Modeling and verification of randomized distributed real-time systems

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1995.Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-274) and index.by Roberto Segala.Ph.D

An evaluation of the training of telephonists

The research described in this thesis is part of a study undertaken by the Post Office to determine criteria for the evaluation of training. In particular the training of operators for switchboards at Auto Manual Centres (AMCs) is investigated. This is done both at AMCs and in training centres known as Wing Schools. The similarilies and differences between the training at AMCs and Wing Schools are discussed, together with a brief outline of the work itself and the recruitment process. The work is considered quasi-repetitive, and includes an element of decision-making. Measures of output exist, which are used by management to determine staffing levels. These measures are considered for the purpose of assessing training effectiveness, which is seen as the core of the problem of evaluating training. However, they are shown to be unsuitable in this role, and a simpler measure of progress is proposed. By activity sampling methods, the existence of activity profiles is shown for experienced operators. The profiles are affected by the traffic mix in the AMC, but are seen as a means of comparing trainees' progress in different locations. Activity sampling observations of trainees compare the effects of practice on live and simulated traffic during their initial training period, and for a further five months of post-training experience. Additionally, comparisons are drawn between successful and unsuccessful trainees. Next, objective tests using partial simulation of call situations are used to compare different methods of studying programmed texts. No difference is found between the methods but a comparison is made also between two different orders of training, wilh positive results. A brief study of costs shows that training in an AMC is Iikely to cost very much less than in a school, but also indicates that improved selection would show financial returns. The principal conclusions are that (a) Common activiy-profiles exist for trained operators within a particular exchange. (b) The profiles can be used in the assessment of training performance. (c) The benefit of training operators for Directory Enquiry work initially and subsequently training for switchboard operation should be given further investigation. (d) Training in an AMC is more cost-effective than at a Wing School. (e) A trainability test should be a useful addition to the present selection procedures

1985 August

MSU Clip Sheet newsletters published in August of 1985

James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 71

The James Michael Curley Scrapbook Collection consists of digitized microfilmed copies of notebooks kept by Curley from 1914-1937. These notebooks contain news clippings that were drawn primarily from Boston newspapers. Curley was born in Roxbury, MA in 1874. He served four terms as Mayor of Boston: 1914–1918, 1922–1926, 1930–1934 and 1946–1950. He also served as Governor of Massachusetts from 1935-1937. In addition to Curley’s political career, the scrapbooks also include clippings about his first wife Mrs. Mary Herlihy Curley (1884-1930) and their daughter Mary D. Curley (1909-1950). A selection of the notebooks were microfilmed in 1962. The microfilm can be found in the holdings of Dinand Library, Holy Cross’s main library. This volume includes clippings from 1932.https://crossworks.holycross.edu/curley_scrapbooks/1102/thumbnail.jp

James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 71

The James Michael Curley Scrapbook Collection consists of digitized microfilmed copies of notebooks kept by Curley from 1914-1937. These notebooks contain news clippings that were drawn primarily from Boston newspapers. Curley was born in Roxbury, MA in 1874. He served four terms as Mayor of Boston: 1914–1918, 1922–1926, 1930–1934 and 1946–1950. He also served as Governor of Massachusetts from 1935-1937. In addition to Curley’s political career, the scrapbooks also include clippings about his first wife Mrs. Mary Herlihy Curley (1884-1930) and their daughter Mary D. Curley (1909-1950). A selection of the notebooks were microfilmed in 1962. The microfilm can be found in the holdings of Dinand Library, Holy Cross’s main library. This volume includes clippings from 1932.https://crossworks.holycross.edu/curley_scrapbooks/1102/thumbnail.jp

Southern Accent September 1981 - April 1982

Southern Adventist University\u27s newspaper, Southern Accent, for the academic year of 1981-1982.https://knowledge.e.southern.edu/southern_accent/1057/thumbnail.jp

Report of the Commissioner of Education for the year 1883-\u2784

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Arthur. 1 Dec. HED 1, 48-2, v1-15, 11071p. [2276-2290] Jurisdiction over Indian reservations; purchase of the Sioux reservation; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 2277-2283); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 2286-2289); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 2286); annual report of the CIA (Serial 2287), including removals, allotment of land in severalty, jurisdiction, Indian police, education, railroad operations, and reports of agents; etc

'Oot o' the World and into the Langholm' : A critical introduction to Hugh MacDiarmid's 'The Muckle Toon' with text, commentary and glossary

The present study grew out of a conviction that the poems written for the Muckle Toon volume of Clann Albann - Hugh MacDiarmid’s abandoned opus of the early nineteen thirties - are too intricately interrelated to be understood in isolation from each other. My aims were to arrange the poems of The Muckle Toon in a manner suggestive of MacDiarmid's unity of purpose in planning and composing that unfinished work, and to relate their themes and techniques both to his earlier and later development and to modern poetic practice generally. I have hoped thereby to clarify the shape of his career, the most widely accepted view of which rests upon an inadequate appreciation of the poetry of the early thirties. Volume One comprises a critical introduction to The Muckle Toon. The biographical opening chapter centres on the poet’s youth in ’the Muckle Toon o' the Langholm’, and on the background to his imaginative concern with the place in maturity. Chapter Two, the most wide-ranging in my study, discusses questions relating to language and meaning in MacDiarmid's work which must be explored if the position of The Muckle Toon in his career is to be understood. Chapter Three examines the poetry with regard to structure, symbol, prosody, and language, while Chapter Four is concerned with the subject-matter of The Muckle Toon. This last chapter also argues for the continuity of MacDiarmid's development by demonstrating that the early Shetland poetry embodies a critical response to, and a partial fulfilment of, the Clann Albann scheme. Volume Two includes the text of The Muckle Toon, supplemented by related items drawn from the range of MacDiarmid's output in poetry ana prose, a critical and explanatory Commentary, and a Glossary. Reasons for including the 'related items’ are given in A Note on the Text