222 research outputs found
Emerg Infect Dis
No full textA decision analytical model was developed to investigate the cost-effectiveness of stockpiling antiviral (AV) drugs for a potential influenza pandemic in the United Kingdom and the possible role of near-patient testing in conserving AV drug stocks. Under base-case assumptions (including a fixed stockpile that was smaller than the clinical attack rate), the treat-only option (treating all symptomatic patients with AV drugs) would be considered cost-effective ( pound1,900- pound13,700 per quality-adjusted life year [QALY] gained, depending on the fatality scenario), compared with no intervention (nonintervention but management of cases as they arise). The test-treat option (testing all symptomatic patients but treating those with positive tests results only) would result in moderate gains in QALYs over the treat-only option but at relatively large additional costs. Stockpiling sufficient AV drugs (but not near-patient tests) to treat all patients with clinical cases would be cost-effective, provided AV drugs are effective at preventing deaths from pandemic influenza
"Who Else Flunked The Gov't Exams?", by M. Carl Holman, circa 1960
No full textM. Carl Holman discusses the civil service system's unfair treatment of qualified Black Americans and emphasizes the importance of preparation and education for job opportunities. The author highlights the high number of Black college students failing civil service exams, which he believes results from apathy among students, teachers, and administrators. The author urges everyone to recognize the problem and take action. 1 page
The ‘insider/outsider’ dilemma of ethnography: Working with young children and their families in cross-cultural contexts
No full textIn this article we unravel the difficulty of being researchers in the homes and classrooms of children and
their families whose origins are, for one of us, very different and, for the other, very similar to our own.
We first situate our work within theories of early socialization and literacy teaching which underpin our
understanding of how young children in cross-cultural contexts learn. We then turn to the question of
working with the families and teachers of these children which poses dilemmas not explained by the theories
presented. We illustrate these through a series of vignettes typifying both the ‘Outsider’ and the ‘Insider’ role.
The stories highlight paradigmatic moments of complexity, clashes or collusion which we unpick in terms of
their generalizability for others working in the field. Finally, we extend theories of dialogue in our search for
a methodology for collaborative work in future cross-cultural ethnographic studies
Comprehensive thermal characterization using ruby R fluorescence lines of sapphire and GaNE(2)-high Raman mode from Raman spectra in high-power flip-chip InGaN/GaN LEDs
No full textA comprehensive temperature characterization method based on the GaNE(2)-high Raman mode and sapphire ruby R fluorescence lines from Raman spectra was developed to analyse the thermal distribution and heat transfer process of high-power flip-chip InGaN/GaN LEDs (FC LEDs). Our analysis demonstrated that in addition to the known problem that the edges of mesa were always the hottest point of FC LEDs, which was due to the current crowding effect, a noteworthy temperature difference was first observed between the sapphire substrate and n-GaN when the injection current was above 300 mA. A 'heat reservoir' was suggested to occur at the interface between the sapphire and n-GaN due to poor thermal conductivity of sapphire when a large amount of heat from the hottest spot cannot be effectively transferred to the Si mount via the active region under high injection currents
Writing and the rights of reality: usurpation and potentiality in Derrida, Plato, Nietzsche, and Beckett
No full textThe thesis critically evaluates Jacques Derrida's conferral of the rights of reality on writing, focussing on his theory of an arche-text in light of the speculative nature of this theory. The theory is initially considered in the context of Derrida's elucidation of the usurpatory status of writing within the Platonic and Nietzschean texts. This consideration reveals an admission of writing's usurpatory status by both writers while at the same time demonstrating their awareness of the intrinsically speculative nature of this view, the significance of writing lying in its ability to exteriorise the radically indeterminate status of consciousness m relation to reality rather than its ability to displace consciousness or reality The analyses, therefore, not only bring the Derridean hypothesis of a repressive or phonocentric metaphysical episteme into question but also exhibit the historical and philosophical role of potentiality in relation to writing, writing's ultimate significance lying in its capacity to exteriorise our existence as a mode of potentiality. Accordingly, in the second half of the thesis the Derridean theory of writing is countered with a specifically Aristotelian theory of the text as it is exhibited in the prose of Samuel Beckett, an author whose significance lies in his close alignment with Derridean theory within contemporary criticism. It is demonstrated that this identification has obviated an awareness of the significance of potentiality within the Beckettian text, his work consequently being appraised in the previously neglected context of Aristotelian metaphysics
Effect of different inocula of Meloidogyne incognita and Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata on three cultivars of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.)
No full textPathogenicity test was conducted of three beetroot (Beta vulgaris) cultivars using five different inocula of Meloidogyne incognita and Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata. Plant growth parameters, chlorophyll and carotenoid contents were reduced significantly over control when 2000 or more second stage juveniles (J2) of M. incognita or 10.0 mL or more P. syringae pv. aptata per kg soil were inoculated in cultivar Rosy Red 555 and Ruby Queen while in Red Express 505, 4000 or more J2 of M. incognita or 20.0 mL or more P. syringae pv. aptata caused significant reductions. A significant increase in proline in Rosy Red 555 and Ruby Queen was observed when 2000 or more J2 of M. incognita or 10.0 mL or more P. syringae pv. aptata were inoculated while in Red Express 505, 4000 or more J2 of M. incognita or 20 mL or more P. syringae pv. aptata caused significant increase. Galling and nematode population was increased with the increase in inoculum level of M. incognita. Bacterial leaf spot indices caused by P. syringae pv. aptata was also increased with the increase in inoculum level of bacterial pathogen. Leaf spot indices were recorded 1–5 scale in different cultivars
A critical analysis of research related to attitudes toward low-income families and services provided by public school systems
No full textIncludes bibliographical references
Correspondence to Mary Ann Smith From Whitney M. Young Jr., March 21, 1960
No full textCorrespondence from Whitney M. Young Jr., Dean at the Atlanta University School of Social Work, to Mary Ann Smith discussing an upcoming documentary by Edward R. Murrow of the National Broadcasting Company. The documentary is on Atlanta, and the show's director is requesting to meet Mary Ann Smith at the dean's office. 2 pages
"The Inquirer Speaks", by M. Carl Holman, December 31, 1961
No full textAn article in the Atlanta Inquirer by M. Carl Holman urging for "open lines of communication" to support a more collaborative decade ahead, including communication between students and teachers throughout the institutions of the Atlanta University Center. 1 page
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