'My language, my people': language and ethnic identity among British‐born South Asians

This study explores how a group of second generation Asians (SGA) understood and defined language, focusing upon the role they perceived language to have played in their identity. Twelve SGA were interviewed and the data were subjected to qualitative thematic analysis. Four superordinate themes are reported, entitled 'Mother tongue and self', #A sense of ownership and affiliation', 'Negotiating linguistic identities in social space' and 'The quest for a positive linguistic identity'. Participants generally expressed a desire to maintain continuity of self‐definition as Asian, primarily through the maintenance of the heritage language (HL). An imperfect knowledge of the HL was said to have a negative impact upon psychological well‐being. There were ambivalent responses to the perception of language norms, and various strategies were reported for dealing with dilemmatic situations and identity threat arising from bilingualism. Recommendations are offered for interventions that might aid the ‘management’ of bilingualism among SGA

‘The world is best experienced at 18 mph’. The psychological wellbeing effects of cycling in the countryside: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Green Exercise (GE) refers to physical activity conducted whilst simultaneously engaging the natural environment. A substantial body of literature has now been accumulated that establishes that carrying out exercise in this way has significantly greater psychological wellbeing benefits than the non-GE equivalent. Hitherto, seldom has consideration been given to the individual meanings that doing GE has. This study, therefore, sought to understand the lived experience of the phenomenon amongst a group of serious male recreational road bicyclists aged between mid-30s and early 50s who routinely rode in the countryside. Eleven bicyclists participated in semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. This revealed themes of mastery and uncomplicated joys; my place to escape and rejuvenate; and alone but connected. Findings indicate that green-cycling served to enhance the participants’ sense of wellbeing and in doing so helped them cope with the mental challenges associated with their lives. It is suggested that green-cycling merges the essential qualities of natural surroundings – including its aesthetic, feelings of calm and a chance for exploration – with the potential for physical challenge and, facilitated by modern technology, opportunities for prosocial behaviours. It also identifies how green-cycling may influence self-determined behaviours towards exercise regulation, suggesting more satisfying and enduring exercise experiences

The Newlove Report: a new opportunity or an obligation for communities to confront crime?

Baroness Newlove's report Our vision for Safe and Active Communities, was published on 29 March 2011, at the onset of an austerity drive in spending across the public sector, including the criminal justice system. The police are facing a cut of up to 20 per cent in their finances over the next five years, which has resulted in an ongoing debate about their ability to maintain law and order (Casciani, 2011)

Operazioni geometriche e booleane sui quadtree

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Un metodo top down per la costruzione del quadtree da una rappresentazione boundary

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Usefulness of the Nd:YAG laser in parenchyma-sparing resection of pulmonary nodular lesions

AIMS AND BACKGROUND: The neodymium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser has been successfully employed in parenchyma-sparing resection of pulmonary nodular lesions. We report our experience with limited resection using a noncontact Nd:YAG laser applied through a thoracotomic approach. METHODS: During the period March 1987-October 1993, we performed parenchyma-sparing resections of 66 pulmonary nodular lesions with a noncontact Nd:YAG laser in 47 patients. Nodules were approached through postero-lateral thoracotomy (n = 40), median sternotomy (n = 5) or staged bilateral thoracotomy (n = 2). Fifty-two lesions were located in a peripheral position and the others (n = 14) at various depths within the parenchyma. RESULTS: Fifteen lesions were benign: hamartoma (n = 5), chronic pneumonic infiltrate (n = 3), tuberculoma (n = 3), asbestosis (n = 2), Wegener's granuloma (n = 1). Twelve lesions were attributable to primary lung cancer and 33 were metastatic lesions. Another 6 lesions turned out to be necrotic metastases following chemotherapy. There were no perioperative deaths. Pulmonary re-expansion was shortly obtained: mean drainage time was 4.31 +/- 3.9 days. Only one patient presented a prolonged drainage time (11 days); in this case, the air leak was successfully treated by tissue glue sealant trans-drainage infiltration. Follow-up ranged from 2 to 96 months. No case of relapse on the resection site has been observed. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that Nd:YAG laser resection is safe and worthwhile in patients with multiple lesions and borderline pulmonary function

Conservative approach to granular cell tumour of the oesophagus: three case reports

Granular cell tumour is an uncommon and generally benign lesion. In oesophageal location it is often asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed at endoscopy. Three cases of granular cell oesophageal tumour are reported, with multiple location in one. In two cases the tumour was removed endoscopically by multiple biopsies

I tumori primitivi del moncone gastrico dopo resezione per ulcera peptica

The Authors reports on 19 cases of cancer occurring in the gastric stump in patients post gastrectomy for peptic ulcer. The Authors examine clinics, pathology and treatment of such patients; note the relatively high incidence of this complication; underline the importance of regular endoscopy in the follow-up of post gastrectomy patients. They also suggest that symptoms commonly interpreted as sequelae of gasttrectomy, could help in the early detection of the disease