17 research outputs found

    Experimental stiffness investigation of finger joints in glued laminated timber beams using digital image correlation

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    Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s)Glued laminated timber (GLT) is an engineered wood product widely used in structural applications. The mechanical properties of the GLT beams significantly depend on the mechanical properties of local weak sections such as knots and finger joints (FJs). Conventionally, the mechanical behavior of the local weak sections has been mainly investigated in the individual lamellae. In the present study, their mechanical behaviors within the GLT beams are investigated. 22 GLT beams with well-known beam setups in four-point bending tests were studied. Digital image correlation was used to measure displacements and strains in the region of the beams with the constant bending moment. This paper presents the strain distributions in the GLT beams and discusses the influence of the timber board arrangements and, accordingly, the knots and the FJs. As expected, the strain distributions of the GLT beams vary significantly. Depending on the arrangement of the knots, they can cause strain concentrations in the beams, which can be distributed to the adjacent lamellae. FJs do not cause significant strain concentrations; however, they can influence the strain distribution along the lamellae. Furthermore, a reduced stiffness of the FJs, compared to the connected timber boards, is identified.Peer reviewe

    Macro-micro mechanics of Fujian River sand under triaxial shear using X-ray micro-tomography

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    Fujian River sand (FJS) is a complex mixture of minerals and rock fragments shaped by the dynamic geological history of Fujian province, China. The macro-micro mechanical responses of FJS under triaxial shear were carefully investigated through the X-ray tomography-based in-situ triaxial test. By utilizing the particle tracking strategy with the signature of histograms of orientation, both intact and crushed FJS particles can be successfully recognized and tracked at different stages of axial strain. It is found that a. smaller particles are more likely to crush than larger ones, and the crushed particles have more irregular particle shapes than the original set of particles; b. the coordination number, fabric anisotropy, 3D rose map, and particle displacement are found to highly correlate to the phase transition point from volumetric contraction to dilation; c. The sample deformation is found to be uniform at the early stage, and then it starts to spread from the boundaries to the inner part, and finally develops into an inclined shear band; d. locations of particle breakage within the granular assemblage show an overall sporadic and irregular pattern throughout the shearing process, which is not strongly correlated with the shear band developed, even at large strains.The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the pdf file of the accepted manuscript may differ slightly from what is displayed on the item page. The information in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript reflects the original submission by the author

    Skills and capabilities for a sustainable and circular economy: The changing role of design

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    This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in this recordImplementing practices for a circular economy transforms the way companies do business, notably in the manufacturing industry. However, a circular economy requires a transformation of both production and consumption systems; the standard approach for creation, fabrication, and commerce of products is challenged. Authors repeatedly call for the development of new proficiencies to attend to system transformations, but these so far have not been described for design and engineering. Given that the design of a product directly influences the way a value chain will be managed, building circular, globally sustainable value chains inevitably signifies a fundamental change in the practice of design. Comprehensive analyses were conducted on case studies from a variety of multinational enterprises that are transforming their product strategies for climate change. Changes in design processes were identified, revealing a growing necessity for industry to employ new proficiencies that support closure of material loops. This paper contributes to existing literature by depicting successful practices being implemented in industry. A variety of new capabilities are key to design for a sustainable future; these range from deeper knowledge of material composition to rich understanding of social behaviour. Resulting from this research, learning goals are proposed to serve as guidance for manufacturing companies seeking to tackle climate change. Conclusions aim to encourage researchers and academics to respond to emerging needs by re-thinking education in design and engineering.Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT

    The impact of patellofemoral joint diseases on functional outcomes and prosthesis survival in patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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    Abstract Background Patellofemoral joint (PFJ) diseases are chronic degenerative conditions that contribute to knee joint symptoms. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is widely regarded as an effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis (KOA); however, its specific indications remain a subject of debate. Hypothesis Patients with PFJ disease are expected to experience outcomes post-UKA comparable to those of patients without PFJ disease. Methods We conducted this meta-analysis following the guidelines outlined by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA). A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases was conducted for studies examining the association between PFJ disease and UKA, including publications up to September 2024. Extracted data encompassed author, publication year, country, disease type, prosthesis type, sample size, mean patient age, gender distribution, follow-up duration, PFJ disease prevalence at surgery, diagnostic methods, and whether PFJ disease was considered a contraindication for UKA. To maintain objectivity, only studies in which PFJ diseases were visually identifiable were included in the meta-analysis. Statistical analyses were performed using Stata 15.0 and Review Manager 5.4.1. A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the Oxford Knee Score (OKS), Knee Society Score (KSS), flexion range of motion (ROM), Forgotten Joint Score (FJS), Tegner activity score, and prosthesis survival rate, with outcomes stratified by PFJ disease type (PFJ degeneration or patella cartilage injury). Mean differences, confidence intervals, and P values were calculated for comparisons between the PFJ disease and non-PFJ disease groups. The Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) criteria and the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) were applied to evaluate the risk of bias. To address heterogeneity, sensitivity analyses were performed, and publication bias was assessed using funnel plots and Egger's test. Results A total of 14,866 knees from 48 relevant studies were included in this systematic review. Methodological quality was assessed using the MINORS criteria, with case series scoring 11.0/16 and cohort studies scoring 18.2/24. PFJ degeneration emerged as the most studied condition, followed by patella cartilage injury. Clinical outcomes assessments indicated that medial PFJ degeneration, anterior knee pain, patella cartilage damage, and patella baja did not significantly impact UKA outcomes or prosthesis survival. However, severe lateral PFJ degeneration, lateral patellar subluxation, lateral trochlear osteophytes, and patellar bone marrow edema did influence results. Fifteen high-quality studies were included in the meta-analysis, involving 6080 patients-1338 in the PFJ disease group and 4,742 in the non-PFJ disease group. With an average NOS score of 7.2, the studies were generally of high quality. Meta-analysis results showed no significant differences between groups in final follow-up OKS, FJS, Tegner activity score, or prosthesis survival rate. However, the PFJ disease group had lower KSS and reduced flexion ROM compared to the non-PFJ disease group. Subgroup analysis further revealed that the PFJ degeneration group scored lower than the patella cartilage injury group on OKS, KSS, and flexion ROM following UKA. Conclusion In summary, PFJ disease was found to have limited impact on UKA outcomes; however, caution is recommended for cases involving severe lateral PFJ degeneration due to potential restrictions in postoperative knee function, particularly affecting flexion ROM in UKA patients

    Emotional intelligence: The key to improving IT management in the U.S. government

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    The purpose of this study is to address gap in management literature on technology management in the public sector by studying the relationship between leader emotional intelligence (EI) and effective technology management.Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Improving IT Management in the U.S. Government Tammy M. Borkowski Doctoral Candidate University of Maryland University College [email protected] July 2012 Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Transformational Leadership, Chief Information Officer (CIO) Agenda • Purpose and Scope • Research Questions • Significance for Management • Literature Themes • Key Propositions • Conceptual Framework • Thesis Statement • Research Approach • Findings • Implications for Management Practice • Areas for Future Research Purpose and Scope • Purpose Address gap in management literature on technology management in the public sector by studying the relationship between leader emotional intelligence (EI) and effective technology management. • Scope Study focuses on the performance effectiveness of U.S. Federal Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and their employees. Twenty-eight studies representing the last decade of empirical research are analyzed. Public, private and non-profit organizations are represented in the previous research studies. 2011 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey triangulates previous empirical research findings. Research Questions 1. How does Federal CIO EI affect their effectiveness? 2. How does Federal CIO EI affect follower response behaviors? Leader-member exchange (LMX) quality Follower organizational commitment (FOC) Follower job performance (FJP) Follower job satisfaction (FJS) Follower happiness (FH) Significance for Management • U.S. Government spends more than $60 billion annually on IT, but fails to achieve the productivity gains that private industry has realized from IT (Kundra, 2010; Seifert, 2005). • Given the current fiscal climate, the Obama Administration has a renewed focus on IT innovation to improve operational efficiencies and reduce costs in order to create a more efficient and effective government (Kundra, 2010; McClure, 2010) • An opportunity for improving Federal IT management lies in Federal CIOs’ utilization of EI and transformational behaviors to build effective work relationships and positively affect strategic outcomes within U.S. Government agencies. Literature Themes • CIO Role - History and Importance Boyle & Burbridge (1991); Synnott (1985, 1987); Weaver (1981) McClure (2000); U.S. Government Accountability Office (2000) • Leadership & Contribution to Leader Effectiveness Bass (1985, 1990); Burns (1978); House (1971, 1977) Applegate & Elam (1992); Feeny & Willcocks (1998); Hagel & Brown (2001) • EI & Contribution to Leader Effectiveness Gardner (1983) ; Sternberg (1986, 1997); Thorndike (1920) Bar-On (1997); Dulewicz & Higgs (2000); Goleman (1995); Mayer & Salovey (1990) • CIO Effectiveness – Antecedents & Outcomes Rockart (1982); Smaltz, Sambamurthy, & Agarwal (2006) Key Propositions From the literature review, 25 propositions were derived. Five are integral to the study. [P7]: Transformational leaders are more effective and have higher quality relationships with their followers. [P8]: Transformational leadership style increases follower productivity, job satisfaction, and happiness. [P15]: Followers respond to emotionally intelligent leaders by increasing their commitment to the organization. [P19]: Emotional intelligence is an emotional competency that is often present in transformational leaders. [P20]: Emotional intelligence is positively related to one’s effectiveness and has become increasingly popular as a measure for identifying potentially effective leaders.. 7 Conceptual Model Thesis Statement A high degree of emotional intelligence positively affects Federal CIO effectiveness, the quality of the leader-member exchange, and follower response behaviors, including organizational commitment, job performance, job satisfaction, and happiness. Research Approach • Research Synthesis Developed seven search strings and six complex searches Searched EBSCO’s Business Source Complete, ProQuest’s ABI/INFORM Complete, and Internet Applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria resulted in the identification of 28 empirical studies Qualitative analysis of previous study findings • Triangulation with Secondary Data Results from 2011 U.S. Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) validated previous empirical research findings Department of Defense chosen as target population (high percentage of technology workers) Ran Pearson correlation coefficient between independent and dependent variables Data Collection and Analysis – Previous Studies Author (year) Dependent Variables LE LMX FOC FJP FJS FH Bono et al. (2007) X Bushra et al. (2011) X X Carmeli & Josman (2006) X Carmeli (2003) X Carter et al. (2009) X Chih & Lin (2009) X Cote & Miners (2006) X De Vries et al. (2010) X X X Dhawan & Mulla (2011) X Farahani et al. (2011) X Geer et al. (2008) X Jadhav & Mulla (2010) X Law et al. (2008) X Liang & Chi (2011) X Liu et al. (2010) X Lo et al. (2010) X Mohammad et al. (2011) X Mustafa & Amjad (2011) X X X Piccolo & Colquitt (2006) X Rangriz& Mehrabi (2010) X X Rosete& Ciarrochi (2005) X Semadar et al. (2006) X Strauss et al. (2009) X Tse & Wing (2008) X X Viator (2001) X X X Wang et al. (2005) X Weinberger (2009) X Wong & Law (2002) X X Findings – Previous Studies H1, H2, H3, H4, and H5 are supported. None of the previous studies addressed H6. Data Collection and Analysis – Employee Survey Hypothesis Independent Variable Dependent Variables LEI LE LMX FOC FJP FJS FJH H1 SL LKMI H2 SL EEI-IR H3 SL EEI-CO H4 SL EEI-EC H5 SL JSI H6 SL PWE Study Variables FEVS Analysis Areas FEVS Questions Leader EI (LEI) Supervisor and leadership indices (SL) 42, 44, 47, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 61 Leader Effectiveness (LE) Leadership & Knowledge Management Index (LKMI) 10, 35, 36, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 61, 64, 66 LMX Interpersonal relationship index (EEI-IR) 47, 48, 49, 51, 52 Follower Organizational Commitment (FOC) Communication index (EEI-CO ) 53, 54, 56, 60, 61 Follower Job Performance (FJP) Employee motivation & competency index (EEI-EC) 3, 4, 6, 11, 12 Follower Job Satisfaction (FJS) Job Satisfaction Index (JSI) 4, 5, 13, 63, 67, 69, 70 Follower Happiness (FH) Personal work experience index (PWE) 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19 r = Pearson Correlation CoefficientFindings – Employee Survey r = 1 r = .95 r = 1 r = .86 r = .93 r = .91 Implications for Management Practice • Study findings indicate that Federal CIO EI has a profound effect on their effectiveness, LMX quality, and the organizational commitment, job performance, job satisfaction, and happiness of their employees. • Improve IT operational efficiencies and reduce costs, creating a more efficient and effective government. • Unlike cognitive intelligence, EI can be improved with leadership training and development. Therefore, the study informs Talent management practice in the U.S. Government Federal CIO career planning Higher education curriculum Areas for Future Research • Employee happiness as a construct holds much promise for improving organizational performance outcomes by increasing employee productivity. • Consistent methodology for measuring EI and transformational behaviors. • Cultural influence on generalizability of results. • Lack of LMX studies addressing the public sector. • EI job-related moderators, such as follower job autonomy and follower job complexity. • Degree to which CIO emotional competencies vary by agency, organization size, job or position type, job role, or gender. Trends • Technology is continually evolving Federal CIOs need to stay abreast of new and emerging technology Federal CIOs must be able to cross the generational divide Federal agencies need to be learning organizations • IT budget control being centralized IT requirements are decentralized within agencies Agencies must manage this incongruence Conclusions • This study is the first to explore the critical success factors for U.S. Federal CIOs and inform technology management in the public sector. • Study highlights the organizational management challenges faced by public sector managers. • Study results clearly affirm the utilization of EI and transformational leadership behaviors as a management tool for nurturing positive leader-follower work relationships, which have the potential to influence strategic outcomes, creating a more efficient and effective government

    The outflow from Hudson Strait and its contribution to the Labrador Current

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    Author Posting. © Elsevier B.V., 2008. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Elsevier B.V. for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 55 (2008): 926-946, doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2008.03.012.Hudson Strait delivers a large amount of fresh water to the subpolar North Atlantic due to a large riverine input into the upstream Hudson Bay System and to the rerouting of Arctic Ocean waters. The fresh waters flowing out of Hudson Strait feed the Labrador Current, a current that has a significant impact on the climate and ecosystem of the entire northeastern seaboard. The lack of measurements from the strait have, until recently, made it difficult to determine the relative contribution of Hudson Strait to the properties and variability of the Labrador Current compared to other sources. This study describes the first year round observations of the outflow as obtained from a moored array deployed midstrait from August 2004 to 2005, and from a highresolution hydrographic section conducted in September of 2005. The outflow from Hudson Strait has the structure of a buoyant boundary current spread across the sloping topography of its southern edge. The variability in the flow is dominated by the extreme semidiurnal tides and by vigorous, mostly barotropic, fluctuations over several days. The fresh water export is seasonally concentrated between June and March with a peak in NovemberDecember, consistent with the seasonal riverine input and seaice melt. It is highly variable on weekly timescales due to synchronous salinity and velocity variations. The estimated volume and liquid fresh water transports during 20042005 are respectively of 11.2 Sv and 7888 (2829) mSv relative to a salinity of 34.8 (33). This implies that the Hudson Strait outflow accounts for approximately 15% of the volume and 50% of the fresh water transports of the Labrador Current. This larger than previously estimated contribution is partially due to the recycling, within the Hudson Bay System, of relatively fresh waters that flow into Hudson Strait, along its northern edge. It is speculated that the source of this inflow is the outflow from Davis Strait.Straneo acknowledges support from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Ocean and Climate Change Institute and the Comer Foundation, in particular, as well as support for NSF OCE0629411. Support to FJS from NSERC Research Grant and the Canadian Program on Energy Research and Development

    Pattern-Matching Algorithms on Indeterminate Strings

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    Title: Pattern-Matching Algorithms on Indeterminate Strings, Author: Shu Wang, Location: ThodeIn computing, strings are sequences of simple elements (letters) drawn from some alphabet. A string is one of the most basic and important data structures in computer science, it exists everywhere in computer systems. Disk files, contents of memory, source and object code of computer programs, e-mail messages are all examples of strings. Also in bioinformatics, nucleotides in DNA can be viewed as strings drawn from an alphabet of four basic symbols- A, C, G and T. Algorithms that deal with strings are correspondingly very important in the field of computer science as well as in bioinformatics, data compression, cryptanalysis and other scientific areas. A pattern-matching algorithm is one of the most fundamental string algorithms. Simply speaking, it outputs the occurrences of a string (called the pattern) within another string (called the text). Exact pattern-matching algorithms have been extensively studied in the last three decades and many algorithms have been proposed. Among them are two well known algorithms, the Knuth-Morris-Pratt (KMP) algorithm [KMP77], with good worst-case performance, and the Boyer-Moore (BM) algorithm [BM77], with good average-case performance. A recent attempt to combine the virtues of the two algorithms results in the Franek-Jennings-Smyth (FJS) algorithm [Jen02, FJS05b, FJS05a], which has both excellent average-case and worst-case performance. Indeterminate strings are a new class of strings proposed in [HS03] driven by the increasingly common application of string algorithms on biological (DNA) sequences. Unlike letters in a normal alphabet, an indeterminate letter matches a set of letters (under certain constraints) rather than just one during pattern-matching. Perhaps the most straightforward example of an indeterminate letter is the don't care letter '*', that matches all letters in the alphabet. The main purpose of an indeterminate string is to increase the flexibility of pattern-matching. It can also be seen as a model of a DNA sequence with a polymorphism property, which is a commonplace in molecular biology. An indeterminate string is a relatively new idea and not too many known algorithms work on it, except for a particular version of the ShiftOr algorithm [WM92]. However as we will see, even this version can only handle a special case of indeterminate pattern-matching. Faster and more general indeterminate pattern-matching algorithms are desired. In this thesis we first give rigorous definitions of indeterminate strings and then develop our new indeterminate pattern-matching algorithms, adapted and modified from existing exact pattern-matching algorithms. There are many different constraints and also different models of patten-matching. We present our solution with all these variations in order of increasing complexity. We present our rationale of development and investigate the possibility of developing new algorithms from different categories of existing determinate algorithms. After describing our algorithms we conduct comprehensive experiments and compare the results carefully. In the last chapter we present our conclusions and point out the directions of future research.ThesisMaster of Science (MS

    External validation of a multivariable prediction model for identification of pneumonia and other serious bacterial infections in febrile immunocompromised children

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    \ua9 2023 Author(s). Published by BMJ.Objective: To externally validate and update the Feverkids tool clinical prediction model for differentiating bacterial pneumonia and other serious bacterial infections (SBIs) from non-SBI causes of fever in immunocompromised children. Design: International, multicentre, prospective observational study embedded in PErsonalised Risk assessment in Febrile illness to Optimise Real-life Management across the European Union (PERFORM). Setting: Fifteen teaching hospitals in nine European countries. Participants: Febrile immunocompromised children aged 0-18 years. Methods: The Feverkids clinical prediction model predicted the probability of bacterial pneumonia, other SBI or no SBI. Model discrimination, calibration and diagnostic performance at different risk thresholds were assessed. The model was then re-fitted and updated. Results: Of 558 episodes, 21 had bacterial pneumonia, 104 other SBI and 433 no SBI. Discrimination was 0.83 (95% CI 0.71 to 0.90) for bacterial pneumonia, with moderate calibration and 0.67 (0.61 to 0.72) for other SBIs, with poor calibration. After model re-fitting, discrimination improved to 0.88 (0.79 to 0.96) and 0.71 (0.65 to 0.76) and calibration improved. Predicted risk <1% ruled out bacterial pneumonia with sensitivity 0.95 (0.86 to 1.00) and negative likelihood ratio (LR) 0.09 (0.00 to 0.32). Predicted risk >10% ruled in bacterial pneumonia with specificity 0.91 (0.88 to 0.94) and positive LR 6.51 (3.71 to 10.3). Predicted risk <10% ruled out other SBIs with sensitivity 0.92 (0.87 to 0.97) and negative LR 0.32 (0.13 to 0.57). Predicted risk >30% ruled in other SBIs with specificity 0.89 (0.86 to 0.92) and positive LR 2.86 (1.91 to 4.25). Conclusion: Discrimination and calibration were good for bacterial pneumonia but poorer for other SBIs. The rule-out thresholds have the potential to reduce unnecessary investigations and antibiotics in this high-risk group

    Notion, nature and extent of consent in international arbitration

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    PhDArbitration is a consensual and private mechanism of dispute resolution which leads to an enforceable arbitral award. In the traditional field of commercial arbitration the agreement to arbitrate is considered to be the cornerstone of arbitration. On the other hand, in the international context, arbitration has become increasingly used in other areas, like investment arbitration and sport arbitration, where the consensual nature of arbitration appears to be different. At the beginning of the study it will be underlined that, when speaking about the consensual nature of arbitration, one needs to differentiate between consensual as one of the essential criteria for arbitration’s qualification and consent as a condition for the validity of the arbitration agreement. This differentiation is especially important in sport arbitration where, between the athletes and sport organisations, there is often induced consent rather than bargained consent. By sustaining that the consensual character of arbitration needs to be differentiated, but not abandoned, the thesis clearly takes a contractual, or better, a consensual approach. It is preferable to speak of a consensual approach, because the agreement to arbitrate does not always take the form of an arbitration agreement in the traditional sense. This is particularly the case in investment arbitration. This thesis is a comparative study. However, not only a comparison of national laws and different arbitration rules will be undertaken, but the thesis will also consider the evolution of arbitration by discussing the implications that evolution has had on the perception of the consensual character of arbitration. Moreover, and above all, the main body of the thesis will be dedicated to a comparison focused on the consent issues of the three main areas where arbitration is nowadays used in an international context: commercial arbitration, investment arbitration and sport arbitration. It will be stressed that, although already in the classical area of commercial arbitration, the structures of arbitrations may be of different types, ranging from bi-party situations to multiparty scenarios, and might play a role when considering the consensual nature of arbitration, this becomes even clearer when one analyses the other fields of arbitration. The thesis then also takes into account that, in the various phases of the arbitral process, the expectations with regard to the consensual character of arbitration may be different. In the thesis it will be argued that the reason the consensual nature of arbitration evolved over time, and the reason that it is different among the various fields of arbitration, might be seen in the fact that there is an inherent tension between the contractual and the jurisdictional side of arbitration. In this situation of “inherent tension” consent may be perceived as being more or less present. Nevertheless, the “intensity” of consent does not affect the basically consensual character of arbitration. While the four traditional theories (jurisdictional, contractual, mixed/hybrid and autonomous) used to explain the juridical nature of arbitration focus rather on the relationship between State and arbitration, the thesis attempts to indicate other solutions which seem to be more able to explain the use of arbitration in the different areas/fields where arbitration is expected to resolve disputes

    0005

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    t'AII.V PAt.O Al.TO TIMF.S. FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1909. SHAKESPEARE'S POISONS. Th*r THE LAPLANDERS. This ->yir,B Rsss ts 0. Tran.plsntox, to Labrador. A commencement baa Just beea sasde la a most remarkable and long talked of enterprlBe. This la nothing MB* than tb* transplanting of the Lapps from lapland, where tbey ars a dying race, tx -abrador. where It 1* fcoosd that they will Soartah and in- Whstbsr these hopss wUl be JnsU- Wsfbad or not Nomine to bs seen. Slnv D**> expertmsnts la .be past have seldom beea wholly successful, snd some have resulted dlssstroualy. Th* Dookbobors, for Instsncs, who la lass) wtrs tratt*port*d to the nota bsr ef &000 or 8.000 from tbstr botnea la sovtbern Boosts tb ths Cansdlsn aarthwaat. war* for s time ta dir* atralta. Tbey also b*barsd erratically, ■ssrrttng naked through tbe snow snd Bhsndonlng tbstr flocks sad herd* to th* wolves. They are now, howsrer, raported to be aetttlsg down and do- lag be 11 e r Oa the other band, the attempt made Borne eighty years sgo to transplant ths Boskolnlkts of ths Don country to s sew home thst wss supposed to have asssa found for them In eastern Tor kastan resulted lo on* of tbe most ghastly tragedies recorded In tbs aa- aals of history. Tbe bugs caravan lost Kb way ha the terrible desert of Gob! aad was never beard of again, tbe probability being thst hunger snd thirst, combined with tbe attacks of aomad robbers, were rrsponslbl* for the death* of th* entire party. -thyaslly dreadful was tb* fata that befell ths 10.000 Jot landers transplanted to tbe east coast of Greenland by Qneen Margaret of Sweden. At first thsy flourished exceedingly. Villages wsrs founded, cburrbe* end schools were boOt. end a btsbop was appointed. Then one year tbe Ice pack broke loose from the remote northern ssss and csroe to s standstill along the coast opposite tbe settlements In a belt flfty miles broad. AD communication wltb tbe open ssa was then cat off. The aettlers ware enable to obtain supplies, snd In tbe end tbey perished down to tb* very last man.- Pearson'* Weekly. * Meoey Hlddsn by Prissosrs. **I woald venture R BS e safe esser rtoa tbat there la every cent of $„000 ta cash hidden within the walls of thla prison;* said Colonel E. E. Modd. tbe warden. lie then explained tbat tbe convtcta hide tb* money In all aorta of places. **en to burying It to tb* yard. They wilt hid* It In cracks in their cells aad la the abopa, frequently changing it so that ihe ether convicts cannot get hold SS? ft, A convict complained to tb* wards* reesolly that he had 1100 hidden aader the window sin in one of tae shops aad that tl bad been stolen flpm him by another convict. This shews bow much money gels Into the prison from time to time and la not discovered when the general search 1* mad*. The convicts are not allowed ta hsvs money la their possession, al though tbey msy keep it wltb tbe prison clerk. When tbe searcb wss astde tbe other day an old negro wss forced lo cough Sp So ornts. which be had In pennies asd aacka-a concssled tn hla mouth.—Praokfort Oor. Loul*- vlll* Cosslgr-Jevoal. Orasy Railway Mcthsde- How tbe Chinese are wasting British capital tn building tbe Shanghai Han- kow-MnsiHi rsilwsy ts told by the Psklo corT*s|>ondent of tbe London Times, who says: "Tbs railway pre sent* every possible defect. Bridges are unsafe Italls are of native __na- factors, of obsolete section, spiked into BOft wood sleepers from Manchuria asd Japan. Sleeper* are wrongly laid. Wrongly bellsaied. tbelr life la tat* Mil ts little mors than oae year Bight different patterns of rolling slock ar* IS use. Where there was difficulty la bridging a streem th* Chines* built th* bridge on dry Mod sad then dag a canal aad diverted tbe waterway under tb* bridge, bath the entrance to th* diversion sad Ihe exit from It bs- tag literally at right angles to tbs tut- atal direction of the stream." Csnada and a Nstlsnsl Airthsen. ■rrery now and then some oae tries w> writ* s national anthem for Canada; b*t. In the opinion of tbe Victoria Colonist, every effort Is a failure Tbe Colonist adds: "Csnada ts not eld egfough to hsvs evolved a nattooal aa them. Tb* sentiment ot tbe people hsa not clustered around any peritonism* person, event or Idea. When tha asarage rhytnester alts down to writ* a Oanadlan song be tries to Include ev. erythlng In It. from tb* herring fleet of Novs Scotia to tbe minora of tbe Klondike, snd the result Is s apsclss ef directory. By and by something aaay happen, or ws msy do something aa a people, or sotae on* may think of sstnetblng that will catch the pooalar Chicago and Mall Ordsr.. Chicago claims the dlstlacUoo of b*- lag lbs mall order center of tb* tu-t- Terse. and some recsnt figure* from the postoffl.ee tbere would eeem to establish tbe right to tbe honor. Oae of the biggest mall order booses recently broke ell postal records by msillng gtrOO.OOOcatalosvsas. each weighing two trances, the whole weighing tso ton*. The aecka holding tbe catalogs** weighed stxty-flv* tons. If tbss* . pamphlets hsd been sent on on* trait) tjasTty cars would bsve been filled. Ar* Tsksn Tss Serleuslr try t«mi Modern Chemists It Is one of tbe p*f.sm.*s ot Hbske- •pears'* |.aatU<itj a* a srest i"-i thai hi* word* at* taken -erl«u.i* A it'itrii.-il doctor In a foreign wI-mi llflc review Baa hern molding an lo.|Ul sttloo loto Ibe ptilsa.i.B luentlaioed hy blm Be .".lot* eol Ihsl the ■*.tti.-r of cniwed belienon." which Claudius Is aald to beve poared into tbe aar of llamlel s father. Is IIksi.bi.^ uf pirri lag ibe lyntpaoam of tbe ear and therefore could not bar* penetrated the body and pnlaoaed the blood, ss the gbost alleges Again tbe narcotic which Friar l_urer»-e admlntslsrs to Juliet was probably either Datum stramonium or aiaodragora root The first Is need by the convicts In N*» Caledonia wbea tbey wish to rob their eompanlona. hot Its effect* do aot tsat forty-two boars nor anything- like tbat tigs*. A scientist who *iperimeated oo himself wltli insndnigors found that Intense slcknees Is ceased oo wsklag and this did aot happen to Jailet As for the poison wblrh ws* aivso lo Bo Bifn, It waa probably areinlt* or oae of those tolled rmlsasn, crvmr*—ed of vesre table alkaloid* aod ptomaine, since It waa so remarkably rapid In Ita *ff*c-t* Bat that I* tbe fealt of tno aerinos peopl* They win take everything a* riooelv pbsttes|>eare prabebly knew nothing at all of poison* or of nar- colics He wa* a ooet and not s ebem- tsr snd might rtsrrafarr hs snowed the asaal poetlr llcrns* Londoo Globs TWIN EARTHQUAKES. T-vo Distinct Ssrtss sf Shaahe Aea Fail Almost SirrtultsnrouBly Atoong th* most lulerrailog **rth tremor, from S actesrlflr parloi of view are tlioae knowe sa "twin earth .|Unk*s." where two dtstlmt series of shocks are felt. -epsrstaO 0j an Inter rsl of two ar fhrsv -arTonds In esch serie* rbe «It.Mrtivrt* Im-ren** In a maximum and die away, the whole duration. Including tbe <<uiri Interval being eight ■■' twelve •ei-ood* lasonie parte of Ihe o-anbuuske sons tbe nx-st powerful aburka are nearly alwaya ol Ibis kind Wben the.. oa-cur how ever, there t« always s strip of man try where only one aback I* fen. Apparent It there are two distinct points of orisln for it.*-** aborka. and the strip where * stogie ssktrk U felt i* that where tb* two sets of rlbraihrti. arrive alruuiianeoualy. The fact that this band U straight shews ibai the twla shocks occur together and tbal therefor* one la not a cotaaetjueocr of tbs other Probably there B id 8 ahaped bead In some Interior layer of rock and the twin foci are ai tbs points of greatest displacement-as inciy. tbe bends of Ibe S Tb* inoveinsat tbat cecsee aucb * twla earthquake there fore results tn scceoiusling tbe form the fold la the earth's ernet-Nsw Tork Herald Th* FIgMIn* Mserle. Some 3*irt Maoris arere shot op la tn treochment* at a place called Orakaw Without loud escepi a few raw pots ' without water, pounded st by ar tlllsry and ander s hali ot ride hultet. and band grenades, unsuccessfully ss aaulled oo tsas than Ave Hates, tbey held out for three days, complslsly surrounded General Cameron ha msnely sent * Sag of trace. bsvlitni: them to *urrv-nd*r honorably To this Ihey msde the ever feme us reply "Enough! WS **rht right oo forever" Then the geOSTSl offered lo 1*1 the Wo men com* out, sod tbe answer waa. -The woi-aes will fight as w* • At lengtb on tbe afternoon of the third day ibe garvtaeo tn * body rbarged at quick march right tbroagh tbe English ■tees, fairly lumping ov*r tbe beadr or tbe men of tbe Fortieth regiment a* tbey My behind a book- Hslf of tbem felt, tbs retnsloder got clear away The earthworks and the victory re malned with en. bat the glory was theirs"-The t-oog While Ctood.** by W P. Rrevss THE GARDENING HOBO. HI* EuBsrtsnc* With s Rsd Vlsaasd, Flaming Hair.d Virago. , As bs wslksd slong tbe country Iso* and aoUTed In tbe keen air of ths ssrty ■turning the wands-ring hobo fell with la blm ths stlrrUiga of ao appetite tbat would not bs appeased by anything short of real food, and a good deal ot It at that. Devouring scenery and drinking In tbe salubrious morning air were sll well enough in tbelr wsy, but tt wss Upon more substanilal Uilngs that bin hunger wsa now art. So, perceiving s fariiih.iii.sa' with a atnoklng chimney not far along tbs highway, bs approached It and rapped briskly oo the kitchen door. The door opened Iminedlsuly, snd a huge, red vlssgsd. asm tug haired vtrsgd confronted blm Juat as be waa about to make s plesssnt remark on ibe subject of the early bird. "Wall." sbe aald, "what ta HT "I don't know, ms'am." ssld bs, bs- ginning bla retreat, "bat It looks llks s cros* between a Sunday supplement and a war cloud." "What ars yoa looking for," she demanded. Melting a mop that atocd Just ■sands tb* door "trouble?" "No. madam." said tbs tramp, hurry- lag a little until bs wsa eafsiy oa tbs other side of the feoce; "I'm lookln' for a way oat If I'd been lookln' fee trouble I'd be' stayed Inside thsrs where you ere." And be msde blithely op the rosd. John Ksodrick Rang* tn Upplncotrs Msgsxlne. Blanpli.lt>- ItssH. "Too ar* not going to make garden again this apring, are your asks th* fond wife of tbs brutal husband. ''I certainly am," declares tbe brutal husband, a look of stern dstarrnluatlot. aettting upon bla countenaaca "But Isat yesr your radb.be* came up turnips and your onions came up spinach and your sweet psas came 0|> corn. I aboald think tbat would dls courage yoa." That's tbe women of KI This year 1 wilt simply plant turnips sad sptaacb aad corn and get tbe isdlsbes sad onions snd sweet pens I wsnf-Cblcago Post. Insinuating. Lady/' sakl Meandering Mike, "you doa't want to llaten to no bard lock story, do youy* "Not a bit of It." "You rellev* my mind. If you waot to hear suiiiethiti' worth while yoa J**' gimme a chance to show what 1 kin do ss sn sfter dinner speaker." -Wash togton. Star. Tb afraid you'll Dud the sltnos- phere s little stifling." tbs landlord of tbe lower region apologetically remark- ed te tbe oswcoBssr. Oh. don't worry sboat me." aald ths stranger. "It can't bs aay won* than b crowded atreet car."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Pesdwss. Mr*. Boggs—Mr. Meek in nn Is s *ptsn- dld example of what s uisn •sagbt to bs. * Mr. a*togg*-~**.ot ea yoar life! Be'* a splendid example of what a wife. two atater*. a grownup daughter snd a mother In law think s man ought to ha-Pack. Forgot Him..If Abssntmlnded pei-aooa ars tvot Infra- q trolly tnet smong the medical pro feseloB. who et sll men aboald si ways bars tbelr wlta aboot them. It te related that a anwl Inown dactor waa esc* prtasat ta a pobtic place wheo sn sretdeat eeeorrsd and.. se*>- ing a wounded man. went about call tag: "A doctor: A doctor: BoosS-bedy go sad fetch s doctorr A friend who wsa by hi* side veo fared to inquire. "Well, what sboat vours-irr "Oh, dear." assrsrsrsd the doctor. suddenly recalling the fart tbat be be> tonged to tbe medical professton. "1 illdnt ihlnk of thstl" T* F*frn.nl "Ton know. Elsie, that -ferment' means to work.'" said tbe teacher ! 'Now yoa assy writ* s sentence oa the blackboard roota'nlng tbe sroed ferment.' " Alter s wDprneor'a thought Elme wrote sa follows: "In summer I love [ to feraatat anion*, tbe flowers la oor - garden **—Chicago News Th. R*al Obj*ct. lodolgent Pap* Why. my de«u. yoa bad a party last mouth Row often do 1 you Wtah to entertain your friends? She—Thla ooe is not to sotertala my : rrlrnd*. pspa bat to soab my soerelea Ufa H*'d Nsllesd It. "Pins wvsther." remarked tb* pas aaager. "So I'rs learned to my eorrow," replied tbs chsutfeur sa b* gavs the at**ring whssl a quick turn to avoid ronulng over a polk-emao "I've paid three la the laat week"-Judge. Cawa* and Ctt**t, "So yoa parted never to meet again P* Ten" "And what bsppened tbeuT" "He kissed at* goodby." "Ah! When are you to be rosrrledr** —Minneapolis Journal "Our Hers Was Deeply Tsw«lrsd." H* ■tr-sil** In Vain. TW cynical bachelor rb-ss to remark that when a gin makes up ber mlno to marry a struggling young man all his stragglee sr* useie** -I'hllsdelpht* Rscord. Lov, Ws* D.sd Mrs. Nsggs—I'm eure my buabsad has c**aed to love mt. Mrs. Waggs— How do you know* Mrs. Nsggs-1 no longer possess tbs power to make him inUo.ri.ble -Hoos Man most always In some sens* cUng ' rbe belief tbnt the unknowable ts hOOWSb-S —(if—t be Good InvB.tm.-n. DsPlstt-fs It true tbst you oaee bribed ao oO sr of the law? Suburb—-You can call It a bribs If you wsnt to. I gsve a poltcaman **3 to Induce on,- cook to stay.-Chicago SIRES AnD SONS. Oagttalmo Marcoot. tbe wireless tst- sgrapb wlssrd. ts only thirty fire years bid, ss be waa born In tStitogna to 187s- Ssoor Uasaauttni, tbs fauw.ua Hpan- lab bullfighter, baa during a career of twraty-flv* yesr* killed 3_oo bolts with ooe wrepon. Seostor E D Smith of South Carolina belongs to a family of clergymen. Hts father brother sad brother In law Were all ministers Thirty years ago tvuiiam Nelson Cromwell snd It* presents tie * Rlchsrd Young of UlOOklyo W*r* Interested logetber la cbareb work. Prastdsnt Tsft slsspa In s bsavlly csrved four posted canopied bed mod* In tb* Phillpploea. It ta oa* of the tsoat ornate pieces of furnlturr aver placsd to the White Hooss. Earl Nelson, the prssent *"fatbsr of the bouse of lords," eajoys tbe distinction of being the only peer who hss bsstl bla tills In throe rstgos. Hs Soc«esd«d bla father la ISJi. wben William IV. was king. The mllllouslr* Duk* of Westminster ts aald to pnassaa a nsagnlScsnt sst ef stiver piste, which Is declsiad by ex- parts to be tbe flm-st in ths world. Bat In ths BaStter of quantity, however. bis grace or Coabsrlsod 1* rrsdltad with having as much ss tw*lv* toos. Rsrnsrd Zlehn of Cbksgo. th* as- soclats censor and prompter of th* tats Theodore Ton.us a. I* r*c«y^lsed ss tbe most profoand ts*aeortat authority In maalc. He boa glvsa bta life to a . study of tbe sclentlflc side of music snd has aotved many problems tn ths evolution of musical art. DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. Por tb* flrat time a woman Journal- In, Mute Plamonkova. baa beeo si It.will to all lu tbe press gallery and report the prvsraeedluiTB of Ibe tterllo landtag. At tbe age of fifteen Miss Mary Cr» ser Page of Philadelphia ta an M T H It'a tbe Upland Hant clab that lu* confided lis foxhounds to Miss Msry's sxpert rulers hip Among otbsr things. Ibe Docbass of Rutland poasfasus tbe reputation of be log able to draw a pencil porrraii In four boura. She ta one of tbe best smstear artists in Englsnd. Docbess Carl Edward of ataxe-Co- barg-Gotba la an serompilafasd typewriter snd atenographer Hbe learned ber trade In a German business csllegr and boasts tbst she coald cam tno msrk* per month if thrown on ber own resources Miss Elizabeth ColtoO of lli_j.hu aett*. who knowa flfty-foar taognag**. Is alao an author.-j opon tbe people aad probleai* of India, aa ab* knows them Bbs bs* found ber kuowledge of taD4raages a great help ta studying coodittoos In tbs esst Slgnors I>uae. ths fsmoo* Italian actress, ta pscnltarly nervous Wben sbe ta not st rebearasla or acting abs sp*nd* her time la psrfect rsat. Sbe baa a lady companion who arranges bsr jooensys snd eugagss Iter rooms tn the hotels Thla lady ssas that Stg nore Dose's rooms. If possible, look oai oo s garden Sb* csnnot boar street sound* or aighta. Final E^aminations bsv« proven that th* h**t. purest sad most wholesome goods srs pro- Juced by PALO ALTO HOME 3XVI Cadversary An I . IIOIIW KGK. 1 Co-Operative Land H Trust Company Real Estate Loans Insurance Irrigated Lands Plenty of None* to I osn. SSS Cnlvevsity Avcaae. PAIaO AI/TO. Sporting Notes. Recent Inventions. A rscentiy psteotsd bsrrel ta mads to two halves, which -nay be -sated for scooomlslog apses wben ahtpped empty. A trough shaped rubber ableld big snough for s llnemsn to alt upon has bseo patented for the protection of inea working among high volt*,-* car rents s A magnifying glass wltb a clip at tschmcut to fasten it to pencils or other drawing lnstromenta to factlltats llae work Is a recent Invention for th* benefit of drsftsmen. To savs timber In felling trees a Mia- n*anta msn has patented a band ssw operated In a boritontal direction from a pedestal, the inecbaotarn operating tbe asw being adjustable to various heights. Things Theatrical. "Quo Vadta" Is one of tb* plays which ars being revived Tbs Uou sod tbe Moose" msy be seen In England with an Bngliah compear. Prances Starr msy remain In Nsw York lo Ths Esslast Way" for two C athletes msy as* tb* sjjj Dstmar race tsst k at St. Louis for ■ training grounds. Th* Cornell Basoclatlon football learn I Include* a Chinaman, Oreek and South ! ofuassricsn player arnong ths eleven Brown. I'rltaortoD and Pennsylvania i msy have bsaebatl teams In tbs Alaa 1 ka-Yukon• Pacific expoaltlon at Seattle ', lfata summer. Chicago. Illinois snd Michigan bavs accepted Invitation* to play. IB lb*: scoring of bsaeball game* tbta yesr tb* aummary calls for s distinction to be made in tbe recording of regular sacrifice hit* and tb* fly to tb* '■nttlcid aacriflce blta tbat may be made. e Perdinsad Oottscbslk ta going to adapt s German farce called Tb* Europeans'* It la now denied that Julia Harlow* sad E H. BOtbern will play a Joint starring lour. Tb* Devil" ta one of tbe plays which tbe summer stock companies will offer tbelr patrons. German (awjanlngj. More duels as* foaght la than |o any other coantry Berlin bsa a dlvorer cloh with Sou merabera. all of whoa, sre axvosreed. To encourage gardening among tbe working claaa as ths city authorities of Frankfort bavs leased st a very low rsat small tracts of land belonging to ths city. Herr von BoUsa and Ualbacb. who** wife was formerly Berths Krupp, has hsd notice* posted throughout tbs Ee- asn works declaring on bshalf of blm- ae'f aad bla wife that tbs ret>ort of the probeblllly of a divorce between tnss* Is a baaeleaa invention. Household Helps. Xsll bole* csn be tilled with planter of psrta or *oft beeswsx snd painted or papered. To prevent woodeu pstta or tabs from shrinking when not la as*, point them ovsr with glycerin. Wss ta better than aoap to ns* on bureau drawer* that stick. It works better sod will not catch dirt so much A bsaUprv-ad with wrsm pontons cat oot aod Ibe good triain-ed Into abape and bemmed make* excelleot towels for the children's use to tbe bathroom When making a Sour posts to apply to wall paper slwsya add ****-* dissolved alum Tbs alum aot only makes tb* eurth bold bettsr. bat tt win kill ssy lasscts lo {he wait*. State Unas. la Missouri there sre oaly 270.000 sera* of public Mod left, gad tbe oaly I'tdtsd Stat** land cdBc* ta Bt Sptlng- flsst Th* toss by fire la Maine 1**t year was asore than M.WQOCi. tbe highest for ten years. Ths heavy lossea In Portland a. t-ount for th* greater part of the eicess There was a time wbea Oble waa noted for Ita torest product* Last year It yielded only DO0.000 feet of the *OJ*-Ms,lM,0Ot) f*tt of lumber cat In the country. Pennsylvania, which ased to lead In thla Industry, now ranks aa eighth among the atatea Washington coming flrat and Loat*l- St;* sscood. The I sadlng Newspaper ot SAN FRANCISCO TheCall The Newosy Rapavr Tka am IWtaale. B-raaral BBS. The Junior CALL fee the children rare. a-a-V. am, area, srltk .he etalaiaSf lasaa. TBVH sot' wi ij. bb ri.assa* TS Oasts see Meash. Sample Copies Free *ga os San Francisco Call, Hay, Grain, Wood and Coal Dallvsrsd at marks* rata* V. L. WORREIaL. NssjsrsaoSI. Cosrasr Alms atrsat aad Hsmllton avanu*. Palo, Alta Op pool to Prsigbt Dspoi Pine storngs astio ■»»**. tinea. Horses aad vshlclss bought and said. H. L. Bsnepe. 1T1 Hamilton ar*. Train and Track. Electric power ta nasd oo 2J-fJS mile* of atrset railways In Orest Britain to 148 mile* opsrated by ether moan* A atgnslBisn at Rlrabwarsd, In Has- PaQJt, bsa booo srrssisd for **ttlua np \ a dommy. dregard In bta owa uniform. with a lantern tn its hand, to signal ta the oddnlgbt mall train while bs Bhspt peacefully in bta boa. Of tbs 000.000 mile* of railway ta , tbs world only sboat 10 per cent are found In strictly tropical territory snd ao mors than 15 psr coot within what would b* termed tropical snd eubtnvp- lesl a rest Tracks sboand la the tsm . berate see*. Laundry Lines. Pail lacs gsotly. opening the mesh with the loft bead ss yen Iron with tbe right. To make woolen goods look Ilk* new aad te reetors their life sad color, add ooe-bslf cap of vlnegsr to th* rtsae water If yoa erorrti a gartnsot wben Iron Ing tt rub s lump of dry starch on tb* msrk. than sponge 1$ off. Repeat till the yellow dlssppean. laatasd of adding bluing to water In which lacs has besn rtossd try tasking t
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