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Schwartz, Amy. "Amy Schwartz: Picture Book Award Winner." Judaica Librarianship 2, no. 1-2 (1986): 27–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.14263/2/1985/859.
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Orlev, Uri. "Uri Orlev: Children's Book Award Winner." Judaica Librarianship 2, no. 1-2 (1986): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.14263/2/1985/861.
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Kamolz, Lars-Peter. "BMA Book Award Winner 2013 - Surgical Specialties Category." Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 67, no. 1 (2014): 137–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2013.05.024.
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Kauhanen, Susanna. "BMA Book Award Winner 2013 - Surgical Specialties Category." Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 67, no. 1 (2014): 139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2013.05.038.
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Coert, J. Henk. "BMA Book Award Winner 2013 – Surgical Specialties Category." Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 67, no. 1 (2014): 140–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2013.06.036.
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Harris, Betty, David Turkon, and Kristin Hedges. "Skinner Book Award Winner and the 2018 AAA Annual Meeting." Anthropology News 59, no. 2 (2018): e153-e155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/an.776.
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Copeland, Marion. "A National Book Award Winner: The Echo Maker: A Novel." Society & Animals 15, no. 3 (2007): 301–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853007x217230.
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Samuelson, Paul A. "The Golden Virtue of Eclecticism in Economics John R. Commons Award Lecture." American Economist 44, no. 1 (2000): 3–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/056943450004400101.
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This award consists of no stipend for the recipient—rather travel money for graduate students presenting papers at the Meetings in 2001 and 2002 will be given in the name of the Commons award recipient. As we all know, ODE exists to honor students. This year's Commons award winner has arguably had more influence on students during the past fifty years than any other economist. We all became acquainted with him when we were undergraduates—via a book simply titled Economics. When we first started graduate school we met him again with a book known as Foundations. And when we started course work in our fields, in field after field we encountered seminal papers he had written. For example: in Public Finance “The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure”; in International Economics “International Trade and the Equalization of Factor Prices.” The list goes on and on and on—but I won't. It is my distinct privilege to be able to introduce this year's John R. Commons award winner: Prof. Paul Samuelson.
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Lee, Jiwone. "2022 HCA Award Winner Suzy Lee: The Book as a Wonderland." Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature 60, no. 3 (2022): 20–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/bkb.2022.0038.
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Lee, Jiwone. "2022 HCA Award Winner Suzy Lee: The Book as a Wonderland." Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature 60, no. 3 (2022): 20–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/bkb.2022.0038.
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Harvey, Christine. "From the chair." ACM SIGHPC Connect 11, no. 1 (2023): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3632250.3632251.
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This first issue of 2023 picks up where we left off with follow-ups from our flagship conference, SC22. There, SIGHPC Awards Chair, Bernd Mohr (Jülich Supercomputing Center), and I met Didem Unat (Koç University), the winner of the 2021 SIGHPC Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing (EWL/TC) Award. Dr. Unat was unable to travel to receive the award in SC21 due to you-know-what, so we remedied that at SC22. Speaking of, the call for the 2023 EWL/TC Award is now open with nominations due by June 30. Please take this opportunity to nominate a colleague!
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Ahmad, Jamil. "(BMA Book Award Winner 2013 - Surgical Specialties Category) Plastic Surgery, 3rd ed." Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 66, no. 12 (2013): 1821–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2013.06.053.
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Ilichevsky, Alexander, and Ekaterina Maksimova. "Settling in distant worlds." Practices & Interpretations: A Journal of Philology, Teaching and Cultural Studies 6, no. 4 (2021): 7–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.18522/2415-8852-2021-4-7-16.
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Alexander Ilichevsky is a writer and poet, author of the novels “Ai-Petri” (2007), “Matisse” (2007), “Persian” (2010), “Mathematician” (2011), “Newton’s Drawing” (2020). Winner of the “Kazakov Award” (2005), winner of the “Russian Booker” (2007) and the “Big Book” (2010 and 2020). In the P&I issue dedicated to distance, Alexander Ilichevsky talks about astronauts and airships, looks at Jerusalem from the height of the twentieth floor and tries to reconcile physics with metaphysics. Interview by Ekaterina Maksimova. MA students of the programme “Literature in cross-cultural perspective” A. Alentyeva, A. Drozhzhina, F. Lazarev, A. Leshchinskaya, N. Minnikova, D. Pikalova, N. Chibrikov contributed with the questions for the interview.
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Silver, T. Michael. "Monitoring Network and Service Availability with Open-Source Software." Information Technology and Libraries 29, no. 1 (2010): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ital.v29i1.3153.
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<p>Silver describes the implementation of a monitoring system using an open-source software package to improve the availability of services and reduce the response time when troubles occur. He provides a brief overview of the literature available on monitoring library systems, and then describes the implementation of Nagios, an open-source network monitoring system, to monitor a regional library system’s servers and wide area network. Particular attention is paid to using the plug-in architecture to monitor library services effectively. The author includes example displays and configuration files.</p><p> </p><p>Editor’s note: This article is the winner of the LITA/Ex Libris Writing Award, 2009.</p>
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Hart, Andrew. "(BMA Book Award Winner 2013 – Surgical Specialties Category) Plastic Surgery – Volume One, Principles, 3rd ed." Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 66, no. 12 (2013): 1819–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2013.10.001.
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Gabaccia, Donna, Leslie Page Moch, Marcelo J. Borges, et al. "Cultures in Contact." International Review of Social History 49, no. 3 (2004): 475–515. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020859004001762.
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In 2002, Dirk Hoerder published his magnum opus, Cultures in Contact: World Migrations in the Second Millennium (Durham, NC, 2002). In this book, Hoerder describes and analyses, with an unusual breadth of scope, the origins, causes, and extent of human migration around the globe from the eleventh century onward to the present day, paying particular attention to the impact migrations have had in the receiving countries and the cultural interactions they have triggered. At the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Social Science History Association, organized in November 2003 in Baltimore, Dirk Hoerder's book was the winner of the Allan Sharlin Memorial Award for the best book in social science history. In this review symposium, seven migration scholars from differing national and cultural backgrounds give their comments on Hoerder's book, with a concluding response by Dirk Hoerder.
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Husniyah, Nur Iftitahul. "Tantangan Globalisasi Pendidikan Islam (Study Komparasi Budaya Pop di Indonesia dan Malaysia)." AKADEMIKA 11, no. 1 (2017): 78–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.30736/akademika.v11i1.46.
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Popular culture broadcast from electronic media in this paper is aimed at introdution children to the importance of good moral messages in addition to being a medium of Islamic religious education transfer in the matters of worship or moral and social values. Animated Upin Ipin film produced in Malaysia, the business management, creative ideas, and quality of the image could deliver the Upin & Ipin film in getting some awards. In 2008, Upin & Ipin was awarded International Achievement Appreciation Award, Best of Media Entertainment Category-Merit Award (MSC Malaysia APICTA 2008), and President's Award (Malaysia-Canada Business Council Business Excellence 2008). Meanwhile, in 2009, it was awarded Winner of MSC-Malaysia Management Game 2009, IT Frank 2009 (Global Emerging Innovative Enterpreneur), First 3D Animation Feature Film (Malaysia Book of Records), Viewer Choice Award (Kids Film Festival), Anugerah Khas Juri and Anugerah Box Office (Malaysia Film Festival), Best on Screen Chemistry Awards (Shout Awards), and Best Editing and Best Music (MSC Creative Digital Contents Conference). These awards have once again marked the high quality of Upin & Ipin series and Upin & Ipin technology innovation in Malaysia.
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Brenna, Beverley A., Yina Liu, and Shuwen Sun. "Patterns and Trends in Contemporary Canadian Verse-Novels for Young People." Language and Literacy 19, no. 4 (2017): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.20360/g2jd5g.
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This qualitative content analysis identified patterns and trends in a contemporary set of Canadian verse-novels for young people. Twenty-two books were located in our search for titles published between 1995 and 2016, and many of these emerged as award-winners in various contexts including the Governor General’s Award for children’s literature (text). Dresang’s notion of Radical Change, adapted for this interrogation, illuminated particular elements of these societal artifacts worthy of notice. While studies have occurred regarding textual forms or formats and reader characteristics, specific work with the verse-novel and its use with struggling and reluctant readers is limited, with professional articles appearing in place of research-oriented discussions. Scrutiny of available verse-novels is important as it opens a door for explorations of these resources with participants in classroom settings.
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Nick, I. M. "2022 Award for Best Article in NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics." Names 71, no. 1 (2023): 80–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/names.2023.2512.
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For more than a decade, the American Name Society has singled out an outstanding article to be given the Best Article of the Year Award. To select the publication to receive this prestigious honor, each member of the Editorial Board independently reviewed all of the articles that had been published in 2022. As per ANS tradition, obituaries, notes, editorials, book reviews, and articles contributed by the Editor-in-Chief were excluded from consideration. To make their decision, Board Members were asked to select the publications which they felt possessed the highest degree of creativity; demonstrated the best writing style; employed the soundest research methodology; and had the greatest potential to make a lasting and significant contribution to onomastics. Then, in a secret ballot, the Board members cast their votes. This report details the results of that selection process and reveals the 2022 winner of the ANS Best Article of the Year award.
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Rungprai, Chamnanni, Aekachai Jaroenarpornwatana, Yantarat Sripanich, and Nusorn Chaiprom. "2020 IFFAS Award for Excellence Winner: Outcomes and Complications of Open versus Posterior Arthroscopic Subtalar Arthrodesis: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Multicenter Study." Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 5, no. 4 (2020): 2473011420S0007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2473011420s00077.
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Category: Hindfoot Introduction/Purpose: Open subtalar arthrodesis is a standard treatment for subtalar joint arthritis. Recently, posterior arthroscopic subtalar arthrodesis (PASTA) has been introduced and gained increasing popularity due to fasten recovery time and better cosmesis. However, there is limited current studies to report outcomes and complications between the two techniques. The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes and complications between open and PASTA techniques. Methods: A prospective, randomized collected data of 56 consecutive patients who were diagnosed with isolated subtalar arthritis and underwent either open (28 patients) or PASTA (28 patients) between 2016 and 2019 were enrolled in this study. The minimum follow-up time to be included in this study was 12 months. The primary outcome was union rate which was confirmed by post-operative CT scan. The secondary outcomes were union time, VAS, SF-36, FAAM, tourniquet times, and complications. A paired sample t-test was used to assess statistical differences between pre- and post-operative functional outcomes (VAS, SF-36, and FAAM) in the same group of both open and PASTA techniques while an independent t-test was used to compare functional outcomes (VAS, SF-36, and FAAM) between the two techniques. Results were significance at p < 0.05. Descriptive statistics were used for the demographic variables. Results: There were 56 patients (44 male and 12 female) with mean follow-up time was 17.7 months and 17.5 months for open and PASTA. The union time was significantly shorter in PASTA (9.4 vs 12.8 weeks, p<0.05). PASTA demonstrated significantly fasten recovery times (p<0.05 all) including time to return to ADL (8.4 vs 10.8 weeks), work (9.4 vs 12.8 weeks), and sports (9.4 vs 12.8 weeks). Both Open and PASTA techniques demonstrated significant improvement of all functional outcomes (FAAM, SF- 36, and VAS (p<0.01 all)); however, there was no significant difference between the two techniques. Other outcomes were not significant difference including tourniquet times (55.8 vs 67.2 minutes) and union rates (96.3 vs 100%) and complications. Conclusion: Both open and PASTA techniques demonstrated significant improvement of pain and function for treatment of patients with isolated subtalar joint arthritis. Although there was no significant difference of short-term of functional outcomes and complications, PASTA technique was better in term of shorten time to union and fasten time to return to sports.
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Lv, Xiaotang. "Retrieving the Past—The Historical Theme in Penelope Lively’s Fictions." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 6, no. 10 (2016): 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0610.18.
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Penelope Lively (1933- ), the contemporary British writer, was first known mainly as a children’s writer prior to her winning the 1987 Booker Prize with her widely praised novel Moon Tiger (1987). The Road to Lichfield, published in 1977, is her first adult novel which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Treasures of Time (1979), her second adult novel, was the winner of Great Britain’s first National Book Award for fiction in 1980 and the Arts Council National Book Award. In her literary fictions, Lively interweaves the present and the past -- history, the public, collective past, and memory, the private and personal past -- together with the application of various narrative techniques, such as flashback, stream of consciousness, psychological time, etc. A predominant theme running through her literary world is her consistent focus on history. This essay intend to study Penelope Lively’s understanding and interpretation of history, and draw this conclusion: Although a complete understanding of history is impossible, yet as we realize our subjectivity and misunderstanding of history we can try to understand it in a new way and integrate it into the present life.
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Parina, Elena. "A Welsh Award-Winning Novel on Russia: Petrograd by Wiliam Owen Roberts." Studia Celto-Slavica 6 (2012): 91–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.54586/wxsi4066.
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In our paper we present the novel Petrograd by the Welsh author Wiliam Owen Roberts, written in Welsh. Winner of the Wales Book of the Year 2009 award, this substantial 544-page volume is the first part of a trilogy dedicated to the fates of Russian well-to-do families in years previous and following the revolutionary year 1917. Taking his inspiration from Mikhail Bulgakov’s The White Guard, as well as the works of Anton Chekhov, Maxim Gorkij and Alexi Tolstoj, the Welsh author writes full of sympathy about those who lose their normal way of life, his main characters being three adolescents. In our paper we discuss both the surface features of the novel, e.g. the Russian names the writer gives to his characters, as well as the main elements which make this novel so interesting for Wales and Russia, including the importance of the First World War and its consequences for both countries.
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Chan, Ho Lun, Elena Romanovskaia, Minsung Hong, et al. "(General Student Poster Award Winner, 3rd Place) Corrosion Electrochemistry in Molten Flinak Salts." ECS Meeting Abstracts MA2023-02, no. 65 (2023): 3115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/ma2023-02653115mtgabs.
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An existing knowledge gap in the field of molten salt (MS) corrosion is the lack of in situ, diagnostical and instantaneous measurements of the underlying corrosion system. Numerous investigations comparing the corrosion behavior of commercial alloys with complex microstructures and compositions in molten fluoride salts have been conducted during the past five years. A few of these have been expanded from exposure studies to those using electrochemical methods[1,2]. In essence, electrochemical techniques offer an in situ and diagnostical way to analyze the corrosion behavior of potential materials in real-time, either in open-circuit (static immersion) or polarized conditions. Investigations on MS corrosion have found few mechanistic insights that elucidate the fundamentals of electrode reactions and characteristics of the electrode-salt interface. However, fate of elements oxidized are not tracked. Nonetheless can be difficult to understand the electrochemical corrosion behavior of structural alloys in non-aqueous, aggressive media, such as molten LiF-NaF-KF (FLiNaK) salts, as they may be influenced by a wide range of parameters (such as microstructure, impurity, and potential). Understanding the mechanism of an alloy's most susceptible alloying constituent's dissolution and describing the rate-determining steps (RDS) of this process using the principles of thermodynamics, kinetics, and electrochemistry are fundamental initial steps in understanding the complexities of alloy corrosion. Chromium (Cr) is frequently referred to in molten fluorides research as an essential yet harmful alloying element in candidate molten salt reactor structural alloys (i.e.Ni-based superalloys and stainless steels) due to its high thermodynamic driving force to dissolve relative to other alloying elements. Because of that Cr is a crucial material for research because it serves as the basis for work on Fe-Cr, Ni-Cr, and Fe-Ni-Cr alloys as well as other alloys. However, published research does not consistently describe the mechanism relating to Cr corrosion in FLiNaK. The objective of this work was to explore the electrochemical corrosion behavior of pure Cr in molten FLiNaK salts at 600oC using electrochemical methods. In this study, we describe and clarify the regimes of Cr corrosion in FLiNaK at 600 oC that are potential-dependent, rate-limiting charge-transfer and mass-transport regulated. A range of measurements based on electrochemistry and material characterization, such as linear, cyclic, and potentiostatic polarization techniques, is presented. A key finding in this work was the attempt to establish a connection between the reactivity of Cr in an aggressive, non-aqueous electrolyte such as molten FLiNaK to electrochemical potentials and corrosion morphology predicted thermodynamically. It was found, that the corrosion mechanism of Cr in FLiNaK was dependent upon mixed potentials established by the anodic Cr/Cr(II) and/or Cr(II) /Cr(III) oxidations coupled with cathodic reactions by multiple oxidizer candidates whose predominance is a function of salt impurity level and Cr exposure times. Results suggest that the early stage of Cr dissolution is regulated by charge-transfer (or activation-controlled) in FLiNaK at 600oC. This type of mechanism can occur at low overpotential (i.e. lower driving force) and can be interrupted by the oversaturation of Cr at the surface. Its presence may be eliminated if the salt film is present. The electrochemical potential in which mass transport regime is rate-limiting falls within the phase stability field where CrF6 3- species dominates, and leading to the formation of a K3CrF6 salt film. The post-exposure SEM analysis revealed that Cr dissolution in this regime involves volume transport within each grain, resulting in the revelation of surface facets containing crystallographic features of cubic crystals. The application of electrochemistry enables a more straightforward way to identify potential RDS that control the rate of Cr corrosion and offers a temporal description of the corrosion mechanism. Such fundamental understanding, especially on the nature of cathodic and anodic reactions of Cr, can provide a baseline to understand the corrosion mechanism of complex alloys. The post-corrosion microstructure investigation, the XRD of the solidified salt combination, and the thermodynamic analysis of the stable phases present in each corrosion regime all corroborated these conclusions. Acknowledgments Research is primarily supported as part of the fundamental understanding of transport under reactor extremes (FUTURE), an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences. Wang, Y. L., et al. Corrosion Science 109, 43–49 (2016). Chan, H.L., et al. NPJ Materials Degradation 6(1), 46 (2022).
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Desai, Dr Sapna. "Female Victimization: The Issue of Female Infanticide in Children’s Literature and the Indian Society." International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences 7, no. 6 (2022): 037–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijels.76.7.
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Children’s literature is one of the chief vehicles contributing to development of gender identity in children. It can be read as an important socio-cultural and socio-political document. This article examines the gender issue of female infanticide and the representation of gender relations in Ranjit Lal’s ‘Crossword Best Children’s Book Award’ winner Faces in the Water. The study focuses on the correlation between the societal gender issue and childhood. The narrative is analysed using an interdisciplinary approach to the aspect of gender issue addressed in the text in relation to Indian society and studies made in social sciences. Also, the prevalence of the serious gender issues in the realistic narratives and the position of children as readers of narratives with serious gender issues is analyzed.
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Ward, Jesmyn, and Regina N. Bradley. "Something Beautiful out of the Darkness." Southern Cultures 29, no. 4 (2023): 8–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/scu.2023.a917559.
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Abstract: Originally from the Gulf Coast community of DeLisle, Mississippi, Jesmyn Ward is unapologetically steeped in a southern Black literary tradition that amplifies the complicated realities of being Black in the South. Ward is a MacArthur Fellow and two-time National Book Award winner for her novels Salvage the Bones (2011) and Sing, Unburied, Sing (2017). She writes across a variety of genres, including fiction, essays, and a memoir, Men We Reaped (2013). In an interview with Regina N. Bradley ahead of the release of her novel Let Us Descend (2023), Ward discussed the importance of the Gothic in writing about the Black South, how grief is central to her writing, and why writing helps her confront and understand Mississippi's racially turbulent history.
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Choi, Nak Jin, and Yun Do Lee. "The Implementation Method of “Locality” of The Winner of The “Cheon-In Reader's Award” the Korean Local Book Fair." Korean Publishing Science Society 105 (April 30, 2022): 31–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.21732/skps.2022.105.31.
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Nakamura, Hideyo. "2012 JSS Award Winner: Book Division “Recovery” from Eating Disorders: Narrative-Based Clinical Sociology: A Summary by the Author." International Journal of Japanese Sociology 23, no. 1 (2014): 140–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijjs.12019.
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Townley, William A. "(BMA Book Award Winner 2013 – Surgical Specialties Category) Plastic Surgery Volume Three – Craniofacial, Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Plastic Surgery." Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 66, no. 12 (2013): 1823. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2013.05.040.
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Duarte, Maria A. "Report of the Midwest Modern Language Association." Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 103, no. 4 (1988): 420–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/s0030812900146826.
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The third annual MMLA Book Award will be presented in November 1988. The competition is open only to members of the association. Each year, the University Press of Kentucky will publish the best original work of literary criticism or history submitted to the competition and will award a prize of $1,000 to the author. The press also reserves the right to publish any other submitted manuscripts that the Committee of Judges recommends for publication
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Adom Getachew. "Interview with Nadia Nurhussein Black Land: Imperial Ethiopianism in African America." Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities 17, no. 1 (2022): 135–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ejossah.v17i1.7.
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In October 2020, Adom Getachew interviewed Nadia Nurhussein about her recent book “Black Land: Imperial Ethiopianism and African America” published by Princeton University Press in 2019. Black Land delves into nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American artistic and journalistic depictions of Ethiopia, illuminating the increasing tensions and ironies behind cultural celebrations of an African country asserting itself as an imperial power. Nurhussein navigates texts by Walt Whitman, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Pauline Hopkins, Harry Dean, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, George Schuyler, and others, alongside images and performances that show the intersection of African America with Ethiopia during historic political shifts. From a description of a notorious 1920 Star Order of Ethiopia flag-burning demonstration in Chicago to a discussion of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie as Time magazine’s Man of the Year for 1935, Nurhussein illuminates the growing complications that modern Ethiopia posed for American writers and activists who wrestled with Pan-African ideal and the reality of Ethiopia as an imperialist state. Black Land was Winner of the MSA Book Prize, from the Modernist Studies Association, finalist for the Pauli Murray Book Prize from the African American Intellectual History Society and shortlisted for the MAAH Stone Book Award from the Museum of African American History.
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Walsh, Pete. "What ifs and idle daydreaming: The creative processes of Andrew McGahan." Queensland Review 23, no. 1 (2016): 62–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qre.2016.7.
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AbstractAndrew McGahan is one of Queensland's most successful novelists. Over the past 23 years, he has published six adult novels and three novels in his Ship Kings series for young adults. McGahan's debut novel, Praise (1992), won the Vogel National Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript, Last Drinks (2000) won the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing, and The White Earth went on to win the Miles Franklin Literary Award, The Age Book of the Year Award and the Courier-Mail Book of the Year Award, and was shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. In 2009, Wonders of a Godless World earned McGahan the Best Science Fiction Novel in the Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction. McGahan's unashamedly open critiques of Australian, and specifically Queensland, society have imbued his works with a sense of place and space that is a unique trait of his writing. In this interview, McGahan allows us a brief visit into the mind of one of Australia's pre-eminent contemporary authors, shedding light on the ‘what ifs’ and ‘idle daydreaming’ that have pushed his ideas from periphery to page.
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Fiedorczuk, Julia. "“All of the Bees in a Hive Are Having Imagination”: An Interview with Brenda Hillman." Polish Journal for American Studies, no. 11 (Spring 2017) (August 30, 2023): 7–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.7311/pjas.11/1/2017.01.
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Brenda Hillman has published chapbooks with Penumbra Press, a+bend press, and EmPress; she is the author of nine full-length collections from Wesleyan University Press, the most recent of which are Practical Water (2009), winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire (2013), which received the International Griffin Poetry Prize for 2014. With Patricia Dienstfrey, she edited The Grand Permission: New Writings on Poetics and Motherhood (Wesleyan, 2003), and has co-translated Poems from Above the Hill by Ashur Etwebi and Instances by Jeongrye Choi. Hillman teaches at St. Mary’s College where she is the Olivia C. Filippi Professor of Poetry; she is an activist for social and environmental justice. Hillman’s poems that draw on elements of found texts and document, personal meditation, observation, and literary theory. Often described as “sensuous” and “luminescent,” her work investigates and pushes at the possibilities of form and voice, while remaining grounded in topics such as geology, the environment, politics, family, and spirituality.
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Goldberg, Andrew J., Kashfia Chowdhury, Andrew P. Molloy, et al. "2022 Roger A. Mann Award Winner: Total Ankle Replacement vs Arthrodesis (TARVA) Randomized Controlled Trial: 2 Year Results." Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 7, no. 4 (2022): 2473011421S0067. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2473011421s00673.
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Category: Ankle Arthritis; Ankle; Hindfoot; Other Introduction/Purpose: End-stage ankle osteoarthritis (EOA) causes severe pain and chronic disability. Once non operative measures have been exhausted the two main surgical treatments include total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle fusion (AF). Systematic reviews have confirmed that both procedures are effective but there has never been a robust randomised multicentre level I study comparing the two treatments. Our objective was to investigate and compare the clinical and cost effectiveness of TAR against AF in the treatment of end-stage ankle osteoarthritis in patients aged 50-85 years. Methods: TARVA is a multi-centre, parallel-group, open label randomised trial. Patients with EOA, aged 50-85, suitable for either procedure were recruited at 17 UK hospitals. Randomisation was carried out using a secure on-line service and was stratified by surgeon and the presence or absence of adjacent joint OA (based on an independently reviewed preoperative MRI scan). Participants were randomised 1:1 to either TAR or ankle arthrodesis. The primary outcome was the change in the Manchester Oxford Foot & Ankle Questionnaire (MOXFQ) walking/standing domain scores between pre-operation and 52 weeks post- operation. Secondary outcomes measures included FAAM; FAAM (ADL); and Sport subscale scores. Quality of life was measured using the EQ-5D-5L. Total range of tibia to floor motion was measured using a validated method. Health economic analysis used mean incremental cost per quality-adjusted life years (QALY) gained. Analysis was by intention to treat. The trial registration is ISRCTN60672307. Results: Of 933 eligible patients 303 were randomised. 282 underwent surgery. Mean age 68 (71% male). Aetiology was post- trauma in 55.3%, and inflammatory in 7.1%. Groups were well balanced at baseline on all parameters. 54% TARs were fixed bearing. 61% of fusions were performed arthroscopically. At 2 years the adjusted mean difference in the change in MOXFQ W/S between TAR & AF was -4.4(95% CI -11.38 to 2.68, p=0∙23). Post hoc analysis of the commonest implant type (fixed bearing TAR) did show a statistically significant improvement over AF (p=0∙04, -8.9, 95% CI -17.2 to -0.6). Secondary outcomes, EQ5D-VAS and FAAM were significant. Complications included wound healing issues (13.8% vs 5.5%); nerve injuries (4.3% vs 0.7%). 11.8% of AF patients had plain radiographic evidence of non-union but only 6.9% had symptoms. Reoperation rate was 7.2% for TAR vs 5.2% for AF; and revision rate was 0.7% for TAR vs 2.8% for AF. Conclusion: Patients improved in all outcomes in both arms. We did not show a significant difference in our primary outcome measure between TAR and AF overall(p=0.23), but did show significance when fixed bearing TAR alone was compared against AF(p=0.04). Secondary outcomes did show significance. Adjacent joint arthritis increases the size of effect noted between arms. There were more wound healing issues and nerve injuries in TAR group. The symptomatic non-union rate for AF is 6.9%. TAR is likely to be cost-effective compared to AF at the NICE cost-effectiveness threshold of £20,000 per Quality Adjusted Life Year gained over the patients' lifetime.
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Carvalho, Kepler, Andre D. Baptista, Samai Ferrarezi, et al. "2022 IFFAS Award for Excellence Winner: Minimally Invasive Chevron-Akin for Correction of Moderate and Severe Hallux Valgus Deformities." Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 7, no. 4 (2022): 2473011421S0060. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2473011421s00607.
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Category: Bunion; Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: The Minimally Invasive Chevron-Akin (MICA) technique has already demonstrated efficacy compared with other known surgical treatments for mild to moderate Hallux Valgus (HV) deformities. MICA combines percutaneous osteotomies with the benefits of modern rigid internal fixation. By minimizing soft-tissue disruption and allowing large translation of the metatarsal head up to 100%, surgeons have used this technique to address severe deformities as well. The study aim was to evaluate the radiographic parameters, clinical improvement, and potential complications in moderate to severe hallux valgus cases, operated using the MICA technique. Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted between January 2017 and December 2020, that included patients with moderate to severe HV, who underwent surgical correction using the MICA technique. The sample size calculation was based on the AOFAS questionnaire. Thus, to obtain the 0.8 power, including 70 cases in this study, was necessary. The AOFAS score and weight-bearing AP radiographic views for hallux valgus evaluation were applied pre-operatively, after a follow-up period of 6 months, after one year of follow-up, and after two years of follow-up. Visual Analogic Scale (VAS) was applied pre-operatively, after 1 year of follow-up, and after 2 years of follow-up. The following radiographic parameters were measured: metatarsophalangeal hallux valgus angle (HVA), distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA), and intermetatarsal angle (IMA) between the first and second metatarsals. To compare the measurements over time, Friedman's test was used. p<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: The average preoperative AOFAS score was 43.97 +- 17.89 and varied positively in the 6-month postoperative period, which was 90.17 +- 10.21 (p<0.01), maintained at 12 and 24 months. Preoperative VAS scores averaged 8.24 +- 1.51 and decreased to 1.37 +- 2.27 after 1 year and to 1.19 +- 2.23 after 2 years The initial IMA was 14.84 +- 3.57 degrees compared with a mean value of 8.1 +- 2.87 degrees (p<0.01) at six months and further decrease at 24 months postoperatively. The HVA showed a mean value of 30.37 +- 9.75 degrees preoperatively and 11.14 +- 6.8 degrees (p<0.01) at six months postoperatively, remaining stable in the postoperative evaluations at 12 and 24 months. The preoperative DMAA mean was 16.3 +- 8.55 degrees preoperatively and presented a significant drop (p<0.01) at the 6-months to 7.77 +- 5.44 degrees. Complications included painful hardware, neuropathic pain, and loss of correction. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the MICA technique is a safe and effective procedure for correcting moderate to severe HV long-term, with a low rate of recurrence and severity of complications. Patients undergoing the surgical procedure in our series showed a significant reduction in radiographic parameters and a significant improvement in clinical scores, maintaining these results over time.The good results of this study justify the continued use of the technique and suggest the need to compare its results with other long-term studies and compare their effectiveness with open techniques.
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Ardiyansah, Ardiyansah. "Film Animasi sebagai Medium Dokumentasi Kekayaan Alam, Intelektual, Budaya, dan Dinamika Sosial Politik." Humaniora 3, no. 2 (2012): 668. http://dx.doi.org/10.21512/humaniora.v3i2.3411.
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Animation is a medium that has the ability to represent a visual phenomenon as a whole. Animation is not just a work of image-driven, but the work depicted motion, as expressed by Norman McLaren, Canadian animator Academy Award winner. As the interpretation of the motion, the animation is not subject to the laws of nature, so there is no limitation including movements that cannot be done in the real world or recorded in the live-action movie. So is the characterization or characterizations in the animation can be so free and open more opportunities for exploration. This advantage makes the animation a favorite medium to draw the attention of the audience, especially in the growing era of digital animation technology. Animation is now not only used for entertainment purposes, but has penetrated other fields such as education, tourism, health care, and so on. As a cultural product, animation, as well as films and works of art of human culture in general, is a historical marker that describes the spirit of an era that functions inherent in the animated film documentation of socio-political dynamics of a nation in a given period. This paper describes the process of documentation of natural, intellectual, cultural and socio-political dynamics in countries that intensively utilize the medium of animation.
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Rajapandi, Mr M. "Evidence of Reading in Reading Michael Ondaatje’s Novel “The English Patient”." SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH 7, no. 11 (2019): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.24113/ijellh.v7i11.10093.
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The main aim of the book reading is to gain knowledge and contains numerous sources of information. Reading makes a person to be depth on subjects. Literature is a unique creation by human to expose, understand, to share self experience. Reading offers human to escape from the present, detects from problems and responsibilities in day to day lives. Moreover, reading literature exercise into the world of imagination. Everyone enjoy stories, it offers a reader to meet with many characters and to journey into their world, in attempting with their happy and unhappy. A person will be creative by reading a lot in perceiving truth, making valuable decision, dealing with complex situation in life and also reading helps one to use the logic and to reason well. Reading books continually make more satisfied with life and happiness; it makes one to feel the activities and the involvement by them in life are worthwhile. Michael Ondaatje works characterize in countless ways the best of contemporary Canadian Literature in English. Michael Ondaatje writing focuses not only on Canadian Literature but focus on the world prospect. This paper highlights on the evidence of reading books in Michael Ondaatje’s novel “The English Patient”, the joint winner of Booker Prize for fiction in 1992 and was made into an Academy Award-winning film in 1996.
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Eades, Annwyn. "Freaks, Geeks and Aspergers By Luke Jackson. Foreword by Tony Attwood. Publisher: Jessica Kingsely. Price: £12.95. ISBN: 1843100983. Winner: NASEN & TES Special Educational Needs Children's Book Award 2003." Five to Eleven 3, no. 9 (2004): 38–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/ftoe.2004.3.9.38a.
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Laval-Turpin, Nicole. "Femina et son tournoi des poétesses : simple stratégie médiatique ? Le cas exemplaire d’Hélène Picard." Çédille, no. 20 (2021): 53–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.25145/j.cedille.2021.20.05.
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"Born on 1 February 1901, the purpose of Femina was to promote a new feminine type so, they prioritized Poetry. Was it just for embellishment? An open space for creation? Comtesse de Noailles, Queen of Romania, double-barrelled names, worked towards its prestige until a poetry contest on 15 January 1903. Any female reader could enter the competition. It was a success and some new poetesses came to light: Hélène Picard got the National Poetry Award in 1907. Thanks to her book L’instant éternel, she could enter famous «salons parisiens» and approach the writer Colette. The point: what were the exact function, support and limits of Femina before the advent of Surrealism?"
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Baskin, Merry, and Neil Coburn. "Two Tribes Divided by a Common Language? The True Nature of the Divide between Account Planners and Market Researchers." International Journal of Market Research 43, no. 3 (2001): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/147078530104300304.
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At the MRS Conference, 2000, Rupert Howell in a keynote speech attacked the research industry for failing to innovate or adapt to change. The authors take up the challenge of trying to understand the nature of the antipathy that often exists between advertising agency and research people, so as to see how it might be overcome. Analysis of the speech and responses to it make clear that the main contention concerns quantitative pre-testing. Three hypotheses are raised: 1) researchers and planners have different expectations from research; 2) they have different mental models about how advertising works; 3) they are fundamentally different people. Evidence is adduced confirming all three. Mental models quoted include those of Millward Brown, Hall & Partners, HPI, TRBI, low-involvement processing, persuasion shift testing. These researchers’ models are contrasted with opinions from a sample of planners. That researchers and planners are different people is confirmed by results of a survey among senior researchers and planners using the Social Styles Inventory Model (described in appendix) to establish personality type. Ends with a series of recommendations for avoiding the conflict: build long-term relationships with clients, be honest and open, insist on proper briefings, involve the marketing director, understand and explain the advertising strategy and the brand/consumer relationship, ensure that enough time is devoted to the job, how to deliver bad news, understand the difference between idea and execution, use research early in the creative process, avoid delegating too much responsibility to junior people. Clients also need to appreciate the limits of research, understand, respect and trust the researcher, allow enough time and be prepared to pay for quality. Winner of the 2001 ISBA Award.
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Bennett, Hayley, and Tom Chivers. "Show and tell: Stats communicators share their stories." Significance 21, no. 2 (2024): 31–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmae028.
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Abstract One of the biggest challenges facing any statistician is communicating their work to people who don’t eat, sleep and breathe data to the extent they do. Even the most thorough courses in statistics can leave students – be they undergraduates or PhD candidates – at a loss as to how to share their knowledge effectively and persuasively, be it via a work presentation or TED talk, personal blog or magazine article, newsletter, X thread, or even just a conversation with a boss or friend. So how do we help the non-expert get their head around complex statistics, and at the same time find our voices as messengers? In this special feature, we ask three of the best stats communicators working today to tell us what they do, and how and why they do it. Because rarely does the data speak for itself. What happens when you combine creativity with data nous? Daniel Parris tells Hayley Bennett about his unorthodox journey into the statistics world, and why he started his must-read newsletter for numerate culture-vultures Want to create more memorable data viz? Take your time, go for a walk and remember it’s OK to suck at the start, Alli Torban tells Hayley Bennett As a science writer for British newspapers, author of popular books on statistical matters and twice winner of the Royal Statistical Society’s award for statistical excellence in journalism, Tom Chivers is versed in demystifying complex concepts for mainstream readers. His latest book explains Bayes’ theorem to the non-statistician.
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Georghiou, Paris E. "Preface." Pure and Applied Chemistry 82, no. 9 (2010): iv. http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac20108209iv.
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The 22nd International Congress on Heterocyclic Chemistry (ICHC-22) was held 2-7 August 2009 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St. John's, the capital of Canada's youngest Province, Newfoundland and Labrador, is also Canada’s oldest and North America’s most easterly city. The Conference was chaired by Prof. Mohsen Daneshtalab (School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland) and was organized by the School of Pharmacy and the Chemistry Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland.Approximately 260 participants from over 30 different countries attended. The scientific program consisted of 10 plenary lectures, 19 invited lectures, 52 short communications, and 115 posters. Prof. Samuel Danishefsky (Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Columbia University) was honored with the 2009 ISHC Senior Award in Heterocyclic Chemistry, and Prof. John Wood (Colorado State University) was the 2009 Katritzky Junior Award winner. A special symposium entitled "Focus on heterocycles in organic synthesis today and tomorrow" was held during the Congress as a tribute to Prof. Victor Snieckus (Queen's University, Kingston) for his research accomplishments and long-time contribution to the International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry (ISHC).The five Congress themes were:- New Methods in Heterocyclic Chemistry- Biologically Active Heterocycles (Pharmaceuticals/Agrochemicals)- Heterocyclic Natural Products and their Analogues- Applications of Heterocycles in Organic Synthesis- Heterocycles in Materials ScienceBesides the collection of 9 papers that are based on the plenary and invited lectures included in this issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the ICHC-22 Book of Abstracts is available online and can be downloaded for free from http://www.ichc2009.ca/abstract_book.pdf in pdf format.ICHC-23 will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, 31 July to 5 August 2011 with the following five main themes of heterocyclic chemistry: synthetic methodology, natural products and complex molecule synthesis, materials, medicinal chemistry, and nanochemistry. The conference will be chaired by Prof. Colin Suckling (University of Strathclyde).The organizers are grateful to all who contributed to a successful scientific program, especially to the speakers and to our public and private sponsors: City of St. John's, Memorial University of Newfoundland, IUPAC, Thieme, Wiley-Blackwell, Elsevier, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., ChemRoutres Corporation, and American Diagnostica, Inc.Paris E. GeorghiouConference Editor
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Komurlu, Ruveyda, and Akin Er. "Evaluation of an OBCE Conversion Contract in a Large-scale Oil and Gas Project." MATEC Web of Conferences 312 (2020): 02006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202031202006.
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Billion-dollar investments are quite common in oil and gas industry and owners generally prefer engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) contracts since they would like to minimize their risks and guarantee the most consistent project cost and shortest timeline scheme. Considering the size of contracts, owners are unsurprisingly seeking an ideal tender awarding method to avoid deviation from project schedule or budget and get the maximum benefit for them. They may prefer to award the EPC contract directly (i), have a front-end engineering design (FEED) study done first and award the EPC contract afterwards (ii), or set up a convertible contract and convert it to EPC after an open book cost estimate (OBCE) process (iii). It is a question of concern which option for large-scale oil and gas projects is the most favourable. As a case study, outcomes of a project which was administrated with a conversion type of contract will be reviewed in detail, and a number of principles based on lessons learned will be listed. Thus, the authors aim to provide a verifying approach for the interpretation of EPC conversion type contract management based on analysis of the distinguishing features of large-scale oil and gas projects.
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Alexander, John B. "The UFO Encyclopedia: The Phenomena from the Beginning (3rd ed., 2 vol.) by Jerome Clark." Journal of Scientific Exploration 34, no. 1 (2020): 137–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.31275/20201717.
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With more than 1500 pages, this is a massive undertaking by SSE Dinsdale Award winner, Jerry Clark. This two-volume third edition is buttressed by his decades of research in the field of UFOs. For this encyclopedic effort he is supported by several competent researchers with international reputations. Typically, my reviews of written works by SSE members tend to be quite favorable as I recognize the difficulty of getting our research into print. This work definitely left me conflicted in an attempt to be both fair to the authors and to the potential readers.
 In general, the material that is included does provide considerable depth to the cases selected for presentation. As this is the third edition, much of that material has been previously published. Clark and his colleagues have in-depth knowledge of many of the earlier cases and these are well represented. What I found most troubling were some glaring omissions that are hard to reconcile with an encyclopedia that suggests it is comprehensive in nature, as opposed to a representation of cases as selected by the chief editor. Absent is the more recent incidences and evidence that have dramatically altered the entire field of UFOlogy. Given the rapid pace of advancement of knowledge, especially since December 2017, it would be nearly impossible for any print medium to keep pace. Here I am addressing the remarkable revelations by the U.S. Department of Defense concerning interactions between military aircraft and unknown objects. Internally these were so significant as to cause the U.S. Navy to publicly publish a policy position acknowledging these events were occurring frequently.
 However, it is more than the events of just the past two years that are omitted or downplayed. As a prime example, Phil Corso is not mentioned. In 1997, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Corso’s book The Day After Roswell became an international phenomenon. It dominated much of the conversation in the field. Whether one agrees with Corso or not is irrelevant. His book sold more than any other UFO publication by a great margin and he had significant impact on the field. Thus, both Corso and his book should deserve serious consideration.
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Szolnoki, Gergely, Dimitri Taits, Moritz Nagel, and Alessio Fortunato. "Using social media in the wine business." International Journal of Wine Business Research 26, no. 2 (2014): 80–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijwbr-09-2013-0031.
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Purpose – This paper aims to conduct two studies to investigate the use of social media tools by wineries in Germany and assess the impact of Facebook membership on customers by comparing them with customers who were not members. Today, a vast number of books and studies are being published about social media in general, but less is known about their usage and effectiveness in the wine industry. Design/methodology/approach – The first study was conducted among 321 German wineries. It focused on the attitudes and preferences of the winemakers regarding social media, and it analysed the daily use of this new communication tool. The second study took place in August 2012, and it set out to define the value that accrued to a winery from having Facebook fans. This analysis was based on an online survey with customers of the winery as well as on a comparative analysis of the buying patterns of customers who were Facebook fans and those who were not. The analysis compared the turnover from the purchases of both groups over a period of three years. Findings – It was determined that 60 per cent of German wineries did communicate with their customers using social media. Facebook was the most important social media channel, followed by Twitter and YouTube. Of the winemakers interviewed, 40 per cent planned, in the near future, to implement additional activities involving social media. The consumer study proved that Facebook fans had a higher turnover compared to the non-Facebook fans of the winery studied. This finding emphasises the loyalty of Facebook fans. In addition, the study revealed that Facebook fans are open to receiving sales offers from the company which they support. Practical implications – Winery owners should be aware of the effectiveness of this modern communication tool. This is not only because Facebook fans generate a much higher turnover but also because of the possibility that they are interested in additional special offers on Facebook, which could mean an expansion of the available sales channels. Originality/value – To our knowledge, this kind of overview about the Germany wine sector as well as about the value of a Facebook-fan of a winery has not yet been undertaken.
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Patra, Arindam. "Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain: Divulgence of Characters." SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH 6, no. 10 (2021): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.24113/ijellh.v6i10.5102.
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British Guardian Prize winner and thrice nominated for Booker Prize, famous Indian novelist writing in English Anita Desai’s Sahitya Academy Award winning one of the masterpieces Fire on the Mountain published in1977. The book focuses on an elderly widow’s isolation and loneliness as it tells the story of Nanda Kaul who lives in Kasauli and leads a solitary existence. The old lady, Nanda lives alone in a colonial house on a slope. She gives nobody a chance to interfere with her secluded life. She had spent numerous years thinking about her husband, their kids, and numerous grandkids. She has turned into a loner and remains confined from everybody including an incredible grandkid. This is her circumstance until the point that the colossal grandkid touches base on her doorstep. Raka,a young girl who is wiped out and is as withdrawn as Nanda. The child lives in her very own kind of disconnection as she withdraws into a universe of inward dream where she makes undertakings of pursuing snakes, creatures, and phantoms in the serene slopes that encompass her and her incredible grandma. The old lady sees that both of them share things for all intents and purpose however that a noteworthy distinction exists also. Nanda has been a solitary person while the young lady was naturally introduced to that sort of presence. Nanda gradually starts to need to be a piece of the kid's life and needs to impart her reality to her. Her endeavours, be that as it may, seem, by all accounts, to be futile. Her awesome granddaughter will give nobody a chance to enter her life. Nanda is not debilitated and endeavours to associate with the child by imparting stories to her. Anita Desai talks of her writing as simply ‘stories,’ and of herself as a ‘storyteller’. In this very simple way she has beautifully painted the female characters and their sufferings in the novel Fire on the Mountain which is the focused area of this research article.
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Hubbard, Janie. "Dorothea Lange." Social Studies Research and Practice 14, no. 3 (2019): 281–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ssrp-01-2019-0004.
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Purpose Dorothea Lange was one of the first US documentary photographers, and she was empowered by the belief that seeing the effects of injustice, in photographs, could elicit social and political reform. She famously documented the plight of Dust Bowl migrants during the US. Great Depression and harsh difficulties endured by incarcerated Japanese Americans during the Second World War. Lange’s photographs brought suppressed issues of class and race to the surface, depicting those impacted by national tragedies into recognizable, honorable, determined individuals. By showing Americans how suffering and injustice look in real life, she stimulated empathy and compassion. This inquiry is not particularly about the Great Depression or Japanese Internment, though disciplinary concept lessons would certainly support students’ prior knowledge. This lesson focuses students’ attention on broader ideas regarding social justice and how social and political documentary photography transform people’s views about distressing problems, even today. Supporting questions are: How can deep analysis of photographs affect our thoughts and emotions about social issues? What is empathy? How can social documentary photography affect people’s emotions? Supporting questions guide students to answer the greater compelling question, How can visuals, such as photographs, impact social change? The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This is an inquiry lesson plan based on a National Council for the Social Studies Notable Trade book for Young People award winner, Dorothea’s Eyes, written by Barb Rosenstock. Findings The paper is a lesson plan, which incorporates students’ analyses of primary sources and other research methods to engage the learner in understanding how Dorothea Lange helped change perspectives regarding the need for social and political reform. Though the story is historic, similar social justice topics still persist, worldwide, today. Originality/value Through inquiry and research, students begin to learn how social and political documentary photography began in the USA, and students create their own social documentaries. Though the US Great Depression and Japanese Internment are highly relevant within this lesson, the overall, greater message is about class, race, suffering and how to inspire empathy.
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Bigardi, Alessandro. "Innovating through Design." Logos 29, no. 4 (2018): 26–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18784712-02904004.
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During the American hardcover revolution, in the 1980s and 1990s, Alfred A. Knopf established itself as the leading publishing house in book design. Founded in New York in 1915, Knopf has been the recipient of many literary prizes and in 1999 was awarded the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Corporate Leadership Award, a prize that recognizes forward-thinking organizations that have been instrumental in the advancement of design by applying the highest standards. Knopf made a name for itself using quality in design along with quality in writing as a strategy for its long-lasting success. One of the main people responsible for this success has been the graphic designer Chip Kidd, one of the most renowed American book cover designers alive. Kidd started working at Knopf in 1986 and soon became the go-to designer for well-known writers such as Michael Crichton, Haruki Murakami, and James Ellroy. His work shows an intuitive understanding of the narrative and a unique and deep connection between text and paratext. Kidd stretches the visual boundaries between words and visuals, asking readers to bridge the gap between what they read and what they see. His covers leave the image open to interpretation; this deliberate lack of definition engages contemporary readers more than traditional covers do. This article illustrates, through the analysis of a selection of the most significant covers designed by Kidd, how his work at Knopf helped create a revolution and shape a new visual language in American book design.
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Smalheiser, Neil R. "Rediscovering Don Swanson:The Past, Present and Future of Literature-based Discovery." Journal of Data and Information Science 2, no. 4 (2017): 43–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jdis-2017-0019.
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Abstract Purpose The late Don R. Swanson was well appreciated during his lifetime as Dean of the Graduate Library School at University of Chicago, as winner of the American Society for Information Science Award of Merit for 2000, and as author of many seminal articles. In this informal essay, I will give my personal perspective on Don’s contributions to science, and outline some current and future directions in literature-based discovery that are rooted in concepts that he developed. Design/methodology/approach Personal recollections and literature review. Findings The Swanson A-B-C model of literature-based discovery has been successfully used by laboratory investigators analyzing their findings and hypotheses. It continues to be a fertile area of research in a wide range of application areas including text mining, drug repurposing, studies of scientific innovation, knowledge discovery in databases, and bioinformatics. Recently, additional modes of discovery that do not follow the A-B-C model have also been proposed and explored (e.g. so-called storytelling, gaps, analogies, link prediction, negative consensus, outliers, and revival of neglected or discarded research questions). Research limitations This paper reflects the opinions of the author and is not a comprehensive nor technically based review of literature-based discovery. Practical implications The general scientific public is still not aware of the availability of tools for literature-based discovery. Our Arrowsmith project site maintains a suite of discovery tools that are free and open to the public (http://arrowsmith.psych.uic.edu), as does BITOLA which is maintained by Dmitar Hristovski (http://http://ibmi.mf.uni-lj.si/bitola), and Epiphanet which is maintained by Trevor Cohen (http://epiphanet.uth.tmc.edu/). Bringing user-friendly tools to the public should be a high priority, since even more than advancing basic research in informatics, it is vital that we ensure that scientists actually use discovery tools and that these are actually able to help them make experimental discoveries in the lab and in the clinic. Originality/value This paper discusses problems and issues which were inherent in Don’s thoughts during his life, including those which have not yet been fully taken up and studied systematically.
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De Vos, Gail. "Awards, Announcements, and News." Deakin Review of Children's Literature 3, no. 3 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.20361/g2303q.
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Awards, Announcements, and News HarperCollinsCanada announced that Sandy Nichols from Calgary, AB, was the winner of the Illustrate “Alligator Pie “Competition that launched in October 2013. Nichols’ proposal was the unanimous choice of the competition judges, who selected it from more than 60 entries. Nichols has officially signed on with HarperCollinsCanada to illustrate the special anniversary board book edition of Dennis Lee’s famous poem “Alligator Pie.” You may wish to follow Amy’s Marathon (and if so moved, contribute to her fund raiser as well). Amy Mathers’ goal is to raise money for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) to endow a Canadian teen book award to be presented at the yearly Canadian Children’s Literature Awards gala. Amy will collect fundraising pledges for which donors will receive a charitable tax receipt. As stated on her website: "Inspired by Terry Fox’s and Rick Hansen’s Canadian journeys, Amy Mathers decided to honour her passion for reading and Canadian teen literature while working around her physical limitations through a Marathon of Books. Realising that Terry Fox could run a kilometre in six minutes during his Marathon of Hope, she figured out that she could read ten pages in the same amount of time. Thus, on her journey, ten pages will represent one kilometre travelled across Canada. Amy will be reading teen fiction books from every province and territory, exploring Canada and promoting Canadian teen authors and books by finishing a book a day for each day of 2014. She will write a review for each book she reads, and invites people to share their thoughts on the books she reads too." http://amysmarathonofbooks.ca/ Consider attending the upcoming Serendipity conference in Vancouver: Children’s Literature in a Digital Age ( Saturday, March 8 2014 at UBC). Presenters include illustrator Paul Zelinsky, Canadian authors Arthur Slade and Hadley Dyer, two high profile teacher-librarian bloggers John Schumacher (Library Journal) and Travis Jonker (School Library Journal) and author Tim Federle. “From practical advice on using literature-based apps with children to learning how authors and illustrators are using social media and electronic publishing, Serendipity 2014 is a must-attend event for educators, librarians, researchers and literature lovers looking to the future of books for young people.” http://vclr.ca/events-2013-14/serendipity-saturday-march-8-2014/ Saturday, May 3, 2014 is another day to mark on the calendar; the University of British Columbia will host “I Will Be Myself”: Identity in Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Media and Culture. This is a one-day conference showcasing graduate student research that explores, questions, and analyzes the issues surrounding identity in various elements of children’s and young adult literature. Keynote speaker is Dr. Phillip Serrato. The conference fee is very reasonable and includes refreshments and a catered lunch. http://blogs.ubc.ca/iwillbemyself/ For those of you in the Calgary area, plan on attending "When Worlds Collide 2014" from August 8-10, 2014 at the Carriage House Inn. This is a festival for readers, writers, artists and publishers of commercial and literary fiction, including genre, YA, Children’s books, and Poetry. Guests of honor include Diana Gabaldon, Jacqueline Guest, Mark Leslie, D.J. McIntosh and Brandon Sanderson. http://www.whenwordscollide.org/ The 2014 Alberta Readers’ Choice Award (ARCA) has now received 45 titles from a variety of Alberta authors, all vying for a $10,000 prize provided by the Edmonton Public Library (EPL). With this submission list finalized, EPL is now turning to its colleagues across the province for help in shaping a ten-item longlist that will be provided to our jury in February. If you are a staff member in an Alberta library—whether public, academic, government, law, school system or other—we want to hear from you. We’ve set up a poll at the following site: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QXZCCRZ. Please note that we are only counting ballots that have institutional e-mail addresses listed, so please make sure that you’re listing your work e-mail. This vote will remain open until end-of-day, February 5th and results will be made public on Thursday, February 13th.www.epl.ca/2014-ARCA-submissions. The ALAN Review posted the following Calls for Papers and Proposals which may be of interest for those of you working with young adult materials. Fall 2014: Stand Your Ground: Fostering Independent Thought and Action. We believe that, as educators, we sometimes need to be our own best allies as we fight to teach in ways we know to be good and right and true-and increasingly uncommon in an age of commonality. We need to know how to defend our selection of materials and our practices as we stand our ground in the face of scripts and censors, standards and accompanying tests. In this issue, we invite educators to band together and unite around our shared commitment to kids and stories, to offer our own evidence-based support for the innovative work we do in our classrooms and libraries, to celebrate the ways in which we encourage our own students to think independently and act in good conscience, even when the odds feel daunting. Please send manuscripts to: alan-review@uconn.edu . General submissions are also welcome by the deadline of March 31, 2014. The ALAN Review also notes that "Stories from the Field" invites readers to share a story about young adult literature. This section features brief vignettes (approximately 300 words) from practicing teachers and librarians who would like to share their interactions with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators around young adult literature. Please send your stories to:alan-review@uconn.edu. That is it for this time around. Last word (reminder/suggestion): Become actively involved with the National Reading Campaign, celebrating the joy of reading in all kinds of ways. “Tell us why reading matters to you, and learn what you can do for reading! Because when Canada reads, Canada grows.” http://www.nationalreadingcampaign.ca/Gail de VosGail de Vos, an adjunct instructor, teaches courses on Canadian children's literature, Young Adult Literature and Comic Books and Graphic Novels at the School of Library and Information Studies for the University of Alberta and is the author of nine books on storytelling and folklore. She is a professional storyteller and has taught the storytelling course at SLIS for over two decades.
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