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D. Harkin
No full text"VX137133 Pte. D. Harkin 1 Section 7 Inf. Bn. 1942 - 1943".VX137133 Private D. Harkin. 1 Section, 7 Infantry Battalion. 1942 - 1943
A Note from Tom Harkin
No full textA note from congressman Tom Harkin congratulating the College of Veterinary Medicine on its centennial anniversary.</p
Interview with Roy E. Harkin
No full textRoy Harkin discusses his career at UNCW and in higher education. Dr. Harkin came to UNCW in January 1976. He served as department chair. When the department of education became the School of Education in 1979, he became its first Dean. During his time as Dean, the School hired many new faculty members and began offering graduate degrees. At the time of this, Dr. Harkin was a participant in the phased retirement program
Preliminary Canopy Removal Experiments in Algal Dominated Communities Low on the Shore and in the Shallow Subtidal on the Isle of Man
No full textThe algal dominated communities immediately above and below the low-water spring level on a moderately exposed Manx shore were investigated by canopy removal experiments. Fucus serratus, Laminaria digitata and L. hyperborea were removed. Competition was shown to be important in determining the zonation of L. digitata and the distribution along the wave exposure gradient of other species such as Alaria esculenta, Desmarestia aculeata and D. viridis, and L. saccharina. Many species of algal epiphytes were early colonizers of canopy removal areas suggesting that competition from canopy algae usually restricts them to an epiphytic habit. The results indicate that interactions between macrophytes are much more important than grazing in structuring these communities
Manifesto for Learning: Fundamental Principles
No full textWhat makes people learn effectively? What can we do to promote more effective learning?Innumerable researchers have studied these important and urgent questions, yet their findings tend to be fragmentary and disparate. Now Janet Collins, Joe Harkin and Melanie Nind provide the big picture. Drawing on research from all sectors of education the authors show that effective learning depends crucially on a few easily understood principles. These principles hold true regardless of the age or nature of the learner or the context in which the learner is working.Manifesto for Learning explains those principles and how to apply them, showing in the process how to make the vision of an effective learning society a reality.</p
An introduction to ophthalmic biomaterials and their role in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
No full textThis chapter presents a brief history of the development of ophthalmic biomaterials. Particularities in the development of ophthalmic biomaterials are discussed and some of their historic priorities within the general field of biomaterials are revealed or emphasized. The chapter then discusses the role and integration of ophthalmic biomaterials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications
Political reminiscences of the Right Honourable Sir Charles Tupper, bart...
No full textThis book is a political memoir of Sir Charles Tupper, a Nova Scotian politician who was a strong proponent of both Confederation and the railway. Tupper worked tirelessly towards the goal of making PEI, Newfoundland, and British Columbia a part of Canada through Confederation during his political career."In memoriam, William A. Harkin" : p. ix-xiv. -- "Appendix: Sir Charles Tupper's five-hour speech on the railway policy of the Mackenzie government" : p. 199-296.Includes bibliographical references and index
Reconstruction of the ocular surface using biomaterial templates
No full textThis chapter discusses the effect on vision of a large group of pathological conditions, known as ocular surface disorders (OSDs), and presents the therapeutic strategies to reconstruct the abnormal ocular surface. If left untreated, most of the OSDs will lead to partial or total loss of eyesight, especially when limbal stem cell deficiency is involved. An overview of\ud
various treatment strategies is presented, with the emphasis on the development of the ex vivo expansion of corneal limbal epithelial cells (presumed to be progenitor or stem cells) and the creation of transplantable epithelial constructs. The use of naturally derived biomaterials (collagen, fibrin, amnion, etc.) or synthetic polymers (polylactides, thermoresponsive\ud
polymers, etc.) as substrata in these constructs is critically analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the templates from silk proteins, which are being developed by the authors
Biomaterial templates for the culture and transplantation of retinal pigment epithelial cells: A critical review
No full textThe idea of retinal cell transplantation as a potential treatment for age-related retinal degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the Western world, has been around for a number of decades. To date, however, it has not been entirely successful; one of the main reasons for this is the lack of an ideal substratum for the retinal cells, specifically for the growth of retinal pigment epithelial cells prior to transplantation. This chapter reviews the reasoning behind this potential treatment, the development of animal transplantation models for human trials, the prerequisites of an ideal substratum, the past and current research on substratum materials, and the potential for future developments in this area
A school by any other name...is still a rock band?
No full textHow is your academic institution structured? If you work within a university, then no doubt you are familiar with the use of faculties or perhaps colleges. What about departments or schools? Whatever names or structures are employed, how would you describe the working relationship between academics and professional staff members?\ud
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As a research scientist and academic over the last twenty years, my appointments have almost always been made through academic departments or schools. In each case, the academic unit has been led by a senior academic manager, such as a chair or head, supported by a dedicated team of professional staff. More recently, however, I have had the opportunity of leading an academic discipline and the experience has led me to reflect more broadly about leadership styles and academic structures within the Australian higher education sector. The written record of this reflection was published last year in the Australian Universities Review (Harkin and Healy, 2013), but I’m pleased to be able to provide a brief synopsis here for the readership of Insights
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