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Majesty : the illustrated history of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal House of Windsor
\"Majesty\" is the enthralling story of the House of Winsdor, focussing on the personal and political intrigues that have characterised the reign of Elizabeth II. Fully illustrated with contemporary photographs, it describes the fluctuating fortunes of the Windsors, from the dramatic abdication of the Queen's uncle, Edward VIII, to the tumultuous relationship between Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Set against the colourful backdrop of key events -- such as the \"Great Smog\" that brought London to a halt in 1952; the IRA murder of Lord Mountbatten during the Northern Ireland \"Troubles\"; the crisis triggered by the death of Princess Diana; the wedding of Prince William to \"commoner\" Kate Middleton; and the changing face of world politics -- this is the story not only of a family, but also a history of our times.
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Targeted gluteal exercise versus sham exercise on self-reported physical function for people with hip osteoarthritis (the GHOst trial – Gluteal exercise for Hip Osteoarthritis): a protocol for a randomised clinical trial
Background
Clinical practice guidelines recommend exercise as the first line of management for hip osteoarthritis, yet high-quality evidence from Cochrane reviews suggest only slight benefits for pain and physical function; and no benefit on quality of life (low-quality evidence). However, the scope of physical impairments identified in people with hip osteoarthritis may not have been adequately addressed with targeted rehabilitation options in previous randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Potential targeted options include gait retraining to address spatio-temporal impairments in walking; motor control training to address deep gluteal (gluteus minimus) dysfunction; and progressive, high-intensity resistance exercises to address atrophy of the gluteal muscles. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a targeted gluteal rehabilitation programme that incorporates gait retraining, motor control and progressive, high-intensity resistance-strength training, to address physical activity levels and self-reported physical function in people with mild to moderate disability from hip osteoarthritis.
Methods
Ninety people diagnosed with mild to moderately disabling hip osteoarthritis will be recruited and randomised to receive one of two exercise programmes (sham or GHOst programme). Interventions will be 12 weeks in duration, with weekly, supervised physiotherapy sessions, and daily home exercises. Both groups will receive standardised education. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 7 weeks, 13 weeks (primary time-point) and 25 weeks. The primary outcome will be self-reported physical function measured with the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Secondary outcomes include physical activity measured with a tri-axial accelerometer, physical function tests, self-reported physical activity, isometric hip-muscle strength tests, hip-related patient-reported outcome measures, pain thoughts and depressive symptoms, quality of life, global rating of change, gluteal-muscle activity (electromyography (EMG)) and gluteal-muscle size and adiposity (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)).
Discussion
This will be the first study to compare a targeted gluteal rehabilitation programme to a sham exercise programme. The targeted GHOst programme includes exercises designed to address gait impairments as well as gluteal-muscle atrophy and dysfunction.
Trial registration
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ID:
ACTRN12617000970347
. Registered prospectively on 5 July 2017. Protocol version 3.0.
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Formation of an Archaean continent
About 30% of the Earth is covered by continents, but only about 10 small kernels of these continentsae—known as Archaean cratonsae—are continental fragments formed before 2.5 Gyr ago. The Kaapvaal craton of South Africa, which formed and stabilized between 3.7 and 2.7 Gyr ago, is one of the oldest reasonably sized examples of these continental fragments. It consists of a mosaic of subdomains that have been welded together by processes similar to those of modern-day plate tectonics. The earliest subdomains may have owed their origin to the onset of efficient recycling from the Earth's hydrosphere into the mantle.
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The All-Important Import Pipeline
Figure 6 shows our current import-based pipeline that we're using for Project Offset. We've done our best to make it as simple as possible for the artists, while simultaneously allowing us to upgrade and utilize a full suite of packages for production. For instance, we were able to upgrade to Maya 2009 with little to no impact to the team. Technically, we're able to work in any version of any package that can export Collada content.
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A TECHNICAL ART DIRECTOR'S PERSPECTIVE: ART PIPELINE PHILOSOPHIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
As a designer of a tool, it's a good idea to work with the artists who are going to be using the tool in order to create a prototype of the interface and workflow. The artists should also take ownership of how the tool works, judging how intuitive it is to use. On their own, tools programmers might create a tool that's efficient and functional, but also completely unusable for an artist.
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A survey of the health of Victorian primary school principals
In recent years responsibility for the administration of schools internationally has shifted from education departments towards self-governing schools. This trend has resulted in major changes to the role of school principals. Such changes in role may impact on the psychological and physical health of principals, but there has been very little research into this population. A survey of the health and wellbeing of a representative sample of 50 principals of State primary schools in Victoria, Australia is reported. Subjects completed questionnaires measuring health-related behaviour and stress and arousal levels and participated in comprehensive health appraisals. Principals reported better smoking patterns than the population as a whole. Despite a higher socioeconomic status than the population as a whole, the health status of the principals was not apparently better. Principals reported higher stress levels and worse physical health than a group of white-collar employees of similar socioeconomic status.
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