, I present an analysis of Foucault‘s thinking in the period from The Archaeology of Knowledge (1969) to The History of Sexuality volume 1 (1976). This analysis focuses on the aspect of his work which has most influenced Butler‘s thinking: namely the notion of a relationship between knowledge, discourse and power. The other issues in his work which Butler addresses—genealogy, the subject, the body, abnormality, and sexuality—are discussed within this framework. I show how, in the early 1970s, Foucault develops the notion of power-knowledge, and sets out a relationship between power-knowledge and discourse which is overlooked by Butler. I argue that Butler interprets Foucaultian power through the notions of repression and social norms, and ignores the concepts of technology and strategy which form a key part of Foucault‘s thinking. I show how, from The Archaeology of Knowledge on, Foucault develops a socio-historical ontology and a genealogy of the subject, both of which are at variance with Butler‘s interpretation of his thinking
Genomewide association scan of suicidal thoughts and behaviour in major depression
No full textBACKGROUND: Suicidal behaviour can be conceptualised as a continuum from suicidal ideation, to suicidal attempts to completed suicide. In this study we identify genes contributing to suicidal behaviour in the depression study RADIANT. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A quantitative suicidality score was composed of two items from the SCAN interview. In addition, the 251 depression cases with a history of serious suicide attempts were classified to form a discrete trait. The quantitative trait was correlated with younger onset of depression and number of episodes of depression, but not with gender. A genome-wide association study of 2,023 depression cases was performed to identify genes that may contribute to suicidal behaviour. Two Munich depression studies were used as replication cohorts to test the most strongly associated SNPs. No SNP was associated at genome-wide significance level. For the quantitative trait, evidence of association was detected at GFRA1, a receptor for the neurotrophin GDRA (p = 2e-06). For the discrete trait of suicide attempt, SNPs in KIAA1244 and RGS18 attained p-values of <5e-6. None of these SNPs showed evidence for replication in the additional cohorts tested. Candidate gene analysis provided some support for a polymorphism in NTRK2, which was previously associated with suicidality. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: This study provides a genome-wide assessment of possible genetic contribution to suicidal behaviour in depression but indicates a genetic architecture of multiple genes with small effects. Large cohorts will be required to dissect this further.Alexandra Schosser, Amy W. Butler, Marcus Ising, Nader Perroud, Rudolf Uher, Mandy Y. Ng, Sarah Cohen-Woods, Nick Craddock, Michael J. Owen, Ania Korszun, Lisa Jones, Ian Jones, Michael Gill, John P. Rice, Wolfgang Maier, Ole Mors, Marcella Rietschel, Susanne Lucae, Elisabeth B. Binder, Martin Preisig, Julia Perry, Federica Tozzi, Pierandrea Muglia, Katherine J. Aitchison, Gerome Breen, Ian W. Craig, Anne E. Farmer, Bertram Müller-Myhsok, Peter McGuffin and Cathryn M. Lewi
Macroglossum saga Butler 1878
No full textMacroglossum saga Butler, 1878 Remarks. There is a specimen of Macroglossum saga in the Plant Protection Department’s collection (now housed in NIM) without collection details. There is also a specimen in the BMNH from Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh, India, and so M. saga may potentially be present in eastern Pakistan.Published as part of Rafi, Muhammad Ather, Sultan, Amir, Kitching, Ian J., Pittaway, Anthony R., Markhasiov, Maxim, Khan, Muhammad Rafique & Naz, Falak, 2014, The Hawkmoth Fauna of Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), pp. 393-418 in Zootaxa 3794 (3) on page 414, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3794.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/23055
Ambulyx lahora Butler 1875
No full textAmbulyx lahora Butler, 1875 Plate 1, Fig. 17 Material examined. PAKISTAN, [Azad Jammu and Kashmir,] Rawalakot, 15. vii. 2004, Altaf; as previous except, 7. vi. 2010, M. Rafique Khan. Remarks. This species is restricted to northeastern Pakistan and northwestern India.Published as part of Rafi, Muhammad Ather, Sultan, Amir, Kitching, Ian J., Pittaway, Anthony R., Markhasiov, Maxim, Khan, Muhammad Rafique & Naz, Falak, 2014, The Hawkmoth Fauna of Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), pp. 393-418 in Zootaxa 3794 (3) on page 398, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3794.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/23055
Tasking Event-B: An Extension to Event-B for Generating Concurrent Code
No full textThe Event-B method is a formal approach for modelling systems in safety-, and business-critical, domains. Initially, system specification takes place at a high level of abstraction; detail is added in refinement steps as the development proceeds toward implementation. Our aim has been to develop a novel approach for generating code, for concurrent programs, from Event-B. We formulated the approach so that it integrates well with the existing Event-B methodology and tools. In this paper we introduce a tasking extension for Event-B, with Tasking and Shared Machines. We make use of refinement, decomposition, and the extension, to structure projects for code generation for multitasking implementations. During the modelling phase decomposition is performed; decomposition reduces modelling complexity and makes proof more tractable. The decomposed models are then extended with sufficient information to enable generation of code. A task body describes a task’s behaviour, mainly using imperative, programming-like constructs. Task priority and life-cycle (periodic, triggered, etc.) are also specified, but timing aspects are not modelled formally. We provide tool support in order to validate the practical aspects of the approach
On the identity of Cechenena aegrota (Butler, 1875) and related species (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)
No full textThe authors review the taxonomy of the group of species related to Cechenena aegrota (Butler, 1875). They demonstrate that the species in Sundaland, which most authors have referred to by this name, is not this species but a separate taxon, Cechenena chimaera (Rothschild, 1894). True aegrota is a more modest looking insect found further north on mainland Asia, from Sikkim to Vietnam. The habitus, male genitalia and distributions of the two species, together with those of the related Cechenena transpacífica (Clark, 1923), are described and illustrated.The status of the other synonyms of C. aegrota are discussed.Sur l'identité de Cechenena aegrota (Butler, 1875) et des espèces proches (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). Les auteurs révisent le groupe des espèces apparentées à Cechenena aegrota (Butler, 1875). Ils démontrent que, dans la littérature, ce que la grande majorité des auteurs désignent sous ce nom n'est pas cette espèce, mais C. chimaera (Rothschild, 1894). Le vrai aegrota est un insecte d'allure plus modeste, et volant beaucoup plus au nord, du Sikkim au Vietnam. Les répartitions des deux espèces sont présentées et visualisées sur une carte, les habitus et les génitalia de ces deux taxons ainsi que ceux de l'espèce-sœur de chimaera, C. transpacifica (Clark, 1923), sont illustrés. Les statuts des autres synonymes de C. aegrota sont débattus.Haxaire Jean, Kitching Ian J. On the identity of Cechenena aegrota (Butler, 1875) and related species (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). In: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, volume 108 (4), octobre 2003. pp. 355-360
Heterozygosity of the haemochromatosis mutation C282Y, does not influence susceptibility to alcoholic cirrhosis`
No full textAndreas Frenzer, Zbigniew Rudzki, Ian D. Norton, Wendy J. Butler, Ian C. Roberts-Thomso
On the self assembly of a trans-dibromo-bis-(dppfo<sub>2</sub>) iron (III), a ferrocene-ligand complex, dppfo<sub>2</sub> = [(ƞ<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>P(O)Ph<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>Fe]: Letting nature do the work
No full textThe octahedral iron complex trans-[{O,O-(ƞ5-C5H4P(O)Ph2)2Fe}2Fe(III)Br2][Fe(III)Br4]has been prepared by self-assembly simply by adding anhydrous ferric chloride to a dichloromethane/methanol solution of dppf and 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane and then leaving to form a complex slowly. The key factor in the self-assembly is the addition of 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane which is the source of the bromide and is responsible for acid catalysed hydrolysis of ferric chloride.</p
The UML-B Profile for formal systems modelling in UML
No full textThe UML is a popular modelling notation that has a natural appeal to hardware and software engineers and is adaptable through extension mechanisms. Formal (mathematical) modelling languages, on the other hand, are seen as difficult and costly to use and have achieved only limited use despite the benefits that they offer. In previous work, we have proposed an integration of UML and the formal notation, B and provided an automatic translator that produces a B specification. The integrated modelling notation, UML-B, inherits from both UML and B but primarily, is a specialisation of the UML. To achieve this integration we have specialised UML modelling elements via stereotypes, added tagged values to represent B modelling features and imposed constraints to ensure that UML-B models are translated into usable B. Here we describe ongoing work to define UML-B as a profile in accordance with the UML extensibility mechanisms
Clanidopsis exusta Butler 1875
No full textClanidopsis exusta (Butler, 1875) Plate 1, Fig. 4 Material examined. PAKISTAN, [Azad Jammu and Kashmir,] Rawalakot; [Punjab,] Ayub National Park, Rawalpindi, 13. viii. 2008, Asad Ali. Remarks. Also recorded from Shogran, Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (Staven, 2001, unpublished data). Clanidopsis exusta occurs from northern Pakistan, northwestern India, eastward along the southern Himalaya to central Nepal, and neighbouring areas of Xizang/Tibet, China (Pittaway & Kitching, 2013).Published as part of Rafi, Muhammad Ather, Sultan, Amir, Kitching, Ian J., Pittaway, Anthony R., Markhasiov, Maxim, Khan, Muhammad Rafique & Naz, Falak, 2014, The Hawkmoth Fauna of Pakistan (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), pp. 393-418 in Zootaxa 3794 (3) on page 395, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3794.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/23055
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