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Edwin D. Soderstrom
No full textThe Oklahoma A&M College World War I Veterans collection captures the memories and experiences of the men and women of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College who served in World War I. In 1919, a project headed by Maude Cass, the editor of the 1919 Redskin; Professor Maroney of the Department of History; Margaret Walters, Librarian; and J.W. Cantwell, the College President, was undertaken to survey these veterans. The surveys were returned along with photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings documenting these veterans’ experiences during World War I
Book review: To Chain the Dog of War: The War Power of Congress in History and Law. By Francis D. Wormuth and Edwin B. Firmage, with Francis P. Butler as a contributing author.
No full textBook review: To Chain the Dog of War: The War Power of Congress in History and Law. By Francis D. Wormuth and Edwin B. Firmage, with Francis P. Butler as a contributing author. Dallas, Tex.: Southern Methodist University
Press. 1986. Pp. xi, 347. Reviewed by: Charles A. Lofgren.Lofgren, Charles A.. (1988). Book review: To Chain the Dog of War: The War Power of Congress in History and Law. By Francis D. Wormuth and Edwin B. Firmage, with Francis P. Butler as a contributing author.. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/164965
Contributions to Dynamic Behaviour of Materials Professor John Edwin Field, FRS 1936–2020
No full textProfessor John Edwin Field passed away on October 21st, 2020 at the age of 84. Professor Field was widely regarded as a leader in high-strain rate physics and explosives. During his career in the Physics and Chemistry of Solids (PCS) Group of the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, John made major contributions into our understanding of friction and erosion, brittle fracture, explosives, impact and high strain-rate effects in solids, impact in liquids, and shock physics. The contributions made by the PCS group are recognized globally and the impact of John’s work is a lasting addition to our knowledge of the dynamic effects in materials. John graduated 84 Ph.D. students and collaborated broadly in the field. Many who knew him attribute their success to the excellent grounding in research and teaching they received from John Field.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Novel Aerospace Material
Edwin Edwards: A study in ethos
No full textIn November 1971, Edwin Edwards entered the final stages of his bid for the Louisiana governorship. Leading a long list of contenders in the fall democratic primaries and emerging as party victor in the December elections, Edwards seems the most promising candidate for the highest state office. The "Cajun Congressman" possesses an extraordinarily high level of ethos with men and women of widely varying ages and occupational categories. The sixteen-year veteran of politics has never lost an election; if he dominates in the February contest, he will be the first south Louisianian in thirty years to inhabit the governor"s mansion. Edwin Edwards claims that the major vehicle that he has used in building his image has been the good-will speech. His role as U. S. Congress man gave him the opportunity to use this medium to reach his bayou state constituency. Almost two years ago when Edwards embarked on an active, albeit unannounced, gubernatorial campaign, the author began this study in an attempt to answer the question- "What factors explain the ethical appeal of Edwin Edwards, Louisiana congressman, in his good-will speechmaking, 1968-1970?", Discovering the answer to this question involved taking three major steps- (1) Part one of the thesis describes the general nature of the good-will speaking of the Congressman, evaluates Edwards in the role of the good-will speaker, and examines a seven-month schedule of Edwards" occasional speechmaking. A knowledge of the specific environment within which Edwards acted out his role and built his ethos is preliminary to an under standing of the specific factors within that environment that account for his success. (2) Part two consists of a detailed description of several specific instances demonstrate the nature of audience responses to the Congressman; general press and interview commentaries concerning Edwards" appeal as a speaker; and a content analysis of interviews with individual members, illustrating opinions of Edwards as a speaker. This section is an attempt to prove that Edwards does indeed enjoy an unusually high level of ethos. (3) Part three is a critical search for the bases of Edwards" ethical appeal, involving examination of biographical data on Edwards; comments by press personnel and political associates; statements by members of the audiences at several of the speaking occasions; self-analysis of the speaker; a study of one speech in the context of the total environment in which Edwards delivered it; and texts of good-will speeches delivered in the past.Communication, Jack J. Valenti School o
Academic authorship: who, why and in what order?
No full textWe are frequently asked by our colleagues and students for advice on authorship for scientific articles. This short paper outlines some of the issues that we have experienced and the advice we usually provide. This editorial follows on from our work on submitting a paper1 and also on writing an academic paper for publication.2 We should like to start by noting that, in our view, there exist two separate, but related issues: (a) authorship and (b) order of authors. The issue of authorship centres on the notion of who can be an author, who should be an author and who definitely should not be an author, and this is partly discipline specific. The second issue, the order of authors, is usually dictated by the academic tradition from which the work comes. One can immediately envisage disagreements within a multi-disciplinary team of researchers where members of the team may have different approaches to authorship order
Boys of England and Edwin J. Brett, 1866-99
No full textBoys of England was a Victorian boys' periodical. It was published weekly by Edwin J. Brett from 1866 to 1899, initially from the Fleet Street offices of the Newsagents'
Publishing Company, and later from Brett's own `Boys of England Office'. It was the first periodical of its kind, and achieved a large sale amongst eager youngsters.
The purpose of this thesis is to provide a general history of BOE and Brett, neither of which has yet been attempted. More specifically, the thesis is intended to address
misconceptions regarding Brett and his work. Historians of boys' periodical literature have tended to portray Brett's papers as largely supportive of middle class hegemony. They
argue that they failed to connect with the lives of their upper working and lower middle class readers. However, this thesis contends that in actual fact BOE engaged closely with
the lives of its readership, comprised mainly of boys from the `respectable' working classes. Therefore, BOE should rightly be considered an important, indigenous component
of working class society and culture in mid to late Victorian Britain.
To provide as comprehensive an analysis as possible, the thesis is divided into three sections: `Paper and Proprietor'; `Content'; `Response'. These sections are divided into further chapters, each exploring a salient facet of BOE and Brett. Some of these engage with, and challenge, the existing historiography of boys' periodical literature. Others introduce historiographies previously remote from the study of boys' papers, widening the
remit of this relatively self-contained field. Some examine entirely unstudied, or largely understudied, subject matter.
Ultimately, this thesis is intended to make a valuable contribution not only to the historiography of boys' papers specifically, and children's literature in general, but also to the wider historiographies of Victorian social and cultural history and the Victorian working class
Future of war: in its technical economic and political relations.
No full textTranslated by R. C. Long, and with a conversation with the author by W. T. Stead, and an introdution by Edwin D. Mead. Subjects covered are military and naval developments in Russia, Britain, Germany, and France
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No full textRecent technological advancements in laparoscopic surgical instruments
No full textLaparoscopy was a progressive step to advancing surgical procedures as it minimised the scars left on the body after surgery, compared to traditional open surgery. Many years later, single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) was created where, instead of having multiple incisions, only one incision is made or multiple small incisions in one location. SILS, or laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS), may produce lesser scars but drawbacks for the surgeons are still present. This paper aims to present related literature of the recent technological developments in laparoscopic tools and procedure particularly in the vision system, handheld instruments. Tech advances in LESS will also be shown. Furthermore, this review intends to give an update on what has been going on in the surgical robot market and state which companies are interested and are developing robotic systems for commercial use to challenge Intuitive Surgical\u27s da Vinci Surgical System that currently dominates the market. © 2018 Author(s). Published by AIP Publishing
Towards resilient plug-and-play microgrids
No full textThis electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2019Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164).Microgrids have the potential to increase renewable energy penetration, reduce costs, and improve reliability of the electric grid. However, today's microgrids are unreliable, lack true modularity, and operate with rudimentary control systems. This thesis research makes contributions in the areas of microgrid modeling and simulation; microgrid testing and model validation; and advanced control design and tools in microgrids. These contributions are a step toward design, commissioning, and operation of resilient plug-and-play (pnp) microgrids, which will pave the way towards a more sustainable and electric energy abundant future for all."Facebook Inc. funded a portion of my PhD trajectory (2017 - 2019) by way of a Research Fellowship"by Edwin Fonkwe Fongang.Ph. D.Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienc
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