The specific problem of this study was to determine common characteristics of midlife professional, technical, and managerial workers who have made voluntary radical career changes, to identify positive and negative experiences faced by these individuals, and to identify coping strategies used by the career changer and families of the career changers. Data were gathered by the participant observation method of qualitative research. Twenty purposively selected career changers were interviewed using semi- structured interview questions. Questions were categorized as follows: personal background, schooling, career history, the career change, and after the career change. The interview sessions were tape recorded. Responses to the interview questions were assembled, codified, and examined for similarities. A profile of a middle-aged professional who has made a radical career change was developed. Excerpts from the profile follow. This individual: (a) is about 43 years old, (b) has worked in the same career for about 13 years prior to the change, (c) experienced no major traumatic event before the change, (d) received no assistance from a "help" agency during the time of change, (e) had few barriers to overcome in making the transition, (f) adjusted to the change with a minimum of effort, and (g) remained financially stable after the change. A major finding of the study was that 17 of the 20 subjects said they were better off psychologically after making the career change. / Ed. D.

The objective of the proposed research is to create new reconfigurable RF and millimeter-wave circuit topologies that enable significant systems benefits. The market of RF systems has long evolved under a paradigm where once a system is built, performance cannot be changed. Companies have recognized that building flexibility into RF systems and providing mechanisms to reconfigure the RF performance can enable significant benefits, including: the ability support multiple modulation schemes and standards, the reduction of product size and overdesign, the ability to adapt to environmental conditions, the improvement in spectrum utilization, and the ability to calibrate, characterize, and monitor system performance. This work demonstrates X-band LNA designs with the ability to change the frequency of operation, improve linearity, and digitally control the tradeoff between performance and power dissipation. At W-band frequencies, a novel device configuration is developed, which significantly improves state-of-the-art silicon-based switch performance. The excellent switch performance is leveraged to address major issues in current millimeter-wave systems. A front-end built-in-self-test switch topology is developed to facilitate the characterization of millimeter-wave transceivers without expensive millimeter-wave equipment. A highly integrated Dicke radiometer is also created to enable sensitive measurements of thermal noise.

本論文稱為「發展中地區行政的模型」，乃是依據雷格斯教授（Prof. Fred W. Riggs）的「鎔合－稜柱－繞射模型」（Fuesed-Prismation-Diffracted Madel）作為理論基礎，藉以分析發展中地區的行政現象。 本論文共計五章，約九萬言： 第一章 緒論：敘述本論文研究的動機、目的與方法，並說明本文題旨。 第二章 稜柱社會行政模型理論的追溯及形成：對於雷格斯的行政模型理論、產生的背景作探本溯源的認識，尤其有關他的學術背景、著作以及影響其思想的主要因素，均一一詳加討論。 第三章 稜柱社會模型理論的精義：本章是採用「生態觀點」來瞭解社會行政現象，同時並以「結構功能研究法」分析之，舉凡經濟生活、社會組織、符號系統、權力結構……等文化因素都有詳細的探討，而雷格斯的理論精華在本章中亦顯露無遺。 第四章 稜柱社會的行政特質：本章分別討論稜柱社會的異質性、重疊性、形式主義與社會變遷，雷格斯認為這些特質是瞭解稜柱社會的鎖鑰，將有助於我們更進一步認識稜柱社會。 第五章 結論：先批評稜柱模型理論的缺失，後敘述稜柱模型理論的貢獻。 綜觀雷格期的稜柱模型理論，乃是一個邏輯推理的理論過程，其思想層次相當高，對於其他社會科學知識極為豐富，旁徵博引地採用許多專門術語，並創造許多新穎語詞，初次接觸時，往往覺得艱澀難懂，本文在寫作過程中，也遭到類似的困擾。 本文之完成端賴江師炳倫之悉心指導，詳加修改，尤以江師係雷格斯教授的高足，對於雷氏理論極為精通，本文之作，啟迪良多。雷師飛龍的殷殷關注，指點迷津，以及傳主任宗懋的關懷督促，更是由衷地感念難忘。 本論文撰寫期間蒙商惠芬小姐謄稿樣對，學棣蘇統一君大力幫忙，在此一併致謝。

This thesis reports photometric and spectroscopic studies of three close binary systems; BP Velorum, V392 Carinae and V752 Centauri. BP Velorum, a W UMa-type binary, was observed photometrically in February 2007. The light curves in four filters were fitted simultaneously with a model generated in the eclipsing binary modeling software package PHOEBE. The best model was one with a cool star spot on the secondary larger component. The light curves showed additional cycle-to-cycle variations near the times of maximum light which may indicate the presence of star spots that vary in strength and/or location on a time scale comparable with the orbital period, (P = 0.265 d). The system was confirmed to belong to the W-type subgroup of W UMa binaries for which the deeper primary minimum is due to an occultation. V392 Carinae, a detached binary with an orbital period of 3.147 d, was observed photometrically by Michael Snowden in 1997. These observations were reduced and combined with the published light curve from Debernardi and North (2001). High resolution spectroscopic images were taken using the University of Canterbury's HERCULES spectrograph. The radial velocities measured from these observations were combined with velocities from Debernardi and North (2001). The radial velocity and light curves were fit simultaneously, confirming that V392 Car is a detached system of two main sequence A stars with a mass-ratio of 0.95. The derived systematic velocity is consistent with V392 Car being a member of the open cluster NGC 2516. The W UMa-type binary V752 Centauri was observed photometrically and spectroscopically during 2007. The high resolution spectra displayed weak sharp lined features superimposed over the strong broad lined spectrum expected from the 0.370 d contact binary. Fourier methods were used to separate the broad and sharp spectral features and radial velocities for each were measured by cross-correlation. A fit to the photometry and radial velocities for the contact binary implied a system of two late F stars with a mass-ratio of 3.38 in an over-contact configuration. The derived systematic velocity (−13.8km/s), has changed significantly from the 1972 value (29.2km/s). The third (sharp lined) component's radial velocities were measured and found to have a period of 5.147 d, semi-amplitude of 43.4km/s and systematic velocity of −7.3km/s. The likely configuration of the entire system is that of a contact binary in a long period orbit about a lower mass detached binary. V752 Cen is thus a triple lined spectroscopic quadruple.

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Magistrinio darbo teorinėje dalyje nagrinėjamos portfelio sudarymo teorijos yra skirtos pagrindinei investavimo problemai nagrinėti – kaip investuoti kapitalą, kad būtų gautas optimalus pelno ir rizikos santykis. Investicinio portfelio sąvoka nagrinėjama ne kaip investicijų rinkinys, o struktūrizuota investavimo priemonių galimybė, kuri remiasi investuotojo lūkesčiais, bei profesionaliomis prognozėmis. Fondų vertei didžiąja dalimi įtaką darp ekonominiai procesai pasaulyje. Globalizacijos procesai, vykstantys ne tik pasaulyje, bet ir finansų rinkose, suteikia finansų sektoriui daug galimybių, o kartu ir padidina riziką. Investuotojai turi galimybes rinktis investavimo priemones, kurios įgalina nukreipti savo kapitalą į bet kurią pasaulio regiono ar verslo šaką. Informacijos kiekiai ir didelis specialistų būrys suteikia galimybę ir visai nesuvokiančiam finansų sektoriaus žmogui investuoti. Visų investuotojų ir jiems patarinėjančių pagrindinis tikslas – pelnas iš investicijų. Magistrinio darbo probleminis klausimas sutampa su visų investuotojų klausimu – kaip valdyti savo portfelį, kad rizikos ir pelno santykis būtų optimaliausias? Visi regionai tam tikru metu būna pelningi investicijoms ir taip pat visi regionai išgyvena nuosmukio metą. Efektyvus portfelio valdymas iškelia užduoti suskirstyti kapitalą taip, kad pakilimo metu investuotojas gautų didžiausią įmanomą grąžą, o krizės metu, investicijų vertės sumažėjimas būtu minimalus. Tokiam sėkmingam portfelio valdymui įtaką gali... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Globalization processes are taking place not only in the world, but also in the financial markets; it provides many opportunities to the financial sector and thereby increases the risk. Investors gain the opportunity to choose investment vehicles that enable to direct their capital to any region in the world or business branch. Large quantities of information and professional detachment even allow people, without financial knowledge, to invest. The main objective to the investors and their advisors – income from investments. This leads to main question raised in Master Thesis, the question which also coincides with all the investors - how to manage your portfolio that the risk and reward proportion would be optimal? The goal of effective portfolio management means the division of the capital in such a way that the investor would receive good at the highest possible returns, and during the crisis, investment impairment loss would be minimal. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the portfolio theory, which is designed to explain the basic problem of the investment - how to invest the capital in order to obtain the optimal profit and risk proportion. The term investment portfolio is considered not as a set of investments, but as the structured investment vehicles, based on investor expectations and professional forecasts. Issues raised employ literary articles analyzed in the portfolio management techniques. Analysis is based on W. Sharpe and Markowitz models which... [to full text]

Jurgen Habermas argues for a paradigm change in critical theory from Theodor W. Adorno's philosophy of consciousness to his own linguistically-turned theory. Habermas claims that Adorno's conception of reason sets up an antagonistic relationship between subject and object that can only be overcome by a non-rational mimesis with nature. This thesis defends Adorno against Habermas, and argues that the linguistic turn is a mistake. Chapter 1 outlines Habermas's critique, and corrects some of his specific misunderstandings of Adorno. Chapter 2 offers a positive defense of Adorno. By means of an expanded notion of nature, Adorno shows how the relation between subject and object need not be the antagonistic one characteristic of so much of modern philosophy. Chapter 3 argues that it is not Adorno's dialectical thought, but Habermas's linguistically-turned critical theory that suffers from an inability properly to articulate the relation between subject and object.

This paper was revised and later published in The Other Journal, Issue 14 (January 27, 2009) http://theotherjournal.com/2009/01/27/earths-lament-suffering-hope-and-wisdom/ Accessed: June 25, 2013