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Three units for an eleventh-grade class in American history
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1946. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive
Economic Analysis of Policy Changes in the Dairy Sector
End of Project ReportThis study examines the effect of changes in agricultural policy and other important economic factors
on the outlook for milk production in Ireland in future years. The analysis is conducted at an
aggregate milk and dairy commodity level. A companion report provides similar detail on related farm
level work. Following an initial period of development, the analysis summarised here took place over
a period of three years. The potential effect of the European Commission’s proposed changes to the Common Agricultural
Policy (CAP) under Agenda 2000 are examined, as is the eventual Agenda 2000 Agreement
produced in Berlin in March of 1999. The implications for the dairy sector of differing future
euro/dollar exchange rate paths are also analysed. A series of interlinked economic models capable of projecting key price and output variables were
built for the main Irish agricultural commodities, including the dairy sector, and these in turn were
linked with models for the EU and the World. It was thus possible to estimate the implications for the
Irish dairy sector of supply, demand and policy changes at a world and EU level. It was found that the reform of the CAP in the dairy sector would lead to a reduction in the Irish milk
price of 11 per cent relative to the outcome if the reforms were not introduced. However, increases in
quota and the availability of compensation following from the Berlin Agreement should offset much of
this decline. The effect of the future exchange rate between the euro and the US dollar was of
significant importance. Other things being equal, a weaker euro made EU dairy exports more
competitive outside of the EU, resulted in less pressure on the CAP budget and ultimately would
produce more favourable milk prices than would be the case under a stronger euro. The analysis
shows that a difference of 20 per cent in the euro/dollar exchange rate would result in a 7 per cent
difference in milk price
Social capital in distributed system development: A case of grid development in particle physics
No organisation, no matter how large, can remain totally reliant on the stocks of new knowledge it
generates itself. In order to keep abreast of the latest scientific and technological developments, R&D
organisations must continuously import knowledge from beyond the organisations boundaries. How
does this external knowledge which is critical to success then become absorbed and integrated into the
firm? Our paper addresses this question through the lens of the influential technological gatekeeper
theory. Drawing on social network analysis (SNA) and interview evidence from a medical devices
R&D group, we find that the gatekeeper role is still vital, but no longer needs to be performed by a
single individual. Instead, the modern R&D group can keep abreast of the latest technological
advances through a combination of Web-enabled internal and external communication specialists. A
unique contribution this paper makes to the IT-enable social network literature is the development of
an updated conceptual framework of how the gatekeeper role is performed in the modern R&D group
Future of Master’s Level Education in Information Systems Panel Presentation
Panels concerning Information System (IS) education issues and curriculum recommendations are part of a rich tradition and they have been well attended at past AIS conferences. This panel hopes to continue build on this foundation by focusing on master’s level programs and curricula in IS. Specifically, this panel will: 1) give the members of the audience an opportunity to review state-of-the-art practices in and innovative ideas related to master’s level education in IS, 2) start to engage the IS community in the process of revising the graduate level model curriculum and 3) present a number of alternative approaches to master’s level graduate programs in IS and to stimulate a discussion that will encourage the audience to consider different options for their programs
First-in-human study of JNJ-63709178, a CD123/CD3 targeting antibody, in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia
Targeting antibody; Acute myeloid leukemiaAnticòs dirigit; Leucèmia mieloide agudaAnticuerpo dirigido; Leucemia mieloide agudaThis study aimed to identify a recommended phase II dose and evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, and preliminary clinical activity of JNJ-63709178, a CD123/CD3 dual-targeting antibody, in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia. Intravenous (i.v.) and subcutaneous (s.c.) administration of JNJ-63709178 were evaluated. The i.v. infusions were administered once every 2 weeks (cohorts 1–5 [n = 17]) or twice weekly (cohorts 6–11 [n = 36]). A twice-weekly s.c. dosing regimen with step-up dosing was also studied (s.c. cohorts 1–2 [n = 9]). Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) greater than or equal to grade 3 were observed in 11 (65%) patients in cohorts 1–5 and 33 (92%) patients in cohorts 6–11. At the highest i.v. dose (4.8 μg/kg), 5 (71%) patients discontinued treatment due to TEAEs. For s.c. administration (n = 9), eight (89%) patients experienced TEAEs greater than or equal to grade 3 and injection site reactions (≤ grade 3) emerged in all patients. At 4.8 μg/kg (i.v. and s.c.), the mean maximum serum concentrations were 30.3 and 3.59 ng/ml, respectively. Increases in multiple cytokines were observed following i.v. and s.c. administrations, and step-up dosing strategies did not mitigate cytokine production or improve the safety profile and led to limited duration of treatment. Minimal clinical activity was observed across all cohorts. The i.v. and s.c. dosing of JNJ-63709178 was associated with suboptimal drug exposure, unfavorable safety profiles, limited clinical activity, and inability to identify a recommended phase II dose.This work was supported by Janssen Research and Development, LLC
Polyploidy breaks speciation barriers in Australian burrowing frogs Neobatrachus
Polyploidy has played an important role in evolution across the tree of life but it is still unclear how polyploid lineages may persist after their initial formation. While both common and well-studied in plants, polyploidy is rare in animals and generally less understood. The Australian burrowing frog genus Neobatrachus is comprised of six diploid and three polyploid species and offers a powerful animal polyploid model system. We generated exome-capture sequence data from 87 individuals representing all nine species of Neobatrachus to investigate species-level relationships, the origin and inheritance mode of polyploid species, and the population genomic effects of polyploidy on genus-wide demography. We describe rapid speciation of diploid Neobatrachus species and show that the three independently originated polyploid species have tetrasomic or mixed inheritance. We document higher genetic diversity in tetraploids, resulting from widespread gene flow between the tetraploids, asymmetric inter-ploidy gene flow directed from sympatric diploids to tetraploids, and isolation of diploid species from each other. We also constructed models of ecologically suitable areas for each species to investigate the impact of climate on differing ploidy levels. These models suggest substantial change in suitable areas compared to past climate, which correspond to population genomic estimates of demographic histories. We propose that Neobatrachus diploids may be suffering the early genomic impacts of climate-induced habitat loss, while tetraploids appear to be avoiding this fate, possibly due to widespread gene flow. Finally, we demonstrate that Neobatrachus is an attractive model to study the effects of ploidy on the evolution of adaptation in animals
Space-Time Clustering and Correlations of Major Earthquakes
Earthquake occurrence in nature is thought to result from correlated elastic
stresses, leading to clustering in space and time. We show that occurrence of
major earthquakes in California correlates with time intervals when
fluctuations in small earthquakes are suppressed relative to the long term
average. We estimate a probability of less than 1% that this coincidence is due
to random clustering.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures. Submitted to PR
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Impedance Noise Identification for State-of-Health Prognostics
Impedance Noise Identification is an in-situ method of measuring battery impedance as a function of frequency using a random small signal noise excitation source. Through a series of auto- and cross-correlations and Fast Fourier Transforms, the battery complex impedance as a function of frequency can be determined. The results are similar to those measured under a lab-scale electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurement. The lab-scale measurements have been shown to correlate well with resistance and power data that are typically used to ascertain the remaining life of a battery. To this end, the Impedance Noise Identification system is designed to acquire the same type of data as an on-board tool. A prototype system is now under development, and results are being compared to standardized measurement techniques such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. A brief description of the Impedance Noise Identification hardware system and representative test results are presented
First Light And Reionisation Epoch Simulations (FLARES) XI: [OIII] emitting galaxies at
JWST has now made it possible to probe the rest-frame optical line emission
of high-redshift galaxies extending to z~9, and potentially beyond. To aid in
the interpretation of these emerging constraints, in this work we explore
predictions for [OIII] emission in high-redshift galaxies using the First Light
and Reionisation Epoch Simulations (FLARES). We produce predictions for the
[OIII] luminosity function, its correlation with the UV luminosity, and the
distribution of equivalent widths (EWs). We also explore how the [OIII] EW
correlates with physical properties including specific star formation rate,
metallicity, and dust attenuation. Our predictions are largely consistent with
recent observational constraints on the luminosity function, average equivalent
widths, and line ratios. However, they fail to reproduce the observed tail of
high-EW sources and the number density of extreme line emitters. Possibilities
to explain these discrepancies include an additional source of ionising photons
and/or greater stochasticity in star formation in the model or photometric
scatter and/or bias in the observations. With JWST now rapidly building larger
samples and a wider range of emission lines the answer to this remaining
discrepancy should be available imminently.Comment: 15 pages, accepted for publication in MNRAS, minor changes from
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