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Supplemental material for A Review of the Possible Perceptual and Physiological Effects of Wind Turbine Noise
No full textSupplemental material for A Review of the Possible Perceptual and Physiological Effects of Wind Turbine Noise by Simon Carlile, John L. Davy, David Hillman and Kym Burgemeister in Trends in Hearing</p
Humphry Davy: Science, Authorship, and the Changing Romantic
No full textIn the mid to late 1700s, men of letters became more and more interested in the natural world. From studies in astronomy to biology, chemistry, and medicine, these philosophers pioneered what would become our current scientific categories. While the significance of their contributions to these fields has been widely appreciated historically, the interconnection between these men and their literary counterparts has not. A study of the Romantic man of science reveals how much that figure has in common with the traditional Romantic literary figure embodied by poets like William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This thesis interrogates connections between Romantic literature and science by examining the figure of the Romantic author. In his 1969 essay What is an Author? Foucault called into question the way we think about authorship. Foucault states that before the late eighteenth-century, what we call literary texts were accepted, put into circulation and valorized without any question about the identity of the author (108). Simultaneously, scientific texts were accepted in the Middle Ages, [. . .] only when marked with the name of their author (109). Foucault argues that norms of authorship underwent a reversal in the eighteenth century. The result of this shift is that literary discourses came to be accepted only when endowed with the author function while in the sciences, the author function faded away (109). A case study of the scientist Humphry Davy disrupts Foucault\u27s suggestion that a total reversal in the workings of the author function was achieved by the Romantic period. I argue that Davy is an exception to Foucault\u27s history of authorship and that Davy\u27s authorial identity in the sciences as the public man of science is equal to the author function of literary figures of the same period. Davy pioneered the public man of science, a figure who corresponds nearly perfectly with the emerging figure of the author in the literary sphere. Ultimately we see Davy as a figure who embodies and reconstructs the Romantic I and requires us to reconsider the category of scientific authorship and the figure of the scientist as author
Davy James : Sensation
No full textItem located in folder hy-dm-marks-folk-1965-1995-001. Not all items in folder uploaded.The article focused on 21 year old Davy James who was considered to have promising talent which would challenge well known musicians. The author also mentioned that James had recently signed with the Gallo Organisation to showcase his talent in both writing the words and music to all his songs. According to the author, James had achieved success despite his stammer which at times had prevented him from beginning a word
Transnational neoliberalism in Asian civil society: Microfinance and poverty in Cambodia
No full textThe main purpose of this chapter is to shine a light on transnational ‘neoliberalization’ of civil society. Transformations from authoritarian states to capitalist free-market economies are often linked to democratization, however the lack of welfare state structures and protective levels of regulation create avenues for exploitation. This exists in the growing number of hybridized civil society organizations in Southeast Asia. In order to demonstrate the impact of transnational neoliberalism on civil society, findings from a study about the microfinance sector in Cambodia, where the microfinance industry appeared to be creating serious consequences for Cambodian microfinance borrowers, are reported in this chapter. Based on interviews with workers within NGOs and UN agencies that operated to support people who have been released/freed from trafficking in persons, and those involved in the prevention of irregular migration and trafficking or policy initiatives, the study revealed the creation of highly vulnerable neoliberal subjects. The study also illuminated the impact of a privatized and marketized microfinance industry in Cambodia, thus demonstrating how the ‘neoliberalization’ of civil society’s social enterprise has in fact increased rather than prevented poverty
A tale of two cancers: collision presentation of ovarian carcinoma and lymphoma
No full textSynchronous malignancies are rare diagnostic and treatment challenges. Here we present three cases of synchronous ovarian cancer and lymphoma. Both malignancies were recognised in the same histopathology sections. This report discusses diagnosis and management dilemmas with a brief literature review. The simultaneous presentation of ovarian cancer and lymphoma has not previously been reported.Nimit Singhal, Simon Quilty, Matthew George, Margaret Davy and Sid Selva Nayaga
Latitudinal diversity of the symbiotic dinoflagellate symbiodinium in New Zealand
No full textThis study determined the diversity of zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium sp.), harboured by the sea anemone Anthopleura aureoradiata, along a temperate latitudinal gradient in New Zealand. The anemone was collected from various sites around the three main islands of New Zealand - North Island, South Island and Stewart Island, expanding the reported range. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) using the digest Taq I on 18S rDNA showed clade A zooxanthellae to be present, which is in agreement with the only other previous genetic study of zooxanthellae in New Zealand (Birkenstock 2001). 30 samples were genetically sequenced, 10 each from the far north, middle and far south of New Zealand, respectively. After alignment no genetic diversity was found within or between populations. When compared to other international clade A zooxanthellar sequences from various hosts, including two temperate north Pacific sea anemones, the sequences of this study and Birkenstock (2001) grouped together into a distinct group. There are many possible reasons for clade A being harboured, and the low diversity found. Clade A zooxanthellae are hardy, adapted to high light and fluctuating environments. They are predominantly found in the shallows of tropical reef settings but are also harboured by temperate sea anemones that experience comparatively little light. A. aureoradiata experiences dramatic changes and harsh environmental conditions living in an estuarine environment, with its tentacles exposed to full sunlight; clade A may be optimal for this type of environment. The low diversity observed may be due to the lack of environmental niches or other symbiotic donors, maternal inheritance and host-symbiont specificity, isolation and genetic bottlenecks, or a combination of the previous factors. New Zealand's zooxanthellae may be endemic but further study using other genes is necessary
Resource allocation in the pseudoviviparous alpine meadow grass (Poa alpina l.)
No full textMany biotypes of the northem-hemisphere Arctic-Alpine grass Poa alpina L. reproduce asexually
via prolification of the spikelet axis to produce dehiscing shoots. Although such pseudoviviparous
plantlets are capable of photosynthesis, the source-sink characteristics of these synflorescence
systems are unknown, including the degree to which plantlets are capable of providing for their
own carbon requirements, or contributing to parental sinks.
An initial anatomical investigation of the culm revealed that transpiration flow, as delimited by
Lucifer Yellow tracer dye, was maintained despite advanced senescence (as evidenced by loss of
chlorophyll and chloroplasts), with plantlet leaves driving transpiration flow. Transpiration flow was
not hindered by cavitation or tylosis in older culms, the low frequencies of these processes being
bypassed via nodal plexi. Despite this, water content of plantlets declined over time and visual
indications of water stress became apparent, suggesting that water supply via the determinate
culm was not sufficient for the increasing transpirational demand of indeterminate plantlets.
Photosynthetic rates within the paracladial zone, as determined by infrared gas analysis (IRGA),
exceeded respiratory rates by 3-4 fold, indicating that plantlets were sources of carbon. 14C
tracer studies determined that the paracladial zone was not only as efficient at fixing carbon as the
youngest fully expanded leaf, but that both organs exported carbon basipetally (c.f acropetal
export from this leaf in seminiferous grasses). Distal plantlets fixed approx. 20% more 14C than
proximal plantlets, by virtue of greater dry weight.
Manipulative growth analysis of the paracladial zone suggests the operation of a system of apical
dominance, with distal plantlets becoming dominant over proximal plantlets. At dehiscence, distal
plantlets were more likely to become established, and possessed relative growth rates more than
ten times those of proximal plantlets. Paracladial heterogeneity was also apparent as an increased
proportion of aborted spikelets on proximal paracladia. Data indicate that this abortion was, at
least in part, a result of constraint imposed by the pseudostem on the developing synflorescence.
When grown in conditions of differing resource availability (altered nutrient supply and
atmospheric C02 concentration), low nutrient availability in concert with elevated C02
concentration induced particularly low photosynthetic nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies in
both parent and plantlet tissues. This occurred in concert with acclimatory loss of photosynthetic
capacity leading to a decreased reproductive response of the plant; a product of the number of
tillers in flower and the subsequent growth of attached plantlets. lt is predicted that in future
climatic conditions Poa alpina will decline in habitats that include species which exhibit less
acclimatory loss, no change, or an increase in photosynthetic capacity. These experiments also
rule out resource availability as a cause of heterogeneity within the paracladial zone. A direct
study of the phytohormonal characteristics of the pseudoviviparous system is therefore proposed
in order to elucidate the mechanism of control within the paracladial zone
Protecting the protectors: moral injury, coping styles, and mental health of UK police officers and staff investigating child sexual abuse material
No full textPolice officers and staff who investigate child sexual abuse material (CSAM) may be at elevated risk for mental health problems, which may be mitigated or exacerbated by institutional and interpersonal factors. The current work examined mental health in a large sample of UK CSAM investigators (N=661). Results suggest substantially elevated rates of depression and anxiety but not PTSD. Feeling successful and supported powerfully buffered against negative outcomes, whereas moral injury—particularly feelings of institutional betrayal—predicted worse outcomes. Although exposure to CSAM and contact with victims predicted worse outcomes, these effects were much smaller. Regarding coping styles, self-blame, rumination, catastrophizing, withdrawal, ignoring, and negative religious coping predicted worse outcomes, whereas positive refocusing, seeking distraction, and social support were effective. These results held controlling for demographics. These results suggest that UK CSAM police officers and staff experience elevated depression and anxiety, but institutional and interpersonal support can buffer outcomes
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