George Thomson

Datos Biográficos

ID3745280
NOMBREGeorge Thomson
NOMBRESGeorge
APELLIDOThomson
FIRMATHOMSON G
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Cumbria
ORCID0000-0003-1979-4907
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS83
TOTAL DE CITAS49
TOTAL COMO AUTOR83
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1924
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H4

  • Early Gravestone Morphologies and Their Origin with Reference to Discoid-, Mushroom-, and Violin-Shaped Gravemarkers

    George ThomsonARTICLEMarkers Annual Journal of the…2025

  • Why Do People Attack Military Statues? A National Survey in New Zealand

    Open AccessNick Wilson, John Horrocks et al.ARTICLEArmed Forces & Society2025Referencias: 14

    Military statues are being attacked and removed in multiple countries, but there is little analytic work on the associated reasons. Therefore, this research aimed to conduct a nationwide survey of outdoor military statues in a case study country (New Zealand) and identify reasons for attacks. Of the 118 statues identified, 11 (9%) of these had been physically attacked. A key risk factor for statue attack was it being linked to the colonial-era Ne…

  • A comparison of ligatures on gravestones in Scotland, Northern Germany and the French Basque region

    Glenys Thomson, George ThomsonARTICLEProceedings of the Society of…2023

    Although ligatures have a long history and can be found on a range of artefacts, they are particularly characteristic of gravestone inscriptions of the 17th and 18th centuries in several parts of Western Europe. The grouping of two or more letters as a ligature can be attributed to minimising mason’s costs and workload, or stone brittleness, but it is suggested that their function was primarily a space-saving device. This research, based solely o…

  • New Zealand’s Early Wooden Gravemarkers

    George Thomson, Priscilla C Williams et al.ARTICLEMarkers Annual Journal of the…2020

  • Two rare anglesey discoid markers

    Open AccessGlenys Thomson, George ThomsonARTICLEJournal of Historical Archaeology…2020

    Small, round head-and-shaft funerary memorials have been referred to variously as discoid grave markers, ringed crosses or wheel cross. Their form and purpose differs from Cornish wayside crosses, German Scheibenkreuz and what are usually referred to as high crosses and are found, in various morphologies, throughout Europe and North America. These distinctive memorials are rare in Britain and previously unknown in Wales. Two undescribed discoid g…

  • Inequities in coverage of smokefree outdoor space policies within the United States

    Open AccessChristopher Lowrie, Amber L Pearson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Disparities in smokefree outdoor space policies have potential to exacerbate existing health inequities. A national increase in smokefree outdoor space policies to protect children in playgrounds and schools is a crucial intervention to reduce such inequities

  • Retracted Article

    Open AccessChristopher Lowrie, Amber L Pearson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    Disparities in smokefree space policies have potential to exacerbate existing health inequities. A national increase in smokefree policies to protect children in playgrounds and schools is a crucial intervention to reduce such inequities

  • Alcohol in urban streetscapes

    Open AccessChris Clews, Roza Brajkovich-Payne et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    GSV does not seem suitable for the comprehensive study of the influences on alcohol consumption in the urban streetscape. However, it may still have value for large, static objects in the environment and be more time efficient than traditional on-street observation measures, especially when used to collect data across a wide geographical area. Furthermore, GSV might become a more useful research tool in settings with better image quality (such as…

  • The First World War

    Nick Wilson, Glenys Thomson et al.ARTICLEMedicine Conflict & Survival2014

    AcknowledgementsThe authors acknowledge the helpful comments of the editor of this theme issue (Leo van Bergen) and an anonymous art historian reviewer

  • Measuring visual exposure to smoking behaviours

    Open AccessAmber L Pearson, Daniel Nutsford et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    This paper highlights a useful method for measuring the extent of visual exposure to smoking behaviours across relatively large areas using a geospatial approach. Applying this method in other locations would require consideration of place-specific characteristics which impact on visibility and could be improved through more sophisticated extrapolation of observational data across the study area. The findings of this and similar research could ul…

  • Testing Policy Evaluation Methods for Smoke-free Outdoor Area Policies

    Open AccessLeanne Toledo Cortés, Glenys Thomson et al.ARTICLEEvaluation Journal of Australasia2014

    We aimed to test evaluation methods for smoke-free outdoor area policies using a long-term evaluation of a smoke-free parks and playgrounds policy as a case study. We documented the results and an appraisal of a multifaceted evaluation (playground and sports field user surveys, observations, butt collections and key stakeholder in-depth interviews) of a New Zealand local council's smoke-free policy in 2011. We also drew upon previous evaluations …

  • Youth exposure to in-vehicle second-hand smoke and their smoking behaviours

    Benjamin Healey, Janet Hoek et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2013

    The slow decline in SHS exposure in vehicles and the lack of progress in reducing relative inequalities is problematic. To accelerate progress, the New Zealand Government could follow the example of other jurisdictions and prohibit smoking in cars carrying children. Other major policy interventions, beside enhanced smoke-free environments, will also likely be required if New Zealand is to achieve its 2025 smoke-free nation goal

  • Developing a smartphone ‘app’ for public health research

    Vimal Patel, Mariusz Nowostawski et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2013Citada por: 1Referencias: 9

    BACKGROUND: We have developed manual methods to gather data on the point prevalence of observed smoking in road vehicles. To enable the widespread international collection of such data, we aimed to develop a smartphone application (app) for this work. METHODS: We developed specifications for an app that described the: (1) variables that could be collected; (2) transfer of data to an online repository; (3) user interface (including visual schemati…

  • Contextualisation and typology of disc-headed and trapezoidal gravemarker forms in Scotland

    Open AccessGeorge ThomsonARTICLEScottish Archaeological Journal2012

    Two distinctive small funerary artefact types, disc-headed and trapezoidal gravemarkers, are described. Both are uncommon in Scotland. Small disc-headed gravemarkers are distributed throughout the country but, with two exceptions, trapezoidal gravemarkers are restricted to the Shetland Islands. All known examples of these objects, including some not previously reported, are detailed and discussed in the context of similar artefacts in the rest of…

  • Qualitative exploration of public and smoker understanding of, and reactions to, an endgame solution to the tobacco epidemic

    Open AccessRichard Edwards, Jo Peace et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    We were able to successfully communicate a complex and novel supply-side focused tobacco control policy intervention to smokers and non-smokers. The findings add to the evidence from national surveys that there is public support, including from smokers, for achieving a tobacco-free vision and using regulatory and policy measures to achieve it. Support for such measures may be enhanced if they are clearly communicated and explained with a rational…

  • What are the elements of the tobacco endgame

    Glenys Thomson, George Thomson et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2012

    The available literature on tobacco endgames tends to be limited to discussing means, targets and difficulties. This article offers additional ideas on the key elements of endgame strategies and the circumstances in which these are likely to be adopted and implemented. We suggest such strategies will include explicit plans, will define the nature of `the end of tobacco use/sale' and have target dates within 20 years. The likely circumstances for …

  • Nutrition policy in whose interests? A New Zealand case study

    Open AccessGabrielle Jenkin, Louise Signal et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2012

    Objective In the context of the global obesity epidemic, national nutrition policies have come under scrutiny. The present paper examines whose interests – industry or public health – are served by these policies and why. Design Using an exemplary case study of submissions to an inquiry into obesity, the research compared the positions of industry and public health groups with that taken by government. We assessed whether the interests were given…

  • Smoking increases air pollution levels in city streets

    Open AccessVimal Patel, Glenys Thomson et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2012

  • Informing outdoor smokefree policy

    Open AccessGlenys Thomson, George Thomson et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2012Citada por: 2

  • Tobacco Branding, Plain Packaging, Pictorial Warnings, and Symbolic Consumption

    Open AccessJanet Hoek, Philip Gendall et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2012Citada por: 3Referencias: 45

    We use brand association and symbolic consumption theory to explore how plain cigarette packaging would influence the identities young adults cocreate with tobacco products. Group discussions and in-depth interviews with 86 young adult smokers and nonsmokers investigated how participants perceive tobacco branding and plain cigarette packaging with larger health warnings. We examined the transcript data using thematic analysis and explored how rem…

  • The Naturalisation of Animals and Plants in New Zealand

    Open AccessGeorge Thomson, George M ThomsonBOOKNaturalisation of Animals and…2011

    George Thomson (1848–1933) was born in Calcutta, grew up in Scotland and emigrated to New Zealand at 20. He settled there, working as a teacher and analytical chemist, and was eventually elected to the House of Representatives in 1908. Thomson had an interest in natural history, but he was especially fascinated by the biological battles between native species of plants and animals and more recent arrivals. Realising New Zealand's unique advantage…

  • Daring to dream

    Open AccessRichard Edwards, Marie Russell et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    Endgame tobacco control approaches were considered to be viable policy options. Further policy analysis, research and public discussion are needed to develop endgame approaches. A significant change in the public framing of tobacco may be a prerequisite for implementing endgame solutions

  • Objective measurement of area differences in ‘private’ smoking behaviour

    Vimal Patel, Glenys Thomson et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2011

    Observing smoking in vehicles using a single-observer method provides a feasible and objective indicator of the different smoking behaviours, especially around children, within an area. This study further supports the evidence from this country and internationally that adults and children from high-deprivation areas are much more likely to be exposed to secondhand smoke

  • Island Home

    George Thomson, Tim Enright

  • The first philosophers

    George Thomson