666 research outputs found
Comber, A H, 402730
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/378265Surname: COMBER
Given Name(s) or Initials: A H
Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 402730
Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 43263192078
Item: [2016.0049.10559] "Comber, A H, 402730
Geographic profiling in Nazi Berlin: fact and fiction
No full textGeographic profiling uses the locations of connected crime sites to make inferences about the probable location of the offender’s ‘anchor point’ (usually a home, but sometimes a workplace). We show how the basic ideas of the method were used in a Gestapo investigation that formed the basis of a classic German novel about domestic resistance to the Nazis during the Second World War. We use modern techniques to re-analyse this case, and show that these successfully locate the Berlin home address of Otto and Elise Hampel, who had distributed hundreds of anti-Nazi postcards, after analysing just 34 of the 214 incidents that took place before their arrest. Our study provides the first empirical evidence to support the suggestion that analysis of minor terrorism-related acts such as graffiti and theft could be used to help locate terrorist bases before more serious incidents occur
Mechanical and Comfort Properties of Hydroentangled Nonwovens from Comber Noil
No full textCotton fibre is one of the most important commodity fibre and is widely employed in apparels. At present, the share of natural fibres in production of nonwoven fabrics is low and employed in opt applications. The cotton fibre is conventionally converted into woven and knitted fabrics by short staple spinning methods. The comber noil is short fibre waste during production of combed cotton yarns. The aims of the current study were to employ comber noil for preparation of hydroentangled cotton nonwovens at varying water jet pressures and conveyor speeds. The effect of these parameters is studied with respect to mechanical and comfort properties of prepared fabrics. The results showed that these variables can help to manufacture fibrous assemblies with engineered properties according to required application area
Effect of process parameters at comber on yam and fabric properties
No full text196-199The effect of different process parameters
at comber on yarn and fabric properties for the same noil% has been studied. It
is observed that there exists a best combination of process parameters at
comber for every noil % based on the length and length distribution of fibre. While
selecting these process parameter, it is necessary to study the classimat
faults as well as fabric appearance instead of only yarn imperfections and tenacity.
The increase in top comb penetration beyond a certain level increases the classimat
faults in the categories H and I due to the disturbance of combed fringe by the
top comb, though there is a reduction in the imperfections and classimat faults
due to raw material
Critical literacy across continents
No full textThe understanding that the number of trees and parks in a neighbourhood is a significant marker of social class is not an astonishing discovery, except perhaps when it is made by children in Grades 2/3 (Comber et al., 2001). In 1996, Marg Wells’ seven- and eight-year-old students, walking through Ferryden Park, South Australia, 10,082 kilometres from Johannesburg as the crow flies (6265 miles, 5444 nautical miles) (http://www.indo.com/cgibin/dist?place), were counting trees in their neighbourhood, assessing their condition and plotting them on maps. Their tree research project started as part of a ‘literacy and social power curriculum unit, in which the children were asked to identify aspects of their ‘school, neighbourhood and world’ that they were concerned about and imagine how they might be changed for the better. The focus on neighbourhood grew out of Wells’ realisation that the urban renewal project was likely to directly impact on the children and their families, both by improving the physical conditions in the local neighbourhood, but also, by demolishing many of the old housing trust dwellings in which they lived, ultimately forcing relocations for a significant proportion of that neighbourhood. Wells made the neighbourhood the object of study to demonstrate to children how they might positively engage in aspects of the change process and benefit from it, whilst always being aware that there were some aspects well beyond the control of the local community. These seven- and eight-year-old children had numerous concerns about their local area as they currently experienced it – such as robberies, noise, rubbish and the lack of healthy trees. Wells encouraged the children to select a concern they would like to research further where perhaps they could make a positive difference. Their priority was trees. They wanted to know why some streets, houses and suburbs had more trees than others. With Wells’ help, they collected data to make a case to the local council and the redevelopment authority, Westwood, for the greening of their neighbourhood. The economically depressed area where Wells teaches is known as The Parks. The suburbs are called Angle Park, Mansfield Park, Ferryden Park as well as Ridley Grove and Challa Gardens – a ‘grim joke’ because ‘The Parks is a bleak grid of bleached fibro and brick bungalows’ where public housing came to be seen as ‘housing for the poor’ (Comber et al., 2002: 1)
A case of intention deficit disorder? ICT policy, disadvantaged schools, and leaders
No full textSince the mid-1990s, government policies in the USA, Canada, England, and Australia have promoted the need to produce an ICT skilled workforce in order to ensure national competitiveness in globalised economic conditions. In this article, we examine the ways in which these policy intentions in 1 state in Australia were translated into a techno-determinist and technocentric plan which focused primarily on getting wired up and connected. We summarise the findings from 2 projects: an investigation of a state-wide principals' professional development programme and an action research study investigating literacy, educational disadvantage, and information technologies. We found significant differences in the distribution of the physical and human capabilities between schools which made the task of engaging with ICT harder for some than others. Nevertheless, we suggest that some school leaders did develop innovative practice. We suggest that policy deficits made it difficult for school leaders to grapple with the dimensions of and debates about the kinds of educational changes that schools and school systems should be making. © 2006 Taylor & Francis
Age, growth, reproduction and feeding habits of brown comber, Serranus hepatus (L., 1758) in eastern Aegean Sea
No full textAge, growth, reproduction and feeding habits of brown comber in the eastern Aegean Sea were analysed. Total length and weight of population varied between 6.50-11.70 cm and 3.53-25.80 g respectively. Age was determined by otolith readings and maximum age was observed as 4 years. Including both sexes von Bertalanffy growth equation parameters were expressed as L?= 12.50 cm, k= 0.54 yr-1, t0= -1.08. Monthly values of the gonadosomatic index indicated that reproduction starts in March and lasts during July, with a maximum in May. Stomach contents were mainly Crustacea (%IRI= 97.51) and Pisces (%IRI= 2.49). © Biharean Biologist, Oradea, Romania, 2012
Hemingway, C.A. (2014). Corporate social entrepreneurship: integrity within. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press [book review]
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