Diary Entry

It is a collection of small diary entries that I originally made for a French class. I translated it to English and edited certain things on the date above.https://digital.kenyon.edu/covid19words/1057/thumbnail.jp

Women\u27s Letters to Walt Whitman: Some Corrections

Corrects a false gender attribution in Edwin Haviland Miller\u27s Calendar of Letters Written to Whitman, in which Miller describes Ada H. Spalding\u27s letter as from a male correspondent, and points out that another letter, attributed to Pedalia (?) Bates, is in fact from women\u27s rights activist Redelia Bates; explores the implications of these errors

Control of hydrogen sulphide, ammonia and odour emissions from swine barns using zinc oxide nanoparticles

Application of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles was evaluated as a possible measure to mitigate the levels of hydrogen sulphide (H2S), ammonia (NH3) and odour in swine facilities. Two deployment techniques were investigated: direct mixing of zinc oxide nanoparticles into the slurry, and filtration with nanoparticles as filtering media for the manure gases. The overall goal of this work was to determine the impact of the treatments on hydrogen sulphide, ammonia and odour emissions, pig performance and manure characteristics as well as to assess the feasibility of the application of this technology in a typical swine barn. Semi-pilot scale tests were conducted to evaluate operational factors in open system conditions, the results of which showed that the mixing method required a particle-to-slurry ratio of 3 grams of zinc oxide per litre of slurry to control hydrogen sulphide and ammonia levels. Using the air filtration technique, a fluidized bed filter design with a 0.28 g/cm2 loading rate and rated at 0.5 m/s face velocity was found to be the most effective combination for controlling gas levels. Room-scale experiments were conducted in specially designed chambers to assess the effectiveness of the treatments under conditions that represent commercial swine production. The addition of zinc oxide nanoparticles into the manure achieved more than 95% reduction in hydrogen sulphide levels while no significant effects on ammonia concentrations were observed. Zinc oxide nanoparticles were persistent in maintaining low hydrogen sulphide levels up to 15 days after treatment application. On the other hand, the ventilation air recirculation system with a zinc oxide filter achieved significant reduction in both hydrogen sulphide and ammonia concentrations at the animal- and human-occupied zones. Neither treatment had any significant impact on pig performance and manure nutrient characteristics. Estimates of the cost of application of the treatments in a 100-head grow-finish room showed that employing the air filtration method amounted to around 3.8% of the average total cost of production, which was economically more feasible than the mixing method; however, various options can be pursued to further reduce the cost of application of both treatments

Walt Whitman and Abby Price

Explores in detail the early feminist and abolitionist Abby Price\u27s relationship to Whitman, his family, and his cultural milieu; emphasizes Whitman\u27s complex and problematic, but ultimately affirmative, feminist impulses

Whitman and Teddy Roosevelt: An Unpublished Whitman Prose Manuscript at Sagamore Hill

Transcribes a Whitman manuscript at Theodore Roosevelt\u27s Sagamore Hill home about the need for a "rough" and "very ample" new literature to capture the "genius of Democratic America"; goes on to discuss Roosevelt\u27s views of Whitman, and Whitman\u27s views of Roosevelt

End-User Business Intelligence Tools Adoption in a Higher Education Institution

This study examines how business intelligence BI tools are adopted in a higher education setting It made use of the theories of Diffusion of Innovation DOI Technology Readiness Index and Technology Acceptance Model TAM The psychometric features of the intended end-users were defined using TAM The technology- readiness of the users was assessed using TRI The DOI was used to describe the innovation itself The important factors for the adoption of the technology in this particular environment were identified through the examination of both quantitative and qualitative data To gain a better understanding of the socio-technical system as a whole a systems dynamics tool is presented to model the interaction of these elements along with the recommended intervention

Health worker migration in Canada: Histories, geographies, and ethics (Working paper number 12-02)

This working paper explores issues of health worker migration through examining the history, geography, and ethics of international recruitment and migration of health workers to Canada, focusing on the experiences of registered nurses from the Philippines. During the past few decades the migration of Filipino nurses to Canada has considerably expanded, with nurses from the Philippines making up the largest group of all immigrant nurses in the Canadian workforce. Derived from presentations, discussions, and insights from an interdisciplinary workshop on health worker migration attended by academics, professionals, policymakers and health workers, we underscore the importance of further debate on the issues confronting recent migrant nurses from the Philippines to Canada. The aim of this working paper is to bring the complexity of the experiences of migrating nurses in health care explored during the workshop through various lenses of transnational historical research and biographical reflection, contextual and local geographical studies, evolving ethical norms and policies guidelines around recruitment, national and internationally, to a wider audience. We call for more in-depth academic research engaging the perspectives of policymakers and health professionals and of migrant nurses affected by their decisions. Furthermore, we bring forward recommendations and insights raised during the workshop