... processes, making agriculture unsustainable and creating a rift between humans and the earth The most obvious example of this growing metabolic rift could be seen in the declines in soil fertility, ... East as well as of India and of China He produced an account of the early years of capitalism in the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1905) and finally in Economy and Society (1920) ... factories and cities that took in massive amounts of resources and used them to spew out a continuing stream of commodities and massive amounts of pollution Factory owners engage in an insatiable
Ngày tải lên: 10/07/2017, 17:02
... the minimum number min{#C( f1, 2)| f1 ∼ f1 }where onlyf1is modified by a homotopy (cf [2]) In particular, in topological fixed point theory Hindawi Publishing Corporation Fixed Point Theory and ... study linking phenomena Consider, for example, a link map (i.e., the closed manifoldsM1 andM2 have disjoint images) Just as in the case of two disjoint closed curves inR 3the degree of linking can ... n > 0, and MC( f1, 2) is often infinite (see, e.g., Examples1.4 and 1.6 below) Thus it seems more meaningful to study the minimum number of coincidence components MCC f1, 2 :=min #π0 C
Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 22:20
COLLEGE STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS OF QUARANTINE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING METHODS IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC
... distancing methods, such as closing schools and businesses and canceling public events, and c) increasing personal protection and hygiene (WHO, 2006) Quarantine and social distancing methods ... that certain behaviors, such as binge drinking, going to bars, active and passive cigarette smoking, cigarette sharing, kissing, coughing, communal living, and sharing utensils, beverages, and lip ... QUARANTINE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING METHODS IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC In the event of another pandemic influenza, it will be important to understand the public’s perception of quarantine and
Ngày tải lên: 24/08/2014, 11:39
Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures II (Computational Methods in Applied Sciences)
... 35 B.N Bridgens and P.D Gosling 51 D Ballhause, M König and B Kröplin Introducing Cutting Patterns in Form Finding and Structural Analysis 69 J Linhard, R Wüchner and K.-U Bletzinger R Wagner ... civil engineering, architectureand aerospace engineering Typical examples include membrane roofs and covers,sails, inflatable buildings and pavilions, airships, inflatable furniture, and airspacestructures.The ... especially for: • Increasing adhesion up to 400% for laminating, coatings, tapings • Considerable improvement of wetting and penetration of coating systems intothe core of yarns and textile constructions
Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2015, 15:14
Teaching Methods in Singapore and Thailand Proposals for Vietnam
... before the interview was administered The interview in Thailand was in May 2013 and in Singapore in July 2013 Trang 3In Singapore, interviews were carried out with 5 principals and 5 vice principals ... years In Thailand, interviews were conducted to 20 principals and/or vice principals in urban setting of Thailand Most principals in Thailand had lack of command in English So, in most of the interview ... the in-depth interview method and English is the language in use In this article, the authors have got an insight into the effective teaching methods in the secondary schools in Singapore and
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2015, 10:09
The Emergence of the “I” Reflections on the Use of Qualitative Research Methods in a Master´s Program in Educational Management and Leadership at the VNU University of Education
... 5educational goals and practices are closely described and defined by the Ministry of Education and Training, the MoET Initially MELM students (as educational managers everywhere!) were inclined to downplay ... reform all educational institutions and to create the competencies which were/are needed to improve the quality of education and training in all fields An important turning point in the process of ... school finances and for in-house training of their staffs Classroom teachers and specific classroom practices were also targeted; teachers were obligated to introduce “student-centered teaching methods”,
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2015, 10:21
Algebraic and probabilistic methods in Discrete Mathematics
... point in the plane, and each edge uv is represented by a curve connecting the points corresponding to the vertices u and v The crossing number of such an embedding is the number of pairs of intersecting ... vertices in each color class is one such example) In view of this, the following conjecture, suggested independently by various researchers including Vizing, Albertson, Collins, Tucker and Gupta, ... e.g., [26]), R(k, t) is finite for every positive integers k and t, and in fact R(k, t)≤ k+t−2k−1 In particular, R(k, k) < 4k The problem of determining or estimating the numbers R(k, t)
Ngày tải lên: 21/11/2015, 21:10
Application of knowledge discovery and data mining methods in livestock genomics for hypothesis generation and identification of biomarker candidates influencing meat quality traits in pigs
... domain,creating a target data set, data cleansing and preprocessing, data reduction and projection,choosing data mining task, choosing data mining algorithm, data mining, interpreting the minedpatterns ... substrates and enzmes involved in androstenonesynthesis is given in Figure 2.6 3α-androstenol and 3β-androstenol are the final metabolites of androstenone in both testis and liver In liver, androstenone ... contain protein interactions from livestock species Data statistics for cattle, pig and chickenprotein interactions in databases IntAct and BioGRID interaction databases are given in Table2.1 In
Ngày tải lên: 25/11/2015, 13:26
Approaches and methods in language teaching
... following: Introduce, sustain, and h armo niz e the l earning of t he four s ki lls in I(his order: h ea rin g, s p eak in g, reading and writin g Usc - :-Ind n t li se - E n li s h in the ... prominent linguists of the value o r an intensive, oral-based approach to the learning of a foreign language Linguists and applied linguists during this period were becoming ( easingly involved in ... 1Approacnes and Methods in Language Teaching Trang 2C AMBRIDGE LANGUAGE TEA C HIN G LIBRARY A series covering central issues in language tcaching and learning, by authors who have expert knowledge in
Ngày tải lên: 27/07/2016, 16:25
Methods in molecular biology vol 1531 type 3 secretion systems methods and protocols
... dendritic cells This interaction causes an increase in pro-infl ammatory cytokines and chemokines The increase in infl ammation eventually leads to edema, erythema, abscess formation, and mucosal hemorrhages ... establish clean point mutations and in-frame deletion mutations that have been instrumental in identifying and understanding the molecular interactions between components of the Yersinia type III ... synthesis and secretion translocators have been studied in some detail Utilizing in-frame deletion mutagenesis uncovered two LcrH-interacting domains in YopD—the fi rst being a large N-terminal domain
Ngày tải lên: 25/12/2016, 15:05
Methods in molecular biology vol 1534 oncogene induced senescence methods and protocols
... as insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins (IGFBPs) [ 23 ] and interleukin-6 (IL-6) (reviewed in ref 24 ) These observations indicate that senescence is not just dictated by events happening ... phenotype; these include the matricellular pro-tein CCN1 (also known as CYR61) [ 20 ] and other ECM-related components such as integrin β1 [ 21 ] and plasminogen inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) [ 22 ] and secreted ... oncogene-induced senescence in 1997 by Serrano et al., many outstanding researchers have been working on this intriguing set of phenotypes In addi-tion to proliferation arrest, cells undergoing oncogene-induced
Ngày tải lên: 25/12/2016, 15:07
Tài liệu Fuzzy Logic and NeuroFuzzy Applications in Industrial Automation doc
... fuzzy inference method is sometimes called MAX/MIN or MAX/PROD inference Advanced inference methods and fuzzy logic operators are discussed in [8] Experience with the optimization of fuzzy logic ... products ethylene and propene In addition, the smother operation reduces the coking process in the crackers, resulting in a slight decrease of required cracker cleaning steps in a given interval Fuel ... finally succeeded by using a combination of a fuzzy logic and In the polymerisation, the ingredients ethylene and a solvent react using a catalyst The quality of the final product depends on...
Ngày tải lên: 13/12/2013, 01:15
Tài liệu The Centrality of Money, Credit, and Financial Intermediation in Marx’s Crisis Theory: An Interpretation of Marx’s Methodology pptx
... purchase and sale In SCP the individual act of exchange is by its nature incomplete; it is only one link in an ever-expanding chain of actions and interactions CM-C consists of two logically distinct ... collapse in commodity prices and a ‘fleeing’ to the money-form When financial intermediation is fully integrated in the model, the money crisis includes falling prices for financial assets, rising interest ... case: 'collapsing' commodity and financial market~ and spreading 'panic' among businessmen and financiers are not aspects of all industrial cycles, at least not in modern capitalism Marx' s use of...
Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 03:20
Tài liệu Marketing Research Methods in SAS - Experimental Design, Choice, Conjoint, and Graphical Techniques docx
... purchasing decision The insight gained from perceptual mapping and conjoint analysis can be a valuable asset in marketing decision making These techniques can help you gain insight into your products, ... Green and Wind (1975) for early introductions to conjoint analysis and Green and Srinivasan (1990) for a recent review article Conjoint analysis grew out of the area of conjoint measurement in mathematical ... medicine, early detection, and a brilliant and gifted surgeon using the latest technology, I am doing very well Advocates of early testing and screening are trying to catch cases like mine early,...
Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 07:20
Tài liệu Prolog Experiments in Discrete Mathematics, Logic, and Computability pdf
... the maternal and fraternal versions of grandmother and grandfather 2.6 Interactive Reading and Writing In this experiment we’ll construct a simple interactive Prolog program Since interactive ... |?- listing To list only clauses beginning with predicate p type the command |?- listing(p) To list clauses beginning with predicates p, q, and r type the command |?- listing([p, q, r]) Using Unix ... know that inA(g(X)) is true if inA(X) is true In Prolog this becomes the recursive clause inA(g(X)) :- inA(X) So we have the following recursive definition for inA inA(e) inA(g(X)) :- inA(X) Now...
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 09:20
RESEARCH METHODS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY An Introduction for Students and Practitioners Second Edition doc
... questions and to have a strong sense of the complexities of human experience and behaviour The interviewing skills acquired in clinical and counseling training are also helpful in doing research, ... research and therapeutic interviews have crucial differences; therefore researchers may need to unlearn certain interventions used in therapeutic settings Being trained in clinical or counseling psychology ... beginning researchers feel like Alice in Wonderland: that they are in a strange land with mysterious and arbitrary rules that are continually being changed Researchers are constantly reminded, in...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 05:20
Electrochemical Methods in Archaeometry, Conservation and Restoration potx
... nm since the 1930s The obtained images provide interesting information on the working procedures and presence of retouching and overpainting, and enable the identification of underdrawing and ... ancient paintings, and in the obsidian hydration dating technique (vide infra) 28 Application of Instrumental Methods 1.4.7 Dating Methods Dating methods primarily applied in archaeological and archaeometric ... established: grinding, dissolving, derivatizing, melting and embedding Powdering, or grinding, of samples is a simple preparation method required in a number of spectrometric and spectroscopic...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 18:20
MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING docx
... of Diflerintegrals in Science and Engineering 14.7.1 Continuous Time Random Walk (CTRW) 14.7.2 Fractional Fokker-Planck Equations Problems 15 INFINITE SERIES 15.1 Convergence of Infinite Series ... the growing interest in interdisciplinary studies has brought scientists together from physics, chemistry, biology, economy, and finance and has increased the demand for these courses in which ... and the Fokker-Planck equation This is an emerging field with enormous potential and with applications to physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and finance For beginning researchers and instructors...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 13:20
an introduction to programming and numerical methods in matlab - s.r. otto & j.p. denier
... / and * Trigonometric functions sin (sine), cos (cosine) and tan (tangent) (with their inverses being obtained by appending an a as in asin, acos or atan) These functions take an argument in ... takes three inputs in1 , in2 and in3 and returns two outputs out1 and out2 The first output is the sum of the first input and the maximum of the latter two, calculated using the MATLAB intrinsic function ... rank and linear independence We also discuss eigenvalues and eigenvectors (and their interpretation for 2-by-2 matrices) The topic of numerical integration is taken up in Chapter and in Chapter methods...
Ngày tải lên: 08/04/2014, 09:57
cell cycle control mechanisms and protocols methods in molecular biology - tim humphrey, gavin brooks
... cell cycle proteins including G1 cyclins (Cln1 and Cln2), Cdk inhibitors The Budding and Fission Yeasts 11 (Sic1, Far1, and Rum1), and replication proteins (Cdc6 and Cdc18; reviewed in ref 55) SCF ... the checkpoint sliding clamp, comprising Rad17, Ddc1, and Mec3 in S cerevisiae (Rad1, Rad9, and Hus1 in S pombe) (136–138) Both the checkpoint loading complex and the checkpoint sliding clamp ... proteins involved in the spindle checkpoint are also conserved in plants (40), including MAD2 In maize, MAD2 is abundant at kinetochores during early mitosis but is barely detectable at kinetochores...
Ngày tải lên: 08/04/2014, 12:50