Scotland and alternatives to neoliberalism

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Garden gateway to Canada : one hundred years of Windsor and Essex County, 1854-1954

Acknowledgements. Foreword. 1. A general survey. 2. Midstream of the century--the eighteen fifties. 3. The decade that gave birth to the Dominion of Canada--the eighteen sixties. 4. National, political, and economic adjustments of the eighteen seventies. 5. The rewards of years of endeavour--the eighteen eighties. 6. The end of the Victorian epoch--the eighteen nineties. 7. Embarking on the new era of industrialism--the nineteen hundreds. 8. Sixty odd years of progress. 9. The conflicts of nationalism and industrialism precipitate World War I--nineteen-ten to nineteen-nineteen. 10. The crest of prosperity--the nineteen twenties. 11. Depression .. war .. recovery--the nineteen thirties and later. Index.https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/swoda-windsor-region/1119/thumbnail.jp

William Wallace in Scottish Literature

The life of William Wallace has been one of the great themes of Scottish Literature since the Middle Ages. No pretence is made of offering a comprehensive catalogue of works on him which would be both boring and incomplete. Instead, it is proposed to examine and compare how different writers at different times have developed and contributed to the theme. The relationship between Literature and History is like a difficult marriage: the two cannot agree, yet they cannot live apart. In earlier society there was no distinction between Literature and History: the bard was the singer and the chronicler, he wrote, or recited rather, with an immediate and practical purpose, the glorification of his patron and his family. The skills were those of rhetoric, versification, imagery, declamation and memory. Today the purposes of the literary writer and the historiographer are totally different

Burns at Brow

I wish this evening to discuss with you a period of about fifteen days towards the end of the life of Robert Burns. It is of course too late a period to have influenced his writing, and probably for this reason little is written about it, but I find the period to be helpful in developing my personal view of Burns the man. The talk then will be partly a factual account of the days, how he came to be at Brow and what happened on his return; and part speculation

The Reformation in Scotland: A Rejoinder

I enclose a corrected copy of my talk on the Reformation. I haveamended it in accordance with Dr. Gwynne Jones' helpful comments, forwhich I am very grateful. I have also read again your paper on theReformation

The Reformation in Scotland

There are two conflicting stero types of the Scotsman: the fierceclansman, kilted and loyal to his chief perpetuated by the story of BonniePrince Charlie and the Scottish Regiments; and the other stereotype, the dourhard working Scot thrifty and religious: proper, prudent, practical andPresbyterian. The stereotypes are difficult to reconcile. Like all stereotypesthey have limited application in reality yet they are not without justification. Ihave known brothers who have fitted the two images and sometimes theyconflict in the one person. The explanation of these two images lies partly inthe great shift in the ideas, attitudes and behaviour of Scots that goes under thename of the Scottish Reformation and that did so much to mould the characterof modem Scottish history:'It transformed the lowland Scot from a fierce feudal vassal, ignorant ofall save sword and plough, into the best educated peasant in Europe,often plunged into solitary meditation and as often roused to furiousargument on points of logic and theology which few Englishmen had themental gifts or training to understand. Times and the Church havechanged, but the intellectual and moral vantage-ground won by the Scotin that hard school has not yet been lost'l

Liberating data: how libraries and librarians can help researchers with text and data mining.

With advances in computational methods and the proliferation of data sources, text and data mining offers exciting new directions for research. Neil Stewart, Jane Secker, Chris Morrison and Laurence Horton look at the role of libraries in providing support to researchers for these projects, particularly to help with rights issues and to digitise material for scholarly re-use. Librarians should be bold about the advice they give to researchers and encourage them to use the new copyright exceptions

A randomized trial of an Asthma Internet Self-management Intervention (RAISIN): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

<b>Background</b><p></p> The financial costs associated with asthma care continue to increase while care remains suboptimal. Promoting optimal self-management, including the use of asthma action plans, along with regular health professional review has been shown to be an effective strategy and is recommended in asthma guidelines internationally. Despite evidence of benefit, guided self-management remains underused, however the potential for online resources to promote self-management behaviors is gaining increasing recognition. The aim of this paper is to describe the protocol for a pilot evaluation of a website 'Living well with asthma' which has been developed with the aim of promoting self-management behaviors shown to improve outcomes.<p></p> <b>Methods</b><p></p> The study is a parallel randomized controlled trial, where adults with asthma are randomly assigned to either access to the website for 12 weeks, or usual asthma care for 12 weeks (followed by access to the website if desired). Individuals are included if they are over 16-years-old, have a diagnosis of asthma with an Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) score of greater than, or equal to 1, and have access to the internet. Primary outcomes for this evaluation include recruitment and retention rates, changes at 12 weeks from baseline for both ACQ and Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) scores, and quantitative data describing website usage (number of times logged on, length of time logged on, number of times individual pages looked at, and for how long). Secondary outcomes include clinical outcomes (medication use, health services use, lung function) and patient reported outcomes (including adherence, patient activation measures, and health status).<p></p> <b>Discussion</b><p></p> Piloting of complex interventions is considered best practice and will maximise the potential of any future large-scale randomized controlled trial to successfully recruit and be able to report on necessary outcomes. Here we will provide results across a range of outcomes which will provide estimates of efficacy to inform the design of a future full-scale randomized controlled trial of the 'Living well with asthma' website

The Role of Ethics in Regulatory Discourse: Can Market Failure Justify the Regulation of Casino Gaming?

I. Introduction II. Public Policy and Casino Gaming III. Market Failure: Why Does It Prompt Regulation? IV. Common Arguments Used in Support of the Regulation of Gaming ... A. Populations Affected: The Addict and the Family; Populations at Risk: Teens and the Elderly ... B. Increased Crime Rates ... C. Economic Hazards of Casino Gaming ... D. Environmental Costs of Casinos: Concern for the Environment ... E. Political Contributions and Lobbying on Behalf of the Gambling Industry V. Arguments Offered by Proponents of a Market Approach to Gaming VI. Why Aren\u27t We Arguing for the Similar Regulation of Shopping? ... A. Social Benefits of Gambling and Shopping: The Promise of Economic Prosperity ... B. Social Ills of Gambling and and Shopping: Benefits Have Their Price VII. Conclusion ... A. Ethical Dimensions of Casino Gamin