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Change is in the Cards: Competition in the Canadian Debit Card Market
No full textAs new entrants arrive in Canada’s debit card market, rule changes are needed to ensure a level playing field, and to enhance the potential benefits of competition for consumers and merchants. In a study released today, the author assesses the implications of the rapidly changing debit payment landscape. Bergevin makes recommendations for action to ensure that consumers and merchants are protected and that the system can evolve to serve them even better.financial services, debit card market, VISA, MasterCard, Interac
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Letter from C.D. Darlington to Janaki Ammal, 18 January, 1960
No full textLetter from C.D. Darlington to Janaki Ammal. Darlington requests information on criminal castes, which he ultimately used for a section of his controversial trilogy of books, Genetics and Man (1953), The Evolution of Man and Society (1969) and the Little Universe of Man (1978). These books have subsequently received criticism for biological determinism, because of the unsubstantiated emphasis that they placed on biological causes of social behaviour.
Author: C.D. Darlington
Date: 18 January, 1960
Source: Bodleian Library Archives, Folder: MS DARLINGTON/J114
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A suitable girl : Daṇḍin and a meal on the banks of the Kāverī
No full textIn the sixth ucchvāsa of the Daśakumāracarita, Daṇḍin narrates a short story in which a young man coming from Kāñcī is in search for a bride. He finds the suitable girl in a town on the banks of the Kāverī; her beauty is a sign of auspiciousness, and she proves to be able to cook a full meal only with the aid of a limited amount of rice. As for the meal, the passage is extremely interesting from a documentary point of view, because it describes its preparation in full detail. As well known, Daṇḍin is a Pallava poet, who writes around 700 CE; Kāñcī was the Pallava capital at that time, and the full story appears to take place in Pallava territory. The author must know the recipes he is describing quite well. But, besides providing a pleasant short novel, he almost surely had other aims as well. Daṇḍin is always very precise in locating the adventures of his characters, who quite often are of dubious morality. It is most probable that this perfect wife, and the ‘pure’ meal proposed, are also to be read as a way to extol the virtuous women and the Brahmanic customs of the Pallava country, and thus of the Dravidian South
Optical fibre taper components
No full textThis thesis describes the fabrication, properties and analysis of some components made from tapered single-mode optical fibres. Its greater part is concerned with the study of directional couplers made by the taper technique, and the well-known properties of these important components are summarised.An extensive investigation into the effects of twist on tapered couplers is described. Twist is found to change (‘tune’) the output splitting ratio of couplers, an effect which is examined experimentally. The practical application of twist-tuning as the basis of a freely tunable coupler, and also as an aid in the fabrication of standard fixed-ratio couplers, is considered. The effects of twist on couplers are analysed in detail, and a simple twist-tuning law is derived, tested and criticised.The use of a pre-polish technique for the fabrication of asymmetric tapered couplers is described. The adjustment of the maximum splitting ratio of asymmetric couplers is demonstrated, a priori by control of the coupler's cross-sectional shape, and a posteriori by twist-tuning. Questions concerning the connection between waveguide adiabaticity and loss, raised by the successful implementation of asymmetric couplers, are considered.The effects of birefringence on the performance of the fibre Sagnac reflector, which is made by joining together the two output fibres of a coupler, are examined experimentally and analysed using Jones calculus.Miscellaneous studies concerning single-fibre tapers are also described. These consider the fabrication and properties of tapers with rectangular cross-sections, light propagation through tapered few-mode fibres, and the effects of a tapered section of fibre on the 'fibre fuse' thermal damage mechanism
The Sundarbans tiger: adaptation, population status and conflict management.
No full textUniversity of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. January 2009. Major: Conservation Biology. Advisor: James L. D. Smith. 1 computer file (PDF); xii, 191 pages.The Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh is the only mangrove in the world where tigers still live. The Sundarbans is of relatively recent origin and has gone through substantial changes over time, driven by sea level changes, sedimentation, neotectonics, climate change, and human use. The area is of great economic value, provides essential ecosystem services, and is deeply embedded in the culture of the region. The Sundarbans has been under various forms of management for about 2,000 years, and is classified as a Tiger Conservation Landscape of Global Priority. Little is known about the Sundarbans tigers, which are threatened by habitat destruction, prey depletion, and direct tiger loss. This goal of this study was to increase understanding of tiger evolution, population status, and human-tiger conflict. Skulls and body weights of Sundarbans tigers were found to be distinct from other subspecies, indicating that they may have adapted to the unique conditions of the mangrove habitat. Female home ranges, recorded using Global Positioning System collars, were some of the smallest recorded for tigers, indicating that the Bangladesh Sundarbans could have one of the highest densities and largest populations of tigers anywhere in the world. A survey based on tiger track frequency along creek banks in the Bangladesh Sundarbans showed that tigers are still present throughout the landscape, but that abundance is variable. A monitoring program based on this technique has a reasonable power to detect future change in tiger abundance. A review of human-tiger conflict data showed that the number of tiger and human deaths has declined in recent decades. A management framework was developed to support activity selection for the mitigation of human-carnivore conflict, and was applied to human-tiger conflict in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Collaring problem tigers and creating teams to respond to tiger attacks were identified as the most cost-effective means to reducing the conflict. The monitoring program allows managers to evaluate the effectiveness of conservation strategies. The activity selection framework supports decision-making for the mitigation of human-carnivore conflict. This study highlights the Sundarbans as a high priority area for tiger conservation, and the information collected has been used to help create a national tiger action plan.Barlow, Adam C.D.. (2009). The Sundarbans tiger: adaptation, population status and conflict management.. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/47876
Le prime coordinate giurisprudenziali sulla c.d. "opposizione alla perquisizione negativa"
No full textLa Corte di cassazione fornisce le prime coordinate interpretative sulla c.d. “opposizione alla perquisizione negativa”. La disamina della sentenza pone all’interprete questioni piuttosto serie, che l’autore si propone di esaminare, riflettendo sull’oggetto del sindacato giurisdizionale condotto dal g.i.p., sulla base documentale di quel giudizio, sulla esperibilità del ricorso per cassazione avverso l’ordinanza così adottata, nonché sull’applicabilità del rimedio alle c.d. “perquisizioni speciali”.The Italian Court of Cassation provides the first interpretative coordinates about the remedy so-called ‘Opposition to the negative search’. The judgement leads the jurist to reflect on serious issues, which the author proposes to explain, by examining the object of the judicial review conducted by the judge, the documentary basis of that judgement, the admissibility of the appeal to the Court of Cassation against the judge’s decision, as well as the applicability of the remedy to the so-called ‘special searches’
Morphology and biochemistry of achacha (Garcinia humilis (Clusiaceae) (Vahl) C.D. Adam) fruits harvested at three consumption ripeness stages
No full textObjective: To identify the morphological and biochemical variations of achacha (Garcinia humilis (Clusiaceae) (Vahl) C.D. Adam) in three ripeness stages of consumption.Design/Methodology/Approach: The morphological and biochemical variables of fruits in three ripeness stages were evaluated to identify the preferred stage for consumption. We collected 15 fruits from 10 productive-stage trees (n150) for each ripeness stage for their subsequent evaluation in the laboratory. The morphological and biochemical variables were evaluated in each one. Each fruit was considered an experimental unit. The morphological and biochemical variables were evaluated for each unit.Results: Delaying the harvest for a few days increases the weight, length, diameter, and pulp:seed ratio of the fruits and decreases the firmness of the epicarp and the acidity. The °Brix increases and the fruits lose a considerable weight during storage. The pulp of the ripest fruits had light and unsaturated colors.Study Limitations/Implications: Changes in the conditions of the production systems and the variation in the availability of rainwater throughout the year and from one year to another can cause variation in fruit quality.Findings/Conclusions: The ripest fruits had outstanding biochemical parameters for its consumption and better morphological characteristics (length, total weight, diameter, and pulp:seed ratio). With adequate training, the results enable the color of the epicarp and the pulp variables to be used as a harvest index
Mystical images in the romantic era art works: Through ancient legend of the Giselle ballet to picturesque canvases by C.D. Friedrich
No full textThe article is focused on a comparative analysis of the romanticism works by A. Adam and C.D. Friedrich.
The purpose of the study is primarily framed by the fact that it is the first attempt to jointly analyze the Giselle ballet and the paintings by C. Friedrich, and to provide their comprehensive description from a standpoint of mystical beauty reflected in Romanticism trend in art in the 19th century.
The author highlights the innovations originating in the ballet theatre and the pictorial art of the period, which landed a natural balance in the spatial organization principles between all components of performance and painting. It is shown that they cooperate at the junction of a figurative romantic idea as a powerful psychological tool
MYSTICAL IMAGES IN THE ROMANTIC ERA ART WORKS: Through Ancient Legend of the Giselle Ballet to Picturesque Canvases by C.D. Friedrich
No full textThe article is focused on a comparative analysis of the romanticism works by A. Adam and C.D. Friedrich.
The purpose of the study is primarily framed by the fact that it is the first attempt to jointly analyze the Giselle ballet and the paintings by C. Friedrich, and to provide their comprehensive description from a standpoint of mystical beauty reflected in Romanticism trend in art in the 19th century.
The author highlights the innovations originating in the ballet theatre and the pictorial art of the period, which landed a natural balance in the spatial organization principles between all components of performance and painting. It is shown that they cooperate at the junction of a figurative romantic idea as a powerful psychological tool
Rewarding Innovation: Improving Federal Tax Support for Business R&D in Canada
No full textBusiness innovation is viewed by many as a solution to Canada’s ailing productivity performance. One of the more troubling aspects of Canada’s innovation track record is that businesses spend relatively little on research and development (R&D) despite having access to some of the world’s most generous R&D tax incentives. Canada’s low levels of business R&D have called into question the effectiveness of Canada’s generous R&D tax incentives, particularly the flagship federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program. A deeper analysis, however, reveals that tax incentives are effective in stimulating more R&D – that is, Canada would have lower levels of business R&D in the absence of these inducements. Instead, the root cause of Canada’s business R&D deficit appears to stem from structural aspects of the economy and, more importantly, a lack of demand-related pressure to pursue innovation.Fiscal and Tax Competitiveness, Canada, research and development (R&D) incentives, Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program
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