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Edith Penrose and a learning-based perspective on the MNE and OLI
No full textWe apply insights from Edith Penrose’s work to extant theory of the multinational enterprise (MNE) as enveloped by John Dunning’s Ownership, Location, Internalization (OLI) Paradigm. We suggest that Penrose’s knowledge-based approach has important implications on the nature of, and the interactions between, O, L and I. Importantly, the resource/knowledge-based perspective of Penrose helps endogenize and integrate the three elements of Dunning’s triad in the context of a dynamic, strategic and forward-looking knowledge-based perspective of the MNE.Penrose, Learning, MNE, OLI
Social critique in scorsese's the age of innocence and madden's ethan frome: filmic adaptations of two novels by Edith Wharton
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e ExpressãoAnálise das obras The Age of Innocence (1920) e Ethan Frome (1911) da escritora americana Edith Wharton, e suas recentes adaptações cinematográficas pelos diretores Martin Scorsese e John Madden, respectivamente. O estudo discute a transposição do tema de crítica social dos romances para os filmes. O ?mise-en-scene? e a narração em ?voice-over?, de ambas as adaptações são analisados considerando sua importância para a elaboração da temática dos romances. A análise indica que enquanto a adaptação de Scorsese transpõe para a tela a textura social de sua fonte através de um ?mise-en-scene? detalhado e de uma enfática narradora em ?voice-over?, a adaptação de Madden insere um tom religioso e moralístico ao filme quando diverge do esquema narratológico de Wharton
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Invasive Plant-Soil Feedbacks and Ecosystem Resistance and Resilience: A Comparison of Three Vegetation Types in California
No full textABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATIONInvasive Plant-Soil Feedbacks and Ecosystem Resistance and Resilience: A Comparison of Three Vegetation Types in CaliforniaBy Sara Jo DickensDoctor of Philosophy, Graduate Program in Plant BiologyUniversity of California, Riverside, December 2010Dr Edith B. Allen, ChairpersonEcosystem processes are strongly dependant on plant-soil feedbacks. The invasion of exotic plant species can result in the introduction of novel traits capable of de-coupling native plant-soil feedbacks and leading to altered nutrient cycling and availability and microbial community composition. In general the degree to which an invading species will impact the system it invades is dependant on how much it differs from plant species native to that system. However, there are examples in which invasion of an exotic plant similar to natives has led to significant alterations of ecosystem processes. The objective of this work was to examine the impacts of a single suite of exotic annual plants invading three very different vegetation types in southern California, grasslands, coastal sage scrub and chaparral. I predicted that invasion of exotic annuals would have greater impacts on shrubland systems than grasslands due to the greater disparity in plant traits between the exotic annuals and the shrub species. Comparisons of invasion impacts, however must consider factors other than vegetation type such as soil parent material, pH and soil moisture as mechanisms by which a native system may be more or less resistant to changes associated with invasion and recover following native vegetation re-establishment. In order to examine vegetation type resistance to invasion and soil resilience of these systems, I analyzed soils for total carbon and nitrogen, extractable phosphorus and nitrogen, nitrogen mineralization, soil respiration and microbial community composition using phospholipid fatty acid analysis. Long and short-term restorations were sampled concurrently with the invaded and native vegetation types to assess resilience of soils. Regardless of vegetation type nitrate was reduced by invasion, seasonality of sampling was a greater driver of microbial community composition than invasion or restoration and abiotic factors proved to be important to microbial species composition and soil nutrient availability. Individual chemical pools and functional groups of microbes responded differently in each vegetation type. However, the degree to which invading species differed from natives did not predict the level to which invasion would impact the system
Tropical ginsberg: the resonance of Allen Ginsberg on the Tropicália
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-graduação em Letras/Inglês e Literatura Correspondente, Florianópolis, 2010Through a dialogical relation between poems and song lyrics, and the socio-political contexts which surrounded these texts, this research discusses the resonance that North American poet, Allen Ginsberg, had over the Brazilian musical movement, the Tropicália. The corpora are the poems "Howl" (1956), "America" (1956), "Supermarket in California" (1955), "Sunflower Sutra" (1955), "Song" (1954), and "Wild Orphan" (1952), written by Allen Ginsberg, and the songs "Batmacumba" (1968), composed by Caetano Veloso, and Gilberto Gil, "Baby" (1968), composed by Caetano Veloso, "Geléia Geral" (1968), composed by Gilberto Gil and Torquato Neto, "Alegria, Alegria" (1967), composed by Caetano Veloso, and "Domingo no Parque" (1967), composed by Gilberto Gil. The main theoretical and critical parameters of this research include: Mikhail Bakhtin and his reflections on intertextuality; James J. Farrell, who believes that the American counterculture began with the Beats; Claudio Willer, who stresses the importance of Allen Ginsberg to the Beat movement, as well as to the birth of the American counterculture; Christopher Dunn, who emphasizes the historical, social, and political relevance of the Tropicália; and Celso Favaretto, who discusses in depth the complexity of most of the Tropicália songs. Based on such parameters, this research suggests that the life and work of Allen Ginsberg had great resonance over the creation of the Tropicália.Através de uma relação dialógica entre poesia e letras de música e o contexto sócio-político que circundava tais textos, este estudo discute a ressonância que o poeta Norte Americano, Allen Ginsberg, teve sobre o movimento musical Brasileiro, a Tropicália. A corpora são os poemas "Howl" (1956), "America" (1956), "Supermarket in California" (1955), "Sunflower Sutra" (1955), "Song" (1954), e "Wild Orphan" (1952), escritos por Allen Ginsberg, e as músicas "Batmacumba" (1968), composta por Caetano Veloso, e Gilberto Gil, "Baby" (1968), composta por Caetano Veloso, "Geléia Geral" (1968), composta por Gilberto Gil e Torquato Neto, "Alegria, Alegria" (1967), composta por Caetano Veloso, e "Domingo no Parque" (1967), composta por Gilberto Gil. Os principais parâmetros teóricos e críticos desta pesquisa incluem: Mikhail Bakhtin e suas reflexões sobre intertextualidade; James J. Farrell, que acredita que a contracultura Americana começou com os Beats; também em Claudio Willer, que salienta a importância de Allen Ginsberg no movimento Beat e no nascimento da contracultura Americana; Christopher Dunn, que enfatiza a relevância histórica, social e política da Tropicália; e Celso Favaretto, que discute em profundidade a complexidade da grande maioria das músicas da Tropicália. Baseando-se em tais parâmetros identificados, esta dissertação sugere que a vida e obra de Allen Ginsberg tiveram grande ressonância sobre a criação da Tropicália
Radiocarbon and 13C measurements from Joshua Tree National Park, USA
No full textThese data include radiocarbon and 13C measurements made on surface soil and incubations from samples taken from the Pinto Basin N amendment experiments started by Edith B. Allen and collaborators in Joshua Tree National Park. The site and experiment description can be found in:
Allen, E. B., L. E. Rao, R. J. Steers, A. Bytnerowitcz, and M. E. Fenn. 2009. Impacts of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on vegetation and soils in Joshua Tree National Park. Pages 78–100 in R. H. Webb, L. F. Fenstermaker, J. S. Heaton, D. L. Hughson, E. V. McDonald, and D. M. Miller, editors. The Mojave Desert: Ecosystem processes and sustainability. University of Nevada Press, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Samples were taken and processed by Nicole M. Nowinski at the WM Keck Carbon Cycle AMS facility at UC Irvine.
An image of the site can be found at this web site:
https://www.nps.gov/articles/parkscience32_2_64-66_bell_allen_3838.htm
The associated ISRaD Template Information File provides the names and descriptions of all fields
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Ecological Assembly Rules and Soil Legacy Effects in the Restoration of an Invaded Plant Community
No full textUnderstanding the composition of ecological communities that arise from potential species pools has implications for community assembly and applications for restoration. Invasive species pose special challenges to restoration by contributing to ecosystem degradation as well as resisting restoration efforts. In the face of such challenges, understanding the complex of mechanisms working together to enable an invasive species to establish and spread may lead to better management strategies and greater restoration success. The overall objective of this dissertation is to understand mechanisms contributing to the success of a Mediterranean annual grass, Bromus diandrus, through the use of both field and greenhouse studies, and to use this understanding to inform restoration of invaded ecosystems. More specifically, I consider three potential mechanisms of invasion: 1) plant functional traits, 2) plant-soil feedback, and 3) soil legacy effects. The results of the studies of this dissertation demonstrate that multiple mechanisms of invasion promote Bromus diandrus success. First, functionally similar native plant communities did not demonstrate biotic resistance to B. diandrus invasion during restoration studies. Rather, earlier germination and larger seed mass of B. diandrus allows this invasive grass to establish even in the presence of morphologically similar native species with greater relative growth rates. Second, positive plant-soil feedback in B. diandrus attributed to the fine arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi contributes to its overall success. Lastly, strong soil legacies in abandoned agriculture also contribute to B. diandrus invasion and inhibit successful reestablishment of native plants. Root fungal pathogens found in abandoned agricultural fields result in decreased biomass of some native species as well as B. diandrus. A greater understanding of the mechanisms contributing to B diandrus invasion success suggests that restoration attempts should seed with functionally similar natives while manipulating germination cues and utilize facilitated microbial inoculations to reduce Bromus diandrus establishment. However, many mechanisms contribute to the overall success of this invasive species making it competitively superior, and eradication of B. diandrus on a large scale is unlikely
The construction of Karen Karnak: The multi-author-function
No full textThis thesis is situated within the comparatively recent developments of Web 2.0 and the emergence of interactive WikiMedia, and explores the mode of authorship within a Read/Write culture compared to that of a Read/Only tradition. The hypothesis of this study is that the role of the audience has become merged with the author, and as such, represents new functions and attributes, distinct from a more conventional concept of authorship, in which the roles of audience and author are more separate. Read/Write and participatory culture, as defined by this study, is focused on collaboration, and includes the influences of D.I.Y. culture, Open-Source practices and the production of text by multiple authors. Multi-authorship presents a re-thinking of several concepts which support the notion of the individual author, since the focus of multi-authorship is not on attribution and ownership of a finished text, but on the continued malleability of a text. Modes of multi-authorship, demonstrated in the use of the pseudonyms Alan Smithee and Karen Eliot, represent declarative authors whose names signify multiple origins, whilst concurrently indicating a distinct body of work. The function of these names form an important context to this study, since primary research involves the construction of an experimental mode of multi-authorship utilising WikiMedia technology and the interaction of thirty nine participants, who are invited to create a body of work under the collective pseudonym Karen Karnak. The data generated by this experiment is analysed using aspects of Michel Foucault's author-function to identify and determine power structures inherent in the WikiMedia context. The interplay of power structures, including concepts such as identity, ownership and the body of work, affect the resulting mode of authorship and contribute to the construction of Karen Karnak, suggesting further areas of research into the emerging multi-author
Willis Boyd Allen, 1855-1938
No full textWillis Boyd Allen, 1855-1938) author and editor, born in Kittery Point, Maine, and resident of Boston, Massachusetts. Son of Stillman B. Allen, first Kittery lawyer. His mother\u27s name was Edwards. Some of his books are in the Rice Public Library, given by Mrs. Miles Standish Watson of Newington, NH. He was the author of about 30 books and many articles for periodicals. Much of his writing was oriented toward children.https://digitalmaine.com/kittery_images/1363/thumbnail.jp
Willis Boyd Allen, 1855-1938
No full textWillis Boyd Allen, 1855-1938) author and editor, born in Kittery Point, Maine, and resident of Boston, Massachusetts. Son of Stillman B. Allen, first Kittery lawyer. His mother\u27s name was Edwards. Some of his books are in the Rice Public Library, given by Mrs. Miles Standish Watson of Newington, NH. He was the author of about 30 books and many articles for periodicals. Much of his writing was oriented toward children.https://digitalmaine.com/kittery_images/1363/thumbnail.jp
Pierrot's cradle song [music] /
No full textB. 2748 (Publisher number). For voice and piano.; Medium key (c-f) -- Cover.; Caption title.; Pl. no.: B. 2748.; Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-vn1695152; MUS: N, MUS/E90/57 ; NL, MUSM 142235
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