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Learning theories and interprofessional education: a user's guide
No full textThere is increasing interest in the theoretical underpinning of interprofessional education (IPE) and writers in this field are drawing on a wide range of disciplines for theories that have utility in IPE. While this has undoubtedly enriched the research literature, for the educational practitioner, whose aim is to develop and deliver an IPE curriculum that has sound theoretical underpinnings, this plethora of theories has become a confusing, and un-navigable quagmire. This article aims to provide a compass for those educational practitioners by presenting a framework that summarizes key learning theories used in IPE and the relationship between them. The study reviews key contemporary learning theories from the wider field of education used in IPE and the explicit applications of these theories in the IPE literature to either curriculum design or programme evaluation. Through presenting a broad overview and summary framework, the study clarifies the way in which learning theories can aid IPE curriculum development and evaluation. It also highlights areas where future theoretical development in the IPE field is required
Lie symmetry methods for local volatility models
No full textWe investigate PDEs of the form [Formula presented] which are associated with the calculation of expectations for a large class of local volatility models. We find nontrivial symmetry groups that can be used to obtain Fourier transforms of fundamental solutions of the PDE. We detail explicit computations in the separable volatility case when σ(t,x)=h(t)(α+βx+γx2), g=0, corresponding to the so called Quadratic Normal Volatility Model. We give financial applications and also show how symmetries can be used to compute first hitting distributions
Lie Group Symmetries as Integral Transforms of Fundamental Solutions
No full textWe obtain fundamental solutions for PDEs of the form ut = x uxx +f(x)ux ??xru by showing that if the symmetry group of the PDE is nontrivial, it contains a standard integral transform of the fundamental solution. We show that in this case, the problem of finding a fundamental solution can be reduced to inverting a Laplace transform or some other classical transform.lie symmetry groups; fundamental solutions; transition densities; short range models; zero coupon bond pricing
Scientific investigation of copies, fakes and forgeries (Paul Craddock,ed.)
No full textThis book is not dangerous, but probably the most comprehensive account on copies, fakes forgeries and their disclosure ever written. The author, Paul Craddock, former material scientist at the British Museum, wrote numerous publications on metals and their use in antiquities and art. This book, however, describes all kinds of materials encountered in art, archaeological artefacts, and antiques and of course copies, fakes and forgeries. The materials covered range from metals to plastic and..
On Explicit Probability Laws for Classes of Scalar Diffusions
No full textThis paper uses Lie symmetry group methods to obtain transition probability densities for scalar diffusions, where the diffusion coefficient is given by a power law. We will show that if the drift of the diffusion satisfies a certain family of Riccati equations, then it is possible to compute a generalized Laplace transform of the transition density for the process. Various explicit examples are provided. We also obtain fundamental solutions of the Kolmogorov forward equation for diffusions, which do not correspond to transition probability densities.Lie symmetry groups; fundamental solutions; transition probability densities, Ito diffusions
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Mark Twain as a Literary Critic
No full textThe purpose of this thesis is to present essays and letters in which Mark Twain discussed the art of writing or assumed the role of a literary critic
Lie Symmetry Methods for Multidimensional Linear, Parabolic PDES and Diffusions
No full textIn this paper we introduce methods based upon Lie symmetry analysis for the construction of explicit fundamental solutions of multidimensional parabolic PDEs. We give applications to the problem of finding transition probability densities for multidimensional diffusions and to representation theory.Lie symmetry groups; fundamental solutions; transition densities; representation theory
Herne Bay 1830-1880 a failed seaside resort?
No full textThis thesis sets out to examine Herne Bay’s success or otherwise as a seaside resort in the period during the nineteenth century, with a specific focus on the period from 1830 until around 1880. The significance of these dates centres upon the involvement of speculators and the building of the first deep sea pier that opened in 1832 closely followed by the passing of an Improvement Act in 1833. The effect of the 1833 Act was to provide a form of governance over the town’s affairs with varying effectiveness until this was reformed in the early 1880s as a result of provisions contained within the Public Health Act 1875. This time period also includes important transport developments that had a significant effect upon the town
Erratum
No full text In the article ‘Overeruption – Another Challenge?’ {Dent Update 2005; 32: 605–610) by Helen Craddock and Paul Franklin, Figures 8 and 9 have been transposed. </jats:p
On show
No full textThere is a long history of debates and conflicting opinions in relation to the display of the female body. For example, many world religions require female worshippers to show modesty by covering their hair and body. In the late twentieth century academics in fields such as gender and media studies responded to the campaigns of second wave feminism, developing and debating ideas about the power relationships at play in looking, being seen and the representation of the female body. Contemporary discussions on this topic also consider female visibility through nudity to be a form of empowerment, and way of taking back control over the female body and its representations. However, this idea continues to be fiercely debated. In 1975, Laura Mulvey’s Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, a feminist interpretation of the representation of actresses and actors in Hollywood cinema, was published and continues to be taught widely in art schools. It raises issues of gendered looking and coined the phrase the ‘male gaze’. This influential text seems to be experiencing a resurgence of interest amongst a younger generation of female artists, partly because the ideas resonate with recent changes in technology. Thanks to smart phones with cameras and social networking sites we can self-author our images in selfies, leading to questions about what is being posed, performed, or presented, and for whom? This curator’s choice selection brings together artworks that consider different aspects of looking and self-display. The artworks play with the power relations between the looker and the looked at, disrupting the idea of the passive female object and active male subject. The participating artists are: Naomi Blakeborough, Dr Alison J. Carr, Megan McLatchie, Odjanna Dracock, Sarah Eyre and Dr Dawn Woolley. Curated by Joanna Craddock and Dr Dawn Woolley
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