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Letter from Seth Low
No full textWhittier House scrapbooks document Whittier House programs, events, and anniversary celebrations through newspaper clippings, lecture fliers, newsletters, event programs, and ticket stubs. Newspaper clippings are primarily from the Jersey Journal. There is also Whittier House fundraising materials, including pamphlets, appeal letters, brochures, and postcards. The Whittier House Social Settlement, the first settlement house in New Jersey, was established in Jersey City, N.J. (Hudson County) in 1894. Founded by Cornelia Foster Bradford, who would remain with the organization as headworker until 1926, Whittier House was based on the settlement house, Toynbee Hall, in England. Whittier House provided various recreational and educational programs, along with much needed social services, for the immigrant populations of Jersey City. Many of these successful services were used as models for large-scale social reform movements through the state. In 1935, the Whittier House was taken over by the Boys' Club of Jersey City
474: lighting and thermal performance of innovative shading devices: new insights into their aesthetics and control in a Mediterranean climate
No full textWith a view towards minimising energy demand for cooling and artificial lighting in buildings, this paper evaluates innovative shading devices and how they can balance a generous degree of control mastering seasonal natural light with thermal gains in a typical Mediterranean climate such as Malta. The study evaluates the potential success (or failure) of such shading devices, from both their aesthetic and functional perspectives, as part of a passive design strategy adopted by the architect. Through environmental design and solar geometry, experimental simulations were generated in architectural science modelling software package Ecotect© developed by Andrew Marsh. Moreover a novel computer model termed Solar Control© was developed by the authors in order to assist architects at an early stage during design.peer-reviewe
Wave transmissions at low-crested structures. Stability of tetrapods at front, crest and rear of a low-crested breakwater
No full textThis report is the result of the Master thesis of the author, at Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering. The study was performed at DELFT HYDRAULICS, in cooperation with Boskalis Westminster Dredging BV. Despite the many studies and experiments that have already been performed on the subject of low-crested breakwaters, one has still not yet been able to completely comprehend wave transmission and damage inflicted on breakwaters. The knowledge of the processes occurring at lowcrested breakwaters is still limited. Moreover only a small number of experiments is available. This two-part report is an attempt to contribute to the enhancement of the understanding of the wave transmission at low-crested structures and the stability of low-crested breakwaters with an armour layer of Tetrapods. Part A of this report deals with the derivation of new transmission formulae, Part B deals with stability of Tetrapods at the three segments, Front, Crest and Rear of a low-crested breakwater.Civil Engineering and Geoscience
Editors' Introduction: Low and MacMillan Ten years on – Achievements and future directions for entrepreneurship research
No full textIn 1988, Murray Low and Ian MacMillan published a review of developments in entrepreneurship research and identified challenges for the future (Low and MacMillan, 1988). Since the appearance of their paper, there has been an explosion of entrepreneurship research. This Special Issue had its genesis a decade after the appearance of the Low and MacMillan article, when nineteen scholars from nine countries were invited to two workshops held at the Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) in Sweden in the fall of 1998. The purpose of the workshops was, and the purpose of this Special Issue is, to take stock of the developments of the past decade and to identify directions for future research
Seeing Reactors at Tōkai-mura, Trade Fairs, Department Stores and in Films: 1957–1971
No full textExhibitions, films and the mass media had given the Japanese people some sense of what a reactor would look like but the opportunity to visit a reactor was afforded by the nuclear facilities under construction at Tōkai-mura in Ibaraki prefecture and elsewhere. Tōkai-mura became a sightseeing destination for special-interest groups and educators who saw the facilities as an opportunity for school trips that would reinforce narratives about Japanese identity, both past and future. Excursions to Tōkai-mura served to promote careers in science and technology. For those unable to visit in person, department stores and trade fairs continued to provide congenial, consumer-friendly venues for the public to better understand how nuclear power underpinned Japan’s future
The mechanism of waste treatment at low temperature
No full textSubmitted to Office of Water Resources Research, U.S. Department of Interior.OWRR project no. A-007-COLO.Pt. A. Microbiology / by S. M. Morrison, Gary C. Newton, George D. Boone, and Kirke L. Martin -- Pt. B. Sanitary engineering / by John C. Ward, John S. Hunter, Richard P. Johansen
Billy Hughes and the Popular Weighing Machine, 1918 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer.; Inscription: "Low"--lower left.; "Original cartoon of William Morris Hughes by Low"--Inscribed on additional material.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn308685; Exhibited: "Keepsakes: Australians and the Great War", National Library of Australia, 26 November 2014 – 19 July 2015
Solutions to the Diophantine Equation x2 + 16 ∙ 7b = y2r
No full textWe present a method of determining integral solutions to the equation x2 + 16 ∙ 7b = y2r, where x, y, b, r ∈ ℤ+. We observe that the results can be classified into several categories. Under each category, a general formula is obtained using the geometric progression method. We then provide the bound for the number of non-negative integral solutions associated with each b. Lastly, the general formula for each of the categories is obtained and presented to determine the respective values of x and yr. We also highlight two special cases where different formulae are needed to represent their integral solutions. © Copyright Yow. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.11Nscopu
Understanding the Effect of High-Cut Shoes, Running Shoes and Prophylactic Supports on Ankle Stability When Performing a “V”-Cut Movement
No full textAnkle inversion injury is extremely common in basketball, whereby rearfoot inversion and ankle plantar flexion is greater in those with injury. The current study analysed the response of recreational basketball players to three different footwear conditions; high-cut basketball shoe, low-cut running shoe and low-cut running shoe with ankle brace. Ten recreational male basketball players performed 45° “v”-cut movements at an approach speed of 4.5m/s. Dependent variables included peak initial rearfoot inversion and ankle plantar flexion. Peak impact force was also measured due to the potential difference in cushioning provided by the footwear. Repeated measures ANOVA were used to compare dependent variables with statistical significance accepted at p 0.05; Partial η2 = 0.25) and impact force (F = 3.189, p > 0.05, Partial η2 = 0.26).On the other hand, comparison of peak initial rearfoot inversion showed that there were significant differences between footwear conditions. Pairwise comparisons with Bonferroni adjustments showed significantly larger peak initial rearfoot inversion values for the high-cut basketball shoe compared to both the low-cut running shoe (p = 0.001) and the low-cut running shoe with brace condition (p = 0.001). Findings indicate the potential for using low-cut running shoes for recreational basketball without an increased injury risk
Public perceptions and community issues
No full textThis paper is the seventh in a series of 8 that make up the evidence base for SDC report 'The role of nuclear power in a low carbon economy'.Publisher PD
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