119 research outputs found
The Space Between Thoughts: Something Like Light
No full textThis work is an autobiographical essay examining the work of Rayna Manger Tedford. She writes about the philosophy from which her work emerges, and the process by which she makes her art. Manger Tedford places herself in an art historical and contemporary art context, comparing her work and philosophy to those of the post-war Abstract Expressionists, Agnes Martin, Anish Kapoor, Betty Hahn and others.
Manger Tedford specifically focuses on the work shown in the Master of Fine Arts thesis show in the University of Colorado (April 4 through 18, 2003) but also speculates on the direction her work will be taking in the near future.
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Accueillir et éduquer la petite enfance. Les relations entre parents et professionnels, Sylvie Rayna et Gilles Brougère (dir.), 2005
No full textLesur Eric. Accueillir et éduquer la petite enfance. Les relations entre parents et professionnels, Sylvie Rayna et Gilles Brougère (dir.), 2005. In: Spirale. Revue de recherches en éducation, n°39, 2007. Laïcité, croyances et education, sous la direction de Jean-Paul Martin. pp. 180-182
The Space Between Thoughts: Something Like Light
No full textThis work is an autobiographical essay examining the work of Rayna Manger Tedford. She writes about the philosophy from which her work emerges, and the process by which she makes her art. Manger Tedford places herself in an art historical and contemporary art context, comparing her work and philosophy to those of the post-war Abstract Expressionists, Agnes Martin, Anish Kapoor, Betty Hahn and others.
Manger Tedford specifically focuses on the work shown in the Master of Fine Arts thesis show in the University of Colorado (April 4 through 18, 2003) but also speculates on the direction her work will be taking in the near future.
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Accueillir et éduquer la petite enfance. Les relations entre parents et professionnels, Sylvie Rayna et Gilles Brougère (dir.), 2005
No full textLesur Eric. Accueillir et éduquer la petite enfance. Les relations entre parents et professionnels, Sylvie Rayna et Gilles Brougère (dir.), 2005. In: Spirale. Revue de recherches en éducation, n°39, 2007. Laïcité, croyances et education, sous la direction de Jean-Paul Martin. pp. 180-182
Deciphering Authority: The Balance of Powers in Local Government
No full textThe Balance of Powers Principle, while well-applied in the spheres of federal and state government, is not much discussed when it comes to local government structures. This paper seeks to compare the strengths of some of the more popular forms of municipal governance (i.e., the council-manager and mayor-council systems) to determine, to what extent, the Balance of Powers principle applies in an American local government context. The author then subsequently argues that this principle can be utilized to propose a preferred, counterbalanced model of city government, that uses and relies upon the strengths of all three major authority figures in municipal politics—the city council, the mayor, and the city manager. A theme of mutual reliance and benefit is explored, as is the relational experience of working in local government
Star-Spangled Ghibli: Star voices in the American versions of Hayao Miyazaki's films
No full textThis article offers an examination of the use of American stars in re-voicing a set of Japanese animated texts. The author argues that a new industrial, contextual and textual understanding of stardom is required to penetrate the dense network of meanings attached to star voices in animation. Furthermore, she utilizes a mixed textual and contextual approach to several of Studio Ghibli's American DVD releases to consider the markets for and meanings of anime in America. In so doing this article represents an intervention into a range of academic debates around the nature of contemporary stardom and the significance of anime in America
Open data barometer global report
No full textHighlights the lack of open and accessible data on the performance of key public services. If the political and social impacts of open data are to be realised, work to increase the supply of datasets from right across government will be needed, alongside sustained investment in capacity building, training and support for effective data use.
Introduction
The core idea behind Open Government Data (OGD) is a simple one: public data should be a shared resource. Making data open is valuable not only for the government departments that collect and release the data, but also for citizens, entrepreneurs and other parts of the public sector.
The implementation of OGD takes dedicated and sustained policy attention. Affecting widespread impact through the release of OGD relies not only upon the supply of high-quality data, but also upon the capacity of users to work with the data, and the ability of government to engage proactively with those users.
In our complex world, access to OGD has the power to secure enhanced government accountability, empower coordinated action to improve public services and civil society, and inspire new business ideas. Yet far too often, access to data, along with the skills to understand and make use of it, are distributed unequally, and would-be users frequently encounter unnecessary technical and legal restrictions that prevent data re-use. Calls for a “Data Revolution” — led by the United Nations — have placed renewed attention on ensuring the collection and management of high-quality data around the world through strengthened statistical capacity, and are driving a focus on the use of new “big data” resources in policy making. Against this backdrop, questions concerning who has access to data, and whether citizens have the capability and freedoms to create, access, and analyse data about their own communities and concerns, become ever more important for securing a fair balance of power in our societies
Impact of Sumac on Lowering Oxidative stress as it pertains to Dementia
No full textabstract: Background: To determine the effect of sumac on vasodilation and oxidative stress in vascular tissue. This study hypothesized that sumac would increase vasodilation and reduce vascular damage in vascular tissue taken from rats to improve symptoms and risk of vascular dementia.
Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a chow diet or a high fat diet (HFD) for ten weeks. Endothelium-dependent vasodilation was measured in isolated mesenteric arterioles that were treated with or without 80 µg/ml sumac in the superfusate throughout the experiment.
Results: Sumac did not improve vasodilation or in ex vivo arteries from rats fed a high fat diet. There were trends of improved vasodilation in sumac treated vessels from high fat diet rats, but sumac did not significantly improve vasodilation. In rats fed a chow diet, sumac prevented phenylephrine (PE) constriction in the vascular tissue. The most likely cause for this is the presence of Gallic acid in sumac. Another possible explanation is the presence of nitrates in sumac which may have prevented PE vasoconstriction.
Conclusions: Sumac did not significantly improve vasodilation in isolated arteries from rats fed a high fat diet. The results are inconclusive for the improvement of symptoms or risk of vascular dementia. In vivo treatment with sumac should be tested as results may differ
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