790 research outputs found
mSphere of Influence: Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts—who are you calling dormant?
No full textABSTRACT Robyn Kent studies how Toxoplasma gondii chronic infections can persist in different tissues in the host and how latency is controlled to enable maintenance, transmission, and reactivation of the parasite. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how two papers from the laboratories of Dr. A. P. Sinai and Dr. L. D. Sibley have impacted her thinking on the chronic stage of T. gondii infections
Canto 2007
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/node/18342/88359-thumbnail.jpgEditors: Kelley Hantzsche and Timothy M. Yates
Art & Production Editor/Professional Photography: Jeff Leadbetter
Faculty Advisors: Jayne Moneysmith (English) and Jack McWhorter (Art)
Publicity Manager: Robyn Matako
Student Liaison: Sandy Dent</p
Richard Dawkins in conversation with Robyn Williams
No full textDawkins and Williams discuss the intricacies, the fascinating patterns and the anomalies produced by the process of evolution on earth.
At the Melbourne Town Hall, presented by the Melbourne Writers Festival, outspoken and influential author and scientist Richard Dawkins speaks to Robyn Williams (ABC RN) about the ideas underpinning his new book, The Greatest Show on Earth. They discuss the intricacies, the fascinating patterns and the anomalies produced by the process of evolution on earth. Dawkins then takes further questions from the audience about the theory of evolution, genetic determinism, the climate change denial movement and the place of religion in the world of science. Melbourne, March 2010.
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The purchaser-provider split and the mixed economy of provision: the case of home care for elderly people in Kent
No full textKent Social Services is one of the first authorities to introduce a purchaser-provider split and a mixed economy of provision as a result of the Community Care White Paper (1989). Since the PSSRU was already undertaking a study of Kent Home Care for the Authority, it seemed a good idea to extend this, using Department of Health funding, to study how Kent is organising and managing the change to the mixed economy, from both the Authority's point of view, and that of the indpendent provider organisations involved. The study was undertaken in collaboration with Cherry Rowlings, David Challis and Bleddyn Davies.
The aim of the study was to follow and analyse the process and content of change in introducing the purchaser-provider split, and the mixed economy of provision in relation to home care services, and paying particular attention to:
what new structures, systems, procedures, skills and aptitudes are required both within the SSD, and within independent providers of different types?what means and level of intervention in the market are necessary to achieve the aims of the Community Care White Paper? Are the Government's expectations of the split and mixed economy well-founded, or in what circumstances are they well-founded?what are the values and motivations of key people in the SSD and independent providers which determine and explain their decisions viz a viz the above changes?what issues deserve further study?
Fieldwork, involving interviews and documentary collection, was conducted in summer 1990, and change was monitored up to April 1991. The report is in four sections. Section 1 is an introduction. Section 2 describes progress in implementing the purchaser-provider split and the mixed economy of home care provision. Section 3 covers the provider perspective, giving details of the independent providers participating in the study and a brief history of their involvement, and describing particular issues raised by them during interviews. Section 4 discusses the implications of Kent's approach to a mixed economy, and outlines a number of issues to be studied in future
Farm to Fork Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment for Norovirus on Frozen Strawberries
No full textFoodborne illness outbreaks have been increasingly linked to the consumption of fresh and frozen berries that were contaminated with pathogenic viruses, such as human norovirus (NoV). Contamination of berries is assumed to take place at harvest by the use of contaminated water for pesticide dilution, irrigation water source or by shedding berry pickers in the field. A quantitative microbial risk assessment simulation model was built to replicate the largest known NoV outbreak which sickened about 11,000 people over a 3-week period. The outbreak occurred in Germany in 2012 when contaminated frozen strawberries were served at nearly 400 schools and daycare centers. The risk model explicitly assumed that all contamination would arise from NoV contamination of surface water used for pesticide dilution. Input data was collected from the published literature, observational studies and assumptions. The model starts with contamination of the berries in the field, and proceeds through transportation to processing facility, washing, sanitizing, freezing, frozen transport to cargo ship, transport view of cargo ship, transport to distribution center, frozen storage at the distribution center, transport to the catering facility, food service preparation and consumption, dose response, and predicted illnesses. A total of 21 scenarios were chosen to evaluate the impact of model parameters on the number of illness associated with NoV contamination of berries. Scenarios evaluated include the initial level of NoV in surface water, the effect of seasonality on the prevalence of NoV in surface water, the strength of the pesticide used, the volume of water used to dilute the pesticide, temperature during transportation to processing facility, washing and sanitizing conditions at processing facility and preparation (heat-treatment) of berries prior to consumption. Scenarios were compared via the Factor Sensitivity technique where the logarithm of the ratio of mean illnesses was used to compare different assumptions. The input that had the greatest effect on increasing in the number of illnesses was a high NoV concentration in the water (8 log Genome Copies/L) when compared to the baseline scenario with resulting mean illnesses of 7,964 illnesses and ~2 illnesses, respectively. This assumption about the concentration of virus in the pesticide makeup water was the only variable capable of producing an outbreak similar to that observed in Germany in 2012. Heat-treatment of the berries, use of a pesticide with strong antiviral effect, and assumption about the virus concentration in the pesticide make-up water had the largest impact on decreasing illnesses.Peer reviewe
Robyn and Molly: Sexual Exploitation of Girls: A Collaborative Project between the Centre for Child Protection and Kent Police to develop a pilot simulation training tool promoting trauma informed approaches (Full Training Pack)
No full textThis training pack was developed as part of a collaborative project between the Centre for Child Protection (CCP) and Kent Police funded initially by the University of Kent’s Impact Fund and then by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). This project utilises a proven innovative technology and established pedagogy of “serious game” simulation training with a focus on the sexual exploitation of girls. It has included the creation, application, and evaluation of a pilot-simulation training tool to be used with police officers to promote a trauma-informed approach to working with victims and witnesses in cases involving crimes of child sexual exploitation (CSE)
"Exploring Our Sexualities" - Noted Author and Activist Robyn Ochs to Present Workshop and Interactive Presentation at U of M Crookston on Wednesday, April 22, 2009
No full textTollefson, Elizabeth. (2009). "Exploring Our Sexualities" - Noted Author and Activist Robyn Ochs to Present Workshop and Interactive Presentation at U of M Crookston on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/222053
Chinese Exclusion in New Jersey: Immigration Law in the Past and Present: A video documentary from the opening event of the exhibit.
No full textThe exhibit, Chinese Exclusion in New Jersey: Immigration Law in the Past and Present, opened on May 3, 2011 and was on display at Rutgers’ Asian American Cultural Center from May to September 2011. This is the video recording of the panel discussion that was held on the opening day of the exhibition.
The panel discussion was moderated by ACLS New Faculty Fellow, Andy Urban. The speakers for the evening were:
Joanna Dreby, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Kent State University;
Robyn Rodriguez, is Assistant professor of sociology, Rutgers University;
Virginia Yans, Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor, Rutgers University.
The discussion focused on the history of immigration to New Jersey and the contemporary immigration policy issues affecting both the state and Rutgers University today.This exhibition was made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council forthe Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities
A case study of the design, implementation, and formative evaluation of a team development program for a women's swimming and diving team in a NCAA division I university setting
No full textThis dissertation reflects a case study of the process of the design, implementation and formative evaluation of a team development program conducted with a swimming and diving team consisting of twenty-three women at a NCAA Division I university during the 2008-2009 academic year. The dissertation was undertaken to contribute to the knowledge base about how team development programs can be designed and implemented in athletic settings. As a foundation for the dissertation, the participant observer role was used in conjunction with Maher's (2000) Program Planning and Evaluation (PP&E) Framework and Maher's (2004) Student-Athlete Pyramid of Development. Relying on these approaches as procedural and technical guidance, a framework of knowledge, skills and abilities was formulated and then put into an evaluable programmatic form to assist the student-athletes on the team with interpersonal communication, within the team context. This dissertation explores how the PP&E Framework can be coupled with some of the levels of the Student-Athlete Pyramid of Development along with knowledge about team development from business, military, and sport to assist an athletic team in learning to communicate constructively. Formative evaluation data is provided from participating team members and the coaching staff about the actual and potential value of this kind of program. Finally, conclusions and recommendations are offered for the possible design and implementation of similar team development programs in athletic, business, and other contexts.Psy.DIncludes bibliographical references (p. 119-126)by Robyn L. OdegaardIncludes abstrac
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