Repressing Deviance: The Discourse of Sexuality in \u3ci\u3eThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3eThe Portrait of Dorian Gray\u3c/i\u3e

Michael Foucault postulates that Victorians of the late nineteenth century were experts at repressing their sexuality. This repression is especially evident in the passing of the Criminal Amendment Act of 1885, also known as the Labouchere Amendment, which outlawed homosexuality in Victorian England. However, as with any subjugated topic, there will be those that fight against the ruling power. The genre of the Victorian Gothic provides an outlet of deviance for the sexually “Othered,” as a place of protest against Victorian repression. Gothic writers showcase war within man’s soul when repression forces those labeled as “Other” to become dark monsters in the light of Victorian society. When the dualism and aestheticism of novels like The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Portrait of Dorian Gray are read in conversation with Labouchere and Foucault’s History of Sexuality, the deviant voices of the sexually repressed Victorian Others are heard in a demonstration of freedom against persecution

Qualidade química de frutos do maracujazeiro-amarelo em solo com biofertilizante irrigado com águas salinas

Um experimento foi desenvolvido para avaliar os efeitos da salinidade da água de irrigação e frequências de aplicação de biofertilizante bovino no solo sobre as qualidades químicas de frutos de maracujazeiro-amarelo. Os tratamentos foram distribuídos em arranjo fatorial 5 x 4, correspondendo aos valores de condutividade elétrica da água de irrigação: 0,5; 1,5; 2,5; 3,5 e 4,5 dS m-1 e a quatro frequências de aplicação do biofertilizante: sem a aplicação do biofertilizante (SB); aplicação realizada uma semana antes do transplantio (1 SAT); a cada 90 dias a partir do transplantio (90 DAT); uma semana antes do transplantio e a cada 90 dias após o transplantio (1 SAT + 90 DAT). Pelos resultados se certifica de que o aumento da salinidade da água inibiu o rendimento em polpa, os teores de sólidos solúveis (SS), o pH, a razão sólidos solúveis/acidez titulável (SS/AT) e os teores de vitamina "C" no suco, proporcionando maior acidez e elevação da condutividade elétrica do suco. O aumento da frequência de aplicação do biofertilizante, apesar de aumentar a condutividade elétrica do suco atenuou os efeitos degenerativos dos sais da água de irrigação ás plantas, resultando em incremento no rendimento em polpa, teores de vitamina "C" e ainda reduziu a razão SS/AT e o pH da polpa.This work had the objective to evaluate the effects of irrigation water salinity (EC) associated to application frequencies of bovine biofertilizer on chemical qualities of yellow passion fruits. The treatments were distributed using 5 x 4 factorial design corresponding the five EC of irrigation plant water of 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 dS m-1, in four frequencies of application of the biofertilizer: without bovine biofertilizer (SB); with application one week before transplanting (1 SAT); application with intervals of 90 days after transplanting (90 DAT); and, with application one week before transplanting and at intervals of 90 days (1 SAT + 90 DAT). From the results it is verified that the increased salinity of water inhibited the pulp yield, the total soluble solids (TSS), pH, the ratio of total soluble solids and titratable acidity (TSS/AT) and vitamin "C" in juice, providing increased acidity and electrical conductivity of the juice. The increased frequency of application of the biofertilizer, despite increasing the electrical conductivity of the juice diminished the degenerative effects of salts of irrigation water to plants, resulting in an increase in pulp yield, vitamin "C" and also reduced the ratio TSS/AT and the pH of the pulp of yellow passion fruit

The Social Construct of the Athletic Self-Concept: What role do authority figures play on the motivation, and self-esteem of athletes?

The current study looked at the interaction between motivation, self-esteem, and\ud relational-schemas for athletes. There were two parts to the study, an experimental and a\ud correlational. In the experimental component subjects (N=67) were put into one of two groups. The experimental group failed the scenario in the presence of an authority figure, while the control group failed the scenario by themselves. Subjects were asked to write down how they would expect themselves to feel and behave after the failure. What was expected was extrinsically motivated subjects would react with stronger emotion and would report more perseverance in the coach-present condition than in the coach-absent condition. The hypotheses were supported for perseverance but not for emotion. The correlational component asked subjects to recall an athletic memory. It was hypothesized that memories would correlate with motivation, measured by the exercise self-regulation\ud questionnaire, and self-esteem level measured by the physical self-perception profile.\ud The hypotheses were not supported for this as well