2,316 research outputs found
Joyful Readers: The New Webster Series
No full textThe Monkey and the Glasses (162) is listed as from Russia. Krylov, its author, seems not to be mentioned. The story is well told, with two nice colored illustrations. Though this fable is in good condition, the rest of the book has suffered somewhat from young hands. Do not miss the streamlined train engine on 16! The book is copyrighted, apparently, in 1932 and 1939.This is a hardbound book (hard cover)Clarence R. Stone and Odille Ousle
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)’s Stone Worlds
No full textThis article explores the spatial, architectural and conceptual relationships between landscape places, stone quarrying, and stone moving and building during Rapa Nui’s statue-building period. These are central themes of the ‘Rapa Nui Landscapes of Construction Project’ and are discussed using aspects of the findings of our recent fieldwork. The different scales of expression, from the detail of the domestic sphere to the monumental working of quarries, are considered. It is suggested that the impressiveness of Rapa Nui’s stone architecture is its conceptual coherence at the small scale as much as at the large scale. </div
Tacit knowledge, learning and expertise in dry stone walling
No full textThis is a detailed study of learning in the context of dry stone walling. It examines
what happens in the learning situation. The aim of this work was:
'To understand the nature of expertise in dry stone walling, how it is understood
by those practising the craft, and how it is transmitted to others'.
The main research questions were, therefore:
What happens when dry stone wallers are learning their craft?
How do they acquire expertise in dry stone walling?
How is this learning communicated?
This process necessitated developing a way of engaging with the practitioners,
eliciting descriptive data about what they were doing, and why they were doing it,
through interviews (or conversations) with both individuals and groups, whilst
they practiced their skill. Twenty three wailers were interviewed as they worked,
building walls.
The material obtained was analysed under seven different themes:
'Knowing how'
The use of tacit knowledge or intuition
'Flow'
Constant decision making, reflection and learning from mistakes
Individual and subjective variations and experiences
The relevance of emotion
The use of 'rules of thumb' or maxims.
Learning walling does not fit simply into any of the seven themes. It is
contextualised, complex and individual. It demonstrates tacit knowledge and
intuition. It involves emotion, sometimes consciously, sometimes not. It involves
memory, problem solving, and learning from mistakes, and reflection. Maxims or
'rules of thumb' were a key element in the learning process at all stages. Linear
stages of learning were not evidenced. Deep understanding of the practice is
evidenced, and the wider learning and teaching implications are explored
Correspondence from Jeff D. Stone to William R. Beardslee, July 9, 1966
No full textCorrespondence from Jeff D. Stone to William R. Beardslee discussing a Voter Education Project student worker voter registration initiatives in Muscogee county
The use of natural and artificial stone in the portals of the town of Udine (Italy)
No full textIl lavoro riferisce dei primi risultati della ricerca svolta durante l’attività di di Dottorato di ricerca in Ingegneria della Costruzioni in corso presso l’Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II: “I portali lapidei nell’edilizia civile della città di Udine: aspetti formali, materici e tecnologici”. Partendo dai rilievi fotografici, estesi a tutto il centro storico della città, vengono individuate le forme prevalenti, collegabili con il periodo di realizzazione, compreso tra il XVI e il XX secolo, e i materiali utilizzati. Una scheda tipo riassume gli aspetti considerati nell'analisi di dettaglio dei singoli manufatti, a costituire un catalogo ragionato della consistenza di questo elemento architettonico. Vengono, infine, descritti alcuni portali e fronti di edifici di inizio ‘900, in pietra artificiale e stile floreale o classicheggiante: produzione artigianale di pregio del periodo, essi vanno a concludere temporalmente la trattazione. | The paper refers about the first results of the research project “Stone portals of the town of Udine. Formal. material, and technological features”, part of the PhD program in Construction Engineering, which was carried on by the author at Naples University Federico II. Starting from a photographic survey, extended to all the town center portals, formal features, related to the realization period (dating from the XVI to the XX century) and stone materials employed are defined. A standard file summarizes the focused aspects, bringing to a complete catalogue of this architectural element
Relationship between Urolithiasis and Nutrition in Patients with Urinary Stones in Ardabil City
No full textBackground & Objectives: Urolithiasis is the third common urinary disease. While,
relationship between the urinary stones and diet is known to some extent, but there are
controversies about it. The aim of this study was to determine the association between food
habit, nutrients intake and kinds of urinary stone disease.
Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive analytical study was performed on 150 patients
(91 male and 59 females) with urinary stone disease in Ardabil during 2008-2009. Data of
urinary stones analysis, type of stone in the graph, type of stone, preventive emprise and type
of drinking water were recorded. Food data were recorded using 24-hour dietary recalls three
days in week and food frequency questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS, Food
Processor III software, and ANOVA Statistical program.
Results: Findings showed that the most common and lowest form of urinary stone disease in
men and women were calcium oxalate and ammonium phosphate, respectively. There was
significant inverse association between beta-carotene intake and the percentage of uric acid
stone disease (p<0.05). We observed significant relationship between vitamin A and folacin
intake with percentage of uric acid stone disease (p<0.05). There was significant relationship
between consumption of cheese and pickles with calcium phosphate stone disease (p<0.05).
There was no significant association between other foods and nutrients intake with types of
urinary stone disease.
Conclusion: This study showed the consumption of some nutrients including folacin, vitamin
A and some foods such as cheese was associated with the incidence of urinary stone disease.
Therefore, taking accurate diet could possibly prevent the incidence of urinary stone diseases
R v Stone and Dobinson [1977] 1 QB 354, Court of Appeal
No full textEssential Cases: Criminal Law provides a bridge between course textbooks and key case judgments. This case document summarizes the facts and decision in R v Stone and Dobinson [1977] 1 QB 354, Court of Appeal. The document also included supporting commentary from author Jonathan Herring.</p
The hermetical triumph, or, The victorious philosophical stone : a treatise ... concerning the hermetical magistery : translated from the French. To which is added, The ancient war of the knights ... : translated from the German.
No full textErrata, p. [40] at end.Includes engraved allegorical frontispiece, the interpretation of which is given on p. [1]-[2] (following p. xxvi).Conjectural publication date from English STC; Thomas Harris was in business 1741-1745.The French translation of The ancient war of the knights, as well as the authorship of A dialogue between Eudoxus and Pyrophilus and of A letter to the true disciples of Hermes, are attributed to Saint-Didier; see Hogart, BM. All three are here translated into English from Le triomphe hermétique (Amsterdam : H. Wetstein, 1689 and 1699). Uralter Ritter-Krieg, the German original of the Ancient war of the knights, appeared at Leipzig, 1604.The ancient war of the knights, or, A discourse between the Stone of the Philosophers, and Gold, and Mercury ... / composed originally in the German tongue by a very able philosopher, and newly translated from the Latin into French, now from the French render'd into English -- A discourse between Eudoxus and Pyrophilus upon the Ancient war of the knights -- A letter to the true disciples of Hermes, containing six principal keys of the secret philosophy / [the name of the author in Latin is in this anagram: Dives sicut ardens S***] -- The antient war of the knights, being a short alchymistical dialogue betwixt our Stone, Gold and Mercury ... translated from the German original -- Annotations upon the most material passages, where the French translation of The ancient war of the knights, differs from the German original : from a German edition.ESTC (RLIN)BMHogart, R. Alchemy,Mode of access: Internet
Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic : a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
No full textRP, KS, KSt, GMa, RT, JB, GMc, AM, MK, KG, and SM report grants from National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme during the conduct of the study.Background Meta-analyses of previous randomised controlled trials concluded that the smooth muscle relaxant drugs tamsulosin and nifedipine assisted stone passage for people managed expectantly for ureteric colic, but emphasised the need for high-quality trials with wide inclusion criteria. We aimed to fulfil this need by testing effectiveness of these drugs in a standard clinical care setting. Methods For this multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial, we recruited adults (aged 18–65 years) undergoing expectant management for a single ureteric stone identified by CT at 24 UK hospitals. Participants were randomly assigned by a remote randomisation system to tamsulosin 400 μg, nifedipine 30 mg, or placebo taken daily for up to 4 weeks, using an algorithm with centre, stone size (≤5 mm or >5 mm), and stone location (upper, mid, or lower ureter) as minimisation covariates. Participants, clinicians, and trial personnel were masked to treatment assignment. The primary outcome was the proportion of participants who did not need further intervention for stone clearance within 4 weeks of randomisation, analysed in a modified intention-to-treat population defined as all eligible patients for whom we had primary outcome data. This trial is registered with the European Clinical Trials Database, EudraCT number 2010-019469-26, and as an International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial, number 69423238. Findings Between Jan 11, 2011, and Dec 20, 2013, we randomly assigned 1167 participants, 1136 (97%) of whom were included in the primary analysis (17 were excluded because of ineligibility and 14 participants were lost to follow-up). 303 (80%) of 379 participants in the placebo group did not need further intervention by 4 weeks, compared with 307 (81%) of 378 in the tamsulosin group (adjusted risk difference 1·3% [95% CI −5·7 to 8·3]; p=0·73) and 304 (80%) of 379 in the nifedipine group (0·5% [–5·6 to 6·5]; p=0·88). No difference was noted between active treatment and placebo (p=0·78), or between tamsulosin and nifedipine (p=0·77). Serious adverse events were reported in three participants in the nifedipine group (one had right loin pain, diarrhoea, and vomiting; one had malaise, headache, and chest pain; and one had severe chest pain, difficulty breathing, and left arm pain) and in one participant in the placebo group (headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, and chronic abdominal pain). Interpretation Tamsulosin 400 μg and nifedipine 30 mg are not effective at decreasing the need for further treatment to achieve stone clearance in 4 weeks for patients with expectantly managed ureteric colic.Peer reviewe
First observation of Bs → J/ψf0(980) decays
No full textUsing data collected with the LHCb detector in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV, the hadronic decay is observed. This CP eigenstate mode could be used to measure mixing-induced CP violation in the system. Using a fit to the π+π− mass spectrum with interfering resonances gives . In the interval ±90 MeV around 980 MeV, corresponding to approximately two full f0 widths we also find , where in both cases the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively
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