233 research outputs found
Intimate immensities
No full textCatalogue of an exhibition held at the SASA Gallery, Adelaide, 18 May-18 June 2010.
Artists and designers: Damien Chwalisz, Matt Davis, Sally Davis, Michael Geissler, Sean Humphries, Rachel Hurst, Jane Lawrence, Katica Pedisic, Sasha Radjenovich, Linda Marie Walker, Phil Walker and Hannah White.The exhibition takes its rationale from the congruence of these (two) themes: ONE: as an exploration /interrogation of simultaneous scales of perception, motivation and operation within architecture and interior architecture, TWO: as an exploration of the everyday as a source for spatial and aesthetic practices.Catalogue essay: Karen Burns
Exhibition notes by curators: Jane Lawrence and Rachel Hurst
Editor: Mary Knights.
Includes bibliographical references
A translational approach to studying preterm labour
Full text linkPreterm labour continues to be a major contributor to neonatal and infant morbidity. Recent data from the USA indicate that the number of preterm deliveries (including those associated with preterm labour) has risen in the last 20 years by 30%. This increase is despite considerable efforts to introduce new therapies for the prevention and treatment of preterm labour and highlights the need to assess research in this area from a fresh perspective. In this paper we discuss i) the limitations of our knowledge concerning prediction, prevention and treatment of preterm labour and ii) future multidisciplinary strategies for improving our approach
Small Peptides with a Big Role: Antimicrobial Peptides in the Pregnant Female Reproductive Tract
No full textThere is a growing interest in the role of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in the female reproductive tract during pregnancy. This commentary highlights recent advances in the field including those of Itakoa and colleagues who have demonstrated elafin and secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) expression in cervical cells from pregnant women during pregnancy. They suggest that these specific AMPs may be raised in women in true preterm labour. This complements other studies exploring the use cervico-vaginal fluid elafin and other antimicrobial peptides as biomarkers to predict risk of spontaneous preterm birth early in pregnancy. With continued focus on the contribution and regulation of these important small peptides in pregnancy, the potential of AMPs as clinical tools for identifying women most at risk of spontaneous preterm birth should soon be realised
Re-Painting the Lion: Female Transgression and Authorial Reincarnation in the Works of Marie de France and Jane Austen
Full text linkIn this thesis, I argue that Marie de France and Jane Austen transgress social and gender norms in their writings and participate in a process of female authorial reincarnation; through using their voices, these female authors challenge the dominant patriarchal temporal narrative. In Chapter One I explore the Lais of Marie de France, focusing on her anonymity as an author and the implications of her stories as a rejection of the role of women in traditional chivalric romance. Chapter Two deals with Jane Austen’s life, specifically how little we really know about it, and the often overlooked, transgressive aspects of her writings. I conclude with Chapter Three, in which I further define my argument for female authorial reincarnation as it relates to both queer theory and temporality
Cellular ionic mechanisms controlling uterine smooth muscle contraction: effects of gestational state
No full textSession 4-A: George MacDonald and His Meanings
No full textGoblinisation: The Marginalization of the Colonial Subject in The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie - Rachel Johnson
George MacDonald’s two longer fairy tales, Princess and the Goblin (1872) and The Princess and Curdie (1883) reflect key preoccupations of nineteenth century English society such as the Darwinian discussion, commercialism, wealth creation and materialism. My aim in this paper is to read The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie as a reflection of the nineteenth century, essentially ‘Victorian,’ preoccupation with the colonized as ‘other’. I approach this preoccupation through the arguments of similarity and difference as justification for imperial expansion.
What\u27s in a Name? Clues to Understanding MacDonald\u27s Fairy Story Cross Purposes - Marie K. Hammond
Cross Purposes, one of George MacDonald’s earliest fairy tales for children, tells of a girl and a boy who are lured into Fairyland. Alice, the good-natured but snobbish daughter of a squire, does not wish to associate with Richard, son of a poor widow. Yet, when the children are maltreated by residents of Fairyland and when they have difficulty finding their way home, she comes to rely on him. Names chosen by the author for the characters (both human and imaginary) have interesting associations in literature. These names and the title of the story offer clues to understanding what MacDonald was trying to impart, “where more is meant than meets the ear.”
George MacDonald\u27s Lilith as Mystical Document - Charlie Beaucham
In this paper I argue for the interpretation of MacDonald’s fantasy novel Lilith as an artistic embodiment and expression of the teachings of Christian mysticism. My primary purpose is to examine how the symbol of sleep in Lilith represents the role of contemplative introversion in cultivating a state of ethical rectitude, moral vision, and spiritual vitality. I discuss contemplative introversion primarily using the writings of Meister Eckhart, arguably one of the greatest mystics of the Christian tradition. I connect the symbol of sleep with the teachings of Eckhart by presenting it as an example of Carl Jung’s archetypical process of rebirth in which the individual makes contact with the revitalizing powers of the unconscious through an experience of inner darkness and self surrender.
Moderator: Linda Lamber
Creative Engagement Fellowship Phase. 1
No full textThe Fellowship was developed through the work accomplished by
U.matter, an engagement project focused on supporting community health through
diverse programming, the NCCPE’s research into collaborative work between
artists and researchers, and funding supplied by the Wellcome Trust’s
Institutional Strategic Support Fund, which supports universities to explore
research culture change, increase the value of public engagement, and support
equality and diversity initiatives.
The collaborations supported by this scheme generated
beneficial impacts across the institutions, communities, research, and most
notably the collaborators involved. The mutual exchange of skills and expertise
for opportunities to improve practice for engagement and inclusion across research
and the arts is what underpins furthering the development of this scheme.
This first dataset contains resources for and about Phase 1
of the scheme. In total there were 5 selected projects that created projects
based upon the two themes of ‘Black Lives Matter 20202’ and ‘Beyond Ableist’. Within
the dataset there are summary reports in both long and short form, individual
project evaluations from each host, as well as additional resources and
materials created or about the projects themselves. Additional materials will
be added that are relevant to the scheme at the end.
Following this is the order of the files within the dataset
and their authors, which have been grouped together for each individual project.
Report
Creative Engagement Fellowship Phase. 1 Summary Report – Long
Version
Author(s): Dr Marie Nugent and Paige Manning
Project: This Is Me
This Is Me Final Report
Author(s): Professor John Maltby and Angela Clerkin
This Is Me Booklet
Author(s): Professor John Maltby and Angela Clerkin
This Is Me Participation Feedback
Author(s): Professor John Maltby and Angela Clerkin
This Is Me Angela Clerkin Talk
Author(s): Professor John Maltby and Angela Clerkin
This Is Me Social Media Advertisement
Author(s): Professor John Maltby and Angela Clerkin
Project: All the Things That We Are Navigating
All the Things That We Are Navigating Final Report
Author(s): Kelly McCormack, Dr Jason Wickham, and Paula
Varjack
All the Things That We Are Navigating Interactive Website
Author(s): Kelly McCormack, Dr Jason Wickham, and Paula
Varjack
Project: Empathy in Medical Training
Empathy in Medical Training Final Report
Author(s): Dr Rachel Winter and Clare Patey
Empathy in Medical Training Illustration 1.
Empathy in Medical Training Illustration 2.
Project: Dementia & Ethnicity
Dementia & Ethnicity Final Report
Author(s): Professor Elizabeta Mukaetova-Ladinska and
Phizzical
Project: Racial Equity in Museums
Racial Equity in Museums Final Report
Author(s): Dr Katherine Bunning and Emii Alrai
Additional Materials:
Being Human Event
Author(s): Attenborough Arts Centre and University of
Leicester, School of Museum Studies
Dr Marie Nugent Webinar on the Creative Engagement Fellowship
Author(s): Dr Marie Nugent</p
A network analysis of household food sharing in Zambia
No full textCurrent and future food security are threatened by impending population growth, increasing demand for resource intensive foods, and climate change. Coping strategies at various scales have been proposed to help food security. One potential strategy is household sharing. Household sharing is an important part of current smallholder food systems. However, we do not currently understand the full social network of sharing in a village. To this end, we evaluate the full network structure of two villages in Zambia: one within biking distance to a food market on a tarmac road, the other within walking distance to a food market off a tarmac road. Both villages are fairly isolated and consist of roughly 50 households. The seasonal food, maize, livestock, non-food, and labor sharing practices from the agricultural year 2017-2018 are analyzed via household surveys. The general network properties of the villages are analyzed at an annual and seasonal time scale revealing seasonal fluctuations in sharing. The impact of a household’s network properties on its food consumption score (FCS) are studied to see how access to a sharing network impacts household food security. Our study shows that the presence of a household sharing network appears to have no statistically significant impact on household food security. Additionally, we show that the classic gravity model of trade is applicable at the household level, which means that prediction of household food sharing can be accomplished with household income and geographic distance variables. To our knowledge, this is the first study that determines the applicability of the gravity model of trade for this scale. These results highlight the important and efficient role that sharing may play in future food security strategies and indicate a powerful tool to predict household level food sharing.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-05-01The student, Rachel von Gnechten, accepted the attached license on 2019-04-23 at 10:38.The student, Rachel von Gnechten, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2019-04-23 at 10:41.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2019-04-23 at 11:34.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #13836 on 2019-08-22 at 15:07:49Made available in DSpace on 2019-08-23T20:36:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Patterns of substance use and knowledge of harm reduction among post-secondary students
Full text linkPresented at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction's Issues of Substance conference, Ottawa, Ontario (November 25-27, 2019).
Opioid overdoses remain a significant public health issue in British Columbia. BC’s Centre for Disease Control observed the high water mark of the crisis in January of 2017 and March 2018, when the province saw an annualized death rate of nearly 3.5/100,000. Today, the death rate has subsided to 1.45/100,000 (BCCDC, 2019). Irvine et al. (2019) attribute this decrease to a suite of harm reduction measures introduced by public health authorities.
Although substance use patterns in post-secondary institutions are a well-studied phenomenon, there is little recent and local evidence to capture a useful description of students’ substance use in relation to recent mounting risks from the opioid crisis in BC. As such, the objective of this study is to explore students’ substance use patterns, and their understanding of related harm-reduction information.
The study established a clear understanding of students’ current substance use patterns and harm reduction practices across the Greater Vancouver Area. The researchers will use the data to support and reinforce harm reduction intervention programs throughout the college. The study was conducted at Douglas College in British Columbia. Douglas College is a public post-secondary institution located in Coquitlam and New Westminster. The college offers a variety of career programs, transfer course credits, continuing education, and associate degrees (Douglas College, 2019). It is home to 24,801 students, with 4,210 of those students being international students (Institutional Effectiveness Office, 2019). It currently does not offer on-site health services nor residency for students making the researchers’ harm reduction interventions essential on campus. Funding was obtained through The Research and Scholarly Activity Project Fund at Douglas College.Not peer reviewe
Increasing Student Awareness and Stewardship of Nature Through Literature and Storytelling
No full textThe research was on the use and benefits of read alouds and storytelling in the classroom as an introduction to a lesson. The focus and motivating factor for this capstone was the recent decline of honeybee colonies, personal experiences, observations of young children\u27s fear of bees and their misconceptions. Key influence for this capstone was Rachel Carson, scientist and author of Silent Spring and how she helped people understand the importance of insects and question the use of DDT. The main purpose is to create an awareness and stewardship of nature through literature and storytelling using the author\u27s picture book Super Pollinator . The use of Super Pollinator as an introduction to a lesson developed by the author on the importance of honeybees, addresses students misconceptions, and helps them to understand their interconnectedness of honeybees to flowers, our food supply and ultimately us
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