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Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm: transcript of a video interview (06-Jun-2015)
No full textInterview with Professor Malcolm Ferguson-Smith, conducted by Ms Emma M. Jones, for the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, 06 June 2015, in Glasgow. Transcribed by Mrs Debra Gee, and edited by Professor Tilli Tansey and Mr Alan Yabsley. The project management was undertaken by Mr Adam Wilkinson. Professor Malcolm Ferguson-Smith (b. 1931) is Emeritus Professor of Pathology, University of Cambridge. He graduated in medicine at Glasgow University in 1955 and, while undertaking postgraduate training there in pathology, was introduced to research on sex chromatin under Bernard Lennox. An interest in Klinefelter’s syndrome in 1957 to 1958 led to his appointment as Fellow in Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, in 1959, where he established the first chromosome diagnostic service in the USA, and undertook cytogenetic research into Turner syndrome. Research interests include molecular cytogenetics, karyotype evolution, vertebrate sex determination and comparative genomics. He is joint author of 'Essential Medical Genetics'.The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group is funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is a registered charity (no. 210183). The current interview has been funded by the Wellcome Trust Strategic Award entitled “Makers of modern biomedicine: testimonies and legacy” (2012-2017; awarded to Professor Tilli Tansey)
Host Range Expansion of an Endemic Insect Herbivore is Associated With High Nitrogen and Low Fibre Content in Exotic Pasture Plants
No full text"The honor of firing before His Majesty": Patrick Ferguson's will and the Royal Armouries’ Ferguson rifle
No full textPatrick Ferguson (1744-80) designed the first breech-loading rifle to be used by the British Army. In November 2000, the Royal Armouries purchased an early example, formerly in the possession of the Fergusons of Pitfour, descendants of Patrick's younger brother, George. Patrick Ferguson's will has helped the author identify the Royal Armouries' Ferguson Rifle as the one which Patrick Ferguson used when he demonstrated it before George III and Queen Charlotte at Windsor in 1776
Increasing the region of attraction in DC microgrids
No full textBased on the port-Hamiltonian framework, this paper proposes a novel control scheme for stabilising the voltage in DC networks affected by (i) unknown ZIP-loads, i.e., nonlinear loads consisting of the parallel combination of constant impedance (Z), current (I) and power (P) load types, and (ii) unknown (but bounded) time-varying disturbances. Differently from the results existing in the literature, where restrictive (sufficient) conditions on the load parameters, voltage trajectory and voltage reference are assumed to be satisfied, this is the first paper (to the best of our knowledge) proposing a controller that relaxes such conditions and guarantees the exponential stability of the desired equilibrium point, whose region of attraction can be increased by simply tuning the control gains. In the case the network is affected by unknown time-varying disturbances, local input-to-state stability (l-ISS) is ensured. Furthermore, if non-ideal P-loads are considered, excluding the unrealistic possibility that the load absorbs infinite current when the voltage approaches zero, the aforementioned stability results hold globally.(c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Data for: State Trading Deregulation and Prairie Durum Wheat Production
No full textDataset for Carter, C.A., & Ferguson, S.M. (2019) "State Trading Deregulation and Prairie Durum Wheat Production. IFN Working Paper No. 1297.
CarterFerguson2019_data_RR_CJAE.do generates the data used in the analysis, CarterFerguson2019_data_RR_CJAE.dta
CarterFerguson2019_regs_RR_CJAE.do generates all the regression tables in the paper
De afsluiting van het Haringvliet
No full textIr. H. A. Ferguson - Ten geleide ** H. J. Stuvel - BoIwerk en hoafdkraan ** Ir. P. Santema - De Haringvlietafsluiting aIs instrument vaor regionalewaterbeheersing in Zuidwest-Nedefland ** Prof. ir. P. A. van de Velde - Het ontwerp in hoofdlijnen vaor de uitwateringssluis ** H. J . Stuvel - De kraan van de Delta ** Ir. J. E. Prins - Haringvlietproject stuwde waterloopkundig ondefzoek naar hager plan ** lr. F. Spaargaren en iT. J. J. Vinje - Waterloopkundig onderzoek ten behoeve van vormgeving kunstwerk, vorm bouwput en vonn sluitgat ** H. J. Stroband, ing. - De'Deltar' ** Ir. P. H. van der Weele- De bodembescherming ter weerszijden van de spuisluizen ** W. Drooger - Mechanisch zinken ** Ir. C. A. ZuMerwijk - 'Grootgrondverzet' in het Haringvliet ** Ir. P. Blokland - De problemen van de schaalvergroting bij het ontwerpen en bouwen van de spnisluis in het Haringvliet ** H. J. Stuvel - De produktie van de nablaliggers ** Ir. A. van Dam en ir. Ph. Diderich - Terugblik op een inspirerende opdracht ** Ir. drs. H. Kuiper - De segmentschuiven met elektro-hydraulische aandrijving ** fr. M. Geleedst en ir. W. A. Venis - OnderLoek naar het dynamisch gedrag van de Haringvlietsluis ** Ir. R.I. Schor - De vervaardiging van de schuiven ** Ir. J. ter Brugge - De montage van de schuiven ** Ir. P. H. van der Weele - De kabelbaan ** Ir. T. G. van der Meer - De sluiling van het Rak van Scheelhoek ** Ir. A. 1. Woestenenk - Bijzondere toerassing van zandasfalt in de waterbouw ** Ir. J.J. Pilon- De Hydrometische begeleiding van de Haringvlietwerken ** W. A. A. van Eyden en ir. F. Langeweg - De functie van de Haringvlietsluizen binnen het waterbeheersingssysteem van het noordelijk Deltabekken ** Prof. ir. P. Ph. Jansen - Een historisch gebeurenDeltawerke
Progression of diabetes retinal status within community screening programs and potential implications for screening intervals
No full textOBJECTIVE: This study aimed to follow the natural progression of retinal changes in patients with diabetes. Such information should inform decisions with regard to the screening intervals for such patients.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: An observational study was undertaken linking the data from seven diabetes retinal screening programs across the U.K. for retinal grading results between 2005 and 2012. Patients with absent or background retinopathy were followed up for progression to the end points referable retinopathy and treatable retinopathy (proliferative retinopathy).RESULTS: In total 354,549 patients were observed for up to 4 years during which 16,196 patients progressed to referable retinopathy. Of patients with no retinopathy in either eye for two successive screening episodes at least 12 months apart, the conditions of between 0.3% (95% CI 0.3-0.8%) and 1.3% (1.0-1.6%) of patients progressed to referable retinopathy, and rates of treatable eye disease were <0.3% at 2 years. The corresponding progression rates for patients with bilateral background retinopathy in successive screening episodes were 13-29% and up to 4%, respectively, in the different programs.CONCLUSIONS: It may be possible to stratify patients for risk, according to baseline retinal criteria, into groups with low and high risk of their conditions progressing to proliferative retinopathy. Screening intervals for such diverse groups of patients could safely be modified according to their risk.</p
Measuring business value and sustainability performance
No full textThe integration of corporate sustainability within operations remains an important and fundamental challenge for business. This paper first consolidates and then builds upon the EABIS-supported activities of Cranfield School of Management with business practitioners. It focuses on the performance and evaluation criteria relating to determining corporate responsibility (CR) value.
The paper begins by categorising components of CR in terms of decision-making levels and business case requirements. It then describes a methodology for establishing CR issues with the prioritisation of stakeholders before linking this relationship onto business benefits and shareholder value drivers. Using illustrated models and worked examples, sections within the paper provide further practical advice and guidance for developing and populating elements within the framework. Additional sections then complement the application of the CR Value-chain framework, with a chapter on performance measurement that explores the key performance measure characteristics required to underpin the performance element of the framework. The final chapter describes decision-making support tools, such as financial appraisals and risk evaluations, which also underpin the shareholder value approach and should be integrated within this corporate sustainability value management framework.
A key purpose of this approach is to support the integration of sustainability performance management processes and systems within business practice. It explores methods for making more explicit the issues surrounding CR and financial value. It also provides useful approaches for helping businesses select, measure and evaluate performance for internal CR strategies, policies and processes. Some analytical methods are considered for identifying the costs and benefits from sustainability-related issues, projects and new ventures, including discussions with regard to harmonising existing business functions.
This paper serves to provide an early prototype for future approaches towards integrated sustainability performance management systems.The European Academy for Business and Society, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Shell and Unileve
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