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Winkels in de Zuidas
No full textAmsterdam is een internationale stedelijke toplocatie aan het ontwikkelen: de Zuidas. In
deze scriptie is door middel van literatuur en casestudie onderzocht welke winkels de beste
keuze zullen zijn om de Zuidas minstens zo aantrekkelijk te maken als de internationale
concurrentie1. In de literatuurstudie is de reeds aanwezige kennis over winkels en
internationale stedelijke toplocaties geïnventariseerd en in een theoretisch kader geplaatst.
Vervolgens is er een analytisch kader geformuleerd ten behoeve van de casestudie. In de
casestudie zijn de winkels er op twee reeds bestaande internationale stedelijke toplocaties:
Docklands, Londen en Potsdamer Platz, Berlijn onderzocht
Guerilla winkels, het SoCo Experiment en een volgende Big Bang
No full textGuerilla winkels, het SoCo Experiment en een volgende Big Bang: Over de rol van nieuwe media en de toekomst van journalistiek in een vloeibare samenleving. Rede uitgesproken bij de aanvaarding van het ambt van hoogleraar in de Journalistiek en Nieuwe Media aan de Universiteit Leiden op vrijdag 18 januari 2008 door Mark Deuze
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
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
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Chapter 3: Digital Data Supplements subsurface dataset Rhine-Meuse delta in the Netherlands
No full textBased on knowledge of the geological development of the Rhine-Meuse delta, we hypothesizes how changing boundary conditions (i.e. changes in upstream sediment supply, confinement of floodwaters, channel-belt lifespan) may have affected the properties of proximal natural levee deposits throughout the fluvially-dominated part of the Rhine-Meuse delta. We then used these spatial divisions in an analysis of digital borehole data (>130.000 locations, UU-LLG dataset), to provide quantitative information of both architectural (i.e. thickness, sharpness of transition with channel deposits underneath) and lithological (i.e. composition, vertical trends within and across the lithological transition to eventual sandy deposits at depth) properties of these natural levee deposits. Worksheets presented here contain data presented in this study.
The data is provided in 2 spreadsheet files in csv format. Detailed information about these files as well as information on how the data is processed is given in the explanatory file README_Chapter_3.txt. Contact person is Tim Winkels - [email protected]
Designing for timber circularity: Potential challenges and approaches from the lens of two educational design/build projects
No full textTo transition to a Circular Economy, architecture schools are incorporating Design for Circularity (DfC) into their curricula. Integrating circularity into full-scale Design/Build prototypes helps students connect sustainable design theory with practice and application of concepts. This paper examines the gap between circular design intentions and real-world barriers, focusing on DfC with wood in two educational projects. The first, in Belgium, follows a “design from reuse” approach using short-length reclaimed sawn-timber to create a small-scale canopy structure. The second, in the USA, adopts a “design for reuse” approach, using plywood to develop a reusable kit-of-parts. In the analyzed cases, the non-standard nature of DfC requires a holistic life-cycle perspective, presenting challenges in material sourcing and quality assessment, significant variability in sizes and condition, and uncertainty regarding mechanical properties. Furthermore, utilizing frequently smaller reclaimed timber elements increases the number of connections, requiring original solutions. These issues complicate architectural design, structural calculation, and permitting and influenced the design and construction in both cases. An analysis of successful DfC cases shows parallels with lessons learned, identifying common barriers and suggesting solutions. Using reclaimed wood for structural purposes requires thorough planning for transportation, storage, regrading, and reprocessing. Design flexibility is critical to accommodate dimensional variability and mechanical downgrading. When designing for reuse, adequate fabrication tolerances and well-designed connections are key to ensuring structural integrity and easy disassembly. Increased educational projects can build a robust knowledge base, leading to currently lacking standardized procedures and streamlining DfC practices in architecture, engineering, and construction industries. This paper enhances understanding of DfC with wood and Design/Build education by identifying barriers, opportunities, and methods to improve education and training, aiming for a more sustainable built environment.This study was funded by VLAIO, the Flemish Agency for
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, NextGenerationEU fund of the
European Commission, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural
Research Service (USDA-ARS, N. 58-0204-2-143), and by the 2023
UO Sustainable City Year Program.
R. Passarelli, P. Winkels and E. Knapen would
like to acknowledge the students of the 23-24 Postgraduate certificate
Building Beyond Borders of Hasselt University and the others members
of the staff team, Nicolas Coeckelberghs, Liesbeth Huybrechts,
John Silvertand, and Jasper Van der Linden. The project was supported
by the Municipality Houthalen-Helchteren, De Werkvennootschap,
Friends of the Pastorie and Deholi and funded by Faculty of Architecture
and Arts of Hasselt University and The Living Lab Circular
Economy “Application of Earth Blocks in Practice” (http:// www. livin
glabe arthb locks. be), funded by VLAIO, the Flemish Agency for Innovation
and Entrepreneurship, and the NextGenerationEU fund of the
European Commission.
M. Riggio and N. Cheng would like to acknowledge all the students
of the Fall 2023 Timber Tectonics in the Digital Age class and teaching
assistants, Alireza Yari and Grayson Wright. Their effort was partially
supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural
Research Service (USDA-ARS), Agreement N. 58-0204-2-
143, and by the 2023 UO Sustainable City Year Program. Roseburg
Forest Products donated materials to build the demonstration project.
TallWood Design Institute and Tom Coates assisted with the CNC
fabrication and installation
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
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