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Cumulative Trauma Disorders: Their Recognition and Ergonomic Measures to avoid them
No full textCumulative Trauma Disorders (CTD) refers to a large category of disorders of the muscles, tendons, or nerves and are the summary results of microtrauma caused, precipitated, or aggravated by repeated exertion or movements of the body. They go by many names in the literature. They have become a matter of urgent ergonomic concerns for manufacturers, insurance companies, health care provides, and government agencies. Since CTD are usually caused by repeated and/or forceful exertions, often in the hand-arm-shoulder region. They predominantly occur to soft tissues, such as tendons and ligaments, and to nerves and blood vessels. They are commonly associated with certain occupational and leisure activities. Many CTD can be avoided by a set of fairly simple and straightforward ergonomic procedures. In this presentation, the author will share his views on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and treatment including the ergonomic measures to avoid CTD
Marriage record of Hall, Laurence and Singletary, Isabell M.
No full textMarriage license for Laurence Hall and Isabell M. Singletary. B.D. Baldwin was the officiant
How Hong Kong students learn using the study process questionnaire: Cross-cultural comparisons
No full textAnecdotal evidence abounds in Hong Kong to the effect that students entering tertiary education are predisposed to a “rote” learning approach. Until the research studies at City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic, there have been no systematic studies performed locally and as such in the absence of cross-cultural research, there is a tendency to rely on anecdotal statements about Hong Kong students’ approaches to learning. This study was designed to see if Hong Kong Chinese students predisposed to a surface or deep approach to learning react differently when moving progressively from one stage to the next stage in their undergraduate occupational therapy curriculum. This study adopted a longitudinal design method which followed a cohort of 80 undergraduate occupational therapy students over two years and measured their changes in their approaches to learning using the Biggs’ Study Process Questionnaire The internal consistency reliability estimates alpha for SPQ scales for samples of Hong Kong, Australian and British students was compared. The alpha estimates of this study varied from 0.56 to 0.75 which compares favourably with other studies reported in Hong Kong, Australia and U.K. The results of this study indicated that the Hong Kong Chinese students demonstrated a higher mean for the deep approach to learning (47.3 in Year 1 and 46.3 in Year 3) and a lower mean for the surface approach (42.7 in Year 1 and 42.4 in Year 3), similar to other Hong Kong studies from other tertiary institutions in Hong Kong and Australia. From the findings, it is reasonable to conclude that students change their approach according to the different demands imposed by their varied learning needs. Based on this belief, the author while ruling out the potential for misunderstandings about Asian students, draws attention to the cross-cultural differences in approaches to learning which highlights on the changing nature of tertiary classroom and the implications for teaching and learning, with the major shift in the characteristic of student population
DIOPTRA-L: Digital Opinions on Translated Literature
No full textA collection of reviews from Goodreads of various well-known fiction and non-fiction books, and their translations. The metadata has been enriched with computed and annotated values:
- the identifier of the review
- the title of the reviewed book
- the original language in which the book was published
- the edition to which the review refers
- the text of the review
- the language of the review (computed)
- the author of the review (username which cannot be related to a person)
- a computed estimate of the author gender (based on the username)
- the age category of a book's target audience (children / young adult / adult), annotated by experts
- the genre of the book, annotated by experts
- the star rating of the book (1 to 5)
- the tokenised text of the review
- whether or not the review mentions translation (0 for false,1 for true)
- how many tokens are in the review
- how many translation lemmas were found in the revie
A Decision Support Tool for the Valuation of Variations on Civil Engineering Projects
No full textThe valuation of variations has been recognised as a prime cause of conflict and dispute in construction management. Such disputes often concern the prices and/or rates to be applied to the varied works. Previous research has identified the subjectivity of the decision-maker in interpreting the valuation rules to be the major problem, particularly with regard to defining the work conditions and/or characteristics during a variation event. Findings of a survey, conducted to elicit the views and perceptions of experienced practitioners towards interpreting the valuation rules are presented. The development of a decision-making tool based on a robust framework for valuing variations in civil engineering projects is described. The tool was developed by analysing changes in various decision attributes. The result of the changes was then mapped to relevant sets developed using fuzzy-logic principles. Various operators were used to perform the fuzzy-aggregation operation. The modelling technique was demonstrated to be reliable in replicating the decision-making process performed by experienced practitioners. As such is considered a suitable aid for decision-making involved in valuing variations on civil engineering works. The results of the analysis reported here have suggested the fuzzy-logic as an appropriate tool to model human decision-making, particularly in valuing variations on civil engineering works. This is considered an essential progress of the current study in modelling human decision-making process, particularly since there are so many unknown aspects associated with such a process. The modelling technique successfully developed here is then used as the main algorithm for decision-making in the subsequently developed Knowledge Based System (KBS) which is intended to assist practitioners minimise conflict and dispute arising from the valuation of variations
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No full textGroup in costume posed on stage at Old Evans Hall--2nd and Houston
No full textGroup of actors and actresses in costumes posed on stage at Old Evans Hall located at 2nd and Houston in Fort Worth. Several actors and actresses are identified and several prominent families including Paddock, Stripling, Terrell Capps and Tarleton are represented
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1. J.W Spencer
3. Louis Robertson
5. Dr. Frank Boyd
8. Mr. E.H. Carter
9. Mrs. Will Rappo
12. B.B. Paddock
13. Judge B.D. Tarleton
14. Mrs. W.C. Stripling
15. W.C Stripling
18. Will Boma
Structure Population In Thioi-passivated Gold Nanoparticles
No full textChemically synthesized nanoparticles can be regarded as building blocks for more complex systems. Hence, the characterization of their attributes is a key step toward controlling and tuning the properties of new nanocomposite materials. We present a structural characterization of thiol-capped gold nanoparticles as a function of size (2-4 nm) by X-ray diffraction (XRD). In addition to the fee bulk structure, nanometric gold may present decahedral or icosahedral structures depending on particle size. To evaluate the structure evolution, we have applied Debye function analysis to the XRD profiles. The analysis reveals a high proportion of defective and complex structures in all samples, which may have become trapped by the growth conditions. Nevertheless, the fee structure is more prominent with increasing diameter, indicating that thermodynamics also plays an important role in the average structure of this system. The results underline the importance of performing careful structural characterization of chemically synthesized nanoparticles, in particular, in systems such as gold, where several distinct and stable structures are known to have little difference in energy. © 2000 American Chemical Society.104471101311018Alivisatos, A.P., Barbara, P.F., Castleman, A.W., Chang, J., Dixon, D.A., Klein, M.L., McLendon, G.L., Ratner, M.A., (1998) Adv. Mater., 10, p. 1297. , and references thereinPen, X., Wickham, J., Alivisatos, A.P., (1998) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 120, p. 5343Alvarez, M.M., Khoury, J.T., Schaaff, T.G., Stifanafigullin, M., Vezmar, L., Whetten, R.L., (1997) J. Phys. Chem. B., 707, p. 3706Sun, S.H., Murray, C.B., Weller, D., Folks, L., Moser, A., (2000) Science, 287, p. 1989Bucher, J.P., Douglas, D.C., Blomfield, L.A., (1991) Phys. Rev. Lett., 66, p. 3052Lisiecki, I., Filankembo, A., Sack-Kongehl, H., Weiss, K., Pileni, M.P., Urban, J., (2000) Phys. Rev. B, 61, p. 4968Peng, X., Manna, L., Yang, W., Wickham, J., Scher, E., Kadavanich, A., Alivisatos, A.P., (2000) Nature, 404, p. 59Ino, S., (1969) J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., 26, p. 1559Ino, S., (1969) J. Phys. Soc.'Jpn., 27, p. 941Flueli, M., (1989) Observation des Structures Anormales de Petites Particules d'Or et_d'Argent par Microscopic Eletronique AHaute Resolution et Diffraction d'Electrons par un Jet d'Agregats d'Argent, , These No 769, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, SwitzerlandMalm, J.-O., O'Keefe, M.A., (1997) Ullramicroscopy, 68, p. 13Brust, M., Walker, M., Bethell, D., Schiffrin, D.J., Whyman, R., (1994) J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., p. 801Brust, M., Bethell, D., Schiffrin, D.J., Kiely, C.J., (1995) Adv. Mater., 7, p. 795Zanchet, D., Tolentino, H., Martins Alves, M.C., Alves, O.L., Ugarte, D., (2000) Chem. Phys. Lett., 323, p. 167Cusatis, C., Franco, M.K., Kakuno, E., Giles, C., Morelhao, S., Mello, V., Mazzaro, I., (1998) J. Synchrotron Rad., 5, p. 491Marks, L.D., (1994) Rep. Prog. Phys., 57, p. 603Zanchet, D., Hall, B.D., Ugarte, D., (1999) Characterization of Nanophase Materials, , Wang, Z. L., Ed.VCH-Wiley: WeinheimHall, B.D., (2000) J. Appl. Phys., 87, p. 1666Hall, B.D., Flüeli, M., Monot, R., Borel, J.-P., (1989) Z Phys. D, 12, p. 97Hall, B.D., Flüeli, M., Monot, R., Borel, J.-P., (1991) Phys. Rev. B, 43, p. 3906Reinhard, D., Hall, B.D., Ugarte, D., Monot, R., (1997) Phys. Rev. B, 55, p. 7868Gnutzmann, V., Vogel, W., (1990) /. Phys. Chem., 94, p. 4991Vogel, W., Cunningham, D.A.H., Tanaka, K., Haruta, M., (1996) Catal. Lett., 40, p. 175Guinier, A., (1994) X-ray Diffraction in Crystals, Imperfect Crystals, and Amorphous Bodies, , Dover: New YorkHall, B.D., Zanchet, D., Ugarte, D.J., Appl. Crystallogr, , Accepted for publicationVogel, W., Bradley, J., Vollmer, O., Abraham, I., (1998) J. Phys. Chem. B, 102, p. 10853Van De Waal, B., (1996) Phys. Rev. Lett., 76, p. 1083Cleveland, C.L., Landman, U., Schaaff, T.G., Shafigullin, M.N., Stephens, P.W., Whetten, R.L., (1997) Phys. Rev. Lett., 79, p. 1873Sun, S., Murray, C.B., (1999) /. Appl. Phys., 85, p. 4325Dinega, D.P., Bawendi, M.G., (1999) Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 38, p. 1788Hosteller, M.J., Wingate, J.E., Zhong, C.J., Harris, J.E., Vachet, R.W., Clark, M.R., Londono, J.D., Murray, R.W., (1998) Langmuir, 14, p. 1
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