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Border parasites: schistosomiasis control among Uganda's fisherfolk
Copyright @ 2012 Taylor & Francis. This article has been made publically available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.It is recognized that the control of schistosomisais in Uganda requires a focus on
fisherfolk. Large numbers suffer from this water-borne parasitic disease; notably along the shores of lakes Albert and Victoria and along the River Nile. Since 2004, a policy has been adopted of providing drugs, free of charge, to all those at risk. The strategy has been reported to be successful, but closer investigation reveals serious problems. This paper draws upon long-term research undertaken at three locations in northwestern and southeastern Uganda. It highlights consequences of not engaging with the day to day realities of fisherfolk
livelihoods; attributable, in part, to the fact that so many fisherfolk live and work in places located at the country’s international borders, and to a related
tendency to treat them as "feckless" and "ungovernable". Endeavours to roll out
treatment end up being haphazard, erratic and location-specific. In some places,
concerted efforts have been made to treat fisherfolk; but there is no effective
monitoring, and it is difficult to gauge what proportion have actually swallowed
the tablets. In other places, fisherfolk are, in practice, largely ignored, or are
actively harassed in ways that make treatment almost impossible. At all sites, the current reliance upon resident "community" drug distributors or staff based at static clinics and schools was found to be flawed.The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, Imperial College, under the auspices of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Individualised learning approach (the three ‘p’s) for a small to medium enterprise through work based learning
An ongoing challenge for education and training providers is to ensure learners can achieve maximum learning and recognition for their vocational education pathways. The strategy and case to be presented could best be described as the 3 ‘p’s approach to the provision of vocational education and training, that is:
I. How we support people in their education and training
II. What processes we use to provide education and training?
III. The place where the learning opportunities are provided.
The aim of this paper is to share an educational and training strategy that has been successfully implemented in an Australian enterprise. The strategy provided education and training for the members of the enterprise in a multidisciplinary manner from a certificate through to a degree outcome, entirely through work-based learning (WBL) pedagogy.
The research was conducted with six candidates (employees of the enterprise) through their educational journey applying a range of WBL activities including projects and initiatives to improve processes and performances in the workplace. Each candidate's program involved designing the learning component following an initial phase of review of their previous learning’s and qualifications with a learning advisor. This process was deemed as 'the learning review'. The other component of this phase was to develop a learning plan to encapsulate an area of study or disciplinary process that would be relevant to the individual candidate. This process was deemed as 'the learning journey plan'.
The second phase was for each candidate to prepare and undertake a problem based/research led learning activity through one or more workplace project/s with the support of the employer.
The final phase involved a structured review and development of a final project report to outline the outcomes and learning’s achieved through the work based projects.
The research undertaken included post-program interviews with the six candidates and the General Manager and provided an example of a relatable model for all workplaces as well as education and training provider
Work-based learning: a learning strategy in support of the Australian Qualifications Framework
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which work-based learning could potentially improve education and training pathways in Australia.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews education and training provision in Australia through a contextualisation of the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) with work-based learning pedagogy to determine the extent to which it might contribute to improved outcomes for learners. Findings – People seeking to advance their career aspirations can consider the application of work-based learning to support lifelong learning pathways through the AQF.
Research limitations/implications – There is a need for further longitudinal studies on the outcomes of work-based learning for organisations, individual learners and education and training institutions. Practical implications – The application of effective WBL approaches has the potential to create a much larger flow of learners from experiential and vocational backgrounds into undergraduate programmes and onto higher education programmes using a consistent and effective pedagogy.
Social implications – By actively considering the opportunities for learning at work and through work learners, educators and business managers may recognise that there would be more demand for work-based learning.
Originality/value – This paper represents an initial action research study which examines the role WBL can provide for life-long learning
Postcard: Hall Lithographing Company, Topeka, Kansas
This black and white printed postcard depicts a receipt for payment to The Hall Lithographing Co. An orange printed diamond is in the center of the card with HALL printed in the center of the diamond. Printed text is on the front of the card with handwriting completing the form. Handwriting is on the back of the card.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_postcards/1720/thumbnail.jp
SAW based systems for mobile communications satellites
Modern mobile communications satellites, such as INMARSAT 3, EMS, and ARTEMIS, use advanced onboard processing to make efficient use of the available L-band spectrum. In all of these cases, high performance surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are used. SAW filters can provide high selectivity (100-200 kHz transition widths), combined with flat amplitude and linear phase characteristics; their simple construction and radiation hardness also makes them especially suitable for space applications. An overview of the architectures used in the above systems, describing the technologies employed, and the use of bandwidth switchable SAW filtering (BSSF) is given. The tradeoffs to be considered when specifying a SAW based system are analyzed, using both theoretical and experimental data. Empirical rules for estimating SAW filter performance are given. Achievable performance is illustrated using data from the INMARSAT 3 engineering model (EM) processors
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Hot DQ White Dwarfs: Something Different
We present a detailed analysis of all the known Hot DQ white dwarfs in the
Fourth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) recently found to
have carbon dominated atmospheres. Our spectroscopic and photometric analysis
reveals that these objects all have effective temperatures between ~18,000 and
24,000 K. The surface composition is found to be completely dominated by
carbon, as revealed by the absence of Hbeta and HeI 4471 lines (or
determination of trace amount in a few cases). We find that the surface gravity
of all objects but one seems to be ''normal'' and around log g = 8.0 while one
is likely near log g = 9.0. The presence of a weak magnetic field is directly
detected by spectropolarimetry in one object and is suspected in two others. We
propose that these strange stars could be cooled down versions of the weird
PG1159 star H1504+65 and form a new family of hydrogen and helium deficient
objects following the post-AGB phase. Finally, we present the results of full
nonadiabatic calculations dedicated specifically to each of the Hot DQ that
show that only SDSS J142625.70+575218.4 is expected to exhibit luminosity
variations. This result is in excellent agreement with recent observations by
Montgomery et al. who find that J142625.70+575218.4 is the only pulsator among
6 Hot DQ white dwarfs surveyed in February 2008.Comment: 33 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Ap
Relativistic fine structure oscillator strengths for Li-like ions: C IV - Si XII, S XIV, Ar XVI, Ca XVIII, Ti XX, Cr XXII, and Ni XXVI
Ab initio calculations including relativistic effects employing the
Breit-Pauli R-matrix (BPRM) method are reported for fine structure energy
levels and oscillator strengths upto n = 10 and 0.leq. l .leq.9 for 15 Li-like
ions: C IV, N V, O VI, F VII, Ne VIII, Na IX, Mg X, Al XI, Si XII, S XIV, Ar
XVI, Ca XIII, Ti XX, Cr XXII, and Ni XXVI. About one hundred bound fine
structure energy levels of total angular momenta, 1/2 .leq. J .leq. 17/2 of
even and odd parities, total orbital angular momentum, 0 .leq L .leq. 9 and
spin multiplicity (2S+1) = 2, 4 are considered for each ion. The levels provide
almost 900 dipole allowed and intercombination bound-bound transitions. The
BPRM method enables consideration of large set of transitions with uniform
accuracy compared to the best available theoretical methods. The CC
eigenfunction expansion for each ion includes the lowest 17 fine structure
energy levels of the core configurations 1s^2, 1s2s, 1s2p, 1s3s, 1s3p, and
1s3d. The calculated energies of the ions agree with the measured values to
within 1% for most levels. The transition probabilities show good agreement
with the best available calculated values. The results provide the largest sets
of energy levels and transition rates for the ions and are expected to be
useful in the analysis of X-ray and EUV spectra from astrophysical sources.Comment: 16 pgs., to appear in Astronomy and Astrophysic
The normal ranges of cardiovascular parameters measured using the ultrasonic cardiac output monitor
The ultrasonic cardiac output monitor (USCOM) is a noninvasive transcutaneous continuous wave Doppler method for assessing hemodynamics. There are no published reference ranges for normal values in adults (aged 18– 60 years) for this device. This study aimed to (1) measure cardiovascular indices using USCOM in healthy adults aged 18–60 years; (2) combine these data with those for healthy children (aged 0–12), adolescents (aged 12–18), and the elderly (aged over 60) from our previously published studies in order to present normal ranges for all ages, and (3) establish normal ranges of USCOM-derived variables according to both weight and age. This was a population- based cross-sectional observational study of healthy Chinese subjects aged 0.5–89 years in Hong Kong. USCOM scans were performed on all subjects, to produce measurements including stroke volume, cardiac output, and systemic vascular resistance. Data from previously published studies (children, adolescents, and the elderly) were included. Normal ranges were defined as lying between the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles. A total of 2218 subjects were studied (mean age = 16.4, range = 0.5–89; 52% male). From previous studies, 1197 children (aged 0–12, 55% male), 590 adolescents (aged 12–18, 49% male), and 77 elderly (aged 60–89, 55% male) were included. New data were collected from 354 adults aged 18–60 (47% male). Normal ranges are presented according to age and weight. We present comprehensive normal ranges for hemodynamic parameters obtained with USCOM in healthy subjects of all ages from infancy to the elderly
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