11 research outputs found
Comprehensive or Comprehensible Experience? A Case Study of Religion and Traumatic Bereavement
The first half of this article provides a brief overview of two respective projects concerning traumatic bereavement, in which religious faith appeared to feature amid a constellation of significant coping and sense-making mechanisms for survivors. After presenting some illustrative examples of the kind of data produced in the course of our research, the second half of the article develops a retrospectively critical appraisal of our data collection and corresponding analysis practices. In questioning the extent to which our accounts of our participantsâ accounts can be considered adequate representations of social order, we critically explore the relative potential of âreflexivityâ for bridging the experiential gap between researchers and participants. Taken together, these reflections prompt a return to the salutary question: what counts as sociologically âsee-ableâ
Triterpenoid profiles of the leaves of wild and domesticated grapevines
The composition of steroids and triterpenoids in the leaves of eight grapevine species was analyzed in order to assess phenotypic differences. Four wild species (Vitis aestivalis Michx., Vitis labrusca L., Vitis riparia Michx., and Vitis vinifera subsp.
A Web-based spatial decision support system for accessibility analysisâconcepts and methods
The Climate Crisis is a Child Rights Crisis:Introducing The Children's Climate Risk Index
Response surface analysis on the effect of temperature and pH on Growth and proteolytic activity of thermophilic Bacillus sp
Proteolytic activity and cell biomass of thermophilic Bacillus sp. strain were evaluated at various levels of initial pH and temperature by applying response surface methodology. The mineral medium containing yeast extract (0.01%) and starch (1%) was used throughout the experiment. The results of statistical analysis revealed the polynomial model with high coefficient of determination (RÂČ = 0.8) for the biomass and total proteolytic activity of the strain studied. This model showed a satisfactory adjustment of the statistic model with the experimental data. The p values showed that the temperature and pH had significant effect on biomass and proteolytic activity (P<0.05) of strain tested. The highest proteolytic activity (2.333 U/ml/h) of the Bacillus sp. was predicted at 41Âș C and pH 4.8. The high biomass values were observed at broad range of temperature and pH.<br>Atividade proteolĂtica total e biomassa de uma linhagem de Bacillus sp. termofĂlico foram analisados em vĂĄrios nĂveis de pH inicial e temperatura utilizando a metodologia de superfĂcie de resposta. O meio mineral com extrato de levedura (0.01%) e amido (1%) foi utilizado no experimento. Os resultados de anĂĄlise estatĂstica da metodologia de resposta de superfĂcie definiram um modelo polinomial para a biomassa e atividade proteolĂtica da linhagem de Bacillus sp. com alto coeficiente de determinação (RÂČ = 0.8), mostrando um ajuste satisfatĂłrio do modelo estatĂstico obtido com os dados experimentais. Os valores de p mostraram que a temperatura e pH tiveram efeito significante em biomassa e atividade total (P <0.05) da linhagem testada. A atividade proteolĂtica mais alta (2.368 U/ml/h) da linhagem de Bacilus sp. foi prevista pelas curvas de superfĂcie de resposta em temperatura a 41Âș C e pH igual a 4.8. Os valores de biomassa altos foram previstos para ampla faixa de temperatura e pH