301 research outputs found

    2007-2008 University of Memphis directory

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    University of Memphis student, faculty, and staff telephone directory for 2007-2008, a project of the Division of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing.https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-ua-pub-directories/1053/thumbnail.jp

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    Ecologia, Fisiologia e Praticas Culturais; Economia; Entomologia; Fitopatologia; Genetica e Melhoramento; Herbicidas e Plantas Daninhas; Nutricao e Microbiologia do Solo; Tecnologia de Alimentos; Tecnologia de Sementes; Palestras;bitstream/item/162764/1/ANAIS.pdf; bitstream/item/162767/1/Capa-Anais-ID-7036.pd

    The morphological characteristics of normal fault traces in the Apennines, Italy

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    Fault trace ruptures at the Earth’s surface show sinuosity (departure from linear trace morphologies) at a variety of scales in map view, reflecting the growth of the fault, the mechanical stratigraphy of the surrounding geology, and interactions with neighbouring faults. This study uses a combination of new remotely sensed LiDAR and SRTM datasets, and novel techniques which seek to eliminate the distorting effects of topography upon the fault traces. The 2D morphological characteristics of fault traces are mapped and quantified. The relationships between those characteristics and scale of observation and other fault parameters are investigated, to see what insight those relationships afford into fault growth and interaction. By characterising controls of sinuosity at different scales, a better understanding of the effect of fault trace variations on seismic hazard evaluation in active tectonic regions may be obtained. At the whole fault scale, stress interactions between neighbouring faults and between en échelon segments within a fault appear to be the main controls on trace sinuosity. Linear correlations between sinuosity values and fault length and slip rate respectively are weak. However, sinuosity appears to be smoothed out with repeated slip, particularly in central parts of the fault traces. At smaller scale (<100 m), sinuosity is more variable and values spread over a wider range. Local features such as pre-existing fractures/weaknesses appear to be a principal control over deviation. Sinuosity is apparently not much influenced by the controlling factors at the whole fault scale. The current regional extensional stress regime sees normal faults striking broadly SE-NW. Deviation from that pattern may be a significant factor in controlling sinuosity at the whole fault level. Here, anticlockwise deviance from the regional strike appears to coincide with an increase in sinuosity values. The anticlockwise variance brings the faults closer to a previous extensional regime, which left inherited structures trending broadly SW-NE. Those minor structures could be reactivated as transfer faults or segments between en échelon faults or fault segments, particularly in left-stepping situations

    The educational politics of curriculum policy in Vocational Education and Training in Australia

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    This research investigates the effects of the 1987 federal government’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) policy on curriculum development on NSW TAFE by undertaking a critical policy analysis and utilising interview data. Drawing on Foucault’s (1980, 1982) power/knowledge nexus, the study examines the complexities of social and structural relations to power and knowledge and how the state regulates the acquisition of knowledge. Foucault (1972a) saw curriculum as one form of social regulation that connects the citizen to the state. The VET policies embodied power relations by prescribing new practices that regulates the individual in a manner that is interrelated with the multiple demands of the new neoliberal economy and the expanding control of the state. VET became a mechanism for social and macroeconomic reform by being tied to youth employment, skills formation, human capital and Australia’s global economic competitiveness. This study also draws on Popkewitz’s (1987, 1991, 1997) notion that the state exploits curriculum as a converting ordinance. Technical curriculum postulates the forms of knowledge which frame and classify the world, the nature of work and in turn organises and shapes individual identity and citizenship (Olson et al. 2015). Through a case study I demonstrate how the VET policy initiatives introduced mechanisms that privileged certain political and professional actors to dominate knowledge and thereby impose their identity in the construction of educational policy, and how other stakeholders have been disadvantaged by the selection, organisation and control of curriculum intellectual property in TAFE NSW. The dominant educational philosophies in VET aim to inculcate people to adapt to these social forms rather than critically interrogate them. The federal government privatised the writing and ratifying of VET course content by contracting Industry Skills Councils to produce training packages, which specified the learning outcomes and required competencies embedded in the competency-based VET qualifications (Goozee 2001). The VET curriculum was also rationalised by the removal of the cognitive and behavioural attributes of knowledge to permit the awarding of qualifications via the Recognition of Prior Learning (Buchanan et al. 2004). The study concludes that there is no embedded curriculum in VET or TAFE NSW courses. This afforded NSW TAFE, and the for-profit sector, the privilege to determine the volume-of-learning, student/teacher ratios and modes of delivery, which allowed the student-centred citizenship paradigm of VET to be replaced with an economic, human-capital model

    Iho - a cord between two worlds : Traditional Māori birthing practices

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    Digital copy stored under Section 55 of the NZ Copyright Act.Traditional Maori birthing practices are a fascinating insight into how Maori once lived, survived and perceived their world. This thesis aimed to take a closer look at traditional Maori birthing practices and rituals that aided pregnancy, labour and birth. Providing more knowledge on this take (subject matter) and highlighting the relevant health strategies already in place, could aid the potential recognition and integration of traditional Maori birthing knowledge into all maternity services. This course of action could potentially contribute towards the improvement of hauora Maori (Maori wellbeing) and bridging the gap between Maori and non-Maori health inequalities. Information collected through qualitative interviews with 20 Maori participants aged between 26- 86 years and representing a range of iwi and hapu are presented alongside knowledge obtained from the small yet rich array of literature. A kaupapa Maori framework assisted collection and analysis of the information shared by participants. This was deemed the most appropriate and relevant framework to use for this study. An explanation is given in this thesis as to what is a Kaupapa Maori framework and how it was utilised in this piece of research. A story of how the world was created according to my Great Grandfather is shared, alongside other known deities representing birth and conception in Te Ao Maori (the Maori world). The rest of the information provided by the participants or found within the literature is pan tribal. The heart of the thesis focuses on traditional Maori birthing practices and rituals – what were these practices and why did Maori follow these traditions? The thesis then moves to consider possible reasons for why Maori strayed from their own birthing knowledge and practices, in favour of Western medical birthing models. An overview of New Zealand's midwifery history and the role of Maori kaiwhakawhanau (birth attendants) prior to colonisation and our Maori midwives registered currently is elaborated on in the later chapters. The creative component of the Masters of Science Communication Degree was to produce a 25-minute documentary that complimented the theme of this thesis. The film, "Iho- a cord between two worlds" provided a synopsis of what are traditional Maori birthing practices told through the sharing of birthing experiences of four Maori whanau. The use of drama, interviews, archival images, filmed workshops and footage that captured intimate birthing moments, allowed the knowledge within the film to be expressed. Like the cycle of life, this thesis concludes with a return to the beginning, a rebirth, and a look at what has been learnt from this research, from those who have shared their knowledge and memories for the purposes of this study; and within previously recorded literature. Once this knowledge has been established the question then becomes, will midwives, Maori whanau, medical professionals and District Health Boards take this knowledge, grow it and implement traditional Maori birthing practices into the services they provide. This will ensure such services meet their obligations to their overarching Health Plans and would ultimately allow them to have an exciting influence on ensuring whanau Maori have a positive and enriched birth experience

    The Murray Ledger and Times, September 3-5, 2016

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    Hammer v. City of Sun Valley Clerk\u27s Record v. 9 Dckt. 43079

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    https://digitalcommons.law.uidaho.edu/idaho_supreme_court_record_briefs/7596/thumbnail.jp

    The Murray Ledger and Times, June 28-29, 2014

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    Ontology Localization

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    Nuestra meta principal en esta tesis es proponer una solución para construir una ontología multilingüe, a través de la localización automática de una ontología. La noción de localización viene del área de Desarrollo de Software que hace referencia a la adaptación de un producto de software a un ambiente no nativo. En la Ingeniería Ontológica, la localización de ontologías podría ser considerada como un subtipo de la localización de software en el cual el producto es un modelo compartido de un dominio particular, por ejemplo, una ontología, a ser usada por una cierta aplicación. En concreto, nuestro trabajo introduce una nueva propuesta para el problema de multilingüismo, describiendo los métodos, técnicas y herramientas para la localización de recursos ontológicos y cómo el multilingüismo puede ser representado en las ontologías. No es la meta de este trabajo apoyar una única propuesta para la localización de ontologías, sino más bien mostrar la variedad de métodos y técnicas que pueden ser readaptadas de otras áreas de conocimiento para reducir el costo y esfuerzo que significa enriquecer una ontología con información multilingüe. Estamos convencidos de que no hay un único método para la localización de ontologías. Sin embargo, nos concentramos en soluciones automáticas para la localización de estos recursos. La propuesta presentada en esta tesis provee una cobertura global de la actividad de localización para los profesionales ontológicos. En particular, este trabajo ofrece una explicación formal de nuestro proceso general de localización, definiendo las entradas, salidas, y los principales pasos identificados. Además, en la propuesta consideramos algunas dimensiones para localizar una ontología. Estas dimensiones nos permiten establecer una clasificación de técnicas de traducción basadas en métodos tomados de la disciplina de traducción por máquina. Para facilitar el análisis de estas técnicas de traducción, introducimos una estructura de evaluación que cubre sus aspectos principales. Finalmente, ofrecemos una vista intuitiva de todo el ciclo de vida de la localización de ontologías y esbozamos nuestro acercamiento para la definición de una arquitectura de sistema que soporte esta actividad. El modelo propuesto comprende los componentes del sistema, las propiedades visibles de esos componentes, las relaciones entre ellos, y provee además, una base desde la cual sistemas de localización de ontologías pueden ser desarrollados. Las principales contribuciones de este trabajo se resumen como sigue: - Una caracterización y definición de los problemas de localización de ontologías, basado en problemas encontrados en áreas relacionadas. La caracterización propuesta tiene en cuenta tres problemas diferentes de la localización: traducción, gestión de la información, y representación de la información multilingüe. - Una metodología prescriptiva para soportar la actividad de localización de ontologías, basada en las metodologías de localización usadas en Ingeniería del Software e Ingeniería del Conocimiento, tan general como es posible, tal que ésta pueda cubrir un amplio rango de escenarios. - Una clasificación de las técnicas de localización de ontologías, que puede servir para comparar (analíticamente) diferentes sistemas de localización de ontologías, así como también para diseñar nuevos sistemas, tomando ventaja de las soluciones del estado del arte. - Un método integrado para construir sistemas de localización de ontologías en un entorno distribuido y colaborativo, que tenga en cuenta los métodos y técnicas más apropiadas, dependiendo de: i) el dominio de la ontología a ser localizada, y ii) la cantidad de información lingüística requerida para la ontología final. - Un componente modular para soportar el almacenamiento de la información multilingüe asociada a cada término de la ontología. Nuestra propuesta sigue la tendencia actual en la integración de la información multilingüe en las ontologías que sugiere que el conocimiento de la ontología y la información lingüística (multilingüe) estén separados y sean independientes. - Un modelo basado en flujos de trabajo colaborativos para la representación del proceso normalmente seguido en diferentes organizaciones, para coordinar la actividad de localización en diferentes lenguajes naturales. - Una infraestructura integrada implementada dentro del NeOn Toolkit por medio de un conjunto de plug-ins y extensiones que soporten el proceso colaborativo de localización de ontologías

    2012 Annual report town of Madison, N.H.

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    This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire
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