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The Art Of Learning: Wildfire, Amenity Migration And Local Environmental Knowledge, Christine Eriksen, T Prior

Christine Eriksen

Communicating the need to prepare well in advance of the wildfire season is a strategic priority for wildfire management agencies worldwide. However, there is considerable evidence to suggest that although these agencies invest significant effort towards this objective in the lead up to each wildfire season, landholders in at-risk locations often remain under-prepared. One reason for the poor translation of risk information materials into actual preparation may be attributed to the diversity of people now inhabiting wildfire-prone locations in peri-urban landscapes. These people hold widely varying experiences, beliefs, attitudes and values relating to wildfire, which influence their understanding and interpretation …

The Two-Faced Nature Of Small Heat Shock Proteins: Amyloid Assembly And The Inhibition Of Fibril Formation. Relevance To Disease States, Heath W. Ecroyd, S Meehan, John A. Carver

Heath Ecroyd

The ability of small heat-shock proteins (sHsps) such as alphaB-crystallin to inhibit the amorphous (disordered) aggregation of varied target proteins in a chaperone-like manner has been well described. The mechanistic details of this action are not understood. Amyloid fibril formation is an alternative off-folding pathway that leads to highly ordered beta-sheet-containing aggregates. Amyloid fibril formation is associated with a broad range of protein conformational diseases such as Alzhiemer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's and sHsp expression is elevated in the protein deposits that are characteristic of these disease states. The ability of sHsps to prevent fibril formation has been less well characterised. …

Molecular Dynamics Analysis Of Apolipoprotein-D - Lipid Hydroperoxide Interactions: Mechanism For Selective Oxidation Of Met-93, Aaron J. Oakley, Surabhi Bhatia, Heath Ecroyd, Brett Garner

Heath Ecroyd

Background: Recent studies suggest reduction of radical-propagating fatty acid hydroperoxides to inert hydroxides by interaction with apolipoprotein-D (apoD) Met93 may represent an antioxidant function for apoD. The nature and structural consequences of this selective interaction are unknown. Methodology/Principal Findings: Herein we used molecular dynamics (MD) analysis to address these issues. Longtimescale simulations of apoD suggest lipid molecules are bound flexibly, with the molecules free to explore multiple conformations in a binding site at the entrance to the classical lipocalin ligand-binding pocket. Models of 5s- 12s- and 15s hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acids were created and the lipids found to wrap around Met93 thus …

Monotremes Provide A Key To Understanding The Evolutionary Significance Of Epididymal Sperm Maturation, Brett Nixon, Russell Jones, Jean-Louis Dacheux, Heath Ecroyd

Heath Ecroyd

"It has been widely accepted that mammalian spermatozoa are infertile when they leave the testes and require a period of maturation in both the epididymis and the female reproductive tract before acquiring the ability to fertilize an oocyte. However, the necessity for such a complex process of posttesticular sperm maturation appears to be unique to mammals because it is well established that these processes do not directly influence the fertilizing ability of the spermatozoa of birds, reptiles, and other lower vertebrates. Because of their key evolutionary position and form of reproduction, we contend that monotremes (platypus and echidna) provide a …

Binding Of The Molecular Chaperone Alphab-Crystallin To Abeta Amyloid Fibrils Inhibits Fibril Elongation, Sarah L. Shammas, Christopher A. Waudby, Shuyu Wang, Alexander K. Buell, Tuomas P. Knowles, Heath W. Ecroyd, Mark E. Welland, John A. Carver, Christopher M. Dobson, Sarah Meehan

Heath Ecroyd

The molecular chaperone αB-crystallin is a small heat-shock protein that is upregulated in response to a multitude of stress stimuli, and is found colocalized with Aβ amyloid fibrils in the extracellular plaques that are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. We investigated whether this archetypical small heat-shock protein has the ability to interact with Aβ fibrils in vitro. We find that αB-crystallin binds to wild-type Aβ42 fibrils with micromolar affinity, and also binds to fibrils formed from the E22G Arctic mutation of Aβ42. Immunoelectron microscopy confirms that binding occurs along the entire length and ends of the fibrils. Investigations into the effect …

Nmr Spectroscopy Of 14-3-3zeta Reveals A Flexible C-Terminal Extension: Differentiation Of The Chaperone And Phosphoserine-Binding Activities Of 14-3-3zeta, H Fu, Danielle Williams, Heath Ecroyd, John Carver, Lixin Zhang, Huanqin Dai, Joanna Woodcock, K Goodwin

Heath Ecroyd

Intracellular 14-3-3 proteins bind to many proteins, via a specific phosphoserine motif, regulating diverse cellular tasks including cell signalling and disease progression. The 14-3-3 isoform is a molecular chaperone, preventing the stressinduced aggregation of target proteins in a manner comparable with that of the unrelated sHsps (small heat-shock proteins). 1H-NMR spectroscopy revealed the presence of a flexible and unstructured C-terminal extension, 12 amino acids in length, which protrudes from the domain core of 14-3-3 and is similar in structure and length to the C-terminal extension of mammalian sHsps. The extension stabilizes 14-3-3, but has no direct role in chaperone action. …

Enhanced Molecular Chaperone Activity Of The Small Heat-Shock Protein Alphab-Cystallin Following Covalent Immobilization Onto A Solid-Phase Support, V Bellotti, Heath Ecroyd, J Carver, H J Griesser, B Thierry, J G Shapter, S S Griesser, S Giorgetti, M R Nussio, J A Gerrard, J Garvey

Heath Ecroyd

The well-characterized small heat-shock protein, alphaB-crystallin, acts as a molecular chaperone by interacting with unfolding proteins to prevent their aggregation and precipitation. Structural perturbation (e.g., partial unfolding) enhances the in vitro chaperone activity of alphaB-crystallin. Proteins often undergo structural perturbations at the surface of a synthetic material, which may alter their biological activity. This study investigated the activity of alphaB-crystallin when covalently bound to a support surface; alphaB-crystallin was immobilized onto a range of solid material surfaces, and its characteristics and chaperone activity were assessed. Immobilization was achieved via a plasma-deposited thin polymeric interlayer containing aldehyde surface groups and reductive …

Nutrition Status Of Primary Care Patients With Depression And Anxiety, Adrienne K. Forsyth, Peter G. Williams, Frank P. Deane

Frank Deane

The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutrition status of people referred to a nutrition and physical activity program for the management of mental health in a general practice.

Predicting Dropout In The First 3 Months Of 12-Step Residential Drug And Alcohol Treatment In An Australian Sample, Frank P. Deane, David J. Wootton, Ching-I Hsu, Peter J. Kelly

Frank Deane

Objective: Premature termination from treatment is a major factor associated with poorer drug and alcohol treatment outcomes. The present study investigated client-related baseline predictors of dropout at 3 months from a faith-based 12-step residential drug treatment program. Method: Data were collected over a period of 14 months from eight residential drug and alcohol treatment programs run by The Australian Salvation Army. The final sample consisted of 618 participants, including 524 men (84.8%) and 94 women (15.2%). Predictor variables of interest were age, gender, primary drug of concern, criminal involvement, psychological distress, drug cravings, self-efficacy to abstain, spirituality, forgiveness of self …

Prevalence Of Smoking And Other Health Risk Factors In People Attending Residential Substance Abuse Treatment, Peter J. Kelly, Amanda L. Baker, Frank P. Deane, Frances Kay-Lambkin, Billie Bonevski, Jenna Tregarthen

Frank Deane

Introduction and Aims. People attending substance abuse treatment have an elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer. Consequently, there have been increasing calls for substance abuse treatment services to address smoking.The current study examined smoking behaviours of people attending residential substance abuse treatment. Additionally, the study examined rates of other potentially modifiable health risk factors for the development of CVD and cancer. Design and Methods. A cross-sectional survey was completed by participants attending Australian Salvation Army residential substance abuse treatment services (n = 228). Rates of smoking, exercise, dietary fat intake, body mass index and depression were identified …

A Comparison Of Treatment Outcomes For Individuals With Substance Use Disorder Alone And Individuals With Probable Dual Diagnosis, Elizabeth K. Cridland, Frank P. Deane, Ching-I Hsu, Peter J. Kelly

Frank Deane

The co-occurrence of substance use and mental health problems, often referred to as dual diagnosis (DD), is increasingly recognised as commonplace within substance abuse treatment programs. Two-hundred and thirty-four individuals from 9 Australian Salvation Army drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs completed a 3-month post-discharge telephone follow-up. Using a cut-off score from the Psychiatric Subscale of the Addiction Severity Index (5th ed.), 66.7% were classified as likely to have DD and 33.3% as substance use disorder only (SUD). Both groups reported comparable and decreased substance use levels at follow-up, yet DD individuals perceived less improvement in substance use problems. Comparable improvements …

Association Between Corporate Disclosure And Information Needs Of Company Annual Report Users In Sri Lanka, Anura De Zoysa

Anura De Zoysa

This paper examines the extent of disclosures in company annual reports of Sri Lankan listedcompanies and the user perceptions on the importance of information disclosed in company annualreports. For this purpose, annul reports of 65 Sri Lankan listed companies were analysed using adisclosure index. Furthermore, a questionnaire survey was conducted covering seven user groups toexamine the importance they attached to various information items disclosed in company annualreports. The results of the study revealed a fairly high level of overall disclosure (69.8%) in Sri Lankancompany annual reports with 90 per cent of the sample companies disclosing 43 per cent ofinformation items …

The Crisis Of Petro-Market Civilization: The Past As Prologue?, Timothy Dimuzio

Timothy DiMuzio

Summary Current patterns of high-energy intensive development are not sustainable on account of two major challenges that threaten the social reproduction of this civilization: peak oil and global warming. This chapter seeks to probe the dimensions of this looming crisis at the heart of 'petro-market civilization' by foregrounding the links between energy and social reproduction. In doing so, the chapter makes two interrelated arguments. First, I argue not only that the age of fossil fuels is an exceptional one but also that the discovery and use of fossil fuels have been crucial to the deepening and extension of an incipient …

Capitalizing A Future Unsustainable: Finance, Energy And The Fate Of Market Civilization, Timothy Dimuzio

Timothy DiMuzio

Liberal capitalist polities are being held up as the ultimate civilizational achievement precisely at a point in time when the energy-demanding built environments and growth imperatives of these societies are threatened by global climate change and the coming end of cheap and abundant carbon energy. Throughout the twentieth century, this pattern of energy-intensive social reproduction was largely shaped by the oil and gas sector creating what I call a petro-market civilization. However, given the challenges presented by peak oil and global warming, transitioning to a low-carbon or green energy future has gathered increasing attention and investment. In this paper, I …

Unintended Effects Of Implementation Intentions On Goal Pursuit Initiation Vs. Persistence: Substitution And Acceleration, Jelena Spanjol, Leona Tam, Jose Rosa

Leona Tam

This research develops new insights into implementation intentions' effects on goal striving initiation vs. persistence. Across three studies, we identify and empirically explore two novel effects of implementation intentions under different conditions of regulatory fit – namely substitution and acceleration effects.

Enacting Change In Strategic Marketing Decisions: The Role Of Regulatory Focus In Teams, Jelena Spanjol, Leona Tam, William Qualls, Jonathan Bohlmann

Leona Tam

No abstract provided.

程炜及大宁县程炜扶贫开发有限公司介绍, Wei Cheng

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个人简历

程炜，女，1950年6月日出生在河北省武邑县。

Chengwei, female, June 3rd, 1950 born in Wuyi County, Hebei Province.

1956年因家乡发大水,随父母来到北京。

In 1956, she moved to Beijing with her parents because of flood.

1968年到山西省汾西县城关公社马沟大队插队。

In 1968, as educated youth, she left Beijing and worked in Magou production team, Chengguan Commune, Fenxi County, Shanxi Province.

1972年被推荐上了清华大学化工系高分子专业。

In 1972, she was recommended to study at Tsinghua University, majoring in Polymer Science

1976年1月被学校分配到燕山石化化工研究所，同时接到山西省汾西县委的邀请书，放弃了在北京工作的机会，回到了曾经插队的汾西县。

In 1976, on graduation, she was assigned to Yanshan Petrochemical Institute of Chemical Engineering. At the same time, she was invited by Fenxi County to return. She decided to give up the precious opportunity to work in …

人以何为本？合初人的反思与探索, Yi Zhu

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我们认为当今中国以及全球的诸多社会问题和生态危机的关键在于：人们知道“以人为本”，却不知道“人以何为本”，人们追求幸福却不认识幸福的真相。

不认识幸福的真相，如何能找到幸福？不知道“人的本”是什么，“以人为本”将如何实现，又将带给人什么呢？

重庆民间非营利公益组织合初人文化传播社，就是在对这个问题的困惑与思考中创办的，也是在对这个问题的回答中找到了力量的源泉，并在持续的行动中不断地探索着现实的道路——从“本体健康”理念的提出，到健康文化的倡导，到农耕身心康复的尝试……

从帮助城市农民工的自我认知、自我认同、心理健康与人文社会公益教育，到城乡互助与CSA本地化实践……

从合初人自然农园雇佣劳动力从事农耕生产到扶持生态小农户的生态生计，再到“新农夫实习计划”……

从帮助农民工融入城市到“发现与复兴中国乡村社会的魅力”愿景……

从生态农业的试验到生态社区的设计……

从九年前用1万元注册机构组织到三年前1.5万元启动生态农园……

“幸福生活社区课堂”从城市到乡村……

合初人正在探索着如何不依赖政府和资本，如何靠普通人的互助，靠社会力量的支持，靠清醒的信念和本源的力量去持之以恒，走出属于普通人的更多自主、更多合作与更多快乐、幸福的生态生存与永续生活之路……

安龙村合作社经验, Fei Zhang

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No abstract provided.

合作、教育、文化、综合 = Cooperation, Education, Culture, Synthesis, Yong Yuan

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简阳市新天地水稻种植专业合作社推广生态农业模式创新

简阳市新天地水稻种植专业合作社成立于2010年3月，历时不到3年，合作社发展迅速，有机生产在全村得到全面推广。

1、合作是基础。新天地合作社在合作主体上由传统的纯农民变为“农户+专家+乡镇农技员”，整合了三方优势，提高了合作社整体素质。在管理上引进参与式方法，实现了民主，激发了农户自主性。

2、教育是关键。提高农户综合素质，特别是实现农户自我学习和自我教育，是推广生态农业的关键。合作社成立了文化中心，农民田间学校，采取举办专题研修班、读书日等方式，对农户进行生态农业、社交礼仪、营养保健、传统文化等多方面的培训学习，将教育作为合作社的首要工作和农民的最大福利。

3、文化是保障。在合作社开展文化建设是保证发展方向、提供发展动力的最佳办法。合作社成立了老年协会、妇女协会和文艺队，在农闲和各种节假日组织各种歌舞等文艺活动，并鼓励农户自己创作，激发农户创新热情。

4、综合促发展。针对农户的综合需求，提供养生保健、市场营销、文化教育、环境治理、儿童支教、统一生产管理等综合服务，促进社区综合发展。

An Innovative attempt to extend Eco-agricultural model by Xintiandi Rice-Planting Cooperative of Jianyang

Xintiandi Rice-planting cooperative of Jianyang was founded in March 2010. The cooperatives developed rapidly in the past three years and spread organic production all over the village.

1. Cooperation is the foundation of the cooperative. Xintiandi Cooperative changed the traditional cooperative agent from pure farmers to “farmers, experts and technicians”. It integrates the strength of the three parts and improves the overall quality of the cooperative. The participatory management is also used by the cooperative to stimulate the famer’s autonomy and …

田桂荣工作介绍 = Introduction Of Tian Guirong, Guirong Tian

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2002年5月，新乡市环保志愿者协会正式成立，十年来，我们带领广大环保志愿者，以大力开展“保护母亲河”活动和拓展壮大环保志愿者队伍相结合为奋斗目标，为提升公众环保意识和推动民间环保事业开展了卓有成效的工作

2008年，我在北京参加中国人民大学举办的环保论坛，接触到了社区支持农业CSA项目，此后，我便开始寻找合适的区域来实施CSA项目。三年来，在各位领导朋友的帮助下，多次邀请专家规划生态园建设，确定了翔实的建设计划，目前已经初步建成一个林木环抱、自然植被丰富，生态结构、生物多样性保持完整的生态农庄。通过从事社区支持农业CAS项目，我们开创了农业生态建设的一条新路。特别是让广大青少年学生参加CSA健康有益的体验，对于丰富孩子们的课外生活，培养孩子的劳动意识与热爱大自然的情怀起到了积极的作用。

从环境角度来说，这里也是发展生态农业园的理想区域。无论男女老少，既可以在这里收获健康的身体又能够获得心灵上的愉悦。

在今后的工作中，我们将继续秉承“支持生态农业、发展绿色消费、促进城乡互助”的理念，借鉴国内外社区支持农业经验，立足于农村丰富的土地、劳动力资源，在先进的生态农业技术和传统的农耕技术的结合下，努力打造一个以生产、休闲、教育为特色的生态农业观光园。

In May, 2002, the Xin Xiang Environmental Volunteer Association was founded. Since then, with the goal of developing the “ProtectingMotherRiver” campaign as well as increasing the number of volunteers enrolled, we have leaded a lot of volunteers to evoke the public’s awareness of environmental preservation, and facilitated non-governmental environmental protection activities.

In2008, I attended a conference about environmental preservation held by Renmin University . During the conference, I learned the CSA program for the very first time. Since then, I started trying to find a suitable area to execute CSA program. During the following three years, …

和平妇女王华连自我简介 = Introduction Of Wang Hualian And Wanli-Luxia Women Credit Union, Hualian Wang

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我姓王名叫华连，44岁，家住江西省万载县白水乡永新村湾里组，现任村妇女主任，永新村和平鼓乐队队长，妇女互助储金会的委员。

1994年在香港中心的组织下，我们湾里、路下两组成立了妇女互助储金会，从事目的主要是种百合。

自从2008由和平妇女项目组织的在银川开会以来，我自己有三个愿望：第一我放弃了我开的那个饲料店，因为我受到了各界人世的启发，放弃了唯一为生活赚钱的生财之道；第二为了大家的健康，为了给自己增添自信，给村民们带来好的环境和气氛办起了鼓乐队；第三我要慢慢地改变其它人，为了我们的健康，为了我们的资源，我会尽力而为地要求大家去珍惜它（土地）。

I am Wang Hualian, 44 years old. I belong to Wangli group of Yongxin Village of Baishui Township of Wanzai Country in Jiangxi Province. Now I am the head of Women’s Association in Yongxin village, the leader of peace drum team. Meanwhile, I am also the committee member of Wanli-Luxia Women Credit Union.

In 1994, with the help of China Social Services and Development Research Centre, we established Wanli-Luxia Women Credit Union. One of its main activities is to practice collective production and fair trade of lily bulb.

In 2008, PeaceWomen Across the Globe held a meeting …

王殿敏与王老兴粮食专业合作社简介, Dianmin Wang

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王殿敏：

王殿敏，56岁，安徽阜南县柴集镇王老兴粮食专业合作社及妇女手工艺小组发起人。“全球千名妇女争评2005年诺贝尔和平奖”被提名人之一。她为了改变自己和村民的命运，先后建立了老年人协会、文艺演出队、王老兴粮食专业合作社。她带领村民学习法律政策并开展合法维权，发动大家集体出工修平了王老村的路，组织妇女们制作传统的手工千层底布鞋并在公益机构的协助下向城市推广。这样不仅改善了村民的生活又延续了中国灿烂的手工艺文化。

几十年来，王殿敏亲身经历了中国农村社会的种种变迁，仍然用最大的坚韧与勇气克服着各种阻力在艰难的乡村建设道路上前进着。

王老兴粮食专业合作社简介

王老兴粮食专业合作社位于安徽省阜南县柴集镇，2003年由王殿敏组织的老年人协会和文艺演出队发展而来。在2007年11月正式注册成立为合作社。合作社建立的目的是为了确保当地村民能够相对方便地买到各种农资，促进农活开展，服务于群众。现今合作社成员有300—400人，占整个村庄的1/5以上。该合作社经过民主选举的方式产生了会长，副会长，会计等一共7人的理事会，同时为了该合作社能够民主、平等、和谐地运作又设立了监事会，一共3人。

针对村民的不同需求，合作社采取不同的对策，比如，春节村民需要鞭炮就购入合格的鞭炮；春忙和秋收时节需要种子、化肥和农药，都会保质保量而且以合适的价格购入货物，节省村民的时间和发动村民的集体行动，让村民能够更好的进行农业生产。

合作社也会在村民的生活方面给予关心和照顾。村民们会互相了解对方农活的轻与重，互相帮助，合作社方面也会了解他们的生活和难处，达到互相关心，互相体谅，团结一心共同生活的和谐状态，拉近彼此的距离。

合作社会组织社员去邻近的村庄进行文化宣传和文艺表演，让各个村庄之间互相了解与交流。合作社也经常得到乡村建设志愿者的帮助，从2009年至今，在中国滋根乡村教育与发展促进会的支持下，与全球和平妇女中国办事处一起开展了传统手工艺及健康饮食的项目。合作社负责人王殿敏及妇女骨干代表多次到北京、山西等地进行学习、交流。妇女们的手工千层底布鞋在北京等地由志愿者协助义卖。大学生志愿者也到村庄进行访谈，记录了传统布鞋和当地传统食物的制作方法和制作者的故事，继承和推广了具有地方特色的传统手工艺文化。

重庆市忠县自强残疾人服务站, Yuying Chen

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组织简介

重庆市自强残疾人服务站是一家成立于2002年5月，在民政部门登记注册残联业务主管的专为外出民工、工伤工友、职业病患者、残疾人、留守儿童等社会弱势群体提供资讯服务，推动自身能力建设的民办非企业单位。

组织理念

助人自助 自强不息

组织愿景

推动外出民工、工伤工友、职业病工友、残疾人、留守儿童等社会边缘群体自身能力建设，改良生存状况和生活质量，倡导团结协作、自强不息，促进社会不同成员公平地享有可持续发展的机会和环境。

服务内容

心理支持：

1、热线咨询、接待来访

为外出务工人员、职业灾害伤残工友提供信息服务和心理支持。

2、探访辅导

探访工伤工友、残疾人士，鼓励他们树立良好的心态，积极、乐观地面对生活，大胆融入社会，努力实现自立、自强。

3、励志启动

开展励志讲座，通过个案分享勉励大家勇于面对困难，树立实现人生价值的信念；书籍借阅，激励服务群体积极面对生活。

4、危机介入

对遭遇工伤、职业病、自然灾害、伤残等危机人群进行心理调适和治疗，使其摆脱危机影响。

生计发展

1、生计帮扶

通过个案访谈了解个体需求，辅助服务群体解决生计困境，并促进其自身能力的增强，实现可持续发展。

2、技能培训

组织开展技能培训，帮助服务群体发展生活能力，重建信心，通过提高自己的能力去改良生活环境。

职业干预

1、务工知识普及及培训

向外出务工人员普及务工知识；对职校学生开展务工前职业安全健康知识的培训，改善农民工务工环境。

2、职业康复锻炼

走访、调查，掌握实际情况，组建职业病康复锻炼网络，整合资源，以小组模式开展职业病的康复工作。

公众倡导

1、 派发资料，宣传演讲，倡导社会关注、尊重弱势群体。促进社会公正、和谐。