By our Gowns Were We Known\u27: The Development of Academic Dress at the University of Toronto

In this paper, the author discusses the development of academic dress in the context of the development of the institution; namely, how the intention to create what was described as a university akin to the ancient British foundations may have been reflected in the design of the scheme. Also described is how, in the years since the founding of this University, the mainly Oxbridge influence on the Canadian perception of hoods and gowns and indeed on their construction has diminished; however, the influence of both internal and external elements on the University continue to be reflected in the design and use of academic dress

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Part II: Restrictiveness and Cohesiveness in Large Groups Using Group Support Systems

The construct of group cohesiveness has received limited study in the GSS domain. This paper draws upon previous work that looked at GSS impacts on group cohesion in small groups (5 members) and expands the investigation to the realm of large groups (over 20 members). We compare and contrast the findings in this study with a previous study of GSS restrictiveness and group cohesion done by Salisbury, Reeves, Chin, Bell and Gopal (1997) in the small group context. Findings indicate that the restrictiveness treatment does influence group cohesiveness, and that the effects are generally the same in large groups as in small groups

Reliabitliy of weaning weigth or age at weaning as a post growth predictor

Seventy one Dorper lambs weaned at either 75 (n=39) or 105 (n=32) days of age (DOA) were placed on a growing diet and weighed every 7 days to determine body weight and growth rate. The objective of the project was to determine if weaning weight can be used to predict finishing weight. Average daily gain and percentage of body weight growth was calculated for each week as well as the full feeding period as a means of developing a growth curve to characterize the growth pattern of early weaning Dorper lambs. Lambs weaned at 105 DOA were born during the Fall 2016 and the growth period was during the Spring 2017 while the lambs weaned at 75 DOA were born during the Fall 2017 and the growth period was during the Spring 2018. Lambs weaned at 75 DOA averaged 30.4 kg at weaning while those weaned at 105 DOA were 32.1 kg. Following 42 days on feed, the 75 DOA lambs weighed 39.5 kg and the 105 DOA lambs weighed 40.0 kg. As a percentage of weaning weight the 105 DOA lambs were 142% of weaning weights while the 75 DOA lambs 131% of their weaning weights. This is a minimal difference in both percentage of weaning weights and actual weights, it appears that age at weaning might be as important or more than weaning weight in predicting post weaning growth. However, variation between two years suggests that more years of data are required to develop a reliable prediction equation.Freshmen Research Progra

The impact of co-located NHS walk-in centres on emergency departments

Objectives: To determine the impact of establishing walk-in centres alongside emergency departments on attendance rates, visit duration, process, costs and outcome of care. Methods: Eight hospitals with co-located emergency departments and walk-in centres were compared with eight matched emergency departments without walk-in centres. Site visits were conducted. Routine data about attendance numbers and use of resources were analysed. A random sample of records of patients attending before and after walk-in centres opened were also assessed. Patients who had not been admitted to hospital were sent a postal questionnaire. Results: In most sites, the walk-in centres did not have a distinct identity and there were few differences in the way services were provided compared with control sites. Overall, there was no evidence of an increase in attendance at sites with walk-in centres, but considerable variability across sites. The proportion of patients managed within the four-hour NHS target improved at sites both with and without walk-in centres. There was no evidence of any difference in re-consultation rates, costs of care or patient outcomes at sites with or without walk-in centres. Conclusions: Most hospitals in this study implemented the walk-in centre concept to a very limited extent. Consequently there was no evidence of any impact on attendance rates, process, costs or outcome of care

Comparing care at walk-in centres and at accident and emergency departments: an exploration of patient choice, preference and satisfaction

Objectives: To explore the impact of establishing walk-in centres alongside emergency departments on patient choice, preference and satisfaction. Methods: A controlled, mixed-method study comparing eight emergency departments with co-located walk-in centres with the same number of ‘traditional’ emergency departments. This paper focuses on the results of a cross-sectional questionnaire survey of users. Results: Survey data demonstrated that patients were frequently unable to distinguish between being treated at a walk-in centre or an A&E department, and even where this was the case, opportunities to exercise choice about their preferred care provider were often limited. Few made an active choice to attend a co-located walk-in centre. Patients attending walk-in centres were just as likely to be satisfied overall with the care they received as their counterparts who were treated in the co-located A&E facility, although a small proportion of walk-in centre users did report greater satisfaction with some specific aspects of their care and consultation. Conclusions: Whilst one of the key policy goals underpinning the co-location of walk-in centres next to an A&E department was to provide patients with more options for accessing healthcare and greater choice, leading in turn to increased satisfaction, this evaluation was able to provide little evidence to support this. The high percentage of patients expressing a preference for care in an established emergency department compared to a new walk-in centre facility raises questions for future policy development. Further consideration should therefore be given to the role that A&E focused walk-in centres play in the Department of Health’s current policy agenda, as far as patient choice is concerned

34. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SEDIMENTS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, LEG 65, DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT 1

ABSTRACT The physical properties of 138 unconsolidated hemipelagic silty clays and turbidites from the mouth of the Gulf of California were analyzed in order to determine their grain size, shear strength, compressional wave velocity, porosity, specific gravity, wet-bulk density, water content, void ratio, and degree of saturation. As at other Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) sites, the wet-bulk density, sonic velocity, and shear strength tended to increase with depth while the porosity and water content decreased in response to increasing compaction. The grain size and clay fraction varied irregularly with depth. The wet-bulk density ranged from 1.34 to 2.58 g/cm 3 , while, the shear strength and compressional wave velocity ranged from 0.03 to 1.05 tons/ft. 2 and 1.47 to 4.25 km/s, respectively. The porosity varied between 8 and 79%, while the water content ranged from 28.0 to 175.6%; most samples were effectively 100% saturated. The specific gravity ranged from 1.71 to 3.24 and showed a tendency to be directly related to the wet-bulk density and thus inversely related to porosity. The physical properties of the hemipelagic sediments and turbidites are noticeably different, and the properties of both were modified by diagenesis near the basement

Medieval Convent Drama: Translating Scripture and Transforming the Liturgy

This article examines a vernacular Nativity play from the convent at Huy, in modern- day Belgium. The play includes liturgical citations that would have been sung in Latin, alongside the Walloon French lines that translate generically -- scriptural narrative into verse drama -- as well as linguistically. Scriptural narrative is also expanded through the addition of apocryphal material and especially female characters. The Huy play survives in a manuscript of the 15th century, and in a seventeenth-century manuscript that reveals further processes of revision and adaptation by the nuns who composed, copied and performed it. This paper describes these various processes of translation and adaptation for performance by and for female religious, and comments on theatrical translation and the relationship of drama to liturgy