Young British Women and Wine: Preloading is Safe Drinking

Purpose –This paper forms part of a larger PhD study at the University of Wales InstituteCardiff, entitled Alcohol Related Attitudes, Cultures and Behaviours in Young Adults;Challenging Perceived Wisdoms. The purpose of this work-in-progress paper is to investigatethe reasoning behind pre-loading with wine amongst young UK females between the ages of 18 and 30. Design/methodology/ approach –Two groups of young female adult alcohol consumers wereidentified. The participants in group one were aged between 18 and 30 and were either studying at degree level or had completed a degree; the participants in group two were aged between 18 and 30 and had never studied or completed at degree level. 650 questionnaireswere completed, 325 in each sample group. Follow up focus groups will be carried out withrepresentatives from each group. Findings –The results suggest that pre-loading is not always an issue related to safeconsumption habits, instead it may relate to the issue of personal safety and security. Furthermore, there are distinct differences of gender when the consumption of wine isconsidered within pre-loading and the public consumption arena. Practical Implications – More, accurate information should be available if personal safetyand security of consumers is to be increased within the public consumption arena. The perception that personal safety and security is more important than heavy wine-consumptionmay be leading to harmful behaviour on the part of young UK females.Originality value –This paper produces new insights into current wine drinking behavioursin differing groups of young UK female adults aged between 18 and 30. Specifically it compares behavioural norms between graduate and non-graduate populations

A Good Night Out: An Investigation into Alcohol Related Consumption and Behaviour Cultures in Young Adults

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate drinking patterns; attitudes towards alcohol consumption and alcohol related behaviours amongst differing groups of young adults. A further aim is to investigate whether the drinking behaviours of undergraduate populations can be considered to be representative of young adult behaviours in general. Design/methodology/ approach – Four groups of young adult alcohol consumers were identified. The participants in the first two groups were aged between 18 and 23, one group being undergraduates and the second non-graduates in work. Participants in the second two groups were aged between 24 and 29, one group comprising graduates in work, the second non-graduates in work. 120 questionnaires were completed; thirty in each sample group, with an even gender distribution. Follow up one-to-one interviews were carried out with representatives from each group. Findings – Although a small study it is evident that whilst there are some similarities in behaviours between the differing sample groups significant differences in alcohol related behaviours dominate. Practical Implications – The results suggest that utilising the results of research carried out amongst student populations to inform government policies with regard to the behaviour of young adults in general is unlikely to be successful in changing drinking behaviours. Originality value – This paper produces new insights into current drinking cultures and attitudes towards drinking in differing groups of young adults. Specifically it compares behavioural norms between graduate and non-graduate populations challenging much current research which is based upon student samples as being representative of the young adult population as a whole

SIMULATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A MULTIPLE EXCHANGE MECHANISM MARKET

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Star Formation in the Circumnuclear Environment of NGC1068

We present near-infrared emission line images of the circumnuclear ring in NGC1068. We have measured the Br_gamma fluxes in a number of star forming complexes and derived extinctions for each of these by comparison with H_alpha. We investigate the star forming histories of these regions and find that a short burst of star formation occured co-evally throughout the ring within the last 30-40 Myr, and perhaps as recently as 4-7 Myr ago. The 1-0 S(1) flux and S(1)/Br_gamma ratios indicate that as well as fluorescence, shock excited H_2 emission contributes to the total flux. There is excess H_2 flux to the North-West where the ionisation cone crosses the ring, and we have shown it is possible that the non-stellar continuum from the Seyfert nucleus which produces the high excitation lines could also be causing fluorescence at the edges of molecular clouds in the ring. The nuclear 1-0 S(1) is more extended than previously realised but only along the bar's major axis, and we consider mechanisms for its excitation.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX (mn.sty & psfig.sty). Accepted for publication in MNRA

AN ANALYSIS OF THE YIELD-PRICE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIALTY CROPS

Specialty crops have been cited as means to diversify crop portfolios on the prairies. Lentils, a specialty crop, have high variability in yields and prices but are relatively uncorrelated with the yields and prices of other traditional Saskatchewan crops. In addition, yields and prices of lentils may be negatively correlated. These attributes have important but offsetting effects in crop portfolio selection. The objective of this article is to assess the relative profitability and riskiness of wheat and lentil rotations for a representative Saskatchewan farm and to select appropriate farmers who should consider production of lentils. The cumulative density function of net returns are simulated for both rotations assuming stochastic prices and yields. Stochastic dominance with respect to a function is used to identify the corresponding appropriate profile of agricultural producers for each crop rotation. The results indicate that lentils should be considered by a number of, but not all, Saskatchewan farmers.Crop Production/Industries, Risk and Uncertainty,

Paramedic and student midwives' experiences of interprofessional learning

The World Health Organisation (WHO, 2010) recognises that interprofessional learning (IPL) in education institutes is an innovative strategy in mitigating the health workforce crisis and improving patient outcomes. Almost 50 years of evidence has enabled the WHO and its partners to conclude that IPL is a part of education that will shape an effective and collaborative workforce, which will ultimately support local health needs. Furthermore Barr, Helme and D'Avray (2014) highlighted that IPL should be embedded across university programmes, in order to maximise the learning experiences of healthcare students

BIMA N2H+ 1-0 mapping observations of L183 -- fragmentation and spin-up in a collapsing, magnetized, rotating, pre-stellar core

We have used the Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Array (BIMA) to make deep N2H+ 1-0 maps of the pre-stellar core L183, in order to study the spatial and kinematic substructure within the densest part of the core. Three spatially and kinematically distinct clumps are detected, which we label L183-N1, L183-N2 and L183-N3. L183-N2 is approximately coincident with the submillimetre dust peak and lies at the systemic velocity of L183. Thus we conclude that L183-N2 is the central dense core of L183. L183-N1 and 3 are newly-discovered fragments of L183, which are marked by velocity gradients that are parallel to, but far stronger than, the velocity gradient of L183 as a whole, as detected in previous single-dish data. Furthermore, the ratio of the large-scale and small-scale velocity gradients, and the ratio of their respective size-scales, are consistent with the conservation of angular momentum for a rotating, collapsing core undergoing spin-up. The inferred axis of rotation is parallel to the magnetic field direction, which is offset from its long axis, as we have seen in other pre-stellar cores. Therefore, we propose that we have detected a fragmenting, collapsing, filamentary, pre-stellar core, rotating about its B-field, which is spinning up as it collapses. It will presumably go on to form a multiple protostellar system.Comment: 7 figures, 1 table, 21 pages, accepted for publication in Ap

Neural Correlates Underlying the Interactions Between Anxiety and Cannabis Use in Predicting Motor Response Inhibition

The ability to effectively withhold an inappropriate response is a critical feature of cognitive control. Prior research indicates alterations in neural processes required for motor response inhibition in anxious individuals, including those with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and those who engage in regular cannabis use. However, thus far most research has examined how anxiety-related symptoms and cannabis use influence response inhibition in isolation of one another. The current study examined the interactions between anxious symptomology and recent cannabis use in a sample that recently experienced a traumatic event using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during the completion of a Stop-Signal task. We identified an underlying component reflective of anxious symptomology and PTSD, and examined how this factor interacted with recent cannabis use to predict behavioral performance and neural activity during completion of this task. We found no evidence for impaired behavioral performance, or alterations in underlying brain regions between those who did and did not recently engage in cannabis use, across levels of anxiety and PTSD, or interactions between these variables. These results are discussed in relation to the current literature surrounding the relationship between motor response inhibition, anxiety, cannabis use, and PTSD