Communities of knowledge and knowledge of communities: An appreciative inquiry into rural wellbeing

This article offers a retrospective examination of the use of appreciative inquiry (AI) in a study on rural wellbeing. It provides a reflection on the rationale for choosing AI as a suitable methodology, critiques the application of AI in rural settings and considers its suitability for this inquiry into individual and community wellbeing. The article also considers the value of AI as a participatory research approach for community-university partnerships. A review of the literature on AI is distilled to examine the limitations as well as the utility of AI. Through an effective use of AI, communities of knowledge can be fostered and the knowledge of communities can be valued and harvested to enhance the wellbeing of rural communities.Keywords: appreciative inquiry, wellbeing, rural community, community-university partnership

Chronic cholecystitis: a review of the subject with a follow-up of 247 cases treated by operation

The subject of chronic cholecystitis will be dealt with in two parts:PART I. A series of 247 consecutive cases operated on for chronic cholecystitis, with or without stones, has been analysed. These cases are viewed from various angles, and in particular an attempt is made to correlate the findings at operation with etiological factors observed, symptoms and radiological findings.These cases will be dealt with under the following headings:- Sex incidence • age incidence • Age and sex incidence • Pathological findings at operation • Etiology • Symptomatology • Radiological findings • Operative mortality • SummaryPART II. This consists of a follow -up of patients after operation. All the 247 cases were operated on from one to ten years previously, and an attempt was made to get into touch with each of these cases. This was successful in 162 cases.An attempt is made in these cases to assess the degree of success which has followed operation. In particular an attempt is made to show which types of case were most benefitted by operation by correlating the operation results with the findings at operation.These cases will be dealt with under the following headings:- Method of follow-up • Classification of results • Object of follow-up • Results in chronic cholecystitis with or without stones • Results in different groups (1) Multiple mixed stones (2) Single cholesterol stones (3.) Single cholesterol plus multiple mixed stones (4) Pigment stones (5) Stoneless gall- bladder (6) Cholesterosis • Symptoms which persist after operation • Summary

Development of methodologies and procedures for identifying STS users and uses

A study was conducted to identify new uses and users of the new Space Transporation System (STS) within the domestic government sector. The study develops a series of analytical techniques and well-defined functions structured as an integrated planning process to assure efficient and meaningful use of the STS. The purpose of the study is to provide NASA with the following functions: (1) to realize efficient and economic use of the STS and other NASA capabilities, (2) to identify new users and uses of the STS, (3) to contribute to organized planning activities for both current and future programs, and (4) to air in analyzing uses of NASA's overall capabilities

Memory and death: an analysis of Christian Boltanski’s art

The current interpretation of Christian Boltanski’s artwork understands it as a metaphor for the Holocaust. Writers who pursue this interpretation conclude that the main drivers of meaning behind his work are found in the identity of the subjects, seen as Jewish Holocaust victims, and Boltanski’s own Jewish background. But these interpretations neglect to take into account that Boltanski’s work openly invites a collaboration with each viewer to resuscitate forgotten childhood memories and seeks to inspire personal reflection on the lost past and existential death. Building on the main themes in Boltanski’s art, this thesis asks who determines meaning in Boltanski’s art and on what basis. An in-depth textual study of the existing literature surrounding Boltanski’s work, close visual analysis of his and other artists’ works, and the application of relevant theoretical concepts come together to contribute significant new and previously underdeveloped ideas in the discourse surrounding Boltanski’s art. This thesis argues that Boltanski deliberately employs various cognitive strategies and visual devices to entice the viewer into an empathic engagement with his works. They are found in the recognisable yet ambiguous images and artefacts that represent generic, everyday, shared memories that were seemingly pulled from an unknowable yet real person in the past who is now forgotten or dead. Since the subject cannot be identified, the viewer internalises the familiar images and determines the meaning of Boltanski’s work based on similar yet personal memories from his or her own past. On this basis, it is argued that Boltanski’s artwork readily absorb polysemic interpretations because meaning is determined by the recuperated memories retrieved from each viewer’s own background and past experiences

A survey of the impact of owning a service dog on quality of life for individuals with physical and hearing disability: a pilot study

Background Quality of life refers to a person’s experienced standard of health, comfort and happiness and is typically measured using subjective self-report scales. Despite increasing scientific interest in the value of dogs to human health and the growing demand for trained service dogs, to date no research has reported how service dogs may affect client perceptions of quality of life. Method We compared quality of life scores on the 16 item Flanagan quality of life scale from individuals who owned a trained service dog with those who were eligible to receive a dog, but did not yet have one (waiting list control). Data were analysed separately from two groups; those with a service dog trained for individuals with physical disabilities (with physical service dog: n = 72; waiting for a service dog: n = 24; recruited from Dogs for Good database) and those with a hearing service dog (with hearing service dog = 111; waiting for a service dog = 30; recruited from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People database). Results When controlling for age and gender individuals scored higher on total quality of life scores if they owned a service dog or a hearing service dog, but this was only statistically significant for those with a service dog. Both groups (physical service dog and hearing service dog) scored significantly higher on items relating to health, working, learning and independence if they owned a service dog, in comparison to those on the waiting list. Those with a physical service dog also scored significantly higher on items relating to recreational activities (including items relating to reading/listening to music, socialising, creative expression), and those involving social interactions (including items relating to participating in organisations, socialising, relationship with relatives). Additionally, those with a physical service dog scored higher on understanding yourself and material comforts than those on the waiting list control. In contrast, those with a hearing service dog appeared to receive fewer benefits on items relating to social activities. Conclusions Owning a service dog can bring significant specific and potentially general benefits to the quality of life of individuals with physical disabilities and hearing impairments. These benefits may have considerable implications for individuals with disabilities, society and the economy by promoting independence, learning and working abilities

The Grizzly, April 23, 1982

Recurring Thefts Plague New Men\u27s Dorm • Final Forum Discusses Use of Photography in Space • Too Much Grass on Campus? • Letters to the Editor • Congress Puts Hold on Financial Aid Cuts • Reagan\u27s Change of Style • Vanities Well Received by Community • Hooters Reggae Keeps UC Jumping • UC Baseball Splits With Widener • Men\u27s Tennis Top Widener • Bear Blades Finish Season Strong • Women\u27s Tennis Head to MACs • Women\u27s Track Club Earns First Place • Temple Dumps Women\u27s Lacrosse • Men\u27s Lacrosse is on Trackhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1079/thumbnail.jp

The nature of circulating CD27+CD43+ B cells

Letter to the Editor.-- et al.M.C. van Zelm is supported by fellowships from the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR-Fellowship) and the Erasmus MC, and by Veni grant 916.110.90 from ZonMW/NWO.Peer Reviewe

Tamoxifen for prevention of breast cancer: extended long-term follow-up of the IBIS-I breast cancer prevention trial

© Cuzick et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(14)71171-

African Linguistics in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Nordic Countries

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