Theologies in dialogue: the place of religion in the 21st century university

Paper presented at the conf Faith, freedom and the academy: the idea of the university in the 21st century, Univ of Prince Edward Island, O 1-3 2004

Zeolite Mineral Assemblage, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick

Geology of New Brunswick: field guide to excursions, 1973: Trip A-

Statistically designed experimental study of sol-gel based film coating scheme for high temperature super conductors and buffer materials and related manufacturing process cost evaluation

In this work, processing factors that influence the epitaxial growth of LaAlO3 on cubic-textured nickel substrates via sol-gel route are investigated using a Taguchi L12 experimental design. Through experimental data collected on omega FWHM, phi FWHM, and composition of orientations, a set of models was generated to characterize the epitaxial growth response to the processing factors consisting of thermal processing time, temperature, atmosphere, nickel surface roughness, degree of precursor hydrolysis. withdrawal rate, and precursor solution concentration. The processing conditions are then identified that would produce the greatest degree of epitaxial growth as defined through a nondimensional term. Also, this work explores the manufacturing aspects of the sol-gel based film coating scheme through a preliminary costing study. Production objectives were assigned to be directly comparable to similar cost studies carried out for other processes such as evaporative electron beam, pulsed laser deposition, and metal organic chemical vapor deposition. Also, the final product cost was compared to an industrial goal and sensitivity of assumptions made within the study are examined in regards to meeting the goal

Tungsten Mineralization at Burnt Hill Tungsten Mine

Geology of New Brunswick: field guide to excursions, 1973: Trip B-

An assessment of juvenile lake sturgeon movement and habitat use in the Namakan River of Northwestern Ontario

The Namakan River of Northwestern Ontario is home to a recovering population of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). Although the adult portion of this population has been well studied in recent years, very little information has been available for the juvenile (< 61 cm) portion. This study was designed to gather baseline information focused primarily at locating "nursery areas" used by juvenile lake sturgeon. Netting at 5 locations returned catches ranging from 0.9 juveniles per net at the mouth of the Namakan River and Little Eva Lake to 4.1 juveniles per net in Bill Lake, about 14 km upstream from the river mouth. Movements of ten juvenile lake sturgeon caught in Bill Lake and later aged at 4-6 years were tracked and matched to local water depth and flow

Evaluating the prevalence and effectiveness of breed-specific legislation

Dog bites pose a persistent public health problem, which some jurisdictions pass breed-specific legislation (BSL) to address. However, very little non-anecdotal evidence regarding the efficacy of BSL has been presented. Currently, BSL research is hampered by the absence of standard terminology, an established prevalence, or a scientific consensus on its effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to propose standardized terminology for BSL, establish the prevalence of each type of BSL in the USA, and conduct a systematic review of the effectiveness of BSL. After review of terminology currently in use, as well as review of the regulatory actions of 100 breed-specific ordinances, the standardized terminology proposed to discuss BSL is: declaration, restriction, ban, and grandfather clause. Municipal ordinances with breed-specific language were located through compilation of existing lists and mining of ordinance websites. Ordinances were reviewed and classified according to the proposed terminology. Six representative bibliography databases were queried using search string (dog* or canine) AND (law or legislation) AND (breed). The summary of findings and quality of the body of the evidence were generated using the GRADE approach. Of 1144 ordinances evaluated, 5 were erroneously reported, 11 could not be classified, 44 were not municipalities, and 139 were repealed. Of the remaining 945 ordinances, many fit into more than one category: 505 declared a breed dangerous a priori, 741 placed ownership restrictions, and 513 banned at least one breed. Exemptions for existing animals were included in 338 of the bans. Five studies met the inclusion criteria; three of these showed some effect, and two reported no effect. The majority of studies had methodological flaws, consequently the overall evidential quality was graded very low. Despite being a goal, a meta-analysis proved impossible, and the low quality of evidence precluded substantive conclusions about the global effectiveness of BSL. However, studies show evidence that BSL may reduce dog bite injury hospitalizations and that the effect may differ for various age groups. Efforts should be made to standardize data collection and warehousing procedures to make dog bite injury data accessible to researchers. Additionally, future studies on BSL should consider temporal trends, requisite lead time prior to legislation passing, the severity of injuries, differing effects in subgroups, the type of BSL, and the length of time required for an effect to become demonstrable

Siemens Science School - three years later

The Siemens Science Schools were started at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia in 1990, when 179 Year 10 students attended. Schools have now spread to 20 universities across Australia. Siemens Ltd. is the major sponsor. The three-day schools aim to give participants a hands-on experience of science and technology in an effort to raise their interest in careers in engineering and science. Students engage in lectures, problem-solving laboratory activities, and visit several technology-based industries which give hands-on experiences (e.g. Telecom Australia, BHP Steel, medical laboratories, scientific instrument makers). The promoters were particularly interested in whether the Schools increased participants' interests in science/technology and commissioned a study of the participants three years after the first School (by which time they had made career choices). An extensive survey, with a high response rate, showed that the School had increased students' interest in science/technology and had influenced many into seeking a career in these areas

Multicultural education and racism: the case of Arab-Australian students in contemporary Australia

This paper discusses the social and cultural dimensions of the educational experiences of Arab-Australian students. It seeks to explore the cultural attitudes and the social experiences of Arab-Australian secondary school students from two schools situated in Melbourne\u27s northern region. The paper seeks to examine how Arab-Australian students and their families understand and construct their own social and educational experiences in relation to schools\u27 initiatives as well as wider social discourses. The empirical findings presented in this paper suggest that there are critical links between Arab-Australian students\u27 perceptions of belonging, identity and citizenship on the one hand, and their attitudes to schooling and educational experiences on the other. The study\u27s findings show the need for current patterns of multicultural education research and practice to incorporate more systematically socio-political dynamics beyond the confines of school and family factors. <br /

Theologies in dialogue: the place of religion in the 21st century university

Paper presented at the conf Faith, freedom and the academy: the idea of the university in the 21st century, Univ of Prince Edward Island, O 1-3 2004

Exploring deep microbial life in coal-bearing sediment down to ~2.5 km below the ocean floor

Microbial life inhabits deeply buried marine sediments, but the extent of this vast ecosystem remains poorly constrained. Here we provide evidence for the existence of microbial communities in ~40° to 60°C sediment associated with lignite coal beds at ~1.5 to 2.5 km below the seafloor in the Pacific Ocean off Japan. Microbial methanogenesis was indicated by the isotopic compositions of methane and carbon dioxide, biomarkers, cultivation data, and gas compositions. Concentrations of indigenous microbial cells below 1.5 km ranged from <10 to ~10^4 cells cm^(−3). Peak concentrations occurred in lignite layers, where communities differed markedly from shallower subseafloor communities and instead resembled organotrophic communities in forest soils. This suggests that terrigenous sediments retain indigenous community members tens of millions of years after burial in the seabed