202 research outputs found
California carols ...
No full textWords by Lucy Croghan Browne, music by various composers.With music.Mode of access: Internet
George Croghan: the life of a conqueror
No full textThis dissertation integrates my own specifying paradigm of the “situational frontier” and historian David Day’s generalizing paradigm of “supplanting society” to contextualize one historical personage, George Croghan, who advanced the interests of four eighteenth-century supplanting societies—one nation (Great Britain) and three of its North American colonies (Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia)—in terms of three fields of endeavor, trade, diplomacy, and proprietorship. His mastery of intercultural trade and diplomacy enabled him not only to create advantageous conditions for the governments of the three colonies to claim proprietorship of swaths of Indian land, but also to create advantageous conditions for himself to do likewise. The loci of the claims were “situational frontiers,” the distinct spaces where particular Indians, Europeans, and Euro-Americans converged in particular circumstances and coexisted, sometimes peacefully and sometimes violently. His mastery of trade and diplomacy enabled him not only to create advantageous conditions for Great Britain to claim proprietorship in the Old Northwest (present-day Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois), but also to create advantageous conditions for himself to do likewise. The supplanting process, according to David Day, involved three overlapping or contemporaneous “stages”: (1) the claiming of legal or de jure pro- prietorship; (2) the claiming of effective or de facto proprietorship; and (3) the claiming of moral proprietorship. The first stage involved a symbolic gesture like raising a territorial flag; the second involved territorial exploration and its consequences, the naming of geographic features, the fortification of borders, the tilling of soil, the development of resources, and the peopling of lands; and the third involved a justification of conquest. Because Croghan at one time or another claimed de jure, de facto, or moral proprietorship of Indian lands for himself, for the three colonies, or for Great Britain, he was a conquer-or.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Robert Daiutolo, J
Living Vineyards: A Global Framework for Ecosystem Restoration in Viticulture through Collaborative Assessment and Adaptive Indicators
No full textView of Sandusky River North from the Ballville Bridge
No full textThe flooded Sandusky River raced north to downtown Fremont, whose skyline is visible at the top of the photograph. "The Fremont Daily Messenger" reported in its March 26, 1913 edition that "the water began to slowly creep up Croghan, Garrison, and Ewing streets and Birchard and Hayes avenues....Front Street between State and Croghan streets became covered with water.
Fremont's High Schools, December 1909
No full textDespite the problems caused by the partial collapse, the Fremont High School was completed, replacing the old high school - which is marked with an X in this photograph. The building is now (2005) used as Fremont Middle School. The structure has been remodeled, but the Croghan Street facade has not been changed
Knitting is the new yoga? comparing techniques; physiological and psychological indicators of the relaxation response
No full textHerbert Benson (1975) proposed knitting and yoga can elicit the relaxation response
based on their shared rhythmic repetitive nature. This theory has been captured by recent
publications of the proposition ‘knitting is the new yoga’. The relaxation response repeated
measures of decreased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, increased relaxation states and
increased semantic relaxation were examined in the conditions of knitting and yoga. Effects
of regular participation and skill on relaxation were also examined. 25 knitting and 25 yoga
participants completed 2 baseline and 1 post experiment survey and consented to repeated
measures of blood pressure and heart rate. It was hypothesized that 15 minutes of knitting or
yoga would elicit the measured indicators of the relaxation response and that regularity of
participation and skill would affect results. Support was found for the proposition “knitting is
the new yoga” along with significant evidence supporting the hypotheses knitting and yoga
can elicit the relaxation response. Author keywords: knitting, yoga, relaxation respons
Enuresis services: carers' knowledge and attitudes
No full textThe research described in this article examines parents' and carers of children with bedwetting (enuresis) problems' attitudes to, and knowledge of, enuresis and enuresis services in southern Derbyshire. A specialist enuresis service was already running in this area and the continence nurse advisor (children's services) had noted a high number of referrals complaining about lack of knowledge prior to attending clinic and a lack of clarity and continuity of advice given by other health professionals. The specialist continence service needed to be needs-led and validated as an appropriate and adequate service. Following a literature search and pilot study, a questionnaire was sent to parents of children who had been referred to the clinic in the previous year. Analysis was performed using the SPSS statistical package. Results showed a high value being given to the specialist nurse-led service by parents and children and a high amount of conflicting, non-evidence based advice being given to parents and carers from various health professionals prior to referral to the specialist nurse. The results of the study led to the formulation of recommendations to improve services available to children with enuresis, their parents and carers
Hydrological extremes in urban environments: impact on water quality
No full textWater quality is deteriorating worldwide due to the combined pressures of increasing urbanization and more frequent and severe extreme events. This thesis looks specifically at water temperature and dissolved organic matter (DOM), which despite being master variables of river water quality are not well understood in urban rivers. This thesis aims to increase understanding of how extreme events and urbanization combine to change the dominant processes for water temperature and DOM dynamics. Resultantly research was conducted in a range of headwater streams within Birmingham, UK from June 2016 to September 2018.
Research gaps on the effects of urbanization and extreme events on water temperature and DOM were identified and four research themes were described. Firstly, the effects of precipitation on water temperature surges at 11 sites in an urban catchment were investigated, and the choice of precipitation dataset on the results evaluated. Secondly, the effects of extreme high and low flows on river temperature were analyzed for 27 sites in 3 catchments and the influence of land use evaluated. Thirdly, the impacts of shading and water temperature on photodegradation and biodegradation rates of urban DOM were studied. Fourthly, in-situ a fluorometer was used to investigate DOM response to storm events, and the influence of hydrometeorological and land use predictors were investigated. The primary findings were 1) High intensity precipitation events cause water temperature surges in urban catchments, while high temporal and spatial resolution datasets are required to capture this effect, 2) Water temperature anomalies are highest during extreme low flows, while urbanization is related to lower water temperature anomalies during extreme low flows. 3) Shading changes the composition of urban DOM by preventing photodegradation of the humic pool, however temperature had minimal effect. 4) Urban DOM is source-limited and exhibits exhaustion and dilution effects, with the main predictors of urban DOM during storms being water temperature and antecedent rainfall.
The results indicate new understanding of how a range of extreme events alter water temperature and DOM processes within headwater, urban rivers. The need to change urban land use practices to mitigate the impacts of extreme events on urban water quality is highlighted
Doppio stigma in persone anziane LGBT: salute tra occultamento e svelamento di sé
No full textIntroduzione: le persone anziane lesbiche, gay, bisessuali e transgender (LGBT) devono spesso affrontare forme multiple di discriminazione. La presenza di eterosessismo, agismo e stigma sessuale è infatti ancora pervasiva a livello socio-culturale, e alcuni autori definiscono gli anziani LGBT come “due volte nascosti” (Blando, 2001), a causa della loro appartenenza ad almeno due gruppi oppressi (Otis, 2013; Patterson & D’Augelli, 2013). Lo stigma sessuale è alla base dei processi di vittimizzazione e minority stress (Meyer, 1995), mentre l’agismo rappresenta un rischio aggiuntivo di isolamento (Butler, 2004). Le strategie individuali di gestione delle multiple forme di stigma hanno importanti implicazioni sulla percezione dell’identità e sul benessere (Frost e Meyer, 2009). L’obiettivo della presenta rassegna è identificare bisogni e caratteristiche specifiche delle persone anziane LGBT, al fine di indirizzare future ricerche e interventi mirati. Metodo: la raccolta bibliografica è stata effettuata tramite i portali PsychInfo, Scopus e Google Scholar, inserendo una combinazione di parole chiave tra cui “LGBT” o “gay” o “lesbian” e “elder”, “elderly”, “aging”, “older”, “senior”. Gli articoli sono stati scelti attraverso alcuni criteri di inclusione relativi al metodo, selezionando gli studi di tipo quantitativo, qualitativo o misto su campioni di persone LGBT di età uguale o superiore a 65 anni. Risultati: Gli effetti della coorte di appartenenza sono determinanti sullo sviluppo dell’identità sessuale (deVries, 2014) e condizionano il processo di coming-out (Friend, 1989; Rosenfeld, 1999). Per le persone anziane LGBT, l’occultamento della propria identità sessuale ha rappresentato una strategia di sopravvivenza che ha coinvolto gran parte dell’arco di vita, diventando un meccanismo interiorizzato difficile da scardinare (Fredriksen-Goldsten et al., 2011). L’occultamento emerge come uno dei fattori di rischio più rilevanti per la salute fisica e psicologica, poiché si associa a stigma sessuale interiorizzato, isolamento e limitato accesso all’assistenza sanitaria (Addis et al., 2009). Lo svelamento, al contrario, consente la creazione di reti di cura (Croghan et al., 2014; Fredriksen, 1999) e di supporto sociale (Grossman et al., 2000), che si associano ad alti livelli di benessere (D’Augelli et al., 2001) e resilienza (Pietrantoni et al., 2000). Conclusioni: la presente rassegna mette in luce alcuni aspetti centrali legati alla salute delle persone anziane LGBT. A livello applicativo, la conoscenza di tali aspetti è fondamentale per incoraggiare le persone ad appropriarsi di un’immagine positiva di sé e promuovere un invecchiamento di successo (Fredriksen-Goldsen et al., 2014). Inoltre, può aiutare nella formazione di medici, infermieri e operatori sanitari sui bisogni specifici di questa popolazione, includendo politiche e pratiche inclusive
RCT (Multicentre): Manual Hand-Pump versus Pressurized-Bag Irrigation During Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery and Impact on Intrarenal Pressure
No full textWe propose a multicentre, randomized controlled trial recruiting consenting adult patients undergoing retrograde intrarenal surgery and laser lithotripsy for intrarenal stone(s) with an 11/13Fr ureteral access sheath. Patients are recruited by the submitting author and randomized (computer generated, 1:1 sequence) to irrigation with a manual handpump or 100mmHg pressurized bag irrigation (both currently considered acceptable irrigation practices). Intrarenal pressure (IRP) is measured using the COMET II TM Pressure Guidewire (Boston Scientific), which is placed retrograde in the renal pelvis at the beginning of the procedure. The operating surgeon is blinded to the live IRP. The primary outcome is mean IRP, and secondary outcomes are maximum IRP, variance in IRP trace, surgeon-reported visualisation (scored 1-10 at procedure completion), and perioperative morbidity. We plan simple descriptive statistics, along with chi-square tests applied to assess differences between groups preoperatively, and independent sample t tests with assumption of unequal variance for comparison of IRP between the two arms. Surgeons are asked at procedure completion to rate their hand-pump usage (force and frequency) on a scale of 1-10. A secondary analysis is planned examining for correlation (Spearman) between this surgeon-reported force-of-use and the actual recorded IRP. Based on previous observations by our group, we estimate mean IRP of 40 ± 20mmHg in Arm 1 (Pressurized-Bag; PB) and mean 60mmHg in Arm 2 (Manual Hand-Pump; MHP). Our sample size calculation results in n=32 (16 in each arm) (Alpha 0.05; Power 80%). We aim to recruit at least 36 patients to allow for drop-out
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