Symphonic Winds

Center for the Performing Arts February 15th, 2019 Friday Evening 8:00p.m

Emplacement of Xenolith Nodules in the Kaupulehu Lava Flow, Hualalai Volcano, Hawaii

The basaltic Kaupulehu 1800-1801 lava flow of Hualalai Volcano, Hawaii contains abundant ultramafic xenoliths. Many of these xenoliths occur as bedded layers of semi-rounded nodules, each thinly coated with a veneer (typically 1 mm thick) of lava. The nodule beds are analogous to cobble deposits of fluvial sedimentary systems. Although several mechanisms have been proposed for the formation of the nodule beds, it was found that, at more than one locality, the nodule beds are overbank levee deposits. The geological occurrence of the nodules, certain diagnostic aspects of the flow morphology and consideration of the inferred emplacement process indicate that the Kaupulehu flow had an exceptionally low viscosity on eruption and that the flow of the lava stream was extremely rapid, with flow velocities of at least 10 m/s (more than 40 km/h. This flow is the youngest on Hualalai Volcano and future eruptions of a similar type would pose considerable hazard to life as well as property

Du bien nommer. Étapes de parcours et méthode de recherche

Le problème de la place et du rôle de l’homme dans le monde, et en particulier de l’homme d’aujourd’hui dans le monde de l’anthropocène, et de son écosystème en particulier était le point de départ de cette étude. Dans ce questionnement et les réponses à proposer, notre parcours s’est appliqué à souligner l’importance d’une méthode d’approche de l’objet de pensée, l’importance d’une délimitation propre de cet « objet » particulier dans le réel, dans la réalité du monde ainsi que l’importance des outils de langue au service des opérations de saisie par les sens (la vue, l’ouïe). Une saisie de nature sensible sera relayée par une saisie conceptuelle et linguistique. Nous avons souligné le jeu que permet la langue et ses structures (impersonnelle-imparticulière vs personnelle) et ses personnes (personne d’univers-personne humaine) pour aller et venir de l’imparticulier au particulier dans le monde de la perception comme dans le monde de la pensée

Wind Symphony

Center for the Performing Arts November 15, 2018 Thursday Evening 8:00p.m

The conceptual and practical ethical dilemmas of using health discussion board posts as research data.

Increasing numbers of people living with a long-term health condition are putting personal health information online, including on discussion boards. Many discussion boards contain material of potential use to researchers; however, it is unclear how this information can and should be used by researchers. To date there has been no evaluation of the views of those individuals sharing health information online regarding the use of their shared information for research purposes

Methods for a population-based study of eye disease: the Melbourne Visual Impairment Project

The methodology of the Melbourne Visual Impairment Project, a major population-based survey of eye disease on 3,500 randomly selected individuals aged 40 years of age and over in the Melbourne metropolitan region, is presented. The aims of the study are to determine the distribution and determinants of eye disease in an urban population; the impact of eye disease on visual function and the activities of daily living; and the accessibility of eye health care services in the community. All procedures are conducted according to a standardised protocol to allow for comparison with other population-based studies, both in Australia and overseas. Information collected from this study will be employed in the development of recommendations related to eye health care service delivery and establishment of priorities for future public education programmes and health research

Utilization of community pharmacy space to enhance privacy: A qualitative study

© 2015 The Authors. Background: Community pharmacists require access to consumers' information about their medicines and health-related conditions to make informed decisions regarding treatment options. Open communication between consumers and pharmacists is ideal although consumers are only likely to disclose relevant information if they feel that their privacy requirements are being acknowledged and adhered to. Objective: This study sets out to explore community pharmacy privacy practices, experiences and expectations and the utilization of available space to achieve privacy. Methods: Qualitative methods were used, comprising a series of face-to-face interviews with 25 pharmacists and 55 pharmacy customers in Perth, Western Australia, between June and August 2013. Results: The use of private consultation areas for certain services and sensitive discussions was supported by pharmacists and consumers although there was recognition that workflow processes in some pharmacies may need to change to maximize the use of private areas. Pharmacy staff adopted various strategies to overcome privacy obstacles such as taking consumers to a quieter part of the pharmacy, avoiding exposure of sensitive items through packaging, lowering of voices, interacting during pharmacy quiet times and telephoning consumers. Pharmacy staff and consumers regularly had to apply judgement to achieve the required level of privacy. Discussion: Management of privacy can be challenging in the community pharmacy environment, and on-going work in this area is important. As community pharmacy practice is increasingly becoming more involved in advanced medication and disease state management services with unique privacy requirements, pharmacies' layouts and systems to address privacy challenges require a proactive approach

Understanding employee resourcing in construction organizations

In recent years the literature on employee resourcing has consistently advocated the importance of adopting a holistic, strategic approach to employee deployment decision making rather than adopting a reactive needs-based approach. This is particularly problematic in construction where the multi-project environment leads to constantly changing resource requirements and to changing demands over a project's life cycle. This can lead to inappropriate decisions, which fail to meet the longer-term needs of both construction organizations and their employees. A structured and comprehensive understanding of the current project team deployment practices within large construction organizations was developed. Project deployment practices were examined within seven case study contracting firms. The emergent themes that shaped the decision-making processes were grouped into five broad clusters comprising human resource planning, performance/career management, team deployment, employee involvement and training and development. The research confirms that a reactive and ad hoc approach to the function prevails within the firms investigated. This suggests a weak relationship between the deployment process and human resource planning, team deployment, performance management, employee involvement and training and development activities. It is suggested that strategic HR-business partnering could engender more transparent and productive relationships in this crucial area

Ursinus College Alumni Journal, November 1968

Ursinus College calendar • Politics 1968: That was the year that was • From the President • All-Ursinus anniversary drive: A report from the National Chairman • Stained glass on campus • An end of Pax Americana • Freeland Hall: A birthplace revisited • Episodes in the life of Freeland Hall • Homecoming 1968 • Centennial: The liberal arts in higher learning • Sports scene: Miss Snell honored; Harriers keep winning; Mills keeps kicking • Ursinus honors four at Founders\u27 Day • Church appeal gains momentum • Class of \u2772: A pictorial essay • Campus clippings: Alumni award planned; Television stars; Beatle buff on campus; Subscribe to the Weekly • Class notes • Weddings • Births • In memoriamhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/alumnijournal/1093/thumbnail.jp