Rewriting the History of the Native Mounted Police in Queensland

The Archaeology of the Native Mounted Police in Queensland project, jointly led by Nulungu research fellow Dr Lynley Wallis, is a long-overdue exploration into the nature of frontier invasion. Several of our team members have worked in Queensland for many decades and, in every Aboriginal community in which we’ve worked, stories are told about the ‘killing times’ or the ‘war’, as community members call the period when the Native Mounted Police (NMP, also referred to as the ‘Native Police’) were operating. Many community members have asked us over the years to record their stories about the massacres that took place, or have shown us places associated with the police camps or the massacre sites, and often told us that they would like to know more about what happened. These requests eventually led to the archaeologists on this project coming together, talking with key Aboriginal people and communities, and developing a research project to address their interests — the project described in this paper is the result.https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_insights/1000/thumbnail.jp

Economic analysis of trout feed production in Jammu and Kashmir, India

The Present study is an attempt to understand the economics of trout feed production in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Trout feed production is capital intensive business which requires high initial capital investment. The results revealed that major fixed investment required in trout feed production was feed mill itself which accounted about 71.44 percent of the total investment. The cost and return analysis showed that the variable cost accounts 59.16 percent whereas fixed cost accounted 40.84 percent of the total cost respectively. Among the variable cost raw material was found out to be single most important factor which accounted about 56.37 percent of the total cost which was about 95.28 percent of the total variable cost. The average cost of production of trout feed was Rs.84.33/kg which ranged from Rs.78.45/kg in Kokarnag trout feed mill to Rs.90.2/kg in Manasbal trout feed mill but government has fixed selling price at Rs.73/Kg for the feed to maintain reasonable price level for private trout farmers. The availability and high price of raw material were found to be major constraints faced by feed producers. Economics analysis revealed that both the feed mills are operating at suboptimal level and there is need to utilize the feed mill to its full potential and export the surplus production to neighbouring state of Himachal Pradesh and other Himalayan states like Sikkim and Arunachal which will help the state fisheries department to generate extra income which can be used in other developmental activities

IntCal09 and Marine09 radiocarbon age calibration curves, 0-50,000yeats cal BP

The IntCal04 and Marine04 radiocarbon calibration curves have been updated from 12 cal kBP (cal kBP is here defined as thousands of calibrated years before AD 1950), and extended to 50 cal kBP, utilizing newly available data sets that meet the IntCal Working Group criteria for pristine corals and other carbonates and for quantification of uncertainty in both the 14C and calendar timescales as established in 2002. No change was made to the curves from 0–12 cal kBP. The curves were constructed using a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) implementation of the random walk model used for IntCal04 and Marine04. The new curves were ratified at the 20th International Radiocarbon Conference in June 2009 and are available in the Supplemental Material at www.radiocarbon.org

Application of Computational Tools for Performance Prediction of Gasoline Engine Fuelled with Ethanol Gasoline Fuel Fractions

With faster depletion of natural sources of petroleum fuels, it becomes essential to use alternative fuels. Ethanol is growingly becoming best choice as fuel fraction to blend with gasoline. These fuel fractions are planning to be used with higher percentages of ethanol. It is highly required to find the best possible fuel fractions and performance of the engine under different operating conditions. The present study proposes applications of Minitab 17 and XLSTAT for establishing the relationship of dependent parameters with each independent parameter. Minitab 17 is used for multiple regression and provides mathematical equations for each dependent variable in terms of operating independent variables. Minitab 17 is also used for plotting the contour graphs, which shows the regions of best and poor levels of each dependent parameter on graph through contours and shaded areas. These applications of Minitab 17 are used for performance prediction and finding optimum conditions of engine. XLSTAT is add-on tool to be used in MS-Excel. It provides graphical tools for finding the errors in the model developed. It also gives the dominance of each operating parameter with engine output parameters. Both tools can be effectively used for developing customised mathematical relations. Semi-empirical mathematical relations are simple to form and accurate to predict the engine performance

Constraint analysis of Fishermen and Market Intermediaries of Marine Fish Markets in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India

Maharashtra ranks fifth in total marine fish landing in India, and the significant share contributed by pelagic resources (38 %), followed by demersal (28.7 %), crustaceans (24.8 %), and mollusks (9 %). The marine fish landings of Maharashtra during 2020 were 398511 tons, having an annual growth rate of -10.61%. (Fisheries Dept. report 2021), mainly because of the loss of fishing days and lack of fishing labour due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The constraint analysis through rank-based quotient (RBQ) is done to analyse the various  problems stakeholders face during marketing in the Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra. RBQ  analysis revealed that the high transportation cost, uncertain catch, non-availability of  high-grade fish catch, marketing cost (transportation/labour etc.), poor infrastructure facilities at the market yard, non -availability of insulated boxes are the significant constraints faced by the actors involved in the marketing. The policymakers should consider the challenges faced by the marketers of this region to encourage fish marketing by building organized markets

Mass media effects on the production of information: Evidence from Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Reports

The media report news that in turn influences behaviors. This news is drawn from a set of available information. In this paper, we study how the set of information is "exante" affected by anticipated media coverages. First, we take an exogenous but anticipated shock of media coverage: Olympic Games and FIFA World Cups. Then, we estimate the effect of this media coverage shock on the production of reports by a publicity-seeking actor: NGOs. We use a unique database that collects NGO reports on a sample of 572 firms in 140 countries between 2002 and 2010. Those reports deal with firm practices, and tone of the speech of these reports is classified as "good" or "bad" for the reputation of the firm. We find that these media coverage shocks significantly impact the production of information. More precisely, stories that are substitute to sport news (reports on host and participant countries) are significantly less reported by NGOs, while the number of reports on complement to sport news (practices of sponsors) significantly increases. Further, in both cases bad reports overreact compared to good ones

The Discipline of Dress: Uniform Buttons and Accoutrements of the Native Mounted Police in Queensland, Australia

Clothing is capable of providing a range of insights into aspects of identity, authority, power, and hierarchy. Here we present the results of an analysis of an assemblage of uniform buttons and accoutrements from seven 19th-century Native Mounted Police (NMP) camps in Queensland, Australia. As part of wider colonial structures of discipline and expropriation, the NMP uniform was a powerful symbol of control: over troopers’ bodies, over NMP detachments by officers, and over “wild” and “savage” Indigenous peoples by the NMP. Exploring the history and development of the NMP uniform, its intent in constructing officers and particularly troopers, the indexical qualities it acquired as a symbol of violence and fear amongst Indigenous people, and some of the alternative ways in which uniforms could be worn provides a variety of insights into the role, nature, and experience of the Queensland NMP. La ropa es puede proporcionar una variedad de conocimientos sobre aspectos de identidad, autoridad, poder y jerarquía. Aquí presentamos los resultados de un análisis de un conjunto de pertrechos y botones de uniformes de siete campamentos de la Policía Montada Nativa (NMP, por sus siglas en inglés) del siglo XIX en Queensland, Australia. Como parte de estructuras coloniales más amplias de disciplina y expropiación, el uniforme de la NMP era un poderoso símbolo de control: sobre los cuerpos de los soldados, sobre los destacamentos de la NMP por parte de los ofciales y sobre los pueblos indígenas “salvajes” y “descontrolados” por parte de la NMP. Explorar la historia y el desarrollo del uniforme de la NMP, su intención de construir ofciales y, en particular, soldados, las cualidades indexadas que adquirió como símbolo de violencia y miedo entre los pueblos indígenas, y algunas de las formas alternativas en que se pueden usar los uniformes, proporciona una variedad de ideas sobre el papel, la naturaleza y la experiencia de la NMP de Queensland. Les vêtements ont le potentiel d’apporter une variété d’éclairages sur les aspects liés à l’identité, l’autorité, le pouvoir et la hiérarchie. Nous présentons ici les résultats d’une analyse d’un assemblage de boutons d’uniforme et d’habits provenant de sept camps de la Police montée (Native Mounted Police—NMP) du 19ème siècle dans le Queensland en Australie. S’inscrivant dans les structures coloniales plus vastes de la discipline et de l’expropriation, l’uniforme NMP était un symbole puissant de contrôle, à savoir sur les corps de ses membres, sur les détachements NMP par les ofciers et enfn sur les peuples indigènes «sans retenue » et « sauvages » par le NMP. L’étude de l’histoire et du développement de l’uniforme NMP, de son intention quant à la construction d’ofciers et particulièrement de membres de la police montée, des qualités indexicales dont il a été investi en tant que symbole de violence et de peur parmi les peuples indigènes, de même que certaines des manières alternatives dont ces uniformes pouvaient être portés, fournit une variété d’éclairages sur le rôle, la nature et l’expérience de la NMP du Queensland

Actomyosin-generated tension on cadherin is similar between dividing and non-dividing epithelial cells in early Xenopus laevis embryos

Epithelia represent a unique situation where polarized cells must maintain sufficiently strong cellcell contacts to guarantee the epithelial integrity indispensable for barrier functions. Nevertheless, epithelia must also keep sufficient plasticity which is crucial during development and morphogenesis. Adherens junctions and mechanical forces produced by the actomyosin cytoskeleton are major players for epithelial integrity maintenance and plasticity regulations. To understand how the epithelium is able to meet such a challenge, it is indispensable to determine how cellular junctions and mechanical forces acting at adherens junctions are regulated. Here, we investigate the tensile forces acting on adherens junctions via cadherin during cell division in the Xenopus embryos epithelium. Using the recently developed E-cadherin FRET tension sensor and a fastFLIM prototype microscope, we were able to measure mechanical forces applied on cadherin at cell-cell junctions. We have shown that the Xenopus epithelium is under tension, approximately 3 pN which remains stable, indicating that tensile forces acting on cadherin at the adherens junction are at equilibrium. Unexpectedly, mechanical tension across cadherin was similar between dividing and non-dividing epithelial cells

Absurdity and Revolt in the works of Georges Duhamel: A Camusian reading

A reading of the works of Duhamel in light of those of Camus suggests a strong influence on the latter by the former. By the time Camus began his literary career, Duhamel was already a well established and respected author, with whom most educated French people would have been familiar. This thesis posits the idea that, long before Camus named the absurd in 1942, Duhamel had already explored many of the themes that would form the subject matter for 'Le Mythe de Sisyphe' (1942) and 'L'Homme révolté' (1951). Not only are these two essays crucial in understanding the evolution of Camus' thought; they can be shown to be essential road maps for identifying themes of absurdity and revolt in the works of the earlier writer; Duhamel. Features common to the protagonists of both authors - the gratuitous acts committed by both Salavin and Meursault and their ambivalent responses - suggest a strong link between them. If Meursault's actions can be explained by 'Le Mythe de Sisyphe', then perhaps Duhamel's Salavin and Laudrel can be illuminated by the very same essay. If Duhamel's Laurent Pasquier embodies some of the qualities of Dr Rieux, then perhaps he might also be considered a rebel in what would become the 'Camusian' sense. Themes of absurdity and revolt permeate Duhamel's entire literary output; while Duhamel's Salavin and Camus' Meursault are quite different personalities, they both follow a path infused with a sense of the meaninglessness of existence, tinged with nihilism and which culminates in an ethical rebellion in the face of the certainty of death. It is these convergences, similarities and parallels which form the basis of this project and which, to date, have not been thoroughly explored by critics. In other words, there has been no detailed comparative analysis of the works of these two authors. It is this gap in the critical canon which this thesis seeks to rectify