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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
Speech and language dysfunction in childhood epilepsy and epileptiform EEG activity
No full textIn severe childhood language disorder, concomitant dysfunction in other areas may be
present. There are indications that epileptiform EEG activity and epilepsy may influence speech and language development, but this relationship is poorly understood. The objective of this thesis was to investigate the relationship between speech and language disorder in children and other neurodevelopmental dysfunctions and, in particular, to study the influence of epilepsy and epileptiform activity on speech and language.
In the first study, the medical records of 28 children with persistent speech and language
disorder were reviewed in terms of speech and language development, psychological
assessments and medical history and co-occurrence with other dysfunction was analysed. The second and third studies investigated speech, language, auditory and cognitive functions in 20 children from a regional cohort of six-year-olds with epilepsy and normal intelligence. They were compared with 30 reference children without epilepsy. The individual patterns of dysfunction were analysed with respect to some epilepsy variables. In the fourth study, 19 individuals with sleep-activated epileptiform activity and language dysfunction in childhood were followed up with assessments for speech, language, auditory and cognitive functions and
EEG registrations. Their medical history and earlier assessments were reviewed. The results
of the follow-up assessments were analysed with respect to both the pattern of earlier
language development and some prognostic factors.
The first study revealed that a higher percentage of children with language disorder had epilepsy and epileptiform activity than children in the normal population and a complex
pattern of co-occurrence with other developmental dysfunctions was present. Diverse speech and language profiles and intellectual profiles were found. In the second and third studies, children with epilepsy but normal intelligence displayed an expressive language dysfunction. Language dysfunction was found in children with a variety of epileptic conditions, but it was worse in those with epileptiform activity in the left hemisphere. The fourth study revealed
diverse long-term outcomes for children with language dysfunction and epileptiform activity
and no obvious differences were found between those with slow language development and those with a deterioration in previously acquired language ability. The amount of epileptiform activity indicated a poorer outcome
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
Measuring Solar Radiation and Relevant Atmospheric Parameters
No full textAccurate measurements of the incoming irradiance are essential to solar power plant project design and implementation. Because irradiance measurements are relatively complex, and therefore expensive, compared to other meteorological measurements, they are available for only a limited number of locations. This holds true especially for direct normal irradiance (DNI). Developers utilize irradiance data for:
• Site resource analysis
• System design
• Plant operation.
Irradiance measurements are also essential for:
• Developing and testing models that use remote satellite sensing techniques or available surface meteorological observations
• Developing solar resource forecasting techniques.
This chapter focuses on the instrument selection, characterization, installation, design, and operations and maintenance (O&M), including calibration of measurement systems suitable for collecting irradiance resource measurements for renewable energy technology applications
Measurement and Model Uncertainty
No full textTo fully characterize measured or modeled solar resource data, the data set should beaccompanied by a statement of uncertainty that will help the analyst to correctly apply the information and will provide the necessary context for the reliability of each value. For example, a full characterization of uncertainty provides a basis to assess the predicted output of planned solar conversion systems and is thus a key factor when determining the bankability of the project. Uncertainty can be thought of as the confidence one has in the data. However, it is important to determine the uncertainty using a standard methodology that others also can use and will obtain identical results. The Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurements (GUM) (ISO 2008) is an example of how to determine the uncertainty in measurements. GUM has been formalized by several organizations, including the International Bureau of Weights and Measurements (French acronym: BIPM), and published by the International Standards Organization (ISO).
In this chapter, the uncertainties associated with the measured or modeled solar resource data are discussed along with the validation of physical or empirical models that use such data. Precise methods to measure and model the solar resource are difficult to develop because of the rapidly changing nature of solar irradiance. While instrumentation is improving, the measurement or modeling of incident irradiance can have large uncertainties, depending on circumstances. The GUM methodology for quantifying uncertainty in either measured (Section 6.1) or modeled values (Section 6.2) is discussed in what follows. Note that the uncertainty in modeled data is typically obtained by comparison with reference measurements, which is why this development comes first
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
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