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[Letter from Harry L. Spencer to T. N. Carswell - September 4, 1942]
No full textA letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Harry L. Spencer, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Stephenville, Texas, dated September 4, 1942. Spencer declares the idea Carswell is promoting as "indispensible" in a permanent solution of the liquor problem in our country
Semiometrics: Applying Ontologies across Large-Scale Digital Libraries
No full textAs large-scale digital libraries become more available and complete, not to mention more numerous, it is clear there is a need for services that can draw together and perform inference calculations on the metadata produced. However, the traditional Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) model, while efficiently constructed and optimised for many business structures, does not necessarily cope well with issues of concurrent data updates and retrieval at the scale of hundreds of thousands of papers. At the same time the growth of RDF and the increasing interest in Semantic Web technologies perhaps begins to present a viable alternative at a scalable, practical level. This paper considers a specific application of large-scale metadata analysis and conducts scalability tests using real-world data. It concludes that RDF technologies are both a scalable and performance-realistic alternative to traditional RDBMS approaches. It also shows that for relationship-based queries on large-scale metadata stores, RDF technologies can significantly out-perform traditional RDBMS approaches by allowing both retrieval and updating of data in a timely manner
Semiometrics: producing a compositional view of influence
No full textHigh-impact academic papers are not necessarily the most cited. For example, Einstein's 'Special Relativity' paper from 1905 received (and continues to receive) fewer citations from other papers than his 'Brownian Motion" paper of the same year, despite the former radically changing the course of an entire scientific discipline to a much greater extent. Similarly, 'impact' metrics using citation count alone are, it is argued, not adequate for determining the scientific influence of papers, authors or small groups of authors. Although valid, they remain controversial when used to determine influence of larger groups or journals. While the term 'impact' has become closely linked to a journal's citation-based Journal Impact Factor score, this thesis uses the term 'influence' to describe the wider effectiveness of research, combining citation and metadata analysis to allow richer calculations to be performed over large-scale document networks. As a result, more qualitative influence ratings can be determined and a broader outlook on scientific disciplines can be produced. These ratings are best applied using an ontology-based data source, allowing more efficient inference than under a traditional RDBMS system, and allowing easier integration between heterogeneous data sources. These metrics, termed 'Semantic Bibliometrics' or 'Semiometrics', can be applied at a variety of levels of granularity, allowing a compositional framework for impact and influence analysis. This thesis describes the process of data preparation, systems architecture, metric value and data integration for such a system, introducing novel approaches at all four stages, thereby creating a working semiometrics system for determining influence at different semantic levels of granularity
IC084: Portrait of William A. Spencer
No full textAn Interview with William A. Spencer, MD. Conducted by N. Don Macon. UT/TV Houston. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.See more at Interview with WIlliam A. Spencer, MD and Texas Medical Center Historical Resources Project Records.https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/exhibit_construction/1336/thumbnail.jp
IC 084: Scene From William Spencer Interview
No full textAn Interview with William A. Spencer, MD. Conducted by N. Don Macon. UT/TV Houston. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. See more at Interview with William A. Spencer, MD and Texas Medical Center Historical Resources Project Records.https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/exhibit_construction/1115/thumbnail.jp
Spencer, N J, VX22676
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/418563Surname: SPENCER. Given Name(s) or Initials: N J. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: VX22676. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 9587.242264
Item: [2016.0049.50824] "Spencer, N J, VX22676
Outline Plan of Spencer County, Indiana
No full text67 [i.e. 79] p. : ill., col. maps, ports. ; 43 cm.In 1818 parts of Warrick and Perry counties were combined to create Spencer County. It was named for Captain Spier Spencer, a Corydon sheriff and tavern keeper, who was killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe. The county is hilly and largely agricultural
IC084: Interview with WIlliam A. Spencer, MD
No full textAn Interview with William A. Spencer, MD. Conducted by N. Don Macon. UT/TV Houston. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. 2/29/1988. Dubbing Master. See more at Texas Medical Center Historical Resources Project Records and its finding aid
Conceptualising 'the relational' in pragmatics: insights from metapragmatic emotion and (im)politeness comments
No full textOver the past few years, there has been an increased focus on ‘the relational’ in pragmatics. However, different pragmatics scholars (e.g. Holmes and Marra 2004; Locher and Watts 2005; Arundale 2006; Spencer-Oatey 2000/2008) take different approaches to ‘the relational’ and use different terms when analysing interpersonal relations. As a result, there is considerable conceptual and terminological confusion. There are also a number of controversial issues, one of which is how interpersonal relations can best be studied from a pragmatic perspective. Most people agree that it is essential to hear the voice of the participants, yet there is less agreement as to how best to achieve that. I argue in this paper that one fruitful way is to examine the emotions and (im)politeness judgements that people recount in metapragmatic comments. I report a study of workplace project partnerships that illustrates the insights that such an approach can offer. The insights are of both theoretical and applied relevance, which is important because the effective management of diverse teams is widely recognised as particularly challenging. I contend that pragmatics research into interpersonal relations should be able to identify and illuminate such challenges for project participants, and I provide empirical evidence that an exclusive focus on discourse data is too limited for this
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