1,330 research outputs found
In a Heartbeat
No full text(Statement of Responsibility) by Joe M. Quick(Thesis) Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 1982(Electronic Access) RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE(Bibliography) Includes bibliographical references.(Source of Description) This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.(Local) Faculty Sponsor: Rosel, Natali
Experiencing the armed struggle : the Soweto generation and after
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 354-369).This study explores the experiences of the rank-and-file soldiers of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Anny. Extensive interviews by the author and other researchers reveal the voices of the soldiers themselves. The African National Congress and Pan African Congress archives at the University of the Western Cape and the University of Fort Hare supplement and verify these oral testimonies, as do some published sources. Most previously published materials about the armed struggle against apartheid have already focused on diplomacy, strategy and tactics, operations, leadership, and human rights abuses to the neglect of the soldiers' actual experiences. This study complements these with significant new oral history materials from the Soweto generation of soldiers and their successors. When dealing with MK, many authors have documented issues of the camp structure in Angola, and operations inside South Africa, so much of this detail is only addressed briefly, leaving space to explore the soldiers' experiences. In the case of APLA, very little has been written on its history, and more detail is provided on these subjects. This study therefore deals with the soldiers' politicisation and motivation for joining the armed struggle, their experiences in leaving South Africa and training in exile, the crises in exile which limited their effectiveness for a time, their return to fight in South Africa, and their difficulties in the "new" South Africa. These materials reveal that vast problems remain facing these veterans of the struggle against apartheid, and that they have the potential, if properly supported and employed, to contribute substantially to the development of present day South Africa. Conversely, if their neglect continues, they also have the potential to bring vast harm to the country. Further use of the investigative tools of oral history, especially if extended to the former soldiers' vernacular languages, is necessary to augment the history of South Africa, and these soldiers' contributions
Towards the Holy Grail: combining system dynamics and discrete-event simulation in healthcare
No full textThe idea of combining discrete-event simulation and system dynamics has been a topic of debate in theoperations research community for over a decade. Many authors have considered the potential benefits ofsuch an approach from a methodological or practical standpoint. However, despite numerous examples ofmodels with both discrete and continuous parameters in the computer science and engineering literature,nobody in the OR field has yet succeeded in developing a genuinely hybrid approach which truly integratesthe philosophical approach and technical merits of both DES and SD in a single model. In this paperwe consider some of the reasons for this and describe two practical healthcare examples of combinedDES/SD models, which nevertheless fall short of the “holy grail” which has been so widely discussed inthe literature over the past decade
Article: Pedagogy of Master Clarinet and Saxophone Teacher, Joe Allard: A Panel Discussion
No full textThis is an edited transcription of a panel discussion held at the International Clarinet Association\u27s ClarinetFest 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri about the pedagogy of clarinet/saxophone master teacher, Joe Allard. I participated in the panel, along with another former student of Joe Allard, as well as with an author of a dissertation written about Allard
Redox Pioneer: Professor Joe M. McCord
No full textDr. Joe McCord (Ph.D. 1970) is recognized here as a Redox Pioneer because he has published at least three articles on antioxidant/redox biology as first/last author that have been cited over 1000 times and has published at least 37 articles each cited over 100 times. Dr. McCord is known for the monumental discovery of the antioxidant superoxide dismutase (SOD) while a graduate student under fellow redox pioneer Irwin Fridovich and demonstrating its necessity to aerobic life. Beyond this, McCord\u27s career is distinguished for bridging the gap from basic science to clinical relevance by showing the application of SOD and superoxide to human physiology, and characterizing the physiological functions of superoxide in inflammation, immunological chemotaxis, and ischemia-reperfusion injury, among other disease conditions. Work by McCord serves as the foundation upon which our understanding of how superoxide functions in a variety of physiological systems is built and demonstrates how superoxide is essential to aerobic life, yet, if left unchecked by SOD, toxic to a multitude of systems. These discoveries have substantial significance in a wide range of studies with applications in cardiovascular disease, cancer, neurology, and medicine, as well as general health and longevity. Dr. McCord\u27s contributions to free radical biology have been recognized through many prestigious achievement awards, honorary titles, and conferences around the world; each serving as a testament to his status as a redox pioneer
A Strong-Minded Southern Woman: Sarah Joe Alston Claiborne
No full textA proposal for a creative non-fiction book using original family letters and other documents brought to light for the first time. The narrative traces the lives and losses of the author\u27s relatives, John Herbert Claiborne, M.D., and Sarah Joseph Alston Claiborne, from 1852 to 1868 in Petersburg, Virginia. This work tells the story of their courtship, marriage, separation during the Civil War, and life during early Reconstruction. The point-of-view is that of Joe\u27s perspective (as everyone called Sarah)
What makes a great textbook? Lessons learned from Joe Hair
No full textWhat does it take to obtain 200,000 citations or more in the wider field of business administration? A Nobel Prize (or two) wouldn’t be amiss. Lacking such kudos, you need to be Joseph F. Hair, the author of the book on Multivariate Data Analysis, which has garnered 100,000+ citations since its publication in 1979 (Google Scholar, July 2018). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) is, despite its unpromising title, Joe’s second best-cited book, focusing on a specific multivariate analysis method. I have the pleasure and honor of being a coauthor of this book, and, given its success, a many potential authors of best-selling textbooks are no doubt keen on knowing what insights I gained while working with Joe. I can’t promise them an instant bestseller, but I can summarize the key lessons learned from Joe about what makes a great textbook
Electrical generation plant design practice intern experience at Power Systems Engineering, 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 references (leaves 157-158)A survey of the author's internship experience with Power Systems
Engineering, Inc. during the period September 1980 through August, 1981 is presented. During
this onr year internship, the author was assigned to two engineering projects. One involved
design of a 480 MW power plant. The other was the design of a 8.2 MW induction generator for
cogeneration. The author's activities during this period can be categorized into two major
areas. First, technically oriented, he designed protective relaying and SCADA systems for the
projects. Secondly, he assisted the Project Manager in project management activities such as
project progress and cost control. The intent of this report is to prepare a training manual
for PSE young engineers. It covers both technical guidelines for power plant design and
nonacademic professional codes. Although this report is primarily written for young engineers,
it can also be used as a reference by older and experienced
engineers
Forecasting banknotes
No full textA central bank’s liquidity forecast is important in ensuring that it supplies the banking system’s need for central bank money. Banknote (or currency in circulation) demand is the largest and for some central banks the most variable component of the liquidity forecast. Accurate forecasting of banknotes is essential in ensuring an accurate liquidity forecast and in turn effective monetary policy implementation. This Handbook discusses these issues and outlines a structural time series state space (STSSS) model which is now used by central banks including the Bank of England and ECB to forecast banknotes (currency in circulation).Forecasting banknotes
Mineralogy and early diagenesis of deep Gulf of Mexico basin sediments
No full textTypescript (photocopy).Late Pleistocene to Middle Miocene turbidite sands (0 to 900 m depth below seafloor) from Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Leg 10 Sites 85, 90, and 91 have an average framework, grain composition of 30% quartz, 25% feldspar, and 45% rock fragments, although this composition is highly variable. Fine-grained, Pleistocene and younger Miocene sands, from Sites 85, 90, and 91, contain abundant carbonate rock fragments and lesser amounts of volcanic and plutonic rock fragments; coarse-grained, older middle Miocene sands, from Sites 90 and 91, contain relatively few carbonate rock fragments, but are abundant in volcanic and plutonic rock fragments. Fine-grained, Pleistocene and younger Miocene sands, from Sites 85, 90, and 91, contain more quartz than coarse-grained older Miocene sands, from Sites 90 and 91; fine-grained (younger) sands are enriched in plagioclase. Authigenic minerals in the sands include gypsum and opal, zeolites, smectite, and pyrite. Volcanic rock fragments show evidence of dissolution, as do some feldspar grains. Diagenetic features are best seen in some coarse-grained Miocene age sands from Site 90, which are cemented by authigenic smectite and show porosity development by grain dissolution. Authigenic clinoptilolite also occurs in the smectite cemented sands. Textural relationships suggest that material needed for the formation of smectite cement and zeolites was supplied by the alteration and dissolution of volcanic rock fragments. Miocene age sands from Site 91 do not show development of smectite cement. Because of the similarity of cemented and uncemented sands in age, texture, composition, and initial pore-fluid composition, fluid flow probably controls the development of the smectite cement. Smectite has developed only in areas of low fluid flow. Clayey sediments from DSDP Sites 85, 90, and 91 are composed of variable amounts of illite, mixed-layer illite/smectite, chlorite, and kaolinite. Coarse clay (0.1-2.0 ��m) fraction samples show that feldspars and quartz are also present. Fine clay (<0.2 ��m) fraction samples of clayey sediment from Site 90 show evidence of progressive uptake of K from pore-water during burial. Because the low temperatures (no higher than 25��C) encountered by these clays precludes major changes in structure or chemistry, K is probably being removed from pore-water by high-charge smectite or by mica cores in degraded detrital material. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.
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