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Musical Theatre Auditions and Casting
Neil Rutherford's book provides a unique perspective on the musical theatre audition process from the viewpiont of one of the most influential and commercial casting directors in the West End, who has also had extensive experience as a professional actor.
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Distribution of Uranium and Rare Elements in Radioactive Phosphate-Bearing Anomalies in Southeast Mongolia
Soviet and Mongolian geologists initiated geological exploration of Mongolia for minerals after World War II (1945). These activities lasted until the breakup of the USSR in 1991. As part of this exploration systematic uranium and rare element exploration was undertaken across Mongolia. New exploration resumed in Mongolia at the beginning of the 21st century for a range of ore and mineral deposit styles including uranium, coal, base and precious metals and Fe-ore. This was generally undertaken by Western-based companies. This paper presents the results from regional reassessment by company exploration in 2011 for uranium radiometric anomalism found during the early Soviet investigations located north of Sainshand Provincial City and the results of preliminary prospecting studies near the town of Mandakh, both in southeastern Mongolia. These radioactive sites are characterized by elevated phosphate–uranium-rare element abundance. The primary company exploration objective of the new study was to confirm and characterize the anomalies and investigate in more detail the concentration of uranium and rare elements at these sites and assess the economic potential for their exploitation. A secondary objective based on the results from radiochemistry and rare element content was to highlight the potential environmental impact on livestock pastoral activities and wellbeing of nomadic families who graze their stock over the anomalous zones in the region. The source of most of the anomalism is considered derived from erosion and subsequent transport in solution or in heavy minerals from extensively eroded granites and mafic magmas of various ages into graben basins and drainage depressions in the windswept arid terrain. The economic potential of the sites explored was considered too low to be of exploration interest. The anomalism does require characterization for environmental health and safety purposes, given sheep, goats, camels and other livestock traditionally bred in Mongolia are grazing on the enriched pasture and nomadic people reside on, or in their vicinity of elevated zones of radiometric anomalism from anomalous uranium, radon and radium held in phosphorus enriched soils.
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Healthcare workers’ perspectives on the implementation of tuberculosis infection prevention and control policy in rural Papua New Guinea
BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) infection prevention and control (TB-IPC) is recommended as an essential public health intervention to control TB transmission worldwide. Nonetheless, merely applying evidence-based prevention and control measures is often inadequate for effective TB prevention and treatment goals. This study examined healthcare workers’ (HCWs’) perceptions of strategies important for TB-IPC in primary healthcare (PHC) settings in Papua New Guinea.MethodsUsing a nominal group technique, this study sought the views of a diverse range of HCWs (ranging from clinical, IPC personnel to policymakers) from national and subnational levels, and various provinces to prioritise TB-IPC guidelines implementation needs in practice. Group discussions were conducted with 51 HCWs, and encompassed quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques. Nine key strategies drawn from a preceding study and literature review were presented to participating HCWs, and from these, three significant strategies related to TB-IPC policy were identified as key priorities.ResultsThe participants recommended HCWs’ capacity building on TB-IPC policy and strategy, improving PHC infrastructure, and increasing community awareness of TB as the most important strategies to improve TB-IPC practices.ConclusionsThis study investigated the perceptions of diverse key HCWs of the implementation of TB-IPC guidelines in PHC settings in rural Papua New Guinea. The HCWs identified key strategies needed for effective TB-IPC practice in PHC to prevent TB transmission. This study supports previous recommendations that call for adopting multi-pronged strategies to improve the high TB burden. Key stakeholders’ insights have been shared to inform public health policy and program implementation both locally and as part of the global goals of the TB eradication program.
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Experimental evidence indicates that native freshwater fish outperform introduced Gambusia in mosquito suppression when water temperature is below 25°C
In a series of laboratory trials, we compared the mosquito larvae predation efficacy of four endemic fish species and the introduced Gambusia holbrooki at different temperatures. Galaxias occidentalis and Galaxias truttaceus, consumed more mosquito larvae at 15 and 20°C and were equally effective consumers of mosquito larvae as G. holbrooki at 25°C. Nannoperca vittata and Bostokia porosa were equally as effective at consuming mosquito larvae as G. holbrooki at 15, 20 and 25°C. G. occidentalis in particular warrant further investigation as a mosquito control agent, not only due to their high consumption of mosquito larvae, but also due to their propensity to kill, but not consume more mosquito larvae than the other four fish species at both 15 and 20°C. For this species, stomach size and digestion rate do not appear to limit the number of mosquito larvae killed. These results indicate that endemic fish species may be more successful than the introduced G. holbrooki at mosquito control.
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Experimental evidence indicates that native freshwater fish outperform introduced Gambusia in mosquito suppression when water temperature is below 25 degree C
In a series of laboratory trials, we compared the mosquito larvae predation efficacy of four endemic fish species and the introduced Gambusia holbrooki at different temperatures. Galaxias occidentalis and Galaxias truttaceus, consumed more mosquito larvae at 15 and 20 degree C and were equally effective consumers of mosquito larvae as G. holbrooki at 25 degree C. Nannoperca vittata and Bostokia porosa were equally as effective at consuming mosquito larvae as G. holbrooki at 15, 20 and 25 degree C. G. occidentalis in particular warrant further investigation as a mosquito control agent, not only due to their high consumption of mosquito larvae, but also due to their propensity to kill, but not consume more mosquito larvae than the other four fish species at both 15 and 20 degree C. For this species, stomach size and digestion rate do not appear to limit the number of mosquito larvae killed. These results indicate that endemic fish species may be more successful than the introduced G. holbrooki at mosquito control.
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Indigenous Presence in the US Imagination: A Study of Native American Representation in Cinema from the Myth of the West to Standing Rock
This study is concerned with how identity is given meaning as a discursive act withinthe cultural expression of cinema – as it broadly operates across popular, more independent,and indigenous filmmaking contexts. Starting with more mainstream and establishedcinematic approaches, I consider how Native Americans have been represented inHollywood, the analysis reflecting less the pervasive influence of the Western film genre thanworking to focus on Eurocentric discourses of US identity, particularly via a constructed andperformative Indian-ness. Next, I suggest an aesthetic occurs that opens to a filmic space ofnegotiation and resistance in which constructions of indigeneity and non-hegemonic culturalnarratives can foster alternative knowledge systems across indigenous and independentfilmmaking. In recent years, this has been compounded by the democratization of filmmakingthrough – relatively – inexpensive means. Smart phones and hand-held camera recorders arereadily available and have been utilized to great effect in generating audio visual narrativesthat resist the political and cultural status quo, such as the actions seen at Standing RockSioux Reservation in 2016 and 2017. Therefore, the final aspect of the thesis considers howpolitical and environmental resistance combined alternative cultural narratives with film andnew media technologies, thus offering an aesthetic through which to consider how film andideology are constructed and produced. This also assists a consideration of how indigenousidentities and traditional life ways are not only maintained, but also formed in the discursiveacts at the point of filmmaking and in the affects of film viewing.
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