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Pay It Forward: Author Survey Results
No full textThese data files contain raw, anonymized response data, as well as a data codebook, from the author survey conducted in May and June 2015 as a part of the Pay It Forward project. The survey was distributed to approximately 15,000 academics at the University of British Columbia, The Ohio State University, the University of California, Irvine, and the University of California, Davis, and received an overall response rate of 14.1%.Funding provided by: Andrew W. Mellon FoundationCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000873Award Number: 41400690Survey conducted using Qualtrics software. Respondents included faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral researchers from the University of British Columbia, The Ohio State University, the University of California, Irvine, and the University of California, Davis. The survey was open from May 20, 2015 to June 10, 2015. IRB approval for this study was obtained by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Office of Research Compliance
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Strukturuntersuchung von Eisen in TeO₂ - Me₂O(Me = Li, Na)- und TeO₂-P₂O₅-Gläsern mit der Elektronenspinresonanz (ESR)
No full textTeO₂-Me₂O (with Me = Li, Na) and TeO₂-P₂O₅ glasses with varying composition and Fe₂O₃-content were examined by ESR. Both systems allow conveniently to follow the structure of iron in glass. In practice, owing to the deformation of the TeO₂-network and the moderate field strength of tellurium (1,0), Fe(III) enters the alkali tellurite glass only as network former. This explains why only the (g ≈ 4,2) resonance was observed. Two network formers are present in the TeO₂-P₂O₅ System with phosphorous exhibiting higher field strength (2,0). A series of glasses was obtained which allowed the introduction of iron, varying structurally from Fe(III) as a network former (with g ≈ 4,2) to Fe(III) as a modifier (g ≈ 2). By following the structural behavior of Fe(III) it is possible to determine the character of the glass. For example, a 90 TeO₂-10 P₂O₅ (amount of substance in %) glass shows a tellurite character, a 80 TeO₂-20 P₂O₅ glass has a tellurite phosphate character, while a 70 TeO₂-30 P₂O₅ glass already shows a phosphate character.Des verres TeO₂-Me₂O (Me = Li, Na) et TeO₂-P₂O₅ de compositions variables et contenant des concentrations différentes du Fe₂O₃ sont étudies à l'aide de la résonance de spin électronique (ESR). Les deux systèmes sont appropriés pour étudier la systématique structurale du fer dans les verres d'oxydes. Dans les verres alcalitellureux le Fe(III) se trouve pratiquement en tant que formateur seulement à cause de la déformation facile du réseau TeO₂ et aussi à cause de l'intensité du champ moyenne de tellure (1,0). De ce fait on observe dans ces verres seule la résonance g ≈ 4,2. Le système TeO₂-P₂O₅ lui contient deux formateurs de réseau, dont le phosphore avec son intensité de champ très forte (2,0). Par variation de la composition du système on obtient des verres permettant de suivre facilement la variation du Fe(III) de la structure de formateur (g ≈ 4,2) à la structure de modificateur (g ≈ 2). A l'aide du comportement structural du Fe(III) on peut déterminer le caractère des verres. C'est ainsi que le verre (quantité en %) 90 TeO₂-10 P₂O₅ est un verre de caractère tellureux, celui de 80 TeO₂-20 P₂O₅ un tellureux phosphate et celui de 70 TeO₂-30 P₂O₅ un verre de phosphate.TeO₂-Me₂O(Me = Li, Na)- und TeO₂-P₂O₅-Gläser mit unterschiedlichen Zusammensetzungen und zusätzlich unterschiedlichen Fe₂O₃-Konzentrationen wurden mit der ESR untersucht. Beide Systeme sind gut geeignet, um die Systematik des Einbaus von Eisen in Oxidglas zu verfolgen. In Alkalitelluritglas tritt wegen des leicht deformierbaren TeO₂-Netzwerks und wegen der mittleren Feldstärke (1,0) des Tellurs das Fe(III) praktisch nur als Netzwerkbildner auf. Dafür wird auch nur die Resonanz g ≈ 4,2 beobachtet. Im System TeO₂-P₂O₅ liegen zwei Netzwerkbildner mit einer starken Feldstärke (2,0) des Phosphors vor. Durch Variation der Zusammensetzung dieses Systems wurden Gläser erhalten, mit denen eine Verschiebung der Fe(III)-Bildnerstruktur (g≈4,2) zur Fe(III)-Wandlerstruktur (g ≈ 2) leicht verfolgt werden kann. Durch das strukturelle Verhalten des Fe(III) kann auch der Charakter der Gläser erfaßt werden. So hat das Glas mit (Stoffmengengehalt in %) 90 TeO₂ und 10 P₂O₅ Telluritcharakter, das mit 80 TeO₂ und 20 P₂O₅ Telluritphosphatcharakter und das mit 70 TeO₂ und 30 P₂O₅ bereits Phosphatcharakter
A genre in decline? : Teo Chew opera in Western Sydney
No full textLocated in the heart of Western Sydney, the Australian Chinese Teo Chew Association (ACTCA) is a meeting place for diasporic Chinese hailing from Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Mainland China and other Southeast Asian countries. Their common link is the Teo Chew/Chaozhou language and culture, which originates in the locality of Teo Swa/Chaoshan in present-day Guangdong Province. Since the late 1990s, Sydney-siders of Teo Chew descent have gathered regularly to celebrate a common ethno-specific identity. In a large Chinese-style building complete with a traditional archway, community members partake in activities such as karaoke nights, ballroom dancing classes, kung fu and lion dance training, chess tournaments, and most significantly, Teo Chew opera. Arias and instrumental suites from various operatic classics are rehearsed on a weekly basis by a core group of predominantly elderly musicians. They are joined by professional artists invited from mainland China in large-scale productions hosted annually by the association. Although most synonymous with Teo Chew culture and seemingly popular in other diasporic communities, this classical art form is steadily losing currency, particularly amongst the younger Teo Chew population. Despite local patronage, it seems likely that the genre will survive for only as long as the current exponents are able to sustain it. This paper draws on fieldwork conducted from 2004 to address issues of language, transmission and other factors contributing to the gradual decline of Teo Chew opera in Western Sydney. Possible methods for sustainability are also discussed, with a case study involving Sydney Conservatorium's Chinese Music Ensemble
Interpretasi aksi teo-ecology dan transendentalisme terhadap pelestarian lingkungan
No full textThis research presents a reading of the aspects of religious transidentalism in presenting the narrative of environmental preservation. Certainly in that context, the author tries to illustrate with teo-ecology construction based on quranic insights. Therefore, man as a subject, occupies a wide space in realizing the idea of godliness and humanistics in managing the nature and environment that God has given. Result of this study provides a major argument against the meaning of the Quran as the basis of environmental Teo-Ecology which contributes the deepest contribution, so that environmental preservation is always encouraged. In addition, in environmental preservation is necessary also the construction of ecological ethics humanizes the environment itself, so that a balance arises there. Lastly, it is no less important to elicit an attitude of transcendentalism in man that as god's representative on Earth must have mentally managed the environment well
Author, publisher and bookseller : a tripartite synergy in Nigerian book industry
No full textThis work is about the roles of Author, Publisher and Bookseller in Book development in
Nigeria. The paper started by delving into the history of Book Publishing in Nigeria after
which it proceeded by defining who an author, a publisher, and a bookseller is and
expatiated on the indispensable roles of these key actors in Nigerian Book Industry and in
the emerging Information Society. Furthermore, the various constraints to book
development were identified while the paper advised on how the Book Industry can be
further promoted in Nigeria. However, the paper concluded and made recommendations
on how the Book sector can help in enhancing scholarship in the country
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
Hydrothermal synthesis of Ni₃TeO₆ and Cu₃TeO₆ nanostructures for magnetic and photoconductivity applications
No full textAbstract
Despite great attention toward transition metal tellurates especially M₃TeO₆ (M = transition metal) in magnetoelectric applications, control on single phasic morphology-oriented growth of these tellurates at the nanoscale is still missing. Herein, a hydrothermal synthesis is performed to synthesize single-phased nanocrystals of two metal tellurates, i.e., Ni₃TeO₆ (NTO with average particle size ∼37 nm) and Cu₃TeO₆ (CTO ∼ 140 nm), using NaOH as an additive. This method favors the synthesis of pure NTO and CTO nanoparticles without the incorporation of Na at pH = 7 in MTO crystal structures such as Na₂M₂TeO₆, as it happens in conventional synthesis approaches such as solid-state reaction and/or coprecipitation. Systematic characterization techniques utilizing in-house and synchrotron-based characterization methods for the morphological, structural, electronic, magnetic, and photoconductivity properties of nanomaterials showed the absence of Na in individual particulate single-phase MTO nanocrystals. Prepared MTO nanocrystals also exhibit slightly higher antiferromagnetic interactions (e.g., TN-NTO = 57 K and TN-CTO = 68 K) compared to previously reported MTO single crystals. Interestingly, NTO and CTO show not only a semiconducting nature but also photoconductivity. The proposed design scheme opens the door to any metal tellurates for controllable synthesis toward different applications. Moreover, the photoconductivity results of MTO nanomaterials prepared serve as a preliminary proof of concept for potential application as photodetectors
Innovative hybrid marketing software
No full textFleurie on innovatiivinen mainossovellus, joka näyttää valitun alueen tai käyttäjää lähellä olevien kauppojen alennusprosentit merkkeinä kartalla. Esimerkki merkistä: Cafe Pispala –25%. Merkkiä painamalla saa lisätietoa tarjouksesta ja alennuskoodin, joka kuluttajan pitää tietää saadakseen alennuksen. Reitin kauppaan saa myös helposti painamalla yhtä nappia (Route). Reitti-toiminto käyttää Google Mapsia. Sovellus on toteutettu Xamarin Forms alustalla ja se toimii Android ja iOS järjestelmillä, eli on niinsanottu hybridi.
Sovelluksen avulla käyttäjät saavat edullisempia hintoja ja kaupat saavat tämän vuoksi enemmän kuluttajia, joka lisää myyntiä. Sovellus on suunnattu kivijalkakaupoille ja kaikille kaupan aloille. Sovelluksen markkina-aluetta ei ole rajattu Suomeen vaan se toimii myös ulkomailla.Fleurie is an innovative augmented reality marketing application that shows the discounts as markers on map. Example marker: Cafe Pispala -25%. Pressing the marker shows additional information about the deal and a unique discount code. Consumer must know the code in order to get the discount. Route to shop is easily obtained by pressing “Route"-button. Route function uses Google Maps. This software is built using Xamarin Forms platform. It is so called hybrid, because it runs on Android and iOS.
With this app, customers get better prices and shops get more customers. The application is free to use for customers, but shops must pay for their markers. The software is aimed for all fields of business and is not restricted to Finland only
Defining Information Security As a Policy
No full textThis report is a bachelor thesis created for the Technology Center as a part of the Software
Engineering and Management programme at the IT University of Göteborg.
The report deals with the problem of security issues in organizations with wast amounts of
data. The question at issue asked what could be done to increase information security for
the Technology Center at the IT University of Göteborg.
While solving the problem the report presents the Technology Center and what their ITresources
is and why they should be secured. The author describes the method used to
gather data that was used in a risk assessment and analysis.
The next part in the authors struggle to increase information security was to create an
information security policy. The policy is a document that all members and users of the
Technology Center should read and follow as it has rules and guidelines that can help the
organization minimize the risks found in the analysis.
The author recommends that the organization as future research creates more formal
supporting policies that focus more on a single subject like network- or user management
Author-reader relationship at the site of the work
No full textWithin the format of a critical exegesis and four original works of extended prose fiction, this thesis explores the interaction between the author and reader and argues that literary meaning is the outcome of shifts of power between these two entities. It concludes that because these shifts in power are orchestrated by the author, the author is relevant to understanding how meaning is produced
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