Are You With Us? : A Study of the Hoosier Suffrage Movement, 1844-1920

Are You With Us? challenges longstanding assumptions about Hoosier women\u27s political activism by examining participation within the state suffrage movement. Indiana women\u27s history- and especially this topic- is largely overlooked by historians. Existing scholarship on this subject is limited and out-dated; moreover, such research concludes that Hoosier women were ladylike reformers. That is, they were respectable, conservative, and did not desire too much public attention. Because of this, one might think that Hoosier women avoided the campaign for suffrage; yet, my archival research has shown that many women in Indiana were active and dedicated participants. In addition, there were numerous suffragists who were not ladylike reformers. Instead, they were radical, African-American, and from the working class or rural areas. My project highlights the diversity of the Hoosier suffrage movement while simultaneously expanding the narrow field of Indiana women\u27s history

Public Relations and Communications

This chapter explores different communication theories and traditions that underpin public relations. It takes a thematic approach looking at who, what, why and how of communication and grounds the idea of PR firmly in a societal context. As part of this it also looks at the role of the media in communicating to and between organisations and individuals in society. All themes are interconnected and taken together help us understand the complexity of PR. Many of these ideas will be picked up later in this book but for now this chapter aims to provide an overview. It concludes by bringing these ideas together and what it means to public relations practice

The knowledge, skills and competencies for effective public affairs practice: A mechanism to embed ethics

In the United Kingdom (UK) there has been concern and scepticism as to the role of public affairs in supporting the democratic process. At the heart of this debate are issues around the motives of those conducting public affairs. This chapter is based on a pilot study that explores the knowledge, skills and competencies for effective public affairs practice. It raises the possibility that by adopting a competency-based approach there can be a mechanism to embed ethics visibly into practice improving the quality of public affairs practice and demonstrating the positive impact that advocacy plays. It is based on synthesising scholarship from the fields of public affairs and human resource management, six pilot interviews and an exploratory analysis of professional competency frameworks. Early results suggest an appetite and an opportunity to create a framework that can add conceptual and practical value

Orthotic Satisfaction Survey

The foot is made up of many bones, joints, and ligaments that help support the foot and body. When these structures are not properly aligned the appropriate biomechanics of the foot become compromised. Foot orthotics act as a conservative method of treatment to address some of the painful symptoms associated with these conditions. Common problems that have previously been addressed include plantar fasciitis, stress fractures, shin splints, flat feet, hallux valgus, and patellofemoral, heel and back pain. In this study, we hope to indicate when and where orthotic use is indicated and what diagnoses benefit most when using orthotics as a conservative treatment method. This information can assist clinicians in making necessary referrals and determining patient prognoses. Data was collected retrospectively to evaluate the effectiveness of the orthotics for increasing activity and reducing pain levels. Also evaluated were how gender, age and BMI affected these outcomes and if the patients perceived the benefits to outweigh the costs. We found that gender and age did not significantly affect outcomes. Participants who had excess weight showed greater increases in activity levels and decreases in pain than normal weight individuals. When categorized by diagnosis the majority of participants reported a decrease in pain after orthotic use. Orthotics are an effective method to reduce pain and increase activity levels, however, to what extent is still unknown

Dual Consciousness: What Psychology and Counseling Theories Can Teach and Learn Regarding Identity and the Role-Playing Game Experience

Many psychologists, therapists, and educators have emphasized the practice of play, especially with enacted roles, as a site for learning and therapeutic growth. This article weaves together a plethora of theories from psychology, Counseling, and role-playing game studies in an effort to understand the nature of enacted roles, their relationship to identity, and their transformative potential. Challenging the notion that identity is a fixed, stable monolith, the article synthesizes four overall approaches to theorizing the nature of identity drawn from various theories: identity as a social construct, narrative identity, identity as psychodynamic, and identities as parts of a whole. The authors posit that these ways of framing identity can help role-players, designers, and facilitators better understand the multifaceted nature of selfhood. This work holds implications for understanding the enactment of characters in role-playing games, especially with regard to the transformative potential of the role-playing experience. Throughout the article, we also explore the psychology of play from the perspective of therapeutic practices and modalities that exist outside of the discourses of role-playing games as a hobby or field of academic study. We will emphasize how role-play, identity shifting, narrative, and embodied enactment are present in many existing therapeutic processes to various degrees. Examples include psychosynthesis, Gestalt therapy, drama therapy, narrative therapy, Internal Family Systems, and person-centred therapy. We will highlight clinical therapists who use role-playing games to augment more traditional practices. Furthermore, while role-taking activities are central to many human experiences throughout time, the article will emphasize benefits the imagination space of role-playing games, particularly with regard to prolonged perspective taking, co-creative improvisation, the alibi of fiction, and increased agency and empowerment. The article will also address limitations to the form that might interrupt its transformative potential, such as cognitive dissonance, identity defense, and difficulties with integrating these experiences within one’s life narrative after they conclude

Cretaceous tectonism and volcanism in the eastern Scotian Basin, offshore Nova Scotia

viii, 261 leaves : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.Includes abstract and appendices.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 176-184).Early Cretaceous tectonism and volcanism is widespread in the eastern Mesozoic-Cenozoic Scotian Basin. The precise stratigraphic position of volcanic rocks within wells has been re-evaluated and the volcanological character of the rocks refined by study of cuttings and well logs. Hauterivian-Barremian volcanic rocks on the SW Grand Banks and Aptian-Albian volcanic rocks in the Orpheus Graben and SE Scotian Shelf are likely the result of Strombolian type eruptions. The timing of regional unconformities appears to mark the onset of different components of the volcanic system. The distribution of volcanism is related to the complex opening history of Europe from North America. Widespread volcanic activity indicates a regional and long-lived magma source, which resulted in elevated regional heat flow. Effects of this heat flow are seen in sediments within the Sable sub-basin, but was insufficient to significantly influence the petroleum system

Metalloprotein Crystallography: More than a Structure

Metal ions and metallocofactors play important roles in a broad range of biochemical reactions. Accordingly, it has been estimated that as much as 25–50% of the proteome uses transition metal ions to carry out a variety of essential functions. The metal ions incorporated within metalloproteins fulfill functional roles based on chemical properties, the diversity of which arises as transition metals can adopt different redox states and geometries, dictated by the identity of the metal and the protein environment. The coupling of a metal ion with an organic framework in metallocofactors, such as heme and cobalamin, further expands the chemical functionality of metals in biology. The three-dimensional visualization of metal ions and complex metallocofactors within a protein scaffold is often a starting point for enzymology, highlighting the importance of structural characterization of metalloproteins. Metalloprotein crystallography, however, presents a number of implicit challenges including correctly incorporating the relevant metal or metallocofactor, maintaining the proper environment for the protein to be purified and crystallized (including providing anaerobic, cold, or aphotic environments), and being mindful of the possibility of X-ray induced damage to the proteins or incorporated metal ions. Nevertheless, the incorporated metals or metallocofactors also present unique advantages in metalloprotein crystallography. The significant resonance that metals undergo with X-ray photons at wavelengths used for protein crystallography and the rich electronic properties of metals, which provide intense and spectroscopically unique signatures, allow a metalloprotein crystallographer to use anomalous dispersion to determine phases for structure solution and to use simultaneous or parallel spectroscopic techniques on single crystals. These properties, coupled with the improved brightness of beamlines, the ability to tune the wavelength of the X-ray beam, the availability of advanced detectors, and the incorporation of spectroscopic equipment at a number of synchrotron beamlines, have yielded exciting developments in metalloprotein structure determination. Here we will present results on the advantageous uses of metals in metalloprotein crystallography, including using metallocofactors to obtain phasing information, using K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy to identify metals coordinated in metalloprotein crystals, and using UV–vis spectroscopy on crystals to probe the enzymatic activity of the crystallized protein.National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant GM069857)National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant F32-GM099257)National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant F32-GM108189

The knowledge, skills and competencies for effective public affairs practice: a UK study

This thesis adds conceptual and practical value to the field of public affairs (PA). It connects scholarship from the fields of competencies, careers and knowledge, with the theory and practice of PA. The review of literature clearly demonstrated that a gap existed. This then provided a basis for a mixed methods study that enabled the creation of a model of contemporary UK PA practice; a PA knowledge architecture that supports practice; a conceptual PA competency typology on which a competency framework can be built; and an illustrative PA competency framework that reflects a twenty-first century profession. The study was guided by a critical realist worldview that suggests reality is complex and to understand any phenomena a broad a set of research instruments is necessary. The study, therefore, integrated qualitative and quantitative techniques. The qualitative study consisted of 31 interviews with PA practitioners and those involved in policy making that allowed the gathering of rich data mirroring the complexity of work and policy construction. A survey of 50 practitioners also informed the study by helping to illuminate relationships and added greater depth. The research also integrated content analysis by reflecting on four competency frameworks against best practice scholarship to provide practical insights. Findings suggest an evolving field that combines both cohesion and diversity that can be integrated into an embryonic professional identity that reflects a broad set of agreed competencies and knowledge. This is shaped by postmodernist trends in identity and knowledge construction rather than that which mirrors the traditional concept of what defines a profession. Limitations relate to its scope: a UK focus. Further studies in different cultural and political settings need to be encouraged and perhaps longitudinal studies developed to look at the longer-term impact of whether a competency approach can lead to improved performance