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Is a Manuscript a Mirror? Reading Jewish History in Jewish Art
No full text2018 Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Lecture in Judaic Studies. [Speaker] Marc Michael Epstein, PhD. Professor of Religion and Visual Culture, Vassar College.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/bennettcenter-posters/1348/thumbnail.jp
Interview with Paul S. Epstein
No full textMemoirs recorded by Paul Sophus Epstein (1883-1966) with his wife, Alice Epstein, late in 1965 and possibly into early 1966. He describes his undergraduate and graduate study in physics at Moscow University, 1901-1909, under P. N. Lebedev, and his move to Munich in early 1910 to begin his doctoral study under A. Sommerfeld. He remembers his professors in Russia: N. V. Bugaev, N. A. Umov, B. Mlodziowski, N. E. Zhukovsky, A. P. Sokolov; his Russian student colleagues T. P. Kravets, A. K. Timiryazev, P. P. Lazarev, and V. K. Arkadiev. He acknowledges P. Ehrenfest's influence in the move to Munich and the change from experimental to theoretical physics, and he recounts aspects of Ehrenfest's early career. Educational practices and social conditions of the turn of the century and early decades of the twentieth century in both Russia and Germany are discussed in detail, including the situation of European Jews and anti-Semitic laws and attitudes. Sommerfeld's scientific background and connections in Königsberg, Göttingen and Aachen are described: mathematicians D. Hilbert, F. Klein, H. Minkowski; the philosopher E. Husserl. Epstein remembers his German professors: C. L. F. Lindemann (mathematics), P. H. von Groth (crystallography), W. C. Röntgen (physics); his Munich student colleagues P. Debye, M. von Laue, A. F. Ioffe, P. P. Koch, P. P. Ewald, and A. Rosenthal; and he recollects important intellectual exchanges at Munich Stammtische. Epstein notes his involvement with avant-garde Munich artists from the Blaue Reiter circle, including P. Klee, W. Kandinsky, F. Marc, and A. von Jawlensky. World War I delays the completion of his studies and creates financial hardship. He recounts leaving Munich for Zurich (1919), where he meets A. Einstein; his Habilitation thesis on the application of the Stark effect to optics creates a stir. He subsequently moves to Leiden to assist Ehrenfest and H. Lorentz (1921). During these years, Epstein marries and divorces Mina (Maria) and develops interest in psychoanalysis; he meets Freud in Switzerland ca. 1920. Epstein meets R. A. Millikan in Leiden, decides to take teaching position at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He describes his early period at Caltech and colleagues there (1920s). Epstein ends with an account of Röntgen's career, especially his discovery of X rays; discusses Röntgen's relations with Sommerfeld in Munich
MARC 21 para recursos contínuos
No full textTranslation and adaptation of the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, and MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data, Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress, USA, by Angela Salles. Rio de Janeiro, 2010. 2 v. V.1 MARC 21 format for bibliographic data (updated until October 2010). V.2 MARC 21 format for data collection (Holdings) (updated until October 2008)
MARC 21 para recursos contínuos.
No full textTradução e adaptação de MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data e MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data, da Network Development and MARC Standards Office, da Library of Congress, USA, por Angela Salles
Combinations and synonymies in new world Limacodidae, Megalopygidae, Lasiocampidae and Arctiidae (Lepidoptera)
No full textSix generic and 65 specific names are synonymized, 26 species are transferred to other genera, 30 removed from synonymy or from subspecific status. Blazia Schaus is transferred from Lymantriidae to Limacodidae, Laruma Walker and Renada Walker from Limacodidae to Lasiocampidae and Arctiidae, respectively. Renada is a junior synonym of Paracles Walker. Several previously unrecognized Brazilian taxa described by Walker, for which types are lost, have been identified
Performance measurement and management control measuring and rewarding performance
No full textPreface / Marc J. Epstein, Jean-François Manzoni -- Aligning, measuring, and rewarding performance in complex organizations / Marc J. Epstein -- On the folly of hoping for A, simply because you are trying to pay for A / Jean-François Manzoni -- Performance measurement and management control systems : current research and ideas going forward / Antonio Davila -- Early performance ratings and personality measures in career advancement / Mark A. Mishken, Krisztina Juhasz -- Tying vs. not-tying post-completion reviews to extrinsic rewards / Stefan Linder -- Objective rewarding, managerial motivation and organizational commitment : the intervening role of justice / Frank G.H. Hartmann, Sergeja Slapnicar -- Empirical evidence on the (perceived) value of information for performance measurement purposes in an ERPS environment / Xavier Gabriëls, Ann Jorissen -- The missing link between information and action : hastenings and delays as universal reactions to performance feedback / Tom De Schryver, Rob Eisinga, Christine Teelken, Erik Poutsma -- The lifetime value scorecard : from e-metrics to internet customer value / M. Bonacchi, M. Ferrari, M. Pellegrini -- Examining the construct validity of the balanced scorecard using the multitrait-multimethod matrix / Emilio Boulianne -- Assessing privatized airport performance from stakeholder viewpoints : a study of Sydney Airport / Dorothea Zakrzewski -- Causality in a performance measurement model : a case study in a Brazilian power distribution company / André Carlos Busanelli de Aquino, Ricardo Lopes Cardoso, Marcelo Sanches Pagliarussi, Valéria Lobo Archete Boya -- Performance measurement and executive compensation : practices of high-performance companies / Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Mark L. Frigo -- Private performance information in CEO incentive compensation / Eduardo SchiehllIn 2001, we gathered a group of researchers in Nice, France to focus discussion on performance measurement and management control. Following the success of that conference, we held subsequent conferences in 2003, 2005, and 2007. This volume contains some of the exemplary papers that were presented at the most recent conference. The conference has grown in number of participants, quality of presentations, and reputation and this year attracted leading researchers in the field from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa.Though the conference has been generally focused on performance measurement and management control and has included presentations on many facets of the topic, each year we have also focused on a particular theme of current interest. This year's theme was directed at measuring and rewarding performance. This includes evaluating and rewarding the performance of organizations, units, teams, and individuals. It includes empirical, analytical and experimental research.In addition to the three plenary sessions, this volume also includes some of the other excellent papers presented at the conference. The contents of this book represent a collection of leading research in management control and performance measurement and provide a significant contribution to the growing literature in the area. This collection of papers also covers a representative set of topics, research settings, and research methods. We are hopeful that this book will continue the search for additional understanding and development in performance measurement and management control, and provide guidance for both academic researchers and managers as they work toward improving organization
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New perspectives on the shared cataloging environment and a MARC 21 shopping list
No full textThis paper surveys the cataloging literature to collect problems that have been identified with the MARC 21 format. The problems are sorted into (1) problems that are not the fault of MARC 21; (2) problem that perhaps are not problem at all; (3) problems that are connected with the current shared cataloging environment; and 4) other problems with MARC 21 and vendor implementation Of it. The author makes recommendations to deal with the true MARC 21 problems that remain after this analysis
Should rolling forecasts replace budgets in uncertain environments?
No full textBudgeting process has been largely criticized in the recent accounting literature. The responsiveness of budgets to fast-moving environments is now questioned. The purpose of this paper is to address this issue by suggesting that companies use Rolling Forecasts as an interactive and flexible tool to cope with turbulence.
We designed a web-based survey directed to Spanish companies operating in an uncertain environment. Statistical results of the survey reveal that more than 60% of the respondents consider that changes in the environment makes it very difficult to establish accurate budgets. Respondents also mentioned that with the economic down cycle the establishment of reliable financial forecasts is requiring a great effort. At the same time, qualitative interviews have been conducted with companies already using Rolling Forecasts to test and further develop the use of this interactive tool.
We found that the Rolling Forecasts are considered to be a dynamic strategic planning tool, very useful for cash management and day to day decision-making process, but that they cannot replace budget for evaluation and motivation purposes.
The study has its limitations as the findings rely on a small number of survey respondents and interviewed organizations. Nevertheless the results have been compared, when possible, to those of similar surveys in order to validate them.
The article supplies actualized information about budgeting practices in a turbulent environment and more specifically in the Spanish context.Depto. de Administración Financiera y ContabilidadFac. de Ciencias Económicas y EmpresarialesTRUEpu
Storylines of family medicine IV: perspectives on practice-lenses of appreciation
No full textStorylines of Family Medicine is a 12-part series of thematically linked mini-essays with accompanying illustrations that explore the many dimensions of family medicine, as interpreted by individual family physicians and medical educators in the USA and elsewhere around the world. In 'IV: perspectives on practice-lenses of appreciation', authors address the following themes: 'Relational connections in the doctor-patient partnership', 'Feminism and family medicine', 'Positive family medicine', 'Mindful practice', 'The new, old ethics of family medicine', 'Public health, prevention and populations', 'Information mastery in family medicine' and 'Clinical courage.' May readers nurture their curiosity through these essays.William B Ventres, Leslie A Stone, Radeeb Akhtar, Jeffrey M Ring, Lucy M Candib, Erick Messias, Ronald M Epstein, Marc Tunzi, Amy L Lee, Christopher P Morley, Carina M Brown, David Slawson, Jill Konkin, David G Campbell, Ian Couper, Susan Williams, Robert Brooks, Lucie Walter
«Que M. Palissot apprenne l'allemand ! » Diffusion et traduction des lettres allemandes dans la Bibliothèque des sciences et des beaux-arts
No full textMarc Béghin : "Mr Palissot should learn German !" The diffusion and
translation of german literature in the bibliothèque des sciences et des beaux-arts.
This article surveys the diffusion, and in particular the translation of German literature in the Bibliothèque des sciences et des beaux-arts (1754-1778), the organ of Protestant refugees at the Hague. In addition to practical reflections (re-evaluation of the status of translation, advice to translators to have the author check their work, etc.), we find elements of a theory, mainly in a review of the third volume of d' Alembert's Mélanges de littérature, d'histoire et de philosophie. The debate concentrates on the dual requirement of faithfulness and elegance. The journal is imprisoned in a metaphorical approach, which renders it incoherent, and it often appears surprisingly ambivalent, thus revealing the theory's uncertain status. A comparison of this theory with the journal's own practice shows a growing modern awareness that the conflict between the spirit and the letter cannot be exactly seen as a dilemma or an alternative.Béghin Marc. «Que M. Palissot apprenne l'allemand ! » Diffusion et traduction des lettres allemandes dans la Bibliothèque des sciences et des beaux-arts. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°30, 1998. La recherche aujourd'hui, sous la direction de Michel Delon. pp. 473-488
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