Bestrahlungserprobung von THTR-Brennelementen im DRAGON-Reaktor(Bestrahlungsexperiment DR-K3)

Within the scope of the program "Development of Spherical Fuel Elements for HTR", 25 similar fuel elements (f.e.) have been irradiated in the DRAGON reactor. The f.e. were fabricated by NUKEM and were to be tested under HTR conditions to scrutinize their employability in the THTR. The fuel was in the form of coated particles moulded into A3 matrix. The kernels of the particles were made of mixed oxide of uranium and thorium with an U 235 enrichment of 90 %. Each f.e. contained 2.2 g U 235. [...

Implementation of Technology in Nursing Homes to Combat Psychosocial Effects of COVID-19

Because nursing home residents are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, it is essential to implement significant isolation measures in nursing homes to reduce chances of exposure. While isolation is the best way to keep these individuals safe, there is evidence of negative social and psychological effects. We examine the ethical considerations revolving the decision to isolate nursing home residents, explore the negative social and psychological effects, and propose various technologies that combat these effects. The use of interactive software and video-calling technology proves effective in reducing negative psychosocial symptoms and improves the quality of life for nursing home residents

Popular history and the desire for knowledge : an examination of James A. Michener’s The Source as a popular history of Israel

This thesis explores the issues that arise when we consider James A. Michener’s number 1 best-seller The Source (1965) as a popular history of Israel. It examines the educational desires of middlebrow audiences that led to Michener’s popularity, and discusses the benefits and concerns of presenting history in a fictionalised popular form. It then explores how these issues arise within The Source, examining the novel in-depth, arguing that popular history should be cause of greater concern as it has the ability to express particular historical narratives to a wide-reaching audience

Living in several languages: Language, gender and identities

Living in several languages encompasses experiencing and constructing oneself differently in each language. The research study on which this article is based takes an intersectional approach to explore insider accounts of the place of language speaking in individuals’ constructions of self, family relationships and the wider context. Twenty-four research interviews and five published autobiographies were analysed using grounded theory, narrative and discursive analysis. A major finding was that learning a new language inducted individuals into somewhat ‘stereotyped’ gendered discourses and power relations within the new language, while also enabling them to view themselves differently in the context of their first language. This embodied process could be challenging and often required reflection and discursive work to negotiate the dissimilarities, discontinuities and contradictions between languages and cultures. However, the participants generally claimed that their linguistic multiplicity generated creativity. Women and men used their language differences differently to ‘perform their gender’. This was particularly evident in language use within families, which involved gendered differences in the choice of language for parenting – despite the fact that both men and women experience their first languages as conveying intimacy in their relationships with their children. The article argues that the notion of ‘mother tongue’ (rather than ‘first language’) is unhelpful in this process as well as in considering the implications of living in several languages for systemic therapy