64 research outputs found
The Evliya Celebi Way: Turkey's First Long-distance Walking and Riding Route
No full textThis is the guidebook to Turkey's new long-distance Cultural Route, complete with route description, map, historical background, and places to see. The route follows the Ottoman gentleman adventurer Evliya Celibi on his way to Mecca in 1671; it runs for 600km from the Sea of Marmara via Bursa, Kutahya and Afyon to Usak and Simav. The route follows, as far as possible, ancient paved roads and visits the cities, sights and tiny villages that Evliya rode through and recorded in his "Seyatname" ("Book of Travels"). It can be explored by walkers, horse-riders and bikers. The UN has declared Evliya 'Man of the Year' for 2011, the 400th anniversary of his birth. This route is a practical addition to these celebrations - it enables modern travellers to directly experience Evliya's life, times and travels. It is brought to you by the noted Ottoman historian and author of "Osman's Dream", Caroline Finkel, and the originator of 'The Lycian Way', Kate Clow
ESA measurements using the hybrid fibre-optic reflection measurement system
No full textTo be presented at Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference, Loughborough, 16th - 17th November 2009Since the introduction of the Wheeler Cap method to measure
the radiation efficiency of an Electrically Small Antenna (ESA), there have
been several techniques presented in literature that have either enhanced
on the method or provided an alternative technique. This paper presents
measurements of the radiation efficiency of an electrically small monopole
using the Hybrid Fibre-Optic RF Reflection Measurement System (HRS)
integrated into the Wheeler Cap. The HRS isolates the ESA from the measurement
system [1]. The ESA’s reflection coefficient can then be measured
with the isolated ESA inside the Wheeler Cap and in freespace to determine
its efficiency. The HRS is also integrated into a far-field measurement
range to measure the far-field radiation pattern of the ESA
Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Canadian veterinarians with regard to Lyme disease in dogs
No full textBackground
The blacklegged tick (BLT) is a vector for the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), which causes Lyme disease. Range expansion of the BLT in Canada is related to an increased risk of Lyme disease in many regions. Current literature, such as the 2018 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine consensus statement, suggests that there may be differences in the approaches of veterinarians who encounter dogs exposed to Bb and dogs with Lyme disease.
Objectives
To determine current knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Canadian veterinarians regarding Lyme disease in dogs.
Animals
None.
Methods
An online survey was distributed to Canadian veterinarians through veterinary associations and industries. Survey responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, spatial analysis, Fisher's exact tests, and univariable logistic regression.
Results
At the completion of the survey, 192 responses were received from veterinarians practicing in all 10 Canadian provinces. Answers to short scenario and treatment questions reflected a wide variety of clinical approaches taken by veterinarians. Regional differences were seen in reported tick distribution and clinical approaches.
Conclusions and Clinical Importance
Regional differences and generalized differences were found in approaches used by responding Canadian veterinarians with regard to managing Bb exposure and Lyme disease in dogs. We identified areas for future research and knowledge mobilization for veterinarians.University of Guelp
High turnover in clinical dietetics: A qualitative analysis
No full textBackground: Relationships between dietitians and other healthcare providers can impact the degree to which patient
care is collaborative; inefficient communication can lead to suboptimal care. It takes time for multidisciplinary team
members to build collaborative, trusting relationships. For this reason, frequent dietitian turnover is of concern.
Consequences include fewer referrals to clinical dietetic services and limited provider continuity. The characteristics of
clinical dietetic jobs associated with high turnover have not been identified. We predicted that managers would
identify disease prestige as having an impact. In this study, we aimed to explore: 1) characteristics of clinical dietetic
jobs associated with the highest turnover, and 2) consequences of high turnover on patients and managers of clinical
dietitians.
Methods: Research assistants conducted semi-structured interviews with ten managers of clinical dietitians in the
Canadian public healthcare system. We employed a constant comparative approach to thematic analysis. We classified
themes related to turnover as either avoidable or unavoidable.
Results: Sub-themes under avoidable turnover included lack of manager support, growth opportunities, burnout/
workload, tension/conflict and hours of work. Sub-themes under unavoidable turnover included life-stage/life-events
and geography. We also identified themes related to consequences of turnover, including: burnout/workload, client/
patient impact, tension/conflict, cost and gap-specific. As predicted, prestige was perceived as playing a role in
triggering dietitian turnover. Managers observed high turnover resulting in low provider continuity and limiting patient
access to dietitians.
Conclusions: Managers of publicly-employed dietitians identified many factors as contributing to high turnover. Future
prospective research, incorporating the objective measure of turnover and multi-method analysis of work
characteristics and work setting, would be of value in the identification of characteristics of clinical dietetic jobs
associated with high turnover and the consequences of high turnover on patients and managers of these staff
Making Peace with Contradictions: Reflections of Territory and Identity in Israel/Palestine
No full textBoth historical and personal essay, this culminating project is a creative non-fiction work exploring the modern historical roots of the Israel/Palestine conflict. Part I surveys the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Palestine, centering on two key figures: Israeli Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion (1886-1973), and Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Muslim Leader Hajj Amin al-Husayni (1897-1974). Interweaving historical fact, myth, personal story, and biography, with Israeli and Palestinian poetry and poses by the author, themes such as relationship to land, attachment to home, and the displacement created by industrialization upon a traditional, rural lifestyle are explored. Part II relates the personal experience of the author at a women\u27s Middle East peace conference in Oslo, while comparing the contradictions of Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), inventor of war munitions and progenitor of the Nobel Peace Prize, with the contradictions found within Israeli and Palestinian societies
Tangled Roots, Bittersweet Exposure
No full textAccompanied by tree portraits, this personal narrative reflects upon the intersecting histories between the indigenous peoples of Marin County (north of San Francisco, CA) and the author, who is Euro-American, while contemplating the changing relationship to their shared woodland, the effects of colonization, and possibilities for healing
A computer analysis of the Latin poetry of the fourth century
No full textThesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1984The author of this dissertation has written a computer program which scans Latin poetry and which prints out three things: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables for each line; the number of syllables in each line; and, at the end of each poem entered, a chart showing how many and what percentage of stressed accents occur at each syllable position in the line. In chapter I the author shows how this program works with several stress accent poems of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The poems which are analyzed in this chapter are the "Confession of Golias" of the Archpoet, the "Phyllis and Flora," "The Council of Remiremont," the "Dies Irae," "Lauda Sion Salvatorem," "Pange lingua gloriosi," and the "Stabat Mater." The computer printouts show great regularity in the stress accent patterns and in the numbers of syllables in each line. In chapters II through VII the author analyzes all of the poetry of Commodian, the hymns of Hilary of Poitiers, the hymns of Ambrose, the "Hymn against the Donatists" of Augustine, all of the poetry of Prudentius, and the 164 lines of the poem of Auspicius of Toul. The computer printouts for these fourth-century Christian poets do not show much regularity in stress accent patterns. Only Auspicius of Toul seems to have written stress accent poetry. Perhaps Hilary also was attempting to impose stress accent patterns on classical quantitative, but too little of his poetry remains to draw any definite conclusions from it. Augustine's poem seems to rely on stress accents only in the last few syllables of each line. In general, then, the author concludes that stress accents were only, at best, a poetic ornamentation. The poetry of this period is still largely based on classical, quantitative norms. There also seems to be a tendency during this period to reduce the quantitative lines to a fixed number of syllables. The author suggests that this syllabic period may represent an intermediate stage between quantitative and stress poetry
Living the Experience of Whistleblowing: An Analysis of Organizational Whistleblowing through Creative Nonfiction
No full textabstract: In this dissertation, organizational whistleblowing is guided by the methods for writing Creative Nonfiction. That is to say, a true story is told in a compelling and creative, easy to read manner, so that a broader audience, both academic and non-academic alike, can understand the stories told. For this project, analytic concepts such as antecedents, organizational culture, resistance and dissidence, social support, and ethics are embedded in the narrative text. In this piece, the author tells the story of a whistleblowing process, from beginning to end. Using the techniques advised by Gutkind (2012) questions and directions for research and analytic insight are integrated with the actual scenes of the whistleblowing account. The consequences of whistleblowing are explored, including loss of status, social isolation, and a variety of negative ramifications. In order to increase confidentiality in the dissertation, pseudonyms and adapted names and locations have been used to focus on the nature of the whistleblowing experience rather than the specific story. The author ends the dissertation with reflection on whistleblowing through the insight gathered from his firsthand account, suggesting advice for future whistleblowers and directions for future organizational research on whistleblowing.Dissertation/ThesisDoctoral Dissertation Communication 201
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