It has been suggested that the variation in the morphology of the human periodontium may be related to the shape and form of the teeth. Furthermore, the severity of symptoms of periodontal disease have been proposed to differ among these various morphologic entities or "biotypes". The aim of the present study was (i) to identify individuals with markedly different crown forms and (ii) to determine probing pocket depth, probing attachment level and amount of gingival recession that had occurred at different teeth and tooth surfaces in such individuals. Clinical photographs of the maxillary incisor tooth region of 113 subjects who had been recruited for a long-term study on periodontal disease were available. The length (CL) and width (CW) of the crowns were determined and the CW/CL ratio was calculated for each tooth. 10% in each tail, 11 subjects in each group, were arbitrarily chosen as having either a long-narrow (N) or a short-wide (W) form of the central incisors. The probing pocket depth, probing attachment level and gingival recession data available from all subjects and subjects in groups W and N were compared and analyzed using the Student t-test and multiple regression analysis. The result from the analyses demonstrated that: (1) subjects with a long-narrow form of the upper central incisors had experienced more recession of the gingival margin at buccal surfaces than subjects who had a short-wide tooth form; (2) there was a significant influence of the CW/CL-ratio on the probing attachment level (p less than 0.05) and the amount of gingival recession (p less than 0.01) on buccal tooth surfaces.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

This paper reports the findings of a study of the information practices of archaeologists, students and volunteers undertaking an excavation in the field. Conceptually, the study was guided by a social constructionist and practice-theoretical epistemological standpoint. Methodologically, the study employed a multi-faceted approach incorporating both ethnographic observation of archaeologists working in the field and in-depth interviews. The findings show that participants' practices were both social and embodied in nature.

Information Science researchers have been relatively slow to consider the role of the body in understanding the relationship between people, information and technology. This panel will discuss how a consideration of the body can enrich information researchers' understanding of the complex relationship between people, information and technologies, old and new. Each panel member will briefly describe their own theoretical and methodological approach and how they have informed their understanding. This will be followed by a moderated discussion between the panel and audience members.

This paper reports on the findings of a study examining how theatre professionals (actors, directors and others) make sense of the works of a culturally iconic author (William Shakespeare). The study aims to address critique of prevailing approaches' excessive focus on active information seeking and searching (Julien 1999;Wilson 2000) by developing a more holistic approach, one which acknowledges the complexity of sense-making as more than the problemsolving behaviour of individuals -as an embodied, social process, involving emotion as well as rationality. In doing so it draws on theoretical approaches from a range of different disciplines and traditions, including Dervin's Sense-Making, Foucault's discourse analysis and Derrida's deconstructionism. The findings of the study are based on interviews with 35 theatre professionals in Canada, Finland and the UK.All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, (As You Like It) This paper reports on the findings of a study examining how theatre professionals (actors, directors and others) make sense of the works of a culturally iconic author (William Shakespeare). The research builds on the theoretical and methodological approaches developed during my doctoral research (Olsson 2003). The study aims to address critique of prevailing approaches' excessive focus on active information seeking and searching (Julien 1999;Wilson 2000) by developing a more holistic approach, one which acknowledges the complexity of sensemaking as more than the problem-solving behaviour of individuals -as an embodied social process, involving emotion as well as rationality.In doing so, it draws not only on Dervin's SenseMaking but also on a number of concepts from the discourse analytic tradition. These include 'Death of the Author' (Foucault 1972(Foucault , 1977(Foucault , 1980Rabinow 1984;Barthes 1988) -the notion that meaning is not determined by authors but constructed through discourse -and the embodiment of knowledge (Coupland and Gwyn 2003) -the idea that people's engagement with information involves more than just cognitive processing. It therefore aims to further our understanding of a variety of phenomena relating to knowledge sharing practices, collective sense-making and the discursive construction of knowledge. Why Shakespeare?He was not of an age, but for all time! (Jonson, First Folio) Shakespeare in performance was chosen as the focal author of the research for two key reasons. Firstly, despite Shakespeare's acknowledged role as an important figure in the cultural heritage of the Englishspeaking world, it is a context that has been almost entirely ignored by information researchers, Secondly, I believed that it would be a fruitful context in which to explore sense-making in a more holistic way than has generally been the case in information research -to begin to understand sense-making not merely as logical problem-solving but as: … embodied in materiality and soaring across...

2015),"Development and validation of knowledge management performance measurement constructs for small and mediumIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. Abstract Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to engage knowledge management (KM) researchers and practitioners with Foucault's power/knowledge lens as a way of thinking about and recognising the central role of power in organisational knowledge cultures. Design/methodology/approach -The empirical illustrations in this paper are drawn from two qualitative studies in different professional and institutional contexts (insurance and theatre work). Both studies used in-depth interviews and discourse analysis as their principal methods of data collection and analysis. Findings -The empirical examples illustrate how practitioners operate within complex power/knowledge relations that shape their practices of knowledge sharing, generation and use. The findings show how an application of the power/knowledge lens renders visible both the constraining and productive force of power in KM.Research limitations/implications -Researchers may apply the conceptual tools presented here in a wider variety of institutional and professional contexts to examine the complex and multifaceted role of power in a more in-depth way. Practical implications -KM professionals will benefit from an understanding of organisational power/ knowledge relations when seeking to promote transformational changes in their organisations and build acceptance for KM initiatives. Originality/value -This paper addresses a gap in the literature around theoretical and empirical discussions of power as well as offering an alternative to prevailing resource-based views of power in KM.