Adolescent Contraception

McGill, Helen Medical Publications Korea 1995 Medical Progress Vol.17 No.4

Partners or donors: The perceived roles of Global Fund Principal Recipient NGOs in HIV prevention programmes in Ukraine

Svetlana McGill 한양대학교 아태지역연구센터 2017 Journal of Eurasian Studies Vol.8 No.1

Ukraine has one of Europe's fastest growing HIV rates and in 2003–2012 was one of the largest recipients of funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GF). Doctoral research recently completed by the author investigates the conduct and practice of international and national nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) as Principal Recipients (PRs) of GF grants in Ukraine from 2003 to 2012. An ethnographic enquiry including 50 participant interviews was conducted in three oblasts in Ukraine, and in its capital, Kyiv. The paper presents some of the findings that emerged from the analysis. Discussing the PR NGOs roles and practices in delivering HIV prevention programmes funded by GF, the author argues that the anticipated benefits of NGO partnerships between PR NGOs and their Sub-Recipients (SRs) have not been achieved. Rather, PRs acted as donors and ran highly discretionary policies in channelling GF funding to SRs that installed competition and vertical relations between NGO-grantors and NGO-grantees. The outcome was a servile civil society that is dependent on external funding and is unable to genuinely represent their communities. With an anticipated GF phasing out from Ukraine, there is a critical lack of advocacy potential of the civil society to articulate and defend the needs of PLHIV when transferring HIV services into state funding.

Building Cultural Understanding through Extensive Reading

( Niall Mcgill ) 현대영미어문학회 2017 현대영미어문학회 추계학술대회 발표논문집 Vol.2017 No.-

This paper presents an argument for the use of Extensive Reading as a way to build cultural understanding in language learning. Cultural understanding is, of course, a rather broad term and within the field there are multiple facets to it. In an attempt to ensure clarity is retained, it was deemed beneficial to look at Extensive Reading and how it relates with some of the various competencies that have been instrumental to the field through qualitative case study analysis and observation. Communicative competence; including, grammatical, discourse, strategic and socio-linguistic competencies are naturally important to the field, and this study hopes to add to the rich research on these in relation with Extensive Reading. However, this paper also aims to add to this by looking at cultural competence, intercultural competence, transcultural competence and symbolic competence and how Extensive Reading can be used as a method to build enrichment of each of these.

Aero Engine Management

Quintin McGill 한국항공우주학회 2000 한국항공우주학회 단행본 Vol.- No.-

Disciplinary Sport Psychology - : Game Success in the Gymnasium and on the Playing Field

Lewis J . O . McGill 한국체육학회 1995 국제스포츠과학 학술대회 Vol.1995 No.-

Diabetic Complications : Part Ⅲ: Peripheral Neuropathy and Assciated Foot Problems

Smith, Linda,McGill, Margaret,Yue, Dennis Medical Publications Korea 1990 Medical Progress Vol.12 No.12

Capillary Origami with Atomically Thin Membranes

Reynolds, Michael F.,McGill, Kathryn L.,Wang, Maritha A.,Gao, Hui,Mujid, Fauzia,Kang, Kibum,Park, Jiwoong,Miskin, Marc Z.,Cohen, Itai,McEuen, Paul L. American Chemical Society 2019 NANO LETTERS Vol.19 No.9

<P>Small-scale optical and mechanical components and machines require control over three-dimensional structure at the microscale. Inspired by the analogy between paper and two-dimensional materials, origami-style folding of atomically thin materials offers a promising approach for making microscale structures from the thinnest possible sheets. In this Letter, we show that a monolayer of molybdenum disulfide (MoS<SUB>2</SUB>) can be folded into three-dimensional shapes by a technique called capillary origami, in which the surface tension of a droplet drives the folding of a thin sheet. We define shape nets by patterning rigid metal panels connected by MoS<SUB>2</SUB> hinges, allowing us to fold micron-scale polyhedrons. Finally, we demonstrate that these shapes can be folded in parallel without the use of micropipettes or microfluidics by means of a microemulsion of droplets that dissolves into the bulk solution to drive folding. These results demonstrate controllable folding of the thinnest possible materials using capillary origami and indicate a route forward for design and parallel fabrication of more complex three-dimensional micron-scale structures and machines.</P> [FIG OMISSION]</BR>

A Review of Recent Developments in Buffalo Reproduction - A Review

Warriach, H.M.,McGill, D.M.,Bush, R.D.,Wynn, P.C.,Chohan, K.R. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2015 Animal Bioscience Vol.28 No.3

The buffalo is an important livestock resource in several countries of South Asia and the Mediterranean regions. However, reproductive efficiency is compromised due to known problems of biological and management origins, such as lack of animal selection and poor nutrition. Under optimal conditions puberty is attained at 15 to 18 months in river buffalo, 21 to 24 months in swamp buffalo and is influenced by genotype, nutrition, management and climate. However, under field conditions these values deteriorate up to a significant extant. To improve reproductive efficiency, several protocols of oestrus and ovulation synchronization have been adopted from their use in commercial cattle production. These protocols yield encouraging pregnancy rates of (30% to 50%), which are comparable to those achieved in buffaloes bred at natural oestrus. The use of sexed semen in buffalo heifers also showed promising pregnancy rates (50%) when compared with conventional non-sexed semen. Assisted reproductive technologies have been transferred and adapted to buffalo but the efficiency of these technologies are low. However, these latest technologies offer the opportunity to accelerate the genetic gain in the buffalo industry after improving the technology and reducing its cost. Most buffaloes are kept under the small holder farming system in developing countries. Hence, future research should focus on simple, adoptable and impact-oriented approaches which identify the factors determining low fertility and oestrus behaviour in this species. Furthermore, role of kisspeptin needs to be explored in buffalo.

The valley Hall effect in MoS₂ transistors

Mak, K. F.,McGill, K. L.,Park, J.,McEuen, P. L. American Association for the Advancement of Scienc 2014 Science Vol.344 No.6191

<P><B>Using the valleys in monolayer MoS<SUB>2</SUB></B></P><P>The electronic structure of the two-dimensional material MoS<SUB>2</SUB> has two distinct “valleys” of energy that may help to carry information in future electronic devices. Mak <I>et al.</I> observed the so-called valley Hall effect in a monolayer of MoS<SUB>2</SUB>. The electrons from different valleys moved in opposite directions across the sample, with one valley being overrepresented with respect to the other. The scientists achieved this by shining circularly polarized light on the material, which created an imbalance in the population of the two valleys. The findings may enable practical applications in the newly formed field of valleytronics.</P><P><I>Science</I>, this issue p. 1489</P>

A Review of Recent Developments in Buffalo Reproduction — A Review

H.M. Warriach,D.M. McGill,R.D. Bush,P. C. Wynn,K.R. Chohan 아세아·태평양축산학회 2015 Animal Bioscience Vol.28 No.3

The buffalo is an important livestock resource in several countries of South Asia and the Mediterranean regions. However, reproductive efficiency is compromised due to known problems of biological and management origins, such as lack of animal selection and poor nutrition. Under optimal conditions puberty is attained at 15 to 18 months in river buffalo, 21 to 24 months in swamp buffalo and is influenced by genotype, nutrition, management and climate. However, under field conditions these values deteriorate up to a significant extant. To improve reproductive efficiency, several protocols of oestrus and ovulation synchronization have been adopted from their use in commercial cattle production. These protocols yield encouraging pregnancy rates of (30% to 50%), which are comparable to those achieved in buffaloes bred at natural oestrus. The use of sexed semen in buffalo heifers also showed promising pregnancy rates (50%) when compared with conventional non-sexed semen. Assisted reproductive technologies have been transferred and adapted to buffalo but the efficiency of these technologies are low. However, these latest technologies offer the opportunity to accelerate the genetic gain in the buffalo industry after improving the technology and reducing its cost. Most buffaloes are kept under the small holder farming system in developing countries. Hence, future research should focus on simple, adoptable and impact- oriented approaches which identify the factors determining low fertility and oestrus behaviour in this species. Furthermore, role of kisspeptin needs to be explored in buffalo.