Constructing women's "different voice": Gendered mediation in the 2015 UK General Election

Since the 1990s, media commentators in the UK and elsewhere have praised women for introducing a “visibly different style of politics”, one symbol of which is the alleged preference of female politicians for a less adversarial and more co-operative style of political speech. Drawing on an analysis of the 2015 UK General Election campaign, we argue that this notion of women’s “different voice” has become increasingly central to the media’s construction of prominent female politicians as public figures, despite the evidence that it does not reflect any clear-cut pattern of differentiation between male and female political speakers of equivalent status and experience. Though it may seem to be an advance on previous negative representations of female politicians, we suggest that it reproduces—albeit in a “modernized” form—the long-established tendency of the media to evaluate women in relation to gendered norms and expectations, while men are judged as individuals

Solid Freeform Fabrication of Artificial Human Teeth

In this paper, we describe a solid freeform fabrication procedure for human dental restoration via porcelain slurry micro-extrusion. Based on submicron-sized dental porcelain powder obtained via ball milling process, a porcelain slurry formulation has been developed. The formulation developed allows the porcelain slurry to show a pseudoplastic behavior and moderate viscosity, which permits the slurry to re-shape to form a near rectangular cross section. A well-controlled cross-section geometry of the extrudate is important for micro-extrusion to obtain uniform 2-D planes and for the addition of the sequential layers to form a 3-D object. Human teeth are restored by this method directly from CAD digital models. After sintering, shrinkage of the artificial teeth is uniform in all directions. Microstructure of the sintered teeth is identical to that made via traditional dental restoration processes.Mechanical Engineerin

Laser Densification of Extruded Dental Porcelain Bodies in Multi-Material Laser Densification (MMLD) Process

In this study commercial dental porcelain powder was deposited via slurry extrusion and laser densified to fabricate dental restorations in a Multi-Material Laser Densification (MMLD) process. The processing conditions for laser densification of single lines and closed rings were investigated in order to avoid warping and cracking. Multi-layer rings were also investigated to study the dependence of bonding between layers on the laser densification conditions. The laser densified rings showed no warping, and good bonding between layers could be achieved when the laser densification condition was selected properly. The mechanism to achieve porcelain rings without warping and cracking is discussed. The understanding developed will pave the way for fabricating a physical dental restoration unit.Mechanical Engineerin

A general study of Minoan frescoes with particular reference to unpublished wall painting from Knossos

PhD ThesisThis four-part dissertation considers Minoan frescoes in their own right for a first time, with reference to unpublished paintings and nearly fifty new restorations, with a view to providing a new basis for historical reconstruction drawn from that source. Earliest developments begin with Neolithic architectural muse of mud plasters, the first painted plasters occuring in EM II settlements and simple decorative schemes in the First Palaces (1900-1700 B.C.). The sudden rise of pictorial naturalism in MM IIIA is explained by native cultural developments of the First Palace Period, not by foreign influences or "eideticism" which is rejected altogether. A review of the motival repertory leads to considerations of six main "cycles of ideas" whence the painters derived their themes. The most important, confined to Knossos palace, depicts a major festival of grand processions and athletic activities before the chief Minoan goddess, and it illuminates the palatial architechural design. But five different systems of mural decoration characterise Minoan architecture as a whole, with regional and perhaps autonomous variations at Cycadic sites. Technical considerations confirm "buon fresco" as the normal painting technique and distinguish Knossian town house and palace murals in construction and purpose. Similar distinctions in compositional design are also described. A review of eleven "schools" of Knossian painters and of regional artists precedes a detailed reconstruction of the dates of the frescoes on stratigraphical, stylistic and comparative evidence. Sir Arthur Evans's fresco dating should generally be lowered by one Minoan phase. Minoan pictorial painting ceases with the palace destruction at Knossos, c.1375 B.C. Major differences appear between pre- and post-LM IB frescoes, tentatively explained on the evidence of Aegean and Egyption pictorial representations by the arrival at Knossos of a Mycenaean military dynasty, c.1450 B.C. Minoan wall painting finally disappeared in the LM IIIB period

Moving Healthcare Professionals Programme:embedding the promotion of physical activity in healthcare curricula

The benefits of physical activity to health are widely extolled, particularly in relation to the prevention and management of disease. However, few undergraduate healthcare curricula make space to specifically teach physical activity promotion. The professional standards of accrediting bodies ensure that public health and health promotion are embedded in pre-registration degree programmes but there is no standardised approach to covering physical activity. The national Moving Healthcare Professionals Programme (MHPP) is designed to support UK healthcare professionals and educators to gain knowledge and skills that would enable physical activity to be included within routine care to facilitate better patient outcomes

Shaped nozzles for cryogenic buffer gas beam sources

Cryogenic buffer gas beams are important sources of cold molecules. In this work we explore the use of a converging-diverging nozzle with a buffer-gas beam. We find that, under appropriate circumstances, the use of a nozzle can produce a beam with improved collimation, lower transverse temperatures, and higher fluxes per solid angle

Control of the Cross Section Geometry of Extruded Dental Porcelain Slurries for Rapid Prototyping Applications

This study investigates the dependence of the cross section geometry of extruded dental porcelain slurries on the rheological property of the slurry and the extrusion conditions. It is found that a pseudoplastic slurry is a basic requirement for obtaining extruded lines with rectangular cross sections. The cross section geometry of the extrudate is also strongly affected by extrusion parameters including the extrusion nozzle height, nozzle moving speed, and extrusion rate. Proper combinations of these extrusion parameters are necessary in order to obtain extrudates with near rectangular cross sections. The results obtained have been explained in terms of the interactions among the rheological properties of the slurry, the shear rate imposed on the slurry during extrusion, the wettability of the slurry on the substrate, and the forced flow of the slurry during extrusion.The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support provided by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos: DMI-9908249 and DMI-0218169.Mechanical Engineerin

Ohio Wesleyan Students’ Perceptions of Economic Issues and Inequality

This project attempts to address the political campus climate at Ohio Wesleyan University by assessing associations and attitudes pertaining to Capitalism, Socialism, Democratic Socialism and Communism. Five members of Professor Dean\u27s SOAN 358 class are currently conducting this project by surveying introductory lower 100 level classes at Ohio Wesleyan across departments. Surveying 100 level intro courses was strategic in attempting to broaden survey outreach for statistical significance and accurate representation of the average Ohio Wesleyan student\u27s views on political systems. The research group has already collected over 150 surveys and will continue to collect and record data that will later be analyzed. The goal of this research is to assess the views of Ohio Wesleyan students pertaining to the viability of Democratic Socialism in the U.S. and the differences between the perceived ownership of wealth in the U.S. on Ohio Wesleyan\u27s campus and the actual statistics of wealth ownership and inequality. The research also attempts to reveal the overall knowledge of politics and economic systems throughout the campus. The survey data will be compared across departments by major, race, gender, and level of parental educational background. The group will have collected over 150 surveys before data analysis to meet the Research Symposium presentation date