120 research outputs found
Interfacial chemistry of oxides on InxGa(1-x)As and implications for MOSFET applications
No full textThe prospect of enhanced device performance from III-V materials has been recognized for at least 50 years, and yet, relative to the phenomenal size of the Si-based IC industry, these materials fulfilled only specific niches and were often referred to as the material of the future [1]. A key restriction enabling widespread use of III-V materials is the lack of a high quality, natural insulator for III-V substrates like that available for the SiO2/Si materials system [2]. The prospect of impending scaling challenges for technologies based on silicon metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) devices has brought renewed focus on the use of alternate surface channel materials from the III-V compound semiconductor family. The performance of the traditional MOSFET device structure is dominated by defects at the semiconductor/oxide interface, which in turn requires a high quality semiconductor surface. In this review, reflecting the authors\u27 current opinion, the recent progress in the understanding of the dielectric/III-V interface is summarized, particularly in regard to the interfacial chemistry that impacts the resultant electrical behavior observed. The first section summarizes the nature of the oxidation states of surface oxides on InxGa1-xAs. Then the atomic layer deposition of such oxides on the InxGa1-xAs surface is summarized in view of the interfacial chemical reactions employed. Finally the resultant electrical properties observed are examined, including the effects of substrate orientation. Portions of this review have been published previously [3,4]. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Organized Women in Afghanistan: the Key to a Universal Understanding of Human Rights
No full textHinkle connects the non-Western world with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, released by the United Nations in 1948. The author disproves the assumption that this declaration is only applicable in the West through the example of Afghani men and women, particularly those who have devoted themselves to the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan (RAWA.) The crimes being committed against women in Afghanistan were frequently ignored by the wider world, particularly before the United States launched its military campaign there. Feminism, Hinkle argues, has an unfortunate history of believing itself to be a construction of the West, and applicable only in the West. This often leaves non-Western women without allies. This often occurs because Westerners believe that the cultural heritage of the non-Western cultures does not allow for its members to believe in feminism. The men and women who have allied themselves with RAWA, Hinkle argues, prove this to be incorrect. These are Middle-Eastern men and women, many of them devout Muslims, who champion the idea of Universal Human Rights. Human rights, therefore, this article makes clear, cannot be limited by elitists to one hemisphere. This attitude allows for individuals to inappropriately disengage themselves from fights for human rights occurring in every part of the world
The impact of the strong euro on the real effective exchange rates of the two Francophone African CFA Zones
No full textThe author estimates the degree of misalignment of the CFA franc since the introduction of the euro in 1999. Using a relative purchasing power parity-based methodology, he develops a monthly panel time series dataset for both the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) zone and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) zone to compute a trade-weighted real effective exchange rate indexed series from January 1999 to December 2004. The author's main finding is that the real effective exchange rate appreciated by close to 8 percent in UEMOA and 7 percent in CEMAC, influenced by volatility in the euro-dollar bilateral exchange rate and conservative monetary policies in the two zones, resulting in a partial loss of competitiveness in export markets. The lower appreciation in Central Africa can be explained by lower inflation in CEMAC than in UEMOA and by the greater trade with higher inflation East Asian countries, partially offset by the peg to the dollar. However, the inclusion of"unrecorded trade"results in an appreciation of only 6 percent in the UEMOA zone and 6 percent in the CEMAC zone due to higher inflation in the two countries with unmonitored cross-border flows, Ghana and Nigeria. Using time series econometrics, an Engle-Granger two stage procedure for cointegration, and an error correction framework, a single equation modeling of the real exchange rate from 1970 to 2005 as a function of terms of trade, economic openness, aid inflows, and a dummy representing the 1994 devaluation, the author finds little statistical evidence of a long-run equilibrium exchange rate that is a vector of economic fundamentals. The dummy explains most of the real exchange rate behavior in the two zones, while openness in UEMOA has contributed to an appreciation of the real effective exchange rate.Economic Stabilization,Economic Theory&Research,Macroeconomic Management,Fiscal&Monetary Policy,Free Trade
Thomas Merton\u27s Gethsemani: Landscapes of Paradise
No full textFor twenty-seven years, renowned and beloved monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968) belonged to Our Lady of Gethsemani, a Trappist monastery established in 1848 amid the hills and valleys near Bardstown, Kentucky. In Thomas Merton\u27s Gethsemani, dramatic black-and-white photographs by Harry L. Hinkle and artful text by Merton scholar Monica Weis converge in a unique experience for lovers of Merton.
Hinkle was allowed unprecedented access to many areas inside the monastery and on its grounds that are generally restricted. His photographs invite the reader to experience the various knobs, lakes, woods, and hermitages Merton sought out for times of solitude and contemplation and for reading and writing. These unique images, each accompanied by a passage from Merton\u27s writings, evoke personal reflection and a deeper understanding of how and why Merton came to recognize himself as a part of his Kentucky landscape.
Woven throughout the book, Weis\u27s text explores Merton\u27s fascination with nature not only at Gethsemani, but during his early childhood, throughout his spiritual conversion to Roman Catholicism, and while a member of the Trappist community. She examines how Merton\u27s lifelong interaction with nature subtly revealed and informed his profound spiritual experiences and his writing about contemplation. Thomas Merton\u27s Gethsemani replicates Merton\u27s path on his solitary hikes in the woods and conveys the wonder of the landscapes that inspired him.
Harry L. Hinkle is a fine art photographer in Lexington, Kentucky.
Monica Weis, SSJ, a Sister of St. Joseph, is professor of English at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York.
This handsome book combines words and photographs that every Merton admirer will appreciate. . . . Hinkle\u27s roaming camera preserves the essence of Gethsemani —Booklist
Will live beyond books that have treated Mertons poetry, religious commentary and social criticism in a vacuum. It brings together in one volume the images that inspired the words and the words drawn from the images. —Bowling Green (KY) Daily News
Both the casual visitor to Gethsemani and the Merton scholar will find this book a valuable addition to their library. —Catholic Telegraph
Hinkle\u27s sublime artwork is impressive and inspiring. . . . Weis has produced the text which artfully conveys how Merton\u27s lifelong interaction with nature revealed and inspired his spiritual experiences, his contemplations, and writings. —Chevy Chaser/Southsider
Combines some of Merton\u27s photographs and writings with Hinkle\u27s dramatic black and white photographs and the narrative of three gifted writers to convey the contemplative setting that was Merton\u27s home for twenty-seven years. —Contemplation & Action
This beautify volume documents Merton\u27s environment, both monastic and natural. . . .Those interested in American nature writing, art photography, spirituality, and the influence of place upon personal development will welcome this beautifully produced, insightfully written, and contemplative volume. —ISLE
Hinkle\u27s stunning photographs, and the text which accompanies them, allow us to see Merton\u27s monastic world with that fresh eye which Thomas Merton himself insisted was the gift of contemplation. —Lawrence S. Cunningham, University of Notre Dame
In this life, on this earth, Gethsemani was Merton\u27s paradise. Hinkle and Weis artfully show how Merton learned and grew spiritually in this paradise, and, by implication, how others might do so, too. —Lexington Herald-Leader
Lovingly recreates the Trappist monastery where Merton lived for 27 years. —Louisville Courier-Journal
An evocative book of photographs memorably wed with a remarkable essay. —Merton Seasonal
Harry Hinkle\u27s superb photographs do for \u27Merton Country\u27 what Herbert Gleason did many years ago for Thoreau-provide a vivid record of the landscapes and natural phenomena that inspired the author-and Monica Weis\u27 lucid tracing of both the chronological breadth and spiritual depth of Merton\u27s reflections on his environment reveal why and how the natural world served Merton as a revelation of the Creator. —Patrick F. O\u27Connell, coeditor of The Thomas Merton Encyclopedia
An artful combination of lovely photographs by Harry L. Hinkle, illuminated by Merton\u27s own words, and an insightful essay by Monica Weis help the reader experience Merton\u27s spiritual interaction with his physical environment. —Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
A fine contribution not only to art photography, but to Merton scholarship and will be welcomed by those unlikely to visit Merton\u27s Gethsemani and those who know it well. —Spiritualityhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_history_of_religion/1005/thumbnail.jp
Organic wastewater compounds, pharmaceuticals, and coliphage in ground water receiving discharge from onsite wastewater treatment systems near La Pine, Oregon: occurrence and implications for transport
No full textby Stephen R. Hinkle, Rodney J. Weick (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality), Jill M. Johnson (Deschutes County Environmental Health Division), Jeffery D. Cahill, Steven G. Smith, and Barbara J. Rich (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality) ; prepared in cooperation with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Deschutes County Environmental Health Division.Title from PDF cover (viewed on April 3, 2020).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-54).Mode of access: Internet from the State Library of Oregon U.S. Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Department of Agronomy
No full textGroup picture of 25 faculty members. (On verso: First Row: P.C. Sandal, R.L. Beacher, D.A. Hinkle, A.B. Burdick, D.A. Brown. Second Row: Hattie Ellis, Marlene Aikman, Betty Forbis, Beth Durnal, Marjorie Flowers. Third Row: R.G. French, D.E. Warren, John Garrett, R.D. Staten, F.W. Snyder, E.O. McLean. Fourth Row: P.E. Smith, H.H. Ramey, Jr., F.E. Baker, J.O. Ware, C.L. Garey. Fifth Row: S.J. Kitterman, R.O. Thomas, J. R. Fletcher, Elvis R. Hillian.
The relation of grasshoppers (with special emphasis on Dissosteira longipennis, Thomas) to the native ranges of Colorado
No full textJune, 1938.Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-104)
A Comparative Study of Visual Communication Education and Graphic Arts Curriculums in the High Schools of Illinois
No full textNo abstract provided by author
Hyperfine splitting of [Al VI] 3.66 mu m and the Al isotopic ratio in NGC 6302
No full textThe core of planetary nebula NGC 6302 is filled with high-excitation photoionized gas at low expansion velocities. It represents a unique astrophysical situation in which to search for hyperfine structure (HFS) in coronal emission lines from highly ionized species. HFS is otherwise blended by thermal or velocity broadening. Spectra containing [Al vr] 3.66 mu m P-3(2) <- P-3(1), obtained with Phoenix on Gemini South at resolving powers of up to 75000, resolve the line into five hyperfine components separated by 20-60 km s(-1) as a result of the coupling of the I = 5/2 nuclear spin of Al-27 with the total electronic angular momentum J. The isotope Al-26 has a different nuclear spin of I = 5, and a different HFS, which allows us to place a 3 sigma upper limit on the Al-26/Al-27 abundance ratio of 1/33. We measure the HFS magnetic dipole coupling constants for [Al vr], and provide the first estimates of the electric quadrupole HFS coupling constants obtained through astronomical observations of an atomic transition
Homefront Learning tutor guide
No full textThis guide has been written for volunteers who wish to help individual homebound immigrants learn to speak English. It is part of the orientation to Vancouver Community College's Homefront Learning volunteer training program. The purpose of the guide is orientation and training. Its goal is to familiarize the volunteers with the program, help them organize their lessons, provide them with a variety of lesson ideas and inspire them
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