498 research outputs found
The Author of Waverley
No full textMedium: engravingprintssigned and dated."The Author of Waverley" [2017.0032.000.000], Goodall, Edward, Allan, WilliamArtist and Role: Goodall, Edward,Artist and Role: Allan, William, ArtistExtent: shee
William Goodall letter to Z. Eastman, May 1874
No full textThis four-page letter appears to be a serial letter written by William Goodall to Z. Eastman, on the subject of Goodall's acquaintance with Benjamin Lundy and subsequent historical and press coverage of Lundy's life, history, and relationship and contribution to the U.S. anti-slavery and abolitionist movements. Much of the letter describes Goodall's struggle with the composition process -- presumably, perhaps, for the Chicago Anti-Slavery Reunion to be held in June , 1875 -- for a memorial biographical sketch on the life and times of Lundy. Goodall summarizes his paper thus far and provides his opinion on Lundy's legacy and contributions, and Lundy's politics, alongside those of his contemporaries. Large portions of the letter are illegible due to difficult penmanship, damage to the letter material, or folding or tearing of the letter paper. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
A survey of some fifth- and sixth-formers' perceptions of mathematics
No full textThis Report gives some results of a small but purposive survey of the attitudes of school fifth- and sixth-formers to mathematics as a subject and their opinions as to whether they wished to proceed to further study of mathematics. The survey was conducted by direct face-to-face interviewing of the pupils at their schools during the academic year 1990-1991. The interviewing and the initial analysis of the data were carried out by a fourth-year student, Mr R T Davies, in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Brunel University as part of his Final Year Project. The author of this Report was closely involved with the work, as was Dr E J Davis of Henley Management College; both the author and Dr Davis had roles of project supervisors and independent roles concerning survey design and analysis
Ghost Quarters: First Dream of The Opium Confessions
No full textGhost Quarters was presented 9-16 May 2009 at CarriageWorks as part of ongoing explorations around the literary works of Thomas De Quincey by Tess de Quincey & Jane Goodall with Ian Stevenson, Sam James, Amanda Stewart & Chris Abrahams. Ghost Quarters is a performance installation exploring the experience of destitution, addiction and the spatial uncanny. This work is part of an overarching investigation, The Opium Confessions, exploring new approaches to the artistic communication of sensory and emotional states. This body of work is initiated by writer Jane Goodall and performer Tess de Quincey in partnership with sound designer Ian Stevenson and video artist Sam James. Ghost Quarters includes a collaboration with poet/vocalist Amanda Stewart and composer Chris Abrahams and is produced by De Quincey Co
Regulating Casino Gaming: A Checklist for States Considering It
No full textIn his essay - Regulating Casino Gaming: A Checklist for States Considering It – by Leonard E. Goodall, Professor of Management and Public Administration, College of Business and Econornics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Professor Goodall initially states: “Since various states are likely to continue to debate the issue of the establishment of legal casinos, and since states considering legal casinos must also decide how best to regulate them, the author discusses the similarities and contrasts in the regulatory systems already in operation.”
Certainly not all states have solicited casino gaming, or what people generally refer to as gambling, but many have and the list is growing. If casinos are to be, and indications are that many more states will endorse gaming as a source of revenue, then regulating them must follow as a matter of due course says the author. Keep in mind this essay was written in 1988, and the actuality of casino gaming has indeed come to fruition in many states.
“Nevada, having legalized casino gaming in 1931, has over a half-century of experience with the regulatory process,” Professor Goodall informs. “When New Jersey approved the establishment of casinos in Atlantic City in 1976, state officials studied the Nevada system carefully and adopted many of Nevada\u27s procedures.”
Professor Goodall bullet-points at least 7 key elements that states wanting to pursue gaming should, or in the cases of Nevada and New Jersey, have already addressed in regard to regulation of the industry. Goodall parses, in more detail, those essentials.
The ultimate form of regulation is ownership Goodall says. Either state run, or private are the logical options. “The arguments for private ownership have been both pragmatic and political,” Goodall says. “Legislators, like the general public, are skeptical of the ability of state bureaucracies to run big businesses in an efficient manner. Many of them also believe regulation can be more effective if there is at least an arm\u27s-length distance between regulation and ownership,” the professor opines.
Additionally important to consider is the purpose of legalization, says Goodall. Are the proceeds earmarked for general funds, or to be used specifically?
Geographic considerations are key, Goodall points out. “This decision will depend partly on a state\u27s reasons for having casinos in the first place,” he expands. “New Jersey\u27s policy, for example, is obviously consistent with its goal of using casinos to reinvigorate Atlantic City.”
“In both states, one of the most important functions of the regulatory agencies is that of licensing, the process of investigating individuals or organizations and then authorizing them to participate in the gaming business,” Goodall provides.
In closing, Goodall says there is no need for ensuing states to reinvent the wheel when it comes to casino gaming regulation. Nevada and New Jersey already provide two good designs from which to emulate and/or build upon
Review of \u3ci\u3eHarvest for Hope\u3c/i\u3e: \u3ci\u3eA Guide to Mindful Eating\u3c/i\u3e by Jane Goodall with Gary McAvoy and Gail Hudson
No full textOne of the world\u27s preeminent experts on primate behavior, author Jane Goodall now invests her boundless energy traveling and speaking about conservation. After years of studying chimpanzees in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania, Goodall found their very existence threatened by poachers, by encroachment of farming into their habitat, and by global forces far from their wild environment. She is now on a mission to inform the public about what is wrong with our society and its impact on the planet. Harvest for Hope catalogs the problems and provides practical solutions
Comparative Statutory Interpretation in the British Isles
No full textExisting studies of statutory interpretation are often of excellent quality but they have tended either to focus on legal practice to the detriment of comparative jurisprudence, or have examined legal reasoning at a level of abstraction which has made empirical study difficult. The author examines a recent development in this area and considers how it might be used to begin a project to identify any divergences in statutory interpretation among the various legal systems of the United Kingdom
The Watcher: Jane Goodall\u27s Life with the Chimps by J. Winter
No full textWinter, Jeanette. The Watcher: Jane Goodall\u27s Life with the Chimps. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2011. Print. Jeanette Winter is a prolific and award winning American children’s author and illustrator. She tells us in her author’s note at the end of this book that, as a child, she wished that she “could have read about someone like Jane Goodall – a brave woman who wasn’t afraid to do something that had never been done before”. So she wrote this book. The picture book format and the Grade 3 reading level make this work appropriate for the lower elementary school target audience, children who are beginning to think about what they want to be when they grow up. While written mostly in poetic line form, the work is not particularly poetic. However the form does seem to give Winter the licence to begin sentences with conjunctions and end them with prepositions. The text reads more like folksy spoken American English than poetry. For example, “She woke at dawn and saw them slowly rise from their nests, sit for a spell, then go off to find food.” Winter’s illustrations are the delight of the book. They are simple, two-dimensional folk art works. In this volume Winter purposefully uses two distinct forms of presentation. In the early part of the book, which traces Goodall’s life from her English childhood until she travels to Gombe, the illustrations are square and centred on a coloured page with the text structured below them. Once Goodall has set up her camp in the forest, the illustrations are as wild and uncontained as the life Goodall led. The paintings splash out across the pages and the text fits in and around them wherever there is space. As an introduction to the life of a remarkable female scientist and role model, this is a work that belongs in every public and elementary school library. However, because the text is not exemplary of well-written English, it should not be used for classroom study. Recommended with reservations: 2 out of 4 stars Reviewer: Sandy Campbell Sandy is a Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Alberta, who has written hundreds of book reviews across many disciplines. Sandy thinks that sharing books with children is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give.
Testing the Frequency and Location of Chimpanzee Intergroup Interactions in Gombe National Park
No full textThe study of intergroup interactions between chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) is complex and integral in our understanding of certain human behaviors. For example, we can see how chimpanzees’ social behaviors impact reproductive success. We can also gain insights from their territorial behavior about humans and the evolution of warfare.
In 1960, Jane Goodall began the long-term study of chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, which has become the longest-running long-term field study of chimpanzees (Wilson 2012). Research by Goodall and her team has provided many significant insights into chimpanzees’ individual and social behavior. For most of the study’s duration, there were three chimpanzee communities in the park: the main study community, Kasekela, in the center, the Mitumba community in the north, and Kalande in the south (Wilson 2012). However, in the 2000s, the Kalande community declined precipitously (Rudicell et al., 2010) and by 2020 had only 5 members (Wilson et al., 2020). In contrast, the recent numbers show that the Mitumba and Kasekela communities have grown in numbers (Wilson et al. 2020).
The Gombe study provided some of the earliest detailed accounts of intergroup interactions in chimpanzees, including the first observations of intergroup killings (Goodall 1986). Because intergroup aggression is a leading cause of mortality for chimpanzees at Gombe (Williams et al., 2008), it is important to investigate factors that influence intergroup relations.
Data from these intergroup events have been extracted from the long-term record from approximately 1974 to 2007 (Massaro et al., 2021). In my research I updated this dataset by extracting intergroup events from recent monthly reports (2011-2023), to examine how the frequency and locations of intergroup interactions between the Kasekela and Mitumba communities has changed over time.This research was supported by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).Dunn, Sarah; Massaro, Tony; Gilby, Ian; Deus, Mjungu; Wilson, Michael. (2023). Testing the Frequency and Location of Chimpanzee Intergroup Interactions in Gombe National Park. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/256036
Blood lead levels in pregnant women and the neonate
No full textPopulation studies carried out during the 1980s had shown that the Maltese population was characterized by high blood lead (PbB) levels. These high levels appeared to be a feature at all age groups including neonates. A number of environmental control measures had been initiated to attempt to decrease these PbB levels. The present study reviews PbB levels in pregnant women and newborns. It is shown that mean cord PbB levels decreased significantly in the last decade from a mean of 165.1 + 87.9 ug/I in 1985 to 89.79 + 31.23 ug/I in 1996. This decrease did not correlate with the increasing use of multimineral supplements which include the zinc cation said to be useful to counter the effects of chronic lead intoxication. Placental transfer of lead is also shown to follow closely maternal levels with a correlation coefficient of 0.81. In spite of the apparent decrease in PbB levels, about half of newborns still I have levels which require preventive community measures.peer-reviewe
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