78 research outputs found
This Artwork is Having a Rest
Both soul and art are terms with which âWesternâ thought makes a poetics of âenergyâ familiar, contrasting this to the prose of nouns. Where questions of personhood are not limited simply to oppositions between subject and object, the animate and inanimate, such a poetics engages with examples that can be discovered through their dialogue: work by Takis at Tate Modern and the Facts of Dickensâ Mr Gradgrind; or the metaphysics of clockwork in Baudelaire and the quantifications of energy by Helmholtz. In re-imagining Tylorâs fundamental notion of âanimismâ as itself a conceptual survival of the pre-industrial past, this article suggests that this very idea of animism already offers a vision of and for a post-industrial future
Patientsâ views of treatment focused genetic testing (TFGT): some lessons for the mainstreaming of BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing
This paper explores patients' views and experiences of undergoing treatment-focused BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing (TFGT), either offered following triaging to clinical genetics (breast cancer) or as part of a mainstreamed care pathway in oncology (ovarian cancer). Drawing on 26 in-depth interviews with patients with breast or ovarian cancer who had undergone TFGT, this retrospective study examines patients' views of genetic testing at this point in their care pathway, focusing on issues, such as initial response to the offer of testing, motivations for undergoing testing, and views on care pathways. Patients were amenable to the incorporation of TFGT at an early stage in their cancer care irrespective of (any) prior anticipation of having a genetic test or family history. While patients were glad to have been offered TFGT as part of their care, some questioned the logic of the test's timing in relation to their cancer treatment. Crucially, patients appeared unable to disentangle the treatment role of TFGT from its preventative function for self and other family members, suggesting that some may undergo TFGT to obtain information for others rather than for self
Motivations for participating in a non-interventional gender-based violence survey in a low-income setting in South Africa
Katahdin, Hallowell Painting
Image from the scrapbook of Myron H. Avery. Digitized by Mr. David B. Field. Titles are taken primarily from inscriptions on the photographs.https://digitalmaine.com/avery/1343/thumbnail.jp
Katahdin, Hallowell Painting
Image from the scrapbook of Myron H. Avery. Digitized by Mr. David B. Field. Titles are taken primarily from inscriptions on the photographs.https://digitalmaine.com/avery/1343/thumbnail.jp
Emerging Issue: Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning:Found in the Wind: The Value of Early Consultation and Collaboration with Other Ocean Users for Successful Offshore Wind Development
The restorative potential of a university campus: Objective greenness and student perceptions in Turkey and the United States
University students who balance multidimensional stress with their learning have everyday encounters with different locations of green outdoor campus spaces. Objective greenness of campus was measured in this study through the Normalized Differential Vegetation Index at three spatial levels - overall campus, central campus, and around the academic building. Students (nâŻ=âŻ1079) pursuing business, design, or psychology degrees from two universities each in Turkey and the United States (U.S.) reported their perceptions of campus greenness, restorativeness, and quality of life. Correlation analysis demonstrated positive associations between objective and perceived greenness at each level, perceived restorativeness, and quality of life. In the U.S. there was a mismatch between objective and perceived greenness at the building level. Serial mediation analyses showed direct effects of all three levels of objective greenness on overall quality of life, but also indirect increases mediated by perceived greenness and perceived restorativeness. Campus green spaces are everyday sources for student restoration and knowing at which locations they are most effective can help planning and design efforts that reveal their potential as restorative resources
Cardiovascular Cascade Genetic Testing: Exploring the Role of Direct Contact and Technology
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