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Assessment Of Cooling And Heat Transfer Properties Of Quenchants With Matlab, Lemmy Meekisho, Rosa L. Simencio Otero, Jônatas M. Viscaino, D. Scott Mackenzie, George Totten, Lauralice C.F. Canale

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

There is ongoing interest for evaluating the potential of renewable base stocks, such as vegetable oils, to replace petroleum oils as metal quenchants. Perhaps the most critical part of this process is characterizing and comparing the cooling and heat transfer performance of potential quenchant candidates. In this work, cooling curves of two vegetable oils, palm oil and canola oil, were obtained along with a commercially available conventional and an accelerated petroleum quenchant using the so-called Tensi multiple thermocouple probe, with emphasis on the center probe emulating a small probe concept. The lumped-parameter approach was implemented in the MATLAB environment (Mathworks …

Using A Robot Peer To Encourage The Production Of Spatial Concepts In A Second Language, Cd Wallbridge, Den Berghe R Van, Hernandez D Garcia, J Kanero, S Lemaignan, C Edmunds, T Belpaeme

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

We conducted a study with 25 children to investigate the efectiveness of a robot measuring and encouraging production of spatial concepts in a second language compared to a human experimenter. Productive vocabulary is often not measured in second language learning, due to the diiculty of both learning and assessing productive learning gains. We hypothesized that a robot peer may help assessing productive vocabulary. Previous studies on foreign language learning have found that robots can help to reduce language anxiety, leading to improved results. In our study we found that a robot is able to reach a similar performance to the …

Mae Ella Davis

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Visibility Of Iranian Lis Departments In Researchgate: An Altmetric Study, Rahim Alijani, Seyedeh Fahimeh Mortazavipour Mrs., Ali Akbar Khasseh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Using an altmetric study, this paper tries to investigate the visibility and activities of Iranian Library and Information Science (LIS) departments in ResearchGate. The research community of this study consisted of faculty members of LIS departments in Iran. Research data were analyzed by Altmetrics indicators from ResearchGate and then it is analyzed by SPSS software. Findings revealed that “University of Isfahan” with the mean score of 14.11 and standard deviation of 6.72 is ranked first and “Islamic Azad University of Hamedan” and “Tabriz University of Medical Sciences” ranked second and third, respectively. Also, the “University of Isfahan” ranked first in …

Assessment Of Information Literacy Skills Among Students Of Alagappa University, India, Alagu . A, Thanuskodi S

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assessed and the use of information skills among the students of Alagappa University Central library users. Simple random sampling technique is used in the study. The scope of the study covered various aspects like awareness in library sources and services, both printed document and electronic documents.; Knowledge about the item usually covered in the catalogue and including Internet; familiarity use ICT and Online Database; Information literacy a determining factor in the development of the information society. The study shows that the majority of the students accessing internet in university central library and the maximum number of students are …

Social Media Utilisation, Study Habit And Undergraduate Students’ Academic Performance In A University Of Education In Nigeria, Emmanuel Olabanji Obadara Dr, Stephen Olufemi Olaopa Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examined the correlation between social media utilisation, study habit and undergraduate students’ academic performance in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study used descriptive survey design. A sample of 2 departments from each of the 4 colleges existed in the university in 2012/2013 session was drawn using simple random sampling technique, Also, a sample 2905 students out 9692 students in the university during the academic session under study was drawn using purposive sampling technique. This comprised the total number of students in all the Departments sampled. The study developed and used a questionnaire tagged “Social …

Research Scholars Attitude Towards The Use Of Social Media In Promotion Of Library And Information Sources And Services: A Study Of University Of Delhi, Delhi, Monika Singh, R K. Bhatt

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract: There are various social media platforms available for libraries to promote their library and information sources and services. The social media and its tools have emerged with potential to facilitate much nearer relationship between libraries and its users. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of different kind of applications of social media for promoting library and information sources and services in University of Delhi. This paper looks into the user's attitude towards the worth of social media in promotion of library and information sources and services.

U.S. - Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership Present An Possible, Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Relations between the United States and Vietnam entered a new era in July 2013 with the conclusion of the U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership agreement announced by President Barack Obama and President Truong Tan Sang. The U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership is an overarching framework for strengthening and deepening cooperation across nine sectors: political and diplomatic relations, trade and economic ties, science and technology, education and training, environment and health, war legacy issues, defence and security, protection and promotion of human rights, and culture, sports and tourism. It has been four years since the U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership was officially launched. It is, therefore, time …

Thucydides And Rationalism A Study Beyond Rational Choice, Spyridon N. Litsas

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

This article compares two different forms of political rationalism; The well-known Rational Choice Theory and the formula deriving from the Thucydidean analysis in the Peloponnesian War, the Thucydidean Rational Choice Theory. I argue that while Rational Choice Theory is designed to analyse domestic socio-political and economic event, the Thucydidean Rational Choice Theory is the procedure for presenting international analyses instead.

Book Review- Climate Leviathan A Political Theory Of Our Planetary Future, Chris Goldie

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Climate Leviathan provides an account of the possible trajectories of climate politics, arguing that adaptation to rather than mitigation of global warming is the most likely scenario, a planetary management organised on the basis of new forms of political sovereignty. It is argued that Climate Leviathan’s ambition to project sovereignty globally and on the basis of existing social relations will face enormous problems, not least because of its incapacity to address issues of climate justice, equality and solidarity. Conversely, a non-capitalist form of global leviathan based on a change of policy in China and revolutionary upheaval in Asia would be …

Book Review- Is The American Century Over?, Monir Hossain Moni

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Review of:

Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Is the American Century Over? (Global Futures Series), Cambridge and Massachusetts: Polity Press, 2015, 146 pp. + vii

The Politics Of Non-Refoulement And The Syrian Refugee Crisis, Akinrinde O. Olufemi

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

The rise of refugee problems across the globe especially the Syrian refugee crisis underlines inherently the definitional and operational deficiencies of the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention that was designed to facilitate the protection of the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers to safety and express access to neighboring states during emergencies, wars, man-made and natural disasters. Despite the establishment of the Geneva Refugee Convention of 1951 and other International regimes, the rising numbers associated with refugees in Syria and the rest of the world are disturbing. With over five million persons internally displaced and more than two million people seeking refuge …

Educate, Empower, Employ, Danielle L. Bernard, Marybeth Bognar, Jami Hunter

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Lebanon is estimated to have taken in more than two million Syrian refugees. Due to policy and security obstacles, many of these refugees are considered by the Lebanese government to be living in Lebanon illegally, which restricts, among other aspects, their ability to continue employment or education. Based on field research conducted in-country through interviews, surveys, and focus groups, the authors have identified areas where innovative and inclusive higher education opportunities can be provided for Syrian refugees in Lebanon to allow them to move forward with their lives in self-sufficiency …

Brazil As A Leader In The Latin American Refugees' Regime, Daniel Jatoba, Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

The article presents an exploratory study of Brazil´s role in the consolidation of the Latin American refugees’ regime. Our analytical perspective considers that there is a regional refugees’ regime in Latin America, one gradually constituted since the conference in Cartagena in 1984, when the countries of this region established principles, norms, rules, and decision-making procedures related to the refugees’ issue, including in the existing regime an expanded concept of refugees, more encompassing than the UN Convention’s concept (1951). Moreover, and having examined different sources of evidence, including a set of experts’ judgments and organizational reports, we argue that the country …

Africanistan An Afghanistan In France's Backyard, Dominique Austin

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Since the advent of the global War on Terror, we have seen the growth and spread of many transnational terrorist networks to which the United States, backed by other major powers, has sought to eradicate. For the US., the major enemy was the Taliban and now ISIS. For France, Al Qaeda of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which operates in North and West Africa, has had growing influence, especially in Mali, which recently faced a military coup and a civil war. In 2013, France launched a military operation in conjunction with the Malian government to topple AQIM forces in the north …

Migration And Gender For Iranian Lgbt, Kameel Ahmady

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

This article specifically addresses the country of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the very important issues pertaining to LGB individuals in Iran and their migration process. LGB individuals suffer from human rights violations and are denied the basic freedom of being who they are due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Faced with official intransigence many LGB are compelled to escape persecution in their countries of origin and seek refuge in countries that provide them greater protection. Their sexual orientation becomes an issue when seeking asylum. This article explores the relationship between gender and the migration process. The …

The Journal Of International Relations, Peace And Development Studies - 4th Edition Introduction, Patrick Clairzier

The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development

Introduction to Volume 4.

Pamphlet, "Are You A Good Library Board Member?", Ruth W. Brown Archive, Public Library Service Division, State Of Alabama

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. "Serving on a library board is a responsibility. It is within your province to offer a great service to your community if you are interested, conscientious, and willing to sacrifice time and energy." Pamphlet distributed by Public Library Service Division, State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama.

Article, "Private Censors Ban Magazines", Ruth W. Brown Archive

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Newspaper clipping from unidentified paper, "Civil liberties are under severe attack in Bartlesville, Okla, where censorship of the public library's reading matter has occurred apparently because of the librarian's interest in an interracial program."

Typewritten Copy Of Article, "Ruth Brown's Dismissal Shocks Former Bartlesville Resident", James W. Henderson

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. Typewritten copy of article from Library Journal, 75, no. 18, (October 15, 1950). Includes a letter written by James W. Henderson, former resident of Bartlesville, to New York Public Library.

Article, "Readers' Voice" From Library Journal, Library Journal

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Article from "Library Journal" following December 15th issue of 1960. Includes part 1 of a letter written by Ruth Brown, Librarian, Sterling Public Library, Sterling, Colorado. "Public libraries must be integrated and the ALA and all librarians must take a stand. With each passing year it may become more difficult. Public libraries must not compel the Supreme Court to hand down another decision, but must make freedom to read an actual fact in the United States."

The News, "Ruth Brown's Dismissal Shocks Former Bartlesville Resident", James W. Henderson

Ruth W. Brown Documents

News item from "Library Journal", October 15, 1950, describing Ruth Brown, for 31 years librarian of the Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Free Public Library, was notified on July 25, 1950, by the city commissioners that her services were terminated. The assistant librarian, Mrs. A.R. Riggs, resigned under protest.

Article, "Legal Action Taken At Bartlesville, Oklahoma", Ruth W. Brown Archive

Ruth W. Brown Documents

The article on "Legal Action taken at Bartlesville, Oklahoma --to Reinstate Librarian and Public Library Board Removed by City Commissioners." Mentions the ALA Board on Personnel Administration.

Report Submitted To The President And Executive Board, Oklahoma Library Assn., The O.L.A Committee On Intellectual Freedom

Ruth W. Brown Documents

9 pages. "Report of the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Oklahoma Library Association on the Bartlesville Public Library, 8 January, 1951." "To: The President and Executive Board, Oklahoma Library Ass'n, From: The O.L.A. Committee on Intellectual Freedom, Subject: Censorship in the Bartlesville Public Library."

Editorial, "You've A Right To Your Opinion", Dallas Morning News

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Editorial reprinted from the Dallas Morning News in an undated clipping from the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise. "Up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, they are having library trouble. Objections were advanced to the public library having available two decidedly left-of-center American magazines."

1950, November 9, "Former City Librarian Denied Reinstatement", Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Ruling that operation of Bartlesville's public library is a municipal concern, District Juge Jess miracle of Okemah.

1950, October 16, "Librarian Fights For Job Lost Over Criticism Of Journals Chosen", F. A. Behymer

Ruth W. Brown Documents

"Citizens of this oil-blessed city, counting their blessings one by one but weighing against them the value of their civil liberties, are waiting for the district court to say whether the city commission can control the public library and exclude there-from subversive publications." Article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the Ruth Brown case.

1950, September 18, Letter To The Editor By Thomas M. Finney, Thomas M. Finney

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Newspaper clipping of Letter to the editor of the Tulsa Tribune by Thomas M. Finney, September 18, 1950. "Having worked for Miss Ruth Brown in the Bartlesville Public Library for a number of years while attending school, I have the highest admiration for her." Brief column specifies Thomas's feelings on the dismissal of Miss Ruth Brown

1950, September 14, "Richard Lloyd Jones", Richard Lloyd Jones

Ruth W. Brown Documents

2 pages. Copy of article, "The Bartlesville Librarian" by Richard Lloyd Jones (typewritten). "Copied from The Tulsa Tribune, 9-14-50." "Because Miss Ruth W. Brown, Bartlesville librarian, refused to remove publications, which a group of citizens had decided were subversive, she had been ousted from the post which she has held for 35 years."

1950, August 4, "Letters To The Editor From James C. Adams", James C. Adams

Ruth W. Brown Documents

Letter to the editor of the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise by James C. Adams regarding the dismissal of a librarian and the publications "New Republic" and "The Nation"