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Michael Patrick Pearson, 46th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textMichael Patrick Pearson, for many years a professor of creative writing and literature at Old Dominion University, has published essays and reviews in The Boston Globe, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Southern Literary Journal, Shenandoah Review, Chautauqua, The Morning News, Creative Nonfiction, The New York Journal of Books, and others. He is the author of many books – among them Imagined Places: Journeys into Literary America (1991 –a NYT Notable Book), Dreaming of Columbus: A Boyhood in the Bronx (1999),Innocents Abroad Too (2008 -- a narrative about two journeys around the world by ship), Reading Life -- On Books, Memory, and Travel (2015), and Shohola Falls (2003 -- a coming-of-age novel that imagines the hidden life of Mark Twain and the journal of Thomas Blankenship (the real-life Huck Finn). His new book, The Road to Dungannon (2023), is a narrative about his maternal grandfather, Irish history and literature, and the writer\u27s travels around the island. Willie Morris, the former editor of Harper\u27s, said, Michael Pearson is one of our nation\u27s finest memoirists
Art, Biography, Sexuality: Patrick Procktor and Keith Vaughan
No full textThis critical review forms a reflection on the research published within the following publications:
Patrick Procktor: Art and Life (Unicorn Press, 2010)
Keith Vaughan: The Mature Oils 1946-1977, (Sansom & Co., 2012)
The research is on two artists, Patrick Procktor (1936-2003), and Keith Vaughan (1912-1977). The monograph on Procktor – previously one of the least documented of the generation of artists who came to prominence in London in the Sixties – positions him in a history of art from which he had been notably absent. The research on Vaughan asserts a new reading of his work, one that is both deeper and more nuanced in its analysis of the ways in which personal experience and sexuality are encoded autobiographically within his work. Crucially, in both artists biography and work are symbiotically linked; the research therefore examines the links between life and art.
Revisionary in intent, the work examines trajectories of experience of gay British (or rather, English) artists in the twentieth century, artists who sought to express themselves and forge careers within the constraints of a heteronormative society, albeit one in which attitudes to sexuality were undergoing change. As gay men, both were constrained by the social mores of their times, and each used painting as a means to affirm personal and sexual identities. A key research interest is in the ways in which sexuality and persona are reflected in critical responses to the artist’s work: in Vaughan, Procktor and other gay male artists of the period. The writing on both Procktor and Vaughan examines the relationship between their personal and professional/artistic lives, framed within a broader socio-political and art historical context. It asserts the place of biography as a means to understand and form new readings of the work. The work adds substantially to the literature and wider discourse on post-war British painting and social history
Experiencing the armed struggle : the Soweto generation and after
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 354-369).This study explores the experiences of the rank-and-file soldiers of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Anny. Extensive interviews by the author and other researchers reveal the voices of the soldiers themselves. The African National Congress and Pan African Congress archives at the University of the Western Cape and the University of Fort Hare supplement and verify these oral testimonies, as do some published sources. Most previously published materials about the armed struggle against apartheid have already focused on diplomacy, strategy and tactics, operations, leadership, and human rights abuses to the neglect of the soldiers' actual experiences. This study complements these with significant new oral history materials from the Soweto generation of soldiers and their successors. When dealing with MK, many authors have documented issues of the camp structure in Angola, and operations inside South Africa, so much of this detail is only addressed briefly, leaving space to explore the soldiers' experiences. In the case of APLA, very little has been written on its history, and more detail is provided on these subjects. This study therefore deals with the soldiers' politicisation and motivation for joining the armed struggle, their experiences in leaving South Africa and training in exile, the crises in exile which limited their effectiveness for a time, their return to fight in South Africa, and their difficulties in the "new" South Africa. These materials reveal that vast problems remain facing these veterans of the struggle against apartheid, and that they have the potential, if properly supported and employed, to contribute substantially to the development of present day South Africa. Conversely, if their neglect continues, they also have the potential to bring vast harm to the country. Further use of the investigative tools of oral history, especially if extended to the former soldiers' vernacular languages, is necessary to augment the history of South Africa, and these soldiers' contributions
Endurance and resistance exercise: acute postprandial responses and chronic training adaptations
No full textObesity is linked to lower lipid oxidation and elevations in resting and postprandial triglyceride (TG) concentrations, and is associated with many chronic disease risks including CVD. Exercise is commonly used to overcome such disruptions in lipid dynamics, but the comparison of various exercise modalities and their role in rectifying such metabolic inadequacies is scarce. Using the ingestion of isotope labeled [U-13C] palmitate, we investigated postprandial TG and fatty acid (FA) metabolism and the contributing hormonal changes from an acute bout of endurance (E) and resistance (R) exercise in obese women. In comparison to a sedentary control condition, we found significantly elevated exogenous and endogenous derived lipid oxidation during the postprandial period in both E and R. Analysis of plasma FA and TG concentration revealed significant attenuations in endogenously derived TG, and elevations in exogenously derived plasma FA. The only significant change as a function of condition in hormone concentration during the postprandial period was for growth hormone (GH), which was significantly elevated in both E and R in comparison to a sedentary control. While combining both E and R within the same exercise session in a chronic exercise regimen results in improvements in body composition and fitness, there is still considerable debate as to whether there is a benefit to performing E either before or after R. We investigated the concurrent ordering (E-R, R-E) of 60 min combined E + R during an 8-week intervention to determine potential differences in body composition and physical fitness in inactive women. We found that combined E and R significantly increased aerobic capacity, upper and lower body strength, as well as FFM regardless of the order they were performed. In summary, compared to a sedentary control, a pre-meal bout of exercise enhances the postprandial rise in growth hormone in obese women. This is associated with enhanced whole body fatty acid oxidation and reduced appearance of only endogenously derived TG in the bloodstream. These results were unaffected by type of exercise (E or R). In a separate study of combined E and R, the order of exercise had no impact on fitness parameters and both groups improved over an 8-week intervention. Collectively, these data suggest that E and R have equivalent and beneficial effects on postprandial fat trafficking and physical fitness in untrained women.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Patrick Michael Davit
An Exploration of Transition Experiences Shaping Student Veteran Life Flow
No full textAbstract
Date Presented 3/31/2017
Educational institutions offer transformative opportunities for veterans transitioning from the military. This presentation covers the findings of a three-part dissertation investigating veteran experiences transitioning to postsecondary education.
Primary Author and Speaker: Brian Gregg
Contributing Authors: Anne Shordike, Dana Howell, Patrick H. Kitzman, Michael K. Iwama</jats:p
Zinc has insulin-mimetic properties which enhance spinal fusion in a rat model
No full textBACKGROUND CONTEXT: Previous studies have found that insulin or insulin-like growth factor treatment can stimulate fracture healing in diabetic and normal animal models, and increase fusion rates in a rat spinal fusion model. Insulin-mimetic agents, such as zinc, have demonstrated antidiabetic effects in animal and human studies, and these agents that mimic the effects of insulin could produce the same beneficial effects on bone regeneration and spinal fusion.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of locally applied zinc on spinal fusion in a rat model.
STUDY DESIGN/SETTING: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee-approved animal study using Sprague-Dawley rats was used as the study design.
METHODS: Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats (450-500 g) underwent L4-L5 posterolateral lumbar fusion (PLF). After decortication and application of approximately 0.3 g of autograft per side, one of three pellets were added to each site: high-dose zinc calcium sulfate (ZnCaSO4), low-dose ZnCaSO4 (half of the high dose), or a control palmitic acid pellet (no Zn dose). Systemic blood glucose levels were measured 24 hours postoperatively. Rats were sacrificed after 8 weeks and the PLFs analyzed qualitatively by manual palpation and radiograph review, and quantitatively by micro-computed tomography (CT) analysis of bone volume and trabecular thickness. Statistical analyses with p-values set at .05 were accomplished with analysis of variance, followed by posthoc tests for quantitative data, or Mann-Whitney rank tests for qualitative assessments.
RESULTS: Compared with controls, the low-dose zinc group demonstrated a significantly higher manual palpation grade (p=.011), radiographic score (p=.045), and bone formation on micro-CT (172.9 mm3 vs. 126.7 mm3 for controls) (p3 vs. 126.7 mm3) (p<.01) versus controls, and was trending toward higher manual palpation scores (p=.058).
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates the potential benefit of a locally applied insulin-mimetic agent, such as zinc, in a rat lumbar fusion model. Previous studies have demonstrated the benefits of local insulin application in the same model, and it appears that zinc has similar effects.Peer reviewe
Do electric crows fly over Adelaide?
No full textCatalogue of an exhibition held at SASA Gallery, Adelaide, 22 July-30 August 2013.
A collaborative project to construct an immersive neo-noir interior.Curators: Steve Kelly and Thomas Mical
External scholar, Michael Tawa
Artists/Designers: Andrew Butler, Disong Cheng, Katherine Donaldson, Mark Frost, Klaira Griffin, Peter Hilhorst, Kirrin Hembury, Todd Hislop, Tom Hocking, Shane Haddy, Patrick Holmes, Calum Hurley, Henry Jarvis, Margrethe Johannsen, Andre Lawrence, Jordon Leeflang, Michael Marner, Michael Majchrzak, Carly Mewett, Sarah Miller, Tessa Parry, Despina Pipikos, Jenna Schina, Jordon Schumacher, Morgan Thomson, Pedro Torres, Jessica Ware, Samuel Wiechula, Jack Wilde, Taylor Wiley, Karishma Wilson, Michael Wong.
Includes bibliographical references
Prioritizing Sustainability: Coalitions, Learning and Change Surrounding Biodiesel Policy Instruments in Indonesia
No full textPh.DDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPH
Liberty and American anti-imperialism 1898-1909
No full text1898 was a landmark year for the United States on the global stage, one in which it made unprecedented acquisitions of overseas territories and dramatically expanded its geopolitical influence. These developments did not go unopposed, however. As author Michael Patrick Cullinane shows, hundreds of thousands of Americans rejected as imperialist their nation's foreign policy. In doing so, these dissenters established the first national anti-imperialist movement. This book offers a fresh look at anti-imperial protest, demonstrating that the American movement was not a complete failure, and indeed prefigured latter-day protest movements
SOCIAL MEDIA USE BY GOVERNMENTS: A WORLDWIDE ANALYSIS AND THE CASES OF SEOUL, JAKARTA, AND SINGAPORE
No full textPh.DDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPH
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