Alan Woodworth Johnson, 29 September 1917 - 5 December 1982

1984 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 319-348

Alan Woodworth Johnson was born in South Shields in 1917. His father, James William Johnson (1883-1955), a nautical optician, was the son of Robert Johnson, a boat builder at John Hunter’s ship yard at Wallsend. In 1910 James Johnson went down to Birkenhead to receive training at the famous Cammell Laird ship yard there, and while in Cheshire he met and married his landlady’s niece, Jeannie Woodworth. He took her back to Northumbria in 1914 when he joined John Lilley and Gillie of North Shields with whom he stayed throughout his working life. It was in South Shields that their eldest son, Alan, was born, but in 1920 the family moved to Forest Hall, a village a few miles northeast of New castle upon Tyne, on the main Eastern Region line (then the London and North Eastern) to Scotland. From 1901, when he went to night classes at Wellington Terrace School, South Shields, James Johnson’s deep involvement with adult education was continuous. He became President of the Price Street School in Birkenhead and back up north he played a similar role at Wellington Terrace, Forest Hall and Westmoor Schools. A member of the Council of the National Adult School Union from 1906, he was at times a member of its Executive and finally, in 1936, its President.

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Wattanachai Kwalamthan ◽  
Dusadee Ayuwat ◽  
Wanichcha Narongchai

This paper investigates economic happiness of skipped-generation families in rural north-eastern Thailand. The qualitative methodological approach was implemented in the study. Data collection was conducted in April - May 2018 and in-depth interview was used as a research instrument to collect data from two groups of key informants, including 1) community leaders, community seniors, and community commitees, In total eight persons, and 2) skipped-generation families living in a rural north-eastern region of Thailand, in total twenty families. Data analysis was done by the content analysis method. The study indicated that skipped-generation families are the familes with grandparents and grandchildren living together. Most families have an agricultural occupation, because they have a lot of land by inheritance and divided into two parts: housing and farming. Mostly agricultural income by sugar canes and farming can earn 2,400 USD per year. Moreover, remittances from international migrant only 450 USD per month is spent on family expenses and education of grandchildren. Some families do not have enoughmoney to invest in farming in the next year, and they have a lot more debt than 3,000 USD from a migrant who goes to work abroad. However, skipped-generation families have a perception of economic happiness "An empty hand is no lure for a hawk, no man is happy who does not think himself so" So, skipped-generation families must take this view to manage the economic situation of the family, even though the incomes are insuf-ficient to cover their living and lack of labor due to migrant workers going to work abroad. This affects the economic happiness of skipped-generation families to sustain their living in a rural society.SKIPPED-GENERATION FAMILIES:Economic Happiness in RuralNorth-Eastern Thailand


2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-239
Author(s):  
D Barman ◽  
BC Baishya ◽  
D Sarma ◽  
A Phukan ◽  
TC Dutta

Ehrlichiosis is an important protozoan disease in canine caused by an intracellular gram – negative bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia, under the family Anaplasmataceae. The important species under the genus Ehrlichia are E. canis, E. ewingii and E. chaffeensis. Another two bacteria within the family Anaplasmataceae are Anaplasma platys (Syn: E. platys) and A. phagocytophilum ; on the other hand, E. platys and A. phagocytophilum are synonymous. Prevalence of ehrlichiosis remains high in north eastern region of India especially Assam but it remains undiagnosed due to lack of owner’s awareness. The incidences of ehrlichiosis in dog in Guwahati caused by E. canis and E. platys are recorded which are primarily responsible for canine monocytic ehrlichiosis and canine thrombocytic as well as granulocytic ehrlichiosis, respectively. A case of ehrlichiosis in canine was diagnosed based on clinical signs, blood smear examination and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The dog was treated with two doses of diminazine diaceturate deep intramuscularly at 48 hours interval and doxycycline tablet orally for one month besides supportive therapy rendered during the period. After a month of treatment the dog showed recovery and by two months it recovered completely. Thus it can be inferred that, doxycycline along with other supportive medication for about a month could cure a critical case of canine ehrlichiosis.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjvm.v12i2.21298 Bangl. J. Vet. Med. (2014). 12 (2): 237-239 


Author(s):  
MELAKYRKHU NIANGMIH ◽  
SAMIRAN CHUTIA ◽  
DAS BANYASHREE ◽  
SARKAR BAPI ROY ◽  
DEY BIPLAB KUMAR ◽  
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Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-192
Author(s):  
Dr. Oinam Ranjit Singh ◽  
Dr. Nushar Bargayary

The Bodo of the North Eastern region of India have their own kinship system to maintain social relationship since ancient periods. Kinship is the expression of social relationship. Kinship may be defined as connection or relationships between persons based on marriage or blood. In each and every society of the world, social relationship is considered to be the more important than the biological bond. The relationship is not socially recognized, it fall outside the realm of kinship. Since kinship is considered as universal, it plays a vital role in the socialization of individuals and the maintenance of social cohesion of the group. Thus, kinship is considered to be the study of the sum total of these relations. The kinship of the Bodo is bilateral. The kin related through the father is known as Bahagi in Bodo whereas the kin to the mother is called Kurma. The nature of social relationships, the kinship terms, kinship behaviours and prescriptive and proscriptive rules are the important themes of the present study.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-273
Author(s):  
Syeda Sabiha Salam ◽  
Pankaj Chetia ◽  
Devid Kardong

Background: Malaria is endemic in various parts of India particularly in the North- Eastern states with Plasmodium falciparum-the most prevalent human malaria parasite. Plantderived compounds have always received tremendous importance in the area of drug discovery and development and scientific study of traditional medicinal plants are of great importance to mankind. Objective: The present work deals with the computational study of some antimalarial compounds obtained from a few medicinal plants used by the tribal inhabitants of the North-Eastern region of India for treating malaria. Methods: In silico methodologies were performed to study the ligand-receptor interactions. Target was identified based on the pharmacophore mapping approach. A total of 18 plant-derived compounds were investigated in order to estimate the binding energies of the compounds with their drug target through molecular docking using Autodock 4.2. ADMET filtering for determining the pharmacokinetic properties of the compounds was done using Mobyle@RPBS server. Subsequent Quantitative-Structure Activity Relationship analysis for bioactivity prediction (IC50) of the compounds was done using Easy QSAR 1.0. Results: The docking result identified Salannin to be the most potent Plasmepsin II inhibitor while the QSAR analysis identified Lupeol to have the least IC50 value. Most of the compounds have passed the ADME/Tox filtration. Conclusion: Salannin and Lupeol were found to be the most potent antimalarial compounds that can act as successful inhibitors against Plasmepsin II of P. falciparum. The compounds Salannin and Lupeol are found in Azadirachta indica and Swertia chirata plants respectively, abundantly available in the North-Eastern region of India and used by many inhabiting tribes for the treatment of malaria and its symptoms.


Author(s):  
Hari Shankar ◽  
Sobhan Phookan ◽  
Mrigendra Pal Singh ◽  
Ram Suresh Bharti ◽  
Naseem Ahmed ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Malaria elimination requires targeting asymptomatic and low-density Plasmodium infections that largely remain undetected. Therefore we conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate the burden of asymptomatic and low-density Plasmodium infection using conventional and molecular diagnostics. Methods A total of 9118 participants, irrespective of age and sex, were screened for malaria using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), microscopy and polymerase chain reaction. Results Among the participants, 707 presented with symptoms and 8411 without symptoms, of which Plasmodium was present in 15.6% (110/707) and 8.1% (681/8411), respectively. Low-density infection was found in 5.1% (145/2818) of participants and 8327 of 9118 were Plasmodium negative. Endemicity was propotional to asymptomatic infections (high endemicity 11.1% [404/3633] vs low endemicity 5.8% [277/4778]; odds ratio [OR] 2.0 [95% confidence interval {CI} 1.7 to 2.4]) but inversely related to low-density infection (high endemicity 3.7% [57/1545] vs low endemicity 6.9% [88/1273]; OR 1.9 [95% CI 1.4 to 2.7]). The spleen rate in children 2–9 y of age was 17.9% (602/3368) and the enlarged spleen index was 1.6. Children between 8 and 14 y showed higher odds for asymptomatic (adjusted OR [aOR] 1.75 [95% CI 1.4 to 2.2]) and low-density infections (aOR 0.63 [95% CI 0.4 to 1.0)] than adults. Conclusions The prevalence of asymptomatic and low-density Plasmodium infection undermines the usefulness of standard diagnostic tools used by health agencies. This necessitates deploying molecular tools in areas where malaria microscopy/RDTs indicate a dearth of infection.


2021 ◽  
pp. 088740342110282
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Craig ◽  
Haley Zettler ◽  
Chad Trulson

In response to critiques of traditional juvenile justice processing and waiver to adult court, several states have adopted blended sentencing. These sentences fall in between these two approaches as they offer the benefits of the more rehabilitative-oriented juvenile system, with the option to deploy more punitive adult criminal sanctions. While previous research has indicated violent offenders were more likely to receive a blended sentence, it has not distinguished between those who were eligible for a blended sentence but did not receive this sanction. The current study seeks to address this gap and examine legal and extralegal predictors of receiving a blended sentence among those eligible. The analyses indicated that while those adjudicated for homicide and aggravated robbery were most likely to be given a blended sentence, other predictors such as prior probation failure and previous violence toward the family were associated with a decreased likelihood of receiving this sentence.


2021 ◽  
pp. 001955612110065
Author(s):  
Rita Jain ◽  
Sanjay Kumar

To the North Eastern Region (NER) of India, lie the unexplored states of the Indian Union. This region holds a unique place in the federal structure of India. This article attempts to scrutinise the diversity of NER, along with the potential of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) as a medium to change, uplift and assimilate it with pan India. The article aims to comprehend how NER can accommodate the regional identities and cultural affinities with Indian mainstream identity through the intervention of NCC at college and university level. The methodology of this article is based on secondary resources such as published books, journals, web pages, reports, newspapers and online sources. The article is analytical and descriptive in nature based on thematic approach.


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