Too much EU interference? A look at the areas where critics say the single market overreaches itself

In the second of a two-part series for LSE BrexitVote, lawyer Edward Pitt looks at the areas of cross-border trade in goods and services where the EU is sometimes accused of overreach – such as state aid, utility and airport regulation, consumer protection and intellectual property rights

What the EU did for English law – and British lawyers

In the first of two posts for BrexitVote, Edward Pitt examines the benefits EU membership has brought to the legal profession – including allowing British firms to ‘export’ English law abroad – and explains how it enables the free movement of goods and services. In the second, he will look at areas where perceived ‘overreach’ in EU law may be hampering Britain’s ability to trade

A Delta Once More: Restoring Riparian and Wetland Habitat in the Colorado River Delta

Outlines the delta's history and current political context, documents recent findings about the delta's partial recovery, and makes recommendations for maintaining existing flows to further benefit and sustain the remnant wetland ecosystems

Modeling and Simulation of a Long-Wave Infrared Polarimetric Sensor for Space Object Detection and Characterization

Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR, wavelength \u3e 8 um) polarimetric measurements can be used to characterize space objects. A simulation of a sensor for collection of LWIR polarimetric signatures of space objects has been assembled using two software packages: MATLAB, and FRED. A statistical approach developed for unresolved visible light polarimetric observations of GEO satellites has been adapted for unresolved LWIR polarimetric observations of LEO satellites, showing both that well-known objects can be recognized and anomalies--for example, a major change in shape due to the presence in the scene of another object--can be detected. Though the satellites are effectively point sources, the aggregate polarization values across many measurements can be used to differentiate objects of different shape and material composition

Feedback in Higher Education: Exploring students’ appraisal, comprehension and utilisation

Whilst at University students will experience many instances of feedback on their work. Quite often such feedback is facilitated by academic lecturers in the hope that the student will utilise this and improve in their next assessment (Hester, 2001). Often feedback does not have the desired effect and is unpredictable in terms of enhancing a student’s motivation, self-confidence and subsequent effort in future assessments. The thesis reports the findings from three studies. Primarily the present thesis, inspired by phenomenography, explored student’s appraisal, comprehension and utilisation of feedback. The thesis also explored lecturer’s responses to the observed student experiences in order to offer comparative research findings. The primary data collection method utilised within the thesis was one-to-one interviews however in order to stimulate discussion prior to interview visual representations were employed. In the data collection with students (study two) a drawing activity took place prior to the interview. In the data collection with lecturers’ (study three) videos of student’s responses to feedback were shown to the lecturers. The interviews in study two were subjected to thematic data analysis and revealed 8 main themes for the students (Lecturers, Emotions, Feedback Cognitions, Efficacy Cognitions, Draft Work, Motivation, Effort and Grades) and 6 main themes for the lecturers (Efficacy Cognitions, Student Autonomy, Problems with Feedback, Effort Conceptions, Feedback Mechanisms and Understanding Students). The findings from study two with students indicated a multifaceted interpretation of the student experience. The outcome space revealed five categories of description (Broken relationship, needy, low achiever, emotionally charged and high achiever). The structure of the variation revealed a hierarchically inclusive pattern indicating how varying patterns of behaviour and emotional reactions interact to affect the students processing and subsequent utilisation of the feedback received. In study three with the lecturers, similarities in conceptions of feedback alongside mismatches between lecturers and students were very apparent. Conclusively the thesis suggests that understanding students individually through fostering lecturer and student relationships, alongside dialogic feedback, help to improve the student’s propensity to utilise the feedback received

Impact damage in thick carbon fibre reinforced plastic laminated composites

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Cysteamine as a future intervention in cystic fibrosis against current and emerging pathogens : a patient-based ex vivo study confirming its antimicrobial and mucoactive potential in sputum

Date of Acceptance: 07/08/2015 Acknowledgement This study was funded by Scottish Enterprise Encompass Kick Start Award KSB001.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Effect of OKY-1581, a thromboxane synthetase inhibitor, on coronary thrombosis in the conscious dog

OKY-1581, a new thromboxane synthetase inhibitor, was studied in a conscious canine model of coronary thrombosis. After thoracotomy with placement of a left circumflex coronary artery flow probe and implantation of an electrode into the circumflex artery, animals were assigned randomly to the following groups: 0.9% NaCl vehicle control or OKY-1581 1 mg/kg every 4 h intravenously for 24 h. During the drug treatment period, a 50 [mu]A anodal current was passed through the circumflex electrode, and venous blood was obtained for platelet aggregation studies. As compared to control animals, the OKY-1581 treated animals developed a greater mean coronary flow at the end of the treatment period, smaller thrombi by wet weight, smaller infarcts, and fewer ventricular arrhythmias. Ex vivo platelet aggregation studies revealed significant inhibition of aggregation to standard aggregating agents for the drug treated group only. OKY-1581 is an effective antitbrombotic agent which maintains coronary flow after a thrombogenic stimulus, presumably via blockade of the synthesis of thromboxane by blood platelets.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/24663/1/0000076.pd