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Sir Arthur Tange, Australian High Commissioner in India, receiving holy parshad in Golden Temple, Amritsar [picture] /
No full textPart of collection: Collection of photographs of Arthur Tange, family, friends and politicians, 1915-1977.; This photograph is in private ownership.; "Mr. Arthur Tange, Australian High Commissioner in India receiving holy parshad in Golden Temple, Amritsar"--Label attached to verso. "Photo artist, Gurdial Singh & Co., Baba Atal, Amritsar"--Photographer's stamp.; Electronic reproduction. Canberra : National Library of Australia, 2002. 1 digital photograph : b&w Mode of access: World Wide Web
Prof. Gurdial Sharma instructs a student using a mass spectrometer at William Paterson University
No full textProf. Gurdial Sharma (right) instructs a student using a mass spectrometer at William Paterson University. Undated. Date range is approximate
Studies on the preparation of cryolite by fluoboric acid process
No full textCalcium fluoride, boric acid and sulphuric acid react in an aqueous medium with the formation of fluoboric acid. The reaction goes practically to completion when pure materials are used. Fluoboric acid thus formed can be utilized for the formation of cryolite and other fluorides. A cyclic process for the production of cryolite from metallurgical grade fluorspar, sulphuric acid and boric acid has been studied in this paper. The immediate product, fluoboric acid, which is formed is reacted with hydrated alumina and sodium carbonate to form cryolite while boric acid is regenerated. The spent liquor containing boric acid is cycled a number of times to get more fluoboric acid and thence cryolite. (Mr. Gurdial Singh, Scientist and Dr. B.C. Kar, Scientist, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur
The implementation of International Forestry Principles in Malaysia: A critical study / Harjinder Kaur Gurdial Singh
Get PDFMalaysia, a tropical country with a total area of approximately 32.9 million hectares, is very fortunate to be well endowed with a relatively large tract of rich
and diverse tropical rainforests which is acknowledged to be amongst the most complex ecosystem in the world. The total forested area in Malaysia as at the end of 2002 was estimated at 62% of the total area
The position of the unrepresented accused in the subordinate courts in Malaysia / Gurdial Singh Nijar
Get PDFThis is a formulative or exploratory study
which examines the relative position of the represented
and the unrepresented accused persons before the
subordinate courts in Malaysia. The aim of this study
is primarily to ascertain whether the unrepresented
accused is disadvantaged when compared with his
represented counterpart and, if so, to what extent.
The premise on which this study proceeds is that if
reasons extraneous to the guilt - determining process
affect the proper outcome of a case, then a proper
functioning of the rule of law in the criminal area is
in question. The State is then obliged to correct this,
and at the very least minimise the impact of these
factors, if the adversary trial system is to be preserved.
Many countries, no less Malaysia, accept that an
unrepresented accused is disadvantaged and have instituted
schemes to provide counsel to an indigent accused.
Financial limitations, however, have resulted in schemes
of a limited nature. In Malaysia Legal aid in the
criminal area is confined to the provision of counsel
to advance mitigation pleas on behalf of an accused
person after he has been found guilty. This study then
also traces the impact of counsel at every stage of the trial process viz., plea, trial and sentence, to
ascertain whether scarce resources are being rationally
applied.
The choice of the subordinate courts as the
focus of this study is justified on three grounds,
namely, first, the bulk of the criminal cases are heard
by these courts, and especially the Magistrates Courts,
secondly, the subordinate court cases, in particular
those from the Magistrates Courts affect a far greater
number of people and thirdly, the greatest number of
convictions are recorded in the subordinate courts, and
in particular the Magistrates Courts. Further, although
the High Court hears the most serious cases, the
subordinate courts, nonetheless, also try cases with
potentially serious consequences.
Datq in respect of four Magistrates Courts
and three Sessions Courts over a two year period
(1972 - 1973) were collected and analysed primarily
from court records, supplemented by interviews of
accused persons and observations in the courts. The
main study was in respect of all criminal cases registered
between January to July 1973 at the Magistrate's Court,
Kuala Lumpur (Total sample: 309). To obtain a
representative result the courts chosen were located in urban, semi-urban and semi-rural areas. The study
examines, first, the level of representation at each
stage of the trial process namely, plea, trial and
sentence, and relates the representation both to the
seriousness of the offence (in terms of the penalty
imposable), and the nature of the charge. An assessment
is also made as to whether the location of the court
affects representation level. Some tenative reasons
for the high level of unrepresentation recorded are
proferred. Legal representation in relation to the
plea recorded is also examined. Data are also analysed
to ascertain whether the retention of counsel results
in a change of pleas, especially from guilty to not
guilty. The relationship between representation and
findings in cases where the accused persons plead not
guilty and proceed to trial of their case is also traced.
The study also examines the impact of representation on
final stage of the trial process, namely the imposition
of the sentence. Some of the variables which affect
outcome are identified and are controlled to make more
reliable inferences possible. A special evaluation is
made of the role of counsel for mitigation purposes.
The actual position of the accused person in court is
also examined. The lay-out of the court, court procedures
and mannerisms are evaluated to ascertain whether they
create problems for the unrepresented accused in
I articulating his case. Finally the study describes
the various legal aid systems which have evolved to
provide counsel to an indigent accused. The relative
merits of these models are traced and the main features
of a model delivery system are attempted. A brief account
of novel funding sources for this model delivery system
is also presented.
Where appropriate results of similar studies
carried out elsewhere, for example, Australia, U.S.A.,
and England are set out for comparative purposes.
Recourse is also made to reports of committees in
these countries looking into the question of the
provision of legal services to indigent accused persons
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Investigating learner autonomy through strategy training in the ESL classroom / Gurnam Kaur Gurdial Singh
Get PDFVariations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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