Placing limits on long-term variations in quiet-Sun irradiance and their contribution to total solar irradiance and solar radiative forcing of climate

Recent reconstructions of Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) postulate that quiet Sun variations could give significant changes to solar power input to Earth’s climate (radiative climate forcings of 0.7-1.1Wm-2 over 1700-2019) arising from changes in quiet-Sun magnetic fields that have not, as yet, been observed. Reconstructions without such changes yield solar forcings that are smaller by a factor of more than 10. We study the quiet-Sun TSI since 1995 for three reasons: (1) this interval shows rapid decay in average solar activity following the grand solar maximum in 1985 (such that activity in 2019 was broadly equivalent to that in 1900); (2) there is improved consensus between TSI observations; and (3) it contains the first modelling of TSI that is independent of the observations. Our analysis shows the most likely upward drift in quiet-Sun radiative forcing since 1700 is between +0.07 and 0.13Wm-2. Hence we cannot yet discriminate between the quiet-Sun TSI being enhanced or reduced during the Maunder and Dalton sunspot minima, although there is a growing consensus from the combinations of models and observations that it was slightly enhanced. We present reconstructions that add quiet-Sun TSI and its uncertainty to models that reconstruct the effects of sunspots and faculae

A study of the relationship of age to psychological type in couples entering marriage

This study was designed to examine the relationship of age to psychological type (as defined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) in couples entering marriage. The search for correlations between factors of mate selection has produced positive results in the area of census data, but the area of personality variables has yielded only slight positive results.;One hundred and seventy couples were chosen from a population of six hundred on the basis of age. The two categories consisted of 117 couples 18-22 years of age, and 53 couples 35-70 years of age. The results of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator were subjected to two different treatments. The first method was to compare the number of shared preferences in each of the two age groups, while the second treatment converted the function preferences to communication indices.;The first hypothesis that the older couples would share more preferences than the younger couples was not supported. The second hypothesis that the older couples would achieve significantly higher communication scores was not supported either. This study did not find a significant correlation between age and psychological type in couples entering marriage

Works of Dr. W.M. Lockwood

This text is a collection of publications by Dr. William Maynard Lockwood of Chicago, IL. The following includes nine works: “The Molecular Hypothesis of Nature; the Relation of its Principles to Continued Existence and to the Philosophy of Spiritualism,” “Historical, Logical and Philosophical Objections to the Dogmas of Reincarnation and Re-Embodiment,” “the Disputed Parables of Jesus Christ,” “the Infidelity of Ecclesiasticism a Menace to American Civilization,” “Scientific Analysis of Spirit Photography and Spirit Materialization,” “Fundamental Principles of Psychological Phenomena,” “the Spiritualism of Nature,” “An Inquiry into the Reality, Amplitude & Dynamics of the Fourth Dimension of Space,” and “Review of the Rev. R.V. Hunter’s (Presbyterian) Attack Upon Modern Spiritualism” and touch on the subjects of religion, spirituality, science, and philosophy. Additionally, throughout the book there are advertisements for other works by Lockwood including “Continuity of Life a Cosmic Truth.”https://openworks.wooster.edu/motherhomeheaven/1041/thumbnail.jp

Developing Core Competence Related Theory: Working Paper Series--08-06

This article reviews methodological tradeoffs inherent in developing theory related to core competencies. Integrating the position and resource-based views of strategy, it presents an argument that such theoretical development will occur through researching corporate value provision situations encompassing a nomological network of core competencies, the corporate processes they enable, and the customer value delivered by these processes. Next, it briefly discusses phenomena included within this network. Then, the article reviews the applicability of three classes of methodologies to this nomological approach: 1) Field research, including interviews and observation; 2) Survey research; and 3) Unobtrusive research, including document analysis and analysis of existing statistics. Finally, it identifies issues that arise from using these methodologies to develop competence related theory

Understanding, Finding, and Conceptualizing Core Competence Depth: A Framework, Guide, and Generalization for Corporate Managers and Research Professionals: Working Paper Series--11-03

In recent years, managerial interest in corporate core competencies as competitive tools has risen greatly. Corporate managers and professionals often have several questions regarding them. First, what are corporate core competencies? Second, how can they determine which core competencies, or which aspects of them, their firm holds deeply? More generally, what does it mean for a firm to hold a competence deeply? Utilizing concrete examples, this paper answers the first question by presenting a framework describing the elements of core competencies, their internal dynamic, and their breadth. It answers the second question by providing a usable methodology for discovering the depth a firm's core competencies. As it does so, it answers the third question by presenting a generalized conceptualization of core competence depth. The authors propose that this framework, methodology, and generalization will prove useful to corporate managers and research professionals interested in strengthening their core competencies and applying them more effectively

Understanding, Finding, and Applying Core Competencies: A Framework, Guide, and Description for Corporate Managers and Research Professionals: Working Paper Series--09-15

In recent years, managerial interest in corporate core competencies as competitive tools has risen greatly. Corporate managers and professionals often have three questions regarding them. First, what are corporate core competencies? Second, how can the ones held by a particular firm be identified? Third, how do core competencies integrate with other kinds of corporate knowledge to produce particular products and services? This paper answers the first question by presenting a framework describing the internal dynamic and elements of core competencies. It answers the second by providing a usable guide to discovering them within a firm. It answers the third by describing core competencies' place within the structure of organizational knowledge held by corporations. The authors hope that this framework, guide, and description will prove useful to corporate managers and research professionals interested in strengthening their core competencies and applying them more effectively

Organizational Competencies: A Content Analysis: Working Paper Series--07-01

This article presents the results of research examining the composition and internal dynamics of organizational competencies held by four major technology corporations. The research used content analysis of corporate documents and in-depth interviews with corporate professionals to reveal that these competencies draw upon corporate understanding of phenomena related to communication networks, documents, and integrated circuits. The competencies identified contain seven component categories. Five involve understandings of core phenomena, intellectual disciplines, various technologies, and classes of products and services. Two involve functional, technological, and integrated skills. Importantly, during use the understandings and skills within competencies dynamically interact with one another, powerfully supporting corporate competitiveness. Interview results reveal organizational competencies to be intermediate knowledge. They are developed by applying more enduring corporate capabilities, such as strategic vision, and they enable the creation of more transient knowledge, such as familiarity with specific customers

Chasing a Gendered Agenda: Collaboration and Team Teaching in Higher Education

This case study sought to characterize and give voice to women faculty working in collaboration and team teaching with male faculty in a higher education setting. The experiences of the women, as well as how they made sense of their experiences are presented. Then, cast against the framework of Feminist Phase Theory, particular attention is paid to the structure, climate, and culture of the work experience. The significance of the study is found in the multiple realities of women faculty members\u27 experiences, and in the suggestions provided for improving the chances of success for female and male faculty to collaboratively work and teach together