Genealogical Reference Material Collection - Accession 1386

The Genealogical Reference Material Collection consists of genealogical publications collected by the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections and often includes serials with which that the Ida Jane Dacus Library at Winthrop University maintained a subscription. The collection is continually added to. This collection is a valuable source for any persons researching family genealogy.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2222/thumbnail.jp

Picture Collection Art File Index

Art Files are arranged by artist and by country. There is a section for art movements and types of art, and a large collection of Illustrators. The mounted art prints include many rare black and white photographs of historic architecture.https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/picturecollection_indexes/1001/thumbnail.jp

Picture Collection Subject Index

The Subject Files cover people, places, objects, design, fashion, buildings, nature, and concepts. Research a time period by looking at subjects that are subdivided chronologically, such as Automobiles, Costume, Family Life, Advertising, Furniture, Interiors, Houses, Street Scenes, and U.S. History. The collection covers many decades, from the 19th century to the present day, and contains many images that you won\u27t find on the internet, and they all circulate!https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/picturecollection_indexes/1000/thumbnail.jp

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An investigation of the relationship between thermal imaging and digital thermometer

BACKGROUND: A number of research papers and theoretical clinical models summarising how temperature of the skin over the knee may be altered according to different pathological processes have been published. Thermal imaging (TI) is generally regarded as the ‘Gold’ or ‘reference’ standard for measuring skin temperature, however this technology is not widely accessible to most musculoskeletal physiotherapists working in clinical environments. This is largely due to the time required for analysis of the thermal images and high cost of the equipment. A digital thermometer (DT) is portable with a convenient display of results which could offer an inexpensive substitute. AIM: This study determined interchangeability between thermal imaging and a digital thermometer, using Bland-Altman limits of agreement, to determine skin temperature differences between right and left knees. METHOD: 71 healthy participants in the age group of 8 to 40 participated in the study. Data were collected in two phases. The first phase was as part of a public engagement event at the Lancashire Science Festival where school children were invited to learn about science. The second phase of data collection took place as part of a PhD study where staff and students at the university were recruited via electronic advert and posters displayed around the campus. All subjects were free from lower back or lower limb problems and had not had any previous lower limb surgery. RESULTS: Matched paired t tests showed no significant difference between temperature difference between right and left using DT and TI (t= 1.41, df= 69, P= 0.08). The DT and TI were interchangeable to measure knee skin temperature difference with a limit of agreement of -0.64 and 0.75; this limit of agreement is acceptable based on previous literature where skin temperature differences between affected and non-affected knees are equal to or greater than 1°C. CONCLUSION: This study concludes that an inexpensive handheld digital thermometer shows acceptable agreement with a thermal imaging camera. Clinically a handheld digital thermometer has the potential to play an important role in the localized assessment of skin temperature in physiotherapy and can offer an inexpensive substitute to thermal imaging; due to the massive difference in cost it is worth considering the adoption of digital thermometry in routine musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice

A trajectória democrática de Moçambique : 1994 a 2014 : presidencialismo e descentralização : problema ou solução para democratização?

Com o presente trabalho subordinado ao tema “Trajectória democrática de Moçambique (1994 a 2014): Presidencialismo e descentralização – solução ou problema para a democratização?” pretendemos discutir a democracia moçambicana, analisando a sua trajectória desde a transição política que se iniciou nos anos noventa. Moçambique tem desde 1994 realizado eleições multipartidárias dentro dos limites de tempo previstos e, apesar de algumas deficiências apontadas às eleições, estas têm sido reconhecidas pela comunidade internacional. No entanto, apesar da realização das eleições e do regular funcionamento de órgãos eleitos, o país ainda não é considerado uma democracia plena. Este trabalho procura contribuir para compreender quais as causas desta deficiente ou incompleta democratização. A presente dissertação considera duas principais causas para o estado actual da democratização no país: um sistema presidencial com fraco equilíbrio de poder e uma descentralização deficitária quer para a realidade geográfica e desenvolvimento como impossibilitando a crucial inclusão dos partidos da oposição na governação e definição de políticas públicasIn this work entitled the Democratic Trajectory of Mozambique (1994 - 2014): Presidentialism and decentralization- solution or problem for democratization process? We want to discuss the mozambican democracy, analyzing its trajectory since the political transition which started in the 90's. Mozambique has since 1994 realized multiparty elections within the time limit and spite of some weaknesses cited, the elections have been accepted by the international community. Despite of the realization of elections and the regular functioning of the elected institutions, the country is not yet considered as totally democratic. This work tries to understand the causes of these weaknesses or incomplete democratization. The present dissertation considers two main causes of the current state of democratization in the country: Presidentialism with a poor balance of power and a weak decentralization for the geographic reality and development as inhibiting a crucial inclusion of opposition political parties in governing and defining public politics