St. Mary\u27s Parish House: Reuse and Rehabilitaion Feasibility Report

Most windows in the structure are historic and in fair condition, consisting of double-hung, six-over-six, divided-light windows throughout most of the building and 12-over-8 divided- light windows in the gymnasium. Windows on the first story of the south façade, in the school addition, are wooden and one-over-one

Computational Creativity and the Climate Crisis

Thelatest IPCCreport states thatwemustactnowto avoidclimatecatastrophewithin the lifetimesof our children. Although typically involved inknowledge production,wehaveadutyasacademics toact. We proposetwopathwaysfortheCCcommunity: (1)lead byexamplebycuttingdownourcarbonfootprint;and (2)useourstrengthsincreativethinkingtocontribute towardsclimatesolutions,communicatethedevastating impact,andhelptoeffectaculturalshift

Computational Creativity and the Climate Crisis

Thelatest IPCCreport states thatwemustactnowto avoidclimatecatastrophewithin the lifetimesof our children. Although typically involved inknowledge production,wehaveadutyasacademics toact. We proposetwopathwaysfortheCCcommunity: (1)lead byexamplebycuttingdownourcarbonfootprint;and (2)useourstrengthsincreativethinkingtocontribute towardsclimatesolutions,communicatethedevastating impact,andhelptoeffectaculturalshift

Charles G. Calder House Rehabilitation Plan

Upon completion and proper drying time of new plaster, sand all walls to an even smooth surface and apply base coat followed by Linen White paint by Benjamin Moore (flat) on all wall surfaces. Ceilings are all to be painted a flat Ceiling White by Benjamin Moore. Woodwork that has been painted in the past (not stained) is all to receive semi-gloss Bright White paint by Benjamin Moore. No less than two coats throughout on all painted surfaces

Precise lateral dose profile measurements of surface interfaces of hip prostheses

With the growing incidence of total hip replacements performed each year in the United States, the incidence of patients with prosthesis requiring radiotherapy is bound to increase. It is necessary to understand and quantify the effects of the high atomic number material prostheses used in total hip replacements on therapeutic radiation therapy (RT), specifically the surface interface absorbed dose. In order to understand the effect this will have on the implant it is necessary to have an accurate measurement of dose to the tissue affected by the presence of the prosthesis. In this study, Gafchromic™ (Covington, KY) EBT3 film was employed in the measurement setup to gather the precise surface interface absorbed dose associated with specific high atomic number materials typically used in hip prostheses. The materials used were a 1” stainless steel (SS) rod, a ½" stainless steel rod, a 1" titanium (Ti) rod, a ½" titanium rod, a Tri Lock® (Warsaw, IN) hip stem with Gription® (Warsaw, IN) coating, and an Anatomical Medullary Locking® (AML®) (Warsaw, IN) hip stem with Porocoat® (Warsaw, IN) coating. The average relative surface interface dose values gathered were greater for the 6 MV beam photon than the 18 MV photon beam, and the profile shape changed slightly with the addition of the porous coatings used on the hip stems. The results of this study provide a dosimetric basis for analysis of radiation effects involving the porous coating of modern hip prostheses for the continued research into the radiobiological effect of high atomic number material prostheses in the body on RT

What do people think employee share ownership schemes do for them? A qualitative study of participants’ experiences in three UK share schemes

© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Research has produced mixed findings about the impact of participation in employee share ownership (ESO) schemes on employee attitudes and behaviours. Analyses of how participants themselves interpret ESO’s effects could contribute to both theory-building and empirical evidence, but have not, to date, been undertaken. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 37 participants in three tax-advantaged ESO schemes in nine companies within the United Kingdom. Employees tended to feel that ESO had not increased their motivation, commitment or performance because they were already exhibiting these at a high level, as any good employee should. Even where this occurred, there was little evidence that employees thought ESO had strong effects, with the exception of staying with the company long enough to get a financial payoff. For some, this payoff was far from certain to materialise. There was some evidence that ESO was perceived to lead to a greater general sense of inclusion and that feeling special (e.g. being selected to participate) enhanced the perceived effects of ESO. We highlight the important roles of expectancy and instrumentality (expectancy theory) and conclude that the employee experience of ESO reflects theory in some respects, but also offers new elements that theory may need to incorporate

Employee share ownership, psychological ownership, and work attitudes and behaviours: A phenomenological analysis

This study uses qualitative data to explore how employees perceive the relationships between employee share ownership (ESO) scheme participation, their attitudes and behaviours at work, and their feelings of psychological ownership (PO). We contribute to two areas of (largely quantitative) research literature. First, we advance understanding of PO by examining participants' explanations of how they feel their sense of PO is affected by participating in a company ESO scheme. Second, we examine the role of PO in employees' explanations of the attitudinal and behavioural changes they feel they have experienced as a consequence of participating in an ESO scheme. To explore the subjective meaning of ESO participation and its PO impact, 37 semi-structured interviews were conducted in nine companies with participants in three tax-advantaged ESO schemes in the United Kingdom: SIP, SAYE, and EMI. Data were coded and analysed using thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006). Participants perceived little effect of ESO schemes on PO or on the organizational features anticipated to give rise to these feelings. In turn, PO was found to play little or no part in employees' explanations of how share schemes had, or did not have, an attitudinal or behavioural impact. Practitioner points: Interviewees reflected on their experiences of joining employee share ownership (ESO) schemes, holding options, exercising options, and owning shares in the company. There was very little evidence that employees felt that any of these stages of ESO participation had any noticeable effect on their feelings of psychological ownership (PO). Other factors seemed to satisfy PO routes before, and possibly better than, ESO. Psychological ownership played little or no part in employees' explanations of how the ESO scheme impacted upon their attitudes or behaviours. The findings contrast with the conventional wisdom, that participating in an ESO scheme inevitably causes employees to feel a sense of ownership over the company. We find that ESO had very little to do with ownership in the minds of employees. Instead, it was much more about investment. ESO was not seen as a mechanism for employees to have a sense of ownership over the company and employees did not appear to regard ESO as providing experiences of the three ownership rights, or the routes to PO which parallel these

Deposition of ammonium and nitrate in the roots of maize seedlings supplied with different nitrogen salts

This study measured total osmolarity and concentrations of NH4+, NO3–, K+, soluble carbohydrates, and organic acids in maize seminal roots as a function of distance from the apex, and NH4+ and NO3– in xylem sap for plants receiving NH4+ or NO3– as a sole N-source, NH4+ plus NO3–, or no nitrogen at all. The disparity between net deposition rates and net exogenous influx of NH4+ indicated that growing cells imported NH4+ from more mature tissue, whereas more mature root tissues assimilated or translocated a portion of the NH4+ absorbed. Net root NO3– influx under Ca(NO3)2 nutrition was adequate to account for pools found in the growth zone and provided twice as much as was deposited locally throughout the non-growing tissue. In contrast, net root NO3– influx under NH4NO3 was less than the local deposition rate in the growth zone, indicating that additional NO3– was imported or metabolically produced. The profile of NO3– deposition rate in the growth zone, however, was similar for the plants receiving Ca(NO3)2 or NH4NO3. These results suggest that NO3– may serve a major role as an osmoticant for supporting root elongation in the basal part of the growth zone and maintaining root function in the young mature tissues