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Black and Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland and Black America and accompanying critical analysis
My book and accompanying critical analysis argue that the connections between the struggle for civil rights in Ireland and black America have been strong and underplayed for over a century and a half. The book traced the historical links from the 1840s with a focus on the 1960s, and brought new perspectives to the academic research of both contexts, which had generally been explored separately. By reflecting on a review of literature produced since 1998, the critical analysis shows how the book has influenced academic reach since, including on the transnational connections between the two experiences. It also explores how the civil rights movements in both countries have inspired and guided contemporary struggles, notably those in the Middle East, and continue to inform and guide activists and policy-makers
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Robert F. Kennedy: The Senate Years
This study traces Kennedy's political development from his
election to the Senate in 1964 to his death in 1968.
During that time, he transformed from a hesitant and
orthodox liberal to spearhead a new radicalism and develop
an alternative coalition for the Democratic Party. In the
domestic arena, he proposed an alternative approach for urban renewal, and became remarkably popular with black voters (even more popular than has previously been accepted). This study attempts to fathom the full extent of this relationship and how powerful it could have become.
Kennedy was also among the first politicians of his
generation to use the political muscle of the youth groups
which were springing up in the mid-'60s, and the alternative labour organisations (most notably in California) which found themselves excluded from the old union power structures.
The study also charts his rise in the anti-Vietnam war
movement, and questions his reputation as a hard-line antiÂ
communist which emerged during the Kennedy administration.
It examines his presidential campaign in the context of
his alternative liberal coalition, and an analysis of his
primary results suggests that the accepted wisdom of a Kennedy poverty coalition (made up of low-income black and white voters) is largely mythological.
Finally, the study offers some tentative conclusions
about the real nature of Kennedy's contribution to modern liberalism, and a brief historiography
HOG PRODUCER INVESTMENT IN VALUE-ADDED AGRIBUSINESS: RISK AND RETURN IMPLICATIONS
Although producers have been enticed into investment in value-added agribusiness the risk and return impacts have not been quantified. A spreadsheet simulation model is used to evaluate how investments by hog farmers in slaughter plants and other alternatives affect returns and risk. Results suggest that hog producer investment in value-added agribusiness is efficient.Value-Added, Producer Investment, Financial Economics, Livestock Production/Industries,
Playing popular science
Popular science is a critical form of science communication and dissemination. While scientific journals and detailed textbooks are well suited to dissemination of detailed theories and findings within academic communities, there is a definitive need to inform the general public of key scientific concepts and challenges. Indeed, this is increasingly seen as a central part of any research project or funding bid: in the United Kingdom, the Research Councils stipulate a need to consider public engagement and outreach in research proposals For scientists, the popular science book has long been a medium of choice, primarily because they already have a great deal of experience in writing. But in recent years scientific researchers have been increasingly engaged with other forms of popular science communication, including radio and television broadcasting. Early careers researchers are now provided with training in these areas, including guidance on how to develop programme proposals and how to write, present, direct, and edit materials for print, the airwaves, and screen. In effect, today’s scientists are expected to engage directly with popular science journalism not merely as scientific advisors, but as the writers, directors, and broadcasters.This event involved an exhibition and discussion of four popular science games, co-designed by scientific experts and designed and developed by students at Abertay University. The four games were: (1) Namaka by Crowbar Games Co-designed by Ecotoxicologist Dr Brian Quinn (2) Tides: A Shark Tale by Benthos Games Co-designed by Immunologist and sharks expert Dr Helen Dooley (3) Orbs by Quantessential Games Co-designed by Quantum Physicist Dr Erik Gauger (4) Cell Cycle by Type 3 Games Co-designed by Cell Biologist and cancer researcher Dr Adrian Sauri
Aldosterone as a renal growth factor
Aldosterone regulates blood pressure through its effects on the cardiovascular system and kidney. Aldosterone can also contribute to the development of hypertension that leads to chronic pathologies such as nephropathy and renal fibrosis. Aldosterone directly modulates renal cell proliferation and differentiation as part of normal kidney development. The stimulation of rapidly activated protein kinase cascades is one facet of how aldosterone regulates renal cell growth. These cascades may also contribute to myofibroblastic transformation and cell proliferation observed in pathological conditions of the kidney. Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic disorder that is accelerated by hypertension. EGFR-dependent proliferation of the renal epithelium is a factor in cyst development and trans-activation of EGFR is a key feature in initiating aldosterone-induced signalling cascades. Delineating the components of aldosterone-induced signalling cascades may identify novel therapeutic targets for proliferative diseases of the kidney
Non-genomic actions of aldosterone: From receptors and signals to membrane targets.
In tissues which express the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), aldosterone modulates the expression of membrane targets such as the subunits of the epithelial Na(+) channel, in combination with important signalling intermediates such as serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase-1. In addition, the rapid \u27non-genomic\u27 activation of protein kinases and secondary messenger signalling cascades has also been detected in aldosterone-sensitive tissues of the nephron, distal colon and cardiovascular system. These rapid actions are variously described as being coupled to MR or to an as yet unidentified, membrane-associated aldosterone receptor. The rapidly activated signalling cascades add a level of fine-tuning to the activity of aldosterone-responsive membrane transporters and also modulate the aldosterone-induced changes in gene expression through receptor and transcription factor phosphorylation
Selecting ultra-faint dwarf candidate progenitors in cosmological N-body simulations at high redshifts
The smallest satellites of the Milky Way ceased forming stars during the
epoch of reionization and thus provide archaeological access to galaxy
formation at . Numerical studies of these ultra-faint dwarf galaxies
(UFDs) require expensive cosmological simulations with high mass resolution
that are carried out down to . However, if we are able to statistically
identify UFD host progenitors at high redshifts \emph{with relatively high
probabilities}, we can avoid this high computational cost. To find such
candidates, we analyze the merger trees of Milky Way type halos from the
high-resolution suite of dark matter only simulations.
Satellite UFD hosts at are identified based on four different abundance
matching (AM) techniques. All the halos at high redshifts are traced forward in
time in order to compute the probability of surviving as satellite UFDs today.
Our results show that selecting potential UFD progenitors based solely on their
mass at z=12 (8) results in a 10\% (20\%) chance of obtaining a surviving UFD
at in three of the AM techniques we adopted. We find that the progenitors
of surviving satellite UFDs have lower virial ratios (), and are
preferentially located at large distances from the main MW progenitor, while
they show no correlation with concentration parameter. Halos with favorable
locations and virial ratios are times more likely to survive as
satellite UFD candidates at Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication at MNRAS after minor
revision
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