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Addressing in-service teacher professional development is a significant issue for educational stakeholders as reform movements mobilize to replace teacher-led instruction with student-centred pedagogies. Teachers need access to high-quality professional development to mitigate implementation problems associated with reform practices. Drawing on critical ethnography, I followed the year-long professional journey of six in-service science teachers in Quebec, Canada. Video-recorded professional development meetings and semi-structured interviews captured how teachers worked to enact sophisticated inquiry-based teaching practices. I have used a Bourdieusian lens to examine teachers' shifting habitus as they professionally develop in collaborative professional development. Findings suggested that the field of educational reform is transformative when teachers engage with a professional learning model emphasizing critical reflection and collaborative discourse. Using Bourdieu's concept of habitus and field, findings illustrate the benefits of pedagogic work on teachers' repertoires of practice to understand the generative potential of professional development to transform teachers' instructional practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers the author's insights on the incorporation of problem-based learning (PBL) in teaching technology and engineering. She states that the unit assists students in designing and constructing a prototype showing the concepts of motion transmission and motion transformation. A fictional scenario for the design and construction of the prototypes is also presented.

The article presents a lesson plan for high school education which teaches concepts about the Ideal Gas Law and Dalton's law of partial pressure.

The article describes a series of lessons in which science students investigate the technological and engineering ingenuity involved in making materials and the environmental ramifications. Topics discussed include helping students to make informed choices about materials use and disposal; engaging students in learning about material use and recycling; and calculating of ecological footprint.

The article discusses the emblematic significance of the pallor of actress Sarah Kemble Siddons and discusses her opinions on pallor through her reminiscences and correspondences. Topics include Siddons belief that her reputation as a tragic actress depended on her emotional authenticity and natural pallor and her insistence and intervention to preserve the pallor in her portrait by the artist Joshua Reynolds.

This article discusses how theatrical and political identities and warring ideologies dramatically re-envisioned and conflated both on the stage and in caricatures in Great Britain. It notes that a dozen satirical prints appeared in rapid succession wherein contemporary politics were fused with melodramatic spectacle, and real political figures reappeared in the guise of theatrical characters. It examines the Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play "Pizarro," an adaptation of August von Kotzebue's "Die Spanier in Peru" that opened at Drury Lane in London, England on May 1799.

Background: It has been suggested that patients with bipolar disorder may have an increased sensitivity to dopaminergic (DA) compounds. This was investigated by measuring growth hormone (GH) or prolactin (PRL) response to apomorphine (APO), a dopamine receptor agonist, in patients with bipolar depression, unipolar depression and control subjects. Methods: Fourteen patients in an episode of bipolar depression (BP), 15 in an episode of unipolar depression (UP) and 19 age- and gender-matched control subjects (C) participated. The growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) responses to subcutaneous administration of 0.005 or 0.008 mg/kg APO were measured over 2 h. Results: The rise in GH was greater with the higher APO dose. Both the GH rise and the PRL fall following APO were similar in BP, UP and C. Neither the GH or PRL responses in BP and UP were affected by successful treatment of the depressive episode. Conclusion: Our findings do not indicate an altered sensitivity of DA neurones in the hypothalamic–pituitary system in either bipolar or unipolar depression. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Discusses the exhibition 'George Romney 1734-1802: British Art's Forgotten Genius,' held at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California from September to December 2002. Evaluation of Romney's artistic career and critical reputation; Ways in which Romney's late 18th-century art encapsulate the complexities of Enlightenment thought.

Objective: Hyperintensities in the white matter of the brain (DWH) and in the periventricular area (PVH) seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been reported to be more frequent in patients with bipolar disorder (BP) than in normal subjects. To examine this further we compared MRI of patients with BP with age-matched patients with major depressive disorder (unipolar depression, UP) and healthy control subjects. Methods: T2 weighted axial and coronal brain MRI scans were obtained from 13 patients in the depressive phase of BP, 11 with current UP and 19 age-matched control subjects. The degree of DWH and PVH present in each scan was determined using a standardized scoring method. Results: The PVH ratings were similar in the three groups of subjects. However, proportionately more BP patients had higher DWH scores than either UP patients or controls. Although this difference did attain statistical significant, a main effect of age was noted. Further, subjects over the age of 50 were under-represented in the UP group. Conclusions: Notwithstanding the small total sample size and relative lack of older subjects in the UP group, the fact that almost twice as many BP patients showed more severe DWH suggests that patients with BP may be more vulnerable to develop these changes than UP patients and healthy controls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comments on the issues concerning the incidents of theatrical riots and cultural politics during the 18th century in London, England. Implications of the theatrical disturbances; Recognition of the political significance of the theater by the 1737 Licensing Act; Definition of British identity and mores in plays; Major theatrical disturbances.

Reexamines the depiction of `Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse' in the painting of Joshua Reynolds. Recontextualization of the painting within the spheres of late-eighteenth-century visual and theatrical culture; Criticisms and praises on the painting; Changes done to the painting; Sources for the allegorical depiction of Siddons as Tragedy.

Objective: The effectiveness of lithium in preventing recurrences of bipolar disorder was examined prospectively for 2 years in two representative samples of bipolar I patients being treated in a comprehensive program following recommended guidelines. Method: One hundred and twenty patients were recruited from consecutive admissions to two catchment area psychiatric services (one in the United Kingdom, the other in New Zealand). They were seen at 3-monthly intervals by a member of the research team. Treatment was adjusted according to clinical needs. Results: Overall, two-thirds of the patients had a recurrence. Of the 57 on lithium as sole treatment, 39 (68%) had a further episode; 17 after stopping lithium. The 42 on other mood stabilisers and/or an antipsychotic, with or without lithium, did no better. By contrast, only eight (38%) of the 21 who were taking no prophylactic medication had a recurrence. Conclusions: Lithium is much less effective in clinical practice than would be expected from clinical trial results. A major reason for this is poor compliance. Alternative treatment strategies are needed to improve the outcome for bipolar disorder patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To better understand the beliefs of men and women in western Kenya regarding the appropriate role of men in maternal health and to identify barriers to greater involvement.Methods: Between June 1 and July 31, 2014, a cross-sectional qualitative study enrolled lay men, lay women, and community health workers from Kisumu and Nyamira counties in western Kenya. Semi-structured focus group discussions were conducted and qualitative approaches were utilized to analyze the transcripts and identify common themes.Results: In total, 134 individuals participated in 18 focus group discussions. Participants discussed the role of men and a general consensus was recorded that it was a man's duty to protect women during pregnancy. When discussing obstacles to male involvement, female participants highlighted gender dynamics and male participants raised financial limitations.Conclusion: There was considerable discrepancy between how men described their roles and how they actually behaved, although educated men appeared to describe themselves as performing more supportive behaviors compared with male participants with less education. It is suggested that interventions aimed at increasing male involvement should incorporate the existing culturally sanctioned roles men perform as a foundation upon which to build, rather than attempting to construct roles that oppose prevailing norms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The poem "Forgiving Our Father" by Heather McPherson is presented. First Line: They were charming, the old ladies; Last Line: into what to hold onto.

The poem "Chasing the God Particle" by Heather McPherson is presented. First Line: And what will you do; Last Line: we wipe off our bloody hands.