Joan Mary Anderson 1932–2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Peter Horton ◽  
Wah Soon Chow ◽  
Christopher Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Thylakoid Membranes ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Organisation ◽  
Lifetime Achievement ◽  
National University ◽  
Jan Anderson ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
Molecular Organisation

Joan Mary (Jan) Anderson pioneered the investigation of the molecular organisation of the plant thylakoid membrane, making seminal discoveries that laid the foundations for the current understanding of photosynthesis. She grew up in Queenstown, New Zealand, obtaining a BSc and MSc at the University of Otago in Dunedin. After completing her PhD at the University of California, she embarked on a glittering career at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and then Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. Not only a gifted experimentalist, Jan was a creative thinker, not afraid to put her insightful and prophetic hypotheses into the public domain. Her many notable achievements include establishing the details and the physiological significance of lateral heterogeneity in the distribution of the two photosystems between stacked and unstacked thylakoid membranes and the dynamic changes in the extent of stacking that occur in response to changes in the light environment. Her investigations brought her into collaboration with prominent researchers throughout the world. Recognised with many honours as a leading scientist in Australia, international recognition included Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Photosynthesis Research, and Honorary Fellowships at Universities in the UK and USA.

scholarly journals Joan Mary Anderson. 12 May 1932—28 August 2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 7-29
Author(s):  
Peter Horton ◽  
Wah Soon Chow ◽  
Christopher Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Thylakoid Membranes ◽  
Molecular Organization ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Lifetime Achievement ◽  
The World ◽  
National University ◽  
Jan Anderson ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University

Joan Mary (Jan) Anderson pioneered the investigation of the molecular organization of the plant thylakoid membrane, making seminal discoveries that laid the foundations for the current understanding of photosynthesis. She grew up in Queenstown, New Zealand, obtaining a BSc and MSc at the University of Otago in Dunedin. After completing her PhD at the University of California, she embarked on a glittering career at CSIRO and then the Australian National University in Canberra. Not only a gifted experimentalist, Jan was a creative thinker, not afraid to put her insightful and prophetic hypotheses into the public domain. Her many notable achievements include establishing the details and the physiological significance of lateral heterogeneity in the distribution of the two photosystems between stacked and unstacked thylakoid membranes and the dynamic changes in the extent of stacking that occur in response to changes in the light environment. Her investigations brought her into collaboration with leading researchers throughout the world. Recognized with many honours as a leading scientist in Australia, international recognition included the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Photosynthesis Research and honorary fellowships at universities in the UK and USA.

Images of Britain: Mass-Observation 1937-2003

2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
Dorothy Sheridan
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Research Organisation ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University

The papers generated by the research organisation ‘Mass-Observation’ provide a unique and insightful account of everyday life in the UK, documenting the years from 1937 until the mid-1950s. Using a variety of research methods (including in the early years photography and painting), Mass-Observation set about recording the lives of people throughout the country. In 1981 a new version of Mass-Observation was launched, based in the original Archive at the University of Sussex. Hundreds of volunteers record their own lives mostly in writing but also sometimes in images, in response to a variety of themes sent to them by the Archive. Research access is possible to both early and recent material.

UNIVERSITY OF KYIV IN THE 1937-1945 (MEMORIES OF PROFESSOR I. A. GRITSENKO)

2019 ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Kotsur
Keyword(s):  
Educational Process ◽  
University Student ◽  
Student Life ◽  
The Public ◽  
National University ◽  
History Of ◽  
Doctoral Dissertations ◽  
The University ◽  
Present Summary

Important are for researchers and the public the materials related pages of history of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The memories of a man, who studied at the university, defended within its precincts candidate and doctoral dissertations constitute a particular value. It goes about the doctor of historical sciences, Professor Ivan Antonovych Grytsenko. To learn more about biographical field of I. A. Grytsenko, we present summary of the most important milestones of his life. Also we continue a printing professor’s memories about Kyiv period of his life (1937-1941 years.) in № 39 of "Journal of Ukrainian history". Especially carefully describes I. A. Grytsenko the premises of the Red Corps, educational process within the walls of Shevchenko university, student life, research interests, cultural and sporting preferences, etc. Materials are published in author's edition.

scholarly journals Oncofertility: a grand collaboration between reproductive medicine and oncology

Reproduction ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 150 (3) ◽  
pp. S1-S10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa K Woodruff
Keyword(s):  
Fertility Preservation ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Concerted Effort ◽  
The Public ◽  
University Of Calgary ◽  
The World ◽  
Cancer Setting ◽  
Reproductive Science ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University

In 2007, I was asked by the University of Calgary to participate in a symposium called ‘Pushing the Boundaries – Advances that Will Change the World in 20 Years’. My topic was oncofertility, a word I had just coined to describe the intersection of two disciplines – oncology and fertility – and I was thrilled to share my passion for this new field and help young women with cancer protect their future reproductive health. Fertility preservation in the cancer setting lacked a concerted effort to bridge the disciplines in an organized manner. In early 2015, I was delighted to deliver a presentation for the Society for Reproduction and Fertility titled ‘Sex in Three Cities’, where I gave an update on the oncofertility movement, a remarkable cross-disciplinary, global collaboration created to address the fertility preservation needs of young cancer patients. During my tour of the UK, I was impressed by the interest among the society and its members to engage colleagues outside the discipline as well as the public in a dialogue about cutting-edge reproductive science. In this invited review, I will describe the work of the Oncofertility Consortium to provide fertility preservation options in the cancer setting and accelerate the acceptance of this critical topic on a global scale. I hope that one day this word and field it created will change the world for women who had been left out of the equation for far too long.

scholarly journals EXPERIENCE OF INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRONIC VOTING IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
D.O. Chernyshev ◽  
Y.I. Khlaponin ◽  
V.M. Vyshniakov
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Electronic Voting ◽  
Voting Systems ◽  
Practical Result ◽  
The Public ◽  
Academic Council ◽  
Manual Counting ◽  
Vote Count ◽  
National University ◽  
The University

An important problem on the way to the development of e-democracy is to ensure citizens' confidence in electronic voting systems. Although there are many cases of implementation of such systems, in all cases, voters must take it on faith that the personnel serving the system will honestly and accurately perform the work. In other words, none of these systems provide voters with sufficient and understandable evidence that the secret of their votes cannot be revealed and the results of the vote count cannot be falsified. It is known that the systems in which citizens perform audits of all those procedures where fraudulent manifestations are possible, enjoy the indisputable trust of voters. Now such systems exist, but they do not use electronic voting. The purpose of this work is to prove and practical confirmation of the possibility of building a system of secret electronic voting on the public Internet with means available to voters for auditing all those processes that may cause distrust during voting. The principles of constructing e-voting systems are analyzed from the point of view of the possibility of ensuring the trust of citizens through complete openness for auditing selected software and hardware solutions. It was with the use of such solutions that the system was built, which was implemented at the Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture for the election of student representatives to the Student Self-Government Council. Also, this system is used to conduct secret voting at meetings of the Academic Council of the University online. An important practical result of this implementation is the elimination of cumbersome manual counting procedures. In the case of the meeting that took place on October 16, 2020, where the number of ballots was 53, although 53 out of 85 members of the Academic Council took part in the vote (six voted with paper ballots), the relief was tangible, because there were 2,491 fewer ballots in the ballot box. In addition, computerized counting is instant and error-free, and the presence of automated auditing eliminates the possibility for any software tampering or unauthorized personnel interference with the server. The main advantage, of course, is that conditions are created to protect against the spread of a viral infection and there is no need to stop the activities of the Scientific Councils during quarantine.

scholarly journals The University Extension under an introspective approach: reflections and challenges from the management

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Catalina Francia ◽  
◽  
Marcelo Mazzeo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public University ◽  
The Public ◽  
Evolutionary Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
National University ◽  
Interdisciplinary Projects ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training ◽  
Social Collective

University Extension at the Faculty of Dentistry of the National University of Cordoba has gone through a long process of conceptions, tensions and evolutionary changes with the aim of gradually accompanying the current extension paradigms. Various conceptions have been adapted during this process, giving rise to several significant changes in an attempt to give hierarchy to this pillar of the public university in line with the genuine needs of the community. However, there are still some challenges for the future, for which the participation of its teachers and students will be very important, not only in their permanent education and training, but also in the substantiation of renewed interdisciplinary projects, more and more committed to the social collective.

scholarly journals Healthcare Staff Perceptions Following Inoculation with the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9378
Author(s):  
Tim Robbins ◽  
Ioannis Kyrou ◽  
Cain Clark ◽  
Kavi Sharma ◽  
Steven Laird ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Vaccine Dose ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Staff Perceptions ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
To Receive

Background: COVID-19 vaccination programmes offer hope for a potential end to the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. We present perceptions following from a cohort of healthcare staff at the UK NHS hospital, which first initiated the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 (“Pfizer”) vaccination program. Methods: A paper-based survey regarding perceptions on the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was distributed to all healthcare workers at the University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust following receipt of the first vaccine dose. Results: 535 healthcare workers completed the survey, with a 40.9% response rate. Staff felt privileged to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Staff reported that they had minimised contact with patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. Reported changes to activity following vaccination both at work and outside work were guarded. Statistically significant differences were noted between information sources used by staff groups and between groups of different ethnic backgrounds to inform decisions to receive vaccination. Conclusions: NHS staff felt privileged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and felt that their actions would promote uptake in the wider population. Concerns regarding risks and side effects existed, but were minimal. This research can be used to help inform strategies driving wider vaccine uptake amongst healthcare staff and the public.

The BBC Voices website

English Today ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-58
Author(s):  
J. R. Herring
Keyword(s):  
Small Groups ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University

The BBC Voices website will probably already be familiar to those involved in English Language teaching and research. Along with local and national radio programmes about English that were broadcast in the UK in 2005, this site is one of the outputs of Voices, a large collaborative multi-platform project undertaken by the BBC and the University of Leeds in 2004 and 2005. Members of the public were asked to submit to the site the different words they use for a range of concepts, and to air their views on English and language use around the UK. In parallel, regional radio journalists who had been trained by Leeds linguists conducted over 300 sociolinguistic interviews with small groups of speakers, discussing the same set of concepts as the online questionnaire, and similarly eliciting opinions on English and language use.

A Local Area Network for Medical Research; Planning, Realization and Experience

1991 ◽  
Vol 30 (01) ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Schosser ◽  
C. Weiss ◽  
K. Messmer
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Local Area Network ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Test Installation ◽  
Cost Performance ◽  
The Public ◽  
On Line ◽  
The University

This report focusses on the planning and realization of an interdisciplinary local area network (LAN) for medical research at the University of Heidelberg. After a detailed requirements analysis, several networks were evaluated by means of a test installation, and a cost-performance analysis was carried out. At present, the LAN connects 45 (IBM-compatible) PCs, several heterogeneous mainframes (IBM, DEC and Siemens) and provides access to the public X.25 network and to wide-area networks for research (EARN, BITNET). The network supports application software that is frequently needed in medical research (word processing, statistics, graphics, literature databases and services, etc.). Compliance with existing “official” (e.g., IEEE 802.3) and “de facto” standards (e.g., PostScript) was considered to be extremely important for the selection of both hardware and software. Customized programs were developed to improve access control, user interface and on-line help. Wide acceptance of the LAN was achieved through extensive education and maintenance facilities, e.g., teaching courses, customized manuals and a hotline service. Since requirements of clinical routine differ substantially from medical research needs, two separate networks (with a gateway in between) are proposed as a solution to optimally satisfy the users’ demands.

Penglibatan Ahli Akademik Terhadap Pengajaran Hadith di Institusi Pengajian

2018 ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Amran Abdul Halim ◽  
Abdulloh Salaeh
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
National University ◽  
Islamic Science ◽  
The University

This study is to identify the involvement of academicians on the teaching of the hadith. The contribution of the academicians to the teaching of the hadith is also very much needed so that Muslims can acknowledge al-Sunnah closely. The academicians were selected from Academic of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya Islamic Studies Academy, the National University of Malaysia, the Islamic Science University of Malaysia and the International Islamic University which they are all from various fields of Islamic Studies. The methodology used in this study is a questionnaire which is group sampling. The researcher distributes the questionnaire to the academic staff at the university involved. Based on this descriptive analysis of the questionnaire, it can be concluded that academic practitioners either in the field of hadith or other fields are involved and contribute to the teaching of hadith such as in public universities and other institutions. This shows that most academicians have good knowledge related to the field of hadith. Therefore, they are among the most suitable as references to the community in solving Sunnah and bidaah issues, especially the academicians who are experts in the field of hadith. Abstrak Kajian ini adalah untuk mengenalpasti penglibatan ahli akademik terhadap pengajaran hadith. Sumbangan ahli akademik terhadap pengajaran hadith juga amat diperlukan agar umat Islam dapat mengenali al-Sunnahsecara  lebih  dekat.  Ahli-ahli  akademik  yang  dipilih  adalah  dari  Akademi  Pengajian  Islam  Universiti Malaya,   Universiti   Kebangsaan   Malaysia,   Universiti   Sains   Islam   Malaysia   dan   Universiti   Islam Antarabangsa  yang  mana  kesemuanya  dalam  pelbagai  bidang  Pengajian  Islam.  Kaedah yang  digunakan dalam kajian ini adalah soal selidik iaitu persampelan berkelompok. Penyelidikmengedarkan borang soal selidik tersebut kepada ahli akademik di universiti tersebut. Berdasarkan, analisis deskriptif soal selidik ini, dapat dirumuskan bahawa ahli akademik sama ada dalam bidang hadith atau lain-lain bidang adalah terlibat dan turut memberi sumbangan dalam pengajaran hadith seperti di universiti-universiti awam dan lain-lain institusi  pengajian.  Ini  menunjukkan  bahawa  kebanyakan  ahli  akademik  mempunyai  pengetahuan  yang baik  berkaitan  dengan  bidang  hadith.  Oleh  itu,  mereka  adalah  antara  golongan  sangat  sesuai  dijadikan sebagai rujukan masyarakat dalam menyelesaikan permasalahan Sunnah dan bidaah, terutama sekali ahli akademik yang pakar dalam bidang hadith.

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