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Uni-directional freezing of waste activated sludges: Vertical freezing versus radial freezing
No full textRadial freezing and vertical freezing of waste activated sludge were conducted in this work.
In radial freezing, where the sludge sample is placed in a cylindrical chamber cooled at its outer wall
surface, the ice front grows and migrates inwards from the rim region along a radial direction. The
corresponding freezing speed decreases gradually due to the increase in heat conduction resistance through
the ice layer. In vertical freezing, where the sludge was placed in sample tubes immersed vertically into
a freezing pool, the ice front grows upwards at a constant freezing speed, Comparisons between floc
characteristics and the changes in chemical compositions resulting from both tests make clear the role of
freezing speed. That is, if only the developing ice front can reject foreign particles and thereby cause the
gross migration of sludge flocs, the effects on sludge performance would be similar. The most influential
factor that determines the freeze/thaw-conditioned sludge performance is discussed
On the development of a triple-preserving Maxwell's equations solver in non-staggered grids
No full textPrevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Taiwan: results of Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) 1993-1996
No full text[[abstract]]The objective of this paper is to describe hypertension status in Taiwan using data from the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) 1993-1996, which adopted a clustered stratified multistage sampling scheme. A total of 4838 males and 4876 females aged 4 years and above were interviewed and examined corresponding to a response rate of 74%. Almost all of them (97.5%) had blood pressures measured. The results show that the mean blood pressure of adult males was higher than that of adult females below 45 years of age. After that, the pattern was reversed. When defined by JNC IV criteria (SBP/DBP greater than or equal to 160/95 mm Hg or taking antihypertensive drugs), the prevalence was 13% in adult males (greater than or equal to 19 years) and 12% in adult females. When defined by JNC VI criteria (SBP/DBP greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg or taking antihypertensive drugs), the prevalence was 26% in adult males and 19% in adult females. The prevalence in the mountainous area, was the highest among the seven survey strata. Under the JNC IV definition, 43% males and 53% females with hypertension knew their disease status, 31% of males and 45% of females took medicine for it, and 15% of males and 22% of females had their blood pressure under control. Percentages of awareness, treatment, and control were much lower with the JNC V definition, which was introduced toward the end of survey period. People in metropolitan areas had the highest rates of awareness, treatment, control, and compliance to medication
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No full textPhotograph of a board hung on a wall in W.H. Adamson High School covered with school photographs. Three sets of paneled, glass, double-doors stand to the left of the board. [1999, Dallas, TX
[Adamson High School, 1999]
No full textPhotograph of a board hung on a wall in W.H. Adamson High School covered with school photographs. Three sets of paneled, glass, double-doors stand to the left of the board. [1999, Dallas, TX
Landscape as a Benchmark: Poetics of Place as a Critical Tool in W.H. Auden’s Prose
Full text linkW.H. Auden had a profound and clearly defined spatial awareness. As an editor of anthologies, Professor of Poetry at Oxford and author of essays, reviews, forewords and introductions, he was also prolific in the profession of a literary critic judging the work of others. This paper traces the connections between these two facets, with a special emphasis on Auden’s readiness to use other writers’ topophilic responsiveness to the physical environment and landscape as a benchmark for assessing their qualities. Focusing on Auden’s critical assessment of Wordsworth, Frost, Betjeman and Rilke on the basis of their poetics of place, the present study examines Auden’s implementation of this criterion in his critical method.
Landscape as a Benchmark: Poetics of Place as a Critical Tool in W.H. Auden’s Prose
No full textW.H. Auden had a profound and clearly defined spatial awareness. As an editor of anthologies, Professor of Poetry at Oxford and author of essays, reviews, forewords and introductions, he was also prolific in the profession of a literary critic judging the work of others. This paper traces the connections between these two facets, with a special emphasis on Auden’s readiness to use other writers’ topophilic responsiveness to the physical environment and landscape as a benchmark for assessing their qualities. Focusing on Auden’s critical assessment of Wordsworth, Frost, Betjeman and Rilke on the basis of their poetics of place, the present study examines Auden’s implementation of this criterion in his critical method. 
Landscape as a Benchmark: Poetics of Place as a Critical Tool in W.H. Auden’s Prose
No full textW.H. Auden had a profound and clearly defined spatial awareness. As an editor of anthologies, Professor of Poetry at Oxford and author of essays, reviews, forewords and introductions, he was also prolific in the profession of a literary critic judging the work of others. This paper traces the connections between these two facets, with a special emphasis on Auden’s readiness to use other writers’ topophilic responsiveness to the physical environment and landscape as a benchmark for assessing their qualities. Focusing on Auden’s critical assessment of Wordsworth, Frost, Betjeman and Rilke on the basis of their poetics of place, the present study examines Auden’s implementation of this criterion in his critical method. 
Institutional assets: Shaping the potential for electronic commerce in developing countries
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