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Ep. #085 - Jason W. Moore
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of podcasts conducted by the Cultures of Energy at Rice University. Cultures of Energy brings writers, artists and scholars together to talk, think and feel their way into the Anthropocene. We cover serious issues like climate change, species extinction and energy transition. But we also try to confront seemingly huge and insurmountable problems with insight, creativity and laughter.Cymene and Dominic talk capital and Vanilla Isis and then (11:21) we welcome to the podcast the one and only Jason W. Moore from Binghamton University, author of Capitalism in the Web of Life (Verso, 2015) and Anthropocene or Capitalocene? (PM Press, 2016). We chat with Jason about his most recent work, co-authored with Raj Patel, A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things (U California Press, 2017), forthcoming this October. We talk about why he wanted to write a book for a broader audience, the problems with the “anthropocene” concept in the human sciences, how “capitalocene” can improve our thinking about world history, and how we can avoid vulgar materialism in critical environmental research and activism today. We cover the role that states and agriculture have played in shaping modern capitalism and Jason calls for a seriously engaged pluralism to tackle the urgent challenges of our era. We discuss the cheapening or thingification of life, capitalism as a gravitational field, the importance of frontiers, the violence of the Great Domestication, and why if green energy remains in the mode of “cheap fuel” nothing will change about capitalist accumulation. Jason explains why racial and gender domination are so often lacunae in critiques of petromodernity. Finally we ruminate on how to unmake the capitalist world-ecology and the key principles of the “reparation ecology” that Jason and his colleagues are calling for. Tired of the debate within the left about whether to prioritize jobs or the environment? Then you’ll want to listen on
An Interview with Cass R. Sunstein: Author of The World According to Star Wars
No full textThe guest editors of special issue 12, Jason W. Ellis and Sean Scanlan, interview Cass R. Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard, where he is founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy. He is the author of many books, including the bestseller Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler). His 2016 book The World According to Star Wars attempts to understand the Star Wars universe in ten chapters through the lenses of Sunstein’s academic interests, namely: culture, sociology, psychology, behavioral science, and political science. The book is both personal and theoretical, practical and academic. It takes accurate measure of the genesis of the movies, the movies themselves, and briefly, but trenchantly, it examines concepts such as reputational cascades and speculates on what Star Wars can teach viewers about constitutional disputes
Mixture Proportioning for Durable Concrete: Challenges and Changes
No full textNumerous changes and innovations have occurred in concrete materials and technology during the last century. These changes have provided engineers with many advantages in design and construction of concrete structures. At the same time, however, the application of the new developments and changes in concrete mixture proportions have also generated new durability problems.This article is published as Shah, Surendra P., Kejin Wang, and W. Jason Weiss. "Mixture proportioning for durable concrete: challenges and changes." Concrete International 22, no. 9 (2000): 73-78. Copyright 2000, American Concrete Institute. Posted with permission
Correspondence, Jason Brown to Frank B. Sanborn, September 10, 1885
No full textA letter to Franklin B. Sanborn from Jason Brown, refusing a one hundred dollar check sent to him by William Lloyd Garrison. 1 page
sj-docx-1-jop-10.1177_02698811221080165 – Supplemental material for Prospective examination of the therapeutic role of psychological flexibility and cognitive reappraisal in the ceremonial use of ayahuasca
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-jop-10.1177_02698811221080165 for Prospective examination of the therapeutic role of psychological flexibility and cognitive reappraisal in the ceremonial use of ayahuasca by Gabrielle Agin-Liebes, Richard Zeifman, Jason B Luoma, Eric L Garland, W Keith Campbell and Brandon Weiss in Journal of Psychopharmacology</p
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The Pozzolanic Reactivity Test and the Properties of Portland Limestone Cement
No full textThe pozzolanic reactivity test (PRT) is used to quantify the pozzolanic reactivity of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). The PRT computes reactivity by measuring heat release (Q) and calcium hydroxide (CH) consumption, as interpreted using thermodynamic modeling. The robustness of PRT is examined by experimentally varying CH-to-SCM ratio, solution-to-solid ratio, sulfate content, alkali type (Na vs. K), and alkali content. Furthermore, the similarities and differences between the PRT and the R3 test (ASTM C1897) are also evaluated. It is shown that the sulfates, as used in the R3 test, did not impact the siliceous reactions; but lead to the preferential formation of monosulfo-aluminates and ettringite with aluminous phases. The inclusion of carbonates, as used in the R3 test, also only impacted the aluminous reactions by forming hemi/mono carbo-aluminates over pozzolanic reaction products. Unlike PRT, the phase assemblage of the reacted products in the R3 test are not consistent and vary depending on the alumina content in the SCM. The PRT is recommended as robust tool to measure the degree of pozzolanic reactivity (DOR*) of the SCMs. A generalized relationship for the DOR* is also developed as a function of Q and CH consumption.
This thesis also examines the performance of cementitious systems made of the clinker of typical sulphate resistant Type II/V cements (which have low aluminate content), LS, and SCMs. The work compares the heat of hydration, shrinkage, mechanical, electrical and transport performance of the paste and mortar made using OPC with the paste and mortar made using portland limestone cement (PLC) and OPC+LS cement with and without typical commercial SCMs (silica fume (SF), fly ash (FA), and slag (SL)).
The heat of hydration, drying shrinkage, and flexural strength were investigated. When compared with OPC, the PLC and OPC+LS did not substantially affect either the extent of reaction at 7 days or the drying shrinkage. However, the degree of hydration of PLC and OPC+LS paste mixtures containing slag were approximately 10% higher than OPC paste mixtures containing slag at the age of 7 days. On the other hand, at early ages (less than 14 days) in the systems that did not contain SL or SF (i.e., plain and FA-containing systems), the flexural strength of the PLC and OPC+LS mortars are 15% and 20% lower than flexural strength of OPC mortars, respectively. The flexural strength was 7% greater at early ages for PLC and OPC+LS samples when combined with SL compared to corresponding OPC samples. The flexural strengths at later ages were similar for all mixtures.
The porosity, formation factor, and pore connectivity of mortars were also examined. The porosity of both PLC and OPC+LS mortars were 4% higher than the porosity of OPC mortar due in part to the dilution of reactive clinker. The effect of dilution was offset with increased clinker reaction. The porosity of PLC+SCM and OPC+LS+SCM mortars was also 2% to 6% higher than the porosity of OPC+ SCM mortars. The mixtures containing SCMs with reactive alumina showed less of an increase in porosity since the limestone reacted to form carbo-aluminate reaction products. Despite the increase in porosity, there was no statistically significant difference between the formation factor of the PLC, OPC+LS, and OPC mortars without SCM. The PLC+SCM, OPC+LS+SCM, and OPC+SCM mortars had a higher formation factor than the plain OPC/PLC/OPC+LS mortars due to pore refinement. Pore refinement was also observed in PLC and OPC+LS mortars containing SCMs with reactive alumina.
The results of this thesis indicate that PLCs (ASTM C595) can be used as a direct replacement for OPCs (ASTM C150) without any significant impact to hydration, shrinkage, mechanical, and transport related performance. PLCs are specifically recommended over OPCs when aluminous SCMs are incorporated in the system
Book Review: The Military Legacy of Alexander the Great: Lessons for the Information Age
No full textAuthor: Michael P. Ferguson and Ian Worthington
Reviewed by Jason W. Warren, PhD
The Military Legacy of Alexander the Great: Lessons for the Information Age focuses on three themes—inspirational physical presence, Alexander’s army’s professionalism, and the speed with which he campaigned. The reviewer notes there are many useful observations, overall, he sees the book as a “mixed bag.” For those newer to studies “on Alexander or lessons-learned methodology, Legacy may prove a useful primer.”https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/1091/thumbnail.jp
Emotionality in the bloggers' language (on the example of Jason Hunt's texts)
No full textThe author discusses the language of Jason Hunt's blog, referring to current trends in Polish persuasive language. On the basis of lexical and metaphorical analysis of selected texts, the
distinguishing features of autopromotion are indicated. These are: Emotionality as a compositional dominant and emotional pact as a model of blogger-reader relationship.DIANA SANIEWSKA - doktor nauk humanistycznych w zakresie literaturoznawstwa, autorka rozprawy Choroba i terapia. List romantyczny w perspektywie nauk o emocjach (2015). Zawodowo zainteresowana intymistyką. Fascynatka zjawisk językowych, także patologii języka i mowy. Obecnie przygotowuje drugą rozprawę doktorską na pograniczu językoznawstwa, logopedii i antropologii. Pomysłodawczyni i organizatorka białostockich konferencji poświęconych emocjom.Uniwersytet w Białymstoku32534
Assessing the George W. Bush Presidency: A Tale of Two Terms
No full textIn one of the first volumes assessing the full two terms of the George W. Bush presidency, Wroe and Herbert have gathered the work of leading American and European scholars. In fifteen succinct and incisive chapters, authorities such as Jim Pfiffner, John Maltese, Graham Wilson and Alan Gitelson offer assessments of the Bush administration's successes and failures. Extensive attention is paid to Bush's foreign policy, including 'The War on Terror' but the focus is broadened to absorb not only the Bush Doctrine and its repercussions, but also his trade and homeland security policies. The president's domestic leadership in economics and social policy is investigated, as are his dealings as president with the other institutions of the U.S. political system. The result is a comprehensive guide to the Bush presidency and its legacy
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