The Multi-Partner Research Initiative: A Scientific Research Network to Support Decision Making in Oil Spill Response

ABSTRACT The Government of Canada's Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) is a comprehensive, transformative $1.5 billion strategy to build a world-leading marine safety system to protect marine ecosystems, while enabling inclusive economic growth. A key component of the OPP is the Multi-Partner Research Initiative (MPRI), led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) in collaboration with other federal agencies (Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Coast Guard, Natural Resources Canada, and Transport Canada), that aims to advance oil spill research by fostering a national/international research network that brings together scientific experts in the field. The core studies under this program are focused on the provision of scientific knowledge to support the development, validation and regulatory approval of Alternative Response Measures (ARMs) that include: spill treating agents, in situ burning, oil translocation and decanting/oily waste disposal. Additional research includes studies on key “cross-cutting” issues, such as natural attenuation and bioremediation of oil, assessment of toxic impacts associated with oil spills and the application of oil spill countermeasures, and oil detection and mapping by autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The deliverables from this research program will provide essential information to support Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA) for decision making to select the optimal oil spill response option(s) to protect the marine environment and its living resources. With an emphasis on supporting the development of the next generation of scientists in the field through engagement with the private sector (i.e., spill response organizations and oil industry partners) and other international (e.g., USA, Norway, France, Australia, China) government agencies, MPRI is anticipated to have a profound influence on the oil spill research community and emergency response agencies within Canada and abroad.

Creative Connections: The power of contemporary art to explore European citizenship

Across Europe, educational institutions are essential in assisting exploration of politics, culture and history, and the use of creative arts appears crucial to supporting this aim. This article reports on Creative Connections, a multi-partner research project that facilitated exchanges for young people to explore their European identities using online art galleries and blogging technologies. Their multimodal conversations revealed an openness to consider artworks as sources of knowledge and experience. Participants did not focus on the nationality of the artist, but concentrated on the relationship that the subject matter of the work had with their own concerns. Anxiety related to populism, exclusive nationalism, social inequality and new forms of labour appeared to impact young European citizens’ relationships and their perceptions of democracy.

En (tro)verdig utsatt? Menns fortellinger om vold fra en kvinnelig eller mannlig partner

Based on a qualitative interview study, this chapter explores men’s stories about their experiences with being exposed to violence from a male or female partner. Research on intimate partner violence has traditionally focused on male perpetrators and female victims, reflecting the general cultural understandings of gender and violence. There is a lack of studies treating men’s exposure to intimate partner violence as a diverse phenomenon in itself, rather than as a contrast or comment to women’s exposure to such violence. This chapter looks at how men try to balance masculinity and victimhood in their stories. The analysis reveals three dominant narrative strategies that men use in order to present their stories of victimhood with dignity: narratives of caring and responsibility, narratives of fear and victimhood, and narratives of passivity related to superiority in physical strength. Some men combine different strategies, while others choose one as a core subject of their story. Furthermore, these strategies may have different meanings and are used differently, depending on age, class, distance to the violence in time, and the abusive partner’s gender.

THE VALUE OF US: EXPRESSIONS OF TOGETHERNESS IN COUPLES WHERE ONE SPOUSE HAS DEMENTIA

Background: Living with dementia involves both illness and health and involves self-care and care by others. As most persons with dementia are living in their ordinary housing, dementia affects not only the person with the disease, but also the life of the family, commonly the partner. Research show that spouse carers feel like they are losing their partners due to an inability to share thoughts, feelings and experiences as a couple. Aim: The aim of the study was to describe spouse’s experience of their togetherness when one spouse has dementia. Method: The sample consisted of eighteen recorded conversations between 15 persons with dementia and their spouses. The filmed conversations were transcribed verbatim and then analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Findings: One overarching theme arose from the data “Dementia preserved and challenged the value of “us”. Being a couple trying to preserve a sense of togetherness and have the relationship they wished for could be seen as a challenge when one spouse was living with dementia. Conclusion: Based on our results, we suggest that practitioners should help couples to reinforce or strengthen their bonds as a couple to maintain well-being. Future studies should examine couplehood under differing conditions such as long versus short term relationships. Prior relationship quality may also be a factor influencing the sense of couplehood following a serious health challenge such as dementia.

LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BASED ON DATA CENTER IN ECONOMIC FACULTY AND BUSINESS IBI DARMAJAYA

The purpose of the laboratory development is carried out by cooperating with the Partner Research Team (TPM) derived from STIE Perbanas Surabaya. The stages of the research are done that there are 2 stages. The first stage is the layout of the laboratory, cooperation with agencies, data collection, development concepts, and Design Lab.Manajemen Finance, Marketing, and HR. The second stage is already available laboratory-based data center and performs competency test students concentration of financial management, marketing, and human resources. At this stage issued a Certificate of Competency Test as a certificate of companion diploma for students who pass the competency test.In the first year, it is done at partner universities and partner colleges. In the year 1, has been designed layout laboratory, has been established cooperation with the agency Capital Market Information Center and Securities Company, data collection, development concepts, and Design Lab.Manajemen Management, Marketing, and HR.

Families Living with Mental Illness

Mental illness is a growing reality of our times. Usually in a typical Indian family, the parents act as the primary caregivers for the child suffering from mental disorder. For adult sufferers, it can also be siblings or offspring, and at times even spouse or partner. Research on the experiences of families of mentally ill people has been minimal in the Indian context. This study aims to shift the focus from the mentally ill patients to the suffering of the caregivers and families of the patient keeping in mind the interconnected well being of the family in a collectivist culture. Following a qualitative approach, narratives have been taken from the family members of mentally ill (narratives of 8 families with mentally ill person) and also the mental health professionals (two) through semi structured interviews. The findings suggest that the family members suffer from a significant amount of stress accompanied by burden. Also, they feel secluded from the society and experience a lack of assistance to deal with the mentally ill member of the family.