35 research outputs found
In search of Shakespeare and Austen: travels in time and place
No full textThis thesis comprises six published works, preceded by four sections which provide
context for the publications, and summarise their significance. The overall project is to
examine an aspect of the engagement between contemporary culture and the figures
of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen: a set of contemporary texts, including
theatre productions, films, novels, and television dramas, which attempt to connect
the present-day audience to the personal identities, and the historical worlds, of these
two authors. The project explores the imaginative journeys that such works attempt,
critically examining and appraising their techniques, particularly focusing on how the
idea of travel between moments of time and/or place shapes these adaptations, as
well as investigating how the engagement with the authors can be framed as acts of
literary tourism. This exploration broadens, at points, into a more general discussion
of the inherent excitement, and inherent jeopardy, of imagined and reported travel in
time and place, including encounters in the experienced spaces of theatre, cinema and
culturally significant sites.
At a theoretical level, the thesis draws upon previous research in relevant fields,
especially those of adaptation, and literary tourism. It also reflects upon the paradox
of popular and commercial fascination with the lives and personalities of canonical
authors, in spite of influential moves in recent decades to challenge the canon and to
decry interest in authorial motives and intentions. The focus on the idea of place and
time travel in this study offers an innovative framework within which to investigate
both the production of these texts and their consumption by readers and viewers.
Such travels in search of the author are shown to help us to interrogate central
questions in adaptation studies around the authenticity and fidelity of texts and
performance. The chief aim of the thesis, however, is not to provide an all-embracing
theory, but to bring out the sheer complexity of the phenomena it discusses, and to
analyse and illuminate these complexities
What Evidence on Whose Terms?:Policy-Relevant Religion Or Belief Research
No full textThis chapter explores a range of key methodological and methods issues in religion or belief research and evidence- based policymaking. The issues involved might be summarized by the questions ‘What evidence?’ and ‘On whose terms?’. They are explored with reference to two research projects led by the author. The projects were on ‘Religious Discrimination in England and Wales’, which was contracted with the UK Government Home Office (1999– 2001); and on ‘Religion and Belief, Discrimination and Equality in England and Wales: Theory, Policy and Practice 2000– 2010’, which was funded by the UK Arts and Humanities and Economic and Social Research Councils (2010– 2013). The issues explored include working within contractual constraints and pre-set terms of reference; handling relationships with community representatives and with politicians, civil servants, and government in- house research staff; disseminating research results through the media; and working through ethical issues as scholars, citizens, and individuals involved in research of this kind
Selected topics in interventional radiology: a compendium of student honors papers on the Interventional radiology elective
No full textThis book is a collaborative effort with medical students from the Rutgers/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, previously Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The students contributed chapters written as honors papers,while on their Interventional Radiology elective. This publication is not meant to completely cover the ever expanding realm of interventional radiology but includes topics of interest to the students while on their elective. It has been rewarding to work with these amazing students, many of whom have elected to practice diagnostic and interventional radiology. This work was supported by a small grant from the Rutgers Library to create affordable books. As it is self published please overlook minor flaws.
The newest area of interventional radiology, interventional oncology, will be covered in subsequent chapters as they are written. As with other dynamic fields of medicine some material becomes outdated soon after it is written. As this is an electronic publication we will strive to update chapters as required.Central venous access in interventional radiology / Daniel Haddad, Mary-Katherine Lynch
Image -guided percutaneous needle biopsy / Ross Cadman
Image -guided percutaneous
abscess drainage of abdominal and pelvic abscess / Zaeem Billah, Dhaval Mehta
Interventional radiology approaches for the treatment of refractory ascites / Travis R. Quinoa
Radial artery access in interventional radiology / Lauren A. Huntress
Segmental arterial mediolysis / Julian Sison
Hemodialysis vascular access, complications, and interventional treatment / Pierre Saad
Non-operative management of splenic injury / Ulyana Trytko
Management of splenic artery aneurysm with coil embolization / Henal Patel
The use of arterial embolization in pelvic trauma / Henal Patel, Rima Patel
Management of massive hemoptysis with bronchial artery embolization / Shreya Amin
Minimally invasive approach
to treating renal angiomyolipoma / Adam Zybulewski
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations / Ripal Patel, Michael Chevinsky
Radiologic and endoscopic percutaneous gastrostomy: a review of the literature / Fernando D. Arias
Treatment of benign bile duct strictures by balloon dilitation and stent placement / Jason Feinman
Transjugular liver biopsy / Oluwatoyin Dada
Point shear/wave liver elastography / Eric Wei
Renal artery stenosis: medical management vs. percutaneous revascularization / Adjoa Boateng, Gregg Khodorov
Minimally invasive treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma / Jaclyn N. Portelli Tremont
Vena cava filters
and the treatment of pulmonary embolism / Anushree Doshi
Interventional treatment of pulmonary embolism / Matthew Deek
Percutaneous access for nephrostomy and nephro-lithotomy / Prasann Vachhani
Portal vein embolization and hepatic hypertrophy / Kristin Maletsky
THe role of interventional radiology in upper GI and colonic hemorrhage
contemporary management and outcomes / Slavamir Sokalaw
Small intestinal bleeding / Oren Johnson
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage aorto-enteric fistula / Hansol Kim
Management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis / Vikram Rajpurohit
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt / Na Eun Kim
Review and analysis of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO ) vs. transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunt (TIPS) procedures as a treatment for gastric varices / Iqra Farooqi , Kiersten Frenchu
The value of multi-detector helical CT (MDCT) scans in evaluating acute gastro-intestinal bleeding"September 2020
Taxonomic studies in the Acanthaceae: New species of from the Limpopo Valley
No full textTwo new species, Peristrophe ciiffordii Balkwill and P. gillilandiorum Balkwill, have been found amongst the herbarium material collected from southern Africa and are described here. S. Afr. J. Bot. 1985, 51: 485 — 488Twee nuwe spesies, Peristrophe cliffordii Balkwill en P. gillilandiorum Balkwill, is tussen herbarium-materiaal wat in Suider-Afrika versamel is, gevind en word hier beskryf. S.-Afr. Tyciskr. Plantk. 1985, 51: 485 — 48
Health at sea: with special reference to crews' accommodation
No full textA revolution in shipbuilding took place during the second
half of last century; wood gave way to iron, and steam replaced
wind and sails. For the first time in history naval architects
were able to construct great vessels able to forge their way
across the trackless ocean in face of raging storms. Here was an opportunity to establish better quarters for the personnel;
an opportunity, alas, missed. It is true that, stimulated by
such men as ",filbert Blane, the responsible authorities of H. M.
Royal Navy took advantage of the transitional period and made
thorough and radical changes in Men-of-War. The decrease in disease has been a striking one, although ships of the Navy carry
large complements necessary for manoeuvring and fighting, and
although they house their men in cramped quarters.In the ì.ercantile Marine, however, the lessons of hygiene
have taken years to make even a slight impression on shipowners.
The modern ships of certain foreign countries afford really decent
living quarters for occupation by their crews. Of relatively few
British merchantmen, however, can this be said - a shameful admission for the world's leading maritime nation.The hygiene of crews' quarters aroused the interest of the
author while he was serving as a Surgeon in the employ of the
Cunard Steamship Company. Later, when he was attached to the
London Port Sanitary Authority he investigated the subject as it
applied to ships of varying tonnages and different nationalities.
On appointment to the Hull and Goole Fort Sanitary Authority he
continued the investigation more intensively.Unfortunately there is no accurate comprehensive statistical
information available regarding the type of accommodation found
in British and Foreign shipping. To overcome this difficulty a scheme for surveying ships visiting the Ports of Hull and Goole
was instituted. It is upon the results obtained from this survey
that the present thesis is based. It is hoped that the conclusions arrived at will clearly indicate a definite need, not only
for improvement in the conditions in which men of the Merchant
Service live, but also for a thorough revision of the administration and powers affecting the sanitation of vessels of the
British Mercantile Marine
States, firms, and oil : British policy, 1939-54
No full textNew
evidence
from the records of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now British
Petroleum) and Shell for the period,
1939-45 supplements accounts of British
oil relations
based on state archives. This historical account demonstrates the continuity between the
interwar industry cartel and the Allied
wartime collaboration orchestrated through industry
committees. The
companies made use of their quasi-official position to manage crisis of
prewar arrangements aggravated by the war which presaged the rapid expansion of
postwar Middle East production. The companies then shaped the Anglo-American Oil
Agreements of
1944
and 1945, establishing a
basis for
remaking their position
in the
Middle East, expanding the web of
interfirm
relations. The nationalisation of
Anglo-
Iranian in 1951 threatened the web and the companies were able to embargo nationalised
Iranian oil and thus bankrupt the state. This society of oil majors was constituted by
shared
understandings and interests cultivated by the companies.
Structures of private governance may be quite significant factors for
states allied to them.
The United Kingdom
was more closely tied into the system of private governance that
prevailed in international oil
in the middle
decades of the century than was the United
States and consequently was able to call on more resources to resist
United States
initiatives during this period. British influence persisted in the oil
issue-area, in
spite of
greater
United States resources overall, because of this close working relationship
between state and companies. Close examination of the relationship reveals the extent of
penetration by the companies into both the decision-malting and implementation of
foreign
relations. The `national' interest was thus articulated through an interplay of
Governmental
and corporate agendas, and this supports a general argument that `national' power
is not
exercised solely
by the state, but by the state in
cooperation with other powerful social
institutions. Non-state actors and their archives may enrich the study of foreign relations
Capacity building for Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Final report. Indo- Norwegian pilot project on capacity building in biodiversity informatics for enhanced decision making, improved nature conservation and sustainable development.
No full textHanssen, F. (editor), Mathur, V.B. (editor), Athreya, V., Barve, V., Bhardwaj, R., Boumans, L., Cadman, M., Chavan, V., Ghosh, M., Lindgaard, A., Lofthus, Ø., Mehlum, Pandav, B., Punjabi, G. A., F., González Talaván, A., Talukdar, G., Valland, N. and Vang, R. Capacity building for Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Final report. Indo- Norwegian pilot project on capacity building in biodiversity informatics for enhanced decision making, improved nature conservation and sustainable development. - NINA Report 1079. 116 pp. Dette pilotprosjektet har vært koordinert av Norsk Institutt for Naturforskning (NINA) i nært
samarbeid med Wildlife Insitutute of India (WII), Artsdatabanken, Naturhistorisk Museum ved
Universitetet i Oslo, Wildlife Conservation Society- India Program (WCS) og Centre for Wildlife
Studies (CWF) i India. Prosjektet er finansiert av den Norske Regjering med støtte fra den og
India.
Prosjektet har samarbeidet med Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) og har
implementert flere av deres kapasitetsbyggende verktøy, standarder og tjenester. I tillegg er WII
og Naturhistorisk Museum nasjonale GBIF- noder. Prosjektet er nært knyttet til indiske og
internasjonale strategier for utvikling av biodiversitetsinfrastruktur.
Prosjektet har fokusert på nasjonale brukerbehov, viltkamerametodikk, dataforvaltning, åpen
datadeling og barrierer for åpen datadeling. Seks casestudier har vist hvordan biodiversitetsinformatikk,
bruk av viltkamera, datamobilisering og strategier for deling av data kan bidra til
forbedrede beslutningsprosesser. Dette har ført til en bedre forståelse for bruk av viltkamera,
occupancy-modellering, DNA-analyser, artsutbredelse, rovvilt/samfunn konflikter, effekter av
menneskelig aktivitet på ville dyr, habitatrestaurering, behov knyttet til forvaltning av tigre, samt
etterforskning av ulovlig jakt på tiger.
Prosjektet har gjennomført en mindre datarepatrieringsøvelse ved de norske naturhistoriske museene.
Kapasitetsbyggingskomponenten i dette arbeidet overfor internasjonale museumssamlinger
ligger primært i beskrivelsen av hvordan repatrierte data kan mobiliseres gjennom GBIF.
WII har utviklet en nasjonal database og en webportal for mobilisering av viltkameradata. Dette
utviklingsarbeidet er et viktig skritt i retning av å utvikle et nasjonalt åpent system for forvaltning
av viltkamerabilder og tilhørende metadata. Prosjektet har også utviklet en Best Practice Guide
(BPG) for publisering av biodiversitetsdata avledet fra viltkamerabilder. Denne guiden vil bli vedlikeholdt
av GBIF i fremtiden.
Dette prosjektet har vist høy relevans i forhold til de kapasitetsbyggingsbehov som er identifisert
av IPBES. Som prosjektet viser er det store internasjonale synergier innen kapasitetsbygging
knyttet til biodiversitetsinformatikk, bruk av viltkamera, datamobilisering, datarepatriering, dataforvaltning
og forbedrede strategier for datadeling. I avslutningsfasen av dette pilotprosjektet har
prosjektpartnerne bestemt seg for å se etter nye samarbeidsmuligheter under IPBES
earthshine & Is
No full textearthshine & Is - first collected works of poetryM.F.A.Poems.Dana Jaye Cadma
Localization of an accessory helicase at the replisome is critical in sustaining efficient genome duplication
No full text© The Author(s) 2010. Published by Oxford University PressGenome duplication requires accessory helicases to displace proteins ahead of advancing replication forks. Escherichia coli contains three helicases, Rep, UvrD and DinG, that might promote replication of protein-bound DNA. One of these helicases, Rep, also interacts with the replicative helicase DnaB. We demonstrate that Rep is the only putative accessory helicase whose absence results in an increased chromosome duplication time. We show also that the interaction between Rep and DnaB is required for Rep to maintain rapid genome duplication. Furthermore, this Rep–DnaB interaction is critical in minimizing the need for both recombinational processing of blocked replication forks and replisome reassembly, indicating that colocalization of Rep and DnaB minimizes stalling and subsequent inactivation of replication forks. These data indicate that E. coli contains only one helicase that acts as an accessory motor at the fork in wild-type cells, that such an activity is critical for the maintenance of rapid genome duplication and that colocalization with the replisome is crucial for this function. Given that the only other characterized accessory motor, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rrm3p, associates physically with the replisome, our demonstration of the functional importance of such an association indicates that colocalization may be a conserved feature of accessory replicative motors.Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/G005915/1 and BB/E0020690 to P.M.); MRC (G0800970 to R.G.L.); Leverhulme Trust (to C.J.R.). Funding for open access charge: BBSRC
The Cultural Transition and the Attitudes of Polish Immigrant Families Towards Divorce and Parental Authority in the United States, 1931-1940
No full textDegree awarded: Ph.D. History. The Catholic University of AmericaThe Cultural Transition and the Attitudes of Polish Immigrant Families Towards Divorce and Parental Authority in the United States, 1931-1940Fr. Stanislaw Hajkowski, S.Chr.Director: Leslie Tentler, Ph.D.Preaching the Gospel to the poor has always been emphasized by Christianity and the development of the radio at the beginning of the Twenties created a new, powerful tool to use for this task. Many leaders of religious communities noticed in the new invention an opportunity and used radio broadcast to both convert the unbelievers and provide teaching and support to faithful. The historical literature on early twentieth-century radio preachers in the United States includes numerous studies on Protestant and Catholic radio preachers; for example, a Protestant minister, S. Parkes Cadman began using radio broadcasts in 1923 and reached an audience of five million and in the 1930s, a famous radio evangelist, the Roman Catholic priest Father Charles Coughlin, had forty million listeners tuning in to his programs.In English historical literature very little attention has been given so far to Father Justyn Figas, a Conventual Franciscan, who began his broadcasting career in 1926 and, by the end of Thirties he had an audience of close to three million listening to his broadcasts. Father Justyn's programs, delivered in Polish, were addressed mainly to the Polish immigrants in the United States. This dissertation examines Father Justyn's radio talks and questions from the listeners to show the change in the attitudes of the first and second generation of Polish immigrants in the Thirties towards marriage unity and parental authority, the key values of the Christian family. In the new social and cultural environment the immigrant family acted like a sensitive barometer registering the social, cultural and religious pressures of the time.After analyzing the materials available in the Archives in Athol Springs, New York about Father Justin's Rosary Hour, this dissertation concludes that the immigrant family, often based on the patriarchal authority of the father supported by society and the Church, had no chance of surviving in the liberal American cultural environment. However, the values of parental authority and marriage unity were still practiced by these immigrant individuals and families who absorbed into their value system an appreciation for "wise" enculturation into the new society and education.Made available in DSpace on 2011-02-24T20:46:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1
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