An evaluation of the use of electronic monitoring as a condition of bail in Scotland

The aims of the evaluation were to assess the implementation of EM bail in replacing custodial remands, and to conduct a cost analysis of EM bail in contrast to those given custody. The study included the collection of qualitative and quantitative data, matched comparison data and cost analysis. Interviews were conducted with 10 Steering Group members and 45 professionals (comprising the police, social work, procurators fiscal, clerks of court, judges, sheriffs, defence agents, advocates, the electronic monitoring companies and victims' agencies). Interviews with 16 bailees and 15 household members were also undertaken. Quantitative data were collected from various sources, namely: court pro formas, Reliance/Serco databases, court files, social work files, police records, Scottish Criminal Record Office and data provided by the Scottish Executive Justice Statistics Branch, the Scottish Court Service and the Scottish Prison Service. Data from 3 comparison sheriff courts also provided a range of information on accused remanded in custody or bailed with or without conditions in areas outwith the pilot sites to ascertain whether EM bail is being used as a direct alternative to custodial remand and to explore differences in final sentences for the 2 groups

Influenza delle dimensioni della densità e della concentrazione delle particelle sull'usura erosiva nel trasporto pneumatico

La concentrazione di particelle è uno dei fattori principali che influenzano la velocità di erosione delle superfici in caso di urto delle particelle, come accade per esempio nelle curve dei trasportatori pneumatici. È noto che una riduzione della velocità di erosione si verifica per alte concentrazioni di particelle, un fenomeno denominato "effetto schermo ". La causa della schermatura si crede risiedere nella maggiore probabilità di collisioni inter-particella quando la concentrazione aumenta. In questo studio sono stati indagati gli effetti della concentrazione sull’erosione di una superficie curva in acciaio utilizzando tre diversi materiali in un impianto di trasporto pneumatico. I materiali sono stati scelti in modo che due avessero la stessa densità, ma granulometria molto diversa, e allo stesso tempo due avessero granulometria molto simile ma la densità diversa. Risultati sperimentali confermano l'effetto schermante al variare della concentrazione di particelle e mostrano che la densità ha un effetto molto più significativo rispetto alla dimensione delle particelle sull’effetto di schermatura. È stato stabilito un nuovo metodo di correzione per tener conto del degradamento del materiale dovuto a passaggi multipli nella stessa linea di trasporto. Inoltre, è stato formulato un nuovo modello empirico del tasso di erosione specifico basandosi sulla definizione della resistenza all’usura. Con il modello è stato possibile trovare il tasso specifico di erosione quando la concentrazione di particelle tende a zero, e valutare il comportamento dei diversi materiali alla variazione di concentrazione delle particelle

The Grizzly, September 5, 2002

143 Students Call Richter / North Hall Home • Under Construction Again: Field House Floor to be Redone • Orientation 2002 a Success for Freshmen and OAs • Bridge Program Unique and Important at Ursinus • Y100 at Ursinus • Freshmen Give Three Thumbs Up to Their So-Called Overcrowded Rooms • Opinions: Dirty Rooms Make Move-in Extra Grungy; What\u27s it Liked to be Named Bart?; Enemy Combatant Declarations: Wrong Policy for America • Bored? Get Some Brotherly Love in Your Life • Comparative Pricing Report: Snack Foods • Field Hockey Makes a Move to Centennial Conference • X-Country Boys and Girls Ranked 8th in Conference • Volleyball Jumps Out to Positive Start • Men\u27s Soccer Regroups with New Coach • Women\u27s Soccer go 2-0 in First Weekend of Play • Bearcock\u27s Rugby Returns for Second Season • Football Team Prepares for big Season Opener Against Washington & Jefferson • Roller Hockey Club to Play in PCRHL • Dougherty Sets Course Record in Brian Dennis Memorial X-Country Meethttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1517/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, November 14, 2002

Did you Miss the Election 2002? • Young Voters Ignore their Political Power • Ursinus Students Writing Kids Program Grant • History, Reminder Found in Veteran\u27s Day • Tartuffe Simply Delicious • Opinions: Are Dateds Worth It?; Homecoming: A Different Opinion; More Problems with Registration; Everclear Rocks Ursinus • Get Ready to Jazz: Ursinus Concert Band Style • Dateds: Worth the Dollar? • Everclear: Clearer than Ever • Exhibit Cases Return to Myrin Library • Men\u27s, Women\u27s Basketball Get Ready to Open Seasons • Roller Hockey Records First • Swim Team Opens Winter Season with a Win • Hot Dates for Collegeville Love Birds • Louie and his Band Rock U.C. • Meet the Ladies of Suites 106 and 204https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1525/thumbnail.jp

The Lantern Vol. 68, No. 2, Spring 2001

• Eden • Ginsberg Mourning • On the Cusp of Winter • (Woman: as Needing to be Silver and Sharp) • Descended • Book Unbinding • Scrawlings on the Stall • My Frankenstein • Jazzy Avantguardia • Paper Crane • A Child\u27s Valentine • Ten Years\u27 Gone • Out the Window • Tar\u27s Melting • Passing Time • Ave Maria • Heart of the Matter • Damn Kids • The Candle Incident • Nostalgia • Cuban Couch • Dinner Datehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1158/thumbnail.jp

The Lantern Vol. 66, No. 2, Spring 1999

• Dowry • The Ballad of the Lonely Thinker • Dissipation • Parliament Light • Reflecting Hood • Tonight • Decree • Not Yet • The Man in the Moon • The Sound and/or Fury • Uh Huh • Watch • The Futility of a Drizzle in a Worsening Draught • The Answering Machine • Felix Culpa • Kiss Off • Amorous • Summer of the Burning Pizzas • Life Without Shoelaces • Hermes and Aphrodite • Win! Twins! • From 69 Slices of Hell • Boardwalk Cowboyhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1154/thumbnail.jp

Profiles of engagement in online communities of citizen science participation

Citizen participation in online communities of scientific investigations has recently become more popular. Enhancing the engagement of citizens within these communities is a focus of attention for researchers and practitioners who want to amplify the impact on learning, science and society. This study investigates the relationship between engagement factors and behaviour patterns in an online community that requires high levels of citizen participation. While other studies explore engagement in communities where citizens contribute data, the current research investigates a community to support citizens in facilitating their own scientific investigations. Data were collected from log files and questionnaires, and multiple measures of engagement were examined: engagement metrics, roles, motivation, attitude, satisfaction and belonging to the community. The results allowed comparison of the engagement levels among different types of citizen participation communities and categorised members in engagement profiles, according to their behaviour patterns. Findings indicate a need for differing design approaches based on the type of citizen participation community and individual engagement profiles

The Lantern Vol. 67, No. 2, Spring 2000

• Dearest Yarn-Spinner • My Poem, This Tongue In Your Eye • 15th & Rodman • Vision • Linguistics • Casting Cartesian Shadows • On the Defensive • Sea Sick but Still Docked • Urban Dreams • Wolf of the Steppes • Josephine • Happy Birthday to Me • I Have Never Been to Africa • Pa-pou • Onion[s] • Intimacy • Three Trick Pony • Blazer • In My Tea • Emmaless • Dreamcatcher • Repetition • With the Turn of the Reel • Fault Lines • The Shrink Is In • The dancE • Exam • Another Post-Apocalyptic Christmas • The Circumstances of My Prolonged Depressionhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1156/thumbnail.jp

Making Safeguarding Personal and social work practice with older adults: Findings from Local Authority survey data in England

This article presents the results of a survey of English Local Authorities undertaken in 2016 about the implementation of Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) in adult social care services. MSP is an approach to adult safeguarding practice that prioritises the needs and outcomes identified by the person being supported. The key findings from a survey of Local Authorities are described, emphasising issues for safeguarding older adults, who are the largest group of people who experience adult safeguarding enquiries. The survey showed that social workers are enthusiastic about MSP and suggests that this approach results in a more efficient use of resources. However, implementation and culture change are affected by different factors, including: austerity; local authority systems and structures; the support of leaders, managers and partners in implementing MSP; service capacity; and input to develop skills and knowledge in local authorities and partner organisations. There are specific challenges for social workers in using MSP with older adults, particularly regarding mental capacity issues for service users, communication skills with older people, family and carers, and the need to combat ageism in service delivery. Organisational blocks affecting local authorities developing this ‘risk enabling’ approach to adult safeguarding are discussed

Robust estimation of bacterial cell count from optical density

Optical density (OD) is widely used to estimate the density of cells in liquid culture, but cannot be compared between instruments without a standardized calibration protocol and is challenging to relate to actual cell count. We address this with an interlaboratory study comparing three simple, low-cost, and highly accessible OD calibration protocols across 244 laboratories, applied to eight strains of constitutive GFP-expressing E. coli. Based on our results, we recommend calibrating OD to estimated cell count using serial dilution of silica microspheres, which produces highly precise calibration (95.5% of residuals <1.2-fold), is easily assessed for quality control, also assesses instrument effective linear range, and can be combined with fluorescence calibration to obtain units of Molecules of Equivalent Fluorescein (MEFL) per cell, allowing direct comparison and data fusion with flow cytometry measurements: in our study, fluorescence per cell measurements showed only a 1.07-fold mean difference between plate reader and flow cytometry data