The Creative Engine

Assesses seven neighborhoods in New York City and examines their potential for economic growth through the arts

Researching Psychotherapy, the Importance of the Client\u27s View: A Methodological Challenge

This paper argues that research approaches which are aimed at developing our understanding of psychotherapy which fail to address the client\u27s interpretation of events will only provide a limited picture of its true nature. The discussion explores the philosophical underpinnings of research in this area through analysing contemporary debates and controversies. The difficulties of defining the term psychotherapy are acknowledged while highlighting the centrality of the concept of relationship in current definitions. The question What is psychotherapy? is further addressed by offering a brief overview of the theoretical assumptions which influence some current approaches to clinical work. Attention is also given to previous research in psychotherapy which focuses on the client\u27s perspective. This is followed by a discussion of the importance of researching psychotherapy from a range of ontological perspectives based on a critique of the limiting nature of current approaches. A theoretical account of the importance of the clients\u27 perspective is also presented, concluding with an argument for the conduct of research which is more relevant to psychotherapy practice

IS YIELD RESPONSE SITE-SPECIFIC? REVISITING NITROGEN RECOMMENDATIONS ON CORN

Replaced with revised version of paper 08/19/02.Crop Production/Industries,

Book Review: No Such Army Since the Days of Julius Caesar : Sherman\u27s Carolinas Campaign from Fayetteville to Averasboro

Review of the book No Such Army Since the Days of Julius Caesar : Sherman\u27s Carolinas Campaign from Fayetteville to Averasboro, by Mark A. Smith and Wade Sokolosky. Mitchell, KY: Ironclad Publishing, 2006

COMPETITIVENESS AND SPECIALISM IN THE UK ELECTRICITY GENERATION INDUSTRY SINCE PRIVATISATION

This thesis presents the results from an Investigation, using Organisational Ecology based techniques, into the impact of public energy policy and renewables technologies on the Electricity Generators since the industry’s privatisation in 1991. At the outset, the research goal was to understand how successive UK Governments’ energy policies could use an inferential data based approach, to enable a long-range evaluation of the factors that define energy policy and the results arising from energy policy interventions. Research and detailed investigation covered the following topics. Firstly, policy instruments, policy definition, policy formulation, policy modelling and evaluation, and the associated competition and regulatory frameworks. Secondly, the electricity sector in the UK over the period from the development and implementation of the first systems and networks in the late 1800s, to the business and technical frameworks currently used for UK electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply. Then, the technological context of the study required an in-depth understanding of energy basics, traditional and renewable electricity generation techniques, emissions control, market trading mechanisms, environmental-based climate change, emissions trading systems and standards. Finally, understanding the academic research methods and techniques, making the selection of the most appropriate investigative theories, techniques and methods that underpinned the execution of a long-range population based study covering twenty years. Once the above had been understood, the research concentrated upon the collection, of: circa 8,000 generator company vital events, 2,000 vital events for circa 570 power plants, electricity generation cost data, EU and UK government policy and legislation, policy, macro and micro financial subsidies and incentives, macroeconomic data, UK emissions data, fuel costs, and fuel usage by the UK’s Generators. The choice of the most appropriate methods and techniques utilised for the data analysis was one of the most difficult aspects of the study, but given the nature of the data, the use of organisational ecology-based theory fragments and the field’s core methods and techniques were utilised. What sets organisational ecology apart from many social science approaches, and the reason for it becoming one of the central fields in organizational studies, is the empirical quantitative approach, which uses large-scale, longitudinal focused data collections that record the vital events surrounding corporate demography. This coupled with primary data analysis based upon the use of survival statistics differentiates the technique from most others in the social sciences. Once the theoretical baseline had been determined, it was necessary to prepare the research questions, develop the proposed theories, and develop the hypotheses to conduct the detailed research. The core research constructs adopted were: energy policy objectives and policy instrument evaluation, assessment of how market competition has been impacted by energy policy and renewables technologies and lastly determining how market competition in the electricity industry was impacted by energy policy and renewables technology. The thesis concludes with a discussion of how the research: makes a contribution to theory, makes a contribution to academic practice, makes a contribution to business practice, makes a contribution to my own work, identifies areas for further research, discusses my reflective thoughts on the doctoral journey, and finally presents my own thoughts and evaluation of the work

Book Review: Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia

Review of the book Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia, edited by Donald E. Davis,Thomas M. Deaton, David P. Boyle and Jo-Anne Schick. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2009

An Integrated Control and Data Acquisition System for Pharmaceutical Capsule Inspection

Pharmaphil Inc. manufactures two-part gelatin capsules for the pharmaceutical industry. Their current methods of quality control of their product is by performing manual inspection of every carton of capsules prior to shipment. In today\u27s modern manufacturing world, more efficient and cost-effective means of quality control exist. It is Pharmaphil\u27s desire to develop a custom machine vision system to replace manual inspection with a potential opportunity in the capsule manufacturing quality control market. In collaboration with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Windsor, a novel system was developed to achieve this goal. The objective was to develop a system capable of inspecting 1000 capsules per minute with the ability to detect holes, cracks, dents, bubble, double caps and incorrect colour or size. Using an antiquated machine vision system for capsule inspection from the mid-nineties as a base, a modern inspection system was developed that performed faster and more thorough inspections. As a measure to minimize the overall system cost as well as to increase flexibility, a full custom design was undertaken. The resulting system follows a traditional machine vision system whereby the main components include an image acquisition component, a processing unit and machine control. The designed system uses custom USB2.0 cameras to acquire images, a standard desktop PC to process image data and a custom machine control board to perform machine control and timing. The system operates with four identical quadrants operating in parallel to increase throughput. The final system developed provided a proof-of-concept for the approach taken. The machine control and image acquisition component of the system yielded a maximum throughput of 1200 capsules per minute. After incorporating image inspection, the final result was a system that was capable of inspecting capsules at a rate of about 800 capsules per minute with high accuracy. With optimizations, the system throughput can be further improved. The findings throughout the development of the prototype system provide an excellent basis from which the first generation commercial unit can be designed