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Panel data and open-ended questions: Understanding perceptions of quality of life
This paper describes the burgeoning interest in quality of life studies and suggests that as well as
expert definitions, we need to consider peopleās own perceptions of what matters. Using openended
questions from the 1997 and 2002 waves of the British Household Panel Survey we
analyse both quantitatively and qualitatively how perceptions of quality of life differ for men and
women across the life course. Qualitative analysis reveals that key domains such as health, family
and finances often refer, not to self, but to others. Longitudinal analysis demonstrates that
peopleās perceptions of quality of life change over time, particularly before and after important
life transitions. Thus our findings challenge overly individualistic and static conceptions of quality
of life and reveal quality of life as a process, not a fixed state
Inter-regional Migration: The UK experience
This paper looks at the scenario of intra-UK migration amongst its four regions. The level of intra-UK migration is significant and is increasing over time. Using several measures of the balance in migration we observe that, broadly speaking, the balance is improving. We also examine the impact of changes in the regional per capita GDPs and unemployment levels on regional migration using panel analysis. Several authors find these to be significant factors in international migration. However, it seems that neither regional per capita GDP nor the unemployment level has a significant effect on regional migration in the UK (although the regression coefficients have the correct signs). In the case of regional migration in the UK, it is other characteristics of the source and destination regions which appear to matter most
Dynamics and stability of wind turbine generators
Synchronous and induction generators are considered. A comparison is made between wind turbines, steam, and hydro units. The unusual phenomena associated with wind turbines are emphasized. The general control requirements are discussed, as well as various schemes for torsional damping such as speed sensitive stabilizer and blade pitch control. Integration between adjacent wind turbines in a wind farm is also considered
Cauchy horizon stability in self-similar collapse: scalar radiation
The stability of the Cauchy horizon in spherically symmetric self-similar
collapse is studied by determining the flux of scalar radiation impinging on
the horizon. This flux is found to be finite.Comment: 10 pages. To appear in Phys Rev
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An investigation by practice into the psychological potential of the portrait
The research investigated how do portraits offer insights into the human situation of the sitter and the artists?
How does introspection and memory influence and reflect on the artistās work?
The work considers my own history and subjective states, who and what am I through the form of portraiture?
The literature used has shown historical examples of portraiture from the cannon of art investigated can reveal psychological understanding of the human condition and how artists explore unconscious drives and impulses through their art.
The research methods have been through discourse, observational drawing, photography, etching and prints.
Materials used in the print making process and relevant to my practice are indicated in the researcherās Journal.
In conjunction with the research I have interviewed four professional artists and investigated how and why they work in a particular way opening out the interviews onto the broadest questions about their practice.
The four artistsā interviewed and the researcherās own history have been examined with the implication of the research being; that artists having a dialogue, relationship and a sense of connection with the sitter enhanced their work; this had been by offering insights and truths into the situation of the sittersā and the artistsā, the artistsā employing a form of communication about themselves and about their relationships when working.
The artistsā expressed thoughts, feelings, tensions and injustice in their work which they had spoken about, the work transformed through the artistsā recollections and emotional states both past and present which they conveyed via pencil, charcoal, brush and paint.
Although the samples in the research had been small this research
illuminates and advances our understanding of how artists work relaying truths as they see it onto the work and subsequently onto the finished portrait giving us knowledge in a unique and specific way
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