19 research outputs found
Mental Health Literacy and Substance Use in UK University Students: Exploring the Relationship between Mental Health Literacy, Wellbeing and Substance Use.
No full textUniversity students are an at-risk population for low wellbeing and increased substance use. Previous findings on the relationship between MHL and wellbeing are conflicting. This exploratory study aimed to investigate the relationship between MHL, wellbeing, and substance use frequency among UK university students. In addition, the study explored how gender affects this relationship, as previous research has suggested women have higher MHL levels than other genders. Participants (n = 103, women = 69, men = 34) were recruited using social media, and a cross-sectional online survey was conducted to collect anonymous quantitative data. The study found that there was a negative correlation between the level of MHL among students and their overall substance use. No significant correlations were found between wellbeing and MHL or overall substance use. Ketamine was the only variable found to correlate with wellbeing. The findings suggest that the lower the participants’ wellbeing, the more likely they are to take ketamine. Women showed significantly higher levels of MHL than men, and a hierarchal regression model revealed that gender was the strongest predictor of MHL. Future research is required to interpret why these results were obtained. These findings suggest that improving students’ MHL is not sufficient for improving their wellbeing, although it may aid in the reduction of students’ substance use
Violetas em Desmontagem: Voltar a Falar é Voltar a Viver
No full textThis article is part of my doctoral research at the State University of Santa Catarina, supervised by Prof. Dr. Daiane Dordete Steckert Jacobs. In this research, I share the process of disassembling Violetas, involving the report and reflection on the creation of this theater play, encompassing the sewing of a new dramaturgy, both written and corporeal-vocal, as well as the writing of the thesis itself. All these dimensions are considered in this work as a “self-writing” (Rago, 2013). This article, or small excerpt, aims to treat the voice from a feminist perspective, as the ability to be one’s own author and to narrate one’s own story. The voice as your personal power, as your place in the world and your pleasure in life. For centuries women have been silenced and oppressed to a place of inferiority and subalternity. The book A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf is used as a reference, as well as writings by historians Letícia Milan and Michelle Perrot. I draw a parallel with the concept of “Self Writing”, by Margareth Rago. I observe harmful effects of silencing on the physiological and communicative aspects of the voice through the authors Anna Alice Almeida and Naomi Wolf. I seek a conceptualization of the voice through the works of Freya Jarman-Ives and especially Adriana Cavarero. Through the writings of Leonor Arfuch and bel hooks I find and reflect on the urgency and importance of freeing one’s voice. Finally, I present the invitation and appeal to raise our voices together, in the struggle to end gender violence and for a fairer society.Este artículo es parte de mi investigación doctoral en la Universidad Estadual de Santa Catarina, supervisada por el Prof. Dr. Daiane Dordete Steckert Jacobs. En esta investigación comparto el proceso de desmontaje de Violetas, involucrando el relato y la reflexión sobre la creación de este espectáculo teatral, abarcando la costura de una nueva dramaturgia, tanto escrita como corpóreo-vocal, así como la redacción de la tesis sí mismo. Todas estas dimensiones son consideradas en este trabajo como una “autoescritura” (Rago, 2013). Este artículo, o un pequeño extracto, pretende tratar la voz desde una perspectiva feminista, como la capacidad de ser autora de uno mismo y de narrar la propia historia. La voz como tu poder personal, como tu lugar en el mundo y tu placer en la vida. Durante siglos, las mujeres han sido silenciadas y oprimidas a un lugar de inferioridad y subalternidad. Se utiliza como referencia la obra Un Techo Todo Tuyo de Virginia Woolf, así como escritos de las historiadoras Letícia Milan y Michelle Perrot. Trazo un paralelo con el concepto de “Self Writing”, de Margareth Rago. Observo los efectos nocivos del silenciamiento en los aspectos fisiológicos y comunicativos de la voz a través de las autoras Anna Alice Almeida y Naomi Wolf. Busco una conceptualización de la voz a través de los trabajos de Freya Jarman-Ives y en especial de Adriana Cavarero. A través de los escritos de Leonor Arfuch y bel hooks encuentro y reflexiono sobre la urgencia e importancia de liberar la voz. Finalmente, presento la invitación y llamado a alzar la voz juntos, en la lucha por el fin de la violencia de género y por una sociedad más justa.O presente artigo é um recorte de minha pesquisa de doutorado pela Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, orientada pela Prof.ª Dr.ª Daiane Dordete Steckert Jacobs. Nessa pesquisa, compartilho o processo de desmontagem de Violetas, envolvendo o relato e a reflexão sobre a criação desse espetáculo teatral, abrangendo a costura de uma nova dramaturgia tanto escrita como corpórea-vocal, assim como a escrita da própria tese. Todas essas dimensões são consideradas nesse trabalho como uma “escrita de si” (Rago, 2013). Este artigo, ou pequeno recorte, tem o objetivo de tratar a voz em uma perspectiva feminista, como a capacidade de ser autora de si mesma e de narrar a própria história. A voz como seu poder pessoal, como seu lugar no mundo e seu prazer de viver. Por séculos as mulheres foram silenciadas e oprimidas para um lugar de inferioridade e subalternidade. A obra Um Teto Todo Seu de Virginia Woolf é utilizada como referência, bem como escritos das historiadoras Letícia Milan e Michelle Perrot. Traço um paralelo com o conceito de “Escrita de Si”, de Margareth Rago. Observo efeitos nocivos do silenciamento nos aspectos fisiológicos e comunicativos da voz através das autoras Anna Alice Almeida e Naomi Wolf. Busco uma conceituação da voz através das obras de Freya Jarman-Ives e especialmente de Adriana Cavarero. Através dos escritos de Leonor Arfuch e bel hooks encontro e reflito sobre a urgência e importância de soltar a voz. Por fim, apresento o convite e o apelo para soltarmos juntas as nossas vozes, na luta pelo fim da violência de gênero e por uma sociedade mais justa
The music of Hamish MacCunn (1868-1916): a critical study
No full textApart from a single study of Jeanie Deans, MacCunn's music has, to date, never received a detailed examination. This thesis aims to provide a contextual basis for, and a stylistic analysis of, his major works, and so establish informed criteria by which a truer assessment of MacCunn's significance may be made, challenging the sovereignty of Land of the Mountain and the Flood in the public's reckoning of his compositions and hence revealing it to be not an isolated peak but one summit among many. Hamish MacCunn (1868-1916) grew up in Greenock on the west coast of Scotland before removing to London at the tender age of 15 to further his musical studies at the Royal College of Music. His assimilation of a robust orchestral technique was rapid and before he reached his twentieth birthday he had already tasted the pleasures of public approbation. Thereafter, a sequence of orchestral works, cantatas, songs and two grand operas with a pronounced Scottish character appeared in the late eighties and nineties. It is this period which is the focus of the study, but later works dating from MacCunn's time conducting West End shows are also discussed. Through a generic survey of his output, the thesis locates the composer's works within a historical and biographical framework, isolating characteristic traits both novel and derived from the earlier Nineteenth Century inheritance, and evaluating his position as a composer of his time and afterwards. In particular his strengths and penchants as a composer have been identified with special emphasis on the composer’s bias for dramatic or narrative music, amply demonstrated in his overtures, cantatas and, above all, his two operas Jeanie Deans and Diarmid. To complement the chapters on MacCunn's musical works, an opening biographical chapter, a comprehensive catalogue, a family tree, iconography and bibliography have been provided. Throughout the thesis, reference has been made to primary sources held in Glasgow and other libraries throughout Britain and the United States, in an attempt to arrive at as complete a picture of MacCunn as possible
The notion of nature in Coleridge and Wordsworth from the perspective of ecotheology
No full textThis thesis aims to examine the idea of nature in the works of Samuel
Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth from the perspective of ecotheology.
Its intention is not to identify their works with ecotheology, but it will be
suggested how Coleridge’s search for the unity of the universe and
Wordsworth’s yearning for dwelling relate to recent developments in
ecotheological theory. Ecotheology can thus help us understand their ideas on
nature. There is a historical and disciplinary gap between the works of the
Romantic Period and ecotheology, and, in Romantic criticism, the idea of nature
is often misunderstood as a mere projection of the mind. Moreover, Coleridge’s
poetry has been the subject of an unjustified ideological criticism that has
misrepresented its theological viewpoints, and Wordsworth has also been read
in terms of a secular narrative about nature and consciousness. However, both
Coleridge and Wordsworth to some extent perceive nature as an environmental
landscape, and therefore nature can be understood as an independent reality as
well as a creation of the mind. They develop ideas of God in their literary works
in a way that needs to be understood not in a secular way, but in a religious
sense. Just as ecotheology attempts to articulate the value of the non-human
natural world, so Coleridge’s notion of unity and Wordsworth’s idea of dwelling
affirm similar values throughout their works.
Focusing in Chapter 1 on the writings of a number of twentieth-century
theologians, including Jűrgen Moltmann and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, I will
outline the development of key ideas in ecotheology in terms of three main
elements, the interrelatedness of the universe, the independent sacred value of
nature, and a cosmic eschatology, which will be used as a conceptual
framework for exploring the works of Coleridge and Wordsworth. Chapter 2 will
show that Coleridge’s lifelong search for the unity of the universe reveals the
interrelatedness of the universe, and the sacredness of nature as an
independent value. Chapter 3 will see that Wordsworth’s idea of dwelling also
implies these two elements. Chapter 4 will show that their eschatological
visions are associated with a cosmic eschatology, of which the non-human
natural world constitutes a crucial part
T cell phenotypes in COVID-19 - a living review
No full textCOVID-19 is characterized by profound lymphopenia in the peripheral blood, and the remaining T cells display altered phenotypes, characterized by a spectrum of activation and exhaustion. However, antigen-specific T cell responses are emerging as a crucial mechanism for both clearance of the virus and as the most likely route to long-lasting immune memory that would protect against re-infection. Therefore, T cell responses are also of considerable interest in vaccine development. Furthermore, persistent alterations in T cell subset composition and function post-infection have important implications for patients’ long-term immune function. In this review, we examine T cell phenotypes, including those of innate T cells, in both peripheral blood and lungs, and consider how key markers of activation and exhaustion correlate with, and may be able to predict, disease severity. We focus on SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells to elucidate markers that may indicate formation of antigen-specific T cell memory. We also examine peripheral T cell phenotypes in recovery and the likelihood of long-lasting immune disruption. Finally, we discuss T cell phenotypes in the lung as important drivers of both virus clearance and tissue damage. As our knowledge of the adaptive immune response to COVID-19 rapidly evolves, it has become clear that while some areas of the T cell response have been investigated in some detail, others, such as the T cell response in children remain largely unexplored. Therefore, this review will also highlight areas where T cell phenotypes require urgent characterisation
The role and uses of antibodies in COVID-19 infections: a living review
No full textCoronavirus disease 2019 has generated a rapidly evolving field of research, with the global scientific community striving for solutions to the current pandemic. Characterizing humoral responses towards SARS-CoV-2, as well as closely related strains, will help determine whether antibodies are central to infection control, and aid the design of therapeutics and vaccine candidates. This review outlines the major aspects of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody research to date, with a focus on the various prophylactic and therapeutic uses of antibodies to alleviate disease in addition to the potential of cross-reactive therapies and the implications of long-term immunity
A global database of measured values of Li/Mg, Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, Ba/Ca, U/Ca and Sr-U for coral and coralline algae paleoenvironment calibrations
No full textCalcifying marine organisms provide a valuable means to access high-resolution historical records of the marine environment captured within their skeletal geochemistry. These records are essential for comprehending the effects of human-induced climate change and reducing uncertainties in future projections. Integrating investigations across various taxa, depths, and geographic locations can help identify universal environmental proxies and serve as a basis for targeted studies in the future. Here, we provide a comprehensive georeferenced database of measured values of Li/Mg, Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, Ba/Ca, U/Ca and Sr-U in coral and coralline algae compiled from the scientific literature (1950-2021; http://www.webofknowledge.com, accessed 2022-09-30) for the purpose of interrogating and refining global, mineralogy specific and/or taxon-specific proxies for seawater temperature and barium. We include metadata relating to the source, timing and location of each study, the methodology used, and environmental and experimental information. The dataset presents an opportunity to quantify uncertainty and test the robustness of trace and minor element proxies for past environmental conditions, of which will be of value within the fields of geochemistry, ecology, climate, and palaeobiology. Full methodology and additional information provided in Williams et al. (2024)
Searching for long-lived particles beyond the Standard Model at the Large Hadron Collider
No full textParticles beyond the Standard Model (SM) can generically have lifetimes that are long compared to SM particles at the weak scale. When produced at experiments such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, these long-lived particles (LLPs) can decay far from the interaction vertex of the primary proton–proton collision. Such LLP signatures are distinct from those of promptly decaying particles that are targeted by the majority of searches for new physics at the LHC, often requiring customized techniques to identify, for example, significantly displaced decay vertices, tracks with atypical properties, and short track segments. Given their non-standard nature, a comprehensive overview of LLP signatures at the LHC is beneficial to ensure that possible avenues of the discovery of new physics are not overlooked. Here we report on the joint work of a community of theorists and experimentalists with the ATLAS, CMS, and LHCb experiments—as well as those working on dedicated experiments such as MoEDAL, milliQan, MATHUSLA, CODEX-b, and FASER—to survey the current state of LLP searches at the LHC, and to chart a path for the development of LLP searches into the future, both in the upcoming Run 3 and at the high-luminosity LHC. The work is organized around the current and future potential capabilities of LHC experiments to generally discover new LLPs, and takes a signature-based approach to surveying classes of models that give rise to LLPs rather than emphasizing any particular theory motivation. We develop a set of simplified models; assess the coverage of current searches; document known, often unexpected backgrounds; explore the capabilities of proposed detector upgrades; provide recommendations for the presentation of search results; and look towards the newest frontiers, namely high-multiplicity ‘dark showers’, highlighting opportunities for expanding the LHC reach for these signals.Particles beyond the Standard Model (SM) can generically have lifetimes that are long compared to SM particles at the weak scale. When produced at experiments such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, these long-lived particles (LLPs) can decay far from the interaction vertex of the primary proton-proton collision. Such LLP signatures are distinct from those of promptly decaying particles that are targeted by the majority of searches for new physics at the LHC, often requiring customized techniques to identify, for example, significantly displaced decay vertices, tracks with atypical properties, and short track segments. Given their non-standard nature, a comprehensive overview of LLP signatures at the LHC is beneficial to ensure that possible avenues of the discovery of new physics are not overlooked. Here we report on the joint work of a community of theorists and experimentalists with the ATLAS, CMS, and LHCb experiments --- as well as those working on dedicated experiments such as MoEDAL, milliQan, MATHUSLA, CODEX-b, and FASER --- to survey the current state of LLP searches at the LHC, and to chart a path for the development of LLP searches into the future, both in the upcoming Run 3 and at the High-Luminosity LHC. The work is organized around the current and future potential capabilities of LHC experiments to generally discover new LLPs, and takes a signature-based approach to surveying classes of models that give rise to LLPs rather than emphasizing any particular theory motivation. We develop a set of simplified models; assess the coverage of current searches; document known, often unexpected backgrounds; explore the capabilities of proposed detector upgrades; provide recommendations for the presentation of search results; and look towards the newest frontiers, namely high-multiplicity "dark showers", highlighting opportunities for expanding the LHC reach for these signals
Measured values of Li/Mg, Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, Ba/Ca, U/Ca and Sr-U for coral and coralline algae paleothermometer calibrations
No full textA comprehensive georeferenced database of measured values of Li/Mg, Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, Ba/Ca, U/Ca and Sr-U in coral and coralline algae compiled from the scientific literature (1950-2021; http://www.webofknowledge.com, accessed 2022-09-30)
