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Research paper thumbnail of The empire on the Western Front: the British 62nd and Canadian 4th divisions in battle

First World War Studies, 2020

How did the British Empire create competent fighting divisions quickly during the First World War... more How did the British Empire create competent fighting divisions quickly during the First World War? Professional leadership came from a small cadre of reasonably experienced officers generally of senior rank.1 In contrast, vast numbers of trained reservists dominated the armies of France and Germany. This book looks at the development of two Empire units-Britain's 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division and the 4th Canadian Division. In it, I follow these formations from their genesis through to the end of the war, examining how they were raised, trained, and how they fought, assessing this division-building process in terms of the ultimate determinant of success-operational effectiveness in battle. There are a variety of approaches to assessing a division's performance during the First World War. In 1915-16, the British army (and, by extension, the Canadian Expeditionary Force) underwent an unprecedented expansion, and its core activity, aside from fighting, was preparing combat-effective divisions for France and Flanders as speedily as possible. Unit élan, discipline, leadership, morale, and training (specifically the suitability of combat tactics and the systemization of training) were factors in this process. There was, however, only one true test: Could these units fight successfully? This volume is predominantly an operational study of how the two divisions were raised and how they fought during the First World War. This study seeks to determine how the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), including the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), was able to raise effective divisions (4th and 62nd), how their constituent units learned what they needed to know, whether each division played similar roles in the BEF including relationships with the

Research paper thumbnail of Pulse Stream Vlsi Circuits and Systems: The Epsilon Neural Network Chipset

International Journal of Neural Systems, 1993

An analogue CMOS VLSI neural processing chip has been designed and fabricated. The device employs... more An analogue CMOS VLSI neural processing chip has been designed and fabricated. The device employs "pulse-stream" neural state signalling and is capable of computing some 360 million synaptic connections per second. In addition to basic characterisation results, the performance of the chip in solving "real-world" problems is also demonstrated. The experience gained from the development of this device has resulted in the design of a second "pulse-stream" chip with improved performance and features. It is anticipated that this second device will be integrated into a standard bus-based system and find early application in robotic control.

Research paper thumbnail of Recording and playback integrated system for analog non-volatile flash memory

Research paper thumbnail of Multiple message multilevel analog signal recording and playback system containing configurable analog processing functions

Research paper thumbnail of A concise application demonstrator for pulsed neural VLSI

Handbook of Neural Computation

Research paper thumbnail of An Analog Non-Volatile Storage System for Audio Signals with Signal Conditioning for Mobile Communication Devices

VLSI: Systems on a Chip, 2000

Presented is a system on a chip for conditioning of voiceband analog audio signals for use in mob... more Presented is a system on a chip for conditioning of voiceband analog audio signals for use in mobile communication devices. The system allows for direct interface to acoustic transducer elements and provides signal conditioning to gain adjust, multiplex, filter and mix two independent signals. The system can record these processed signals as analog sampies in a non-volatile flash EEPROM array for later retrieval. Control of the system is achieved via a serial interface, which is used to configure and control the device. All necessary components of the system are provided on chip including analog processing elements, non-volatile storage and high voltage and reference generation.

Research paper thumbnail of Engineering

Handbook of Neural Computation, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Concorde Diplomacy: The Ambassador's Role in the World Today

International Journal, 1982

... Concorde diplomacy: The ambassador's role in the world today. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTO... more ... Concorde diplomacy: The ambassador's role in the world today. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: ... PAGES (INTRO/BODY): 254 p. SUBJECT(S): Diplomacy; Ambassadors; International relations. DISCIPLINE: No discipline assigned. ... HTTP: LANGUAGE: English. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Molecular biology of leukemia

Current Oncology Reports, 2000

Identification and characterization of leukemia-related chromosomal translocations have had signi... more Identification and characterization of leukemia-related chromosomal translocations have had significant impact on all aspects of the management of acute leukemia, including its diagnosis, assignment of prognosis, and development of an appropriate treatment plan. Several genes are recurrent targets of chromosomal abnormalities, suggesting that they play a key role in leukemogenesis. Significant progress has been made to define potentially unifying molecular mechanisms of leukemic transformation. Hopefully, these findings will provide the basis for molecularly targeted therapies for leukemia.

Research paper thumbnail of The empire on the Western Front: the British 62nd and Canadian 4th divisions in battle

First World War Studies, 2020

How did the British Empire create competent fighting divisions quickly during the First World War... more How did the British Empire create competent fighting divisions quickly during the First World War? Professional leadership came from a small cadre of reasonably experienced officers generally of senior rank.1 In contrast, vast numbers of trained reservists dominated the armies of France and Germany. This book looks at the development of two Empire units-Britain's 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division and the 4th Canadian Division. In it, I follow these formations from their genesis through to the end of the war, examining how they were raised, trained, and how they fought, assessing this division-building process in terms of the ultimate determinant of success-operational effectiveness in battle. There are a variety of approaches to assessing a division's performance during the First World War. In 1915-16, the British army (and, by extension, the Canadian Expeditionary Force) underwent an unprecedented expansion, and its core activity, aside from fighting, was preparing combat-effective divisions for France and Flanders as speedily as possible. Unit élan, discipline, leadership, morale, and training (specifically the suitability of combat tactics and the systemization of training) were factors in this process. There was, however, only one true test: Could these units fight successfully? This volume is predominantly an operational study of how the two divisions were raised and how they fought during the First World War. This study seeks to determine how the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), including the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), was able to raise effective divisions (4th and 62nd), how their constituent units learned what they needed to know, whether each division played similar roles in the BEF including relationships with the

Research paper thumbnail of Pulse Stream Vlsi Circuits and Systems: The Epsilon Neural Network Chipset

International Journal of Neural Systems, 1993

An analogue CMOS VLSI neural processing chip has been designed and fabricated. The device employs... more An analogue CMOS VLSI neural processing chip has been designed and fabricated. The device employs "pulse-stream" neural state signalling and is capable of computing some 360 million synaptic connections per second. In addition to basic characterisation results, the performance of the chip in solving "real-world" problems is also demonstrated. The experience gained from the development of this device has resulted in the design of a second "pulse-stream" chip with improved performance and features. It is anticipated that this second device will be integrated into a standard bus-based system and find early application in robotic control.

Research paper thumbnail of Recording and playback integrated system for analog non-volatile flash memory

Research paper thumbnail of Multiple message multilevel analog signal recording and playback system containing configurable analog processing functions

Research paper thumbnail of A concise application demonstrator for pulsed neural VLSI

Handbook of Neural Computation

Research paper thumbnail of An Analog Non-Volatile Storage System for Audio Signals with Signal Conditioning for Mobile Communication Devices

VLSI: Systems on a Chip, 2000

Presented is a system on a chip for conditioning of voiceband analog audio signals for use in mob... more Presented is a system on a chip for conditioning of voiceband analog audio signals for use in mobile communication devices. The system allows for direct interface to acoustic transducer elements and provides signal conditioning to gain adjust, multiplex, filter and mix two independent signals. The system can record these processed signals as analog sampies in a non-volatile flash EEPROM array for later retrieval. Control of the system is achieved via a serial interface, which is used to configure and control the device. All necessary components of the system are provided on chip including analog processing elements, non-volatile storage and high voltage and reference generation.

Research paper thumbnail of Engineering

Handbook of Neural Computation, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Concorde Diplomacy: The Ambassador's Role in the World Today

International Journal, 1982

... Concorde diplomacy: The ambassador's role in the world today. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTO... more ... Concorde diplomacy: The ambassador's role in the world today. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: ... PAGES (INTRO/BODY): 254 p. SUBJECT(S): Diplomacy; Ambassadors; International relations. DISCIPLINE: No discipline assigned. ... HTTP: LANGUAGE: English. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Molecular biology of leukemia

Current Oncology Reports, 2000

Identification and characterization of leukemia-related chromosomal translocations have had signi... more Identification and characterization of leukemia-related chromosomal translocations have had significant impact on all aspects of the management of acute leukemia, including its diagnosis, assignment of prognosis, and development of an appropriate treatment plan. Several genes are recurrent targets of chromosomal abnormalities, suggesting that they play a key role in leukemogenesis. Significant progress has been made to define potentially unifying molecular mechanisms of leukemic transformation. Hopefully, these findings will provide the basis for molecularly targeted therapies for leukemia.