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John Stuart Mill and the Employment of Married Women: Reconciling Utility and Justice
No full textThis paper explores the link between utilitarianism and feminism through the positions of John Stuart Mill. We try to reconcile Mill's conviction about the necessity of establishing equality between sexes with his position concerning the employment of married women. This reconciliation has already been attempted by other researchers. Our perspective is slightly different in that we seek to establish a globally coherent position by examining Mill's various writings in order to evaluate his feminism in terms of his utilitarian philosophy.John Stuart Mill ; Utilitarisme ; Feminisme ;
Cybocephalus iviei T. R. Smith in T. R. Smith & Cave 2007
No full textCybocephalus iviei T. R. Smith (Fig. 85–92) Cybocephalus iviei T. R. Smith in Smith and Cave 2007a: 169–170. Distribution. West Indies (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands). Hosts. Pseudococcidae: Hypogeococcus pungens Granara de Willink. Remarks. A large series of C. iviei was collected, sifting litter underneath cacti and agave. Cybocephalids are often associated with scale insects feeding on cacti, and it can be inferred that this was why so many of these beetles were found thus. Another series of this beetle was collected in flight intercept traps on Buck Island, U.S. Virgin Islands. This species (published as C. kathrynae) has been documented feeding on the pollen of Mammillaria nivosa Link ex N. D. Pfeiffer and was captured in Puerto Rico feeding on H. pungens (Curbelo-Rodrígues et al. 2012). This is a wingless species, unlike Cybocephalus randalli; no winged phenotypes have been found. Originally this species was determined to be C. kathrynae by the author (Curbelo-Rodrígues et al. 2012). However, upon further examination and with more specimens on hand for dissection, the author has determined that the species recorded in Puerto Rico by Curbelo-Rodrígues et al. (2012) was C. iviei.Published as part of Smith, Trevor Randall, 2022, Review of the Cybocephalidae (Coleoptera) of North America and the West Indies with descriptions of two new species of Cybocephalus Erichson, pp. 1-35 in Insecta Mundi 2022 (950) on page 16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.730061
John Stuart Mill’s projected science of society: 1827-1848
No full textThe purpose of the thesis is to examine John Stuart Mill’s political thought from
about 1827 to 1848 as an exercise in intellectual history. It focuses, first, on Mill’s view,
formulated by the late 1830s, that contemporary society was ‘civilized’, and second, on
his project of a science of society, which he aspired to develop in the late 1830s and
early 1840s.
By the late 1830s, Mill came to the view that his contemporary society was a
‘commercial society or civilization’, dominated by the middle, commercial class. The
first part of my thesis, constituted by Chapters 2-4, discusses the way in which Mill
formed his notion of civilization, and what he meant by the term ‘civilization’. Mill paid
attention to the implications of the rise of the middle class, and regarded such
phenomena of contemporary society as the corruption of the commercial spirit and
excessive social conformity as an inevitable consequence of the rise of the middle class.
The second part of the thesis, constituted by Chapters 5-9, examines Mill’s
projected science of society. In the late 1830s and early 1840s, Mill attempted to
develop a new science of society whose subject-matter was the nature and prospects of
commercial, civilized society. This aspiration culminated in A System of Logic,
published in 1843. In examining Mill’s projected science, I pay particular attention to
the fact that he conceived new sciences of history and of the formation of character,
both of which were indispensable in his project, although he failed to give a complete
account of these sciences. My thesis shows that the implications of his interest both in
history and in the formation of character are more significant than Mill scholars have
assumed
DNA fusion gene vaccination mobilizes effective anti-leukemic cytotoxic T lymphocytes from a tolerized repertoire
No full textThe majority of known human tumor-associated antigens derive from non-mutated self proteins. T cell tolerance, essential to prevent autoimmunity, must therefore be cautiously circumvented to generate cytotoxic T cell responses against these targets. Our strategy uses DNA fusion vaccines to activate high levels of peptide-specific CTL. Key foreign sequences from tetanus toxin activate tolerance-breaking CD4+ T cell help. Candidate MHC class Ibinding tumor peptide sequences are fused to the C terminus for optimal processing and presentation. To model performance against a leukemia-associated antigen in a tolerized setting, we constructed a fusion vaccine encoding an immunodominant CTL epitopederived from Friend murine leukemia virus gag protein (FMuLVgag) and vaccinated tolerant FMuLVgag-transgenic (gag-Tg) mice. Vaccination with the construct induced epitopespecificIFN-c-producing CD8+ T cells in normal and gag-Tg mice. The frequency and avidity of activated cells were reduced in gag-Tg mice, and no autoimmune injury resulted. However, these CD8+ T cells did exhibit gag-specific cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo. Also, epitope-specific CTL killed FBL-3 leukemia cells expressing endogenous FMuLVgag antigen and protected against leukemia challenge in vivo. These results demonstrate a simple strategy to engage anti-microbial T cell help to activate epitope-specific polyclonal CD8+ T cell responses from a residual tolerized repertoire
Letter from Felipe T. Smith to John Muir, 1912 Jun 3.
No full textBARRACAS DE MADERSDEL PAISFABRICAS DE CAJONESPARA ENVASESHaciendas ONTARIO NIAGARA Direccion Telegrafica: SMITH Felipe T. Smith Hijos y Cia.VICTORIA y TEMUCOCasa establecids esx I894AVEINIDA PRAT 26 CORREO: CASILLA 158Victoria (Chile), June 3rd, 1912.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal. U. S. A.Dear Sir:-I see by late papers that you have returned from your trip to South Africa. i am pleased to know that you have returned safe, sincerely hope that you have had a pleasant trip and that the people there have not treated you worse than what you were treated here.we received the books that you ordered to be sent and thank you very much, I read them with interest and must say that after seeing and conversing with you, even if we had not known the author, we could have formed a good idea of who the author was.Here we are very much the same as you left us plodding along trying to keep our own pot a boiling as well as providing for those who are depending on our efforts.We have had a beautiful Summer and our harvest on the farms has yeal-ded satisfactory, the lumber business also has kept firm, in fact the country has produced so much that our rail road has not been able to move the products as fast as we could wish. Now in the beginning of winter, we are moving stuff more freely and hope soon again to get up to the normal.We often speak of you and remember the yarns you told us and often retail them in post to our friends. Your visit to us remains a bright spot in our memory. We cannot hope to have it repeated. Possibly some of us may go to San Francisco at the time of the exposition and if I be among that number, will surely hunt you up and enjoy your hospitality for a day or two.05207https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/33300/thumbnail.jp
Letter from Carl Hayden to George Otis Smith, U.S. Geological Survey
No full textLetter from Carl Hayden to George Otis Smith asking his advice regarding the mining of asbestos deposits in the Grand Canyon
Aholy place is the hearth-stone
No full textAn item of correspondence, including a poem titled "A holy place is the hearth-stone", in the George Woodard and Gene Smith letters collection
Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features
No full textIn line with global targets agreed under the Convention on Biological Diversity, the number of marine protected areas (MPAs) is increasing rapidly, yet socio-economic benefits generated by MPAs remain difficult to predict and under debate. MPAs often fail to reach their full potential as a consequence of factors such as illegal harvesting, regulations that legally allow detrimental harvesting, or emigration of animals outside boundaries because of continuous habitat or inadequate size of reserve. Here we show that the conservation benefits of 87 MPAs investigated worldwide increase exponentially with the accumulation of five key features: no take, well enforced, old (>10 years), large (>100km2), and isolated by deep water or sand. Using effective MPAs with four or five key features as an unfished standard, comparisons of underwater survey data from effective MPAs with predictions based on survey data from fished coasts indicate that total fish biomass has declined about two-thirds from historical baselines as a result of fishing. Effective MPAs also had twice as many large (>250mm total length) fish species per transect, five timesmore large fish biomass, and fourteen times more shark biomass than fished areas. Most (59%) of the MPAs studied had only one or two key features and were not ecologically distinguishable from fished sites. Our results show that global conservation targets based on area alone will not optimize protection of marine biodiversity. More emphasis is needed on better MPA design, durable management and compliance to ensure that MPAs achieve their desired conservation value.Fil: Graham, J. Edgar. University of Tasmania; AustraliaFil: Stuart Smith, Rick D.. University of Tasmania; AustraliaFil: Willis, Trevor J.. University of Portsmouth; Reino UnidoFil: Kininmonth, Stuart. University of Tasmania; Australia. Stockholms Universitet; SueciaFil: Baker, Susan C.. University of Tasmania; AustraliaFil: Banks, Stuart. Charles Darwin Foundation; EcuadorFil: Barrett, Neville S.. University of Tasmania; AustraliaFil: Becerro, Mikel A.. Natural Products and Agrobiology Institute; EspañaFil: Bernard, Anthony T. F.. South African Environmental Observation network; SudáfricaFil: Berkhout, Just. University of Tasmania; AustraliaFil: Buxton, Colin D.. University of Tasmania; AustraliaFil: Campbell, Stuart J.. Wildlife Conservation Society; Estados UnidosFil: Cooper, Antonia T.. University of Tasmania; AustraliaFil: Davey, Marlene. University of Tasmania; AustraliaFil: Edgar, Sophie C.. Department of Water; AustraliaFil: Försterra, Günter. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso; ChileFil: Galvan, David Edgardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Irigoyen, Alejo Joaquin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Kushner, David J.. United States National Park Service; Estados UnidosFil: Moura, Rodrigo. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Parnell, P. Ed. University of California at San Diego. Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Estados UnidosFil: Shears, Nick T.. The University Of Auckland; Nueva ZelandaFil: Soler, German. University of Tasmania; AustraliaFil: Strain, Elisabeth M. A.. Universidad de Bologna; ItaliaFil: Thomson, Russell J.. University of Tasmania; Australi
Pre-existing trauma and COVID-19: RCPsych COVID-19 Members' Webinar
No full textThe thirteenth of our one-hour webinars took place on Thursday 25 June, focusing on COVID-19: Trauma, Containment and Recovery and included the following speakers:
Organisational containment of anxiety during the pandemic
Dr Jo O'Reilly.
Pre-existing trauma and COVID-19
Dr Jo Stubley.
Managing pandemic related stress: The benefits of gardening and connecting to nature
Dr Sue Stuart-Smith.
This was followed by a live Q&A session, facilitated by Dr Maria Eyres, Academic Secretary, Faculty of Medical Psychotherapy
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