Representations of Muslims and Australian Federal Elections 2004-2007: Media reporting as a social artefact of political discourse

Previous studies have highlighted links between rising levels of ‘Islamophobic’ attitudes, increases in direct and structural violence towards Muslim individuals and communities, and the electoral success of the Howard Government in Australia. This thesis seeks to extend existing research by exploring how and why the wedge politics which the Government utilised so effectively during the 2004 election campaign, at the expense of Australian Muslims, failed to achieve the same endorsement from the media during the 2007 election campaign. Divergences in media representations of Muslims between 2004 and 2007 point to a crucial shift, when the Howard Government suddenly found its political currency devalued as support among key players in the media fell away. This study investigates this shift through an analysis of manifest content from one influential media genre – news reporting and commentary published in two broadsheet newspapers, The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald. The implications of my analysis are explored by drawing on a suite of conceptual frames including Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). This study found that Islam and issues related to Muslims were more likely to be represented through essentialist, ‘Islamophobic’ stereotypes, and were more frequently presented as a significant ‘problem’, in The Australian than in The Sydney Morning Herald. Whilst the two different publications often framed their selected stories with different emphases, the agenda-setting function of the different papers nevertheless showed a substantial overlap. For both publications, however, 2007 election reporting was characterised by increased contestation of essentialist discourses and a more adversarial stance towards the incumbent government. Analysis of this shift is utilised to suggest potential strategies for disrupting or contesting negative representational patterns in future reporting on Muslims and Islam

Representations of Muslims and Australian Federal Elections 2004-2007: Media reporting as a social artefact of political discourse

Previous studies have highlighted links between rising levels of ‘Islamophobic’ attitudes, increases in direct and structural violence towards Muslim individuals and communities, and the electoral success of the Howard Government in Australia. This thesis seeks to extend existing research by exploring how and why the wedge politics which the Government utilised so effectively during the 2004 election campaign, at the expense of Australian Muslims, failed to achieve the same endorsement from the media during the 2007 election campaign. Divergences in media representations of Muslims between 2004 and 2007 point to a crucial shift, when the Howard Government suddenly found its political currency devalued as support among key players in the media fell away. This study investigates this shift through an analysis of manifest content from one influential media genre – news reporting and commentary published in two broadsheet newspapers, The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald. The implications of my analysis are explored by drawing on a suite of conceptual frames including Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). This study found that Islam and issues related to Muslims were more likely to be represented through essentialist, ‘Islamophobic’ stereotypes, and were more frequently presented as a significant ‘problem’, in The Australian than in The Sydney Morning Herald. Whilst the two different publications often framed their selected stories with different emphases, the agenda-setting function of the different papers nevertheless showed a substantial overlap. For both publications, however, 2007 election reporting was characterised by increased contestation of essentialist discourses and a more adversarial stance towards the incumbent government. Analysis of this shift is utilised to suggest potential strategies for disrupting or contesting negative representational patterns in future reporting on Muslims and Islam

Comparative Study of Artificial Lighting Systems with Different Fixtures Considering Daylight Availability

The use of daylight is indicated as a primary factor in energy savings of buildings, since it can reduce the use of electric lighting through control systems. However, the efficiency of systems is also associated with technical characteristics and performance of various elements. The positioning of fixtures, as well as its specifications can contribute for environmental comfort and energy conservation. Such concerns, however, are not part of the currently established practice of lighting design professionals. Considering this gap, this paper seeks to develop a study that addresses the integration of natural and electric light. The methodology is based on evaluating the performance of light, such as distribution of illuminance and estimated energy consumption of lighting systems through computer simulation. It’s estimated daylight availability for a open plan office, located in Florianópolis / SC. Analyses of daylight are used to measure the energy consumption for different proposals for lighting systems, by dividing the drive circuits. The systems are differentiated by photometry and disposal of the fixtures. The results show significant differences in light distribution, as well as in energy consumption, reaching average values of 32% savings. One of the major goals of this study is to obtain criteria that lead to a better design of the electric lighting system as well as generating knowledge about the design process

‘I’m a Local…’

This article discusses the impact and implications of ‘I’m a Local…’, an initiative developed in partnership between a regional university, a refugee resettlement community organisation and former refugees from African nations in a regional Australian community. The initiative sought to improve understandings about refugees, acknowledge their contributions to Australian society and support local, inclusive cultures. It included the development of public resources exploring the process of former refugees in establishing a sense of belonging and becoming ‘locals’. Racialised ‘Others’ continue to be excluded from ‘belonging’ within Australian communities at a wide range of practical and symbolic levels, so it remains an ongoing challenge to broaden the experience of belonging, challenge the borders erected around ‘local’ identities, and work to transform Australia’s post-colonial paradigm. ‘I’m a Local…’ provides an instructive example of how change agents from different sectors working collaboratively can dismantle prevailing discourses and affirm more inclusive and hopeful futures

Evaluation of Electrochemically Generated Potable Water Disinfectants for Use on the International Space Station

Microbial contamination and subsequent growth in spacecraft water systems are constant concerns for missions involving human crews. The current potable water disinfectant for the International Space Station (ISS) is iodine; however, with the end of the Space Shuttle Program, there is a need to develop redundant biocide systems that do not require regular up-mass dependencies. Throughout the course of a year, four different electrochemical systems were investigated as a possible biocide for potable water on the ISS. Research has indicated that a wide variability exists with regards to efficacy in both concentration and exposure time of these disinfectants; therefore, baseline efficacy values were established. This paper describes a series of tests performed to establish optimal concentrations and exposure times for four disinfectants against single and mixed species planktonic and biofilm bacteria. Results of the testing determined whether these electrochemical disinfection systems are able to produce a sufficient amount of chemical in both concentration and volume to act as a biocide for potable water on the ISS

Evaluation of Electrochemically Generated Potable Water Disinfectants for Use on the International Space Station

Microbial contamination and subsequent growth in spacecraft water systems are constant concerns for missions involving human crews. The current potable water disinfectant for the International Space Station (ISS) is iodine; however, with the end of the Space Shuttle program, there is a need to develop redundant biocide systems that do not require regular up ]mass dependencies. Throughout the course of a year, four different electrochemical systems were investigated as a possible biocide for potable water on the ISS. Research has indicated that there is a wide variability with regards to efficacy in both concentration and exposure time of these disinfectants, therefore baseline efficacy values were established. This paper describes a series of tests performed in order to establish optimal concentrations and exposure times for four disinfectants against single and mixed species planktonic and biofilm bacteria. Results of the testing determined whether these electrochemical disinfection systems are able to produce a sufficient amount of chemical in both concentration and volume to act as a biocide for potable water on ISS

Analysis of Human Thermal Comfort in the Summer Months in the City of Pelotas/RS and the Relationship with Extreme Weather Conditions

This work analyzes an index of thermal comfort adaptable to the summer period in the city of Pelotas - RS. Daily data for 9h, 15h, and 21h (local time) of meteorological variables (air temperature and relative humidity) were used, from 1985 to 2015, obtained byAgroclimatological Station of Embrapa (Brazilian Company of Agricultural Research). In order to represent daily thermal comfort, twobiometeorological indexes were analyzed: Heat Index (HI) and Humidex Index (HU), during the mornings, afternoons and evenings. The results showed that the Humidex Index presented, on most days, heat stress, mainly in January, considering all periods of the day(mornings, afternoons and nights), while the Heat Index presented, the condition of thermal stress only in the afternoon

Postnatal β2 adrenergic treatment improves insulin sensitivity in lambs with IUGR but not persistent defects in pancreatic islets or skeletal muscle

Placental insufficiency causes intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and disturbances in glucose homeostasis with associated β adrenergic receptor (ADRβ) desensitization. Our objectives were to measure insulin-sensitive glucose metabolism in neonatal lambs with IUGR and to determine whether daily treatment with ADRβ2 agonist and ADRβ1/β3 antagonists for 1 month normalizes their glucose metabolism. Growth, glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) and glucose utilization rates (GURs) were measured in control lambs, IUGR lambs and IUGR lambs treated with adrenergic receptor modifiers: clenbuterol atenolol and SR59230A (IUGR-AR). In IUGR lambs, islet insulin content and GSIS were less than in controls; however, insulin sensitivity and whole-bodyGUR were not different from controls.Of importance, ADRβ2 stimulation with β1/β3 inhibition increases both insulin sensitivity and whole-body glucose utilization in IUGR lambs. In IUGR and IUGR-AR lambs, hindlimb GURs were greater but fractional glucose oxidation rates and ex vivo skeletal muscle glucose oxidation rates were lower than controls. Glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) was lower in IUGR and IUGR-AR skeletal muscle than in controls but GLUT1 was greater in IUGR-AR. ADRβ2, insulin receptor, glycogen content and citrate synthase activity were similar among groups. In IUGR and IUGR-AR lambs heart rates were greater, which was independent of cardiac ADRβ1 activation. We conclude that targeted ADRβ2 stimulation improved whole-body insulin sensitivity but minimally affected defects in GSIS and skeletal muscle glucose oxidation. We show that risk factors for developing diabetes are independent of postnatal catch-up growth in IUGR lambs as early as 1 month of age and are inherent to the islets and myocytes

Utilización de efluentes hidropónicos como alternativa de fertilizante en el cultivo de pimiento (capsicum annuum).

El proyecto surge visando la necesidad de destinar los efluentes hidropónicos en una actividad rentable, teniendo como foco la optimización de los recursos, debido a que existe una enorme cantidad de efluente con nutrientes diluidos en el mismo que es descartado en este sistema (sistema hidropónico) al final de cada ciclo de producción, sin embargo todo esto se debe a que no se cuenta con estudios que comprueben la eficiencia de este efluente como alternativa para otros cultivos cuya utilización sería más simples y rápida. El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar la eficiencia del efluente hidropónico sobre la producción de locote. Se utilizaron dos medios de suministro del efluente, vía foliar y radicular en diferentes concentraciones (50% y 100%) y un testigo, que sería sin aplicación de efluentes para realizar la posterior comparación de medias entre la producción convencional y la producción con utilización de efluentes; hecho en campo con 5 tratamientos y 4 repeticiones en diseño completamente al azar; donde los resultados fueron no significativos cuando comparadas las variables evaluadas (rendimiento y altura de planta) con el testigo, sin embargo, los resultados fueron altamente significativos cuando comparados las formas de aplicación del efluente; donde, el suministro vía radicular resulto ser más efectivo que el foliarFil: Alvarenga Rios, Jhony Anderson. Universidad Nacional del Este (Paraguay)Fil: Ramirez Monzón, Daisy Leticia. Universidad Nacional del Este (Paraguay

Constitucionalismo multinível e controle de convencionalidade = Multilevel constitutionalism and conventionality control

Disponível também na Revista dos Tribunais: RT, São Paulo, v. 111, n. 1039, p. 103-126, maio 2022. Nesta publicação não consta o nome do autor Anderson Ricardo Fogaça