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Interview with Amitav Banerji: Commonwealth Oral History Project
No full textInterview with Amitav Banerji, conducted 21st September 2015. s part of the Commonwealth Oral History Project. The project aims to produce a unique digital research resource on the oral history of the Commonwealth since 1965 through sixty oral history interviews with leading figures in the recent history of the organisation. It will provide an essential research tool for anyone investigating the history of the Commonwealth and will serve to promote interest in and understanding of the organisation. Banerji, Amitav. 1953-. Born in India. Educated at Georgetown University (BA) and Delhi School of Economics (MA). Joined Indian Foreign Service in 1975. Private Secretary to the Indian Foreign Minister, 1979-1982. Joined Commonwealth Secretariat in 1990. Special Adviser in Commonwealth Political Affairs Division from 1990 to 2000. Chief of Staff to the Secretary-General, 2000-09. Director of Political Affairs, 2009-2015. Projects Director, Global Leadership Foundation, 2015-
The GATT and the Uruguay Round: An Exercise in Real Politik
No full textThe author explores the present status of the Uruguay Round. Banerji then reviews the discussions in the 15 major areas, all of which may not be of immediate interest to India. The author then moves on to analyse the progress in discussions in areas that are of interest to India. These are tariffs, non-tariff measures, GATT article, safeguards, functioning of the CATT system, MTN agreements and arrangements, subsidies, countervailing measures and dispute settlement. The author ends by outlining some polemical issues, viz., textiles and clothing, agriculture, TRIPS and TRIMS and services. The author endorses the multitiered flexible approach to the final deal as proposed by Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati. (Editor’s abstract.
The GATT and the Uruguay Round: An Exercise in Real Politik
No full textThe author explores the present status of the Uruguay Round. Banerji then reviews the discussions in the 15 major areas, all of which may not be of immediate interest to India. The author then moves on to analyse the progress in discussions in areas that are of interest to India. These are tariffs, non-tariff measures, GATT article, safeguards, functioning of the CATT system, MTN agreements and arrangements, subsidies, countervailing measures and dispute settlement. The author ends by outlining some polemical issues, viz., textiles and clothing, agriculture, TRIPS and TRIMS and services. The author endorses the multitiered flexible approach to the final deal as proposed by Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati. (Editor’s abstract.
'Of Lonely Ghosts': The Primacy Of Responsible Government In Comcare v Banerji
No full textThe High Court ruled on the compatibility of legislation with the constitutionally implied freedom of political communication (implied freedom) for the third time this year in Comcare v Banerji (Banerji). The case is another example of the significant work that the implied freedom is expected to do in resolving fundamental questions as to the correct balance to be struck between sensitive policy objectives and democratic principles. Banerji concerned a Commonwealth public servant, Michaela Banerji (the respondent), who, in September 2013, had her seven-year employment with the (then) Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Citizenship (the Department) terminated. This followed an investigation commenced in May 2012 into Ms Banerji's use of a Twitter account to publish highly critical comments of the Department, government and opposition immigration policy, politicians and her colleagues. Ms Banerji used a pseudonym when tweeting, but did publish "other identifying information". Section 13 of the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth) (PSA) set out the terms of the Australian Public Service (APS) Code of Conduct with subs (11) stating that APS employees "must at all times behave in a way that upholds the APS Values and the integrity and good reputation of the APS". Section 13(11) operated alongside s 10(1)(a) of the PSA, which, in turn, defined "APS Values" as including the specification that "the APS is apolitical, performing its functions in an impartial and professional manner". Further, s 15(1) of the PSA established that an APS employee found to have breached the Code of Conduct could be subject to a specified discretionary sanction ranging in severity from termination of employment to a reprimand
Efficacy and safety of indacaterol/glycopyrronium in Japanese patients with COPD: a subgroup analysis from the SHINE study [Corrigendum]
No full textHashimoto S, Ikeuchi H, Murata S, Kitawaki T, Ikeda K, Banerji D. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016;11:2543–2551. On page 2547, Figure 5, x-axis, the dose mentioned in the label for IND should have read “150 μg od” instead of “110 μg od” and the dose for GLY should have read “50 μg od” instead of “110 μg od”.Read the original article here. 
Heavily reddened type 1 quasars at z > 2 – I. Evidence for significant obscured black hole growth at the highest quasar luminosities
No full textWe present a new population of z > 2 dust-reddened, type 1 quasars with 0.5 ≲ E(B − V) ≲ 1.5, selected using near-infrared (NIR) imaging data from the UKIDSS-LAS (Large Area Survey), ESO-VHS (European Southern Observatory-VISTA Hemisphere Survey) and WISE surveys. NIR spectra obtained using the Very Large Telescope for 24 new objects bring our total sample of spectroscopically confirmed hyperluminous (>1013 L⊙), high-redshift dusty quasars to 38. There is no evidence for reddened quasars having significantly different Hα equivalent widths relative to unobscured quasars. The average black hole masses (∼109–1010 M⊙) and bolometric luminosities (∼1047 erg s−1) are comparable to the most luminous unobscured quasars at the same redshift, but with a tail extending to very high luminosities of ∼1048 erg s−1. 66 per cent of the reddened quasars are detected at >3σ at 22 μm by WISE. The average 6-μm rest-frame luminosity is log10(L6 μm/ erg s−1) = 47.1 ± 0.4, making the objects among the mid-infrared brightest active galactic nuclei (AGN) currently known. The extinction-corrected space density estimate now extends over three magnitudes (−30 < Mi < −27) and demonstrates that the reddened quasar luminosity function is significantly flatter than that of the unobscured quasar population at z = 2–3. At the brightest magnitudes, Mi ≲ −29, the space density of our dust-reddened population exceeds that of unobscured quasars. A model where the probability that a quasar becomes dust reddened increases at high luminosity is consistent with the observations and such a dependence could be explained by an increase in luminosity and extinction during AGN-fuelling phases. The properties of our obscured type 1 quasars are distinct from the heavily obscured, Compton-thick AGN that have been identified at much fainter luminosities and we conclude that they likely correspond to a brief evolutionary phase in massive galaxy formation
Galaxy Zoo:reproducing galaxy morphologies via machine learning
No full textWe present morphological classifications obtained using machine learning for objects in SDSS DR6 that have been classified by Galaxy Zoo into three classes, namely early types, spirals and point sources/artifacts. An artificial neural network is trained on a subset of objects classified by the human eye and we test whether the machine learning algorithm can reproduce the human classifications for the rest of the sample. We find that the success of the neural network in matching the human classifications depends crucially on the set of input parameters chosen for the machine-learning algorithm. The colours and parameters associated with profile-fitting are reasonable in separating the objects into three classes. However, these results are considerably improved when adding adaptive shape parameters as well as concentration and texture. The adaptive moments, concentration and texture parameters alone cannot distinguish between early type galaxies and the point sources/artifacts. Using a set of twelve parameters, the neural network is able to reproduce the human classifications to better than 90% for all three morphological classes. We find that using a training set that is incomplete in magnitude does not degrade our results given our particular choice of the input parameters to the network. We conclude that it is promising to use machine- learning algorithms to perform morphological classification for the next generation of wide-field imaging surveys and that the Galaxy Zoo catalogue provides an invaluable training set for such purposes
Was sollten angehende Lehrkräfte über computerbasierte Simulationen wissen? Und was wissen sie tatsächlich? Eine epistemologische Perspektive im Vergleich zu Experimenten und Animationen
No full textKirchhoff A, Schwedler S. Was sollten angehende Lehrkräfte über computerbasierte Simulationen wissen? Und was wissen sie tatsächlich? Eine epistemologische Perspektive im Vergleich zu Experimenten und Animationen. In: Huwer J, Wilke T, Banerji A, eds. Progress in Digitalisation in Chemistry Education 2024 Digitales Lehren und Lernen an Hochschule und Schule im Fach Chemie. Münster, New York: Waxmann; 2025: 49-54
Forman Christian College Magazine
No full textBanerji, Frank-Editorial. pp. 1-2; Velte, H. C.-Essay-An Appreciation of the Late Dr Orbison. pp. 2-7; Kalhan, D. N.-Wedded Love. pp. 7-10; Poem-Such are we. pp. 10-11; Krishan Chandra-Essay-On Losing the Monday. pp. 11-13; Essay-If Winter Comes. pp. 14-15; Essay-Random Musings. pp. 16-17; Akhtar, M. Buland-Essay-The Crisis. pp. 17-18; Chopra, Y. N.-A Visit to the Moon. pp. 18-19; Wright, R. L.-Story-Romeo and Juliet. pp. 20-21; News and Notes. pp. 22-24; Library Notes and Book Reviews. pp. 24-26; Banerji, Frank-Sports. pp. 27-28; Lala Sant Ram-Books Worth Reading. pp. 35; Bihar Earthquake Reliefs. pp. 36; Constitution of Editorial Board. pp. 37-38; [Hindi]. 4 p.; Punjabi Kiyari [Punjabi]. 8 p.; F.C College Magazine Urdu Section [Urdu]. 24 p
Political regimes, trade, and labor policies in developing countries
No full textWhat, if any, is the link between labor market policies that benefit insiders - for example, regulations guaranteeing high minimum wages and strict job security - and political regimes. Is it true that in a democracy outsiders vote and impose limits on what insiders can achieve, whereas in a dictatorship the government need worry only about insiders who have real power? Or are democratic governments more likely to succumb to trade union pressure and use labor policies to give them special privileges? To test these competing hypotheses, the authors designed a two-sector political economy model that demonstrates that labor market distortions depend directly on the trade regime: the more open the trade regime, the fewer distortions in the labor market. They use cross-country regressions to test the relationship between political and civil liberties and trade and labor policies. Using data for 90 developing countries, they apply existing indices of openness and political freedom and two different constructed measures of labor market distortion. Their conclusions, based on the regression results: authoritarian systems that repress labor are more likely than democratic systems to adopt inefficient labor policies inimical to development.Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,Labor Policies,Health Economics&Finance,Banks&Banking Reform,Environmental Economics&Policies,Health Economics&Finance,Banks&Banking Reform,Labor Standards,Economic Theory&Research
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