English historical novels on the first century A.D. as reflecting the trends of religious thought during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

1. The Outside Tradition • 2. The Novel on Early Christian Times 1820-1850 • 3. The Early Christian Novel Ehters Controversy • 4. The Imaginative Approach to the New Testament Outside the Novel • 5. The Early Christian Romancers, 1860-1900 • 6. Modernism, and the Reconstruction of a Point of view Towards Christian Origins • 7. The First Two Decades of the Twentieth Century • 8. Novels, mostly of Scepticism, 1920-1939 • 9. Novels, chiefly of Belief, 1940-1955 • 10. The Continuing Outside Traditio

A fast algorithm for control and estimation using a polynomial state-space structure

One of the major problems associated with the control of flexible structures is the estimation of system states. Since the parameters of the structures are not constant under varying loads and conditions, conventional fixed parameter state estimators can not be used to effectively estimate the states of the system. One alternative is to use a state estimator which adapts to the condition of the system. One such estimator is the Kalman filter. This filter is a time varying recursive digital filter which is based upon a model of the system being measured. This filter adapts the model according to the output of the system. Previously, the Kalman filter has only been used in an off-line capacity due to the computational time required for implementation. With recent advances in computer technology, it is becoming a viable tool for use in the on-line environment. A distributed Kalman filter implementation is described for fast estimation of the state of a flexible arm. A key issue, is the sensor structure and initial work on a distributed sensor that could be used with the Kalman filter is presented

Computational tools for multi-linked flexible structures

A software module which designs and tests controllers and filters in Kalman Estimator form, based on a polynomial state-space model is discussed. The user-friendly program employs an interactive graphics approach to simplify the design process. A variety of input methods are provided to test the effectiveness of the estimator. Utilities are provided which address important issues in filter design such as graphical analysis, statistical analysis, and calculation time. The program also provides the user with the ability to save filter parameters, inputs, and outputs for future use

Determinants of Guest Loyalty for Upper-Upscale Hotels

The focus was to investigate the impact of prescribed determinants (perceived quality, perceived value, affect, trust, and satisfaction) on guest loyalty for upper-upscale hotels The sixth determinant, "membership program," was incorporated to investigate its viability as regard guest loyalty. This study measured guest loyalty by investigating both attitudinal and behavioral characteristics of the guests and also overall loyalty. A majority of the prescribed determinants were found to have a positive impact when it came to guest loyalty; this is based on various statistical tests and also hypothesis testing. The determinant, "affect," was however extracted due to matters relating to multicollinearity. The study indicated that improvement was necessary as regarded "perceived value" and "membership program." Based on the results, hotel management can afford improvement on the attitudinal component of guest loyalty and the "membership program" component. A focus should also be directed at increasing "value" perception. "Trust" should be adapted better and continuous re-assessments should also be made to evaluate service renderings.School of Hotel and Restaurant Administratio

A preliminary investigation of the use of throttles for emergency flight control

A preliminary investigation was conducted regarding the use of throttles for emergency flight control of a multiengine aircraft. Several airplanes including a light twin-engine piston-powered airplane, jet transports, and a high performance fighter were studied during flight and piloted simulations. Simulation studies used the B-720, B-727, MD-11, and F-15 aircraft. Flight studies used the Lear 24, Piper PA-30, and F-15 airplanes. Based on simulator and flight results, all the airplanes exhibited some control capability with throttles. With piloted simulators, landings using manual throttles-only control were extremely difficult. An augmented control system was developed that converts conventional pilot stick inputs into appropriate throttle commands. With the augmented system, the B-720 and F-15 simulations were evaluated and could be landed successfully. Flight and simulation data were compared for the F-15 airplane

An Insight to Project Manager Personality Traits Improving Team Project Outcomes

Individual personality assessments tools have a strong following among Fortune 100 companies.[1] Besides being used for hiring purposes, individual personality assessment tools give project managers insight into personality and aspirations, as well as how they process and organize information, make decisions, and interact with team members and other stakeholders. The aim of this research study was to explore what personality traits project managers need to lead a project team effectively. To accomplish this, we employed the Big Five Personality® and the 1/11 Myers-Briggs (MBTI®) personality assessments to identify favorable personality traits and characteristics when managing projects

Dialogical music systems: The importance of agency in creative processes

For many, music represents product, something to be created and consumed, whilst functioning merely as aesthetic noise. I have often regarded this viewpoint as problematic, which is why this thesis provides an alternative perspective on music through the lens of agency, rather than musicology. I have done this through a practice-based approach where the two components of this thesis, the commentary and portfolio, are intended to explore the meaning of agency, or more precisely, dialogical music systems in combination. As such, the commentary acts to contextualise the findings from literature as well as the practical research which consists of three distinct studies comprised of compositions with varying levels of perceived dialogicality, including an album and two interactive installations: these all took place telematically, or digitally, due to the concurrent global pandemic. Data was collected from participants via interviews, focus groups, and surveys, and then cross-examined with auto-ethnographic reflection before being thematically analysed. I argue on the basis of these findings that dialogical music systems with a higher perception of agency encourage a greater degree of active engagement amongst participants and in turn facilitates the maximal capacity for individual creativity

Compensation effects in GaN:Mg probed by Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence measurements

This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in J. Appl. Phys. 113, 103504 (2013) and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4794094.Compensation effects in metal organic chemical vapour deposition grown GaN doped with magnesium are investigated with Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence measurements. Examining the strain sensitive E2(high) mode, an increasing compressive strain is revealed for samples with Mg-concentrations lower than 7 × 1018 cm−3. For higher Mg-concentrations, this strain is monotonically reduced. This relaxation is accompanied by a sudden decrease in crystal quality. Luminescence measurements reveal a well defined near band edge luminescence with free, donor bound, and acceptor bound excitons as well as a characteristic donor acceptor pair (DAP) luminescence. Following recent results, three acceptor bound excitons and donor acceptor pairs are identified. Along with the change of the strain, a strong modification in the luminescence of the dominating acceptor bound exciton and DAP luminescence is observed. The results from Raman spectroscopy and luminescence measurements are interpreted as fingerprints of compensation effects in GaN:Mg leading to the conclusion that compensation due to defect incorporation triggered by Mg-doping already affects the crystal properties at doping levels of around 7 × 1018 cm−3. Thereby, the generation of nitrogen vacancies is introduced as the driving force for the change of the strain state and the near band edge luminescence.DFG, 43659573, SFB 787: Halbleiter - Nanophotonik: Materialien, Modelle, Bauelement

Temperature dependent photoluminescence of lateral polarity junctions of metal organic chemical vapor deposition grown GaN

This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics 110, 093503 (2011) and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3656987.We report on fundamental structural and optical properties of lateral polarity junctions in GaN. GaN with Ga- to N-polar junctions was grown on sapphire using an AlN buffer layer. Results from scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy measurements indicate a superior quality of the Ga-polar GaN. An extremely strong luminescence signal is observed at the inversion domain boundary (IDB). Temperature dependent micro photoluminescence measurements are used to reveal the recombination processes underlying this strong emission. At 5 K the emission mainly arises from a stripe along the inversion domain boundary with a thickness of 4-5 μm. An increase of the temperature initially leads to a narrowing to below 2 μm emission area width followed by a broadening at temperatures above 70 K. The relatively broad emission area at low temperatures is explained by a diagonal IDB. It is shown that all further changes in the emission area width are related to thermalization effects of carriers and defects attracted to the IDB. The results are successfully used to confirm a theoretical model for GaN based lateral polarity junctions. Due to the strong and pronounced emission of IDBs even at elevated temperatures, it is demonstrated that lateral polarity junctions exhibit a strong potential for future high efficiency devices.DFG, 43659573, SFB 787: Halbleiter - Nanophotonik: Materialien, Modelle, Bauelement