196,229 research outputs found
Physical exercise and IADL limitations in Dutch older people
No full textThis dataset relates to a manuscript on associations between sports measures and limitations in IADL among older persons. These data are part of the Dutch ELANE (Elderly And their Neighbourhood) study. Within ELANE, associations were studied between area characteristics and physical activity, independent living, and quality of life among community-dwelling people aged 65 years and older, living in Spijkenisse, a middle-sized town in the Rotterdam area.
The related article is (see also relations): Etman A, Pierik FH, Kamphuis CB, Burdorf A, van Lenthe FJ. The role of high-intensity physical exercsie in the prevention of disability among community-dwelling older people. BMC Geriatrics, 2016 Nov 9;16(1):183
Eindrapportage
No full textThe supervision of foreign nationals that is currently in operation focuses upon tracing and removing illegal immigrants. Furthermore, it is possible to make a distinction between supervision in the Netherlands (combating unlawful residence) and the so-called mobile supervision of foreign nationals [mobiel toezicht vreemdelingen, mtv] (combating illegal immigration). The latter form of supervision will be carried out by the Royal Military Constabulary, for the purpose of which so-called MTV brigades were formed in 1994. These MTV brigades carry out targeted, random checks on the border with Germany and Belgium. The checks can be carried out on motorways, in (international) trains and on waterways. They can contribute towards combating (organised forms) of illegal immigration (the so-called repressive function) as well as towards preventing illegal immigration (the so-called preventative function). On the instructions of the Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) of the Ministry of Justice, ES&E (Eysink Smeets & Etman) carried out research during the first half of 2001 into the effectiveness of the mobile supervision of foreign nationals. On the basis of the results of this study, it must be concluded that there should be serious doubts with regard to the effective contribution made to the combating of illegal immigration by the mobile supervision of foreign nationals. This doubt relates both to the repressive function and the preventative function of the mobile supervision of foreign nationals.Het operationele vreemdelingentoezicht richt zich op het opsporen en verwijderen van illegale vreemdelingen. Daarbij kan onderscheid worden gemaakt tussen toezicht in het binnenland (bestrijding illegaal verblijf) en het zogenoemde mobiel toezicht vreemdelingen (mtv) (bestrijding illegale immigratie). Dit laatste toezicht wordt uitgevoerd door de KMar, waarvoor in 1994 zogenoemde MTV-brigades zijn geformeerd. Deze MTV-brigades voeren aan de grens met Duitsland en België gerichte, steekproefsgewijze controles uit. De controles kunnen worden uitgevoerd op autowegen, in (internationale) treinen en op vaarwegen. een bijdrage te leveren aan de bestrijding (van georganiseerde vormen) van illegale immigratie; de zogenoemde repressieve functie, en;een bijdrage te leveren aan het voorkomen van illegale immigratie; de zogenoemde preventieve functie. In opdracht van het Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Documentatie Centrum (WODC) van het Ministerie van Justitie heeft ES&E (Eysink Smeets & Etman) in de eerste helft van 2001 onderzoek verricht naar de effectiviteit van het mobiel toezicht vreemdelingen. Op basis van de resultaten van dit onderzoek moet worden geconcludeerd dat aan de effectieve bijdrage aan de bestrijding van illegale immigratie door het mobiel toezicht vreemdelingen sterk moet worden getwijfeld. Deze twijfel betreft zowel de repressieve functie als de preventieve functie van het mobiel toezicht vreemdelingen
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis 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.
No full text"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
No full textWe 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
No full textHosted 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
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing 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
Intern experience at CH���M Hill, Inc.: an internship report
No full textIncludes 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
Transition to turbulence in a qblique shock-wave/boundary-layer interaction at M=15
No full textDirect numerical simulations are carried out for different forcing techniques to trigger transition during the interaction between an oblique shock-wave and a laminar boundary-layer at M = 1.5. Three forcing methods are used: a) forcing of oblique unstable modes, whose shape and behaviour are determined by the local linear stability theory, b) broadband free-stream acoustic disturbances, and c) a cold plasma flow control device. While the oblique-mode breakdown is dominant for low-amplitude forcing, long streaky structures drive the transition process in a high-amplitude disturbance environment. LES are also performed on the experimental setup by the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) from Novosibirsk State University with cold plasma actuation. As well as the disturbance type, the effect of Reynolds number and forcing amplitude will be investigated
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