Dementia is a challenging, progressive set of conditions which present a large care burden to informal, familial carers. A complex array of health and social care services are needed to support people living with dementia. Drawing on the interlinked 'Duties to Care' and 'Dementia Talking' projects, in this article we focus on British carers' talk about health and social care services. We explore data from a mixed-method questionnaire (n = 185), four focus groups and eleven interviews with informal carers of people living with dementia using thematic discourse analysis. Three themes are discussed: (1) services as a 'maze'; (2) services as overly limited - 'beyond our remit'; and (3) the battle and fighting discourse deployed by these carers. Our analysis highlights that carers find navigating systemic issues in dementia care time-consuming, unpredictable and often more difficult than the caring work they undertake.
In this article I examine lesbians' and gay men's attitudes towards the legal recognition of same-sex relationships, using the theoretical framework of legal consciousness. I first provide a brief overview of the legal consciousness literature, before outlining some of the critiques of legal consciousness. Lesbian and gay legal consciousness is then examined through an analysis of qualitative responses to a largescale online study of perceptions of and attitudes towards same-sex marriage and the legal recognition or regulation of same-sex relationships. Responses are analysed using thematic analysis to elaborate on five main themes within these data: formal equality, the relationship between legal and social change, the naming of legally recognized same-sex relationships, human rights discourse and citizenship claims. I argue that legal consciousness studies can help to interrogate the pervasiveness of discourses around formal equality and discrimination in the ways in which lesbians and gay men think about, use and position themselves in relation to law.
Induction skull melting (ISM) is a widely used process for melting certain alloys that are very reactive in the molten condition, such as those based on Ti, TiAl, and Zr, prior to casting components such as turbine blades, engine valves, turbocharger rotors, and medical prostheses. A major research project has been undertaken with the specific target of developing improved techniques for casting TiAl components. The aims include increasing the superheat in the molten metal to allow thin section components to be cast, improving the quality of the cast components and increasing the energy efficiency of the process. As part of this, the University of Greenwich (United Kingdom) has developed a dynamic, spectral-method-based computer model of the ISM process in close collaboration with the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom), where extensive melting trials have been undertaken. This article describes in detail the numerical model that encompasses the coupled influences of turbulent flow, heat transfer with phase change, and AC and DC magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) in a time-varying liquid metal envelope. Associated experimental measurements on Al, Ni, and TiAl alloys have been used to obtain data to validate the model. Measured data include the true root-meansquare (RMS) current applied to the induction coil, the heat transfer from the molten metal to the crucible cooling water, and the shape of the semi-levitated molten metal. Examples are given of the use of the model in optimizing the design of ISM furnaces by investigating the effects of geometric and operational parameter changes.
Consent is generally required for research and sharing rich individual‐level data but presents additional ethical and legal challenges where participants have diminished decision‐making capacity. We formed a multi‐disciplinary team to develop best practices for consent in data‐intensive dementia research. We recommend that consent processes for research and data sharing support decision‐making by persons with dementia, protect them from exploitation, and promote the common good. Broad consent designed to endure beyond a loss of capacity and combined with ongoing oversight can best achieve these goals. Persons with dementia should be supported to make decisions and enabled to express their will and preferences about participation in advance of a loss of capacity. Regulatory frameworks should clarify who can act as a representative for research decisions. By promoting harmonization of consent practices across institutions, sectors, and countries, we hope to facilitate data sharing to accelerate progress in dementia research, care, and prevention.
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