Civil Society Generating Innovation: Co-operative and Associative Housing

This research was undertaken thanks in part to the financial support of the Canada Research Chairs Program, SSHRC

Accretion, Differentiation, and Impact Processes on the Ureilite Parent Body

Ureilites are primitive ultramafic achondrites composed largely of olivine and pigeonite, with minor augite, orthopyroxene, carbon, sulphide and metal. They represent very early material in the history of the Solar System and (in common with lodranites and acapulcoites) form a bridge between undifferentiated chondrites and fully differentiated asteroidal bodies. They show an intriguing mixture of chemical characteristics, some of which are considered to be nebula-derived (e.g. variations in Delta(sup 17)O and mg#) whereas others have been imposed by asteroidal differentiation (e.g. core formation, silicate partial melting, removal of basalt)

The Canada-France deep fields survey-I: 100,000 galaxies, 1 deg^2: a precise measurement of \omega(\theta) to IAB~25

(abridged) Using the UH8K mosaic camera, we have measured the angular correlation function \omega(\theta) for 100,000 galaxies over four widely separated fields totalling ~1\deg^2 and reaching IAB~25.5. With this sample we investigate the dependence of \omega(\theta) at 1', A_\omega(1'), on sample median IAB magnitude in the range 19.5<I(AB-med)<24. Our results show that A_\omega(1') decreases monotonically to IAB~25. At bright magnitudes, \omega(\theta) is consistent with a power-law of slope \delta = -0.8 for 0.2'<\theta<3.0' but at fainter magnitudes we find \delta ~ -0.6. At the 3\sigma level, our observations are still consistent with \delta=-0.8. Furthermore, in the magnitude ranges 18.5<IAB<24.0 and 18.5<IAB<23.0 we find galaxies with 2.6<(V-I)AB<2.9 have A_\omega(1')'s which are ~10x higher than field values. We demonstrate that our model redshift distributions for the faint galaxy population are in good agreement with current spectroscopic observations. Using these predictions, we find that for low-omega cosmologies and assuming r_0=4.3/h Mpc, in the range 19.5<I(AB-med)<22, the growth of galaxy clustering is \epsilon~0. However, at 22<I(AB-med)<24.0, our observations are consistent with \epsilon>1. Models with \epsilon~0 cannot simultaneously match both bright and faint measurements of A_\omega(1`). We show how this result is a natural consequence of the ``bias-free'' nature of the \epsilon formalism and is consistent with the field galaxy population in the range 22.0<IAB<24.0 being dominated by galaxies of low intrinsic luminosity.Comment: 20 pages, 21 figures, requires natbib.sty, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysic

Wake up, wake up! It's me! It's my life! patient narratives on person-centeredness in the integrated care context: a qualitative study

Person-centered care emphasizes a holistic, humanistic approach that puts patients first, at the center of medical care. Person-centeredness is also considered a core element of integrated care. Yet typologies of integrated care mainly describe how patients fit within integrated services, rather than how services fit into the patient's world. Patient-centeredness has been commonly defined through physician's behaviors aimed at delivering patient-centered care. Yet, it is unclear how 'person-centeredness' is realized in integrated care through the patient voice. We aimed to explore patient narratives of person-centeredness in the integrated care context

Fostering clinical reasoning in physiotherapy: Comparing the effects of concept map study and concept map completion after example study in novice and advanced learners

Background: Health profession learners can foster clinical reasoning by studying worked examples presenting fully worked out solutions to a clinical problem. It is possible to improve the learning effect of these worked examples by combining them with other learning activities based on con

The modified patient enablement instrument: a Portuguese cross-cultural adaptation, validity and reliability study

"Article number: 16087"Enabling patients with asthma to obtain the knowledge, confidence and skills they need in order to assume a major role in the management of their disease is cost effective. It should be an integral part of any plan for long-term control of asthma. The modified Patient Enablement Instrument (mPEI) is an easily administered questionnaire that was adapted in the United Kingdom to measure patient enablement in asthma, but its applicability in Portugal is not known. Validity and reliability of questionnaires should be tested before use in settings different from those of the original version. The purpose of this study was to test the applicability of the mPEI to Portuguese asthma patients after translation and cross-cultural adaptation, and to verify the structural validity, internal consistency and reproducibility of the instrument. The mPEI was translated to Portuguese and back translated to English. Its content validity was assessed by a debriefing interview with 10 asthma patients. The translated instrument was then administered to a random sample of 142 patients with persistent asthma. Structural validity and internal consistency were assessed. For reproducibility analysis, 86 patients completed the instrument again 7 days later. Item-scale correlations and exploratory factor analysis were used to assess structural validity. Cronbach's alpha was used to test internal consistency, and the intra-class correlation coefficient was used for the analysis of reproducibility. All items of the Portuguese version of the mPEI were found to be equivalent to the original English version. There were strong item-scale correlations that confirmed construct validity, with a one component structure and good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha >0.8) as well as high test-retest reliability (ICC=0.85). The mPEI showed sound psychometric properties for the evaluation of enablement in patients with asthma making it a reliable instrument for use in research and clinical practice in Portugal. Further studies are needed to confirm its responsiveness.Financial support for this work was provided by FEDER funds through the Operational Programme Competitiveness Factors-COMPETE and National Funds through FCT-Foundation for Science and Technology under the project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007038, and by the project NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000013, supported by Norte Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Carotenoid content and reflectance of yellow and red nuptial plumages in widowbirds (Euplectes spp.)

1. Ornamental carotenoid coloration is commonly based on several different pigments with different nutritional and metabolic constraints. The identification and quantification of carotenoid pigments is therefore crucial to the understanding of signal content and signal evolution. 2. In male widowbirds (Euplectes spp.), the striking yellow and red carotenoid colours have been measured by reflectance spectrometry and studied with respect to sexual selection through male contest competition, but their biochemical mechanisms have not been analysed. 3. Here we use reflectance analysis and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to describe the species-specific colours and plumage carotenoids in three widowbird species: yellow-mantled widowbird (YMW) Euplectes macrourus, red-shouldered widowbird (RSW) E. axillaris and red-collared widowbird (RCW) E. ardens. 4. YMW yellow (‘hue’ colorimetric λR50 = 522 nm) derives from the two ‘dietary yellow’ xanthophylls lutein and zeaxanthin, together with small amounts of ‘derived yellow’ pigments (3′-dehydrolutein and canary xanthophylls). 5. RCW red (λR50 = 574 nm) is achieved by the addition of low concentrations of ‘derived red ’ 4-keto-carotenoids, notably α- and β-doradexanthin and canthaxanthin. 6. RSW red (λR50 = 589 nm) is, in contrast, created by high concentrations of ‘dietary yellow ’ pigments (lutein, zeaxanthin) and ‘derived yellow ’ anhydrolutein, the latter only recently described in birds. 7. The two different mechanisms of producing red plumage are compared with other bird species and discussed with regard to costs and signal ‘honesty’

Le logement coopératif et associatif comme innovation sociale émanant de la société civile

Communication au 25e Congrès international du CIRIEC, Palais des Congrès de Lyon, 27 et 28 septembre 2004.Le logement communautaire (coopératif et associatif) apparaît au Québec au tournant des années 1970 dans un contexte de transformation du monde urbain, d'émergence de nouveaux besoins en matière de logement et de fléchissement des politiques gouvernementales en matière d'habitat. Il s'agit d'une histoire jouée par différents acteurs sociaux, qui s'entendront sur un programme de développement de l'habitat communautaire en réponse à des attentes en relative convergence. Les traits particuliers du logement communautaire proviennent à la fois des apprentissages des générations précédentes de logement social, et des aspirations nouvelles qui se font jour dans les mouvements de citoyens. Nécessitant d’importants moyens de financement pour se développer, le mode de fonctionnement du logement communautaire est également en partie conditionné par les rapports qu’il entretient avec l’État, les institutions financières et le marché. Les ambitions des citoyens se conjuguent avec celles des politiques d’habitation, dessinant un compromis entre les caractéristiques de la forme associative et les objectifs de la politique de logement social. Les politiques publiques viennent répondre à des besoins concrets de la population. Lorsque les réactions gouvernementales se font attendre, les citoyens ont appris à revendiquer la création de ces politiques. Les interventions du milieu communautaire en habitation ont beaucoup évolué depuis maintenant 30 ans, passant de la revendication d'interventions publiques à de l’innovation par des programmes d'aide aux initiatives locales. Le milieu communautaire est allé plus loin en négociant certains paramètres des programmes et même, en élaborant et en proposant des programmes de son cru. Dans ce court exposé, nous expliquerons d’abord comment les mouvements de citoyens et les initiatives qu’ils ont développées ont contribué à l’évolution des politiques publiques. Nous présenterons ensuite les traits caractéristiques du logement communautaire qui résulte du partenariat entre la société civile, les groupes de pression et l’État. Enfin, nous verrons quelques impacts de ces innovations, manifestes des changements sociaux auxquels elles contribuent. Nous conclurons avec quelques réflexions concernant les acquis et l’avenir de ce mouvement.Cette recherche a été entreprise grâce, en partie, au soutien financier du Programme des chaires de recherche du Canada