Right to Food Cities: the Role of Local Governments in the Fight against Hunger

The state-centric nature of international law has been recognized as a severe barrier to the realization of human rights since the outset and remains a concern today across the globe. However, the dominant space the state has historically occupied within the field as duty-bearer, deemed almost exclusively responsible for citizens’ enjoyment of rights, faces a small yet by no means insignificant challenge in the form of human rights cities. While there is a rich literature surrounding municipalities whose local governments embrace non-discrimination, participatory democracy and other human rights principles, a distinct, yet equally fascinating development is the trend in cities who have committed to the furtherance of a singular right. One such phenomenon which has yet to receive significant attention within the academy is the rise in right to food cities in the UK, referring to those which have joined the campaign for domestic recognition of the right. In light of the UK government’s deep-seated resistance to the right, this article explores the advent of right to food cities/municipalities and their potential as an alternative means of targeting hunger and food insecurity within the state. While it is recognized that each individual initiative may only have a localized impact, it is argued that their collective force should not be dismissed at this early stage—their calls for change are only likely to increase in fervour as the effects of the cost-of-living crisis upon the population worsen

Area Postrema

This report contains a gene expression summary of the area postrema (AP), derived from the "Allen Brain Atlas":http://www.brain-map.org/welcome.do;jsessionid=EDE40ADC940845D169DE378ADC9B71BD (ABA) in-situ hybridization (ISH) mouse data set. The structure’s location and morphological characteristics in the mouse brain are described using the Nissl data found in the "Allen Reference Atlas":http://www.brain-map.org/mouse/atlas/coronal/legend.html. Using an established algorithm, the expression values of the AP were compared to the values of the macro/parent-structure, in this case the medulla, for the purpose of extracting regionally specific gene expression data. The highest ranking ratios were then manually curated and verified. The 50 Select Genes were compiled for expression characterization. The experimental data for each gene may be accessed via the links provided; complementary sagittal data may also be accessed using the "ABA":http://www.brain-map.org/welcome.do. Correlation between gene expression in the AP and the rest of the brain, across all genes in the coronal dataset (~4300 genes), were derived computationally and are presented below. A gene ontology table (derived from DAVID Bioinformatics Resources 2007) is also included, highlighting possible functions of these 50 Select Genes. 
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P2_5 Bouncing Back

This paper aims to calculate the probability of a person being reflected back from a cliffs edge whilst try to run off of it. This is by treating the cliff as a negative potential step, and the person as a point of mass. The probability of reflection is found to be = which although extremely small, is non-zero. The paper also discusses the limits of the model presented when considering decoherence

P2_3 Tennis Ball Tunnelling

This paper aims to calculate the probability of a tennis ball quantum tunnelling through a tennis racket. This is done by treating the tennis ball as a single particle, and making the potential barrier equal to the energy required to break the strings classically. The probability of tunnelling through a racket is found to be 3.6exp(-2.9x10^31). This very low probability matched with what would be expected. The paper also briefly discusses the problem of decoherence when applying quantum mechanics to macroscopic systems

P2_7 Not So Incy Wincy

This paper takes the abilities of spider silk to the extreme by examining how thick a single strand would have to be in order to stop a commercial airliner mid-flight. We found that a 50m long strand with a diameter of 12.57cm would be able to bring the aircraft to rest without exceeding the limit of elasticity

P2_10 Laser Powered Elevator

 The aim of this paper is to analyse how powerful a laser would have to be in order to lift a standard passenger elevator. The lifting force in this case is provided by the radiation pressure alone. We found that the laser beam would need a power of 3.8×1012 W to provide sufficient lifting force to accelerate the elevator car upwards at a rate of 1.7ms-2.Â

P2_9 The animals float two by two, hurrarh!

Genesis, 6:13 – 22, God commands Noah to build an ark, and to do so God provides exact dimensions. Ultimately the ark will home at least two of all the Earth’s animals. Using Archimedes principle we conclude that the ark will be of sufficient buoyancy to withstand a mass of 50.54x106kg and therefore can safely support the mass of the animals

P2_8 It's the wrong trousers Gromit! Part 2

Following on from a previous paper by Raymer et al. (2013) this paper considers whether the magnetic field generator in the boots of the ex-NASA Techno Trousers would work. It is found that the field generated needs to be 0.37T. A flat, cylindrical electromagnet with an iron core would be able to produce a field of this magnitude and hence the trousers would work