Narratives, personal

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HANCOCK, T., Personal Narrative of the Origin and Progress of the Caoutchoue or India Rubber Manufacturers in England, Longmans, London (1857). Centenary Edn (1920)... 

Pepper, John Henry. The playbook of metals including personal narratives of visits to coal, lead, copper, and tin mines with a large number of interesting experiments relating to alchemy and the chemistry of the fifty metallic elements / by John Henry Pepper with three hundred illustrations. London Routlege, [18—] reprint, Ann Arbor (MI) University Microfilms International, 1997. 6... 

Thomas Hancock (1785-1865) is designated the father of the rubber industry and to him Great Britain is indebted for the honour of being the first country to manufacture rubber successfully as a large-scale project. His first major discovery, in 1819, was the process of masticating and mixing raw rubber. His subsequent claim, in his Personal Narrative published in 1857, that this was unquestionably the origin and commencement of the India-rubber manufacture, properly so called , has been amply verified since. 

Like everyone, the people profiled in this volume are evolving. The narratives reflect their thoughts and experiences at the time of the interviews. Since then many have changed course in response to new research or personal growth, due to deteriorating or improved health, or all of the above. The themes and coping strategies they discuss, however, are timeless. 

Roy s creativity has enabled him to go back to work in the automotive industry in a way that won t further jeopardize his health. A warm and open individual, Roy addresses in this narrative the isolation he experiences and the difficulty of trying to create new relationships as a person with MCS. 

Chronic illness affects everyone in relationship with the person who is ill, particularly those who live together. Multiple chemical sensitivity affects other members of the household more profoundly, perhaps, than any other illness because of the many accommodations required. Many relationships don t survive stressors of this magnitude. In light of this, it seemed important to include in this book a narrative on coping from the viewpoint of a healthy person who loves and lives with someone who has MCS. 

In the narrative that follows, Curt Schuster articulates some of the issues faced by spouses, and his style of coping. Although it wasn t planned, his wife Elizabeth was the first person interviewed for this collection and he was the last. In my opinion, I couldn t have chosen more appropriate bookends. ... 

As described in the main narrative, we selected volunteers from those who attended a briefing by our recruiting team at their home installation and stayed to complete the MMPI and a comprehensive personal history form. The latter included items relating to current health, prior illnesses, education, past legal or disciplinary infractions either in or out of the Army, drug or alcohol problems and reasons for volunteering,... 

At the time of this dream, Mr. A was working as an electrical engineer in the eastern United States. I have checked his narrative report of the dream against the original tape recording and have interviewed all the persons involved in the case. I am satisfied that their reports are accurate. 

Allan Conney has provided splendid personal narratives regarding the history of induction of drug-metabolizing enzymes (8-10) these constitute important sources for understanding how induction was discovered and why induction matters. 

Through interviewing we wanted to capture the journalists narratives about the circumstances of their work, e.g. the national context, the specifics of the newspapers and journals, the interest in environmental issues in newsrooms, etc. as well as their own professional and personal experiences of reporting in this particular area. One significant advantage with the use of qualitative interviews is that it offers the journalists the opportunity to illuminate their points inductively and indirectly, without being too restricted by a predefined (interview) form (Kvale 1997). 

All review sessions should be recorded using a personal computer (PC). Word processing software should be used for the report narrative write-up. A computer software spreadsheet, prepared for process safety reviews, should be used for all HAZOP and What-If reviews. It facilitates speed, ease of use and maintains exact consistency in format. 

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