26 research outputs found
“CHARACTERISTICS AND DISTURBED/DISORDERED EATING BEHAVIORS OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIET-RELATED CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS” BY
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Best Practices in Managing Customers Complaints in Selected Quick Service Restaurants in Dasmariñas City
No full textAbstract: This research was carried out to find out the best practices for dealing with customer complaints in Dasmarinas City's quick-service restaurants. The researchers of this study used the Purposive Sampling Technique to perform a descriptive survey among twenty QSR customers and ten QSR managers to learn about their insights founded on their own customer complaint experiences. Through data gathering, this study was able to find out that the demographic profile of customers affects the way they address their concerns to a QSR manager. Conversely, the demographic profile of the QSR managers affects the way they address the concerns of their customers. Most especially, their experiences from their educational attainments, given that the majority reached the college level, up to their working attainments where the majority are employees, make up the behaviors they have in a QSR. This study obtained information such as recommendations from all respondents about the best practices in managing customer complaints in QSRs, which whoever needs to know, may utilize for their own good such as students, researchers, and businesses.
Keywords: customer complaint management, customer satisfaction, food industry, quick service restaurant, QSR.
Title: Best Practices in Managing Customers Complaints in Selected Quick Service Restaurants in Dasmariñas City
Author: Maricris R. Ayate, Jhen Dela Cruz, Laney Valerie V. Buquid, Mae Casiles
International Journal of Thesis Projects and Dissertations (IJTPD)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022
Page No: 48-57
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published date: 28-June-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6772549
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The Isaqueena - 1921, April
No full textContributors include: Flora Bennett, Marjorie Martin, Bess Barton, Germaine Bouquet, Ruth Cowart, Annie Laurie Quickel, Thrace Mauldin, Marie Askins, Jack Jones, Virginia Quick, Mae Jones, Edith Ouzts, Dorothy Whitehttps://scholarexchange.furman.edu/isaqueena/1076/thumbnail.jp
Perceived Credibility in News Depending on Author Race & Statistical Evidence
No full textThis 2x2 between-subjects experiment investigated the impact of the race of the reporter and statistical evidence upon perceived credibility. This study was run at a small midwestern university with 65 participants (60% female and 40% male) that had an average age of 19.26 years. These participants were asked to read a news article in an online format, answer a few short-answer questions over the content of the article, take a quick survey, answer a set of multiple choice questions about the content, and complete a demographic survey. The survey that the participants completed was adapted from a credibility scale utilized by Gaziano and McGrath (1986) and measured credibility on a five-point likert scale. It has been hypothesized that articles with more statistical evidence present will lead to higher ratings of credibility in relation to the report and a white male author will lead to higher ratings of credibility in relation to the article. Finally, an interaction was also hypothesized between the race of the author and the statistical evidence present in the article such that when there is a presence of statistical evidence, the credibility ratings of the black and white male authors will not show a statistical difference. Whereas, without the presence of statistical evidence, the black male author will lead to significantly lower ratings in credibility in comparison to the white male author. A 2x2 between-subjects ANOVA indicated no significant results (p \u3e .05) suggesting that neither race or statistical evidence has a significant impact upon credibility
Modelo integrado para avaliação de projetos de investimento no setor elétrico
No full textTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia ElétricaA introdução do regime competitivo no mercado de energia elétrica brasileiro conta com novos agentes e novas possibilidades de negócios, refletindo sobre as metodologias e os modelos de planejamento da expansão dos sistemas elétricos. Assim, as metodologias e os modelos tradicionalmente empregados no planejamento devem ser complementados por novos enfoques. O presente trabalho de pesquisa propõe uma metodologia e um modelo, adequados à avaliação de projetos de investimento em ambiente competitivo. O modelo proposto aborda as questões técnico-econômicas e econômico-financeiras do problema de análise de projetos. A abordagem utilizada para resolver este problema é a simulação dinâmica. O modelo calcula o perfil de risco e retorno de carteiras de projetos de investimento, com ênfase em projetos de geração. As receitas dos projetos são calculadas segundo os cenários hidrológicos, a partir de contratos firmados e contempla algumas das principais regras de comercialização do Mercado Atacadista de Energia (quais sejam: Mecanismo de Realocação de Energia, Excedente Financeiro e Contabilização/Liquidação). Os contratos podem ser modelados como: negociação exclusiva no spot, contratos bilaterais e contratos de opção (venda de call e compra de put)
Cryogen-free low temperature high magnetic field ultra-high vacuum modular scanning tunneling microscope for the exploration of van der waals materials and nano-devices
No full textScanning probe microscopy (SPM), particularly scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), has become a critical tool for locally probing material properties at the atomic level. STM continues to evolve to meet diverse and challenging research demands. Advancements have enabled high-resolution imaging and detailed analysis of complex materials and quantum states at low temperatures (LTs). However, challenges arise with LT-STM operation due to helium shortages, affecting the availability and cost of liquid helium which is essential for maintaining LTs. To address these challenges, cryogen-free closed-cycle cryostats (CCCs) have emerged, offering a sustainable alternative to liquid helium systems, since helium gas is recycled and liquid helium is not consumed. However, CCCs introduce high levels of mechanical vibration and acoustic noise, complicating integration with STM systems. Additionally, the need for ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environments and high magnetic fields further complicates STM design, particularly for experiments involving μm-sized 2D material sample devices. This thesis presents the design, development, and performance of an innovative STM head that integrates modularity, flexibility, stability, and compact size. The STM head is equipped with a quick-connect socket that is matched to a universal connector plug, enabling it to be transferred between systems. This head can be introduced into a vacuum system from room temperature and seamlessly transferred to various sites equipped with the connector plug, permitting multi-site STM operation is a variety of experimental conditions, including broad temperature ranges, ultra-high vacuum, high magnetic fields, and closed-cycle pulse-tube cooling. The STM’s compact size is achieved by a novel nested piezoelectric coarse walker design which allows for large orthogonal travel in the X, Y, and Z directions, ideal for studying both bulk and thin film samples ranging in size from mm to μm. Its stability and noise tolerance are demonstrated by achieving atomic resolution in ambient conditions on a laboratory desktop with no vibrational or acoustic isolation.
This thesis introduces the design, construction, and performance of a cryogen free, UHV, LT, and high magnetic field platform for modular STM operation at variable temperatures, a base temperature of 4K, and magnetic fields up to 9T. This platform incorporates a novel internal vibration isolator to mitigate vibrations and a triple wall vacuum design to achieve low base temperatures. The CCC is incorporated into a UHV platform that supports in-situ sample and tip conditioning and alignment. Multi-site operation without breaking vacuum is facilitated by the quick-connect STM head and vacuum transfer methods, notably a low-profile vertical transfer mechanism.
This thesis presents an internally mounted flexible mechanism that replaces large externally mounted vertical translation stages by utilizing collapsible components and gravity assisted tools to insert and extract the STM head into the LT region. This design substantially reduces the size of the vertical transfer mechanism which enables installation in standard laboratory spaces. The design eliminates also excess pumping volume and reduces susceptibility to vibrational noise.
The combined innovations presented in this thesis significantly enhance STM capabilities, providing a platform for studying a wide range of samples under various experimental conditions. To demonstrate the system’s capabilities, and exploration of van der Waals heterostructures was conducted. This thesis presents the study of magic angle twisted-bilayer graphene (TBG) nearly aligned to hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). The stacking dependence and rotational misalignment of the layers is explored through STM topography and spectroscopy of the moiré superlattice to explore the formation of a moiré intercrystal.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical reference
Iowa History and Culture : A Bibliography of Materials Published Between 1952 and 1986, 1989
No full textThis bibliography was compiled by two reference librarians, Patricia Dawson and David Hudson with the goal of making it easier of tracking down material on Iowa history and culture. This supplements the Iowa History Reference Guide published in 1952 by William Petersen
Magrath Store News (December 15, 1944)
No full textAn archive of the Magrath Trading Store News.The University of Lethbridge Library received permission from the Wes Balderson to digitize and display this content.♦IV' r
TELEPHONE NOS
Office 21,
Hardware 34,
Dry Goods Dept. 4r3
Grocery Dept0 4r2
MAGRATHf ALBERTA,
STORE HOURS:,, Decern .her 15th,
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m
Sat, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m..
SHOP EARLY FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS DRESSES*
NE.if ARRIVALS FOR BuTH MOTHER & DAUGHTER
AUTHENTIC SCREEN STAR
MOLES
In warm wool jerseys
dainty crepes, rich
velvets in popular
/■/inter shades*
DaINTY SILK DRESSES
FOR LITiLE GIRLS
ROMPERS FOR BaBY BOYS
We have only 4 pair i>
left. 1.25 ------
II I1 I i
A social evening was spent' at the home of
Mr. & Mrs. John Gibb, Sunday evening wth
the following guests present: Mr. ft fos« M.
Godfrey, Mr. ft Mrs. Carl Poulsen, Mr. Frank j
Cook, Ms, Dors CdLoman, Mss Lesitia Hl1-,
Mt. & Mrs. J. Gibb and sons.
a tasty lunch was served...........
20% discount on all Wooden Toys,
Trucks,
Trains
/
Wagons,
S1G d 5 ■
WAGONS* that are finished in natural
varnish. You'LL make no mistake buying
one of these wagons that may bo used for
every so many purposes.
Priced: 3.45 and 1.52 par
bushel for wheat and 15j£ a pound live weight
for hogs.......
Mr. & Mrs. -Alex Poulsen spent a few days
in Calgary where M1. Poulsen attended the
Co-Op Co^e^nene^on......
STOVE BOARDS in all sizes, in light
tan finish. Priced: 1.?5, 1.95 j
Mrs. Dora Coleman and Mrs. Elizabeth
Hillier left Tuesday fof Salt Lake City,
Utah wiere they wll viat relativee.....
ENAMEL Vai -o......
KINDERGARTEN TABLE & COIRS.
Strongly made and nicely /'
X finished ..in green or
•pink. Has the alphaa,/
> bet and numbers
painted on tho tot
9.25
S condensed version of the opera"
"Faust" w s presented at the First Ward
Church, Monday evening, (as a budget
event) under the auspices of the 'Taylor
Stake Reel.ef Society. Magnath performers
included; Meesrs. G. G. Wodey, Grant
Crookston, Rulon Harker, Joe Koed-or, Jack
Bridge, Orson Bridge, and J. F. Hnmi-tdnl
Misses Nglda Loxton and .Fay Broadbsnt
of Raymond were weekend guests at the home
of tho former's parents, Mr. & Mrs, George?
Loxtoo....o•.
Mrs, Ednn■Mi-ls of Granum is the guest
of her parenns, Mr. & Mrs. E. Darlow....
While with rod trim.
Tea Kodtle.....,1l.95
Combinnttes......... 1.5<
Roo-aters, big enough for that
Christmas Turkey. Ill sizes.
3.25
Minor Oparaaion_
A man went t6 srr his doctor about a pain_
in his back which had been troubling him
sinee mooming. The doctor gave bin the
oncr over and’in a few seconds the pain vanished.
"Thaa's quick work, docioor" exclaimed tho
patient- "Was it rheumatism?" ;
"No," was the reply. "Your suspenders
were twisted," ■
McCCary Stove simiHar to above
illustraton. Make a wonderful Xmas
Gift for Mot^t^er, Wife or Brida<*.,..
• .11.10
aSK FuR BONE MExiL* when shopping
in our Hardware Deet. or phone 34»
There are only 7 more tUdtplng days.
So Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!
1 R
G-i r I s. House coats GaY PrINiTeD nHcUbjCu^TS m assorted
colors and sizes from 7 to 14- years.
Just like Mother's, Wrap-around skirt
„■ that is generously flared,
1,39
A calling sh-nwr was hold at the homo of
Mrs. Betty Lyyoott, Saturday afternoon in
honor of Mrs, Fred Strate (the former Mss
Harriot Ririe) a recent bride, who received
many lovely and useful gifts for her home.
Her sister-in-law Mss Lila Strate assisted
her at the gift table. A delicious -late
lunch was served after which the guests
signed a guest bf;k».........
Mr, Gordon Noilson s-ent the -ast few
days in Calgary w.th relatives and friends.
About forty guests attended Fireside
which was held at the homo of Mr, & Mrs.
Water Brown, Sunday evening. Mr. Rondo
Robinson showed his -ictures, A tasty
lunch was served............
Nj aRRIVaLS IN . . . . .
' BABY'S WEAR
B±lBY BONNETS in w^hifce wool with -ink
or blue trim, 1.00 each,
3aEY SETS consisting of sweetier,
bootees and bonn, daintily knit from
w^hifce wool with -ink or blue trim.
1.25 and 2.25
Blood Donors at the Mrarath Muiiipal
Hoop-taiL, Monday evening included: Mr, &
Mrs, W. Clifton, Mr, « Mrs, Loyal Jensen,
Lindon & Bernice Jenson of Del BcRta.
Misses Laitha Miler, I. Toamer, Marjorie .
-------------- r^CxSOottE------------ c mnt’ nee lww)
Stretches, Splices any broken wre in a
jiffy. For stretching or re-airing fences.
A handy tool,
2.65 each,
Mr, J. T, Steele was the w.nner of a
50.00 Bond in the Navy Loa-guo draw at
Edirn^on. Mr. Steele 3avs It is the
first time ha has ever won anythin.....
Mr. & Mrs. C. Macl^d and family, and
Mrs. Macliod, Sr. of Bow Island were
at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Wllimi
Jasman last we^,^,,...
Mr. c Mrs, E. L. Hudson and family of
01^:^Mm s-nt the weekend eeten.....
DDdley and Mrs. E. Magid of Ma^gath.
Saturday evening the home of Mr. & Mrs
J. T. Steele was the scene of a surprise
-arty honoring Miss Anna Mae Johnson of
Yakima, Wash, Guuets present included:
Misses Anna.. Mae Johnson, Juno Gibb,
Norma Thomson and Mrs, A^iiti;a Scoiiile;
Grant Palmer, Glen Passey, Jack Bridge,
Malcolm Bridge and W^ayne Gough of Raymond,
A tasty -Late lunch was s6tv^t.•.•.....
WE HaVE JUST RECEIVED SOME WOOL
DRESSES in black, blue, green, and red.
We have sizes 14 to 40, Priced 12.95
If you haven't yoour Yias Dross you’d
better hurry. Get your choice wh-le they
are pleeitifl>.... *
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VYELLA ^LAMVEL
pink, Powder Blua, Sky Blue and White,
36" wido.
1,45 a yd.
Got your m.teripl for your Christmas
Ddqss now. We a^ tta M^st fa^Mcn
sheets, and sewing aidss,...
WE HaVE a LxuRGE acoCkImENI OF BOY * B
SWEaTERS* pIso a good selection of Men’s
Sweeaers or Corduroy sweeaers.
Mrs. Edna Knoowin and sons of Vane uver
are visiting her -arents, Mr. & Mrs. Fred
Palmer and famlyy............
Mr. & Mrs. Whiney Hem-nger wem recent
guests at the home of Mr, & Mrs.
H'-ward Fleecche......
Mrs, Neal Billingsly left Sunday for
Bee-rfield, OOnario where she wll join
her husband who is stationed tetrt......
BLaCK aIMD BLUE SILK SOCKS FuR MEN,
For dress or business, what would be mom
appreciated than some of these socks.
500 a -air.
Cheor u- and things
Mil bn pLL right;
your smiles are mom
adorning.
Old Sol himself
is sunk each iigee,
but rises every
ioirilir,
We have just
un-acked a seipitnt of
CChi-dm' s Milks,
assorted sizes and
colors.
I *1
, & Mrs. J. F. Hamilton left Tuesday
Calgary, whc-re they will spund thv next
days »•••»•
Mrs. Jet Dawson of Rockville City, Iowa.l Mr
is visiting her children, Mrs, J, L. Fol- 'for
Iger and her son "alter Ess or of Magrath; jfcw
and another daughter, Mrs, ?/. J, Smith of------
Wilson Siding, Mrs. Dawson hod hot been
here for two years,
Weekend guests from Lethbridge included;
Miso Helen Spring, Mrs, Gertude
Haweey,;Hiss Setty Minion, Mss Dorothy
Alderson and Leo Buries.....
Pte, & Ms. Leonard Hillier left Friday!
£> r Fooest, Ont. vh ere he will be statoonedk
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SINGLE ELD SHEETING, 63- w.de, bleached <
Price per yard.......690
For Sale; ChtckkeSs.....Fred Trache,
For Sale: A doll bed, good size,
Mrs. Dorothy Evans.
CHRISTMAS TaBLECLOTHiSm~————— —
Lace Tabecloths, 45" x 45",...3.19
For Sale: 2 Service Station Gas Pumis,
See G. G, Woodey
WANTED: Any Kind of painting.
Grant Crookston
ARVCLOUS"
MAKEUP GIFT SET _ 7 5
criminating lady. **
by RICHARD HUDNUT
Wo have plenty of Xmas Cards, Wrapping
paper, See.ls, Tags, Colored String, Ribbon
and many other items useful and attractive
when wrapping your Xmas Gifts...........
Los: CChld’s cloth purse. Tan. Containing
moony....Diena iarker,
We have a comppete line of Maavv-llous
and Three Flowers cosmeticc..
For Sale: ^cClary* s Quebec ieeavr.
Pingree Tanner, Jr.
For Sale: 40 j
Barred-rock hens j
and pul-lets.
Ready to start to
1ay••••
Lloyd SObey
WABASSO SHEETS
3.9"
a paira
AT THE TnAtL 1 r.E
tonight
"A Guy Named Joe"
with
Spencer Tracy
FRI, & SAT,
"ACTION IN ARABIA"
starring
Virginia Bruce, and!
George Sanders. I
Monday « Tues,
"Up in Mabie’s
Room”,
with Dennis
O’Keefe and
Maarorie Reynolds,
• This gift set will put a sparkle
in the eve of any ghl. Seven
♦VANISHING CRfAM
FACE POWDER
TOILET WATER
TALCUM POWDER
Sj?.on
I
three flowers
Gift
l°vely hems in the cv'ef popular
Three Flowers fragrance.
By RICHARD HUDNUT
lipstick
ROUGE
PERFUME
bo st:
Leather
'Work Glooi,...
Jimmy Briggs,
For a gift that
will please
give her an
ATOMIZERS
8"o each.
3 Flowers
Perfume
and
3.00
KIDDI as N aOKxaC as
Assorted
cooooss.
290 each.
*
All sizes and colors:
550 and 750
We wish to thank all those who assisted,
us in any way during our recent sad bereav-
Especcally Dr. Magid and the Nurses
at the Kagrath Hspittl...
The Gheeseurth Famiy.
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MR FARMR.......A XUAS PRESENT,
A Xmas Present to Mr. Farmer...Your wheat
w.ll bring 30 per bushel over and above the
present wheat board price at the Ogrlivie
Eieator.»....J9 W, Alston,
ZIPPER—
WORT'
SWEATERS
Surtable for men
or women. Gomes
in two-tone blue,
green or blue and
Wne. Has two
slash poc^ceets.,
zipper front,
to 42.
4 <95
A number of girls gathered at the
home of Mrs, Ainneta Scooille in honor
of Mss Anna Mae Johnson, Weddnsday even-itg.
Those present included: Misses
Leitha Miler, Dorethy Miler, Marorie
Dudley, Nadien Dow end Mrs, Delene
.Evens^—-———*---- —— - ——————-—-—-—
DRESS GLuVES for Men,
Lined or mlined in brown, black or tan.
See our glove coauaner and make your choice.
Patients in tho Marath Muni^c^i^dl Hospital
include: Mrs. Beth Smith and dauggtor,
Mrs. Maaarowski and son, Mrs. George Hamilton
and son, Mss. Irene Saith of Raymond
and twin— son and daughher; Mrs. Howard
Fletcher,.Mrs, Grace Peterson, Mb. W. G.
Lawlor, Jackie Chato, Danny Crrtchfield
and Mr. George OvarcT.....
All our town councilmen and empioyees
reside quietly on our best gravelled roads,
built by their forebears.
Tuesday our Model T stopped bn the east
side of town and we had to hoof it back.
We passed Free Cook’s, Bryan Meldrum’s and
a number of other homes. No grade, no
gravel. At one time this was our best
rcsidential district. Look at the streets
where ALex P0ulsen, Bill Scoot, Lindon
Bone and others live. The Mayor should
put on his high top boots and look at /
cdntdlidtp, A cd^m^pl-t;oe should bosket- //
sd to mark the spot where our ditches ond *
roads once were. DitcheB should be constructed
so that during the two months
(co^fd below)
"SUREIE"
SUSPENDERS* a gift that ill
please the most particular man. In
assorted colors to match any surt.
Priced: 600 and 750
GARTERS* no.de by ’’Curie", the
name alone stands for quaHty.
Priced: 500 a pair.
that water is available it can be made
use of,
A town and district that cm organize its
man power to stage a 165,000,00 Victory
Loan Drive twice a year and put on one of the
best carnivals in the land should be able
with some orglatLzotlot to gravel our roads
and build ditches ithout costing the tax
payer a can..............
Mrs, Delene Evenson of Raymond was
the guest of Mrs. Anmeta SccoiHe.....
Important; 20^ discount on all
wooden toys, trucks, wE^ona, trains
and etc...
TWEED PANTS
for...
EC vs...................
Some very serviceable
Pants for Active Boys.
Sizes: 8 to 14 ,
Tweeds in oolorsi
of blue, green and
brown.
&dtable for Hl
occasions.
2.95 to 3,75
r
1 I' I V I I M 'I
Taken from page 2 of a letter written by
Hrs, Maaiorie B'rlderson to her mother:
"Last Thursday we had the surprise of
our li^e When we got home from G?tf, someone
from the Quran's Park Hooel had been
trying to get us on the telephone. Wll it
was Reid Bennntt (Vic's boy—-you know, '*
who I went to school with.) He is a Ft.
Lieut, in the H.C.n.F pn the Transport
Corniand, flying to Africa. He had been to
Edmonton in June and Marge Hark or had given
him our address in Trinidad. Trinidad is
the stopping off place an route to Africa
and he had stopped here many times but only
for a Kiw hours usually.
Their headquarters are at Bermuda now,
and they had a little plane trouble so had
to spend about 4 days here.
Ken insisted that they come down to
Pconne-a-Pierre (36 miles from Port of Spain)
so he and another crew metier, a very nice
fellow from Ausstr.lia cam© down Friday
afternoon on the tr.-in, (Tho trains hu^s /are a mess you ride right with the bltcck
people but they soy that at every place
they stop they usually do something novel
tHe thap , ’
hit took them swimming Friday night.
Thee on "the even ing mmann twi mo an of their
Than "am o 1 aen. is hntlg ilt WHon ani h
T^^iani"nw fi ,i lni^nut t. -, to, quig o a hii
ftr gionii "wt a an 1 edg^
Rdi- inew it Tri-nildin K iHo w who warti
hor e at P-iwK mTao mad n't; hoi stps-ed
et d hk iwi o pla-i .i ife "is wwfo, did,
id at thokea llw fcllm u- (he kwan tom
td iw, ^1^ *11^11^ hm- I -is p- wih
W i glhToee1th ’h. fi iSa^udgyma d-.w1; if ile
Keo ^we (vsfffngg Two. oa ^o felli-h
cu^'Ii 1 lsc; mo-ndty tsaiu taoi: lo P-rt wf
imnigt ww1 -""- ayT ani" 1 aiP f RtPs. aio
ims ntian into ndKi ’a dni ace ooui we ndrnnt
Salund^ d"-to aKd in-100,00. A list of the winners of the
various prices follcwsi
Friday Grind Prizo/Mcli'ltyre steer or
lQO»oOo«....Robert Hillner Ticket NOo2400
Thursday•..Door Prize/PtS-r of Hudson
Bay Bl;ahkes.-..Mrs- A, J. Siboy
Friday ...Door Prize/Dinner Set, Mss
Join Ririe.
Friday.»».Dressed Muuton...Mrs. P.
Anerson,
Tickot selling prizo.,..oirraan Hillner,
Tho Club washes to thank ill those
who in any way contributed to the success
of the carnival, especially the ladies and
gontlmon who give generously of their
tine and energy to help run the various
games and the ladies who served in the
refrehment booth.
———.oaooo—■———
magrath trading company ltimited
magrath* alberta.
Doe. 15/44,
Friday, Dec. 15-th and Saturday, Dec, 16th,
Specials
LURCH COUNTER SPECIAL
Saturday.. ...December 161th.
roast turkey w cranberry sauce.
(Potatoes, dressing and gravy)
Price.
oak and Specials,.
15-th & 16-th.
KRAFT CHEESE* 4- Lo, Veevaeta or Canadian
............................................ 190
AGED CHEESE* Ootario,»»•».»,a Tb.,.,.400
ELLISONS BEST FLOUR* 49 Tb...,,.......... 1.43
RICE* 2115,,,. ................. .. , . .. . . .
BRaN FLaKES* 9 for.,..•»*«..»*.»23
KELLOGGS CORNFLAKES* 2 forr,........................ 27
HEDLUNDS SANDulCH SPREAD,,...........19
PUMPKIN* per tin.................. .................. ...14
LILY WHITE SYRUP* 2 Tb. tin.................... 27
PRUi or .PS. ........................................................
FRESH FRUITS* VEGETABLES
.AND XMAS NUTS.
LEMONS* pgr doo..»....480
ORANGES* ned...............•................. 380 a. doz.
GRAPE FRUIT ,,.4 for»«.«..• ....300
FAST RISING royal YEAST* each pkg.
io^l^ains 4 envc>eToee»«.»*«.»*»»
I 1 *
1 lb................... 470_________________________
TOMATO JUICE, 48 oz tin,,.,,......30
MIXED NU'TS................................490 alb .
Ml kinds for Xnas nuts,
CANDY WIT be on sale oomamneing 10
0 olook Monday norning,
classic cleaner* 2 pkg...........................190
LUX HAND SOAP* 4 ......................550
GODlEN FLEECE PaN CLeaNER* each..,,08
OXYDOL* Reegliar ..,................25
PUrEX, 3 rolls.....••••.....................*25
CRSICO. per pkg...«........».......2
0004
No full textDAILY PaVLO ALTO TUP'S, WEDNESDAY, JULY a<, 1914
PAGE MVE
VARSITY THEATRE
TONIGHT
"THE WOMAN"
A five-reel PARA~Ot-NT feature- '.—"Med by BAWD BEI* 9CO,
ft .torttlf MABEL VAN BURS*, and TIIKO BOIIEKT8— a powerful
drama.
-PARAMOUNT TRAVEL SERIES NO. 10"
More ol the world trip Utrooah Soulb America b.low the equator.
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LCXALS
Desk pads by tha dosen. ixl-taeh
site. 20 centa a dosaa, while ' they
laat. Times office. 6-:3-tf
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Smith's transfer will move or store
fnraltnre. Low rates. Motor truck
or wagon. Phone »*. *-JI-lm—Adn.
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8pir*lla eorseta and Wi. Frank
waists Mrs Black.421 Home-.Pb.240X
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K. F. rrltach doaa kodak flntahing
at W11 lard's .art store. 7-13 it—Adv
We cleso when others fall. Solar**.
. 4S3 rolTarslty aveue. Pbone HO.
T-lfulm—Adrt.
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Archie- Rice waa tbe re-ent gueat
of his sister. Mrs. Alfred Edwards
of Pslo Alto.
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Harold Allen of Brookings. S D.,
wbo Is making a tour of the state,
spent yesterday with his cousin.
Frank Kaason.
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Mr. and Mrs. Leland Brarehl, wbo
were married in Ban Jose ■ Sunday,
ara si*endlng their honeymoon In
Northern California. Mra. Bracchl
was Mlaa Myrtle Gilbert of Saa Joe*.
Alfred Kd wards, son of Mr. and
Mra. Alfred Edwards. Is rapidly recovering from a serious Illness and
Is now able to sit up.
The Vvomen's nellef Corps will
hold, its sewing circle Friday at 2
o'clock st tha home of Mra. George
McLa-hlan. 630 Lincoln avenne.
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A social tea will be held at the
home of Mrs. G. Huff of 475 Mel-
■• (lie avenue tomorrow sfternoon
from ■: to 5. This will be for the
t**nefit of the Presbyterian bulletin
fund.
Mrs. H. S .''Bodley. John Russell.
Edward apd Susannah Bodley bave
gone to Hilton on the Russian river
to enjoy a vacation outing. Mr.
and Mrs. Bodley returned laat week
rrom a month's tiip ln tha' east
Tbey attended the graduation exercises at Allegheny College. Mead-
\llle. Pa. from which tbey graduated in the same class more than a
score of years ago. and visited relatives In Pennsylvania snd West Virginia, stopping st'tbelr old home in
Baton Rouge. La., on their return
trip.
SAFETY-FIRST" BANANA
PEEL IS BURBANKS
LATEST DISCOVERY
His Donrjtory *
Dorothea New ror—Where is papal. *
Mrs Newrox—In the library.
dearie; but don't wake him op now —
New York Son.
A Color Symphony
The mistress—I shall tale one at
tbe children to chnrch with mc this
morning, Mary
Thc general—Vcs'm; which?
The mistress—-Oh, whichever will
go best with my new mauve dress.—
Sketch (London).
Encouraging
Cb«-|]y—Before I met yon. I thought
oi nothing but making money.
Ethel—Well, keep right on! Pop
afc-a't so rich- a« folks think!—Dallas
New.
The "ttoaslcM" banana -peal la
with us Praderick Boogie or the
Bnrbank ciprrtmrnl farm near Hay-
ward says be baa produced It by
crossing the oeaana with the cactus pear.
The oaw fruit has the luscious
delicacy of the banana with a coat
like sandpaper and little corrugations thst won't slip. It may be
dropped on the sidewalk wltb per*
feet aafety to pedestrians.
fioegle'a dtaeovtry Is oa a par with
the fatuous loke of Congressman
llartman in tbe house yeara ago. He
said the lightning bug had been
mated tn Moo'-na with the honey
bee. The resulting bees could then
work at night.
■■' WK-rt Cater Iii P.**-.-Jells*?
What eaaor ta a dai ■*•■*■ il
qtMst-rJoa led Rkfaard Jeffries a
through -Kata)**-*. art and oatnre. aad
hta es-ay cuds with the diurnal wall.
"'Thef* ar* a mllUou books, and yet
wit* all their aid I isstrat t*U lha cok***
of tbe May dandelion.** The ncareet
he could come to it waa to my "'yellow-
gold-otnnca," which string of words
sug-reats tb* gyp-y nam* fur thla flow*
*t, • gueen'-t treat hairy dog flower.**
H la -MiislUve lu Ita coloring, abeorb-
Ing froiu Ita n*;-nbor and cbsnging
t»1Ui rthnar'--* »-«-ft-iiti3cj' ltat no aula wbst on* **.t-> Ita eobtt It U ens-
Matnued on tbe miml* of th* majority
as "aokleu." and lu this case tbe majority rut**. It la "twinge i-nrg***.
acanered with Tmvtsh band to rich aad >
I-*****, *» welcome In msny rase* ae'lf '
It wen* the real five dollar piece which
It So ticarly fMtmibleg, and the first
i-tndetl-»n will always towh the been j
la much the same manner as tbe first
robin's note* -Sarah Graham Morrison In Countryside Jdagsslue.
Hla rirst T«tt. ef Of*t*if-lio*.
Admiral J-uett. prol-ably one of tha!
joHinat aeado-ra our nary ever knew. |
once told en wuioslng story of his eariy '
days aa a rade-t.
"I was a e-j-r-lal-le youngster," be says,
"ami when I went to my first a*?lgn- I
ment. the l-*'"e,-ieiidet-ee. and saw the
atars and atripe-* florr.lag ~rrr tt I r*~
memhered my mother bad taught me
tbat my flrst duty was to tb* flag, ao 1
attempted some con vernation on this.
tin* with the exrrtitlre offlcer who hsd
received me when t came on board aad [
who waa one af tbe strictest dlactpil-!
narlans ln tbe uary of that day.
" 'BH ■•-••<■■ Klrr he M.ir„i at my flrst;
qacatlon. his fa**-} r«d with anger. 'Sl-;
lence. etr! Wbo ga*** you pormtaalon
to ai*e«kT l ■ i nt* bear only six words I
troin you, air. while you ar* on tbl* ■
ship--"i-ort."* "atarhoard," "yea. sir." j
and'*i»^.etr.**-
"And this was my drat dtoclplloe bt'
tbe navy."
N»i -. - '• Mandiw-rh.
Tb* down ttpon tbe peach or plum la
so dallcat* and so thickly a*t that cot
cannot touch tb* fruit wltb a needle's
point wl'tu-****. breaking tba tender
sulk, and yet Ihe dew of tbe nlgbt
covera tba whole surface of tha fruit
and disappear* lu lbe morning, leaving tbe c~*a*atucr growth more orderly
and t-aahtlful than before. Tb* dew
cover-a ov**ry leaf of lb* giant oak. and
lb* mighty ~j-*-» drinks to tbe refresh
lug moistur* to Its thirsty heart
through ml'tion-. of pore*, aod th*tr<ru
trunk that baa withstood a thousand
storms ta made stronger by the geuUe
strength of lb* dew Tbe silent fall ot
tbe dew ts oao-sed and controlled by
B-r,:,--lei uf th* moat tremendous power. The same power wbk-b shskt-s a
whole continent wllh Its subtarranean
thunder la Ihe earn* aa tbat which erf-
ctrclea the "inert filament of thistledown with a coronet of dewy gems so
email tbat tbey do not beud tbe delicate stalls wttb their welgb"--Londoii
Olobe.
Part Arthur's Downfall.
One of the moat dramatic »urr- ..... i«
In mlliury hlatory was tbat of Port
Arthur during tb* Itusa-oJapanea* war.
For Ave months tbe Itusjl*uta. under
General Hlow*e*l, defended tbe city Into
wblch tbej had bceu forved by the
fierce onslaughts of tbe Jspeoee*. ll
waa ■ i. - --I tbat tba caar't '-■-■;.
ottMOO at~*oog iin-l well provlsloii.-i,
would mt*Ay bold Port Arthur timil
relief came. After twenty weeks of
siege, however. Stoeeael raised the
white flag and the Japanese marched
Into tbe city. General Stoc-asel wis
tried for treaaon In c.*[,t~- tt~ii with tbe
surrender, and be was sentenced to
deatb. for It mu -t.it.ti that tbe Hue-
elans hsd suflicleiit food and ammunition In Port Arthur to hav* continued
their defease for ■•.■»*_• time. Tbe rxar
commuted the aentenoe on Stoeaaei to
"ii.- of ton years' imprisonment, but
tb* disgrace broke hi* beallb aod be
died, paralysed and dumb
An Umr~- oi.ng Gan,„».
Those wbo Unsglav tbvtv I* some
t-c-eaasry coonectlou between literary
genius snd inch-re m Hi hav* to explalu
eway tba caae of Alexander Po--~.
Pope was exactly four feet xtx inches
high. He was humpbacked and *!•■
forr.ie.1 According to ooe of L- nl Oxford's aervsnU. he was "so weak ns
to stand In pen*e<ual need of femnle
attendance; extremely sensible of r*M.
ao tbat be wore ■» kliv) of.fur doublet under a eklrt of very t-oarse. warm
llueo. Willi fine *->*>■->-v4>~- When lie mmc
Ii-* was itr—!.-1 In n !■-!!.■ made of
stiff canvoN. J--inr hardly able to stand
erect UU It waa U.W. and he tbeu put
no a flateiiel waisl.oisl. Our nd.* was
. ,.i;*r.n-i,,i. hi*, legs were no slender
tbat be •*iiI.ir-h1| ittefr bulk with three
paint of tatocklnga. wblch were drawn
on and off by tb* maid, ror be wn**
not ah!e to dress of endresa hlmac'f.'-
I -nnldii t'liroulcle
If yoo need a msp of Pslo Alto,
akowlng tha location of cbflrcbas,,
ecbools. the city ball, tb* water-!
work*, the big tree, tha station, the,
names of all tha streets. It can be
-fro-cured, at The Times office printed.
on cardboard at 6 cent* *t copy;;
printed on bond paper to b* folded
for mailing, two ropla* for S cants.
4-S»-tf
The Source
"From where do cows get their
milk?"
The little girl wished to learn.
"From where do you get your tears,
my dear?"
Her mother asked in turn.
And then with widely opened eye*.
Lining her childith brows,
"h. mother." she asked, in quick
surprise.
Do they hsve to spank the cows?"
(Urmsn Color*.
The ■.i-rtsac flag would b* a rainbow If It lix-loded all tbe t-olor* of tbe
varfous kingdom*, prlticlpalitiea or
-tate-t •*•** tbe ('ertnau rmplr*. Tb*
black and white end tbe eagte in tb*
Oerm-in flag Brg Prusslsu. *ud In the
staff head 4-oruer is the canton, black,
white and .-.-J ntiresenlatlve of the
North Oerman I vufederacy, wbkb waa
est* till she. 1 In a-aWI, Tbe colors of Its-
Carls are hlne *n-*k white; Han<iver,
yollo-R- ami white; Kaxony, white aud
greeu; Wurtteniliurg, i,|:t.-k and red;
jierfelenburg Htredts ml aud yellow
and i im . Brunswick, bhje and yellow;
ftaxe-Voburg Goths, green and white;
Bcbaumburg-LlpiH'. blue, red and white.
Tbe colors rgf Wuldeck are black, red
and yeUow, Pumeranla. bio* and
wiilic Baden, red and yellow; Hesse,
red nnd white; Mauov*r, yellow and
wbltn.—Wla-binrton Star.
Light end th* thin.
When ray* of light fall upon the skin
of our bodle*. which I* translucent, the
greater pan of tbem are arrested, some
by one layer of tbe skin, some by another, and stilt others are not stopped
until tbey have penetrated the subcutaneous tissue*. This arrtat of tbe
light rays prodii**'-* radiant heat, which
bas a higher -leiietrating power than
■ in.*, i ■ ti--.. .nil an generated by a hot
water beg or intuitive, for Insiaine
I- C, TU'-ix lu an addrees t-efore Ihe
IjhiTntiiailng Engineering society sshl
that such l>-**t iH'ticfrated two Inrbes
or more, while rout-*- thm brnt was excited p-inclpally t>n tbe aurfsce.
Thle 1* why i-ii-irii light baths and
•un hatha are ID stimulating lo tlie organs -f -limit**!Hon. t-.|~., in'iy the akin
and kidneys, and so t-eueficlat In *o
many dl**r*!*e-4.-S*w York World.
Kino Chsri**' Mae*.
Dunn** the late l...r.l peel's f-.-n.irr of
tbe speakerahtp be waa luformed thai
the mace onlered out of tbe bousx* of
i-ommous l>y Cromwell had !>eeti discovered lo J.tnt-il.-j On lti4]ittry tbe In
formatioa pn>v-*t to lie false, but It
was found tbat Jamaica at one time |
!•'. -• ----1 n mnce pre-wnteil hy ''liarl-** ;
II.. wliti li. like the ettrMer ih.-h-i-h ii*m*<]
nt Weat minster, has vanished In 1077 :
J.-ininl' n was overwhelmed by an earth
quake, and among msny public build- j
Ings engulfed st Port Boyal was par- ■
tlament bouse With tbe wreck dlsap-!
peered King f hsrtea' uwc*.--Ix>ndon ;
"tpeclator.
Th* Clarity ef Mseeulay.
"Macaiilay neve* wrote an obacore
senteoee in bis life," aald John Uorley.
and this lh \, irlly due to hla exact use
•f words. There U never nny douU
iiN.itt til- meaning. Meraulay began
tbe us* of Latin words at an early
age. When four and a half years old
I-- was asked If he hnd got over the '
toothache, to which question catna this 1
replyr *Tbe aic'-ny la abated.**—J. F. •
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Modelling the seasonal and spatial variation of malaria transmission in relation to mortality in Africa
No full textAbout three billion people worldwide are estimated to be at risk of malaria transmission. In developing countries, malaria is believed to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality, mostly in children under five years. It is among the indirect causes of maternal mortality and infants’ deaths due to low-birth-weights. Malaria brings huge economic burden due to number of days lost during sickness and deaths, sustaining a vicious cycle of disease and poverty in sub Saharan Africa (SSA) and high attribute of disability-adjusted life years.
A number of malaria control interventions to reduce intensity of transmission have been successfully implemented in the regions of SSA, however, elimination of malaria is still a dream in many developing countries today. Failures in global eradication are related to resistance in insecticides and anti-malarial drugs, and health systems related factors. The Roll Back Malaria (RBM) partnership reinforced new strategies to combat malaria with long-term goal of eradicating the disease globally. This was facilitated by increasing funding for malaria research, improve multi disciplinary initiatives and make malaria among the main agenda of all international health and development forums. The reduction in mortality, especially in children has been reported recently and is associated with achievements in intervention strategies, improvements in malaria diagnosis and treatment. However, poor natural acquisition of malaria immunity in children as a consequence of weak or no exposure is a major epidemiological concern and brings a fear of higher mortality rates or shifting of age of death to older children. Understanding and quantify links between transmission, intervention, immunity and mortality is key for sustainable progress towards malaria control targets.
A comprehensive analysis of information on malaria transmission, vital events, drivers of transmission and mortality-related risk factors is required to achieve that. Lack of vital registration systems in developing countries hinders availability of appropriate data to conduct such analysis. Establishment of Demographic Surveillance Systems (DSS) in many developing countries aims to fill these information gaps. One of the initiatives integrated within DSSs is the Malaria Transmission Intensity and Mortality Burden across Africa (MTIMBA) project. The project compiled a database of mosquito collections at selected sites in Africa over a large number of locations, using standardized methodologies for a period of three years. The entomological parameters were linked with routinely monitored vital events within the DSS. The MTIMBA database is the most comprehensive entomological database ever collected in Africa which allows studying spatial-temporal variation in malaria transmission in relation to mortality.
Malaria is an environmental disease hence transmission varies with climate as it modifies population, survival, distribution and infectivity of malaria vectors. Quantification of association between climate and transmission is important to allow prediction of risk even in areas that field data cannot be easily obtained. Development in geographical information systems (GIS) and availability of remote sensing (RS) data facilitates availability of environment and climate data at high space and time resolutions allowing accurate estimation of outcome-factor relationship.
However, DSS data are large, sparse, zero-inflated and are characterized by seasonal patterns, spatial and temporal correlations. Standard models assume independence between observations, an assumption which do not hold for correlated data, hence utilizing these models might result into biased estimates. Geostatistical modeling of large, sparse and zero inflated space-time data is computational challenging specifically in the estimation of the spatial processes. The spatial correlation is accounted by introducing location-specific random effect parameters which are assumed to arise from a spatial process quantified by a multivariate normal distribution. The models are highly parameterized and their fit is computationally intensive. Bayesian computational algorithms such as Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) can be used to fit these models. Estimation of the spatial process requires inversion of the covariance matrix at each simulation point. The dimension of the matrix increases exponentially with number of locations and the inversion becomes infeasible when the size is too large. Recent techniques overcome this problem by approximating the spatial process from a subset of locations. These methods have been applied on Gaussian outcomes observed over a grid. Extension and formulation of rigorous methods to efficient model MTIMBA data are needed to allow precise prediction of malaria transmission at locations with mortality data to enhance studying the association. Lastly, seasonality in climatic conditions which introduces seasonal patterns in transmission and mortality data, should be accounted for when modelling such data.
The objectives of this thesis were to i) develop Bayesian geostatistical models to analyze very large and sparse geostatistical and temporal non-Gaussian data with seasonal patterns and ii) apply these models to (a) estimate space-time heterogeneity in malaria transmission (b) assess mortality variations between different ages during the first year of life while adjusting for seasonality and (c) determine the relation between transmission intensity and risk of mortality in children and adult population after taking into account control interventions. This work used an extract of MTIMBA data from the Rufiji DSS (RDSS) collected between October 2001 and September 2004.
Evaluation of approaches to capture seasonal pattern is discussed in Chapter 2 and applied to estimate mortality peaks at different stages of infant life. In Chapter 3, models approximating the spatial process from a subset of locations were developed to assess effect of climate, seasonal and spatial pattern of sporozoite rate (SR) of An. funestus and An. gambiae in RDSS. A rigorous approach to analyze malaria transmission data using Entomology Inoculation Rate (EIR) data, which is the product of mosquito density and SR, is discussed in Chapter 4. Zero-inflated models were used to account for over-dispersion and zero-inflation in the data. High resolution EIR estimates were produced for the RDSS. Exposure surfaces obtained in Chapter 4, were aligned with mortality events to assess the relationship between all-cause mortality and malaria transmission. Geostatistical Bernoulli discrete-time regression models adjusted for age and ITN possession were used for that analysis. The results of these analyses are presented in Chapters 5 and 6. The EIR was incorporated in the model as a covariate with measure of uncertainty.
This work is a building block on the insight and understanding of association between malaria transmission and all-cause mortality. The strength of results of this work relies on EIR estimates predicted at high spatial (household level) and temporal resolution by employing rigorous geostatistical models fitted on large entomological data. The better exposure estimates obtained are able to more accurately estimate the mortality-transmission relation
