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Plastic consumption and the subsequently produced plastic waste is a global threat to humanity. People’s voluntary motivation to reduce their plastic consumption is one key factor to reduce the overall level of plastic waste. The paper at hand analyses the predictive power of the goal-striving reasons framework for subjective (self-reported) and objective (actual) plastic consumption of UK households. Employing the goal-striving reasons framework provides a conceptually new way of looking into people’s voluntary motivation for reducing plastic waste based on people’s most important, idiosyncratic actions they engage in to reduce plastic waste. Based on N = 237 participants (main shopper of the household) the study found, using multiple regression analyses, that positive consequences, as well as the interaction of positive consequences with pleasure, predict people’s subjective plastic waste consumption. Moreover, people’s self-reported subjective plastic waste significantly relates to objective plastic waste…
An interview with Janine Bradbury about her ignitionpress pamphlet Sometimes Real Love Comes Quick & Easy.
An interview with Eric Yip about his ignitionpress pamphlet Exposure.
Self-concordance theory and the goal-striving reasons framework both measure the quality of people’s reasons for their goal pursuits. Both have provided substantial evidence for their predictive power for people’s well-being. However, it remains unclear which of the two goal-reason models is the better predictor for different forms of well-being. The paper analyses the distinct relationships of the two models in relation to hedonic well-being (Subjective Well-Being, Life Satisfaction, Affect Balance) and indicators of eudaimonic well-being (Basic Need Satisfaction, Purpose and Self-Acceptance). The findings are based on a cross-sectional, correlative research design based (N = 124). Using multiple regression analyses the results show that the goal-striving reasons framework is overall more strongly associated with hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. However, the differences for hedonic well-being as well as for self-acceptance and purpose are much larger than they are for the three basic needs of autonomy, com…
This is a report of the evaluation of the post-implementation phase of the Thames Valley Hospital Navigator Scheme. the report illustrates how the Navigator model provides a valuable early intervention pathway for young people presenting in the ED with a range of challenging issues. There are four aspects to the evaluation: a document review, a scheme-wide audit, a case description review, and interviews with stakeholders across the scheme: commissioners, hospital managers, ED staff, VCSO managers, Navigator Co-ordinators, Navigator Volunteers, young people, and parents. This report provides brief summaries of the key findings from the evaluation datasets. There are 8 sections in the report: Section 1 sets the scene for the scheme. Section 2 presents the quantitative findings from an audit across the 5 sites. Section 3 foregrounds accounts from young people who have benefitted from the scheme. Section 4 presents an integrated delivery model that can inform the implementation of similar schemes. S…
An interview with Eira Murphy about her ignitionpress pamphlet Whetstone.
'while gazing at a smack of moon jellies at the Monterey Bay Aquarium': a reading of a poem by Janine Bradbury from her ignitionpress pamphlet Sometimes Real Love Comes Quick & Easy.
'Ma Tau Wai Road': a reading of a poem by Eric Yip from his ignitionpress pamphlet Exposure.
'Erasure': a reading of a poem by Eira Murphy from her ignitionpress pamphlet Whetstone.
Recent work putatively linked a rare genetic variant of the chaperone Resistant to Inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase (RIC3) (NM_024557.4:c.262G>A, NP_078833.3:p.G88R) to a unique ability to speak backwards, a language skill that is associated with exceptional working memory capacity. RIC3 is important for the folding, maturation, and functional expression of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR). We compared and contrasted the effects of RIC3G88R on assembly, cell surface expression, and function of human α7 receptors using fluorescent protein tagged α7 nAChR and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) microscopy imaging in combination with functional assays and 125I-α-bungarotoxin binding. As expected, the wild-type RIC3 protein was found to increase both cell surface and functional expression of α7 receptors. In contrast, the variant form of RIC3 decreased both. FRET analysis showed that RICG88R increased the interactions between RIC3 and α7 protein in the endoplasmic reticulum. These results provi…