These are exciting, challenging and treacherous times for leaders in higher education, according to Rodney Napier, President of the Napier Group, an organizational consulting firm specializing in change management. They are exciting because virtually every tradition, convention or practice is open to question. They are challenging because the climate demands change and flexibility, caution and ...

Method 2. (Modification of Napier, 1922.) Here instead of four drops of blood being taken directly from the patient's finger at the time of the test, as done by Napier, an equal quantity of previously collected blood was put into a small test tube containing c. c. of citrated saline (Formula : sod. cit. 0.5 grm., sod. chlor. 0.9 grm., and water 100 c. c.). After adding a drop of formalin, it wa...

Abstract This present paper is focused on the investigation of combustion characteristics torrefied pellet biomass from agricultural waste. Four samples such as sugarcane bagasse, Napier grass, Palm Empty Fruit Bunches, and Cassava stem were in a designed cylinder tubular pyrolysis reactor. The reactor was set up under 30 min residence time, temperature reaction varied at 200, 250, 300 °C an in...