The Problem is the Solution: Testing Agonistic Theory's Potential to Recast Intractable Planning Disputes

Healthy community engagement must acknowledge conflict as a permanent and necessary part of collaborative planning. Using agonistic conflict in debating and deciding about site-specific projects and strategies offers new ways of reviewing and practising community engagement. Agonistic planning is conceived as a mechanism whereby interested parties might engage with planning decision-making that promotes on-going trust and buy-in for contested site-specific decisions and strategic directions. Disputes may produce opportunities for meaningful disagreement that may, if harnessed productively, avoid unproductive or even intractable disputes. Specifically, an agonistic approach offers an ability to modify and recast the initial ‘problems’ that urban projects are intended to address, and facilitates ‘better’ solutions sensitive to locally particular processes and contexts. The article tests key elements of agonistic theory using a high-profile planning dispute in Victoria, Australia. We show how an agonistic recasting of problems within legitimate planning processes is integral to meaningful engagement and progressive outcomes.     

MOCVD GaAs/AIGaAs Multiquantum Well Structures and Observation upon the Intersubband Absorption

This paper presents Atmospheric Pressure Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition(AP-MOCVD)growth of GaAs/Al-xGa_(1-x)As multiquantum wells for the study of intersubband transition.The multiplequantum well structures are characterized by using cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and low temperature photoluminescence(PL),which are in consistent with the designed parameters.The in-frared absorption from intersubband transitions between the bounded- ground state and the extended excitedstate in GaAs/AtGaAs quantum wells shows peak at 10 μm with FWHM 250 cm~(-1).The absorption peakpositions are in agreement with the calculated results based on the envelope function approximation.     

Sex effects in workplace justice outcomes: A field assessment.

Recent research on sex effects in workplace justice leads to different conclusions based largely on whether simulations or field assessments were relied on for experimental protocol. Our examination provides a field assessment that replicates in part and extends the investigation of dispute and disciplinary outcomes in the workplace. We argue that it is not merely the sex of the actor, but the nature of the dyadic composition (man/man, woman/woman, man/woman, woman/man) that is a critical influence on outcomes. This hypothesis is supported by significant differences in workplace justice outcomes based on the dyadic composition of the actors involved in dispute proceedings (N?=?498). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Examination of the validity of the Adolescent Problems Inventory among incarcerated juvenile delinquents.

Investigated the validity of the B. J. Freedman et al (see record 1979-26248-001) Adolescent Problems Inventory (API), a measure of social competence in situations related to antisocial behavior in adolescence, in 60 incarcerated male 14–18 yr olds. Criterion variables included historical and current behavioral indices of antisocial and disruptive behavior. Statistical analyses revealed no significant relationships in the expected direction between the API and the criteria in either the full sample or in the Black or White subsamples. Results challenge the validity of the API, and recommendations for a more refined assessment of social skills in juvenile delinquents are made. (5 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The Galileo bias: A naive conceptual belief that influences people's perceptions and performance in a ball-dropping task.

This research introduces a new naive physics belief, the Galileo bias, whereby people ignore air resistance and falsely believe that all objects fall at the same rate. Survey results revealed that this bias is held by many and is surprisingly strongest for those with formal physics instruction. In 2 experiments, 98 participants dropped ball pairs varying in volume and/or mass from a height of 10 m, with the goal of both balls hitting the ground simultaneously. The majority of participants in both experiments adopted a single strategy consistent with the Galileo bias, showing no improvement across trials. Yet, for participants reporting intentions of dropping both balls at the same time, the differences between release points were significantly greater than 0 ms. These findings support separate but interacting cognition and perception-action systems. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Regional delivery of an adenovirus vector containing the Escherichia coli cytosine deaminase gene to provide local activation of 5-fluorocytosine to suppress the growth of colon carcinoma metastatic to liver

To evaluate the hypothesis that regional delivery of an adenovirus vector containing the Escherichia coli cytosine deaminase gene (AdCMV.CD) together with systemic 5-FC could suppress the growth of metastatic colon cancer in the liver, the AdCMV.CD vector was injected 0.8-1 cm from the site of a human colon cancer tumor in the livers of nude mice. The growth of the human colon cancer cells was quantified by dot blot analysis of genomic DNA extracted from tumor-bearing liver, hybridized with a human-specific Alu probe. The combination of regional AdCMV.CD plus systemic 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) suppressed the growth of the metastatic tumors over the 21 days of evaluation following vector administration. Histologic evaluation showed necrosis at the site of the tumor in the livers of mice treated with AdCMV.CD/5-FC, but not in control groups. Evaluation of the potential toxicity of AdCMV.CD plus 5-FC on the normal liver showed only mild, self-limited dose-related inflammation, with no deaths. These data suggest that the regional administration of AdCMV.CD together with systemic 5-FC may be a safe and effective strategy to suppress the growth of metastases of colorectal carcinoma in the liver.     

Moderators of the relation between perceived and actual posttraumatic growth.

Although numerous studies suggest that most people report posttraumatic growth (PTG) following traumatic events, the relations between measures of self-reported PTG and actual pre- to posttrauma growth are small (Frazier et al., 2009). The purpose of the current study was to investigate moderators of the relation between perceived and actual growth. Participants were undergraduates who had experienced a traumatic event between Time 1 and Time 2 (2 months later; n = 122) and a matched no-trauma comparison group (n = 122). Participants completed self-report measures of perceived growth (Posttraumatic Growth Inventory; Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996) at Time 2, actual growth from Time 1 to Time 2 (Frazier et al., 2009), and 4 potential moderators (i.e., distress and life satisfaction at Time 2 and neuroticism and self-esteem at Time 1 pre-event). The moderator analyses suggested that, in the trauma group, perceived growth was more strongly related to actual growth for individuals who reported less distress and more life satisfaction posttrauma. None of the 4 variables were significant moderators for the no-trauma group. Clinical and research implications are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Sucrose Metabolism and Transport in Grapevines,with Emphasis on Berries and Leaves,and Insights Gained from a Cross-Species Comparison

In grapevines, as in other plants, sucrose and its constituents glucose and fructose are fundamentally important and carry out a multitude of roles. The aims of this review are three-fold. First, to provide a summary of the metabolism and transport of sucrose in grapevines, together with new insights and interpretations. Second, to stress the importance of considering the compartmentation of metabolism. Third, to outline the key role of acid invertase in osmoregulation associated with sucrose metabolism and transport in plants.     

固／液界面前沿液流流场和动量界面层

首次在带有对流驱动器的水平Bridgman强制性晶体生长装置上,采用定速摄影对透明模型合金(SCN-Ace.)液体对流的流场及流动型式进行了精确测量,并对动量界面层厚度进行了计算.结果表明:经驱动器施加的对流具有古艾特(Couette)层流特性;所测得的S/L界面前沿的流速分布均在动量界面层内.此区域内的强制对汉将对枝晶间距及形成麦穗晶有重要影响.