6 research outputs found
The instant expert: plastics, processing and properties
No full text"Plastics - they are everywhere." The first sentence of this book hints at the problem it seeks to address. The shear diversity of plastics materials has led to their use in products as varied as disposable packaging, life-saving medical devices, giant wind-turbine blades and tiny electronic components. Their prices and properties vary as widely, and they can be moulded, extruded, blown, formed, and shaped in many other ways. Traditionally made from petrochemicals, designers can now also choose from a range of natural materials. Performance will depend on chemical constitution, but also on the selection of processing aids and property modifiers which can be added to the basic material. For years, people have asked for a simple book to help them understand this complex subject. This is that book! Managers, sales personnel, industry newcomers, designers and end-users are all confronted with a bewildering range of technology and terminology by their colleagues, customers and suppliers. The Instant Expert: Plastics, Processing and Properties provides clear descriptions of the wide range of plastic materials, and explanations of the basic shaping and finishing processes. The author also talks about materials properties and testing, and provides some simple examples of why particular plastics are used in common or more challenging applications. Common abbreviations are explained. Readable from cover-to-cover, or easily referred to when questions arise, this book will be indispensible
The American beaver
No full textTitle from PDF cover (viewed on December 21, 2016)."This publication will summarize beavers' biology and their habitat needs, discuss current research, and provide science-based recommendations for managing lands that include beavers"--Page 2.This archived document is maintained by the Oregon State Library as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24).This publication was made possible in part through a grant from Partnership for Forestry EducationMode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
La soledad y la rabia: Reflexiones en torno a La rabbia (1963) de Pier Paolo Pasolini
No full textThis video essay aims to explore some of the relationships between loneliness and La rabbia by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Inspired by the centenary of the birth of this Italian author and the various discussions sparked in Colombia during this celebration, this paper argues that this work is significant for contemporary videographic criticism. The goal is to emphasize how the notion of solitude presented in Pasolini’s work, and specifically in La rabbia, can foster the creation of various connections in Latin America. The important bond between the essay and loneliness in the region can lead to fruitful alliances with a videographic lineage originating from Pasolini’s work.La rabbia de Pier Pasolini es un film-ensayo que aún nos ofrece interrogantes y respuestas fundamentales para nuestro presente. Sin embargo, la tradición video-ensayística contemporánea lo ha pasado por alto. En el video ensayo propuesto se busca reflexionar en torno a La rabbia (1963) y a los posibles linajes de video ensayos que la tomen en cuenta. En especial, se realiza un énfasis en la noción soledad que puede encontrarse en la obra de Pasolini. Al mismo tiempo, se mestiza estos interrogantes con experiencias personales, fenómenos sociales de Colombia e inquietudes que el ensayo latinoamericano ha presentado. ¿Puede existir una rabia solitaria en el mundo contemporáneo? ¿ Qué nuevos tipos de video ensayos podrían emerger si pier pasolini fuera más conocido en la escena de crítica videografica contemporánea? Son preguntas que se exploran en este proyecto.
Book talk: Living with the legacy of violence: Indonesia's 1965-66 mass violence and its impact today
No full textThe 1965-66 mass violence in Indonesia has come to be regarded as one of the worst instances of genocide of the twentieth century. Half a million members and sympathisers of the Indonesian Communist Party were killed in the army-orchestrated violence in a matter of months, following which the Suharto New Order regime took over the country for the next 32 years. The fall of this authoritarian regime in 1998 led to new interest in Indonesia and internationally to re-examine the mass violence and its effects today. Such interest has been expressed in academic research, oral history, memoir and literature, artistic works and exhibitions, and cinema, with films such as the award-winning The Act of Killing being released in recent years.
Australia has become part of a global research hub on the Indonesian genocide, involving a number of key academic institutions and scholars. One of these scholars is Charles Darwin University lecturer, Dr Vannessa Hearman. In this book talk, Hearman, historian and author of the book, Unmarked Graves: Death and Survival in the Anti-Communist Violence in East Java, Indonesia (NUS Press, 2018) will discuss the state of knowledge about the Indonesian violence of the mid-1960s and efforts to provide redress for the survivors. Join Mr Matt Garrick, journalist at ABC Darwin in conversation with Dr Hearman
Increasing Progressive Care to Intensive Care Unit Nurse Capacity through an Innovative Cross-Training Program
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