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  1. Article ; Online: A Tale of Two Stories

    Richard Shaw

    Genealogy, Vol 5, Iss 26, p

    Unsettling a Settler Family’s History in Aotearoa New Zealand

    2021  Volume 26

    Abstract: On the morning of the 5 November 1881, my great-grandfather stood alongside 1588 other military men, waiting to commence the invasion of Parihaka pā, home to the great pacifist leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi and their people. Having ... ...

    Abstract On the morning of the 5 November 1881, my great-grandfather stood alongside 1588 other military men, waiting to commence the invasion of Parihaka pā, home to the great pacifist leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi and their people. Having contributed to the military campaign against the pā, he returned some years later as part of the agricultural campaign to complete the alienation of Taranaki iwi from their land in Aotearoa New Zealand. None of this detail appears in any of the stories I was raised with. I grew up Pākehā (i.e., a descendant of people who came to Aotearoa from Europe as part of the process of colonisation) and so my stories tend to conform to orthodox settler narratives of ‘success, inevitability, and rights of belonging’. This article is an attempt to right that wrong. In it, I draw on insights from the critical family history literature to explain the nature, purposes and effects of the (non)narration of my great-grandfather’s participation in the military invasion of Parihaka in late 1881. On the basis of a more historically comprehensive and contextualised account of the acquisition of three family farms, I also explore how the control of land taken from others underpinned the creation of new settler subjectivities and created various forms of privilege that have flowed down through the generations. Family histories shape the ways in which we make sense of and locate ourselves in the places we live, and those of us whose roots reach back to the destructive practices of colonisation have a particular responsibility to ensure that such narratives do not conform to comfortable type. This article is an attempt to unsettle my settler family narrative.
    Keywords Parihaka ; Pākehā ; Aotearoa New Zealand ; critical family history ; confiscation ; colonisation ; Social Sciences ; H
    Subject code 940
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Small stories, small acts in sites of struggle

    Ashlyn Piwari / April Bennett / Carolyn Morris / Matt Wynyard / Richard Shaw

    Kōtuitui, Pp 1-

    the establishment of Māori wards in Taranaki

    2023  Volume 16

    Abstract: ABSTRACTBetween 2001 and 2021, the eight iwi of Taranaki entered into Deeds of Settlement with the Crown. These settlements, which saw the Crown acknowledge and apologise for its historical breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, also served to extinguish the ... ...

    Abstract ABSTRACTBetween 2001 and 2021, the eight iwi of Taranaki entered into Deeds of Settlement with the Crown. These settlements, which saw the Crown acknowledge and apologise for its historical breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, also served to extinguish the rights of Taranaki Māori to seek further redress from the Crown. The Treaty Settlement process over, Taranaki Māori and the many non-Māori that have settled in the rohe (tribal territory) are left to themselves to deal with any lingering tensions, ongoing enmity and forms of structural injustice stemming from the settler-colonial process. This paper is not about the formal processes of colonisation or Crown-initiated attempts to atone for the past through the Treaty Settlement process. Rather, this paper concerns the painstaking work of change undertaken on the ground by local people, Māori and non-Māori alike. It concerns the ‘small stories’ of colonisation, the myriad endeavours of local people working for change in local contexts. In particular, the article concerns the fight for Māori wards on Councils in New Plymouth and South Taranaki, and the extraordinary work done by ordinary people in attempting to forge some kind of future of togetherness in a region riven by the violence of colonisation.
    Keywords Māori/Pākehā/non-Māori relationships ; Māori representation ; local government ; small stories ; small acts ; sites of struggle ; Social Sciences ; H
    Subject code 390
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Taylor & Francis Group
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: Comparison of Specimen Geometries for Measuring Through-Thickness Tensile Mechanical Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites

    Rory Pemberton / Louise Crocker / Matthew Poole / Richard Shaw / Michael Gower

    Journal of Composites Science, Vol 5, Iss 84, p

    2021  Volume 84

    Abstract: Engineering design of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite components requires reliable methods for measuring out-of-plane mechanical properties in the through-thickness (T-T) material direction. Within this work, existing indirect and direct test ... ...

    Abstract Engineering design of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite components requires reliable methods for measuring out-of-plane mechanical properties in the through-thickness (T-T) material direction. Within this work, existing indirect and direct test methods and geometries for measuring T-T tensile properties have been evaluated through experimental testing and finite element analysis (FEA). Experimental testing showed variations, particularly in failure properties, for both indirect (failure strengths from 10–94 MPa) and direct (failure strengths from 48–62 MPa) geometries. Results were shown to be in good agreement with FEA, which also confirmed stress concentration factors. A linear relationship between the magnitude of stress concentration factors and experimentally determined T-T tensile failure strengths was observed for all but one of the direct geometries evaluated. Improved knowledge of stress concentration factors from this work should help instil confidence for industry to use T-T tensile properties determined from these methods.
    Keywords fibre-reinforced polymer composites ; through-thickness properties ; specimen geometry ; mechanical testing ; finite element analysis (FEA) ; stress concentration factors ; Technology ; T ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: Four new species of the Aleiodes compressor Herrich-Schäffer species-group (Hymenoptera

    Lidia Sulca / Eduardo Mitio Shimbori / Scott Richard Shaw

    Revista Peruana de Biología, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 227-

    Braconidae: Rogadinae) from South America

    2016  Volume 236

    Abstract: Four new species of the Aleiodes compressor (Herrich-Schäffer) species-group from the Neotropical Region are described and illustrated: Aleiodes segakiato sp. nov. and A. lamasi sp. nov. from Peru, A. macro sp. nov. from Argentina, and A. palmito sp. nov. ...

    Abstract Four new species of the Aleiodes compressor (Herrich-Schäffer) species-group from the Neotropical Region are described and illustrated: Aleiodes segakiato sp. nov. and A. lamasi sp. nov. from Peru, A. macro sp. nov. from Argentina, and A. palmito sp. nov. from Mexico. With the addition of these new species, the compressor species-group has ten known species; two from Old World, two from Nearctic Region, and six from Neotropical Region. In addition to the descriptions of the new species, a key to known species is presented, and a new distribution record for A. mantiqueirensis Shimbori, Shaw and Penteado-Dias from Ecuador is reported.
    Keywords Insecta ; taxonomy ; biodiversity ; parasitoid ; Neotropical ; Science ; Q ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Stress-Induced Immunomodulation in Low and High Reactive Sheep

    Mhairi Sutherland / Suzanne Dowling / Richard Shaw / Jackie Hickey / Diane Fraser / Catherine Cameron / Ian Sutherland

    Animals, Vol 9, Iss 3, p

    2019  Volume 104

    Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between stress and temperament on the humoral immune response of ewes. Eighty ewes were allocated to one of four treatment groups in a 2 × 2 factorial design ( n = 20 ewes/treatment): low ( ... ...

    Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between stress and temperament on the humoral immune response of ewes. Eighty ewes were allocated to one of four treatment groups in a 2 × 2 factorial design ( n = 20 ewes/treatment): low (LR) and high (HR) reactive ewes were either exposed to no stress (CON) or were visually isolated (STRESS). Ewes remained in treatment pens for 23 h: heart rate was measured continuously, and saliva samples were collected prior to testing and at 0.5 h and 23 h for measurement of cortisol, CarLA IgA and total IgA concentrations. After the first 0.5 h, heart rate was elevated, and cortisol concentrations tended to be higher, whereas CarLa IgA concentrations were lower in STRESS than CON ewes. Similarly, after 23 h, cortisol concentrations remained elevated and CarLA IgA concentrations remained lower in STRESS than CON ewes. Interestingly, total IgA concentrations were not influenced by a 0.5 h or 23 h stressor. Overall, CarLA IgA concentrations were lower in HR than LR ewes at 0.5 h, but there was no significant stress × temperament interaction. Therefore, stress appears to have an immunosuppressive effect on CarLA IgA but not total IgA concentrations in ewes.
    Keywords CarLA IgA ; Ewe ; heart rate ; isolation ; temperament ; welfare ; Veterinary medicine ; SF600-1100 ; Zoology ; QL1-991
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: SAVER

    Caroline McCarthy / Joseph Sacco / Stefano Fedele / Michael Ho / Stephen Porter / Triantafillos Liloglou / Bill Greenhalf / Max Robinson / Bridget Young / Silvia Cicconi / Seema Chauhan / Binyam Tesfaye / Richard Jackson / Frances Sherratt / Richard Shaw

    Trials, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    sodium valproate for the epigenetic reprogramming of high-risk oral epithelial dysplasia—a phase II randomised control trial study protocol

    2021  Volume 12

    Abstract: Abstract Background Sodium valproate (VPA) has been associated with a reduced risk of head and neck cancer development. The potential protective mechanism of action is believed to be via inhibition of histone deacetylase and subsequent epigenetic ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Sodium valproate (VPA) has been associated with a reduced risk of head and neck cancer development. The potential protective mechanism of action is believed to be via inhibition of histone deacetylase and subsequent epigenetic reprogramming. SAVER is a phase IIb open-label, randomised control trial of VPA as a chemopreventive agent in patients with high-risk oral epithelial dysplasia (OED). The aim of the trial is to gather preliminary evidence of the clinical and biological effects of VPA upon OED and assess the feasibility and acceptability of such a trial, with a view to inform a future definitive phase III study. Methods One hundred and ten patients with high-risk OED will be recruited from up to 10 secondary care sites in the UK and randomised into either VPA or observation only for 4 months. Women of childbearing potential will be excluded due to the teratogenic properties of VPA. Tissue and blood samples will be collected prior to randomisation and on the last day of the intervention/observation-only period (end of 4 months). Clinical measurement and additional safety bloods will be taken at multiple time points during the trial. The primary outcome will be a composite, surrogate endpoint of change in lesion size, change in grade of dysplasia and change in LOH profile at 8 key microsatellite regions. Feasibility outcomes will include recruitment targets, compliance with the study protocol and adverse effects. A qualitative sub-study will explore patient experience and perception of the trial. Discussion The current management options for patients with high-risk OED are limited and mostly include surgical resection and clinical surveillance. However, there remains little evidence whether surgery can effectively lead to a notable reduction in the risk of oral cancer development. Similarly, surveillance is associated with concerns regarding delayed diagnosis of OED progressing to malignancy. The SAVER trial provides an opportunity to investigate the effects of a repurposed, inexpensive ...
    Keywords Oral epithelial dysplasia ; Sodium valproate ; Epigenetic reprogramming ; Drug repurposing ; Randomised controlled trial ; Chemoprevention ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Article ; Online: A Multi-Channel Uncertainty-Aware Multi-Resolution Network for MR to CT Synthesis

    Kerstin Klaser / Pedro Borges / Richard Shaw / Marta Ranzini / Marc Modat / David Atkinson / Kris Thielemans / Brian Hutton / Vicky Goh / Gary Cook / Jorge Cardoso / Sebastien Ourselin

    Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 4, p

    2021  Volume 1667

    Abstract: Synthesising computed tomography (CT) images from magnetic resonance images (MRI) plays an important role in the field of medical image analysis, both for quantification and diagnostic purposes. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have achieved state-of- ...

    Abstract Synthesising computed tomography (CT) images from magnetic resonance images (MRI) plays an important role in the field of medical image analysis, both for quantification and diagnostic purposes. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have achieved state-of-the-art results in image-to-image translation for brain applications. However, synthesising whole-body images remains largely uncharted territory, involving many challenges, including large image size and limited field of view, complex spatial context, and anatomical differences between images acquired at different times. We propose the use of an uncertainty-aware multi-channel multi-resolution 3D cascade network specifically aiming for whole-body MR to CT synthesis. The Mean Absolute Error on the synthetic CT generated with the MultiRes <semantics> u n c </semantics> network (73.90 HU) is compared to multiple baseline CNNs like 3D U-Net (92.89 HU), HighRes3DNet (89.05 HU) and deep boosted regression (77.58 HU) and shows superior synthesis performance. We ultimately exploit the extrapolation properties of the MultiRes networks on sub-regions of the body.
    Keywords MR to CT synthesis ; multi-resolution CNN ; uncertainty ; Technology ; T ; Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ; TA1-2040 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Physics ; QC1-999 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 004
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article: Significance of anti-CarLA salivary IgA antibody in first grazing season cattle naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes

    Merlin, Aurélie / Alain Chauvin / Christophe Chartier / Nathalie Bareille / Richard Shaw

    Veterinary parasitology. 2017 Aug. 30, v. 243

    2017  

    Abstract: A carbohydrate larval surface antigen (CarLA) present on infective larvae of all trichostrongylid nematodes is a target antigen for host immunoglobulins (Ig). Levels of anti-CarLA salivary IgA antibody (CarLA-IgA) have been shown to be correlated to the ... ...

    Abstract A carbohydrate larval surface antigen (CarLA) present on infective larvae of all trichostrongylid nematodes is a target antigen for host immunoglobulins (Ig). Levels of anti-CarLA salivary IgA antibody (CarLA-IgA) have been shown to be correlated to the level of protective immunity to GIN in sheep and deer but no information is available in cattle. The first objective of this study was to assess the pattern of CarLA-IgA response in 7 groups (G1-G7) of first grazing season cattle (FGSC) naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes. The second objective was to assess the phenotypic correlations between CarLA-IgA level, 3 parasitological indicators (faecal egg count-FEC, pepsinogen level, serum anti-O. ostertagi IgG antibody level-OstertagiaIgG), a clinical indicator (diarrhea score) and average daily weight gain (ADWG). Overall, CarLA-IgA response gradually increased over grazing season and showed large variations in speed and magnitude both between and within groups. Based on the mean group CarLA-IgA response pattern, the 7 groups could be allocated to 3 different classes: (i) ‘Late High’ class characterized by a high response at housing (G1 and G2); (ii) ‘Low’ class with a low response over time (G3, G4 and G5); and (iii) ‘Early’ class with an high initial then stable response (G6 and G7). This classification was consistent with the grazing management practices. In the ‘Late High’ class, the mean CarLA-IgA at housing was 6.05units/mL and negatively correlated with FEC while no correlation was seen with the other indicators nor ADWG. In the ‘Low’ class, CarLA response at housing was low (1.95units/mL) and mainly positively correlated with OstertagiaIgG. In the ‘Early’ class, mean CarLA-IgA ranged from 1.32 to 1.86units/mL during the grazing season and positive correlations were seen with parasitological and clinical indicators. These results suggest that, according to the intensity of larval challenge occurring during the first grazing season, CarLA-IgA response in cattle could be either an indicator of the early manifestation of immunity (FEC decreases) or the reflection of exposure to GIN.
    Keywords antibodies ; blood serum ; cattle ; correlation ; deer ; diarrhea ; eggs ; gastrointestinal nematodes ; grazing ; grazing management ; immunity ; immunoglobulin A ; immunoglobulin G ; larvae ; Nematoda ; pepsinogen ; phenotypic correlation ; sheep ; surface antigens ; weight gain
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2017-0830
    Size p. 36-41.
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 196831-2
    ISSN 1873-2550 ; 0304-4017
    ISSN (online) 1873-2550
    ISSN 0304-4017
    DOI 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.06.006
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  9. Article ; Online: Does she think she’s supported? Maternal perceptions of their experiences in the neonatal intensive care unit

    Emily Lilo / Richard Shaw / Julia Corcoran / Amy Storfer-Isser / Sarah Horwitz

    Patient Experience Journal (2016)

    2016  

    Abstract: Parents’ involvement in the care of their infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is critically important, leading many NICUs to implement policies and practices of family-centered care (FCC). Analyzing narrative interviews, we examined ... ...

    Abstract Parents’ involvement in the care of their infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is critically important, leading many NICUs to implement policies and practices of family-centered care (FCC). Analyzing narrative interviews, we examined whether mothers of premature infants who participated in an intervention to help reduce anxiety, stress, and depression felt that their NICU experience reflected four key nursing behaviors previously identified as being necessary to achieving FCC. Fifty-six narratives derived from semi-structured interviews with the mothers were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively to examine whether the women experienced emotional support, parent empowerment, welcoming environment, and parent education, as well as whether differences in reported experiences were related to sociodemographic factors or maternal coping styles. Overall, the mothers reported more negative than positive experiences with respect to the four behaviors, and those who had negative interactions with the hospital staff felt a sense of disenfranchisement and failure as mothers. Sociodemographic factors and coping styles were significantly associated with the mothers’ perceptions of their experiences, although these relationships were not consistent. Achieving actual FCC in the NICU may require parent-informed evidence-based changes in NICU personnel training and infrastructure.
    Keywords perceptions of care ; family-centered care ; maternal satisfaction ; maternal experience ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920 ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher The Beryl Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  10. Article ; Online: A revision of the genus <i>Andesipolis</i> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Mesostoinae) and redefinition of the subfamily Mesostoinae.

    Mitio, Shimbori Eduardo / Souza, Souza-Gessner Carolina DA Silva / Maria, Penteado-Dias Angelica / Richard, Shaw Scott

    Zootaxa

    2017  Volume 4216, Issue 2, Page(s) zootaxa.4216.2.1

    Abstract: Mesostoinae is a poorly understood subfamily, with a classic Gondwanan distribution. Historically, its members have been classified in as many as nine different subfamilies and/or tribes. Formally comprising seven genera (Andesipolis, Aspilodemon, ... ...

    Abstract Mesostoinae is a poorly understood subfamily, with a classic Gondwanan distribution. Historically, its members have been classified in as many as nine different subfamilies and/or tribes. Formally comprising seven genera (Andesipolis, Aspilodemon, Hydrangeocola, Opiopterus, Mesostoa, Praonopterus and Proavga), there are at least six more genera (Apoavga, Austrohormius, Canberria, Doryctomorpha, Hormiitis and Neptihormius) to be included based on morphological and geographical data. Here, we discuss the placement of the Neotropical genus Andesipolis Whitfield & Choi within Mesostoinae, and provide a revised definition of the subfamily. We revise the genus Andesipolis, and provide descriptions of 22 new species from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador. A key to known species is also presented. The distribution of Andesipolis is exclusive to high altitude or high latitude regions in South America, especially in mountain ranges along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
    MeSH term(s) Animal Distribution ; Animal Structures/anatomy & histology ; Animal Structures/growth & development ; Animals ; Body Size ; Ecosystem ; Female ; Male ; Organ Size ; South America ; Wasps/anatomy & histology ; Wasps/classification ; Wasps/growth & development
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-01-04
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Addresses ; Journal Article
    ISSN 1175-5334
    ISSN (online) 1175-5334
    DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.4216.2.1
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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