154 research outputs found
Successful Pioneers: Irish Catholic Settlers in the Township of Hibbert, Ontario, 1845-1887
No full textSuccessful Pioneers: Irish Catholic Settlers in the Township of Hibbert, Ontario, 1845-1887. The study of Irish Catholic immigrants is interesting as a part of the wider issue that has consumed Canada since its inception - immigration and immigrant communities. By testing the assumptions of historical literature, we can see how different stories have been told about the Irish Catholic immigrant experience in Canada and the variety of reasons given for the communities' relative successes or failures. The Township of Hibbert affords an opportunity to study Irish Catholic Immigrants in somewhat uniquely promising socioeconomic, dernographic and geographic circumstances. The settlers developed into a strong and confident rural community. And though many of the articles and monographs published in the past twenty years have discredited the assumptions of the earlier cultural deterministic models of Irish Canadian studies, the literature concerning the nineteenth century rural experience continues to place Irish Catholics on the periphery. This despite the fact that most Irish Catholics in Canada during this era lived in rural communities. The central thesis of this paper is that the Irish Catholic community in the Township of Hibbert were not as downtrodden as the historical literature ,concerning the subject of Irish Catholics usually suggests. The Irish Catholics, of the Township of Hibbert were economically, politically and socially more secure than any other community discussed in the Canadian historical literature. They found it was neither necessary nor desirable to publicly demand recognition, as an ethnic or cultural group, from their local society and therefore expressed moderation concerning the issues of Irish nationalism and religious rights. It is this story that this paper will attempt to discuss.Master of Arts (MA
Negotiating palliative care expertise in the medical world
No full textThis paper explores the relationship between palliative medicine and the wider medical world. It draws on data from a focus group study in which doctors from a range of specialties talked about developing palliative care for patients with heart failure. In outlining views of the organisation of care, participants engaged in a process of negotiation about the roles and expertise of their own, and other, specialties. Our analysis considers the expertise of palliative medicine with reference to its technical and indeterminate components. It shows how these are used to promote and challenge boundaries between medical specialities and with nursing. The boundaries constructed on palliative medicine's technical contribution to care are regarded as particularly coherent within orthodox medicine. In contrast, its indeterminate expertise, represented by the ‘holistic’ and ‘psychosocial’ agendas, is potentially compromising in a medical world that prizes science and rationality. We show how the coherence of both kinds of expertise is contested by moves to extend palliative care beyond its traditional temporal (end-of-life) and pathological (cancer) fields of practice
Introduction to electrochemistry
No full textAn excellent way into the subject'- New Scientist Introduction to Electrochemistry is the first major new text in the field in recent years. The author takes the student from the basics through to a level suitable for beginning a post-graduate course. The chapters cover theory from electrolytes through electrodes to cells, both equilibrium and dynamic. Applications and methods are given great emphasis, and the second part of the text focuses on these aspects with coverage of electrosynthesis, electroanalytical chemistry, industrial electrochemistry, batteries and corrosion. Scattered throughout the text are panels of historical and anecdotal information illustrating unusual and often amusing aspects of electrochemistry not normally presented to the student. This, plus the highly readable style adopted by Brynn Hibbert, and his use of fully worked problems at the end of each chapter, make Introduction to Electrochemistry the ideal undergraduate textbook choice. Introduction to Electrochemistry is part of the Macmillan Physical Sciences Series
Doctors' understanding of palliative care
No full textPalliative care has been challenged to share its message with a wider audience, and for many years it has been articulating an approach that is suitable for all patients. However, it is not clear how widely this message has been accepted. As part of a study into end-of-life care for heart failure, we conducted seven focus groups with doctors in general practice, palliative medicine, cardiology, geriatrics and general medicine. In these, we explored doctors' understanding of palliative care. Participants displayed a reasonable grasp of the wider concept of palliative care, but the specialists' role was ill-defined, reflected in scepticism about their place outside of cancer. Perceptions of palliative care fell into three broad areas: it was more than a service, about managing dying, and the concern of nurses, rather than doctors. Palliative care was welcomed as providing permission to fail, whilst representing a dilemma between quantity and quality of life for the interviewees. Our work suggests that specialist palliative care has been partially successful in getting their message across, and poor understanding or receptivity are not major barriers to implementing palliative care. Educational or other interventions to implement change in palliative care need to acknowledge the complex interaction of factors influencing physicians' behaviou
The linguistic landscape of Post-Apartheid South Africa: politics and discourse
No full textLiesel Hibbert is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. Her interests include discourse studies, South African writing, linguistic ethnography, political rhetoric, stylistics, the bilingual classroom and higher education pedagogy. Her previous publications include Multilingual Universities in South Africa (Multilingual Matters, 2014), which she co-edited with Christa van der Walt.The appointment of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa in 1994 signalled the end of apartheid and transition to a new democratic constitution. This book studies discursive trends during the first twenty years of the new democracy, outlining the highlights and challenges of transforming policy, practice and discursive formations. The book analyses a range of discourses which signal how and by what processes the linguistic landscape and identities of South Africa’s inhabitants have changed in this time, finding that struggles in South African politics go hand in hand with shifts in the linguistic landscape. In a country now characterised by multilingualism, heteroglossia, polyphony and translanguaging, the author debates where the discourse practices of those born post-1994 may lead
The linguistic landscape of Post-Apartheid South Africa: politics and discourse
No full textLiesel Hibbert is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. Her interests include discourse studies, South African writing, linguistic ethnography, political rhetoric, stylistics, the bilingual classroom and higher education pedagogy. Her previous publications include Multilingual Universities in South Africa (Multilingual Matters, 2014), which she co-edited with Christa van der Walt.The appointment of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa in 1994 signalled the end of apartheid and transition to a new democratic constitution. This book studies discursive trends during the first twenty years of the new democracy, outlining the highlights and challenges of transforming policy, practice and discursive formations. The book analyses a range of discourses which signal how and by what processes the linguistic landscape and identities of South Africa’s inhabitants have changed in this time, finding that struggles in South African politics go hand in hand with shifts in the linguistic landscape. In a country now characterised by multilingualism, heteroglossia, polyphony and translanguaging, the author debates where the discourse practices of those born post-1994 may lead
K-shell Photoionization of Atomic Cl
No full textRecent measurements of the photoionization of atomic Cl in the vicinity of the 1s thresholds have motivated the present R-matrix calculation which takes into account relativistic effects via the Breit-Pauli operator. The computer code CIV3 of Hibbert and Glass and Hibbert, which also includes relativistic effects, is used to obtain the discrete wavefunctions. These are constructed with orbitals generated from a carefully-chosen large scale configuration interaction expansion. The open-shell nature of the Cl atom translates into the existence of actually four 1s thresholds, 3Po 0,1,2 and 1P 1. The results are analyzed with particular focus on the resonances leading up to the four thresholds, and the various effects that dominate the cross sections in this energy range are unraveled
The Halton "Deformation": Till: An Application of G.I.S. Basin Analysis Accompanied by a Sedimentological Examination of the Halton Basal Contact
No full textTitle: The Halton "Deformation": Till: An Application of G.I.S. Basin Analysis Accompanied by a Sedimentological Examination of the Halton Basal Contact, Author: Jarold W. Hibbert, Location: ThodeThe combined use of powerful computers and Geographic
Information System (G. I. S.) technology has only recently been
utilized as a geological tool in the study of unconsolidated
sediments. G. I. S. is applied in mapping the bedrock topography and
the geometry of the Halton Till in the Toronto region identifying
the technology as an essential component of any basin-wide
investigation. The bedrock surface exhibits a strong control over the
distribution of the Late Wisconsin aged Halton Till. The wide,
deep Laurentian channel contains thick sequences of Mid Wisconsin
sediments and is capped by a thin veneer of Halton Till. The
highland areas on the flanks of the Laurentian channel contain many
small bedrock channels oriented in a NW/SE trend parallel to ice
flow in the Late Wisconsin. These smaller bedrock channels are
often the sites of thick deposits of Halton Till. A sedimentological investigation of the Halton Till basal contact in outcrop reveals strong evidence of
underlying sediments into the Halton Till.
Sediment rafts, deformed basal zones in the Halton Till and sheared underlying
sediments suggest that the traditional classification of the Halton
Till as a lodgement complex is incorrect. A grainsize investigation of the lower 10 meters of the Halton Till supports the outcrop evidence of the incorporation of
underlying sediments into the lower Halton Till. The lithology of
the underlying unconsolidated sediments have a strong control on
the grainsize distribution of the lower 4 meters of the Halton Till. The geometry of the Halton Till, its sedimentology, grainsize distribution and glacitectonic deformation of underlying units all provide evidence for the deposition of the Halton Till as a
'deformation till'. Present investigations of the Halton Till as
a potential unit for the location of waste disposal sites should
take into consideration the geometry and sedimentology of the till. G.I.S. is a rapidly expanding field and it will play an important role in the study of Quaternary sediments (particularly aquifers) and the location of future hazardous waste disposal sites
in Southern Ontario.ThesisBachelor of Arts (BA
The chemical structure and antigenicity of Dextran II. --.
No full textThe original print is faded. The output is the best quality possible at this time.(1) The chemical structure of Dextran II, the bacterial polysaccharide produced from sucrose by Leuconostoc mesenteroides, has been investigated by means of methylation studies, using improved methylation and fractional distillation techniques. (2) Highly-purified Dextran II has been shown to function as a haptene in precipitin reactions with anti-Leuconostoc sera. (3) The Haworth methylation technique has been modified and adapted generally to the synthesis of partially-methylated glucose derivatives. (4) 2,3-Dimethyl-ß-methyl glucoside and 2,3,4-trimethylglucose have been synthesized by new procedures developed by the author. Improvements have been made in the methods of synthesis of 2,3-dimethyl-, 2,3,4-trimethyl- and 2,3,4,6-tetramethyl methyl glucosides. [...
Researching the mental health needs of hard-to-reach groups: managing multiple sources of evidence
No full textBackground: common mental health problems impose substantial challenges to patients, carers, and health care systems. A range of interventions have demonstrable efficacy in improving the lives of people experiencing such problems. However many people are disadvantaged, either because they are unable to access primary care, or because access does not lead to adequate help. New methods are needed to understand the problems of access and generate solutions. In this paper we describe our methodological approach to managing multiple and diverse sources of evidence, within a research programme to increase equity of access to high quality mental health services in primary care.Methods: we began with a scoping review to identify the range and extent of relevant published material, and establish key concepts related to access. We then devised a strategy to collect - in parallel - evidence from six separate sources: a systematic review of published quantitative data on access-related studies; a meta-synthesis of published qualitative data on patient perspectives; dialogues with local stakeholders; a review of grey literature from statutory and voluntary service providers; secondary analysis of patient transcripts from previous qualitative studies; and primary data from interviews with service users and carers.We synthesised the findings from these diverse sources, made judgements on key emerging issues in relation to needs and services, and proposed a range of potential interventions. These proposals were debated and refined using iterative electronic and focus group consultation procedures involving international experts, local stakeholders and service users.Conclusions: our methods break new ground by generating and synthesising multiple sources of evidence, connecting scientific understanding with the perspectives of users, in order to develop innovative ways to meet the mental health needs of under-served group
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