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Square Dancing with the Stars to Enhance Dynamic Hirschman Linkages?
No full textIn this Presidential Address, the author takes the reader on a reconnaissance of his life and time as a regional scientist. He points out scenery he found scintillating along the way, hoping that some may pick up the banner and chew on a few of the ideas for a while. He suggests a revisit to Albert O. Hirschman’s notion of key sectors and more empirical analysis related to Marcus Berliant’s and Masahisa Fujita’s notion of knowledge creation and transfer.Presidential Address, San Antonio, Texas, March 29, 2014 (53rd Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association
Open access self-archiving: An author study
No full textThis, our second author international, cross-disciplinary study on open access had 1296 respondents. Its focus was on self-archiving. Almost half (49%) of the respondent population have self-archived at least one article during the last three years. Use of institutional repositories for this purpose has doubled and usage has increased by almost 60% for subject-based repositories. Self-archiving activity is greatest amongst those who publish the largest number of papers. There is still a substantial proportion of authors unaware of the possibility of providing open access to their work by self-archiving. Of the authors who have not yet self-archived any articles, 71% remain unaware of the option. With 49% of the author population having self-archived in some way, this means that 36% of the total author population (71% of the remaining 51%), has not yet been appraised of this way of providing open access. Authors have frequently expressed reluctance to self-archive because of the perceived time required and possible technical difficulties in carrying out this activity, yet findings here show that only 20% of authors found some degree of difficulty with the first act of depositing an article in a repository, and that this dropped to 9% for subsequent deposits. Another author worry is about infringing agreed copyright agreements with publishers, yet only 10% of authors currently know of the SHERPA/RoMEO list of publisher permissions policies with respect to self-archiving, where clear guidance as to what a publisher permits is provided. Where it is not known if permission is required, however, authors are not seeking it and are self-archiving without it. Communicating their results to peers remains the primary reason for scholars publishing their work; in other words,
researchers publish to have an impact on their field. The vast majority of authors (81%) would willingly comply with a mandate from their employer or research funder to deposit copies of their articles in an institutional or subject-based repository. A further 13% would comply reluctantly; 5% would not comply with such a mandate
ACT Family Violence Intervention Program review
No full textThis paper reports on a review of the Australian Capital Territory’s Family Violence Intervention Program, which provides an interagency response to family violence matters.
The scope of the review was to analyse the program’s activities and outcomes using 2007–08 data provided by participating agencies, supported by in-depth interviews with key stakeholders including victims whose matters had been finalised in court. After the completion of this report, additional data from 2008–09 and 2009–10 was made available by some Family Violence Intervention Program (FVIP) participating agencies. Although not within the scope of this evaluation, these data pointed to some preliminary improvements in the FVIP
Art. 19. Segnalazione certificata di inizio attività. - Scia
No full textCommento all'art. 19 della L. n. 241/1990 alla luce delle sentenze della Corte costituzionale, 6 febbraio 2019, n. 45 e 20 luglio 2020, n. 153
Diritto d'autore: la ex scuola elementare di Sala a Calolziocorte (1969-1972)
No full textThe author retraces the process that led to the recognition of copyright protection (Law 633/1941) for the former elementary school in Sala, Calolziocorte (Province of Lecco), a paradigmatic work by the group of Bergamo-based architects Walter Barbero, Baran Ciagà, Giuseppe Gambirasio, and Giorgio Zenoni. A key prerequisite for this recognition was the building’s inclusion in the National Census of Italian Architecture from 1945 to the Present.
This is a noteworthy case involving the designers and their heirs, the Office for the Protection of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the provinces of Como, Lecco, Monza Brianza, Pavia, and Sondrio, as well as the local community, which launched a public petition to prevent the building’s potential demolition. In collaboration with the municipal administration, a preliminary feasibility study was also drafted for the adaptive reuse of the school as a social housing facility for vulnerable individuals. The author conducted historical research, drawing on bibliographic and archival sources, in support of the application for copyright recognition. In the context of 1960s and 1970s school architecture, the study highlighted the original spatial and typological qualities of the Sala elementary school. The school complex stands as a valuable example of Italian architecture from the second half of the 20th century, and as one of the most significant works by a prominent group of post-war Italian architects. It is representative of a broader body of architectural research that intersects with both national and international architectural culture, notable for its originality and high quality
Analysis of detector performance in a gigahertz clock rate quantum key distribution system
No full textWe present a detailed analysis of a gigahertz clock rate environmentally robust phase-encoded quantum key distribution (QKD) system utilizing several different single-photon detectors, including the first implementation of an experimental resonant cavity thin-junction silicon single-photon avalanche diode. The system operates at a wavelength of 850 nm using standard telecommunications optical fibre. A general-purpose theoretical model for the performance of QKD systems is presented with reference to these experimental results before predictions are made about realistic detector developments in this system. We discuss, with reference to the theoretical model, how detector operating parameters can be further optimized to maximize key exchange rates
Synthesis of orthogonally protected L-glucose, L-mannose, and L-galactose from D-glucose
No full textAn efficient route to orthogonally protected L-glucose, L-mannose, and L-galactose is described. Using the strategy to switch the functional groups at Cl and C5 of D-glucose, L-glucose is obtained via a key intermediate C-glycoside. Preparations of L-mannose and L-galactose derivatives from the orthogonally protected L-glucose were accomplished in good yields using the Lattrell-Dax method. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Chemistry, OrganicSCI(E)4ARTICLE346981-69896
Te tuangi (the clam): A metaphor for teaching, learning and the key competencies
No full textThis article explores the shift from “essential skills” to “key competencies” in the school curriculum. Drawing on information gathered from teacher interviews and observations at a New Zealand primary school, this article suggests that culture and context strongly shape and influence the interpretation of key competencies. The authors develop a metaphor—te tuangi—to theorise the relationship between a learner (akonga) and a teacher (kaiako) in a cultural and social context
Map of Siesta Key
No full textA reproduction of a map of Siesta Key by Siesta Key Palmer Bank. The map was originally made based on surveys by J.P. Apthorp in 1876 and 1895. Additions were added from a map of territory tributary to Sarasota in 1916 and information from the Sarasota County Historical Commission. The Higelhurst Hotel, Bay Island Hotel and Hotel Siesta are marked at the north end of the island. A quote at the bottom of the map from Harry L. Higel on February 4, 1907 says "It takes only 20 minutes to run from Sarasota on a ferry
Gastroprotective Effects of L-Lysine Salification of Ketoprofen in Ethanol-Injured Gastric Mucosa.
No full textKetoprofen L-lysine salt (KLS), a NSAID, is widely used for its analgesic efficacy and tolerability. L-lysine salification was reported to increase the solubility and the gastric absorption and tolerance of ketoprofen. Since the management of NSAIDs gastrotoxicity still represents a major limitation in prolonged therapies, mainly when gastric lesions are present, this study investigated the gastro-protective activity of L-lysine by using a well-established model of gastric mucosa injury, the ethanol-gastric injury model. Several evidences show that the damaging action of ethanol could be attributed to the increase of ROS, which plays a key role in the increase of lipid peroxidation products, including malonyldialdehyde and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal. With the aim to unravel the mechanism of L-lysine gastroprotection, cellular MDA levels and 4-HNE protein adducts as markers of lipid peroxidation and a panel of key endogenous gastro-protective proteins were assayed. The data obtained indicate a gastroprotective effect of L-lysine on gastric mucosa integrity
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