'It was absolute hell': inside the private prison

As part of a broader current of critique of the economic and political dynamics of prison privatisation - a critique that initially emanated from the USA - this paper focuses on Scotland and on research carried out at its then only private penal institution, HMP Kilmarnock. The authors dismantle the government's case for extending prison privatisation by drilling deep into the experience of Kilmarnock and demonstrating the deleterious effects of marketisation for prison officers and prisoners alike. Degraded pay and conditions and systemic understaffing corroded morale, exposed staff and inmates to risk, and contributed to massive officer turnover. Compelling evidence comes from sources ordinarily unavailable to critical researchers,such as internal company and government documentation

Accounting for human rights : doxic health and safety practices - the accounting lesson from ICL

This paper is concerned with a specific human right - the right to work in a safe environment. It sets out a case for developing a new form of account of health and safety in any organisational setting. It draws upon the theoretical insights of Pierre Bourdieu taking inspiration from his assertion that in order to understand the "logic" of the worlds we live in we need to immerse ourselves into the particularity of an empirical reality. In this case the paper, analyses a preventable industrial disaster which occurred in Glasgow, Scotland which killed nine people and injured 33 others. From this special case of what is possible, the paper unearths the underlying structures of symbolic violence of the UK State, the Health and Safety Executive and capital with respect to health and safety at work. While dealing with one specific country (Scotland), the analysis can be used to question health and safety regimes and other forms of symbolic violence across the globe

Accounting for human rights : doxic health and safety practices - the accounting lessons from ICL

This paper is concerned with a specific human right - the right to work in a safe environment. It sets out a case for developing a new form of account of health and safety in any organisational setting. It draws upon the theoretical insights of Pierre Bourdieu taking inspiration from his assertion that in order to understand the 'logic' of the worlds we live in we need to immerse ourselves into the particularity of an empirical reality. In this case the paper, analyses a preventable industrial disaster which occurred in Glasgow, Scotland which killed nine people and injured 33 others. From this special case of what is possible, the paper unearths the underlying structures of symbolic violence of the UK State, the Health and Safety Executive and capital with respect to health and safety at work. While dealing with one specific country (Scotland), the analysis can be used to question health and safety regimes and other forms of symbolic violence across the globe

Raman Spectra and Potential Constants for CF3Cl, CF3Br, and CF3I

Raman frequencies have been obtained for gaseous CF3Cl and CF3Br and for liquid CF3I at —40°C. The assignments are in agreement with previous investigations. The spectra have been analyzed using a simplified, six‐constant potential function of the Urey‐Bradley type without the assumption of tetrahedral angles around the central carbon atom. In all three cases, it was found possible to reproduce the experimental frequencies to within less than their experimental error.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/70934/2/JCPSA6-22-4-714-1.pd

Raman Spectra, Vibrational Assignments, and Force Constants for BH3CO and BD3CO

Raman spectra of BH3CO and BD3CO have been obtained for the liquid state at —80°C, and a complete assignment of the sixteen fundamentals of the two molecules has been made with the help of the Teller‐Redlich product rule and a normal coordinate treatment. The calculations were carried out using the FG method of Wilson, ten symmetry force constants being required to produce a fit with a standard deviation of 0.3% from the observed fundamentals. Extension of the calculations to include the isotopic B10 molecules gave results in agreement with the data available.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/69997/2/JCPSA6-26-5-1131-1.pd

Doctor of Philosophy

dissertationThe unique plasmonic properties of noble metal nanocrescents were investigated using optical spectroscopy techniques and correlated with tunable structural features. Multiple characteristics were observed that offer advantages for increased sensitivity a

The Effect Of Stem Girdling On Wood Quality

Mature trees of three species—tamarack (Larix laricina) (n = 2), soft maple (Acer rubrum) (n = 4), and red pine (Pinus resinosa) (n = 5)—were phloem-girdled one to two years before felling to test the folk wisdom that girdling produces wood with improved properties. The wood from these trees was compared with wood taken from ungirdled control trees felled at the same time. Sapwood and heartwood, from control trees and from above and below the girdle of treated trees, were examined for parenchyma viability, moisture content, various extractive components, and susceptibility to sapstain and mold fungi.Parenchyma viability was reduced in girdled trees below the girdles. Moisture content was reduced in the conifers, especially below the girdle (> 50% reduction vs. controls), but not in maple. Girdling changed the extractives concentration in the sapwood, although in different ways for the different species. Soluble polysaccharides were reduced in the girdled tamarack trees above and below the girdle, but increased in concentration above the girdle in the pine and maple. Starch was depleted from the girdled tamarack and pine, and below the girdle in treated maple trees. Phenol-type extractives were higher below the girdle in maple.In general, susceptibility to sapstain and mold fungi was reduced on wood from girdled trees. This effect was most evident below the girdle and in pine trees