The Myth of the Sacred: The Charter, the Courts, and the Politics of the Constitution in Canada

Book review of The Myth of the Sacred: The Charter, the Courts, and the Politics of the Constitution in Canada edited by Patrick James, Donald E. Abelson & Michael Lusztig and published by McGill-Queen\u27s University Press (Montreal), 2002. (208 pp.

The challenge of consent in clinical genome-wide testing

Genome-wide testing methods include array comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH), multiple gene panels, whole exome sequencing (WE) and whole genome sequencing (WGS). Here we introduce some of the key ethical and social considerations relating to informed consent for the testing of children, particularly the management of incidental findings and variants of unknown significance.</jats:p

Tackling health inequalities through developing evidence-based policy and practice with childbearing women in prison: a consultation

A collaborative partnership between the Hallam Centre for Community Justice and the Mother and Infant Research Unit (MIRU) at the University of York was successful in securing funding to conduct this consultation project. This collaboration brought together the knowledge and expertise of researchers working in maternal and infant health and those with knowledge of the prison sector. This consultation scopes and maps the health needs and health care of childbearing women in prison, using the Yorkshire and Humberside region as a case study

Effect of Dietary Protein on Honey Bee Pollen Foraging Behavior

Bees obtain nutrients from flowers. Pollen provides proteins and fats; nectar provides carbohydrates. Pollen is important for providing essential amino acids which honey bees must obtain from their diet for proper development. Commercial honey bee colonies, however, pollinate monocultures, which contain one crop type thus, one unbalanced nutritional resource. We examined how a lack of protein diversity affects honey bee pollen foraging behavior. Bees were raised on three diet treatments: no manipulation, all 10 essential amino acids (EAAs, i.e., protein building-blocks), or only 6/10 EAAs. Bee-collected pollen was trapped upon return to the hive and nutritional content was analyzed. We predict that bees raised on a diet lacking EAAs will compensate by foraging for pollen higher in nitrogen. Poster updated since presentation at 13th Annual Celebration of Student Scholarship and Creativity (https://engaged-learning.providence.edu/caitlin-mchugh-24-and-gracey-sorensen-24/). Research for credit, presented at the Pollinator Lab Meet and Greet, hosted by the Westerly Land Trust

What's the Risk? Older Women Report Fewer Symptoms for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome than Younger Women.

The purpose of the study was to determine whether older (≥65 years) and younger (&lt;65 years) women presenting to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) varied on risk factors, comorbid conditions, functional status, and symptoms that have implications for emergent cardiac care. Women admitted to five EDs were enrolled. The ACS Symptom Checklist was used to measure symptoms. Comorbid conditions and functional status were measured with the Charlson Comorbidity Index and Duke Activity Status Index. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate symptom differences in older and younger women adjusting for ACS diagnosis, functional status, body mass index (BMI), and comorbid conditions. Analyses were stratified by age, and interaction of symptom by age was tested. Four hundred women were enrolled. Mean age was 61.3 years (range 21-98). Older women (n = 163) were more likely to have hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, never smoked, lower BMI, more comorbid conditions, and lower functional status. Younger women (n = 237) were more likely to be members of minority groups, be college-educated, and have a non-ACS discharge diagnosis. Younger women had higher odds of experiencing chest discomfort, chest pain, chest pressure, shortness of breath, nausea, sweating, and palpitations. Lack of chest symptoms and shortness of breath (key symptoms triggering a decision to seek emergency care) may cause older women to delay seeking treatment, placing them at risk for poorer outcomes. Younger African American women may require more comprehensive risk reduction strategies and symptom management

Shaking the Hands of Our Mentors: Boal and Freire and Us

This collection of three personal narratives documents the ways in which a radical mathematics educator, a socially conscious but disillusioned theatre-maker, and a social activist seeking tools for change discovered the techniques of Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed and met the wonderful men who developed them

In search of whole language in French immersion : a description and interpretation of three school settings

Looks at whole language teaching in English schools, and in French immersion classrooms. The special focus here is on a French second language Grade Two class