1,711 research outputs found
A draught of west Florida [cartographic material] : from Cape St. Blaze to the River Ibberville with part of the River Missisipi /
No full textMap of the western Florida coastline showing towns, capes and bays with depth shown by bathymetric soundings.; Cartouche with dedication: To John Ellis, Esq., F.R.S. King's agent for the province of West Florida, this draught is humbly inscribed by his most obliged & obedient humble srvt. James Cook.; Prime meridian: London.; Includes 3 decorative compass roses with true north indicated by fleur de lys.; Includes text: General references.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm403. Insets: A plan of Pensacola Harbour with the marks for going in. Scale [ca. 1:95,040) -- A draught of Spirito Sancto and coast adjacent. Scale [ca. 1:380,160]
A combined chemical, isotopic and microstructural study of pyrite from roll-front uranium deposits, Lake Eyre Basin, South Australia
No full textAbstract not availableEdwina S. Ingham, Nigel J. Cook, John Cliff, Cristiana L. Ciobanu, Adam Huddlesto
Trace element distributions in sulphides: progress, problems and perspectives
No full textNigel J. Cook, Cristiana L. Ciobanu, Luke L. George, Bryony Crowe and Benjamin P. Wad
Coleridge: A computer tool for assisting musical reflection and self‐explanation
No full textThis paper examines some of the problems involved when learning how to compose music. A prototype computer‐based music tool called Coleridge is described. Coleridge was used in a study that investigated the dialogues that took place when a mentor attempted to encourage creative reflection in students. Results of dialogue analysis suggested that because learners seem unable to make accurate predictions about how a musical phrase will sound, there is a real need for a computer‐based learning assistant. Finally, the paper reports on how these findings were used to motivate the design of a mentor's assistant in a new version of Coleridge
Where Participatory Approaches Meet Pragmatism in Funded (Health) Research: The Challenge of Finding Meaningful Spaces
No full textThe term participatory research is now widely used as a way of categorising research that has moved beyond researching "on" to researching "with" participants. This paper draws attention to some confusions that lie behind such categorisation and the potential impact of those confusions on qualitative participatory research in practice. It illuminates some of the negative effects of "fitting in" to spaces devised by other types of research and highlights the importance of forging spaces for presenting participatory research designs that suit a discursive approach and that allow the quality and impact of such research to be recognised. The main contention is that the adoption of a variety of approaches and purposes is part of the strength of participatory research but that to date the paradigm has not been sufficiently articulated. Clarifying the unifying features of the participatory paradigm and shaping appropriate ways for critique could support the embedding of participatory research into research environments, funding schemes and administration in a way that better reflects the nature and purpose of authentic involvement
Book review of "John Murtagh's General Practice Companion Handbook" by John Murtagh, McGraw Hill, Australia
No full text[Extract] In 2006-2007, the Australian Government estimated there were 25,564 general practitioners (GPs) in the country. There would be few GPs who did not have a textbook by John Murtagh in the bookcase of their practice. For those GPs wanting a portable ready reference, then the fourth edition of the John Murtagh's General Practice Companion Handbook is a "must-have" manual. First published in 1996, the fourth edition of John Murtagh's General Practice Companion Handbook contains a Preface, About the author, Laboratory reference values, Normal values-diagnostic guidelines, a list of abbreviations, a table of contents, and an A-Z of general practice conditions listed alphabetically. There is not index as the table of contents is a comprehensive alphabetical listing of all conditions discussed. There is also no bibliography nor a glossary. The handbook is presented with a durable plastic cover printed in full colour as an 18×11.5 cm manual, which would easily fit into the clinical/suit coat pocket or briefcase/handbag
An Update on the Science of Acidification in the Adirondack Park
No full textThis paper provides a review of the science pertaining to all aspects of acidification in the Adirondack Park, updating an earlier review of the science (Cook et al. 2002). The review supports an ongoing social science investigation into the willingness to pay for ecological improvements that would result from reduced acid deposition. This paper builds a bridge between the physical science and social science by providing the background that will allow researchers to accurately summarize the crucial elements of ecological status and improvement in a stated preference survey.acid rain, acidification, stated preference, willingness to pay, benefit estimation
Constraints on Ore Genesis from Trace Ore Mineralogy: A New Occurrence of Kupčíkite and Paděraite from the Zhibula Cu Skarn Deposit, Southern Tibet
No full textMineral assemblages containing Cu-Bi sulfosalts, Bi chalcogenides, and Ag-(Au) tellurides have been identified in the mid-Miocene Zhibula Cu skarn deposit, Gangdese Belt, southern Tibet. Different mineral assemblages from three locations in the deposit, including proximal massive garnet skarn, proximal retrogressed pyroxene-dominant skarn in contact with marble, and distal banded garnet–pyroxene skarn hosted in marble, are studied to constrain the evolution of the mineralization. Hypogene bornite contains elevated Bi (mean 6.73 wt.%) and co-exists in proximal andradite skarn with a second bornite with far lower Bi content, carrollite, Au-Ag tellurides (hessite, petzite), and wittichenite. This assemblage indicates formation at relatively high temperatures (>400 ◦C) and high f S2 and f Te2 during prograde-stage mineralization. Assemblages of Bi sulfosalts (wittichenite, aikinite, kupčíkite, and paděraite) and bismuth chalcogenides (e.g., tetradymite) in proximal pyroxene skarn are also indicative of formation at relatively high temperatures, but at relatively lower f Te2 and f S2 conditions. Within the reduced distal skarn (chalcopyrite–pyrrhotite-bearing) in marble, cobalt, and nickel occur as discrete minerals: cobaltite, melonite and cobaltic pentlandite. The trace ore mineral signature of the Zhibula skarn and the distributions of precious and critical trace elements such as Ag, Au, Co, Te, Se, and Bi support an evolving magmatic–hydrothermal system in which different parts of the deposit each define ore formation at distinct local physicochemical conditions. This is the first report of kupčíkite and paděraite from a Chinese location. Their compositions are comparable to other occurrences, but conspicuously, they do not form nanoscale intergrowths with one another.Jing Xu, Cristiana Liana Ciobanu, Nigel John Cook, Shen Gao, Taiping Zhao, and Jichen Jian
Endeavour and Resolution Revisited: Newport and Captain James Cook\u27s Vessels
No full textCaptain James Cook made his first circumnavigation for the Royal Navy (1768-1771) in the Bark Endeavour. A great deal is known about the beginnings of the Endeavour and her activities under Cook, but what happened to her after she left Royal Navy service has always been something of a mystery. The story that she became a hulk in the Thames River on exhibition to paying visitors has never had much support. The strongest theory has always been that she finished her days in Newport.\u27 The Newport Historical Society has long had in its collection some artifacts believed to be from Cook\u27s Endeavour. In a signed 1828 affidavit, the British Consul for Rhode Island, John B. Gilpin, identified a box to be presented to author, James Fenimore Cooper, as having been made from timbers taken from the vessel that had been Captain Cook\u27s Endeavour, as she lay derelict on Newport\u27s waterfront
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