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The concept of peace in the Tao Te Ching
No full textThis thesis represents a first attempt to analyze Lao Tzu's main method of resolving the social and political problems in Ch'un Ch'iu and Warring States Periods. Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, suggested many solutions that could bring an end to the conflicts and to the ending of the disunity of China. Examples of these include the reform or abolishment of some ancient Chinese institutions as well as new principles for the enhancement and preservation of life. All these ideas were to become crystallised in Tao Te Ch'ing, which became an important religious text. In particular, the aspect of Lao Tzu's methods for solving the social and political problems of China in the Warring States Period needs more attention. In each chapter of the Tao Te Ch'ing there was a main emphasis on peace as the main method of developing social cohesion and as a cure to all fundamental human problems. Therefore, Lao Tzu's ideas about peace and his methods of solving the problems of the Warring States period are significant and from the main focus of the thesis
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No full textGuatemala, Chimaltenango. LAT (0) N; LONG (0) W. ALT (0). Guatemala. These collections were made by John R. Johnston, ìprincipally in the department of Chimaltenango, during the years ì1937 - 1941. Determined by Paul C. Standley
"Closing the R&D Gap, Evaluating the Sources of R&D Spending"
No full textBoth spending and tax policies have been implemented in the United States with the goal of stimulating private sector research and development (R&D). Karier questions whether current R&D policy, especially the research and experimentation tax credit, can contribute to closing the gap between nondefense expenditures on R&D in the United States and such expenditures in other countries, such as Japan and Germany. He also explores possible changes to our current R&D policy to make it more effective.
Revisiting the Silicon Island? The Geographically Varied 'Strategic Coupling' in the Development of High-technology Parks in Taiwan
No full textYang D. Y.-R., Hsu J.-Y. and Ching C.-H. Revisiting the silicon island? The geographically varied 'strategic coupling' in the development of high-technology parks in Taiwan, Regional Studies. High-technology parks have been instrumental for propelling regional development and acclaimed as the panacea for curing regional decline since industrial restructuring after the 1980s in Taiwan. This paper aims to explore the divergent dynamics of different technology park projects in Taiwan as well as their impacts on local development. Inspired by the global production networks (GPNs) perspective, a triangular framework is proposed - the interaction between state intervention, economic competence, and societal forces - to highlight and explain the geographically varied patterns of 'strategic coupling' between the global production networks and local institutional embeddedness that shape the divergent patterns of regional development in Taiwan. [image omitted] Yang D. Y.-R., Hsu J.-Y. et Ching C.-H. L'ile d'industries electroniques vue sous un nouveau jour? La diversite geographique de 'l'accouplement strategique' dans le developpement des technopoles au Taiwan, Regional Studies. Les technopoles ont ete une force motrice quant a l'impulsion donnee a l'amenagement du territoire, acclamees comme la panacee du declin regional depuis la restructuration industrielle apres les annees 1980 au Taiwan. Cet article cherche a examiner la dynamique differente de divers projets de construction de technopoles au Taiwan aussi bien que leurs impacts sur le developpement local. En s'inspirant des reseaux de production mondiaux, on propose un cadre triangulaire - l'interaction entre l'intervention de l'Etat, la competence economique et les forces sociales - afin de souligner et expliquer la diversite geographique de la distribution de 'l'accouplement strategique' entre les reseaux de production mondiaux et l'ancrage insitutionnel local qui influent sur la distribution divergente de l'amenagement du territoire au Taiwan. Reseaux de production mondiaux Accouplement strategique Etat du developpement Communaute technique Amenagement du territoire Yang D. Y.-R., Hsu J.-Y. und Ching C.-H. Eine neue Sicht von Silicon Island? Die geografisch unterschiedliche 'strategische Kopplung' in der Entwicklung von Hochtechnologieparks in Taiwan, Regional Studies. Seit der industriellen Umstrukturierung in Taiwan nach den achtziger Jahren haben Hochtechnologieparks bei der Forderung der Regionalentwicklung eine wesentliche Rolle gespielt und wurden als Allheilmittel zur Abwendung eines regionalen Niedergangs gepriesen. In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir die divergente Dynamik verschiedener Technologiepark-Projekte in Taiwan sowie ihre Auswirkungen auf die lokale Entwicklung. In Anlehnung an die Perspektive der globalen Produktionsnetze (GPN) schlagen wir zur Darstellung und Erlauterung der geografisch unterschiedlichen Muster einer 'strategischen Kopplung' zwischen den globalen Produktionsnetzen und der lokalen institutionellen Einbettung, die die divergenten Muster der Regionalentwicklung in Taiwan pragen, einen dreieckigen Rahmen vor: das Wechselspiel zwischen staatlicher Intervention, wirtschaftlicher Kompetenz und gesellschaftlichen Kraften. Globale Produktionsnetze Strategische Kopplung Entwicklungsstaat Technische Gemeinschaft Regionalentwicklung Yang D. Y.-R., Hsu J.-Y. y Ching C.-H. �Revision de Silicon Island? Diferencias geograficas de la 'conexion estrategica' en el desarrollo de parques de alta tecnologia en Taiwan, Regional Studies. Desde la reestructuracion industrial tras la decada de los ochenta en Taiwan los parques de alta tecnologia han sido fundamentales para impulsar el desarrollo regional y han sido alabados como la panacea para solucionar el declive regional. El objetivo de este articulo es analizar las dinamicas divergentes de los diferentes proyectos de parques tecnologicos en Taiwan asi como sus efectos en el desarrollo local. Inspirados por la perspectiva de las redes de produccion global, proponemos una estructura triangular -la interaccion entre la intervencion estatal, la competencia economica y las fuerzas sociales- para resaltar y explicar las diferentes variaciones geograficas de 'conexion estrategica' entre las redes de produccion global y la integracion institucional a nivel local que forman los modelos divergentes del desarrollo regional en Taiwan. Redes de produccion global Conexion estrategica Estado desarrollista Comunidad tecnica Desarrollo regionalGlobal production networks, Strategic coupling, Developmental state, Technical community, Regional development,
Measurement of the ratio of prompt χ c to J / ψ production in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV
No full textThe prompt production of charmonium χ c and J / ψ states is studied in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. The χ c and J / ψ mesons are identified through their decays χ c → J / ψ γ and J / ψ → μ + μ - using 36 pb - 1 of data collected by the LHCb detector in 2010. The ratio of the prompt production cross-sections for χ c and J / ψ, σ (χ c → J / ψ γ) / σ (J / ψ), is determined as a function of the J / ψ transverse momentum in the range 2 < p T J / ψ < 15 GeV / c. The results are in excellent agreement with next-to-leading order non-relativistic expectations and show a significant discrepancy compared with the colour singlet model prediction at leading order, especially in the low p T J / ψ region
Polymer-induced change in scaling behavior in two-dimensional homogeneous turbulent thermal convection
No full textWe study the effects of polymers in two-dimensional turbulent thermal convection using a shell model. In the absence of polymers, the inverse energy cascade in two dimensions leads to the observed Bolgiano-Obukhov scaling. When polymers are added, energy is extracted from the flow by the polymers, and as a result, the thermal balance between buoyancy and inertia in Bolgiano-Obukhov scaling is destroyed around the scales at which polymers interact strongly with the flow. This results in an increase in the Bolgiano scale and leads to a change in the scaling behavior of the velocity and temperature fluctuations for scales below the modified Bolgiano scale. We make theoretical estimates of the dependence of the mean rate of energy extracted by the polymers and the mean energy dissipation rate on the polymer relaxation time. Our theoretical analysis further leads to the prediction that the heat transport is not altered much by the polymers in two dimensions. We show that our theoretical estimates and prediction are in good agreement with the numerical results
Molecular structure of highly excited resonant states in Mg-24 and the corresponding Be-8+O-16 and C-12+C-12 decays
No full textExotic Be-8 and C-12 decays from high-lying resonances in Mg-24 are analyzed in terms of a cluster model. The calculated quantities agree well with the corresponding experimental data. It is found that the calculated decay widths are very sensitive to the angular momentum carried by the outgoing cluster. It is shown that this property makes cluster decay a powerful tool to determine the spin as well as the molecular structures of the resonances.Physics, NuclearSCI(E)7ARTICLE5null8
Calibration of a simple 1D model for the hydraulic response of regional dykes in the Netherlands
No full textA simple numerical model was set up to investigate the hydraulic behaviour of a regional dyke to improve understanding of the response under variable atmospheric conditions. The unsaturated hydraulic properties of the dyke body and the relevant foundation layers were calibrated either on the results of laboratory tests or on a national database, namely the Staringreeks, compiled for typical Dutch soils. The boundary conditions were imposed according to the weather history at the top, and to the pore pressures measured in the field at the bottom of the representative soil column. The results indicate that a simple 1D model is able to accurately reproduce the suction time history in the dyke core, provided the hydraulic conductivity and soil water retention properties are properly calibrated. The optimised hydraulic conductivities are typically two orders of magnitude higher than the saturated hydraulic conductivity from the laboratory tests, but comparable to the ones suggested in the database developed on field data. The work highlights that cautious evaluation of laboratory data is needed for field applications, and that direct information from the field should be used to validate numerical models in the presence of organic soils
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