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Uncodified Prerogative Powers and Prerogative Powers
No full textTalk on ‘Uncodified Prerogative Powers and Prerogative Powers’ at Mykolas Romeris University in May 201
African emerging powers
No full textOnce considered almost solely a site of poverty and conflict, sub-Saharan Africa and perceptions of it have gradually been changing. Today, African states have become important actors in international affairs, with a number considered as emerging powers. The subcontinent’s most assertive players have been capitalising on their natural wealth and recent economic growth and have implemented policies pursuant to a change of status from developing countries to emerging powers. This report looks at four such subSaharan countries – South Africa, Nigeria, Angola and Kenya – and explores the reasons for both optimism and pessimism regarding their considerable potential, as well as their governments’ initiatives to fulfl it
A Note on Sums of Powers
No full textWe improve a result of Bennett concerning certain sequences involving sums of powers
of positive integers
Lawton homes
Get PDF1 sheet ; 28 x 14 cm.Caption title.Accompanied by 15 x 19 cm. sheet with caption title Snap bargain for quick sale : new home land / Powers Land & Loan Co
Powers
No full textPowers is about two teenagers with special powers who investigate strange occurrences. Professor Henry Powers has established the Powers Project to investigate the paranormal, and uses young people with more paranormal abilities as investigators. Mark is a telepath with telekinetic abilities, while Song Li is an empath, able to read emotions. The professor is assisted by Dr Mary Holland, who had paranormal abilities as a youngster. The four investigate paranormal claims or circumstances which more often then not they happen to stumble across. The two teenagers use their gifts to help and solve whatever puzzle has come their way that day
Middle Powers in Asia and Europe in the 21st Century Foreign policies of the middle powers.
No full textDescription based upon print version of record.Small State or Middle Power?This volume argues that middle powers are important to 21st Century world politics in performing roles as (aspiring) global middle powers, regional pivots, and niche leaders. This claim is based on an analysis of the foreign policies of nine (aspiring) middle powers from the Near East, East Asia, and Europe.Cover -- Middle Powers in Asia and Europe in the 21st Century -- Series page -- Middle Powers in Asia and Europe in the 21st Century -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- Part I: Theory-Hard and Soft Power in the Twenty-First Century -- Chapter 1 -- Maritime Power as the Quintessential Source of Middle Power Status -- About Middle Powers -- Methodology -- About Sea Power -- The Navy Importance Index -- Results Analysis -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 -- "Peaceful Nature," Norwegians Believe It, But Do Others Too?The Emergence of National Role Conceptions -- The Role of NRCs in Acquiring Soft Power -- Methodology -- The Environmental Cleavage: Does It Exist? -- Peaceful Nature -- Norway: The Whaling State -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Part II: Playing with the Big Guys-(Aspiring) Global Middle Powers -- Chapter 3 -- Aspiring and Reluctant Middle Powers? -- The Common Legacies of German and Italian Defense Policies -- Divergent Paths: A Summary -- Military Reforms in the 1990s -- Defense Policy Change in the New Century -- Ways Ahead -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Germany and JapanBasel Negotiation: Contexts, Preferences, and Compromises -- The Impact of Political and Regulatory Dynamics -- Analysis and Conclusion: Germany and Japan in the Basel Negotiations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 -- South Korea's Role as an Emerging Middle Power among Security Concerns -- Challenges and Limits to the Role of Middle Powers -- South Korea's Foreign Policy after the Cold War: Preconditions for Global Aspirations -- After the 1997 Crisis, the ASEAN+3 (APT) Forum: The Ten ASEAN Countries Plus -- South Korea's Self-Perception as a Rising Middle Power: The "Global Korea" StrategyChallenges to South Korea's Role as a Middle Power -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: "It Is Better to Be a Big Fish in a Small Pond"-Regional Powers -- Chapter 6 -- From Regionalism to Realpolitik -- Turkey and the Middle East before the Arab Spring: Proactive Regionalism -- Turkey and the Middle East after the Arab Spring: The Primacy of Power Politics -- Turkey as a Middle Power in the Middle East: The Challenge of Middle Power Politics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Iran from Revolutionary to Behavioral Middle PowerIran's Foreign Policy: Idealist and Realist Discourses -- Reaching an Agreement -- Iran and the Middle East -- Iran and Russia -- Iran and the United States -- Iran and the EU -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Part IV: Normative Leadership-Niche Powers -- Chapter 8 -- "The Bigger of the Smaller States" -- The Geopolitical Chess Board (1585-1945) -- Theory: From Role conception to Nation Branding -- Foreign Policy I: The Cold War-In Search of a New Role (1945-1989) -- After the Cold War: A Middle Power Seeking Leading Roles in Niches? -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 9 -- Sweden1 online resource (227 p.)
Dataset: Feminine Hygiene Product Lifecycle Inventory and Impact Assessment
No full textA lifecycle assessment (LCA) of feminine hygiene products was completed with three samples considered representative of sanitary pads, tampons and menstrual cups. Gabi LCA software was used to organize inventory data with the ILCD lifecycle impact assessment method used to determine mid-point and normalized impact scores. Data from the Ecoinvent database, and literature were used to complete the assessment. The dataset includes product details (mass and materials), lifecycle inventory (LCI) data and lifecycle impact assessment (LCIA) results for all mass and energy flows. Hait and Powers [2019 ] used the data in a comparative LCA.
Three representative samples selected to identify materials and mass of products (sanitary pad, tampon, menstrual cup). U by Kotex® Security® Maxi Pads and U by Kotex® Click® Tampons. Menstrual cup produced by DivaCup.
The materials that comprise these products were identified primarily based on manufacturer specifications and through literature review. Both Kimberly-Clark and DivaCup list the materials in each of their feminine hygiene products on their respective websites. The average total weight and composition of tampons and sanitary pads were directly measured. GaBi LCA software was used to construct life cycle plans for each of the menstrual products as well as to populate those plans with processes in the life cycle of each product. The GaBi package includes a database of life cycle inventories for the production of several materials and energy sources. EcoInvent, v3.3 database was also used for materials not available directly through GaBi.
The Gabi software was also used to determine mid-point and normalized mid-point categories for each of several indications. ILCD methodology for mid-point analysis was selected to use suitable characterization factors and contributing flows. Mid-point scores were divided by the normalization factor to provide a single overall and unitless score for each product.
A. Hait, A., S.E. Powers, The Value of Reusable Feminine Hygiene Products Evaluated by Comparative Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, Under review, Resources, Conservation & Recycling (2019
Dataset: Feminine Hygiene Product Lifecycle Inventory and Impact Assessment
No full textA lifecycle assessment (LCA) of feminine hygiene products was completed with three samples considered representative of sanitary pads, tampons and menstrual cups. Gabi LCA software was used to organize inventory data with the ILCD lifecycle impact assessment method used to determine mid-point and normalized impact scores. Data from the Ecoinvent database, and literature were used to complete the assessment. The dataset includes product details (mass and materials), lifecycle inventory (LCI) data and lifecycle impact assessment (LCIA) results for all mass and energy flows. Hait and Powers [2019 ] used the data in a comparative LCA.
Three representative samples selected to identify materials and mass of products (sanitary pad, tampon, menstrual cup). U by Kotex® Security® Maxi Pads and U by Kotex® Click® Tampons. Menstrual cup produced by DivaCup.
The materials that comprise these products were identified primarily based on manufacturer specifications and through literature review. Both Kimberly-Clark and DivaCup list the materials in each of their feminine hygiene products on their respective websites. The average total weight and composition of tampons and sanitary pads were directly measured. GaBi LCA software was used to construct life cycle plans for each of the menstrual products as well as to populate those plans with processes in the life cycle of each product. The GaBi package includes a database of life cycle inventories for the production of several materials and energy sources. EcoInvent, v3.3 database was also used for materials not available directly through GaBi.
The Gabi software was also used to determine mid-point and normalized mid-point categories for each of several indications. ILCD methodology for mid-point analysis was selected to use suitable characterization factors and contributing flows. Mid-point scores were divided by the normalization factor to provide a single overall and unitless score for each product.
A. Hait, A., S.E. Powers, The Value of Reusable Feminine Hygiene Products Evaluated by Comparative Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, Under review, Resources, Conservation & Recycling (2019
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No full textRecording of O. Powers' Beta Cygni. The piece was composed in the computer music studio of California State University, Northridge, California. The work is a free-flowing journey through imaginary realms of sound, where the speed, density, and timbre of events are the primary compositional ingredients
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No full textCSSI Software Element: Cloud WRF for the Atmospheric Research and Education CommunitiesThe Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model is the world’s most popular numerical weather prediction model and is supported by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to a community of users across universities, research labs, and operational centers. This effort is exploiting the emerging technology of cloud computing for the critical WRF support effort and for the benefit of the worldwide user community. The work has established an officially-supported version of WRF in the cloud that extends system accessibility, improves model support and training, and facilitates model development. The components include: cloud-configured WRF system code; cloud WRF tutorial materials; and a cloud-based testing capability for code contributions. To date, the cloud WRF materials have been used for tutorials on the modeling system, for student instruction at universities, and for new system version releases
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