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    Interview with Catherine Mercer

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    Describes becoming nursery day nurse, 1924; dirty state of children, nursery allowing mothers to work, daily routine. Briefly mentions other nurseries in Leicester, school attended on Saxe Coburg Street. Talks about training as State Registered Nurse at Leicester Royal Infirmary. Details daily timetable, hierarchy of lecturers. Explains decision to move to Groby Road Hospital. Outlines which diseases were a problem, which weren't, treatment for tuberculosis. Very briefly mentions being at Leicester General Hospital. Mentions growth at Groby Road Hospital as thoracic surgery began. Briefly outlines midwifery at Stoke-on-Trent

    Hamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841–1935), author and journalist

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    Hamilton, Catherine Jane [pseud. Retlaw Spring] (1841-1935), author and journalist, was born on 25 January 1841 at Kilmersdon, Somerset, where she was baptized on 12 April 1841, the younger of two daughters of Richard Hamilton (1805?-1859), vicar of Kilmersdon, and his wife Charlotte, née Cooper (1809-1882), the fifth daughter of William Cooper, of Queens County, Ireland. She was of Irish heritage on both sides. Her father belonged to a military family with roots in Strabane (county Tyrone) - his father, John Hamilton, and her father’s four older brothers were all officers in the Fifth Foot – and was a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. He had been a bright scholar with an aptitude for languages, and as a preacher was praised for his powerful sermons and his ability to bring the Bible to life for his parishioners

    Molecular genetic investigation of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction

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    Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (LVOTO) is a significant subtype of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) with these lesions accounting for 14% of all CHD. The associated mortality and morbidity associated with these lesions is significant with severe cases frequently fatal. Although a multifactorial aetiology for LVOTO has been proposed, there are multiple strands of evidence to suggest that LVOTO is in at least some cases monogenic. The use of chromosomal abnormalities such as balanced translocations is a recognised tool in the identification of disease genes. A patient was identified with LVOTO in association with a de novo balanced translocation, 46,XY,t(14;15)(q23;q26.3) dn and the regions surrounding the breakpoints on both chromosomes were considered candidate loci for a causative gene. Investigation of the breakpoints by FISH and by mapping of the breakpoint on derived chromosome 14 showed that NR2F2, a transcription factor with a role in development, was interrupted by the translocation. However, sequencing of NR2F2 in 112 DNA samples from patients with isolated LVOTO failed to show any additional mutations. Due to the possibility of a position effect, additional genes up to 2 Mb from the breakpoints were considered candidate genes and the mRNA expression in murine embryos was studied. mRNA expression patterns of Nr2f2 and Mctp2were identified consistent with a role in cardiac development. Subsequent sequencing of MCTP2 identified a single missense mutation in the LVOTO patient cohort, suggesting both genes may be involved in the aetiology of LVOTO. Immunohistochemistry of NR2F2 and MCTP2 also showed patterns consistent with a role for both proteins in cardiogenesis; NR2F2 expression included atrial myocardium and heart valves and MCTP2 in the ventricular myocardium. As copy number variation of NR2F2 and MCTP2 remained a further possible cause for LVOTO, DNA from 36 cases of isolated LVOTO with a normal karyotype and negative for mutations in NR2F2 or MCTP2, was interrogated using array Comparative Genomic Hybridisation. Although no CNVs of the region containing these genes were identified, the interruption of NR2F2 by a translocation and discovery of a mutation in MCTP2 suggests that variation in either gene may be a low frequency cause of LVOTO.<br/

    The age difference between spouses Cross-national and within-country variations

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    Available from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:DXN059816 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo

    Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater and Dr. Catherine Bagwell – Faculty Author Interview

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    Featured authors are Dr. Catherine Bagwell, Associate Professor of Psychology and Dr. Jennifer Erkulwater, Associate Professor of Political Science. Dr. Rick Mayes is another co-author, but he is unable to join us today due to a research leave project in Peru. Their new book, Medicating Children: ADHD and Pediatric Mental Health, integrates analyses of the clinical, political, historical, educational, social, economic and legal aspects of ADHD and the medications and treatment surrounding the mental disorder

    Interview with Catherine McCall

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    Interview with Dr. Catherine McCall, graduate of UNCW's MFA in Creative Writing program and author of Lifeguarding: A Memoir of Secrets, Swimming, and the South

    Prevalence of masturbation and associated factors in a British national probability survey

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    A stratified probability sample survey of the British general population, aged 16 to 44 years, was conducted from 1999 to 2001 (N = 11,161) using face-to-face interviewing and computer-assisted self-interviewing. We used these data to estimate the population prevalence of masturbation, and to identify sociodemographic, sexual behavioral, and attitudinal factors associated with reporting this behavior. Seventy-three percent of men and 36.8% of women reported masturbating in the 4 weeks prior to interview (95% confidence interval 71.5%-74.4% and 35.4%-38.2%, respectively). A number of sociodemographic and behavioral factors were associated with reporting masturbation. Among both men and women, reporting masturbation increased with higher levels of education and social class and was more common among those reporting sexual function problems. For women, masturbation was more likely among those who reported more frequent vaginal sex in the last four weeks, a greater repertoire of sexual activity (such as reporting oral and anal sex), and more sexual partners in the last year. In contrast, the prevalence of masturbation was lower among men reporting more frequent vaginal sex. Both men and women reporting same-sex partner(s) were significantly more likely to report masturbation. Masturbation is a common sexual practice with significant variations in reporting between men and women

    Plan B : The Catherine Morrissey Gift

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    Document in the form of a folded poster, to accompany an exhibition of 56 pieces (by nine artists) selected from Catherine Morrissey’s 1997 donation of more than 300 contemporary Canadian artworks to the London Regional Art and Historical Museums. The exhibition was organized in collaboration with Visual Arts students attending an Introduction to Museum Studies course at the University of Western Ontario. Mercer provides a brief introduction to the project, which is based on D. Phillip’s concepts of mapping and framing. The essay by Grant and Mercer outlines the significance of the exhibition’s title and curatorial themes. Includes brief statements by ten student curators. List of works

    From Kulim to Singapore: Catherine Lim's literary life

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    The publication in 1993 by Heinemann Asia of a volume of stories entitled The Best of Catherine Lim emphasised the significant contribution which this talented author has made to recent Singaporean fiction. The 1993 edition contains work from five of Catherine Lim's previously published collections, from Little Ironies (1978) to Deadline for Love (1992), and reflects the confidence which her publishers usually have in her capacity to draw a strong local reading audience. In fact, a Catherine Lim book is quite capable of attracting sales of 20,00O copies in a first edition

    From Kulim to Singapore: Catherine Lim's literary life

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    The publication in 1993 by Heinemann Asia of a volume of stories entitled The Best of Catherine Lim emphasised the significant contribution which this talented author has made to recent Singaporean fiction. The 1993 edition contains work from five of Catherine Lim's previously published collections, from Little Ironies (1978) to Deadline for Love (1992), and reflects the confidence which her publishers usually have in her capacity to draw a strong local reading audience. In fact, a Catherine Lim book is quite capable of attracting sales of 20,000 copies in a first edition
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