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Kenneth B. Keating to John D. Feerick
No full textLetter from Senator Kenneth B. Keating to Dean John D. Feerick, regarding his scholarly article on presidential inability.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/twentyfifth_amendment_correspondence/1015/thumbnail.jp
Policy Convergence, Transfer and Learning in the UK under Devolution
No full textThis paper explores the policy transfer and learning process within the UK since 1999, examining the conditions in which transfer takes place among central and devolved governments. We distinguish among concurrent policies, policy competition, coercive transfer and policy learning. Policy transfer can be more or less coercive and constrained, while policy learning is voluntary. Mechanisms for transfer include financial instruments, political parties, the civil service and policy communities. Transfer can take place from centre to periphery, from periphery to centre and across the periphery. There is also transfer at the European and international levels. As it is England that has tended to break with older policies, notably on public service provision, the pressure has been to follow its lead, with the devolved administrations resisting or conforming. The UK government has paid much less attention to possible learning from the devolved territories and sometimes has sought to insulate England from debates there, especially where politically sensitive matters or large resources are at stake. Learning among the devolved territories is only now really beginning
Electromechanical and electromagnetic analyses of two and three-plate voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) with micromachined tunable capacitors
No full textThis work presents the simulation-based electromechanical and electromagnetic analyses of two-plate and three-plate CMOS voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs). These oscillators, described in, use electromechanically tunable capacitors fabricated using the MUMPs process and integrated inductors. Numerical models for each capacitor design were constructed using appropriate dimensions and material properties. The effects of process-induced stresses and electrostatic fringing fields were incorporated in the design analyses of the capacitors. Coupled electromechanical analyses were performed to measure the behavior of the tunable capacitors as a function of the applied voltages. The two-plate capacitor has a nominal capacitance of 2.05 pF, is tunable to 3.08 pF, and has a Q-factor of 20 at 1 GHz and 11.6 at 2 GHz. The three-plate capacitor has a nominal capacitance of 4.0 pF, is tunable to 7.4 pF, and has a Q-factor of 15.4 at 1 GHz and 7.1 at 2 GHz. The electromagnetic analyses were performed using the Generalized Transverse Resonance-Diffraction (GTRD) method, a 3D integral equation approach well suited for quasi-planar structures involving thick conductors and dielectric discontinuities. Structures of this type usually prove to be challenging for standard 3D techniques (e.g. Finite Elements, Finite Differences, etc.) owing to their critical aspect ratio, while being ill-suited for the so-called 2.5 techniques, in which conductor thickness and dielectric discontinuities are hardly accounted for. The combination of electromechanical and electromagnetic simulations presented in this paper allows for complete analysis and optimization of RF MEMS devices to be performed at the simulation stage
Research on second language processing and processing instruction: studies in honor of Bill VanPatten Studies in bilingualism ;, v. 62./ edited by Michael J. Leeser, Gregory D. Keating, Wynne Wong.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index."This volume consists of a well-integrated collection of original research articles and theoretical/overview papers on second language (L2) input processing. The primary contributors are former doctoral students of Bill VanPatten from the past three decades, and the collection of articles is intended as a tribute to his career and contribution of bringing processing issues to the center stage of research in second language acquisition (SLA) and instructed SLA. The research and theorizing presented in this volume are the most recent in the field and represent innovations in approaches to L2 processing research, including the use of online methodologies (self-paced reading and eye tracking) in the experimental papers. In addition, the editors are recognized authors and researchers who have published on sentence processing, input processing, and processing instruction, and all three editors are either on editorial boards or are associate editors of major L2 journals"--Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Input processing in second language acquisition : The pioneering work of Bill VanPatten / Michael J. Leeser, Gregory D. Keating and Wynne WongPart -- Research on sentence processing -- The processing of case in intermediate L2 Spanish / Jill Jegerski -- The processing of subject shifts in L2 Spanish : an examination of L2 learners' use of inflectional morphology and reliance on overt subject pronouns / Suzanne Johnston -- When more is better : higher L1/L2 similarity, L2 proficiency, and working memory facilitate L2 morphosyntactic processing / Nuria Sagarra -- Research and perspectives on VanPatten's model of input processing -- VanPatten (1990)'s long and winding story and the nature of replication studies / Cristina Sanz and Timothy J. McCormick -- Research on second language processing and processing instruction -- Contextual effects in processing OVS constructions in Spanish : a partial replication of VanPatten and Houston (1998) and Malovrh (2006) / Casilde A. Isabelli -- Multilevel input processing : emerging developments and future challenges / Joe Barcroft -- Research and perspectives on processing instruction -- Trials-to-criterion as a methodological option to measure language processing in processing instruction / Claudia Fernández -- PI and the French causative and passive constructions : examining transfer-of-training effects using eye tracking / Wynne Wong, Kiwako Ito and Laurene Glimois -- Why does processing instruction work? The role of PI within a framework of language and second language development / Michael J. Leeser -- Conclusion -- Online methods in research on input processing and processing instruction / Gregory D. Keating.1 online resource (viii, 359 pages)
MeSH term explosion and author rank improve expert recommendations
No full textInformation overload is an often-cited phenomenon that reduces the productivity, efficiency and efficacy of scientists. One challenge for scientists is to find appropriate collaborators in their research. The literature describes various solutions to the problem of expertise location, but most current approaches do not appear to be very suitable for expert recommendations in biomedical research. In this study, we present the development and initial evaluation of a vector space model-based algorithm to calculate researcher similarity using four inputs: 1) MeSH terms of publications; 2) MeSH terms and author rank; 3) exploded MeSH terms; and 4) exploded MeSH terms and author rank. We developed and evaluated the algorithm using a data set of 17,525 authors and their 22,542 papers. On average, our algorithms correctly predicted 2.5 of the top 5/10 coauthors of individual scientists. Exploded MeSH and author rank outperformed all other algorithms in accuracy, followed closely by MeSH and author rank. Our results show that the accuracy of MeSH term-based matching can be enhanced with other metadata such as author rank
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
"Closing the R&D Gap, Evaluating the Sources of R&D Spending"
No full textBoth spending and tax policies have been implemented in the United States with the goal of stimulating private sector research and development (R&D). Karier questions whether current R&D policy, especially the research and experimentation tax credit, can contribute to closing the gap between nondefense expenditures on R&D in the United States and such expenditures in other countries, such as Japan and Germany. He also explores possible changes to our current R&D policy to make it more effective.
Congressional Internship for Representative Bill Keating (D-MA09)
No full textThis reflection provides an overview of my summer congressional internship with Representative Bill Keating. This experience improved my understanding of how government operates and helped me clarify my post-graduation plans. With projects ranging from tracking ARPA expenditures to drafting constituent responses and attending various hearings, I gained first-hand exposure to the legislative process. Networking during the internship expanded my professional connections and solidified my decision to return to Capitol Hill before pursuing a master’s degree
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