207 research outputs found
Interview with Christopher Faricy, author, Welfare for the Wealthy: Parties, Social Spending, and Inequality in the United States
No full textChristopher Faricy makes a return visit to New Books Network for Part II of a conversation about Welfare for the Wealthy: Parties, Social Spending, and Inequality in the United States (Cambridge University Press, 2016) and the ways in which the U.S. welfare state is configured to obscure its real beneficiaries. We’ll also talk with Prof. Faricy about what a Trump Presidency and unified Republican control of Congress might mean for tax policy, social spending, and inequality
Created in Conflict: British Soldier Art from the Crimean War to Today
No full textThis is an excerpt from the catalogue which accompanied the exhibition Created in Conflict: British Soldier Art from the Crimean War to Today, 17 March-10 June 2018. The exhibition featured two ceramic artworks made by Christopher McHugh and they are pictured in the catalogue, with explanatory text. The catalogue author is Prof. Holly Furneaux, Cardiff University
Created in Conflict: British Soldier Art from the Crimean War to Today
No full textThis is an excerpt from the catalogue which accompanied the exhibition Created in Conflict: British Soldier Art from the Crimean War to Today, 17 March-10 June 2018. The exhibition featured two ceramic artworks made by Christopher McHugh and they are pictured in the catalogue, with explanatory text. The catalogue author is Prof. Holly Furneaux, Cardiff University
Predikce spotřeby elektřiny: Dopad COVID-19 na zatížení elektrizační soustavy v České republice
No full textCHARLES UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES CERGE-EI Electricity Load Forecasting: Impact of COVID-19 on the Czech Republic's Load Profile Master's thesis Author: Christopher Nyasha Mutama Study program: MA Economic Research Supervisor: Prof. Silvester van Koten Year of defense: 2025 Declaration of Authorship The author hereby declares that he compiled this thesis independently, using only the listed resources and literature, and the thesis has not been used to obtain any other academic title.1 The author grants to Charles University permission to reproduce and distribute copies of this thesis in whole or in part and agrees with the thesis being used for study and scientific purposes. Prague, July 29, 2025 Christopher Nyasha Mutama 1 During the preparation of this thesis, the author used Gemini and ChatGPT to assist with refining the translation of the abstract from English to Czech, LaTeX code formatting and PDF/A compliance of the final files. The author reviewed and edited the content after use of these tools and takes full responsibility for the final content. Abstract Accurate forecasting of electricity demand is critical for stable grid operation, energy policy formulation, and investment planning. Shocks threaten this sta- bility, which in turn potentially introduces economic problems. This thesis...CHARLES UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES CERGE-EI Electricity Load Forecasting: Impact of COVID-19 on the Czech Republic's Load Profile Master's thesis Author: Christopher Nyasha Mutama Study program: MA Economic Research Supervisor: Prof. Silvester van Koten Year of defense: 2025 Declaration of Authorship The author hereby declares that he compiled this thesis independently, using only the listed resources and literature, and the thesis has not been used to obtain any other academic title.1 The author grants to Charles University permission to reproduce and distribute copies of this thesis in whole or in part and agrees with the thesis being used for study and scientific purposes. Prague, July 29, 2025 Christopher Nyasha Mutama 1 During the preparation of this thesis, the author used Gemini and ChatGPT to assist with refining the translation of the abstract from English to Czech, LaTeX code formatting and PDF/A compliance of the final files. The author reviewed and edited the content after use of these tools and takes full responsibility for the final content. Abstrakt Přesné predikce poptávky po elektřině jsou klíčové pro stabilní provoz elek- trizační soustavy, tvorbu energetické politiky a plánování investic. Různé šoky tuto stabilitu ohrožují a mohou vést k hospodářským problémům. Tato práce...CERGEFaculty of Social SciencesFakulta sociálních vě
Can London live without the EU? LSE BrexitVote Podcast
No full textLondon is home to over a million citizens of another EU country. The City is Europe’s biggest financial centre. Polls suggest Londoners will vote to remain in the EU, though outgoing mayor Boris Johnson is campaigning to leave. Could London thrive outside the EU? How much has London gained from Europe – and Europe gained from London? On Friday 29 April LSE BrexitVote hosted a public discussion on the issue. The panel included Lib Dem Europe spokesperson Baroness Ludford, Ben Judah (author of This is London: Life and Death in the World City), Christopher Bickerton and expert in European politics Julie Smith in a discussion chaired by Prof Tony Travers
The Impact of Blended Learning on Student Achievement
No full textThe current work had focused on the impact of blended learning on 8-12 grade students within the greater UAE area. Particularly, the author had focused on this matter as education delivery has come to shift from its traditional focus of classroom-only, instructor centric nature and toward a variety of different components, materials, and mediums being integrated into it. Specifically, the COVID-19 pandemic has made this shift in the educational paradigm immeasurably evident with student demographics around the world experiencing changes in terms of classroom size, medium of education, and quality of education. Particularly, much of the focus on the matter, through the lenses of academic discourse and investigation, has remained mainly focused on university students with very little focus on the K-12 range. To amend this as well as fill the literary gap when it comes to the impact of blended learning, the author had focused on 8-12 grade students for the purposes of analysis. For this purpose, a diverse survey questionnaire was utilized for the current purposes and distributed electronically to a total of ninety individual students in the 8-12 grade range. These individuals had offered important insight into the matter of how this range of students is impacted, academically, through blended learning. The current study was specifically conducted to answer two research questions which had entailed a focus on the mean grades of students in comparison to the instructional environments in which they took part and the impact that the environment of blended learning has on the academic achievement of students. Through their survey questionnaire, the author was able to find a considerable disparity and difference between their participants with regard to their academic achievement and the impact that blended learning has on them. Lastly, the author was able to offer a number of recommendations and insight for future academics with regard to the subject matter at hand
Nucleophilic substitution and cyclisation reactions of some polyfluoro-heteroaromatic and polyfluoroaromatic compounds
No full textThis thesis describes the reactions of some highly fluorinated aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds, in particular derivatives of naphthalene, quinoline and isoquinoline. Chapter 1 provides a general introduction to the preparation, reactions and applications of fluorine containing organic materials. Chapter 2 describes the reactions of some quinoline- and isoquinoline- thiolates with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in an attempt to form six membered heterocycles. Chapter 3 describes nucleophilic substitution reactions of heptafluoro- quinoline and -isoquinoline with sulphur and oxygen nucleophiles. The sulphur nucleophiles are found to attack the 6- site in the isoquinoline and the 4- site in the quinoline. The oxygen nucleophiles attack the 1- site in the isoquinoline and 2- and 4- sites in the quinoline. Chapter 4 describes competition experiments of heptafluoro-quinoline and -isoquinoline with nucleophiles. Relative rates of attack at the 1- position and 6- position in the isoquinoline are determined for a variety of nucleophiles. The relative rates of two nucleophiles are determined for 4- attack in the quinoline. The relative reactivities of the two heterocycles are determined for two different nucleophiles. Chapter 5 describes the pyrolysis of heptafluoro-2-naphtiiyl propynoate which yield two difluoro-butenone derivatives. These decarbonylate under further pyrolysis to yield a 1,1-difluorocyclopropene. All the products were identified by X-ray crystallography. Chapter 6 gives experimental details for Chapter 2 to Chapter 5
Making vision into power : Britain's acquisition of the world's first radar-based integrated air defence system 1935 - 1941
No full textThis thesis represents the first application of a current conceptual model of defence acquisition to analyse the historical process, the 1935 - 1941 British acquisition of an integrated air defence system pivoted upon the innovative technology of radar. For successful acquisition of a military capability, the model posits that balanced attention must be focused acoss eight 'lines of developmen' - not only equipment, but also doctrine and concepts, logistics, structures, personnel, organisation, training and information with an overarching requirement for interoperability. This thesis contrasts what turned out to be a successful acquisition, of radar to achive air interception capability by day in the Battle of Britain, with less successful acquisition, or radar to achieve the same capability at night, where an effective system arrived too late to ward off the Blitz. The results establish the validity of the model and its attendant lines of development concepts, and furnish new insights into acquisition processes and military history. Acquisition lessons are derived for the capability-based involvement of industry, for the experience and personality necessary for key managers at different 'life stages' of an acquisition and for the avoidance of over-rapid 'dysfunctional diffusion' of innovative technologies. Historical insights for the Battle of Britain include the sub-optimal performance, for trivial reasons, of key South Coast radars, and the critical importance of the human elements of the radar-based air defence system. For the Blitz, airborne radar hardware has previously been identified as a key problem, whereas research here exposes the greater need for accurate ground control radar, the sound selection and training of pilots and operators in new tactics, and provision of equipment maintainers and test gear. New evidence illustrates that pursuit of an alternative to radar significantly delayed the optimal solution, and throws fresh light both on personalities and on development process management
Space, uncertainty, and the environment:honoring the distinguished career of noel Cressie
No full textA special session and dinner at the July 2023 conference Spatial Statistics 2023: Climate and the Environment was dedicated to honoring the career of Distinguished Professor Noel Cressie (University of Wollongong, Australia), who was in attendance. This article provides a very brief overview of Prof. Cressie's career and concludes with the text of a speech delivered by the first author at the conference dinner in honor of Prof. Cressie
Public participation GIS can help assess multiple dimensions of environmental justice in urban green and blue space planning
No full textIn the last two decades, there has been an exponential increase in application of public participation GIS (PPGIS) methods to urban green and blue space (UGBS) planning. However, integrating different elements of environmental justice in PPGIS research is still in its infancy, especially in regards to the deep and less visible issues related to recognition and participation of different groups in local green space planning and management. Here we present a new method for assessing perceived recognition and procedural justice with respect to UGBS in the Amager island of Copenhagen, Denmark. We collected survey data together with 2187 place-based values and preferences from 298 local residents. Using Exploratory Factor Analysis, we classified respondents in four clusters representing low to high perceived recognition and procedural justice. We then examined how these clusters relate to socio-demographics and the spatial distribution of mapped values and preferences. Results indicated no significant differences in terms of income and age between clusters. However, there was clear variation in the spatial distribution and type of values and preferences respondents from different clusters assigned, particularly for those who feel unrecognized and do not participate in local environmental decision-making compared to all other groups. In addition, gender had a significant effect on the perceptions of recognition and procedure. Female respondents scored lower on procedural justice than male and mapped landscape values and preferences closer to home than males, thus suggesting that gender inequalities can be deeply embedded in everyday public spaces and practices. Planning inclusive and environmentally just UGBS requires not only incorporating such gender perspectives, but a more flexible, intersectional and relational understanding of space that reflects the everyday needs of different and marginalized groups.In the last two decades, there has been an exponential increase in application of public participation GIS (PPGIS) methods to urban green and blue space (UGBS) planning. However, integrating different elements of environmental justice in PPGIS research is still in its infancy, especially in regards to the deep and less visible issues related to recognition and participation of different groups in local green space planning and management. Here we present a new method for assessing perceived recognition and procedural justice with respect to UGBS in the Amager island of Copenhagen, Denmark. We collected survey data together with 2187 place-based values and preferences from 298 local residents. Using Exploratory Factor Analysis, we classified respondents in four clusters representing low to high perceived recognition and procedural justice. We then examined how these clusters relate to socio-demographics and the spatial distribution of mapped values and preferences. Results indicated no significant differences in terms of income and age between clusters. However, there was clear variation in the spatial distribution and type of values and preferences respondents from different clusters assigned, particularly for those who feel unrecognized and do not participate in local environmental decision-making compared to all other groups. In addition, gender had a significant effect on the perceptions of recognition and procedure. Female respondents scored lower on procedural justice than male and mapped landscape values and preferences closer to home than males, thus suggesting that gender inequalities can be deeply embedded in everyday public spaces and practices. Planning inclusive and environmentally just UGBS requires not only incorporating such gender perspectives, but a more flexible, intersectional and relational understanding of space that reflects the everyday needs of different and marginalized groups
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