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RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER M.G.L. CHAPTER 40B: DESIGNING AN ALTERNATIVE STORM RUNOFF SYSTEM BASED ON THE CASE STUDY “OCEAN SHORES”
No full textThis project reviews Ocean Shores, a 90 condominium site development built in Marshfield MA under M.G.L. Chapter 40B regulations. Data about the project was collected to produce a timeline documenting the steps the developer took while applying for a building permit. The application process required the developer to redesign the site plans. The author proposes an alternative an innovative more environmentally friendly system storm runoff design for this project using low impact development techniques and rain gardens instead of a retention basin
THE SYNTAX OF THE VEDDA LANGUAGE
No full textThis paper is an inquiry into the syntax of the Vedda language from a generative syntactic perspective conducted in accordance with Noam Chomsky’s (1980-) Principles and Parameters (P&P) framework and under the cartographic approach (Rizzi 1997), (Cinque 1999). Its overall objective is to examine the Vedda language word order and configurationality, phrase structure, clause structure, anaphoric relations, negation and NegPs, Heads and Head positions, movement, Topic, Focus, and other relevant syntactic phenomena. Moreover, the author intends to develop a mechanism to document the Vedda language along with a comprehensive grammar compiled from a generative syntactic perspective, taking note of the historical sources, hybridization, dialectal varieties, and other related factors. The field research was carried out in the Dambana administrative division under the Uva Province of Sri Lanka where the Vedda settlements are officially located. The sample consisted of 05 Veddas who are native speakers of the Vedda language. The data were recorded during two field visits. The data analysis was carried out with attention to the syntactic phenomena mentioned above. The most important conclusions that could be arrived at during the study are; that despite the availability of many scrambling opportunities, the Vedda language remains configurational; that it does not allow certain word orders present in the Sinhala language; that it is strongly Head final as the Sinhala language; that it does not have an articulated CP or TP periphery; that their Neg marker serves a number of modal functions in addition to Neg marking; that both Focus and Wh are located in the Focus Head; and that on the whole, the syntax of the Vedda language largely aligns with the syntax of the Sinhala language.KEYWORDS: the Vedda language, syntax, generative perspectiv
Complementizer Distribution in Sinhala
No full textThe extensive amount of empirical studies and consequent theorizing associated with the complementizer show the prominence attached to this functional category over the last few decades. Its evolution from an underdetermined status to a 'core functional category' is evident in its syntactic anchoring as a Phase in the current Minimalist approaches. Concurrently with these developments, there have been Cartographic approaches that have attempted to project the complementizer in a different perspective. However, both these approaches, the Minimalist and the Cartographic, have maintained their distinctiveness thus showing less potential for convergence. In this paper I attempt to incorporate Rizzi's (1997) Left Periphery analysis into the Generative framework with evidence from complementizer distribution in Sinhala
Single-Molecule Observation of Anomalous Electrohydrodynamic Orientation of Microtubules
No full textWe use fluorescence microscopy to measure the orientation and shape of microtubules—which serve as a model system for semiflexible rods—that are electrophoretically driven. Surprisingly, a bimodal orientation distribution is observed, with microtubules in either parallel or perpendicular orientations to the electric field. The occupancy of these states varies nonmonotonically with the microtubule length L and the electric field E. We also observe a surprising bending deformation of microtubules. Interestingly, all data collapse onto a universal scaling curve when the average alignment is plotted as a function of B - EL3, which reflects the ratio between the driving force and a restoring elastic force. Our results have important implications for the interpretation of electrical birefringence experiments and, more generally, for a better understanding of the electrokinetics of rods.Kavli Institute of Nanoscience DelftApplied Science
Verslag bij fabrieksschema maleïnezuur-anhydride: 2e deel
No full textDocument(en) uit de collectie Chemische ProcestechnologieDelftChemTechApplied Science
A case for a unified analysis of question constructions in English, Sinhala and Tamil
No full textQuestions, that play a vital role in communication, are classified in every language, as content questions (Wh-questions) and polar questions (Yes/No questions), depending on the nature of the information they elicit. The common and deviant phonological, morphological, and syntactic properties used in the construction of these two question types in the three languages used in Sri Lanka - English, Sinhala and Tamil – provide a fascinating topic for an investigation. While all three languages are equally represented in the present investigation, the morphological and syntactic properties used in the construction of questions in all three languages are studied with reference to written data gathered from writings and, in addition, the phonological properties, with reference to vocal recordings. Further, both written and spoken data are analysed to identify the identical and non-identical elements in the phonological, morphological, and syntactic properties, that are peculiar to the languages concerned. With respect to morpho-syntactic characteristics, the Wh-words in content questions in both Sinhala and Tamil remain in-situ as opposed to those in English that undergo movement. Regarding Yes/No questions, Sinhala employs the particle –da, while English employs the strategy of –do- insertion or auxiliary movement, but Tamil realizes a Yes/No question with phonological prominence in the clause final position. It was found that there are very significant prosodic properties common in the three languages despite their surface morpho-syntactic differences. With respect to phonological characteristics in all three languages: the Wh-words in content questions receive phonological stress; the clause final position in Yes/No questions receives prominence; and the clause final word receives prominence in echo-questions.
KEYWORDS: questions, phonology, morphology, synta
Identifying Structural Parameters of an Offshore Wind Turbine using Operational Modal Analysis
No full textPrecision and Microsystems EngineeringMechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineerin
Book Reviews
No full textBook Review 1Book Title: Inland Waters of Southern Africa. An ecological perspectiveBook Authors: B.R. Allanson, R.C. Hart, J.H. O'Keeffe & R.D. RobartsKluwer Academic Publishers, Dorclrecht, 1990. 415 pages.Book Review 2Book Title: Kalahari hyaenas: the comparative behavioural ecology of two speciesBook Author: M.G.L. MillsAcademic Division of Unwin Hyman Ltd, London, 1990. 304 pages.Book Review 3Book Title: Bird MigrationBook Author: Edited by E. GwinnerSpringer-Verlag, Berlin & Heidelberg, 1990. 435 pages
Exploiting and exploring microtubules and kinesin motor proteins in nanofabricated devices
No full textThis thesis describes experimental work at the interface of nanotechnology and biology. We combine fabrication techniques from nanotechnology with motor proteins from the biological cell. Motor proteins are fascinating protein complexes with nanometer dimensions that are involved in force generation and motion inside cells. One intriguing opportunity to consider is whether these motor proteins can be used as active force-generating components in nanofabricated devices. The exploitation of motor proteins for nanotechnological tasks, in particular the motor protein kinesin that translocates along microtubules, is the focus of the first part of this thesis. Furthermore, we show that nanofabricated devices form an excellent system for fundamental studies of the physics of individual biomolecules. The exploration of their properties is described in the second part of this thesis.Applied Science
Fiabe piccole animali
No full textThis large-format paperback has 48 colored pages and 16 black-and-white pages to color in. Some of these have been colored in. Surprisingly, the pages to color in have nothing to do with the book's three stories. The first of these three stories is TH. Large two-page sets present the story across sixteen pages. I do not think I have ever seen this turn of events: the resting hare watches the tortoise pass him. In fact, he ridicules the tortoise for sweating and asks if he is tired. The second story is FG. The fox here is pursing two hares when a badger trips him. He then seeks grapes for refreshment. He falls from a tree trying to get them. He only hurts himself further by trying to leap to get the grapes. Many of the illustrations throughout the book are signed C. Busquets. The third story is Uno Strano Villagio Musicale. I know (Carlos) Busquets from a number of works he has done for Suromex. He has also done work in recent Litor and Peter Haddock editions. The illustrations here are lively! A young hand has drawn a free-form rendition of Supermen (sic) on the inside back cover. I searched for an hour in an overloaded and very warm book repository, and this book was the single fruit of my labors.Language note: ItalianVertaald door Mr. M.G.L. van Loghe
