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'Pilings of Thought Under Spoken': The Poetry of Susan Howe, 1974-1993.
No full textPhDThis thesis discusses the poetry published by contemporary American poet Susan
Howe over a period of almost two decades. The dissertation is chiefly concerned with
articulating the relationship between poetic form, history, and authority in this body
of' work. Howe's poetry dredges the past for the linguistic effects of patriarchy,
colonialism and war. My reading of the work is an exploration of the ways in which a
disjunctive poetics can address such historical trauma. The poems, rather than
attempting to reinstate voices lifted from what Howe has called "the dark side of
history", are a means of reflecting the resistance that the past offers to contemporary
investigation. It is the effacement, and not the recovery, of history's victims, that is
discernible in the contours of these highly opaque texts. Notions of authority are most
often addressed in the poetry through the figure of paternal absence, which has a
threefold function in the work, serving to represent social authority, an aporetic
conception of divinity and an autobiographical narrative. Alongside the antiauthoritarian
currents in the writing - critiques, for example, of the doctrine of
Manifest Destiny or of scapegoating versions of femininity - my thesis stresses Howe's
engagement with negative theology and with a strain of American Protestant
enthusiasm that has its roots in 17th century New England. The dissertation explores
the dissonance caused by the co-existence in the poetry of elements of political dissent
and religious mysticism. Finally, I consider Howe's engagement with literary history
and authors such as Shakespeare, Swift, Thoreau and Melville. The manner in which
Howe deploys the words of others in her work, I argue, allows for a mixture of textual
polyphony and a more conventional notion of authorial 'voice'
Proposal of an unified model for the interpretation of the activity of different classes of beta-adrenergic agents
No full textStudies of the relations between molecular conformation and pharmacological activity by x-ray diffraction, part II. The crystal structures of dichloroisoproterenol, propranolol and propranolol hydrochloride
No full textReview of integrated approaches to river basin, planning, development and management
No full textPiecemeal approaches to river basin development and management may not fully recognize the interactions and interdependence among components of a river basin system. River basin management that focuses on a single water use, on a single sector, or on the supply to particular segment of the basin population may inadvertently disrupt other sectors of the economy (in time or space). Hence, advocating for a systems approach to river basin development - for models that could help account for a river basin's key components and help address various objectives. The authors review the literature on such economic models, including models that deal with issues of water quality and quantity or with environmental considerations, recreational demand, countrywide planning, and multiple objective planning. Their review may serve as a source of references for those who need to consider whether they can use a model. Readers can evaluate the suitability, advantages, and disadvantages of particular modeling approaches for specific objectives.Water Conservation,River Basin Management,Water and Industry,Environmental Economics&Policies,Decentralization,Environmental Economics&Policies,Water Conservation,Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions,Water and Industry,Town Water Supply and Sanitation
Mentoring Programs Help Youth, Econony
No full textAuthor\u27s biography: Donna K. Fisher is an associate professor of economics and graduate programs coordinator at Georgia Southern University. She can be contacted at [email protected]. Author\u27s biography: Jamie Lane, an MBA student at Georgia Southern University, is the assistant director of external relations for the College of Business Administration. She can be contacted at jlane@ georgiasouthern.edu
Species diversity and emergence patterns of nematocerous flies (Insecta: Diptera) from three coastal salt marshes in prince Edward Island, Canada
No full textEmerging insects were monitored every 10 days between early May and late August 1993, from tidal pools in three coastal salt marshes on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The salt marsh pools ranged from about 1 m(2) to > 1,000 m(2) in surface area, and had salinities ranging from 11-27parts per thousand. Water temperatures through die study period ranged from 4-46degreesC. Most of the emerging insects were flies (Diptera; 85%), and two-thirds of these were in the sub-Order Nematocera, mainly Chironomidae, Ceratopogonidae, and Culicidae. Forty-three species of Nematocera were identified, although most of these were rare occurrences, and twelve of the species are undescribed. No consistent relationships were found between abundance or diversity and pool size or marsh for Nematocera species overall, although some species showed a statistical preference for a particular marsh or pool size. Emergence patterns were consistent between marshes for species found in different marshes, but overall patterns were highly variable, depending upon species.PT: J; CR: ADAM P, 1990, SALTMARSH ECOLOGY ALEXANDER CP, 1981, MANUAL NEARCTIC DIPT, V27, P153 ASHE P, 1990, CATALOGUE PALAEARCTI, V2, P113 BICKLEY WE, 1975, MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC, V870 BLANDER M, 1979, ADV COLLOID INTERFAC, V10, P1 BORKENT A, COMMUNICATION BROMLEY JEC, 1979, P NOVA SCOTIA I SCI, V29, P411 BRUNDIN L, 1947, ARK ZOOL, V39, P1 CAMERON GN, 1972, ECOLOGY, V53, P58 CAMMEN LM, 1976, AM MIDL NAT, V96, P487 CAMPBELL BC, 1978, ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOG, V3, P181 CANNINGS RA, 1978, CAN J ZOOL, V56, P1144 COLBO MH, 1996, HYDROBIOLOGIA, V318, P117 CRANSTON PS, 1988, CAN ENTOMOL, V120, P425 CRANSTON PS, 1989, ENT SCAND S, V34, P165 DAIBER FC, 1977, WET COASTAL ECOSYSTE, P79 DAVIS LV, 1966, ECOL MONOGR, V36, P275 DOWNES JA, 1981, AGR CANADA RES BR MO, V27, P393 EPLER JH, 1987, EVOLUTIONARY MONOGR, V9, P1 EPLER JH, 1988, SPIXIANA S, V14, P105 GERRY BI, 1954, MOSQ NEWS, V14, P145 GIBERSON DJ, 1995, IMPACT BTI TREATMENT GLOOSCHENKO WA, 1988, ECOLOGICAL LAND CLAS, V24, P348 HILSENHOFF WL, 1966, ANN ENTOMOL SOC AM, V59, P465 HIRVENOJA M, 1973, ANN ZOOL FENN, V10, P1 KNEIB RT, 1984, ESTUARIES, V7, P392 LASALLE MW, 1987, ESTUARIES, V10, P303 LASALLE MW, 1991, WETLANDS, V11, P191 LONG SP, 1983, SALTMARSH ECOLOGY MENZIE CA, 1980, ESTUARIES, V3, P38 MENZIE CA, 1981, LIMNOL OCEANOGR, V26, P467 NOLTE U, 1995, CHIRONOMIDS GENES EC, P177 OLIVER DR, 1990, PUBLICATION AGR CA B, V1857 RADER DN, 1984, ESTUARIES, V7, P413 RASMUSSEN JB, 1984, HYDROBIOLOGIA, V119, P65 REIMOLD RJ, 1977, WET COASTAL ECOSYSTE, P157 REISS F, 1971, ARCH HYDROBIOL S, V40, P75 REISS F, 1980, CHIRONOMIDAE ECOLOGY, P145 REISS F, 1981, ENT SCAND S, V15, P73 REY JR, 1986, FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST, V60, P197 ROBERT LL, 1984, ENVIRON ENTOMOL, V13, P1097 ROBERTS BA, 1986, CAN J BOT, V64, P455 SAETHER OA, 1969, B FISH RES BD CAN, V170, P1 SAETHER OA, 1975, CAN ENTOMOL, V107, P1029 SARDA R, 1995, MAR BIOL, V121, P431 SPIES M, 1996, SPIXIANA S, V22, P61 THIENEMANN A, 1954, CHIRONOMUS LEBEN VER TIMMS BV, 1986, INT REV GES HYDROBIO, V71, P759 TUISKUNEN J, 1986, ANN ZOOL FENN, V23, P361 VERNBERG FJ, 1993, ENVIRON TOXICOL CHEM, V12, P2167 WALL WJ, 1973, ENVIRON ENTOMOL, V2, P681 WANG X, 1993, ENTOMOL SCAND, V24, P215 WARD G, 1983, CAN J ZOOL, V61, P1071 WAUGH WT, 1976, ANN ENTOMOL SOC AM, V69, P219 WELLS ED, 1988, ECOLOGICAL LAND CLAS, V24, P251 WENNER EL, 1988, ESTUARIES, V11, P29 WIRTH WW, 1994, INSECTA MUNDI, V8, P17 WOOD DM, 1979, MOSQUITOES CANADA 6; NR: 58; TC: 4; J9: ESTUARIES; PG: 13; GA: 524XJSource type: Electronic(1
The Effects of Labyrinth Walking in an Academic Library
No full textThe purpose of this study was to determine if labyrinth walking in an academic library would reduce library user stress and promote relaxation. A non- equivalent control group design was employed. Systolic blood pressure was significant for time effect (effect size of .136, and power .721). Pulse rate was significant for time effect (effect size 0.93, and power .507). Satisfaction survey results demonstrated increased satisfaction after labyrinth walking. Data from this pilot will form the basis of a larger scale study to determine the effect of labyrinth walking on stress particularly in high-stress learning environments.Peer reviewe
The ethics of hybrid subjects: feminist constructivism according to Donna Haraway
No full textThis article discusses the viability of a feminist constructivist approach of knowledge through the careful reading of the work of the feminist scholar and historian of science and technology, Donna Haraway. Haraway proposes an interpretation of objectivity in
terms of "situated knowledges". Both the subject and the object of knowledge are endowed with the status of material-semiotic actors. By blurring the epistemological boundary between subject and object, Haraway's narratives about scientific discourse become populated with hybrid subjects/objects. The author argues that the ethics of these
hybrid subjects consists of an uneasy mixture of a Nietzschean and a socialist-Christian ethic. The article concludes by setting out why Haraway's project constitutes an interesting effort to fuse postmodern insights and feminist commitments
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No full textSummary Factor IX (FIX) inhibitors develop in 1AE5-3% of haemophilia B patients. Due to its low incidence compared with that in haemophilia A, few comparable data exist on host and treatment-related risk factors, and immunological processes associated with FIX inhibitor development. Moreover, the safety and efficacy of bypass therapy as well as the outcome predictors of successful inhibitor eradication have been poorly characterised. The lack of a useful evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of FIX inhibitors complicates their significant morbidity due to the frequency of allergic reactions that often herald antibody development. This review discusses what is currently known about the epidemiology, natural history and immunology of anti-FIX antibody development. It addresses several special considerations in the approach to the treatment of bleeding and inhibitor eradication. A case is made for moving forward with an integrated international collaboration for the further study of the nature and treatment of this problem. Keywords: haemophilia B, factor IX deficiency, inhibitors, inhibitor treatment, immune tolerance. Factor IX (FIX) inhibitors develop in 1AE5-3% of haemophilia B patients, with geographically isolated pockets of higher incidence This review discusses what is currently known about the epidemiology, the natural history, the host and treatmentrelated risk factors, and the immunology of anti-FIX antibody development. It also addresses several special considerations in the clinical approach to both the safe and efficacious treatment of bleeding in the presence of antibody as well as inhibitor eradication, i.e. immune tolerance. A case is made for moving forward with an integrated international collaboration for the scientific and clinical study of the nature and treatment of this orphan disease in need of our attention. Epidemiology of FIX inhibitors: potential reasons for a low incidence disorder The published incidence of FIX inhibitors is between 1AE5 and 3% of all patients with haemophilia B and between 9 and 23% of severely affected FIX deficient patient
The Quest for Citations: Drivers of Article Impact
No full textWhy do some articles become building blocks for future scholars, while many others remain unnoticed? We aim to answer this question by contrasting, synthesizing and simultaneously testing three scientometric perspectives – universalism, social constructivism and presentation – on the influence of article and author characteristics on article citations. To do so, we study all articles published in a sample of five major journals in marketing from 1990 to 2002 that are central to the discipline. We count the number of citations each of these articles has received and regress this count on an extensive set of characteristics of the article (i.e. article quality, article domain, title length, the use of attention grabbers and expositional clarity), and the author (i.e. author visibility and author personal promotion). We find that the number of citations an article in the marketing discipline receives, depends upon “what one says†(quality and domain), on “who says it†(author visibility and personal promotion) and not so much on “how one says it†(title length, the use of attention grabbers, and expositional clarity). Our insights contribute to the marketing literature and are relevant to scientific stakeholders, such as the management of scientific journals and individual academic scholars, as they strive to maximize citations. They are also relevant to marketing practitioners. They inform practitioners on characteristics of the academic journals in marketing and their relevance to decisions they face. On the other hand, they also raise challenges towards making our journals accessible and relevant to marketing practitioners: (1) authors visible to academics are not necessarily visible to practitioners; (2) the readability of an article may hurt academic credibility and impact, while it may be instrumental in influencing practitioners; (3) it remains questionable whether articles that academics assess to be of high quality are also managerially relevant.Impact;Citation Analysis;Referencing;Scientometrics;Cite
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