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Revisit of series-SSHI with comparisons to other interfacing circuits in piezoelectric energy harvesting
No full textI.C. Engine Fundamental (I)
No full textThis text has been compiled for those trainees taking part in the six months Marine Engineering Course at SEAFDEC/TD, to be used in conjunction with the lectures and practical training on the subject of the Internal Combustion Engines for Fishing Boats. The text deals with fundamentals of the prime mover in the form of heat engines, specifically the internal combustion engine, and has been based on the technical senior-high school level requirements in Japan. Further applications, including small automobile engines, rotary and diesel engines etc. Will be explained in the next edition of this text series (I.C. Engine Fundamentals (II)) by the same author
Emblemata Florentii Schoonhovii I.C. Goudani : partim moralia, partim etiam civilia /
No full textSignatures: *⁶ A-2G⁴ 2H⁶.Title and emblems engraved by Crispijn van de Passe the Younger; see Landwehr. Engraved port. of the author (*6v), signed with initials (MN?).Each of the LXXIV emblems is preceded by a motto and followed by explanatory Latin couplets and a Commentarius in prose.Landwehr, J. Emblem and fable books (3rd ed.),Mode of access: Internet.At head of front pastedown of c. 3 is the signature: Wäterling. Below is the embossed bookplate of G. Delmay, printed black on red, and at the lower left-hand corner is the label of John Landwehr. The facing flyleaf is inscribed in pencil: de la bibliotheque Max Rooses, perhaps the writer on painting who lived 1839-1914. At foot of t.p. are the initials F.K.At head of front pastedown of Getty c. 2 are bibliographical notes in pencil, and at the foot is Ulrich Middeldorf's label. Slip of paper with bibliographical note written in black ink tipped onto verso of front free endpaper. Signature at foot of t.p.: F. Travers. Another signature at head of *2r: John Crumpe. Slip from bookseller's catalog describing this copy has been tipped onto back pastedown.At upper left-hand corner of front pastedown of c. 1 is Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed with the initials P.S. Facing flyleaf signed by Joannes van Zeller Junior and dated 1660.Binding, c. 1: vellum over stiff paper, edges sprinkled red. Copy 2: later polished calf, rebacked. Boards tooled in gilt with 2 frames of double fillets, and fleurons at corners of the inner frame. Edges of boards tooled in gilt, turn-ins tooled in blind. Page edges gilt. Copy 3: later vellum. Edges sprinkled blue.In Getty c. 2, leaf *6 with port. is bound before *1; in its place following *5 is bound 2E4, the section title leaf for Poemata aliquot. Leaf I4 with p. 71-72 is wanting
Iohannis de Brunes I.C. Emblemata of zinne-werck : voorghestelt in beelden, ghedichten, en breeder uijt-legginghen, tot uijt-druckinghe en verbeteringhe van verscheijden feijlen onser eeuwe.
No full textSignatures: pi² *⁴ A-2X⁴ 2Y⁴(-2Y4) 2Z-3A⁴ 3B².Emblematic engravings by Christof Le Blon, Johann Gelle, Willem van de Passe, Albert Poel and Jan Gerrits Swelinck, all after Adriaen van de Venne. See Landwehr. Woodcut head-pieces, initials (some historiated).First published 1624. As described by Landwehr, the 1636 ed. is the same as the 1st, except that the imprint on the engraved t.p. was changed to read: Den tweeden druck, Amsterdam, I. E. Kloppenburgh, 1636. The present copy corresponds rather to Praz's description of the 1636 ed., with 378 rather than 360 p., an additional 52nd emblem, and the "zedespreucken" at the end.Praz, M. Studies in 17th-cent. imagery (2nd ed.),Landwehr, J. Emblem books in the Low Countries,Mode of access: Internet.Binding: modern vellum, author & title lettered on spine
Reducing use of antimicrobials — Experiences from an intervention study in organic dairy herds in Denmark
Full text linkWith the aim of phasing out the use of antimicrobials 23 Danish organic dairy producers from the same organic dairy company participated in Stable School farmer groups from February 2004 to March 2005 in order to go through a common learning and development process towards their common goal. Data on production and herd health were evaluated from two years before to three years after the start of the Stable Schools. For comparison, data was collected from the remaining 35 herds delivering to the same dairy company, 118 organic dairy herds delivering to other dairies and 115 conventional herds. On average, the project herds were smaller with lower production and had half the incidence rate of mastitis treatment than the organic herds from other dairies before the start of the project. The incidence rate of mastitis treatments was reduced considerably from 20 treatments per 100 cow years to 10
treatments per 100 cow years after the project period. Somatic cell count (SCC) and scores for acute and chronic intramammary infections did not change significantly during the study period, and milk production increased at the same rate as in the other herd groups. The incidence rate of mastitis treatments or the reduction of the incidence rate could be related to the herd SCC or the prevalence of blind quarters. The incidence rates of locomotive disorders and reproductive disorders were lower in the project herds compared with herds from other dairies before the project start, and the differences increased during the project period though the reduction of the incidence rates in the project herds was not statistically significant. It is
concluded that the farmers participating in the Stable Schools managed to reduce the use of antimicrobials in their herds also after the project period without apparent negative effects on production and udder and herd health
Edmonton Exhibition - 02
No full textPhotograph - An exhibit by the Athabasca Board of Trade arranged by I.C. Shank at the Edmonton Exhibition, Edmonton, Albert
Isreal C. Shank - 03
No full textPhotograph - Portrait of I.C. Shank, Chief Superintendent of the RCMP. New Westminster, British Columbi
Mary and Isreal Shank
No full textPhotograph - Mary and Isreal Shank with friends in Ganges, British Columbia. Left to right, Mary Shank, Mrs. Gillman, Mrs. Pat and I.C. Shan
Uncovering the secrets of a productive environment, A journey through the impact of plants and colour
No full textThis PhD concerns the relationship between the physical environment and knowledge productivity. To create an optimal environment it is important to study the needs of knowledge workers in connection to the characteristics of the physical environment. Two components of the physical environment have been analysed: plants and colour. The effects of plants on productivity are studied by a critical assessment of the literature. The impact of colour has been studied by an extensive review of the literature and a comparison of human responses to a red and blue painted meeting room, in a real life setting. In addition, questionnaires have been disseminated to measure peoples’ colour preferences on different topics. The choice for plants and colour is based on personal interest and because it is relatively easy to add and change plants and colours in real life settings. In the reviews of the literature particular attention has been paid to the research methods applied by other researchers, in particular in the field of environmental psychology, in order to understand the mechanisms behind the interaction between people and their environment and how this interaction affects their productivity. Based on these insights, a new framework has been developed to measure the perception of the built environment. Chapter 2 discusses the relationship between productivity of the knowledge worker, his networks, and knowledge, in connection to the physical environment. To ensure that the knowledge worker will be both productive and happy, it is hypothesized that it is important that he can fulfil all his needs. The psychologists Ryan and Deci (2000, 2001) mention three psychological needs: competences, relatedness and autonomy. Pink (2010) added two other needs: purpose and mastery. In knowledge work a distinction can be made between four types of work moods that not only matches with insights of modern Western psychologists, but also with ancient Eastern wisdom: social observation, collectiveness, contemplation and awareness. It is concluded that four characteristics of the physical environment can contribute to knowledge productivity: structure, variety, psychological safety and identity. These four factors have been elaborated into practical guidelines how to support the energy and different moods of the knowledge worker. Chapter 3 presents a critical assessment on the effects of plants on productivity, based on an review of the literature. Next to effects on indoor air quality and relative air humidity, plants have in general a positive effect on productivity. The reactions of people can be physical/physiological, affective, or cognitive. Due to the huge variety in research methods and research settings, the research findings are not well comparable. For this reason, an overview of test aspects and a list of plant characteristics is presented that should be taken into account in conducting new research. In this thesis will be focused on the totality of the environment. After a review on a component that easily can be isolated, the next component is integrated in context and can only be approached in totality. Chapter 4 presents the real life test whether different coloured meeting rooms (red, blue and a reference room) had any effect on self-reported productivity. No significant effects were found in the responses to the questionnaires. It is assumed that the participants were fully occupied by the meetings so that they didn’t experience consciously the surrounding colours. A relatively large number of subjects responded that colour did not matter related to productivity (65%), collaboration (58 %) and wellbeing (33 %). Chapter 5 provides an overview of colour preferences of 1077 Dutch people who were asked to fill out a questionnaire. Gender, age and education and some personality characteristics were significantly related to colour preferences. The overall favourite colour was blue although differences exist between males and females: especially males prefer blue. The overall colour preference for clothing is black: females preferred this colour a bit more than males. The most preferred colour for the interior of buildings is white. Regarding states of mind most people prefer white to be quiet or being able to concentrate, and red to be energetic. Regarding being creative, they stated to have no colour preference. Remarkably most people choose for the physical environment the colour white (30 till 40%) and a substantial percentage (16 till 22%) stated to have no colour preference. Based on this analysis of colour preferences, people seem to be less interested in the application of particular colours in their environment. Chapter 6 presents an in-depth analysis of the experience of colour in order to shed more light on how colour affects people physiologically, affectively and cognitively. This analysis is based on theoretical knowledge found in the literature. This literature shows that scientists, philosophers, artists and architects are rather sceptical about the often rational and scientific approach to understand colour. Theoretically, twelve colour characteristics can be discerned how colour appears in nature which can be linked to the twelve senses that were mentioned by Rudolf Steiner and to twelve colour contrasts. Both in practice and science, the HSI values (hue, saturation and intensity) are used to define colour, which is limited to only three colour contrasts. It is concluded that in order to understand the experience of colour in its totality, all twelve colour contrasts should be taken into account that can be related to the twelve senses. Chapter 7 discusses possible pitfalls in conducting colour research by using questionnaires. By means of accurate observations during the colour test of Chapter 4 it turned out that the responses to the questionnaires could not always clearly be related to the research topics and did not always reflect the actual views of the subjects. For this reason additional personal interviews have been conducted with a number of subjects after the test. Contextual, personal and psychological factors showed to influence the responses of the subjects, including well-known phenomena such as the impact of personal interest, social desirability and cognitive dissonance reduction. Chapter 8 reflects on the often applied three dimensions arousal, pleasure and dominance, that were developed by Mehrabian and Russell (1974) to measure people’s environmental experiences and are still widely used in environmental psychology research. The many studies on people-environment interactions are hard to compare due to the different interpretations of these dimensions and the use of a huge variety of related adjectives. In this PhD research an attempt has been made to explore the connections between pleasure, arousal and dominance, the ABC model of attitude with the factors Affect, Behaviour and Cognition, and the three functions of the soul, feeling, acting and thinking, that were mentioned by Plato. It can be concluded that the dimensions of arousal, pleasure and dominance as Mehrabian and Russell originally have meant to be, are still appropriate to be used to describe peoples’ experience of the physical environment, provided that the dimensions are well defined and operationalised in valid adjectives. In particular the often neglected third dimension ‘dominance’ deserves a rehabilitation. Based on the discrepancies and the flaws that were found in research using pleasure, arousal and dominance to measure the experience and perceptual qualities of the built environment, chapter 9 presents a new framework with bipolar adjectives to describe the experience of the physical environment. This framework refers to the twelve senses that were mentioned by Rudolf Steiner. By linking sensory information of the twelve senses to specific parts of the environment, it is possible to define people’s experience of the physical environment in a more clear and objective way. The framework has been tested with practitioners from the field of housing and care and with designers. It showed to be applicable to get a sound understanding of the qualities of the physical environment, why people respond differently to the same environment, and how to improve this environment. Further testing of the framework with different samples and in different settings is needed to validate the framework. The thesis ends with chapter 10 that presents the overall conclusions and recommendations and reflects on the limitations of the research and next steps. This study tried to disentangle the complex concept productivity into four different work moods (contemplation, social observation, collectiveness, and awareness) and mentions four important elements of the physical environment: structure, variety, psychological safety and identity. The review on the effects of plants on productivity showed that plants in general have positive effects. Based on the research on colour, this relationship could not clearly be defined due to the complexity of both the concepts colour and productivity. However, the effects of colour on mood are definable. Because productivity can be conceived as a phenomenon existing of four types of work moods, future researchers can approach productivity more concrete. The developed framework to value and assess the totality of the environment can be helpful.Industrial DesignIndustrial Design Engineerin
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