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Closure to "Generalized method for three-dimensional slope stability analysis" by Ching-Chuan Huang, Cheng-Chen Tsai, and Yu-Hong Chen
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Maternal transmission of immunity to white spot syndrome associated virus (WSSV) in shrimp (Penaeus monodon).
No full textEvent-specific real-time detection and quantification of genetically modified Roundup Ready soybean.
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to tuberculosis in a child after allogenic bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
No full textVertigo with rebound nystagmus as an initial manifestation in a patient with basilar artery occlusion
No full textThe construction of Karen Karnak: The multi-author-function
No full textThis thesis is situated within the comparatively recent developments of Web 2.0 and the emergence of interactive WikiMedia, and explores the mode of authorship within a Read/Write culture compared to that of a Read/Only tradition. The hypothesis of this study is that the role of the audience has become merged with the author, and as such, represents new functions and attributes, distinct from a more conventional concept of authorship, in which the roles of audience and author are more separate. Read/Write and participatory culture, as defined by this study, is focused on collaboration, and includes the influences of D.I.Y. culture, Open-Source practices and the production of text by multiple authors. Multi-authorship presents a re-thinking of several concepts which support the notion of the individual author, since the focus of multi-authorship is not on attribution and ownership of a finished text, but on the continued malleability of a text. Modes of multi-authorship, demonstrated in the use of the pseudonyms Alan Smithee and Karen Eliot, represent declarative authors whose names signify multiple origins, whilst concurrently indicating a distinct body of work. The function of these names form an important context to this study, since primary research involves the construction of an experimental mode of multi-authorship utilising WikiMedia technology and the interaction of thirty nine participants, who are invited to create a body of work under the collective pseudonym Karen Karnak. The data generated by this experiment is analysed using aspects of Michel Foucault's author-function to identify and determine power structures inherent in the WikiMedia context. The interplay of power structures, including concepts such as identity, ownership and the body of work, affect the resulting mode of authorship and contribute to the construction of Karen Karnak, suggesting further areas of research into the emerging multi-author
Abrasion damage of geogrids induced by turbid flow
No full text[[abstract]]A cylindrical chamber generating a forced circular turbid flow is developed to study the abrasion damage of three woven geogrids. It is shown that this chamber creates consistent turbid flow velocities and particle concentrations, and is potentially useful as an accelerated abrasion damage test based on the results of laboratory tests and pilot seashore protection tests. Two types of damage on the strands of woven geogrids are identified: one is abrasion against the surface of strands in the flow direction; the other is the cutting of strands normal to the flow direction. Test results also show that the strength reductions increase with test duration, while the strength reduction rates decrease as the test duration increases. The change in particle angularity may account for the decreasing strength reduction rates observed in the tests. An epoxy-coated geogrid (GRID 6) appeared to have higher resistance against abrasion than a polyvinylchloride-coated geogrid (GRID 2) indicating that the use of new coating materials to increase the durability of woven geogrids in turbid flow environments is possible. This also suggests a need for establishing cost-effectiveness and robustness evaluation systems for coating materials. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.[[note]]SC
Effects of fat nutrition on prostaglandin-E and autoantibody production in auto immune-prone mice.
No full textDevelopment and application of a nested polymerase chain reaction method for the detection of genetically modified soybean in Chinese traditional fermented soy food-sufu.
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