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A case for critical reflection for mission leader formation in interdisciplinary ministry
No full textThe purpose of this study was to examine the role critical reflection should play in preparing Lay leaders to serve as mission leaders in an interdisciplinary ministry. The aim of this study was to design an evidence-based case of the need for critical reflection as a tool for mission leader formation. A qualitative case study was the method in which data was collected and a case study was used because it provided a broad, all-inclusive description and analysis of the experiences of mission leaders. The case study was focused on mission leaders from senior living and healthcare, education, and social service ministries and focused on how mission leaders value critical reflection as part of their mission leader formation/development. The overarching research question that informed this study was “What role should critical reflection play in preparing lay leaders for the role of a mission leader in interdisciplinary ministry?” Through the analysis and synthesis of the interviews the question was answered. Critical reflection should play a critical role, and should continue to play a critical role in the formation of mission leaders so that they are more confident and better prepared for the task of leading a critical reflection exercise. This dissertation in practice has helped in showing what is needed from a mission leader when they are not fully prepared, academically or professionally for the position and do take on the role later in life or as a second career.|Keywords: mission leader, formation, reflection, critical reflectionProQuest Traditional Publishing Optio
SYNTHETIC JET AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION
No full textThis document, as Output O 2.2.1-33 of the GRA - "Low-Noise Configuration" (LNC) Project of the "Clean Sky" JTI, is issued according to the Technical Annex 1B to the Grant Agreement 2011 of the GRA ITD. The document present results related with the experimental characterization of the synthetic jets actuators manufactured by the research group of Fraunhofer. The oscillating surface of the actuator is covered by a circular piezoelectric element that generates oscillating flow through a circular orifice having a diameter equal to 0.5mm. The test panel has three distinct actuators that can be activated singularly or can also be used in a multiple actuation. The investigation has been performed in still air conditions. Velocity measurements on the jets axis have been carried out varying the voltage amplitude and the oscillation frequency for each single actuator. A miniaturized total pressure probe having external diameter equal to 0.3 mm was used. Maximum velocity on the jet axis of the order of 20 m/s were measured for the three actuators in correspondence of the second resonance frequency of the actuators. Several distances from the exit section were tested, up to 40 diameters downstream. A combination of the two closest actuators was surveyed measuring the velocity distribution along the direction connecting the two orifice centres for x/d = 10 and x/d=20. An inclination of the three jets axis respect to the geometric centre of the orifice was finally highlighte
The extended Lipowski-Suzuki method for two-dimensional antiferromagnetic Ising models
No full textWe present an extension of the Lipowski-Suzuki (LSI) method for studying Ising models with two sublattices ordering. The LSI method, which was basically built up for investigating Ising ferromagnetic models and yields very accurate results, it gives even the exact Tc, for nearest neighbour ferromagnetic Ising model.We present an extension of the Lipowski-Suzuki (LSI) method for studying Ising models with two sublattices ordering. The LSI method, which was basically built up for investigating Ising ferromagnetic models and yields very accurate results, it gives even the exact Tc, for nearest neighbour ferromagnetic Ising model
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Intern experience at CH���M Hill, Inc.: an internship report
No full textIncludes author's vita"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes bibliographical referencesA review of the author's internship experience with CH���M HILL, Inc.
during the period September 1975 through May 1976 is presented. During this nine month
internship the author worked as an Engineer II in the Industrial Processes discipline of this
large consulting engineering firm... The author's prime responsibility was as one of three
lead design engineers on the design of a large wastewater treatment facility for a pulp mill
in Hoquiam, Washington owned by ITT Rayonier Inc. The work generally consisted of the design
of individual treatment units and associated piping and pumping. The purpose of the project
was to provide wastewater treatment capabilities that would satisfy the effluent limitations
(standards) imposed upon the mill by the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The author's assignment also entailed necessary
interaction with the project manager and other CH���M HILL design engineers and support staff
members, the client's representatives, and representatives of two other consulting engineering
firms working on the project. Thus, the internship position at CH���M HILL provided considerable
experience coordinating the author's work with the work of other engineers, guiding the design
and administrative efforts of a support staff, and interacting regularly with the client and
other consulting firms. This broad exposure to a variety of engineering and organizational
problems provided a valuable educational experience
Transition to turbulence in a qblique shock-wave/boundary-layer interaction at M=15
No full textDirect numerical simulations are carried out for different forcing techniques to trigger transition during the interaction between an oblique shock-wave and a laminar boundary-layer at M = 1.5. Three forcing methods are used: a) forcing of oblique unstable modes, whose shape and behaviour are determined by the local linear stability theory, b) broadband free-stream acoustic disturbances, and c) a cold plasma flow control device. While the oblique-mode breakdown is dominant for low-amplitude forcing, long streaky structures drive the transition process in a high-amplitude disturbance environment. LES are also performed on the experimental setup by the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) from Novosibirsk State University with cold plasma actuation. As well as the disturbance type, the effect of Reynolds number and forcing amplitude will be investigated
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