The Fabric of Academic Communities at the Heart of the British Empire’s Modernization Policies

ABSTRACT In contrast to the finite element method (FEM), which is widely used in the tire industry nowadays, some alternative methods have been proposed by academic communities over the past decade or so. The meshfree method is one of those new methodologies. Originally intended to remove the burden of creating the mesh that is inherent in FEM, the meshfree method relies on the point data rather than the mesh, which makes it much easier to discretize the geometry. In addition to those modeling issues, it has been found that the meshfree method has several advantages over FEM in handling geometrical nonlinearities, continuities, and so forth. In accordance with those emerging possibilities, the authors have been conducting research on the matter. This article describes the results of the authors' preliminary research on the applicability of the meshfree method to tire analyses, which include the theoretical outline, the strategy of tire modeling, numerical results, comparisons with results of FEM, and conclusions.

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Comparing Medieval Iceland with other Regions

10.1093/oso/9780198777601.003.0031 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Chris Callow

Keyword(s):

Frame Of Reference ◽

Historical Scholarship ◽

Academic Communities ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

Political Structures

One of the hallmarks of the honorand’s research has been its breadth, its active attempts to compare how different medieval societies worked, and its awareness of how different academic communities think about their subjects. In different places Iceland has figured as a frame of reference. This chapter aims to consider briefly how Iceland serves as a comparator now, some thirty years after a growth in anglophone scholarship helped develop interest in the country. In that period Icelandic archaeology has developed significantly and international scholarly trends have influenced the literary and historical scholarship related to Iceland. It briefly considers ways in which Iceland’s socio-political structures might be considered differently to how they were thirty years ago, and how recent views of other medieval Western societies suggest some new similarities and differences between Iceland and elsewhere.

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The Politics of Energy Security

The Oxford Handbook of Energy Politics ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190861360.013.10 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 247-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jessica Jewell ◽

Elina Brutschin

Keyword(s):

Energy Security ◽

Energy Systems ◽

Future Research ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Social Actors ◽

Academic Communities ◽

Policy Goals ◽

Main Driver ◽

Productive Research

Energy security has long been a main driver of energy policies, but its meaning has been contested by policy makers and scholars. The concept incorporates both material and intersubjective aspects, finding different expressions in different contexts and attracting the interest of diverse social actors and academic communities. This chapter identifies, compares, and contrasts five major approaches for analyzing energy security rooted in different scholarly traditions. It argues that in order to facilitate a dialogue among these approaches as well as policy comparison and learning, it is useful to conceptualize energy security as “low vulnerability of vital energy systems.” This definition opens avenues for productive research, unpacking the interplay between material and intersubjective aspects of “vulnerability” and “vitality” of energy systems. Future research should investigate the role of material factors alongside power, values, and trust in defining energy security; explain the gap between energy securitization and action; and explore the interaction between energy security and other energy policy goals.

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A Review on Electric Vehicles: Technologies and Challenges

Smart Cities ◽

10.3390/smartcities4010022 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 372-404

Author(s):

Julio A. Sanguesa ◽

Vicente Torres-Sanz ◽

Piedad Garrido ◽

Francisco J. Martinez ◽

Johann M. Marquez-Barja

Keyword(s):

Electric Vehicles ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Future Prospects ◽

Academic Communities ◽

Market Situation ◽

Battery Technology ◽

Battery Energy ◽

New Research ◽

Near Future ◽

Technology Trends

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are gaining momentum due to several factors, including the price reduction as well as the climate and environmental awareness. This paper reviews the advances of EVs regarding battery technology trends, charging methods, as well as new research challenges and open opportunities. More specifically, an analysis of the worldwide market situation of EVs and their future prospects is carried out. Given that one of the fundamental aspects in EVs is the battery, the paper presents a thorough review of the battery technologies—from the Lead-acid batteries to the Lithium-ion. Moreover, we review the different standards that are available for EVs charging process, as well as the power control and battery energy management proposals. Finally, we conclude our work by presenting our vision about what is expected in the near future within this field, as well as the research aspects that are still open for both industry and academic communities.

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THE HOUSE OF SCHOLARSHIP, THE SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE, THE TREASURY OF SCIENCE: RHETORICAL IMAGERY AND SOCIAL METAPHORS OF 13TH AND 14TH CENTURIES WESTERN EUROPEAN ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES

Odysseus. Man in History ◽

10.32608/1607-6184-2021-29-1-16-34 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 16-34

Author(s):

Alexandr Rusanov ◽

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Social Reality ◽

Deep Roots ◽

Academic Communities ◽

University Communities ◽

The Status ◽

Western European ◽

Ars Dictaminis ◽

Legal Concepts

The article scrutinizes the ideas about the academic communities typical for the Latin world of the 13th and 14th centuries. It focuses on the ‘metaphorical vocabulary’ of academic corporations that was formed at that time within the framework of the Ars Dictaminis and was widely used to substantiate the status of university communities. These metaphors significantly supplemented the vague legal concepts that described academic communities (studium/studium generale, universitas). The most widespread metaphors of higher education institutions included such images as house of scholarship, seeds of knowledge, and treasure. All of them had deep roots in the Holy Scripture, but became widespread thanks to ‘exemplary’ texts included in rhetorical manuals and summae. With their help, social reality was interpreted within the framework of rhetoric as an epistemic system, often overlapping with the spheres of law and theology. The paper considers these metaphors in the context of their distribution, within the networks of local political and cultural ties drawing on cases of two Iberian universities – those of Lisbon (founded between 1288 and 1290) and Lleida (founded in 1300).

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Impact and Outcomes of a Flow Visualization Course

Volume 2: Fora ◽

10.1115/fedsm2009-78480 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Jean Hertzberg ◽

Alex Sweetman

Keyword(s):

Fluid Mechanics ◽

Flow Visualization ◽

Fine Arts ◽

Scientific Discipline ◽

Academic Communities ◽

University Of Colorado ◽

Technical Content ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

The University ◽

Aesthetic Sensibility

For the past six years, a course on flow visualization has been offered to mixed teams of graduate and undergraduate engineering and fine arts photography students at the University of Colorado. The course has significant technical content on flow visualization and photographic techniques, and includes some emphasis on documentation and the interpretation of results, particularly with respect to atmospheric dynamics as revealed by clouds. What makes this course unusual is the emphasis on the production of images for aesthetic purposes: for art. While a number of art/science collaborations are growing worldwide, both in professional and academic communities, typically scientists are expected to contribute technical support while artists produce art. A particularly unusual aspect of this course is that all students are expected to demonstrate both aesthetic sensibility and scientific discipline. Another is that students are not constrained to study specific phenomena or use specific techniques; instead, creativity is required. A major outcome from this course is a series of stunning images. In addition, anecdotal evidence suggests that this course has a lasting impact on students’ perception of fluid physics, which can be contrasted to the effect of traditional introductory fluids courses. This raises the question of whether this impact is significant with respect to students’ understanding and appreciation of fluid mechanics, and if so, what aspect of the flow visualization course is most important? A survey instrument is being designed to quantify whether students’ awareness of fluid mechanics in the world around them changes when they take these courses and if students’ attitudes towards fluids is changed when they take these courses.

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The metalanguage of translation

Target ◽

10.1075/target.19.2.12tan ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 359-374 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jun Tang

Keyword(s):

Local Knowledge ◽

Mutual Understanding ◽

Academic Communities ◽

Uncritical Acceptance ◽

Different Cultures

This paper provides a brief introduction to the metalanguage of translation in China. It also gives an account of the recent domestic anxiety about the uncritical acceptance of Western metalanguages and the discontinuity of traditional metadiscourses. The author contends that mutual understanding between scholars from different academic backgrounds will contribute to a new global academic order that accommodates and incorporates local knowledge of different cultures and marginal metalanguages of various academic communities.

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PENERBITAN JURNAL ILMIAH UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA

JIV-Jurnal Ilmiah Visi ◽

10.21009/jiv.0502.10 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 216-220

Author(s):

B. P. Sitepu

Keyword(s):

Human Resource ◽

Scientific Journal ◽

Experimental Results ◽

Theoretical Research ◽

Journal Articles ◽

Academic Communities ◽

Science Technology ◽

Research Findings

Scientific journal is one of the periodical publications intended to widely disseminate research findings useful for research and academic communities. Articles published in the journal tend to be highly technical, representing the latest theoretical research and experimental results in the field of science, technolgy, or arts covered by the journal. Articles in the journal can be used as references and inspire researchers and scholars to do further researh. The quantity and quality of journals in a country can indicate the quality of the human resource and development of science, technology, and arts in the country. Based on the available data, the quantity and the quality of journal in Indonesia are still unsatisfactory. This article discusses some problems in managing journal and provides a number of recommendation which are useful for those publishing a journal.

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The Effect of Self Efficacy and Parent Support on Learning Motivation in Management Business Students in Padang's Private Vocational School

KONSELI Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling (E-Journal) ◽

10.24042/kons.v6i2.5074 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 133-140

Author(s):

Ummul Hasanah ◽

Alizamar Alizamar ◽

Marjohan Marjohan ◽

Engkizar Engkizar

Keyword(s):

Family Environment ◽

Parental Support ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Business Students ◽

Learning Motivation ◽

Vocational School ◽

Academic Communities ◽

Learning Attitudes ◽

Attention To Students ◽

Management Students

This study departs from the expectation that high or low student learning motivation are influenced by self-efficacy and family environment. The results of the study show that: 1) self-efficacy has a significant effect on learning motivation. 2) self-efficacy and parental support have a significant effect on learning motivation. This research is an associative descriptive study. The sample in this study is the business management students of class X and XI that are registered at Padang Private Vocational School. The findings from this study are expected to be a reference for teachers and other academic communities to be able to pay more attention to students in learning by giving attention to the family environment and paying attention to their learning attitudes and also help increase student motivation in learning so that maximum learning outcomes are obtained

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Addressing Stakeholder Concerns Regarding the Effective Use of Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics

Resources ◽

10.3390/resources10100095 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 95

Author(s):

Carly A. Fletcher ◽

Karolina Niemenoja ◽

Rhiannon Hunt ◽

Jill Adams ◽

Alan Dempsey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Stakeholder Engagement ◽

Research Policy ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Information Provision ◽

Market Penetration ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Academic Communities ◽

Communication Difficulties ◽

And Performance ◽

Effective Use

Bio-based and biodegradable materials have the potential to replace traditional petroleum-based plastics across a range of products and contribute to a more circular economy. However, the uptake of these materials will not succeed unless consumers, manufacturers, and regulators are convinced of their efficacy. Investigating performance and safety concerns put forward by academic and non-academic communities, this paper assesses whether these concerns are being adequately addressed by current policy and regulation. In addition, measures to overcome significant concerns are developed through a series of stakeholder engagement events, informed by the Prospex-CQI-and STIR methodology. Discussions across the stakeholder engagement events have highlighted several concerns that create barriers to market up-take of bio-based and biodegradable plastic products, including the continued confusion regarding terminology and resultant communication, difficulties in navigating the plethora of documents related to safety, the appropriateness of safety documents when applied to new products, and the overall suitability and sustainability of such materials as an alternative to traditional plastics. To overcome these concerns, a series of recommendations for research, policy, and practice are made with respect to the following key areas of concern: regulation and legislative instruments, material quality and performance, market penetration and availability, waste management infrastructure, sourcing and supply chain, communication and information provision, and material health and safety.

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