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Cohodes, Sarah R., and Joshua S. Goodman. "Merit Aid, College Quality, and College Completion: Massachusetts' Adams Scholarship as an In-Kind Subsidy." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 6, no. 4 (2014): 251–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/app.6.4.251.
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We analyze a Massachusetts merit aid program that gives high-scoring students tuition waivers at in-state public colleges with lower graduation rates than available alternative colleges. A regression discontinuity design comparing students just above and below the eligibility threshold finds that students are remarkably willing to forgo college quality and that scholarship use actually lowered college completion rates. These results suggest that college quality affects college completion rates. The theoretical prediction that in-kind subsidies of public institutions can reduce consumption of the subsidized good is shown to be empirically important. (JEL H75, I22, I23, I28)
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Krajnović, Davor. "John Couch Adams: mathematical astronomer, college friend of George Gabriel Stokes and promotor of women in astronomy." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 378, no. 2179 (2020): 20190517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0517.
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John Couch Adams predicted the location of Neptune in the sky, calculated the expectation of the change in the mean motion of the Moon due to the Earth’s pull, and determined the origin and the orbit of the Leonids meteor shower which had puzzled astronomers for almost a thousand years. With his achievements Adams can be compared with his good friend George Stokes. Not only were they born in the same year but were also both senior wranglers, received the Smith’s Prizes and Copley medals, lived, thought and researched at Pembroke College, and shared an appreciation of Newton. On the other hand, Adams’ prediction of Neptune’s location had absolutely no influence on its discovery in Berlin. His lunar theory did not offer a physical explanation for the Moon’s motion. The origin of the Leonids was explained by others before him. Adams refused a knighthood and an appointment as Astronomer Royal. He was reluctant and slow to publish, but loved to derive the values of logarithms to 263 decimal places. The maths and calculations at which he so excelled mark one of the high points of celestial mechanics, but are rarely taught nowadays in undergraduate courses. The differences and similarities between Adams and Stokes could not be more striking. This volume attests to the lasting legacy of Stokes’ scientific work. What is then Adams’ legacy? In this contribution, I will outline Adams’ life, instances when Stokes’ and Adams’ lives touched the most, his scientific achievements and a usually overlooked legacy: female higher education and support of a woman astronomer. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Stokes at 200 (part 2)’.
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YOKOTE, Yoshihiro. "STUDY ON RALPH ADAMS CRAM'S TSUDA COLLEGE CAMPUS PROJECT." Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ) 77, no. 671 (2012): 143–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.3130/aija.77.143.
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Cirne de Azevedo Filho, Hildo Rocha. "O Exame para Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh." JBNC - JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE NEUROCIRURGIA 31, no. 1 (2020): 56–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.22290/jbnc.v31i1.1754.
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Eu havia retornado da Inglaterra onde havia realizado meu treinamento na famosa The Radcliffe Infirmary, da Universidade de Oxford. O meu mentor foi Mr. Christopher Adams, neurocirurgião dotado de rara maestria e com um profundo conhecimento de neurologia clínica, visto que houvera feito dois anos detreinamento no Serviço de Neurologia do renomado National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, popularmente conhecido como The Queens’ Square. Adams teve como mestres Murray Falconer and Joe Pennybacher. Segundo a tradição, todo cirurgião é chamado de Mister apenas substituído quando alcança o título de Professor, enquanto Doctor é reservado para os clínicos.
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Wells, R. G. "Business/technology courses in poultry production at Harper Adams College." World's Poultry Science Journal 47, no. 1 (1991): 30–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/wps19910006.
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Nivison, Kenneth. "“But a Step from College to the Judicial Bench”: College and Curriculum in New England's “Age of Improvement”." History of Education Quarterly 50, no. 4 (2010): 460–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5959.2010.00290.x.
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In 1827, two years after its incorporation as a college and six years removed from its founding as a “collegiate institution,” Amherst College revamped its curriculum into what it called a “parallel course of study.” In this new scheme, students were allowed to follow one of two tracks during their college years. Courses in mathematics, geography, logic, rhetoric, the natural sciences, philosophy, and theology were still required of all students, but they were permitted to substitute a variety of new offerings in place of instruction in ancient languages and literature—choices ranging from French or Spanish to drawing or civil engineering. The faculty of the college were clear in their rationale for such a change: echoing the sentiments of the nation's President John Quincy Adams, they argued that theirs was “emphatically an Age of Improvement,” one which necessitated altering the structure of the college course. They warned that if the college did not reform its course offerings it would witness the rise of new institutions better equipped to provide for the needs of young men, threatening the existence of Amherst and other colleges committed to liberal education. “Let our Colleges promptly lead on in the mighty march of improvement,” they stated, “and all will be well; but let them hesitate and linger a little longer, and many of their most efficient friends will go on without them.”
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Ngonyama, Percy. "“The struggle for survival”: Last years of Adams College, 1953–1956." Journal of Natal and Zulu History 28, no. 1 (2010): 36–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02590123.2010.11964159.
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Wolhuter, C. C., J. L. Van der Walt, and F. J. Potgieter. "THE CASE FOR AN ADAPTED COMMUNITY COLLEGE MODEL FOR SOUTH AFRICA TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF NEETS." Progressio: South African Journal for Open and Distance Learning Practice 37, no. 2 (2015): 115–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/0256-8853/596.
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A serious problem in South Africa is the existence of 2.8 million people we can refer to as NEETs. This term refers to youths between the ages of 18 and 24 years who are neither in employment nor in education or training in South Africa (Cloete and Butler-Adams 2012). This article argues for the institution of community colleges to fill the niche between colleges for further education and training and universities. This niche represents a model of higher education that has already internationally proven its value for steering NEETs into worthwhile careers. After a conceptual clarification of the term ‘Community College’ and an overview of its track record, it is argued that the South African context dictates for the model to be adapted in two ways. Firstly: a South African community college should fully utilise ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and offer education of a blended type. Secondly, as a result of this, the concept of ‘community’ needs to be redefined more broadly than has traditionally been the case with community colleges abroad.
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Special Commemorative Issue. "Contributors." Conversations: The Journal of Cavellian Studies, no. 7 (November 13, 2020): 268–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.18192/cjcs.vi7.4921.
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Steven G. Affeldt (Le Moyne College)Isabel Andrade (Yachay Wasi)Stephanie Brown (Williams College)Alice Crary (University of Oxford/The New School)Byron Davies (National Autonomous University of Mexico)Thomas Dumm (Amherst College)Richard Eldridge (Swarthmore College)Yves Erard (University of Lausanne)Eli Friedlander (Tel Aviv University)Alonso Gamarra (McGill University)Paul Grimstad (Columbia University)Arata Hamawaki (Auburn University)Louisa Kania (Williams College)Nelly Lin-Schweitzer (Williams College)Richard Moran (Harvard University)Sianne Ngai (Stanford University)Bernie Rhie (Williams College)Lawrence Rhu (University of South Carolina)Eric Ritter (Vanderbilt University)William Rothman (University of Miami)Naoko Saito (Kyoto University)Don Selby (College of Staten Island, The City University of New York)P. Adams Sitney (Princeton University)Abraham D. Stone (University of California, Santa Cruz)Nicholas F. Stang (University of Toronto)Lindsay Waters (Harvard University Press)Kay Young (University of California, Santa Barbara)
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Elorriaga, Margarita. "College Students as Tutors: Learning from the Latino Community of Adams County." Hispania 90, no. 3 (2007): 533. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20063562.
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Page, Mary Beth. "An Analysis of Gender-Based Pay Equity of Instructional Faculty Members in the Virginia Community College System." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1855.
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Based on the premises of "Equity Theory" (Adams, 1963), this study evaluated the Virginia Community College System compensation rates and compared the salaries of similarly ranked and similarly qualified male and female faculty members. A quantitative analysis was conducted of the reported salaries of all full-time instructional faculty members in the Virginia Community College System in the Fall of 2006. The specific areas examined included salary, rank, highest degree earned, and full- or parttime employment status. Using the tenets of Equity Theory as a foundation, this study evaluated any differences in the compensation and rank between male and female faculty members to determine the "fairness" of salary policies.
The population of this study included all instructional faculty members employed during academic year 2006-2007 in the 23 community colleges in the state of Virginia.
Results of this analysis indicated that there were differences based on gender in the mean salaries of faculty members of the Virginia Community College System at the professor faculty rank for VCCS faculty members outside of Northern Virginia Community College and at the associate professor rank at Northern Virginia Community College.
Findings of this study further indicated that faculty members in the Virginia Community College system overall were slightly more likely to be female, hold master's degrees, and hold assistant professor rank. Findings indicated that both males and females were equally likely to be employed as part-time faculty members in the Virginia Community College System and that both education and experience contributed significantly to salary in the Virginia Community College System.
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George, Ambrose Cato. "A mission and five commissions: a study of some aspects of the educational work of the American Zulu Mission, 1835-1910." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001403.
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This thesis examines the work of the American Zulu Mission in Natal from 1835 to 1910. Of the institutions controlled by this mission, the most famous was that known in the 20th Century as Adams College, named after one of the founders of the Natal work, Dr Newton Adams. Although other research work has been done on this institution and this mission in general, this thesis attempts to examine the work in the light of the mission's own view of its educational purpose and the expectations of the Colonial Government of what could be expected of missionary education. To meet this purpose particular stress was laid first on the actual development of the mission's educational institutions, especially when reports and letters assessed the aims of the developments and the ways in which these aims were being met. Secondly, the aims of missionary education were explained through five capital Colonial Government Commissions, which looked, in a number of different ways, at the current position and future of the Zulu peoples of Natal. These Commissions reported in 1846, 1852-1853, 1881-1882, 1892 and 1902. Two major findings emerge from the investigation. The first was lack of clarity, not only on the part of what the mission was trying to do, but also on what the Colonial Government expected it to do. To this absence of clarity must be added the continuous shortage of finance, the reluctance of the Zulu themselves to accept the combination of education (which they wanted) and conversion (of which they were often suspicious). In these circumstances, their slow progress of the 75 years from 1835 to 1910 becomes understandable. Had these years been the total extent of the mission' s contribution to Natal, there would be little justification for any extended investigation, or any reason behind the high prestige which the mission enjoyed. It is shown, however, that from 1902 onwards a new, more incisive and directional policy, especially on the question of education, came from the mission. This emerged particularly under the leadership of Le Roy, Principal from 1903 to 1925. The last part of this thesis assesses this new direction. The detailed investigation comes to an end at 1910 when with the creation of Union, an entirely new organisation and dispensation came into being. In the last years of Le Roy's principalship the promise of the period of 1902 to 1920 came to fruition and in the final chapter a brief summary of these developments are given
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Seagears, Margaret Jacqueline. "Impact of Adams v. Richardson on white student enrollment at public historically black colleges and universities, 1976-1984." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/80995.
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The primary purpose of this study was to investigate (1) the degree of compliance by PHBCU in meeting the white student enrollment standards in the Adams States that took place between 1976-1984; (2) the implementation of Adams v Richardson between 1976-1984 based on the enrollment of white students at PHBCU; and (3) the implementation of Adams v Richardson as determined by mandated State plans between 1976-1984.
Data were generated from two principal sources. They were:
1. State plans for complying with the Adams decision.
2. Refined HEGIS enrollment data by race and level of instruction.
Results can be summarized as follows: (1) The PHBCUs varied widely in their reports of compliance. They implemented a variety of strategies to recruit white students. The form and pattern used varied considerably from one campus to another. (2) Nonetheless, the percent of overall white enrollment in the 25 PHBCUs increased from 6,729 or 7.3% of total PHBCU enrollment in 1976 to 8,119 or 9.6% of total enrollment in 1984, an increase in those years of about 20% (Table 23). (3) At the same time, white student enrollment in all classes of principally black institutions in the ten Adams states increased from 13,108 students in 1976 to 18,547 in 1984, an increase of 42% during this period (Table 15). (4) Similarly, white student enrollment increased by about 41% in all classes of principally black institutions nationwide during this same period (Table 5). (5) Accordingly, whatever benefits from the Adams decision that may have accrued to the PHBCU seem to have been accelerated in other classes of black institutions. (6) The evidence from this study does not support the conclusion that the Adams decision materially improved or enhanced the planning process in the PHBCUs. It may well have done so, but the evidence is not forthcoming from this study to support any firm conclusion in that regard. (7) What seems clear, however, is that the Adams decision drew positive attention to a need for institutional and statewide planning in all classes of black institutions, particularly in the Adams states, and to the need for systematic development of information, and for conscientious monitoring and assessment of results. It would appear that all classes of black institutions, not solely the PHBCU targeted by the Adams decision, were attentive to the message conveyed by the decision.<br>Ed. D.
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Kahl, Sarah Michelle. "Biophilic Architecture, Connectedness to Nature, and the Importance of Environmental Issues." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1498176149901461.
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Griffiths, Casey Paul. "Joseph F.Merrill: Latter-day Saint Commissioner of Education, 1928-1933." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2007. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1060.
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Joseph F. Merrill served as Church Commissioner of Education from 1928 to 1933, an era critical in the development of Latter-day Saint Education. During his tenure as commissioner several key developments occurred in Church education, among them the closing of most of the remaining Church academies, transfer of nearly all of Church junior colleges to State control, rapid expansion of the Church seminary system, and establishment of the first LDS Institutes of Religion. Merrill also initiated new efforts to encourage LDS educators to seek graduate-level education outside of Utah, and to bring religious scholarship to the teachers of the Church. In addition, during this time attempts were made by forces outside the Church to seriously curtail the continuation of the seminary program, if not to eliminate it entirely. Merrill's efforts were crucial in ensuring the survival and ultimate acceptance of this form of religious education. This study is intended to answer the following research questions: 1. What were the contributions of Joseph F. Merrill as Church Commissioner of Education? 2. How can the lessons from Merrill's administration be applied to the challenges facing Church education today? The first chapter of this thesis is intended to provide the necessary historical back to understand the events which took place during the Merrill tenure. Particular attention is paid to the work of Merrill's predecessor, Adam S. Bennion. Chapter two provides the historical background to understand Merrill's background before he was called as commissioner. The “Beginning of Institute" chapter explores the creation of the Latter-day Saint Institutes of religion. Next, the “Continuing the Transformation of Church Education" explores the decision to close or attempt to transfer to state control the junior colleges owned by the Church during this time. With the transfer of most of the Church colleges underway by the early 1930s, Church education found itself dependent on the work of seminaries and institutes. “The Released Time Seminary Crisis of 1930-31" chapter details the effects made by the report of the state high school inspector, I. L. Williamson, on seminary and Merrill's work to defend the legality of the seminary system. Next, “Joseph F. Merrill and Religious Educators" will document Merrill's dealings with the teachers who served under him as commissioner. Attention is devoted here to the effects of the Depression on Church education, as well as an account of the LDS educational venture with the University of Chicago Divinity school in the 1930s. Finally, the “Conclusions" chapter explains Merrill's departure from the office to serve as president of the European Mission. This chapter will also offer summary answers to the major research questions, and suggestions for future study The overall intent of this study is to shed light on the contributions of Joseph F. Merrill to Latter-day Saint education. It is not intended as a full biographical work, but simply focuses on his service as commissioner, with occasional ventures into other periods as necessary. It is hoped the reader will emerge with a greater understanding of this important era in Church history, as well as an improved vision of the divine hand guiding the fate of the Church.
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Du, Rand Susan Michelle. "From mission school to Bantu education : a history of Adams College." Thesis, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/394.
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In 1835 the first American Board missionaries arrived in South Africa and a mission station was built at Amanzimtoti. Adams College, then known as Amanzimtoti Institute was established in 1853 by the American Board with the expressed ingestion of opening up a school on the mission station originally founded by Dr Newton Adams. Adams College consisted of a number of institutions; a high school, a teacher training college and an industrial school. It was one of the first African schools to introduce co-education, to teach mathematics and science to Africans, to provide matriculation and post-matriculation courses, and to give responsible posts to Africans. This thesis examines the goals, beliefs and strategies of early missionaries and the founders of Adams College in the nineteenth century. It goes on to illustrate the.influence of segregation and incorporationist ideals of those involved in missionary education in the early 1900s. Mission schools such as Adams College aimed at promoting a type of education based on European curriculum and models. Edgar Brookes and Jack Grant, prominant principals at Adams College, were well-intentioned and aimed at offering the students opportunity for advancement. In 1956 Adams College was closed by the government, as a consequence of the Bantu Education Act. This study interprets the transition from missionary to Bantu Education in light of the difficulties faced by Mission schools in the late 1940s.<br>Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1990.
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Bogale, Yenealem Reta. "Fertility intention and use of contraception among women living with HIV in Adama Hospital Medical College, Ethiopia." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13280.
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This study assessed the intentions with regard to fertility and use of contraception by women living with HIV/AIDS. The study was a quantitative cross-sectional study on a sample of 362 HIV-positive women in the ART follow-up unit in Adama Hospital Medical College. Large numbers of HIV-positive women with no income, housewives, illiterates and women in the age group of 28-32 years declared their intention to fall pregnant. The most prevalent family planning method among the HIV-positive women before their HIV diagnosis was injectables. After wards the most popular method of contraception was the condom. The results suggest that the counselling about condom use that is offered to HIV positive women yields results, as more women adopt this method of contraception. This is important in view of prevention of HIV infections and re-infections.<br>Health Studies<br>M. A. (Public Health)
Books on the topic "Adams College"
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Group, Higher Education Quality Council Quality Assurance. Harper Adams Agricultural College: Quality audit report. Higher Education Quality Council, Quality Assurance Group, 1995.
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Department of Education & Science. Harper Adams Agricultural College: Aspects of provision : a report by HMI. Department of Education and Science, 1991.
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United States Commission on Civil Rights. Colorado Advisory Committee. The retention of minorities in Colorado public institutions of higher education: Fort Lewis and Adams State Colleges. The Commission, 1995.
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Bilbrough, Bob. Developing the responsive college: By Bob Bilbrough, David Parkes and Craig Thomson with Maggie Adams Chapman...etal. Further Education Staff College, 1988.
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Connolly, Margaret. "What John Shirley Said About Adam: Authorship and Attribution in Cambridge, Trinity College, MS R.3.20." In The Dynamics of the Medieval Manuscript. V&R unipress, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.14220/9783737007542.81.
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Adler, Eric. "A College Fetich?" In The Battle of the Classics. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197518786.003.0004.
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For part of Harvard’s graduation ceremony of 1883, Charles Francis Adams, Jr., delivered a fiery address lambasting the college for its continued insistence on ancient Greek as part of its admission examinations. This chapter analyses Adams’s speech and the spirited reactions it engendered. It probes the arguments proponents of the classical humanities made for their subject during this consequential debate over the shape and purpose of the nation’s higher education. The chapter demonstrates that skills-based arguments dominated the appeals offered by supporters of collegiate requirements in ancient Greek. Almost entirely failing to invoke the tenets of humanism, such supporters anchored their apologetics in the concept of “mental discipline.” Their opponents, sensing the weaknesses of these appeals, ably countered this defense. At a crucial point in time for the classical humanities in American higher learning, skills-based rationales proved a dismal failure.
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"A Place to Become Women: Abigail Adams College." In Student Activism and Curricular Change in Higher Education. Routledge, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315611129-8.
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Sullivan, Patrick. "TEACHING AS CELEBRATION:An Interview with Helane Adams Androne." In Sixteen Teachers Teaching: Two-Year College Perspectives. Utah State University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.7330/9781607329305.c002.
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Foley, Edward B. "Introduction." In Presidential Elections and Majority Rule. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190060152.003.0011.
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THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE system that governs presidential elections today was designed for competitive races between the candidates of two opposing political parties. Think of Jefferson versus Adams in 1800. Or Eisenhower versus Stevenson twice in the 1950s. Or Obama’s two campaigns, first against McCain in 2008, and then against Romney in 2012....
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"Abigail E. Adams Dyke to Dyke: Ritual Reproduction at AU.S. Men's Military College." In The Best of Anthropology Today. Routledge, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315013268-13.
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Coit, Emily. "The Tenth Mind: Adams and the Action of the Remnant." In American Snobs. Edinburgh University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474475402.003.0006.
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Chapter 5 shows how Henry Adams's Education intervenes in a conversation about the agency of the educated elite amongst Harvard-affiliated thinkers including William James, Theodore Roosevelt, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Charles William Eliot. Identifying Du Bois as a New England liberal, the chapter notes that both he and Eliot call 'college-bred' men to duty and advocate for liberal education in a sincere, direct mode. Adams's Education opposes such arguments partly by being ironic. Observing that its celebrated ironies are crucially constituted by sincere statements from liberal thinkers, the chapter shows that The Education takes up words and ideas that are salient in Du Bois's Souls of Black Folk. Its ironic rewriting of elements from that text flamboyantly exercises (and thus consolidates) the power that belongs to its author. Disparaging action grounded in consensus, collectivity, and sincerity, which he associates derisively with Boston and Harvard, Adams advocates an alternate mode of action that inheres in irony, doubt, indirection, and individual disruptiveness. In enacting this mode, The Education demonstrates its formidable potency. But Adams's showy performance of power via inaction nevertheless becomes a key source for the twentieth-century narrative about impotently passive 'genteel' thinkers.
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Sanders, Andrew. "Bill Clinton and the Path to Good Friday." In The Long Peace Process. Liverpool University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/liverpool/9781786940445.003.0007.
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Clinton’s election in 1992 brought a Democrat back to the White House. Clinton had pledged to involve the United States in the Northern Ireland peace process more significantly than any previous administration, and immediately set about exploring issues such as a visitor's visa for Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and the creation of a Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, duly following through on both pledges despite resistance from Ulster unionists. This chapter utilizes a range of state and personal papers to examine the ways in which Clinton was engaged and advised by a small group of Irish-American supporters, led by a former college friend and former Congressman, Bruce Morrison. The chapter also examines the three visits that Clinton made to Northern Ireland, focusing on his historic 1995 visit. In particular, the chapter considers the role of the US government in the achievement of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement and the associated paramilitary ceasefires that preceded it.
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MacDonald, Alexander. "Piety, Pioneers, and Patriots: The First American Observatories." In The Long Space Age. Yale University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300219326.003.0002.
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In the earliest period of American history, astronomy and the exploration of the heavens was considered a hallmark of intellectual development and a noble endeavor for the colonial elite. In the wake of the American Revolution, the desire to signal a robust and independent national presence intensified in all areas, including astronomy. Major efforts in this regard were led by John Quincy Adams. From the mid-1830s, and for the next four decades, the construction of observatories accelerated rapidly as part of what has been referred to as “the American Observatory Movement” starting with university and college observatories and progressing to observatories with broader social contexts. An observatory located on top of a Philadelphia high school was an unlikely inflexion point in the history of American space exploration. The motivations of religious belief also played a significant role in the funding of early American observatories. The Georgetown Observatory was a point of contention between American Jesuits and the Superior General in Rome, and politics and ambition elevated the Navy’s Depot for Charts and Instruments to America’s first National Observatory.
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Zutshi, Patrick. "Adam Easton’s Manuscripts." In Cardinal Adam Easton (c.1330–1397). Amsterdam University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5117/9789463726528_ch08.
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After a brief introduction, this article provides descriptions of the eight extant Latin manuscripts which are known to have been in the possession of Adam Easton, as well as one manuscript where his ownership is questionable. The manuscripts passed to Norwich Cathedral Priory and are now divided between Cambridge University Library; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; Balliol College, Oxford; the Bodleian Library; and the Bibliothèque Municipale, Avignon.
Conference papers on the topic "Adams College"
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Carroll, Ernest A., and Dan B. Rathbone. "Using an Unmanned Airborne Data Acquisition System (ADAS) for Traffic Surveillance, Monitoring, and Management." In ASME 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2002-32916.
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This paper presents the history of and current status of a U.S. DOT and NASA sponsored program designed to demonstrate the feasibility of using a small-unmanned airborne data acquisition system (ADAS) for traffic surveillance, monitoring, and management. ADAS is ideally suited for application in monitoring traffic flow, traffic congestion, and supporting ITS assets. GeoData Systems (GDS), Inc., with principal offices at 10565 Lee Highway, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030 has developed a revolutionary new class of airborne data acquisition systems. In this effort, GDS has teamed with traffic experts DBR & Associates; P.O. Box 12300 Burke, VA. The GDS ADAS has a gross takeoff weight of less than 55 lbs, which includes both the airframe and sensors. It is capable of sustained flight for periods in excess of two hours while carrying a sensor payload of up to 20 lbs. ADAS has nine interchangeable sensor platforms under development to include a hyper-spectral visible-near-IR sensor, a multi-spectral visible near-IR mid-IR sensor, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensor, and a highly flexible high-resolution real-time video sensor. The GDS high-resolution real-time video sensor is ideally suited for traffic monitoring and other highway monitoring applications. The ADAS platform is capable of flying under a combination of pre-programmed Differential Global Positioning Satellite (DGPS) based navigation and manual direct ground control. The ADAS is being fully tested and is planned for use in several DOD base-monitoring studies this year. It should be noted that the ADAS has several levels of backup systems, which allows for a safe descent to the ground via parachute in a worst-case scenario. The system and any liability resulting from its use are fully insured by a major provider. The use of ADAS in traffic surveillance, monitoring, and management is unique and, as far as can be ascertained, has not been used in an official capacity in this way. Because of its ability to collect traffic data, survey traffic conditions, and collect highway inventory and environmental data in a cost-effective manner, and because every metropolitan area needs to collect at least some traffic data, the potential payoff from applying the ADAS is significant. The estimated potential payoff resulting from the use of the ADAS was calculated by taking into consideration information from a recent study conducted for the Federal Highway Administration by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center1. Using a reported average amount of funds expended annually for traffic data collection by transportation agencies in metropolitan areas with a population of over 200,000 and taking into consideration the estimated budget for staff involved in data collection, it is calculated that transportation agencies in an average metropolitan area spend approximately $5 million per year in traffic data collection. The ADAS can play a cost-saving role in about half of all data collection procedures and can reduce the total cost by 20 percent. Nationally, this could produce an annual savings of $75 million. An additional area where the ADAS can play a useful role is in incident management. It is well documented that more than half of the traffic congestion in the U.S. is caused by incidents, and the problem is getting worse: The percentage of congestion due to incidents is estimated to increase to 70 percent by the year 20053. The Federal Highway Administration further estimates that incident-related traffic congestion will cost the U.S. more than $75 billion in the year 2005, mainly due to lost time and wasted fuel. Comprehensive, accurate surveillance of major incidents will result in a more effective overall response. It can facilitate the process of completing police documentation of incidents, which further reduce their duration. A recent study4 showed that a 23-minute reduction in average incident duration in the Atlanta area saved $45 million in one year. The ADAS is able to provide real time overhead video feeds of an incident and the surrounding traffic situation. In addition, the ADAS can record the incident on video, capturing especially those incidents that are not within the visibility range of any CCTV system, therefore reducing the recording burden of police officers. The valuable role that airborne real-time video can play has been recognized by transportation agencies: The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has commented enthusiastically on this approach: “…VDOT definitely supports the use of an Unmanned Airborne Sensor for traffic management during a highway incident.” In addition, the Director of the Center for Advanced Transportation Technology of the University of Maryland also has responded positively, writing that, “A project which evaluates the effectiveness of an unmanned airborne data acquisition system in monitoring traffic flow seems to be a step in the right direction toward identifying appropriate and cost-effective remote sensing applications.” Further, in a recent study conducted by the Virginia Transportation Research Council in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, researchers concluded that: “the air video reduces the time and personnel needed to acquire data from the field. Further, aerial video may facilitate an objective evaluation of a jurisdiction’s incident response procedures. Finally, aerial video may allow a transportation agency to adopt a proactive approach to traffic management by identifying and evaluating potential problems before they occur. Specifically, problems include the use of residential neighborhoods to bypass congested arterials and heavily used facilities needing snow removal.” Our project is demonstrating how the ADAS can be used in traffic surveillance monitoring and management. The study team is using input from transportation agencies at the state and local level to fine-tune the design of the ADAS application and the analysis and evaluation of the results. Areas where the ADAS can be applied effectively and efficiently are being identified. When completed, the end product of this effort will be a document that will indicate when it is cost-effective to use ADAS relative to other possible methods of data collection and analysis.
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Gonza´lez, Manuel, Urbano Lugri´s, Ruth Gutie´rrez, and Javier Cuadrado. "Benchmarking of MBS Simulation Software." In ASME 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2005-85035.
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Despite the importance given to the computational efficiency of multibody system (MBS) simulation tools, there is a lack of standard benchmarks to measure the performance of these kinds of software applications. Benchmarking is done on an individual basis: different sets of problems are used, and the procedures and conditions considered to measure computational efficiency are also different. In this scenario, it becomes almost impossible to compare the performance of the different available simulation methods in an objective and quantitative way. This works proposes a benchmarking system for MBS simulation tools. The system is made up by two components: (a) a collection of test problems with reference solutions and standardized procedures to measure computational efficiency; and (b) a web-based application to collect, organize and share information about performance of existing simulation methods. The benchmarking system has been applied to evaluate the performance of ADAMS/Solver, a popular MBS simulation tool.
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Riley, Graham. "MMP and Matrix Degradation in Tendon." In ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sbc2011-53233.
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Tendons are often affected by chronic pain and rupture, particularly in the middle-aged and elderly, but also in the sporting and physically active younger population. Although not life threatening, these conditions (‘tendinopathy’) are major causes of morbidity, and estimated to cost tens of millions of pounds every year in lost productivity. I have previously shown that the organisation and composition of the tendon extracellular matrix (ECM) are substantially altered in tendinopathy, and that these changes may predispose to tendon pain and rupture. I have also shown that most tendinopathy is degenerative, with changes in fibroblast activity and increased ECM turnover. ECM degradation, in both normal physiology and pathology, is largely mediated by metalloproteinase enzymes: the matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and the ‘A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin motifs’ (ADAMTS). I have previously shown that there are differences in MMP activity in chronic tendinopathy compared to acute tendon injuries, as well as differences in collagen turnover between tendons. Thus, although it is not known which enzymes are implicated, perturbation of the balance of metalloproteinase activities is a potential cause of tendinopathy.
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Wan, Qiaoqiao, Eunhye Cho, Seungman Park, Bumsoo Han, Hiroki Yokota, and Sungsoo Na. "Visualizing Chondrocyte Mechanotransduction in 3D." In ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sbc2013-14484.
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Chondrocytes are the only cell type present in the articular cartilage and their response to mechanical stimuli influences the maintenance and remodeling of the cartilage. Numerous studies have shown that the balance between anabolic and catabolic responses of the chondrocytes to mechanical loading is dependent on the loading intensities (reviewed in ref. [1]). Moderate, physiological loading, for instance, increases synthetic activity of the extracellular matrix (ECM) such as collagen type II, aggrecan, and proteoglycan, while decreasing the catabolic activity of degradative enzymes such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) [2,3]. In contrast to moderate loading, static or high-intensity loading has been shown to degrade the cartilage resulting from inhibition of matrix synthesis and up-regulation of catabolic activities [3,4]. Therefore, the importance of these load-dependent signaling pathways involved in the maintenance and remodeling of the cartilage is widely accepted. However, the underlying mechanisms as to how varying magnitudes of mechanical stimuli trigger differential signaling activities that consequently lead to selective gene expression are not clear. FAK and Src are considered to be the main mechanotransduction signaling proteins at the cell-ECM adhesion sites and their activities influence various structural and signaling changes within the cell, including cytoskeletal organization, migration, proliferation, differentiation, and survival [5]. Accumulating evidence has shown that Src and FAK play crucial roles in regulating cartilage maintenance and degeneration and their activation stimulates matrix catabolic genes and activity [6,7]. Rho family GTPases such as RhoA and Rac1 play critical roles in fundamental processes including morphogenesis, polarity, movement, and cell division [8]. They also contribute to cartilage development and degradation [9,10]. Despite these studies, much remains to be elucidated on how load-induced Src and FAK participate in chondrocyte functions, and how their interactions are linked and regulated in connection to the activities of RhoA and Rac1 under different loading conditions. In this study, we use fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based biosensors to monitor activities of Src and FAK as well as individual GTPases and evaluate the potential linkage of a network of these signaling molecules under different loading conditions.
Reports on the topic "Adams College"
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Pless, S. D., and P. A. Torcellini. Energy Performance Evaluation of an Educational Facility: The Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/15011704.
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