Complicating Swinburne's heroines

Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2012The temporary resurgence in Swinburne's popularity in the late sixties and early seventies manifested itself predominantly as explorations into what forms the poet's peculiar sexuality and painful romantic history took in his work. This thesis turns the focus of Swinburnian criticism to his texts, specifically to the heroines in two of his works whom I believe have gone largely underappreciated: Atalanta of Atalanta in Calydon, and Chthonic of Erechtheus. First, this thesis shifts focus from Swinburne's biography to the heroines' mythical Greek constructions, while at the same time complicating that classical context by presenting evidence that Swinburne, though he revered classical Greece, was not attempting to mimic the traditional Greek style. Then, this thesis explores Erechtheus and Atalanta in Calydon individually in order to show how the heroines of each piece exhibit significantly more agency over, and responsibility for, the course of events surrounding them than has previously been appreciated. In positions of power over the courses of events in which they are involved, their seeming dispassion is more generative when it is viewed as resolve, indicative of consciousness and feeling underneath a visage that has accepted what must be, and refuses to suffer for what cannot be.Introduction -- 1. Victorian allowances made for the classically aberrant woman -- 2. The heroines of Atalanta in Calydon and Erechtheus -- Conclusion -- Literature cited

Two-speed deflection system for electron micropattern generator

Development of dual speed deflection system for electron beam micropattern generator system is discussed. Factors affecting application of electron beam lithography are analyzed. Procedure for using two speed deflection system is described

Waveform simulator synthesizes complex functions

Multichannel apparatus produces or simulates a complex curve which can be viewed on an oscilloscope display surface and can be adjusted to match an original complex experimentally produced curve

Foreword

Detta examensarbetet har utförts vid Scania AB i Södertälje. Syftet var att genom en fallstudie undersöka möjligheter till ökad produktivitet och minskade slöserier genom införandet av en ny verkstadslayout. Examensarbetet baseras dels på en litteraturstudie där ett antal leanprinciper, olika sorters produktionssystem och layoutarbete behandlas samt en empirisk studie på Scania AB. Fallstudien var uppdelad i tre faser: Kartläggning av nuläget Layoututformning Analys av den föreslagna layouten Till kartläggning av nuläget utfördes en datainsamling. Datainsamlingen bestod av både tillhandahållen sekundärdata från fallföretaget samt primärdata från egna mätningar, observationer och intervjuer för öka arbetets trovärdighet. Utifrån datainsamlingen gjordes en analys av nuläget där problemområden identifierades och dokumenterades. Analysen visade främst att Scania AB hade problem med långa ledtider och svårigheter att hålla FIFO på grund av höga PIA-nivåer. En stor anledning till de höga PIA-nivåerna gällde en organisatorisk uppdelning av produktionen i två delar med en stor mellanbuffert mellan de båda delarna. De identifierade problemområdena, cykeltider samt prognos för framtida behov användes sedan som inputparametrar vid layoutarbetet som följde Muthers (1961) metod Systematisk Layoutplanering (SLP) . Slutresultatet blev ett layoutförslag som ökade produktiviteten med ca 37% och minskade mängden slöserier på flera plan. Bland annat uppskattades ledtiden kunna sänkas från cirka 5.4 dagar till cirka 1.5 dagar och mellanbufferten helt byggas bort.This thesis has been carried out at as a single case study at Scania AB in Södertälje, Sweden. The purpose of the study was to examine possibilities to increase the productivity and eliminate waste through the implementation of a new workshop layout at Scania’s crankhaft production. The thesis was based on a literature study where different lean principles, production systems and layout shaping were covered as well as an empirical study at Scania AB. The case study was divided into four phases: Mapping of present state Layout shaping Analysis of the proposed layout A data collection was carried out before mapping the current state. The data collection consisted of both given secondary data from the case company and the primary data from own measurements, observations and interviews in order to gain credibility to the study. With the collected data an analysis of the current state was done where problem areas were identified and documented. The analysis mainly showed that Scania AB had problems with long lead times and difficulties to maintain FIFO due to high WIP-levels. A significant reason to the high WIP-levels was the result of a big inventory between the two organisational departments in the workshop. The identified problem areas, cycle times and future sale forecasts were then used as input parameters to develop a new layout using Muther’s (1968) method Systematic Layout Planning (SLP). The final result rendered in a new layout proposal which increased the productivity with 37% and eliminated waste in different areas. The lead time was estimated to decrease from the initial 5,4 days to 1,5 days with a significant decrease in the inventory mentioned above

Experimental investigation of the fundamental modes of a collisionless plasma quarterly report no. 1, mar. 10 - jun. 10, 1964

Plasma probe manipulators, electromagnetic shielding, receiver signal to noise ratio, and plasma parameters for experiment and measurements on plasma propertie

Forecasting global growth by age structure projections

Demographic projections of age structure provide the best information available on long-term human resources and demand. In current data fairly robust correlations with GDP and GDP growth have been discovered. In this paper we use these two facts and study the forecasting properties of demographically based models. Extending the forecasts to 2050 suggests that due to fertility decreases poor countries of today will start to catch up with developed economies in which the growth process will stagnate due to the growth of the retired population.Global growth; age structure

Human Capital, Demographics, and Growth across the US States 1920-1990

This paper finds robust evidence that age structure matters for subsequent growth in per capita income across the US states 1920-1990. The age groups 25-65 year are positively related to subsequent per capita income growth. Another conclusion is that the average years of schooling affects subsequent per capita income growth positively when age structure is controlled for. Moreover, the estimated speed of convergence (see e.g. Barro and Sala-i-Martin, 1992) increases substantially when schooling and age structure are held constant in the income growth regressions.Demographics; Human capital; Regions; Growth; Convergence

Demography and housing demand - What can we learn from residential construction data?

There are obvious reasons why residential construction should depend on the population’s age structure. We estimate this relation on Swedish time series data and OECD panel data. Large groups of young adults are associated with higher rates of residential construction. But there is also a significant negative effect from those above 75. Age effects on residential investment are robust and forecast well out-of-sample in contrast to the corresponding house price results. This may explain why the debate around house prices and demography has been rather inconclusive. Rapidly aging populations in the industrialized world makes the future look bleak for the construction industry of these countries.demography; housing demand