HELEN BARNES
Biographic Data
| ID | 5071990 |
|---|---|
| NAME | HELEN BARNES |
| GIVEN NAMES | HELEN |
| FAMILY NAME | BARNES |
| SIGNATURE | BARNES H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3234-3396 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Shining light on DHX9: UV-induced stress granules illuminate protective mechanisms for daughter cell resilience
In a recent article in Cell, Zhou et al. investigate the origins, composition, and biological consequences of UV-induced stress granules. They find that UV-induced stress granules are triggered by the formation of RNA-protein crosslinks, uniquely contain DHX9 as a marker, form during mitosis independently of translation repression, and are enriched in intron-containing RNAs and splicing factors. Moreover, UV-induced granules contain double-strand…
Adaptive social protection in Indonesia: Stress‐testing the effect of a natural disaster on poverty and vulnerability
Indonesia is among the countries with the highest exposure to natural disasters, and risks are expected to increase due to climate change. Natural disasters and other shocks require well‐developed social protection systems that can cushion the economic consequences for those most vulnerable to these events. International stakeholders advocate for ‘Adaptive Social Protection’ which links social policy with strategies on disaster risk reduction and…
The distributional impact of tax and benefit systems in five African countries
Purpose The paper aims to assess the effects of taxes and benefits on inequality and poverty in five African countries: Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia. Design/methodology/approach The authors use newly developed micro-simulation models to analyse the distribution and composition of incomes. Findings The study's results suggest that income-based measures result in higher levels of poverty and inequality than consumption-based m…
Constructing a new role for family carers and volunteers providing care towards the end of life: An action research approach exploring a new model of hospice care
The objective of this study was to understand the conceptualisation and development of a novel way of providing end-of-life care in a Cottage Hospice setting, with a focus on the role of family carers and volunteers within this care model. A participatory action research design enabled a situational analysis, together with change processes. The study setting was a hospice in the South of England, and its network of wider associates in the local h…
Supporting Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Research Partnerships
This commentary discusses the framing of the production of a series of online text-based and visual resources aimed at researchers embarking on Indigenous and non-Indigenous research partnerships, and in particular supporting non-Indigenous researchers to think about our/their methods, assumptions and behaviour. We identify the tension in mainstream funding for such partnerships, and discuss the implications of Northern epistemological claims to …
The distributional impact of tax and benefit systems in six African countries
This paper assesses the effects of public policies on income taxes and benefits in six African countries. The comparative analysis focuses on the distribution and composition of incomes and assesses the effect of these policies on inequality and poverty. The results are based on newly developed microsimulation models for Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. They highlight differences in tax and benefit systems among th…
Retirement plans and active ageing: Perspectives in three countries
This study explores whether the plans of older workers on the cusp of retirement are in line with the active ageing agenda set by policy makers in Europe. The study was carried out in Italy, England, and the United States of America (USA). A total of 133 older workers who planned to retire within the next 10–12 months were interviewed (55 in England, 40 in Italy and 38 in the USA) between May 2014 and early 2015 using common semi-structured quest…
Does Retirement Offer a “Window of Opportunity” for Lifestyle Change? Views From English Workers on the Cusp of Retirement
The retirement transition can potentially establish positive health behaviors, but interventions need careful targeting to maximize their benefit. Further research is required to explore how far intentions translate into practice and the barriers and facilitators to doing so
Lone Motherhood in South Africa: Some Methodological Challenges and Policy Imperatives
In this paper a working definition of lone motherhood in the South African context is presented. Whilst rejecting any assumption that lone motherhood is necessarily experienced as an identity, it is argued that the category of lone motherhood has analytical value as it exposes the circumstances faced by women who care for children without a partner or spouse present. The working definition is operationalised using household survey data and certai…
Getting back to work? Claim trajectories and destinations of Employment and Support Allowance claimants
Individuals claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), the replacement benefit for Incapacity Benefits, are increasingly being expected to prepare for a return to work. Drawing on a survey with claimants, this paper highlights the critical role which pre-claim experiences have on these outcomes. Those coming onto the benefit from a work background are likely to move off from ESA and into employment more quickly. The evidence presented, howe…
Global Child Poverty and Well-Being: Measurement, Concepts, Policy and Action
This book brings together theoretical, methodological and policy-relevant contributions by leading researchers on international child poverty.
Small Area Indices of Multiple Deprivation in South Africa
A Geographical Profile of Child Deprivation in South Africa
Renegotiating identity and relationships: Men and women's adjustments to retirement
Retirement is frequently a period of change, when the roles and relationships associated with individuals' previous labour market positions are transformed. It is also a time when personal relationships, including the marital relationship and relationships with friends and family, come under increased scrutiny and may be realigned. Many studies of adjustment to retirement focus primarily on individual motivation; by contrast, this paper seeks to …
A Comment on Stroud and Pritchard: Child Homicide, Psychiatric Disorder and Dangerousness: A Review and an Empirical Approach
Journal Article A Comment on Stroud and Pritchard: Child Homicide, Psychiatric Disorder and Dangerousness: A Review and an Empirical Approach Get access Helen Barnes Helen Barnes Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 31, Issue 3, 1 June 2001, Pages 481–492, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/31.3.481 Published: 01 June 2001
Observing Young Children in Action to Assess their Development: The High/Scope Child Observation Record Study
The High/Scope Child Observation Record (COR) measures the developmental status of young children 21/2 to 6 years old as affected by early childhood education. A study of COR ratings of children's behavior by 64 teams of COR-trained Head Start teachers and assistant teachers in southeastern Michigan demonstrated the COR's reliability and concurrent validity. COR ratings by teachers had alpha reliability coefficients of .66 to .93 and Pearson prod…
Individual differences in early vocabulary development: Redefining the referential-expressive distinction
The existence of stylistic variation between children in the early stages of language acquisition has been most frequently studied using Nelson's 0973) referential—expressive distinction. While the use of this distinction has generated a great deal of interesting research, there are a number of major problems associated with it. The present study presents a simple scheme, based on formal categories, for coding stylistic variation in the early lex…
Small Area Indices of Multiple Deprivation in South Africa
Renegotiating identity and relationships: Men and women's adjustments to retirement
Retirement is frequently a period of change, when the roles and relationships associated with individuals' previous labour market positions are transformed. It is also a time when personal relationships, including the marital relationship and relationships with friends and family, come under increased scrutiny and may be realigned. Many studies of adjustment to retirement focus primarily on individual motivation; by contrast, this paper seeks to …
A Geographical Profile of Child Deprivation in South Africa
Retirement plans and active ageing: Perspectives in three countries
This study explores whether the plans of older workers on the cusp of retirement are in line with the active ageing agenda set by policy makers in Europe. The study was carried out in Italy, England, and the United States of America (USA). A total of 133 older workers who planned to retire within the next 10–12 months were interviewed (55 in England, 40 in Italy and 38 in the USA) between May 2014 and early 2015 using common semi-structured quest…
Supporting Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Research Partnerships
This commentary discusses the framing of the production of a series of online text-based and visual resources aimed at researchers embarking on Indigenous and non-Indigenous research partnerships, and in particular supporting non-Indigenous researchers to think about our/their methods, assumptions and behaviour. We identify the tension in mainstream funding for such partnerships, and discuss the implications of Northern epistemological claims to …
Does Retirement Offer a “Window of Opportunity” for Lifestyle Change? Views From English Workers on the Cusp of Retirement
The retirement transition can potentially establish positive health behaviors, but interventions need careful targeting to maximize their benefit. Further research is required to explore how far intentions translate into practice and the barriers and facilitators to doing so
The distributional impact of tax and benefit systems in five African countries
Purpose The paper aims to assess the effects of taxes and benefits on inequality and poverty in five African countries: Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia. Design/methodology/approach The authors use newly developed micro-simulation models to analyse the distribution and composition of incomes. Findings The study's results suggest that income-based measures result in higher levels of poverty and inequality than consumption-based m…
Individual differences in early vocabulary development: Redefining the referential-expressive distinction
The existence of stylistic variation between children in the early stages of language acquisition has been most frequently studied using Nelson's 0973) referential—expressive distinction. While the use of this distinction has generated a great deal of interesting research, there are a number of major problems associated with it. The present study presents a simple scheme, based on formal categories, for coding stylistic variation in the early lex…
Observing Young Children in Action to Assess their Development: The High/Scope Child Observation Record Study
The High/Scope Child Observation Record (COR) measures the developmental status of young children 21/2 to 6 years old as affected by early childhood education. A study of COR ratings of children's behavior by 64 teams of COR-trained Head Start teachers and assistant teachers in southeastern Michigan demonstrated the COR's reliability and concurrent validity. COR ratings by teachers had alpha reliability coefficients of .66 to .93 and Pearson prod…
A Comment on Stroud and Pritchard: Child Homicide, Psychiatric Disorder and Dangerousness: A Review and an Empirical Approach
Journal Article A Comment on Stroud and Pritchard: Child Homicide, Psychiatric Disorder and Dangerousness: A Review and an Empirical Approach Get access Helen Barnes Helen Barnes Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 31, Issue 3, 1 June 2001, Pages 481–492, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/31.3.481 Published: 01 June 2001
Renegotiating identity and relationships: Men and women's adjustments to retirement
Retirement is frequently a period of change, when the roles and relationships associated with individuals' previous labour market positions are transformed. It is also a time when personal relationships, including the marital relationship and relationships with friends and family, come under increased scrutiny and may be realigned. Many studies of adjustment to retirement focus primarily on individual motivation; by contrast, this paper seeks to …
A Geographical Profile of Child Deprivation in South Africa
Small Area Indices of Multiple Deprivation in South Africa
Global Child Poverty and Well-Being: Measurement, Concepts, Policy and Action
This book brings together theoretical, methodological and policy-relevant contributions by leading researchers on international child poverty.
Getting back to work? Claim trajectories and destinations of Employment and Support Allowance claimants
Individuals claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), the replacement benefit for Incapacity Benefits, are increasingly being expected to prepare for a return to work. Drawing on a survey with claimants, this paper highlights the critical role which pre-claim experiences have on these outcomes. Those coming onto the benefit from a work background are likely to move off from ESA and into employment more quickly. The evidence presented, howe…
Lone Motherhood in South Africa: Some Methodological Challenges and Policy Imperatives
In this paper a working definition of lone motherhood in the South African context is presented. Whilst rejecting any assumption that lone motherhood is necessarily experienced as an identity, it is argued that the category of lone motherhood has analytical value as it exposes the circumstances faced by women who care for children without a partner or spouse present. The working definition is operationalised using household survey data and certai…
Does Retirement Offer a “Window of Opportunity” for Lifestyle Change? Views From English Workers on the Cusp of Retirement
The retirement transition can potentially establish positive health behaviors, but interventions need careful targeting to maximize their benefit. Further research is required to explore how far intentions translate into practice and the barriers and facilitators to doing so
The distributional impact of tax and benefit systems in six African countries
This paper assesses the effects of public policies on income taxes and benefits in six African countries. The comparative analysis focuses on the distribution and composition of incomes and assesses the effect of these policies on inequality and poverty. The results are based on newly developed microsimulation models for Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. They highlight differences in tax and benefit systems among th…
Retirement plans and active ageing: Perspectives in three countries
This study explores whether the plans of older workers on the cusp of retirement are in line with the active ageing agenda set by policy makers in Europe. The study was carried out in Italy, England, and the United States of America (USA). A total of 133 older workers who planned to retire within the next 10–12 months were interviewed (55 in England, 40 in Italy and 38 in the USA) between May 2014 and early 2015 using common semi-structured quest…
Supporting Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Research Partnerships
This commentary discusses the framing of the production of a series of online text-based and visual resources aimed at researchers embarking on Indigenous and non-Indigenous research partnerships, and in particular supporting non-Indigenous researchers to think about our/their methods, assumptions and behaviour. We identify the tension in mainstream funding for such partnerships, and discuss the implications of Northern epistemological claims to …
Constructing a new role for family carers and volunteers providing care towards the end of life: An action research approach exploring a new model of hospice care
The objective of this study was to understand the conceptualisation and development of a novel way of providing end-of-life care in a Cottage Hospice setting, with a focus on the role of family carers and volunteers within this care model. A participatory action research design enabled a situational analysis, together with change processes. The study setting was a hospice in the South of England, and its network of wider associates in the local h…
The distributional impact of tax and benefit systems in five African countries
Purpose The paper aims to assess the effects of taxes and benefits on inequality and poverty in five African countries: Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia. Design/methodology/approach The authors use newly developed micro-simulation models to analyse the distribution and composition of incomes. Findings The study's results suggest that income-based measures result in higher levels of poverty and inequality than consumption-based m…
Shining light on DHX9: UV-induced stress granules illuminate protective mechanisms for daughter cell resilience
In a recent article in Cell, Zhou et al. investigate the origins, composition, and biological consequences of UV-induced stress granules. They find that UV-induced stress granules are triggered by the formation of RNA-protein crosslinks, uniquely contain DHX9 as a marker, form during mitosis independently of translation repression, and are enriched in intron-containing RNAs and splicing factors. Moreover, UV-induced granules contain double-strand…
Adaptive social protection in Indonesia: Stress‐testing the effect of a natural disaster on poverty and vulnerability
Indonesia is among the countries with the highest exposure to natural disasters, and risks are expected to increase due to climate change. Natural disasters and other shocks require well‐developed social protection systems that can cushion the economic consequences for those most vulnerable to these events. International stakeholders advocate for ‘Adaptive Social Protection’ which links social policy with strategies on disaster risk reduction and…
Economics (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Poverty (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Development economics (4 works)