Method and apparatus for controllably heating fluid Patent

Using heat control unit to preheat circulating flui

Letter, James T. Carlisle to T. A. House, July 4, 1944

This letter, postmarked July 4, 1944, is written from James T. Carlisle to L. A. House in Houston, Mississippi. In a letter addressed Dear folks Carlisle informs his family of the many shots he\u27s had to take in his time in the army and how monotonous his time has been. On a separate sheet Carlisle includes a list of potential countries he might be sent to should he be shipped overseas with a code to let them know where he is since he may not be able to tell them outright exactly where he is sent.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-carlisle-papers/1010/thumbnail.jp

Letter, James T. Carlisle to T. A. House, July 12, 1944

This letter, postmarked July 12, 1944, is written from James T. Carlisle to T. R. House in Houston, Mississippi. Carlisle expresses to his family that he has enjoyed his time at Pueblo and hated to leave. He goes on to inform them that he will be deployed overseas and will put his address as Lincoln, Nebraska on the inside but his previous address on the envelope in case the letters with the current address are censored. Carlisle speculates as to where overseas he might be sent and expresses his wish to be able to go home instead despite his impending promotion.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-carlisle-papers/1011/thumbnail.jp

An evaluation of the effect of lack of availability and poor distribution of information on successful job and organisation design in workers' co-operatives

This Thesis documents an exploratory investigation into the effect of poor information management on successful job and organisation design in workers' co-operatives. It was hypothesised that lack of availability and poor distribution of information militate against successful job and organisation design. Since sound information management is imperative for decision making and successful job and organisation design ensures workers satisfaction this study is fully justified. It is important that workers' co-operatives are economically successful and that people enjoy working in them. The topic is particularly important for the workers' co-operative movement because little research has been conducted on the links between information management and job and organisation design. The Thesis summarises the main issues and concepts relevant to the research topic and describes the implications of information management for job and organisation design in workers' co-operatives. The purchasing processes in four workers' co-operatives in Scotland were chosen as the information systems to be studied. Research field work, in the form of a Job Diagnosis Survey was also carried out to establish the links between information management and job and organisation design. Research results have been examined in relation to the participative arrangements one associates with workers' co-operatives. It was found that in addition to information management, other issues have an effect on successful job and organisation design. These include: objectives of each business; Argyris's Theory in Action; Lack of management skills; and poor systems design. This led to a comparison of the four co-operatives studied with the very successful Mondragon Group. Finally the implications of the research results have been discussed in relation to the workers' co-operative movement and to future research by those interested or involved in the movement

Report on a Logging Operation in Northern Maine

A report on a logging operation in northern Maine completed for coursework at the University of Maine in 1909. Includes several photographs

Safety in Numbers? A Qualitative Analysis of the 1999 National Firearms Survey

Firearms and their place in American society have been under heavy scrutiny for the past several decades. Previous academic research typically focused on the firearm as a weapon that needs to be regulated, controlled, and the relative fight between various parties concerning second amendment and constitutional rights. However, inadequate scholarly research focuses on the firearm as an abstract, symbolic entity in American culture, and what the firearm represents to Americans in a more complex, abstruse way. This research utilizes the National Firearms Survey (NFS), conducted in 1999, as a mechanism of secondary qualitative analysis to examine the ways in which Americans view their firearms conceptually. After employing qualitative content analysis using data provided by the NFS, we found that Americans seemed to be more concerned about safety and training regarding firearms, as opposed to traditional notions of the firearm as an American symbol of liberty and freedom

Differential Diagnosis of Persistent Dysphagia and Regurgitation in the Young

Veterinarians in practice are constantly encountered with young dogs presented with a history of persistent dysphagia and/or regurgitation since weaning. Persistent dysphagia and regurgitation implies the continual inability to swallow solid foods and the pass the formed bolus normally through the esophagus to the stomach; where it is digested enzymatically and physically to a liquified state, allowing the passage through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum

The UK quality and outcomes framework pay-for-performance scheme and spirometry: rewarding quality or just quantity? A cross-sectional study in Rotherham, UK

Background: Accurate spirometry is important in the management of COPD. The UK Quality and Outcomes Framework pay-for-performance scheme for general practitioners includes spirometry related indicators within its COPD domain. It is not known whether high achievement against QOF spirometry indicators is associated with spirometry to BTS standards. Methods: Data were obtained from the records of 3,217 patients randomly sampled from 5,649 patients with COPD in 38 general practices in Rotherham, UK. Severity of airflow obstruction was categorised by FEV1 (% predicted) according to NICE guidelines. This was compared with clinician recorded COPD severity. The proportion of patients whose spirometry met BTS standards was calculated in each practice using a random sub-sample of 761 patients. The Spearman rank correlation between practice level QOF spirometry achievement and performance against BTS spirometry standards was calculated. Results: Spirometry as assessed by clinical records was to BTS standards in 31% of cases (range at practice level 0% to 74%). The categorisation of airflow obstruction according to the most recent spirometry results did not agree well with the clinical categorisation of COPD recorded in the notes (Cohen's kappa = 0.34, 0.30 - 0.38). 12% of patients on COPD registers had FEV1 (% predicted) results recorded that did not support the diagnosis of COPD. There was no association between quality, as measured by adherence to BTS spirometry standards, and either QOF COPD9 achievement (Spearman's rho = -0.11), or QOF COPD10 achievement (rho = 0.01). Conclusion: The UK Quality and Outcomes Framework currently assesses the quantity, but not the quality of spirometry