Black to white: the fading process of intermediality in the gallery space

The article explores the processes of practice in terms of intermediality, and presents a visual and metaphorical concept for collaborative process. Through the use of a case study, "Men in the Wall" by Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie, the gallery is discussed as an inter medial environment. Certain technical devices such as the 'fade' are considered and it is argued that they contribute to the experience of an 'other' space, a liminal moment that is at once present and absent, which is achieved through the blend of collision of media. The article concludes by suggesting a metaphorical analogy for the process and practice of intermedial and interdisciplinary work: the mollusc

fading---feminism---practice---process: an evolving performance archive

This performance presentation for the Gnarl Fest (2014) explores the idea of the archive in relation to live-performance, documentation, film and video. The themes in the presentation are around montage, identity and womanhood, explored through practice-as-research methodologies

Tourist in the (k)now: deliberate rapporter

As part of the AHRC funded Academic Book of the Future project and the Frequency Festival (2015), this paper explores the possibilities for practice-as-research in digital publications. The presentation includes a demonstration of the multi-layered opportunities available through digital publishing by using a case study example "The Slippery Trail: the mollusc as a metaphor for creative practice", published in the journal of artistic research (2015), as well as a work in progress called "Tourist in the (K)Now". Conference link: http://frequency.org.uk/uol-symposium-impossible-constellations-publishing-in-the-digital-age

PREYING ON THE DESPERATE

In this story, I investigate the marketing and sale of concentrated hydrogen peroxide to individuals who are desperate to cure serious health maladies. The story follows an online marketer who was warned by the FDA more than ten years ago to stop claiming hydrogen peroxide ingestion could cure cancer and other ailments. But in spite of the warning and subsequent FDA investigation, the individual continues to claim high strength hydrogen peroxide helps with brain tumors and leukemia and he can now be tied to several different websites marketing various “brands” of high strength hydrogen peroxide. Another marketer distributes hydrogen peroxide to health food stores across the country, including several in New York City. In a recent interview, a company representative divulged that the majority of their customers are elderly. Those marketing concentrated hydrogen peroxide encourage people to drink the chemical with the unfounded belief that it will fight cancer, temper stomach ailments and relieve arthritis. What they don’t say is that ingesting the chemical has been documented to cause injuries, hospitalizations and even deaths, and their claims run counter to medical studies and public health warnings. Not only does the FDA warn against consuming the chemical, but state poison control centers have also cautioned against drinking concentrated hydrogen peroxide. The Illinois Poison Control Center advises: “We consider this product so dangerous that ALL calls ... are immediately referred to the nearest emergency room for treatment.” But in spite of the warnings, the chemical is easy to find online and in stores, and vulnerable people are often left with devastating consequences

Implementing public involvement standards in cerebral palsy register research

BACKGROUND: In 2018, the National Institute for Health Research launched Draft Standards for Public Involvement in Research. The Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (NICPR) was competitively selected as a “test-bed” project to pilot the Draft Standards over a one-year period. AIM: This perspective paper aims to describe the NICPR's experience of piloting the Draft Standards for Public Involvement in Research, highlighting successes and challenges. METHOD: Three of the six Draft Standards were piloted from April 2018 to April 2019: Standard 2 “working together”, Standard 4 “communications” and Standard 5, “impact”. RESULTS: Implementation of Standard 2 resulted in formation of a dedicated Public Involvement Group. Standard 4 was implemented by revision of the NICPR's Privacy Notice and development of the NICPR website. Standard 5 was not implemented during the test-bed pilot period. DISCUSSION: Benefits of use of the Draft Standards in cerebral palsy register research included development of relationships, improving quality, accessibility and relevance of NICPR materials, increasing skills and confidence, networking opportunities, advocating for others and feeling empowered to shape cerebral palsy research. Challenges included administrative issues, absence of dedicated and sustained funding, limitations in the availability and applicability of public involvement training and the time required for meaningful public involvement. CONCLUSIONS: Standards for Public Involvement provide a useful framework for structuring and embedding meaningful public involvement. Sustained, authentic public involvement in cerebral palsy register research ensures that people affected by the condition are empowered to engage, inform, develop and lead research that meets their needs

Concert recording 2022-03-29

[Track 1]. Songs and dances for oboe and bassoon. IV. Dance song / John Steinmetz -- [Track 2]. El hacedor de dunas / Fernando Fernández Muñoz -- [Track 3]. Duet for two oboes / Robert Mueller -- [Track 4]. Sonata in E minor. Largo ; Allegro ; Grave ; Vivace / Georg Phillip Telemann-- [Track 5]. Elegy for Innocence / Jeff Scott -- [Track 6]. Up and away (The story of a balloon). I. Inhale/Exhale ; II. Life on the string ; III. Letting go / Alyssa Morris

Scalar conservation laws with nonconstant coefficients with application to particle size segregation in granular flow

Granular materials will segregate by particle size when subjected to shear, as occurs, for example, in avalanches. The evolution of a bidisperse mixture of particles can be modeled by a nonlinear first order partial differential equation, provided the shear (or velocity) is a known function of position. While avalanche-driven shear is approximately uniform in depth, boundary-driven shear typically creates a shear band with a nonlinear velocity profile. In this paper, we measure a velocity profile from experimental data and solve initial value problems that mimic the segregation observed in the experiment, thereby verifying the value of the continuum model. To simplify the analysis, we consider only one-dimensional configurations, in which a layer of small particles is placed above a layer of large particles within an annular shear cell and is sheared for arbitrarily long times. We fit the measured velocity profile to both an exponential function of depth and a piecewise linear function which separates the shear band from the rest of the material. Each solution of the initial value problem is non-standard, involving curved characteristics in the exponential case, and a material interface with a jump in characteristic speed in the piecewise linear case

Creating a Professional Development Plan for a Simulation Consortium

As the United States struggles with health care reform and a nursing education system that inadequately prepares students for practice, dramatic advances in educational technology signal opportunities for both academic and practicing nurses to affect our profession as never before. Simulation technologies provide large and small institutions with the means to educate health care students and novice professionals effectively and efficiently through hands-on experience, but the costs of such a venture can be prohibitive. A simulation consortium offers a venue for different health care and educational institutions with shared goals to pool knowledge, monies, and labor toward health care education throughout a geographic area. This article details one Midwestern U.S. region's work in creating a professional development plan for a new simulation consortium

Prospective parents’ perspectives on antenatal decision making for the anticipated birth of a periviable infant

Objective: To examine prospective parents’ perceptions of management options and outcomes in the context of threatened periviable delivery, and the values they apply in making antenatal decisions during this period. Study design: Qualitative analysis of 46 antenatal interviews conducted at three tertiary-care hospitals with 54 prospective parents (40 pregnant women, 14 partners) who had received counseling for threatened periviable delivery (40 cases). Results: Participants most often recalled being involved in resuscitation, cerclage, and delivery mode decisions. Over half (63.0%) desired a shared decision-making role. Most (85.2%) recalled hearing about morbidity and mortality, with many reiterating terms like “brain damage”, “disability”, and “handicap”. The potential for disability influenced decision making to variable degrees. In describing what mattered most, participant spoke of giving their child a “fighting chance”; others voiced concerns about “best interest”, a “healthy baby”, “pain and suffering”, and religious faith. Conclusions: Our findings underscore the importance of presenting clear information on disability and eliciting the factors that parents deem most important in making decisions about periviable birth