969 research outputs found
Robert E. L. Strider, President of Colby College, Receiving Honorary Degree
No full textPhoto of Robert E. L. Strider, President of Colby College, receving honorary degree from Bryant President E. Gardner Jacobs on July 29, 1967. The gentleman assisting with the conferral is Dr. Charles H. Russell, Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Strider\u27s citation:
President of one of New England\u27s leading colleges, accomplished eduator, academic authority on the 17th century, author and civic leader, you are renowned in the field of education. You have served as assistant in undergraduate courses at Radcliffe and at Harvard University, your alma mater, as a member of the faculty of Connecticut College, as Dean of the Faculty at Colby College, and since 1960 as President of that instituion. You are a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and you have filled leading offices in numerous commissions on higher education nationally and in New Egland. Recognizing your abilities as an educator and administrator, Concord College, Nasson College, and the University of Maine have conferred upon you honorary doctorates. Bryant College is pleased to add to these honors by conferrng upon you the degree of Doctor of Science in Business Administration, honoris causa.https://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/hist_photos/1109/thumbnail.jp
Letter to Dr. George L. Haller re: attached letter from second author in praise of L.--Correspondence
No full textLetter to Dr. George L. Haller re: attached letter from second author in praise of L. D. Miles' contribution to the Value Engineering Conference held in Boston
Thermoeconomics - A Thermodynamic Approach to Economics (Second edition)
No full textThis second edition of the book stems from work by the author published in Energy Economics, the International Journal of Exergy and follow-up working papers. Topics covered include the gas laws, the distribution of income, first and second laws of thermodynamics, economic processes, elasticity, entropy and utility, production processes, reaction kinetics, empirical monetary analysis of UK and USA economies, interest rates, bonds, yield curves, yield spread, unemployment, entropy maximisation and the cycle, empirical analysis of world energy resources and climate change as factors affecting economic output, and lastly a discussion of sustainabilityThermodynamics, economics, money, value, utility, Le Chatelier, equilibrium, entropy, production, interest rates, yield, energy, exergy, peak oil, gas, coal, climate change
Researching Agricultural Policy in Japan Using Qualitative Interviews
No full textThe research project upon which this case study is based examined agricultural policy in Japan using the qualitative method of interviewing. Interviews were conducted in the field in Japan, where the author has conducted previous research and has lived. This case discusses the qualitative interviewing methodology, including ethical considerations and on-the-ground practicalities of doing interviews in a foreign language. Understanding the local language and customs was an important aspect of this case study, when interviewing participants often used different words reflecting local dialects and it was necessary to build rapport to get in-depth responses. The project included extensive travel across Japan to meet with farmers, members of cooperatives, and leaders of consumer organizations to interview them. Advance planning was key in getting access to the people necessary to study the proposed research question, identify potential respondents, and contact them to set up interviews. This case study discusses the use of qualitative interviews to gather primary material for a research project that examined agricultural policies and their outcomes with non-profit organizations, citizens groups, and government officials
Recombinant human growth hormone for the treatment of growth disorders in children: a systematic review and economic evaluation
No full textStudy found that treatment with recombinant human growth hormone gave significantly greater benefits in stature for children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD), Turner syndrome, Prader–Willi syndrome, chronic renal insufficency, short stature homeobox-containing gene deficiency, and those who were small for gestational age, than for untreated children. However, treatment was considered to be cost-effective at a willingness to pay threshold of £20,000–30,000 per quality-adjusted life-year gained only for children with GHD, although the analysis is subject to a range of important uncertaintie
The safety and effectiveness of different methods of ear wax removal: a systematic review and economic evaluation
No full textEar wax (cerumen) is a natural secretion produced to protect the inner ear from dirt and other fragments by moving these particles towards the outer ear. If this process does not happen properly, wax may build up causing blockage in the ear canal and the possibility of impaction. People with a build up of ear wax may suffer from hearing loss, discomfort and, on occasions, infection. It may present problems in assessing hearing, blocking the view of the ear drum during medical examination and interfering with the fitting or function of hearing aids. Although it is thought to affect between 2% and 6% of the population in the England and Wales, some groups may be at a higher risk, such as those using hearing aids or with small ear canals and/or skin conditions. Recurrence is thought to be high among some of these groups. The consequences of the build up of ear wax in the ear canal are thought to be a common reason for consultation and cost in general practice with over 2 million consultations per year in the NHS.Methods of removal of ear wax include drops, flushing with water in general practice, and removal with suction or probes in specialist clinics. The relative safety and benefits of these different methods of removal remains uncertain. This research will systematically review published and unpublished evidence on the clinical and cost effectiveness of different methods for the removal of ear wax. Where appropriate, it will develop an economic model using data from this systematic review and other relevant sources to estimate the relative costs and benefits of different methods. In addition, the project will provide recommendations for future research to try to help answer any remaining areas of uncertainty
S.L.I.M., a small linear interdependent model of eight EU-member states, the USA and Japan
No full textInternational Economics;EU
Experiencing and writing Indigeneity, rurality and gender: Australian reflections
No full textThis paper has two interrelated aims. The first is to contribute to knowledge about rurality, gender and Indigeneity. This is undertaken by the first author, Bebe Ramzan, an Indigenous woman living in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. Bebe shows similarities across rural and remote areas in Australia and details her knowledge and experience of home, rurality, rural communities, land and gender. The second aim of the paper is to examine issues surrounding the involvement of academic white women in Indigenous research. Writing from the position of feminist white women Barbara Pini and Lia Bryant reflect on theories of whiteness as cultural practice and in this paper contest representations of rurality in rural studies as white.No Full Tex
Thermodynamics and the Economic Process
No full textThis paper develops further a model of the economic process, first set out as part of a paper by the author in 2007, concerning the application of thermodynamic laws to economics. The paper sets out relationships between economic output and capital, labour, resource and waste stocks, with specific reference to energy, and is backed up analysis of data of world energy resources and climate change. The paper conculdes that both energy resource availability and climate change will have significant, limiting effects on the forward path of world economic developoment.Thermodynamics, economics, entropy, energy, exergy, peak oil, gas, coal, climate change
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