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Quantifying The Regional Load-Bearing Ability Of Trans-Tibial Stumps, Ming Zhang, Winson Lee
Quantifying The Regional Load-Bearing Ability Of Trans-Tibial Stumps, Ming Zhang, Winson Lee
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
This paper reports findings of experiments aiming to (1) compare the load tolerant ability over different regions of stumps of lower limb amputees, (2) study the effect of walking on the load tolerant ability, and (3) examine the distal-end weight-bearing ability supported by different interface materials. The method was to apply increasing load to the stump up to the pain level through a force transducer or a digital scale, considering the effect of regional difference, walking, and interface materials. The results show that the patellar tendon and the distal end of the fibula were the best and worst load-tolerant region, …
Energy Storage System For Reduction Of Mid-Line Voltage Variation Of A Dfig Wnd Turbine Connected To A Weak Grid, M Aktarujjaman, Kashem M. Muttaqi, Michael Negnevitsky, Gerard Ledwich
Energy Storage System For Reduction Of Mid-Line Voltage Variation Of A Dfig Wnd Turbine Connected To A Weak Grid, M Aktarujjaman, Kashem M. Muttaqi, Michael Negnevitsky, Gerard Ledwich
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Penetration of wind power into electricity system is constantly increasing. Wind resources are usually distant from existing transmission lines. Wind farms are often connected to weak grids far from central generation stations. Maximum wind power extraction causes the more irregular and unpredicted power output of wind turbine, which has same nature as wind speed variation. The voltage in such long line is vulnerable with the consumption and generation imbalance. In a long line, the mid-line voltage is largely affected by the variation and the penetration of the wind fluctuating power. Fluctuating nature of wind power output and long transmission line …
Distributed Generation Diversity Level For Optimal Investment Planning, An D. T Le, Kashem M. Muttaqi, Michael Negnevitsky, Gerard Ledwich
Distributed Generation Diversity Level For Optimal Investment Planning, An D. T Le, Kashem M. Muttaqi, Michael Negnevitsky, Gerard Ledwich
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
The task of improving the supply quality and maintaining supply continuity during emergencies has become more feasible for a distribution company (DISCO), owing to new developments in Distributed Generation (DG) technologies. Even though the technical issues regarding DG interconnection to the main grid are of great importance and are being addressed by on-going research, it must be clearly placed in the context of on the financial performance of the utility. In this paper, a general approach to quantify the technical benefits of DG employment is proposed. The power system economic impact is assessed by evaluating supply quality, supply reliability, system …
Distributed Generation Control Using Protection Principles, An D. T Le, Kashem M. Muttaqi, Michael Negnevitsky, Gerard Ledwich
Distributed Generation Control Using Protection Principles, An D. T Le, Kashem M. Muttaqi, Michael Negnevitsky, Gerard Ledwich
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
No abstract provided.
Control Strategy Of Distributed Generation For Voltage Support In Distribution Systems, An D. T Le, Kashem M. Muttaqi, Michael Negnevitsky, Gerard Ledwich
Control Strategy Of Distributed Generation For Voltage Support In Distribution Systems, An D. T Le, Kashem M. Muttaqi, Michael Negnevitsky, Gerard Ledwich
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Voltage problem is always a critical issue in operating a distribution system. The uncertainties of load distribution and variation have introduced a great complexity to the task of maintaining system voltage within the permitted range. In this paper, small-scale generator, known as distributed generation (DG), is employed in the system and acting as a voltage regulator. The output of DG is controlled in such a way that acceptable level of electrical supply quality is achieved with a reasonable operating cost. The DG controller is tested with a non-uniformly varying load on the time domain basis. Simulations have been conducted with …
Geant4 Simulation For Lhc Radiation Monitoring, M Glaser, S Guatelli, B Mascialino, M Moll, M G. Pia, F Ravotti
Geant4 Simulation For Lhc Radiation Monitoring, M Glaser, S Guatelli, B Mascialino, M Moll, M G. Pia, F Ravotti
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Monitoring radiation background is a crucial task for the operation of LHC experiments. A project is in progress at CERN for the optimisation of the radiation monitors for LHC experiments. A simulation system based on Geant4, designed to assist the engineering optimisation of LHC radiation monitor detectors, is presented. Various detector packaging configurations are studied through their Geant4-based simulation, and their behaviour is compared.
The Use Of Maple Platform For The Study Of Geodisc Motion On Curved Spacetimes, Dumitru N. Vulcanov, Valentina D. Wheeler
The Use Of Maple Platform For The Study Of Geodisc Motion On Curved Spacetimes, Dumitru N. Vulcanov, Valentina D. Wheeler
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
The article illustrates the graphical study of geodesic motion on curved space-times (mainly exact solutions of Einstein equations) using the symbolic, numerical and graphical computation facilities of Maple platform. The example of null geodesics on Schwarzschild solution is completely processed. The geodesic curves are plotted directly using DEtools package in Schwarzschild coordinates.
Reply To Comment By M. Bayani Cardenas And John L. Wilson On "Flow Resistance And Bed Form Geometry In A Wide Alluvial Channel", Shu-Qing Yang, Soon-Keat Tan, Siow-Yong Lim
Reply To Comment By M. Bayani Cardenas And John L. Wilson On "Flow Resistance And Bed Form Geometry In A Wide Alluvial Channel", Shu-Qing Yang, Soon-Keat Tan, Siow-Yong Lim
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
The authors would like to thank Cardenas and Wilson [2006] for their valuable comments and interesting discussions.
Chandra Observations Of Nuclear Outflows In The Elliptical Galaxy Ngc 4552 In The Virgo Cluster, M Machacek, Paul E. J Nulsen, C Jones, W R. Forman
Chandra Observations Of Nuclear Outflows In The Elliptical Galaxy Ngc 4552 In The Virgo Cluster, M Machacek, Paul E. J Nulsen, C Jones, W R. Forman
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
We use a 54.4 ks Chandra observation to study nuclear outflow activity in NGC 4552 (M89), an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster. Chandra images in the 0.5–2 keV band show two ringlike features ∼1.7 kpc in diameter in the core of NGC 4552, as reported previously by Filho et al. We use spherically symmetric point explosion shock models to argue that the shape of the surface brightness profile across the rims of the rings and the temperature of hot gas in the rings are consistent with a Mach 1.7 shock carrying mean mechanical power Lshock ∼ 3 × 1041 …
Large Amplitude Nematicon Propagation In A Liquid Crystal With Local Response, Catherine Garcia-Reimbert, Antonmaria Minzoni, Noel Smyth, Annette L. Worthy
Large Amplitude Nematicon Propagation In A Liquid Crystal With Local Response, Catherine Garcia-Reimbert, Antonmaria Minzoni, Noel Smyth, Annette L. Worthy
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
The evolution of polarized light in a nematic liquid crystal whose directors have a local response to reorienta-tion by the light is analyzed for arbitrary input light power. Approximate equations describing this evolution are derived based on a suitable trial function in a Lagrangian formulation of the basic equations governing the electric fields involved. It is shown that the nonlinearity of the material response is responsible for the forma-tion of solitons, so-called nematicons, by saturating the nonlinearity of the governing nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Therefore in the local material response limit, solitons are formed due to the nonlinear saturation behavior. It …
Owl Usability Report: Appendices, Michael Salvo, H. Allen Brizee, Dana Lynn Driscoll, Morgan Sousa
Owl Usability Report: Appendices, Michael Salvo, H. Allen Brizee, Dana Lynn Driscoll, Morgan Sousa
Purdue Writing Lab/Purdue OWL Research Reports
This document includes appendices to the OWL Usability Report and contains survey and testing instruments, testing scripts, and testing data. It also includes information about the Creative Commons licensing associated with the OWL Usability documents produced in 2006.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (Owl) Research Report, Michael Salvo, H. Allen Brizee, Dana Lynn Driscoll, Morgan Sousa
Purdue Online Writing Lab (Owl) Research Report, Michael Salvo, H. Allen Brizee, Dana Lynn Driscoll, Morgan Sousa
Purdue Writing Lab/Purdue OWL Research Reports
This report outlines the history of the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) and details the OWL Usability Project through the summer of 2006. The paper also discusses test methodologies, describes test methods, provides participant demographics, and presents findings and recommendations of the tests. The purpose of this report is to provide researchers, administrators, and pedagogues interested in usability and Writing Labs access to information on the Purdue OWL Usability Project. We hope our findings—and this open source approach to our research—will contribute positively to the corpus on usability and Writing Lab studies.
The Emperor’S New Scar: The Ethics Of Placebo Surgery, D. A. Neil
The Emperor’S New Scar: The Ethics Of Placebo Surgery, D. A. Neil
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
[Extract] Surgical innovation is something of a grey area in medical research. Relative to other doctors, surgeons exercise a high degree of discretion in the trialing of new techniques with their patients. The first patients to undergo a new procedure are, in a real sense, subjects in an experiment. It is always hoped that a new procedure will deliver a clinical benefit but, as often as not, trial means error. The front-line patients bear a higher burden of risk, with lower expectation of success than subsequent patients, who benefit from the experience gained in the early attempts. ..... I will …
Instead Of Repression, Brian Martin
Instead Of Repression, Brian Martin
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
When confronted by terrorism, governments normally respond with repression, which can aggravate the problem. But there are alternatives for dealing with terrorism, including social justice, technological resilience, communication choking, civilian counterterrorism and nonviolent action.
Long Tan: The Politics Of Forgetting, Anthony Ashbolt
Long Tan: The Politics Of Forgetting, Anthony Ashbolt
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
The 40th anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Long Tan have been both excessive and tendentious. The rehabilitation of Vietnam veterans now serves to reinforce amnesia about Vietnam itself. Such amnesia serves the interests of policy makers in Canberra. Far from the immoral imperialist venture that it was, the American war in Vietnam now functions as a salutary reminder of Australian heroism. The noble warrior is recreated before our eyes: spurned and trashed by the anti-war movement and the Government, labelled a baby-killer by people in the street or the pub, thrown in the gutter to fester and die of …
The Myths We Are Taught About Schools, Anthony Ashbolt
The Myths We Are Taught About Schools, Anthony Ashbolt
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Certain mythologies pervade the assault upon public education. One of these is that Labor's education policy at the 2004 election damaged the party electorally. I will explore this next week. First, however, I will address a more recent intervention in the schooling debate which has received much attention. Emeritus Professor Brian Caldwell, publicizing his book published by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), has pointed repeatedly to an AC Nielsen survey conducted for the ACER showing that a significant number of public school parents would send their children to private schools if they could. The survey, from July 2004, …
The Art Of Emptiness: Buddhist Nature In Picture Books Of Miyazawa Kenji's Donguri To Yamaneko (Wildcat And The Acorns), Helen Kilpatrick
The Art Of Emptiness: Buddhist Nature In Picture Books Of Miyazawa Kenji's Donguri To Yamaneko (Wildcat And The Acorns), Helen Kilpatrick
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933), the author of Donguri to Yamaneko [3], is recognised as one of "the most imaginative spinner[s] of children's stories, of twentieth-century Japan" (Satô xvii). Moreover, Kenji, as he is commonly known, is probably Japan's most renowned Buddhist writer and his work is now taught in schools and universities. [4]He was writing at a time when Japan was undergoing rapid modernisation and much of his work, including Donguri, was created as a protest against the spiritual desolation associated with rampant industrialisation, commodification and consumerism. Donguri should be considered in this context as the story ultimately foregrounds a communion …
Getting To Know Others: An Experience Of Students Of Japanese Through Online Chat Sessions, Ritsuko Saito
Getting To Know Others: An Experience Of Students Of Japanese Through Online Chat Sessions, Ritsuko Saito
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
When learning a foreign language, online chat can be used to communicate with native speakers of the target language and to obtain information about that country. Interaction through such a medium often offers the only opportunity for learners to communicate with native speakers, particularly in regional areas where the learning environment provides limited access to the cultural activities and resources on offer in more metropolitan areas. This paper presents an experience of students of Japanese in a regional university through online chat. It examines the information students get to know about Japan and the Japanese and analyses how opinions of …
Srv & Nva: Valorizing Social Roles Through Nonviolent Action, Brian Martin
Srv & Nva: Valorizing Social Roles Through Nonviolent Action, Brian Martin
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
No abstract provided.
How Nonviolence Works, Brian Martin
How Nonviolence Works, Brian Martin
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
1. There is ample evidence from historical examples that nonviolent action can be an effective method of social action. Examples from recent decades include the toppling of Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 through "people power," the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe in 1989, the thwarting of a coup in the Soviet Union in 1991, the ending of apartheid in South Africa in the early 1990s, the resignation of President Suharto due to popular pressure in Indonesia in 1998, and the overthrow of Serbian ruler Milosevic in 2000 (Ackerman and DuVall 2000).
Language(S) And Identity(Ies) In French Society, Henri A. Jeanjean
Language(S) And Identity(Ies) In French Society, Henri A. Jeanjean
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Most discourses about France seem to imply that France is a homogeneous, monolingual, monocultural country. This is denying the cultural and linguistic diversity of the country. Regions were conquered throughout the centuries and the various regimes have always tried to eradicate regional languages and cultures, imposing French as the sole language, a powerful tool of colonisation. Resistance to the linguistic and cultural genocides have always been present. Until the second half of the 20th century this resistance was expressed only in linguistic terms. Recent events such as the Algerian war led to a new militancy and a political awareness slowly …
The Occident In The Orient Or The Orient In The Occident?: Reception Of Said's Orientalism In Japan, Yoko Harada
The Occident In The Orient Or The Orient In The Occident?: Reception Of Said's Orientalism In Japan, Yoko Harada
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
[extract] “Although Edward does not appear in the film, he exists in every aspect of it” commented Mariam Said, a widow of Edward W. Said (Siglo 2006, Yuri 2006a, p. 30). In April and May 2006, a documentary film called Edward W. Said: Out of Place was screened in Tokyo. The film was produced by a Japanese film director Sato Makoto who visited places and people in the Middle East with the guide of Said’s well known autobiography Out of Place: A Memoir (Siglo 2006). Sato starts his journey from Lebanon, where Said is now resting. His camera catches scenery …
Re/Constructing South Asia, Paul Sharrad
Re/Constructing South Asia, Paul Sharrad
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
[extract] In her early essays on life in India as an expatriate writer, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala describes her cycle of emotional responses to living abroad. Firstly, everything in India is wonderful; secondly everything about India is appalling; thirdly, reality is a mix of the two. In her model of the Westerner doing Asian Studies, at least in the Indian context, the wheel keeps turning from delighted fascination to extreme irritation to more moderate feelings that are nonetheless never a state of completely stable harmony (An Experience of India).
Towards A New Model Of Foreign Policy Change, Joakim Eidenfalk
Towards A New Model Of Foreign Policy Change, Joakim Eidenfalk
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Why do states change their foreign policy? Foreign Policy Change is a relatively young field, which has produced a number of theoretical models in order to explain what lies behind changes in a state’s foreign policy. This paper presents a recently developed foreign policy change model, containing independent, intervening and dependent variables. The independent variables are divided up into domestic and international sources of change, with nine further subcategories, which aim at identifying the factors that may or may not influence a government in its foreign policy decision-making. The next step investigated by the paper is the intervening variable, that …
"If You Can Keep Your Head When All About You Are Losing Theirs"! The Role Of The Abu Sayyaf Group In The Campaign Against Islamic Separatism In Mindanao, Peter Sales
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
[extract] Irascible old Rudyard Kipling was distilling pure wisdom when he cautioned his fin de siècle readers about keeping their heads in a world gone crazy. His adage retains a twofold relevance for those dealing with the war in the southern Philippines. In a situation marred by fear, hatred, and brutality, the calmer heads hold the only hope of achieving peace. Nothing has come from the posturing of trapos (traditional politicians). The process of negotiating a political settlement in the south requires clear-headed vision on the part of some honest brokers and a widely endorsed apparatus to ensure its application.
Limbic Hyperactivation During Processing Of Neutral Facial Expressions In Children With Bipolar Disorder, Brendan A. Rich, Deborah T. Vinton, Roxann Roberson-Nay, Rebecca E. Hommer, Lisa H. Berghorst, Erin B. Mcclure, Stephen J. Fromm, Daniel S. Pine, Ellen Leibenluft
Limbic Hyperactivation During Processing Of Neutral Facial Expressions In Children With Bipolar Disorder, Brendan A. Rich, Deborah T. Vinton, Roxann Roberson-Nay, Rebecca E. Hommer, Lisa H. Berghorst, Erin B. Mcclure, Stephen J. Fromm, Daniel S. Pine, Ellen Leibenluft
Chemistry Faculty Publications
A major paradigm shift in mental health has led to the ascendance of the view that chronic psychopathology results from perturbed neural development. While most work in this area examines schizophrenia, the current report extends the paradigm to bipolar disorder (BD) in youth, thus demonstrating traction (not sure I understand what you mean here) in the developmental-psychobiology perspective. To study the role of amygdala dysfunction, we examined the neural mechanisms mediating face processing in 22 youth (mean age 14.21 + 3.11 years) with BD and 21 controls of comparable age, gender, and IQ. Event-related fMRI compared neural activation when attention …
A View From The Top: International Politics, Norms And The Worldwide Growth Of Ngos, Kim D. Reimann
A View From The Top: International Politics, Norms And The Worldwide Growth Of Ngos, Kim D. Reimann
Political Science Faculty Publications
This article provides a "top-down" explanation for the rapid growth of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the postwar period, focusing on two aspects of political globalization. First, I argue that international political opportunities in the form of funding and political access have expanded enormously in the postwar period and provided a structural environment highly conducive to NGO growth. Secondly, I present a norm-based argument and trace the rise of a pro-NGO norm in the 1980s and 1990s among donor states and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), which has actively promoted the spread of NGOs to non-Western countries. The article ends with a brief …
Party Strength And International Trade: A Cross National Analysis, Charles Robert Hankla
Party Strength And International Trade: A Cross National Analysis, Charles Robert Hankla
Political Science Faculty Publications
We know from observation that some democracies intervene deeply in their domestic economies while others adopt a more laissez faire approach. Can we explain these differences solely with ideology, or are other political influences also at work? I argue in this paper that elected leaders sometimes opt for hefty economic regulation purely to generate sources of patronage that can be used to maintain their political positions. Leaders are most tempted to take this approach, I contend, when their political parties are not stably linked to sources of electoral support. Unstably linked governing parties will tend to have very short time …
Party Linkages And Economic Policy: An Examination Of Indira Gandhi’S India, Charles R. Hankla
Party Linkages And Economic Policy: An Examination Of Indira Gandhi’S India, Charles R. Hankla
Political Science Faculty Publications
We know from observation that some democracies intervene deeply in their domestic economies while others adopt a more laissez faire approach. Can we explain these differences solely with ideology, or are other political influences also at work? I argue in this paper that elected leaders sometimes opt for hefty economic regulation purely to generate sources of patronage that can be used to maintain their political positions. Leaders are most tempted to take this approach, I contend, when their political parties are not stably linked to sources of electoral support. Unstably linked governing parties will tend to have very short time …
Success Matters: Casualty Sensitivity And The War In Iraq", Jason Reifler, Christopher Gelpi, Peter Feaver
Success Matters: Casualty Sensitivity And The War In Iraq", Jason Reifler, Christopher Gelpi, Peter Feaver
Political Science Faculty Publications
In this article, we argue that the public will tolerate significant numbers of U.S. combat casualties under certain circumstances. To be sure, the public is not indifferent to the human costs of American foreign policy, but casualties have not by themselves driven public attitudes toward the Iraq war, and mounting casualties have not always produced a reduction in public support. The Iraq case suggests that under the right conditions, the public will continue to support military operations even when they come with a relatively high human cost. Our core argument is that the U.S. public’s tolerance for the human costs …