279 research outputs found
Colors 2006
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Gravitationally challenged, Bill Lovelady 1;
Ageless Woman, Janna Tomsheck 2;
Decisions, Rachel Culverwell 11;
Strange City, Loren Graham 12;
Next to the Pinky on the Left Hand Side, Kate Wilson 13;
Change, Randy E. Hussey 15;
The elder of the two gives advice, Bill Lovelady 16;
Sticky, Christy Marchetti 18;
Sorry, kid, Virginia Muszkiewiez 19;
Winter’s Eulogy of Autumn, Janna Tomsheck 26;
Spark, Thomas Godfrey 28;
Closing Night, David M. Gerke 29;
End of Days, Lacey Middlestead 30;
My father in Hell, Bill Lovelady 31;
A Merciful God, Thomas Godfrey 33;
Phoenix, Nathan Brehe 34;
Silence, Joshua Haines 35;
airborne insects, Kate Wilson 36;
Grocery Day, Claire Horton 38;
The Fall of Summer, Janna Tomsheck 49;
Regret, Kayla Corrigan 51;
Our Place, Randy E. Hussey 52;
The Other Man, Loren Graham 53;
Too many times, Jenna Kesler 54;
A Shadow’s Eyes, Ryan Pfeiffer 55;
Anonymous, B.K. 57;
Connection, Amanda Roccabruna 59;
A grandmother’s offer of help, Bill Lovelady 60;
Fix, Kate Wilson 61;
My Doll, Nadia, Christy Goll 63;
So Much Depends Upon... (A Four-Poem Tribute to William Carlos Williams), David Gerke 72
Minding the aesthetic: The place of the literary in education and research.
No full textThe article discusses the significance of aesthetic as a mode of cognition and means of social cohesion. It notes the relation of aesthetic knowledge with the perception or intuition, the emergence of such awareness into something durable and the response to the embodiment. It describes the evolution of aesthetic delight in the human species, the sense of sense of beauty arising on one's realization of the formal qualities of something, through the poem presented by the author on achievement
Mémoires et témoignages = Memories and Testimonies
No full textThis catalogue accompanies an exhibition by eleven artists of European heritage now living in Canada. Curator Lerner explores how the artists’origins and experiences of emigration – new values and belief systems, new languages and identities – transpire in their work. The author introduces the artists by relating events from their personal history to their practice. Text in French and English. List of works. Biographical notes. Bibliography 3 p
Financial Constraints in China: the conditioning effect of FDI and State-Owned corporate sector
No full textUsing a unique micro-level data set over the period 1998-2005 on Chinese firms, this paper presents empirical findings on the presence of credit constraints. Our findings are threefold. Firstly, private Chinese firms are credit constrained while state-owned firms and foreign-owned firms in China are not; Secondly, the geographical and sectoral presence of foreign capital alleviates credit constraints faced by private Chinese firms. Thirdly, geographical and sectoral presence of state firms aggravates financial constraints for private Chinese firms ("crowding out").Investment-cash flow sensitivity; China; Firm-level data; Foreign direct investment
From Divergence to Convergence: Re-evaluating the History Behind China's Economic Boom
No full textChina's long-term economic dynamics pose a formidable challenge to economic historians. The Qing Empire (1644-1911), the world's largest national economy prior to the 19th century, experienced a tripling of population during the 17th and 18th centuries with no signs of diminishing per capita income. In some regions, the standard of living may have matched levels recorded in advanced regions of Western Europe. However, with the Industrial Revolution a vast gap emerged between newly rich industrial nations and China's lagging economy. Only with an unprecedented growth spurt beginning in the late 1970s has the gap separating China from the global leaders been substantially diminished, and China regained its former standing among the world's largest economies. This essay develops an integrated framework for understanding this entire history, including both the long period of divergence and the more recent convergent trend. The analysis sets out to explain how deeply embedded political and economic institutions that had contributed to a long process of extensive growth subsequently prevented China from capturing the benefits associated with new technologies and information arising from the Industrial Revolution. During the 20th century, the gradual erosion of these historic constraints and of new obstacles created by socialist planning eventually opened the door to China's current boom. Our analysis links China's recent economic development to important elements of its past, while using the success of the last three decades to provide fresh perspectives on the critical obstacles undermining earlier modernization efforts, and their removal over the last century and a half.
From divergence to convergence : re-evaluating the history behind China's economic boom
No full textChina’s long-term economic dynamics pose a formidable challenge to economic historians. The Qing
Empire (1644-1911), the world’s largest national economy before 1800, experienced a tripling of
population during the 17th and 18th centuries with no signs of diminishing per capita income. While the
timing remains in dispute, a vast gap emerged between newly rich industrial nations and China’s lagging
economy in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. Only with an unprecedented growth spurt beginning
in the late 1970s did this great divergence separating China from the global leaders substantially
diminish, allowing China to regain its former standing among the world’s largest economies. This essay
develops an integrated framework for understanding that entire history, including both the divergence
and the recent convergent trend. We explain how deeply embedded political and economic institutions
that contributed to a long process of extensive growth before 1800 subsequently prevented China from
capturing the benefits associated with the Industrial Revolution. During the 20th century, the gradual
erosion of these historic constraints and of new obstacles erected by socialist planning eventually
opened the door to China’s current boom. Our analysis links China’s recent development to important
elements of its past, while using recent success to provide fresh perspectives on the critical obstacles
undermining earlier modernization efforts, and their eventual removal
A tradução da comédia teatral em The Importance of Being Earnest: tradução comentada e anotada
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão. Programa de Pós-graduação em Estudos da TraduçãoEsta dissertação consiste em uma discussão sobre a tradução teatral de textos de humor seguida da tradução comentada e anotada de The Importance of Being Earnest, de Oscar Wilde. No primeiro capítulo, são discutidas questões a respeito da tradução teatral, partindo-se do conceito de concretizações textuais de Patrice Pavis, como as noções de speakability e performance. No segundo capítulo, é feito um estudo sobre duas outras traduções da peça para o português brasileiro, analisando-se as escolhas feitas pelos tradutores bem como a evolução da tradução dessa peça ao longo da segunda metade do século vinte. O trabalho culmina com a discussão de questões pertinentes a minha tradução da peça, onde são tecidos os comentários pertinentes às escolhas ou mudanças realizadas na tradução apresentada: as questões dos nomes próprios, dos pronomes de tratamento e do humor. A nova tradução, que apresenta uma cena inédita ao público de língua portuguesa, e suas notas, encontra-se no apêndice deste trabalho. This dissertation consists of a discussion on theatrical translation of humoristic texts followed by a noted and commented translation of Oscar Wilde#s The Importance of Being Earnest. In the first chapter, questions related to theatrical translation are discussed starting from Patrice Pavis#s concepts of textual concretizations, such as the notions of speakability and performance. In the second chapter, there are analyses of two other translations of the play into Brazilian Portuguese focusing upon the translator#s choices as well as the evolution of the play#s translation through the second half of the twentieth century. This dissertation ends with a discussion on questions related to my translation of the play. In this final chapter, we can find commentaries concerning the choices and changes made in the translation presented, such as the question of the names of the characters, the personal pronouns, addresses and humour. The retranslation, which presents a new scene to Brazilian audiences, and the notes are in the appendix of this dissertation
Transport and deposition of spray droplets above and within a soybean canopy
No full textChemical application is the most effective and feasible method of pest control. However, the process of transport and deposition of spray droplets during application are not fully understood. Particularly, the effect of turbulence on spray transport and deposition is not clear.The goal of this research was to develop a spray transport and deposition model that considers the effect of turbulence above and within a plant canopy. A Random Walk model which includes droplet evaporation and high initial droplet velocity and entrained air flow was used for the transport and deposition model. Data on turbulent wind velocities in a soybean field and droplet characteristics from a XR8002 flat-fan nozzle were collected, analyzed and used as an input for the model. Also, a new Random Walk model was proposed which considers skewness of turbulent velocity in the z-direction. Data for verification of the model was collected in a soybean field using water sensitive cards and analyzed by a machine vision system.A simple Markov chain that includes Reynolds stress, displayed the best performance for mass conservation among the models that were tried. The developed model showed reasonable predictions for spray transport but deposition in top region of the canopy seemed to be overestimated.Turbulence of air flow within and above a soybean canopy were measured and modeled as simple linear equation. Also, the data shows the possibility of a transition height above the canopy where the existence of the canopy affects turbulence characteristics.Sensitivity analysis of the transport model indicated that 150 microns is a critical droplet diameter which balances droplet coverage and evaporation loss.Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:32:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Developing Self-Efficacy in Doctoral Students for Treating Patients with Hand Therapy
No full textIn the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, the process of fabricating orthotics, including prescribing, and modifying orthotics is documented in the Physical Therapy Guide to PT Practice as an intervention that physical therapists perform with patients. However, not all DPT students are educated on the process of fabricating orthoses or know which orthosis should be recommended for a specific diagnosis. Many patients who are diagnosed with a wrist or hand condition require an orthosis as part of the appropriate treatment. The problem addressed in this study is if DPT students do not typically learn about orthotics related to patient conditions and learn the fabrication process, they have decreased self-efficacy of treating patients with wrist and hand conditions. DPT students may have a higher self-efficacy of treating patients with hand and wrist conditions if they are educated on fabricating orthoses and know which orthosis to recommend for a diagnosis. Self-efficacy involves how an individual perceives themselves succeeding in a task. Working successfully in a challenging clinical environment is dependent on a physical therapist’s self-efficacy. The purpose of this quasi-experimental pretest posttest study was to explore the benefits of educating DPT students on upper extremity orthotics and fabricating upper extremity orthotics on the affect their self-efficacy of treating patients with wrist and hand dysfunction. The research helped to answer questions related to physical therapy students’ experience of an orthotics fabrication lab and the relationship, if any, of their self-efficacy of treating patients. Data was collected using a web-based survey including the adapted Physiotherapy Self Efficacy questionnaire and a question regarding future interest in hand therapy to evaluate if a relationship exists between self-efficacy and receiving training on upper extremity orthotic fabrication. Approximately 130 participants were recruited for the study. Recommendations for implementing orthotics training for DPT students were suggested based on results. Results from this study identify strong rationale to support orthodics training; including upper extremity orthotic fabrication and training, in DPT curricula. Future DPTs can be more prepared to treat a wrist and hand caseload and have successful treatment outcomes. Keywords: Physical therapy education, hand therapy, student engagement, orthosis patients, Bandura’s self-efficacy. DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/14-4-02 Publication date: May 30th 202
Financial constraints in China: firm-level evidence
No full textThis paper uses a unique micro-level data-set on Chinese firms to test for the existence of a "political-pecking order" in the allocation of credit. Our findings are threefold. Firstly, private Chinese firms are credit constrained while State-owned firms and foreign-owned firms in China are not; Secondly, the geographical and sectoral presence of foreign capital alleviates credit constraints faced by private Chinese firms. Thirdly, geographical and sectoral presence of state firms aggravates financial constraints for private Chinese firms (“crowding out”). Therefore it seems that ongoing restructuring of the state-owned sector and further liberalization of foreign capital inflows in China can help to circumvent financial constraints and can boost the investment of private firms.Investment-cashflow sensitivity, China, firm level data, foreign direct investment
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