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Applegarth: Rhetoric in American Anthropology
Book Review of:
Risa Applegarth, Rhetoric in American AnthropologyPittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2014Pp. xii+267ISBN10: 0822962950ISBN13: 9780822962953Price: €28,0
Bourdieu & Chartier: Sociologist and Historian
Book Review of:
Pierre Bourdieu and Roger Chartier: The Sociologist and the Historian, translated by David FernbachCambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2015Pp. xxii+82ISBN: 978-0745679587Price: $49,9
Morris: The Scholar Denied: W.E.B. DuBois
Book Review of:
Aldon Morris, The Scholar Denied: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern SociologyOakland, CA: University of California PressHardcover, xxviii+282 pp.ISBN: 9780520276352Price: US $ 29,9
Valuing energy performance in home purchasing: an analysis of mortgage lending for sustainable buildings
Many UK lenders consider energy costs, but only as it relates to
information about the customers and not the energy performance
of the building. Lenders could include more detailed energy costs estimates that reflect energy performance alongside other ma
jor
household expenses when assessing customer affordability. At present, energy performance ratings required for all homes sold in
the UK are of dubious quality and generally do not accurately reflect the likely energy costs. However, if lenders were to inc
lude
energy performance in their mortgage calculations this might ha
ve the effect of improving the accuracy of energy performance
ratings through market pressure. It may also have the consequence of increasing the value of more efficient homes, which would
have lower energy costs and improve its affordability for customer
s. It may also offer an opportunity for lenders to extend
mortgages to improve the dwellings energy performance due to the
potential increase in value. In this work, we set out the
implications of mortgage lenders using the dwelling’s energy perfo
rmance as part of their energy cost calculations. We also
illustrate how improving the accuracy of ratings can achieve more
precise estimates of energy costs. The implication of includ
ing
energy performance ratings when providing mortgages could result in ÂŁbillions for lenders in terms of loan extensions and more
accurately property values. It could also help potential purchasers understand the real costs of the properties they purchase
The Impact of an Application of TelerehabilitationTechnology on Caregiver Burden
The objective of this research was to assess the effects of an application of telerehabilitation reducing time and financial obligation on caregiver burden among eleven caregivers of elderly persons with Parkinson’s disease. Clients (care receivers) participated in speech therapy delivered via videophones in their homes; the protocol required 16 treatments delivered four times a week for four weeks. At the conclusion of treatment, caregivers completed a structured interview about the impact of telerehabilitation on time and financial aspects of the burden of care. On average, this speech therapy protocol delivered by videophones saved 48 hours of time, more than 92 hours of work time, and $1024 for each caregiver. Savings were significant and previous research demonstrated nearly equal outcomes using the videophone delivery method. Implications for practice and research are discussed.Keywords: Telerehabilitation, Speech Therapy, Parkinson’s Disease.
Results of ultra-low level 71ge counting for application in the Gallex-solar neutrino experiment at the Gran Sasso Underground Physics Laboratory
It has been experimentally verified that the Ultra-Low-Level Counting System for the Gallex solar neutrino experiment is capable of measuring the expected solar up silon-flux to plus or minus 12% during two years of operation
Heavy ion induced Single Event Phenomena (SEP) data for semiconductor devices from engineering testing
The accumulation of JPL data on Single Event Phenomena (SEP), from 1979 to August 1986, is presented in full report format. It is expected that every two years a supplement report will be issued for the follow-on period. This data for 135 devices expands on the abbreviated test data presented as part of Refs. (1) and (3) by including figures of Single Event Upset (SEU) cross sections as a function of beam Linear Energy Transfer (LET) when available. It also includes some of the data complied in the JPL computer in RADATA and the SPACERAD data bank. This volume encompasses bipolar and MOS (CMOS and MHNOS) device data as two broad categories for both upsets (bit-flips) and latchup. It also includes comments on less well known phenomena, such as transient upsets and permanent damage modes
Doubly resonant optical nanoantenna arrays for polarization resolved measurements of surface-enhanced Raman scattering
We report that rhomb-shaped metal nanoantenna arrays support multiple
plasmonic resonances, making them favorable bio-sensing substrates. Besides the
two localized plasmonic dipole modes associated with the two principle axes of
the rhombi, the sample supports an additional grating-induced surface plasmon
polariton resonance. The plasmonic properties of all modes are carefully
studied by far-field measurements together with numerical and analytical
calculations. The sample is then applied to surface-enhanced Raman scattering
measurements. It is shown to be highly efficient since two plasmonic resonances
of the structure were simultaneously tuned to coincide with the excitation and
the emission wave- length in the SERS experiment. The analysis is completed by
measuring the impact of the polarization angle on the SERS signal.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figure
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