Landings, vol. 29, no. 8

Landings content emphasizes science, history, resource sustainability, economic development, and human interest stories related to Maine’s lobster industry. The newsletter emphasizes lobstering as a traditional, majority-European American lifeway with an economic and social heritage unique to the coast of Maine. The publication focuses how ongoing research to engage in sustainable, non-harmful, and non-wasteful commercial fishing practices benefit both the fishery and Maine\u27s coastal legacy. Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance (MLCA) started publication of Landings, a 24-page newsletter in January 2013 as the successor of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) Newsletter. As of 2022, the MLCA published over 6,500 copies of the monthly newsletter for distribution by mail to all of Maine’s commercial lobstermen, Maine state government agency staff, Maine Legislators, members of Maine\u27s U.S. Congressional delegation, subscribers, and marine businesses. For more information, please visit the Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance (MLCA) website. Headlines in this issue include: Help Wanted: Labor Shortage Affects Marine Businesses Lobster Prices Strong as Shedder Season Ramps Up New state budget strengthens DMR staff, programs State Selects Offshore Site for First Commercial Floating Wind Farm Government Mills Signs Wind Legislation Banning Development in State Waters New Research Facility Expands Island Center’s Reach Maine Lobstermen’s Association Update Offshore Wind Updates – Research Array Whale Updates MLA Continues to Raise Concerns Over Offshore Wind Stonington Benches Honor Longtime Lobster Leader Overdose leading cause of preventable death among fishermen DMR Aquaculture Lease Application Status for August (as of 7/21/21) Keeping an Ear Out for Sharks Speeding Toward Extinction New Glider to Listen for Right Whales Jonesport Aquaculture Project Gets Final Permit Lobsters May Hear Through Their Hair Maine’s Lobster Boat Races Have Long Legac

Signs Following

Jacob Hawke, a documentary photographer, returns to his long forsaken West Virginia hometown roots to document the activities of a Christian serpent handling church, of which his father is pastor. Jacob, a non-believer, is caught in an emotional vortex consisting of his hatred for his father (whom he abandoned after his mother was killed in a serpent-handling incident) and his growing attraction to Minnie, an enigmatic member of the Signs Following Church. Jacob is slowly lured by the strength of faith demonstrated by the community and must come to terms with his relationship with his father and make a crucial decision about his future

Signs Following

Jacob Hawke, a documentary photographer, returns to his long forsaken West Virginia hometown roots to document the activities of a Christian serpent handling church, of which his father is pastor. Jacob, a non-believer, is caught in an emotional vortex consisting of his hatred for his father (whom he abandoned after his mother was killed in a serpent-handling incident) and his growing attraction to Minnie, an enigmatic member of the Signs Following Church. Jacob is slowly lured by the strength of faith demonstrated by the community and must come to terms with his relationship with his father and make a crucial decision about his future

Impact of obstructive sleep apnoea and experiences of using positive airway pressure

The aim of this thesis was to explore the impact of the common sleep-related breathing disorder, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA); specifically for people with a bipolar disorder (BD) diagnosis but also the wider experience of the first-line treatment for OSA, positive airway pressure (PAP). Chapter 1 is a systematic literature review and thematic synthesis of experiences using PAP to treat OSA. Twenty-five papers were reviewed and included in the thematic synthesis. The quality of each paper was appraised and considered in relation to contribution to the resultant analytical themes. The metasynthesis gave voice to user experiences of PAP and revealed barriers to PAP use at a healthcare service level. The findings highlight the need for a biopsychosocial approach and long-term person-centred support to enhance PAP use. Chapter 2 is a primary empirical research paper on an investigation as to whether people with suspected-OSA and a BD diagnosis experience more sleep and affect instability when “inter-episode” compared to people with a BD diagnosis alone. Ecological momentary assessment was utilised. Eighteen participants (twelve with suspected-OSA) wore an acitgraph for two weeks whilst completing an affect questionnaire twice daily. Measures of instability were calculated using the mean squared successive difference and probability of acute change indices. The groups were not found to significantly differ other than reduced sleep efficiency in the suspected-OSA group. However, only 48% of the intended sample was successfully recruited due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Important avenues for further research are highlighted. Chapter 3 is a critical appraisal of the thesis. Salient issues relevant to future research and clinical practice are discussed, in addition to the under recognised clinical issue of sleep which inspired this thesis