The built environment, Hamilton City Council policies and child driveway safety: a balancing act

Driveway run-overs continue to bring tragedy to New Zealand families at a higher rate than any other Western nation. Meanwhile, little progress appears to have been made in regard to the recommendations of previous research. This project investigates whether recommendations in regard to one key factor in driveway run-overs, the built environment, are reflected in current local body policies and regulations. The research evaluates Hamilton City Council policies affecting the renovation and/or erection of domestic residences with a view to determining whether they are consistent with existing knowledge and best practice initiatives designed to minimise accidental injuries to children on driveways. The project compares the findings of a review of the existing literature on child safety best practice for the built environment and urban design of driveways, with a review of Hamilton City Council policies and guidelines relating to the built environment of residential properties and adjacent roads (the Operative District Plan, Ten Year Plan, Urban Growth Strategy, Vista, and more), along with relevant central government policy. These findings are triangulated with data from interviews with four expert informants – one child safety expert and three Hamilton City Council employees involved in planning, policy and transport – who provide insights into the translation of policies into practice

Phosphofructokinase determination

Phosphofructokinase determinatio

An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe

Between 1846 and 1873, California’s Indian population plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000. In his talk, Benjamin Madley will describe precursors to the genocide before explaining how the Gold Rush stirred vigilante violence. He will then narrate the rise of a state-sanctioned killing machine and the broad societal, judicial, and political support for genocide. Besides evaluating government officials’ culpability, Madley will consider why the slaughter constituted genocide and how other possible genocides within and beyond the Americas might be investigated using the methods presented in this groundbreaking book. Born in Redding, California, Benjamin Madley is a historian of Native America, the United States, and genocide in world history. He earned a B.A. at Yale University, an M.St. at Oxford University, and a Ph.D. at Yale. He then served as an Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral fellow at Darmouth College before joining the faculty at UCLA where he is now Associated Professor of History and Interim Chair of American Indian Studies. Ben has authored a dozen journal articles and book chapters. An American Genocide is his first book. It recently won the 2016 Heyday Books History Award

Las vías de acceso y su repercusión en el desarrollo turístico en la Ciudad de Ayacucho, 2017

El propósito de esta investigación se dirige a determinar la relación entre la Las Vías de Acceso y su Repercusión en el Desarrollo Turístico en la Ciudad de Ayacucho, 2017. La investigación es de carácter cuantitativo, describe a las rutas de acceso en el desarrollo turístico en la ciudad de Ayacucho en el año 2017. El nivel de investigación es aplicado, de tipo explicativo porque mide las dos variables en un solo momento. La población estuvo conformada por 30 turistas. Para la selección de la muestra se aplicó el muestreo probabilístico, diseño aleatorio. Se usó la técnica de la encuesta y el instrumento fue el cuestionario. Para cada variable que fueron sometido a validación y confiabilidad a través del juicio de expertos y prueba piloto respectivamente. Respecto al primer estudio, en relación a las variables sus resultados fueron significativas. Determinando la relación significativa entre las variables de estudioThe purpose of this research is aimed at determining the relationship between the Access Roads and their Repercussion on Tourism Development in the City of Ayacucho, 2017. The research is quantitative in nature, it describes the access routes in tourism development in the city of Ayacucho in 2017. The level of research is applied, explanatory because it measures the two variables in a single moment. The population consisted of 30 tourists. For the selection of the sample, the probability sampling, random design, was applied. The survey technique was used and the instrument was the questionnaire. For each variable that were subjected to validation and reliability through expert judgment and pilot test respectively. Regarding the first study, in relation to the variables its results were significant. Determining the significant relationship between the study variable

Complete Issue 45(4)

Complete digitized issue (volume 45, issue 4, May 1963) of The Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho

Childhood trauma and cognitive biases associated with psychosis:A systematic review and meta-analysis

Childhood trauma is associated with an increased risk of psychosis, but the mechanisms that mediate this relationship are unknown. Exposure to trauma has been hypothesised to lead to cognitive biases that might have causal effects on psychotic symptoms. The literature on whether childhood trauma is associated with psychosis-related cognitive biases has not been comprehensively reviewed. A systematic review and meta-analysis or narrative synthesis of studies examining the association between childhood trauma and the following biases: external locus of control (LOC), external attribution, probabilistic reasoning, source monitoring, top-down processing, and bias against disconfirmatory evidence. Studies were assessed for quality, and sources of heterogeneity were explored. We included 25 studies from 3,465 studies identified. Individuals exposed to childhood trauma reported a more external LOC (14 studies: SMD Median = 0.40, Interquartile range 0.07 to 0.52), consistent with a narrative synthesis of 11 other studies of LOC. There was substantial heterogeneity in the meta-analysis (I2 = 93%) not explained by study characteristics examined. Narrative syntheses for other biases showed weaker, or no evidence of association with trauma. The quality of included studies was generally low. Our review provides some evidence of an association between childhood trauma and a more external LOC, but not with the other biases examined. The low quality and paucity of studies for most of the cognitive biases examined highlights the need for more rigorous studies to determine which biases occur after trauma, and whether they mediate an effect of childhood trauma on psychosis