694 research outputs found
India-Australia poll 2013
No full textThis survey of Indian public attitudes towards Australia presents some surprising results. It reveals broadly positive views towards Australia, but lingering concerns about student safety.
Key issues covered in the poll include: Indian perceptions of Australian governance and society, education in Australia, the Indian media, uranium sales to India, Indian Ocean security, and cricket. The India-Australia Poll is a collaboration between the Lowy Institute for International Policy and the Australia India Institute.
Key findings:
A 60% majority of Indians think it would be better if India\u27s government and society worked more like Australia. This places Australia roughly equal to Japan and Singapore. Of the 10 countries surveyed only the United States ranked better, at 78%.
75% of Indians view Australia as a good place to be educated, ranking 2nd only after the United States (83%).
62% percent of Indians think Australia remains a dangerous place for Indian student, although 53% say it is safer than it was a few years ago and 64% say any country can be dangerous for Indian students if they are not careful.
 
Data Mining in an Electronic Poll (e-Poll) System
No full textThis paper introduces the Final Year Project entitled Data Mining in an
Electronic Poll (e-Poll) System, with the problem being how the use of Data Mining
in an Online Poll System can help managers to obtain statistics of customer feedback
or opinions to help achieve their company objectives. The project's objectives are to
conduct study on the use of Data Mining for an e-Poll system and how it affects the
decision of system owners, to design a Data Mart for the Poll that will allow
effortless management of the system's information, and lastly, to produce a working
prototype of the system that allows capturing and retrieval of poll participation
information from store members. The procedures identified to accomplish these tasks
are by going through literature sources to better understand the proper tools and
technique in the development of the system, by observing current online polling
systems and online stores, and by creating a functional prototype of the e-Poll system
to capture poll participation information in order for analysis to be performed unto
them using Data Mining tools. Through the development of this system, the author
finds that Data Mining offers managers to transform their raw data into useful data,
save time in uncovering data trends and analyze vast amounts of data at a time.
Proper design of the Data Mart using Dimensional Modeling or Star Schema allows
optimal query performance and greater understandability without any loss of
information. The e-Poll design allows correlation of the poll participant's feedback to
their personal information, allowing proper analysis and a gateway for managers to
gather potentially important information from all or a sample of their customers,
regardless of geographical boundaries and/or time.
Keywords: Data mimng, e-Poll system, online stores, Data Mart, segmentation,
classification, analysis
Growth in support from whites largely explains the Republican midterm wave
No full textUSApp Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in Last week saw the Democratic Party midterm elections lose control of the Senate and its representation in the House fall to numbers not seen in nearly 70 years. Christopher T. Stout looks at concerns that a decline in turnout from black, Latino, and Asian American voters contributed to the Democrats’ defeat. Using exit poll data, he finds that while these groups were underrepresented in the midterms, they voted in numbers similar to that of previous elections, and that they did not switch to the Republican Party. To explain the Democratic Party’s poor performance, he argues that we need to look to the growth in white Republican support, which has increased by 9 percent since 2006
Public Opinion Polls, Voter Turnout, and Welfare: An Experimental Study
No full textWe experimentally study the impact of public opinion poll releases on voter turnout and welfare in a participation game. We find higher turnout rates when polls inform the electorate about the levels of support for various candidates than when polls are prohibited. Distinguishing between allied and floating voters, our data show that this increase in turnout is entirely due to floating voters. Very high turnout is observed when polls indicate equal support levels for the candidates. This has negative consequences for welfare. Though in aggregate social welfare is hardly affected, majorities benefit more often from polls than minorities. Finally, our comparative static results are better predicted by quantal response (logit) equilibrium than by Bayesian Nash equilibrium.laboratory experiments.
A new method for predicting the vortex induced aerodynamic characteristics of a body of revolution
No full textThe problem of mathematically modelling the symmetric
vortex pair formed on the lee side of a body of revolution at
moderate incidence to the freestream direction is addressed with a
view to predicting its aerodynamic characteristics. The objective
being to develop a model simple enough to enable rapid calculation
whilst maintaining acceptable levels of accuracy.
Existing techniques are reviewed and their strengths and
weaknesses evaluated.
The physics of the flow are explored with an emphasis on its
three dimensional aspects. Experimental results, including surface
pressure tapping data and flow visualisation, are used to investigate
the nature of the flow. To gain a deeper insight into the flow
processes less measurable experimentally, Navier-Stokes solutions are
examined in considerable detail.
The mechanisms of vorticity generation and propagation are
explored.
A simple mathematical model is presented, based upon an
extension to slender body theory, which predicts aerodynamic
characteristics that compare well with experiment
Perceptions college-bound seniors at Campbellsport high school have of technology education classes and factors influencing participation in those classes
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Corruption and confidence in public institutions : evidence from a global survey
No full textWell-functioning institutions matter for economic development. In order to operate effectively, public institutions must also inspire confidence in those they serve. The authors use data from the Gallup World Poll, a unique and very large global household survey, to document a quantitatively large and statistically significant negative correlation between corruption and confidence in public institutions. This suggests an important channel through which corruption can inhibit development by eroding confidence in public institutions. This correlation is robust to the inclusion of a large set of controls for country and respondent-level characteristics, and they show how it can plausibly be interpreted as reflecting at least in part a causal effect from corruption to confidence. The authors also show that individuals with low confidence in institutions exhibit low levels of political participation, show increased tolerance for violent means to achieve political ends, and have a greater desire to"vote with their feet"through emigration.Public Sector Corruption&Anticorruption Measures,Government Diagnostic Capacity Building,Corruption&Anitcorruption Law,Poverty Monitoring&Analysis,Social Accountability
The history of Carlton in Coverdale, 1086-1910
No full textThis thesis brings together a wealth of evidence, from very scattered sources, to examine the history of a village and township in the Yorkshire Dales. At first sight Carlton in Coverdale appeared to be poorly documented, and in the past it has been written off as uninteresting; but a rich and varied history is here brought to light. The study takes a long view, from the first documentary record in Domesday
Book to the 'New Domesday', the valuation which resulted from the Budget of 1909-10. Main themes considered are land ownership, land use, prosperity and poverty, and religion. Findings from fieldwork are combined with documentary
evidence to demonstrate the development of the village and the landscape.
Topics studied in detail include the consequences for Carlton of the dissolution of Coverharn Abbey; the fight by the tenants of the Lordship of Middleharn and Richmond to preserve their tenure by 'tenant right'; the transfer of the Lordship by the Crown to the City of London, and its eventual sale to the tenants.
From monastic times, the parish church at Coverham was an impropriated living. The thesis considers the harmful consequences for the parish of its status as a perpetual curacy, and traces these through to a low point at the end of the eighteenth century. It goes on to examine the eventual recovery, and new energy, in the nineteenth century. Other religious groups, Roman Catholic, Quaker, and Methodist, each played a distinctive part in village history. The thesis charts the ways in which they contributed to a varied pattern of religious belief.
The parliamentary enclosure of the West Pasture and the Moor is a major topic, and particular attention is paid to the fortunes of small landowners. The predictions of agricultural reformers were not fulfilled; the thesis demonstrates that there was very little increase in the amount of arable land being cultivated in the township after the enclosure. Arable later disappeared entirely. Other aspects of landownership are investigated: the balance between large and small owners, and resident and non-resident owners, and the numbers of owner-occupiers.
For the second half of the nineteenth century census material is used to analyse the agricultural workforce, with due emphasis given to the role Of farmers' wives in
the survival of family farms. Census material is also presented for the craftsmen and tradesmen, who served the surrounding area, as well as Carlton itself In the later
nineteenth century there was large-scale outward migration, and some old yeoman families were lost. The study puts this in context as part of the general rural exodus,
and demonstrates that enclosure cannot be put forward as the cause. The thesis examines the numbers who left the village, with evidence about their destinations,
and about some who returned. The population which remained in Carlton was depleted, but was not out of balance in terms of age or gender. The thesis presents a community at the end of the period of study that was socially cohesive, with mixed housing, strong inter-personal links, and a well-developed sense of village identity
Indonesia at home and abroad: economics, politics and security
No full textOverview: This inaugural suite of papers for the National Security College Issue Brief Series is also a component of an NSC research grant investigating the prospects, challenges and opportunities associated with Indonesia’s ascent in the political-security, economic, and socio-cultural spheres. The chief investigators for this project are Dr Christopher Roberts, Dr Ahmad Habir, and Associate Professor Leonard Sebastian. These issue briefs represent a short precursor to a fi fteen chapter edited book, titled Indonesia’s Ascent: Power, Leadership and the Regional Order, to be published by Palgrave MacMillan in late 2014. The project also involved conferences and fi eldwork in both Canberra and Jakarta between 2012 and 2013
An investigation of the stress-strain behaviour of a GRE cylindrical structure used for a drilling-with-casing application and its influence on torsional vibrations
No full textFor the geothermal wells of the Delft Aardwarmte Project it has been chosen to drill with glass-reinforced epoxy (GRE) composite casing in a drilling-with-casing setup. This MSc thesis report describes the results of experimental work to assess the stress-strain behaviour of GRE casing, in particular under axial, torsional and combined axial-torsional loading. These properties have subsequently been used to assess the effects of using GRE casing on standard drilling properties such as the stretch and twist of the drilling tubulars, and the effect on torsional vibrations. The following conclusions can be drawn: 1. For axial loads (in tension) up to 33% of the expected maximum drilling loads: a. No evidence was found of non-linear behavior. b. The measured elasticity modulus is 1.91*1010 N/m², which corresponds closely to the manufacturer’s data. c. The maximum expected elongation of a GRE casing string of 3300 m used for drilling-with-casing is 1.66 m, which is 0.06 m more than that of a steel drill pipe under similar drilling conditions.. 2. For torsional loads up to 98 % of the expected maximum drilling loads: a. The stress-strain behaviour in the tangential direction remains linear. b. The shear modulus measured is deemed incorrect due to the mechanical properties of the test bench. The shear modulus as reported by the manufacturer is 6.78*109N/m2. c. The maximum expected twist in a GRE casing string of 3300 m used for drilling-with-casing is 9.25 turns which is 6.3 turns more than that of a steel drill pipe under similar drilling conditions. d. The natural frequency in torsional vibration of a GRE casing is much lower than that of a steel casing in a comparable drilling setup due to its much lower torsional stiffness. However the large diameter of casing, as compared to conventional drill pipe, results in an increase in torsional stiffness. The combined effect is an increased natural frequency of GRE casing compared to steel drill pipe. e. As a result, the critical rotary speed, i.e the rotary speed below which one can expect the occurrence of stick-slip torsional vibrations, is lower for GRE casing than for steel drilling pipe under similar drilling conditions, i.e. the effect is beneficial. 3. Under increasing axial tension the torsional stress-strain behaviour displays an increasing hysteresis. a. The torsional dampening, expressed as energy loss per loading/unloading cycle ranges from xx% to xx%. This is much higher than the typical internal torsional damping in steel drill pipe. b. The typical external torsional dampening caused by fluid drag and borehole friction while drilling is in the order of 50%. The effect of internal damping caused by hysteresis during torsional loading of GRE casing is therefore noticeable, and results in a further beneficial decrease in the critical rotary speed for stick-slip torsional vibrations.Section Petroleum EngineeringCivil Engineering and Geoscience
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