Making Matters Worse: An Analysis of Paragraph 22(2)(i) of the \u3cem\u3eChild and Family Services Act\u3c/em\u3e

The 2017 amendments to Nova Scotia’s Child and Family Services Act were made with the purported purpose of better protection of children. This paper assesses the amendments to paragraph 22(2)(i) and the addition of subsection 24(2) to the Act that changed the law in relation to children who are exposed to intimate partner violence. This paper argues that the amendments have had a negative effect on children and their families, resulting in an increase of children in temporary care since 2017. The paper concludes that intimate partner violence would be better addressed by placing domestic violence considerations in the best interests of the child analysis as well as increasing funding and expanding services for families

Meat : a natural symbol

In Britain, and in cultures around the world, meat's significance extends beyond what might be anticipated from its nutritional utility. By looking at the academic and popular literature, and through a series of looselystructured interviews, this study investigates the range of ideas that people hold about meat in modern Britain for evidence as to what it is that makes animal flesh such an esteemed foodstuff. The principle conclusion is that meat's pre-eminence derives from its being a "natural" choice for human societies to use to express their control over the natural environment — a value which has long been important in Western culture. It is for this reason, for example, that we commonly relate the origins of "civilised" humanity to the beginnings of hunting or of farming, and this is likewise why meat has been a symbol of affluence, strength, and virility. Our proscription of cannibalism, our unwillingness to eat pets, and the common reference to meat in sexual symbolism, are all shown to conform to this analysis. The principle of environmental control is also shown to be a significant factor underpinning our more usual explanations of trends in the meat system. Economics; health and nutrition; ethical and religious influences; and ecological concerns, are all shown to have a significant symbolic component in addition to their overtly practical meaning

Group-specific substances in sweat. A consideration of the medico-legal value of absorption methods applied to sweat - stains on clothing, with an account of the results obtained in fifty experimental cases

Group-specific substances in sweat: a consideration of the medico-legal value of absorption methods applied to sweat-stains on clothing, with an account of the results obtained in fifty experimental cases.The development of medico-legal blood grouping methods and their limitations are reviewed briefly. It is pointed out that the value of blood- grouping evidence is very frequently minimised or completely nullified by the absence of any evidence as to the blood group of an accused person.The record of an actual case is presented in which sweat staining on the clothing of an accused person was of importance, in that it not only interfered with the grouping of the victim' blood stains, but also proved of positive value in establishing the blood group of the accused.The results of a number of preliminary experiments are described and discussed. These experiments, together with the case referred to above, favour the impression that, in a significant proportion of cases, it might prove practicable to determine the blood group of an individual from an examination of his sweat stains.Previous work and recorded opinions on the presence of group-specific substances in sweat are reviewed briefly. From this review, it appears that there has been comparatively little work done, and that little or no use has been made of sweat stains for medico-legal purposes, certainly in this country.The methods adopted and the results obtained in a series of fifty experimental cases.are recorded in detail, and the results are presented also in a summarised form.The results of these experiments confirm the belief that in a substantial proportion of cases it is possible to establish the blood group of an individual, within certain limits, by the investigation of the sweat stains on his outer clothing by relatively simple absorption methods

RHYTHMIC DEVICES WITHIN THE IMPROVISATION OF SCOTT TINKLER

This thesis is an analysis of the rhythmic dynamism within the improvised performances of Australian trumpet soloist Scott Tinkler. Over his career Tinkler has consistently demonstrated the execution of complex musical concepts on the instrument. He has developed a vocabulary for improvisation that has influenced generations of jazz and improvising trumpeters and continues to influence not just trumpet players but improvisers throughout the Australian music community. This thesis explores Tinkler’s main mentors and influences and the development of his improvising style. I have chosen the Scott Tinkler Trio and one composition from each commercially released record for analysis. Through transcription of these compositions and Tinkler’s improvised trumpet solos and a step-by-step analysis of the rhythmic devices within three Tinkler compositions, I will provide evidence of Tinkler’s awareness of complex subdivision and his intuitive application of complex rhythmic concepts in an improvised setting

Does the mode of delivery affect mathematics examination results?

At present most examinations are delivered on paper but there is a growing trend in many subjects to deliver some or part of these examinations by computer. It is therefore important to know whether there are any differences in the results obtained by candidates sitting examinations taken by computer compared with those obtained by candidates sitting conventional examinations using pen and paper. The purpose of this article is to describe the outcome of a pilot study designed to∗ investigate possible causes of any differences in results from the use of different modes of delivery in a mathematics examination. One outcome of this study was that the process of translating examination questions into a format required for use on the computer (but keeping this as a pen and paper test) can have a significant effect on examination results. However, the main conclusion is that changing the medium only has no effect on the results in mathematics examinations

Issues of partial credit in mathematical assessment by computer

The CALM Project for Computer Aided Learning in Mathematics has operated at Heriot‐Watt University since 1985. From the beginning CALM has featured assessment in its programs (Beevers, Cherry, Foster and McGuire, 1991), and enabled both students and teachers to view progress in formative assessment The computer can play a role in at least four types of assessment: diagnostic, self‐test, continuous and grading assessment. The TLTP project Mathwise employs the computer in three of these roles. In 1994 CALM reported on an educational experiment in which the computer was used for the first time to grade, in part, the learning of a large class of service mathematics students (Beevers, McGuire, Stirling and Wild ,1995), using the Mathwise assessment template. At that time the main issues identified were those of ‘partial credit’ and communication between the student and the computer. These educational points were addressed in the next phase of the CALM Project in which the commercial testing program Interactive PastPapers was developed. The main aim of this paper is to describe how Interactive Past Papers has been able to incorporate some approaches to partial credit which has helped to alleviate student worries on these issues. Background information on other features in Interactive Past Papers is also included to provide context for the discussion

Deposition of zinc oxide by spray pyrolysis

The objective of this work was to grow doped ZnO by spray pyrolysis at low temperature. This was achieved via the initial objective of growing ZnO in unhoped-for over a wide range of conditions, in order to understand the growth behaviour of ZnO from Zn(acac)2.H(_2)O and to establish the optimum growth procedure at high and low temperature. Various techniques were employed to characterize the films and thus determine the optimum growth conditions (i.e measurement of film thickness, resistivity, Hall coefficient. X-ray diffraction and reflection electron diffraction to name but a few).With the growth of undoped films it was found that the film properties varied with temperature and moisture content and that the optimum conditions for low temperature growth in a dry ambient were at 200ºC and for high temperature growth in a wet ambient at 300ºC.An analysis of the growth behaviour of ZnO was carried out and it was suggested that there were at least four mechanisms leading to the decomposition of the precursor used (Zn(acac)2.H(_2)O). They were decomposition by miramolecular, mtermolecular, thermolysis and hydrothermolysis processes. A kinetic analysis demonstrated that evaporation was the dominant process which reduced the efficiency of utilization of Zn(acac)(_2).H(_2)O. The growth of doped ZnO in glass and plastic at low temperature using InChl(_3) as a dopant yielded conducting films. The results also showed that films obtained using solutions with low concentrations of Zn(acac)(_2).H(_2)O and high concentrations of InCl(_3) were even more conducting ( p ≈ 10(^-5)Ωm). The morphology of film growth was dominated by the presence of dopant. High temperature growth of doped ZnO in a wet ambient using InCl(_3) also yielded conducting films and these were compared with indium, aluminium and gallium doped films where alternative dopant matericds such as In(acac)(_3), Al(OPr)(_3), AICL(_3) and Ga(acac)(_3) at a variety of different solution concentrations had been used. This was undertaken to discover whether these materials functioned as well as InCl(_3) in producing low resistivity ZnO. Doped films were characterised using the same techniques as before. Elemental analysis, photoluminescence and optical measurements were also carried out on these films. The main conclusions were that : (1) The growth rate of ZnO from Zn(acac)2 .H2O is heavily influenced by the growth temperature and other conditions. (2) The film resistivity was influenced by growth temperature. A minimum in the film resistivity was observed when a growth temperature of 300ºC was used. (3) Undoped ZnO films grown below 200ºC had a different preferred order to those grown above 200ºC.(4) The best high temperature conditions for the deposition of undoped conducting adherent ZnO lay in the region of 276 - 306ºC. (5) The best low temperature conditions for the growth of undoped conducting ZnO were in the region of 200ºC. (6) The low temperature growth (175-200ºC) of doped ZnO produced films with resistivities of the order of l-5xl0(^-5)Ωm and a visible transmittance of 80%. This compares favourably with ZnO:Al and SnO(_2) which have also been grown at low temperature

A Narrative Review on Environmental Impacts of Cannabis Cultivation

Interest in growing cannabis for medical and recreational purposes is increasing worldwide. This study reviews the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation. Results show that both indoor and outdoor cannabis growing is water-intensive. The high water demand leads to water pollution and diversion, which could negatively affect the ecosystem. Studies found out that cannabis plants emit a significant amount of biogenic volatile organic compounds, which could cause indoor air quality issues. Indoor cannabis cultivation is energy-consuming, mainly due to heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and lighting. Energy consumption leads to greenhouse gas emissions. Cannabis cultivation could directly contribute to soil erosion. Meanwhile, cannabis plants have the ability to absorb and store heavy metals. It is envisioned that technologies such as precision irrigation could reduce water use, and application of tools such as life cycle analysis would advance understanding of the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation

The cyclizer function on permutation groups

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Reducing Air Pollution in Nigeria: Teaching Women to Cook Cleanly

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