Irish hunger strikes and the cult of self-sacrifice

G Sweeney - Journal of Contemporary History, 1993 - journals.sagepub.com
Although it can be demonstrated that the phenomenon of hunger striking is widely used as
a means of political protest, particularly so within the last twenty-five years, it is equally valid …

Lack of progressive hepatic fibrosis during long-term therapy with deferiprone in subjects with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia

IR Wanless, G Sweeney, AP Dhillon… - Blood, the Journal of …, 2002 - ashpublications.org
Patients with thalassemia major require lifelong chelation therapy to prevent iron-induced
organ damage. The orally active chelator deferiprone has been proposed as an alternative for …

When the classroom floor becomes the complex plane: Addition and multiplication as ways of bodily navigation

R Nemirovsky, C Rasmussen, G Sweeney… - Journal of the …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In this article we contribute a perspective on mathematical embodied cognition consistent
with a phenomenological understanding of perception and body motion. It is based on the …

An inquiry-oriented approach to span and linear independence: The case of the magic carpet ride sequence

M Wawro, C Rasmussen, M Zandieh, GF Sweeney… - Primus, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper we present an innovative instructional sequence for an introductory linear
algebra course that supports students' reinvention of the concepts of span, linear dependence, …

Subspace in linear algebra: Investigating students' concept images and interactions with the formal definition

M Wawro, GF Sweeney, JM Rabin - Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2011 - Springer
This paper reports on a study investigating students’ ways of conceptualizing key ideas in
linear algebra, with the particular results presented here focusing on student interactions with …

Reasoning using particulate nature of matter: An example of a sociochemical norm in a university-level physical chemistry class

N Becker, C Rasmussen, G Sweeney… - … Research and Practice, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In college level chemistry courses, reasoning using molecular and particulate descriptions
of matter becomes central to understanding physical and chemical properties. In this study, …

Adapting a methodology from mathematics education research to chemistry education research: Documenting collective activity

R Cole, N Becker, M Towns, G Sweeney… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
In this report, we adapt and extend a methodology for documenting the collective production
of meaning in a classroom community. A cornerstone of the methodological approach that …

The challenge for basic science education in problem-based medical curricula

G Sweeney - Clinical and Investigative Medicine, 1999 - search.proquest.com
La reforme des programmes d'etudes en medecine fait l'objet de debats animes depuis le
debut des annees 50. Au cours des 25 dernieres annees, les facultes de medecine et de …

The comparative statics of self-protection

GH Sweeney, TR Beard - Journal of Risk and Insurance, 1992 - JSTOR
This article considers the effects of changes in initial wealth and loss size on optimal self-protection
(loss prevention) activity in a simple model of self-protection choice. The effect of an …

Sensitivity to suppression of cytotoxic T cell generation by 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is dependent on the Ah genotype of the murine host

PS Nagarkatti, GD Sweeney, J Gauldie… - Toxicology and applied …, 1984 - Elsevier
Susceptibility of mice to a variety of toxic effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
is genetically determined by the Ah locus. To determine if immunotoxicity following TCDD …