125,259 research outputs found
Boundary Wall of Former Cinema Site, Sandgate: Archaeological Recording Report (OASIS ID: wardella2-327338 )
No full textWardell Armstrong Archaeology was commissioned by Walsingham Planning to undertake an archaeological recording of the north-west boundary wall of the former cinema site, Sandgate, Berwick-upon-Tweed (NT 99853 52699) in advance of its demolition as part of the approved and ongoing redevelopment of the site. This report summarises the results of the site work and the accompanying archive, to be deposited in a suitable repository provides a permanent record of the structure prior to its demolition. The former cinema site as a whole has already been the subject of an archaeological desk-based assessment and evaluation in 2006 (Claydon 2006a and b), a geoarchaeological assessment (O' Meara 2015) and a heritage impact assessment (Peters 2016), and there is presently an archaeological watching brief programme in place to monitor excavations occurring within the wider site boundary as part of the redevelopment of the site. Furthermore, the north-western boundary wall itself, along with an abutting building, has been the subject of a heritage statement (Wardell Armstrong 2018). This was used to inform the planning decision for further mitigation in the form of an archaeological recording of the boundary wall prior to demolition (Planning Reference: 18/02198/FUL). The boundary wall has been seen to have retained some historic integrity and some architectural features that have helped, along with cartographic analysis, the possible origins and evolution of the wall. The earliest fabric may retain evidence for building constructed by 1799, and the latest indicates 20th century use. This has provided an interesting insight into the changing buildings and plots utilising this central area of Berwick through the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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
Gebhard Paul H., Pomeroy Wardell B. Martin Clyde E., Christenson Cornelia V. — Enquête sur la conception, la naissance et l'avortement
No full textL. Gebhard Paul H., Pomeroy Wardell B. Martin Clyde E., Christenson Cornelia V. — Enquête sur la conception, la naissance et l'avortement. In: Population, 28ᵉ année, n°3, 1973. pp. 702-703
Self-force via m-mode regularization and 2+1D evolution. II. Scalar-field implementation on Kerr spacetime
No full textThis is the second in a series of papers aimed at developing a practical time-domain method for self-force calculations in Kerr spacetime. The key elements of the method are (i) removal of a singular part of the perturbation field with a suitable analytic “puncture” based on the Detweiler-Whiting decomposition, (ii) decomposition of the perturbation equations in azimuthal (m-)modes, taking advantage of the axial symmetry of the Kerr background, (iii) numerical evolution of the individual m-modes in 2+1 dimensions with a finite-difference scheme, and (iv) reconstruction of the physical self-force from the mode sum. Here we report an implementation of the method to compute the scalar-field self-force along circular equatorial geodesic orbits around a Kerr black hole. This constitutes a first time-domain computation of the self-force in Kerr geometry. Our time-domain code reproduces the results of a recent frequency-domain calculation by Warburton and Barack, but has the added advantage of being readily adaptable to include the backreaction from the self-force in a self-consistent manner. In a forthcoming paper—the third in the series—we apply our method to the gravitational self-force (in the Lorenz gauge)
Choice subdivision, Wardell Hill, Marrickville [cartographic material] : Saturday 8th Novembr 1884 : for auction sale on the ground at 3 o'clock /
No full textSales plan for land in the suburb of Marrickville (now Dulwich Hill) in Sydney, bordered by Wardell Road, Fairfowl Street, Short Street, Pile Street, and Herbert Street.; "Note the terms: 10% deposit, 10% in 3 months without interest. Balance, 18 monthly instalments at 6% interest".; "Title Torrens' Act".; "C.B. Dawson, Licensed Surveyor, 139 Pitt St."; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-lfsp1465. Inset: Local sketch.Wardell Hill, Marrickvill
Pragmatic Case Studies as a Source of Unity in Applied Psychology
No full textTo unify or not to unify applied psychology: that is the question. In this article we review pendulum swings in the historical efforts to answer this question—from a comprehensive, positivist, “top-down,” deductive yes between the 1930s and the early 60s, to a postmodern no since then. A rationale and proposal for a limited, “bottom-up,” inductive yes in applied psychology is then presented, employing a case-based paradigm that integrates both positivist and postmodern themes and components. This paradigm is labeled “pragmatic psychology” and, its specific use of case studies, the “Pragmatic Case Study Method” (“PCS Method”). We call for the creation of peer-reviewed journal-databases of pragmatic case studies as a foundational source of unifying applied knowledge in our discipline. As one example, the potential of the PCS Method for unifying different angles of theoretical regard is illustrated in an area of applied psychology, psychotherapy, via the case of Mrs. B. The article then turns to the broader historical and epistemological arguments for the unifying nature of the PCS Method in both applied and basic psychology.Peer reviewe
Why the integration of demographic and site-based studies of disturbance is essential for the conservation of jarrah forest fauna
No full textWe review recent studies of the impacts of disturbance on the fauna of the jarrah forest, south-western Australia. In particular, we examine five case studies that provide alternative approaches to researching disturbance impacts. Assessing site-based studies of patterns of fire regimes lead us to argue that point measures of frequency are inadequate to understand scale and pattern across landscapes. Rather, extrapolating from site-based data to draw conclusions on landscape-scale changes may obscure fine-scale heterogeneity in disturbance, which is critical to the conservation of biodiversity. We review species-based studies and conclude that assessments of demographic trends are more effective than surveys in determining impacts, and providing early warning of declines because they highlight threatening processes. Furthermore, risk analysis, when critical aspects of the biology of participating species are weakly known, may lead to misclassification of species and poor decisions on conservation priorities. The review of recent impact studies of logging on jarrah forest fauna demonstrates that logging interacts with predation by foxes to threaten arboreal mammals. Hence, measures to protect threatened vertebrates benefit many species. However, while concentrating on proximate causes of fauna decline produces immediate conservation gains, long-term conservation requires an understanding of both proximate and ultimate causes and their interaction. We urge the acquisition of reliable, site-based demographic data that allows predictive modelling for species, and hence testing of alternative hypotheses regarding impact, distribution and decline. We also seek the integration of data and approaches to enable landscape-scale patterns to be discerned and interpreted for effective conservation planning
Dr. Edwin Wright Collection: Author Unknown
No full textNotes - The author relates several short stories about his neighbours including Alex McDonell, homesteading and life around Meanook and Athabasca (1 page
Sustained unsustainability? An evaluation of evidence for a history of overcutting in the jarrah forests of Western Australia and its consequences for fauna conservation
No full textIn 1996, Government directives began a transition to conform logging in Western Australia’s State forests to principles of ecologically sustainable forest management (ESFM). To place this in a historical context, we reviewed the history of the logging of jarrah Eucalyptus marginata forests to determine whether the volume of timber extracted and the main forest management practices employed was consistent with components of ESFM. While quantitative assessment proved difficult, usually the timber cut considerably exceeded the estimated annual increment of forested lands. Overcutting often distressed professionals, who strove to regulate logging despite social, political and economic pressures. Furthermore, despite recent major reductions in permissible timber cut, areas of productive State forest have declined after conversion to alternative vestings. Thus it is important to prevent overcutting continuing in the remaining production forests.
Too few data exist on the health or condition of forest ecosystems before logging to document subtle impacts. However, overcutting has interacted with broad-scale threatening processes in their impacts on forest fauna. These changes are all associated with reluctance to invoke effective adaptive management in association with the precautionary principle. The historical survey suggests that ESFM cannot be achieved without a socio-political will to assert long-term sustainable practice in the face of short-term goals. This could be achieved in the current preparation of a new forest management plan for Western Australia
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