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Rohr, Doris, and Niamh Clarke. "Collaborative project: From cradle to parlour." Drawing: Research, Theory, Practice 5, no. 1 (April 1, 2020): 59–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/drtp_00020_1.
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This co-authored project report considers the polarity of the ephemeral (concept, memory, recollection) with the material aspect of creativity, as it manifests itself in the related yet complimentary practices of writing and drawing. The craft of drawing is complex and hybrid, more akin to writing processes as a means of embodying and making physical through gesture, than many other art forms and processes that rely on material presence. Writing and drawing materialize memory, ideas and projective thought and attempt to manifest their transience. The joint project research (Clarke|Rohr) was originally presented as a contribution to ‘Drawings of, Drawings by and Drawings with …’ chaired by Ray Lucas (Manchester University) for the conference Art, Materiality and Representation, Royal Anthropological Institution, SOAS/British Museum, in June 2018. We are grateful for the opportunity to further evaluate and publish the progression of the project in this issue of DRTP. The idea for a collaborative drawing project that involves text|image translations was borne from conversations between Niamh Clarke and Doris Rohr. Clarke perceived visual, structural and textual affinities between the modernist novel The Waves by Virginia Woolf and the drawings of waves by the Latvian American photorealist artist Vija Celmins. This prompted an experimental project: what type of textual responses might be found in another’s drawing, and, in turn, what type of visual drawn image might be generated in response to a short text of creative writing? We decided to limit the postal exchange of material to three A4 drawings and three individual short excerpts of poetry or prose. It was agreed that we would monitor our personal reactions, emotions and analysis of the process and store the responses via a shared digital platform (Google Drive). The project’s premise was to interrogate image and text relationships and the possibilities to translate or influence one through the other. Our aim is to explore materiality and subject matter through drawing with a mediated sense of authorship.
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Dratva, Julia, Randi Bertelsen, Christer Janson, Ane Johannessen, Bryndis Benediktsdóttir, Lennart Bråbäck, Shyamali C. Dharmage, et al. "Validation of self-reported figural drawing scales against anthropometric measurements in adults." Public Health Nutrition 19, no. 11 (February 16, 2016): 1944–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s136898001600015x.
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AbstractObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to validate figural drawing scales depicting extremely lean to extremely obese subjects to obtain proxies for BMI and waist circumference in postal surveys.DesignReported figural scales and anthropometric data from a large population-based postal survey were validated with measured anthropometric data from the same individuals by means of receiver-operating characteristic curves and a BMI prediction model.SettingAdult participants in a Scandinavian cohort study first recruited in 1990 and followed up twice since.SubjectsIndividuals aged 38–66 years with complete data for BMI (n 1580) and waist circumference (n 1017).ResultsMedian BMI and waist circumference increased exponentially with increasing figural scales. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analyses showed a high predictive ability to identify individuals with BMI > 25·0 kg/m2 in both sexes. The optimal figural scales for identifying overweight or obese individuals with a correct detection rate were 4 and 5 in women, and 5 and 6 in men, respectively. The prediction model explained 74 % of the variance among women and 62 % among men. Predicted BMI differed only marginally from objectively measured BMI.ConclusionsFigural drawing scales explained a large part of the anthropometric variance in this population and showed a high predictive ability for identifying overweight/obese subjects. These figural scales can be used with confidence as proxies of BMI and waist circumference in settings where objective measures are not feasible.
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Holthausen, Niels, and Priska Baur. "Zum Interesse an einer Versicherung von Sturmschäden im Schweizer Wald | On the demand for an insurance against storm damage in Swiss forests." Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen 155, no. 10 (October 1, 2004): 426–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.3188/szf.2004.0426.
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We investigated the potential demand for insurance against storm damage in Swiss forests, drawing on theories of insurance economics and behavioural economics. Data were collected by the means of a postal survey of forest owners and in expert interviews. The results show that, at present, there is little demand for such insurance. However,under altered legal and economic conditions, insurance could be conducive to the management of damaging storm events.
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Medhurst, Jamie. "What a Hullabaloo! Launching BBC Television in 1936 and BBC2 in 1964." Journal of British Cinema and Television 14, no. 3 (July 2017): 264–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2017.0373.
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The aim of this article is to reflect on the opening of the BBC television service in 1936 and the opening of the BBC2 service in 1964. I explore the background of the two services and focus on the opening ceremonies before drawing together points of comparison or contrast at the end. The article draws on original archive material from the BBC Written Archives in Caversham and the British Postal Museum and Archive in London.
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Johnson, Laurie. "A Ghost of a Chance, After All." Derrida Today 2, no. 2 (November 2009): 166–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/e1754850009000505.
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Does a Postal Principle, a principle of destinerrance, hold true for computer mediated communication (CMC)? Perhaps. However, the question is not one concerning technology. Is it rather the case that we must ask, after Derrida, after all, whether destinerrance ever held true, as a principle? This paper considers the prospect that the Postal Principle was, in principle, or as a principle, an expression of a truth value from something that can not in fact, be held at all: the ghost in the machine. Drawing on a phenomenology of computer practice, the paper argues that there is greater explanatory value to be found in Derrida's more recent comments on the relative exteriority of the technological apparatus (in Archive Fever and elsewhere), framing an understanding of the human body as partes extra partes. Yet it is demonstrated here that this same framing was already in place from the moment that the principle of destinerrance was first articulated, and that a subsequent technical turn in Derrida's work merely extends a framework already set in place in the earlier work (in The Post Card, for example). It is argued, then, that in articulating a Postal Principle for the purpose of guaranteeing its failure, Derrida had calculated the future trajectory – and had built the logic of the calculation and of the ‘jet’ words, as he calls them, into this trajectory – of what I call the ‘fantasy of the disembodied virtualm’ through which users of CMC project themselves into the archive of archives that the internet was bound to become.
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Blomley, N. K. "Retail Regulation in England and Wales: The Results of a Survey." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 19, no. 10 (October 1987): 1399–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a191399.
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Debates on the Shops Act (1950), which regulates the hours and conditions of retail employment and operation in England and Wales, have largely occurred in ignorance of the realities of enforcement at local level. This paper, drawing upon a postal survey and official prosecution statistics, is an attempt to examine spatial, temporal, and sectoral variations in proceedings and offenders. The findings seem to reflect the breakdown in local compliance with the Act. This can be related to the major restructuring of some sectors of retail capital. It also seems that enforcement is locally specific. The Act, in other words, is not applied, but interpreted at local level in the light of place-specific conditions.
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Greinert, Cordula, Ariane Martin, and Mirko Nottscheid. "Paratextelemente der Postkarte." editio 34, no. 1 (November 1, 2020): 142–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/editio-2020-0008.
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AbstractThe article examines the main paratextual elements of the postcard. The authors hold that these are not of only secondary importance to understanding this particular medium, but that they constitute it as such. Therefore, paratextual elements must be considered accordingly in an edition. Drawing on examples from the current project Frank Wedekind’s correspondence – digital edition, three aspects are focussed on: (1) the intermedial relations of text(s) and visual paratext(s) on picture postcards, (2) the meaning of specific postal paratexts such as postmark, stamp, or address and (3) the phenomenon of collective communication practices on group postcards. The authors conclude that constitutive paratextual elements of the postcard are better presented as an integral part of the edited text instead of being placed in the critical apparatus.
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SOOD, GAGAN D. S. "The Informational Fabric of Eighteenth-Century India and the Middle East: Couriers, Intermediaries and Postal Communication." Modern Asian Studies 43, no. 5 (September 2009): 1085–116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x08003818.
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AbstractMundane knowledge of how information flows is essential for a proper understanding of large organisations and complex activities. It gives us valuable insights into the prevailing constraints of the era and the creative responses that enabled the demands of its cosmopolitan residents to be met. Though the sinews of communication have been a major topic of historical inquiry in recent decades, the focus has been decidedly uneven; much of the attention has been directed towards modern times and, for earlier periods, has been confined almost entirely to Europe, the western European empires and those sectors of the world's political economy in which Europeans had a stake. The rest of the world, in comparison, has been neglected, which may be seen clearly in the case of early modern India and the Middle East. This paper seeks to rectify the imbalance by offering a typology for making sense of how packages of low weight and high value were collected, transported and delivered over long distances within the region in the eighteenth century. While drawing on a wide range of sources, at the core of this analysis lies the correspondence of the headmen of a group—the Aiyangar pattamars—who specialised as couriers in pre-colonial southern India. Among the principal claims set forth are that there existed in this period two basic modes of private communication: in one, personal trust was paramount, in the other, the mode was effectively monopolised by recognised communities providing the necessary informational services within their cultural domain. These claims, if sustained, have major implications for current views on early modern India and the Middle East.
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Kilfoyle, Eksa, and Alan J. Richardson. "Governance and control in networks: a case study of the Universal Postal Union." Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 28, no. 4 (May 18, 2015): 551–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-04-2014-1687.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to adopt “whole network” perspective and analyzes the governance and control mechanisms in the Universal Postal Union (UPU), one of the oldest and largest inter-governmental networks, through the lens of institutional entrepreneurship theory. The purpose is to introduce a typology of network governance forms to the accounting literature and to analyze the governance and management control mechanisms within the UPU, a “participatory federation” (Provan, 1983) type of network that has managed the challenges of collective collaboration since 1875. Design/methodology/approach – The study benefits from unlimited access to all archival materials of the UPU such as minutes of Congress and committee meetings since 1875 as well as secondary documents and market studies related to the postal sector. The data reported in this study are derived from the archives of the UPU in Berne, Switzerland and interviews conducted with senior officials. Findings – Drawing on the work of Provan (1983) and Provan and Kenis (2008) the authors identify five “ideal type” network governance forms based on such variables as differences in the relative power of network participants and whether these networks have arisen spontaneously or due to external coercion, the authors classify the UPU as a “participatory federation.” Within the theoretical boundaries of this typology the authors identify the multi level governance structures and the use of management control mechanisms by each level of governance. The authors introduce a distinction between the “network constitutional organization” that focusses on the socialization of network members and strategy-level orchestration of the overall network and the “network administrative organization” (NAO) that mobilizes management accounting and control mechanisms to monitor, encourage and facilitate member collaboration. The authors propose that control within a participatory federation is enacted through collective entrepreneurship by governance bodies using management accounting and control mechanisms as institutional carriers. Research limitations/implications – The paper is focussed on the current state of the UPU’s network structure and processes and did not explore the dynamics around the emergence of the different network governance and control mechanisms. An exploration of the collective construction by network participants of the need for these mechanisms would provide insights into how they emerge and might lead to a better understanding of the role of NAOs in networks. Practical implications – The paper highlights the challenges faced by collaborative networks and identifies enabling characteristics of a participatory federation’s governance bodies. The empirical observations within the context of the UPU contribute to the theoretical understanding of the desirable characteristics of participatory federations that might be applicable to similar public and private collaborative networks Originality/value – This study expands the knowledge of management accounting and control systems in networks. It bridges a gap in the accounting literature by adopting a “whole network” perspective and by differentiating types of network governance structures that use management accounting and control systems. This contributes to the understanding of accounting and control across the full range of organizational forms.
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Hamdan, Mohammed. "“EVERY SPERM IS SACRED”: PALESTINIAN PRISONERS, SMUGGLED SEMEN, AND DERRIDA'S PROPHECY." International Journal of Middle East Studies 51, no. 4 (August 27, 2019): 525–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020743819000680.
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AbstractThis paper investigates the contemporary phenomenon of smuggling sperm from within Israeli jails, which I treat as a biopolitical act of resistance. Palestinian prisoners who have been sentenced to life-imprisonment have recently resorted to delivering their sperm to their distant wives in the West Bank and Gaza where it is then used for artificial insemination. On the level of theory, my analysis of this practice benefits from Jacques Derrida's commentary inThe Post Cardon imaginative postal delivery of sperm to distant lovers. I use Derrida's heteronormative implication to examine how Palestinian prisoners defy the Israeli carceral system via the revolutionary act of sperm smuggling. The article then argues that smuggling sperm challenges the conventional gender codes in Palestinian society that see women in passive roles. Drawing on Derrida's metaphorical connection between masturbation and writing, I problematize the perception of speech/orality as primary in traditional Palestinian culture. Women, who mostly act as smugglers, become social agents whose written stories of bionational resistance emerge as a dominant mode of representation.
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Woodward, Michael Clifford, and Erin Woodward. "A national survey of memory clinics in Australia." International Psychogeriatrics 21, no. 4 (August 2009): 696–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610209009156.
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ABSTRACTBackground:There is limited information describing memory clinics at a national level in Australia. The aim of this study was to gather information about the resourcing, practices and clinical diagnoses of Australian memory clinics.Methods:A postal survey was sent to all Australian memory clinics identified by key specialists working in dementia assessment services.Results:Of 23 surveys sent out, 14 were returned. Most clinics are located in Victoria where they receive Victorian state funding. The average clinic has 1.67 effective full time clinical staff including 0.42 medical staff, 0.24 allied health staff, 0.53 clinical nursing staff and 0.48 psychologists. Clinics are open on average twice a week and each half-day clinic has two new and three review patients, seeing new patients twice initially then once more over 12 months. Patients wait 10 weeks for initial assessment with 59% referred by general practitioners. The Mini-mental State Examination and clock drawing are utilized universally. The most common diagnoses are Alzheimer's disease (37.8%) and mild cognitive impairment (19.8%) but 6.9% of patients have no cognitive impairment.Conclusions:This survey has provided useful benchmarking data on Australian memory clinics which can also be used by other countries for comparative analyses.
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Taylor-Terlecka, Nina. "Western Travellers in the Caucasus. Georgia’s Highways and Byways: Hotels, Inns & Taverns in the 19th Century." Bibliotekarz Podlaski Ogólnopolskie Naukowe Pismo Bibliotekoznawcze i Bibliologiczne 51, no. 2 (August 16, 2021): 35–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.36770/bp.599.
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Drawing on a wide range of French, English and Russian-language printed source material, the paper deals with the travel accounts of Western visitors to Georgia and the Caucasus in the nineteenth century. Focusing on the everyday practical experience of travel, it outlines the birth of the hotel trade in Tbilisi. After c. 1850, with the building of a railroad, “civilizational” standards began to improve, and over the years Tbilisi hotels were described as being as “good as any European establishment”.Under the heading of provincial travel, the paper addresses the issue of general supplies, provisions and self-catering, modes of transportation, the state of the roads, and the network of postal-stations, whose erratic services were supplemented by the omnipresent, albeit highly unreliable, wayside inn or dukhan. Coming to the Caucasus and Georgia on specific assignments (diplomatic, political, military, commercial, or scholarly) the authors of travelogues bring their prior expectations, nurtured by ancient myths, ancient literature, and a study of earlier travel accounts, with which they engage in textual dialogue. In their sundry reflections and musings they seldom fail to enthuse on the tourist potential of Georgia in particular, and the Caucasus more generally.
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Clonan, Angie, Paul Wilson, Judy A. Swift, Didier G. Leibovici, and Michelle Holdsworth. "Red and processed meat consumption and purchasing behaviours and attitudes: impacts for human health, animal welfare and environmental sustainability." Public Health Nutrition 18, no. 13 (March 13, 2015): 2446–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980015000567.
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AbstractObjectiveHigher intakes of red and processed meat are associated with poorer health outcomes and negative environmental impacts. Drawing upon a population survey the present paper investigates meat consumption behaviours, exploring perceived impacts for human health, animal welfare and the environment.DesignStructured self-completion postal survey relating to red and processed meat, capturing data on attitudes, sustainable meat purchasing behaviour, red and processed meat intake, plus sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.SettingUrban and rural districts of Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, UK, drawn from the electoral register.SubjectsUK adults (n 842) aged 18–91 years, 497 females and 345 males, representing a 35·6 % response rate from 2500 randomly selected residents.ResultsWomen were significantly more likely (P<0·01) to consume≤1 portion of meat/d compared with men. Females and older respondents (>60 years) were more likely to hold positive attitudes towards animal welfare (P<0·01). Less than a fifth (18·4 %) of the sample agreed that the impact of climate change could be reduced by consuming less meat, dairy products and eggs. Positive attitudes towards animal welfare were associated with consuming less meat and a greater frequency of ‘higher welfare’ meat purchases.ConclusionsHuman health and animal welfare are more common motivations to avoid red and processed meat than environmental sustainability. Policy makers, nutritionists and health professionals need to increase the public’s awareness of the environmental impact of eating red and processed meat. A first step could be to ensure that dietary guidelines integrate the nutritional, animal welfare and environmental components of sustainable diets.
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Droney, MB, BCh, MRCP(I), Joanne, Jeremy Levy, PhD, FRCP, and Columba Quigley, FRCP. "Prescribing opioids in renal failure." Journal of Opioid Management 3, no. 6 (November 1, 2007): 309. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/jom.2007.0019.
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Opioids are commonly used in both cancer and noncancer pain. Many patients who require opioids have renal impairment. This can adversely influence the safety of opioids in these patients.Objectives: The objectives of this study were to (1) determine which opioids are most commonly prescribed in patients with renal impairment, (2) to identify differences in prescribing practices between two groups of physicians, and (3) to determine how renal impairment was recognized in this setting.Design and participants: A questionnaire postal survey was sent out to renal and palliative medicine consultants in UK and Ireland. One hundred and seventyeight (30.5 percent) questionnaires were completed.Results: A larger proportion of renal than palliative medicine physicians prescribed morphine in patients with renal impairment. A significant number of physicians did not adjust doses of morphine or codeine. Palliative medicine physicians were more likely to prescribe opioids other than morphine, with the exception of fentanyl which was widely used by both groups. Renal physicians were more likely to base their choice of opioid on glomerular filtration rate while palliative medicine physicians were more likely to be influenced by serum creatinine.Conclusions: Consensus guidelines drawing on expertise from both palliative and renal physicians are needed to promote safer use of opioids in this vulnerable patient group.
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Dulatov, B. K. "POSTAL CORRESPONDENCE OF AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN AND GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE OMSK MILITARY DISTRICT AS A SOURCE FOR STUDYING THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR DETENTION IN CAPTIVITY." Rusin, no. 60 (2020): 97–119. http://dx.doi.org/10.17223/18572685/60/6.
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Drawing on the archives, the author analyses the reports of military censorship commission members, whose official function was to systematise and analyse the personal correspondence of Austro-Hungarian and German prisoners of the First World War. The letters of soldiers and officers to their families and friends are reflective of the captivity hardships they had to face in the Russian camps. Of particular scientific interest is the information about their daily life, political stance, contacts with the locals and social adaptation. The author describes different attitudes of the prisoners of war to their conditions and new social status, focusing on a range of emotions of the individual prinsoners of war reported about by the military censors. Written personal correspondence is a unique primary source for studying the past. Thus, the analysis of archival documents provides the information about different reactions of prisoners of war to the same historical event. Such a variety of opinions contributes to the comparative analysis aimed at establishing the truth. New archival documents introduced by the author into the academic circulation supplement the data about the conditions of prisoners of the First World War, namely those dispersed in the Omsk military district in the summer of 1917.
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Mullings, Beverley, and Chris Hamnett. "Equity Release Schemes and Equity Extraction by Elderly Households in Britain." Ageing and Society 12, no. 4 (December 1992): 413–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x00005250.
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ABSTRACTThe policy and popular debates suggest that the housing equity of elderly home-owners has provided them with a considerable stock of wealth which will influence the future social structure of the United Kingdom, as wealth is transferred to a wider cross-section of British society through inheritance. While various estimates suggest that the distribution of intergenerational transfers of equity is set to widen in the future (Hamnett, Harmer and Williams 1991), it is not known whether the rate of growth of housing inheritance will continue at the pace set in the 1970s and 1980s. This is due to the process of equity extraction by elderly persons, largely from their housing assets. The extent to which one form of equity extraction (formal equity release schemes) has influenced future housing inheritances is the focus of this paper. Drawing on data collected during a postal survey of institutions offering formal equity release schemes, and secondary literature, we conclude that such schemes are unlikely to have a substantial impact on future intergenerational transfers of housing equity. The equity withdrawn under existing schemes is minimal and is likely to remain so due to lack of demand and inflexibility in the supply of existing schemes. In this paper we shall examine the participation of elderly persons in, and the market for, equity release schemes.
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Chamberlain, Colby. "International Indeterminacy: George Maciunas and the Mail." ARTMargins 7, no. 3 (November 2018): 57–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/artm_a_00218.
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The term “network” has often been used to characterize Fluxus's internationalism and to identify its membership. This has led a number of scholars to argue that Fluxus anticipated forms of artistic exchange now associated with Internet-based art. More recently, it has cast Fluxus as a precedent for applying a network model to other transcontinental avant-gardes, particularly in curatorial practice. Yet in the rush to relate Fluxus to contemporary discourses on global connectivity, insufficient attention has been paid to the specific apparatuses that facilitated its cohesion. This article stages an intervention into Fluxus studies (and by extension Conceptual art, mail art, and other transnational movements associated with communication and the “dematerialization” of the art object) by drawing on the field of German media theory to analyze the “paperwork” that makes up much of the movement's material production. Specifically, it focuses on how the artist George Maciunas's engaged the postal system in order to facilitate Fluxus's collectivity, as well to insinuate Fluxus's methods of experimental composition into larger power structures. After an opening discussion of Maciunas's important diagrammatic history of Fluxus's development (a.k.a. the John Cage chart), the article tracks Maciunas's deployment of newsletters to organize Fluxus activities, his infamous mail-based sabotage proposals, his collaborations with Mieko Shiomi and Ben Vautier, and his “Flux Combat” with the New York State Attorney General.
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de Wit, Maywa Montenegro. "A Lighthouse for Urban Agriculture." Gastronomica 14, no. 1 (2014): 9–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2014.14.1.9.
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This article advances the concept of the agroecological “lighthouse” as a civic space for learning and participating in the principles and practices of urban food production. As urbanization threatens to encourage the increased industrialization of agriculture, growing food in cities promises to alleviate this pressure while creating new opportunities for community empowerment and greater access to sustainable, healthy, and affordable food. This kind of transition, I argue, will demand social relations that bridge science, practice, and movement—and that cut in surprising ways across traditional boundaries between university and community. Drawing from a recent experience in an Urban Agroecology shortcourse in Berkeley, California, I illustrate what such relationships might look like, profiling the caretaker of one backyard garden in the Bay Area. This urban grower effuses what James Scott calls metis, moving fluidly across institutional boundaries, experimenting with agroecological innovations, and offering his space as a lighthouse commons for participatory learning. Interestingly, he is not a PhD, but a retired postal worker. With the stakes mounting for progress in food security across the urban-rural divide, the agroecological lighthouse opens up potential for new researcher-farmer partnerships as well as a means for expanding what we consider legitimate knowledge-making communities. Advancing the notion of a “lighthouse extension model,” I challenge the discourse of mainstream cooperative extension, arguing that a more egalitarian food system will likely emerge from participation by those traditionally excluded from shaping it.
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Psoinos, Anna, Thomas Kern, and Steve Smithson. "An Exploratory Study of Information Systems in Support of Employee Empowerment." Journal of Information Technology 15, no. 3 (September 2000): 211–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026839620001500304.
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The notion of employee empowerment in today's organizations is becoming increasingly important with the growing degree of responsibility individual employees hold. This paper presents the findings of a longitudinal study which examined the relationship between computer-based information systems (IS) and empowerment in detail drawing heavily on empirical work carried out in the British manufacturing industry. The paper elaborates and discusses the conceptual issues which are relevant to the idea of empowerment and its relationship with IS, before determining empowerment to be in essence the decentralization of decision-making authority to lower levels of the organization. The lack of any research on this topic led us to carry out a combination of empirical research. A large-scale postal survey of 450 UK manufacturing companies followed by a series of 20 in-depth interviews in 18 top UK manufacturing organizations formed the basis for this paper. The findings confirmed that empowerment is indeed pursued by many UK manufacturing organizations within their various efforts at improving their organization of work. The research participants viewed IS as an important enabling tool for empowerment offering many opportunities, but clearly noted that the role of IS in this is supportive rather than initiating; IS do not lead to employees becoming empowered. However, the interviews revealed that manufacturing organizations are facing a wide range of problems and difficulties with their existing IS raising a number of constraints. The paper concludes with a number of practical suggestions for using IS as a supportive means for empowering employees.
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Segrott, Jeremy, Jo Holliday, Simon Murphy, Sarah Macdonald, Joan Roberts, Laurence Moore, and Ceri Phillips. "Implementation of a Cooking Bus intervention to support cooking in schools in Wales, UK." Health Education 117, no. 3 (April 3, 2017): 234–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/he-06-2014-0073.
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Purpose The teaching of cooking is an important aspect of school-based efforts to promote healthy diets among children, and is frequently done by external agencies. Within a limited evidence base relating to cooking interventions in schools, there are important questions about how interventions are integrated within school settings. The purpose of this paper is to examine how a mobile classroom (Cooking Bus) sought to strengthen connections between schools and cooking, and drawing on the concept of the sociotechnical network, theorise the interactions between the Bus and school contexts. Design/methodology/approach Methods comprised a postal questionnaire to 76 schools which had received a Bus visit, and case studies of the Bus’ work in five schools, including a range of school sizes and urban/rural locations. Case studies comprised observation of Cooking Bus sessions, and interviews with school staff. Findings The Cooking Bus forged connections with schools through aligning intervention and schools’ goals, focussing on pupils’ cooking skills, training teachers and contributing to schools’ existing cooking-related activities. The Bus expanded its sociotechnical network through post-visit integration of cooking activities within schools, particularly teachers’ use of intervention cooking kits. Research limitations/implications The paper highlights the need for research on the long-term impacts of school cooking interventions, and better understanding of the interaction between interventions and school contexts. Originality/value This paper adds to the limited evidence base on school-based cooking interventions by theorising how cooking interventions relate to school settings, and how they may achieve integration.
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Anxo, Dominique, Thomas Ericson, and Anna Herbert. "Beyond retirement: who stays at work after the standard age of retirement?" International Journal of Manpower 40, no. 5 (August 5, 2019): 917–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijm-09-2017-0243.
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Purpose Drawing on a unique combination of longitudinal administrative data and a postal survey, the purpose of this paper is to identify the socio-economic factors and individual characteristics that affect senior citizens’ decision to continue working on the Swedish labour market after the standard retirement age. Design/methodology/approach By using standard econometric techniques (multinomial logit model) on a large representative sample of 20,000 senior citizens residing in Sweden, the auhtors analyse the extent to which socio-economic factors and individual characteristics including personality traits affect the decision of senior citizens to delay retirement and to continue working after the standard retirement age. Findings The results of our estimations show clearly that good health, high educational attainment/high-skilled jobs, good psychosocial work environment, employment status (to be self-employed), personality traits (extraversion, openness to experience and conscientiousness) as well as industrial sectors (agriculture, healthcare and transport) are strong predictors of the continuation of work after the standard retirement age (65 years old). Research limitations/implications High job quality and good working conditions, along with continuous improvements in public health, are seemingly essential elements for motivating senior workers to delay retirement as are preventive policy measures favouring the development of decent and sustainable working conditions across the life course. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the paper is the first attempt in Sweden to analyse jointly a large range of factors influencing the decision to remain in the labour force after the standard/normal pension age, including psychosocial working conditions and personality traits.
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Fernandes, Gwen Sascha, Sanjay Mukund Parekh, Jonathan Moses, Colin Fuller, Brigitte Scammell, Mark Edward Batt, Weiya Zhang, and Michael Doherty. "Prevalence of knee pain, radiographic osteoarthritis and arthroplasty in retired professional footballers compared with men in the general population: a cross-sectional study." British Journal of Sports Medicine 52, no. 10 (November 3, 2017): 678–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097503.
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ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of knee pain, radiographic knee osteoarthritis (RKOA), total knee replacement (TKR) and associated risk factors in male ex-professional footballers compared with men in the general population (comparison group).Methods1207 male ex-footballers and 4085 men in the general population in the UK were assessed by postal questionnaire. Current knee pain was defined as pain in or around the knees on most days of the previous month. Presence and severity of RKOA were assessed on standardised radiographs using the Nottingham Line Drawing Atlas (NLDA) in a subsample of 470 ex-footballers and 491 men in the comparison group. The adjusted risk ratio (aRR) and adjusted risk difference (aRD) with 95% CI in ex-footballers compared with the general population were calculated using the marginal model in Stata.ResultsEx-footballers were more likely than the comparison group to have current knee pain (aRR 1.91, 95% CI 1.77 to 2.06), RKOA (aRR 2.21, 95% CI 1.92 to 2.54) and TKR (aRR 3.61, 95% CI 2.90 to 4.50). Ex-footballers were also more likely to present with chondrocalcinosis (aRR 3.41, 95% CI 2.44 to 4.77). Prevalence of knee pain and RKOA were higher in ex-footballers at all ages. However, even after adjustment for significant knee injury and other risk factors, there was more than a doubling of risk of these outcomes in footballers.ConclusionsThe prevalence of all knee osteoarthritis outcomes (knee pain, RKOA and TKR) were two to three times higher in male ex-footballers compared with men in the general population group. Knee injury is the main attributable risk factor. Even after adjustment for recognised risk factors, knee osteoarthritis appear to be an occupational hazard of professional football.
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Fetrati, Hesam. "Hesam Fetrati drawing dictatorship." Poster 2, no. 1 (June 1, 2011): 49–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/post.2.1.49_1.
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King, Sadie, Matt Gieve, Giorgia Iacopini, Anna Sophie Hahne, and Heather Stradling. "Are the early benefits of the Adoption Support Fund (therapeutic support for adoptive families) sustainable?" Journal of Public Mental Health 18, no. 1 (March 18, 2019): 66–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpmh-08-2018-0056.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the wider context in which the national evaluation of the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) was delivered and raise concerns about the sustainability of the early outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The paper briefly summarises the outcomes of a two-year mixed-methods evaluation. This included a two-wave postal survey (n=792) and follow-up (n=481), an online survey of adopters (n=586) and professionals (providers n=50, local authority staff n=124) and in-depth family interviews. The focus of the discussion on sustainability is drawn from the qualitative research of 10 local authority case studies based on 86 interviews with adoption teams and 33 providers and the perspectives of parents. Findings Whilst the ASF showed modest early outcomes for families in terms of improved mental health and wellbeing without the scaffolding of wider support of services able to understand the complex lifelong needs of adoptive children and their families, the sustainability of the benefits of therapeutic support is questioned. Adoption teams struggled with the increased burden of administration of the fund, their knowledge of therapeutic interventions, an evidence base and quality of provision from a market that is difficult to regulate. In a society that is failing to meet the mental health and wellbeing needs of children generally, how can a single intervention meet the needs of a very vulnerable group? Research limitations/implications Research and evaluation on interventions in children’s social care could be more systems aware and instead of narrowly focusing on outcomes pay attention to the complex network of services that interlink to support vulnerable children and their families and the restraints on resources that they are working with. Social implications To prevent adoption breakdown and increase recruitment of adopters, support for adoptive families needs to be improved beyond the current scope of the ASF. A wide range of services are required to support adopted children particularly as they grow into adolescence. While families have the right to live independently of social services, the awareness of their needs throughout public organisations should be raised particularly in schools. Originality/value This paper represents the views of the evaluators at TIHR of the ASF beyond the scope of the original evaluation. It reflects on the wider context of the role out of the Fund and raises important questions about the failure to support the mental health and wellbeing needs of the most vulnerable children in society. It is an organisation reflection drawing on early research in children’s social care from its archive.
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Jones, Rhidian, Sadie Burdett, Matthew Jefferies, and Abhijit R. Guha. "Treating the boxer's fracture in Wales: a postal survey." Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 92, no. 3 (April 2010): 236–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588410x12628812458176.
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INTRODUCTION There is no standardised treatment for fifth metacarpal neck fractures. Treatment of this common fracture can vary from immediate mobilisation to immobilisation in a plaster cast for 3 weeks. There is no literature identifying current practice amongst surgeons. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This survey's aim was to reveal current practice in Wales by means of a postal questionnaire sent to all Welsh orthopaedic consultants. RESULTS The questionnaire had a 60% response rate. Results demonstrated varied opinion regarding the degree of displacement warranting reduction. Overall, 10% of surgeons reduce the fracture at 30° of displacement, 29% at 40°, 18% at 50° and 20% at 60° of displacement. The treatment was also very varied. Most surgeons preferred to treat these fractures with neighbour strapping (43%,) while others preferred plaster immobilisation (39%) or immediate mobilisation (10%.) Only 22% of surgeons discharge these patients back to the community after their first visit to out-patients while 13% offer two follow-up appointments. CONCLUSIONS The treatment being offered for this common fracture in Wales is inconsistent. There is a need to develop evidence- based best practice guidelines which should standardise the treatment of this common injury. Perhaps, a large multicentre outcome study may enable this to be drawn up in the future.
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Somashekar, Thatikonda. "A Survey on Handwritten Character Recognition using Machine Learning Technique." Journal of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology 23, no. 06 (June 18, 2021): 1019–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.51201/jusst/21/05304.
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Due to its broad range of applications, handwritten character recognition is widespread. Processing application forms, digitizing ancient articles, processing postal addresses, processing bank checks, and many other handwritten character processing fields are increasing in popularity. Since the last three decades, handwritten characters have drawn the attention of researchers. For successful recognition, several methods have been suggested. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of handwritten character recognition using a neural network as a machine learning tool.
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Faulina RF, Nella, Willy Tri Hardianto, and Annisa Purwatiningsih. "ANALISIS KUALITAS PELAYANAN PUBLIK UNTUK MEWUJUDKAN GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (STUDI INOVASI PROGRAM O-RANGER DI PT. POS PERSERO KOTA MALANG)." REFORMASI 10, no. 2 (September 15, 2020): 209–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.33366/rfr.v10i2.1908.
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O-Ranger adalah program PT. Pos untuk mempermudah para pelanggan jasa pos dalam mengirim barang. Sistem kerja O-Ranger yaitu dengan mengambil barang langsung ke tempat pelanggan/customer. Penelitian ini akan melihat seberapa puas pelanggan kantor pos terhadap layanan yang diberikan oleh O-Ranger pick up Kota Malang. Tujuan penelitian ini guna mengetahui kualitas dari pelayanan O-Ranger PT. Pos Persero Kota Malang dan mengetahui bagaimana Good Corporate Governance dijalankan dalam program O-Ranger di PT. Pos Persero Kota Malang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik penentuan informan yaitu menggunakan snowball sampling yang mana informan pada penelitian ini adalah marketing dari kantor pos kota Malang, tiga orang O-Ranger dan sepuluh orang pelanggan dari O-Ranger. Sumber data primer adalah pelanggan O-Ranger dan sumber data sekunder adalah pengamatan pada lokasi penelitian secara langsung. Triangulasi data adalah teknik yang digunakan dalam pengumpulan data. Analisa data menggunakan teori dari Miles, Huberman dan Saldana dengan cara: penyeleksian data atau kondensasi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan atau verifikasi data. Penelitian ini menunjukkan hasil yang baik, dimana pelayanan yang diberikan oleh O-Ranger Kota Malang telah menunjukkan hasil yang baik. Dapat kita lihat dalam dimensi yang ada pada setiap indikator seperti tangible, realibility, responsiviness, assurance juga emphaty menunjukkan respon yang positif dari pengguna jasa O-Ranger PT. Pos Persero telah menyusun pedoman etika bisnis dan tata perilaku (Code Of Conduct). Pedoman ini mengatur tentang etika dalam berbisnis dan berperilaku bagi para insan Pos dan semua yang terlibat didalamnya. Hal ini membuktikan bahwa PT. Pos telah melaksanakan Good Corporate Governance dengan baik. Abstract: O-Ranger is a PT. Pos program to facilitate postal service customers in sending goods. O-Ranger work system that is by taking goods directly to the customer / customer. This study will look at how satisfied the post office customers are with the services provided by the Malang City O-Ranger pick-up. The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of the O-Ranger service of PT Pos Persero Malang City and to find out how Good Corporate Governance was implemented in the O-Ranger program at PT. Pos Persero Malang City. This study used descriptive qualitative method. The technique of determining informants is using snowball sampling, where the informants in this study are marketing from the Malang post office, three O-Ranger and ten customers from O-Ranger. Primary data sources are O-Ranger customers and secondary data sources are observations at research sites directly. Data triangulation is a technique used in data collection. Data analysis uses theories from Miles, Huberman and Saldana by: selecting data or condensing data, presenting data, and drawing conclusions or verifying data. This research shows good results, where the services provided by O-Ranger Malang have shown good results. We can see in the dimensions that exist in each indicator such as Tangible, Reliability, Responsiviness, Assurance as well as Emphaty shows a positive response from O-Ranger service users. PT Pos Persero has compiled a code of business ethics and code of conduct. This guideline regulates ethics in doing business and behavior for the people of the Post and all those involved in it. This proves that PT. Pos Indonesia has implemented Good Corporate Governance (GCG) very well.Keywords: Service; Good Corporate Governance; Customer Satisfaction
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Owens, David, Teresa Rees, and Nina Parry-Langdon. "‘All Those in Favour’: Computerised Trade Union Membership Lists as Sampling Frames for Postal Surveys." Sociological Review 41, no. 1 (February 1993): 141–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954x.1993.tb02957.x.
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The computerisation of membership lists offers considerable scope for postal surveys of trade unionists. However, faith in the new technology can give rise to the illusion of increased accuracy. Yet, the computerised data bases, while undoubtedly quicker and easier to use, may be no more accurate than their manual predecessors and samples drawn from them can result in misleading response rates. Therefore, with reference to a specific case study of a major trade union, we argue that researchers should seek to establish empirically the probable error in their lists with a view to constructing realistic ‘benchmarks’. Then, these substantial new resources can provide a solid basis for worthwhile research.
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Schleicher, Marianne. "Engaging All the Senses." Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts, Cultural Histories, and Contemporary Contexts 8, no. 1-2 (August 19, 2017): 39–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/post.32694.
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Based on an analysis of the process of making and inaugurating a Torah scroll, this article describe what is likely to trigger sensory responses in the participants in each phase of the process and the function of activating the five senses of touch, hearing, vision, smell, and taste. By distinguishing between hermeneutical and artefactual uses of sacred texts and drawing on sensory integration theory, it argues that multi-sensory stimulation in handling the Torah scroll brings people close and enables nonconscious internal negotiation between individual memories, cultural representations, and the immediate environment. In this way, sense-stimulation facilitates the transitivity crucial for individual subject formation as part of a greater collective.
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Pawełczyk, Piotr, Karolina Churska-Nowak, and Barbara Jankowiak. "Struktura i uwarunkowania afektywne go komponentu postaw politycznych studentów." Przegląd Politologiczny, no. 4 (November 2, 2018): 7–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/pp.2012.17.4.1.
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It is indisputable that emotions predominate in shaping political attitudes. This is corroborated by the development of political marketing, whose techniques and means are mainly directed at voters’ emotions. The paper presents the results of research into the affective component in the political attitudes of university students. To a large extent the analysis confirms the hypothesis that religious organizations have a significant impact on developing a positive emotional attitude towards right-wing politicians and parties, whereas the media strongly influence the emergence of similar attitudes towards liberal political entities. Advocates of the right wing declare their commitment to national values and patriotism, while demonstrating a relatively passive attitude to politics. The respondents whose opinions indicate liberal sympathies emphasize their satisfaction with life and intention to be active in the field of politics. The important conclusion to be drawn from this research is that the family contin- ues to have a significant impact on the emotional political attachments of the young, whereas the influence of school in this regard is definitely limited.
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Putra, Aditiyanta Karsendra, and Sudarsana Sudarsana. "PERAN POS PELAYANAN TERPADU KELURAHAN DALAM PENANGANAN KASUS ANAK YANG BERHADAPAN DENGAN HUKUM (Studi Kasus: di Kelurahan Kemlayan, Kecamatan Serengan, Kota Surakarta)." Journal of Development and Social Change 1, no. 2 (October 29, 2018): 101. http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/jodasc.v1i2.23030.
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<p>Abstract : In this modern era, the development of the era was so rapidly from traditional times to modern times. Negative impact of these technological developments such as pornography and porn act, violence, crime, and some other social deviation type. The research is about how the role of Integrated Service Post (PPT) of Village in the handling of cases of Children who are dealing with the law (ABH) especially Integrated Service Posts of Kemlayan Village Serengan District Surakarta City. This research uses the theory of social control which social deviation occurs in PPT and how communities can become a neighborhood institution of social control. PPT as an institution formed by Government of Surakarta intended as a social control instituion for society especially for mothers and children. The methods used in this research is qualitative research methods are case studies. Sampling techniques in the study using a purposive sampling technique. The location of the research is in the area of Kemlayan Village sub district Serengan Surakarta. Data collection Technique by holding interviews to informants, observation, and documentation. Data analysis techniques using interactive model Miles which starts from Huberman & data collection, data presentation, data reduction, and the with drawing of the conclusion. Validity of data using triangulation techniques resource. The results showed that the Postal Service Integrated of Village can be an agent of social control against Children in particular who do social deviation in the community. Integrated Service post of Village can be said to be a friend of the Child when they dealing the law. Cases that afflict the child eventually becomes the child's learning how Integrated Service Post Village very helpful himself to obtain his rights as the child. The child's life then be different from the previous one, i.e. more controlled by both her parents and the integrated Service Post Village.<br />Keywords : Technology, culture, children, law, social deviation, psychology, urban</p><p><br />Abstrak : Di era modern ini, perkembangan jaman begitu pesat dari masa tradisional hingga ke masa modern. Hal negatif dampak dari perkembangan teknologi tersebut misalnya pornografi dan pornoaksi, kekerasan, kriminal, dan beberapa jenis penyimpangan sosial lainnya. Penelitian ini tentang bagaimana peran Pos Pelayanan Terpadu (PPT) Kelurahan dalam penanganan kasus Anak yang Berhadapan dengan Hukum (ABH) khususnya Pos Pelayanan Terpadu Kelurahan Kemlayan Kecamatan Serengan Kota Surakarta. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori kontrol sosial dimana penyimpangan sosial terjadi di masyarakat dan bagaimana PPT Kelurahan dapat menjadi lembaga kontrol sosial. PPT Kelurahan sebagai lembaga bentukan Pemerintah Kota Surakarta bermaksud sebagai lembaga kontrol sosial untuk masyarakat khususnya untuk Ibu dan anak. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian kualitatif studi kasus. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Lokasi penelitian dilakukan di Wilayah Kelurahan Kemlayan Kecamatan Serengan Kota Surakarta. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan mengadakan wawancara kepada informan, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan model interaktif Miles & Huberman yang dimulai dari pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Teknik validitas data menggunakan triangulasi sumber. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Pos Pelayanan Terpadu Kelurahan dapat menjadi agen kontrol sosial terhadap Anak khususnya yang melakukan penyimpangan sosial di masyarakat. Pos Pelayanan Terpadu Kelurahan dapat dikatakan menjadi sahabat Anak dalam menghadapi proses hukum yang menimpa mereka. Kasus yang menimpa Anak tersebut akhirnya menjadi pembelajaran bagi Anak tersebut bagaimana Pos Pelayanan Terpadu Kelurahan sangat membantu dirinya untuk memperoleh hak-haknya sebagai Anak. Kehidupan Anak tersebut kemudian menjadi berbeda dari yang sebelumnya, yaitu lebih terkontrol baik oleh orang tuanya dan Pos Pelayanan Terpadu Kelurahan.</p><p>Kata kunci : Teknologi, budaya, anak, hukum, penyimpangan sosial, psikologi, perkotaan</p>
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Choinkowska, Elżbieta. "Budowanie postaw przedsiębiorczych w pracy pedagogicznej przez oddziaływanie psychologiczne." Przedsiębiorczość - Edukacja 8 (January 1, 2012): 127–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.24917/20833296.8.11.
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This article was prepared for teachers working with children and teenagers. It presents views concerning psychology of education in order to contribute to a long and animated discussion about education and its development paths. The psychological reference in education is a rarity at present, which may be due to abundant and very broad European curricula, which in turn, results in teachers concentrating on instilling the knowledge, but forgetting about educating children. The paper discusses the aspects of shaping the entrepreneurial attitudes at school, but also on a number of other factors that can affect education of young people. Studying psychological aspects of teenagers’ education allows for specifying how this crucial issue should be handled. The presented conclusions should further enliven discussions on the entrepreneurship at school by introducing a point of view of psychologist who understands educating mechanism differently than a teacher. However, the problems presented in this article cannot be resolved only through a discussion. Certain actions by authorities are required in addition to a change in teachers’ mentality who when teaching entrepreneurship should enforce it by their own entrepreneurial attitude. A prime conclusion, which can be drawn after reading this article, explicitly determines entrepreneurship not as a field of knowledge, but personality trait, which knows how to use certain information.
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KUERPICK, BIRTE, FRANZ J. CONRATHS, CHRISTOPH STAUBACH, ANDREAS FRÖHLICH, THOMAS SCHNIEDER, and CHRISTINA STRUBE. "Seroprevalence and GIS-supported risk factor analysis of Fasciola hepatica infections in dairy herds in Germany." Parasitology 140, no. 8 (June 7, 2013): 1051–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182013000395.
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SUMMARYA total of 20 749 bulk tank milk (BTM) samples was collected in November 2008 from all over Germany, corresponding to 20·9% of all German dairy herds. The BTM samples were analysed for antibodies against Fasciola hepatica using the excretory–secretory (ES) ELISA. A geospatial map was drawn to show herd prevalences per postal code area. Various spatial risk factors were tested for potential statistical associations with the ELISA results in logistic regression supported by a geographical information system (GIS). The mean seroprevalence was 23·6% and prevalences in different German federal states varied between 2·6% and 38·4%. GIS analysis revealed statistically significant positive associations between the proportion of grassed area and water bodies per postal code area and positive BTM ELISA results. This can be explained by the biology of the intermediate host, the amphibious snail Galba (Lymnea) truncatula and the pasture-borne nature of fasciolosis. The full logistic regression model had a Pseudo-R2 of 22%, while the final model obtained by controlled stepwise model building revealed a Pseudo-R2 of 14%, indicating that additional, unrecorded factors and random effects contributed substantially to the occurrence of positive ELISA results. Considering the high seroprevalences in some areas and the economic impact of fasciolosis, farmers and veterinarians should be strongly advised to implement effective liver fluke control programmes.
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Thomas, Amy, Hannah McCann, and Geraldine Fela. "‘In this house we believe in fairness and kindness’: Post-liberation politics in Australia's same-sex marriage postal survey." Sexualities 23, no. 4 (March 14, 2019): 475–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363460719830347.
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In December 2017, Australia legalized same-sex marriage (SSM), following a 13-year ban and a drawn-out postal survey on marriage equality that saw campaigners mobilize for a ‘Yes’ vote on a non-binding poll. Through a discourse analysis of the Yes and No campaigns’ television and online video advertisements, we demonstrate how the Yes campaign was symptomatic of what we call a ‘post-liberation’ approach that saw SSM as the last major hurdle for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) politics. While the No campaign linked SSM to gender fluidity, transgender identity, and sex education programmes, in contrast the Yes campaign limited itself to narratives around love and marriage. In not attending to the link between sex, gender and sexuality, the Yes campaign narrowed the possibilities of the debate, preserving existing White heteronormative expectations of gender and sexuality. We contrast the debate that unfolded during the postal survey to the Australian Gay Liberation movement of the 1970s, the latter of which was able to successfully and radically challenge similarly homophobic campaigns. Rather than relying on ‘palatable’ or mainstream ideas of equality, love and fairness, Gay Liberation in Australia embraced the radical potential of LGBTIQ activism and presented a utopian, optimistic vision of a transformed future. Here we suggest that we can learn from the history of campaigns around sexuality, to understand what was ‘won’ in the SSM debate, and to better develop strategies for change in the future.
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Kyle, Gaye. "Using Anonymized Reflection To Teach Ethics: a Pilot Study." Nursing Ethics 15, no. 1 (January 2008): 6–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969733007083931.
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Anonymized reflection was employed as an innovative way of teaching ethics in order to enhance students' ability in ethical decision making during a `Care of the Dying Patient and Family' module. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from the first two student cohorts who experienced anonymized reflection ( n = 24). The themes identified were the richness and relevance of scenarios, small-group work and a team approach to teaching. Students indicated that they preferred this style of teaching. This finding was verified by a postal questionnaire conducted four months later. The conclusions drawn from this study suggest that using anonymized reflection is an effective method for teaching ethics to nurses and indicates that learning about ethical issues in this way reduces uncertainties.
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Johansson, Maria M., Marco Barbero, Anneli Peolsson, Deborah Falla, Corrado Cescon, Anna Folli, and Huan-Ji Dong. "Pain Characteristics and Quality of Life in Older People at High Risk of Future Hospitalization." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 3 (January 22, 2021): 958. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030958.
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This study deals with how pain characteristics in conjunction with other factors affect quality of life (QoL) in a vulnerable primary care population. We recruited vulnerable older people (75+, n = 825) living in south-eastern Sweden. A postal questionnaire included pain aspects, QoL (EQ-5D-3L, RAND-36 physical functioning, attitudes toward own aging, and life satisfaction), functional status, social networks, and basic demographic information. Pain extent and localization was obtained by digitalization of pain drawings reported on standard body charts. Most respondents were experiencing pain longer than 3 months (88.8%). Pain frequency varied mostly between occasionally (33.8%) and every day (34.8%). A minority reported high pain intensity (13.6%). The lower back and lower legs were the most frequently reported pain locations (>25%). Multiple linear regression model revealed three characteristics of pain (intensity, frequency, and extent) remained inversely associated with the EQ-5D-3L index score (R2 = 0.57). Individually, each of these pain characteristics showed a negative impact on the other three dimensions of QoL (R2 = 0.23–0.59). Different features of pain had impact on different dimensions of QoL in this aging population. A global pain assessment is useful to facilitate individual treatment and rehabilitation strategies in primary care.
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NORO, ANJA, and SEPPO ARO. "Returning Home from Residential Care? Patient Preferences and their Determinants." Ageing and Society 17, no. 3 (May 1997): 305–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x97006454.
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The objective of the study was to discover what fairly independent residents living in long-term residential care think about home care as an alternative. A stratified systematic sample was drawn from a one-day census of patients in all residential homes in Finland on 2 December, 1991. A postal survey was used for data collection in December, 1992. Respondents who preferred home care were compared with respondents preferring residential care according to length of stay, health, functional ability and health-related quality of life. Most respondents preferred institutional care. Preference for home care was explained most strongly by emotional factors, unwillingness for residential care at admission, and still having a home to return to. Shorter length of stay also predicted preference for home care. Those who preferred home care admitted they would need much formal care after discharge. People living in residential homes are rarely ready for discharge home, because of limitations in their physical ability or of their unwillingness to change their site of care.
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Hajduk, Jacek. "PÓŹNY ANTYK – DWIE SYNTEZY LITERACKIE (AECJUSZ, OSTATNI RZYMIANIN TEODORA PARNICKIEGO I PRZEMIJA POSTAĆ ŚWIATA HANNY MALEWSKIEJ) / THE WANING OF CLASSICAL WORLD IN TWO EPIC NOVELS: TEODOR PARNICKI’S ÆTIUS, THE LAST OF THE ROMANS AND HANNA MALEWSKA’S THE FASHION OF THIS WORLD PASSETH AWAY." Ruch Literacki 54, no. 3 (May 1, 2013): 53–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10273-012-0073-4.
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Summary This is a comparative study of two 20th-century historical novels set in the late antiquity, Teodor Parnicki’s Ætius, the Last of the Romans and Hanna Malewska’s The Fashion of This World Passeth Away. Drawing their inspiration from St Augustine’s De civitate dei, their authors found their fictions on a clear and coherent historiosophicsystem. Such an approach to the past seems to be characteristic feature of the modernist historical novel.
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Lawson, Annette, Ian Robinson, and Claire Bakes. "Problems in evaluating the consequences of disabling illness: the case of multiple sclerosis." Psychological Medicine 15, no. 3 (August 1985): 555–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700031421.
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SynopsisThere is a need for a method, useful both to the clinician and to the research worker which can assess both the ‘quantity’ and the ‘quality’ of daily life. In this paper two ‘diary’ methods are described for obtaining accounts of daily activities, social contacts and patterns of interaction from people diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis. The information obtained is compared with that derived from a major decennial national survey of the population aged over 4 years and from a selected group of matched non-patient controls. The paper is divided into two parts, each concentrating on one of the techniques. The first is a postal 24-hour written account; the second a detailed tape-recorded interview known as the ‘Standard Day Interview’. Difficulties and advantages in using these approaches to assess both the quantitative and the qualitative changes during disabling illness are discussed and proposals for developing the methods are presented. Indications of substantive variation in the use of time by samples drawn from the ‘healthy’ and from populations with multiple sclerosis are reported.
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Fava-Verde, Jean-François. "Victorian telegrams: the early development of the telegraphic despatch and its interplay with the letter post." Notes and Records: the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science 72, no. 3 (January 24, 2018): 275–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsnr.2017.0031.
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The paper examines the early development of the Victorian inland telegraph, and more precisely the telegraphic despatches, or telegrams, as they became widely known. The first telegram service in Britain was launched by the Electric Telegraph Company two decades before nationalization of the telegraphs in 1870. It is argued that this service was not as innovative as the electric telegraph technology that underpinned it. Attention is drawn to the parallels between the telegram and mail services. To this end, the evolution of postal communication is first explored, with a focus on the nineteenth century, when innovations such as mail-trains and prepayment by stamp considerably accelerated the mail and increased the volume of letters from 67 million in 1839 to a staggering 741 million in 1865. It was in this context that the telegram service was introduced to the public. The operating model adopted by the Electric Telegraph Company to deliver this service is deconstructed to show the similarities with the mail service and to demonstrate that a telegram was not always faster than letter post.
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Kaprio, J., R. J. Rose, S. Sarna, H. Langinvainio, M. Koskenvuo, H. Rita, and K. Heikkilä. "Design and Sampling Considerations, Response Rates, and Representativeness in a Finnish Twin Family Study." Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research 36, no. 1 (January 1987): 79–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s000156600000461x.
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AbstractKinships composed of twin parents, their spouses and children, offer a robust and flexible sampling design for research in genetic epidemiology. Families-of-twins designs circumvent some of the sampling problems that arise when independent data sets are combined, and these designs provide unique evaluations of maternal influences, assortative mating and X-linkage. Unfortunately, empirical studies of families of twin parents have been limited by relatively small samples and by the self-selection biases intrinsic in ascertainment of families from volunteer twin registries.A large and representative cohort of monozygotic and dizygotic twin parents, drawn from a population-based twin registry, provides the optimal sampling frame for twin-family research. This paper reviews the sampling considerations underlying the initial family study based on the Finnish Twin Cohort and evaluates the representativeness of the sampled twins. Spouses and adult children (over 18 years) of 236 pairs of twins, about equally divided by gender and zygosity, were evaluated by a postal questionnaire. Individual response rates exceeded 86% and in 464 of the 472 nuclear families (98.3% ), at last one member of the twin's family completed the questionnaire. The sampled twins, selected for fecundity to maximize statistical power of the obtained data, were broadly representative of non-selected twins drawn from the Cohort, with whom they were matched on age, gender, and zygosity. Such results suggest that the Finnish Cohort has excellent potential for extended twin-family research designs.
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Kochan, Izabela. "The effects of economic migration of Poles for functioning of the family-selected aspects." Studia z Teorii Wychowania X, no. 3 (28) (November 30, 2019): 47–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.6778.
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About one billion people around the world move abroad or outside their birthplace seeking better earning possibilities. Economic migration has been accepted by many families as a strategy aiming improvement of their functioning. In a long-term prospect it affects the family’s well-being among others through investing in education and health. The mobility of one or several family members colours the leaving and those who remain at home both in positive and negative way depending individual conditions. Although postal orders are potentially an important way to mitigate the limits of the family budget, the weakest family members who need attention, repeatedly bear high cost of migration decisions. The individualistic effect of the economic migration of the Poles for functioning of their families is migrational orpanhood of the children and older people which is the main theme of intellectualizing in the present article. Special attention should be drawn to people in grand old age whose proportion in our country is still rising. In the context of relevant issues, it is necessary to take steps aiming to mitigate the costs of migration born by families, offering support recouping the losses coming from the mobility.
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Coignard, B. "Bioterrorism preparedness and response in European public health institutes." Eurosurveillance 6, no. 11 (November 1, 2001): 159–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/esm.06.11.00383-en.
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The terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 and the deliberate release of anthrax in the United States had consequences for public health not only there, but also in Europe. Europe’s public health systems had to manage numerous postal materials possibly contaminated with anthrax. Our survey aimed to document the response of European public health institutes to recent bioterrorist events to identify the gaps that need to be addressed; 18 institutes from 16 countries participated in this Euroroundup. Bioterrorist threats in Europe were hoaxes only, and should be considered as a "preparedness exercise" from which three lessons can be drawn. Firstly, because of inadequate preparedness planning and funding arrangements, Europe was not ready in October 2001 to respond to bioterrorism. Secondly, although European institutes reacted quickly and adapted their priorities to a new type of threat, they need adequate and sustained support from national governments to maintain their overall capacity. Thirdly, the recent crisis demonstrated the need for increased investment in epidemiology training programmes and the establishment of a technical coordination unit for international surveillance and outbreak response in the European Union.
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Macleod, ND, and JA Taylor. "Perceptions of Beef Cattle Producers and Scientists Relating to Sustainable Land Use Issues and Their Implications for Technology Transfer." Rangeland Journal 16, no. 2 (1994): 238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj9940238.
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Selected results are presented for two sub-groups drawn from a postal survey of perceptions of sustainable grazing management issues in the beef cattle-grazed rangelands of Queensland. The sub- groups include beef cattle producers and research scientists, both of which are key stakeholders for effective technology transfer from R&D projects that address sustainable grazing land management problems. Some important similarities and differences are highlighted between the sub-groups which are believed potentially to impact on the design and operation of R&D projects, the principal aim of which is to improve sustainable management practices. These relate to land use objectives and perceived sustainability of current grazing practices, and to the feasibility of rectifying present land degradation problems. Similarities are evident in the high proportions of both groups which do not believe that present practices are sustainable and with the same perceptions about the principal causes of grazing land degradation and the feasibility of rectifying present land degradation problems. Major differences relate to the perceived management objectives of beef producers, the scale at which land degradation problems occur, and the key sources of information or knowledge on which sustainable grazing systems might be developed.
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Cantwell, Cathy. "Seeing, Touching, Holding, and Swallowing Tibetan Buddhist Texts." Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts, Cultural Histories, and Contemporary Contexts 8, no. 1-2 (August 19, 2017): 137–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/post.32531.
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The iconic dimension of holy books has drawn increasing scholarly attention in recent years (e.g. Iconic Books and Texts, James Watts, ed., London, Equinox, 2013). Asian Buddhism provides rich material for considering the ritualization of engagement with sacred texts. In Tibetan Buddhism, this aspect of book culture is perhaps especially pronounced (see, for instance, Schaeffer 2009, especially Chapter 6; Elliott, Diemberger and Clemente 2014). This paper explores the topic in relation to the engagement of the senses in Tibetan context, through seeing, touching, holding and tasting texts. It would seem that it is not the sensory experience in itself, but rather the physical experience of a transmission and incorporation of the sacred qualities from the books into the person which is emphasized in these practices. Parallels and contrasts with examples from elsewhere are mentioned, and there is some consideration of the breadth of the category of sacred books in the Tibetan context in which Dharma teachings may take many forms.
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Conceição, Beatriz Santos, Luiz Antonio Lima, José Antonio Do Vale Sant'Ana, and Michael Silveira Thebaldi. "DISPONIBILIDADE HÍDRICA E CINÉTICA DA LIBERAÇÃO DE POTÁSSIO EM DIFERENTES SUBSTRATOS PARA PRODUÇÃO DE MUDAS." IRRIGA 20, no. 3 (October 12, 2015): 602–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.15809/irriga.2015v20n3p602.
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DISPONIBILIDADE HÍDRICA E CINÉTICA DA LIBERAÇÃO DE POTÁSSIO EM DIFERENTES SUBSTRATOS PARA PRODUÇÃO DE MUDAS BEATRIZ SANTOS CONCEIÇÃO¹; LUIZ ANTÔNIO LIMA²; JOSÉ ANTONIO DO VALE SANT’ANA³ E MICHAEL SILVEIRA THEBALDI4 ¹ Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola ,UFV, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, Campus Universitário, Viçosa – MG. CEP: 36570-900, e-mail: biasantos1@hotmail.com² Departamento de Engenharia, UFLA, Caixa Postal 3037, Lavras-MG, e-mail: lalima@deg.ufla.br³Departamento de Engenharia, UFLA, Caixa Postal 3037, Lavras-MG, e-mail: zinhojaves@yahoo.com.br4Departamento de Engenharia, UFLA, Caixa Postal 3037, Lavras-MG, e-mail: michaelsilveira@gmail.com 1 RESUMO O uso de substratos que satisfaça de forma adequada às exigências de retenção hídrica e nutricionais contribui para produção de plantas com melhor qualidade. O objetivo desse trabalho foi determinar curvas características de retenção de água, e avaliar a cinética de liberação de potássio de seis substratos para produção de mudas. Os substratos avaliados eram materiais comerciais, com diferentes proporções de casca de pinus, esterco, serragem, fibra de coco, vermiculita, casca de arroz, cinza, terra vegetal, carvão vegetal e turfa. As curvas de retenção de água foram elaboradas a partir do ajuste dos valores de umidade volumétrica obtidos nos percentuais de água retida por tensão. A granulometria foi determinada em amostras de substrato seco ao ar, colocadas sobre peneiras e agitados manualmente por três minutos. O teor de potássio solúvel foi determinado em extrato obtido pela proporção substrato: água 1:5, agitada em mesa com movimento horizontal com tempo variando de uma a trinta e seis horas. Os seis substratos estudados possuem diferentes capacidades de retenção de água e ar, em função, principalmente, de sua granulometria. As análises de liberação do potássio indicam que grande quantidade de potássio pode ser lixiviada, com diferentes comportamentos de liberação do nutriente entre os substratos estudados. Palavras-chave - Granulometria. Nutriente. Porosidade. CONCEIÇÃO, B. S.; LIMA, L. A.; SANT’ANA, J. A. V.; THEBALDI, M. S.WATER RETENTION AND KINETICS OF POTASSIUM RELEASE IN DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES FOR SEEDLING PRODUCTION 2 ABSTRACT The use of substrates that meets properly water and nutrient requirements contributes to production of plants with better quality. The objective of this study was to determine the characteristic curves of water retention and evaluate the kinetics of potassium release from six substrates for seedling production. The substrates consisted of commercial materials with different ratios of pine bark, manure, sawdust, coconut fiber, vermiculite, rice husk, ash, topsoil, charcoal and peat. Water retention curves were drawn based on the adjustment of volumetric moisture data from water retained under different tension values. For determining the particle size distribution, samples of 100g of substrate were dry in air, placed over a set of sieves and stirred manually for three minutes. The content of water-soluble potassium was determined from the extract obtained by the substrate water ratio 1:5, stirred with horizontal motion for a time range from one to thirty six hours. The results showed that all six substrates have different retention capacity of water and air, as a function mainly of their granulometry. Analyses of potassium release showed that large amounts of potassium can be leached, and the study substrates can present different behaviors concerning the nutrient release. Keywords: granulometry, nutrient, porosity.
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Wilkens, Katharina. "Infusions and Fumigations." Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts, Cultural Histories, and Contemporary Contexts 8, no. 1-2 (August 19, 2017): 115–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/post.32508.
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Written texts, especially sacred texts, can be handled in different ways. They can be read for semantic content; or they can be materially experienced, touched, or even be inhaled or drunk. I argue that literacy ideologies regulate social acceptability of specific semantic and somatic text practices. Drinking or fumigating the Qurʾan as a medical procedure is a highly contested literacy event in which two different ideologies are drawn upon simultaneously. I employ the linguistic model of codeswitching to highlight central aspects of this event: a more somatic ideology of literacy enables the link to medicine, while a more semantic ideology connects the practice to theological discourses on the sacredness of the Qurʾan as well as to the tradition of Prophetic medicine. Opposition to and ridicule of the practice, however, comes from representatives of an ideology of semantic purity, including some Islamic theologians and most Western scholars of Islam. Qurʾanic potions thus constitute an ideal point of entry for analyzing different types of literacy ideologies being followed in religious traditions.
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Krzykowski, Przemysław. "Informatyzacja postępowania przed sądami administracyjnymi – refleksje na temat nowelizacji z 12 kwietnia 2019 r. (Dz.U. 2019, poz. 934)." Studia Prawnoustrojowe, no. 46 (December 31, 2019): 163–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.31648/sp.5327.
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The article describes the problem of computerization of the proceedings before administrative courts in light of the latest legal regulations concerning the discussed issue. In the publication, the attention is drawn to the constitutional determinants of electronic communication of a citizen with the court in view of the principle of the right to court, which is manifested in the universal availability of the judicial system. The right to court stops to be limited due to a concrete place of the functioning of the administrative court, working hours or the number of persons waiting. It is particularly significant for people with disabilities or the elderly. In the light of constitutional standards, the digitization of proceedings before administrative courts should be regarded as one of the key factors determining the development of a modern and effective state. In the article, the changes in the current legislation implemented with the Amendment of April 12, 2019, to the Act – Law on Proceedings Before Administrative Courts (Journal of Laws from 2019, item 934), were comprehensively discussed. It was indicated that the new legal regulations can contribute to the unification of the jurisprudence of administrative courts, as well as to the acceleration and simplification of proceedings. The discussed amendment may also help to reduce the administrative justice costs associated with postal service costs in relation to the costs borne for the service of traditional correspondence.
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Grande, RB, K. Aaseth, C. Lundqvist, and MB Russell. "Prevalence of New Daily Persistent Headache in the General Population. The Akershus Study of Chronic Headache." Cephalalgia 29, no. 11 (November 2009): 1149–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2009.01842.x.
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of new daily persistent headache (NDPH) in the general population, and compare the clinical characteristics of NDPH and chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). This is a population-based cross-sectional study. A random sample of 30 000 persons aged 30-44 years was drawn from the population of Akershus County, Norway. A postal questionnaire was screened for chronic headache. Those ( n = 633) with self-reported chronic headache within the last month and/or year were invited to an interview and examination by a neurological resident. A follow-up interview was conducted after 1.5-3 years. The headaches were diagnosed according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd edn and relevant revisions. The response rate of the questionnaire was 71% and the participation rate of the interview was 74%. Four persons, three men and one woman, had NDPH. The overall 1-year prevalence of NDPH was 0.03%. The clinical characteristics of NDPH and CTTH were similar, except for the sudden onset in NDPH. Three of the four persons with NDPH had medication overuse. Follow-up disclosed that the symptomatology of NDPH is not unchangeable, since two persons had improvement of their NDPH. NDPH is rare and occurs in one of 3500 persons from the general population of 30-44-year-olds. It is often associated with medication overuse.
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Harris, Rebecca, and Girvan Burnside. "A Survey of Users of a Dental Access Centre Situated in an Area of Mixed Socioeconomic Affluence and Deprivation." Primary Dental Care os14, no. 4 (October 2007): 157–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/135576107782144252.
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Objective To describe the users of a Dental Access Centre (DAC) situated in an area of England with a mixed socioeconomic profile, their pattern of use, and their perception of the role of the service. Method A sample of users was drawn from a DAC in Cheshire's clinical database. A postal questionnaire was sent to these users via a three-stage mailing, using a prize draw incentive to promote response. After the third mailing stage, non-responders were also contacted by telephone. Results A high proportion of users lived relatively near the DAC. Over 80% of respondents were unregistered with a dentist in Cheshire. The centre appeared to be used for symptomatic care only, with no respondents reporting using the centre for routine care (including check-ups). Conclusion The role of DACs was originally envisaged as providing a service for unregistered patients wanting convenient, accessible, emergency care, and as providing routine National Health Service (NHS) care, including check-ups in geographical areas where there is limited availability of NHS care in general dental practice. In a geographical area with low dental need, one might expect the DAC to fulfil the second of these roles. However, this study suggests that even in this type of area, users of the DAC who responded to the questionnaire viewed it as a source of emergency care and not as a provider of routine care.