The enforcement of English apprenticeship : a study in applied merchantilism (1563-1642) / Margaret Gay Davies

• Record Nr.: UNIORUON00196593
• Autore: DAVIES, Margaret Gay
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge ( (MS), : Harvard University Press, 1956. X, 319 p. ; 22 cm.
• Soggetti: GRAN BRETAGNA - Storia economica
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

NOAA's education program : review and critique / / John W. Farrington and Michael A. Feder, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910966094403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2010
• ISBN: 9786612787409; 9780309157254; 0309157250; 9781282787407; 1282787403; 9780309151245; 0309151244
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FarringtonJohn W; FederMichael A. <1977->
• Disciplina: 551.46071073
• Soggetti: Environmental sciences - Study and teaching - United States; Meteorology - Study and teaching - United States; Oceanography - Study and teaching - United States; Marine resources - Study and teaching - United States; Coastal zone management - Study and teaching - United States; Earth sciences - Study and teaching - United States; Government aid to education - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-159).
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Summary""; ""1 Overview and Introduction""; ""2 NOAA's Role in the Education Landscape""; ""3 The Education Portfolio and Effective Practices""; ""4 Overview and Critique of NOAA's Education Programs""; ""5 Current Evaluation Framework and Existing Evaluation Efforts""; ""6 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Committee Meeting Public Agendas""; ""Appendix B: Site Visit Agendas""; ""Appendix C: NOAA Education Program Websites""; ""Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""
• Sommario/riassunto: "There is a national need to educate the public about the ocean, coastal resources, atmosphere and climate. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the agency responsible for understanding and predicting changes in the Earth's environment and conserving and managing coastal and marine resources to meet the nation's economic, social and environmental needs, has a broad mandate to engage and coordinate education initiatives on these topics. Since its creation in 1970, the NOAA has supported a variety of education projects that cover a range of topics related to the agency's scientific and stewardship mission. NOAA uses formal and informal learning environments to enhance understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to advance environmental education. The work of this agency overlaps and compliments the missions of other federal agencies, institutions of higher education, private and nonprofit organizations. Coordination among these agencies and organizations has been challenging. Limited education resources and the inherently global nature of NOAA's mission make strategic partnerships critical in order for the agency to accomplish its goals. Additionally, clear education goals, planning, and strategic use of resources are critical aspects for effective partnerships. NOAA's Education Program: Review and Critique provides a summary of the national education context for NOAA's role in education which is twofold: first is to advance the environmental literacy of the nation, and second is to promote a diverse workforce in ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, atmospheric and climate sciences. The book also describes the strengths and weaknesses of the education strategic plan, the education evaluation approach of the agency and strategies for improving the evaluation process."--Publisher's description.

Mobile backhaul / / editors, Esa Markus Metsala, Juha Salmelin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811404403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012
• ISBN: 9786613621467; 9781119943556; 1119943558; 9781280591631; 1280591633; 9781119941019; 1119941016; 9781119941026; 1119941024
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (410 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SalmelinJuha; MetsalaEsa
• Disciplina: 621.39/81
• Soggetti: Mobile communication systems; Telecommunication
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: -- Foreword xv -- Acknowledgements xvii -- List of Abbreviations xix -- List of Contributors xxxi -- 1 Introduction 1 / Esa Metsala, Juha Salmelin and Erik Salo -- 1.1 Why Read This Book 1 -- 1.2 What is 'Mobile Backhaul' 2 -- 1.3 Targets and Scope of the Book 3 -- 1.4 Organization of the Book 3 -- PART I MOBILE AND PACKET NETWORKS -- 2 Mobile Backhaul and the New Packet Era 7 / Erik Salo and Juha Salmelin -- 2.1 Backhaul Network, Tiers and Costs 7 -- 2.2 Legacy Backhaul Networks 9 -- 2.3 Drivers for the MBH Network Change 10 -- 2.4 Packet Based Backhaul Networks 21 -- 2.5 Making Transition to Packet Technology Networks 22 -- 3 3GPP Mobile Systems 29 / Esa Metsala -- 3.1 3GPP 29 -- 3.2 2G 33 -- 3.3 3G 38 -- 3.4 LTE 54 -- 3.5 Summary 64 -- 4 Packet Networks 68 / Esa Metsala -- 4.1 Mobile Backhaul Application 68 -- 4.2 Standardization 73 -- 4.3 Physical ; Interfaces 76 -- 4.4 PPP and ML-PPP 80 -- 4.5 Ethernet and Carrier Ethernet 83 -- 4.6 IP and Transport Layer Protocols 92 -- 4.7 MPLS/IP Applications 109 -- 4.8 Summary 123 -- 5 Backhaul Transport Technologies 128 / Jouko Kapanen, Jyri Putkonen and Juha Salmelin -- 5.1 Transport Systems 128 -- 5.2 Wireless Backhaul Technology 138 -- 5.3 Wire-Line Backhaul Technology 148 -- 5.4 Aggregation and Backbone Tiers 155 -- 5.5 Leased Line Services for Mobile Backhaul 156 -- 5.6 Summary 163 -- PART II MOBILE BACKHAUL FUNCTIONALITY -- 6 Synchronization 167 / Antti Pietilainen and Juha Salmelin -- 6.1 Cellular Networks Synchronization Requirements 167 -- 6.2 Frequency Synchronization in TDM Networks 169 -- 6.3 Frequency Synchronization in Packet Networks 172 -- 6.4 Synchronization Metrics for TDM and Synchronous Ethernet 182 -- 6.5 Packet Synchronization Fundamentals and Metrics 187 -- 6.6 Rules of Thumb for Packet Timing Network Implementation 199 -- 6.7 Time Synchronization 201 -- 6.8 Conclusions 202 -- 7 Resilience 204 / Esa Metsala -- 7.1 Introduction 204 -- 7.2 Native Ethernet and Resilience 210 -- 7.3 Carrier Grade Ethernet 214.; 7.4 IP Layer 216 -- 7.5 MPLS Resilience 224 -- 7.6 Resilience in the BTS Access 231 -- 7.7 Resilience in the Controllers and the Core Interface 244 -- 7.8 Summary 247 -- 8 QoS 250 / Thomas Dei, Jouko Kapanen, Esa Metsala and Csaba Vulkan -- 8.1 End User Service, Radio Network Layers and the Transport Layer Service 250 -- 8.2 TCP and UDP as End User Transport Layer Protocols 255 -- 8.3 DSCP, Traffic Class, and Priority Bits 263 -- 8.4 Ingress and Egress Functions 275 -- 8.5 2G 281 -- 8.6 3G/HSPA 282 -- 8.7 LTE 293 -- 8.8 Summary 300 -- 9 Security 303 / Esa Metsala and Jose Manuel Tapia Perez -- 9.1 Security in 3GPP Mobile Networks 303 -- 9.2 Protection of the Backhaul 313 -- 9.3 IP Layer Protection 316 -- 9.4 IP Sec VPN Deployment 331 -- 9.5 Summary 344 -- 10 Packet Backhaul Solutions 346 / Erik Salo and Juha Salmelin -- 10.1 Creating a Packet Based MBH Solution 346 -- 10.2 MBH Solution Starting Points 347 -- 10.3 MBH Optimization Considerations 349 -- 10.4 MBH Solution Alternatives 352 -- 10.5 Outsourcing the MBH Network or Parts of it 360 -- 10.6 Selecting MBH Access Solution for a Particular Case 363 -- 10.7 From the Selected MBH Solution to Detailed Network Plans 368 -- 10.8 Summary 369 -- 11 Summary 370 / Esa Metsala and Juha Salmelin -- Index 373.
• Sommario/riassunto: Comprehensive coverage of IP/MPLS/Ethernet backhaul technologies and solutions for 3GPP mobile network systems such as LTE, HSPA and GPRS Focusing on backhaul from a radio network viewpoint, Mobile Backhaul combines perspectives on mobile networks and transport network technologies, focusing on mobile backhaul specific functionalities, which are essential in building modern cost efficient packet networks for mobile systems, IP, MPLS and Carrier Ethernet. The key functions required for this process, Synchronization, Resiliency, Quality of Service and Security, are also explained. The reader benefits from a view of networking technology from a radio network viewpoint, which is specific to this application, as well from a data centre and more IT-oriented perspective. The book bridges the gap between radio and backhaul viewpoints to provide a holistic understanding. Organized into two parts, the book gives an advanced introduction to the principles of the topic before moving on to more specialized areas. Part 1 gives a network level overview, with the purpose of presenting the mobile network application, its protocols, interfaces and characteristics for the backhaul. This section also presents the key packet networking technologies that are most relevant for the radio network. Part 2 offers selected case studies in Synchronization, Resiliency, QoS and Security and gives example solutions for mobile operator owned and leased ; mobile backhaul cases building on the network view given in Part 1. Both radio network experts and IP networking experts will benefit from the treatment of essential material at the borderline between the radio and backhaul technologies. Key features: <ul type="disc">. Unique view and coverage of both the radio network and the packet mobile backhaul. Includes a view into the economic motivation for a packet based mobile backhaul and discusses scenarios of a migration to the new technology. Covers 2G, 3G, HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE in radio technologies as well as MWR, Sonet/SDH, Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet, MPLS and IP in networking technologies.

Institutional change in American politics : the case of term limits / / edited by Karl T. Kurtz, Bruce Cain, & Richard G. Niemi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910966448403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2007
• ISBN: 1-282-44533-2; 9786612445330; 0-472-02478-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): KurtzKarl T. <1945->; CainBruce E; NiemiRichard G
• Disciplina: 328.73/073
• Soggetti: Term limits (Public office) - United States - States; Legislators - Term of office - United States - States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-216) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Term limits in state legislatures / Jennie Drage Bowser and Gary Moncrief -- Composition of legislatures / Gary Moncrief, Lynda W. Powell, and Tim Storey -- Constituent attention and interest representation / Lynda W. Powell, Richard G. Niemi and Michael Smith -- Legislative leadership / Thomas H. Little and Rick Farmer -- Committees / Bruce Cain and Gerald Wright -- Legislative staff / Brian ; Weberg and Karl T. Kurtz -- Legislative climate / David R. Berman -- Lobbyists and interest groups / Christopher Z. Mooney -- Executive-legislative relations / Richard J. Powell -- Budgets and the policy process / Thad Kousser and John Straayer -- Education and training of legislators / Alan Rosenthal -- Conclusion and implications / Bruce Cain, Karl T. Kurtz, and Richard G. Niemi.
• Sommario/riassunto: Legislative term limits adopted in the 1990s are in effect in fifteen states today. This reform is arguably the most significant institutional change in American government of recent decades. Most of the legislatures in these fifteen states have experienced a complete turnover of their membership; hundreds of experienced lawmakers have become ineligible for reelection, and their replacements must learn and perform their jobs in as few as six years. Now that term limits have been in effect long enough for both their electoral and institutional effects to become apparent, their consequences can be gauged fully and with the benefit of hindsight. In the most comprehensive study of the subject, editors Kurtz, Cain, and Niemi and a team of experts offer their broad evaluation of the effects term limits have had on the national political landscape. The contributors to this excellent and comprehensive volume on legislative term limits come neither to praise the idea nor to bury it, but rather to speak dispassionately about its observed consequences. What they find is neither the horror story of inept legislators completely captive to strong governors and interest groups anticipated by the harshest critics, nor the idyll of renewed citizen democracy hypothesized by its more extreme advocates. Rather, effects have varied across states, mattering most in the states that were already most professionalized, but with countervailing factors mitigating against extreme consequences, such as a flight of former lower chamber members to the upper chamber that enhances legislative continuity. This book is must reading for anyone who wants to understand what happens to major institutional reforms after the dust has settled. ---Bernard Grofman, Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor of Economics, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine A decade has passed since the first state legislators were term limited. The contributors to this volume, all well-regarded scholars, take full advantage of the distance afforded by this passage of time to explore new survey data on the institutional effects of term limits. Their book is the first major volume to exploit this superb opportunity. ---Peverill Squire, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Iowa Karl T. Kurtz is Director of the Trust for Representative Democracy at the National Conference of State Legislatures. Bruce Cain is Heller Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Director of the University of California Washington Center. Richard G. Niemi is Don Alonzo Watson Professor of Political Science at the University of Rochester.