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Mervyn L. May
No full text"Telegraphist Mervyn L. May 52613 RANR - Coonawarra 1940-1942"Telegraphist Mervyn L. May 52613 Royal Australian Navy Reserve Coonawarra 1940-194
White, L M (Leslie Mervyn), VX47685
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/425423Surname: WHITE. Given Name(s) or Initials: L M (LESLIE MERVYN). Military Service Number or Last Known Location: VX47685. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 42658.251354
Item: [2016.0049.57684] "White, L M (Leslie Mervyn), VX47685
Deans, M L (Mervyn Lindsay), NX29784
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/381301Surname: DEANS. Given Name(s) or Initials: M L (MERVYN LINDSAY). Military Service Number or Last Known Location: NX29784. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 41687.197322
Item: [2016.0049.13594] "Deans, M L (Mervyn Lindsay), NX29784
Poetry as a performing art in the English-speaking Caribbean.
No full textThis thesis seeks to demonstrate that there is a direct relationship
between the emergence of poetry as a performing art in the English speaking Caribbean and phases of nationalist agitation from the uprisings
against unemployment, low pay and colonial neglect during 1937-8 to the
present. Though the poetry has many variations in scope, ranging from
light-hearted entertainment, its principal momentum has been one of
protest, nationalism and revolutionary sentiment. The thesis seeks to
relate tone, style and content both to specific periods and cultural
contexts, and to the degree of engagement of the individual artist in the
political struggle against oppression.
Frequently theatrical, the poetry has commanded a stage and a
popular audience. Though urban in style, it is rooted in older, rural
traditions. Creole, the vernacular of the masses, is a vital common
denominator. The poetry is aurally stimulating, and often highly
rhythmic. The popular music of the day has played an integral part, and
formative role in terms of composition.
The fundamental historical dynamic of the English-speaking Caribbean
has been one of violent imperialist imposition on the one hand, and
resistance by the black masses on the other. Creole language, with its
strong residuum of African grammatical constructs, concepts and
vocabulary, has been a central vehicle of resistance. It is a low-status
language in relation to the officially-endorsed Standard English. The
thesis argues that artists' assertion of Creole, and total identification
with it through their own voice, is a significant act of defiance and
patriotism.
Periods of heightened agitation in the recent past have each led to
the emergence of a distinctive form of performance poetry. Chapter two
examines the role of Louise Bennett as a mouthpiece of black pride and
nationalist sentiment largely in the period preceding independence. Her
principal aim is the affirmation of the black Jamaican's fundamental
humanity. She uses laughter both as a curative emotional release and as
an expression of mental freedom. She lays the foundations of a comic
tradition which does not fundamentally challenge the contradictions of
the post-independence period.
Chapter three relates the emergence of the Dub Poets of Jamaica to
the development of Rastafarianism into a mass post-independence
nationalist revival, and to the contribution of intellectuals, most
symbolically Walter Rodney, to the process of decolonization. Reggae
music, the principal creative response to the dynamics of the period both
in terms of lyrics and rhythmic tension, infuses the work of Michael
Smith, Cku Onuora, Mutabaruka and Erian Meeks examined in this study.
Chapter four illustrates the development of performed poetry in the
context of periods of insurrection and revolution in the East Caribbean.
It examines the Black Rower movement as a stimulus to cultural
nationalism and revolutionary sentiment, and its transcendence to
internationalism and socialism in the context of the Grenada Revolution.
Abdul Malik straddles and exemplifies the creative dynamic which exists
between urban, industrial Trinidad and its tiny, rural and poor
neighbour, Grenada
Trace elements in marine biogenic carbonates: analysis and application to past ocean chemistry
No full textTrace elements in marine biogenic carbonates may be used as proxies for past oceanchemistry provided that there is an established relationship between the trace elementproxy and a parameter of interest, this relationship is preserved within biogeniccarbonate, and the trace element can be determined sufficiently accurately. Successfulapplication of any trace element proxy requires both development of the analyticalmethodology to ensure accurate data with the necessary sensitivity, and anunderstanding of the relationship between proxy and seawater chemistry.Herein I develop methods for the determination of Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca and Cd/Ca inplanktonic foraminiferal calcite, using inductively coupled plasma optical emissionspectrophotometry and isotope dilution thermal ionisation mass spectrometry, andpropose a potential reference material for Mg/Ca in foraminiferal calcite. The developedtechniques are applied to an investigation of the Mg/Ca temperature proxy overChatham Rise in the Southwest Pacific Ocean and a calibration study of the partitioncoefficient, DCd, for cadmium incorporation into planktonic foraminifera.Comparisons of planktonic foraminiferal Mg/Ca, shell weight and oxygenisotope records from sites north and south of the Subtropical Front on Chatham Rise,demonstrate the effects of hydrography, foraminiferal habitat and dissolution as controlson Mg/Ca. Determinations of Cd/Ca in seven species of planktonic foraminiferaconfirm that the dominant controls on Cd/Ca are foraminiferal habitat and hydrography,with only a minor influence of post depositional dissolution. The major uncertainty indetermination of DCd from core top samples comes from uncertainty in estimation of thedepth distribution and seasons of calcification of planktonic foraminifera
The key role of nitric oxide in hypoxia: hypoxic vasodilation and energy supply-demand matching
No full textSignificance: a mismatch between energy supply and demand induces tissue hypoxia with the potential to cause cell death and organ failure. Whenever arterial oxygen concentration is reduced, increases in blood flow - 'hypoxic vasodilation' - occur in an attempt to restore oxygen supply. Nitric oxide is a major signalling and effector molecule mediating the body's response to hypoxia, given its unique characteristics of vasodilation (improving blood flow and oxygen supply) and modulation of energetic metabolism (reducing oxygen consumption and promoting utilization of alternative pathways). Recent advances: this review covers the role of oxygen in metabolism and responses to hypoxia, the hemodynamic and metabolic effects of nitric oxide, and mechanisms underlying the involvement of nitric oxide in hypoxic vasodilation. Recent insights into nitric oxide metabolism will be discussed, including the role for dietary intake of nitrate, endogenous nitrite reductases, and release of nitric oxide from storage pools. The processes through which nitric oxide levels are elevated during hypoxia are presented, namely (i) increased synthesis from nitric oxide synthases, increased reduction of nitrite to nitric oxide by heme- or pterin-based enzymes and increased release from nitric oxide stores, and (ii) reduced deactivation by mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase. Critical issues: several reviews covered modulation of energetic metabolism by nitric oxide, while here we highlight the crucial role NO plays in achieving cardiocirculatory homeostasis during acute hypoxia through both vasodilation and metabolic suppression Future directions: we identify a key position for nitric oxide in the body's adaptation to an acute energy supply-demand mismatc
Dissected Narration in From Hell: A Graphic Translation of R. L. Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
No full textInternational audienceThis article investigates the narrative strategies implemented by artists to render visually the fantastic storyborn from the mind of Scottish author R. L. Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).After focusing on the problematic illustrations by Charles Raymond Macauley (1904) and Mervyn Peake(1948), the demonstration lays emphasis on the original graphic novel by Eddy Campbell and Alan Moore,From Hell (1989-1991). Carefully chosen panels are then analyzed to highlight the sophisticated combinationof a highly documented script and a challenging visual rhetoric, thus addressing issues such as chronologyand rhythm
Ladies' Auxiliary to Locomotive Firemen convention, Penticton
No full textFormal ceremonial photograph, May 7, 1935.. Front row, L- R: Jean Law, Isobel Bartholomew, Marjorie Segur, Theresa Mario, Elizabeth Depford, Agnes Strong, Gr. Pres, Ester Bouswell, Clara Dixon, Sarah Spurgeon, Sophie Bownick (Pavey) Back row L to R: Linea Almen (Macor), Doris Mervyn, Myrtle Binsted, May Macquarrie, Mollie McKenzie (Dean) May Morrison, Mary McKenzie, Doris Smith
Early intervention models of diabetes care to address adverse glycaemia in hospital
No full text© 2019 Mervyn KyiDiabetes affects one quarter of individuals in hospital and contributes to worse clinical and economic outcomes. Acute hyperglycaemia causes immune dysfunction, proinflammatory and prothrombotic changes, and endothelial dysfunction, leading to increased risk of hospital-acquired infections, and cardiovascular and renal complications. Acute hypoglycaemia also causes proinflammatory and prothrombotic changes, endothelial dysfunction, and neuroglycopaenia-related complications. ‘Adverse glycaemia’ describes both extremes of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia (defined as glucose 15 mmol/L), that are associated with adverse pathophysiology and adverse outcomes in hospital. Adverse glycaemia remains common in hospital patients due to various barriers including clinical inertia. This thesis aimed to develop and investigate a strategy of proactive care and early diabetes intervention to address adverse glycaemia in hospital.
A glucose alert system, comprising a novel clinical escalation tool coupled with alert-capable networked glucose meters, was developed to decrease clinical inertia (Chapter 3). In a 14-week, pre- and post- implementation study, the glucose alert system increased nursing and medical staff actions in response to adverse glycaemia, and this translated to a reduction in the incidence of hyperglycaemia.
Networked glucose meter technology was then implemented on eight noncritical medical and surgical care wards at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, enabling detailed baseline assessment of inpatient glycaemia (Chapter 4). In this first detailed glucometric analysis of an Australian hospital, our cohort was found to have a higher incidence of hyperglycaemia but a lower incidence of hypoglycaemia compared to benchmarks in the United States hospitals. A novel glucometric measure of ‘adverse glycaemic days’, defined as patient-days with glucose 15 mmol/L, was proposed as a useful metric for benchmarking, and as a tangible concept for educating health professionals about safe glycaemic control in hospital.
A comprehensive early intervention model of diabetes care was developed and investigated in the Randomised study of a Proactive Inpatient Diabetes Service (RAPIDS) (Chapter 5). The early intervention model included remote glycaemic surveillance and proactive management of all diabetes patients, by an inpatient diabetes team within 24 hours of admission. RAPIDS, a 24-week cluster randomised trial with a baseline period, involving 1002 consecutive patients, is amongst the largest randomised trials of inpatient diabetes care to date. Early intervention decreased the incidence of adverse glycaemic days by 28%, and decreased severe hyperglycaemia (patient-days with mean glucose >15 mmol/L) by 55%. This intervention was associated with an 80% relative risk reduction (and 4% absolute risk reduction) of developing hospital-acquired infection.
Lastly, a prediction tool to enable early identification of diabetes inpatients at high risk for persistent adverse glycaemia was developed (Chapter 6). A prediction tool based on four clinical factors available at admission (glucose at admission, glucose-lowering treatment regimen, glycosylated haemoglobin and glucocorticoid medication), accurately identified high-risk patients, and may assist delivery of targeted management.
The studies describe models of clinical care which may be implemented as stand-alone or as a bundle of interventions. The findings support the strategy of proactive care to improve inpatient glucose. Proactive and early intervention models of care which improve glycaemia may improve the care of individuals with diabetes in hospital
Verses, subverses and subversions in contemporary postcolonial poetry : the arts of resistance in the works of Linton Kwesi Johnson and Lesego Rampolokeng
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 136-141).This dissertation seeks to analyse insubordination and resistance manifested in postcolonial and post-apartheid poetry as ways of subverting dominant Western discourses. More specifically, I focus my analysis on textual strategies of resistance in the poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson and Lesego Rampolokeng. The syncretistic quality in the oeuvres of both poets is related to diaspora, hybridity and crealisation as forms of writ[h]ing against (neo)colonially-based hegemonic discourses. Postcolonial critiques at large will frame this analysis of strategies of domination and resistance, but some discussions from the domain of history, sociology and cultural studies may also enter the debate. In this regard there is a great variety of theories and arguments dealing with the contradictions and incongruities in the question of power relations interconnecting domination and resistance. This study is arranged in three pivotal debates. There is firstly an in-depth discussion of underpinning theories that deal with strategies of domination and resistance in the postcolonial domain This is a threefold task carried out by scrutinising (a) the origins of colonial discourse and its binarist tendencies, (b) the pitfalls of anticolonialist resistance based on dualistic opposites, and (c) the hybrid and insubordinate nature of resistance as an efficient alternative to transcend such binaries. Afterwards I seek to investigate how strategies of diasporic resistance and cultural hybridism employed in the poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson can contribute to moving away from the limitations of dichotomies and also subvert hegemonic power. And finally, I look at crealisation, mockery and insubordination as strategies of resistance in the postapartheid poetry of Lesego Rampolokeng. Besides that, this project is concerned with the increasing importance of academic studies on postcolonial literatures. The present research aims therefore to analyse postcolonial and post-apartheid poems as strategic techniques to decentre dominant Western rhetoric that tries to naturalise inequalities and injustices in the relations between power holders and the powerless in both local and global contexts
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