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Keynote Presentation: Dr. Michelle E. Moore
No full textDr. Michelle E. Moore, is Professor of English at the College of DuPage, where she teaches classes in American literature and film and the honors composition sequence. She is the author of Chicago and the Making of American Modernism: Cather, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Fitzgerald in Conflict published by Bloomsbury Academic and coeditor (with COD Professor Brian Brems) of the collection: Refocus: The Films of Paul Schrader to be published by Edinburgh University Press in June. She has published articles in the journals Literature/Film Quarterly, Cather Studies 9 and 11, and Faulkner Studies and chapters in the collections Teaching Henry James, Hemingway in the Digital Age, and Rape in Art Cinema. She is also a board member of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park
Alan Moore Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel
No full textEclectic British author Alan Moore (b. 1953) is one of the most acclaimed and controversial comics writers to emerge since the late 1970s. He has produced a large number of well-regarded comic books and graphic novels while also making occasional forays into music, poetry, performance, and prose. In Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel , Annalisa Di Liddo argues that Moore employs the comics form to dissect the literary canon, the tradition of comics, contemporary society, and our understanding of history. The book considers Moore's narrative strategies and pinpoints the main thematic threads in his works: the subversion of genre and pulp fiction, the interrogation of superhero tropes, the manipulation of space and time, the uses of magic and mythology, the instability of gender and ethnic identity, and the accumulation of imagery to create satire that comments on politics and art history. Examining Moore's use of comics to scrutinize contemporary culture, Di Liddo analyzes his best-known works-- Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, From Hell, Promethea , and Lost Girls . The study also highlights Moore?s lesser-known output, such as Halo Jones, Skizz , and Big Numbers , and his prose novel Voice of the Fire. Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel reveals Moore to be one of the most significant and distinctly postmodern comics creators of the last quarter-century.Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. Formal Considerations on Alan Moore's Writing -- CHAPTER 2. Chronotopes: Outer Space, the Cityscape, and the Space of Comics -- CHAPTER 3. Moore and the Crisis of English Identity -- CHAPTER 4. Finding a Way into Lost Girls -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- ZEclectic British author Alan Moore (b. 1953) is one of the most acclaimed and controversial comics writers to emerge since the late 1970s. He has produced a large number of well-regarded comic books and graphic novels while also making occasional forays into music, poetry, performance, and prose. In Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel , Annalisa Di Liddo argues that Moore employs the comics form to dissect the literary canon, the tradition of comics, contemporary society, and our understanding of history. The book considers Moore's narrative strategies and pinpoints the main thematic threads in his works: the subversion of genre and pulp fiction, the interrogation of superhero tropes, the manipulation of space and time, the uses of magic and mythology, the instability of gender and ethnic identity, and the accumulation of imagery to create satire that comments on politics and art history. Examining Moore's use of comics to scrutinize contemporary culture, Di Liddo analyzes his best-known works-- Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, From Hell, Promethea , and Lost Girls . The study also highlights Moore?s lesser-known output, such as Halo Jones, Skizz , and Big Numbers , and his prose novel Voice of the Fire. Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel reveals Moore to be one of the most significant and distinctly postmodern comics creators of the last quarter-century.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Bees collect polyurethane and polyethylene plastics as novel nest materials
No full textPlastic waste pervades the global landscape. Although adverse impacts on both species and ecosystems have been documented, there are few observations of behavioral flexibility and adaptation in species, especially insects, to increasingly plastic-rich environments. Here, two species of megachilid bee are described independently using different types of polyurethane and polyethylene plastics in place of natural materials to construct and close brood cells in nests containing successfully emerging brood. The plastics collected by each bee species resembled the natural materials usually sought; Megachile rotundata, which uses cut plant leaves, was found constructing brood cells out of cut pieces of polyethylene-based plastic bags, and Megachile campanulae, which uses plant and tree resins, had brood cells constructed out of a polyurethane-based exterior building sealant. Although perhaps incidentally collected, the novel use of plastics in the nests of bees could reflect ecologically adaptive traits necessary for survival in an increasingly human-dominated environment.We thank Dr. Laurence Packer, Sheila Dumesh, Bahar Salehi and Erik Glemser for comments and discussion for the manuscript. Funding was provided by Dr. Packer’s NSERC Discovery Grant and an NSERC-CGS awarded to the first author. J. S. MacIvor
conceived and implemented the study, found the bee nests and reared the larvae. A. E. Moore analyzed the M. campanulae cells. J. S. MacIvor compiled and wrote the manuscript, A. E. Moore collaborated on the methods. A. E. Moore provided the graphs for the figures. J. S. MacIvor imaged the brood cells. Both authors critically revised the manuscript and approved it for publication. Publication was made possible by the York University Libraries' Open Access Author Fun
Rivolte mancate. Sulle correlazioni tra emozioni e spregio in Axel Honneth e Barrington Moore Jr.
No full textIl saggio è dedicato all’analisi delle correlazioni tra dimensione normativa e reazioni emotive, e più in particolare tra senso dell’ingiustizia e collera morale proposte da Barring- ton Moore e Axel Honneth. Si parte dalla teoria di Moore ripresa da Honneth, per poi con- centrare l’attenzione sulla teoria dello spregio (Missachtung) delineata da Honneth in Lotta per il riconoscimento. Tale teoria viene quindi problematizzata, soprattutto attraverso una analisi delle reazioni emotive di taglio regressivo che seguono a determinate esperienze di ingiustizia.
Lacking riots. On the connections between emotions and disrespect in Axel Honneth and
Barrington Moore Jr.
The paper concerns the analysis of the connections between normative dimension and emotional reactions, and particularly between the sense of injustice and the moral anger out- lined by Barrington Moore and Axel Honneth. The Author starts by discussing the theory of Moore regained by Axel Honneth, then he offers an analysis of the theory of disrespect (Missachtung) outlined by Honneth in Struggle for Recognition. The Author criticizes this theory, particularly he outlines an analysis of the regressive emotional reactions activated by specific experiences of injustice
On the existence of point countable bases in Moore spaces
No full textIn this paper, the author answers in the negative two questions raised by E. E. Grace and R. W. Heath concerning the existence of point countable bases in Moore spaces. These answers are obtained by a general construction technique developed by the author which associates to each first countable
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A quantitative analysis of the prevalence of clinical depression and anxiety in patients with prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance
No full textObjective: To quantitatively determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression in men on active surveillance (AS).Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire survey.Setting: Secondary care prostate cancer (PCa) clinics across South, Central and Western England.Participants: 313 men from a total sample of 426 with a histological diagnosis of PCa currently managed with AS were identified from seven UK urology departments. The mean age of respondents was 70 (51–86) years with the majority (76%) being married or in civil partnerships. 94% of responders were of white British ethnicity.Primary outcome measures: The prevalence of clinically meaningful depression and anxiety as assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS; score ?8/21).Secondary outcome measures: Patient demographic data (age, employment, relationship, ethnic and educational status). Each demographic variable was cross-tabulated against patients identified as depressed or anxious to allow for the identification of variables that were significantly associated with depression and anxiety. In order to determine predictors for depression and anxiety among the demographic variables, logistic regression analyses were conducted, with p<0.05 considered as indicating statistical significance.Results: The prevalence of clinical anxiety and depression as determined via the HADS (HADS ?8) was 23% (n=73) and 12.5% (n=39), respectively. Published data from men in the general population of similar age has shown prevalence rates of 8% and 6%, respectively, indicating a twofold increase in depression and a threefold increase in anxiety among AS patients. Our findings also suggest that AS patients experience substantially greater levels of anxiety than patients with PCa treated radically. The only demographic predictor for anxiety or depression was divorce.Conclusions: Patients with PCa managed with AS experienced substantially higher rates of anxiety and depression than that expected in the general population. Strategies to address this are needed to improve the management of this population and their quality of life.<br/
Lee Moore Wash Basin management study
No full textabstract: This study identifies the drainage and flooding hazards within the watershed and develops alternatives to address those hazards. It is a comprehensive study that estimates flood and erosion potential, maps watercourses, identifies existing and potential problems and develops preliminary solutions and standards for sound floodplain and stormwater management.Special study (Pima County Regional Flood Control District (Ariz.)) ; 10This study replaces the previous Special Study 10 (12/2//88) entitled: Lee Moore Wash Watershed / Jonathan Fuller, principal investigator
Well‐posedness for the fourth‐order Moore–Gibson–Thompson equation in the class of Banach‐space‐valued Hölder‐continuous functions
No full text[EN] In this work, we provide a full characterization of well-posedness in vector-valued Holder continuous function spaces for a fourth-order abstract evolution equation arising from the Moore-Gibson-Thompson equation with memory using operator-valued C-alpha-Fourier multipliers. We illustrate our results by providing an example based on the fourth order Moore-Gibson-Thompson equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions.The author is supported by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and Project PID2019-105011GB-I00 and by Generalitat Valenciana, Project PROMETEU/2021/070.Murillo Arcila, M. (2023). Well-posedness for the fourth-order Moore-Gibson-Thompson equation in the class of Banach-space-valued Holder-continuous functions. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences. 46(2):1928-1937. https://doi.org/10.1002/mma.8618S1928193746
The Moore Method
No full textThe Moore Method: A Pathway to Learner-Centered Instruction offers a practical overview of the method as practiced by the four co-authors, serving as both a 'how to' manual for implementing the method and an answer to the question, 'what is the Moore method?'. Moore is well known as creator of The Moore Method (no textbooks, no lectures, no conferring) in which there is a current and growing revival of interest and modified application under inquiry-based learning projects. Beginning with Moore's Method as practiced by Moore himself, the authors proceed to present their own broader definitions of the method before addressing specific details and mechanics of their individual implementations. Each chapter consists of four essays, one by each author, introduced with the commonality of the authors' writings. Topics include the culture the authors strive to establish in the classroom, their grading methods, the development of materials and typical days in the classroom. Appendices include sample tests, sample notes, and diaries of individual courses. With more than 130 references supporting the themes of the book the work provides ample additional reading supporting the transition to learner-centered methods of instruction.</jats:p
Lorrie Moore has some instructions on how to read her new book
No full textAn interview with the prize-winning author Lorrie Moore about her new collection of essays, "See What Can Be Done.
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