2,189 research outputs found
A systematic decision support system to objectively evaluate retrospective energy efficiency modelling options
No full textTax incentives are one of the methods used by the South African government to incentivise energy efficiency. One of these incentives is Section 12L of the Income Tax Act (1962), which allows a significant tax deduction as a result of quantifiable energy efficiency (EE) savings. The associated EE savings are calculated by means of baseline models and must be in accordance with the national standard for measurement and verification, i.e. SANS 50010, which is based on international practice. The present study developed a methodology that assists EE projects with incentive applications to objectively evaluate potential modelling options and ultimately select a final model. This methodology is based on the weighted sum method. It is verified by applying it to three actual case studies and is further validated by comparing the results obtained from the case studies to independent results of formal and successful incentive applications. The methodology allows for a transparent selection of a modelling option that is compliant with the relevant tax incentive regulatory requirements and untainted by personal bias
Portia in Primetime: Women Lawyers, Television, and L.A. Law
No full textThe following paper was written in March 1989, when L.A. Law was still in its third season and the author was in her last year at Harvard Law School. The analysis is based on events and characters prior to April 1, 1989. An unedited version of the paper is on file at Harvard Law School. The Epilogue included here updates the author\u27s review of L.A. Law through March 15, 1990
Eenige beschouwingen over de toekomst van ons technisch hoger onderwijs
No full textRede, uitgesproken op den Gedenkdag der Technische Hoogeschool, 8 Januari 1923, door den rector-magnificus Prof. L.A. van Royen.Delft University of Technolog
L.A. Tabulae ad Astra
No full textL.A.: Tabulae ad Astra (Los Angeles: Maps to the Stars) is a series of prints integrating portions of street maps of Los Angeles with gestural lines, impromptu marks from testing pen nibs, and cutting lines on boards—all unwittingly produced in the artist’s studio while working on other projects. The combined layers of intersecting and overlapping marks take on a surprising cartographic character that is reinforced by additional ancient map-like elements such as measurement grids, Latin phrases, beastiary, and scale markers. The resultant prints are also physically connected to the Los Angeles landscape, being printed on paper that was first soaked and stained in the waters of the L.A. River. Together Tabulae ad Astra plays on the constant tensions of control vs. freedom, order vs. complexity, safety vs. adventure, and city vs. wilderness.
Cover images: Design by Rebecca McKinney featuring Tab.10 and ephmera, by Dirk Hagner, courtesy of the artist. Artwork images by Dirk Hagner, courtesy of the artist. All other documentation photographs by Jeff Rau and Melanie Kim, from exhibition in the Earl & Virginia Green Art Gallery. L.A. Tabulae ad Astra (exhibition catalog), by Dirk Hagner Editor: Jeff Rau Contributing author: Karin Lanzoni Copyright © 2015 Earl & Virginia Green Art Gallery. Book design by Rebecca McKinney.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/exhibit-catalogs/1012/thumbnail.jp
Portia in Primetime: Women Lawyers, Television, and L.A. Law
No full textThe following paper was written in March 1989, when L.A. Law was still in its third season and the author was in her last year at Harvard Law School. The analysis is based on events and characters prior to April 1, 1989. An unedited version of the paper is on file at Harvard Law School. The Epilogue included here updates the author's review of L.A. Law through March 15, 1990
Finding the four qualities of intelligent industrial reporting
No full textInternationally, innovation and technology are driving change
through concepts such as ‘Industry 4.0’. However, due to various
constraints, South Africa is lagging behind in this transformation.
Furthermore, local industry generates large amounts of data that
could contribute to a positive transformation. Data analytics, in the
form of reporting, may therefore present a workable alternative to
understand better the intricate nature of real-world operations.
This paper identifies four qualities for the practical application of
data analytics, with the aim of intelligent reporting. The four
qualities are focus area, data availability, analytics, and
visualisation. Research on each quality shows that they have various
levels. A comprehensive literature review supports these findings.
Forty studies are included that were selected through a process of
relevant research criteria. A case study is presented to show how
the four qualities contribute to the development of intelligent
reports as an objective representation of industry performanceInternasionaal dryf innovasie en tegnologie verandering deur
konsepte soos Industrie 4.0. Weens verskeie beperkings is SuidAfrika egter agter in hierdie transformasie. Verder genereer die
plaaslike industrie groot hoeveelhede data wat kan bydrae tot ʼn
positiewe transformasie. Data analise, in die vorm van
verslaggewing, kan ʼn werkbare alternatief bied om die
ingewikkelde aard van werklike prosesse beter te verstaan. Hierdie
artikel identifiseer vier kwaliteite vir die praktiese toepassing van
data analise met die doel van intelligente verslaggewing. Die vier
eienskappe is onderskeidelik fokusarea, beskikbaarheid van data,
data analise en visualisering. Navorsing oor elke kwaliteit toon dat
hulle uit verskillende vlakke bestaan. ʼn Deeglike literatuurstudie
ondersteun hierdie bevindings. Veertig studies is ingesluit wat
geselekteer is deur ʼn proses van toepaslike navorsingskriteria. ʼn
Gevallestudie word aangebied om te illustreer hoe die vier
eienskappe bydrae tot die ontwikkeling van intelligente versla
A Look Back on the L.A. Riots: Black-Korean Relations
No full textWhat is the future of Black-Korean communities, post-L.A. riots? According to the author, there is an absence of Asian American issues in books devoted to race relations between ethnic minorities in the U.S. This thesis examines the Los Angeles riots, the histories of each group, and data from qualitative interviews. The author gives an objective and honest analysis of black-Korean relations despite racial, economic, and political biases. Methodology includes qualitative interviews of black respondents and Korean-American respondents
Inter institutional workshop on breakwaters
No full text(1) Functional requirements for Breakwaters - Prof. K.d' Angremond (2) Development of fishery harbors in India - Mr. K. Omprakash (3) Non-rubble Breakwaters and optimisation - Prof. K.d' Angremond (4) Wave energy caisson Breakwaters - Dr. S. Neelamani (5) Partially suspended porous wall Breakwaters - Dr. J.S. Mani (6) Case studies on stability of Breakwaters - Prof. V. Sundar (7) Introduction on Ennore coal port project - Mr. L.A. Mayboom (8) Design of Breakwaters for Ennore port - Mr. R. Haggie (9) Construction of Breakwaters for Ennore port - Mr. S. PearsonHydraulic EngineeringCivil Engineering and Geoscience
The Interchangeable Roles of Music and Technology in Computer-Supported Education
No full textScientific literature has frequently focused on the contribution offered by technology to support music education at various levels. A less investigated subject is the possibility of using multimedia and musical languages to encourage the acquisition of digital competences. In this vision, the roles of mediator and disciplinary goal– which in the context of computer-supported education are traditionally assigned to technology and music, respectively – are reversed. These concepts will be exemplified through applications which explore the relationship between music and technology from a new point of view, merging the two fields and making traditional roles more nuanced, thus encouraging the development of higher-order thinking skills. This paper summarizes the keynote lecture held by the author at the 4th International Conference on New Music Concepts – ICNMC 2017
Haunted narratives: politics, fiction and ghostwriting in Robert Harris’s "The Ghost"
No full textTaking as case study Robert Harris’s The Ghost, and focusing on the ‘poetics’ of ghostwriting and multiple, disseminated authorship, this article aims to highlight the crucial intersections between truth and fiction, authenticity and self-deception and the disembodying of public accountability from both the political subject and the literary author, made possible by the emergence of professional speechwriters and celebrity politicians. Suggestively embedded in this subtly intertextual novel are a number of ‘Gothic’ narrative structures and generic conventions, which range from the thematization of ghostwriting as a spectral activity, to the pervasive use of terms and images pertaining to the semantic areas of “haunting” and “the ghostly”, to neo-Gothic rewritings of landscapes and social milieus
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