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Not entitled to talk: (mis)recognition, inequality and social activism of young Muslims
This article considers the relationship between (mis)recognition, inequality and social activism through the lens of young Muslimsâ response to their positioning as âsuspect communitiesâ. It draws on qualitative empirical research to suggest that the institutionalisation of misrecognition, including through the preventative (âPreventâ) arm of UK counter-terrorism strategy, may mobilise young Muslims to resist âsuspectâ status and make claims to the right to equal esteem. This forms part of the motivation towards social activism that mitigates the harm inflicted by misrecognition. However, the particular historical and cultural form of the institutionalisation of misrecognition, which renders âpreventing Preventâ a priority for young Muslims, may compound their status subordination. Drawing on critiques of the politics of recognition, and contextualising findings in debates on racism, anti-Muslim attitudes and societal securitisation, the article concludes that fighting misrecognition with recognition politics mis-places the role of power in subject formation and constrains young Muslimsâ political agency
A Conceptual Framework for Servitization in Industry 4.0: Distilling Directions for Future Research
Purpose:
This paper focusses on developing further the recent conceptual frameworks of competitive dynamics and business-to-business value ecosystems considering the changing environment of Industry 4.0 and the particular perspective of servitization.
Design/Methodology/Approach:
This a conceptual paper that reviews and syntheses business model concepts in relation to competitive dynamics, collaborative business ecosystems and supply chain as evolving and reshaping manufacturing and services within Industry 4.0.
Findings:
The transformation of organizations in light of Industry 4.0 has led to a reframing of business models and practices, such as stakeholder value and supply chain relationships cooperating within a highly dynamic environment. In an attempt to consider the implications that Industry 4.0 has, particularly from the service perspective, this work attempts to distil directions for future research.
Originality/Value:
Previous studies on Industry 4.0 have articulated the reasoning about the benefits of Industry 4.0, with its paradigm shift to cyber-physical systems and revised business models. The intention of this paper, is to be able to further define collaboration and value ecosystems in order to show the interdependence and integration between organisations as applied to servitization within Industry 4.0. Moreover, this paper seeks to begin to articulate how research can be conducted to determine the degree to which the change and paradigm shift has become a reality
RC J1148+0455 identification: gravitational lens or group of galaxies ?
The structure of the radio source RC B1146+052 of the ``Cold'' catalogue is
investigated by data of the MIT-GB-VLA survey at 4850 MHz. This source belongs
to the steep spectrum radio sources subsample of the RC catalogue. Its spectral
index is = -1.04. The optical image of this source obtained with 6m
telescope is analysed. The radio source center is situated in a group of 8
galaxies of about 24 in the R-filter. The possible explanations of the
complex structure of radio components are considered.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, uses psfig.sty. This was the poster as presented
on Gamow Memorial Internat. Conference GMIC'99 "Early Universe: Cosmological
Problems and Instrumental Technologies" in St.Petersburg, 23-27 Aug., 1999.
Submitted to Proceedings to be published in A&A Transaction
A methodology review on the incremental prognostic value of computed tomography biomarkers in addition to Framingham risk score in predicting cardiovascular disease: the use of association, discrimination and reclassification
This is the final version of the article. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record.BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) biomarkers claim to improve cardiovascular risk stratification. This review
focuses on significant differences in incremental measures between adequate and inadequate reporting practise.
METHODS: Studies included were those that used Framingham Risk Score as a baseline and described the
incremental value of adding calcium score or CT coronary angiogram in predicting cardiovascular risk. Searches of
MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Central were performed with no language restriction.
RESULTS: Thirty five studies consisting of 206,663 patients (men = 118,114, 55.1%) were included. The baseline
Framingham Risk Score included the 1998, 2002 and 2008 iterations. Selective reporting, inconsistent reference
groupings and thresholds were found. Twelve studies (34.3%) had major and 23 (65.7%) had minor alterations and
the respective Î AUC were significantly different (p = 0.015). When the baseline model performed well, the Î AUC
was relatively lower with the addition of a CT biomarker (Spearman coefficient = â 0.46, p < 0.0001; n = 33; 76 pairs
of data). Other factors that influenced AUC performance included exploration of data analysis, calibration, validation,
multivariable and AUC documentation (all p < 0.05). Most studies (68.7%) that reported categorical NRI (n = 16; 46
pairs of data) subjectively drew strong conclusions along with other poor reporting practices. However, no
significant difference in values of NRI was found between adequate and inadequate reporting.
CONCLUSIONS: The widespread practice of poor reporting particularly association, discrimination, reclassification,
calibration and validation undermines the claimed incremental value of CT biomarkers over the Framingham Risk
Score alone. Inadequate reporting of discrimination inflates effect estimate, however, that is not necessarily the case
for reclassification.This research was funded by the National Insitute for Health Research (NIHR)
Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South
West Peninsula (NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula)
Histopathological features of gastrointestinal mucosal biopsies in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
BACKGROUND: The association between inflammatory bowel disease and joint involvement is well established. There is a paucity of data describing histopathological features of the gut in relation to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS: We retrospectively identified 33 (21 male) children aged 3-16 y with JIA (11 with oligoarthritis, 5 with polyarthritis, 8 with systemic onset arthritis, 8 with enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA), and 1 with psoriatic arthritis) with significant gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms who underwent upper and/or lower endoscopy. The histopathological findings were reviewed in addition to presence of autoantibodies and concomitant treatment. RESULTS: The most common GI indications for endoscopy were persistent abdominal pain (14/33 (42%)) and diarrhea (10/33 (30%)). Of the 33 children, 28 (85%) had gut mucosal inflammation, mostly affecting the colon (80%). Active inflammation of the gut was found in 5 of 28 (17%) children, and 15 of 28 (53%) children showed mild nonspecific inflammation. Eight patients (27%) had predominantly an eosinophilic infiltrate. Twenty-six patients had previously received treatment for JIA. There was a negative association with the use of immunomodulators and the presence of eosinophil inflammation. CONCLUSION: The majority of children with JIA and GI symptoms have histological evidence of mild nonspecific inflammation, but some having active colitis and prominent eosinophil infiltrate
Transport behavior of holes in boron delta-doped diamond structures
Boron delta-doped diamond structures have been synthesized using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition and fabricated into FET and gated Hall bar devices for assessment of the electrical characteristics. A detailed study of variable temperature Hall, conductivity, and field-effect mobility measurements was completed. This was supported by SchrâŹdinger-Poisson and relaxation time o calculations based upon application of Fermiâs golden rule. A two carrier-type model was developed with an activation energy of 1 cm2/Vs and the bulk valence band with high mobility. This new understanding of the transport of holes in such boron delta-doped structures has shown that although Hall mobility as high as 900 cm2/Vs was measured at room temperature, this dramatically overstates the actual useful performance of the device
Internally driven large-scale changes in the size of Saturn's magnetosphere
Saturnâs magnetic field acts as an obstacle to solar wind flow, deflecting plasma around the
planet and forming a cavity known as the magnetosphere. The magnetopause defines the boundary
between the planetary and solar dominated regimes, and so is strongly influenced by the variable nature
of pressure sources both outside and within. Following from Pilkington et al. (2014), crossings of the
magnetopause are identified using 7 years of magnetic field and particle data from the Cassini spacecraft
and providing unprecedented spatial coverage of the magnetopause boundary. These observations reveal
a dynamical interaction where, in addition to the external influence of the solar wind dynamic pressure,
internal drivers, and hot plasma dynamics in particular can take almost complete control of the systemâs
dayside shape and size, essentially defying the solar wind conditions. The magnetopause can move by up to
10â15 planetary radii at constant solar wind dynamic pressure, corresponding to relatively âplasma-loadedâ
or âplasma-depletedâ states, defined in terms of the internal suprathermal plasma pressure
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