307 research outputs found
Erġ’ibda għidli l-ħrejjef
No full textĠabra ta’ poeżiji u proża li tinkludi: Iżmerija ta’ F. Mangion – Ftietaq ċkejknin ta’ Ġer. Azzopardi – Bewstek ta’ Joseph Sciberras – Zorro ta’ J. P. Vassallo – Bħall-ward ta’ Joseph Sciberras – Lil ommi mejta ta’ Wallace Ph. Gulia – X’inhija l-ħajja ta’ Michael Agius – Xewqat ta’ Francis P. Mifsud – Dan il-programm ta’ Oliver Friggieri – Erġ’ibda għidli l-ħrejjef ta’ Oliver Friggieri.peer-reviewe
George Joseph Vella (1884-1962)
No full textDin hi l-bijografija tas-Sur George Joseph Vella li miet f’Tas-Sliema fl-1962.peer-reviewe
Geologic map of the Dufur area, Wasco County, Oregon
No full textReport -- Plate 1 -- Plate 2 -- Plate 3.Jason D. McClaughry, Heather H. Herinckx, Clark A. Niewendorp, Carlie J.M. Azzopardi, and Joshua A. Hackett.Title from PDF cover (viewed on May 19, 2021).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.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Hierarchical auxetic mechanical metamaterials
No full textThis work has been funded through the Malta Council for Science and Technology through
the R&I-2011-024 Project (Smart Stents) and R&I-2012-061 (SMESH).Auxetic mechanical metamaterials are engineered systems that exhibit the unusual macroscopic property of a negative Poisson's ratio due to sub-unit structure rather than chemical composition. Although their unique behaviour makes them superior to conventional materials in many practical applications, they are limited in availability. Here, we propose a new class of hierarchical auxetics based on the rotating rigid units mechanism. These systems retain the enhanced properties from having a negative Poisson's ratio with the added benefits of being a hierarchical system. Using simulations on typical hierarchical multi-level rotating squares, we show that, through design, one can control the extent of auxeticity, degree of aperture and size of the different pores in the system. This makes the system more versatile than similar non-hierarchical ones, making them promising candidates for industrial and biomedical applications, such as stents and skin grafts.peer-reviewe
Comparing the impact of management support on police officers' perceptions of discretionary power and engagement: Australia, USA and Malta
No full textThis paper uses Social Exchange Theory as a lens for comparing the impact of management support upon police perceptions of discretionary power and employee engagement, across three countries. A survey-based, self-report process collected data from 193 police officers in Australia, 588 from the USA, and 249 from Malta. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data. The findings suggest a significantly different management support context across the three countries, as well as significantly different perceptions of discretionary power. Across the three countries, police perceived relatively poor satisfaction with organizational management support and only some engagement levels. However, USA police perceived significantly more discretionary power than the other country samples. These findings provide greater clarity about the link between management support, discretionary power and engagement for the police officers. Since employee engagement likely affects policing outcomes, the findings suggest that poor management support of police officers could negatively affect the provided service. Potential strategies to enhance police engagement include (a) training police managers about how to manage so as to promote greater engagement, and (b) modifying police managers’ performance indicators in line with achieving better police engagement.No Full Tex
Il-lum u mitt sena ilu
No full textĠabra ta’ poeżiji u proża li tinkludi: Milied ta’ C. Cassar – Telefonata.....Waħdi ta’ Ġużi Abela – Waħdek? ta’ Ugo Mallia – Issa li kbirt ta’ A. C. – Proża u poeżija ta’ Ivo Muscat-Azzopardi – L-Amerika ta’ Villa d’Este ta’ Vic Apap – Il-Milied it-tajjeb ta’ Ġ. Borg Pantalleresco – Ġwienaħ ta’ Ġużi Abela – Lil ħija ta’ Mario Agius – L-għassiesa ta’ l-iswar ta’ A. A. – Novembru ta’ P. Mattew – Għada ta’ Joseph M. Ciappara – Talba ta’ omm ta’ Val. V. Barbara – Il-lum u mitt sena ilu ta’ John C. Friggieri.N/
Erratum: Public health digitalization in Europe: EUPHA vision, action and role in digital public health (European Journal of Public Health (2019) DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz161)
No full textIn the original article, one of author Walter Ricciardi's affiliations (number 4) was incorrect. This has now been corrected in the online version of the article
Systemic combinatory use of Brainstorming, Mind-Maps and Rich Pictures for analysis of complex problem spaces
No full textFor years tools and techniques such as Brainstorming, Mind-Maps and Rich Pictures have been used in both academic and professional practices to assist people with making sense of complex problem spaces. These tools have their supporters and in many cases their uses can be argued to be interchangeable. Seldom however have they been systematically applied in combination in theory or practice. Even though that these techniques have different analytical focal points their combined usage has not been distinctively elaborated upon. They have different strengths and weaknesses which supports their users in meaning shaping and practical reflective thinking in contextual analysis. Not only do these tools draw upon different historical backgrounds but they are also usually employed in a basis of different philosophical groundings. In this paper we will show how a philosophically common grounding can be achieved to combine the strengths of these three techniques. The discussion will include the outline of the complementarities of the different focal points of the techniques in application and describe their individual unique strengths. We will outline how the inherent weaknesses of each of the techniques can be overcome with the support of the other two. We will also demonstrate, with practical examples, a particular systemic approach to transfer and develop further the analysis from one technique to another in a systematic fashion. The approach described in this paper allows the combined techniques to be used in an organised and structured way to expand the sense-making and reflective ability of the analyst when dealing with uncertain and complex problem spaces
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