A Cross-Country Analysis of Energy Efficient Development

Maximizing energy efficiency, producing as much as possible with as little energy as possible, is something every country should be working toward. This study measures the efficiency of specific countries by examining the interrelationships that exist among each country’s energy consumption and such measures of development as health, education, income, access to essentials and CO2 emissions. It then analyses why certain countries are more efficient than others and how these inefficient countries can improve. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to generate a cross country comparison of energy efficiency scores over multiple dimensions of development. Pairs of inefficient countries and their efficient role models are examined in detail to understand which factors contribute to their relative efficiencies. The paper hypothesizes that countries which have made significant commitments to renewable energy sources will have higher levels of sustainable development than those that have not. Furthermore those countries which have invested in health, education, jobs and access to essential services such as water and sanitation will have higher efficiency scores than those that have not. This study’s ultimate goal is to provide policy recommendations for improving energy efficiency

Playing a New Tune: Breathing Life into Winthrop University’s Academy of Music

Since the Academy of Music was founded in 1975, the organization has provided music lessons to pre-college students in the York County, SC area. It is the objective of the Academy of Music to rebuild its music program, and eventually expand to once again include instruction in the other artistic areas lost since 2008. To help achieve this goal, the Academy of Music will need a strategic plan to act as a compass to help guide the organization as it navigates the challenges it will face along the way. By following the method outlined in this thesis, organizations similar to the Academy of Music will be able to develop their own strategic plans

A theory of fog formation

It is shown that just above a cold black-body surface the effect of radiation is to warm the air, whereas just above a warm surface the effect of radiation is to cool the air. Above a height of the order of one meter the signs of the radiative temperature change are reversed. Since, as Emmons and Montgomery (1947) have pointed out, fog formation usually requires net radiation from the air, it follows that, above a cold surface, fog forms only above a certain critical height whereas above a warm surface fog forms below a critical height. Other processes which produce condensation appear to be less important...

Blood Flow Restriction Training in the Early Phase of Nonoperative Management of Achilles Tendon Rupture in an Older Adult: A Case Report

Background: Achilles tendon ruptures are common musculoskeletal injuries. Treatment options include surgical repair and non-operative rehabilitation with outcomes being similar between both options. Despite extensive rehabilitation during both treatment options, functional impairments can persist for years following the injury. This suggests that current rehabilitation protocols could be improved. Case Description: The patient was a 68 y.o male who presented to physical therapy 7 weeks following a full thickness Achilles tendon rupture that was managed non-operatively. Intervention: The patient was seen once a week. During weeks 8 through 13 following the injury blood flow restriction (BFR) training was utilized. Starting week 14 treatment consisted of progressive closed kinetic chain (CKC) strengthening. Outcomes: Ultrasound measurements of the medial gastrocnemius bilaterally was used to determine the effect of the BFR training. Conclusion: This case describes the use of BFR training during the early stages of non-operative treatment of an older adult with an Achilles tendon rupture. In this case BFR was well tolerated and safe. Furthermore, this case highlights the potential for BFR training to decrease disuse atrophy during the early management of Achilles tendon ruptures

Middle school students\u27 reading motivation for a school summer reading program

Closing school libraries during summer vacation creates a situation where students simply lose access or must look elsewhere for access to informational and educational materials and personal conversations regarding written texts. The purpose of this study was to investigate middle school students\u27 reading habits and motivational reasons, expressed by students, for wanting to attend a school-sponsored summer reading program. The methodology used for this study was quantitative research. An existing survey, the Adolescent Motivation to Read Profile, was adapted to fit the needs of this study and data was collected. The population was limited to 149 seventh grade students from Urbandale Middle School, in Urbandale, Iowa. Due to a small number of students returning parent permission slips, data was only collected from 20 students. Upon completion of the data analysis, the researcher found that more female than male students rated themselves as readers, students who rated themselves as readers are influenced by friends and families, and that these students rated activities such as book choice, teacher or teacher librarian help with book selection, and access to high interest materials as appealing, but did not rate having books read aloud or having book discussion as appealing

Developing a Science Curriculum in a Small School

Developing a workable curriculum for a school with a total enrollment of 607, kindergarten through twelfth grade, is not quite as easy as it might seem. Bigger schools have a better systematized core program than most small schools

Review - DNA Ladder of Life

Dr. Edward Frankel explains in his book how scientists have worked out the structure of the DNA molecules and are deciphering some of its coded messages

Vertical distribution of wind speed, temperature and humidity above a water surface

An observational program is described which has been used to obtain an accurate determination of vertical profiles of wind speed, temperature, and vapor pressure over a salt water inlet with an over-water air fetch of about five miles. The wind profiles show systematic anomalies of 1 or 2 %, which are not explainable as instrumental or observational error. The curvature of wind profiles over water shows the same dependence on Richardson number as that found by others over land. Temperature profiles are similar in this respect, but curvature of the vapor pressure profiles shows little dependence on stability. Values of the resistance coefficient computed from wind profiles are at the lower limit of those reported by most other investigators...

Five years of observations of ozone profiles over Lauder, New Zealand

Altitude profiles of ozone (O3) over Lauder (45°S, 170°E) performed using a lidar, ozonesondes, and the satellite-borne Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE II) instrument are presented. These data form one of the few long-term sets of O3 profiles at a Southern Hemisphere location. In the 5 years of data presented, the dominant variation is the annual cycle, the phase and amplitude of which differ below and above 27.5 km. Superposed are irregular episodic variations, caused by various processes. The first process studied is stratosphere-troposphere exchange, characterized by dry and O3-rich air residing in the troposphere, which was found in 21% of the measurements. The second relates to the positioning of the higher polar vortex over Lauder, often in combination with the exchange of air between midlatitude and subtropical stratospheric regions. We present examples of this which were observed over Lauder during the 1997 winter. This winter was selected for further study because of the record-low O3 amounts measured. The third process is mixing of O3-depleted vortex air with midlatitude air after the vortex breakup. We present one example, which shows that a filament originating from the depleted Antarctic vortex significantly lowers O3 amounts over Lauder around 27 November 1997. There is thus a connection between Antarctic O3 depletion and later decrease of O3 amounts at a Southern Hemisphere midlatitude location, namely Lauder