458 research outputs found
Tut Puoch Ruach
No full textabstract: Tut Puoch Ruach was nine years old when he left Khartoum.
“Lost Boys Found” is an ongoing, interdisciplinary project that is collecting, recording and archiving the oral histories of the Lost Boys/Girls of Sudan. The collection is a work-in-progress, seeking to record the oral history of as many Lost Boys/Girls as are willing, and will be used in a future book.Age: 22Region: KhartoumThis picture and bio was donated to the "Lost Boys Found" oral history project from The Arizona Lost Boys Cente
Aspek Psikologis dan Nilai Moral Tokoh Utama dalam Novel Tuan Ken(tut) Karya FX Rudy Gunawan
No full textThis research aims to describe the psychological condition and moral values of the main character in the novel, namely a man named Ken Turangga Abdi Nuswantoro, with pressure from both internal and external aspects of the family, school, and society as well as various moods that influence him and individual, social and religious morals in the novel Tuan Ken(tut) by FX Rudy Gunawan. The research method used to analyze this novel is using a qualitative descriptive analysis method with content analysis through quotes from character scenes in the novel. Apart from that, the author uses a psychological approach in preparing work steps. After the author analyzed the novel Tuan Ken(tut) through analysis of psychological aspects, the results found id (the thing that underlies a person's personality, namely consciousness) 2 quotes (2.6%) with ego findings (the will that arises from a person, namely preconscious) 4 quotes (5.7%), super ego (determining the value of right and wrong in everything) 4 quotes (9.4%), eros (things that push towards positivity) 2 quotes (6%), and thanatos (pushing towards negative things, namely damage to death) 8 quotes (23.55%). Moral values, the results obtained are the discovery of elements of individual moral values (rules that regulate the definition of good or bad human actions between the hopes and goals of human life) 1 quote (1.4%), social moral values(actions that have a direct impact on the lives of people fellow humans) 12 quotes (57.6%), and religious moral values (human attitudes regarding obedience to God's commands and remembering God directly) 2 quotes (3.87%)
Debt dynamic, debt dispersion and corporate governance
No full textPurposeThis paper addresses the following questions: Why do some firms employ multiple debt types? What explains debt heterogeneity? Is the choice of the source of debt a function of corporate governance?Design/methodology/approachThe author's paper is empirical and uses multiple regression analysis.FindingsFirms under weak corporate governance have a higher propensity to use multiple debt types and have a dispersed debt structure. Contrastingly, firms that are well-managed tend to concentrate debt and borrow predominantly from a few creditors. The author also found that while bank debt is negatively associated with debt concentration, market debt is positively associated with debt concentration.Research limitations/implicationsFirms under weak corporate governance have a higher propensity to use multiple debt types and have a dispersed debt structure. Well-managed firms tend to concentrate debt and borrow predominantly from a few creditors. Bank debt is negatively associated with debt concentration and market debt is positively associated with debt concentration.Practical implicationsPolicymakers and practitioners need to account not only for changes in the firm’s total debt level but also for changes within the firm’s debt composition. Understanding a manager’s choice of debt structure can incentivize creditors to effectively monitor and use debt concentration as a form of commitment device that transfers some control rights from the manager to creditors.Originality/valueWhile a vast body of corporate finance literature examines the conflict between shareholders and management, there is little empirical work on the conflict between creditors and management. In this paper, the author examines how managerial entrenchment affects debt structure. The results provide a comprehensive picture of how corporate governance influences debt choice(s).</jats:sec
Report drawn up on behalf of the Political Affairs Committee on European Political Cooperation and European Security. Working Documents 1982-83, 1-946/82. December 1982
No full textAdaptive Nonlinear Control for Energy-Efficient and High-Precision Motion of Industrial Feed Drive Systems
No full text豊橋技術科学大学博士(工学)doctoral thesi
Internet technologies relevant to private investigators’ working practices
No full textMuch has been written and discussed especially in the various US media and in legislative organs, about how the Internet is used illegally (hacking, stalking for instance), but hardly if any research has been done as to how the investigative industry employs the new medium to its benefit. The author described in this thesis how private investigators (PIs) execute their profession these days using the facilities the Internet avail them in contrast to the time before the dawn of the Internet. This contrast is also investigated in an international context, an important part of the thesis, drawn from the author's 32 years of international business experience and that of PIs worldwide. The availability of the various online facilities in different countries are compared. To better understand the new medium, and its facilities a short outline of the Internet’s history, it’s set up in general and for the use of PIs in particular is supplied. PIs also face limitations in their daily work, limitations originating from online, legal, educational, financial and international causes. The new medium not only helps PIs in their investigative, but also in their office work. Finally PIs' wishes for new tools to facilitate their daily investigative work and their outlook as to where the new medium will head are also discussed
Achieving High Optical Absorption in Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices via Nanopillar Arrays and Metal Nanoparticles
No full textIn this study, crystalline silicon nanopillars has been employed as a hexagonal array photonic crystal structure with low optical reflection, augmented by silver metallic nanoparticles ranging from 10 to 50 nm in diameter in order to achieve high absorption in thin silicon films, a critical factor for applications in photovoltaic devices. Initially, it has been begun with an optimized structure in terms of pillar filling ratio, pillar height, and diameter, as established in the previous study. This allows to obtain a hexagonal array of nanopillars with a surface characterized by low optical reflection. To enhance the optical absorption within the bulk of the silicon thin film, the optical scattering properties of silver (Ag) metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) has been harnessed. The integration of silver metal nanoparticles into the photonic crystal hexagonal nanopillar array involved introducing a cavity into the silicon pillar. Placing Ag MNPs near the bottom of the cavity prevented the degradation of the photonic crystal's ability to maintain low reflection within the desired optical spectrum (between 400-1100 nm). Comparison between the nanopillar hexagonal array structure with Ag MNPs and the bare silicon substrate revealed a remarkable 104.76 percent increase in optical absorption for a 1-micron thick silicon bulk material. This triple hybrid structure exhibits tremendous potential in photovoltaic device applications, including solar cells and photodetectors, with the capacity to significantly enhance conversion efficiency.TUBITAK ARDEB 1001 [219M280]; TUBITAK ARDEB 1001 project; Abdullah Gul University (AGU)This study was supported by the TUBITAK ARDEB 1001 project (No. 219M280) and computing resources were provided by Abdullah Gul University (AGU). The author expresses gratitude to Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sahin, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emre Tasgin, and Prof. Dr. Hakan Usta for their valuable contributions to the discussions on the subject
Eine schrecklich nette Familie. The Americans als Beziehungsdrama im Kalten Krieg
No full text1981, kurz nach der Amtseinführung von Ronald Reagan als Präsident: Elizabeth und Philip Jennings sind eine Musterfamilie der weißen Mittelschicht in der Vereinigten Staaten. Mit ihrer 13-jährigen Tochter Paige und dem drei Jahre jüngeren Sohn Henry leben sie in einer Suburbia-Siedlung in Washington D.C. und betreiben in der Stadt ein Reisebüro. Als im Haus gegenüber die Beemans einziehen, eine Familie im gleichen Alter, tun sie das, was man dort in solchen Fällen tut: Sie erscheinen mit selbstgebackenen Brownies zum Antrittsbesuch. Doch die Idylle trügt: Elizabeth (Keri Russell) und Philip (Mathew Rhyes) sind sogenannte „Illegale“, vor vielen Jahren eingeschleuste und mit einer falschen Identität ausgestatte Agenten des sowjetischen Auslandsgeheimdienstes KGB. Familie und Beruf sind Teil ihrer perfekten Tarnung. Und die neuen Nachbarn sind für sie ein gewaltiges Problem, denn Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich) arbeitet für die Spionageabwehr des Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Abteilung Sowjetunion
Intrinsische Elemente und Faktoren der Projektzusammenarbeit in der Regionalentwicklung : am Beispiel des Sozialfestivals Tu was, dann tut sich was. im Lungau
No full textIn Österreich sind viele Regionalentwicklungsprojekte geprägt von ehrenamtlicher Arbeit und persönlichem Einsatz. Diese Menschen gestalten ihren Lebensraum, packen mit an, um die Herausforderungen der Zeit zu bewältigen. Dieses Engagement wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit in den Vordergrund gerückt und der durch die Umsetzung erlernte soziale zwischenmenschliche Mehrwert aufgezeigt. Die Masterarbeit gibt einen Einblick in das erste Sozialfestival Tu was, dann tut sich was. im Lungau (Land Salzburg) und in die Projektzusammenarbeit der Tu was Projektbeteiligten. Es wird der Frage nachgegangen, wo die Freuden und Motivationen der gemeinsamen Projektumsetzung liegen, was für soziale Eigenschaften erlernt wurden, welche zwischenmenschlichen Hürden im Weg gelegen sind und wie diese gelöst worden sind. Die Daten sind mittels der Methode World Café im Rahmen des Workshops „Tu was: Nach-gefragt“ in der Region erhoben worden. Die daraus erzielten Faktoren wurden den Forschungsfragen zugeordnet und im Anschluss einer Disskussion unterzogen. In den Ergebnissen wird deutlich, welche persönlichen Mehrwerte die Projektbeteiligten aus einem (Regionalentwicklungs-) Projekt wie dem Sozialfestival mitnehmen können. Zudem wird in dieser Arbeit das Sozialfestival Tu was, dann tut sich was. und die Region Lungau beschrieben. Außerdem wird ein detaillierter Einblick in die verwendete Erhebungmethode World Café, in das Konzept und die Durchführung des Workshops „Tu was: Nach-gefragt“ gegeben. Abschließend werden Empfehlungen für zukünftige vergleichbare Projekte gegeben, wie gezielt darauf geachtet werden kann, dass die Projektbeteiligten in ihrer freudvollen Projektumsetzung unterstützt werden und mit gestärkter sozialer Kompetenz ihre zukünftigen Projekte abschließen können.In Austria, voluntary work and high personal dedication is characteristic for many regional development projects. These volunteers pro-actively interact with their surroundings in order to master the challenges of their time. This master thesis focuses on their commitment and lays out the benefits of their experienced social inter-relations. It provides an insight into the first social festival “Tu was, dann tut sich was” in Lungau (Salzburg) and into the co-operation between the Tu was project participants. This work covers questions regarding the joys and motivations that were important for carrying through the common project and which social characteristics were learned, but also which inter-relational barriers had to be overcome and how these were solved. The data was submitted by the method World Café which was applied within the workshop “Tu was: Nach gefragt” with project members as participants. The factors obtained were allocated to the research of the thesis. The conclusion demonstrates which personal benefits the participants drew from their participation in the social (regional development-) festival. The thesis describes the social festival “Tu was, dann tut sich was” and the Lungau region. In addition, it gives a detailed insight into the World café inquiry’s method and into the concept and the execution of the workshop „Tu was: Nach-gefragt“. Finally the author reflects on how a similar future project could be purposefully supported, so that the project participants could reinforce their social competences to complete such a project.eingereicht von Armin KolbeWien, Univ. für Bodenkultur, Masterarb., 2015Zsfassung in engl. Sprach
Examining the relationship between student teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and their intended uses of technology for teaching: a structural equation modelling approach
No full textThis study examines the relationship between computer self-efficacy and intended uses of technology of student teachers (N=1094) at a teacher training institute in Singapore. Self-efficacy was assessed by three factors: Basic Teaching Skills (BTS), Advanced Teaching Skills (ATS), and Technology for Pedagogy (TP), and intended use of technology was measured by two factors: Traditional Use of Technology (TUT) and Constructivist Use of Technology (CUT). Participants responded to a 7-point Likert-type scale for each factor. Analysis was conducted using the structural equation modelling approach and a good model fit was found for both the measurement and structural models. Results showed that significant relationships exist among BTS, TP, TUT, and CUT. However, ATS did not influence TUT and CUT in a significant way. Overall, the results of this study offer some evidence that student teachers' self-efficacy is a significant influence on whether they use technology in a traditionalist or constructivist way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR
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