1,104 research outputs found
Radical change in the genre of the detective novel: Raymond Chandler and Paul Auster
No full textThis thesis will examine the careers of authors Raymond Chandler and Paul Auster. The paper will define and examine "hard-boiled" and postmodern literary genres in which Raymond Chandler and Paul Auster have written their crime novels. Topics of discussion in this thesis will include Chandler‘s and Auster‘s biographical backgrounds and the influences on their fiction, the literary genres of detective fiction and mystery fiction, and the narrative structures of Chandler‘s and Auster‘s novels. Raymond Chandler‘s novel, The Big Sleep and Paul Auster‘s novel, City of Glass will also be discussed.M.A.L.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Devon L. Alle
MATTER THAT MATTERS: A STUDY OF CHEROKEE BASKETS AND THE MUSEUMS THAT DISPLAY THEM
No full textABSTRACT Devon Elayne Murphy: Matter That Matters: A Study of Cherokee Baskets and the Museums that Display Them (Under the direction of Carol Magee) This research considers the classificatory difficulties Cherokee baskets from the twentieth century present in museum spaces. Native art objects have historically been exhibited in one-dimensional displays. Focusing on two baskets, one from a non-Native museum, the Gregg Museum of Art and Design in Raleigh, NC, and one from a Native museum, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, NC, the multiple histories of these objects are uncovered. These multiple narratives speak to the creative autonomy and modern lives of their makers, Sallie Locust and Betty Lossiah, who engaged in multiple markets to sell their works. These baskets’ materials and trajectories reveal complex information structures; this points to a need for institutions to critically reexamine information sources like catalogs and donor information as influences on museum exhibitions. I provide recommendations for museums to recognize different knowledge practices and to emphasize the multidimensionality of Cherokee, and by extension, Native art objects
Buckfast Abbey Archaeological Projects 1982-2016 Photographic Archive
No full textThis photographic archive is intended to augment the two publications on the abbey's archaeology by S.W. Brown (Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society 46, 1988, 13-89; and Devon Archaeological Society Occasional Paper 21, 2018) and the series of more detailed interim archive reports appearing on the ADS website (unpublished grey literature, accessible via author Stewart Brown)
Elective surgical referral guidelines : background educational material or essential shared decision making tool? : a survey of GPs' in England
No full textBackground: To investigate general practitioners’ (GPs’) attitudes to guidelines for elective surgical referral in
England. To understand their use of guidelines, and attitudes to shared decision making in the referral decision.
Methods: A questionnaire was developed which investigated attitudes to and use of guidelines. It was given to a
stratified random sample 30% (n = 310) drawn from GP lists of 10 English health districts (primary care trusts
(PCTs)). GPs were invited to respond online, by telephone, fax or post. Data were analysed using descriptive
statistics and backwards stepwise logistic regression.
Results: Responses were representative of GPs in England, but (despite up to 6 contacts per non-responder) the overall
response rate was 41.6% (n = 129; with the range across PCTs of 25-61%). Most responding GPs indicated support for
referral guidelines but 18% reported that they had never used them. Less than three per cent reported use for most or
all referral decisions. The odds of using guidelines decreased with increasing age, with a ten year increase in age
associated with halving odds of use (OR = 0.53, 95%CI = 0.29-0.90). Over 50% of GPs wanted good access to electronic
guidelines with expert information and advice on guideline availability. Almost all (>89%) GPs agreed with sharing
referral decisions with patients. Female doctors (OR = 5.2, 95%CI: 1.02-26.3) were more likely to agree with this than
male GPs as were those working in larger compared to small or single handed practices (OR = 5.3, 95%CI: 1.4-19.9).
Conclusions: This group of responding GPs was supportive of guidelines but used them in different ways. Referral
guidelines should have an educational component for background reading; include key messages for
internalisation and application; and incorporate mechanisms to facilitate accessibility and appropriate shared
decision making with patients
"of, related to, or derived from..." Exhibition Installation Image
No full textThis digital image was photographed by Chip Pankey and uploaded to DLynx in the Visual Resources Center during summer 2015.This digital image shows an installation view of the 2015 thesis exhibition titled "of, related to, or derived from...". This work was created by Emily Murphy and it was photographed by Chip Pankey. This show included artwork from senior studio art majors and minors and was on display in the Clough-Hanson Gallery April 24 to May 1, 2015. The show included work from Taylor Jackson, Olivia Knauss, Grace Porter, Devon Greig, Jingwen Luo, Emily Murphy, Christi Haynes, and Josh Mintz
"of, related to, or derived from..." Exhibition Installation Image
No full textThis digital image was photographed by Chip Pankey and uploaded to DLynx in the Visual Resources Center during summer 2015.This digital image shows an installation view of the 2015 thesis exhibition titled "of, related to, or derived from...". This work was created by Emily Murphy and it was photographed by Chip Pankey. This show included artwork from senior studio art majors and minors and was on display in the Clough-Hanson Gallery April 24 to May 1, 2015. The show included work from Taylor Jackson, Olivia Knauss, Grace Porter, Devon Greig, Jingwen Luo, Emily Murphy, Christi Haynes, and Josh Mintz
"of, related to, or derived from..." Exhibition Installation Image
No full textThis digital image was photographed by Chip Pankey and uploaded to DLynx in the Visual Resources Center during summer 2015.This digital image shows an installation view of the 2015 thesis exhibition titled "of, related to, or derived from...". This work was created by Emily Murphy and it was photographed by Chip Pankey. This show included artwork from senior studio art majors and minors and was on display in the Clough-Hanson Gallery April 24 to May 1, 2015. The show included work from Taylor Jackson, Olivia Knauss, Grace Porter, Devon Greig, Jingwen Luo, Emily Murphy, Christi Haynes, and Josh Mintz
Improving physical performance: the role of jaw-repositioning
No full textAdvances in mouthguard design applied the dental technique of jaw-repositioning to not only prevent negative effects but to enhance athletic performance. Improved posture and proprioception have been observed with use of jaw-repositioning appliances (1-4). In a previous study, a jaw-repositioning mouthguard improved muscular power in athletes (5). We compared a neuromuscular dentistry-designed jaw-repositioning mouthguard to a standard mouthguard in a randomized, crossover study evaluating muscular endurance and anaerobic capacity in male athletes. The advanced jaw-repositioning mouthguard led to improved muscular power performance (6). Although effective, the neuromuscular dentistry-designed mouthguard was highly expensive causing it to be impractical for the typical athlete. The next two studies utilized affordable versions of the above mouthguard to expand the practical application of the findings. We evaluated the effects of two jaw-repositioning mouthguards on other aspects of physical performance including balance, flexibility, agility, power and strength in male athletes. A battery of exercise tests was completed in a randomized, controlled, crossover study. No significant differences between the jaw-repositioning mouthguards, the placebo mouthguard, and the no-mouthguard control were observed in these aspects of physical performance. Our final study evaluated the effects of two jaw-repositioning mouthguards on aerobic performance. Jaw-repositioning devices treat sleep apnea by increasing the size of upper respiratory airways (7-11). Jaw-repositioning mouthguards may have similar effects on the airways in athletes lending to improved aerobic performance. The effects of two jaw-repositioning mouthguards on aerobic dynamics at rest and during a graded treadmill test in male athletes were evaluated. No significant differences between the jaw-repositioning mouthguards and the controls were observed in respiratory functional tests, ventilation, gas exchange, or maximal aerobic performance. These results indicate that the affordable jaw-repositioning mouthguards did not have any effect, positive or negative, on various performance aspects. This information can be used to encourage mouthguard compliance and dissuade the concerns of performance impediments. Incorporation of advanced dental techniques and individualized design may be necessary to obtain an “optimal jaw position” that promotes positive physical responses. Future research on jaw-repositioning mouthguards should use advanced dental techniques and explore effects on other aspects of physical performance.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Devon Gole
Ships and shipyards of Bideford, Devon, 1568-1938
No full textShips and Shipyards of Bideford Devon 1568 to 1938Foreword -- The great days of Bideford -- Newfoundland fisheries -- The tobacco trade -- Loss of the Barque "Osseo" -- Cox's shipbuilding yard -- Warships built at Cleave Houses for the Royal Navy -- Wooden sailing ships built in the Port of Bideford (List of) -- Warships built in the Port of Bideford (List of) -- Extracts of correspondence between The Admiralty and Local Shipbuilders -- Biographical note re author -- Index to illustrations -- Bideford--Regatta Day -- Steel shipbuilding at Hansen's Shipyard -- Restarick's Shipyard -- Mission Ship "Edward Birkbeck" -- The "Sarah Neumann" -- "Annie Reece", a steel three masted schooner -- Richmond Dry Dock -- "H.F. Bolt", a ketch -- A bomb ketch -- Type of Warship (24 guns) -- Sloop (22 guns) -- "Pride of the Torridge" -- "Two Sisters", a ketch -- "Sedwell Jane", a three-masted schooner -- "Bessie Clark", a ketch, auxiliary screw -- The Old Ropewalk -- Rope-making by handCover title: Ships and shipyards of Bideford, Devon, 1568-1938; Newfoundland fisheries: p. 11-1
Translation of Unmasking Autism by Devon Price (an excerpt) with an accompanying study on translation problems
No full textThis master's thesis provides a translation of an excerpt from dr. Devon Price's Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity, published by Harmony Books in 2022. The translation is followed by an analysis and discussion chapter, examining the source text, its author and literary context, as well as possible Czech translations of non-binary English and the language of disability
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