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Fragile moral economies: Water norms, transfers, and enforcement in 64 colonias on the U.S.-Mexico border
Abstract We investigate how a moral economy for water operates in colonia communities, peri-urban neighborhoods lacking political power and basic infrastructure, on the U.S. border with Mexico.
Does the pensions system work for people like you?
Research and Reports Who feels like the system isn’t working for them? This is a striking finding from Retirement Voice 2026, which explores how people in the UK are approaching retirement today. It shows that the challenge facing policy makers and industry is not only whether people are saving enough, but whether different groups feel the system reflects the lives they live.
Implications of water insecurity for food practices and health in contexts of migration and displacement: evidence from the US-Mexico borderlands
Abstract Introduction: This article examines the interconnected burdens of food and water insecurity among migrant and displaced populations in North America, highlighting critical gaps in current research and policy.
J.P. Morgan AM EMEA-CEO: «Switzerland Offers Something Many Countries Have Lost»
J.P. Morgan AM EMEA-CEO: «Switzerland Offers Something Many Countries Have Lost» Patrick Thomson, when we last met a year ago, you emphasized how strategically important Switzerland is for J.P. Morgan Asset Management and that you were targeting further growth. How would you assess the situation today? Very positively. We have an outstanding Country Head in Switzerland with Laura Geiger-Pancera, who, together with the team, is doing an excellent job. Our business has continued to grow.
Correction to “Water Supply Interruptions Are Associated with More Frequent Stressful Behaviors and Emotions but Mitigated by Predictability: A Multisite Study”
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Ethical challenges of managed retreat from centralized water systems
Abstract Apache Junction is a small, dusty desert city on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Here, residents live with a mix of water systems. In its various urban, suburban, and peri-rural neighborhoods, some households enjoy water from a centralized and (mostly) reliable service, from either the city or (at a higher cost) a for-profit private water company. Others are outside of these service zones, and rely on wells, water kiosks, or hauling their water by truck or bicycle. The work is arduous.
Patrick Thomson: "Switzerland’s Potential Is Far From Exhausted"
Patrick Thomson: «Switzerland’s Potential Is Far From Exhausted» Markets remain volatile and inflation hasn’t been fully tamed—yet J.P. Morgan Asset Management sees substantial opportunity in Europe, particularly in Switzerland, according to Patrick Thomson, Head of EMEA at the U.S. asset manager, in an interview with finews.ch. Markets are currently marked by uncertainty. What’s your advice to investors? Don’t let headlines dictate your strategy—stay invested and stay active.
Integrated Instructions and Solvent Polarity Indicators: Reducing the Complexity of First-Time Distillation
Ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Integrated Instructions and Solvent Polarity Indicators: Reducing the Complexity of First-Time Distillation Patrick I. T. Thomson [1] ; Deborah Cleary [1] [1] University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 101, Nº 10, 2024, págs.
Use of a One-Page Reference Guide in On-Campus Timed Exams: Reflections and Assessment of Its Impact on Students in a Post-Open-Book World
Ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Use of a One-Page Reference Guide in On-Campus Timed Exams: Reflections and Assessment of Its Impact on Students in a Post-Open-Book World Lorraine T. Gibson van Mil [1] ; Gan Shermer [2] ; Patrick I. T. Thomson [1] [1] University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom [2] University of Bath, United Kingdom Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 101, Nº 8, 2024, págs.
Global approaches to lifelong learning
If how much you value something can be judged on the time and money you spend on it people must really love learning. Individuals in the UK invest £7.3bn a year into their own learning and £55bn worth of their own time. That is more than the government and employers combined. But this investment isn’t spread evenly, with younger people three times more likely to be learning as older people.
Reaction hijacking inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum asparagine tRNA synthetase - Nature Communications
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Abstract Malaria poses an enormous threat to human health. With ever increasing resistance to currently deployed drugs, breakthrough compounds with novel mechanisms of action are urgently needed. Here, we explore pyrimidine-based sulfonamides as a new low molecular weight inhibitor class with drug-like physical parameters and a synthetically accessible scaffold.
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Demand still uncertain for lifelong learning entitlement
The 2021 Census showed that for the first time the average person in the UK was aged 40 or older. We are a nation rapidly approaching middle age – and increasingly likely to need the flexibility to upskill or retrain at various points along the career path as a result. This was one of the problems the lifelong learning entitlement was supposed to solve. It promised a radical rethink in terms of how we provide opportunities and incentives for people to learn across their lives.
Water Supply Interruptions Are Associated with More Frequent Stressful Behaviors and Emotions but Mitigated by Predictability: A Multisite Study
Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, U.K. School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QY, U.K. CS Mott Department of Public Health, Michigan State University, Flint, Michigan 48503, United States Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States Pulte Institute of Global Development, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United...
Uncovering the regional ‘retirement readiness’ gaps in the UK
The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. There have been efforts from the government to ‘level up’ regions throughout the UK to drive investment in local areas, boost job opportunities and reduce regional inequalities – with varying degrees of success. But when it comes to retirement preparations, our latest research finds the north/ south divide is very much alive and kicking.
Crafting a better, faster code view
Reading code is not as simple as reading the text of a file end-to-end. It is a non-linear, sometimes chaotic process of jumping between files to follow a trail, building a mental picture of how code relates to its surrounding context. GitHub’s mission is to be the home for all developers, and reading code is one of the core experiences we offer. Every day, millions of users use GitHub to view and interact with code.
GitHub code search is generally available
One of the most fundamental tasks developers perform is reading and understanding code. Whether planning and implementing a new feature, investigating a bug, or reviewing a pull request, developers typically spend more time reading and understanding code than writing it. That’s why, in the past two years, we’ve laid out our plans to improve code search and shown off the technology that enabled us to do so.
A skeleton bill is no way to determine funding policy
Today, the starting pistol is fired on the biggest change to higher education funding since 2012. The innocuous-sounding Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill is a short, technical, instrument with almost no policy in it. That we are going to see a Second Reading debate in the House of Commons (that’s the one that is supposed to cover the main principles of the bill) on a skeleton bill.
Introducing Elements of Inquiry and Experimental Design in the First Year of an Undergraduate Laboratory Program
Introducing Elements of Inquiry and Experimental Design in the First Year of an Undergraduate Laboratory Program Patrick I. T. Thomson [1] ; Paul Lamie [1] [1] University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 99, Nº 12, 2022, págs.
Patrick Thomson | Wonkhe
Patrick Thomson is Head of Research, Analysis and Policy at Phoenix Insights, a new think tank set up by Phoenix Group to transform the way society responds to the possibilities of longer lives, using research to inform fresh debate and prompt a national conversation to inspire the action needed to make better, longer lives a reality. Patrick has more than 15 years’ experience of policy, research, and delivery across the private, public and charitable sectors.
Static Analysis at GitHub
Home/Magazine Archive/February 2022 (Vol. 65, No. 2)/Static Analysis at GitHub/Full Text Practice Static Analysis at GitHub By Timothy Clem, Patrick Thomson Communications of the ACM, February 2022, Vol.
Static Analysis
Home/Magazine Archive/January 2022 (Vol. 65, No. 1)/Static Analysis/Full Text Practice Static Analysis By Patrick Thomson Communications of the ACM, January 2022, Vol. 65 No. 1, Pages 50-54 10.1145/3486592 Comments View as: Print Mobile App ACM Digital Library Full Text (PDF) In the Digital Edition Share: Send by email Share on reddit Share on StumbleUpon Share on Hacker News Share on Tweeter Share on Facebook The relationship between source code, computers, and people is complex.
Ode to a Streaming ByteString
Or: Lazy I/O without Shooting Yourself in the Foot 2021-07-24 One of my favorite founding principlesThe cynics among us might refer to it as a myth rather than a principle, given that Unix is no stranger to massive, kitchen-sink programs. Indeed, I’m writing this post in such a program. of Unix is the universality of streams of bytes. Unix shells give us a monadic pipeline operator |, that, given some computation a | b, executes a so that its output forms the input to b.
Static Analysis: An Introduction
Current Issue Past Issues Topics September 16, 2021 Volume 19, issue 4 PDF Queue Focus The fundamental challenge of software engineering is one of complexity. Patrick Thomson The relationship between source code, computers, and people is complex. Though most code exists to be run on a computer, its purpose is not limited to that. It is also intended to be read and understood.
Static Analysis at GitHub
Current Issue Past Issues Topics September 16, 2021 Volume 19, issue 4 PDF An experience report Timothy Clem and Patrick Thomson GitHub, a code-hosting website built atop the Git version-control system, hosts hundreds of millions of repositories of code uploaded by more than 65 million developers. The Semantic Code team at GitHub builds and operates a suite of technologies that power symbolic code navigation on github.com.
The Paralympics and public procurement for the public good
By Patrick Thomson | 06 September 2021 The legacy of 2012 One year late and without the crowds, I’ve been gripped by the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and excited to see the launch of ‘We The 15’ a new global campaign to raise visibility, inclusion, and accessibility for disabled people who make up 15% of the world’s population. While it is sad to see empty seats in the arenas, it brings back many proud memories of successfully delivering the 2012 Games in London.
Issue 274
Welcome to another issue of Haskell Weekly! Haskell is a safe, purely functional programming language with a fast, concurrent runtime. This is a weekly summary of what’s going on in its community. Featured Static analysis using Haskell and Datalog by Luc Tielen In today’s post, I will give a step-by-step tutorial how you can write sophisticated analyses in Soufflé Datalog controlled by Haskell using the souffle-haskell library.
Why employers should look at age diversity in their workforce
The number of older workers in employment had been steadily growing over the last two decades, with four million more workers aged 50 and over than there were in 2000. However, the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent disruption to the labour market has particularly affected older workers. The latest figures show there are 175,000 more people aged 50-64 out of work since March 2020 and more than 640,000 over-55s still on furlough.
Trade wars and tariffs: Understanding the risks to your supply chain
Monetary Matters By Patrick Thomson | From the Quarter 3 2019 issue The U.S. tariffs on goods imported from China will have far-reaching effects beyond the two countries involved. Even seemingly not effected companies may need to reassess their sourcing strategies. There is still a lot of uncertainty swirling around what effect the U.S.-China trade war will have on the global economy.
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Sustainable Water Supplies for Rural Communities In Africa around 275 million people don't have access to a decent reliable water supply. Many rural communities rely on handpumps for their daily water needs. Yet in Africa, 1 in 4 handpumps are broken at any one time. This can have a devastating effect on people's lives. Long delays to repair out-of-action handpumps often force households to collect water from alternative distant or dirty water sources.
No more illusions- the economics of post-school education
You will remember Tony Blair’s announcement in 1999 that he wanted 50% of young people going into higher education. This is now the case, with the proportion of young people entering higher education increasing from 40% to 50% during the 21st century. This growth has come almost entirely from more students enrolling on to full-time undergraduate degree programmes at universities. Has this been in the best interests of students?
Why the best minds are no longer enough for stock-picking managers
Asset managers are facing unprecedented regulatory scrutiny, the looming unknowns of Brexit, continued compression of fees and heightened pressure to demonstrate value for money. To navigate these difficult headwinds, it is critical to have clarity of vision to make committed plans for long-term resilience.
Investors must think long-term to deal with short-term challenges
Institutional investors are used to making complex choices but today there are global changes at play that place them squarely between opposing structural and cyclical forces. These tensions will require significantly more long-term thinking to navigate safely. As part of a detailed analysis of the drivers of asset returns over the next decade, we predict only modest economic growth, which translates into fairly muted return expectations for equities and bonds.
It is time to take action to support older people's health at work
Poor health is one of the biggest factors causing people to leave work earlier than they would like to; yet poor health isn’t an inevitable part of ageing. We know that health conditions can become more likely as we get older. While some health conditions are not any more likely the older you get, others certainly are. Musculoskeletal conditions (affecting joints, bones and muscles) and heart and circulatory conditions increases significantly as we age.
Fulfilling work is essential to supporting older workers
New research from the Centre for Ageing Better says understanding what people want and value from work can help them to stay in work for longer. Senior programme manager Patrick Thomson looks at the evidence. Our workforce, like our population, is getting older. By 2020, one in three workers will be aged over 50. As a society, we need to work for longer, and there is a growing acceptance that the way we think about work and retirement will be very different from that of our parents and grandparents.
Low numbers make for short course trial failings
Forty-one. It has to be said the number of students taking out a short course loan during the first year of the Higher Education Short Course trial fell significantly short of government and regulatory expectations. More than 2,000 students were initially projected to engage with 100 short, module length courses offered by 22 providers during the 2022-23 academic year – with support for course development provided (to the tune of £2m) by the Office for Students.
Vacuum Bagging for Homebuilders
Always add a couple of extra layers of breather to any areas that may puncture the bag under pressure. In this picture, two extra layers of breather were placed over the fitting area of the part. Some builders view mistakes as a bad thing. Throughout your project, there are areas where things can go wrong-even if you follow the instructions to the letter. The same holds true for vacuum bagging techniques; sometimes, it just doesn’t go as planned.
Vacuum-Bagging for Homebuilders
Over the past month you have had the chance to absorb the basics of vacuum bagging, so to speak, and might even have undertaken some independent research on the materials you’ll be using. Thats great. In this installment, you will learn the basic process of actually applying vacuum pressure along with how to check to make sure that you are getting the required pressure with no leaks in your bagging system.
Vacuum-Bagging for Homebuilders
Composites are wonderful once you learn a few tricks. Sure, there are builders who despise the stuff, just as there are those who wouldn’t work with anything else. In the past, KITPLANES has featured a series of articles by Bob Fritz covering composites basics, so lets take the subject to the next level, if you will. When applying vacuum, a second set of hands is always useful to make sure that you get the proper seal. Here the instructor is helping the student stretch the sealant tape.
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