Guide to the Faye George Collection, 1940-2016

Faye George is a poet from southeast Massachusetts. She was born in Weymouth, MA in 1933. She published eight poetry collections, six in book form two in chapbook form. These include: A Wound On Stone (2001); the lyric verse collection Back Roads 2003); Märchenhaft: Like a Fairy Tale (2008); the historical sequence, Voices of King Philip’s War (2013), dramatizing the 17th century conflict between the English colonists and the Woodland tribes of southern New England, for which she was a recipient of New England Poetry Club’s Sheila Motton Prize; World of Hard Use (2015), containing poems of work and workers, showcased on Poetry Daily; and her final published work of poetry, The Ragged Hold of Memory (2019). Her chapbooks include Only the Words (1995) and Naming the Place: The Weymouth Poems (1996). George has contributed poetry to The Paris Review, Poetry, The Amicus Journal, Yankee, The Poetry Anthology, 1912-2002, and numerous other literary periodicals and anthologies. George passed away on April 8, 2020. This collection consists of early poetry drafts, manuscripts and publications of Faye George’s poetry and information about her early, pre-published life and career. Her correspondence with editors, publishers and publications, mentors and other poets and admirers includes received correspondence and copies of her sent correspondence, documenting both parties. Of note is Series 2, which includes personal letters from previous United States Poet Laureate Daniel Hoffman. There are also newspaper clippings, postcards and flyers relating to publication releases and live poetry readings by George

Guide to the Abram Healy Papers, 1874-1878

Abram Healy was born in Fall River, MA (or possibly Maine) on October 3, 1836 to Abraham and Nancy (Coombs) Healy. He died June 18, 1889 in Fall River, MA of apoplexy (stroke) at age 52. He married Sarah Thompson (born in Maine, June 26, 1837, died 1919 of old age at 80 years old), October 23, 1862 and they had three children, Caroline “Carrie”, born in 1863, Carl, born in 1871 and Hattie, born 1873 (died 1878 in Nagasaki, Japan). The family moved between Maine and Massachusetts. It is reported in The Story of Anthony Coombs and His Descendants, by William Carey Coombs, that Abram had the desire to spend life on the sea from a young age. He did take to the sea at age nineteen (about 1855) and had a long, successful mariner career. He earned a First Mate certificate in 1862 and was listed as a seaman out of Lisbon, ME in June 1863 in Civil War draft records. By the 1870 census, he was listed as a sea captain. He sailed aboard the American schooner “William Phillips” in and around China and Australia. The “William Phillips” was built at New Bedford, MA in 1874. Its home ports were New Bedford, MA and San Francisco, CA. The schooner would likely have been built by William Phillips (1801-1866), initially a clerk in New Bedford, hired by John Avery Parker in 1925 and served as his bookkeeper and secretary from 1836 to 1853. The firm of William Phillips & Son continued Parker’s business after his death in 1853. The majority of letters are addressed to Joseph Healy, Abram’s uncle in Fall River. Joseph Healy was born in Fall River, Mass., January 27, 1828, a son of David and Meribah (Hathaway) Healy, and grandson of Joseph and Thankful (Stafford) Healy. For several years he was bookkeeper for the Fall River Iron Works Company. He began his successful career as a cotton manufacturer in 1871, when he became treasurer of the Osborn Mills. Early in life he began to take an active part in politics and was on the board of city assessors in 1860 and 1864. He was alderman in 1894 and 1895 and was chosen a police commissioner in 1894 and reappointed in 1896 for a three year term. His ability as a financier was acknowledged by his election to the presidency of the Pocasset Savings Bank in 1894. He was also director in the Manufacturers\u27 Mutual Insurance Company and the Arkwright Insurance Company of Boston. In 1863 he married Harriet, daughter of Cornelius and Abigail Parker. The letters in the collection are nearly all written by Abram Healy while either at sea or at ports in Asia and Australia between the years 1874 and 1878 while aboard the William Phillips schooner. The letters describe in detail his business transactions and issues he encounters, including ship damage, lawsuits, and issues with natives. Two of his letters include hand-drawn maps

Guide to the Rev. Paul John Rich Collection, 1894-2008 (Bulk 1963-1978)

Paul John Rich III was a minister at the First Parish Unitarian Church in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts from 1962-1978. He resigned from the Church on June 28, 1978 after a number of lawsuits and complaints were filed against him. This collection consists of documents, photographs and other ephemera from and about Rev. Paul John Rich and the East Bridgewater First Parish Unitarian Church (referred to as “Church” in Box and Folder list) from roughly 1894-2008, some Church-specific materials are prior to Rev. Rich’s tenure, but the bulk of materials date from 1963-1978

Exact Diagonalization of the Hubbard Model: Ten-electrons on Ten-sites

Abstract: By exactly diagonalizing the Hubbard model for ten electrons on ten sites in a one-Dimensional (1D) ring, we extend the study of Jafar

Democracy, development and the executive presidency in Sri Lanka

This paper examines the developmental causes and consequences of the shift from a parliamentary to a semi-presidential system in Sri Lanka in 1978, examining its provenance, rationale, and its unfolding trajectory. drawing on a wide range of sources, it set out an argument that the executive presidency was born out of an elite impulse to create a more stable, centralised political structure to resist the welfarist electoral pressures that had taken hold in the post-independence period, and to pursue a market-driven model of economic growth. This strategy succeeded in its early years 197801993, when presidents retained legislative control, maintained a strong personal commitment to market reforms, and cultivated alternative sources of legitimacy. In the absence of these factors, the presidency slipped into crisis over 1994-2004 as resistance to elite-led projects of state reform mounted and as the president lost control of the legislature. Since 2005 the presidency has regained its power, but at the cost of abandoning its original rationale and function as a means to recalibrate the elite/mass power relations to facilitate elite-led reform agendas

BHPR research: qualitative1. Complex reasoning determines patients' perception of outcome following foot surgery in rheumatoid arhtritis

Background: Foot surgery is common in patients with RA but research into surgical outcomes is limited and conceptually flawed as current outcome measures lack face validity: to date no one has asked patients what is important to them. This study aimed to determine which factors are important to patients when evaluating the success of foot surgery in RA Methods: Semi structured interviews of RA patients who had undergone foot surgery were conducted and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis of interviews was conducted to explore issues that were important to patients. Results: 11 RA patients (9 ♂, mean age 59, dis dur = 22yrs, mean of 3 yrs post op) with mixed experiences of foot surgery were interviewed. Patients interpreted outcome in respect to a multitude of factors, frequently positive change in one aspect contrasted with negative opinions about another. Overall, four major themes emerged. Function: Functional ability & participation in valued activities were very important to patients. Walking ability was a key concern but patients interpreted levels of activity in light of other aspects of their disease, reflecting on change in functional ability more than overall level. Positive feelings of improved mobility were often moderated by negative self perception ("I mean, I still walk like a waddling duck”). Appearance: Appearance was important to almost all patients but perhaps the most complex theme of all. Physical appearance, foot shape, and footwear were closely interlinked, yet patients saw these as distinct separate concepts. Patients need to legitimize these feelings was clear and they frequently entered into a defensive repertoire ("it's not cosmetic surgery; it's something that's more important than that, you know?”). Clinician opinion: Surgeons' post operative evaluation of the procedure was very influential. The impact of this appraisal continued to affect patients' lasting impression irrespective of how the outcome compared to their initial goals ("when he'd done it ... he said that hasn't worked as good as he'd wanted to ... but the pain has gone”). Pain: Whilst pain was important to almost all patients, it appeared to be less important than the other themes. Pain was predominately raised when it influenced other themes, such as function; many still felt the need to legitimize their foot pain in order for health professionals to take it seriously ("in the end I went to my GP because it had happened a few times and I went to an orthopaedic surgeon who was quite dismissive of it, it was like what are you complaining about”). Conclusions: Patients interpret the outcome of foot surgery using a multitude of interrelated factors, particularly functional ability, appearance and surgeons' appraisal of the procedure. While pain was often noted, this appeared less important than other factors in the overall outcome of the surgery. Future research into foot surgery should incorporate the complexity of how patients determine their outcome Disclosure statement: All authors have declared no conflicts of interes

Folic acid supplementation increases survival and modulates high risk HPV-induced phenotypes in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells and correlates with p53 mRNA transcriptional down-regulation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the primary risk factors for developing oral cancers are well understood, less is known about the relationship among the secondary factors that may modulate the progression of oral cancers, such as high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and folic acid (FA) supplementation. This study examined high-risk HPV and FA supplementation effects, both singly and in combination, to modulate the proliferative phenotypes of the oral cancer cell lines CAL27, SCC25 and SCC15.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Using a comprehensive series of integrated <it>in vitro </it>assays, distinct effects of HPV infection and FA supplementation were observed. Both high-risk HPV strains 16 and 18 induced robust growth-stimulating effects in CAL27 and normal HGF-1 cells, although strain-specific responses were observed in SCC25 and SCC15 cells. Differential effects were also observed with FA administration, which significantly altered the growth rate of the oral cancer cell lines CAL27, SCC15, and SCC25, but not HGF-1 cells. Unlike HPV, FA administration induced broad, general increases in cell viability among all cell lines that were associated with <it>p53 </it>mRNA transcriptional down-regulation. None of these cell lines were found to harbor the common C677T mutation in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (<it>MTHFR</it>), which can reduce FA availability and may increase oral cancer risk.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Increased FA utilization and DNA hypermethylation are common features of oral cancers, and in these cell lines, specifically. The results of this study provide further evidence that FA antimetabolites, such as Fluorouracil (f5U or 5-FU) and Raltitrexed, may be alternative therapies for tumors resistant to other therapies. Moreover, since the incidence of oral HPV infection has been increasing, and can influence oral cancer growth, the relationship between FA bioavailability and concomitant HPV infection must be elucidated. This study is among the first pre-clinical studies to evaluate FA- and HPV-induced effects in oral cancers, both separately and in combination, which provides additional rationale for clinical screening of HPV infection prior to treatment.</p

Does supportive supervision enhance community health worker motivation? A mixed-methods study in four African countries.

Supportive supervision is an important element of community health worker (CHW) programmes and is believed to improve CHW motivation and performance. A group supervision intervention, which included training and mentorship of supervisors, was implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique. In three of the countries, this was combined with individual and/or peer supervision. A mixed-methods implementation study was conducted to assess the effect of the supervision intervention on CHWs' perceptions of supervision and CHW motivation-related outcomes. In total, 153 in-depth interviews were conducted with CHWs, their supervisors and managers. In addition, questionnaires assessing perceived supervision and motivation-related outcomes (organizational and community commitment, job satisfaction and conscientiousness) were administered to a total of 278 CHWs pre- and post-intervention, and again after 1 year. Interview transcripts were thematically analysed using a coding framework. Changes in perceived supervision and motivation-related outcomes were assessed using Friedman's ANOVA and post hoc Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Interview participants reported that the supervision intervention improved CHW motivation. In contrast, the quantitative survey found no significant changes for measures of perceived supervision and inconsistent changes in motivation-related outcomes. With regard to the process of supervision, the problem-solving focus, the sense of joint responsibilities and team work, cross-learning and skill sharing, as well as the facilitating and coaching role of the supervisor, were valued. The empowerment and participation of supervisees in decision making also emerged in the analysis, albeit to a lesser extent. Although qualitative and quantitative findings differed, which could be related to the slightly different focus of methods used and a 'ceiling effect' limiting the detection of observable differences from the survey, the study suggests that there is potential for integrating supportive group supervision models in CHW programmes. A combination of group with individual or peer supervision, preferably accompanied with methods that assess CHW performance and corresponding feedback systems, could yield improved motivation and performance