The reflective cycle is a commonly used framework to guide you through the process of reflection. It is important to note that the end point of the reflective cycle is an action plan and that any identified learning can be applied to your future practice.
[Recorded 11th March 2015] Following their defeat of Japan in the second World War the occupying American forces imposed radical policies of suffrage, demilitarisation and wide ranging social reforms. Part of the allied policies included strict censorship on what could be shown in cinemas. This lead to the wide scale importation of Hollywood cinema into a country where until recently it had not only been banned but audiences had been fed a strict diet of anti-american propaganda. In light of the developing field of audience research and memory studies in Japanese cinema this seminar will look at primary research with surviving women to see how in watching Hollywood cinema and phrasing their own experiences through those of popular films and Hollywood stars, women were able to make sense of their own pasts. This seminar took place at Oxford Brookes University on 11 March 2015.
Oxford Brookes student Ewan Stott will cycle the world renowned Route 66 on a triple tandem bike this summer in an attempt to set a world record and raise money for charity.
…eration, requiring a highly coordinated pattern of duplication and segregation of organelles and cytoskeletal structures. A framework of nuclear division and morphological changes is kno…limited resolution and the intrinsic organisation of organelles within the cell body and their manner of duplication and inheritance is unknown. Using vol…e have produced three-dimensional reconstructions of different promastigote cell cycle stages to give a spatial and quantitative overview of organelle positioning, division and inheritance. …l indications seen in our dataset that a new cell cycle had begun were the assembly of a new flagellum, the duplication of the contractile vacuole and the increase in volume of the nucleus and kinetoplast. We showed that the progression of the cytokinesis furrow created a specific pattern of membrane indentations, while our analysis of sub-pellicular microtubule organisation indicated that there is likely a preferred site of new microtubule insertion. The daughter cells ret…ound an inc…
Background Few studies have evaluated the effects of infrastructural improvements to promote walking a…ewer have explored how the context and mechanisms of such interventions may interact to produce their …. Methods This mixed-method analysis forms part of the UK iConnect study, which aims to evaluate new… identified differences in awareness and patterns of use of the infrastructure in survey data from a cohort of adult residents at baseline in spring 2010 (n = 3…d two (n = 1510) years later following completion of the infrastructural projects (Analysis 1). We sub…ocial environment. Results After two years, 52% of Cardiff respondents reported using the infrastruc…7% in Kenilworth and 22% in Southampton. Patterns of use did not vary substantially between sites. 17%…nal focus to varying extents, that the visibility of schemes to local people might be an important mechanism driving use and that the scale and design of the schemes and the contrast they presented with …influenced their use. Conclusions The …
This action research study developed the use of peer reflective supervision (PRS) amongst eight n…met regularly in pairs to facilitate each other's reflection. This provided an opportunity for nurse educators…Learning Group (RLG), to gather data on their use of PRS. Audio-recordings from the RLGs were transcri…ven themes were generated from the three research cycles. These were: PRS as a Valuable Affirming Experie… Action. Findings add new evidence regarding use of a flexible toolbox of resources to develop reflection and offer practical guidance on the development of PRS. Nurse educators often experienced similar concerns, and a facilitati…earchers to positively explore these. Recognition of work pressures and requirement for time and space for reflection was highlighted, particularly regarding writing, …ring the literature, to develop critical analysis of experiences. The importance of action as part of the reflective process was emphasised. Co-researc…the opportunity to highlight issues through their refl…
We build four different dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models for a small open economy reflecting both neoclassical and Keynesian specifications. A DSGE model with full price and wage flexibility is initially constructed and then modified through nominal wage and price rigidities. The ability of the models to replicate important features of the business cycle activity in the UK is explored through statistical and econometric analysis. Evidence suggests that a monetary shock under the Taylor model with price stickiness can replicate a significant portion of the business cycle activity in the UK economy.
…are participants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children who attended school in the L…d accidents, and perceived health effects and use of alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco. Additional outcom…eskills attendance was unrelated to the ownership of cycle helmets, or the use of cycle helmets, seat belts, or reflective/fluorescent clothing, or to A&E attendance. Use of cycle helmets (37%) and reflective/fluorescent clothing (<4%) on last cycle was low irrespective of Lifeskills attendance. Lifeskills attendance was …s use, but was generally unrelated to perceptions of the health impact of substance use. Conclusions: Lifeskills attendanc…er behaviours in adolescence. The overall low use of cycle helmets and reflective/fluorescent clothing evidences the need for powerful promotion of some safer behaviours at Lifeskills and at follow-up in schools.
This study aims to develop a theoretical and practical model of coaching for gravitas in a business leadership co…ship quality or more general phenomenon. A review of the literature specifically associates gravitas with the leadership concepts of authenticity and charisma, which are often discussed together with the concepts of power and authority. The role of followers is described as important in all leaders’ qualities, but the context of a leader’s organisation is a frequent omission in…ch was adopted with six practising leaders and 12 of their followers from one organisation. An initial model of coaching for gravitas was developed and four cycles of action research were conducted over a 12-month period. The first action research cycle used a conceptual encounter method to create a conceptual model of gravitas that was specific for the six leaders coached during the next three cycles of research. The evolved conceptual model described gravitas through four dimensions of confidence, courage, communication,…
This thesis proposes a novel methodology to enable cycle by cycle control of a two-stroke cycle type engine. These engines are well known for offering high specific power density solutions, howe…ient, low emission, power units could result. One of the main reasons why this has not previously been…ity to accurately measure and quantify the amount of combustible charge available for metering of the Air/Fuel ratio. This is due to the highly dyn… engine which cause significant cyclic variations of scavenging and trapping efficiencies. Existing co…use fuel quantity is determined using the results of previous combustion events which do not reflect t…ed cyclically from in-cylinder measurements ahead of each combustion event. The intention being, for o…on timings to be calculated and provided for each cycle. This technology would significantly improve the ability to achieve an optimal combustion of each individual combustion event. The principle of measurement uses and extends proven existing extensive scientific kno…