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Reticulated vitreous carbon as an electrode material
No full textAn illustrated review of reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) as an electrode material is presented. Early uses of RVC were largely restricted to small-scale (<1 cm3) electroanalytical studies in research laboratories. RVC properties of a high ratio of surface area to volume and minimal reactivity over a wide range of process conditions, combined with low cost and easy handling, have resulted in a steady diversification of its applications both in research laboratories and in industry. The physical structure of RVC (in terms of pores per linear inch, strut length, strut thickness and area of the trigonal strut) is examined for 10, 30, 60 and 100 ppi (pores per linear inch) grades using scanning electron microscopy. The accurate measurement of these geometrical values presents both theoretical (in terms of definition of trigonal strut area, beginning and end of single strand) and practical problems (large differences in strut length and thickness in individual samples). Data are presented to show the relationships between geometrical properties. Applications include electroanalytical studies and sensors, metal ion removal, synthesis of organics and Fenton s reagent, H2O2 production and batteries/fuel cells
The Ottoman Bridge of Mosul: survey and history of an endangered heritage
No full textWhile we were carrying out the Iraqi-Italian QADIS survey project in the south of
Iraq (Marchetti and Zaina 2020), the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage asked us for
help in protecting and developing the immense site of Nineveh, ever more endangered
by urban encroachment after its liberation from Daesh in June 2017. A preliminary sur-
vey was thus carried out in January 2019 and then, since the autumn of that same year,
yearly campaigns of archaeological excavations and conservation have followed, until
during the 5th campaign of 2023 the first part of the archaeological park of Nineveh was
completed and opened to the public. We have applied an integrated approach aiming at
setting the site in both its historical and urban contexts, with the goals of understanding
how an imperial capital city functioned, but also how the modern urban identity of Mosul
has been constructed in relation to its glorious and vast heritage, with a view to assuring
its conservation and protection.
Our Iraqi-Italian Archaeological Expedition to Nineveh by the University of Bologna
and the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (hereafter SBAH), directed by Ni-
colò Marchetti, has been funded by that University and by the Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and International Cooperation, benefitting as well from conservation grants by the
J. M. Kaplan Fund and the Volkswagen Foundation in order to tackle the complex task of reintegrating the torn fabrics of society and heritage in a city devastated by war, civil
strife and ideological clashes.
Our approach thus brought us into contact with different priorities of different subjects,
both public at international, State and local level, and private ones: besides Nineveh, it
was the urban fabric of the Old City of Mosul which has attracted the most attention,
with UNESCO being the most visible actor there. At the same time, many other landmark
features remained neglected, such as the historical material connection between the two
banks of the river, represented by the Old Bridge of Mosul made with mostly reemployed
7th century BCE ashlar: in fact, it was not only ignored but actually significantly endan-
gered by new public works. We thus deemed it necessary to carry out there a salvage
documentation operation in July 2022, as well as providing an historical context to that
monument, on both of which aspects we report below
Ecologia da polinização do mirtilo (Vaccinium ashei Reade cvs. Climax e Powderblue) no município de Bom Retiro, SC
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Genéticos Vegetais, Florianópolis, 2010A introdução de novas espécies e cultivares de plantas frutíferas de clima temperado no Brasil, em especial no Estado de Santa Catarina, vem crescendo em área cultivada e conseqüentemente em importância econômica. O mirtilo (Vaccinium ashei Reade) (Ericaceae) é uma espécie introduzida comercialmente em Santa Catarina e no Brasil há relativamente pouco tempo e, para uma produção comercial satisfatória, necessita que pelo menos 80% das flores frutifiquem. Objetivou-se neste trabalho elucidar alguns aspectos da ecologia da polinização de Vaccinium ashei cvs Climax e Powderblue, por meio da realização de testes de polinização, da análise da produção quantitativa e qualitativa de néctar e a sua coleta pelos polinizadores, da contagem do número de grãos de pólen produzidos por flor e do levantamento da diversidade e abundância dos visitantes florais em uma área de cultivo comercial situada no município de Bom Retiro - SC, bem como da análise do comportamento forrageiro dos principais visitantes florais do mirtilo. Observou-se Os resultados obtidos neste estudo mostram que as cultivares Climax e Powderblue possuem flores com morfologia floral adaptada a polinização por abelhas. Ambas mostraram ser uma importante fonte de recursos tróficos (néctar e pólen) para as abelhas, o beija flor e os demais visitantes florais. Apis mellifera foi considerada o polinizador efetivo de ambas as cultivares. As abelhas Plebeia spp., Bombus pauloensis, Melipona sp., Xylocopa spp. e as da família Halictidae, além do beija flor Leucochloris albicolis podem ser considerados potenciais polinizadores. Observou-se a ocorrência de autopolinização, entretanto, esta, sendo inadequada a produção comercial. A maior formação de frutos em condições naturais de flores sem dano na corola indica que os polinizadores de 'Climax' e 'Powderblue' são eficientes e garantem a formação de mais frutos, frutos mais pesados e de maior diâmetro em relação às flores com dano na corola, ficando assim caracterizados os efeitos negativos do dano provocado por Trigona spinipes para a produção destes frutos. Adicionalmente, os experimentos evidenciaram que a população natural de abelhas no pomar e seus arredores foi bem preservada uma vez que a polinização livre produziu uma carga de frutos superior e com melhor qualidade do que os experimentos com polinização cruzada controlada manualmente
Reade Papers: General Correspondence (M), 1933-52; Box 20, Folder 13
No full textVarious business and personal correspondence. Of interest are letters about the loss of GSWC kitchen to fire and Reade's illness (9/24/47)
Shape theory and mathematical design of a general geometric kernel through regular stratified objects
No full textThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This dissertation focuses on the mathematical design of a unified shape kernel for geometric computing, with possible applications to computer aided design (CAM) and manufacturing (CAM), solid geometric modelling, free-form modelling of curves and surfaces, feature-based modelling, finite element meshing, computer animation, etc.
The generality of such a unified shape kernel grounds on a shape theory for objects in some Euclidean space. Shape does not mean herein only geometry as usual in geometric modelling, but has been extended to other contexts, e. g. topology, homotopy, convexity theory, etc. This shape theory has enabled to make a shape analysis of the current geometric kernels. Significant deficiencies have been then identified in how these geometric kernels represent shapes from different applications.
This thesis concludes that it is possible to construct a general shape kernel capable of representing and manipulating general specifications of shape for objects even in higher-dimensional Euclidean spaces, regardless whether such objects are implicitly or parametrically defined, they have ‘incomplete boundaries’ or not, they are structured with more or less detail or subcomplexes, which design sequence has been followed in a modelling session, etc. For this end, the basic constituents of such a general geometric kernel, say a combinatorial data structure and respective Euler operators for n-dimensional regular stratified objects, have been introduced and discussed
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
Fuel cells for power generation and organic waste treatment on the island of Mull
No full textIn-situ use of biomass and organic waste streams have the potential to provide the key to energy self sustainability for islands and remote communities. Traditionally biogas fuels have been used in combustion engines for electric power generation. However, fuel cells offer the prospect of achieving higher generating efficiencies, and additionally, important environmental benefits can be achieved by way of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, whilst providing a carbon sink. This paper presents the design details of a biogas gas plant and fuel cell installation that will provide a practical solution on an island (and be applicable in other remote and rural areas) where connection to the grid can be expensive, and where biofuels can be produced on site at no significant extra cost
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
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