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Simulated annealing and kriging method for identifying the spatial patterns and variability of soil heavy metal
No full textDecomposition of gas-phase toluene by the combination of ozone and photocatalytic oxidation process (TiO2/UV, TiO2/UV/O3, and UV/O3)
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A comparative study of the sounds of Kuo-Yu and Taiwanese
Full text linkThis study was made to explore the pronunciation rules between Taiwanese and Kuo-yu, which are the two major languages used in Taiwan today, by comparing selected features of their phonological systems. The purpose was to provide the future researchers and Taiwanese learners more information on sounds, which will be helpful in the maintenance and future development of the Taiwanese language.
In the introduction, there is a brief description of the background and formation of Taiwanese and Kuo-yu. In chapter two, the syllable structure and phonetic systems of Taiwanese and Kuo-yu are introduced. The following three chapters are about the three basic parts of every Kuo-yu and Taiwanese words: the tone, the onset and the rhyme. The theory used in this study is generative phonology. The data are basically from the library documents and the personal knowledge of the author on these two languages.
The deficiency of the collected information on printed documents sets limitations on this research. The rules of tone change also need further discussion. This comparative study covers the basic rules of the sounds of Kuo-yu and Taiwanese, which may help to define the relationship between these two languages
The Influence of Specimen Misalignment on Wear in Conforming Pin on Disk Tests
Full text linkA pin-on-disk test apparatus was modified to decrease the degree of misalignment
between the pin end and the disk counterface. This was achieved by separate
alignment of both pin and disk. Disk alignment was allowed by incorporating a
kinematic three-ball arrangement into the disk under-face. A self-aligning pin
alignment system was introduced which did not require the perpendicularity of
the pin to be measured. The unmodified system had an alignment within that
permitted by the ASTM G99-95a standard. However, the modified, and improved,
alignment system produced significant changes in recorded wear behaviour in
comparison with the unmodified system. The standard deviation of the wear data
was considerably reduced and the correlation of the wear data with applied load
significantly improved. The modified alignment also reduced the absolute value
of wear recorded. This effect was observed for both wear volume assessed from
mass change and wear volume assessed from pin height change. The reduced
constraint of a misaligned pin in comparison with that of a well-aligned pin may
account for the difference in these results
Episcopal ordination of Bishop Paul Yu Pin
No full textEpiscopal ordination of Bishop Paul Yu Pin (Yu Bin 于斌) in Beijing Beitang cathedral. Yu Pin is the one seating with the altar behind him.https://digitalcommons.whitworth.edu/album04/1037/thumbnail.jp
The Effect of Ozone on the Removal Effectiveness of Photocatalysis on Indoor Gaseous Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds
No full textCharacterization of soil lead by comparing sequential Gaussian simulation, simulated annealing simulation and kriging methods
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