Developing aspirations: the role of schools and teachers in the facilitation and maintenance of young peoples’ aspirations

This thesis portfolio comprises of three parts:Part One - Systematic Literature ReviewThe systematic literature review explored the effectiveness of community-based interventions available in the United Kingdom for young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. A systemic search identified 10 studies detailing various interventions. A narrative synthesis of the findings is presented, incorporating methodological critique throughout. Conclusions from the evidence base are drawn, with implications for future research.Part Two – Empirical PaperThe empirical paper explored the opinions and experiences of aspiration development in the education system. A qualitative approach was adopted, particularly thematic analysis. This included the perceptions of students, teachers and an unemployed people. Five main themes and nine subthemes were identified, acknowledging the importance of aspirations, the development of the individual, interactions, societal factors and new methods. The findings are discussed relative to empirical and theoretical literature, and considering the implications of the results and the avenues for future research.Part three – AppendicesThe appendices provide supporting documentation that are important for the systemic literature review and empirical paper, plus a reflective statement and an epistemological statement

Effects of Clinostat Rotation on Aurelia Statolith Synthesis

Aurelia ephyrae develop eight graviceptors (rhopalia) during their metamorphosis from polyps, which are used for positional orientation with respect to gravity. In three experiments for each speed of 1/15, 1/8, 1/2, 1, and 24 rpm, groups of six polyps were rotated in the horizontal or vertical plane (control) using clinostats. Other controls were kept stationary in the two planes. Ten ephyrae from each group were collected after 5 to 6 days at 27 C in iodine and the number of statoliths per rhopalium were counted. Statistical analyses of statolith numbers revealed that horizontal clinostat rotation at 1/4 and 1/2 rpm caused the formation of significantly fewer statoliths per rhopalium than were found in controls. The finding that these slow rates of rotation reduces statolith numbers suggests that the developing ephyrae were disoriented with respect to gravity at these speeds, causing fewer statocytes to differentiate or to mineralize

Bella Coola Deictic Usage

Paper by Philip W. Davis and Ross Saunder

Systems Integration for the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Robotics Applications Development Laboratory (RADL)

Robotics technology is a rapidly advancing field moving from applications on repetitive manufacturing processes toward applications of more variable and complex tasks. Current directions of NASA designs for the Space Station and other future spacecraft is moving toward the use of robotics for operational, maintenance and repair functions while the spacecraft is in orbit. These spacecraft systems will eventually require processing through KSC for launch and refurbishment. In the future, KSC will be called on to design ground processing facilities for new generation launch vehicles such as the Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle and the Second Generation Shuttle. The design of these facilities should take advantage of stateof- the-art robotics technology to provide the most efficient and effective vehicle processing. In addition to these future needs for robotics technology expertise, it is readily apparent that robotics technology could also have near-term applications to some of the existing hazardous and repetitive Shuttle and payload processing activities at KSC

A DYNAMIC GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS OF U.S. BIOFUELS PRODUCTION

With the rising global interest in energy security and climate change mitigation, biofuels have gained the prominent attention of researchers and policy makers. The U.S. has emerged as the leading producer of biofuels and is aiming for achieving a target of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2022 under its updated renewable fuels standard (RFS2) policy. In this paper, we study the longer-term global implications of large-scale renewable fuels production in the U.S. We utilize the GTAP v7.1 data base and introduce a detailed breakdown of agricultural crops, first and second generation biofuels and by-products. We update this fully disaggregated data base to reflect the 2010 global economy, based on secondary data for the sectors and regions included. We adapt the Applied Dynamic Analysis of Global Economy (ADAGE) model developed by Ross (2009) into a recursive dynamic framework and introduce agriculture, biofuels, and land use linkages. We construct a dynamic baseline from 2010 through 2050 in five-year time steps. The dynamics in the model comes from growth in GDP, population, capital accumulation, labor productivity, growth in natural resource stocks, and technological changes in the energy intensive and agricultural sectors. We implement a representative RFS2 policy scenario in the U.S for 2025, using two alternative approaches: (i) RFS permits approach – which assumes biofuels and petroleum fuels are perfect substitutes after adjusting for energy content, and (ii) Target share of biofuels in transportation fuels approach – which treats biofuels and petroleum fuels as imperfect substitutes. Both approaches offer insights regarding potential policy impacts, particularly on the international market and indirect land use change. Because the share approach keeps the biofuels share fixed in the regions outside the U.S., it does not result in dramatic changes in the rest of the world. In the permits approach, however, the regions without a specific policy requiring a given level of biofuels tend to reduce biofuels consumption. This is a result of the reduction in relative price of petroleum products as U.S. policy increases demand for biofuels and reduces global demand for petroleum, making renewable fuels less cost-competitive in the rest of the world.ADAGE, Biofuels, Computable General Equilibrium, Recursive Dynamic, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

Modeling perfusion at small scale using ambr15TM

Reaching cell densities higher than 80 million with the minimum possible perfusion rates is a goal for an increasing proportion of processes developed by biopharmaceutical companies. With the goal of fulfilling the industry needs for better commercial and customized perfusion media, SAFC evaluated different small-scale perfusion models to achieve an efficient work flow that can accommodate perfusion systems. SAFC successfully uses an optimized work flow for the development of media and feeds for fed-batch cell culture that integrates high-throughput screening, statistical tools and bench-top bioreactor scale studies. In this model, 96-deep well plates are used for the initial high throughput screening, followed by further development in spin tubes or shake flasks. At this time, there is no commercially available cell separation device that can be used for scales of 30mL or lower. The application of the 96-deep well plate or spin tubes model for perfusion showed to have severe limitations, specifically when trying to optimize processes to extremely low cell specific perfusion rates (CSPR). In order to develop media that can sustain the desired high densities and productivity at the desired low CSPRs, we needed a representative model that provided enough throughput to apply our statistical analysis. With this goal, we evaluated an alternative small scale model using the automation and process control offered by the ambr15TM. In this work, we show how ambr15TM fits in the work flow for perfusion media development and its comparability to bioreactor perfusion at high cell densities using ATF

Techniques in improving project sustainability

Techniques in improving project sustainabilit