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Report to the Interim Committee on Education
No full textTitle from PDF cover (viewed on August 2, 2018).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Achieving positive youth outcomes for safer and healthier communities : a shared vision for Connecticut's juvenile justice system : Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee 3- year strategic plan, 2019-2020
No full text1 online resource (45 pages) : color illustrations"Adopted by the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee on December 20, 2018, The Tow Youth Justice Institute."; "This report is produced by the Tow Youth Justice Institute in partnership with the State of Connecticut Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee. The Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee (JJPOC) was created in 2014 by Public Act 14-217"--Page 2; "January 17, 2019"--Page 2; Includes bibliographical reference
Cycling on the Verge? Exploring the Place of Utility Cycling in Contemporary New Zealand Transport Policy
No full textEfforts to increase cycling as a mode of transport (utility cycling) occur at central, regional and local levels of government through a range of supportive strategies, research, and guidelines. Despite these efforts, utility cycling levels in New Zealand have remained persistently low. This thesis examines the apparent disparity between policy intent and policy result, using a discourse analytical approach. It examines how cycling is positioned in contemporary New Zealand transport policy documents, and explores whose priorities are shaping transport policy with what implications for utility cycling.
This study uses a critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach to analyse the land transport documents from across the institutions of government. The CDA approach, grounded in the work of van Dijk and Fairclough, draws on ideas from the interpretive tradition of discourse analysis, inspired by Foucault’s concepts of knowledge and power. This approach reveals the position of utility cycling by exposing the framing, dominant discourses, and discursive strategies that privilege certain transport objectives and activities over others.
The findings show transport is promoted almost exclusively by central government as an activity to facilitate economic growth and efficiency, despite its potential (and actual) impacts on health and well-being, social justice, and environmental sustainability. The discursive practices of the government privilege private motor vehicle use, helping to both legitimate and maintain that privilege at all levels of government, while positioning utility cycling as a marginalised mode of transport.
This thesis contributes to scholarship on utility cycling and land transport policy in New Zealand by identifying how the discursive strategies of government control the position of utility cycling in New Zealand. This study underscores the need for a central government-led, long-term strategic vision for a genuinely integrated, multi-modal transport system, in order for the benefits of utility cycling to be fully maximised
ASSESSING EVENT LOGISTICS OF THE SPRING 2018 ETHICS & INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM
No full textabstract: At Arizona State University (ASU), there is a perceived lack of interdisciplinary symposiums for student presenters and a lack of understanding about the university's "#1 in Innovation" title awarded by U.S. News & World report. In addition, ASU focuses on advertising innovation in a few select fields, such as astronomy and space exploration. To address these issues, a team of Lincoln Undergraduate Scholars planned an Ethics & Innovation Symposium with the theme of "Defining Our Future" for April 11, 2018. I chose to conduct a post-event analysis of logistics, successes, and failures. This additional evaluation was meant to serve as a measure of the symposium's sustainability for future years. This thesis addresses the methods of event planning (incl. marketing, gathering student presenters, catering, room reservation), results, and analysis of outcomes specifically for the Ethics & Innovation Symposium. Overall, the thesis document will benefit anyone interested in planning some event at the university level. Additional reference documents are included in this report to provide help with creating a general checklist, developing marketing deliverables, and contacting university departments/organizations
Oregon Maternal Mortality and Morbity Review Committee biennial report
No full textMaternal and Child Health Section of the Center for Prevention & Health Promotion within the Public Health Division of the Oregon Health Authority.Began with [2020]."In accordance with Oregon House Bill 4133, Chapter 63, 2018 Oregon Laws Section 1. (17)(a), the Oregon Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (MMRC) presents this first biennial report to the Interim Committees of the Legislative Assembly related to Health Care"--Executive summary, [2020] report.Contributors: Maternal Mortality Review Team of the Maternal and Child Health Section; Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee; the multiple facilities and agencies that contributed to the formation and operation of the Oregon Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
CDC 2018
No full textOn behalf of the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS), I take great pleasure in welcoming you all to Miami, Florida, USA, for the 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC). This is the 57th CDC and the 11th time that our CSS flagship annual conference takes place in Florida. The last time we were here was in 2001, when the Joint 50th CDC and European Control Conference (ECC) was held in Orlando. The first time that we were in Florida was in 1971 in occasion of the 10th CDC, which was also held in Miami Beach. The CDC is a leading international meeting that covers a broad spectrum of topics in systems and control. Its tradition of excellence and impeccable organization goes back to 1962 under the name of “Discrete Adaptive Processes -- Symposium and Panel Discussion (IEEE).” In 1970 this Symposium first became the “Conference on Decision and Control.” Over its fifty-seven year history the CDC has grown in various dimensions. It covers an ever widening scope of changing research topics, it averages more than 1500 attendees, and it has been held in ten different countries. Organization of CDC is a large endeavor that begins several years in advance. Please help me in recognizing various persons and their supporting organizations. The authors who have chosen to present their research results at CDC 2018 are of critical importance. High quality technical interactions are the primary objective of the conference and author contributions are instrumental to achieving that objective. Additionally, the CDC would not occur without the extraordinary efforts of the Conference Organizing Committee, the Technical Program Committee and the Conference Editorial Board (CEB). These CSS volunteers have sacrificed personal and research time for the benefit of authors and attendees. I particularly thank General Chair Andrew R. Teel, Program Chair Magnus Egerstedt, and CEB Chair Amir Aghdam for their leadership on our behalf. Finally, I thank the various groups that collaborate with IEEE CSS to organize the CDC: the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the Japanese Society for Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), and the European Control Association (EUCA). As always, a conference is a great opportunity to exchange ideas, discuss exciting challenges in our field, interact with colleagues, make new friends, and spend some time with the old ones. I invite everyone to take advantage of these opportunities and to enjoy everything that Miami has to offer. I express my best wishes to all attendees and their guests for an enjoyable and fruitful conferenc
Recommendations for author signatures on scientific output at the Universitat Oberta de de Catalunya
No full textAquest document ha estat actualitzat per "Author signature recommendations for scientific output at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya", aprovat el 20 de març de 2018. Disponible a: http://hdl.handle.net/10609/76965Este documento ha sido actualitzado por "Author signature recommendations for scientific output at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya", aprovado el 20 de marzo de 2018. Disponible a: http://hdl.handle.net/10609/76965El 9 d'octubre de 2014 la Comissió de Recerca i Doctorat de la Universitat va aprovar les Recomanacions per a la signatura dels autors en la producció científica de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Aquest document és un recull de recomanacions per al personal de la UOC pel que fa a la seva signatura en qualsevol publicació científica en què participi. Aquestes recomanacions volen el següent: fomentar l'ús d'una signatura única; fomentar l'ús correcte de la filiació institucional dels autors de la UOC; millorar i assegurar una correcta visibilitat dels autors en les bases de dades de publicacions, repositoris, cercadors a la xarxa, etc.; facilitar el seguiment de la producció científica de la UOC; fomentar l'ús d'una signatura de correu electrònic consistent i que doti de solidesa la marca UOC.El 9 de octubre de 2014 la Comisión de Investigación y Doctorado de la Universidad aprobó las Recomendaciones para la firma de los autores en la producción científica
de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Este documento es una compilación de recomendaciones para el personal de la UOC en lo referente a su firma en cualquier publicación científica en la que participe. Estas recomendaciones buscan: fomentar el uso de una firma única; fomentar el uso correcto de la filiación institucional de los autores de la UOC; mejorar y asegurar una correcta visibilidad de los autores en las bases de datos de publicaciones,
repositorios, buscadores en la red, etc.; facilitar el seguimiento de la producción científica de la UOC; fomentar el uso de una firma de correo electrónico consistente y que dote de solidez a la marca UOC.On 9 October 2014, the Research and Doctorate Scientific Committee approved the Recommendations for author signatures on scientific output at the Universitat Oberta de de Catalunya. This document presents a series of recommendations for UOC staff on signing scientific publications to which they have contributed. These recommendations are intended to: encourage authors to use a unique signature; promote the correct identification of UOC authors' affiliations;
ensure satisfactory visibility of UOC authors in publication databases, repositories, web searches, etc.; facilitate the monitoring of the UOC's scientific output; promote the use of a standardised email signature that strengthens the UOC's brand image
Advanced PV Inverter with Grid Supporting Functions using Wide Bandgap Devices and the IEEE 1547-2018
No full textabstract: Energy poverty is the lack of access to the basic energy resources needed for human development. Fossil fuels, through their heavy emissions and transience, are slowly but surely leaving room for change in the energy sector as renewable energy sources rise to the challenge of sustainable, clean, and cost-efficient energy production. Because it is mostly located in rural areas, solutions crafted against energy poverty need to be appropriate for those areas and their development objectives. As top contenders, photovoltaics insertion in the energy market has largely soared creating, therefore, a need for its distributed energy resources to interconnect appropriately to the area electrical power system. EEE Senior Design Team 11 saw in this the need to design an advanced photovoltaic inverter with those desired grid functions but also leveraging the technological superiority of wide bandgap devices over silicon semiconductors. The honors creative project is an integral part of the senior design capstone project for Team 11. It has a two-front approach, first exploring the IEEE 1547-2018 standard on distributed energy resources; then focusing on the author’s personal contribution to the aforementioned senior design project: digital signal processing and grid support implementation. This report serves as an accompanying write up to the creative project
Outstanding Business Reference Sources 2018
No full textEach year, the Business Reference Sources Committee of BRASS selects the outstanding business reference sources published since May of the previous year. This year, the committee reviewed twenty-one entries; of these, one was designated as “Outstanding,” seven as “Notable,” and two as a “Notable New Edition.” To qualify for the award, the title must meet the conventional definition of reference: a work compiled specifically to supply information on a certain subject or group of subjects in a form that will facilitate its ease of use. The works are examined for the following: authority and reputation of the publisher, author, or editor; accuracy; appropriate bibliography; organization; comprehensiveness; value of the content; currency; distinctive addition; ease of use for the intended purpose; quality and accuracy of index; and quality and usefulness of graphics and illustrations. Additional criteria for electronic reference titles are accuracy of links, search features, stability of content, and graphic design. Works selected must be suitable for medium to large-size academic and public libraries
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