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[Report to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author #1]
No full textReport to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author. The report contains a list of officers who gave depositions to the United States Attorney
[Report to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author #2]
No full textReport to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author. The report contains a list of officers who gave depositions to the United States Attorney
A laboratory study of seismic velocity and attenuation anisotropy in near-surface sedimentary rocks
No full textThe laboratory ultrasonic pulse-echo method was used to collect accurate P- and S-wave velocity (±0.3%) and attenuation (±10%) data at differential pressures of 5–50 MPa on water-saturated core samples of sandstone, limestone and siltstone that were cut parallel and perpendicular to the vertical borehole axis. The results, when expressed in terms of the P- and S-wave velocity and attenuation anisotropy parameters for weakly transversely isotropic media (?, ? , ?Q, ? Q) show complex variations with pressure and lithology. In general, attenuation anisotropy is stronger and more sensitive to pressure changes than velocity anisotropy, regardless of lithology. Anisotropy is greatest (over 20% for velocity, over 70% for attenuation) in rocks with visible clay/organic matter laminations in hand specimens. Pressure sensitivities are attributed to the opening of microcracks with decreasing pressure. Changes in magnitude of velocity and attenuation anisotropy with effective pressure show similar trends, although they can show different signs (positive or negative values of ?, ?Q, ? , ? Q). We conclude that attenuation anisotropy in particular could prove useful to seismic monitoring of reservoir pressure changes if frequency-dependent effects can be quantified and modelled
J. H. Best, Jr. General Manager, Los Angeles Marriott Hotel.
No full textPhotograph of J. H. Best, Jr. General Manager, Los Angeles Marriott Hotel
‘Best practice’ and sustainable mobility: a critical realist account
No full textIn the last two decades, the notion of ‘best practice’ has become accepted into thestandard lexicon of policy-making. Transport policy has not been exempt fromthis trend; ‘best practice’ approaches to the development, implementation andevaluation of policy interventions are ubiquitous at all scales of governance,appearing to enjoy both explicit and tacit support from a diverse array of politicalactors. Recently, however, dissenting voices in the planning literature havequestioned the core tenets of the ‘best practice’ notion. Chiefly, these critiqueshave tended to focus on the apparent naiveté of ‘best practice’ as it relates to theattendant notion of ‘policy transfer’, highlighting the salience of institutionalheterogeneity as a limitation to spatial policy convergence. Yet, while suchanalyses are extremely commendable, they have failed to address: (1) how thenotion of ‘best practice’ is understood, encountered and employed by policyactors; (2) why the ‘best practice’ notion has proven so popular; and (3) thebroader implications of ‘best practice’ policy learning with regard to a futuretransition to sustainable mobility. Grounded in critical realist ontology, this thesisdirectly addresses these three concerns through a series of in-depth case studieswith policy actors involved in UK walking and cycling policy. Contrary toreceived wisdom, it argues that the notion of ‘best practice’ is characterised bysignificant conceptual ambiguity and diverse functionality, attributing this to theinherent causal powers present in the notion itself and the antagonistic,intractable policy context in which active travel is presently mired. Recognisingthe limits to ‘best practice’ thinking, the thesis concludes with a plea for amodest ‘rebalancing’ of contemporary policy learning approaches
Best interests, dementia and the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
No full textThe Mental Capacity Act (2005) is an impressive piece of
legislation that deserves serious ethical attention, but
much of the commentary on the Act has focussed on its
legal and practical implications rather than the underlying
ethical concepts. This paper examines the approach that
the Act takes to best interests. The Act does not provide
an account of the underlying concept of best interests.
Instead it lists factors that must be considered in
determining best interests, and the Code of Practice to
the Act states that this list is incomplete. This paper
argues that this general approach is correct, contrary to
some accounts of best interests. The checklist includes
items that are unhelpful. Furthermore, neither the Act nor
its Code of Practice provides sufficient guidance to carers
faced with difficult decisions concerning best interests.
This paper suggests ways in which the checklist can be
developed and discusses cases that could be used in an
updated Code of Practice
Indigenous gendered health perspectives
No full textThis chapter provides an overview of the gendered realities of Indigenous men's and Indigenous women's lives and gendered Indigenous health perspectives. It offers the nurse some examples of the role of the nurse in working within gendered Indigenous health care
Murder on the mountain: author talk with Peter J. Wosh
No full textAuthor talk by Peter J. Wosh on May 5th, 2022, on his book, "Murder on the Mountain: crime, passion, and punishment in gilded age New Jersey.
Best-value in Korean public building construction
No full textAlthough the low-bid system has played a major role in public building construction sector for a long time, this system has arguably delivered work of low quality, an continued and rising number of claims within the industry. With these challenges in mind, the Korean government has sought to examine and possibly adopt best-value procurement as an alternative approach to delivering public building construction projects within Korea. The reality however is that although delivering arguably a number of advantages, best-value does present the government with its own peculiar challenges because of a lack of a precise understanding of what ‘best-value’ means. Hence, in this study, the author seeks to examine the concept of best-value and its application to Korean public building construction. To achieve the stated objectives, the author draws upon extant literature in ‘value’ procurement to critically examine the impact of ‘best-value’ concepts in Korean public building procurement. Data is obtained from a survey of 180 managers involved in the procurement and management of public buildings in Korea. Utilising ‘best-value’ criteria drawn from literature, the author employs Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to weight ‘best-value’ criteria identified through the survey. Based on the results of the AHP exercise, the following are found; (i) value depends on the state of each individual building which can be defined from a ‘need’ perspective, (ii) the primary criteria for ‘best-value’ in Korea public construction projects were ‘serviceability’, ‘safety’, ‘comfort’, ‘environmental friendliness’, ‘economical feasibility’, and ‘artistry’ and finally that (?) the importance of each primary criteria was dependent on the building type
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