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G2 & G1 plants species of SW Colorado
No full textPresented at the 16th symposium held on September 27, 2019 in Grand Junction, Colorado.2019 G2 species of SW Colorado -- 2019 G1 species of SW Colorado
Recent alluvial fan developments in Muğla (SW Turkey)
No full textThe Muğla Polje (SW Turkey), which formed as a result of the Pleistocene activity of the Muğla Fault, is an example of a rift basin with two alluvial fans (the Muğla Fan, 3.33 km2 and the Düğerek Fan, 1.26 km2). This study focuses on the development of these fans through the evaluation of aerial photos, Google-Earth images, the measurements of sedimentary sections, lithological examinations, mineralogical discriminations, and in situ observations. Fractured Jurassic-Cretaceous limestone and upper Miocene-Pliocene clastics have been observed in drainage areas of both fans. In the drainage area of the Muğla Fan, where low strength upper Miocene-Pliocene clastics are abundant, the river incision is higher. As a result, higher amount of sediment supply led to formation of the larger Muğla Fan. Small scale tectonic activities and rainy periods led to the formation of poorly sorted, angular-subangular, and coarser-grained pebblestone-cobblestone deposits, whereas, tectonically quiescent and dry periods were represented by the finer-grained sediments at the apex and upper fan of both fans. They pass into the finer-grained deposits in the downdip direction. Recently, the Muğla and Düğerek fans surface has been covered by urbanization. Man-made channel was built to protect humans from floods, which starts from the apex and extends beyond the distal fan in Polje center. Thus, sediment and water required for fan development have been all cut. Both fan development were initially controlled by nature, such as tectonic activities and climate, and now by humans. Therefore, this study recommends the constant monitoring of the impact of human interference on fan development while regulating the feeding mechanism of fan basin interiors, natural balance of local environment, and urban lives
Distinguishing damages from two earthquakes —Archaeoseismology of a Crusader castle (Al-Marqab citadel, Syria)
No full textDamages from two major earthquakes are identified in medieval Al-Marqab citadel (Latin: Margat) in coastal Syria. Built by the Order of St. John (Hospitallers) in the twelfth–thirteenth centuries, the hilltop fortification has masonry walls made with and without mortar, using the opus caementum technology (Roman concrete). V-shaped and U-shaped failures, single-corner and symmetrical corner collapses, and in-plane shifts of ashlar masonry walls are identified and dated by historical and archaeological methods. The azimuth of displacement is NE-SW for the older
damages of the Crusader period (A.D. 1170–1285), possibly related to the A.D. 1202 earthquake. A later, NW-SE displacement occurred during the Muslim period (post-
1285). The 1202 earthquake produced at least VIII intensity on the MSK scale at Al-Marqab, which is higher than previously considered
Dependence of unsaturated chloride diffusion on the pore structure in cementitious materials
No full textConceptual analysis is performed to examine the effects of pore features on the water continuity in unsaturated porous systems. The roles of pore features in relative chloride diffusion coefficient (Drc) of mortar specimens at various degrees of water saturation (Sw) were studied based on mercury intrusion porosimetry and resistivity tests. It is found that the role of pore structure in the Drc-Sw relationship is a result of its effect on the water continuity. Porosity and tortuosity are not relevant to the Drc-Sw relationship. A finer pore size distribution or lower pore connectivity tends to result in a lower Drc. The pore size effect on the Drc is pronounced primarily at high Sw, while the Drc is dominated by the pore connectivity at low Sw. Cement mortar with a higher water-to-binder ratio shows larger chloride diffusion at high relative humidity levels but smaller chloride diffusion at low relative humidity levels.Accepted Author ManuscriptMaterials and Environmen
Total Cost of Ownership for Application Replatform by Open-source SW
No full textAbstractIn intra-company IT environment, the use of open-source software (OSS) should be expanded to reduce IT costs and to establish SW governance. This requires the migration of systems from the existing commercial SW to open-source SW, but the attempt of application replatform is prevented by the expenses for application reprogramming and data migration. This study proposes a methodology for TCO calculation of application replatform using open-source SW. In practice, a five-year TCO shows a cost reduction effect of 78% - 83%. This TCO could be further reduced if the application size is increased due to data accumulation and the company gets open-source SW capabilities internally. In addition, it is possible to directly apply an application developed from open-source SW to a virtualized infrastructure environment, which enables to operate in a hybrid cloud environment. This enables a scalable, efficient and flexible IT operation and a sustainable TCO reduction in the futur
Review of previous meetings, Part 3: Montrose, SW Colorado, G2G3 species
No full textSymposium held on September 28, 2012 in Canyon City, Colorado.Title from website.2008 Montrose: SW Colorado G2G3 species -- 2009 Loveland: NW & central Colorado G2G3 species
Review of previous meetings, Part 3: SW Colorado G2, NW Colorado G2 species
No full textSymposium held on September 23, 2016 in Boulder, Colorado.Title page states Golden, Colorado, should be Boulder, Colorado.Title from website.2008/2016 SW Colorado G2G3 species -- 2009/2014 NW & central Colorado G2G3 species
Overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening: the importance of length of observation period and lead time
No full textPMCID: PMC3706885This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Change management of the SW projects in the small and medium business
No full textThe bachelor thesis focuses on SW projects, ways of their management and mainly change management in the small and medium business. This thesis is devided into two parts. Author deals with SW projects and most common mistakes during their development in the theory part. The main aim of this part is to refer to these mistakes the reader, who is interested in SW projects. Next, there is a comparision of the two famous methodics, which are well-known in the SW development. These are ITIL and RUP. Author will choose the one, which will be more acceptable for the Cleverdecision. At this time, Cleverdecision has no change management and every change during the SW development is managed by contracting condition. That is why author formulates the ways of change management in the practical part. This will be based on the chosen methodics from the theory part. This formulation is the main aim of this thesis. The contribution of the thesis is in the definition of the change management workflow and in the proposition of the templates for setting the change requests. These templates are sufficient for unification concepts and easier specification of the change requests. Insertion of the change management into the contract is part of the thesis as well
Director, City Author Discuss Book Filming
No full textPhotograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The transition from novel to screen play was discussed here Friday by Bruce Cabot, left, Hollywood actor-producer, and Joseph E. Keller, 1301 SW 34 author of "Black Jack.
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