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How (Not) To Sell A Military Memoir In Britain, Esmeralda Kleinreesink, Neil Jenkings, Rachel Woodward Oct 2015

How (Not) To Sell A Military Memoir In Britain, Esmeralda Kleinreesink, Neil Jenkings, Rachel Woodward

Esmeralda Kleinreesink

In this study, we look at all (n=15) military memoirs published between 2001 and 2010 in Britain about military participation in the Afghanistan conflict, to establish the factors that determine whether or not a military memoir becomes a better-seller (adjusted sales >15,000 copies). We look at three aspects of the book - content (i.e., type of plot), cover (e.g., whether rank or the award of medals is mentioned) and author features (e.g., rank, sex, co-authorship by another established writer, foreword by a well-known person) - and analyze data on these aspects, compared to sales figures, using SPSS. We find only …


Migrating To The Cloud: Pepperdine Libraries At Web Scale, Michael Dula, Gan Ye Mar 2014

Migrating To The Cloud: Pepperdine Libraries At Web Scale, Michael Dula, Gan Ye

Gan Ye

No abstract provided.


The Great Leap Forward That Never Was, Uwe Muegge Jan 2014

The Great Leap Forward That Never Was, Uwe Muegge

Uwe Muegge

Ten years ago, machine translation (MT) was very much a niche technology for translation professionals. MT tools were expensive, supported only a small number of language pairs, and did not play nice with many standard translation tools. Today, MT is available either for free or at very low cost, in thousands of language combinations, and many translation memory systems offer integrated MT functionality. In other words, MT has evolved by leaps and bounds. As the number of translation professionals who post-edit raw MT has increased dramatically over the past 10 years, the big question is whether developments in post-editing have …


Techscribe Ste Term Checker: Uwe Muegge Reviews A Free Vocabulary Checking Tool For Asd-Ste100, Uwe Muegge Jan 2013

Techscribe Ste Term Checker: Uwe Muegge Reviews A Free Vocabulary Checking Tool For Asd-Ste100, Uwe Muegge

Uwe Muegge

The Simplified Technical English Maintenance Group (STEMG) recently made its Simplified Technical English (STE) specification ASD-STE100 available to the technical communication community free of charge. While STE was originally developed for the European aerospace industry, the ASD-STE100 specification has become the most widely used controlled language on the planet. The STE Term Checker is a new tool that lets users of Simplified Technical English automatically check texts for compliance with the word lists and vocabulary rules of ASD-STE100.


A Vision And Method In Studying Abdul-Wahab El-Bayyati Poetry, Philadelphia University Feb 2012

A Vision And Method In Studying Abdul-Wahab El-Bayyati Poetry, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


5x20 Matrix For Knowledge Management Lifecycle Based On The Five C’S Model And A Critical Review, Philadelphia University Jan 2012

5x20 Matrix For Knowledge Management Lifecycle Based On The Five C’S Model And A Critical Review, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


The Short Story In Jordan Its Origin And Development, Philadelphia University Jan 2012

The Short Story In Jordan Its Origin And Development, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Migrating To The Cloud: Pepperdine Libraries At Web Scale, Michael W. Dula, Gan Ye Jan 2011

Migrating To The Cloud: Pepperdine Libraries At Web Scale, Michael W. Dula, Gan Ye

Michael W. Dula

No abstract provided.


Measuring Intellectual Capital In Corporations, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Measuring Intellectual Capital In Corporations, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Mixed Reality Environment For Web-Based Laboratory Interactive Learning, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Mixed Reality Environment For Web-Based Laboratory Interactive Learning, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Modeling An Interactive Fms Scheduler Using Colored Petri Nets, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Modeling An Interactive Fms Scheduler Using Colored Petri Nets, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Studies On Taxonomy And Ecology Of Some Fish Larve From The Gulf Of Aqaba, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Studies On Taxonomy And Ecology Of Some Fish Larve From The Gulf Of Aqaba, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


تلخيص ونبذة عن كتاب الجراحة التجميلية في الجوانب القانونية والشرعية, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

تلخيص ونبذة عن كتاب الجراحة التجميلية في الجوانب القانونية والشرعية, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Quality Evaluation Of Reconstructed Biological Signals, American Journal Of Applied Sciences, 6 (1): 187-193, 2009., Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Quality Evaluation Of Reconstructed Biological Signals, American Journal Of Applied Sciences, 6 (1): 187-193, 2009., Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Guidelines For Teaching These Speech Acts, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Guidelines For Teaching These Speech Acts, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Exploration And Impacts Of Utilizing Computerized Information Systems Field Study: At The Headquarters Of Jordanian Ministry Of Education, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Exploration And Impacts Of Utilizing Computerized Information Systems Field Study: At The Headquarters Of Jordanian Ministry Of Education, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Spatial Organization Of The International Tourism Flows In Jordan, Philadelphia University Jan 2011

Spatial Organization Of The International Tourism Flows In Jordan, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Clustering Algorithm Identification System Using Wavelet Transform, Philadelphia University Dec 2010

Clustering Algorithm Identification System Using Wavelet Transform, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of Speech Enhancement Using Wavelet Filtering Method, International Journal Of Speech Technology, Philadelphia University Jan 2010

An Investigation Of Speech Enhancement Using Wavelet Filtering Method, International Journal Of Speech Technology, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Jordanian Commercial Bank Strategies In High- Rate Of Return Realization And Its Relation With Liquidity Gap Management Performance, Philadelphia University Jan 2010

Jordanian Commercial Bank Strategies In High- Rate Of Return Realization And Its Relation With Liquidity Gap Management Performance, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Testing Lyoequivalency For Three Commercially Sustainedrelease Tablets Containing Diltiazem Hydrochloride, Philadelphia University Jan 2010

Testing Lyoequivalency For Three Commercially Sustainedrelease Tablets Containing Diltiazem Hydrochloride, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


The Novel And The Experimentation, Philadelphia University Jan 2010

The Novel And The Experimentation, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Neural-Network-Based Fuzzy Identifier: Design And Evaluation, Philadelphia University Jan 2010

Neural-Network-Based Fuzzy Identifier: Design And Evaluation, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Using Database Marketing To Enhance Direct Marketing Alternatives In Jordanian Industrial Shareholders Corporations, Philadelphia University Jan 2010

Using Database Marketing To Enhance Direct Marketing Alternatives In Jordanian Industrial Shareholders Corporations, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Reallocation Of Mesh Points In Fluid Problems Using Back-Propagation Algorithm, Philadelphia University Dec 2009

Reallocation Of Mesh Points In Fluid Problems Using Back-Propagation Algorithm, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


النتائج المالية لشهادة التسجيل للحصول على الآيزو في الشركات الصناعية المساهمة العامة, Philadelphia University Nov 2009

النتائج المالية لشهادة التسجيل للحصول على الآيزو في الشركات الصناعية المساهمة العامة, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Decision Making, Philadelphia University Aug 2009

Decision Making, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


The Irony In The Poetry Of Murid Al-Barghothi, Philadelphia University Jan 2009

The Irony In The Poetry Of Murid Al-Barghothi, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Laboratory Quality Control, Philadelphia University Jan 2009

Laboratory Quality Control, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Mixed Reality Environment For Web-Based Laboratory Interactive Learning, Philadelphia University Jan 2009

Mixed Reality Environment For Web-Based Laboratory Interactive Learning, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.