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Repositioning the graphic designer as researcher
No full textIn academic terms, the discipline of graphic design is relatively young. Consequently the position of the discipline within academic territory, and the role of the designer, continue to be debated. In part, these debates have been a product of attempts to define and defend the discipline’s borders from within, in order to establish a sense of the role of graphic design and the graphic designer as commensurate with other disciplines both within and beyond art and design. In recent years graphic designers have variously been defined as ‘authors’, ‘producers’ and ‘readers’, yet none of these definitions seem to have provided any kind of productive or lasting impact within the academy. This paper suggests that rather than continue to seek territorial definitions and positions from within, it could be more productive to look beyond the confines of the discipline. Gaining a broader, interdisciplinary perspective on, and understanding of, qualitative research methods from other disciplines may enable the graphic designer to more fully position his or her practice within the wider academy. Such a perspective could help facilitate the repositioning and redefinition of the graphic designer as ‘researcher’ - a move that would be productive in relation to the future development of postgraduate research within the discipline
R v Barnes [2004] EWCA Crim 3246, Court of Appeal
No full textEssential Cases: Criminal Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in R v Barnes [2004] EWCA Crim 3246, Court of Appeal. The document also included supporting commentary from author Jonathan Herring.</p
The problematics of independence: radicalism and the crisis of political leadership in Jamaica, 1962-91
No full textSince Independence in 1962, Jamaican society has witnessed a substantial ebb and flow of dominating political ideologies. At the center of this political friction are the Premierships of Michael Manley and Edward Seaga. The former representing a turn to “democratic socialism” and the latter an alignment with neoliberalism, this dichotomy, I argue, segmented broad layers of the working class and radical political elements from galvanizing a movement that would have had a profoundly transformative effect on Jamaican society. This is particularly salient in examining Manley’s second stint as Prime Minister in which the neoliberal policies instituted by the government of Edward Seaga were generally continued. This paper argues that due to the process of constitutional decolonization, radical portions of the labor movement and radical political parties were unable to bring to fruition a society far removed from the status quo. Decolonization through the legitimizing legal processes of the British Empire rather than through violence hampered the development of radicalism in Jamaica that could challenge the ruling layers both in a domestic and international context. The fact that there was not a violent uprising against British rule (as seen in Kenya, Malay or Guyana) left little political space for radicals to participate in Jamaican civil society. Within the confines of Jamaican parliamentarianism, the Jamaican Labour Party and the People’s National Party had a veritable monopoly on political power, resulting in limited space for radical labor or political organizations. This paper examines the consequences of this lack of political maneuverability in the context of the Cold War.M.A.Includes bibliographical referencesby Gordon R. Barne
A 2 h periodic variation in the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1
No full textSpectroscopy of the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1 using the Gran Telescopio Canarias have revealed a ?2 h periodic variability that is present in the three strongest emission lines. We tentatively interpret this variability as due to orbital motion, making it the first indication of the orbital period of Ser X-1. Together with the fact that the emission lines are remarkably narrow, but still resolved, we show that a main-sequence K dwarf together with a canonical 1.4 M? neutron star gives a good description of the system. In this scenario, the most likely place for the emission lines to arise is the accretion disc, instead of a localized region in the binary (such as the irradiated surface or the stream-impact point), and their narrowness is due instead to the low inclination (?10°) of Ser X-1
Bats and small woodlands
No full textauthors: Ken Bevis (Washington Department of Natural Resources), Barbara Garcia (United States Forest Service), Susan Barnes (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife), and Eliana Pool, (Cafferata Consulting).Title from PDF caption (viewed on May 28, 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 9).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries
No full textAutores : Salomé Aubert, Joel D. Barnes, Chalchisa Abdeta, Patrick Abi Nader, Ade F. Adeniyi, Nicolas
Aguilar-Farias, Dolores S. Andrade Tenesaca, Jasmin Bhawra, Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Greet
Cardon, Chen-Kang Chang, Christine Delisle Nyström, Yolanda Demetriou, Catherine E. Draper,
Lowri Edwards, Arunas Emeljanovas, Aleš Gába, Karla I. Galaviz, Silvia A. González, Marianella
Herrera-Cuenca, Wendy Y. Huang, Izzeldin A.E. Ibrahim, Jaak Jürimäe, Katariina Kämppi, Tarun
R. Katapally, Piyawat Katewongsa, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Asaduzzaman Khan, Agata Korcz, Yeon
Soo Kim, Estelle Lambert, Eun-Young Lee, Marie Löf, Tom Loney, Juan Lo´pez-Taylor, Yang Liu,
Daga Makaza, Taru Manyanga, Bilyana Mileva, Shawnda A. Morrison, Jorge Mota, Vida K.
Nyawornota, Reginald Ocansey, John J. Reilly, Blanca Roman-Vi˜ nas, Diego Augusto Santos
Silva, Pairoj Saonuam, John Scriven, Jan Seghers, Natasha Schranz, Thomas Skovgaard, Melody
Smith, Martyn Standage, Gregor Starc, Gareth Stratton, Narayan Subedi, Tim Takken, Tuija
Tammelin, Chiaki Tanaka, David Thivel, Dawn Tladi, Richard Tyler, Riaz Uddin, Alun Williams,
Stephen H.S. Wong, Ching-Lin Wu, Paweł Zembura, and Mark S. TremblayAccumulating sufficient moderate to vigorous physical activity is recognized as a key determinant of physical,
physiological, developmental, mental, cognitive, and social health among children and youth (aged 5–17 y). The Global Matrix
3.0 of Report Card grades on physical activity was developed to achieve a better understanding of the global variation in child and
youth physical activity and associated supports. Methods: Work groups from 49 countries followed harmonized procedures to
develop their Report Cards by grading 10 common indicators using the best available data. The participating countries were
divided into 3 categories using the United Nations’ human development index (HDI) classification (low or medium, high, and
very high HDI). Results: A total of 490 grades, including 369 letter grades and 121 incomplete grades, were assigned by the
49 work groups. Overall, an average grade of “C−,” “D+,” and “C−” was obtained for the low and medium HDI countries, high
HDI countries, and very high HDI countries, respectively. Conclusions: The present study provides rich new evidence showing
that the situation regarding the physical activity of children and youth is a concern worldwide. Strategic public investments to
implement effective interventions to increase physical activity opportunities are needed
What Makes a Homepage Effective – AALS 2014 Presentation
No full textAs the approach to website development is constantly evolving to accommodate the latest technology, what are the best practices in law school home page design? Speakers will include Roger Skalbeck, author of the annual Top 10 Law School Home Pages ranking, who will explain the methodology, analysis and trends related to the study, and Steven Barnes, who will share the award-winning approach used at Penn Law to earn accolades from key constituencies, tie for #1 in “The Top 10 Home Pages” and earn a 2013 Webby People’s Voice Award
Models of diffuse Hα in the interstellar medium : the relative contributions from in situ ionization and dust scattering
No full textJB acknowledges the support of an STFC studentship. LMH acknowledges support from the US National Science Foundation through award AST-1108911.Using three-dimensional Monte Carlo radiation transfer models of photoionization and dust scattering, we explore different components of the widespread diffuse Hα emission observed in the interstellar medium of the Milky Way and other galaxies. We investigate the relative contributions of Hα from recombination emission in ionized gas and Hα that originates in HII regions near the Galactic mid-plane and scatters off high-altitude dust in the diffuse interstellar medium. For the radiation transfer simulations, we consider two geometries for the interstellar medium: a three-dimensional fractal geometry that reproduces the average density structure inferred for hydrogen in the Milky Way, and a density structure from a magnetohydrodynamic simulation of a supernova-driven turbulent interstellar medium. Although some sight lines that are close to HII regions can be dominated by scattered light, overall we find that less than ~20 per cent of the total Hα intensity in our simulations can be attributed to dust scattering. Our findings on the relative contribution of scattered Hα are consistent with previous observational and theoretical analyses. We also investigate the relative contributions of dust scattering and in situ ionization of high-density dust clouds in the diffuse gas. Dust scattering in these partially ionized clouds contribute ~40 per cent to the total intensity of Hα.Peer reviewe
Compulsive comorbidities: links between generalized anxiety disorder and substance use disorders among African American women
No full textThis study proposed to examine the impact of substance use and abuse on the treatment and coping mechanisms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in African American women. Comorbid mental health problems such as depression and anxiety are common in individuals with alcohol and other drug problems. The co-occurrence of substance use disorders (SUDs) and anxiety disorders has now been well documented (Vorspan, Mehtelli, Dupuy, Bloch, & Lépine, 2015).
Research has shown that up to 80% of clients with alcohol or drug issues have comorbid mental health issues. However, little is known about the occurrence of this association in African American women. The findings of this research would have great implications for treatment and prevention in this underserved population.
The approach to data analysis involved two levels of examination: 1) univariate statistics (descriptive statistics will be used to provide simple summaries about the sample and all of the study measures) and 2) bivariate analysis for descriptive purposes (depending on the variable type), correlations, and survival analysis were performed to document the association between the independent variables and outcome variables.
The present study examined the link between mental (anxiety disorders and the severity of anxiety symptoms) and drug use disorders in a sample of African American females (N = 537, aged 19 to 56 years old). Preliminary analysis indicated that only high (and not low or moderate) perceived family support was shown to be a protective factor in terms of the mixed-effects regression analysis of GAD as well as the severity of anxiety/fear symptoms. Additionally, the following factors proved to be significant in increasing the likelihood of GAD prevalence or having more severe anxiety/fear symptoms: being dually diagnosed across all models, some level of moderate to severe drug and alcohol composite scores, criminal justice charges, and having some type of insurance that did not include Medicaid. Findings from the current study are discussed in terms of their implications for prevention and treatment of comorbid drug use and mental health disorders among minority populations.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2018-05-01The student, Brandi Barnes, accepted the attached license on 2016-04-17 at 14:17.The student, Brandi Barnes, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2016-04-17 at 14:40.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2016-04-20 at 08:18.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #9275 on 2016-07-07 at 14:17:02Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-07T21:17:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 5
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The relationship between the visual evoked potential and the gamma band investigated by blind and semi-blind methods
No full textAbstractGamma Band Activity (GBA) is increasingly studied for its relation with attention, change detection, maintenance of working memory and the processing of sensory stimuli. Activity around the gamma range has also been linked with early visual processing, although the relationship between this activity and the low frequency visual evoked potential (VEP) remains unclear. This study examined the ability of blind and semi-blind source separation techniques to extract sources specifically related to the VEP and GBA in order to shed light on the relationship between them. Blind (Independent Component Analysis—ICA) and semi-Blind (Functional Source Separation—FSS) methods were applied to dense array EEG data recorded during checkerboard stimulation. FSS was performed with both temporal and spectral constraints to identify specifically the generators of the main peak of the VEP (P100) and of the GBA. Source localisation and time-frequency analyses were then used to investigate the properties and co-dependencies between VEP/P100 and GBA. Analysis of the VEP extracted using the different methods demonstrated very similar morphology and localisation of the generators. Single trial time frequency analysis showed higher GBA when a larger amplitude VEP/P100 occurred. Further examination indicated that the evoked (phase-locked) component of the GBA was more related to the P100, whilst the induced component correlated with the VEP as a whole. The results suggest that the VEP and GBA may be generated by the same neuronal populations, and implicate this relationship as a potential mediator of the correlation between the VEP and the Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) effect measured with fMRI
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