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Robinson Crusoe
No full textDaniel Defoe (c. 1660-1731) was an English merchant, author, and political pamphleteer best known for the classic adventure novel Robinson Crusoe.Cover Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Chapter I-Start in Life -- Chapter II-Slavery and Escape -- Chapter III-Wrecked on a Desert Island -- Chapter IV-First Weeks on the Island -- Chapter V-Builds a House-The Journal -- Chapter VI-Ill and Conscience-Stricken -- Chapter VII-Agricultural Experience -- Chapter VIII-Surveys his Position -- Chapter IX-A Boat -- Chapter X-Tames Goats -- Chapter XI-Finds Print of Man's Foot on the Sand -- Chapter XII-A Cave Retreat -- Chapter XIII-Wreck of a Spanish Ship -- Chapter XIV-A Dream Realised -- Chapter XV-Friday's Education -- Chapter XVI-Rescue of Prisoners from Cannibals -- Chapter XVII-Visit of Mutineers -- Chapter XVIII-The Ship Recovered -- Chapter XIX-Return to England -- Chapter XX-Fight between Friday and a Bear -- Copyright PageDaniel Defoe (c. 1660-1731) was an English merchant, author, and political pamphleteer best known for the classic adventure novel Robinson Crusoe.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Mary C. Robinson Correspondence
No full textEntries include brief biographical information, a handwritten letter on personal stationery explaining that copies of her book are not for sale and circulate among her friends presented with a biography, and her hopes to gain the attention of author Laura E. Richardson whose daughter Robinson had met at Maine Teachers Conventions
Site distribution at the edge of the palaeolithic world: a nutritional niche approach
No full textThis paper presents data from the English Channel area of Britain and Northern France on the spatial distribution of Lower to early Middle Palaeolithic pre-MIS5 interglacial sites which are used to test the contention that the pattern of the richest sites is a real archaeological distribution and not of taphonomic origin. These sites show a marked concentration in the middle-lower reaches of river valleys with most being upstream of, but close to, estimated interglacial tidal limits. A plant and animal database derived from Middle-Late Pleistocene sites in the region is used to estimate the potentially edible foods and their distribution in the typically undulating landscape of the region. This is then converted into the potential availability of macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, fats) and selected micronutrients. The floodplain is shown to be the optimum location in the nutritional landscape (nutriscape). In addition to both absolute and seasonal macronutrient advantages the floodplains could have provided foods rich in key micronutrients, which are linked to better health, the maintenance of fertility and minimization of infant mortality. Such places may have been seen as ‘good (or healthy) places’ explaining the high number of artefacts accumulated by repeated visitation over long periods of time and possible occupation. The distribution of these sites reflects the richest aquatic and wetland successional habitats along valley floors. Such locations would have provided foods rich in a wide range of nutrients, importantly including those in short supply at these latitudes. When combined with other benefits, the high nutrient diversity made these locations the optimal niche in northwest European mixed temperate woodland environments. It is argued here that the use of these nutritionally advantageous locations as nodal or central points facilitated a healthy variant of the Palaeolithic diet which permitted habitation at the edge of these hominins’ rang
The Development and Use of an Internal Friction Technique for the Study of Radiation Damage
No full textTitle: The Development and Use of an Internal Friction Technique for the Study of Radiation Damage, Author: R. C. Robinson, Location: ThodeThe use of internal friction methods in the
study of radiation damage is briefly reviewed. The
development of an internal friction technique utilizing
a noncontacting optical transducer for detection of
flexural resonant vibrations in a cantilever beam is
described. An account of some preliminary experiments
is given, including examination of the Snoek peak and
the strain amplitude dependence of internal friction
in iron and niobium. Damping measurements were made
in the free-decay mode.ThesisMaster of Engineering (ME
Wilfred Edward Graham Salter: The Merits of a Classical Economic Education
No full textDuring his honours research on an index of industrial production at the University of Western Australia, Salter gained an understanding of the composite commodity theorem. The applied work on the index of industrial production provided him with the analytic foundations for his two famous contributions to economic theory, in capital theory and international trade theory. In his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Cambridge he agreed with Joan Robinson that it is impossible to measure the aggregate capital stock because the assumptions of the composite commodity theorem do not hold in a general equilibrium framework. But Salter was not bothered by the elusive nature of capital because he saw no need to measure the capital stock in the first place. He developed a vintage model of capital, in which technical progress occurs at the margin of the capital stock, when new investment goods are installed. In the dependent economy model Salter, however, accepted the aggregation of exportables and importables because in a small open economy the terms of trade are unaffected by domestic economic policy. Thus, Salter recognised that the capital stock is an invalid aggregate in a macroeconomic model, but internationally traded goods are a valid aggregate in the dependent economy model. His success as an economic theorist lies in the fact that he understood when to apply the composite commodity theorem as an analytic tool, and when to avoid it.
Entobdella pugetensis Robinson 1961
No full text<i>Entobdella pugetensis</i> Robinson, 1961 <p>(Fig. 26)</p> <p> There is a record by Beverley-Burton (1984) of this species on the skin of <i>Atheresthes stomias</i> (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (Pleuronectiformes: Pleuronectidae) but other records and the specimens examined in our study (Table 2) are from gills. Robinson’s (1961) account of this relatively small parasite (body length quoted: 1.9 – 4.34 mm) is based on 9 specimens. We found that tendons associated with the accessory sclerites attach to the anterior (proximal) end of the anterior hamulus (Fig. 26A). Subdivision of the anterolateral adhesive pads into 3 separate areas, an arrangement illustrated and described by Robinson (1961) and confirmed by us (Fig. 26A), provides a link with skin-parasitic <i>Entobdella</i> spp. However, 3 significant features set <i>E. pugetensis</i> aside from its skin-parasitic relatives. (1) The posterior (proximal) wall of the penis sac is exceptionally thick and probably muscular. This wall becomes progressively thinner distally until, about halfway along the penis sac, it dwindles to a relatively thin sheath for the penis (Fig. 26A). (2) The vagina is relatively short and straight, 8 in diameter. Close to the ventral surface it flares, creating a relatively conspicuous funnel-shaped opening with a diameter of about 15 (Fig. 26A). The vaginal opening lies posterior to the excretory pore and just posterior to the ootype. Hence it occupies a much more posterior location than in any of the other entobdelline species in our study. Proximally the vagina approaches the vitelline reservoir, where it narrows abruptly, but a connection with the vitelline reservoir was not detected. No circular fibres surrounded the vaginal opening when viewed with bright field or phase contrast microscopy. (3) Ventral haptor papillae are absent (Fig. 26A).</p> <p>Glands of Goto were observed in 1 specimen.</p>Published as part of <i>Kearn, Graham C., Whittington, Ian D. & Evans-Gowing, Richard, 2007, A revision of Entobdella Blainville in Lamarck, 1818, with special emphasis on the nominal (type) species " Entobdella hippoglossi (Müller, 1776) Blainville, 1818 " (Monogenea: Capsalidae: Entobdellinae) from teleost flatfishes, with descriptions of three new species and a new genus, pp. 1-54 in Zootaxa 1659</i> on page 2
Correspondence from C. B. Robinson to Vernon Jordan, December 29, 1966
No full textCorrespondence from C. B. Robinson to Vernon Jordan requesting fund for a voter registration drive. Enclosed is the proposal and a list of executive board of the Tennessee Voters Council and their addresses
Ewing Sarcoma in Older Adults: A Clinicopathologic Study of 50 Cases Occurring in Patients Aged ≥40 Years, With Emphasis on Histologic Mimics
No full textObjective. We explore the clinicopathologic features of Ewing sarcoma (ES) presenting in older adulthood. Methods. Cases of molecularly confirmed ES arising in patients aged ≥40 years were evaluated. Results. Fifty patients were identified (33 males/17 females; 41-86 years). The majority of tumors (41) arose at extraskeletal sites, while 9 were bone primaries. Twenty-eight cases showed nested architecture, while the remaining cases showed sheet-like growth. Tumor cytology was categorized as conventional (n = 39), crushed (n = 5), clear cell (n = 4), rhabdoid (n = 3), and epithelioid (n = 2). Fifty percent had necrosis, while rosettes were noted in 1 case. Immunostains performed ranged from 1 to 28 (median = 10). Follow-up (n = 43, 1-147 months) revealed 15 patients with metastasis. Conclusion. Although rare, ES should be considered in the differential diagnosis for round cell malignancies in older adult patients. In this cohort, ES is most often extraskeletal, and may show unusual morphologic features, closely simulating more common neoplasms in this age group
13 lessons from 13 years
No full textAs the dust settles on the Labour leadership race and the Labour opposition begins a new phase under Ed Miliband, Peter Robinson takes a hard look at what politicians of all colours might learn from the rollercoaster ride of the Blair-Brown years. Copyright (c) 2010 The Author. Public Policy Research (c) 2010 ippr.
Asexuality: Classification and characterization
No full textThis is a post-print version of the article. The official published version can be obtaineed at the link below.The term “asexual” has been defined in many different ways and asexuality has received very little research attention. In a small qualitative study (N = 4), individuals who self-identified as asexual were interviewed to help formulate hypotheses for a larger study. The second larger study was an online survey drawn from a convenience sample designed to better characterize asexuality and to test predictors of asexual identity. A convenience sample of 1,146 individuals (N = 41 self-identified asexual) completed online questionnaires assessing sexual history, sexual inhibition and excitation, sexual desire, and an open-response questionnaire concerning asexual identity. Asexuals reported significantly less desire for sex with a partner, lower sexual arousability, and lower sexual excitation but did not differ consistently from non-asexuals in their sexual inhibition scores or their desire to masturbate. Content analyses supported the idea that low sexual desire is the primary feature predicting asexual identity
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