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The lordship of Galloway c. 1000 to c. 1250
No full textThe recorded history of the lordship under the House of Fergus
lasted from only e. 1130 to 1231, but its origins lie in the fusion of
the various peoples settled there by c. 1000. A blend of Celtic and
Germanic groups created a hybrid culture that had more in common with
Man and the Isles than mainland Scotland. Galwegian attitudes to and
relationship with Scotland before c. 1130 are unclear, but ties with
York and Man had greater value than Scottish claims to overlordship.
The emergence of a powerful line of rulers kept the ambitions of the
Crown in check, but any divisions in their ranks were exploited by the
Scots. Close family links with the Plantagenet kings provided a
counterbalance to Scottish interference, but brought English
overlordship instead. This had the side-effect of securing the
separation of the see of Whithorn from the Scottish Church.
Marriage and kinship ties brought the lords political power in
Scotland, England and Man, and control of estates outwith the
lordship. This in turn led to the closer integration of Galloway into
Scotland as its rulers gained high office in the kingdom. Thus the
lords developed a dual character as Anglo-Scottish baron and Celtic
chieftain. Introduction of Normanised colonists and the development
of 'feudal' military tenures fostered this transition and eroded
regional particularism. Integration was accelerated by elimination of
the male line and partition between heiresses married into
Anglo-Norman families. Division broke the power of Galloway, weakened
the influence of its new rulers over the Galwegians and gave the Crown
the control for which it had long striven
Operational issues surrounding the use of towing tanks for performance quantification of marine current energy converters
No full textTowing tanks are being utilised far more frequently for the performance quantification of Marine Current Energy Converters (MCECs) due to their relatively low cost and ease of use. In this paper a number of issues are addressed that arose during a series of experimental campaigns investigating the performance of both static and dynamic MCEC models. These include the lack of ambient turbulence, carriage vibration, repeatability, carriage advance speed, vortex-induced-vibration and blockage. Results of experiments are also compared to those in circulating flumes and the relative merits of each type of facility are presented. Recommendations are that specific types of experiments such as wake measurements, power capture etc. are better suited to a specific type of facility although it is acknowledged that facility availability is often the overriding factor. It is difficult to judge previous published and ongoing work but the authors believe that many of the issues quantified in the paper through real world MCEC experimental studies are easy to overlook and could lead to less accurate experimental results. Recommendations for measurement of experimental parameters through the various stages of experimentation are given in order that future studies can be more comprehensive and accurat
Box 12, Neg. No. 6332: L. A. Galloway
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of L. A. Galloway - he is wearing a suit and is standing next to a chair. L. A. Galloway ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/2200/thumbnail.jp
Hepatic Lipodystrophy in Galloway Calves
No full textHepatic lipodystrophy in Galloway calves is a fatal liver disease affecting a small proportion of the Galloway breed described in different parts of Europe and North America during the past decades. The clinical findings include a diversity of neurological signs. Clinical pathology findings frequently indicate hepatobiliary disease. Postmortem examination reveals an enlarged, pale yellow, and firm liver. Histologic lesions include hepatic fibrosis, hepatic lipidosis, and bile duct hyperplasia. To date, the etiopathogenesis remains obscure. Infectious causes, intoxications, and a hereditary origin have been considered. We describe hepatic lipodystrophy in Galloway calves from an extensively farmed cow-calf operation in southern Germany. Main clinical findings in 6 calves were consistent with hepatic encephalopathy. Clinical pathology findings in 5 of 6 tested animals revealed increased concentration of total bilirubin (maximum value [MV], 54 mol/l;reference range [RR], 250 U/g Hb). Postmortem examination in 6 calves revealed a firm, diffusely enlarged yellow liver with a finely nodular surface. Histologic lesions included hepatic fibrosis, hepatic lipidosis, and bile duct hyperplasia. Our findings add to the existing data on hepatic lipodystrophy in the Galloway breed and outline a protocol to aid in the diagnosis of this disorder
Saving a world treasure: protecting Florence from flooding
No full textThe Firenze 2016 Committee was established in 2013 on the impetus of the Rec-
tor of the University of Florence Alberto Tesi, who suggested that Florence Council,
the Tuscan Region and scientific and cultural institutions collaborate in the prepara-
tion of the fiftieth anniversary of the 1966 Florence Flood.
All main Institutions both political and cultural have participated in the Commit-
tee, as well as very numerous national and international Public and Private Associa-
tions. A complete list of the over 100 participants of the Committee can be found on
the Project’s website .
In the period 2013-2014, the Committee was presided over by Mario Primicerio,
former mayor of the Florence Muncipality and from 2014 by the Mayor of Florence,
Dario Nardella. As from 2015, the President of the Tuscan Region, Enrico Rossi, has
taken on the charge of co-President.
The Committee Secretary is prof. Giorgio Valentino Federici of the University of
Florence.
Since the foundation of the Committee, we have established an International
Technical and Scientific Committee (ITSC) for an independent evaluation of what
had been and what could still be done to reduce the flood risk for Florence. I wish
to emphasize the importance and the innovative character of this initiative for our
Country where the practice of accountability, common in the Anglo-Saxon world,
seems to be considerably less present. It is indeed the case that, to help solve Venice’s
problems, an international scientific committee was set up. This, however, operated
under the aegis of the Consortium of companies responsible for the planning and re-
alisation of the works, and therefore followed procedures which cannot be seen as an
example of ‘accountability’. It is also important to observe that, with regard to Ven-
ice’s problem, the Italian Government adopted, even amongst a thousand difficulties,
quite a different strategy from that adopted for Florence. The special law for Venice
has allowed the city of Venice to enjoy enormous funding for its defence and the safe-
guarding of the lagoon, funding of an order of magnitude higher than that allocated
to the defence of the city of Florence.
How was such a different treatment possible? The flood risk “has been removed”,
as we say in Florence. Many people believe that the risk still remains.
For this reason, about three years ago, together with Mario Primicerio, former
Mayor of Florence, we decided to set up the institution of an International Scientific
Committee (ITSC). We were aware that a Fellow of the Accademia dei Lincei, prof.
Giovanni Seminara, was an expert of water engineering very much involved in the
scientific problems related to the safeguard of Venice and its lagoon. He had never
been professionally involved in the management of the Arno flood risk but, together
with his high qualifications, he was the ideal candidate for the ITSC. So we asked
him to extend the efforts he had devoted to protecting Venice to supporting the
equally important aim of protecting Florence from the flooding of the Arno River.
With his help, we then identified a possible composition of the Committee, inspired
by the strict principle of independence that had guided us from the beginning. The
choice of Gerry Galloway as Chair of the ITSC is also in line with the objective of
seeking a guide of great authority and, at the same time, of total independence.
And so the ITSC experience began. We wish to extend many thanks, also on be-
half of the co -chairs of the Firenze 2016 Committee, Dario Nardella the Mayor of
Florence and Enrico Rossi President of the Tuscany Region, to the members of the
ITSC, and in particular to Gerry Galloway and to Giovanni Seminara, for their gen-
erous and hard-working commitment. Note that the principle of accountability was
also applied to ITSC. Indeed, the final Report was sent for review to two anonymous
referees, who wished their identities to be disclosed, namely Prof. Murugesu Sivapa-
lan (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Prof. Demetris Koutsoyiannis
(Technical University of Athens). The manuscript was also submitted for comments
to the three former Secretaries of the Arno Basin Authorities, Prof. Angelo Nardi,
Prof. Giovanni Menduni and Dr. Gaia Checcucci.
Finally, let us thank the Rector of the University of Florence, Luigi Dei, for sup-
porting the publication of this report printed by the FUP – Firenze University Press
E. B. Norman, J. L. Hurley, Homer I. Galloway and A. M. Morris
No full textSitting on a bench in the Livestock Exchange Building in Fort Worth, Texas, are E. B. Norman, of Canton, Texas; J. L. Hurley, Homer I. Galloway and A. M. Morris, all of Wills Point, Texas, fathers of some of the youths whose livestock scored top prices in the Fort Worth, Texas, market. Mr. Hurley is wearing a striped suit and the other men are wearing shirts and trousers. Mr. Hurley, Mr. Galloway and Mr. Morris are holding newspapers. There is a boy wearing a shirt, trousers and a cowboy hat sitting behind them at left. There are windows and a coat rack in the background.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_startelegram1940s/7596/thumbnail.jp
Menopon picicola: a new junior synonym of Menacanthus pici (Insecta Phthiraptera: Menoponidae)
No full textPalma, Ricardo L., Galloway, Terry D. (2021): Menopon picicola: a new junior synonym of Menacanthus pici (Insecta Phthiraptera: Menoponidae). Zootaxa 4915 (1): 148-150, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4915.1.1
An investigation of Japanese university students' attitudes towards English
No full textAs a global language, English has spread to the extent that non-native speakers now outnumber native speakers. In the last few decades, a body of research literature has emerged demonstrating the decreasing global relevance of native English speakers, and calling for a re-evaluation of English Language Teaching (ELT) practices, in order to better prepare students for using English as a global lingua franca. However, students’ needs and attitudes towards English and ELT must be fully investigated before curriculum changes can be suggested. Many attitude studies conclude that students favour native varieties of English. However, such research often uses single research methods and very few relate attitude studies to ELT. Further research is required regarding students’ attitudes towards English, the factors influencing these attitudes and how they relate to ELT. Moreover, few studies have investigated these proposals in any depth or explored the impact of course instruction in the global uses of English on students’ attitudes.This thesis is an investigation of Japanese university students’ attitudes towards English and English teachers in relation to the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF). In order to widen the scope of understanding, this research employed a mixture of quantitative and qualitative measures to obtain data about the participants and their attitudes. Thus, questionnaires, interviews and focus groups were used. Following the introduction, chapter two and three provide a literature review. Chapter four outlines the methodology, and the results are presented in chapters five, six and seven. Chapter eight presents a discussion of the results and the implications of this study for teaching English are discussed in chapter nine. The findings suggest that English is seen as a language belonging to native English speakers and those students want to learn native English. However, the results highlighted that a number of factors influence students’ attitudes. The findings also demonstrated that the study of Global Englishes influenced students in a number of ways, including their motivation for learning English, attitudes towards varieties of English and attitudes towards English teachers. It encouraged them to question notions of ‘standard English’, was helpful for future ELF communication and raised their confidence as English speakers. In sum, the findings of this study provide an empirical basis for a re-evaluation of ELT and suggest that Global Englishes Language Teaching is something that should be further investigated
Analogue Methods in Palaeoecology: Using the analogue Package
No full textPalaeoecology is an important branch of ecology that uses the subfossil remains of organisms preserved in lake, ocean and bog sediments to inform on changes in ecosystems and the environment through time. The analogue package contains functions to perform modern analogue technique (MAT) transfer functions, which can be used to predict past changes in the environment, such as climate or lake-water pH from species data. A related technique is that of analogue matching, which is concerned with identifying modern sites that are floristically and faunistically similar to fossil samples. These techniques, and others, are increasingly being used to inform public policy on environmental pollution and conservation practices. These methods and other functionality in analogue are illustrated using the Surface Waters Acidification Project diatom:pH training set and diatom counts on samples of a sediment core from the Round Loch of Glenhead, Galloway, Scotland. The paper is aimed at palaeoecologists who are familiar with the techniques described but not with R.
Oral L-carnitine supplementation and exercise metabolism
No full textOral L-carnitine supplementation is frequently reported to have beneficial effects on exercise capacity in clinical populations and has been considered as a potential ergogenic aid for endurance athletes. However, this latter view is largely unsubstantiated possibly due to many experimental studies being poorly controlled or difficult to compare. The potential for oral L-carnitine supplementation to influence skeletal muscle carnitine content has been questioned and there are several key factors identified that may explain variations between study outcomes. Recent more well controlled research suggests some potential for L-carnitine to act as a key regulator of cellular stress, possibly through an impact on the integration of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and this work should be followed up in future by well controlled studies in both athlete and clinical subject groups
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