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Elizabeth R. Carpenter
No full textA native of Hoboken, New Jersey, Emily S. McCain was already forty years old when she started publishing short stories in newspapers and magazines under the pen name Elizabeth R. Carpenter. Shortly afterward, she ventured into the field of screenwriting, where she established herself as a successful independent freelancer. By the mid-1910s, “Elizabeth R. Carpenter” was a prominent author at the peak of her career, and a celebrated figure in the burgeoning film industry. Sometimes also credited as E. R. Carpenter, she sold scenarios to major studios like Vitagraph, Edison, Kalem, and Lubin, and left behind a trail of praise in the early film press. But, despite her literary achievements, McCain kept her real identity well concealed, to the point that specialized film trade outlets, as well as film historians in the following decades, never referred to Carpenter by any other name or seemed aware that this was a pseudonym. Carpenter disappeared suddenly from the industry and press around 1919, leaving behind few clues about her life and identity. Putting a name to the person behind Carpenter has been possible only after the extensive research undertaken for this profile, which represents the first effort to shed light on the screenwriter’s real identity
R. E. Carpenter, Toledo, Ohio [approximately 1930]
No full textPhotograph of R.E. Carpenter, Toledo businessman. The photo dates about 1930. Terms associated with the photograph are: Carpenter, R. E. | Businessman | Manufacturers Dinner Committee | Mustaches. | Mustaches--1920-1930. | Suits (Clothing). | Suits (Clothing)--1930-1940. | Toledo, Ohi
ZnO indiffused MgO:PPLN ridge waveguides
No full textData for the published paper: Carpenter, L. G., Berry, S., Bannerman, R., Gray, A. C., & Gawith, C. (2019). ZnO indiffused MgO:PPLN ridge waveguides. Optics Express, 27(17), 24538-24544. DOI: 10.1364/OE.27.024538 </span
Dataset for 'Investigation of PPLN waveguide uniformity via second harmonic generation spectra'
No full textData supports the paper: Gray, A. C., Carpenter, L. G., Berry, S., Gates, J., Smith, P. G. R., & Gawith, C. (2020). Investigation of PPLN waveguide uniformity via second harmonic generation spectra. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 32(1), 63-66. DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2019.2957199. </span
Mutations in multidomain protein MEGF8 identify a Carpenter syndrome subtype associated with defective lateralization
No full textCarpenter syndrome is an autosomal-recessive multiple-congenital-malformation disorder characterized by multisuture craniosynostosis and polysyndactyly of the hands and feet; many other clinical features occur, and the most frequent include obesity, umbilical hernia, cryptorchidism, and congenital heart disease. Mutations of RAB23, encoding a small GTPase that regulates vesicular transport, are present in the majority of cases. Here, we describe a disorder caused by mutations in multiple epidermal-growth-factor-like-domains 8 (MEGF8), which exhibits substantial clinical overlap with Carpenter syndrome but is frequently associated with abnormal left-right patterning. We describe five affected individuals with similar dysmorphic facies, and three of them had either complete situs inversus, dextrocardia, or transposition of the great arteries; similar cardiac abnormalities were previously identified in a mouse mutant for the orthologous Megf8. The mutant alleles comprise one nonsense, three missense, and two splice-site mutations; we demonstrate in zebrafish that, in contrast to the wild-type protein, the proteins containing all three missense alterations provide only weak rescue of an early gastrulation phenotype induced by Megf8 knockdown. We conclude that mutations in MEGF8 cause a Carpenter syndrome subtype frequently associated with defective left-right patterning, probably through perturbation of signaling by hedgehog and nodal family members. We did not observe any subject with biallelic loss-of function mutations, suggesting that some residual MEGF8 function might be necessary for survival and might influence the phenotypes observed
Stenodyneriellus cylindrellus Carpenter & Brown 2021, NEW COMBINATION
No full textcylindrellus (Giordani Soika), NEW COMBINATION Syneuodynerus cylindrellus Giordani Soika 1993b: 133, female—“ W. Australia: 13 Km SE Benjiwarn, 27°42’S 121°37’E ” (Perth); also from “12 Km ENE Comet Yale Sinding, 29°57’S 121°07’E,” “2.5 Km N Mt. Linden, 29°19’S 122°25’E.”— Borsato & Ratti 1999: 73 (list).Published as part of Carpenter, James M. & Brown, Graham R., 2021, Catalogue of the Australian Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), pp. 1-68 in Zootaxa 4919 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4919.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/447337
Precision dicing and micromilling of silica for photonics
No full textThis thesis focuses on the development of precision dicing and micromilling machining techniques for silica photonic applications. Comparison is given between the studied and conventional techniques for machining silica, such as photolithography and etching, laser machining, etc..Precision dicing was used to create low loss input/output facets in the silica-on-silicon platform. It was demonstrated that ductile type dicing can produce facets in a silica-on-silicon substrate with a smooth, mirror like finish. The facet had a surface roughness (Sa) of 4.9 nm, a factor of ~7.5 improvement on previously reported roughnesses. An individual silica/air average interface loss, caused by surface roughness scatter, was calculated to be -0.63 dB and -0.76 dB for the TE and TM polarisations, respectively.Utilising dicing, glass photonic microcantilever devices are produced with integrated Bragg gratings and waveguides. Two cantilever interrogations methods have been shown; one utilising a single Bragg grating and the other using a pair of spectrally matched Bragg gratings to form a Fabry-Pérot interferometer. These cantilever devices were subjected to physical stimulus of external pressure change and profilometer actuation.A precision micromill was built by the author. Precision micromilling was used to remove the cladding material from the silica-on-silicon platform, for evanescent field access. By accessing the ductile milling regime, the mill enabled three-dimensional machining of flat, smooth, chip free grooves in silica. A groove with an average surface roughness (Sa) of 3.0 nm was measured, with a depth of cut of 17 µm. This micromilling method produces grooves that are seven times smoother and cut depths forty times deeper, than previously reported in the literature
Italian Corporate Governance, Investment, and Finance
No full textWP 14/2000; Italian industrial structure and financial markets have several distinct features. Italian firms are relatively small, few trade publicly and no corporate bond market exists. The limited types of external funds available to Italian firms makes them prone to financing constraints. We examine a panel containing over 1100 Italian firms. We find that firm size does not appear correlated with the severity of financing constraints. We also find that small firms are frequently mature. Our results suggest that young firms face financing constraints, while mature firms may develop relationships with lenders that lower the costs of external funds. Small, young firms appear to face the tightest financing constraints. Many firms are affiliated with pyramidal business groups. We find that affiliation with pyramidal business groups appears to reduce the effect of financing constraints. Our results have important implications for government policy to promote small firm growth in Italy
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