2,417 research outputs found
Author Interview with Brian D. Anderson
No full textBrian D. Anderson was our feature artist of the week, October 19th - 23rd, 2020.https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/vid_presentations/1010/thumbnail.jp
Art Behind Gaming: Brian D. Anderson
No full textA discussion with author Brian D. Anderson about worldbuilding in fantasy. Part of the Art Behind Gaming Online Con.https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/vid_presentations/1046/thumbnail.jp
County-administered forestry programs in Minnesota: a review of administrative structure and procedure.
No full textThis report examines the structural characteristics of Minnesota county government and county administered forestry programs.Research supported by the College of Forestry, Department of Forest Resources, and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108.McCann, Brian D.; Ellefson, Paul V.. (1980). County-administered forestry programs in Minnesota: a review of administrative structure and procedure.. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/5871
Geographic co-location of partners and rivals : implications for the design of R&D alliances
No full textThis study advances previous research on the competitive aspects of R&D collaborations that has been mainly interested in knowledge protection concerns in alliances between direct rivals. We join the alliance and agglomeration literatures and argue that geographic co-location between a focal firm's partner and rivals introduces potential indirect paths of knowledge leakage to rivals. Geographic co-location creates significant risks of unintentional knowledge spillovers to rivals while it also increases the likelihood of transactions between the partner firm and the rivals in which firm knowledge can be misappropriated. As a consequence of these risks associated with the co-location of partners and rivals, the focal firm is more likely to employ defense mechanisms when designing alliances. In particular, the focal firm will use equity structures to provide greater monitoring, control, and incentive alignment and will reduce the alliance's scope as well as task interdependence to address knowledge leakage concerns
Competition policy. by Brian Ellis
No full texttag=1 data=Competition policy. by Brian Ellis
tag=2 data=Ellis, Brian
tag=3 data=Australian Rationalist,
tag=5 data=46
tag=6 data=Autumn/Winter 1998
tag=7 data=51-56.
tag=8 data=ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
tag=9 data=COMPETITION%CORPORATISATION%NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY%PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EFFECTIVENESS%SERVICE DELIVERY%SOCIAL POLICY%INNOVATION
tag=10 data=Examines the Government's National Competition Policy in relation to encouraging R&D, and the corporisation of public services and utilites. The author is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at La Trobe UNiversity and Vice-President of the Rationalist Society of Australia. Article Taken from What's New.
tag=13 data=CABExamines the Government's National Competition Policy in relation to encouraging R&D, and the corporisation of public services and utilites. The author is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at La Trobe UNiversity and Vice-President of the Rationalist Society of Australia. Article Taken from What's New
Phase-Function Normalization in the 3-D Discrete-Ordinates Solution of Radiative Transfer – PART I: Conservation of Scattered Energy and Asymmetry Factor
No full textThe conditions for which conversation of scattered energy and phase-function asymmetry factor after discrete-ordinates methods (DOM) directional discretization for 3-D radiative transfer in anisotropic scattering media breaks down are examined. Directional discretization in anisotropic scattering media is found to alter the scattering asymmetry factor—a second-type of ‘‘false scattering.’’ Phase-function normalization which conserves scattered energy alone cannot correct this problem, and conservation of the asymmetry factor is simultaneously required. A normalization technique developed by the authors, which was successfully tested in 2-D asymmetric cylindrical-coordinate radiative transfer analysis, is intensively examined and validated with benchmark problems in 3-D Cartesian coordinates. In Part I of this study, the degree of anisotropy for which normalization is necessary to conserve these inherent quantities is presented for various phase-function approximations and discrete quadrature sets.Peer reviewed
My Resources Are Digital But My Staff is Still Analog!
No full textTransitioning library resources from print to digital can be a challenge, but we often overlook the challenges of training our staff to use (and be comfortable with) those resources. Many library staff members do not embrace the digital resources that we adopt, and offering new digital products and services to our patrons doesn\u27t ultimately matter if our own staff is reluctant or afraid to use them. As more and more libraries have enlisted new technologies from e-readers to coding seminars to 3-D printers, it is time for us to assess how to upgrade another part of the library: the staff. In his years in public, academic, and corporate libraries, Brian McCann has trained staff in everything from using phones and sharing online calendars to creating an automated library unit and actively engaging in social media. In this session we will look at ways to teach and interact with your staff so that they become comfortable using your library\u27s technical resources. Participants will also learn how to lead by example and keep their own tech skills up
Phase-Function Normalization in the 3-D Discrete-Ordinates Solution of Radiative Transfer – PART II: Benchmark Comparisons
No full textRadiative transfer in a cubic enclosure, subject to varying conditions, is determined using the discrete-ordinates method (DOM) with the two normalization techniques introduced in Part I of this study. Their predictions are compared with Monte Carlo simulations. For all cases, false scattering due to directional discretization cannot be corrected when the old technique, which solely conserves scattered energy, is implemented; and thus, signifi- cant discrepancies exist when compared to Monte Carlo results. The new technique, which conserves both scattered energy and the asymmetry factor, is able to retain original scatter- ing properties after directional discretization, leading to improved accuracy when compared to Monte Carlo. In addition, a parametric study is presented to gauge the impact of asym- metry-factor conservation on media with various optical properties. Finally, the impact of normalization is investigated for both ultrafast radiative transfer and ballistic incidence with varying incident angle.Peer reviewed
Improved treatment of anisotropic scattering in radiation transfer analysis using the finite volume method
No full textDiscretization of the integral anisotropic-scattering term in the equation of radiative transfer will result in two kinds of numerical errors: alterations in scattered energy and asymmetry factor. Though quadrature flexibility with large angular directions and further solid-angle splitting in the finite volume method (FVM) allow for reduction/minimization of these errors, computational efficiency is adversely impacted. A phase-function normalization technique to get rid of these errors is simpler and is applied to the three-dimensional (3-D) FVM for the first time to improve anisotropic radiation transfer computation accuracy and efficiency. FVM results are compared to Monte Carlo and discrete-ordinates method predictions of radiative heat transfer in a cubic enclosure housing a highly anisotropic participating medium. It is found that the FVM results generated using the normalization technique conform accurately to the results of the other two methods with little impact on computational efficiency.Peer reviewed
Organizational patterns and administrative procedures for statewide forest resource planning.
No full textThis paper assesses alternative organizational patterns and administrative procedures that can be used by states to carry out statewide forest planning activities.Research supported by the Department of Forest Resources and the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Published as paper no. 1833 of the miscellaneous journal series of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station.McCann, Brian D.; Ellefson, Paul V.. (1982). Organizational patterns and administrative procedures for statewide forest resource planning.. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/5893
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