The phenotype and in-vitro culture characteristics of human multiple myeloma cells

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Assessing the stability of thematic and taxonomic preferences across explicit and implicit measures

Assessments of similarity between objects has shown to draw upon both taxonomic and thematic properties. While cross-task preferences have been demonstrated (Mirman & Graziano, 2012), the current experiment aimed to examine the reliability of such preferences across an extended range of explicit and implicit measures of similarity. In a within-subjects design, 50 participants completed three established measures assessing preferences for taxonomic or thematic relations; a free sort task, a triad task and the Visual World Paradigm, with a further implicit measure developed based upon the single category Implicit Association Task. Preferences were calculated on the basis of choices made on the sorting and triad task, competitor viewing time on the VWP, and response time on the IAT. Across all measures, consistent preferences were not found. Furthermore, no significant correlations were found between the magnitude of preferences for the four measures including no correlations between the two explicit or the two implicit measures. In contrast to previous research demonstrating reliable cross-task preferences, performance on the tasks used here argue against stable individual differences in taxonomic and thematic processing and suggest that, for most people, the use of each processing pathway is flexible and determined by both context and goals.Non peer reviewe

The Development of Academic Dress in the University of Warwick

The University of Warwick received its royal charter on 8 March 1965, one of a number of new universities established in the 1960s in response to the Robbins report on higher education, which recommended an immediate expansion in the university sector in the UK. Warwick was one of the first wave of such universities—later dubbed ‘plate-glass universities’—which included Sussex (1961), East Anglia (1962), York (1963), Essex (1964), Lancaster (1964) and Kent (1965). The main proposed site for the new University was an area of farm land lying between Kenilworth Road on the south-east and Westwood Heath Road and the existing Teacher Training College on the north-east. The City of Coventry donated a 234-acre portion of land (bordered on the south-west by Gibbet Hill Road) to the project in March 1960; this was augmented by a further 183 acres (on the other side of Gibbet Hill Road) donated by the County of Warwickshire. [Excerpt]

In Vitro And In Vivo Measurments Of Serotonin For Ecological And Mental Health Via Fast Scan Cyclic Voltammetry

Fast Scan Cyclic Voltammetry has been proven to be a highly valuable technique in analysis and detection of neurotransmitters. With this technique, two novel applications are being explored to protect natural water sources as well as furthering the efficacy of antidepressants. Despite setbacks, promising data has been collected to further understand the mechanisms involved in the phototactic response observed in Daphnia Magna. Electrochemical modification of carbon fiber microelectrodes has proven to be inefficient as a means to effectively differentiate between serotonin and its metabolite. As such, this unsuccessful attempt has further narrowed down the list of candidates to electrochemically differentiate between 5-HT and 5-HIAA

The Spectacle of Neoclassical Economics: The Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development Project and Exploitation in the Niger Delta and the Chad Basin

In recent years, neoclassical economic literature has undergone a fundamental change of emphasis, from orthodox neoclassical to neoinstitutional theory. World Bank research and high-level policy departments have reflected this change by shifting from development as ‘structural adjustment’ to development as ‘governance’. I engage the case of the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development Project (CCPDP) to argue that the neoclassical economic shift is a spectacle or exhibit, irrelevant in important ways to exploitation “on the ground.” Contrary to neoclassical economics and World Bank development rationales, the CCPDP is a hyper-documented project with a hyperrestricted scope, typical of commodity exploitation in Central Africa and elsewhere. I use the case of key commodity exploitation over the last 600 years in Nigeria to show parallels with the CCPDP. First, I show the use of exhibits, spectacular violence and quotidian control in exploitation of Nigeria from slave trade with dynastic canoe houses through petroleum production at the time of nominal independence. Second, Watts’ examination of petroleum exploitation through the lens of the oil complex and the petrostate provides detailed analysis of the “ungovernable governmentality” that characterizes such exploitation in Nigeria and in the larger “oil complex.” Thirdly, I examine writing on CSR as well as evidence that political instability can be a competitive advantage. This undercuts the important neoclassical economic development notion that business simply “does business” while government and civil society are responsible for human welfare. In my conclusion I offer provisional areas where the project points to further research. These include the importance of interdisciplinary regional focus on the Chad basin and the Gulf of Guinea, including the value of business literature; ways of effectively examining social movement pressure and corporate response; and the implications of designing a project around governmentality and relational power for studies of hegemony, power and development

Adaptive Finite Element Solution of 1D European Option Pricing Problems

We present a piecewise Hermite cubic adaptive finite element method for solving a generalised European Black-Scholes problem to guaranteed accuracy. Specifically, we prove a residual-based a posteriori error bound in the $L^{2}(\Omega)$-norm, at contract issue, for a continuous Galerkin approximation to the solution using Galerkin orthogonality and weighted strong stability of an associated dual problem. We use this bound to construct an adaptive algorithm to generate a space-time discretisation which ensures that the error norm is less than a given tolerance. We demonstrate the speed and accuracy of our method through example pricings

Developing career management competencies among undergraduates and the role of work-integrated learning

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. This paper explores undergraduate capabilities in career self-management and the influence of work-integrated learning (WIL). Career management competencies are an important aspect of individual employability and impact on wellbeing, graduate job attainment and long-term career success. Enhanced competencies among graduates can assist Faculty in achieving strong employment outcomes and support industry partners who wish to employ graduates able to self-manage their career pathways effectively amid flatter organisational structures and greater employee mobility. Our findings indicate that business undergraduates at one UK and one Australian university consider themselves reasonably proficient in career self-management yet variations exist across the different dimensions of self-awareness, opportunity awareness, decision-making learning and transition learning. Participation in work placements and study and employment characteristics influenced certain elements of career self-management. Our study highlights the importance of nurturing career management competencies in undergraduates and we discuss strategies, particularly in relation to WIL, which may promote effective career self-management