1,251 research outputs found
J. Saunders Redding, circa 1970
No full textA portrait photo of author Jay Saunders Redding. Written on verso: Saunders Redding (author) - first AA faculty at an Ivy League (Brown).The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Clustering of children's activity behaviour: the use of self-report versus direct measures
No full textAbstract While we concur with the objectives of the recent International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity paper published by Jago and colleagues titled "Physical activity and sedentary behaviour typologies of 10-11 year olds", we feel that the results as currently presented do not support their conclusions. Though the authors created groups of children with dramatically different patterns of self-reported physical activity and sedentary behaviour, an inspection of the objectively measured accelerometry data shows little difference between the groups. Further, in at least one instance the difference between groups was of the opposite direction when using objective measures, as opposed to the self-report measures used in the published analysis. Thus, we caution the authors from making conclusions based on their self-report data, and propose that they re-analyze their data using their objectively measured data instead.</p
A Scholar\u27s Conscience: Selected Writings of J. Saunders Redding, 1942-1977
No full textJ. Saunders Redding (1906−1988) was often and justifiably called “the dean of African American scholars.” As professor and man of letters, he wrote about African American literature and culture in vivid and scholarly prose. And of all the writers of his generation, he best represented, and came closest to explaining, the hopes and conflicts of American democracy in a multiracial society. Yet his perceptions and writings were never limited to race, nationality, academia, or one literary genre.
In this first published anthology drawn from Redding’s books, essays, and speeches, Faith Berry has compiled representative selections from every period and genre in which Redding wrote: autobiography, fiction, biography, history, journalism, travelogue, and literary criticism. The collection offers a wide range of his thought and criticism from numerous publications, as well as a comprehensive bibliography of his works.
Redding is essential reading for all those who argue for or against the intellectual credo he espoused: that African American writing and culture be studied in the context of American life and culture, not in isolation.
This useful and balanced edition of Redding’s writing should serve to introduce him to a new audience certain to find his texts worthy of attention and discussion. Readers concerned with literary and social history, higher education, race relations, American and ethnic studies, foreign affairs, cultural exchange—or indeed the humanities in general—will find this work an important resource. Contemporary African American scholars will value the book as a lasting reference. And anyone unfamiliar with Redding’s work will discover and appreciate the breadth of his contributions to scholarship and literature.
Faith Berry is the author of Langston Hughes: Before and Beyond Harlem and editor of Good Morning Revolution: Uncollected Social Protest Writings of Langston Hughes.
A welcome resource for of students of African American literature and culture. -- American Literature
Hubbard influenced Berry in the 1960s when Berry’s world view was taking shape, and now Berry has returned with his full powers to validate something which helped him then to find his way. -- Journal of Appalachian Studies
Presents a broad selection of Redding’s work, including excerpts from On Being Negro in America, They Came in Chains , and Stranger and Alone . -- Library Journalhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_african_american_studies/1008/thumbnail.jp
Reflecting on the role of emotions in the PhD process
No full textThis research project examined the role of emotions in the PhD process through an exploratory, qualitative, self reflective study by six recent or current PhD candidates. Despite differences in the nature of the PhD fields of study, and in the personal backgrounds of the participants, a number of common themes were recognised. We developed an interactive workshop for postgraduate students in which participants were asked to reflect on their emotional experiences in their own studies. The combined information from these sources was used to suggest some strategies for management of negative emotions that may arise during the PhD process. Of critical importance is the multiple roles of the PhD supervisor in helping manage the negative emotions that most PhD students inevitably experience at some stage in their candidature. Most important, though, is the role of self reflection in identifying potential emotional problems and their solutions; a process we recommend to PhD candidates and supervisors
Stream habitat condition for sites managed by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
No full textW. C. Saunders, J. V. Ojala and A. R. Van Wagenen PacFish/InFish Biological Opinion (PIBO) Monitoring Program USDA Forest Service.Title from PDF cover (viewed on April 12, 2021)."May 2020.""Amended for Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, February 2021."This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (page 61).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Acute Sedentary Behaviour and Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies
No full textNorth Americans spend half their waking hours engaging in sedentary behaviour. Although several recent interventions suggest that short bouts of uninterrupted sedentary behaviour may result in acute increases in cardiometabolic risk, this literature has not been reviewed systematically. This study performed a systematic review of the impact of uninterrupted sedentary behaviour lasting ≤7 days on markers of cardiometabolic risk (insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, and fasting insulin, glucose, and lipid levels) in humans. Interventions were identified through systematic searches of Medline and Embase and screened by 2 independent reviewers. A total of 25 interventions were identified that examined the impact of imposed sedentary behaviour on biomarkers of interest. The majority of these studies focused on healthy young men, with very little identified research on females or other age groups. We found consistent, moderate quality evidence that uninterrupted sedentary behaviour ≤7 days results in moderate and deleterious changes in insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, and plasma triglyceride levels. In contrast, there is inconsistent, very low-quality evidence linking uninterrupted sedentary behaviour with changes in insulin, glucose, and HDL- and LDL-cholesterol levels. These findings suggest that uninterrupted bouts of sedentary behaviour should be avoided in order to prevent or attenuate transient increases in metabolic risk
A re-classification of the Acrochaetiales based on molecular and morphological data, and establishment of the Colaconematales ord. nov. (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta)
No full textSystematics of the red algal order Acrochaetiales and related taxa was investigated using combined small- and large-subunit nuclear ribosomal DNA (SSU and LSU rDNA, respectively) sequence data. These data were subjected to distance, parsimony and maximum likelihood analyses. The resulting phylogenies were congruent with previously published SSU results in that all included orders (Balbianiales, Batrachospermales, Nemaliales, Palmariales and Thoreales) were resolved as monophyletic except the Acrochaetiales, which consisted of two lineages (Acrochaetiales I and II). The Batrachospermales and Thoreales occupied equivocal positions as early diverging lineages, while the Balbianiales generally resolved as sister to an Acrochaetiales–Nemaliales–Palmariales (ANP) complex. Relationships among the four lineages of the ANP complex were not completely resolved, but detailed analyses weakly positioned Acrochaetiales II as sister to the Nemaliales, whereas Acrochaetiales I displayed a moderate to strong affiliation with the Palmariales. Acrochaetiales I included representatives of the genera Acrochaetium, Audouinellaand Rhodochorton, whereas Acrochaetiales II had a number of acrochaetioid species including a representative of the genus Colaconema. Compared with published SSU phylogenies, bootstrap values within the two Acrochaetiales lineages increased substantially in combined SSU/LSU analyses. Based on these results, emended generic descriptions are provided for Acrochaetium, Audouinella, Colaconemaand Rhodochorton, and a new family of acrochaetioid algae is described, the Colaconemataceae J. T. Harper etG. W. Saunders. The Acrochaetiaceae now includes the genera Acrochaetium, Audouinellaand Rhodochorton, while the Colaconemataceae is considered monogeneric at this time. It is quite likely that additional genera will be recognized within the Colaconemataceae pending further investigation. Acrochaetiaceae is retained as the sole family of the Acrochaetiales, although the tenuous recognition of the Palmariales as distinct from this order is discussed, whereas Colaconemataceae is transferred to the new order Colaconematales J. T. Harper et G. W. Saunders.Peer reviewedfinal article publishedAcrochaetiaceaesmall-subunit rDNARhodophytaPhylogenymolecular systematicslarge-subunit rDNAFlorideophyceaeColaconematales ord. nov.Colaconemataceae fam. nov.Acrochaetiale
A Decision-Making Model for Industrial Development
No full textTitle: A Decision-Making Model for Industrial Development, Author: M. J. Saunders, Location: ThodeStudies of industrial location decision-making and the construction
of decision-making models to date have invariably been
couched in behavioural terms.1 Likewise the majority, if not all of
such empirical studies have centred on the industrialist as the decision-
maker, on the assumption that, because he has made a location
decision, he necessarily knows how best to do so. Little or no attention
has been paid to the legislative structures within which
industrial location decisions must be made, or to the part played by
the elected representatives who are responsible for making such decisions.
This paper is an attempt to escape from the behavioural habit
by developing a structural model for industrial location and development
decision-making at the community level.ThesisMaster of Arts (MA
What is your diagnosis? Radiographic diagnosis - Soft-tissue opacity containing numerous gas pockets in the right cranioventral abdominal region
No full textPT: J; CR: KONDE LJ, 1989, VET RADIOL, V30, P41 NEATH PJ, 1997, J SMALL ANIM PRACT, V38, P387 OBRIEN TR, 1978, RADIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOS, P376 SAUNDERS HM, 1998, VET RADIOL ULTRASOUN, V39, P349 STICKLE RL, 1989, J AM VET MED ASSOC, V194, P103; NR: 5; TC: 0; J9: J AMER VET MED ASSN; PG: 2; GA: 537CASource type: Electronic(1
Bending the rules: Quantum effects in the operation of a microscopic heat engine in diamond
No full textA classical heat engine that extracts work from thermal sources and which does not include coherence amongst its microscopic degrees of freedom is a fundamental concept of classical thermodynamics. In contrast, the internal states of a quantum heat engine (QHE) can exist in a coherent superposition of energy levels and a question of interest for such a QHE is whether it can exhibit thermodynamic behavior fundamentally different to that allowed in a classical engine. QHEs have recently been implemented using for example trapped ions [1]. However, experiments so far have not shown any non-classical features in their thermodynamic quantities. While the efficiency of a QHE is still bound by the Carnot limit, recent theoretical predictions show that coherence can boost its power output above the classically allowed limit for an engine using the same thermal resources [2]. Moreover, the presence of coherence was predicted to result in the equivalence of different QHE types in the limit of weak driving and short cycle duration.</p
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