Crown Street Revisited

This note describes a study to discover the extent to which it would be possible to follow the respondents in a 1978/79 social survey in inner Liverpool. The follow up would be used to describe the ways in which peoples’ circumstances had changed in the intervening 17 years. It would also provide an opportunity to discover how the respondents themselves viewed the changes that had taken place in inner Liverpool (if that was where they still lived) and the extent to which they had realized the aspirations they expressed in 1978/79 (wherever they now lived). An additional benefit of the research was to ‘test the water’ for forthcoming policy related research in Liverpool. The results of the pilot study are clear and unambiguous: it was not possible to follow up the previous respondents. Reasons for this are believed to include changing attitudes towards giving information and to reservations about collaborating in research projects which in the context of inner city Liverpool are seen to have no benefits to local people. The prognosis for future survey-based research is poor. These findings are consistent with more anecdotal evidence from colleagues working elsewhere in inner city areas and in sharp contrast to similar work undertaken in the very different political climate of the 1970s.

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Remembering the Past/Anticipating the Future: A Professor From the White Working Class Talks With a Survivor of the Holocaust About Our Troubled World

Qualitative Inquiry ◽

10.1177/1077800417741387 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (5) ◽

pp. 323-337 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Carolyn Ellis ◽

Jerry Rawicki

Keyword(s):

Working Class ◽

Collaborative Writing ◽

Political Climate ◽

Donald Trump ◽

The Past ◽

The Holocaust ◽

The Future ◽

White Working Class ◽

Shed Light

This article extends the research of Jerry Rawicki and Carolyn Ellis who have collaborated for more than eight years on memories and consequences of the Holocaust. Focusing on Jerry’s memories of his experience during the Holocaust, they present dialogues that took place during five recorded interviews and follow-up conversations that reflect on the similarity of Hitler’s seizing of power in the 1930s to the meteoric rise of Donald Trump. Noting how issues of class and race were taking an increasingly prominent role in their conversations and collaborative writing, they also begin to examine discontent in the rural, White working class and Carolyn’s socialization within that community. These dialogues and reflections seek to shed light on the current political climate in America as Carolyn and Jerry struggle to cope with their fears and envision a hopeful path forward for their country.

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Lidocaine Adrenaline Tetracaine Gel Versus Tetracaine Adrenaline Cocaine Gel for Topical Anesthesia in Linear Scalp and Facial Lacerations in Children Aged 5 to 17 Years

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.95.2.255 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 95 (2) ◽

pp. 255-258 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Amy A Ernst ◽

Eduardo Marvez ◽

Todd G. Nick ◽

Eric Chin ◽

Edmond Wood ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Emergency Department ◽

Inner City ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Topical Anesthesia ◽

Random Numbers ◽

Study Objective ◽

The Face ◽

Double Blinded

Study objective. The purpose of the present study is to compare LAT gel (4% lidocaine, 1:2000 adrenaline, 0.5% tetracaine) to TAC gel (0.5% tetracaine, 1:2000 adrenaline, 11.8% cocaine) for efficacy, side effects, and costs in children aged 5 to 17 years with facial or scalp lacerations. Design. Randomized, prospective, double-blinded clinical trial. Setting. Inner-city Emergency Department with an Emergency Medicine residency program. Patients or other participants. Children aged 5 to 17 years with linear lacerations of the face or scalp. Intervention. After informed consent was obtained patients had lacerations anesthetized with topical TAC or LAT gel according to a random numbers table. Measurements and main results. A total of 95 patients were included in the statistical analysis with 47 receiving TAC and 48 receiving LAT. Physicians and patients/parents separately rated the overall pain of suturing using a modified multidimensional scale for pain assessment specifically for children. Patients/parents also stated the number of sutures causing pain. The power of the study to determine a ranked sum difference of 15 was 0.8. Multidimensional rating scale results and number and percentage of sutures causing pain were compared using Wilcoxon's rank sum test. According to patients no difference could be detected in percent of sutures causing pain in the LAT versus TAC group (P = .51). Using the multidimensional scale, physicians and patients/parents found LAT statistically the same as TAC in effectiveness (P = .80 for physicians and P = .71 for patients). Cost per application was $3.00 for LAT compared to $35.00 for TAC. Follow-up was accomplished in 85 of 95 participants in the study with no reported complications for either medication. Conclusion. LAT gel worked as well as TAC gel for topical anesthesia in facial and scalp lacerations. Considering the advantages of a noncontrolled substance and less expense, LAT gel appears to be better suited than TAC gel for topical anesthesia in laceration repair in children.

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Danish Collaborative Project on Mineral Transformations and Ash Deposition in PF-Fired Boilers and Related Research Projects

Applications of Advanced Technology to Ash-Related Problems in Boilers ◽

10.1007/978-1-4757-9223-2_21 ◽

1996 ◽

pp. 325-334 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ole Hede Larsen ◽

Karin Laursen ◽

Flemming Frandsen

Keyword(s):

Ash Deposition ◽

Research Projects ◽

Collaborative Project ◽

Related Research ◽

Mineral Transformations

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Rethinking Industry—University Cooperation in Europe

Industry and Higher Education ◽

10.1177/095042229300700205 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 93-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Leenamaija Otala ◽

Matti Otala

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

International Competition ◽

Research Projects ◽

Societal Values ◽

European Industry ◽

World Economic ◽

University Cooperation ◽

University Industry ◽

Opening Up

In the March 1993 issue of Industry and Higher Education, Matti Otala identified and briefly summarized major trends in cooperation between industry, R&D centres and universities. These trends were seen in the context of the fundamental changes which industry is experiencing in its operations, structure, mores and economics – changes which are the effects of intensifying international competition, shifting societal values, new organizational ideals, and the restructuring of several world-economic blocks. This follow-up article looks specifically at the practical impacts of these changes on university–industry relationships and focuses on the increased need to ‘recycle’ employees who have lost their skills competence, and the opening up of the universities for more and larger research projects. The authors argue that the competitiveness of European industry is at stake and highlight measures which must be taken to ensure its survival.

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EL PAPEL DE LAS CONVENCIONES SOCIALES. NOTAS PARA EL ESTUDIO DE LAS ORGANIZACIONES BUROCRÁTICAS

Revista Pueblos y fronteras digital ◽

10.22201/cimsur.18704115e.2010.9.162 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 5 (9) ◽

pp. 128

Author(s):

Alma Isunza Bizuet

Keyword(s):

Social Action ◽

Sociological Theory ◽

Research Projects ◽

Related Research ◽

Bureaucratic Organization ◽

Social Conventions ◽

The Public ◽

Public Servant ◽

The Social

En este artículo analizo la propuesta de cambio de paradigmas de las organizaciones burocráticas que busca mejorar la calidad de los servicios públicos ofrecidos a los ciudadanos. El paradigma posburocrático implica una corriente de cambio que cuestiona la figura del «servidor público» y concede mayor importancia a los empleados; se considera el peso y la importancia de las instituciones y su relación con las convenciones sociales que le imprimen una identidad característica a cada organización burocrática particular, por ello examino las aportaciones de la teoría sociológica para comprender la vinculación entre la acción social y las convenciones e instituciones sociales con el fin de documentar la importancia de las convenciones sociales sobre las que descansa el funcionamiento cotidiano de la burocracia, y proponer proyectos de investigación relacionados. ABSTRACTThis paper analyses changes occurred within paradigms in bureaucratic organizations, aiming at proving the quality of the services offered to the citizens. The posbureaucratic paradigm implies a course change that questions from the own conception the figure of the «public servant» and grants the major importance to the employees, it considers the influence and the importance of the institutions and its relation with the social conventions that imprints a characteristic identity to each particular bureaucratic organization, for that reason the contributions of the sociological theory are examined to understand the entailment between the social action and the social conventions and institutions, to illustrate the importance of the social conventions on which the daily operation of the bureaucracy rests; in order to propose related research projects.

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Expanding Medical Student Interaction In Neurology With A Redesigned Student Interest Group In Neurology (SIGN) Chapter

10.21203/rs.3.rs-25197/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rohit Gummi ◽

Ross Smith ◽

Raghav Govindarajan

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Journal Club ◽

Student Interest ◽

Research Projects ◽

Post Intervention ◽

Related Research ◽

Hands On ◽

Neurology Clinic ◽

Second Year

Abstract Background: SIGN chapters across the country provide opportunities for medical students to participate in clinical, research, and service activities in neurology. Despite these, enrollment in SIGN chapters has been traditionally low.Methods: Following changes were introduced: an open board style SIGN chapter executive committee with greater active engagement of first and second year students, new types SIGN chapter activities including journal club articles, hands on workshop (example EMG), celebration/cause events (example ALS walk). In addition, a free neurology clinic was introduced. Activities were planned in consultation with office of medical education, and were organized during ‘down times’. Data on student enrollment, activities successfully carried out, students interested in neurology residency, number of neurology-related research projects with student involvement were collected prior to changes and compared to values after changes were introduced.Results: Post intervention, student engagement in neurology activities and projects increased significantly. There were also significantly more students engaged in neurology related research projects and significantly more students reported interest in neurology. However, a similar increase in applications to neurology residency was not yet observed.Conclusions: An open chapter with early engagement and involvement of first and second year medical students, creating a variety of chapter activities with greater hands on involvement, planned in conjunction with office of medical education has reinvigorated our SIGN chapter.

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Developmental Interplay Between Ethnic, National, and Personal Identity in Immigrant Adolescents

10.31234/osf.io/rh9xj ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Stefanos Mastrotheodoros ◽

Olga Kornienko ◽

Adriana Umana-Taylor ◽

Frosso Motti-Stefanidi

Keyword(s):

Personal Identity ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

National Identities ◽

Developmental Task ◽

Political Climate ◽

Identity Exploration ◽

Immigrant Adolescents ◽

Identity Commitment ◽

Limited Support

Developing a personal identity is a core developmental task for all adolescents. Immigrant adolescents need to integrate the meaning that their belonging to their ethnic group and the receiving nation has for them into their personal identity. The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal interplay between personal, ethnic, and national identities of a middle school sample of immigrant youth (N = 765, Mage¬ = 12.7 years, SD = 0.6 at T1; 46% girls) enrolled in Greek schools. Data were collected in three waves with repeated measures. To test the link between these identities, two trivariate Cross-Lagged Panel Models were ran, one examining identity exploration and the other examining identity commitment. The results revealed robust within time positive links between ethnic, national and personal identities for both exploration and commitment at all three time-points. There was some evidence that ethnic and national identities were negatively linked longitudinally, and limited support for longitudinal associations between these domains and personal identity. Follow-up analyses suggest that these processes may be specific to second generation youth and that findings may differ by ethnic background. Finally, the findings that emerged are discussed with attention to the socio-political climate in the receiving nation.

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Does Routine Bioimpedance-Guided Fluid Management Provide Additional Benefit to Non-Anuric Peritoneal Dialysis Patients? Results from Compass Clinical Trial

Peritoneal Dialysis International ◽

10.3747/pdi.2016.00241 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 131-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Kook-Hwan Oh ◽

Seon Ha Baek ◽

Kwon-Wook Joo ◽

Dong Ki Kim ◽

Yon Su Kim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Peritoneal Dialysis ◽

Fluid Management ◽

Urine Volume ◽

Clinical Information ◽

Additional Benefit ◽

Volume Control ◽

Control Group ◽

Rapid Decline ◽

Fluid Status

Introduction In peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, volume overload is related to cardiac dysfunction and mortality, while intravascular volume depletion is associated with a rapid decline in the residual renal function (RRF). This study sought to determine the clinical usefulness of bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS)-guided fluid management for preserving RRF and cardiac function in PD patients. Subjects and methods This is a multicenter, prospective, open-label study that was conducted over a 1-year period (NCT01887262). Non-anuric (urine volume > 500 mL/day) subjects on PD were enrolled. Subjects in the control group received fluid management based on the clinical information alone. Those in the BIS group received BIS-guided fluid management along with clinical information. Results The subjects ( N = 137, mean age 51.3 ± 12.8 years, 54% male) were randomly assigned to the BIS group ( n = 67) or to the control group ( n = 70). There were no significant differences between the 2 groups with regard to age, sex ratio, cause of kidney failure, duration of PD, baseline comorbidity, RRF, PD method, or peritoneal transport type. At baseline, the 2 groups were not different in terms of RRF (glomerular filtration rate [GFR], 5.1 ± 2.9 vs 5.5 ± 3.7 mL/min/1.73 m2). After follow-up, changes in the GFR between the 2 groups were not different (-1.5 ± 2.4 vs -1.3 ± 2.6 mL/min/1.73 m2, p = 0.593). Over the 1-year study period, both groups maintained stability of various fluid status parameters. Between the 2 groups, there were no differences in the net change of various fluid status parameters such as overhydration (OH) and extracellular water/total body water (ECW/TBW). A net change in ECW over 1 year was slightly but significantly higher in the control group (net increase, 0.57 ± 1.27 vs 0.05 ± 1.63 L, p = 0.047). However, this difference was not translated into an improvement in RRF in the BIS group. There were no differences in echocardiographic parameters or arterial stiffness at the end of follow-up. Conclusion Routine BIS-guided fluid management in non-anuric PD patients did not provide additional benefit in volume control, RRF preservation, or cardiovascular (CV) parameters. However, our study cannot be generalized to the whole PD population. Further research is warranted in order to investigate the subpopulation of PD patients who may benefit from routine BIS-guided fluid management.

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