196,229 research outputs found
Dakhleh Oasis in Predynastic and Early Dynastie Times : Bashendi B and the Sheikh Muftah Cultural Units
No full textMcDonald Mary M. A. Dakhleh Oasis in Predynastic and Early Dynastie Times : Bashendi B and the Sheikh Muftah Cultural Units. In: Archéo-Nil. Revue de la société pour l'étude des cultures prépharaoniques de la vallée du Nil, n°12, 2002. Actualité de la recherche prédynastique : les terrains de fouilles. 1-La Haute-Egypte et les déserts. pp. 109-120
Mari : rapport préliminaire sur la 35e campagne (1999)
No full textLa 35e campagne de fouille s’est déroulée du 14 septembre au 14 novembre 1999. Les recherches ont pu se poursuivre sans difficulté particulière. Composition de la mission La mission a compté 21 membres pour des durées variables : archéologues : V. Bader, D. Beyer, C. Clauss, A. Cuny, Ch. Dezzi bardeschi, J.-Fr. Jet, J.-L. Montero Fenollós, B. Muller-Margueron, J.-Y. Monchambert, M. Muftah, K. Raynaud, M. Schneider ; archéologues stagiaires : M. Adolph ; architectes de fouille : A. Misse, Fr. ..
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
Initial results: The Sheikh Muftah occupation at Balat North/1(Dakhla Oasis)
No full textBalat, located at the eastern edge of the Dakhla Oasis/ Western Desert and investigated by Institut français d’archéologie orientale (IFAO) since 1978, is known mainly for its pharaonic remains dating from the late Old Kingdom to the Second Intermediate Period. However, approximately 90 m north of the 6th dynasty enclosures, an occupation area of the so-called Sheikh Muftah group was recently discovered. After a brief survey in 2011, the fi rst short-term investigation took place during winter 2013. The excavations provided an insight into the vertical and horizontal stratigraphical development of the site, showing four main phases. At a minimum, the youngest phase, in which the main concentration of the Sheikh Muft ah material is found, is contemporary with the Old Kingdom. Provisionally the site can be understood as a frequently occupied base camp with various zones of occupation. With no tent structures proven as yet, the combinations of fi replaces of different size and span of use and oft en accompanied by concentrations of fragmented bones turned out to be a specifi c feature of the Sheikh Muftah group at Balat North. The material culture does not only demonstrate frequent contact between the Sheikh Muft ah group and the pharaonic culture but also shows the differences between them. Cross-cultural influence is as yet only visible at the latter stage of occupation and might be an effect of the increasing pharaonic presence in the oasis.Balat, situé à l’extrémité est de l’oasis de Dakhla/désert occidental, et fouillé par l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale (IFAO) depuis 1978, est bien connu pour ses monuments pharaoniques datés de la fin de l’Ancien Empire jusqu’à la Deuxième Période intermédiaire. Cependant, une zone d’occupation présentant du matériel appartenant au groupe dit de «Sheikh Moftah» , distant d’environ 90 m au nord des enclos de la vie dynastie, a récemment été découverte. Après une brève prospection menée en 2011, la première étude du site a commencé durant l’hiver 2013. La fouille a permis de livrer un aperçu du développement stratigraphique vertical et horizontal du site, divisé en quatre phases principales. Au moins la dernière phase, dans laquelle se trouve la plus grande concentration d’objets du groupe Sheikh Moftah, date de l’Ancien Empire. Provisoirement, l’établissement peut être interprété comme un camp de base fréquemment occupé et composé par différentes zones d’occupation. En 2013, aucune traces d''habitation telles que des structures de tentes n''avaient été mises au jour, mais des combinaisons de deux types différents de foyers, de taille et de durée d’utilisation distinctes, souvent accompagnés par des concentrations de fragments d’os et de vaisselles in situ, se révélaient être un élément caractéristique du groupe Sheikh Moftah à Balat Nord. La culture matérielle démontre non seulement qu’il y avait de fréquents contacts entre le groupe Sheikh Moftah et la culture égyptienne pharaonique mais révèle en plus leurs différences. L’influence entre les deux cultures peut seulement s’apercevoir durant la dernière phase d’occupation et elle pourrait être une conséquence de l''importance croissante de la culture pharaonique dans l’oasis.Jeuthe Clara. Initial results: The Sheikh Muftah occupation at Balat North/1(Dakhla Oasis). In: Archéo-Nil. Revue de la société pour l'étude des cultures prépharaoniques de la vallée du Nil, n°24, 2014. Prédynastique et premières dynasties égyptiennes. Nouvelles perspectives de recherches. pp. 103-114
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
- …
