\u27My Cloudy Melancholy\u27: Productions of Whiteness in Titus Andronicus (1594)

This paper examines the significance of Aaron’s melancholy toward the production of whiteness in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. While the word ‘melancholy’ only appears once, Aaron’s self-confessed temperament becomes a key tool in the play’s efforts to define race along moral and physical lines. This paper explores how Aaron becomes a resource in securing the play’s representation of a white, Roman legacy, and how the commodification of Black bodies resonates with early modern constructions of race and the formation of a racially delineated hierarchical system

Virtue\u27s Pour: Exemplarity and Conversion in Thomas Heywood\u27s The Fair Maid of the West, Part One

In her theory of moral exemplarity, philosopher Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski observes how every era and culture has recognized supremely good individuals, models who inspire admiration and imitation. On the early modern stage, Bess Bridges — heroine of Thomas Heywood’s The Fair Maid of the West — emerges as one such magnanimous figure. Her virtuous exemplarity enkindles deep admiration in other characters, their mimetic responses leading to metanoia. This essay explores the moral psychology of admiration in Heywood’s play, the complex relationship between the passions and conversion, and early modern theatre as a school and fruitful site for the realization of virtue

Implementing Publicly Funded Psychotherapy Services: What Can Ontario Learn from England?

To address high rates of unmet need for mental health services in Ontario and England, both jurisdictions undertook the implementation of publicly funded psychotherapy programs with similar objectives, albeit in different time periods. Given the policy decision in Ontario to implement this approach, this paper aims to understand the lessons Ontario can learn from England in scaling up the Improving Access to Psychological Therapy program through an application of Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Framework. The key policy difference between the two jurisdictions is that England has fully implemented its program nationwide, while Ontario is at the demonstration project phase. Therefore, a comparative health reform analysis (CHRA) is undertaken to trace the evolution of the mental health system reforms in relation to publicly funded psychotherapy services in the two jurisdictions. Across the problem, policy and politics streams, key concepts included indicator tracking, coalition building, and policy entrepreneurship. Key lessons Ontario can learn from the England story include further framing of the policy issue to rally public support and continuing to engage policy entrepreneurs in coalition building exercises. Research results may be useful for policymakers, provide groundwork for researchers, and encourage the public to play an active role in this important cause. Pour répondre aux taux élevés de besoins non satisfaits en matière de services de santé mentale en Ontario et en Angleterre, les deux entités politiques ont entrepris de mettre en oeuvre des programmes de psychothérapie financés sur les fonds publics avec des objectifs similaires, bien qu’à des périodes différentes. Compte tenu de la décision de l’Ontario de mettre en oeuvre cette approche, cet article vise à comprendre les leçons que l’Ontario peut tirer de l’Angleterre dans l’extension du programme d’amélioration de l’accès à la psychothérapie, en appliquant le cadre des courants multiples de Kingdon. La principale différence politique entre les deux juridictions est que l’Angleterre a entièrement mis en oeuvre son programme à l’échelle nationale, tandis que l’Ontario en est à la phase du projet de démonstration. Par conséquent, une analyse comparative de la réforme de la santé (CHRA) est entreprise pour retracer l’évolution des réformes du système de santé mentale en relation avec les services de psychothérapie financés sur fonds publics dans les deux entités politiques. Parmi les courants du problème, des solutions politiques et des possibilités de réalisation politiques, les concepts clés comprennent le suivi des indicateurs, la création de coalitions et l’entreprenariat politique. Les principaux enseignements que l’Ontario peut tirer de l’histoire de l’Angleterre sont les suivants : mieux formuler la question politique afin de rallier le soutien du public et continuer à engager les entrepreneurs politiques dans des exercices de création de coalitions. Les résultats de la recherche peuvent être utiles aux décideurs politiques, fournir un travail de base aux chercheurs et encourager le public à jouer un rôle actif dans cette cause importante

Literature Review of Microgrid Control Functions and Services

Microgrid control is complex due to its need to accommodate the intermittence of renewables, balance generation with load, transit between grid-connected and islanded modes, and maintain reliable power supply to end users. Much research has addressed microgrid control complexity in both centralized and decentralized settings. Research reviews generally follow a hierarchical control. In contrast, we use a rather different approach based, most and foremost, on the key requirements of microgrid control practices and technologies. This paper provides a literature review on the comprehensive list of functions and services in the various control domains that include energy management, protection, resiliency, ancillary services, and data management. Such a review is intended to guide research to address shortcomings, gaps, and challenges in microgrid control practices and to promote the advancement of microgrid control technologies

Reimagining resources: The power of students as partners in co-creating medical curricula

Case-based learning (CBL) scenarios in medical education have been a long-standing teaching practice, helping to marry the theoretical and practical aspects of medicine in students’ minds. However, partly due to rapidly progressing technology and globalisation, there is a growing generational disconnect between medical educators and students that needs addressing. Existing literature has highlighted that the involvement of students as partners in the development of educational resources can aid in bridging the divide and engaging students. This case study was a partnership between students and faculty within the Doctor of Medicine program at the University of Queensland. It aimed to co-create a CBL scenario and integrate it into the curriculum. The findings reveal that the co-created scenario was more positively received by students compared to faculty-developed scenarios. This approach demonstrates the potential of co-creation as a pedagogical strategy to foster engagement and address evolving educational needs in the medical curriculum

Collaborative curriculum design in a health professional program for anatomy and clinical education: A case study with a near-peer instructor

By combining a near-peer instructor (NPI) placement in a master-levelled professional program with co-design approaches, an anatomy and physiology (A&P) review session was developed to supplement Year 1 students’ clinical application. An interactive A&P review, named Partners in Anatomy Learning (PAL) session, was developed by a team of faculty and student partners. A comprehensive co-design framework with five domains guided the development and delivery process of the PAL session to ensure incorporation of diverse perspectives. Year 1 students’ perceptions of their A&P knowledge and application were collected using pre- and post-PAL session surveys, and the team members provided reflections. After the PAL session, Year 1 students felt they had an increased ability to integrate their A&P knowledge into their clinical coursework. The team members felt the co-design process within the NPI placement was a positive partnership experience that leveraged students’ perspectives in curriculum development and implementation

Showcasing Street Law: The importance of students and staff working in partnership to provide and receive formative feedback

Formative feedback is noted as one of the most useful instruments for improving student learning in higher education (Irons, 2007; Gibbs & Simpson, 2004). This case study is a joint staff-student collaboration in which the authors showcase their innovative and novel approach to staff and students acting in partnership to provide and receive formative feedback when working on group projects. The authors discuss the practicalities of students taking the lead on receiving formative feedback through the introduction of student-led formative feedback team meetings with their tutors. In turn, the authors discuss the student voice regarding the importance of formative feedback, arguing that facilitating a mechanism for students to be actively involved in receiving formative feedback can provide autonomy in learning and can promote opportunities for development of key employment skills. The case study is set in context by demonstrating how this method of giving and receiving formative feedback is utilised in a “Street Law” module delivered at Lancaster University Law School

Medical Assistance in Dying and Its Extensions in Canada

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was allowed in 2016 through an amendment of the Criminal Code, prompted by a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. Initially, MAiD was open for patients with a grievous and irremediable condition and whose death was reasonably foreseeable (now referred to as Track 1). In 2021 another amendment created a second track for MAiD (Track 2), for which the “reasonably foreseeable” requirement was lifted. The 2021 amendment also opened the possibility of MAiD when a mental disorder is the sole underlying medical condition, a decision of which has been postponed to at least 2027. Since the amendment in 2021, Canada has become one of the countries with the least constrained access to MAiD and with the second highest MAiD prevalence as a share of total deaths. The concept of MAiD has been largely supported in the population and the need for safeguards to protect vulnerable individuals was balanced against access to that fundamental right. However, since the implementation of Track 2, criticism of MAiD has come not only from conservative perspectives but also from advocacy groups for persons living with disability. L’aide médicale à mourir (AMM) a été autorisée en 2016 grâce à une modification du Code criminel, à la suite d\u27une décision de la Cour suprême du Canada. Au départ, l’AMM était accessible aux patients atteints d’une condition grave et irrémédiable et dont le décès était « raisonnablement prévisible » (ce que l’on appelle aujourd’hui le premier volet). En 2021, un autre amendement a créé un deuxième volet pour l’AEM (voie 2), pour laquelle l’exigence de « décès raisonnablement prévisible » a été supprimée. La modification de 2021 a également ouvert la possibilité de recourir à l\u27aide médicale à mourir lorsqu’un trouble mental est la seule affection médicale invoquée, décision qui a été reportée au moins jusqu’en 2027. Depuis la modification de 2021, le Canada est devenu l’un des pays où l\u27accès à l\u27AMM est le moins restreint et où la prévalence de l’AMM est la deuxième plus élevée en pourcentage du nombre total de décès. Le concept de l’AMM a été largement soutenu par la population et, si la mise en place de garanties pour protéger les personnes vulnérables a été vue comme nécessaire, elle est aussi conçue comme ne devant pas entraver l’accès à ce droit fondamental. Cependant, depuis la mise en œuvre du deuxième volet, les critiques à l’égard de l’aide médicale à mourir proviennent non seulement des conservateurs, mais aussi des groupes de défense des personnes handicapées

Le bâtard

This poem reflects on my journey as an undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) foster child growing up in rural Newfoundland. It highlights the abusive and neglectful developmental years and how that lack of guidance drove me to a directionless life, regardless of the paths I tried to walk.It attempts to highlight the paths I have taken, the frustrations felt, the mistakes made, and the meeting of my wife. I am still "licking old wounds" in her shade.Life has been incredibly complex due to the multitude of masks I was forced to wear in order to survive, alone, without any evidence as to who, or what I am. I still do not fit, but at least I now know why. That’s a great starting point.Ce poème reflète mon parcours d’enfant non diagnostiqué ayant un trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA) et un trouble déficitaire de l’attention avec hyperactivité (TDAH) et placé en famille d’accueil dans la campagne de Terre-Neuve. Il met en lumière les années de développement marquées par les abus et la négligence et montre comment ce manque d’orientation m’a conduit à une vie sans direction, quels que soient les chemins que j’essayais de prendre. Il tente de mettre en lumière les chemins que j’ai empruntés, les frustrations ressenties, les erreurs commises et la rencontre avec ma femme. Je suis encore en train de « panser de vieilles blessures » à son ombre. La vie a été incroyablement complexe en raison de la multitude de masques que j’ai été forcé de porter pour survivre, seul, sans aucune preuve de qui, ou de ce que je suis. Je ne suis toujours pas à ma place, mais au moins je sais maintenant pourquoi. C’est un bon point de départ