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Utopie française, auteur anglais ?
No full textJohn Dunmore : A French utopia with an English author ?
The anonymous Fragmens du dernier voyage de La Pérouse (Quimper, an V) purported to give details of the discovery of Blue Island by La Pérouse' s expedition in 1788. It has been suggested that the author was Fr Receveur, member of the expedition or A. A. Dupetit-Thouars ; recently J. Gury put forward the name of Jacques Cambry. But whoever it was, he knew A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay (1789) by Watkin Tench, who had met La Pérouse at Botany Bay and knew fluent French. An analysis of these works and of his correspondence has led I.McLaren to suggest that Tench himself was the author of Fragmens, which would present the unusual case of a French Utopian tale being written in wartime by an Englishman.Dunmore J. Utopie française, auteur anglais ?. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°26, 1994. Economie et politique. pp. 499-506
From assimilation to biculturalism: Changing patterns in Maori-Pakeha relationships
No full textThis chapter examines the changing patterns of inter-ethnic relationships among Maori and Pakeha in New Zealand, specifically the moves from assimilation towards biculturalism. The impact of recent debate about the Treaty of Waitangi is described and examples of bicultural policies and their consequences are outlined
Le Père de Villefeix et la première messe en Nouvelle-Zélande
No full textDunmore J. Le Père de Villefeix et la première messe en Nouvelle-Zélande. In: Journal de la Société des océanistes, tome 25, 1969. pp. 305-306
Découverte des ancres de Surville
No full textDunmore J. Découverte des ancres de Surville. In: Journal de la Société des océanistes, n°44, tome 30, 1974. pp. 241-242
THE DUNMORE DEPARTURE: SECTION 1 AND VULNERABLE GROUPS
No full textIn the recent decision Dunmore v. Ontario (A.G.),1 the Supreme Court of Canada held that the complete exclusion of agricultural workers from Ontario’s Labour Relations Act2 was a violation of section 2(d) of the Charter3 that could not be justified under section 1. Dunmore was a novel case; as Bastarache J. noted in the introduction to the majority decision, it represented “the first time” the Court had been called on to review “the total exclusion of an occupational group from a statutory labour relations regime, where that group is not employed by the government and has demonstrated no independent ability to organize.”</jats:p
Lord Dunmore\u27s Loyalist Asylum in the Floridas
No full textTo the astonishment of many, Lord John Murray, fourth Earl of Dunmore, member of the House of Lords, formerly controversial colonial governor of New York and Virginia, became governor of the Bahama Islands in 1787. Immediately eyebrows were lifted and questions raised as to why the Earl had accepted the apparently insignificant governorship of islands whose total population, black and white, was not appreciably greater than that of Williamsburg when the colonial assembly had been in session. Dunmore had returned to America late in 1781 and had expected to resume his role as the Virginia governor in the wake of Cornwallis’ victories; but the defeat at Yorktown was responsible for his arriving at British-occupied Charleston rather than the governor’s palace at Williamsburg. Examining Dunmore’s post-1781 career helps explain what eventually drew him to the Bahamas and also clarifies British policy toward the Floridas, Louisiana, and the entire Mississippi Valley in the 1782-1783 Paris peace negotiations
The effects of the adipocyte-secreted proteins resistin and visfatin on the pancreatic beta-cell
No full textA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for degree of Doctor of PhilosophyAdipose tissue secreted proteins (adipokines) have been proposed to form a link between obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Resistin and visfatin are two adipokines which have been previously suggested as having roles in the pancreatic islet. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the regulatory role of the adipokines resistin and visfatin in the pancreatic beta-cell. In order to do this, pancreatic β-cell lines from rat (BRIN-BD11) and mouse (βTC-6) were used to study the effect of exogenous incubation with physiological and pathological concentrations of resistin and visfatin on diverse elements of beta-cell biology including cell viability, gene expression and insulin secretion. In addition to this the expression levels of these two adipokines was also measured in the beta-cell. PCR array analysis showed that resistin and visfatin treatment resulted in significant changes in the expression of key beta-cell specific genes. Interestingly, both resistin and visfatin are highly expressed in the beta-cells. This suggests that the roles of these adipokines are not confined to adipose tissue but also in other endocrine organs. Resistin treatment significantly increased viability of the beta-cells at physiological concentrations however there was no increase with the elevated pathological concentrations. Resistin at elevated concentrations decreased insulin receptor expression in the beta-cells however there was no significant effect at lower concentrations. Both physiological and elevated resistin concentrations did not have any effect on glucose stimulated insulin secretion. Incubation of visfatin induced phosphorylation of insulin receptor and the intracellular signalling MAPK, ERK1/2. Visfatin treatment at 200ng/ml also significantly increased insulin secretion. These effects were replicated by incubation of beta-cells with the product of visfatin’s enzymatic action, nicotinamide mononucleotide and were reversed by visfatin inhibitor FK866. Visfatin treatment at low concentrations did not have any effect on cell viability however the elevated concentrations resulted in a decline. These data indicate that both resistin and visfatin potentially play important roles in beta-cell function and viability and that they form a significant link between adipose tissue and the pancreatic islet in type 2 diabetes
A new terror to death: Public memory and the disappearance of John Dunmore Lang
No full textJohn Dunmore Lang was one the most prominent figures in Australian colonial politics. As the founder of the Scots Church in Sydney, a long-serving member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, the editor of his own newspapers and the author of hundreds of books and pamphlets, Lang had an enormous platform to express his views. Despite his prominence in life, Lang’s legacy has been distorted by public memory and his passionate support for an Australian republic has been largely muted. This article examines Lang’s works and his treatment by public memory
A new terror to death: Public memory and the disappearance of John Dunmore Lang
No full textJones, BT ORCiD: 0000-0002-4312-6995© 2014 Taylor and Francis Group LLC. John Dunmore Lang was one the most prominent figures in Australian colonial politics. As the founder of the Scots Church in Sydney, a long-serving member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, the editor of his own newspapers and the author of hundreds of books and pamphlets, Lang had an enormous platform to express his views. Despite his prominence in life, Lang’s legacy has been distorted by public memory and his passionate support for an Australian republic has been largely muted. This article examines Lang’s works and his treatment by public memory. This article has been peer-reviewed
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