BOARDS OF TRUSTEES IN NEW ZEALAND’S RURAL SCHOOLS: THE CHALLENGES OF TOMORROW’S SCHOOLS

Jamie Costley 한국교육행정학회 2011 한국교육행정학회 학술연구발표회논문집 Vol.2011 No.2

VALIDATION OF ON-LINE MONITORING TECHNIQUES TO NUCLEAR PLANT DATA

JAMIE GARVEY 한국원자력학회 2007 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.39 No.2

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) demonstrated a method for monitoring the performance of instrument channels in Topical Report (TR) 104965, “On-Line Monitoring of Instrument Channel Performance.” This paper presents the results of several models originally developed by EPRI to monitor three nuclear plant sensor sets: Pressurizer Level, Reactor Protection System (RPS) Loop A, and Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Loop A Steam Generator (SG) Level. The sensor sets investigated include one redundant sensor model and two non-redundant sensor models. Each model employs an Auto- Associative Kernel Regression (AAKR) model architecture to predict correct sensor behavior. Performance of each of the developed models is evaluated using four metrics: accuracy, auto-sensitivity, cross-sensitivity, and newly developed Error Uncertainty Limit Monitoring (EULM) detectability. The uncertainty estimate for each model is also calculated through two methods: analytic formulas and Monte Carlo estimation. The uncertainty estimates are verified by calculating confidence interval coverages to assure that 95% of the measured data fall within the confidence intervals. The model performance evaluation identified the Pressurizer Level model as acceptable for on-line monitoring (OLM) implementation. The other two models, RPS Loop A and RCS Loop A SG Level, highlight two common problems that occur in model development and evaluation, namely faulty data and poor signal selection

Flexible Exportism?

Jamie Doucette(제이미 두셋) 경상대학교 사회과학연구원(마르크스주의 연구) 2018 마르크스주의 연구 Vol.15 No.1

Pursuing Spirituality : A Challenge in Children’s Ministry

Jamie M. Kang 한국기독교교육정보학회 2008 Journal of Christian education information tech Vol.0 No.14

What is spirituality? The search for a definition is significant for children’s ministry specialists as they ask themselves whether to include spiritual formation and development as a part of children’s ministry and, if they decide to do so, how to do it. Unfortunately, it is not easy to find a clear definition of the term “spirituality.” Out of various definitions, Hay and Nye’s understanding of spirituality as relational consciousness is chosen for this paper. For today’s children, called Generation Z, who are accustomed to the postmodern construction of knowledge, awareness is an appropriate stepping stone to transcendence. As a way to improve children’s capacity for awareness, a teacher needs to present themselves as a facilitator and a model and create a safe environment for children to deepen their relationship with and consciousness about themselves, others, and transcendence.

CSR reporting on apparel companies’ websites: framing good deeds and clarifying missteps

Jamie Gaskill-Fox,Karen H Hyllegard,Jennifer Paff Ogle 한국의류학회 2014 Fashion and Textiles Vol.1 No.1

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting refers to the means by which an organization communicates to its stakeholders about the social, environmental, and financial impacts that its business practices have on society (Gray, 2008). CSR reporting is founded in the belief that organizations have responsibilities toward society that go beyond their legal obligations and economic interests (Carroll, 1991), including responsibilities toward employees, customers, suppliers, government and non-government organizations (Fraser, 2005). Within the global textiles and apparel industry, CSR involves mindful consideration of how the design, development, production, distribution, marketing, and consumption of goods may impact multiple stakeholders and simultaneously generate profit for individual companies (Dickson & Eckman, 2006). As such, disclosures of CSR business practices within the textiles and apparel industry necessarily focus upon a broad range of issues, including the environment, labor, fair trade, consumer deception and safety, and the objectification and commodification of the human body (e.g., in the context of advertising). Companies that engage in CSR reporting may derive varied benefits, including the ability to hire and retain quality employees (Dawkins, 2004), build customer loyalty (Sen & Bhattacharya, 2001), build/manage brand image (Kavitha & Anita, 2011; Welford & Frost, 2006), minimize/manage risks throughout the supply chain (Welford & Frost, 2006), and increase long-term profitability (Vanhamme & Grobben, 2009). Companies disclose information about their CSR business practices through advertising and public relations to foster awareness of their socially responsible decisionmaking among stakeholders (Capriotti & Moreno, 2007; Farache & Perks, 2010). Research also suggests that stakeholders are interested in being informed about companies’ CSR initiatives (Dawkins & Lewis, 2003) and are willing to support companies that embrace socially responsible practices and to rebuke companies that act irresponsibly (Consumers Worldwide 1999). Although annual reports are a primary channel for disclosing CSR practices (Kavitha & Anita, 2011), company websites also are used to communicate about CSR practices, especially among larger companies (Holder-Webb, Cohen, Nath, & Wood, 2009) because the internet provides a practical and inexpensive way by which to share a wealth of information with a variety of stakeholders (Kent, Taylor, & White, 2003). Further, websites offer an advantage over conventional mass media in that they provide a means by which to obtain direct feedback from stakeholders (Pollach, 2005). © 2014 Gaskill-Fox et al.; licensee springer. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. Gaskill-Fox et al. Fashion and Textiles 2014, 1:11 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40691-014-0011-8 Prior studies have examined how companies use their websites to communicate about their CSR initiatives, including the types of information presented, the stakeholders to whom this information is targeted, and the factors that influence the type and amount of disclosures made (e.g., Basil & Erlandson, 2008; Capriotti & Moreno, 2007; Holder-Webb et al., 2009). No studies to date, however, have focused specifically upon CSR reporting among apparel companies via company-owned websites. This is somewhat surprising, given that the apparel industry poses a high risk for negative social and environmental impacts. In fact, over the past few decades, the apparel industry has received considerable criticism for numerous ethical “missteps”, thereby prompting the companies and their stakeholders to develop new CSR initiatives and to report their engagement in such initiatives. These initiat...

여백의 풍경

Jamie Ellin Forbes 현대건축사 2006 마루 Vol.- No.51

장태묵의 여백의 풍경 - 서정시를 만나는 듯한 여백의 풍경

Jamie Elin Forbes 현대건축사 2006 마루 Vol.- No.56

Constraining the Mass Loss Geometry of Beta Lyrae

Jamie R. Lomax 한국우주과학회 2012 Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences Vol.29 No.1

Massive binary stars lose mass by two mechanisms: jet-driven mass loss during periods of active mass transfer and by wind-driven mass loss. Beta Lyrae is an eclipsing, semi-detached binary whose state of active mass transfer provides a unique opportunity to study how the evolution of binary systems is affected by jet-driven mass loss. Roche lobe overflow from the primary star feeds the thick accretion disk which almost completely obscures the mass-gaining star. A hot spot predicted to be on the edge of the accretion disk may be the source of beta Lyrae’s bipolar outflows. I present results from spectropolarimetric data taken with the University of Wisconsin’s Half-Wave Spectropolarimeter and the Flower and Cook Observatory’s photoelastic modulating polarimeter instrument which have implications for our current understanding of the system’s disk geometry. Using broadband polarimetric analysis, I derive new information about the structure of the disk and the presence and location of a hot spot. These results place constraints on the geometrical distribution of material in beta Lyrae and can help quantify the amount of mass lost from massive interacting binary systems during phases of mass transfer and jet-driven mass loss.

Performance based design approach for multi-storey concentrically braced steel frames

Jamie Goggins,Suhaib Salawdeh 국제구조공학회 2016 Steel and Composite Structures, An International J Vol.20 No.4

In this paper, a Performance Based Design (PBD) approach is validated for multi-storey concentrically braced frame (CBF) systems. Direct Displacement Based Design (DDBD) procedure is used and validated by designing 4- and 12-storey CBF buildings. Nonlinear time history analysis (NLTHA) is used to check the performance of the design methodology by employing different accelerograms having displacement spectra matching the design displacement spectrum. Displacements and drifts obtained from NLTHA are found to fall within the design displacement limits used in the DDBD procedure. In NLTHA, both tension and compression members are found to be resisting the base shear, <i>F_b</i>, not only the tension members as assumed in the design methodology and suggested by Eurocode 8. This is the reason that the total <i>F_b</i> in NLTHA is found to be greater than the design shear forces. Furthermore, it is found that the average of the maximum ductility values recorded from the time history analyses for the 4-and 12-storey buildings are close to the design ductility obtained from the DDBD methodology and ductility expressions established by several researchers. Moreover, the DDBD is compared to the Forced Based Design (FBD) methodology for CBFs. The comparison is carried out by designing 4 and 12-storey CBF buildings using both DDBD and FBD methodologies. The performance for both methodologies is verified using NLTHA. It is found that the <i>F_b</i> from FBD is larger than <i>F_b</i> obtained from DDBD. This leads to the use of larger sections for the structure designed by FBD to resist the lateral forces.

A 4-Week Pecan-Enriched Diet Improves Postprandial Lipid Peroxidation in Aging Adults

Jamie A. Cooper,Betsy Cogan,Regis C. Pearson,Nathan T. Jenkins,Chad M. Paton 한국식품영양과학회 2023 Journal of medicinal food Vol.26 No.9

Pecans are rich in bioactive compounds known to reduce oxidative stress and provide glucoregulatory benefits. Few studies assessing the effect of a pecan-enriched diet on such health outcomes suggest potential improvements tocardiometabolic health; however, this has not been studied in an older adult population. Thus, we aimed to examine the effectof daily pecan consumption for 4-weeks on fasting and postmeal antioxidant status, oxidative stress, and markers of glycemiain healthy aging adults. In this randomized, parallel, controlled trial, 41 healthy adults (50–75 years) either consumed 68 g ofpecans/day (pecan; n = 21) or avoided all nuts (control; n = 20). At pre- (V1) and postintervention visits (V2), blood sampleswere obtained at fasting, and 30, 60, and 120 min following a high saturated fat meal to assess changes in malondialdehyde,which is a measure of lipid peroxidation, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), glucose, and insulin. Across the intervention, therewere no differences in fasting or postprandial TAC, glucose, or insulin for pecan versus control. There was a trend for adifference in fasting lipid peroxidation from V1 to V2 by treatment (P = .06) driven by a slight reduction for pecan versuscontrol (Dpecan: -2.0 – 1.1 vs. Dcontrol: +0.6 – 0.8 lM). In addition, postprandial lipid peroxidation was suppressed at V2 forpecan, and this was different from control (pecan areas under the curve (AUC): 10.6 – 1.3 lM/h to 9.1 – 1.2 lM/h vs. controlAUC: 8.9 – 1.3 lM/h to 9.2 – 1.1 lM/h; P = .03). These findings suggest that a 1 month, pecan-enriched diet is protectiveagainst postmeal oxidative stress. Longer interventions or a diabetic population may be needed to observe glucoregulatorybenefits.