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Excavations at Tas-Silg, Malta : a preliminary report on the 1996-1998 campaigns conducted by the Department of Classics and Archaeology of the University of Malta
Get PDFThe area known as Tas-Silg is situated in the south-eastern part of the island of Malta, close to
Marsaxlokk harbour. In reality the place name refers to the small church
dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows (hence Tas-Silg) situated at the point where the narrow ·
road from Zejtun forks out in two directions: to Delimara and Xrobb il-Ghagin due south-east
and to Marsaxlokk village due south-west. A British-period fort occupying the highest point
of the elongated hill further south along· the first road also carries the same place name. The
lower and more compact hill on which the excavations have been conducted is called 'Ta'
Berikka' , but since it is so close to the above-mentioned church (only 50 m to the north) the
tradition of calling it Tas-Silg is now well established and there is no sense in changing it.
The site has a commanding view of the Marsaxlokk harbour to the south and overlooks two
other bays, Marsascala and St Thomas's bay, to the north-east. On all sides the slope is broken
up by man-made terraced fields
There is no doubt that the topography of the site must have been a determining factor in its
choice for the establishment of a religious centre in the Temple period of Maltese pehistory
(3000--2500 BC), though one must keep in mind that close to Tas-Silg there are three other
prehistoric temple sites. each one with a completely different topography. The Temple people
were quite introverted in their cultural isolation and do not seem to have been much interested
in seafaring and in the outside world. The situation changed radically in the following age, the
Bronze Age. when the island was occupied by people who set up villages on naturally defensible hilltops, occasionally fortifying them with artificial ramparts. The Tas-Silg hill
with its temple ruins was occupied by these people, but it is not as yet clear for what purpose.
The scenario changed again in historical times when the central and western Mediterranean
started to be parcelled out among the commercial powers originating in the eastern
Mediterranean. The Greeks do not seem to have even tried 10 colonize Malta as they did in
neighbouring Sicily. The Phoenicians, however, did occupy the island, apparently through a
slow process of peaceful penetration and eventual political and cultural assimi lation. It was in
this period that the ruins of the megalithic temple were transformed into a Phoenician extraurban
shrine dedicated to Astarte, which in time expanded into a full y-fledged sanctuary with
an international reputation. The last chapter in the millennia- long history of the site was
written when the colonnaded courtyard in front of the old temple was transformed into an
early Christian church. Any use made of the site in the following Arab period is, once again,
poorly understood.peer-reviewe
1T-TaS₂ as a quantum spin liquid
Get PDF1T-TaS₂ is unique among transition metal dichalcogenides in that
it is understood to be a correlation-driven insulator, where the
unpaired electron in a 13-site cluster experiences enough correlation
to form a Mott insulator. We argue, based on existing data,
that this well-known material should be considered as a quantum
spin liquid, either a fully gapped Z2 spin liquid or a Dirac spin liquid.
We discuss the exotic states that emerge upon doping and
propose further experimental probes. Keywords: spin liquid; Mott insulator; transition metal dichalcogenideNational Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grant DMR-1522575
Spinon Fermi Surface in a Cluster Mott Insulator Model on a Triangular Lattice and Possible Application to 1T−TaS₂
Get PDF1T−TaS₂ is a cluster Mott insulator on the triangular lattice with 13 Ta atoms forming a star of David cluster as the unit cell. We derive a two-dimensional XXZ spin-1/2 model with a four-spin ring exchange term to describe the effective low energy physics of a monolayer 1T−TaS₂, where the effective spin-1/2 degrees of freedom arises from the Kramers degenerate spin-orbital states on each star of David. A large scale density matrix renormalization group simulation is further performed on this effective model and we find a gapless spin liquid phase with a spinon Fermi surface at a moderate to large strength region of the four-spin ring exchange term. All peaks in the static spin structure factor are found to be located on the “2k[subscript F]” surface of a half-filled spinon on the triangular lattice. Experiments to detect the spinon Fermi surface phase in 1T−TaS₂ are discussed.United States. Department of Energy. Office of Basic Energy Sciences (Grant DE-FG02-03-ER46076
Non-participation rates observed in TAS-1 and TAS-2.
No full text<p>Non-participation rates observed in TAS-1 and TAS-2.</p
The development and validation of a Televisitation Attitude Scale (TAS).
Get PDFThe 12 item Televisitation Attitude Scale (TAS) was developed in this study using the method of factor analysis. The prototype Televisitation Attitude Scale (TAS) was administered to UNBC students (N=204) in an on-line format. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin’s (KMO) test was .900 and Barlett’s test was χ² (66) = 1198.500, p<.001, confirming the validity of the obtained data. The Chronbach’s alpha test reliability for the final TAS was .91. It was found that the students’ attitudes toward televisitation were one-dimensional (Evaluation dimension) and had a positive tendency (M = 1.29 on -3 +3 scale). Independent sample t-tests (p ≲ .05) found significant differences in attitudes toward televisitation among subpopulations of UNBC students distinguished by gender, presence of children, and place of birth. TAS and its methodology can help researchers and televisitation investors to predict with some degree of accuracy whether a support person would televisit a patient in a hospital or a nursing home.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b175483
All public and private elementary schools in American Samoa included in TAS 1 and TAS 2.
No full textAge and sex distribution of children enrolled in TAS 1 and TAS 2 and number of samples tested for circulating filarial antigen by ICT are summarized by survey year.</p
Desain Tas Punggung Dengan Material Berbasis Olahan Bambu
Get PDFIndustri tas merupakan industri yang terus berkembang setiap tahunnya. Tas
punggung merupakan jenis tas dengan potensi pasar yang tinggi. Dengan konsep dan
desain yang tepat, tas punggung dapat menjadi produk yang memiliki prestige tinggi
di pasar lokal maupun internasional. Produk buatan lokal memiliki kualitas yang bisa
bersaing di pasar internasional dan memiliki potensi untuk terus berkembang. Bambu
sebagai material alam yang bisa ditemukan hampir di seluruh Indonesia memiliki
potensi untuk dikembangkan menjadi komponen tas, sekaligus daya tarik utama.
Perancangan tas punggung dengan material olahan bambu diharap akan bisa bersaing
di pasar saat ini, mengutamakan kebutuhan pengguna juga tak lupa menghasilkan tas
punggung dengan desain orisinil yang dikemas sesuai permintaan pasar saat ini,
sehingga dapat mengangkat industri tas lokal. Studi yang dilakukan oleh peneliti
diantaranya Deep interview, analisa pengguna, analisa pasar, Eksperimen material
bambu, detail sambungan tas, desain aksesoris bambu, analisa material, branding,
rencana bisnis. Dari laporan ini peneliti mendapatkan kesimpulan bahwa tas
punggung dengan material olahan bambu ini dapat bersaing di pasar karena memiliki
peminatnya sendiri dan sedikitnya competitor yang bermain dibidang ini
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Bag industry is one of industry which is developing fast every year. Backpack
type has high potential on the market right now. With right and directed design
concept, backpack can be fashion product with high prestige that can reach and
compete on the market right now, local and international. Local industries of bag
have the quailty to compete with other brand on international market. Bamboo as the
material of nature which has high population in Indonesia considered can be part of
the bag design that can be the point of interest. The backpack design with processed
bamboo based material hopefuly can compete with other brand on the market,
focusing on user need and behaviour the product designed originaly and packed
depend on the demand and trend. So it can lift the local industry on its way. The
author did some researches on this project, like : deep interview, user analysis, market
analysis, bamboo material experiment, bag assembly detail, bamboo accessories
deisgn, material analysis, branding, and bussiness plan. From theses project and
researches, author can conclude that backpack with processed bamboo based material
can compete on the market because of low number of competitors
Design effects calculated for TAS-1 and TAS-2 cluster surveys.
No full text<p>Design effects calculated for TAS-1 and TAS-2 cluster surveys.</p
Number of field days required to complete TAS-1 and TAS-2.
No full text<p>Number of field days required to complete TAS-1 and TAS-2.</p
Use of global positioning system velocity outputs for determining airspeed measurement error
No full textSeveral methods have been derived since the advent of GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers in aircraft cockpits by which these receivers may be used to calibrate these aircraft’s other instrumentation; in particular the pitot-static system. This paper presents the four most suitable methods, two of which have been developed by the author. These methods are shown with a common symbology, and their strengths, weaknesses, analysis and operational use are compared
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