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Roboastra ARIKA BURN 1967
No full textROBOASTRA ARIKA BURN, 1967 (FIG. 8A) Remarks: Burn (1967) described a new species, R. arika, from Lowe Howe Island, more than 600 km from the east coast of Australia. The description was based on a single preserved specimen, 12 mm long, deposited in the Australian Museum. However, it appears that the holotype has been lost (Rudman, pers. comm.). The only available information about this species stems from the original description. Comparison of the drawing of the half row of radula (Fig. 8A) from Burn (1967) with that of the radula (Fig. 8B) of R. luteolineata from Baba (1936) reveals that they appear to be very similar. Since we do not have any more information, and as we are not sure that both are the same species, we nominate R. arika as a taxon dubium. It is important to emphasize that, in the last few years, pictures of a nudibranch incorrectly identified as R. arika have appeared in a number of popular books (Gosliner et al., 1996; Debelius, 1998; Coleman, 2001) and web pages (www.seaslug forum.net, www.medslug.de, www.aqualife.com, etc.). These pictures are from an unknown species of Tambja, which is currently being described.Published as part of Pola, M., Cervera, J. L & Gosliner, T. M., 2005, Review of the systematics of the genus Roboastra Bergh, 1877 (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae, Nembrothinae) with the description of a new species from the Galápagos Islands, pp. 167-189 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 144 (2) on page 178, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00167.x, http://zenodo.org/record/463464
Analisis Soal Ujian Nasional Bidang Studi Matematika SMP/MTs Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016 Berdasarkan Taksonomi Bloom dan Taksonomi SOLO
No full textUjian Nasional merupakan suatu bentuk evaluasi terhadap pencapaian kompetensi peserta didik yang diselenggarakan secara nasional pada jenjang pendidikan dasar dan menengah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persentase distribusi materi Ujian Nasinal dan hubungan antara Taksonomi Bloom dan Taksonomi SOLO. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian desktriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa soal Ujian Nasional Bidang Studi Matematika SMP/MTs Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016 memuat materi bilangan sebanyak 8 (20%) butir soal, aljabar sebanyak 12 (30%) butir soal, geometri dan pengukuran sebanyak 14 (35%) butir soal, dan statistika dan peluang sebanyak 6 (15%) butir soal. Tingkat kognitif memahami (C2) sebanyak 4 (10%) butir soal, menerapkan (C3) sebanyak 22 (55,5%) butir soal, menganalisis (C4) sebanyak 11 (27,5%) butir soal, mengevaluasi (C5) sebanyak 2 (5%) butir soal, dan mencipta (C6) sebanyak 1 (2%) butir soal. Sedangkan tingkat pengetahuannya adalah tingkat prosedural (P3) sebanyak 35 (87,5%) butir soal dan konseptual (P2) sebanyak 5 (12,5%) butir soal. Level soal Unistrutural sebanyak 6 (15%) butir soal, Multistruktural sebanyak 17 (42,5%) butir soal, Relasional sebanyak 17 (42,5%) butir soal. Serta hubungan Taksonomi Bloom Revisi dengan Taksonomi SOLO tidak konstan yaitu tingkat C3-Prosedural-Multistruktural (C3P3-M), C3-Prosedural-Relasional (C3P3-R), dan C4-Prosedural-Relasional (C4P3-R) dengan persentase berturut-turut 22,5%, 20%, dan 22,5%. Untuk hubungan tingkat soal yang lain sangat sedikit yaitu C2P2-U, C2P2-M, C2P2-R, C3P3-U, C4P3-M, C4P3-M, C5P3-U, C5P3-R, dan C6P3-R semuanya dengan persentase dibawah 10%
In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language - By Arika Okrent
No full textWhile it is not a scholarly work, Arika Okrent’s In the Land of Invented Languages recommends itself to linguistic anthropologists on a variety of counts. An intellectual picaresque describing the author’s historical and ethnographic forays into the imaginative worlds of language inventors and their followers, it offers engaging examination of shifting motivations behind the production and promotion of constructed languages (conlangs). It could be used alongside similarly accessible trade books in teaching introductory language and culture type courses. In this context, Okrent, who has graduate training in psycholinguistics, presents an argument that largely complements the linguistic anthropological perspective. Students primed with key concepts will be able to draw pertinent theoretical connections
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
Exploring Opportunities for Bio-Based Materials: Comparative Case Studies in Modular Housing Construction
No full textThe use of bio-based or natural materials has been indicated to have prospective reductions in energy consumption, emissions, and costs. Their beneficial impacts have been particularly studied in walls, insulation, and façades applications. On the other hand, industrialized construction refers to the adoption of manufacturing methods in the construction industry with eight main principles: prefabrication, embedded technical systems, planning and control, integrated logistics, long-term relationships, ICT utilization, reuse of experience, and market-focused orientation. This way, houses are being produced instead of constructed which leads to better quality, shorter construction time, and less waste generation.The case studies show that the integration of bio-based material is even more difficult in modular construction. It shows that the adoption revolves around wood products due to their proven quality and reliable supply. While acknowledging the potential and benefits of bio-based materials, construction companies perceive material replacement not as the most cost-effective option, making the adoption of bio-based materials to the existing system a formidable task. Additionally, the study also underlines the insufficiency of bio-based materials' performance and capacity to fulfill larger-scale modular building production.Strategic pathways for IC companies encompass supply chain integration to scale up production capacity and joint R&D to speed up product development. Together with the regulatory bodies, companies can increase engagement in bio-based construction to attract more players and develop clear regulations to mitigate the potential misuse of IC applications.Civil Engineering | Construction Management and Engineerin
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Intern experience at CH���M Hill, Inc.: an internship report
No full textIncludes author's vita"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes bibliographical referencesA review of the author's internship experience with CH���M HILL, Inc.
during the period September 1975 through May 1976 is presented. During this nine month
internship the author worked as an Engineer II in the Industrial Processes discipline of this
large consulting engineering firm... The author's prime responsibility was as one of three
lead design engineers on the design of a large wastewater treatment facility for a pulp mill
in Hoquiam, Washington owned by ITT Rayonier Inc. The work generally consisted of the design
of individual treatment units and associated piping and pumping. The purpose of the project
was to provide wastewater treatment capabilities that would satisfy the effluent limitations
(standards) imposed upon the mill by the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The author's assignment also entailed necessary
interaction with the project manager and other CH���M HILL design engineers and support staff
members, the client's representatives, and representatives of two other consulting engineering
firms working on the project. Thus, the internship position at CH���M HILL provided considerable
experience coordinating the author's work with the work of other engineers, guiding the design
and administrative efforts of a support staff, and interacting regularly with the client and
other consulting firms. This broad exposure to a variety of engineering and organizational
problems provided a valuable educational experience
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