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Forbidden Colors in the Regulation of Clerical Dress from the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) to the Time of Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)
No full textMedieval canon law attempted to distinguish clergy from the laity by restricting their dress choices. The article focuses on prohibition of wearing red or green on the street. Both colors were identified with the nobility.The published version was published as Chapter 7 in Medieval Clothing and Textiles 1Izbicki, Thomas M. (2005), "Forbidden Colors in the Regulation of Clerical Dress from the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) to the Time of Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)" in Netherton, Robin and Owen-Crocker, Gale R., eds., Medieval Clothing and Textiles 1 (Boydell Press),105-114ISBN: 9781843831235 (published book
"Closing the R&D Gap, Evaluating the Sources of R&D Spending"
Get PDFBoth spending and tax policies have been implemented in the United States with the goal of stimulating private sector research and development (R&D). Karier questions whether current R&D policy, especially the research and experimentation tax credit, can contribute to closing the gap between nondefense expenditures on R&D in the United States and such expenditures in other countries, such as Japan and Germany. He also explores possible changes to our current R&D policy to make it more effective.
A Case Investigation of Product Structure Complexity in Mass Customization using a Data Mining Approach
No full textThis paper presents a data mining method for analyzing historical configurationdata providing a number of opportunities for improving mass customizationcapabilities. The overall objective of this paper is to investigate how specificquantitative analyses, more specifically the association rule Apriori, can support thedevelopment within the three fundamental mass customization capabilities. Theresults of the Apriori analysis can be utilized for improving the configuration process by introducing soft constraints and consolidating the product structure by joining components or modules and finally for improving production planning and control
Impact of Dough Property Characterization on Industrial Bread Production
No full textGlobal markets are moving towards increased product variety and shorter product lifespan, and this also applies to bakery products from large industrial bakeries. Application of the business strategy mass customization could potentially counter this, as this strategy aims for offering customized products at near mass production cost. However, today the production is characterised by experienced-based adjustments of the processes and long product development time, which is partly caused by lack of knowledge of the dough properties and analysis of the dough at industrial settings. To address this, a protocol for analysis of large deformation properties for yeasted wheat dough samples from industrial bakeries has been established. Test of the new protocol revealed that it was able to differentiate between some variables such as different dough types, while some other variables were not possible to detect with this protocol. The perspectives for the analysis protocol may be to develop a range of industrial applicable analysis methods, which can be used for predictable, reliable and objective measurements of the dough. However, before the industrial dough analyses can be fully utilised, it is necessary to make a model of the correlations between all the variable relevant for the final product, including ingredient properties and process parameters. This is a prerequisite before mass customization can be implemented.</p
Fingerprints of Thomas More's Epigrammata on English Poetry
No full textThomas More’s Latin epigrams, published with the second edition of Utopia in 1518, were apparently widely read both among contemporary European intellectuals and during the subsequent development of English poetry. With a humble audacity that could engage Classical authors in a Christian posture, More cultivated a literary climate that could retain the earthiness of the middle ages in dialogue with the ancients, and is more responsible for the ensuing expansion of vernacular poetry than perhaps any other Henrican author. This thesis probes the Classical influences and Humanist practices at work in the epigrams, explores their contemporary reception on the continent, and traces their legacy among sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English poets
Implementing Virtual Prototyping for the Production of Customized Products:An SME Study
No full textA virtual prototype which enables the configuration and validation of a customized product is a vital component when handling complexity in mass customization. Developing virtual prototypes for the configuration, validation and production of customized products is, however, often resource consuming and therefore challenging. It can be especially resource-consuming for SMEs as they are smaller than traditional companies that perform mass customization. This study focuses on SMEs and aims to identify and investigate the barriers to implementing virtual prototypes in the design process. It is assumed that a deeper understanding of these barriers will help companies overcome these challenges. On the basis of empirical data from 16 Danish SMEs, this study starts by identifying the barriers to implementing virtual prototypes in the design process. Next, some of these barriers are investigated in detail by means of a case study of a successful implementation of virtual prototypes at a Danish SME. As the case study focuses on a single, successful implementation and investigates only some of the identified barriers in detail, a broader perspective remains a topic for future work.A virtual prototype which enables the configuration and validation of a customized product is a vital component when handling complexity in mass customization. Developing virtual prototypes for the configuration, validation and production of customized products is, however, often resource consuming and therefore challenging. It can be especially resource-consuming for SMEs as they are smaller than traditional companies that perform mass customization. This study focuses on SMEs and aims to identify and investigate the barriers to implementing virtual prototypes in the design process. It is assumed that a deeper understanding of these barriers will help companies overcome these challenges. On the basis of empirical data from 16 Danish SMEs, this study starts by identifying the barriers to implementing virtual prototypes in the design process. Next, some of these barriers are investigated in detail by means of a case study of a successful implementation of virtual prototypes at a Danish SME. As the case study focuses on a single, successful implementation and investigates only some of the identified barriers in detail, a broader perspective remains a topic for future work
Applying Modular Function Deployment for Non-assembled Products in the Process Industry
No full textIncreased product variety, shorter product life cycles and smaller production batches are market conditions faced by manufacturers in both discrete and process industries. Consequently, attention has been given to complexity management techniques, such as product platforms and product modularity. Nevertheless, literature examples of product platforms are almost exclusively provided for discrete products, indicating a lacking body of knowledge on the subject for process industrial products. This study, therefore, applies existing methods for platform-based development in the process industry, which have previously only been demonstrated for discrete products. The methodology used in this paper is Modular Function Deployment developed by Erixon in the 1990s and is applied on a product group in a Danish company in the process industry. The evidence presented suggests that there may be value in investigating the applicability of existing methods for designing product platforms in the process industry, and that these methods may prove a starting ground for further development of methods tailored to this industry.</p
Three American Frontiers: Writings of Thomas D. Clark
Get PDFThe casual and the serious of American history—fiddlers, yarn spinners, and riverboat gamblers, politicians, educators, and social reformers—have all concerned Thomas D. Clark, celebrated historian of the Western frontier and the changing South. Three American Frontiers, a volume of his selected writings, draws from works produced throughout Clark\u27s long career as a writer, teacher, and lecturer on the frontier West, social change in the South, and the cutting-edge of historical research.
An avid researcher and a tenacious collector of original materials, Clark looks to the everyday items like the record book of a country store, the file of a small-town newspaper, or the diary of a young Gold Rusher for aids to the analysis of larger trends in history. Holman Hamilton conveys Clark\u27s unique approach to his material and his enthusiasm for the common man in America\u27s past.
Among the many books by Thomas Clark are The Rampaging Frontier, The Emerging South, and Pills, Petticoats and Plows.
Holman Hamilton was a reporter and columnist with the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette before receiving his Ph.D. in history from the University of Kentucky. He was a Guggenheim Fellow, Fulbright Scholar, and professor of history at the University of Kentucky as well as President of the Kentucky Civil War Round Table and University Fellow. He was the author or editor of many books, including Three Kentucky Presidents and Prologue to Conflict.https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_united_states_history/1054/thumbnail.jp
An open reply to "What is going on at the Library of Congress?" by Thomas Mann
Get PDFThis is an open response to a report by Thomas Mann at the Library of Congress concerning changes in cataloging. The author contends that, although the current changes at the Library of Congress are suspect, changes are imminent and experienced catalogers must offer positive suggestions for change, otherwise they will be ignored by management
Exploring a Data-Augmented Approach for Improved Module Driver Analysis
No full textSince the invention of the modular function deployment (MFD) method in the 1990s, the amount and volume of available data in manufacturing companies has increased substantially. This paper explores the possibility of augmenting the analysis of module drivers using data commonly available in manufacturing companies to provide decision support to managers and analysts during design or re-design of modular product platforms. This is achieved by analyzing the 12 module drivers of the MFD method against available data in a case company to propose novel metrics for evaluation. It is found that while some module drivers lend themselves favorably towards data-based analysis, others are inherently more complicated to quantify through available data. Utilizing a data-driven approach to augment the module driver analysis provides a less subjective estimate of the module drivers and presents analysts with an improved decision foundation for modular product platform design
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