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Pacific Consumer Acculturation in New Zealand: Understanding the dynamics of consumption using video diaries
No full textNew Zealand, the land of milk and honey, is the „dream‟ of many Pacific people. Expectations of New Zealand were high as Pacific people dreamt of „the better life‟ from migrated family members who retold their experiences confirming their version of life in New Zealand. Many Pacific migrants came with the intention of improving the lives of their families and for themselves. Positioned within the situational context of understanding Pacific migrants isolated from their culture, this thesis aims to understand how island-born Pacific people acculturate to New Zealand society as consumers. The research question centers on understanding how Pacific people living in New Zealand experience consumer acculturation.
This research founded on a critical ethnographic stance addresses traditionally unbalanced power relations between researcher and participant and ensures participants are in control of their involvement in the study. Video diaries are used to capture routine, daily experiences of Pacific consumers. Participants narrated and reflected on their lives in New Zealand and considered how this differed from their lives in the islands. Video diaries were conducted with nine participants from two cities in New Zealand; Hamilton and Dunedin. Participants are from; Samoa (3), Tonga (2), Fiji (3) and Cook Islands (1). Each participant is tasked with recording aspects of their lives for the duration of 6 to 8 weeks, meeting regularly with the researcher to discuss progress, change tapes, and, most importantly build a relationship. Upon completion of the diary fieldwork stage, the researcher and participant meet for a final interview to collaborate on themes and clarify any issues outstanding.
Participant narratives are expressed within five storylines: premigration expectations; change of the collective; becoming an individual; consumption desires; and, cultural maintenance. These storylines explore themes surrounding the consumer acculturation process in New Zealand. They illustrate that the reality of life in New Zealand varies considerably from participants‟ initial expectations. Participants acknowledged that they needed to become more independent and take on more individualistic values to fit into their new environment. Participants attempted to maintain aspects of their culture, in particular, the "circle of giving" through obligation. However, this was not always possible.
Consumer acculturation appeared throughout the everyday experiences of participants. This included; in public and private situations, in the home, work and at social occasions. Individual adaptation of consumption values from Pacific to Western pervaded all areas of participant lives. By looking at contemporary Pacific consumption patterns we learn that there is similarity to previous patterns of Western consumption. Consumption feeds the desires of many Pacific people to want more, have more, own more and replaces more traditional values like community ownership and reciprocity. A process of consumer acculturation developed from these understandings, highlights the movement of participants as they graduate to-and-from different phases of the process, i.e., from the dream, to the reality of life in New Zealand.
Understanding individual journeys of Pacific consumers highlights the acculturation processes that Pacific people go through to merge into New Zealand society. Through this insight, the meaning of consumption is considered and in turn how this translates to the wider culture, both in New Zealand and in the Pacific. Through understanding these consumption meanings and experiences, we consider ways to alleviate negative consumer acculturative experience. The bigger picture brings us back to questioning the relevance and structure of a consumer lifestyle. Within a New Zealand context, Pacific consumers would benefit from the integration of their core values into their daily lives and the embracing of their value system by wider societal structures. Seeking solutions from collective methods would encourage the retention of cultural values. Undoubtedly taking the "the best from both worlds" would be the ultimate route to navigating life in New Zealand
Ep025 about writing children's book, and teaching children about history and folklore in fun and exciting ways.
No full textCharis Cotter is an award-winning children’s writer, actor and storyteller who has worked extensively in schools telling Newfoundland ghost stories and encouraging students to collect local ghost stories from their communities. In 2013 she published The Ghosts of Baccalieu, a book of traditional ghost stories by students from Tricon Elementary in Bay de Verde. Her latest storytelling presentation, The Ghosts of Grates Cove, is an hour of ghost stories from one of the most haunted places in Newfoundland, Conception Bay North. We discuss Charis’ work as an author, how she teaches children facts through games and fun, school programs, and ghost stories
Combination of Pretreatment with White Rot Fungi and Modification of Primary and Secondary Cell Walls Improves Saccharification
No full textPlant cell walls have protective and structural functions conferring resistance to degradation. The lignin and hemicellulose network surrounding the cellulose microfibrils is insoluble unless subjected to harsh treatments. As lignin, pectin and xylan are effective barriers to cellulose extraction and hydrolysis, reducing their presence in cell walls improves saccharification. Microorganisms that can depolymerise lignin are of extreme interest to the biofuel industry. White rot fungi can be effective in pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass prior to saccharification. Here, we show the cumulative effects of pretreating biomass with two white rot fungi, Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Trametes cingulata, on tobacco lines with reduced lignin or xylan, caused by suppression of the CINNAMOYL-CoA REDUCTASE, CINNAMATE-4-HYDROXYLASE, TOBACCO PEROXIDASE 60 or UDP-GLUCURONATE DECARBOXYLASE and on Arabidopsis thaliana with reduced de-esterified homogalacturonan content, obtained by overexpressing a pectin methyl esterase inhibitor or constitutively expressing the Aspergillus nigerPOLYGALACTURONASE II gene. Tests were extended to fresh material from an Arabidopsis mutant for a cell wall peroxidase. We demonstrate that fungal pretreatment is a reliable method of improving cellulose accessibility in biofuel feedstocks, fresh material and cell wall residues from different plants. These results contribute to the understanding of the consequences of primary and secondary cell wall perturbations on lignocellulosic biomass accessibility to white rot fungi and on saccharification yield. A comparison of the effects of P. chrysosporium and T. cingulata on tobacco saccharification also highlights the limitation of current knowledge in this research field and the necessity to systematically test culture conditions to avoid generalisations. © 2014 The Author(s)
Dante's Beatrice ("dolce amica") and Petrarch's Laura ("dolce nemica") : "charis" and poetry
No full textTematem artykułu jest analiza dwóch najsłynniejszych postaci kobiecych w literaturze włoskiej, Beatrycze i Laury i roli, jaką ich charis, rozumiana jako uroda, wdzięk, ale także piękno wewnętrzne, czy nawet łaska w – przypadku Beatrycze – oraz pełen sprzeczności obraz wewnętrzny Laury rzutujący na stosunek poety do niej, odegrały w twórczości Dantego i Petrarki i w pojmowaniu przez nich celów poezji. Przedmiotem zainteresowania nie są historyczne cechy osobowości Beatrycze i Laury (nie wiemy nawet, czy ta ostania istniała naprawdę), a jedynie ich wyobrażenie literackie, obecne w różnych dziełach obu twórców. W analizie o charakterze interpretacyjnym autorka artykułu odwołuje się do "Vita Nuova" i "Divina Commedia" Dantego oraz do "Secretum" i "Rerum vulgarium fragmenta" Petrarki. Auto-dekonstrukcji miłosnej iluzji młodszego poety zostaje przeciwstawiony ewolucyjny wymiar miłości Alighierego: oba te zjawiska decydująco wpłynęły na rozwój ich twórczych osobowości.The article contains an analysis of two most famous female characters in Italian literature: Beatrice and Laura and the role which their charis performed in the oeuvre of Dante and Petrarch. The author also analyses the poets’ understanding of the functions of poetry. Charis was described as beauty, grace, but also internal beauty, or even mercy – as in the case of Beatrice, and an internal image of Laura full of contradictions which affected the relation of the poet to her. The object of the research is not the historical attributes of Beatrice and Laura (we even do not know whether the latter actually existed), but their literary representations existing in different works of both authors. In the interpretative analysis the author refers to "Vita Nuova" and "Divina Commedia" by Dante and "Secretum" and "Rerum vulgarium fragmenta" by Petrarch. The auto-destructive amorous illusion of the younger poet has
been juxtaposed with the evolutionary dimension of affection by Alighieri: both phenomena decisively influenced the development of their artistic work
Implementation of a class-wide intervention to teach behavioral expectations in Head Start
No full textChildren and teachers were recruited from two Head Start programs in a Midwestern city to participate in this study focused on behavioral expectations. Using a multiple probe design across four classrooms, the impact of scripted stories, role play, and prompts was examined. Teachers were trained on how to implement effective strategies to teach behavioral expectations to young children. Although a functional relation was not established, teachers implemented the evidence-based strategies with high fidelity which resulted in adherence to behavioral expectations for two child participants.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2017-12-01The student, Charis Price, accepted the attached license on 2015-11-19 at 16:13.The student, Charis Price, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2015-11-19 at 16:36.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2015-11-30 at 11:13.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #8812 on 2016-03-02 at 14:06:00Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-02T20:23:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Atmospheric Monitoring and Precise Spectroscopy of the HR 8799 Planets with SCExAO/CHARIS
No full textThe atmospheres of gas giant planets are thought to be inhomogeneous due to weather and patchy clouds. We present two full nights of coronagraphic observations of the HR 8799 planets using the CHARIS integral field spectrograph behind the SCExAO adaptive optics system on the Subaru Telescope to search for spectrophomometric variability. We did not detect significant variability signals, but placed the lowest variability upper limits for HR 8799c and d. Based on injection-recovery tests, we expected to have a 50% chance to detect signals down to 10% H-band photometric variability for HR 8799c and down to 30% H-band variability for HR 8799d. We also investigated spectral variability and expected a 50% chance to recover 20% variability in the H/K flux ratio for HR 8799c. We combined all the data from the two nights to obtain some of the most precise spectra obtained for HR 8799c, d, and e. Using a grid of cloudy radiative-convective-thermochemical equilibrium models, we found all three planets prefer supersolar metallicity with effective temperatures of ∼1100 K. However, our high signal-to-noise spectra show that HR 8799d has a distinct spectrum from HR 8799c, possibly preferring more vertically extended and uniform clouds and indicating that the planets are not identical. © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.Open access journalThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Japan's delayed antinuclear power mobilization after 3.11
No full textThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 2013.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections."September 2013." Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-112).The meltdown of Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear plant was one of three disasters that rocked Japan on 11 March 2011, a day often referred to as "3.11." This nuclear accident led to increased attention to and disapproval of nuclear power among the Japanese public. However, despite widespread antinuclear sentiment, the public did not mobilize into sustained mass protests until June 2012. Using historical and contemporary comparisons, this thesis shows that Japan's 15- month delay in antinuclear mobilization was unusual. Both the 1979 Three Mile Island and the 1986 Chernobyl accidents had been quickly followed by mobilized protests. Moreover, the 3.11 Fukushima meltdown prompted mass protests in Germany almost immediately. Given these patterns, one would expect to have seen the Japanese mobilize earlier. The question that drives this thesis is: What led to Japan's 15-month delay in antinuclear power mobilization? Using social movement theory, I test to see whether low levels of grievance, limited availability of resources, or the lack of effective mobilizing structure and strategy help to explain this delay. Of the three explanations, I find the mobilization structure and strategy explanation to be best supported. Due to a history of overlooking antinuclear power issues in Japanese civil society, the early post-3.11 movement lacked longstanding true believers and activists, the two types of participants most effective at mobilizing. Furthermore, the use of social media platforms to organize the early protests may have contributed to why sustained protests were delayed. The empirical findings from this thesis allow us to examine more closely the devastation resulting from 3.11's nuclear meltdown and assess the strengths and weaknesses in Japanese civil society after the disaster. On a theoretical level, these findings may encourage us to question the relevance of grievance to mobilization, refine how resource availability is measured, and ask if the growing use of social media and other online tools should change the way we study social movement mobilization.by Lin Ern Charis Teo.S.M
Fuel from plant cell walls: recent developments in second generation bioethanol research
No full textModeling Coupled Dynamic Processes in Wieringermeer Landfill Using Particle Filtering
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Food waste recovery : processing technologies and industrial techniques /
No full textFood Waste Recovery: Processing Technologies and Industrial Techniques acts as a guide to recover valuable components of food by-products and recycle them inside the food chain, in an economic and sustainable way. The book investigates all the relevant recovery issues and compares different techniques to help you advance your research and develop new applications. Strong coverage of the different technologies is included, while keeping a balance between the characteristics of current conventional and emerging technologies. This is an essential reference for research outcomes. Presents a holi.Food Waste Recovery: Processing Technologies and Industrial Techniques acts as a guide to recover valuable components of food by-products and recycle them inside the food chain, in an economic and sustainable way. The book investigates all the relevant recovery issues and compares different techniques to help you advance your research and develop new applications. Strong coverage of the different technologies is included, while keeping a balance between the characteristics of current conventional and emerging technologies. This is an essential reference for research outcomes. Presents a holi.Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Section I -- Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Food waste management, valorization, and sustainability in the food industry; 1.1 -- Introduction; 1.2 -- Definitions of "food waste" and "food loss"; 1.3 -- Quantities of lost and wasted food and impact on food and nutrition security; 1.4 -- Prospects; 1.5 -- Origin of food waste and food loss; 1.5.1 -- Distribution in the different production stages; 1.5.2 -- Distribution in transition and industrialized countries; 1.6 -- Management and valorization strategies.1.6.1 -- Policy in the European Union1.6.2 -- Policy in the United States; 1.7 -- Treatment of food waste; 1.7.1 -- Valorization as animal feed; 1.7.2 -- Landfilling; 1.7.3 -- Biofuel conversion methods; 1.7.4 -- Composting and vermicomposting; 1.7.5 -- Recovery and valorization; 1.8 -- How food waste recovery improves sustainability of food systems; 1.8.1 -- Economic sustainability improvements; 1.8.2 -- Social, and environmental sustainability improvements; References; Chapter 2 -- Classification and target compounds; 2.1 -- Introduction; 2.2 -- Cereals; 2.2.1 -- Wheat straw; 2.2.2 -- Wheat mill fractions.2.2.3 -- Rice mill fractions2.2.4 -- Oat mill fractions; 2.2.5 -- Barley mill fractions; 2.2.6 -- Barley malt; 2.3 -- Root and tubers; 2.3.1 -- Potato processing waste; 2.3.2 -- Cassava processing waste; 2.3.3 -- Sweet potato waste; 2.4 -- Oilcrops and pulses; 2.4.1 -- Pulses processing waste; 2.4.2 -- Oilseed processing waste; 2.4.3 -- Recovery of pulses and oilseed by-products for nonfood application; 2.5 -- Fruit and vegetables; 2.6 -- Meat products; 2.6.1 -- Fifth quarter; 2.6.2 -- Higher value products from meat processing sources; 2.7 -- Fisheries by-products; 2.7.1 -- Applications; 2.8 -- Dairy products.2.8.1 -- Dairy processing waste2.8.2 -- Whey as the most abundant dairy by-product; 2.8.3 -- Direct utilization of whey; 2.8.4 -- Indirect utilization of whey; References; Chapter 3 -- The universal recovery strategy; 3.1 -- Introduction; 3.2 -- Characteristics of target compounds; 3.2.1 -- Calculations; 3.2.2 -- Structural characteristics of target macromolecules; 3.2.3 -- Structural characteristics of target micromolecules; 3.3 -- Substrate macro- and microstructure; 3.4 -- Selection of the appropriate solvent; 3.4.1 -- Compound solubility in different solvents.3.4.2 -- Thermodynamic prediction for the preference of target compounds in different solvents3.5 -- Selection of the recovery stages; 3.6 -- Selection of the appropriate technologies; 3.6.1 -- Preparation of the material; 3.6.2 -- Removal of macromolecules; 3.6.3 -- Dissociation of molecular clusters and complexes; 3.6.4 -- Removal of co-extracted impurities; 3.6.5 -- Obtainment of the final product; References; Section II -- Conventional techniques; Chapter 4 -- Conventional macroscopic pretreatment; 4.1 -- Introduction; 4.2 -- Size reduction of solids; 4.2.1 -- Size reduction principles.4.2.2 -- Equipment for size reduction of solids.Print version record.Elsevie
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