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THE PERCEPTUAL EFFECT OF AIR SACS
No full textThis paper presents work on air sacs that extends the work presented by de Boer, (2008a). In that paper, and before (Fitch, 2000) air sacs were identified as a likely feature of our evolutionary ancestors that may have been lost because of the evolution of speech. In the mean time, a more accurate understanding of air sac acoustics has been achieved (de Boer, 2008b; Riede et al., 2008). Ape-like air sacs modify the acoustics of a vocal tract in three ways: they add a lowfrequency resonance (near the resonance frequency of the air sac itself), they shift up the resonances of the vocal tract without the air sac, and they shift these resonances closer together. The question that is addressed in the present paper is how these changes influence perception of the difference between vocalizations
Rethinking police accountability and transparency within the EU: reconciling national and supranational approaches
No full textThe new terrain of increasing interaction between national and supranational legal systems within the European Union presents new challenges for conventional approaches to police accountability and transparency. Each EU Member State is responsible for policing within its jurisdiction, and the EU institutions are increasingly responsible for enhancing the conduct of police cooperation between the Member States. The thesis explores the challenges of reconciling national approaches in the international sphere by conducting a critical analysis of ‘how and to what extent national legal and administrative norms on police accountability and transparency are informing the concept, design and operation of EU cross-border policing instruments’.
Building on the work of Peter K. Manning, Geoffrey Marshall and David Bayley amongst others, the thesis develops a pragmatic typology of police accountability through which to view the evolution and adequacy of national and supranational approaches. The typology contains three key dimensions, namely codes, co-option and complaint. Using the typology to critique conventional approaches in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, the thesis identifies legal and procedural anomalies and challenges at both the national and supranational level since the traditional elements of police accountability were originally formulated within the confines of national legal, political, historical and cultural constraints.
Employing the typology to both elucidate problems and suggest methods of internalisation, the thesis argues that the EU should follow the lead of the Member States’ legislatures by seeking to regulate a wider range of policing processes through more expansive procedural ‘codes’ which facilitate police discretion and co-option. The thesis shows that it is not sufficient for the EU to prioritise its post-Lisbon policy of ‘co-decision’ in order to remedy its democratic deficits but that it must oversee the establishment and enhancement of parliamentary committees, inspectorates and other oversight bodies in the interest of police accountability. A number of recommendations are made for police reform at both the national and supranational levels to this end. More particularly, the research indicates that additional treaty changes are needed beyond the Lisbon Treaty in order to adequately reconcile national and supranational approaches to police accountability.
I am grateful to the Irish Research Council for supporting this research by the award of a Government of Ireland Research Scholarship
The mythical Boer Hero : deconstructing ideology and identity in Anglo-Boer War films
No full textAbstract: In this paper the author deconstructs the role of the Hero character in a sample of South African- or Anglo-Boer War1 case study films. The author argues that the Boer soldier, one of the prominent figures of White “Afrikaner” history, has been transformed into a mythical hero during the past century. The key question the author investigates is how the predominant historical myth of a community (in this case that of the White South African “Afrikaner”) influence the narratives told by its popular culture. Starting with the first South African “talkie” film, Sarie Marais, the Boer hero-archetype has been used as a vehicle for ideological messages in an attempt to construct White Afrikaner identity from an Apartheid Nationalist Party perspective. Through investigating the various archetypical guises of the Boer Hero in the films Die Kavaliers, Verraaiers, and Adventures of the Boer War the author reflects on how the various case studies’ historical contexts directly correlate with the filmmaker’s representation of the hero. Therefore, the predominant ideology or the identity that the creator subscribes to directly influences the representation of the hero figure in the story
There is so much you can learn from another culture
No full textJenny de Boer was recently awarded the Delft University Fund’s ‘Marina van Damme’ grant for talented female TU Delft alumni. She intends to spend the \u809,000 prize on a Master’s programme in cultural anthropology
Musketry : the Anglo-Boer War experience
No full textCITATION: Ellis, J. 2000. Musketry : the Anglo-Boer War experience. Historia, Historia, 45(2).The original publication is available at https://upjournals.up.ac.zaThe conflict between the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republic (ZAR) and Great Britain was not the first experience the British had of Boer tactics and musketry. The British had the opportunity to study the military system and approach to warfare as practised by the Boers for almost a hundred years. Still, they suffered severe losses against a "lesser" enemy who understood better the employment of the new smokeless magazine rifles. In order to understand the imbalance in the effectiveness of British and Boer firepower, the background of both the British and Boer soldiers opposing each other on the battlefields of southern Africa is illustrated. In doing so the author draws a comparison between the British soldier and his Boer opponent.Publisher's versio
Plangebied Landgoed Soestdijk, gemeente Baarn; archeologisch vooronderzoek: een bureau- en inventariserend veldonderzoek
No full textCoordinaten: 146.900/467.150
Datum einde onderzoek: januari 2009, rapport: 7 juli 2009
Projectmedewerkers: K. Wink, drs. Y.E.M. Raczynski-Henk & ir. G.H. de Boer
Complextype(n): VK
Datering:NT
Diversen:Schute, I.A. en P.A.M.M. van Kempen, Plangebied Landgoed Soestdijk, gemeente Baarn; archeologisch vooronderzoek: een bureau- en inventariserend veldonderzoek. RAAPrapport 1896 (WEESP, 2009)
Archeologisch vooronderzoek Landgoed Paleis Soestdijk te Baarn . Het onderzoek betreft een archeologische veldkartering en een booronderzoek
Busstations, meer dan traditionele halte: Integrale oplossing voor inrichting en gebruik
No full textTransport en PlanningCivil Engineering and Geoscience
Dried distiller's grains with solubles ability to replace soybean meal in Boer goat diets
No full textCurrently there is little data available to producers regarding basic nutrition for growing Boer goat kids. Feed costs are often the greatest expenses associated with raising livestock, so finding ways to make the goats more efficient in terms of growth without sacrificing carcass performance should be a main focus for the industry. Therefore, the objective of this trial was to evaluate the efficacy of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) in a growing Boer goat diet with regards to growth and carcass responses. The experiment consisted of four different treatments with varying inclusion rates of DDGS (0%, 33%, 66% and 100%). Prior to starting the trial, the goats were involved in a DDGS step-up program. Our trial consisted of 48 Boer goat kids, roughly 70 days of age, weighing between 28.2-28.4 kg on day 0. Each treatment consisted of 4 pens with 3 goats per pen in a completely randomized design. Goats were fed for 47 days with both the goats and feeders being weighed weekly to determine ADG, ADFI, and G:F. Following the trial, 2 goats per pen were slaughtered at a USDA inspected facility to analyze HCW, LEA, back fat depth, and body wall thickness. Data was analyzed utilizing the GLIMMIX procedure (SAS 9.4, Cary, NC) with an alpha value of 0.05. Upon analysis of the data, it was found that G:F was the only factor that showed a significant difference (P0.05) were seen in the carcass traits, ADFI, or ending body weight. HCW did increase from 18.4 to 19.8 kg across the treatments, which makes further research to explore carcass performance necessary. Therefore, this experiment concluded that DDGS can effectively replace SBM up to 100% with improved G:F and ADG, and have no negative impacts on carcass performance. Replacing 100% of SBM with DDGS could save the producer up to $53.19/ton. These combined results make replacing SBM with DDGS an economically smart decision for the Boer goat producer
Musketry: The Anglo Boer War experience
No full textThe conflict between the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republic (ZAR) and Great Britain was not the first experience the British had of Boer tactics and musketry. The British had the opportunity to study the military system and approach to warfare as practised by the Boers for almost a hundred years. Still, they suffered severe losses against a "lesser" enemy who understood better the employment of the new smokeless magazine rifles. In order to understand the imbalance in the effectiveness of British and Boer firepower, the background of both the British and Boer soldiers opposing each other on the battlefields of southern Africa is illustrated. In doing so the author draws a comparison between the British soldier and his Boer opponent
Effects of distillers dried grains with solubles and SoyPlus on feedlot Boer goat performance
No full textFeed is often the most expensive and important part in animal nutrition. To date, little research has been done on goat nutrition. The objective of this project was to evaluate the efficiency Distillers’ Dried Grains (DDGS) and SoyPlus as a replacement for soybean meal (SBM) in goat diets. In this project, 75 Boer goats (23.5 +/- 1.32 kg BW, approx. 90 days of age) were randomly assigned to 5 treatments at the K-State Sheep and Meat Goat facility. Goats were assigned one of 25 pens (5 treatments, 3 goats/pen) over a 42 day finishing period. Treatments were isocaloric and isonitrogenous, and included 1) SBM (18.7%), ammonium chloride (.75%) 2) DDGS (34.4%), ammonium chloride (.75%) 3) SoyPlus (22%), ammonium chloride (.75%) 4) SBM (17.2%), SoyChlor (4.83%) 5) SoyPlus (20%), SoyChlor (4.83%). Goats were fed with self-feeders with continuous access to feed and clean water. Goats were weighed once a week to calculate BW, ADG, ADFI, G:F. Differences in beginning and final body weight were not detected (P=0.570) and (P=0.284). There were no statistical differences between treatments on ADG (P=0.099), ADFI (P=0.140), G:F (P=0.431). There were statistical differences in feed cost, $/goat (P=0.001). These results show that feeding DDGS and SoyPlus as a replacement for SBM had no effect on overall goat performance. However, it did affect the feed cost per goat. In summary, when finishing a Boer goat when feed cost is the most important factor, choosing the cheaper feed option has no effect on meat goat performance provided diets were formulated similarly
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