678 research outputs found
OB00199 - Deo-Baranark Pillar of Jivitagupta II
No full text[caption id="attachment_3982" align="alignnone" width="383"] Deo-Baranark Inscription (IN00214) of Jivitagupta II[/caption
Billboards. Two projects by Maurizio Montagna
No full textArchitecture, city, device, time: all of these issues are taken into account by the Milanese photographer Maurizio Montagna. A keen interpretation of places in their anthropic and cultural transformation emerges from all his works. This article aims to focus on two different projects, Billboards 2008 and Billboards site-specific Latronico 2018, in which the author reflects on the relationship among the object, the subject and the context/landscape where they belong
Pharmaceuticals in the Built and Natural Water Environment of the United States
Get PDFabstract: The known occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the built and natural water environment, including in drinking water supplies, continues to raise concerns over inadvertent exposures and associated potential health risks in humans and aquatic organisms. At the same time, the number and concentrations of new and existing pharmaceuticals in the water environment are destined to increase further in the future as a result of increased consumption of pharmaceuticals by a growing and aging population and ongoing measures to decrease per-capita water consumption. This review examines the occurrence and movement of pharmaceuticals in the built and natural water environment, with special emphasis on contamination of the drinking water supply, and opportunities for sustainable pollution control. We surveyed peer-reviewed publications dealing with quantitative measurements of pharmaceuticals in U.S. drinking water, surface water, groundwater, raw and treated wastewater as well as municipal biosolids. Pharmaceuticals have been observed to reenter the built water environment contained in raw drinking water, and they remain detectable in finished drinking water at concentrations in the ng/L to μg/L range. The greatest promises for minimizing pharmaceutical contamination include source control (for example, inputs from intentional flushing of medications for safe disposal, and sewer overflows), and improving efficiency of treatment facilities
Una nuova proposta per un antichissimo problema. Deo/dea in Verg. Aen. II 632
No full textL'articolo riesamina la vexata quaestio relativa alla variante deo/dea contenuta in Verg. Aen. II 632, con nuove considerazioni per la risoluzione del problema.About Verg. Aen. II 632 deo / dea the communis opinio, though persuaded that in any case the reference is to Venus, however prefers deo as lectio difficilior. Also the author of this article believes that deo is the right reading, but she is of the opinion that this word in the context denotes all deities in general, and in the Aeneas’ expression ducente deo she recognizes the pietas erga deos that Aeneas had preserved intact even amid the Troy’s ruin
Education in post-Reformation Scotland : Andrew Melville and the University of St Andrews, 1560-1606
No full textAndrew Melville (1545-1622) was the leader of the Presbyterian wing of the Scottish
Kirk between 1574 and 1607, and he and his colleagues were a perpetual irritant to
James VI and I in his attempts to establish a royal and Episcopal dominance over the
Kirk. Yet much of Melville’s reputation has been based on the seventeenth-century
Presbyterian historical narratives written by the likes of James Melville (Andrew’s
nephew) and David Calderwood. These partisan accounts formed the basis of modern
historiography in Thomas M’Crie’s monumentally influential Life of Andrew Melville.
Modern historians broadly agree that Melville’s portrayal as a powerful and decisive
church leader in these narratives is greatly exaggerated, and that he was at best an
influential voice in the Kirk who was quickly marginalised by the adult James VI.
However, only James Kirk has commented at any length on Melville’s other role in
Jacobean Scotland—that of developing and reforming the Scottish universities.
Melville revitalised the near-defunct Glasgow University between 1574 and 1580, and
from 1580 to 1607 was principal of St Mary’s College, St Andrews, Scotland’s only
divinity college. He was also rector of the University of St Andrews between 1590
and 1597. This thesis provides a detailed account of Melville’s personal role in the
reform and expansion of the Scottish universities. This includes an analysis of his
direct work at Glasgow, but focuses primarily on St Andrews, using the untapped
archival sources held there and at the Scottish National Library and Archives to create
a detailed picture of the development of the University after the Reformation. This
thesis also evaluates the intellectual content of Melville’s reform programme, both as
it developed during his time in Paris, Poitiers and Geneva, and as we see it in action in
St Andrews
Trade, diaspora and migration to New Zealand
Get PDFNZIER has always had a strong interest in understanding the way in which the New Zealand economy interacts with the rest of the world. We have a long history of producing research into trade liberalisation and globalisation. As the global economy becomes ever more complex, we are now turning our attention to issues such as services, investment, technology transfer and the role of people movement in promoting economic growth and productivity. NZIER is delighted to continue this tradition by funding this important and innovative piece of research by David Law, Murat Gen and John Bryant into the links between trade flows and the movement of people across borders. This research was funded by NZIER in celebration of our 50th Anniversary in 2008. During this very challenging period for the global economy, there has been a tendency for policy makers to implement inwards-focused policies aimed to protecting domestic jobs and promoting domestic economic activity. Such policies are politically popular, but can be economically inefficient and often come at the expense of deeper economic integration between countries. One particularly topical area of policy discussion is the role of immigration in promoting economic growth. New Zealand has long been reliant on immigration to boost its population and to fill gaps in the labour market. And many Kiwis love to travel overseas to gain life and work experience. Given these continual inflows and outflows, it is interesting to consider how people movements might affect the New Zealands exports and imports of goods and services, and thus how immigration policy might be used as a policy lever to boost our international linkages. The paper uses empirical techniques to investigate the links between trade, migration and New Zealands diaspora. It clearly shows that inwards and outwards migration has a positive effect on goods and tourism trade. This suggests that policy makers could design immigration policy with these links in mind in order to maximise the economic potential of migrants. If trade follows migration flows, then an important avenue for boosting New Zealands integration with the global economy may be encouraging migrants from important trading partners.Diaspora, trade, Migration, New Zealand, economic growth
Disputatio philosophica de dependentia creaturae a Deo in esse, fieri, et operari
No full textquam auspice Deo , sub praesidio Dn. Ioh. Rod. Ottii ... amico examini subiicit David Holzhalbius author & respondens ...Diss. Hohe Schule Zürich, 169
Zur Entstehungszeit und zum Text von Ps.-Victorinus, De Iesu Christo Deo et Homine
Get PDFThe author of the small poem De Iesu Christo Deo et Homineis influenced by Iuvencus and Prudentius, but his model, as argued, is Sedulius, who offers the terminus post quem. Textual notes, critical and interpretative, conclude the paper
Predicting weld distortion in the design of automotive components
Get PDFThis project was set up in order to investigate whether it may be valid to use a simplified approach to weld distortion prediction in order to make an assessment of the distortions occurring in a welded structure. Distortion may manifest as problems associated with production, which increase costs and reduce profit. In order to validate the proposed prediction approach an experiment was developed to gain detailed information about distortions occurring in a series of simple welded joints. The joints and the parameters used for the experiment were based on the processes and applications of the case study company. The experiment was set up with the aim of evaluating the general magnitude and directions of distortion in bead on plate and butt weld joints to develop a database of distortion. The method for inspection of the experimental samples was to scan the parts using a 3D laser scanner to collect a detailed resolution point cloud that could be analysed. From the experimental results a number of key factors relating to the welded joints were found relating to material thickness, weld speed and penetration for the four different modes of distortion occurring. The experimental results were compared with the published data and equations presented by other authors, and some general agreements found, however, some differences were evident. In order for a designer to adjust the shape and form of a components design to counteract the distortions to achieve a nominal tolerance, based on these results, it was necessary to develop some new models specific to the materials and process variables of the case study company. Using an approach based on DoE software techniques, response surfaces for the experimental results were generated. This allowed equations to be developed for each distortion mode, which a designer could use to make predictions in the design phase to reduce risk from distortion
AI2O3 in steel and its transformation with calcium
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