scholarly journals Diamond Light Source: status and perspectives

2015 ◽  
Vol 373 (2036) ◽  
pp. 20130161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Materlik ◽  
Trevor Rayment ◽  
David I. Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Light Source ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
10Th Anniversary ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
User Facility ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk

Diamond Light Source, a third-generation synchrotron radiation (SR) facility in the UK, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2012. A private limited company was set up in April 2002 to plan, construct and operate the new user-oriented SR facility, called in brief Diamond. It succeeded the Synchrotron Radiation Source in Daresbury, a second-generation synchrotron that opened in 1980 as the world's first dedicated X-ray-providing facility, closing finally in 2008, by which time Diamond's accelerators and first beamlines were operating and user experiments were under way. This theme issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A gives some examples of the rich diversity of research done in the initial five years, with some glimpses of activity up to 2014. Speakers at the 10 year anniversary symposium were drawn from a small number of major thematic areas and each theme was elaborated by a few speakers whose contributions were placed into a broader context by a leading member of the UK academic community in the role of rapporteur. This introduction gives a summary of the design choices and strategic planning of Diamond as a coherent user facility, a snapshot of its present status and some consideration of future perspectives.

scholarly journals Navigating Crisis: The Role of Communication in Organizational Crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sky Marsen
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Reputation Management ◽  
Organizational Crisis ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Situational Crisis Communication Theory ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
The Rich

This article introduces the special issue on crisis communication, whose aim is to bring together diverse approaches and methods of analysis in the field. The article overviews the field by discussing two main frameworks, dealing with postcrisis (reputation management) and precrisis (issue management) communication, respectively. The article then overviews some major theories of crisis communication and their different methodologies: image repair, situational crisis communication theory, rhetorical arena theory, narrative, and integrated crisis mapping. It ends with a description of some lessons learned that apply to all approaches and an overview of the contributions to the issue. By comparing and contrasting different perspectives on crisis communication, the article emphasizes the rich diversity that characterizes this branch of business communication.

Supporting Exiles: The Role of Academics for Chile

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Angell
Keyword(s):  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Latin American ◽  
American Studies ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Latin American Studies ◽  
Sustained Effort ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Close Contacts

Abstract This article examines the response to the 1973 coup in Chile. The response was remarkable both in its intensity and duration and in the number of countries which condemned the coup and made efforts to give assistance to those forced into exile. In Britain, the academic community quickly organized to make a sustained effort to give support to those members of Chilean universities who were the victims of the coup. This led to the formation of Academics for Chile, which, thanks to World University Service, led to grants being made to some 900 academics and students from Chile. The development of Latin American studies in several universities in the UK meant that the academic community was well-informed about developments in that country and had close contacts with Chilean academics. Support was widespread amongst universities in the UK and, came not just from the left, but from those who wished to defend academic freedom and democracy.

scholarly journals Adaptive evolution of facial colour patterns in Neotropical primates

2012 ◽  
Vol 279 (1736) ◽  
pp. 2204-2211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharlene E. Santana ◽  
Jessica Lynch Alfaro ◽  
Michael E. Alfaro
Keyword(s):  
Species Recognition ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Neotropical Primates ◽  
Communication Ecology ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
Mammalian Lineage ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Colour Patterns ◽  
Adaptive Role

The rich diversity of primate faces has interested naturalists for over a century. Researchers have long proposed that social behaviours have shaped the evolution of primate facial diversity. However, the primate face constitutes a unique structure where the diverse and potentially competing functions of communication, ecology and physiology intersect, and the major determinants of facial diversity remain poorly understood. Here, we provide the first evidence for an adaptive role of facial colour patterns and pigmentation within Neotropical primates. Consistent with the hypothesis that facial patterns function in communication and species recognition, we find that species living in smaller groups and in sympatry with a higher number of congener species have evolved more complex patterns of facial colour. The evolution of facial pigmentation and hair length is linked to ecological factors, and ecogeographical rules related to UV radiation and thermoregulation are met by some facial regions. Our results demonstrate the interaction of behavioural and ecological factors in shaping one of the most outstanding facial diversities of any mammalian lineage.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT: A BASIC SCIENCE FOR PEDIATRICS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 649-658
Author(s):  
Julius B. Richmond
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
New Period ◽  
Relative Neglect ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Rich History

ALTHOUGH I have considered presenting some of the work of our group on this occasion, I have elected, rather, to discuss an issue which I feel to be of importance not alone to those of us interested in child development, but to all pediatricians (and indeed to all interested in child welfare). I refer to the role of child development in pediatrics—most particularly academic pediatrics. To the members of this section it is no surprise to observe that teaching and research in child development have not been integrated into the mainstream of academic pediatrics. It continues, with rare exceptions, to be treated as a minority group in the academic community, even though a knowledge of child development is a major concern of the practicing pediatrician. This relative neglect causes me to inquire as to whether we are to have two cultures or one in pediatrics. At the outset I wish to indicate that my bias is clearly in favor of a unitarian view. For, I believe we continue this dichotomy at our peril in pediatric teaching and research. Perhaps we can deal with this problem better if we understand how we came to be this way. I will, therefore, attempt to develop my thesis from an historical perspective. These periods are arbitrarily defined; although starting dates are given, there are no end points, since each new period is telescoped into the rich history of its antecedents (Fig. 1). The prescientific era in pediatrics (prior to 1900) was rich in contributions to our understanding of child development.

scholarly journals Sensory sociological phenomenology, somatic learning and ‘lived’ temperature in competitive pool swimming

2020 ◽  
pp. 003802612091514
Author(s):  
Gareth McNarry ◽  
Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson ◽  
Adam B. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Environment ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The Senses ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Somatic Learning ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Competitive Swimmers

In this article, we address an existing lacuna in the sociology of the senses, by employing sociological phenomenology to illuminate the under-researched sense of temperature, as lived by a social group for whom water temperature is particularly salient: competitive pool swimmers. The research contributes to a developing ‘sensory sociology’ that highlights the importance of the socio-cultural framing of the senses and ‘sensory work’, but where there remains a dearth of sociological exploration into senses extending beyond the ‘classic five’ sensorium. Drawing on data from a three-year ethnographic study of competitive swimmers in the UK, our analysis explores the rich sensuousities of swimming, and highlights the role of temperature as fundamentally affecting the affordances offered by the aquatic environment. The article contributes original theoretical perspectives to the sociology of the senses and of sport in addressing the ways in which social actors in the aquatic environment interact, both intersubjectively and intercorporeally, as thermal beings.

scholarly journals Corporate accountability - an impact on community expectations

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-34
Author(s):  
Shann Turnbull
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Sensitive Information ◽  
Executive Directors ◽  
Corporate Accountability ◽  
Sarbanes Oxley ◽  
The Us ◽  
Set Up ◽  
New Guidelines ◽  
The Uk

This paper anticipates proposals developed by the ’Corporate Governance Council’ set up by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to advise on new guidelines. It identifies the invalidity of the assumptions implicit in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the US and the recommendations of the Higgs report in the UK into the role of non-executive directors. The conflicts of directors relying on management information to assess management and the business are considered. Also, the conflicts from the ASX trading its own shares and their requirement that corporations continuously disclose price sensitive information without permitting the market to be continuously informed about the identity of share traders. Ways of ameliorating these problems are suggested based on A New Way to Govern: Organisations and Society after Enron.

scholarly journals The Rich Diversity of Urban Allotment Gardens in Europe: Contemporary Trends in the Context of Historical, Socio-Economic and Legal Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 11076
Author(s):  
Lidia Poniży ◽  
Monika J. Latkowska ◽  
Jürgen Breuste ◽  
Andrew Hursthouse ◽  
Sophie Joimel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Allotment Gardens ◽  
Urban Gardening ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Uk

Urban allotment gardens (AGs) provide a unique combination of productive and recreational spaces for the inhabitants of European cities. Although the reasons behind the decision to have a plot, as well as the mode of use and gardening practices, are well recognised in the literature, these issues are mainly considered in relation to particular case studies within a single country. The regional diversity of European allotment gardens is still poorly understood, however. This knowledge gap became an incentive for us to carry out the present study. The research was conducted in seven countries: Austria, Estonia, Germany, France, Portugal, Poland and the UK. Surveys were used to assess the motivations of users regarding plot uses and gardening practices. Information was also collected during desk research and study visits, making use of available statistical data. Allotment gardens in Europe are currently very diverse, and vary depending on the historical, legal, economic and social conditions of a given country, and also as determined by geographical location. Three main types of plots were distinguished, for: cultivation, recreation–cultivation, and cultivation–recreation. The recreational use of AGs has replaced their use for food production in countries with a long history of urban gardening. The only exception is the UK. In some countries, the production of food on an AG plot is still its main function; however, the motivations for this are related to better quality and taste (the UK), as well as the economic benefits of self-grown fruits and vegetables (Portugal, Estonia). Among the wide range of motivations for urban gardening in Europe, there is increasing emphasis on active recreation, contact with nature and quality food supply.

scholarly journals I04-1, a future 'fragment screening' beamline facility at Diamond Light Source

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C790-C790
Author(s):  
Alice Douangamath ◽  
Jose Brandao-Neto ◽  
Mark Williams ◽  
Richard Fearn ◽  
Tobias Krojer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Source ◽  
Macromolecular Crystallography ◽  
New Developments ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Fragment Screening ◽  
The Third ◽  
Synchrotron Light ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk

I04-1 is one of the six macromolecular crystallography (MX) beamlines at Diamond Light Source (DLS), the third generation synchrotron light source in the UK. It was built and delivered in 2010 as a stable and reliable fixed-wavelength MX station. It is currently preparing to release its user programme for exploiting fragment screening using X-ray crystallography in structural medicinal chemistry projects. For this purpose, the beamline has been going through several upgrades in order to achieve unattended high-throughput ligand crystallography. The new developments are aiming at improving the flux, stability and reliability of the beamline and its auto-alignment. In parallel, a peripheral laboratory is being set up to provide a facility for medium throughput compound soaking. Jointly with the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), a semi-automatic crystal soaking and harvesting scheme, which will provide hundreds of MX samples per day, is being tested at DLS. The beamline can currently process 400 crystals per day. However, the recent upgrades and automation should further improve that throughput. In this presentation, we will summarise the current specifications of the beamline and its new features, the development of a peripheral laboratory for compounds soaking and underline the remaining work.

scholarly journals Correcting the Underestimation of Capital Incomes in Inequality Indicators: with an Application to the UK, 1997–2016

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahnee Christelle Ooms
Keyword(s):  
Estimation Error ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Capital Income ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Adjusted Indicators ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Personal Incomes

AbstractThis paper proposes a methodological framework to better incorporate non-labour income into existing top adjusted indicators of economic inequality. Surveys are known to miss the rich, receiving disproportionate amounts of capital income. There has been a surge in top harmonisation methodologies, which complement survey-based estimates of inequality with information from the rich reported in tax administrative sources. These harmonisation methods are found to have a significant upward effect on inequality indicators. This analysis uses the Family Resources Survey (household survey) and the Survey of Personal Incomes (tax data) to explore the extent to which existing UK harmonisation methodology corrects for capital income. First, this analysis finds that the FRS has experienced a significant decline in capital income measurement over the past 20 years (1997–2016), taking reported levels of capital income in the SPI as benchmark. Second, the top harmonisation methodology is found to only partially correct for this decline. Third, in response, the paper proposes a multi-step capital income correction to allocate the remaining capital income missing from top adjusted inequality indicators. The adjustment accounts for both under-coverage and under-estimation error of capital income across the income distribution. Poor measurement of capital incomes in household surveys has long been acknowledged but attempts to correct for this have remained few. This paper highlights the need for decomposable top adjusted indicators of inequality to give a better picture of the role of capital incomes in driving inequality. Surveys are traditionally used to produce inequality indicators used by governments, statistical offices and policy makers. The policy implication is that income missing from indicators structurally falls out of inequality debates, which has arguably been the case for capital incomes.

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