Audio Virology and Affect Contagion in the Times of Preemptive Power and Sonic Futurism: The Sonic Warfare of Fatima Al Qadiri

This project examines the State’s use of sound technologies in particular to conjure affects facilitative of the maintenance and control of human bodies and political activities. In tension with this current, it will also study the subversion of sonic war machinery by cultural workers and musicians in the production of transnational political solidarities against the state militarization/securitization of life and preemption/commodification of death–a socio-economic paradigm fed by the (neo)colonial underbellies of capitalist modernity, from the Transatlantic Slave Trade to the colonization and military exploitation of the ‘Middle East’

The distributional effects of taxation and tuitions for higher education in Illinois, 1960-1969

Includes bibliographical references (pages [58]-59)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether or not the system of public higher education in Illinois during the 1960's was responsible for any income redistribution from the lower income residents to the higher income residents of this state. This study concludes that (1) during the 1960's, the tax paying residents of Illinois subsidized students enrolled in public higher education institutions of that state; (2) the lower income families in Illinois bore a proportionally higher share of taxes for the public higher education subsidies than the higher income families; and (3) students from the higher income families in Illinois seem to have benefited the most from subsidized higher education during that decade. The overall picture presented in this thesis indicates that the system of taxation in Illinois as well as the structure of Illinois subsidies to higher education during the 1960's was responsible for a redistribution of income from the lower income families to the upper income families of this state.M.A. (Master of Arts

Ultimate load capacity of circular hollow sections filled with higher strength concrete

An experimental and theoretical study concerning the ultimate load behaviour of the circular hollow sections filled with higher strength concrete has been carried out. This study involves the structural characteristics of the composite sections under axial concentric and the eccentric loads. A total number of 63 experimental tests have been carried out for the different loading situations and structure forms. This study has been divided into the three main parts. The first part concerns the behaviour of the hollow sections, and the second part is a study on the ultimate load behaviour of the circular hollow sections filled with higher strength concrete under concentric loads. In the last part the structural behaviour of the composite sections under eccentric loads has been studied. The steel grade of the circular hollow sections can be categorised as a high strength steel with the yield stress in the range of 400-450 MPa. The compressive capacity of the concrete is within the range of 60-109 MPa. The maximum outside diameter of the steel tube used is 168.3 mm and the minimum is 114.3 mm . The wall thicknesses for the maximum diameter tube are 4.8 mm and 9.53 mm . Althogh these dimensions are not commonly used for structural purposes but covering the whole range of possible dimensions increase the possible options for a perfect design. A n epoxy coated tubes of 4.8 mm wall thickness have also been considered. The wall thicknesses for the minimum outside diameter are 6.3 mm and 4.8 mm . For the justification of the results obtained in Chapter three, another set of tubes with an outside diameter of 62 mm and wall thickness 2 mm and 2.5 mm , and a set of four steel tubes with outside diameter equal to 114.3 mm and wall thickness equal to 6.0 mm have been studied. In each part of the thesis the results obtained by the tests have been compared with a number of test results by the other authors, and the available criteria for these studies have been investigated to obtain a better solution for estimation of the load carrying capacities. In addition, the experimental specimens have been modelled for a non-linear finite element analysis to investigate the intensity of stresses in the different directions. Furthermore, the interaction of the concrete core and the steel tube have been modelled by the utilisation of gap elements to perform a real analytical model for the composite sections. The results of this study show that some of the available methods, and even codes of practice, have a non-realistic estimation for the axial load capacity of the composite sections. The studies on the ultimate load behaviour of the bare tube show that the relationship between the ultimate strain and the slenderness of the tube can be presented by a linear equation which is in agreement with previous studies. The results of the finite element analysis conclude to an approximate method for determining the axial load-shortening curve of the composite section which is in good agreement with the finite element results and the results obtained by the experiments

The Differences in Values Between Managers of the European Founding Countries, the New Members and the Applicant Countries: Societal Orientation or Financial Orientation?

Advocates for a social Europe are worried that the accession of ex-Eastern Bloc countries into the European Community would lead European corporations to emphasize a financial orientation rather than a societal orientation. We examined this question in a study of the values orientations of 3,836 managers in 16 countries representing established EU, new EU, and candidate EU country groups. Within-Europe managerial values convergence was found in a relatively high openness to change and low self-enhancement values. However, we found divergent values such that managers in established EU countries were more self-transcendent and less conservative than their counterparts in new EU and candidate EU countries. Implications for the convergence of future values within the Europe region are discussed

Success through Trust, Control, and Learning? Contrasting the Drivers of SME Performance between Different Modes of Foreign Market Entry

Globalization and international competition have driven a large number of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to enter foreign markets. However, current knowledge on which factors determine SMEs' foreign market performance and secure their success is limited. Using empirical data on 280 German SMEs' activities in Arab markets, we contrast the performance effect of trust with those of control and learning (three of the most prominently studied success factors) across three different structural modes of market entry: non-equity entry, cooperative entry, and wholly-owned subsidiaries. Our results reveal marked differences between the three entry modes and we offer a detailed discussion of the underlying structural and cultural reasons. Consequently, this study allows for a comprehensive understanding of the determinants of SMEs' foreign market performance and provides relevant advice as to which managerial approach to emphasize for which mode of foreign market entry

The Differences in Values Between Managers of the European Founding Countries, the New Members and the Applicant Countries:: Societal Orientation or Financial Orientation?

Advocates for a social Europe are worried that the accession of ex-Eastern Bloc countries into the European Community would lead European corporations to emphasize a financial orientation rather than a societal orientation. We examined this question in a study of the values orientations of 3,836 managers in 16 countries representing established EU, new EU, and candidate EU country groups. Within-Europe managerial values convergence was found in a relatively high openness to change and low self-enhancement values. However, we found divergent values such that managers in established EU countries were more self-transcendent and less conservative than their counterparts in new EU and candidate EU countries. Implications for the convergence of future values within the Europe region are discussed.Sustainable development Social or market-oriented strategies Managerial values