Stories of opportunity, challenges, and hardship in Irish men aged 65 and over

Introduction: There is a long and complex history of migration from Ireland to Britain. However both the impact of migration and dislocation, and the reasons for leaving Ireland mean that this population in Britain require a specific focus as a group in terms of mental health and wellbeing. The aging male population in particular experience a greater burden of socioeconomic and health issues compared to those born in Britain, and experience higher levels of mental health issues. There is currently a gap in the research in terms of eliciting personal accounts from this population and examining this through a psychological or mental health lens. Methods: Five semi-structured interviews were carried out with older Irish men living in London, recruited through an organisation that supports this population. Interviews were analysed using thematic and performative narrative analysis. Results: Findings suggested that these men storied their experiences in unique ways according to their personal, social, and cultural contexts. The narrative accounts explored demonstrate a focus on stories around work, labour, masculinity, place in the community, bodies and disabilities, and migration and home. The performative analysis applied to the interviews illuminates the multiple and dynamic ways in which participants story their lives and identities. Discussion: These findings were discussed in relation to relevant literature on mental health, general health, and community. The findings were also discussed in terms of their implications for and applications to the field of clinical psychology and the therapeutic encounter in general

Criminal Procedure - Warrant to Search Premises as Authorizing Search and Detention of Occupants of Premises

The right of citizens to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons is protected by the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. In Michigan v. Summers, the United States Supreme Court addressed the question of whether police may legally seize and detain an occupant of a house that is being searched for narcotics pursuant to a valid search warrant even though there is no probable cause to believe such occupant has committed any offense. The Court held that a warrant to search for contraband founded on probable cause implicitly carries with it the limited authority to detain the occupants of the premises while a proper search is being conducted. This case is significant because the Court has often stressed the importance of warrant procedure, but has seldom dealt with the means by which warrants are actually executed. The Court\u27s ruling represents a serious threat to the Fourth Amendment principle which requires that all seizures be based on probable cause. A ruling by the Court that has an erosive effect on the Fourth Amendment\u27s protection against oppressive governmental intrusions should be carefully scrutinized

The effect of Cichorium intybus and Lotus corniculatus on nematode burdens and production in grazed lambs

This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. The study was designed to examine the hypothesis that chicory (Cichorium intybus) and Lotus sp. (Lotus corniculatus) have the potential to affect the naturally acquired nematode burden in grazed lambs. Organic male castrate lambs (48) with a naturally acquired parasite burden grazed replicate combination plots (0.6 ha) of chicory, Lotus corniculatus, perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and white clover (Trifolium repens). Lamb performance was determined by weekly weight gain and condition score assessments. Nematode burden was assessed by individual lamb faecal egg count (FEC) before and after drenching (levamisole). The range of parasitic helminths present was assessed by faecal culture and by total worm counts performed on a proportion of the lambs at slaughter. Weekly pasture larval counts (PLCs) were conducted on the trial plots. A concurrent small plot study (6 x 1m2 replicates) of each of the forages used in the grazing trial was run to assess the potential effect of forage type on the development and survival of Teladorsagia circumcincta assessed by weekly PLCs. Preliminary data suggest that lambs grazing chicory or a combination of lotus and chicory had lower FECs than those grazing PRG/WC, however there was no significant difference in the total worm counts

Overview and status of the 0.5NA EUV microfield exposure tool at Berkeley Lab

A 0.5-NA extreme ultraviolet micro-field exposure tool has been installed and commissioned at beamline 12.0.1.4 of the Advanced Light Source synchrotron facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Commissioning has demonstrated a patterning resolution of 13 nm half-pitch with annular 0.35-0.55 illumination; a patterning resolution of 8 nm half-pitch with annular 0.1-0.2 illumination; critical dimension (CD) uniformity of 0.7 nm 1σ on 16 nm nominal CD across 80% of the 200 um x 30 um aberration corrected field of view; aerial image vibration relative to the wafer of 0.75 nn RMS and focus control and focus stepping better than 15 nm

Achieving diffraction-limited performance on the Berkeley MET5

The Berkeley MET5, funded by EUREKA, is a 0.5-NA EUV projection lithography tool located at the Advanced Light Source at Berkeley National Lab. Wavefront measurements of the MET5 optic have been performed using a custom in-situ lateral shearing interferometer suitable for high-NA interferometry. In this paper, we report on the most recent characterization of the MET5 optic demonstrating an RMS wavefront 0.31 nm, and discuss the specialized mask patterns, gratings, and illumination geometries that were employed to accommodate the many challenges associated with high-NA EUV interferometry