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Seeking the Wealth of Self
Michael George
Mar 16, 2022
Michael George teaches Religion and Culture, and Ethics at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is interested in helping to promote the project of Integrative Bioethics, which he considers to be a possible...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Predictive Learning of Error Recovery with a Sensorized Passivity‐Based Soft Anthropomorphic Hand
Manipulation strategies based on the passive dynamics of soft-bodied interactions provide robust performances with limited sensory information. They utilise the kinematic structure and passive dynamics of the body to adapt to...
Review of William Pinar, Moving Images of Eternity
Bryan Heystee
Apr 22, 2021
William Pinar’s 2019 book Moving Images of Eternity: George Grant’s Critiqueof Time, Teaching, and Technology presents a much-needed and welcomeaddition to scholarship on one of Canada’s most significant philosophers....
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mid and Low Vowels in Southeastern French
Alain Thomas
Sep 30, 2014
In this article, we present the partial results of a survey of French pronunciationin southeastern France, where the local variants are more and more threatened bystandard French (SF). In order to document this process, we have...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
The Gift of Drugs
Mohammed Hamdan
Dec 14, 2022
This article argues that Thomas De Quincey’s Confessions of an English Opium-Eater subverts the colonial representation of foreign places by providing a counter geographical narrative of English imperialism. De Quincey’s...
decolonial studies; Literature; Cultural Studies De Quincey; Confessions; space; arabesque; imperial; opium Romantic Literary Studies
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Francitan vs. Standard French Pronunciation in Southeastern France
Alain Thomas
Nov 19, 2013
This article presents the results of a survey on French pronunciation in the Nice (France) area, which attempts to determine whether southern pronunciation is being lost in that region and, if so, to what extent, on which...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Of Zebra Doves and Prawn Crackers
Marc Benamou
Nov 19, 2013
Both the English and Javanese' languages describe music largely in metaphoric terms. In English, for instance, we use the spatial metaphor "up" and "down" to refer to differences in pitch. In Javanese these same differences are...
Published by: Faculty of Education
A Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithm for Solving Higher-Order Boundary Value Problems
An effective metaheuristic algorithm to solve the higher-order boundary value problems, called a genetic programming technique is presented. In this paper, a genetic programming algorithm, which depends on the syntax tree...
Published by: IGI Global
A System Dynamics Approach to SME Resilience Under the Economic Stress of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic reshapes our knowledge and reconceptualises our belief in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as more flexible and resilient than bigger organisations under difficult socioeconomic conditions. The critical...
Published by: IGI Global
Delivering Higher Education in Public Health Emergencies
Thomas Songu
Jan 01, 2022
With the general closure of universities and schools in Sierra Leone due to the COVID-19 pandemic, digital learning has become a credible alternative to maintain students in educational, training, and research links. The study...
Published by: IGI Global
A Liberating Curricula as a Social Responsibility for Promoting Social Justice and Student Success Within the UK Higher Education Institution (HEI)
Dave Thomas
Jul 20, 2018
Integrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities as part of a higher education institution (HEI) organisational strategies and practices to address economic and social inequality is no longer a new phenomenon. This...
Published by: IGI Global
A Framework for Implementing a Computer-Based Knowledge Management System in Healthcare Organisations
Computer-based knowledge management systems provide sustainable management of organisational knowledge. The adoption of computer-based knowledge management systems assists organisations in harmonizing critical knowledge...
Published by: IGI Global
The Missing Dimension
George Tibbetts
Nov 19, 2013
A story that has become part of musical folklore telIs of the rehearsal of a Beethoven piano concerto by the pianist Artur Schnabel and the conductor Qtto von Klemperer. As Klemperer was conducting the orchestra, he noticed...
Published by: Faculty of Education
The Method and Structure of Schelling’s Late Philosophy
Thomas Buchheim
Dec 20, 2020
The period of Schelling’s final mature philosophy started with his appointment to Berlin (1840), where he undertook a profound revision of his Philosophy of Mythology and Revelation (which he still considered to be purely...
Published by: Memorial University Libraries
Organization and Management Past to Present
Thomas Joseph
Apr 01, 2020
This article examined the historical evolution of organization and management theories and their applicability to practice in modern enterprise. Management and organizational theories each add something to the awareness of what...
Published by: IGI Global
Ethics in Organization and Management
Thomas Joseph
Jul 01, 2020
A fundamental challenge for scholars and practitioners of organization and management is the integration of theoretical ethics with practical decision-making. This article discusses the historical evolution of ethics in...
Published by: IGI Global
Comparing Phonetic Characteristics of African American and European American Speech
African American English (AAE) has been studied more heavily, by far, than anyother forms of American English. Nevertheless, much of the emphasis has beenplaced on morphosyntactic variants and its phonetic characteristics are...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
The secular solo cantatas of Thomas A. Arne (1710-78)
Paul Rice
Apr 11, 2013
Published by: Faculty of Education
Influence of Cutting Parameters on Machinability of DSS 2205 and SDSS 2507 Materials During Milling
Duplex and super duplex materials possess the properties of both Austenite and Martensitic steels. Properties like hardness and toughness are very high for duplex grades and are difficult-to-machine. In this study, machining...
Published by: IGI Global
THE DICTIONARY OF NEWFOUNDLAND ENGLISH
Jeff A. Webb
Jan 09, 2014
IN THE FALL OF 1982 the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (DNE) arrived in bookshops. It was the culmination of about 30 years of effort on the part of George Story, William Kirwin and John Widdowson, and was the greatest...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
McShane’s Influence on My Understanding of Lonergan (and of myself)
Pierrot Lambert
Mar 16, 2022
Pierrot Lambert is the author of Bernard Lonergan: Introduction à sa vie et à son œuvre (Montréal: Guérin, 2008), co-author (with Charlotte Tansey and Cathleen Going) of Caring about Meaning: Patterns in the Life of Bernard...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Racially Motivated Police Brutality Is a Community Public Health Issue in the United States
Ongoing global protests against police violence and racism were heightened in 2020 after the deaths of Breana Taylor and George Floyd, whose deaths made headlines worldwide and raised awareness of the Black Lives Matter...
Published by: IGI Global
Pinellas Bayway Bridge Replacement
Thomas Wadden
Apr 18, 2013
Pinellas County is comprised of various coastal cities located on the west coast of Florida, U.S. With over 50 kilometres of sandy beaches, this area is a popular destination for regional, national and international visitors. As...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Need We Train Online Instructors?
In an online setting, it is critical to understand the factors that influence learning outcomes and student satisfaction. Group work or collaborative learning is frequently prescribed as a vital part of online classes. Learning...
Published by: IGI Global
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