368 research outputs found
Retention data
No full textRetention data used in publications in or submitted to Journal of Chromatography A with A. R. Horner as first author.
Retention data for ~ 100 compounds on a Waters BEH C-18 column in acidic acetonitrile/water mobile phases at phase ratio and temperatures giving a range of k for each compound about 1 - 100. These are in the CSV file "RetentionData". The compounds/solutes are identified by number. The correspondence between the number and the compound name is in "Compound List and Conditions". Enthalpies for the compounds and functional group counts are in FGEnthalpyData.xls
Smith's "Mutiny on the Bounty": The Perils of Polemic
No full textOne does not read very far into Smith's work without encountering apparent inconsistencies. Perhaps the most troubling arise in the discussion of the corn trade, where, contrary to his well-known principle that trade protection and subsidies draw to the favored industry "a greater share of the capital of the society than what would naturally go to it," Smith insisted that the bounty on grain export produced no stimulus to domestic output, a conclusion that reflected his principle that the corn price "regulates that of all other home-made commodities." Smith's attack on the corn bounty prompted vigorous rebuttals from two influential countrymen, and his principle that the bounty produces no more than a proportionate rise in all prices would later bedevil Ricardo and his contemporaries. Yet these interpretive difficulties fall away when we place Smith's argument within the context of his larger theory of economic growth. Viewed in that context, the peculiar inability of the corn bounty to stimulate production can at least be excused as consistent with the demands of that larger theory, though the principle is so narrowly constrained by ceteris paribus conditions as to be analytically uninteresting. Here as at other points in his attack on the bounty, Smith pressed his argument beyond its limits and thereby diminished its polemical force. Yet his contemporary critics were unable to capitalize on his errors. For all its flaws, Smith's argument exhibits an analytical subtlety far beyond the clumsy justifications advanced by the bounty's apologists.Adam Smith; Thomas Pownall; James Anderson; corn trade; corn bounty
Horner Syndrome from a Pediatric Otolaryngology Perspective.
No full text© The Author(s) 2019. Introduction: Horner syndrome is described as the clinical triad of miosis, ptosis, and anhidrosis. In pediatric patients the condition may be congenital or acquired from neoplastic, infectious or traumatic conditions, including birth trauma. Most cases of pediatric Horner syndrome present first to a pediatric ophthalmologist however since the neural pathways involve the cervical sympathetic chain otolaryngologists should understand the pathophysiology to avoid delay in management of potentially malignant cases. Objectives: To aid otolaryngologists in recognizing and managing pediatric Horner syndrome by describing 3 unique cases from malignant, traumatic and/or congenital causes. Methods: Case report of 3 pediatric patients with Horner syndrome presenting to our pediatric otolaryngology department. Results: Case #1 is 5-month-old female with ptosis and a left level II 1.5 cm neck mass. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the mass displacing the common carotid artery and excisional biopsy revealed a poorly differentiated neuroblastoma. Case #2 is a 9-year-old female with anisocoria appearing after suffering a severe playground injury. Case #3 is a 3-year-old-male who developed ptosis and anisocoria following re-excision of a recurrent cervical lymphatic malformation. Conclusion: Pediatric Horner syndrome may be a benign finding that is easily overlooked but may reflect a serious underlying condition. Otolaryngologists should be aware of the pathophysiology and differential diagnosis, including malignant causes, to appropriately manage patients
Retention data
No full textRetention data used in publications in or submitted to Journal of Chromatography A with A. R. Horner as first author.
Retention data for ~ 100 compounds on a Waters BEH C-18 column in acidic acetonitrile/water mobile phases at phase ratio and temperatures giving a range of k for each compound about 1 - 100
Beyond facilitator? State roles in global value chains and global production networks
No full textDesigned to break with state-centric approaches to understanding economic development, global commodity chain (GCC), global value chain (GVC) and global production network (GPN) analyses have deepened our understanding of the corporate governance of global lead firms and associated development outcomes in an era of globalisation. While this research field is recognised to have provided considerable insight into private governance, a rapidly emerging body of research has given greater attention to the role of the state in GVCs and GPN. While the state playing a role as facilitator towards firms participating in GPNs has often been an emphasis, this article argues that a variety of other roles are of increasing prominence, including as regulator, producer (state-owned enterprises) and buyer (public procurement). A major challenge for both policymakers and researchers is to understand how a range of state initiatives not just shape, but are also shaped by their positioning in, GVCs and GPNs
Beyond rebranding from international to global? Lessons from geographies of global health for global development
No full textWith the potential for a major geographic shift from international to global development as paradigm for development studies and practice, this paper seeks to draw lessons from the closely related field of health as to what a shift from “international” to “global” may involve. In both fields, an earlier “international” framing emerges from a state-dominated system which, although it superseded prior colonial origins, is outdated vis-à-vis an ability to fully reflect the contemporary range of actors and problems in a more interdependent context. Little agreement is present over the definition of global health, where the “global” is deployed in multiple ways and often involving only a modest shift in geographical imaginary from international health. The case highlights the potential of such an “international” to “global” shift being a 21st-century rebranding, which captures some aspects of change but remains a partial perspective on present challenges that are global in scope. It is concluded that the shift from “international” to “global” in development must go beyond rebranding to address a wider range of 21st-century development challenges.</p
A new economic geography of trade and development? Governing South-South trade, value chains and production networks
No full textWhile South–South development cooperation has “win–-win” aims, it is unclear the extent to which its horizontal, mutually beneficial objectives translate into “South–South” trade and move beyond the asymmetrical nature of North–South trade. Global value chain and global production network research can make progress into an understanding of the dynamics of these emerging trade patterns. To date, however, such research has largely focused on the development prospects for firms and regions in the global South integrating into the production networks of lead firms from the global North. Evidence presented for the growth of South–South trade, including firms emerging from new home regions and the rise of new end markets in the global South, questions this focus. Emerging research suggests that the growth of South–South trade will be linked to a trade-off involving relatively easier access to Southern markets and potentially greater competition from competitors across the South. Avenues and questions for further research are identified here in terms of the governance, upgrading opportunities and territorial development outcomes associated with South–South chains and networks. Such research can move beyond win–win notions from development cooperation to highlight the commercial realities and very uneven geographies and development outcomes associated with expanding South–South trade
Postgraduate encounters with sub-disciplinary divides: entering the economic/development geography trading zone
No full textThe identification of, and advocacy for bridging, a divide between economic and development geography has been a focus of considerable recent attention. Yet the practical challenges and opportunities involved in crossing sub-disciplinary boundaries, particularly at postgraduate level, are rarely examined. The processes which together shape various stages of postgraduate training and research are reflected on here. Through addressing approaches to research on the global South, specifically in the case of India’s pharmaceutical industry, it is shown how in-depth fieldwork, including engagement with the empirical realities of stakeholder interviews, can make sub-disciplinary boundary crossing a necessity. Opportunities arise for postgraduate students to produce research that cuts across the more established academic boundaries and that may ultimately result in richer geographies of development
What is global development?
No full textGlobal development is a term that is increasingly referred to, yet is often conflated with international development and is used with different implicit meanings. This paper outlines reasons for moving beyond international development, before distinguishing between global development as ‘vertical’ scale and as ‘horizontal’ scope. As a strand of development focusing on common issues, the former co-exists in parallel with sovereign (national development) and foreign (international development) issues. The latter involves an overarching paradigm, taking in interconnected as well as shared issues anywhere. It is a successor to international development and goes beyond a focus only on the Global South to encompass development issues anywhere. Global development as scope thus explicitly goes beyond the North-South binary and is argued to represent a greater fit with contemporary development opportunities and challenges
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