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    Students and dissent

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    Within the broader scenario of research conducted during the 1960s on student protest and the consolidation of the youth counterculture, this chapter presents a reading of the analysis carried out by social psychologist Kenneth Keniston on the forms of dissent that involved US students during that historical period. The chapter aims to highlight how Keniston’s proposal to identify a ‘new image’ of youth through the analysis of the intertwining of processes of social change, the biographical dimension and psycho-social development—placed at the base of his reflection on youth cultures—is not only useful for those who study youth cultures but also for those interested in the analysis of educational processes. The dissent that animated the young students Keniston describes is a constructive dissent, based on a critical spirit, a sense of civic responsibility, and political participation—all salient educational concepts. Therefore, in this chapter, the writers attempt to reflect critically on Keniston’s contribution to the study of youth cultures, attempting to grasp, within his theoretical and methodological framework, both the elements of continuity and those of discontinuity that—some 60 years later—still represent an effective guide for those who approach the study of youth and youth cultures

    The Italian Family: Households, Relationships and Conflicts (XVIIth-XIXth Centuries)

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    The paper analyzes the Italian family in the past, focusing on its structure, relationships, sentiment, women and dowries and violence

    Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011

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    This video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer

    "Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.

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    "Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states. By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement. To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports

    Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts

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    We conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more sophisticated methods

    Dr. Glendon Swarthout

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    Hosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness

    Asset market equilibrium with short-selling and differential information

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    We introduce differential information in the asset market model studied by Cheng (1991), Dana and Le Van (1996) and Le Van and Truong Xuan (2001). An equilibrium existence result is proven assuming that the economy's information structure satisfies the conditional independency property.Asset market, differential information, competitive equilibrium

    Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses

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    Following an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied

    Effect of tibolone therapy on lipids and coagulation indices [3]

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    [No abstract available]Banks E, 2003, LANCET, V362, P419; Bjarnason NH, 1997, J CLIN ENDOCR METAB, V82, P1752, DOI 10.1210-jc.82.6.1752; Christodoulakos GE, 2004, GYNECOL ENDOCRINOL, V18, P244, DOI 10.1080-09513590410001715207; FARISH E, 1994, MATURITAS, V20, P215, DOI 10.1016-0378-5122(94)90019-1; Jackson G, 2001, EUR HEART J SUPPL, V3, pM17, DOI 10.1016-S1520-765X(01)90078-1; MACART M, 1989, CLIN CHEM, V35, P211; Malatyahoglu E, 2000, TURK J MED SCI, V30, P469; Rossouw JE, 2002, JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC, V288, P321; Winkler UH, 2000, FERTIL STERIL, V74, P10, DOI 10.1016-S0015-0282(00)00587-223

    Intern experience at CH���M Hill, Inc.: an internship report

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    Includes author's vita"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes bibliographical referencesA review of the author's internship experience with CH���M HILL, Inc. during the period September 1975 through May 1976 is presented. During this nine month internship the author worked as an Engineer II in the Industrial Processes discipline of this large consulting engineering firm... The author's prime responsibility was as one of three lead design engineers on the design of a large wastewater treatment facility for a pulp mill in Hoquiam, Washington owned by ITT Rayonier Inc. The work generally consisted of the design of individual treatment units and associated piping and pumping. The purpose of the project was to provide wastewater treatment capabilities that would satisfy the effluent limitations (standards) imposed upon the mill by the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The author's assignment also entailed necessary interaction with the project manager and other CH���M HILL design engineers and support staff members, the client's representatives, and representatives of two other consulting engineering firms working on the project. Thus, the internship position at CH���M HILL provided considerable experience coordinating the author's work with the work of other engineers, guiding the design and administrative efforts of a support staff, and interacting regularly with the client and other consulting firms. This broad exposure to a variety of engineering and organizational problems provided a valuable educational experience
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