A Burgess
Biographic Data
| ID | 5238420 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Burgess |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Burgess |
| SIGNATURE | BURGESS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London, UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0570-6961 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Hydrological response of an east-Saharan palaeolake (NW Sudan) to early-Holocene climate
We present a palaeolimnological record in western Nubia (NW Sudan, eastern Sahara) isolated from large-scale artesian systems and thus reflecting hydrological changes resulting from local rainfall. Past changes in lake water chemistry and water depth are interpreted by combining results from biological indicators (diatoms, ostracodes and charophytes) with geochemical and stable oxygen and carbon isotope data. Palaeolake Gureinat existed from ~10.…
Embodying Uncertainty
There is a stark contrast between heightened perceptions of risk associated with drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) and a lack of evidence that this is a widespread threat. Through surveys and interviews with university students in the United Kingdom and United States, we explore knowledge and beliefs about drink-spiking and the linked threat of sexual assault. University students in both locations are not only widely sensitized to the issue,…
A precautionary tale
The UK led the campaign for precautionary responses to cell phone EMF. The experience which informed this approach was BSE, a disease that originated and had greatest impact in the UK. Unsurprisingly, British politicians have responded even more directly than the EU to the cell phone issue, seeking to prove that they have "learnt their lesson." The highly selective lesson was that seeking to reassure the public about a relatively small risk is di…
Universal Democracy, Diminished Expectation
This wide-ranging article identifies some general characteristics of democratization with the intention of stimulating further discussion. The contemporary debate appears largely unreflective, and often curiously pessimistic about outcomes. There is little questioning of a global 'democratic imperative', which now even insists upon making democratic advances beyond just the electoral sphere. Yet there appears little expectation that such initiati…
How should a positive HIV result be given? The patients' view
The study aimed at obtaining information about the experience of how the diagnosis of HIV infection was given. Thirty asymptomatic HIV seropositive subjects completed a self-report questionnaire enquiring about their views of the process of communication of a positive test result. Subjects' current mood was assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD). Only about one-third of subjects were definitely satisfied with the way they w…
Neuroscience of HIV infection
Whilst this conference presented no new or exciting breakthroughs in our understanding of the psychosocial or neuropsychological aspects of HIV disease, there were some useful contributions to our knowledge in these areas. Previous work suggesting that HIV seropositive individuals with HIV are no more likely to suffer poor psychosocial adjustment than matched HIV-controls. However, where psychiatric disorders are seen, the most common are adjustm…
Embodying Uncertainty
There is a stark contrast between heightened perceptions of risk associated with drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) and a lack of evidence that this is a widespread threat. Through surveys and interviews with university students in the United Kingdom and United States, we explore knowledge and beliefs about drink-spiking and the linked threat of sexual assault. University students in both locations are not only widely sensitized to the issue,…
Hydrological response of an east-Saharan palaeolake (NW Sudan) to early-Holocene climate
We present a palaeolimnological record in western Nubia (NW Sudan, eastern Sahara) isolated from large-scale artesian systems and thus reflecting hydrological changes resulting from local rainfall. Past changes in lake water chemistry and water depth are interpreted by combining results from biological indicators (diatoms, ostracodes and charophytes) with geochemical and stable oxygen and carbon isotope data. Palaeolake Gureinat existed from ~10.…
Universal Democracy, Diminished Expectation
This wide-ranging article identifies some general characteristics of democratization with the intention of stimulating further discussion. The contemporary debate appears largely unreflective, and often curiously pessimistic about outcomes. There is little questioning of a global 'democratic imperative', which now even insists upon making democratic advances beyond just the electoral sphere. Yet there appears little expectation that such initiati…
Neuroscience of HIV infection
Whilst this conference presented no new or exciting breakthroughs in our understanding of the psychosocial or neuropsychological aspects of HIV disease, there were some useful contributions to our knowledge in these areas. Previous work suggesting that HIV seropositive individuals with HIV are no more likely to suffer poor psychosocial adjustment than matched HIV-controls. However, where psychiatric disorders are seen, the most common are adjustm…
How should a positive HIV result be given? The patients' view
The study aimed at obtaining information about the experience of how the diagnosis of HIV infection was given. Thirty asymptomatic HIV seropositive subjects completed a self-report questionnaire enquiring about their views of the process of communication of a positive test result. Subjects' current mood was assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD). Only about one-third of subjects were definitely satisfied with the way they w…
Universal Democracy, Diminished Expectation
This wide-ranging article identifies some general characteristics of democratization with the intention of stimulating further discussion. The contemporary debate appears largely unreflective, and often curiously pessimistic about outcomes. There is little questioning of a global 'democratic imperative', which now even insists upon making democratic advances beyond just the electoral sphere. Yet there appears little expectation that such initiati…
A precautionary tale
The UK led the campaign for precautionary responses to cell phone EMF. The experience which informed this approach was BSE, a disease that originated and had greatest impact in the UK. Unsurprisingly, British politicians have responded even more directly than the EU to the cell phone issue, seeking to prove that they have "learnt their lesson." The highly selective lesson was that seeking to reassure the public about a relatively small risk is di…
Embodying Uncertainty
There is a stark contrast between heightened perceptions of risk associated with drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) and a lack of evidence that this is a widespread threat. Through surveys and interviews with university students in the United Kingdom and United States, we explore knowledge and beliefs about drink-spiking and the linked threat of sexual assault. University students in both locations are not only widely sensitized to the issue,…
Hydrological response of an east-Saharan palaeolake (NW Sudan) to early-Holocene climate
We present a palaeolimnological record in western Nubia (NW Sudan, eastern Sahara) isolated from large-scale artesian systems and thus reflecting hydrological changes resulting from local rainfall. Past changes in lake water chemistry and water depth are interpreted by combining results from biological indicators (diatoms, ostracodes and charophytes) with geochemical and stable oxygen and carbon isotope data. Palaeolake Gureinat existed from ~10.…
Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Advertising (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Asymptomatic (1 work) · Bipolar disorder (1 work)