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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
O sistema medico Waimiri-Atroari: concepções e praticas
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia, Florianópolis, 1995.Etnografia do grupo indígena Waimiri-Atroari nas questões ligadas à saúde: suas concepções e práticas. Análise da medicina nativa como sistema cultural, onde o processo da doença é muito mais uma experiência pessoal e coletiva do que simplesmente a caracterização dos sintomas físicos e diagnósticos clínico. Com intuito de compreender melhor o sistema médico do grupo, são explorados o complexo xamânico, mitologia e rituais. Os Waimiri-Atroari explicam a doença de acordo com seu sistema cosmológico, mas quando necessitam tratamento, para remoção dos sintomas, tendem a buscar os serviços oferecidos por um programa de assistência, o PWA (Programa Waikiri-Atroari, convênio FUNAI-ELETRONORTE). Fez-se uma breve avaliação sobre este programa
Seguindo os passos de Karl von den Steinen: uma visita aos Bakairí (Mato Grosso, Brasil)
No full textKarl von den Steinen (1855 - 1929), a German ethnologist, undertook two expeditions to the Xingu region in the 1880s, having published his accounts of the region and its people in Germany in the late 19th century. In 1999 Karl von den Steinen\u27s grandson, professor of political economy and history of economic thought at the University of Frankfurt a. M., Bertram Schefold, came to Brazil for a series of lectures on the theory of capital in Rio de Janeiro and visited the Bakairí in Mato Grosso. There he met Vilinta, Antônio\u27s granddaughter, the indigenous Bakairí who guided Karl von den Steinen on his first expedition to the sources of the Xingu in 1884. The reunion between the descendants of the European and his Bakairí guide led to the elaboration of four projects, which were announced by Vilinta\u27s son, Estevan, in the sense of cultural appreciation. Among them, it was proposed that a Bakairí delegation visited the Ethnological Museum in Berlin. This paper is Bertram Schefold\u27s account of this trip, translated from German to Portuguese, in order to make it accessible to Portuguese-speaking readers and to contribute to the dissemination of the idea of the Bakairí trip to Berlin, which has not yet been carried out.El etnólogo alemán Karl von den Steinen (1855-1929) realizó dos expediciones a la región de Xingu en la década de 1880, y publicó sus relatos de la región y su gente en Alemania a finales del siglo XIX. En 1999, el nieto de Karl von den Steinen, profesor de economía política e historia del pensamiento económico en la Universidad de Frankfurt a. M., Bertram Schefold, vio en Brasil en una serie de conferencias sobre teoría del capital en Río de Janeiro para visitar el Bakairí en Mato Grosso. Allí conoció a Vilinta, nieta de Antônio, el indígena Bakairí que guió a Karl von den Steinen en su primera expedición a las fuentes del Xingu en 1884. El reencuentro entre los descendientes del europeo y su guía Bakairí llevó a la elaboración de cuatro proyectos, los cuales fueron anunciados por el hijo de Vilinta, Estevan, en el sentido de aprecio cultural. Entre ellos, se propuso visitar una delegación de Bakairí al Museo Etnológico de Berlín. Este es el relato de Bertram Schefold de este viaje, traducido del alemán al portugués, para hacerlo accesible a los lectores de habla portuguesa y contribuir a la difusión de la idea del viaje de Bakairí a Berlín, que aún no se ha llevado a cabo.O etnólogo alemão Karl von den Steinen (1855 - 1929) realizou duas expedições na região do Xingu nos anos 1880, tendo publicado seus relatos sobre a região e seus povos na Alemanha em fins do século 19. Em 1999 o neto de Karl von den Steinen, professor de economia política e história do pensamento econômico na Universidade de Frankfurt a. M., Bertram Schefold, veio ao Brasil para proferir uma série de palestras sobre teoria do capital que proferiu no Rio de Janeiro e visitou os Bakairí no Mato Grosso. Lá ele conheceu Vilinta, neta de Antônio, o indígena Bakairí que guiou Karl von den Steinen em sua primeira expedição até as nascentes do Xingu em 1884. O reencontro entre os descendentes do europeu e de seu guia Bakairí ensejou a elaboração de quatro projetos, que foram anunciados pelo filho de Vilinta, Estevan, no sentido de valorização cultural e aproximação. Entre eles, propunha-se a realização da visita de uma delegação Bakairí ao Museu Etnológico em Berlim. Esse é o relato de Bertram Schefold acerca de sua viagem, traduzido do alemão para o português, de modo a torná-lo acessível aos leitores de língua portuguesa e para contribuir com a disseminação da ideia da viagem dos Bakairí a Berlim, que ainda não foi realizada
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Eerstejaars zicht geven op hun latere beroep: herontwerp van propedeuse Facility management met behulp van het 4C-ID model
No full textRedesign of preparatory higher professional bachelor curriculum facility management applying 4C-ID instructional design methodology.
Reference please cite as: Hoogveld, A. W. M., & Steinen, H. (2008). Eerstejaars zicht geven op hun latere beroep: herontwerp van propedeuse Facility management met behulp van het 4C-ID model. Tijdschrift voor Hoger Onderwijs, 26, 66-76.De propedeuse van de hbo-opleiding Facility Management aan de Hogeschool Zuyd is van 2003 tot 2006 herontworpen. Het onderwijs integreerde theorie en praktijk te weinig. Men wilde een programma, dat eerstejaarsstudenten meer kon laten ervaren wat de eigenlijke kern is van het werk dat zij later zouden moeten gaan doen en dat hen tevens voldoende kennis en praktisch inzicht daarvoor zou bijbrengen. Dat vraagt om een instructieontwerpmethode, die gericht is op het verwerven van complexe vaardigheden en het opdoen van expertise in realistische authentieke settings. Zo’n benadering is het Vier Componenten Instructieontwerp (4C-ID) model. Bij deze curriculumherziening is dan ook gebruik gemaakt van dit model. In dit artikel wordt uitgelegd hoe deze ontwerpbenadering werkt, hoe deze werd toegepast en hoe deze resulteerde in een nieuw, competentiegericht propedeuseprogramma. Aan de hand van verzamelde proces- en evaluatiegegevens en gestructureerde interviews met studenten en ontwerpers wordt duidelijk gemaakt in hoeverre de gebruikte ontwerpaanpak de overstap op een competentiegericht curriculum heeft ondersteund
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Firm Heterogeneity and Choice of Ownership Structure: An Empirical Analysis of German FDI in India
No full textWe contribute to the literature on the heterogeneity of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the relevance of firm characteristics for analyzing the determinants of outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The focus is on the role of firm-level heterogeneity when MNEs decide on the share of ownership in foreign affiliates. We combine two firm-specific datasets on German MNEs with varying equity stakes in Indian affiliates. The impact of firm characteristics on ownership shares is assessed in the context of OLS and fractional logit models, controlling for industry and location characteristics. We show that the effect of several characteristics differs between the establishment of new affiliates by German MNEs and their engagement in already existing Indian firms. Most notably, the productivity of the German parents matters only for ownership shares in new affiliates.multinational enterprises, firm characteristics, Indian locations, German FDI; ownership share
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