By Kevin Ho on Feb 08, 2011
If you missed the Sport and Society Dialogue Series the first time around, now’s your chance to view this exciting piece of Olympic history through cIRcle, UBC’s digital repository.
In February and March of 2010, leading experts and advocates gathered at UBC to participate in five thought provoking discussions on a range of Olympic related topics from ethics and sustainability to inclusivity and social responsibility. Only through cIRcle are the complete recordings of this series available to anyone, anywhere via the web.
Listen to high profile speakers such as former Paralympic athlete Rick Hansen and Stephen Lewis, former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, discuss the power of sport as a vehicle for social change.
Sport and Society Dialogue Series:
Sport, Ethics and Technology: Is High Performance Sport Inconsistent with Ideals and Ethics?
Sport, Peace, and Development: How Can Sport Contribute to Positive Social Change? (Featuring Stephen Lewis)
Sport and Inclusion: Are Major Sporting Events Inclusive of First Nations and Other Groups?
Sport and Challenge: Is Anything Possible? (Featuring Rick Hansen)
Sport, Legacy and Sustainability: Is it Worth It?
Above images are courtesy of the UBC Sport Program (available in PDF) and UBC Public Affairs
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By Kevin Ho on Jan 31, 2011
The 30,000th item was added to cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository!
Title: The chemistry of thujone : the synthesis of rose oil components and germacrane analogues /
Author: Gunning, Philip James / Degree: Doctor of Philosophy – PhD / Program: Chemistry / Date: 1991
Abstract: This thesis is concerned with the synthesis of natural products from thujone (1), a readily available starting material obtained from Western red cedar. The first part of this study investigates the synthesis of the commercially important fragrances, (β-damascone (8) and β-damascenone (24), which are components of rose oil. Thujone can be efficiently converted to the dimethylated thujone derivative 59 in a two step alkylation process. After the formation of the trimethylsilyl cyanohydrins, 77 and 78, the cyclopropane and isopropyl functionalities were cleaved to give the ketone 103. Further elaboration of 103 gave the key intermediates, 127 and 128. The unsaturated nitriles 128 and 127 can be converted to 8 and 24, respectively, by a reduction to the corresponding aldehydes followed by a Grignard reaction to attach the side-chain and subsequent oxidation. As a model study for the synthesis of 8 and 24 from a cyclohexanone derivative, the nitriles 127 and 128 were efficiently synthesised, in 81% overall yield, from 2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexanone. Formation of the cyanohydrins 149 and 150 was followed by consecutive ‘trans’ and ‘cis’ eliminations to give the nitrile 128. The nitrile 127 was produced from 128 by allylic bromination, followed by hydrolysis and dehydration. A conversion of thujone into the ketone 179, using bromine to effect cyclopropane ring-opening, was also studied. The second part of this study investigates the synthesis of ten-membered rings via a photo-induced oxidative cleavage of the alcohols 245 and 265. Treatment of 245 with lead tetraacetate under ultraviolet irradiation afforded, as the main isolated product, the ten-membered carbocycle 246. Treatment of 265 with iodobenzene diacetate under ultraviolet irradiation afforded, as the main isolated product, the bicyclic alcohol 297.
So far, this item has had the following activity (note: click on the “Show Statistical Information“ link on the item page in cIRcle):
- Top Country Views from Canada (4), United States of America (4), United Kingdom (1), and the Russian Federation (1)
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By Kevin Ho on Jan 28, 2011
As part of the UBC Graduate & Undergraduate Student Workshop Series‘ events offered by UBC Library, the next cIRcle workshop is happening today at 3-4:30pm in Scarfe 155 (Neville Scarfe Building).
Would you like to have your academic work searched by Google Scholar or have your work archived in the UBC Library? Then come to this session to find out what cIRcle is, what it contains, how you can contribute and what permissions are required to submit your presentations, articles and reports. This session will be facilitated by Trevor Smith.
To register, please click here.
Above image courtesy of: Flickr: UBC Library’s Photostream
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By Kevin Ho on Jan 26, 2011
BC Nursing Leadership Institute: program evaluation report in cIRcle!
Background:
The first BC NLI pilot was conducted in March 2005 with 25 first-line nurse leaders. Successful evaluation outcomes resulted in 13 additional sessions between March 2006 and March 2010: three sessions annually with an average of 35-40 first-line nurse leaders in attendance.
Based upon the four major components of the BC NLI: a) a 4-day residential workshop, b) mentoring supports at practice sites, c) year-long leadership projects at practice sites, and d) an online knowledge network with a discussion forum, resources, and a facilitator or knowledge broker (KB).
What you’ll discover in this report:
- Notable Findings and Implication
To access and/or download this program evaluation report, click here or visit cIRcle at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30743.
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By Kevin Ho on Jan 24, 2011
UBC Dentistry Research Day 2011 is on Tuesday, January 25th!
This day highlight[s] the research being done by several members of UBC’s ELDERS (Elders Link with Dental Education, Research and Service) Group, a multidisciplinary team which draws on expertise from many faculties.
The Faculty of Dentistry is honoured to include presentations on this pressing concern from a diverse and complementary group of full-time faculty, along with Dr. Lynn Beattie and Hamber Visiting Professor Dr. Asuman Kiyak. Beattie is professor emeritus, UBC Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, and Kiyak is professor and director of the Institute on Aging at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Click here for Event FAQs and Schedule of Events (PDF). For more information, please contact Alison Kovacs at akovacs@interchange.ubc.ca or 604 827-5220.
Curious about Dentistry research in cIRcle? Check out these examples and more:
Effect of Biotene® Oralbalance moisturizing liquid and MouthKote® oral moisturizer spray on human enamel measured by quantitative light-induced fluorescence method http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29541
Human masseter motor unit behavior http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30673
Quality assurance and dental hygiene care in British Columbia http://hdl.handle.net/2429/18666
Above excerpt text and image is courtesy of UBC Dentistry – The Faculty of Dentistry at The University of British Columbia’s website.
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