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The Mark of Cain Guilt and Denial in the Post-War Lives of Nazi Perpetrators
No full textIn The Mark of Cain, Katharina von Kellenbach draws on letters exchanged between clergy and Nazi perpetrators, written notes of prison chaplains, memoirs, sermons, and prison publications to illuminate the moral and spiritual struggles of perpetrators after the war.Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Mark of Cain -- 2. Guilt Confessions and Amnesty Campaigns -- 3. Faith under the Gallows: Spectacles of Innocence in WCP Landsberg -- 4. Cleansed by Suffering? The SS General and the Human Beast -- 5. From Honorable Sacrifices to Lonely Scapegoats -- 6. "Understand, My Boy, This Truth about the Mistake": Inheriting Guilt -- 7. "Naturally I Will Stand by My Husband": Marital Love and Loyalty -- 8. Absolved from the Guilt of the Past? Memory as Burden and as Grace -- Biographical Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- ZIn The Mark of Cain, Katharina von Kellenbach draws on letters exchanged between clergy and Nazi perpetrators, written notes of prison chaplains, memoirs, sermons, and prison publications to illuminate the moral and spiritual struggles of perpetrators after the war.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Literature-informed, one-turn action research: three cases and a commentary
No full textAlthough action research is a common feature of courses of initial teacher training, the evidence as to its efficacy, in encouraging reflection among trainees, is mixed. This article discusses cases of action research assignments carried out by three trainees into their own practice in relation to a) behaviour management, b) monitoring and assessing, and c) pupil-centred education. The assignments are analysed using Bloom’s (1964) typology of thinking skills, Handal & Lauvas’ (1987) model of reflective practice, and typologies of action research by Noffke (1997) and Rearick & Feldman (1999). They are positioned as cases of ‘literature-informed, one-turn’ action research; a concept which is discussed in relation to other concepts of action research
Informetrics on M. N. Srinivas
No full textM. N. Srinivas, the well known sociologist is widely recognised as architect of modern Indian sociology and social anthropology. His publications have been analysed by year, domain, authorship pattern, channels of communication used. Keywords, etc. The results indicate that the papers published by him are of a nature that qualify him to be a 'role model' for the younger generations to emulate.
By the end of 1995, Srinivas had to his credit 144 papers which, included 33 broad papers in sociology and anthropology; 18 papers in social change; 28 papers in village studies; 12 papers on religion; 17 papers on caste and 36 papers of general popular interest. The periods 1958-61 and 1974-77, when Srinivas was 38-41 and 58-61 years old. were his most productive periods with highest publication activity
Sweet Potato Storage and Subsequent Changes Undergone by the Potato
No full textThe sweet potato ranks third in importance among the truck crops of this country and its importance is growing more and more each season. They have not been used in the northern and middle-western states until recently because of the ignorance of the people as to how to use them and also because of the failure of the southern farmers to successfully put them on these markets. With the present exodus of Negroes from the south to the above named regions, there will be a very great demand for the sweet potato, so it is the object of this thesis to collect all data possible as to the proper methods of successful storage and also to obtain any knowledge available of the physiological changes in the potato during storage with a view of experimental work with them in the future.The cover page reads "Presented by William M. Cain for degree B.S. in Horticulture." Degree granted by Iowa State College, Spring 1917
Independence of Odor Quality and Absolute Sensitivity in a Study of Aging
No full textYoung, middle-aged, and senior subjects performed tasks designed to examine whether odor quality discrimination varies independently of sensitivity. One task entailed detection of 2-heptanone and the others AB-X discrimination of quality for sets of 2-heptanone and homologues or 2-heptanone and non-ketones. Subjects sought to discriminate either at intensity-matched concentrations far above threshold, but fixed across subjects, or at levels adjusted to neutralize differences in sensitivity. The young and middle-aged groups manifested the same absolute sensitivity, but the senior group poorer sensitivity. Performance in quality discrimination, however, declined progressively. Performance lacked an association with absolute sensitivity, no matter how examined. These data, in conjunction with converging findings from patients with neurological damage, studies of brain imaging, and the relation between concentration and quality discrimination in younger persons, suggest largely independent processing of odor quality and intensity
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No full textResearch School of Social Sciences - Research Scholars - S. Matsuura, D. Hindley, J. D. Playford, K. G. Jones, G. A. Waterson, Dr. R. R. Brown, Dr. Prgybylski, Dr. D. A. Low, Dr. W. E. Salter, S. R. Adke, Mr. G. Docker, A. R. Barcan, Dr. J. C. Harsanyi, Dr. K. H. Burley, Miss Ann Myers, G. P. King, J. Stockwin, Mr. R. G. Boyd, Dr. H. O. Pappe, Dr. J. A. Barnard, R. J. Lawrence, K. G. Pont, J. Caldwell, N. G. Cain, D. W. Dockrill, C. S. Ross, Abraham Harari, I. Fairbanks, Mr. G. Pursell, F. L. Jones, M. Wu, David B. Heron, D. K. Singh, H. Yuan T'ien, Owen Michael Roe, F. S. Henr
Regional service delivery among Pacific Island countries: an assessment
No full textExperience with pooling service delivery among Pacific Island countries has not met the optimistic expectations of advocates, finds this study.
Abstract
Pacific Island countries face a range of development challenges, including smallness, distance from major markets and capacity constraints. Regional service delivery, or pooling, has been advocated as a means of addressing these challenges. This article presents the findings from the first comprehensive study of pooling initiatives in the Pacific. It draws on a review of the literature pertaining to 20 pooling initiatives identified in the region and on interviews with stakeholders involved in many of those initiatives. The study finds that experience with pooling among Pacific Island countries has not met the optimistic expectations of advocates, including development partners. This is the result of the challenges inherent in voluntary regionalism, which are exacerbated by the diversity of Pacific Island states and political economy constraints. The article concludes that an incremental approach to expansion of regional service provision in the Pacific is both likely and appropriate given these factors
Mentoring trainee music teachers
No full textThis study analyses the relationships between Secondary school music traineeteachers and the mentors who are primarily responsible for training them to teach music. The methodology was an in-depth collective case study of a sample of trainee music teachers and their mentors, adopting primarily the methods of non-participant observations and interviews.The study is located within a review of pertinent theories of mentoring and ananalysis of empirical research. This analysis compares studies of ITT mentoring in different contexts, and demonstrates that, despite the diversity of mentoring practice, research has produced findings which are consistent across two or more studies. The collective case study consists of five individual cases ofmentoring relationships, each of which is presented so as to preserve its individuality. The talk in meetings between trainees and their mentors is then analyzed drawing on Mercer's (1995) typology of classroom talk as exploratory, cumulative and disputational. The analysis shows that exploratory talk has an underlying structure which is missing in cumulative and disputational talk. Analysis of the talk also reveals three further types of conversation between mentors and their trainees which are characterised as solo conversations, short conversations and parallel monologues. The study has two major conclusions: first, that in mentoring conversations exploratory talk is more likely to promote productive reflection than other types of talk, and second, that the potential for exploratory talk to promote reflection may not be fully realised by music mentors
Characterisation of PZT thin film micro-actuators using a silicon micro-force sensor
No full textThis paper reports on the measurements of displacement and blocking force of piezoelectric micro-cantilevers. The free displacement was studied using a surface profiler and a laser vibrometer. The experimental data were compared with an analytical model which showed that the PZT thin film has a Young's modulus of 110 GPa and a piezoelectric coefficient d31,f of 30 pC/N. The blocking force was investigated by means of a micro-machined silicon force sensor based on the silicon piezoresistive effect. The generated force was detected by measuring a change in voltage within a piezoresistors bridge. The sensor was calibrated using a commercial nano-indenter as a force and displacement standard. Application of the method showed that a 700 μm long micro-cantilever showed a maximum displacement of 800 nm and a blocking force of 0.1 mN at an actuation voltage of 5 V, within experimental error of the theoretical predictions based on the known piezoelectric and elastic properties of the PZT film
Experimental investigation into the effect of substrate clamping on the piezoelectric behaviour of thick-film PZT elements
No full textThis paper details an experimental investigation of the clamping effect associated with thick-film piezoelectric elements printed on a substrate. The clamping effect reduces the measured piezoelectric coefficient, d33, of the film. This reduction is due to the influence of the d31 component in the film when a deformation of the structure occurs, by either the direct or indirect piezoelectric effect. Theoretical analysis shows a reduction in the measured d33 of 62%, i.e. a standard bulk lead zirconate titanate (PZT)-5H sample with a manufacturer specified d33 of 593pC/N would fall to 227.8pC/N. To confirm this effect, the d33 coefficients of five thin bulk PZT-5H samples of 220µm thickness were measured before and after their attachment to a metallized 96% alumina substrate. The experimental results show a reduction in d33 of 74% from 529pC/N to 139pC/N. The theoretical analysis was then applied to existing University of Southampton thick-film devices. It is estimated that the measured d33 value of 131pC/N of the thick-film devices is the equivalent of an unconstrained d33 of 345pC/N
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