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David Wayne Walker and Max Fletcher in a Senior Voice Recital
No full textThis is the program for the senior voice recital of baritone David Wayne Walker and tenor Max Fletcher. Pianist Jenny Evans accompanied Walker, and pianist Janine Reeves accompanied Max Fletcher. The recital took place on March 26, 1981, in the Mabee Fine Arts Center Recital Hall
Professor Charles Fletcher CBE FRCP in interview with Max Blythe: Interview 2
No full textPart One: Pneumoconiosis In this interview, Professor Charles Fletcher talks of his appointment in 1945 as director of the Medical Research Council Pneumoconiosis Research Unit in Cardiff, set up in response to concern about the incidence of dust-related disease among the coalminers of South Wales, and the consequent loss to the workforce. He acknowledges the early help of Dr Alice Stewart. The interview moves on to the unit's research - comparing the progression of pneumoconiosis in miners who had left the industry with those remaining in the mines. The problems of accurate interpretation of X-rays and the establishment of a radiographic classification of pneumoconiosis are discussed. Professor Fletcher reflects on the results of the study of miners, which identified two different forms of the disease - simple pneumoconiosis and progressive massive fibrosis (PMF) - and found that the former had to be at a certain stage before the progressive disease developed. These results formed the basis of industry compensation schemes.Professor Fletcher goes on to discuss the contribution of the epidemiologist Dr Archie Cochrane to the unit, including his study of simple pneumoconiosis, PMF and tuberculosis in the Rhondda Fach and Aberdare Valley. The interview ends with reflections on the near disappearance of pneumoconiosis among working miners due to a regular X-raying programme and a reduction of dust in the mines.Part Two: Bronchitis and Emphysema At the start of this interview Professor Fletcher talks of the effects of the week-long smog in London in 1952. This contributed to 1000 deaths from bronchitis and prompted the MRC to set up a committee on the aetiology of chronic bronchitis, with Professor Christie of St Bartholemew's Hospital as chairman and Charles Fletcher as secretary. The discussion moves on to the CIBA symposium that he chaired which produced a report in 1959 containing definitions of bronchitis, emphysema and asthma which became generally accepted, and the discovery that emphysema occurred almost entirely among smokers. Next, Professor Fletcher reflects on the study, running from 1961 to 1968, of the prevalence of respiratory disease amongst Post Office and London Transport workers, which indicated a difference in the rate of decline of lung-function between smokers and non-smokers. He acknowledges Richard Peto's contribution to the statistical analysis of these results. In the final part of the interview Professor Fletcher outlines the problems of distinguishing between bronchitis and asthma.Part Three: Action Against Smoking Professor Fletcher first talks of Professor Austin Bradford-Hill and Dr Richard Doll's influential epidemiological study into the possible causative factors of lung cancer, which had increased in incidence during the 1930s. The study identified smoking as a factor, and by 1968 further studies had indicated that smoking was related to the development of other diseases. The interview moves on to the Royal College of Physician's famous report on smoking published in 1962. The result of a meeting between Professor Fletcher and Dr George Godber, then Deputy Chief Medical Officer, to discuss what action could be taken against smoking, it raised the profile of the issue, and the College produced three other reports over the years. The Surgeon General's reports on smoking in the United States, instigated by President Kennedy in 1964, are described as a response to this initiative. Next, Professor Fletcher speaks of his chairmanship of the Health Education Council, which identified smoking as a priority issue, and the setting up of the pressure group ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) in 1971. He acknowledges the contribution of Mike Daube to the dissemination of the anti-smoking message in the media. The interview ends with a discussion of changing levels of smoking and attitudes towards smoking in different social groups. Professor Fletcher talks about the failure to get across the message of the dangers of smoking, and criticises government for their stance on tobacco advertising
Hayward (Max) Fletcher (W.C.) éd.) Religion and the Soviet State. A Dilemma of Power
No full textDesroche Henri. Hayward (Max) Fletcher (W.C.) éd.) Religion and the Soviet State. A Dilemma of Power. In: Archives de sociologie des religions, n°33, 1972. pp. 251-252
Enseñanza de la escritura de Max Aub: comprensión y memoria
No full textEste texto analiza a obra testimonial de Max Aub sobre su experiencia en los campos de concentración en Francia desde una perspectiva de discursos comparados. Para destacar las estrategias de la escritura del autor recuperables por otros proyectos discursivos que persigan la sensibilización y la denuncia a través del cruce entre la comunicación y la éticaThis text analyses the testimonial work of Max Aub about his experience in the French concentration camps in France from comparative discourses approach. It emphasizes the writing strategies used by the author useful for other awareness and denounce discourses through the dialogue among communication and ethic
Max Brooks literary reading flier
No full text2012 Bismarck State College Visiting Writers Series and ArtsQuest present: Max Brooks. April 25, 7:30 p.m.; Belle Mehus Auditorium. Max Brooks is the author of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and the graphic novel The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
Ken Hamilton, George Fuller, Max Paul and Marie (Moletteire) Paul
No full textA group photograph of (left to right) Ken Hamilton, George Fuller, Max Paul and Marie (Moletteire) Paul sitting at a table with other tables with people sitting at them in the background at the class of 1952's 50th reunion
Ken Hamilton, George Fuller, Max Paul and Marie (Moletteire) Paul
No full textA group photograph of (left to right) Ken Hamilton, George Fuller, Max Paul and Marie (Moletteire) Paul sitting at a table with other tables with people sitting at them in the background at the class of 1952's 50th reunion
Max Frisch's novel: Stiller. A study
No full text The attempt is made in the following study to present an interpretation of the novel "Stiller" by the Swiss author, Max Frisch, by tracing through the novel the dominant themes of the graven-image or 'Bildnis' and that of the problem of freedom with reference to the novel's main character. ThesisMaster of Arts (MA
A Transfer Report on the Development of a Framework to Evaluate Search Interfaces for their Support of Different User Types and Search Tactics
No full textAs the understanding of search systems, user needs and seeking strategies is developing, the design of search user interfaces is evolving to support more complicated and exploratory forms of search. With the design of new search features that enable these richer modes of exploration, comes the need to better understand the support they provide. In this report a new evaluation framework is presented that analyses search features for how they a) contribute to an overall interface, b) allow users to carry out different search tactics, and c) support different types of users and their needs. The novel contributions of the framework improve on some of the limitations of typical user studies, and allow search systems to be systematically analysed in much more detail and in much less time. The presented evaluation framework is then validated in three ways. First the validity of the models used as the building blocks of the framework are investigated through related work. Second the method of integrating these building-block models is validated and strengthened by consensus of expert opinion. Third, the overall approach is validated by comparing its analyses to the results of previously carried out user studies. The validation process has shown both the value of the framework and identified areas of future work that should be addressed for the framework to be completed. This report concludes with the set of contributions that the framework makes, and why the remaining work will be challenging, but critical to the final design
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