Scienza e conoscenza: sul valore del metodo scientifico

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Riccardo Luciano Appolloni

2014-05-01

Full Text Available L’antico problema di riconoscere una forma di conoscenza oggettivae fondata è ancora vivo; in questo scritto cercheremo di capire se la scienza moderna possa essere una forma di conoscenza tale e, quindi, privilegiata. A tal fine ci serviremo del pensiero di alcuni epistemologi e scienziati. In particolare, nel trattare il problema del valore epistemologico del metodo scientifico, non potremo esimerci dal fare i conti con l’anarchismo metodologico di Paul K. Feyerabend, verso il quale l’esito del presente articolo sarà fondamentalmente critico. A partire dai fecondi spunti di questo filosofo, tenteremo dapprima di analizzare i caratteri distintivi della scienza e del suo metodo rispetto ad altre forme di sapere; quindi, cercheremo di individuare alcuni limiti della conoscenza razionale.

Il Toyota way e la crisi. Tornare alle origini del lean management per sopravvivere e prosperare

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A. Camuffo; D. Weber

2009-01-01

Nel settore automobilistico gli occhi sono tutti puntati sui bailouts delle Big Three americane e sugli interventi statali a supporto dei produttori europei, oltre che sulla scommessa rappresentata dall’operazione FIAT-Chrysler. Ma la domanda più importante per capire dove andrà il settore auto è cosa accadrà a Toyota. È questa la vera domanda che ci si deve porre, perché il Toyota Way è importante, al di là del suo destino individuale, per il destino del settore automobi...

Pratiche di cura fra relazione e conoscenza: l’approccio montessoriano e l’osservazione del bambino al nido

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Manuela Gallerani

2010-02-01

Full Text Available Il contributo affronta una possibile analisi inerente al rapporto tra infanzia, famiglia ed istituzione educativa a partire da un’indagine osservativa condotta nella realtà di un nido ad indirizzo montessoriano. Attraverso la rappresentazione della vita quotidiana dei bambini - inseriti al nido aziendale “La Casa del Cedro”, organizzato dal Centro Nascita Montessori (CNM di Roma - viene restituita la valenza euristica dell’approccio montessoriano e il suo inconfondibile contributo all’educazione globale ed estetica, per l’infanzia del tempo presente.

Sinergetica il segreto del successo della natura

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Haken, Hermann

1983-01-01

Introduzione e sommario ; il disordine cresce sempre? la morte termica dell'universo ; i cristalli : strutture ordinate, ma morte ; strutture ordinate nei liquidi e nelle nubi e formazioni geologiche ; fiat lux! la luce del laser ; configurazioni chimiche ; l'evoluzione biologica e la sopravvivenza del migliore ; sopravvivi anche senza essere il migliore : specializzati, scavati una nicchia ecologica ; come si formano gli organismi biologici ; talvolta i conflitti sono ineluttabili ; il caos, il caso e la concezione meccanicistica del mondo ; gli effetti sinergetici nell'economia ; si possono prevedere le rivoluzioni ? ; le allucinazioni comprovano le teorie sul cervello.

Geometrie del senso. Ripensare la semiotica dell’immagine a partire da La macchina della pittura

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Lucia Corrain

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Il contributo intende ripercorrere il ruolo che Omar Calabrese ha avuto nella fondazione della Semiotica dell’arte. Una disciplina che, in Italia, vede la sua nascita a partire dall’ultimo ventennio del secolo scorso e che lo studioso, recentemente scomparso, ha contribuito a delineare con precisione. Il volume La macchina della pittura è sicuramente il suo contributo più innovativo, più sistematico e anc’oggi attuale. All’epoca in cui è stato pubblicato, nel 1985, lanciava una duplice sfida: alla storia dell’arte tradizionale e alla semiotica. Alla prima perché imponeva un altro tipo di sguardo, capace di decifrare il modo in cui attraverso la forma è costruito il senso pittorico. Alla semiotica perché dimostra come la pittura sia in grado di produrre senso e addirittura contenga al suo interno i meccanismi per interpretarla.

Le maschere senza volto. Gli eroi “tragici” del nouveau roman

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Andrea Chiurato

2017-11-01

Full Text Available Tra i vari movimenti sperimentali affermatisi nel corso del secondo Novecento il nouveau roman offre un’occasione quanto mai preziosa a chi volesse riconsiderare il mutevole valore e le innumerevoli funzioni attribuite al “tragico” alle soglie dell’era postmoderna. Posta al centro del dibattito critico da Alain Robbe-Grillet, la riflessione sull’ambiguo statuto di questo peculiare genere ha d’altronde rappresentato un momento cruciale nella definizione dell’identità dell’école du regard e del suo peculiare rapporto con la tradizione del canone occidentale. Robbe-Grillet, dal canto suo, pur ispirandosi alla vicenda di Edipo nella sua opera d’esordio, non esiterà in seguito a condannare la tragedia come ingannevole forma di compromesso tra l’uomo e le choses e a rifiutare, insieme a essa, la “metafisica della presenza” di cui sarebbe espressione. Altri nouveaux romanciers – tra cui Michel Butor – preferiranno invece sfruttarne le potenzialità in maniera inedita, ritenendola uno sfondo mitopoietico ideale su cui far emergere i tratti essenziali di una condizione esistenziale all’insegna del crollo delle grandi narrazioni. Al di là delle diverse intenzioni, la rivisitazione della “forma” in sé (in chiave parodica o attualizzante ha di conseguenza svolto un ruolo cruciale sia nella decostruzione del “personaggio-uomo”, sia nella contestazione delle cosiddette “nozioni scadute” tanto indigeste a questa eterogenea collection d’écrivains. Da Les gommes (1953 a L’emploi du temps (1956, per arrivare sino a Sphinx en chapeau (1984, si potrebbero menzionare numerosi esempi a tal riguardo, segno di una fascinazione costante, ma non per questo meno conflittuale, destinata a esercitare una profonda influenza su alcuni dei maggiori dei successi editoriali dello sperimentalismo francese. Un’influenza di cui oggi, ormai esauritisi gli accesi toni dello scandalo e della provocazione che accompagnarono l�

Second Ordinance amending the Radiation Protection Ordinance

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1989-01-01

The amendment of the Radiation Protection Ordinance brings about the following changes: (1) Introduction of the concept of effective dose, reduction of limits for partial body dose, adoption of the radiotoxicity values of radionuclides as established by the EC Basis Standards; (2) introduction of a working-life-related dose limit of 400 mSv; (3) supplementing provisions for the protection of the population, particularly by the standard procedure for radioecological impact assessment and determination of dose factors; (4) supplementing provisions on the use of radioactive substances in medicine and medical research; (5) supplementing provisions on health physics monitoring; (6) provisions for improving the supervision and controls in the transport of radioactive substances; (7) definition of activities and their assignment to the provisions of the Radiation Protection Ordinance; (8) revision of the waste management provisions of the Radiation Protection Ordinance. (HP) [de

X-ray Ordinance

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Kramer, R.; Zerlett, G.

1983-01-01

This commentary, presented as volume 2 of the Deutsches Strahlenschutzrecht (German legislation on radiation protection) deals with the legal provisions of the ordinance on the protection against harmful effects of X-radiation (X-ray Ordinance - RoeV), of March 1, 1973 (announced in BGBl.I, page 173), as amended by the ordinance on the protection against harmful effects of ionizing radiation, of October 13, 1976 (announced in BGBl. I, page 2905). Thus volume 2 completes the task started with volume 1, namely to present a comprehensive view and account of the body of laws governing radiation protection, a task which was thought useful as developments in the FRG led to regulations being split up into the X-ray Ordinance, and the Radiation Protection Ordinance. In order to present a well-balanced commentary on the X-ray Ordinance, it was necessary to discuss the provisions both from the legal and the medical point of view. This edition takes into account the Fourth Public Notice of the BMA (Fed. Min. of Labour and Social Affairs) concerning the implementation of the X-ray Ordinance of January 4, 1982, as well as court decisions and literature published in this field, until September 1982. In addition, the judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court, dated October 19, 1982, concerning the voidness of the law on government liability, and two decisions by the Federal High Court, dated November 23, 1982, concerning the right to have insight into medical reports - of great significance in practice - have been considered. This commentary therefore is up to date with current developments. (orig.) [de

Ordinance on the Protection against X-Radiation Hazards (X-Ray Ordinance)

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1987-01-01

The ordinance refers to X-ray equipment and to stray radiation sources which generate X-radiation of at least 5 keV by means of accelerated electrons, and for this purpose apply an acceleration energy not exceeding 3 MeV. The ordinance does not apply to stray radiation sources which are used for the generation of ionizing particle radiation and thus are subject to the provisions of the Radiation Protection Ordinance. (orig./PW) [de

Immagini del mondo e forme della politica in Max Weber

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Alagna, Mirko Domenico

2014-01-01

L’idea della redenzione era di per sé antichissima, se in essa si include la liberazione dal bisogno, dalla fame, dalla siccità, dalla malattia e – infine – dalla sofferenza e dalla morte. Tuttavia la redenzione acquistò un significato specifico soltanto dove fu espressione di un’''immagine del mondo'' razionalizzata sistematicamente e di una presa di posizione in base a questa. Infatti ciò che la redenzione, secondo il suo senso e la sua qualità psicologica, voleva e poteva significare, dipe...

Radiation protection Ordinance

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1976-06-01

This Ordinance lays down the licensing system for activities in Switzerland involving possible exposure to radiation, with the exception of nuclear installations, fuels and radioactive waste which, under the 1959 Atomic Energy Act, are subject to licensing. The Ordinance applies to the production, handling, use, storage, transport, disposal, import and export of radioactive substances and devices and articles containing them; and generally to any activity involving hazards caused by ionizing radiation. The Federal Public Health Office is the competent authority for granting licences. Provision is also made for the administrative conditions to be complied with for obtaining such licences as well as for technical measures required when engaged in work covered by the Ordinance. This consolidated version of the Ordinance contains all the successive amendments up to 26 September 1988. (NEA) [fr

Antonio Boroni e il suo dramma giocoso „L’amore in musica“, Italský kulturní institut v Praze, 13. června 2015

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Jonášová, Milada

2016-01-01

Roč. 53, č. 1 (2016), s. 99-101 ISSN 0018-7003. [Antonio Boroni e il suo dramma giocoso „L’amore in music a“. Praha, 13.06.2015] Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : Antonio Boroni * G. B. Locatelli * reception * Mozart * Salieri * Fischietti * Gassmann Subject RIV: AL - Art, Architecture, Cultural Heritage

The Second Ordinance for Amendment of the Radiation Protection Ordinance

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Czajka, D.

1989-01-01

This Second Ordinance for Amendment of the Radiation Protection Ordinance has modified the most important legal provisions supplementing the Atomic Energy Act. But looking closer at the revised version of the Ordinance, many an amendment turns out to be just a new facade on the old brickwork. The article critically reviews the most important amendments, stating that the main principles have remained untouched, and discussing the modification of limiting values, the definition of regulatory scopes, the new meaning of the term 'wastes containing nuclear fuel', and the regulatory scope of provisions governing radioactive substances and their medical applications. (orig./RST) [de

Franco Modigliani e la teoria del ciclo vitale del consumo (Franco Modigliani and the life-cycle theory of consumption

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Angus Deaton

2012-04-01

Full Text Available Nei primi anni ’50, Franco Modigliani e il suo studente Richard Brumberg elaborarono una teoria della spesa fondata sull’idea che gli individui effettuano scelte intelligenti su quanto desiderano spendere a ogni età, con il solo limite delle risorse disponibili nel corso della loro vita. Attraverso l’accumulo e il decumulo delle attività, chi lavora può provvedere alla propria pensione e, più in generale, può adattare i propri modelli di consumo alle esigenze che si presentano alle diverse età, indipendentemente dal reddito disponibile in ogni momento della sua vita. Questa semplice teoria conduce a previsioni rilevanti e non scontate per l’economia nel suo complesso, ad esempio che il risparmio nazionale dipende dal tasso di crescita del reddito nazionale e non dal suo livello, e che esiste una semplice relazione tra il livello della ricchezza nel sistema economico e la lunghezza del periodo trascorso in pensione. Tali previsioni, non verificabili negli anni ’50, hanno trovato considerevole sostegno empirico in successivi lavori di Modigliani e di altri ricercatori. Sebbene nel corso degli anni la teoria del consumo abbia subito numerosi attacchi, i più recenti dei quali mossi da una coalizione di psicologi ed economisti, l’ipotesi del ciclo vitale rimane una parte essenziale del pensiero degli economisti. Senza di essa avremmo molto meno da dire circa molte importanti questioni, quali l’offerta pubblica e privata di previdenza sociale, gli effetti del mercato azionario sull’economia, le conseguenze dei mutamenti demografici sul risparmio nazionale, il ruolo del risparmio nella crescita economica e le determinanti della ricchezza nazionale.  In the early '50s, Franco Modigliani and his student Richard Brumberg elaborated a theory of expenditure based on the idea that individuals make smart choices about how they want to spend at any age, with the only limit of the available resources in the course of

Critica e derive del mito nell’opera di Walter Benjamin

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Matteo Meloni

2015-03-01

Full Text Available La ri essione critica sul mito e sulle sue derive nel mondo moderno sono pre- senti in buona parte del pensiero benjaminiano. A cominciare dagli scritti di filosofia del linguaggio nei quali il mito biblico istituisce il fondamento ontologico della parola originaria, tra rifiuto della storia e messianismo, fino alle considerazioni sul diritto e sul concetto di destino nella società borghese. Ma è soprattutto nella critica letteraria che Benjamin espone le sue più brillanti intuizioni: dallo sprigionarsi delle forze primordiali della natura che, nelle Affinità elettive di Goethe, tra violenza del diritto e libertà etica, si impossessano dei personaggi, alla dialettica del “risveglio” con Proust e i surrealisti, e all’esperienza profonda della vie antérieur di Baudelaire. Così, senza mai distanziarsi dal radicamento della condizione storica del suo tempo e senza mai cadere in facile misticismo, Walter Benjamin ha acutamente ispezionato le tracce del mito nella modernità, auspicando con intelligenza la liberazione umana dalla schiavitù della barbarie contingenti.

L’abominevole favola del progresso. I mostri di Juan Rodolfo Wilcock, tra comicità e orrore

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Trifiro', Katia

2016-01-01

Il presente contributo intende esplorare le strategie di demistificazione grottesca impiegate da Juan Rodolfo Wilcock per ritrarre l’impasse culturale della società italiana degli anni Sessanta, catapultata nella vacua frenesia di un improvviso benessere. Attraverso il suo «ridente sguardo cadaverico», come lo definisce Pasolini, la seduzione effimera del miracolo economico e, soprattutto, le sue disfunzioni, assumono le sembianze di una funerea profezia sociale, alimentata dal potere corrosi...

I cambiamenti climatici: la sfida del XXI secolo

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Caserini Stefano

2014-03-01

Full Text Available È ampio il divario fra le azioni necessarie per evitare un surriscaldamento dannoso del pianeta e quelle decise per contrastarlo. Più passa il tempo più le visioni pessimiste acquistano motivazioni e argomenti validi. Per trasformare radicalmente in pochi decenni un sistema energetico e un rapporto predatorio verso le risorse del pianeta è necessario riconoscere la crisi climatica nella sua dimensione sistemica, nel suo essere prima di tutto un problema di giustizia, di equità anche verso le generazioni future. La scienza del clima dovrebbe aiutare a capire la portata della sfida chiarendo meglio le conseguenze delle scelte odierne per le generazioni future. Ma uno sforzo molto più grande è quello di recuperare le ragioni per occuparci, come individui e comunità, dei nostri posteri. Capire la posta in gioco sul tema del cambiamento climatico richiede non solo più conoscenza, ma di accettare l’esistenza dei limiti planetari, di ridefinire le aspettative amane, nonché un livello di intelligenza emotiva oggi insufficiente.

Ordinal measures for iris recognition.

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Sun, Zhenan; Tan, Tieniu

2009-12-01

Images of a human iris contain rich texture information useful for identity authentication. A key and still open issue in iris recognition is how best to represent such textural information using a compact set of features (iris features). In this paper, we propose using ordinal measures for iris feature representation with the objective of characterizing qualitative relationships between iris regions rather than precise measurements of iris image structures. Such a representation may lose some image-specific information, but it achieves a good trade-off between distinctiveness and robustness. We show that ordinal measures are intrinsic features of iris patterns and largely invariant to illumination changes. Moreover, compactness and low computational complexity of ordinal measures enable highly efficient iris recognition. Ordinal measures are a general concept useful for image analysis and many variants can be derived for ordinal feature extraction. In this paper, we develop multilobe differential filters to compute ordinal measures with flexible intralobe and interlobe parameters such as location, scale, orientation, and distance. Experimental results on three public iris image databases demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed ordinal feature models.

«Il nastro a rovescio». Possibili influenze di Storie Naturali ne La freccia del tempo di Martin Amis

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Giuseppe Alvino

2016-11-01

Full Text Available Il presente contributo si propone di ripercorrere le tappe del rapporto letterario tra Martin Amis e Primo Levi, sottolineando l’attenzione dello scrittore inglese nei confronti dei testi di Levi. Come Amis stesso scrive più volte, Levi fu per lui una delle letture fondamentali nel suo percorso di ricerca letteraria; e nella Postfazione di una delle sue opere principali, Time’s arrow (La freccia del tempo, l’autore richiama per ben due volte l’attenzione su Levi, da un lato, ritenendo che senza le letture leviane non avrebbe potuto scrivere il suo romanzo, e dall’altro, avvertendo il lettore che il titolo pensato originariamente era un’espressione leviana, La natura dell’offesa (oggi secondo titolo de La freccia del tempo. Partendo da questi presupposti si nota come, nel racconto Trattamento di quiescenza della raccolta Storie Naturali, Levi parla tangenzialmente di uno scorrere del tempo al contrario e con una causalità inversa, nello stesso modo in cui Amis, in maniera più sistematica e precisa, costruisce per intero il suo romanzo. Dunque si potrebbe ipotizzare che Amis si sia ispirato non solo al Levi di Se questo è un uomo, La tregua e I sommersi e i salvati per il tema del suo romanzo (e cioè la barbarie nazista, ma anche al Levi dei racconti per il modo tutto particolare di narrare la sua storia. Del resto, la scelta di scrivere il romanzo ‘al contrario’ è funzionale al tema: solo in un mondo con un tempo e una causalità ‘al contrario’ la barbarie dei campi di concentramento sarebbe giustificabile. The purpose of this paper is to explore the literary relationship between Martin Amis and Primo Levi, highlighting how the English writer directed his attention to Levi’s works. As Amis himself often writes, Levi was one of his fundamental readings in his literary research; in the Afterword of one of his masterpieces, Time’s Arrow, the author mentions Levi twice: on the one hand, he claims that he could not

Simulating Ordinal Data

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Ferrari, Pier Alda; Barbiero, Alessandro

2012-01-01

The increasing use of ordinal variables in different fields has led to the introduction of new statistical methods for their analysis. The performance of these methods needs to be investigated under a number of experimental conditions. Procedures to simulate from ordinal variables are then required. In this article, we deal with simulation from…

Figure del desiderio: l'amore fra distruzione e sublime

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Mabel Franzone

2005-03-01

Full Text Available Attraverso due racconti di Cortázar, l'analisi di due figure del desiderio ci permette esplorare due estremi seguendo una verticalità. La distruzione, doppio tenebroso della nostra anima, ci rivela un erotismo legato alla morte e al desiderio morboso di possedere l'Altro; il suo contraltare è un'ascesa vertiginosa accompagnata da un godimento estetico, dall'amore sublime prossimo all'esperienza mistica che si concluderà con una discesa progressiva e nel rispetto di questo Altro. La creazione letteraria si presenta come uno sfogo alle nostre angosce, che sono anche una sorta d'espressione dell'erotismo.

Lo Studio d’Arte Palma: Storia di un’impresa per il commercio artistico nell’Italia del dopoguerra

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Viviana Pozzoli

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Inaugurato a Roma nel maggio 1944, a poche settimane dalla Liberazione, lo Studio d’Arte Palma ha costituito un inedito esperimento di organizzazione artistica capace di coniugare attività espositive, mercantili e di centro di restauro, nell’ottica congiunta di un’esigenza di valorizzazione del patrimonio e delle produzioni d’arte italiane e della proposta di un nuovo gusto, espressione dei valori del mondo contemporaneo. Questo contributo intende, per la prima volta, tracciarne il profilo, mettendo in luce la specificità dell’iniziativa nel coevo panorama delle gallerie d’arte. A partire dall’analisi delle fonti d’archivio, si precisano la storia, la progettualità e la programmazione della “Palma”, a cui collaborarono, raccolte attorno alla figura del suo fondatore, Pietro Maria Bardi, alcune tra le personalità di maggiore rilievo del sistema delle arti del tempo.

Toponimia: una preziosa eredità

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Crivelli, Ruggero

2013-01-01

Nel 2008, Mauro Corona pubblica un libro il cui titolo è I fantasmi di pietra. In questo suo libro, l’autore racconta storie di vita del suo villaggio, Erto, nella regione del Vajont, distrutto dall’alluvione del 1963 e praticamente abbandonato da allora. Con il pretesto di una visita sui luoghi della sua infanzia, di cui non restano che le rovine delle case e delle piazze, lo scrittore si sofferma in questo o in quel luogo e racconta: racconta spezzoni di una vita passata i cui protagonisti ...

I pionieri italiaNi della geofisiCa

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P. CALOI

1964-06-01

Full Text Available Vengono rapidamente passati in rassenga, seguendo
l'ordine cronologico, gli studiosi di geofisica — intesa in senso lato — clie,
a partire dalla seconda meta del Settecento, ebbero ad interessarsi in Italia
di elettricita atmosferica, magnetismo terrestre, idrografla, oceanografia fisica,
sismologia e vulcanologia, con intenti pionieristici. Sono ricordati i principali
risultati raggiunti da una trentina di ricercatori fra i quali spiccano, per la
vastita del lavoro compiuto e per la novita dei risultati, Leopoldo Nobili e Macedonio
Melloni. Ma, ciascuno nei suo campo, scoperte di rilievo fecero pure
G. B. Beccaria, Luigi Palmieri, Carlo Matteucci, Timoteo Bertelli, Luigi De
Marcbi, Carlo Somigliana, Emilio Oddone, Alfonso Sella e Domenico Pacini.
Alcuni vantano priorita di rilievo: scoperta della doppia oscillazione diurna
del barometro (Chiminello, 1780; unicita sorgiva delle varie radiazioni dello
spettro (M. Melloni; sismografo elettromagnetico a registrazione continua
(Palmieri, 1855; microsismi (Bertelli, 1872; il paleomagnetismo (Oddone e
Sella, 1891; la radiazione cosmica (Pacini, 1910; . ..

Atomic Energy Act and ordinances. 8. ed.

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Anon.

1978-01-01

The new issue of the text contains the Atomic Energy Act (AtG) in its new wording of the announcement of 31 Oct 76, the new wording of the ordinances put in effect in 1977: Atomic procedure ordinance (AtVfV), radiation protection ordinance (SSU), and atomic financial security ordinance (AtDeckV); furthermore the x-ray ordinance (RoeV) of 1978 in its wording which has been changed by the radiation protection ordinance. Also printed are the cost ordinance (AtKostV) of 1971, the food irradiation ordinance (LebensmBestrV) in the wording of 1975 and the medicine ordinance (ArzneimV) in the wording of 1971. An addition was made by adding to the liability laws the Paris agreement (PUE) on the liability towards third persons in the field of nuclear energy in the wording of the announcement of 5 Feb 76. (orig./HP) [de

Il disegno gotico di San Giovanni Valdarno

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Maria Teresa Bartoli

2017-12-01

Full Text Available San Giovanni Valdarno è una città del Valdarno di Sopra, il cui attuale centro storico fu la prima delle terre nuove della Repubblica Fiorentina, fondata alla fine del XIII secolo. Le vicende storiche della trasformazione del nucleo murato originario sono state oggetto di molti studi, ma la logica del suo particolare disegno non è stata molto investigata. L’approccio archeologico è quindi giustificato dal fatto che, per ciò che riguarda la forma del progetto urbano originario, gli studi finora pubblicati non vanno molto oltre la definizione di «progettazione ortogonale», data da David Friedman, suo maggiore studioso. I giudizi su di essa si sono quindi attestati sulla generica attribuzione di virtù e difetti che la tradizione storiografica annette alla città medievale, applicando formule basate su paradigmi convenzionali.Volendo condurre la ricerca di una descrizione significativa del tessuto materiale della città attingendo a paradigmi appartenenti al momento della sua realizzazione, è stato condotto uno studio metrico sulla forma della città storica, con riferimento al sistema del braccio fiorentino, considerato come parametro di riferimento fondamentale per la comprensione di un manufatto di dimensione urbana. L’aspetto archeologico della ricerca consiste quindi nella ricostruzione complessa di un paradigma dimenticato dall’attuale tradizione storiografica, alla luce del quale emergono negli oggetti storici significati e valori caduti dalla memoria trasmessa.L’analisi, condotta sulla planimetria digitale con il supporto di documenti storici del ‘200 e del ‘500, ha fatto emergere l’ordine logico e continuo del disegno geometrico della città fondata, replicabile a mente (e perciò memorabile, messo in opera nella pianta urbana, rendendo esplicita la sua logica e le sue connessioni sia con la cultura scientifica del tempo, sia con la tradizione storica precedente, risalendo a Vitruvio. Ai fini di interpretare

Quantization in rotating co-ordinates revisited

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Hussain, F.; Qadir, A.

1982-07-01

Recent work on quantization in rotating co-ordinates showed that no radiation would be seen by an observer rotating with a constant angular speed. This work used a Galilean-type co-ordinate transformation. We show that the same result holds for a Lorentz-type co-ordinate system, in spite of the fact that the metric has a co-ordinate singularity at rΩ = 1. Further, we are able to define positive and negative energy modes for a particular case of a non-static, non-stationary metric. (author)

Radiation (Safety Control) Ordinance 1978

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1978-01-01

This Ordinance provides for the control, regulation, possession, use and transport of radioactive substance and irradiating apparatus. The Director of Health is responsible for administration of the Ordinance, which contains detailed provisions concerning the terms and conditions of licences, duties of licensees, medical examinations, maximum radiation doses, precautions to be taken to avoid exceeding such doses. The Ordinance also lays down a system of record-keeping and registration as well as packaging specifications for the transport of radioactive substances. (NEA) [fr

Ordinal bivariate inequality

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Sonne-Schmidt, Christoffer Scavenius; Tarp, Finn; Østerdal, Lars Peter Raahave

This paper introduces a concept of inequality comparisons with ordinal bivariate categorical data. In our model, one population is more unequal than another when they have common arithmetic median outcomes and the first can be obtained from the second by correlationincreasing switches and/or median......-preserving spreads. For the canonical 2x2 case (with two binary indicators), we derive a simple operational procedure for checking ordinal inequality relations in practice. As an illustration, we apply the model to childhood deprivation in Mozambique....

Triumphing over the Enemy. References to the Turks as Part of Andrea, Giannettino and Giovanni Andrea Doria’s Artistic Patronage and Public Image

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Laura Stagno

2017-12-01

Andrea Doria (1466-1560 e in seguito il suo erede, Giovanni Andrea I (1550-1606, quali “generali del mare” per la corona spagnola, ebbero un ruolo cruciale nella strategia a lungo termine di lotta contro il nemico turco e di contenimento del suo potere. Ariosto, nel suo Orlando Furioso, celebrò Andrea come nuovo e più glorioso Pompeo, in grado di liberare il mare dai corsari ottomani, e numerosi altri testi coevi ne esaltarono le gesta contro il Turco. Scopo dell’articolo è quello di indagare in che modo tale ruolo si sia tradotto in termini di rappresentazione figurativa, in riferimento al  grande ammiraglio, ma anche al suo luogotente ed erede designato, Giannettino (ucciso nel corso della congiura dei Fieschi, nel 1547 e del  figlio di questi, Giovanni Andrea, che appunto in ragione della morte prematura del padre succedette al grande ammiraglio. Tra le commissioni artistiche dei Doria si riscontrano riferimenti al nemico turco in statue e placchette, nell’articolata serie di arazzi dedicati alla battaglia di Lepanto, ma anche nella complessa raffigurazione allegorica del passaggio del potere dal vecchio principe al giovane erede. Il tipo di approccio al tema risulta però diverso: mediato da riferimenti classici e simbolici nel caso di Andrea, più diretto in quello del successore. In parallelo al patronage dei due Doria ha un ruolo di grande importanza la committenza della Repubblica genovese,  alla quale si lega la prima iconografia che, nella statua colossale “all’antica” eseguita da Montorsoli (1539, presenta in modo esplicito il trionfo di Andrea sugli Ottomani, secondo un’iconografia.

Dal mondo del pressappoco all'universo della precisione

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Koyré, Alexandre

1992-01-01

I temi affrontati in questo libro da uno dei più autorevoli storici della scienza, Alexandre Koyré, sono oggetto di un vivace interesse da parte della nostra cultura. Koyré discute qui l'origine, la natura e la valutazione delle macchine e degli strumenti scientifici, considerati nei loro riflessi umani e sociali, più ancora che nelle loro caratteristiche tecniche. La sua analisi chiarisce i termini di alcune questioni fondamentali per la storia della tecnologia e della scienza, e del loro rapporto storico; perché ad esempio la scienza greca, scopritrice di fondamentali principi poi applicati trionfalmente dalla fisica moderna, non abbia cercato di tradurli in innovazioni tecniche; perché i notevolissimi ritrovati tecnici delle civiltà orientali e del Medioevo abbiano fallito a questo scopo; perché la rivoluzione scientifica dell'età moderna ci abbia dato col suo concetto dell'esperienza gli strumenti che sono alla base della civiltà industriale; quale sia infine il rapporto tra tecnica e scienza pu...

Ordinance on protection from the harmful effects of X-radiation (X-ray Ordinance). As of January 8, 1987. 3. ed.

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Hinrichs, O.

1992-01-01

The German X-ray Ordinance (Roentgenverordnung) contains the main protective provisions applying to the field of X-ray equipment and sources of unwanted X radiation. It thus forms a complement to the German Radiation Protection Ordinance (Strahlenschutzverordnung). The X-ray Ordinance is based, as is the Radiation Protection Ordinance, on the German Nuclear Energy Act (Atomgesetz). It transposes the same Euratom Directives into national law, through which above all the limit values are defined. The current state of the X-ray Ordinance is that of the text promulgated on 8.01.1987 with the subsequent amendments, the last of which was adopted on 19.12.1990. The brochure also reproduces the Official Memorandum to the X-ray Ordinance, as this gives important indications for the legal construction of the Ordinance. (orig./HSCH) [de

Memory-Based Specification of Verbal Features for Classifying Animals into Super-Ordinate and Sub-Ordinate Categories

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Takahiro Soshi

2017-09-01

Full Text Available Accumulating evidence suggests that category representations are based on features. Distinguishing features are considered to define categories, because of all-or-none responses for objects in different categories; however, it is unclear how distinguishing features actually classify objects at various category levels. The present study included 75 animals within three classes (mammal, bird, and fish, along with 195 verbal features. Healthy adults participated in memory-based feature-animal matching verification tests. Analyses included a hierarchical clustering analysis, support vector machine, and independent component analysis to specify features effective for classifications. Quantitative and qualitative comparisons for significant features were conducted between super-ordinate and sub-ordinate levels. The number of significant features was larger for super-ordinate than sub-ordinate levels. Qualitatively, the proportion of biological features was larger than cultural/affective features in both the levels, while the proportion of affective features increased at the sub-ordinate level. To summarize, the two types of features differentially function to establish category representations.

Ordinal Bivariate Inequality

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Sonne-Schmidt, Christoffer Scavenius; Tarp, Finn; Østerdal, Lars Peter Raahave

2016-01-01

This paper introduces a concept of inequality comparisons with ordinal bivariate categorical data. In our model, one population is more unequal than another when they have common arithmetic median outcomes and the first can be obtained from the second by correlation-increasing switches and....../or median-preserving spreads. For the canonical 2 × 2 case (with two binary indicators), we derive a simple operational procedure for checking ordinal inequality relations in practice. As an illustration, we apply the model to childhood deprivation in Mozambique....

Tree Ordination as Invented Tradition

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Avery Morrow

2012-01-01

Full Text Available The symbolic ordination of trees as monks in Thailand is widely perceived in Western scholarship to be proof of the power of Buddhism to spur ecological thought. However, a closer analysis of tree ordination demonstrates that it is not primarily about Buddhist teaching, but rather is an invented tradition based on the sanctity of Thai Buddhist symbols as well as those of spirit worship and the monarchy. Tree ordinations performed by non-Buddhist minorities in Thailand do not demonstrate a religious commitment but rather a political one.

Il senso del lavoro e il suo contesto. Una rilettura di Bartleby lo scrivano di Herman Melville

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Giuseppe Ruvolo

2015-09-01

Full Text Available Attraverso una rilettura critica del noto racconto di Herman Melville Bartleby lo scrivano, viene proposta una chiave di comprensione psico-antropologica delle condotte lavorative, delle relazioni nei contesti lavorativi e delle loro ricadute psicopatologiche. In particolare viene avanzata una lettura che connette i comportamenti e le relazioni lavorative quali esiti della difficoltà dei singoli nella mentalizzazione dei modelli ideologico-culturali che li determinano in un dato momento storico. Viene criticata una lettura, tendenzialmente presente in psicologia clinica e in psicologia del lavoro, in chiave riduttivamente individualistica, la quale attribuisce al singolo presunti deficit psichici ricercando le cause, e gli antecedenti delle condotte disadattive delle formazioni psicopatologiche, nella sola storia personale e individuale dei soggetti.

Atomic Energy Law with ordinances. 9. ed.

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1982-01-01

The revised edition of the text is due to a variety of major changes in, and amendments to, the German Atomic Energy Law. This book includes the current version of the Atomic Energy Law which has been changed several times, the 1982-version of the ordinace concerning procedures laid down in the Atomic Energy Law, the 1976 radiation protection ordinance together with recent amendments, the 1973 X-ray ordinance, the 1977 financial security ordinance laid down in the Atomic Energy Law, the 1981 ordinance concerning costs, the ordinance concerning performance in anticipation of ultimate disposal. The book is a compilation of the basic Atomic Energy Law which is needed mostly for imminent practical requirements. (orig./HSCH) [de

Social Host Ordinances and Policies. Prevention Update

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2011-01-01

Social host liability laws (also known as teen party ordinances, loud or unruly gathering ordinances, or response costs ordinances) target the location in which underage drinking takes place. Social host liability laws hold noncommercial individuals responsible for underage drinking events on property they own, lease, or otherwise control. They…

Processing ordinality and quantity: the case of developmental dyscalculia.

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Orly Rubinsten

Full Text Available In contrast to quantity processing, up to date, the nature of ordinality has received little attention from researchers despite the fact that both quantity and ordinality are embodied in numerical information. Here we ask if there are two separate core systems that lie at the foundations of numerical cognition: (1 the traditionally and well accepted numerical magnitude system but also (2 core system for representing ordinal information. We report two novel experiments of ordinal processing that explored the relation between ordinal and numerical information processing in typically developing adults and adults with developmental dyscalculia (DD. Participants made "ordered" or "non-ordered" judgments about 3 groups of dots (non-symbolic numerical stimuli; in Experiment 1 and 3 numbers (symbolic task: Experiment 2. In contrast to previous findings and arguments about quantity deficit in DD participants, when quantity and ordinality are dissociated (as in the current tasks, DD participants exhibited a normal ratio effect in the non-symbolic ordinal task. They did not show, however, the ordinality effect. Ordinality effect in DD appeared only when area and density were randomized, but only in the descending direction. In the symbolic task, the ordinality effect was modulated by ratio and direction in both groups. These findings suggest that there might be two separate cognitive representations of ordinal and quantity information and that linguistic knowledge may facilitate estimation of ordinal information.

Processing ordinality and quantity: the case of developmental dyscalculia.

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Rubinsten, Orly; Sury, Dana

2011-01-01

In contrast to quantity processing, up to date, the nature of ordinality has received little attention from researchers despite the fact that both quantity and ordinality are embodied in numerical information. Here we ask if there are two separate core systems that lie at the foundations of numerical cognition: (1) the traditionally and well accepted numerical magnitude system but also (2) core system for representing ordinal information. We report two novel experiments of ordinal processing that explored the relation between ordinal and numerical information processing in typically developing adults and adults with developmental dyscalculia (DD). Participants made "ordered" or "non-ordered" judgments about 3 groups of dots (non-symbolic numerical stimuli; in Experiment 1) and 3 numbers (symbolic task: Experiment 2). In contrast to previous findings and arguments about quantity deficit in DD participants, when quantity and ordinality are dissociated (as in the current tasks), DD participants exhibited a normal ratio effect in the non-symbolic ordinal task. They did not show, however, the ordinality effect. Ordinality effect in DD appeared only when area and density were randomized, but only in the descending direction. In the symbolic task, the ordinality effect was modulated by ratio and direction in both groups. These findings suggest that there might be two separate cognitive representations of ordinal and quantity information and that linguistic knowledge may facilitate estimation of ordinal information.

IL SAPERE …..E’ Libere dissertazioni sul trasversale gioco dei saperi nella promozione sociale e culturale del ben vivere urbano.

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Mario Coletta

2013-07-01

Full Text Available Il Sapere filosofico, sin dal suo primo manifestarsi, detta ordine spaziale ed organizzativo alla vita della città, facendo scuola di pensiero e di azione, di razionalizzazione degli spazi, di organizzazione delle attività, di progettazione e di amministrazione gestionale, conferendo equilibri agli assetti insediativi, mediando esigenze, aspirazioni, necessità ed interessi dei singoli, con il tessere normativo dei reciproci gradi di libertà, dando forza all’insieme senza indebolire le parti che concorrono a determinarlo. L’urbanistica si configura come la figlia primogenita della Filosofia ( etimologicamente intesa come “amore della sapienza”, che ha scelto la città come luogo di sua privilegiata residenza dalla quale si dipartono e nella quale  è giusto che convergano le molteplici irradiazioni disciplinari dell’umano sapere il cui “gioco” non abbia a convertirsi in “giogo”.

Quantitative analysis of the major constituents in Chinese medicinal preparation SuoQuan formulae by ultra fast high performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry.

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Chen, Feng; Li, Hai-Long; Li, Yong-Hui; Tan, Yin-Feng; Zhang, Jun-Qing

2013-07-30

The SuoQuan formulae containing Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae has been used to combat the urinary incontinence symptoms including frequency, urgency and nocturia for hundreds of years in China. However, the chemical information was not well characterized. The quality control marker constituent only focused on one single compound in the current Chinese Pharmacopeia. Hence it is prudent to identify and quantify the main constituents in this herbal product. This study aimed to analyze the main constituents using ultra-fast performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UFLC-MS/MS). Fourteen phytochemicals originated from five chemical classes constituents were identified by comparing the molecular mass, fragmentation pattern and retention time with those of the reference standards. A newly developed UFLC-MS/MS was validated demonstrating that the new assay was valid, reproducible and reliable. This method was successfully applied to simultaneously quantify the fourteen phytochemicals. Notably, the content of these constituents showed significant differences in three pharmaceutical preparations. The major constituent originated from each of chemical class was isolinderalactone, norisoboldine, nootkatone, yakuchinone A and apigenin-4',7-dimethylther, respectively. The variation among these compounds was more than 1000 times. Furthermore, the significant content variation between the two different Suoquan pills was also observed. The proposed method is sensitive and reliable; hence it can be used to analyze a variety of SuoQuan formulae products produced by different pharmaceutical manufacturers.

A guide to practical radiation protection in medicine. X-Ray Ordinance. Radiation Protection Ordinance. Practice-oriented hints, comments, text compilation

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Fiebich, M.; Nischelsky, J.E.; Pfeiff, H.; Westermann, K.

2003-01-01

This loose-leaf collection has been compiled for users who have to implement the X-ray Ordinance and the Radiation Protection Ordinance at their place of work. It presents all acts, ordinances, safety guides, regulations and recommendations of relevance in connection with the above two ordinances, as well as practical instructions and the full text of technical codes. Radiation protection officers and other persons in charge of radiation protection will find the references, information and advice needed to solve problems encountered. (orig.) [de

The new German radiation protection ordinance

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Pfeffer, W.; Weimer, G.

2003-01-01

According to European law, the Basic Safety Standards (BSS) published by the European Council in 1996 and the Council Directive on health protection of individuals against dangers of ionising radiation in relation to medical exposure had to be transferred into national law within due time. In 2001 the new Ordinance for the Implementation of the Euratom Guidelines on Radiation Protection] was published, which replaces the old Radiation Protection Ordinance. The new German Ordinance adapts the European Directive to German law, covering the general principles but even giving more details in many fields of radiation protection. The BSS scope certainly is much broader than the prescriptions important for the field of radiation protection in nuclear power plants. According to the scope of this workshop on occupational exposure in nuclear power plants - and as the BSS most probably will be quite familiar to all of you - after a short general overview on relevant contents of the German Ordinance, this presentation will focus on the main issues important in the operation of NPP and especially on some areas which may give rise to necessary changes caused by the new Ordinance. (A.L.B.)

Teorie e pratiche d’avanguardia. Il "Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization" e le espansioni modali nell’universo sonoro di Charles Mingus

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Alessandro Cossu

2016-11-01

Full Text Available Charles Mingus (1922-1979 è una di quelle figure affascinanti del panorama jazzistico che sembrano offrire sempre nuovi spunti a seconda di come le si guardi. L’interesse che molti hanno manifestato nei confronti del suo lavoro si lega in particolare alla sua attività di compositore e ai numerosi elementi della sua musica che fanno apparire la dicitura “jazz” come un vestito un po’ stretto. Costantemente in bilico tra blues, swing, bebop e le numerose esplorazioni nell’ambito del modernismo o dell'avanguardia, in Mingus l’innovazione stilistica si fonde perfettamente con la volontà di rendere omaggio alla tradizione afroamericana. In questo senso il suo lavoro più ambizioso e rappresentativo è costituito da Epitaph, summa del percorso artistico ed esistenziale del suo autore. Il discorso sarà incentrato sull’analisi del linguaggio armonico e melodico utilizzato da Mingus, per la quale si cercherà un appoggio nei principi esposti da George Russell nel suo Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization sviluppato a partire dagli anni Cinquanta, un testo che diede un impulso fondamentale alla nascita di quel jazz modale celebrato, soprattutto attraverso i lavori di Miles Davis quali Milestones e Kind of Blue, come una delle maggiori conquiste della musica afro-americana. Si tratta del primo vero sistema teorico originale del jazz, fino a quel momento esclusivamente riferito ai principi tonali europei. Il merito del LCC è soprattutto quello di spostare l’attenzione dal “generale” (ciò che è l’interesse della tonalità verso una visione “particolare” dei singoli oggetti sonori, concepiti come entità autonome all’interno del “tutto” musicale. Questo si riflette soprattutto nell’approccio all’improvvisazione, dove la linea melodica del solista e gli accordi della sezione ritmica sono differenti sviluppi sulla linea del tempo di una stesso oggetto musicale (quello che Russell chiama

Co-ordinating Product Developing Activities

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Terkelsen, Søren Bendix

1996-01-01

The paper contains a presentation of research methods to be used in case studies in product development and a presentation on how to deal with Design Co-ordination according to litterature......The paper contains a presentation of research methods to be used in case studies in product development and a presentation on how to deal with Design Co-ordination according to litterature...

Overview of Existing Wind Energy Ordinances

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Oteri, F.

2008-12-01

Due to increased energy demand in the United States, rural communities with limited or no experience with wind energy now have the opportunity to become involved in this industry. Communities with good wind resources may be approached by entities with plans to develop the resource. Although these opportunities can create new revenue in the form of construction jobs and land lease payments, they also create a new responsibility on the part of local governments to ensure that ordinances will be established to aid the development of safe facilities that will be embraced by the community. The purpose of this report is to educate and engage state and local governments, as well as policymakers, about existing large wind energy ordinances. These groups will have a collection of examples to utilize when they attempt to draft a new large wind energy ordinance in a town or county without existing ordinances.

Spatial Representation of Ordinal Information

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Meng eZhang

2016-04-01

Full Text Available Right hand responds faster than left hand when shown larger numbers and vice-versa when shown smaller numbers (the SNARC effect. Accumulating evidence suggests that the SNARC effect may not be exclusive for numbers and can be extended to other ordinal sequences (e.g., months or letters in the alphabet as well. In this study, we tested the SNARC effect with a non-numerically ordered sequence: The Chinese notations for the color spectrum (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. Chinese color word sequence reserves relatively weak ordinal information, because each element color in the sequence normally appears in non-sequential contexts, making it ideal to test the spatial organization of sequential information that was stored in the long-term memory. This study found a reliable SNARC-like effect for Chinese color words (deciding whether the presented color word was before or after the reference color word green, suggesting that, without access to any quantitative information or exposure to any previous training, ordinal representation can still activate a sense of space. The results support that weak ordinal information without quantitative magnitude encoded in the long-term memory can activate spatial representation in a comparison task.

Spatial Representation of Ordinal Information.

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Zhang, Meng; Gao, Xuefei; Li, Baichen; Yu, Shuyuan; Gong, Tianwei; Jiang, Ting; Hu, Qingfen; Chen, Yinghe

2016-01-01

Right hand responds faster than left hand when shown larger numbers and vice-versa when shown smaller numbers (the SNARC effect). Accumulating evidence suggests that the SNARC effect may not be exclusive for numbers and can be extended to other ordinal sequences (e.g., months or letters in the alphabet) as well. In this study, we tested the SNARC effect with a non-numerically ordered sequence: the Chinese notations for the color spectrum (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet). Chinese color word sequence reserves relatively weak ordinal information, because each element color in the sequence normally appears in non-sequential contexts, making it ideal to test the spatial organization of sequential information that was stored in the long-term memory. This study found a reliable SNARC-like effect for Chinese color words (deciding whether the presented color word was before or after the reference color word "green"), suggesting that, without access to any quantitative information or exposure to any previous training, ordinal representation can still activate a sense of space. The results support that weak ordinal information without quantitative magnitude encoded in the long-term memory can activate spatial representation in a comparison task.

Ideologi prima dell’ideologia. Linguet e i paradossi sociali della politica

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Maurizio Ricciardi

2013-07-01

Full Text Available Questo saggio affronta la dottrina politica di S.N.H. Linguet, analizzando l’uso sistematico dei paradossi al suo interno. La critica dell’ideologia fisiocratica consente a Linguet di individuare il nesso tra scienza e politica quale fondamento dell’ideologia della società e della sua critica. La costellazione concettuale formata da proprietà, appropriazione, patrimonialismo e patriarcato stabilisce le coordinate della sua teoria politica dei concetti sociali. La categoria di rapporto sociale non esprime la coordinazione tra soggetti indifferenti, ma la subordinazione di alcuni individui al potere sociale dei proprietari. La critica di Montesquieu, del suo concetto di legge e di dispotismo asiatico, conduce Linguet ad affermare la necessità di uno Stato burocratico che, grazie al suo diritto positivo sia in grado di governare i movimenti della proprietà che per Linguet è il centro reale del sistema politico.

TRATTO E PUNTI. Analisi critica nell’evoluzione del rilievo archeologico in trent’anni di esperienze in Umbria

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Fabio Bianconi

2017-12-01

Full Text Available   La ricerca vuole analizzare peculiarità e valori del rilievo archeologico nel suo passaggio dall’analogico al digitale. In particolare la proposta si fonda sul confronto fra il rilievo tradizionale al tratto e la tecnica della fotomodellazione per mostrarne le mutue potenzialità e ipotizzare anche possibili interazioni. Da un lato il riferimento è la lezione trentennale di Roberto de Rubertis, protratta in un corpo di oltre 330 tavole di rilievi archeologici rappresentanti i beni culturali dell’Umbria disegnati fra il 1970 e il 2000, esempi paradigmatici della centralità del risultato grafico; dall’altro lato si pone la modellazione dei beni culturali ottenuta da foto durante quasi un decennio di esperienze didattiche, della quale si vogliono analizzare l’affidabilità e le logiche sottese nei modelli.

Cable Television Report and Suggested Ordinance.

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Guidelines and suggested ordinances for cable television regulation by local governments are comprehensively discussed in this report. The emphasis is placed on franchising the cable operator. Seventeen legal aspects of franchising are reviewed, and an exemplary ordinance is presented. In addition, current statistics about cable franchising in…

Egon Schiele and the Representation of the Pathology

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Federica Usai

2016-07-01

Full Text Available Questo articolo cerca di stabilire alcune correlazioni tra le fotografie eseguite all’interno dell’ospedale parigino della Salpêtrière e la visione estetica di Schiele. Più di ogni altro artista del suo tempo, Egon Schiele si occupa dell’ansia e di mettere a nudo, con la scioltezza nervosa del suo segno, i meccanismi dell’inconscio. Egli analizza le fotografie scattate ai malati dell’ospedale della Salpêtrière, sfogliando un testo pubblicato da Charcot nel 1875, ma anche osserva i malati dal ‘vivo’, all’interno delle istituzioni psichiatriche viennesi.

Estimating Ordinal Reliability for Likert-Type and Ordinal Item Response Data: A Conceptual, Empirical, and Practical Guide

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Gadermann, Anne M.; Guhn, Martin; Zumbo, Bruno D.

2012-01-01

This paper provides a conceptual, empirical, and practical guide for estimating ordinal reliability coefficients for ordinal item response data (also referred to as Likert, Likert-type, ordered categorical, or rating scale item responses). Conventionally, reliability coefficients, such as Cronbach's alpha, are calculated using a Pearson…

Amendments to ordinances in Radiation Protection Law; Novellierung der strahlenschutzrechtlichen Verordnungen

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Heller, W.

2007-05-15

The last major reform of the German Radiation Protection Ordinance took place on July 26, 2001. The 'First Ordinance Amending Ordinances in Radiation Protection Law' now proposed is to cover primarily the necessary changes and supplements resulting from experience in the execution of the ordinances. They mainly relate to these issues: (1) the scope of application of the Radiation Protection Ordinance and of the x-ray Ordinance in medical research (2) the scope of application of the Radiation Protection Ordinance and the -ray Ordinance in unjustified types of activities (3) electronic communication ('e-government') (4) changes in the provisions about permits and announcements in the Radiation Protection Ordinance (5) new clearance levels in the Radiation Protection Ordinance (6) cross-border transports of 'NORM' materials (7) other changes in the scope of application of the Radiation Protection Ordinance (8) other changes in the x-ray area. (orig.)

Semi-supervised learning for ordinal Kernel Discriminant Analysis.

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Pérez-Ortiz, M; Gutiérrez, P A; Carbonero-Ruz, M; Hervás-Martínez, C

2016-12-01

Ordinal classification considers those classification problems where the labels of the variable to predict follow a given order. Naturally, labelled data is scarce or difficult to obtain in this type of problems because, in many cases, ordinal labels are given by a user or expert (e.g. in recommendation systems). Firstly, this paper develops a new strategy for ordinal classification where both labelled and unlabelled data are used in the model construction step (a scheme which is referred to as semi-supervised learning). More specifically, the ordinal version of kernel discriminant learning is extended for this setting considering the neighbourhood information of unlabelled data, which is proposed to be computed in the feature space induced by the kernel function. Secondly, a new method for semi-supervised kernel learning is devised in the context of ordinal classification, which is combined with our developed classification strategy to optimise the kernel parameters. The experiments conducted compare 6 different approaches for semi-supervised learning in the context of ordinal classification in a battery of 30 datasets, showing (1) the good synergy of the ordinal version of discriminant analysis and the use of unlabelled data and (2) the advantage of computing distances in the feature space induced by the kernel function. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Ordinance on nuclear third party liability (ORCN)

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1983-12-01

The Ordinance exempts from the application of the 1983 Act on Nuclear Third Party Liability some substances with low radiation effects. It determines the amount of private insurance cover and defines the risks that insurers may exclude from cover. It establishes a special fund for nuclear damage made up of contributions from the nuclear operators. Specifications are given on the amount of the contributions and their conditions, as well as on administration of the fund. The Ordinance repeals the Ordinance of 13 June 1960 on funds for delayed atomic damage, the Order of 19 December 1960 on contributions to the fund for delayed atomic damage and the Ordinance of 30 November 1981 on cover for third party liability resulting from nuclear power plant operation [fr

Contro Vitruvio. La città giapponese e il suo ordine urbano / Against Vitruvius. The urban order of the japanese city

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Lina Malfona

2015-04-01

Full Text Available La precisione dell’inquadratura e la preferenza per il dettaglio, che caratterizzano i disegni di Hiroshige Utagawa, rivelano la stessa rinuncia alla visione d’insieme che può essere intercettata nella configurazione planimetrica della città giapponese, caratterizzata da un tessuto urbano privo di ordinatio, dove concetti quali la collocatio e la dispositio risultano quasi retorici. Il Giappone fornisce infatti una particolare declinazione del progetto urbano, inteso come coesistenza sincretica, non sintetica, di pezzi e parti eterogenee. / The prints of Hiroshige Utagawa show a peculiar way of seeing, framing only a portion of space, by revealing the Japanese attention to the detail. Similarly, the Japanese city is particularly well-finished from a closer look (i.e. at a small scale, but at a large scale (i.e. from above the urban fabric does not comply with any type of ordinatio (formal order. In fact, Japan gives a peculiar declination of the urban design: it is intended as a syncretic – not synthetic – mosaic of heterogeneous parts.

Momenti nella vita di uno scienziato

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Rossi, Bruno

1987-01-01

Nel giro di pochi decenni, la nostra visione del mondo fisico, dal mond subatomico al mondo del cosmo, ha subito una profonda evoluzione. In questo libro, uno degli scienziati che hanno contribuito a tale sviluppo narra la storia della sua vita e del suo lavoro.

Gli affari di messer Palla Strozzi (e di suo padre Nofri. Imprenditoria e mecenatismo nella Firenze del primo Rinascimento

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Sergio Tognetti

2011-10-01

Full Text Available Il saggio si propone di far luce sulle vicende economico-patrimoniali di messer Palla di Nofri Strozzi (Firenze 1372-Padova 1462, personaggio di spicco della Firenze del primo Rinascimento, sia come uomo politico ingiustamente travolto dalla purga medicea scatenata nel 1434 contro gli oppositori di Cosimo il Vecchio, sia come letterato, collezionista di codici librari, promotore degli studia humanitatis e committente di opere d’arte. Al centro di una frammentata serie di indagini da parte di storici dell’arte, della cultura e della politica, Palla Strozzi ha suscitato invece scarsa attenzione da parte degli storici dell’economia, nonostante un particolare non secondario: al catasto fiorentino del 1427 risultava essere il cittadino più ricco, ma dopo nemmeno cinque anni era già così oberato dai debiti da non riuscire più a pagare le tasse al fisco fiorentino. La vicenda di messer Palla, messa a confronto con quella del padre Nofri, infaticabile uomo d’affari capace di ammassare una gigantesca fortuna (poi parzialmente dissipata dal figlio, è analizzata nei dettagli grazie alla ricchissima serie archivistica delle carte strozziane: in particolare tramite lo spoglio di numerosi libri di conti intestati ad aziende e patrimoni di famiglia. Il confronto tra le differenti attitudini dei due personaggi fa emergere in tutta la sua originalità la figura di messer Palla: uomo coltissimo ma anche elitario, eppure dotato di un alto senso dello stato, capace di mostrare verso il denaro un’inclinazione che lo avvicina più all’aristocratico rentier dell’ancien régime e/o al raffinato signore padano del pieno rinascimento, piuttosto che al mondo dei grandi «mercatanti» che lo aveva generato.

Radiation Ordinance 1983 (No. 58 of 1983) (Australian Capital Territory)

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1983-01-01

This Ordinance provides for the safe use, transportation and disposal of radioactive materials and irradiating apparatus. It repeals the Fluoroscopes Ordinance of 1958. Radioactive materials whose radioactivity does not exceed levels as set out in a Schedule to the Ordinance are exempted from application of the Ordinance. (NEA) [fr

Overstatement in happiness reporting with ordinal, bounded scale.

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Tanaka, Saori C; Yamada, Katsunori; Kitada, Ryo; Tanaka, Satoshi; Sugawara, Sho K; Ohtake, Fumio; Sadato, Norihiro

2016-02-18

There are various methods by which people can express subjective evaluations quantitatively. For example, happiness can be measured on a scale from 1 to 10, and has been suggested as a measure of economic policy. However, there is resistance to these types of measurement from economists, who often regard welfare to be a cardinal, unbounded quantity. It is unclear whether there are differences between subjective evaluation reported on ordinal, bounded scales and on cardinal, unbounded scales. To answer this question, we developed functional magnetic resonance imaging experimental tasks for reporting happiness from monetary gain and the perception of visual stimulus. Subjects tended to report higher values when they used ordinal scales instead of cardinal scales. There were differences in neural activation between ordinal and cardinal reporting scales. The posterior parietal area showed greater activation when subjects used an ordinal scale instead of a cardinal scale. Importantly, the striatum exhibited greater activation when asked to report happiness on an ordinal scale than when asked to report on a cardinal scale. The finding that ordinal (bounded) scales are associated with higher reported happiness and greater activation in the reward system shows that overstatement bias in happiness data must be considered.

Recent developments in discrete ordinates electron transport

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Morel, J.E.; Lorence, L.J. Jr.

1986-01-01

The discrete ordinates method is a deterministic method for numerically solving the Boltzmann equation. It was originally developed for neutron transport calculations, but is routinely used for photon and coupled neutron-photon transport calculations as well. The computational state of the art for coupled electron-photon transport (CEPT) calculations is not as developed as that for neutron transport calculations. The only production codes currently available for CEPT calculations are condensed-history Monte Carlo codes such as the ETRAN and ITS codes. A deterministic capability for production calculations is clearly needed. In response to this need, we have begun the development of a production discrete ordinates code for CEPT calculations. The purpose of this paper is to describe the basic approach we are taking, discuss the current status of the project, and present some new computational results. Although further characterization of the coupled electron-photon discrete ordinates method remains to be done, the results to date indicate that the discrete ordinates method can be just as accurate and from 10 to 100 times faster than the Monte Carlo method for a wide variety of problems. We stress that these results are obtained with standard discrete ordinates codes such as ONETRAN. It is clear that even greater efficiency can be obtained by developing a new generation of production discrete ordinates codes specifically designed to solve the Boltzmann-Fokker-Planck equation. However, the prospects for such development in the near future appear to be remote

Amendment of Atomic Ordinance

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1987-10-01

This amendment to the 1984 Ordinance on definitions and licences in the atomic energy field aims essentially to ensure that the commitments under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons are complied with in Switzerland. The goods and articles involving uranium enrichment by the gas centrifuge process and nuclear fuel reprocessing as specified by the competent international bodies, are henceforth included in the goods subject to notification or licensing listed in the Annex to the Ordinance. Also, it is provided that a construction and an operating licence for a nuclear installation may be granted simultaneously in cases where safe operating conditions can be fully assessed. (NEA) [fr

A hierarchical model for ordinal matrix factorization

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Paquet, Ulrich; Thomson, Blaise; Winther, Ole

2012-01-01

This paper proposes a hierarchical probabilistic model for ordinal matrix factorization. Unlike previous approaches, we model the ordinal nature of the data and take a principled approach to incorporating priors for the hidden variables. Two algorithms are presented for inference, one based...

Why Overlearned Sequences are Special: Distinct Neural Networks for Ordinal Sequences

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Vani ePariyadath

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Several observations suggest that overlearned ordinal categories (e.g., letters, numbers, weekdays, months are processed differently than non-ordinal categories in the brain. In synesthesia, for example, anomalous perceptual experiences are most often triggered by members of ordinal categories (Rich et al., 2005; Eagleman, 2009. In semantic dementia, the processing of ordinal stimuli appears to be preserved relative to non-ordinal ones (Cappelletti et al., 2001. Moreover, ordinal stimuli often map onto unconscious spatial representations, as observed in the SNARC effect (Dehaene et al, 1993; Fias, 1996. At present, little is known about the neural representation of ordinal categories. Using functional neuroimaging, we show that words in ordinal categories are processed in a fronto-temporo-parietal network biased toward the right hemisphere. This differs from words in non-ordinal categories (such as names of furniture, animals, cars and fruit, which show an expected bias toward the left hemisphere. Further, we find that increased predictability of stimulus order correlates with smaller regions of BOLD activation, a phenomenon we term prediction suppression. Our results provide new insights into the processing of ordinal stimuli, and suggest a new anatomical framework for understanding the patterns seen in synesthesia, unconscious spatial representation, and semantic dementia.

Ordinance of 8 February 1984 on the radioactivity of timepieces

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1984-01-01

This Ordinance regulates the approval of radioluminescent timepieces (wristwatches, fob-watches, alarm-clocks, clocks, etc.) imported or made in Switzerland. Such timepieces must comply with conditions in particular regarding their maximum radioactivity as laid down by the Ordinance and are subject to controls by the Federal Office of Public Health. The Ordinance, which came into force on 1 March 1984, replaces a similar Ordinance of 18 April 1968. (NEA) [fr

Arminio nobile e la misura del cielo ovvero le disavventure di un astronomo napoletano

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Capaccioli, Massimo

2012-01-01

La scienza è un’esaltante avventura che è costume raccontare attraverso le gesta dei grandi. Esiste però un’altra storia, altrettanto avvincente ma con poca voce, scritta dai tanti gregari e potenziali campioni cui la sorte, spesso nemmeno troppo cieca, ha negato la gloria. Questo libro parla di uno di loro e del suo piccolo mondo sulla collina di Capodimonte, a Napoli. È la parabola di Arminio Nobile – personaggio notevole eppure poco noto dell’astronomia italiana – svolta sulla scena della nascente astrofisica, in una stagione di grandi transizioni per il Mezzogiorno. Arminio, che era figlio di Giuseppina Guacci, figura di spicco della cultura pre-risorgimentale, e di un valente astronomo della Specola di Capodimonte, scelse di votarsi allo studio del cielo. Osservatore instancabile, appassionato e genialoide, aveva le carte in regola e le motivazioni per “sfondare”, ma la fortuna non gli arrise: più volte si beffò di lui, spingendolo su vicoli ciechi che la sua testardaggine gli impedì...

Função vísuo-espacial em paralisia cerebral e proposta de novo teste com a ajuda de computador

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Marilisa M. Guerreiro

1991-09-01

Full Text Available Os autores apresentam o estudo da função vísuo-espacial em uma criança com paralisia cerebral (PC. Apoiados nas teorias de Luria e Piaget, justificam a existência de tal distúrbio em PC. A criança-propósito deste estudo apresentou elementos teórico-práticos que embasaram esta idéia. Face às limitações dos testes disponíveis, propomos novo teste aplicável tanto em papel quanto em computador. Trata-se de quatro linhas dispostas equidistantemente em diferentes inclinações. A simplicidade do teste permitiu seu uso em computador, o que ampliou e aprofundou a investigação, acrescentando novos elementos ao estudo.

Acquisti, consumo ed emozioni

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M. Addis; I. Soscia

2006-01-01

Il nuovo fenomeno del ‘marketing esperienziale’ Il concetto di esperienza di consumo Suscitare emozioni per arricchire l’esperienza e il suo valore Gli investimenti di marketing esperienziale per generare emozioni Le criticita’ dell’investimento nelle emozioni e nelle esperienze del consumo

Comparison of two ordinal prediction models

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Kattan, Michael W; Gerds, Thomas A

2015-01-01

system (i.e. old or new), such as the level of evidence for one or more factors included in the system or the general opinions of expert clinicians. However, given the major objective of estimating prognosis on an ordinal scale, we argue that the rival staging system candidates should be compared...... on their ability to predict outcome. We sought to outline an algorithm that would compare two rival ordinal systems on their predictive ability. RESULTS: We devised an algorithm based largely on the concordance index, which is appropriate for comparing two models in their ability to rank observations. We...... demonstrate our algorithm with a prostate cancer staging system example. CONCLUSION: We have provided an algorithm for selecting the preferred staging system based on prognostic accuracy. It appears to be useful for the purpose of selecting between two ordinal prediction models....

Radiation Protection Ordinance 1989. Supplement with Radiation Protection Register Ordinance, general administration regulation pursuant to Sect. 45 Radiation Protection Ordinance, general administration regulation pursuant to Sect. 62 sub-sect. radiation passport

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Veith, H.M.

1990-01-01

The addendum contains regulations issued supplementary to the Radiation Protection Ordinance: The Radiation Protection Register as of April 3, 1990 including the law on the setting up of a Federal Office on Radiation Protection; the general administration regulation pursuant to Sect. 45 Radiation Protection Ordinance as of February 21, 1990; the general administration regulation pursuant to Sect. 62 sub-sect. 2 Radiation Protection Ordinance as of May 3, 1990 (AVV Radiation passport). The volume contains, apart from the legal texts, the appropriate decision by the Bundesrat, the official explanation from the Bundestag Publications as well as a comprehensive introduction into the new legal matter. (orig.) [de

Angelberga: il monastero di San Sisto di Piacenza e il corso del fiume Po Angelberga: the monastery of St. Sisto of Piacenza and the course of Po river

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Roberta Cimino

2012-10-01

Full Text Available Il contributo analizza il dotario of Angelberga (ca. 831-891, moglie dell’imperatore Ludovico II. Angelberga rivestì un importante ruolo politico sia durante il suo matrimonio, sia dopo la morte del marito, e riuscì inoltre a costruire un impressionante patrimonio. Angelberga acquisì infatti un grande numero di beni fondiari, in parte tramite donazioni del consorte e in parte grazie ad acquisizioni personali. Nell’877 l’imperatrice assegnò il suo patrimonio al monastero di San Sisto, da lei fondato a Piacenza. Il contributo esamina in dettaglio l’ubicazione dei beni di Angelberga, dimostrando che gran parte di tali beni era situata in prossimità del corso del fiume Po: tale collocazione consentiva il controllo delle principali vie di comunicazione del regno d’Italia. Inoltre le proprietà di Angelberga si trovavano per lo più in aree controllate dai Supponidi, la potente famiglia di origine dell’imperatrice. Il saggio conclude che la costruzione del patrimonio di Angelberga, e del monastero che ne derivò, dimostra una convergenza di interessi economici e politici tra il potere regio e le aristocrazie locali rappresentate dalla potente famiglia d’origine dell’imperatrice.

This study analyzes the dower of Angelberga (ca. 831-891, wife of emperor Louis II. Angelberga played a significant political role during her marriage and after her husband’s death; moreover she accumulated an impressive patrimony. Angelberga gathered a great number of landed properties, partly through donations from her husband and partly thanks to personal acquisitions. In 877 the empress left her wealth to the monastery of St. Sisto, which she had founded in Piacenza. This article offers a detailed analysis of the location of Angelberga’s properties, showing that most of these properties were situated in the proximity of the Po river: this location allowed for the control of the main communication routes of the Italic Kingdom. Moreover

La piattaforma logistica di Leixões, Portogallo, e il suo territorio.

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Marco Campolongo

2010-07-01

Full Text Available L’obiettivo dell’articolo è l’analisi critica del progetto preliminare della piattaforma di Leixões, nell’area metropolitana di Porto, al fine di verificare le modalità con cui sono state affrontate le questioni relative alla connessione tra mobilità dedicata e mobilità ordinaria, il rapporto con i caratteri del sistema insediativo in cui l’area è inserita, le relazioni con le zone di protezione ambientale contigue alla parte meridionale del polo logistico. Sulla base di questa attenta disamina sono state avanzate delle ipotesi progettuali tese a modificare alcuni aspetti della impostazione insediativa del progetto, pur mantenendo sostanzialmente inalterato il layout d’insieme della struttura. L’articolo è organizzato in cinque sezioni. All’introduzione segue una breve descrizione del sistema logistico in Portogallo e del Piano nazionale della Logistica. La sezione 3 è dedicata alla presentazione del progetto preliminare della piattaforma di Leixões e la sezione 4 all’analisi critica di tale progetto e alle possibili ipotesi progettuali alternative. Seguono le considerazioni conclusive.

Knowledge of the ordinal position of list items in pigeons.

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Scarf, Damian; Colombo, Michael

2011-10-01

Ordinal knowledge is a fundamental aspect of advanced cognition. It is self-evident that humans represent ordinal knowledge, and over the past 20 years it has become clear that nonhuman primates share this ability. In contrast, evidence that nonprimate species represent ordinal knowledge is missing from the comparative literature. To address this issue, in the present experiment we trained pigeons on three 4-item lists and then tested them with derived lists in which, relative to the training lists, the ordinal position of the items was either maintained or changed. Similar to the findings with human and nonhuman primates, our pigeons performed markedly better on the maintained lists compared to the changed lists, and displayed errors consistent with the view that they used their knowledge of ordinal position to guide responding on the derived lists. These findings demonstrate that the ability to acquire ordinal knowledge is not unique to the primate lineage. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).

Open Method of Co-Ordination for Demoi-Cracy?

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Borrás, Susana; Radaelli, Claudio

2014-01-01

Under which conditions does the open method of co-ordination match the standards for demoi-cracy? To answer this question, we need some explicit standards about demoi-cracy. In fact, open co-ordination serves three different but interrelated purposes in European Union policy: to facilitate...... convergence; to support learning processes; and to encourage exploration of policy innovation. By intersecting standards and purposes, we find open co-ordination is neither inherently ‘good’ nor ‘bad’ for demoi-cracy, as it depends on how it has been put into practice. Therefore, we qualify the answer...

Ladinia linguistica in una monumentale opera: Atlante linguistico del ladino dolomitico e dei dialetti limitrofi - ALD-1, Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden 1998

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Mitja Skubic

2000-12-01

Full Text Available L'apparizione dell'atlante linguistico di un territorio romanzo va salutata con gioia, come una festa della ricerca scientifica in tale settore. E il sentimenta di gioia ci pervade quando sfogliamo i primi quattro volumi, in folio, dell 'ALD. Non solo per la mole e l'ampia concezione dell'opera, ma altrettanto e più ancora per il ricco materiale che l' ALD offre. A tutta l' equipe scientifica guidata dal rinomato romanista salisburghese prof. Hans Goebl che assieme a Lois Craffonara é anche ideatore dell 'opera, nonché ai collaboratori e all'editore vadano i nostri sinceri ringraziamenti. Ci sia permesso di aggiungere che la nostra rivista si pregia d'aver potuto ospitare alcuni studi scientifici del prof. Goebl, come anche del suo stretto collaboratore prof. Roland Bauer.

Ladinia linguistica in una monumentale opera: atlante lunguistico del ladino dolomitico e dei dialetti limitrofi - ald-1, Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden 1998.

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Mitja Skubic

2015-08-01

Full Text Available L'apparizione dell'atlante linguistico di un territorio romanzo va salutata con gioia, come una festa della ricerca scientifica in tale settore. E il sentimento di gioia ci pervade quando sfogliamo i primi quattro vol umi, in folio, deli' ALD. Non sol oper la mole e l'ampia concezione dell'opera, ma altrettanto e più ancora per il ricco materiale che l 'ALD offre. A tutta l' équipe scientifica guidata dal rinomato romanista salisburghese prof. Hans Goebl che assieme a Lois Craffonara e anche ideatore deli' opera, nonché ai collaboratori è all'editore vadano i nostri sinceri ringraziamenti. Ci sia permesso di aggiungere che la nostra rivista si pregia d'aver potuto ospitare alcuni studi scientifici del prof. Goebl, come anche del suo stretto collaboratore prof. Roland Bauer.

Ordinance on measures for preparation of a radioactive waste repository (Ordinance on preparatory measures) of 24 October 1979

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1981-01-01

This Ordinance contains details concerning the special procedure provided for under Section 10(2) of the Federal Order of 6th October 1978 concerning the Atomic Energy Act whereby the Federal Council must grant permission before preparations for the construction of radioactive waste repositories may be undertaken. The Ordinance defines the preparatory measures, which include maps and plans of the area, a geological report, etc. (NEA) [fr

Lanthanide co-ordination frameworks: Opportunities and diversity

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Hill, Robert J.; Long, De-Liang; Hubberstey, Peter; Schroeder, Martin; Champness, Neil R.

2005-01-01

Significant successes have been made over recent years in preparing co-ordination framework polymers that show macroscopic material properties, but in the vast majority of cases this has been achieved with d-block metal-based systems. Lanthanide co-ordination frameworks also offer attractive properties in terms of their potential applications as luminescent, non-linear optical and porous materials. However, lanthanide-based systems have been far less studied to date than their d-block counterparts. One possible reason for this is that the co-ordination spheres of lanthanide cations are more difficult to control and, in the absence of design strategies for lanthanide co-ordination frameworks, it is significantly more difficult to target materials with specific properties. However, this article highlights some of the exciting possibilities that have emerged from the earliest investigations in this field with new topological families of compounds being discovered from relatively simple framework components, including unusual eight, seven and five-connected framework systems. Our own research, as well as others, is leading to a much greater appreciation of the factors that control framework formation and the resultant observed topologies of these polymers. As this understanding develops targeting particular framework types will become more straightforward and the development of designed polyfunctional materials more accessible. Thus, it can be seen that lanthanide co-ordination frameworks have the potential to open up previously unexplored directions for materials chemistry. This article focuses on the underlying concepts for the construction of these enticing and potentially highly important materials

The new X-ray ordinance: what's new?

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Reichow, H.

2000-01-01

The augmented requirements for the minimisation of the radiation dose in medical exposure and the experiences gained from the implementation of the ordinance in force call for more extensive measures for reducing radiation, for quality assurance and expertise in radiological protection. In future physicians, dentists, veterinarians and other people using X-rays will have to bring their necessary expert knowledge regarding radiological protection up to date at regular intervals, and prove that they have done so. To protect the public against radiation exposure from targeted use, the limit value of the effective dose is reduced to 1 mSv in the calendar year. The dose level for the protection of people professionally exposed to radiation is reduced to 20 mSv. The further development of information technology and digital imaging demands that appropriate framework conditions be laid down in response to the changing requirements for radiation protection such as those in telemedicine and in digital recording and documentation possibilities in radiology. The draft further clarifies the distinction between the Radiological Protection Ordinance and the X-Ray Ordinance in relation to accelerators, in which electrons are accelerated with the aim of producing ionizing radiation, and reduces the limit energy from 3 MeV to 1 MeV. It is discussed to remove the X-ray therapy from the X-ray Ordinance and to insert it into the Radiological Protection Ordinance, in order to conform to the higher protection requirements in X-ray therapy. (orig.) [de

Revision without ordinals

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Rivello, Edoardo

2013-01-01

We show that Herzberger’s and Gupta’s revision theories of truth can be recast in purely inductive terms, without any appeal neither to the transfinite ordinal numbers nor to the axiom of Choice. The result is presented in an abstract and general setting, emphasising both its validity for a wide

The Pakistan atomic energy commission ordinance, 1965 ordinance no. XVII of 1965

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1983-01-01

This act, entitled Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission ordinance 1965, allows amendments incorporated under PAEC (amendment) act 1974 upto August 1983. The amendments relates to regulations concerned with the composition and functions of the commission and some miscellaneous rules. (A.B.)

Collection of laws and ordinances concerning regulation of atomic energy, 1991 edition

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1990-01-01

This is the collection of the laws and ordinances on the regulation of atomic energy, 1991 edition, published under the supervision of Nuclear Safety Bureau, Science and Technology Agency. First, the abbreviated indication of the laws and ordinances is shown. The contents are those as of September 30, 1990. 12 basic laws and ordinances, 45 laws and ordinances on the regulation of nuclear raw materials, nuclear fuel materials and nuclear reactors, 26 laws and ordinances on the prevention of the radiation injuries due to radioisotopes and others, and 29 related laws and ordinances are collected in this book. (K.I.)

Ordinal Log-Linear Models for Contingency Tables

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Brzezińska Justyna

2016-12-01

Full Text Available A log-linear analysis is a method providing a comprehensive scheme to describe the association for categorical variables in a contingency table. The log-linear model specifies how the expected counts depend on the levels of the categorical variables for these cells and provide detailed information on the associations. The aim of this paper is to present theoretical, as well as empirical, aspects of ordinal log-linear models used for contingency tables with ordinal variables. We introduce log-linear models for ordinal variables: linear-by-linear association, row effect model, column effect model and RC Goodman’s model. Algorithm, advantages and disadvantages will be discussed in the paper. An empirical analysis will be conducted with the use of R.

Acceleration techniques for the discrete ordinate method

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Efremenko, Dmitry; Doicu, Adrian; Loyola, Diego; Trautmann, Thomas

2013-01-01

In this paper we analyze several acceleration techniques for the discrete ordinate method with matrix exponential and the small-angle modification of the radiative transfer equation. These techniques include the left eigenvectors matrix approach for computing the inverse of the right eigenvectors matrix, the telescoping technique, and the method of false discrete ordinate. The numerical simulations have shown that on average, the relative speedup of the left eigenvector matrix approach and the telescoping technique are of about 15% and 30%, respectively. -- Highlights: ► We presented the left eigenvector matrix approach. ► We analyzed the method of false discrete ordinate. ► The telescoping technique is applied for matrix operator method. ► Considered techniques accelerate the computations by 20% in average.

Urban Runoff: Model Ordinances for Erosion and Sediment Control

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The model ordinance in this section borrows language from the erosion and sediment control ordinance features that might help prevent erosion and sedimentation and protect natural resources more fully.

he ‘Fabulous Dragon’s Teeth’: Censorship and Self-Censorship in the Italian Translation of Paradise Lost

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Daniele Borgogni

2015-05-01

Full Text Available Il presente contributo discute le molteplici prassi che, sotto forma di espurgazioni religiose, adattamenti neoclassici, mutilazioni stilistiche, hanno caratterizzato le traduzioni italiane del Paradise Lost di John Milton. La difficoltà nell’accettare  l’eterodossia stilistica e religiosa del grande poeta inglese ha tradizionalmente favorito una serie di versioni infarcite di “migliorie” che hanno  offuscato o travisato il testo miltoniano anche in tempi recenti. Il contributo discute in dettaglio l’atteggiamento idiosincratico nei confronti di Milton e del suo capolavoro, nonché i pregiudizi, le pratiche di autocensura e le strategie più o meno vincenti adottate dai traduttori. La traduzione viene dunque utilizzata  come indice culturale ampio, strumento di indagine privilegiato in quanto fisiologicamente legata a pratiche di censura, ri-creazione e ri-mediazione dell’oggetto letterario nel suo passaggio tra sistemi culturali diversi.

Monika Fludernik, Verso una narratologia ‘naturale’

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Filippo Pennacchio

2013-06-01

La traduzione del saggio è fatta precedere da un’introduzione in cui viene presentato, più in generale, il pensiero di Monika Fludernik, e insieme valutato il suo ruolo nell’ambito del dibattito teorico sviluppatosi in seno alla comunità scientifica a partire dai primi anni Duemila.

Fisica atomica

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Spolskij, Eduard Vladimirovic

1986-01-01

Volume I : questo è il primo dei due volumi del corso di fisica atomica scritto da E. V. Spolskij. Quest'opera fondamentale è, per il suo carattere, un'enciclopedia di fisica atomica. Il primo volume, in linea di principio, tratta il basi sperimentali della fisica del micromondo.

Atomic ordinance - amendment of 28 october 1987

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1987-10-01

This Ordinance amends certain provisions of the 1984 Ordinance on licences for the construction and operation of nuclear installations, import, export and transit of nuclear fuel, as well as the export of nuclear reactors, equipment and technical data. The Order also amends the provisions on the delivery procedure for these licences and makes minor amendments to the 1983 Order on nuclear third party liability [fr

The German Radiation Protection Ordinance (StrlSchV). 3. ed.

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Hinrichs, O.

1992-01-01

The German Radiation Protection Ordinance constitutes the central statutory instrument containing the main protective provisions for all fields of application of radioactive materials and ionizing radiation, with the exception of the field covered by the X-ray Ordinance. The current text of the Ordinance is that promulgated on 30.06.1989 with the subsequent amendments, as last amended through the Unification Treaty (Einigungsvertrag) of 23.09.1990. The Radiation Protection Ordinance was adopted on the basis of the German Nuclear Energy Act (Atomgesetz), which contains, inter alia, the necessary empowerments to issue statutory ordinances. Further fields containing relevant protective provisions are, above all, the law of dangerous substances (which concerns the transport of radioactive materials), the law of pharmaceutical products and the law of foodstuffs. The whole regulatory package is a part of EC and Euratom law. The limit values of the Euratom Directives were transposed into the Radiation Protection Ordinance. In order to reduce the bulk of the Ordinance, the legislator has only included the limit values for the most important radionuclides, and has made provision for the separate promulgation of the other limit values. In order to enhance the practical use of the book, the provisions governing the radiation pass, which are regulated in a separate administrative instruction, are also reproduced. (orig./HSCH) [de

An approach to solve group-decision-making problems with ordinal interval numbers.

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Fan, Zhi-Ping; Liu, Yang

2010-10-01

The ordinal interval number is a form of uncertain preference information in group decision making (GDM), while it is seldom discussed in the existing research. This paper investigates how the ranking order of alternatives is determined based on preference information of ordinal interval numbers in GDM problems. When ranking a large quantity of ordinal interval numbers, the efficiency and accuracy of the ranking process are critical. A new approach is proposed to rank alternatives using ordinal interval numbers when every ranking ordinal in an ordinal interval number is thought to be uniformly and independently distributed in its interval. First, we give the definition of possibility degree on comparing two ordinal interval numbers and the related theory analysis. Then, to rank alternatives, by comparing multiple ordinal interval numbers, a collective expectation possibility degree matrix on pairwise comparisons of alternatives is built, and an optimization model based on this matrix is constructed. Furthermore, an algorithm is also presented to rank alternatives by solving the model. Finally, two examples are used to illustrate the use of the proposed approach.

Le prime due edizioni a stampa del De liberis educandis dello Pseudo-Plutarco

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Ferreri, Luigi

2015-01-01

Il contributo analizza le prime due edizioni del testo greco del De liberis educandis dello Pseudo-Plutarco. La prima è contenuta in un volume comprendente anche la Tabula Cebetis e altri due opuscoli, la seconda nel volume aldino dei Moralia del 1509. L’intento è quello di stabilire l’ordine cronologico delle due edizioni, risolvere la questione della paternità della prima, attribuita comunemente a Giano Lascari, e soprattutto indagare le fonti delle due edizioni. La prima edizione, pubblica...

Co-ordinated action between youth-care and sports: facilitators and barriers.

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Hermens, Niels; de Langen, Lisanne; Verkooijen, Kirsten T; Koelen, Maria A

2017-07-01

In the Netherlands, youth-care organisations and community sports clubs are collaborating to increase socially vulnerable youths' participation in sport. This is rooted in the idea that sports clubs are settings for youth development. As not much is known about co-ordinated action involving professional care organisations and community sports clubs, this study aims to generate insight into facilitators of and barriers to successful co-ordinated action between these two organisations. A cross-sectional study was conducted using in-depth semi-structured qualitative interview data. In total, 23 interviews were held at five locations where co-ordinated action between youth-care and sports takes place. Interviewees were youth-care workers, representatives from community sports clubs, and Care Sport Connectors who were assigned to encourage and manage the co-ordinated action. Using inductive coding procedures, this study shows that existing and good relationships, a boundary spanner, care workers' attitudes, knowledge and competences of the participants, organisational policies and ambitions, and some elements external to the co-ordinated action were reported to be facilitators or barriers. In addition, the participants reported that the different facilitators and barriers influenced the success of the co-ordinated action at different stages of the co-ordinated action. Future research is recommended to further explore the role of boundary spanners in co-ordinated action involving social care organisations and community sports clubs, and to identify what external elements (e.g. events, processes, national policies) are turning points in the formation, implementation and continuation of such co-ordinated action. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Aree Protette del Po e della Collina Torinese: studi propedeutici alla Candidatura MAB - Man and the Biosphere

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Cimnaghi Elisabetta

2014-03-01

Full Text Available Il programma MAB fu lanciato dall’UNESCO negli anni ’70 al fine di migliorare il rapporto tra uomo e ambiente. Negli anni il programma ha portato al riconoscimento di Riserve della Biosfera che gli Stati Membri si impegnano a gestire nella prospettiva della conservazione delle risorse. L’Organismo Gestore dell’Area Protetta, partendo, da un lato, dalla consapevolezza della ricchezza ambientale che caratterizza il suo territorio e, dall’altro, del contesto di sviluppo antropico elevato in cui essa è situata, ha riconosciuto nel programma MAB un’opportunità per incrementare le sue attività di protezione e potenziamento delle risorse. Questo articolo descrive i primi risultati ottenuti negli studi preliminari per la Designazione al MAB, con particolare attenzione sia alle opportunità di implementazione di progetti legati al marchio “Collina Po”, creato dall’Organo di Gestione del Parco, si ain termini di scambio di ‘best practices’ con altre Riserve di Biosfera.

La vita è blending. Per una lettura integrata del film di Roberto Benigni

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Emanuele Broccio

2014-05-01

Full Text Available Il notevole incremento di studi critici sulla Poetica Cognitiva sta riscattandola dall’accusa di offrire soltanto una nuova e seducente terminologia, guadagnandole invece la dignità di metodologia scientifica. Mosso dall’interesse che il fenomeno della integrazione concettuale (blending suscita, il mio intervento propone una lettura del film La vita è bella di Roberto Benigni proprio in funzione del suo organizzarsi intorno a un blending che ne sostiene l’intero impianto ideativo. Il film è stato molto criticato, oltre che per un certo impaccio tecnico nella messa in scena, per il fatto di condurre un racconto di morte e sterminio attraverso un punto di vista comico. Attraverso l’applicazione del blending, insieme ad altri strumenti di analisi classica, cercherò di dimostrare come la strutturazione del racconto intorno alla duplice contaminazione di realtà e fantasia, comico e tragico, lo sottrae dal rischio di scivolare nel melodramma e nel patetismo, mantenendo alta l’empatia dello spettatore. La mia lettura sottolinea dunque come tutto il film sia costruito su un continuo blending, e ne evidenzia le modalità di realizzazione, dimostrando, attraverso un’opera ampiamente nota e di vasto consenso, come le scienze cognitive possano offrire validi strumenti di analisi che precisano pregresse intuizioni critiche e illuminano zone dell’opera d’arte rimaste in ombra o confinate alla valutazione estetica.

Ordinance on the transport of dangerous goods by road (SDR)

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1985-04-01

This Ordinance regulates the transport of dangerous goods by road and replaces a similar Ordinance of 1972. The dangerous goods are listed in Annex A and the special provisions to be complied with for their transport are contained in Annex B. Radioactive materials, categorized as Class IVb, are included in the goods covered by the Ordinance. The Ordinance which entered into force on 1 May 1985 was amended on 9 April 1987 on a minor point and on 27 November 1989 so as to provide for special training for drivers of vehicles carrying such goods. This latter amendment entered into force on 1 January 1990. (NEA) [fr

Amendment of the Ordinance on the export and transit of goods

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1989-12-01

This Ordinance amends the Annex of the Ordinance of 7 March 1983 on the export and transit of dangerous goods which lists the nuclear items, ie nuclear reactors, equipment and materials subject to export restrictions. The Ordinance came into force on 1 January 1990 (NEA) [fr

Aernout van Buchel in Napels

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Jan L. de Jong

2012-05-01

Full Text Available Aernout van Buchel a NapoliIl 18 ottobre 1587, dopo un viaggio in Germania, il giovane studioso olandese Aernout van Buchel (Buchellio/Arnoldus Buchellius da Utrecht arrivò in Italia. Il suo scopo fu visitare Roma ed esaminare, con i propri occhi, i monumenti e le iscrizioni dell’Antichità.Fin da giovane, Van Buchel raccolse notizie su ogni genere di cose che successero o che osservava. Il manoscritto con queste notizie, scritto in Latino ed intitolato Commentarius rerum quotidianarum, è oggi conservato nella biblioteca universitaria di Utrecht. Fa parte di questo manoscritto l’ Iter Italicum.Dopo un breve schizzo della vita e degli interessi del cittadino di Utrecht, gli autori in questo articolo presentano un’ edizione di una parte del suo ‘Grand Tour’. Si tratta della sua visita di Napoli (Iter Neapolitanum nel 1588. Gli autori hanno fatto una nuova collazione del testo del manoscritto e presentano qui nel quadro del loro progetto di un’edizione completa, il testo latino accompagnato da una traduzione neerlandese con commento storico-letterario.

Sputtering calculations with the discrete ordinated method

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Hoffman, T.J.; Dodds, H.L. Jr.; Robinson, M.T.; Holmes, D.K.

1977-01-01

The purpose of this work is to investigate the applicability of the discrete ordinates (S/sub N/) method to light ion sputtering problems. In particular, the neutral particle discrete ordinates computer code, ANISN, was used to calculate sputtering yields. No modifications to this code were necessary to treat charged particle transport. However, a cross section processing code was written for the generation of multigroup cross sections; these cross sections include a modification to the total macroscopic cross section to account for electronic interactions and small-scattering-angle elastic interactions. The discrete ordinates approach enables calculation of the sputtering yield as functions of incident energy and angle and of many related quantities such as ion reflection coefficients, angular and energy distributions of sputtering particles, the behavior of beams penetrating thin foils, etc. The results of several sputtering problems as calculated with ANISN are presented

Constructing ordinal partition transition networks from multivariate time series.

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Zhang, Jiayang; Zhou, Jie; Tang, Ming; Guo, Heng; Small, Michael; Zou, Yong

2017-08-10

A growing number of algorithms have been proposed to map a scalar time series into ordinal partition transition networks. However, most observable phenomena in the empirical sciences are of a multivariate nature. We construct ordinal partition transition networks for multivariate time series. This approach yields weighted directed networks representing the pattern transition properties of time series in velocity space, which hence provides dynamic insights of the underling system. Furthermore, we propose a measure of entropy to characterize ordinal partition transition dynamics, which is sensitive to capturing the possible local geometric changes of phase space trajectories. We demonstrate the applicability of pattern transition networks to capture phase coherence to non-coherence transitions, and to characterize paths to phase synchronizations. Therefore, we conclude that the ordinal partition transition network approach provides complementary insight to the traditional symbolic analysis of nonlinear multivariate time series.

1984 Ordinance on nuclear activities (1984:14)

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1984-01-01

This Supplementary Ordinance on Nuclear Activities (1984:14) sets out a regulatory regime for the conveyance out of Sweden of equipment or material that has been specially designed or prepared for the processing, use or production of nuclear substances or which is otherwise of essential importance for the production of nuclear devices. The Annex to the Ordinance sets out the list of such equipment or material whose export is subject to Government authorisation. (NEA) [fr

Multidimensional electron-photon transport with standard discrete ordinates codes

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Drumm, C.R.

1995-01-01

A method is described for generating electron cross sections that are compatible with standard discrete ordinates codes without modification. There are many advantages of using an established discrete ordinates solver, e.g. immediately available adjoint capability. Coupled electron-photon transport capability is needed for many applications, including the modeling of the response of electronics components to space and man-made radiation environments. The cross sections have been successfully used in the DORT, TWODANT and TORT discrete ordinates codes. The cross sections are shown to provide accurate and efficient solutions to certain multidimensional electronphoton transport problems

Anatomical localization of electrophysiological recording sites by co-ordinate transformation.

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Sinex, D G

1997-07-18

A method for estimating the anatomical locations of the units recorded in electrophysiological mapping experiments is described. A total of three locations must be marked by dye injections or electrolytic lesions and identified in tissue sections. From those locations, equations are derived to translate, scale, and rotate the three-dimensional co-ordinates of the recording sites, so that they are correct for a second, three-dimensional co-ordinate system based on the anatomy of the mapped structure. There is no limit to the number of recording sites that can be localized. This differs from methods that require a dye injection or lesion to be made at the exact location at which a particular unit was recorded. The accuracy of the transformed co-ordinates is limited by the accuracy with which the co-ordinates can be measured: in test measurements and in the experiments for which this algorithm was developed, the computed co-ordinates were typically accurate to within 100 microns or less.

An ordinal model of the McGurk illusion

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Andersen, Tobias

2011-01-01

Audiovisual information is integrated in speech perception. One manifestation of this is the McGurk illusion in which watching the articulating face alters the auditory phonetic percept. Understanding this phenomenon fully requires a computational model with predictive power. Here, we describe...... model it also employed 30 free parameters where the ordinal model needed only 14. Testing the predictive power of the models using a form of cross-validation we found that, although both models performed rather poorly, the ordinal model performed better than the FLMP. Based on these findings we suggest...... that ordinal models generally have greater predictive power because they are constrained by a priori information about the adjacency of phonetic categories....

Ordinance of 30 June 1976 on radiation protection

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1976-01-01

This Ordinance on radiation protection lays down the licensing system for activities in Switzerland involving possible exposure to radiation, with the exception of nuclear installations, fuels and radioactive waste which, under the 1959 Atomic Energy Act, are subject to licensing. The Ordinance applies to the production, handling, use, storage, transport, disposal, import and export of radioactive substances and devices and articles containing them; and generally to any activity involving hazards caused by ionizing radiation. The Federal Public Health Service is the competent authority for granting licences. Provision is also made for the administrative conditions to be complied with for obtaining such licences as well as for technical measures required when engaged in work covered by the Ordinance. (NEA) [fr

The Design Co-ordination Framework: key elements for effective product development

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Andreasen, Mogens Myrup; Bowen, J.; Storm, T.

1997-01-01

This paper proposes a Design Co-ordination Framework (DCF) i.e. a concept for an ideal DC system with the abilities to support co-ordination of various complex aspects of product development. A set of frames, modelling key elements of co-ordination, which reflect the states of design, plans, orga...

The expert knowledge as defined by the X-ray Ordinance

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1991-01-01

Persons applying within their role responsibility X-rays in medicine or veterinary medicine, or persons with a responsibility as radiation protection officer or according to section 24, sub-sec. (3) Radiation Protection Ordinance have to give proof of the required expert knowledge (section 3, sub-sec. (2), no. 3, section 4, sub-sec. (1) no. 3, section 13, sub-sec. (4), section 23 no.s. 1 and 3 of the X-ray Ordinance). In addition, persons applying X-rays under the supervision and responsibility of a medical specialist or dentist, have to acquire the knowledge in radiation protection as defined by section 23, no. 2 and 4 X-ray Ordinance. As to the application of X-rays in veterinary medicine, the expert knowledge required is defined in section 3, sub-sec. (2) no. 3, section 4, sub-sec. 1 no. 3, section 13, sub-sec. (4), section 29 sub-sec. (1) no. 4 of the X-ray Ordinance. The knowledge to be acquired in radiation protection is given in section 29, sub-sec. (1) no. 3 of the X-ray Ordinance. The radiation protection officer or persons responsible for radiation protection have to give proof of their expert knowledge within the course of the licensing or notification procedure in accordance with sections 3 and 4 of the X-ray Ordinance, or in the course of the procedure for appointment of a radiation protection officier in accordance with section 13, sub-sec. (3) of the X-ray Ordinance. (orig.) [de

Using GIS to check co-ordinates of genebank accessions

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Hijmans, R.J.; Schreuder, M.; Cruz, de la J.; Guarino, L.

1999-01-01

The geographic co-ordinates of the locations where germplasm accessions have been collected are usually documented in genebank databases. However, the co-ordinate data are often incomplete and may contain errors. This paper describes procedures to check for errors, to determine the cause of these

Expert knowledge as defined by the X-Ray Ordinance

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1987-01-01

The radiation protection officer or any person responsible for radiation safety have to give proof of their expert knowledge in accordance with sections 3, 4 of the X-Ray Ordinance. Proof of expert knowledge has to be furnished within the procedure of appointment (sec. 13, sub-sec. (3) X-Ray Ordinance). The directive defines the scope of the expert knowledge required, and the scope of expert knowledge persons must have, or acquire, who are responsible for radiation protection within the preview of sec. 23, no. 2, 4 and sec. 29, sub-sec. 1, no. 3 of the X-Ray Ordinance. (orig./HP) [de

Local zoning ordinances -- how they limit or restrict mining

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Ingram, H.

1991-01-01

Local regulation of mining by zoning has taken place for a long period of time. The delegation to local municipalities of land use planning, zoning and nuisance abatement authority which may affect mining by state governments has been consistently upheld by appellate courts as valid exercises of the police power. Recently, mine operators and mineral owners have been confronted by efforts of local municipalities, often initiated by anti-mining citizen's groups, to impose more stringent restrictions on mining activities within their borders. In some situations, existing ordinances are being enforced for the first time, in others, new ordinances have been adopted without much awareness or involvement by the public. Enforced to the letter, these ordinances can sterilize large blocks of mineable reserves open-quotes operatingclose quotes or performance standards in excess of SMCRA-based regulatory requirements. It is fair to say that investigation of the potential impacts of local zoning and other related ordinances is essential in the planning for the expansion of existing operations or for new operations. There may be new rules in the game. This paper identifies problem areas in typical open-quotes modernclose quotes ordinances and discusses legal and constitutional issues which may arise by their enforcement in coal producing regions

An assessment of the effects of a cadmium discharge ordinance

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Moser, J.H.; Schultz, J.L.

1982-01-01

The problem facing the MMSD was high levels of cadmium in Milorganite fertilizer. The cause was determined to be discharges from industry, primarily electroplaters. The solution was the cooperative development of an ordinance to limit the discharge of cadmium. Because the dischargers acted responsibly to comply with the ordinance, the ordinance succeeded in achieving its objective of significantly reducing the cadmium loading to the municipal sewerage system and subsequently reducing the cadmium concentration in Milorganite fertilizer

IL PIRANDELLISMO DI BUZZATI (Seconda Parte) - AJOL

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del “Corriere”, ma al quale vuole confessare una strana storia iniziata all'epoca del suo apprendistato giornalistico. Il flashback, costellato da ..... pirandelliani anche della realtà primitiva della Sicilia, la storia che narra è una storia emblematica di un individuo maledetto, di un essere soggiogato dalle mani di un destino ...

First ordinance amending the Ordinance on Rail Transport of Dangerous Goods (1. Amendment Ordinance Rail Transport of Dangerous Goods). As of June 22, 1983

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1983-01-01

This Amendment which came into force on September 1, 1983 brings about modifications of many items of the original Ordinance on Rail Transport of Dangerous Goods and its supplement, as of August 29, 1979. (HSCH) [de

Collections of laws and ordinances concerning radiation injury prevention as of July 24, 1981

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Tsuruta, Takao

1981-01-01

There are laws, government and ministerial ordinances and notifications, each of them bears a definite role, and the contents of the legal regulation on a certain range of matter are determined by their close interrelation and mutual supplementation. Many laws and ordinances concerning atomic energy also form a legal system under such mutual relation. The Atomic Energy Act is positioned at its top, and the main part related to radiation injury prevention comprises a law, two ordinances, a regulation and a notification. Such relationship of individual laws and ordinances is mostly shown in lower rank laws and ordinances. In Chapter 1 of this book, the Atomic Energy Act and the government ordinance concerning the definition of nuclear fuel materials, nuclear raw materials, nuclear reactors and radiation are described. In Chapter 2, the law concerning prevention of radiation injuries due to radiactive isotopes and others, the ordinances and eight notifications closely related to them are collected. In Chapter 3, other related laws and ordinances are gathered. To understand the laws and ordinances synthetically and systematically, the provisions of different laws and ordinances, which are mutually related, are arranged together showing their relation. (Kako, I.)

2D co-ordinate transformation based on a spike timing-dependent plasticity learning mechanism.

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Wu, QingXiang; McGinnity, Thomas Martin; Maguire, Liam; Belatreche, Ammar; Glackin, Brendan

2008-11-01

In order to plan accurate motor actions, the brain needs to build an integrated spatial representation associated with visual stimuli and haptic stimuli. Since visual stimuli are represented in retina-centered co-ordinates and haptic stimuli are represented in body-centered co-ordinates, co-ordinate transformations must occur between the retina-centered co-ordinates and body-centered co-ordinates. A spiking neural network (SNN) model, which is trained with spike-timing-dependent-plasticity (STDP), is proposed to perform a 2D co-ordinate transformation of the polar representation of an arm position to a Cartesian representation, to create a virtual image map of a haptic input. Through the visual pathway, a position signal corresponding to the haptic input is used to train the SNN with STDP synapses such that after learning the SNN can perform the co-ordinate transformation to generate a representation of the haptic input with the same co-ordinates as a visual image. The model can be applied to explain co-ordinate transformation in spiking neuron based systems. The principle can be used in artificial intelligent systems to process complex co-ordinate transformations represented by biological stimuli.

SPANDOM - source projection analytic nodal discrete ordinates method

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Kim, Tae Hyeong; Cho, Nam Zin

1994-01-01

We describe a new discrete ordinates nodal method for the two-dimensional transport equation. We solve the discrete ordinates equation analytically after the source term is projected and represented in polynomials. The method is applied to two fast reactor benchmark problems and compared with the TWOHEX code. The results indicate that the present method accurately predicts not only multiplication factor but also flux distribution

Awareness on the Implementation of Anti-Smoking Ordinance No. 1S. 2012

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Rowena E. Mojares

2014-10-01

Full Text Available This study aimed to identify the respondent’s profile variable such as gender, age, educational attainment, occupation, and frequency of smoking; to identify the level of awareness of the public on Anti-Smoking Ordinance and to determine the significant difference on the level of awareness in the implementation when grouped according to profile variables. The researchers used the descriptive method of research and utilized two hundred-four (204 respondents. The result showed that the respondents are dominated by male, college graduate and under graduate and most of them are private employees. They agreed that they are aware on the implementation of anti-smoking ordinance no. 1S 2012 because the ordinance was clearly stated, well disseminated, there are authorities prohibiting it and there is a usage of signage. But they agree also that they are less aware about the specific boundary that the ordinance covered, that there is regular monitoring and there is enough number of personnel implementing the ordinance. The researchers recommended that the Pamahalaang Panglunsod may continue to maintain the strict implementation of the Anti-Smoking Ordinance; authorities should specify the boundary covered by the Ordinance and should have enough personnel to implement it,

Space in Numerical and Ordinal Information: A Common Construct?

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Philipp Alexander Schroeder

2017-12-01

Full Text Available Space is markedly involved in numerical processing, both explicitly in instrumental learning and implicitly in mental operations on numbers. Besides action decisions, action generations, and attention, the response-related effect of numerical magnitude or ordinality on space is well documented in the Spatial-Numerical Associations of Response Codes (SNARC effect. Here, right- over left-hand responses become relatively faster with increasing magnitude positions. However, SNARC-like behavioral signatures in non-numerical tasks with ordinal information were also observed and inspired new models integrating seemingly spatial effects of ordinal and numerical metrics. To examine this issue further, we report a comparison between numerical SNARC and ordinal SNARC-like effects to investigate group-level characteristics and individual-level deductions from generalized views, i.e., convergent validity. Participants solved order-relevant (before/after classification and order-irrelevant tasks (font color classification with numerical stimuli 1-5, comprising both magnitude and order information, and with weekday stimuli, comprising only ordinal information. A small correlation between magnitude- and order-related SNARCs was observed, but effects are not pronounced in order-irrelevant color judgments. On the group level, order-relevant spatial-numerical associations were best accounted for by a linear magnitude predictor, whereas the SNARC effect for weekdays was categorical. Limited by the representativeness of these tasks and analyses, results are inconsistent with a single amodal cognitive mechanism that activates space in mental processing of cardinal and ordinal information alike. A possible resolution to maintain a generalized view is proposed by discriminating different spatial activations, possibly mediated by visuospatial and verbal working memory, and by relating results to findings from embodied numerical cognition.

Metal selective co-ordinative self-assembly of π-donors

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Metal selective co-ordinative nanostructures were constructed by the supramolecular ... observed an anomalous binding of metal ion to the core sulphur groups causing redox changes in the TTF ... attention on metal-assisted co-ordinative self-assembly ..... M TTF-Py in 1:1 CHCl3: MeCN and (c) photographs showing visual.

40 CFR 35.935-16 - Sewer use ordinance and evaluation/rehabilitation program.

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2010-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Sewer use ordinance and evaluation...-Clean Water Act § 35.935-16 Sewer use ordinance and evaluation/rehabilitation program. (a) The grantee... sewer use ordinance, and the grantee is complying with the sewer system evaluation and rehabilitation...

Lo Strategic Management Accounting

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G. INVERNIZZI

2005-01-01

Il saggio indaga gli aggregati informativi e gli elementi che compongono lo strategic management accounting. Sono quindi analizzate le funzioni svolte nei diversi stadi del processo di gestione strategica osservando il suo ruolo all’interno del management accounting. Infine sono approfonditi i rapporti fra i livelli della gestione strategica e lo strategic management accounting.

Guidelines for the implementation of the X-ray Ordinance (RoeV). Vol. 2. Recommendations concerning data acquisition and archivation pursuant to paragraph 28 of the X-ray Ordinance passed by the Laender Committee for the X-ray Ordinance, 26/27 January 1989

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1990-01-01

The recommendations apply to biomedical radiography and X-ray therapy. They refer to: 1) Patients' personal data as required according to Paragraph 28, sub-sec. 1, X-ray Ordinance. 2) Scope of data to be recorded acc. to Paragraph 28, sub-sec. 2, X-ray Ordinance. 3) Archivation of data acc. to Paragraph 28, sub-sec., 4 + 5, X-ray Ordinance. 4) Passing on of data acc. to Paragraph 28, sub-sec. 6, X-ray Ordinance. 5) Archivation of technical standard data (X-ray equipment specification records). The recommendations' main aim is to provide for radiological protection of the patient and for data showing the radiation doses received by patients. (HP) [de

I concetti di "materia", "forma" e "ordine" nel pensiero teorico musicale medievale e contemporaneo

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Cecilia Panti

2011-01-01

Full Text Available La dimensione teorica della musica occidentale, nella sua evoluzione storica, ha inevitabilmente fatto uso di concetti essenziali alla definizione di come il suono è musicalmente organizzato o organizzabile. Fra questi, risultano imprescindibili le nozioni di materia, forma e ordine, che implicano rispettivamente, nei pur diversi ambiti linguistici e contesti storico-filosofici di riferimento, ciò di cui è fatta la musica, ciò a cui la materia sonora tende, e come tale tensione è realizzata. Scopo di questo contributo è una valutazione d’insieme sulla valenza filosofica e l’uso di tali concetti nel pensiero musicale occidentale altomedievale e in quello del Novecento, che nonostante la distanza cronologica presentano convergenze significative. Nel Medioevo, un lungo processo di elaborazione teorico-pratica permise la matematizzazione dello spazio (e, più tardi, anche del tempo musicale, attraverso l’adattamento di moduli melodici, trasmessi oralmente, alle strutture scalari desunte dalla teoria greco-boeziana. La forma e l’ordo musicali furono quindi riferiti ai criteri fisico-matematici atti a distinguere nella materia sonora, in sé disorganica e indefinita, ciò che è musicale da ciò che non lo è. Tale concezione sparisce con l’affermarsi del sistema tonale, ove il suono fisico è concepito come “pre-formato” e “pre-ordinato” nella gamma scalare e nei vincoli attrattivi “naturali” degli armonici. In conseguenza, i concetti di forma e ordine abbandonano il contesto acustico, andando a definire i criteri teorici della composizione artistica, in linea con l’idea filosofica del loro esprimere la coerenza logico-sintattica dell’“insieme organico” (la Formenlehre teorizzata da Widmann. Nell’ambito del pensiero musicale del Novecento, la crisi del sistema tonale e la messa a punto di nuove modalità e tecniche di produzione del suono hanno riorientato la valenza significante e l’uso di questi tre concetti

Spaziotempo la relatività ristretta

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Sexl, Roman

1980-01-01

Invitato a parlare della propria vita per un volume celebrativo del suo settantesimo compleanno, Albert Einstein, sempre restio a ogni forma di pubblicità personale, invece di scrivere della sua esistenza privata scelse di rievocare gli sviluppi del suo pensiero: dalle prime curiosità all'affermarsi della vocazione giovanile, sino al riconoscimento sempre più chiaro delle mete che si prefiggeva. Un'"autobiografia scientifica", insomma, dove più dei fatti contano le rivoluzionarie formulazioni teoriche che hanno impresso una svolta fondamentale alla fisica moderna. A seguire, scienziati eminenti come Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Niels Bohr e Kurt Godei discutono l'"autobiografia" di Einstein facendo rivivere la grande disputa tra deterministi e indeterministi, tra la ricerca einsteiniana di una teoria del campo sempre più generale e la concezione opposta, allora sostenuta dalla maggioranza dei fisici. Infine, nella sua incisiva replica finale, Einstein risponde punto su punto ai commentatori e ai critici, di...

Augmenting Ordinal Methods of Attribute Weight Approximation

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Daneilson, Mats; Ekenberg, Love; He, Ying

2014-01-01

of the obstacles and methods for introducing so-called surrogate weights have proliferated in the form of ordinal ranking methods for criteria weights. Considering the decision quality, one main problem is that the input information allowed in ordinal methods is sometimes too restricted. At the same time, decision...... makers often possess more background information, for example, regarding the relative strengths of the criteria, and might want to use that. We propose combined methods for facilitating the elicitation process and show how this provides a way to use partial information from the strength of preference...

Co-ordination of heterovalent cation impurities in molten salts

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Andreoni, W.; Rovere, M.; Tosi, M.P.

1982-01-01

The local liquid structure around heterovalent cation impurities in molten chlorides is discussed in relation to spectroscopic data on solutions of transition metal ions. A tightly packed, low co-ordination shell is shown to be favoured by Coulomb ionic interactions for physically reasonable values of the size of the impurity. A competition between these forces and ''crystal field'' interactions favouring octahedral co-ordination is thus to be expected for many transition metal ions, as suggested by Gruen and McBeth. The transition observed for some transition metal ions from higher to lower co-ordination with increasing temperature is attributed primarily to entropy differences, that are roughly estimated in a solid-like model. (author)

The limits of postfigurative technique in Ignazio Silone's Pane e Vino ...

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Uno scrittore che ha usato questa tecnica è Ignazio Silone. Essa forma una parte vitale della struttura del suo romanzo del 1937, Pane e vino. Tuttavia ci sono fondamentali debolezze nell'uso di Silone della figura simbolica di Cristo, il che esemplifica la critica di tale tecnica espressa in generale, fra i tanti, da Liston Pope e ...

Ordinance on the Finnish Centre of Radiation and Nuclear Safety

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1990-01-01

This Ordinance was adopted in implementation of the 1983 Act setting up the Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety and the 1987 Nuclear Energy Act and entered into force on 1 November 1990. The Ordinance specifies the tasks of the Centre, as provided under both Acts, and gives it several supplementary responsibilities. In addition to its overall competence in respect of radiation safety, the Centre will carry out research into and supervise the health effects of radiation and maintain a laboratory for national measurements in that field. The Ordinance also sets out the Centre's organisation chart and the staff duties [fr

Co-ordination Action on Ocean Energy (CA-OE)

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Tedd, James; Frigaard, Peter

In October 2004, the Co-ordination Action on Ocean Energy (CA-OE) was launched, co-financed by the European Commission, under the Renewable Energy Technologies priority within the 6th Framework programme, contract number 502701, chaired by Kim Nielsen, Rambøll, Denmark. The project involves 41...... partners. In general the public is not aware of the development of ocean energy and its exploitation. There is a need to make a united effort from the developers and research community to present the various principles and results in a coordinated manner with public appeal. The main objectives of the Co......-ordination Action on Ocean Energy are: To develop a common knowledge base necessary for coherent research and development policiesTo bring a co-ordinated approach within key areas of ocean energy research and development.To provide a forum for the longer term marketing of promising research developments...

Rite of Ordination of Fr Karol Wojtyła

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Szymon Fedorowicz

2014-06-01

Full Text Available The article contains the source text of the Polish translation of the rite of ordination of a bishop prepared for the episcopal ordination of Fr. Karol Wojtyła by Franciszek Małaczyński OSB. The text was found in the archives of Jacek Fedorowicz and prepared for publication by his son Szymon Fedorowicz.

GGVS. Ordinance on road transport of hazardous materials, including the European agreement on international road transport of hazardous materials (ADR), in their wording. Annexes A and B. Ordinances regarding exceptions from GGVS and from the ordinance on rail transport of hazardous materials, GGVE. Reasons. Selected guidelines. List of materials. 6. rev. and enlarged ed.

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Ridder, K.

1990-01-01

The brochure contains the following texts: (1) Ordinance on road transport of hazardous materials (GGVS), including the European agreement on international road transport of hazardous materials (ADR), as of 1990: Skeleton ordinance, annexes A and B, reasons given for the first version, and for the first amendment in 1988, execution guidelines - RS 002 (guidelines for executing the ordinance on road transport of hazardous materials, with catalogue of penalties), guidelines for drawing up written instructions for the event of accidents - RS 006, guiding principles for the training of vehicle conductors; (2) ordinance regarding exceptions from the ordinance on road transport of hazardous materials; (3) ordinance regarding exceptions from the ordinance on rail transport of hazardous materials; (4) selected guidelines: Technical guidelines TR IBC K 001, TRS 003, TRS 004, TRS 005, TRS 006; (5) listing of materials and objects governed by the ordinance on hazardous materials transport; (6) catalogue of penalties relative to road transport of hazardous materials. (orig./HP) [de

Caratteristiche dei sistemi differenziali e propagazione ondosa lezioni raccolte dal Dott. G. Lampariello

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Levi-Civita, Tullio

1988-01-01

L'edizione originale di questo libro (qui riprodatta anastaticamente) fu pubblicata nel 1931 per i tipi di Zanichelli nella serie delle Attualità scientifiche (n.41). Del suo contenuto valga come descrizione e giudizio di sintesi quanto ne scrisse a suo tempo H. Bateman nel Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society: " Theses lectures give a clear account of the branch of partial differential equations in which attention is focused on the problem of Cauchy and its exceptional cases. The theory is well illustrated by examples from hydrodynamics, optics, and the recent theory of the Broglie waves".

Il muro come galleria

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Duccio Dogheria

2008-06-01

Full Text Available Il muro, nel suo grigio rigore formale, nella sua fredda geometria, nel suo intento divisorio, nasconde spesso il cielo. Sovente il linguaggio dell’arte, ma non di meno quello della comunicazione, hanno interferito con le sue algide barriere. In molti casi, beninteso, non è che il potere in altre forme, che interferisce con se stesso: pensiamo ai bandi affissi agli angoli delle città, o le lettere d’indulgenza papali -spesso impreziosite da miniature al punto da poterle considerare antenate dal manifesto- che nel corso del medioevo venivano affisse sulle porte delle chiese.

Ordinance on distribution of iodine tablets to the population

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1992-01-01

This Ordinance provides for the organization of supplies of iodine tablets to the population. The tablets will be held in case of occurrences that might endanger the population following an accident provoking the emission of radioactive iodine. The Federal Health Ministry is responsible for organizing the supply to the appropriate bodies for distribution to the population. The Ordinance entered into force on 1 August 1992. (NEA)

Accident prevention ordinance 2.0 Thermal Power Plants

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Egyptien, H.H.; Fischermann, E.

This accident prevention ordinance is to cover primarily the very section of a power station where fossil or nuclear energy is converted into thermal energy, e.g. by heating or vaporization of a heat source. In paragraph 1, 40 GJ/h are stipulated as the lower limit of capacity corresponding to about 11 MW. Therefore, the accident prevention ordinance does not only marshal the operation of steam generators in electricity supply utilities but also covers smaller industrial power stations which partly do only meet the company's own requirements. Pipes are only covered as far as they are operated in conjunction with a heat generator. The same applies to coal handling and ash removal facilities. This means that for heat release e.g. in the framework of a district heating grid, the transfer station to the distribution grid is regarded as being a border of the power station and thus a border to the area of application of the accident prevention ordinance. (orig./HP) [de

A Characterization of Ordinal Potential Games

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Voorneveld, M.; Norde, H.W.

1996-01-01

This note characterizes ordinal potential games by the absence of weak improvement cycles and an order condition on the strategy space.This order condition is automatically satisfied if the strategy space is countable.

Extracts from the Ordinance on foodstuffs

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1936-05-01

This Ordinance which regulates the consumption and treatment of foodstuffs also contains provisions on irradiated food, providing in particular that treatment of food by irradiation is subject to a prior licence. (NEA) [fr

Stile didascalico e verità del mito in un exemplum ovidiano : Ars amatoria 1, 623-6

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Federica Bessone

2010-11-01

Full Text Available Nell'Ars amatoria l'uso ironico degli exempla mitologici rientra nella parodia del genere didascalico. Per dimostrare che le blanditiae piacciono anche alle donne caste e vergini, il maestro d'amore ricorda che Giunone e Atena si vergognano “ancora adesso” di non aver vinto il Giudizio di Paride. L'impiego di una formula didascalica lucreziana dà scherzosamente una pretesa di scientificità a un exemplum tratto dal mito, e da un mito spesso contestato per il suo contenuto incredibile e scandaloso. Ovidio dà una risposta polemica alla critica razionalistica del mito espressa nelle Troiane di Euripide: benché disinteressate al matrimonio, anche la sposa di Giove e la dea vergine per scelta dovevano desiderare ardentemente l'elogio della bellezza, essendo soggette come qualsiasi donna ed essere vivente alla legge della vanità universale. La prova viene dal seguito del mito stesso: lo stilema eziologico nunc quoque rimanda al proemio dell'Eneide, dove il giudizio di Paride è una delle motivazioni antiche dell'ira di Giunone, motore del poema. Il rimando al testo nazionale dei Romani garantisce la verità del mito preso a paradigma dal maestro d'amore: per quanto problematico, quel racconto mitico ha una sua realtà indubitabile; l'esistenza dell'Eneide è la prova – poetica – che l'offesa nella vanità è per Giunone una ferita che perdura. Svincolato ormai dalle sue pretese di veridicità, il mito può riaffermare qui, per gli scopi argomentativi del praeceptor amoris, la sua incontestabile verità letteraria ed ‘umana’.

Localismo e non-neutralità culturale del diritto penale ‘sotto tensione’ per effetto dell’immigrazione

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Fabio Basile

2011-05-01

penale: “il diritto penale è fortemente impregnato di cultura”. - 3. Conclusioni: le implicazioni di ‘localismo’ e ‘non-neutralità culturale’ del diritto penale in ordine al fenomeno dei reati ‘culturalmente motivati’ commessi dagli immigrati.

Multiband discrete ordinates method: formalism and results

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Luneville, L.

1998-06-01

The multigroup discrete ordinates method is a classical way to solve transport equation (Boltzmann) for neutral particles. Self-shielding effects are not correctly treated due to large variations of cross sections in a group (in the resonance range). To treat the resonance domain, the multiband method is introduced. The main idea is to divide the cross section domain into bands. We obtain the multiband parameters using the moment method; the code CALENDF provides probability tables for these parameters. We present our implementation in an existing discrete ordinates code: SN1D. We study deep penetration benchmarks and show the improvement of the method in the treatment of self-shielding effects. (author)

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armi da fuoco, Campanella risponde: “È la poesia l'arma che colpisce a distanza” e questa, lui dice d'aver perfezionato come Dante. Dopo il convegno del 1990 su “Poesia e Filosofia”, il romanziere ha messo in rilievo la titanica figura del suo corregionale sia come filosofo, sia come teorico in “Poetica”, sia come autore di ...

Discrete-ordinates finite-element method for atmospheric radiative transfer and remote sensing

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Gerstl, S.A.W.; Zardecki, A.

1985-01-01

Advantages and disadvantages of modern discrete-ordinates finite-element methods for the solution of radiative transfer problems in meteorology, climatology, and remote sensing applications are evaluated. After the common basis of the formulation of radiative transfer problems in the fields of neutron transport and atmospheric optics is established, the essential features of the discrete-ordinates finite-element method are described including the limitations of the method and their remedies. Numerical results are presented for 1-D and 2-D atmospheric radiative transfer problems where integral as well as angular dependent quantities are compared with published results from other calculations and with measured data. These comparisons provide a verification of the discrete-ordinates results for a wide spectrum of cases with varying degrees of absorption, scattering, and anisotropic phase functions. Accuracy and computational speed are also discussed. Since practically all discrete-ordinates codes offer a builtin adjoint capability, the general concept of the adjoint method is described and illustrated by sample problems. Our general conclusion is that the strengths of the discrete-ordinates finite-element method outweight its weaknesses. We demonstrate that existing general-purpose discrete-ordinates codes can provide a powerful tool to analyze radiative transfer problems through the atmosphere, especially when 2-D geometries must be considered

Allegheny County Municipal Land Use Ordinances

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Allegheny County / City of Pittsburgh / Western PA Regional Data Center — Many municipalities have their own land use ordinances and establish standards and requirements for land use and development in that municipality. This dataset is...

How to Plan an Ordinance: An Outline and Some Examples.

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Cable Television Information Center, Washington, DC.

Designed for public officials who must make policy decisions concerning cable television, this booklet forms a checklist to ensure that all basic questions have been considered in drafting an ordinance. The purpose of a cable television ordinance is to develop a law listing the specifications and obligations that will govern the franchising of a…

Proposed Ordinance for the Regulation of Cable Television. Working Draft.

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Chicago City Council, IL.

A model ordinance is proposed for the regulation of cable television in the city of Chicago. It defines the language of the ordinance, sets forth the method of granting franchises, and describes the terms of the franchises. The duties of a commission to regulate cable television are listed and the method of selecting commission members is…

Time dependence linear transport III convergence of the discrete ordinate method

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Wilson, D.G.

1983-01-01

In this paper the uniform pointwise convergence of the discrete ordinate method for weak and strong solutions of the time dependent, linear transport equation posed in a multidimensional, rectangular parallelepiped with partially reflecting walls is established. The first result is that a sequence of discrete ordinate solutions converges uniformly on the quadrature points to a solution of the continuous problem provided that the corresponding sequence of truncation errors for the solution of the continuous problem converges to zero in the same manner. The second result is that continuity of the solution with respect to the velocity variables guarantees that the truncation erros in the quadrature formula go the zero and hence that the discrete ordinate approximations converge to the solution of the continuous problem as the discrete ordinate become dense. An existence theory for strong solutions of the the continuous problem follows as a result

On the convergence of multigroup discrete-ordinates approximations

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Victory, H.D. Jr.; Allen, E.J.; Ganguly, K.

1987-01-01

Our analysis is divided into two distinct parts which we label for convenience as Part A and Part B. In Part A, we demonstrate that the multigroup discrete-ordinates approximations are well-defined and converge to the exact transport solution in any subcritical setting. For the most part, we focus on transport in two-dimensional Cartesian geometry. A Nystroem technique is used to extend the discrete ordinates multigroup approximates to all values of the angular and energy variables. Such an extension enables us to employ collectively compact operator theory to deduce stability and convergence of the approximates. In Part B, we perform a thorough convergence analysis for the multigroup discrete-ordinates method for an anisotropically-scattering subcritical medium in slab geometry. The diamond-difference and step-characteristic spatial approximation methods are each studied. The multigroup neutron fluxes are shown to converge in a Banach space setting under realistic smoothness conditions on the solution. This is the first thorough convergence analysis for the fully-discretized multigroup neutron transport equations

Normal co-ordinate analysis of 1, 8-dibromooctane

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Singh, Devinder; Jaggi, Neena; Singh, Nafa

2010-02-01

The organic compound 1,8-dibromooctane (1,8-DBO) exists in liquid phase at ambient temperatures and has versatile synthetic applications. In its liquid phase 1,8-DBO has been expected to exist in four most probable conformations, with all its carbon atoms in the same plane, having symmetries C 2h , C i , C 2 and C 1 . In the present study a detailed vibrational analysis in terms of assignment of Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Raman bands of this molecule using normal co-ordinate calculations has been done. A systematic set of symmetry co-ordinates has been constructed for this molecule and normal co-ordinate analysis is carried out using the computer program MOLVIB. The force-field transferred from already studied lower chain bromo-alkanes is subjected to refinement so as to fit the observed infrared and Raman frequencies with those of calculated ones. The potential energy distribution (PED) has also been calculated for each mode of vibration of the molecule for the assumed conformations.

La nuova costellazione Galileo và in orbita

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Renzo Carlucci

2005-12-01

Full Text Available Siamo arrivati alla fine del 2005 e assistiamo alla partenza del primo satellite del nuovo sistema di posizionamento europeo.Giove-A, nome in codice del primo satellite, non farà parte però della costellazione definitiva, è come un satellite sacrificale che opererà per un certo periodo inviando segnali atti alla messa a punto del sistema finale e da qui a due anni cesserà la sua funzione. Sarà seguito a breve da Giove-B, anch’esso con un destino simile al suo predecessore.

Dominant supply chain co-ordination strategies in the Dutch aerospace industry

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Voordijk, Johannes T.; Meijboom, Bert

2005-01-01

Purpose – Firms in the aerospace industry face considerable pressure to improve co-ordination in their supply chains. The major question of the present study is what supply chain co-ordination strategies are dominant in the Dutch aerospace industry given the market environment of this industry?

27 CFR 478.24 - Compilation of State laws and published ordinances.

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2010-04-01

... published ordinances. (a) The Director shall annually revise and furnish Federal firearms licensees with a... Director annually revises the compilation and publishes it as “State Laws and Published Ordinances—Firearms... and published ordinances. 478.24 Section 478.24 Alcohol, Tobacco Products, and Firearms BUREAU OF...

UK Natural Analogue Co-Ordinating Group: first annual progress report

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Hooker, P.J.; Chapman, N.A.

1987-11-01

The British Geological Survey is reponsible for co-ordinating the Department of the Environment's programme of natural analogue studies of radionuclide migration, a research programme that involved both UK and overseas sites. Co-ordination is achieved through the UK Natural Analogue Co-ordinating Group (NACG) which was established in October 1986. It has met three times to date and its function is to ensure that the different research projects have an integrated purpose aimed at improving and applying our understanding of natural geochemical processes in a way that will increase our confidence in long-term modelling predictions. Improved modelling prediction of radionuclide transport in the geosphere will directly benefit the performance and safety assessments of proposed radioactive waste repositories. (author)

Adultità e crisi dell’autorevolezza tra continuità e cambiamento

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Laura Cavana

2010-02-01

Full Text Available In questo primo report relativo al mio segmento di ricerca, ho inteso costruire l’impianto teorico e concettuale che caratterizzerà l’orizzonte interpretativo privilegiato dei dati empirici raccolti già in questa fase, ma che verranno analizzati in un successivo resoconto. A tal fine ho cercato di muovermi su due direzioni principali: da un lato ho voluto fare emergere esplicitamente la centralità dell’adulto e della sua funzione educativa nel rapporto adulto-bambino, poiché il bambino, per il suo essere piccolo, debole, grazioso e privo di parola, è impensabile senza l’adulto, principio di guida e di organizzazione del suo sviluppo e delle sue condotte. Dall’altro lato ho individuato nella sintesi dialettica o dinamica dell’antinomia “autonomia-dipendenza” l’elemento spia, o variabile significativa, degli stili educativi adulti (agiti, nella fattispecie, dai genitori, dalle insegnanti, dalle educatrici rilevati empiricamente in alcuni servizi per l’infanzia del Nord e del Sud d’Italia, mediante la somministrazione di interviste semistrutturate alle insegnanti e alle educatrici.

Agricoltura, paesaggio e territorio tra conservazione e innovazione: il ruolo della ricerca

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Zeno Varanini

Full Text Available Il paesaggio è un’entità spaziale complessa, nella quale troviamo registrate, sedimentate nel tempo, le trasformazioni di genere naturale e culturale, espresse con un linguaggio universalmente comprensibile in un testo unico e fragile. A questa concezione matura del paesaggio si può riferire il suo riconoscimento come indicatore di sintesi dello stato dell’ambiente, che l’ex Agenzia nazionale per la protezione dell’ambiente proponeva sul finire degli anni Novanta, indicando pertanto una possibile via, non semplice, né esaustiva, ma chiara e praticabile, per l’analisi e il progetto della sostenibilità dello sviluppo territoriale. La stessa definizione olistica che la Convenzione europea attribuisce al paesaggio costituisce una conferma ed un rafforzamento del suo significato quale esito primario delle modalità di sviluppo territoriale e pertanto della sua valenza di termine di valutazione delle relative condizioni di sostenibilità.

Ordinance on the body responsible for taking measures in case of increased radioactivity (OROIR)

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1987-04-01

This Ordinance, based on atomic energy legislation, public safety, military organisation and the defense council, replaced a previous ordinance of 1966 on alert in case of increased radioactivity. It sets up the body responsible for this work and describes the tasks to be performed in case of an occurrence which could create hazards for the population due to increased radioactivity. If a Swiss nuclear installation creates such a hazard, the 1982 Ordinance on emergency measures in the neighbourhood of nuclear installations also applies. The Ordinance entered into force on 1 May 1987 (NEA) [fr

Indoor smoking ordinances in workplaces and public places in Kansas.

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Neuberger, John S; Davis, Ken; Nazir, Niaman; Dunton, Nancy; Winn, Kimberly; Jacquot, Sandy; Moler, Don

2010-08-01

The purpose of this study was to investigate the preferences of elected city officials regarding the need for a statewide clean indoor air law and to analyze the content of local smoking ordinances. A survey of elected officials in 57 larger Kansas cities obtained information on the perceived need for statewide legislation, venues to be covered, and motivating factors. Clean indoor air ordinances from all Kansas cities were analyzed by venue. The survey response rate was 190 out of 377 (50.4%) for elected officials. Over 70% of the respondents favored or strongly favored greater restrictions on indoor smoking. Sixty percent favored statewide legislation. Among these, over 80% favored restrictions in health care facilities, theaters, indoor sports arenas (including bowling alleys), restaurants, shopping malls, lobbies, enclosed spaces in outdoor arenas, and hotel/motel rooms. Officials who had never smoked favored a more restrictive approach. Employee and public health concerns were cited as influential by 76%-79% of respondents. Thirty-eight ordinances, covering over half of the state's population, were examined. They varied considerably in their exemptions. Official's attitudes toward smoking regulations were associated with their smoking status. The examination of existing ordinances revealed a piecemeal approach to smoking regulations.

No toy for you! The healthy food incentives ordinance: paternalism or consumer protection?

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Etow, Alexis M

2012-01-01

The newest approach to discouraging children's unhealthy eating habits, amidst increasing rates of childhood obesity and other diet-related diseases, seeks to ban something that is not even edible. In 2010, San Francisco enacted the Healthy Food Incentives Ordinance, which prohibits toys in kids' meals if the meals do not meet certain nutritional requirements. Notwithstanding the Ordinance's impact on interstate commerce or potential infringement on companies' commercial speech rights and on parents' rights to determine what their children eat, this Comment argues that the Ordinance does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause, the First Amendment, or substantive due process. The irony is that although the Ordinance likely avoids the constitutional hurdles that hindered earlier measures aimed at childhood obesity, it intrudes on civil liberties more than its predecessors. This Comment analyzes the legality of the Healthy Food Incentives Ordinance to understand its implications on subsequent legislation aimed at combating childhood obesity and on the progression of public health law.

INFCE technical co-ordinating committee documents

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A collection of the documents covering the period December 1977 through February 1980 submitted to or generated by the Technical Co-ordinating Comittee is presented. The documents cover primarily the organizational aspects of INFCE, but conclusions from the various Working Groups are summarized.

INFCE technical co-ordinating committee documents

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Roberto Burgio: the scientist at the service of every new life born into the world [Article in English and Italian] • [Roberto Burgio: lo scienziato al servizio di ogni nuova vita nata al mondo] [Article in English and Italian

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Italo Farnetani

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Burgio was a great master of pediatrics; he surely contributed to the progress of medicine and science in general.“Nobody is born of his own will and therefore we are all committed to ensuring that those who are born live good lives. Parents first of all, but obviously pediatricians at their sides. This is a maxim that I have placed on the back cover of the 5th edition of Pediatria Essenziale”, he said during the presentation of his book in Pavia.Pediatria essenziale is the text of pediatrics which, from its 1stedition in 1978, has been a book studied and consulted by students, physicians and pediatricians and which guided Roberto Burgio’s thought up to the final edition in 2012 to which he applied some five years of total commitment, with the involvement of 120collaborators, a number so large that he defined it a “choral” work. He reviewed and verified every page in contact with the authors to whom he sent questions and requests for extensions. It was thus “his book”, the one to which he entrusted his thought, his knowledge, his being a man and physician. It is thus a work that will remain in the annals of pediatrics. [Burgio è stato un grande maestro di pediatria, e sicuramente ha contribuito ai progressi della medicina e della scienza in generale.“Nessuno nasce per propria volontà e, quindi, siamo tutti impegnati a far vivere bene chi nasce. Genitori in primo luogo; ma Pediatri ovviamente, con essi. È una mia massima che ho riportato in IV di copertina di Pediatria Essenziale, V edizione”, affermò durante la presentazione del suo libro a Pavia.La Pediatria essenziale è il testo di pediatria che, dalla I edizione del 1978, è stato un libro studiato e consultato da studenti, medici e pediatri e che ha veicolato il pensiero di Roberto Burgio, fino all’ultima edizione del 2012 alla quale ha dedicato circa cinque anni di dedizione assoluta, coinvolgendo 120 collaboratori, tanto che la definì un’opera �

Spatial coding of ordinal information in short- and long-term memory

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Veronique eGinsburg

2015-01-01

Full Text Available The processing of numerical information induces a spatial response bias: Faster responses to small numbers with the left hand and faster responses to large numbers with the right hand. Most theories agree that long-term representations underlie this so called SNARC effect (Spatial Numerical Association of Response Codes; Dehaene, Bossini, & Giraux, 1993. However, a spatial response bias was also observed with the activation of temporary position-space associations in working memory (ordinal position effect; van Dijck & Fias, 2011. Items belonging to the beginning of a memorized sequence are responded to faster with the left hand side while items at the end of the sequence are responded to faster with the right hand side. The theoretical possibility was put forward that the SNARC effect is an instance of the ordinal position effect, with the empirical consequence that the SNARC effect and the ordinal position effect cannot be observed simultaneously. In two experiments we falsify this claim by demonstrating that the SNARC effect and the ordinal position effect are not mutually exclusive. Consequently, this suggests that the SNARC effect and the ordinal position effect result from the activation of different representations. We conclude that spatial response biases can result from the activation of both pre-existing positions in long-term memory and from temporary space associations in working memory at the same time.

Restaurant volatility and the Iowa City, Iowa, smoke-free restaurant ordinance.

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Sheffer, Megan A; Squier, Christopher A; Gilmore, Gary D

2013-01-01

To determine the economic impact of the Iowa City, Iowa, smoke-free restaurant ordinance (IC-SFRO) using an immediate and novel approach. In this retrospective study, food permit licensure served as the measure to assess the IC-SFRO impact. The Iowa City experience provided an excellent experimental setting, as the ordinance was enacted March 1, 2002, and repealed May 7, 2003, because of preemption. The city of Coralville served as a natural control, as it is contiguous to Iowa City, has similar population demographics, and has never enacted a smoke-free restaurant ordinance. Food permit licensure data for all Iowa City and Coralville restaurants were obtained from the Johnson County Health Department. Differences in restaurant volatility were assessed using Fisher's exact probability test. The number of restaurants increased in both Iowa City and Coralville throughout the ordinance period. The ratio of the total number of restaurants in Iowa City to the total number of restaurants in the Iowa City-Coralville metropolitan area remained stable. The proportion of restaurants for each city did not differ significantly during the preordinance, ordinance, and postordinance periods. The IC-SFRO did not adversely impact the restaurant industry in terms of restaurant closures. The Iowa legislature was urged to draft evidence-based legislation, such as amending preemption of the IC-SFRO, to protect and promote the health of its communities.

Spatial coding of ordinal information in short- and long-term memory.

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Ginsburg, Véronique; Gevers, Wim

2015-01-01

The processing of numerical information induces a spatial response bias: Faster responses to small numbers with the left hand and faster responses to large numbers with the right hand. Most theories agree that long-term representations underlie this so called SNARC effect (Spatial Numerical Association of Response Codes; Dehaene et al., 1993). However, a spatial response bias was also observed with the activation of temporary position-space associations in working memory (ordinal position effect; van Dijck and Fias, 2011). Items belonging to the beginning of a memorized sequence are responded to faster with the left hand side while items at the end of the sequence are responded to faster with the right hand side. The theoretical possibility was put forward that the SNARC effect is an instance of the ordinal position effect, with the empirical consequence that the SNARC effect and the ordinal position effect cannot be observed simultaneously. In two experiments we falsify this claim by demonstrating that the SNARC effect and the ordinal position effect are not mutually exclusive. Consequently, this suggests that the SNARC effect and the ordinal position effect result from the activation of different representations. We conclude that spatial response biases can result from the activation of both pre-existing positions in long-term memory and from temporary space associations in working memory at the same time.

Spatial coding of ordinal information in short- and long-term memory

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Ginsburg, Véronique; Gevers, Wim

2015-01-01

The processing of numerical information induces a spatial response bias: Faster responses to small numbers with the left hand and faster responses to large numbers with the right hand. Most theories agree that long-term representations underlie this so called SNARC effect (Spatial Numerical Association of Response Codes; Dehaene et al., 1993). However, a spatial response bias was also observed with the activation of temporary position-space associations in working memory (ordinal position effect; van Dijck and Fias, 2011). Items belonging to the beginning of a memorized sequence are responded to faster with the left hand side while items at the end of the sequence are responded to faster with the right hand side. The theoretical possibility was put forward that the SNARC effect is an instance of the ordinal position effect, with the empirical consequence that the SNARC effect and the ordinal position effect cannot be observed simultaneously. In two experiments we falsify this claim by demonstrating that the SNARC effect and the ordinal position effect are not mutually exclusive. Consequently, this suggests that the SNARC effect and the ordinal position effect result from the activation of different representations. We conclude that spatial response biases can result from the activation of both pre-existing positions in long-term memory and from temporary space associations in working memory at the same time. PMID:25688199

Multidimensional electron-photon transport with standard discrete ordinates codes

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Drumm, C.R.

1997-01-01

A method is described for generating electron cross sections that are comparable with standard discrete ordinates codes without modification. There are many advantages of using an established discrete ordinates solver, e.g. immediately available adjoint capability. Coupled electron-photon transport capability is needed for many applications, including the modeling of the response of electronics components to space and man-made radiation environments. The cross sections have been successfully used in the DORT, TWODANT and TORT discrete ordinates codes. The cross sections are shown to provide accurate and efficient solutions to certain multidimensional electron-photon transport problems. The key to the method is a simultaneous solution of the continuous-slowing-down (CSD) portion and elastic-scattering portion of the scattering source by the Goudsmit-Saunderson theory. The resulting multigroup-Legendre cross sections are much smaller than the true scattering cross sections that they represent. Under certain conditions, the cross sections are guaranteed positive and converge with a low-order Legendre expansion

Multidimensional electron-photon transport with standard discrete ordinates codes

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Drumm, C.R.

1997-01-01

A method is described for generating electron cross sections that are compatible with standard discrete ordinates codes without modification. There are many advantages to using an established discrete ordinates solver, e.g., immediately available adjoint capability. Coupled electron-photon transport capability is needed for many applications, including the modeling of the response of electronics components to space and synthetic radiation environments. The cross sections have been successfully used in the DORT, TWODANT, and TORT discrete ordinates codes. The cross sections are shown to provide accurate and efficient solutions to certain multidimensional electron-photon transport problems. The key to the method is a simultaneous solution of the continuous-slowing-down and elastic-scattering portions of the scattering source by the Goudsmit-Saunderson theory. The resulting multigroup-Legendre cross sections are much smaller than the true scattering cross sections that they represent. Under certain conditions, the cross sections are guaranteed positive and converge with a low-order Legendre expansion

A test for ordinal measurement invariance

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Ligtvoet, R.; Millsap, R.E.; Bolt, D.M.; van der Ark, L.A.; Wang, W.-C.

2015-01-01

One problem with the analysis of measurement invariance is the reliance of the analysis on having a parametric model that accurately describes the data. In this paper an ordinal version of the property of measurement invariance is proposed, which relies only on nonparametric restrictions. This

A Rational Decision Maker with Ordinal Utility under Uncertainty: Optimism and Pessimism

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Han, Ji

2009-01-01

In game theory and artificial intelligence, decision making models often involve maximizing expected utility, which does not respect ordinal invariance. In this paper, the author discusses the possibility of preserving ordinal invariance and still making a rational decision under uncertainty.

The Trend Odds Model for Ordinal Data‡

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Capuano, Ana W.; Dawson, Jeffrey D.

2013-01-01

Ordinal data appear in a wide variety of scientific fields. These data are often analyzed using ordinal logistic regression models that assume proportional odds. When this assumption is not met, it may be possible to capture the lack of proportionality using a constrained structural relationship between the odds and the cut-points of the ordinal values (Peterson and Harrell, 1990). We consider a trend odds version of this constrained model, where the odds parameter increases or decreases in a monotonic manner across the cut-points. We demonstrate algebraically and graphically how this model is related to latent logistic, normal, and exponential distributions. In particular, we find that scale changes in these potential latent distributions are consistent with the trend odds assumption, with the logistic and exponential distributions having odds that increase in a linear or nearly linear fashion. We show how to fit this model using SAS Proc Nlmixed, and perform simulations under proportional odds and trend odds processes. We find that the added complexity of the trend odds model gives improved power over the proportional odds model when there are moderate to severe departures from proportionality. A hypothetical dataset is used to illustrate the interpretation of the trend odds model, and we apply this model to a Swine Influenza example where the proportional odds assumption appears to be violated. PMID:23225520

The trend odds model for ordinal data.

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Capuano, Ana W; Dawson, Jeffrey D

2013-06-15

Ordinal data appear in a wide variety of scientific fields. These data are often analyzed using ordinal logistic regression models that assume proportional odds. When this assumption is not met, it may be possible to capture the lack of proportionality using a constrained structural relationship between the odds and the cut-points of the ordinal values. We consider a trend odds version of this constrained model, wherein the odds parameter increases or decreases in a monotonic manner across the cut-points. We demonstrate algebraically and graphically how this model is related to latent logistic, normal, and exponential distributions. In particular, we find that scale changes in these potential latent distributions are consistent with the trend odds assumption, with the logistic and exponential distributions having odds that increase in a linear or nearly linear fashion. We show how to fit this model using SAS Proc NLMIXED and perform simulations under proportional odds and trend odds processes. We find that the added complexity of the trend odds model gives improved power over the proportional odds model when there are moderate to severe departures from proportionality. A hypothetical data set is used to illustrate the interpretation of the trend odds model, and we apply this model to a swine influenza example wherein the proportional odds assumption appears to be violated. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Ordination of self-organizing feature map neural networks and its application to the study of plant communities

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Jintun ZHANG; Dongping MENG; Yuexiang XI

2009-01-01

A self-organizing feature map (SOFM) neural network is a powerful tool in analyzing and solving complex, non-linear problems. According to its features, a SOFM is entirely compatible with ordination studies of plant communities. In our present work, mathematical principles, and ordination techniques and procedures are introduced. A SOFM ordination was applied to the study of plant communities in the middle of the Taihang mountains. The ordination was carried out by using the NNTool box in MATLAB. The results of 68 quadrats of plant communities were distributed in SOFM space. The ordination axes showed the ecological gradients clearly and provided the relationships between communities with ecological meaning. The results are consistent with the reality of vegetation in the study area. This suggests that SOFM ordination is an effective technique in plant ecology. During ordination procedures, it is easy to carry out clustering of communities and so it is beneficial for combining classification and ordination in vegetation studies.

Anatomia del nervo faciale

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Barbut , J.; Tankere , F.; Bernat , I.

2017-01-01

International audience; Il nervo faciale è al centro della pratica quotidiana in oto-rino-laringoiatria. La sua singolare fisiologia e la sua patologia fanno di questo paio di nervi cranici un soggetto appassionante in cui alcuni si sono specializzati. La precisa conoscenza della sua anatomia, il cui percorso è tortuoso e presenta molte relazioni con altri elementi nobili, è un prerequisito indispensabile per il suo approccio, sia in chirurgia cervicale che in quella otologica che in quella n...

Cultural Consensus Theory for the ordinal data case.

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Anders, Royce; Batchelder, William H

2015-03-01

A Cultural Consensus Theory approach for ordinal data is developed, leading to a new model for ordered polytomous data. The model introduces a novel way of measuring response biases and also measures consensus item values, a consensus response scale, item difficulty, and informant knowledge. The model is extended as a finite mixture model to fit both simulated and real multicultural data, in which subgroups of informants have different sets of consensus item values. The extension is thus a form of model-based clustering for ordinal data. The hierarchical Bayesian framework is utilized for inference, and two posterior predictive checks are developed to verify the central assumptions of the model.

Model county ordinance for wind projects

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Bain, D.A. [Oregon Office of Energy, Portland, OR (United States)

1997-12-31

Permitting is a crucial step in the development cycle of a wind project and permits affect the timing, cost, location, feasibility, layout, and impacts of wind projects. Counties often have the lead responsibility for permitting yet few have appropriate siting regulations for wind projects. A model ordinance allows a county to quickly adopt appropriate permitting procedures. The model county wind ordinance developed for use by northwest states is generally applicable across the country and counties seeking to adopt siting or zoning regulations for wind will find it a good starting place. The model includes permitting procedures for wind measurement devices and two types of wind systems. Both discretionary and nondiscretionary standards apply to wind systems and a conditional use permit would be issued. The standards, criteria, conditions for approval, and process procedures are defined for each. Adaptation examples for the four northwest states are provided along with a model Wind Resource Overlay Zone.

The revised German radiation protection ordinance

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Palm, M.

2002-01-01

Since August 2001, German radiation protection law is governed by a new Radiation Protection Ordinance, implementing two new Euratom Directives and taking into account new scientific developments, which provides a comprehensive basis for the protection of man and the environment. The Ordinance has been completely restructured; however, it is still a very complex piece of legislation comprising 118 provisions and 14 annexes, some of them highly technical. Reduced dose limits for occupationally exposed persons and members of the public, a detailed provision on clearance of radioactive substances, a new part aiming at the protection of man and the environment against ionising radiation emanating from natural sources, and regulations dealing with the protection of consumers in connection with the addition of radioactive substances to consumer goods are some of the centre pieces of the new legislation which shall contribute significantly to the further prevention or at least minimisation of the adverse effects of radiation exposure. (orig.) [de

eLeadership: il digitale sfida i manager

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Andrea Granelli

2017-06-01

Per questo motivo bisogna reintrodurre il pensiero critico soprattutto nei confronti del digitale e sfatare i suoi luoghi comuni, sempre più diffusi e consolidati tra i non esperti, grazie anche allo zampino interessato dei fornitori di soluzioni digitali e del mondo dei giornalisti, divulgatori, champion, che gli ruota attorno.  Pertanto anche la conoscenza dei lati oscuri gioca un ruolo educativo fondamentale. Anzi, volendo parafrasare il celebre incipit di Anna Karenina: tutte le applicazioni utili del digitale sono simili fra loro; ogni lato oscuro del digitale, invece, è problematico a modo suo.

Il viaggio gastronomico di Paolo Monelli

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Alberto Salarelli

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Il ghiottone errante di Paolo Monelli, pubblicato nel 1935, rappresenta uno dei primi esempi di narrativa di viaggio in tema di enogastronomia, un genere destinato a grande successo nel secondo dopoguerra. In questo articolo, oltre a ripercorrere la vicenda biografica di Monelli, si sottolineano le relazioni tra Il ghiottone e la cultura gastronomica del regime fascista, e si evidenziano alcuni tratti caratteristici del suo stile di scrittura.

Il Basic Agreement tra la Santa Sede e la Bosnia- Erzegovina nel quadro delle dinamiche concordatarie ‘post-comuniste’

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Germana Carobene

2011-05-01

Full Text Available Contributo destinato alla pubblicazione negli Studi in onore del Professore Piero Pellegrino. SOMMARIO: 1. Considerazioni introduttive. Configurazione giuridica delle attuali dinamiche concordatarie nei Paesi di recente strutturazione politico-giuridica - 2. L’Accordo del 2006 ed il suo contenuto normativo - 3. Evoluzione storica della Bosnia- Erzgovina fino all’attuale strutturazione politica - 4. Confronto con le regolamentazioni concordatarie degli altri Paesi dell’area balcanica e socialista. Conclusioni.

Law 2006-26 of 9 August concerning the modification of ordinance 93-16 of 2 March 1993 concerning mining law completed by ordinance 99-48 of 5 November 1999

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2006-01-01

This law precise that article 36 of ordinance 93-16 of 2 March 1993 concerning mining law and completed by ordinance 99-48 of 5 November is abrogated. Articles 2, 8, 24, 34, 35, 44, 49, 51, 63, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 105, 136 and title X bis of ordinance 93-16 of 2 mach 1993 are modified or completely changed. The modification involves State ownership, government right, surface and validity of licence or lease, domain of mining law application, mining convention, closed/protected or prohibited zones, fiscal and custom duties [fr

Food marketing to children through toys: response of restaurants to the first U.S. toy ordinance.

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Otten, Jennifer J; Hekler, Eric B; Krukowski, Rebecca A; Buman, Matthew P; Saelens, Brian E; Gardner, Christopher D; King, Abby C

2012-01-01

On August 9, 2010, Santa Clara County CA became the first U.S. jurisdiction to implement an ordinance that prohibits the distribution of toys and other incentives to children in conjunction with meals, foods, or beverages that do not meet minimal nutritional criteria. Restaurants had many different options for complying with this ordinance, such as introducing more healthful menu options, reformulating current menu items, or changing marketing or toy distribution practices. To assess how ordinance-affected restaurants changed their child menus, marketing, and toy distribution practices relative to non-affected restaurants. Children's menu items and child-directed marketing and toy distribution practices were examined before and at two time points after ordinance implementation (from July through November 2010) at ordinance-affected fast-food restaurants compared with demographically matched unaffected same-chain restaurants using the Children's Menu Assessment tool. Affected restaurants showed a 2.8- to 3.4-fold improvement in Children's Menu Assessment scores from pre- to post-ordinance with minimal changes at unaffected restaurants. Response to the ordinance varied by restaurant. Improvements were seen in on-site nutritional guidance; promotion of healthy meals, beverages, and side items; and toy marketing and distribution activities. The ordinance appears to have positively influenced marketing of healthful menu items and toys as well as toy distribution practices at ordinance-affected restaurants, but did not affect the number of healthful food items offered. Copyright © 2012 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of the streaming-matrix method for discrete-ordinates duct-streaming calculations

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Clark, B.A.; Urban, W.T.; Dudziak, D.J.

1983-01-01

A new deterministic streaming technique called the Streaming Matrix Hybrid Method (SMHM) is applied to two realistic duct-shielding problems. The results are compared to standard discrete-ordinates and Monte Carlo calculations. The SMHM shows promise as an alternative deterministic streaming method to standard discrete-ordinates

Testimonianze di vittime degli anni di piombo

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Cecchini, Leonardo

Testimonianze di vittime degli anni di piombo In un articolo pubblicato nel 2008 sulla webzine Nazione indiana Christian Raimo criticava quello che poi Giovanni De Luna qualche anno dopo nel suo libro La Repubblica del dolore (2011) ha chiamato “paradigma vittimario”; cioè la presenza predominante...

L'invasione del virtuale

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Renzo Carlucci

2005-07-01

Full Text Available L'ormai indiscutibile il fatto di essere talmente circondati dal virtuale sintetico che quasi si fa fatica a riconoscere la realtà, col suo corollario di fatti “veri” legati alla nostra vita, dalle ricostruzioni digitali che permeano la nostra quotidianità (ogni riferimento al mondo di “Matrix” è puramente casuale; con l’avvento dei moderni sensori è poi veramente impressionante vedere quanto ormai il nostro ambiente sia “contaminato” dal virtuale.

Visual grading characteristics and ordinal regression analysis during optimisation of CT head examinations.

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Zarb, Francis; McEntee, Mark F; Rainford, Louise

2015-06-01

To evaluate visual grading characteristics (VGC) and ordinal regression analysis during head CT optimisation as a potential alternative to visual grading assessment (VGA), traditionally employed to score anatomical visualisation. Patient images (n = 66) were obtained using current and optimised imaging protocols from two CT suites: a 16-slice scanner at the national Maltese centre for trauma and a 64-slice scanner in a private centre. Local resident radiologists (n = 6) performed VGA followed by VGC and ordinal regression analysis. VGC alone indicated that optimised protocols had similar image quality as current protocols. Ordinal logistic regression analysis provided an in-depth evaluation, criterion by criterion allowing the selective implementation of the protocols. The local radiology review panel supported the implementation of optimised protocols for brain CT examinations (including trauma) in one centre, achieving radiation dose reductions ranging from 24 % to 36 %. In the second centre a 29 % reduction in radiation dose was achieved for follow-up cases. The combined use of VGC and ordinal logistic regression analysis led to clinical decisions being taken on the implementation of the optimised protocols. This improved method of image quality analysis provided the evidence to support imaging protocol optimisation, resulting in significant radiation dose savings. • There is need for scientifically based image quality evaluation during CT optimisation. • VGC and ordinal regression analysis in combination led to better informed clinical decisions. • VGC and ordinal regression analysis led to dose reductions without compromising diagnostic efficacy.

Data visualization for ONEDANT and TWODANT discrete ordinates codes

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Lee, C.L.

1993-01-01

Effective graphical display of code calculations allow for efficient analysis of results. This is especially true in the case of discrete ordinates transport codes, which can generate thousands of flux or reaction rate data points per calculation. For this reason, a package of portable interface programs called OTTUI (ONEDANT-TWODANT-Tecplot trademark Unix-Based Interface) has been developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory to permit rapid visualization of ONEDANT and TWODANT discrete ordinates results using the graphics package Tecplot. This paper describes the various uses of OTTUI for display of ONEDANT and TWODANT problem geometries and calculational results

Hessen: ordinance concerning competences in the field of nuclear protection and radiation protection

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Anon.

1977-01-01

Competences for: 1) Licensing of nuclear facilities; 2) use of nuclear fuels; 3) plan approval procedure; 4) supervisory authorities; 5) Radiation Protection Ordinance; 6) X-Ray Ordinance; 7) proceedings and disciplinary action against breaches of the rules. (HP) [de

Il trauma: storia di un concetto e del suo significato

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Louis Crocq

2012-09-01

Full Text Available History teaches us that human beings have always suffered from violent irruptions in their psyche and that this irruption has lasting effects, as perturbation of dreams. During the last two centuries, the concepts of traumatic neurosis and war neurosis were pointed out; then, in the last decades, these concepts’ definition has been challenged for reasons of psychoanalytic resonance, and the American DSM proposed to replace them with the new concept of posttraumatic stress state. However, it has been pointed out that not all the clinical cases observed from then on after a trauma have evolved in a traumatic neurosis. In the light of these remarks, and going against the tide, the francophone school introduced the use of the generic denomination post-traumatic syndrome . It has the merit of stating explicitly the psychological nature of the trauma and it can cover all the stages of traumatic pathology: the immediate, the post-immediate, and the chronic. Moreover, among the cases of the latter kind, it allows to understand well also the cases structured as traumatic neurosis, which fit well into the limiting criteria of PTSD, as well as all the other cases which are atypical or not clearly classifiable.

Multivariate normal maximum likelihood with both ordinal and continuous variables, and data missing at random.

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Pritikin, Joshua N; Brick, Timothy R; Neale, Michael C

2018-04-01

A novel method for the maximum likelihood estimation of structural equation models (SEM) with both ordinal and continuous indicators is introduced using a flexible multivariate probit model for the ordinal indicators. A full information approach ensures unbiased estimates for data missing at random. Exceeding the capability of prior methods, up to 13 ordinal variables can be included before integration time increases beyond 1 s per row. The method relies on the axiom of conditional probability to split apart the distribution of continuous and ordinal variables. Due to the symmetry of the axiom, two similar methods are available. A simulation study provides evidence that the two similar approaches offer equal accuracy. A further simulation is used to develop a heuristic to automatically select the most computationally efficient approach. Joint ordinal continuous SEM is implemented in OpenMx, free and open-source software.

Ordinal regression models to describe tourist satisfaction with Sintra's world heritage

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Mouriño, Helena

2013-10-01

In Tourism Research, ordinal regression models are becoming a very powerful tool in modelling the relationship between an ordinal response variable and a set of explanatory variables. In August and September 2010, we conducted a pioneering Tourist Survey in Sintra, Portugal. The data were obtained by face-to-face interviews at the entrances of the Palaces and Parks of Sintra. The work developed in this paper focus on two main points: tourists' perception of the entrance fees; overall level of satisfaction with this heritage site. For attaining these goals, ordinal regression models were developed. We concluded that tourist's nationality was the only significant variable to describe the perception of the admission fees. Also, Sintra's image among tourists depends not only on their nationality, but also on previous knowledge about Sintra's World Heritage status.

Ordinance of 17 May 1978 on definitions and licences in the atomic energy field

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1978-01-01

This Ordinance came into force on 1 July 1978. It enables the Swiss authorities to apply the provisions of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the guidelines on the transfer of nuclear material and equipment of the group of nuclear supplier countries (London Club) according to the IAEA document INFCIRC 254. The Ordinance is supplemented by annexes and appendices which list and specify the material, reactors and equipment which are subject to an export licence. The Federal Office of Energy Economy issues the licences required for the import and export of such material and equipment. Finally, this Ordinance repeals the Ordinance of 13 June 1960 on Definitions and Permits in the Atomic Energy Field. (NEA) [fr

La povertà economica in Italia. Dati, risultanze empiriche, tendenze

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Bosco, Nicoletta

2017-01-01

Uno dei dati maggiormente controintuitivi rispetto all’evoluzione temporale della povertà riguarda non tanto l’aumento del divario tra paesi sviluppati e nazioni del terzo e quarto mondo, quanto piuttosto – parafrasando il titolo di un articolo di Amartya Sen del ’93 – la sua persistenza all’interno dei paesi ricchi. Osservarne l’evoluzione consente non solo di ragionare sulla rilevanza della povertà come ambito di analisi, ma più in generale sulla società italiana e sul suo modello di svilup...

La complessità del diverso nella piattezza di Flatland

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Cristina Carluccio

2015-07-01

Full Text Available Abstract – This paper proposes an analysis of Edwin Abbott Abbott’s Flatland: a Romance of Many Dimensions (1884. In particular, it focuses on the first section of the novel, This World, which is interpreted as a satire of the Victorian society. In fact, the fictional world of Flatland appears to have been built exactly upon the middle class ideological standpoint. This is ironically translated into a series of strategies – both at a territorial and at a relational level – through which this group tries to maintain its hegemonic social position and, at the same time, to distance all those elements that may deviate from its image of respectability. This is investigated with special regard to the characters of the Irregular and of the isosceles triangle, towards which the middle class shows an attitude of closure. Such behaviour is nothing else but the satirical depiction of its ambiguous relationship with Otherness.Sommario – Questo saggio propone un’analisi di Flatland: a Romance of Many Dimensions (1884 di Edwin Abbott Abbott. Nello specifico, esso si sofferma sulla prima sezione del romanzo, This World, interpretata quale satira della società vittoriana. Difatti, il mondo fantastico di Flatland sembra essere stato costruito proprio sulla base dell’ideologia della middle class, che è ironicamente tradotta in una serie di strategie – su un piano sia territoriale sia relazionale – tramite le quali questo gruppo tenta di mantenere l’egemonia della sua posizione sociale e, al contempo, di allontanare tutti quegli elementi che potrebbero deviare dalla sua immagine di rispettabilità. Ciò è esaminato con particolare riferimento ai personaggi dell’Irregolare e del triangolo isoscele, verso i quali la middle class mostra un atteggiamento di chiusura. Tale comportamento non è altro che la satirica raffigurazione del suo ambiguo rapporto con l’Alterità.

Spatial Treatment of the Slab-geometry Discrete Ordinates Equations Using Artificial Neural Networks

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Brantley, P S

2001-01-01

An artificial neural network (ANN) method is developed for treating the spatial variable of the one-group slab-geometry discrete ordinates (S N ) equations in a homogeneous medium with linearly anisotropic scattering. This ANN method takes advantage of the function approximation capability of multilayer ANNs. The discrete ordinates angular flux is approximated by a multilayer ANN with a single input representing the spatial variable x and N outputs representing the angular flux in each of the discrete ordinates angular directions. A global objective function is formulated which measures how accurately the output of the ANN approximates the solution of the discrete ordinates equations and boundary conditions at specified spatial points. Minimization of this objective function determines the appropriate values for the parameters of the ANN. Numerical results are presented demonstrating the accuracy of the method for both fixed source and incident angular flux problems

Il viaggio gastronomico di Paolo Monelli.

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Salarelli, Alberto

2013-01-01

Il ghiottone errante di Paolo Monelli, pubblicato nel 1935, rappresenta uno dei primi esempi di narrativa di viaggio in tema di enogastronomia, un genere destinato a grande successo nel secondo dopoguerra. In questo articolo, oltre a ripercorrere la vicenda biografica di Monelli, si sottolineano le relazioni tra Il ghiottone e la cultura gastronomica del regime fascista, e si evidenziano alcuni tratti caratteristici del suo stile di scrittura. Paolo Monelli‟s Il ghiottone errante (The Wand...

Ordinance of 14 March 1983 concerning the Federal Commission for the Safety of Nuclear Installations

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1983-01-01

The Frederal Council issued a new Ordinance concerning the Federal Commission for the Safety of Nuclear Installations. This Ordinance replaces an Ordinance of 13 June 1960 and takes into account the distribution of tasks decided several years ago between the Commission, which operates on a part-time basis, and the principal Division for the Safety of Nuclear Installations attached to the Federal Office of Energy. (NEA) [fr

IAEA co-ordinated technical support programme to the NIS

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Olsen, R.; Murakami, K.; Blacker, C.; Sharma, S.K.

1999-01-01

With most Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union becoming parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty as Non-Nuclear Weapon States, there has been an acute need in these states for considerable assistance for the establishment of the necessary structure and resources to ensure that their commitments to non-proliferation are fully implemented in a timely manner. A number of IAEA Member States have offered and are now providing assistance to the NIS on a bilateral level to set up an appropriate State System of Accounting and Control (SSAC) which includes Import/Export Control and Physical Protection of Nuclear Material in each state. The IAEA and these Member States established the Co-ordinated Technical Support Programme (CTSP) to ensure that the support given to the NIS was done in a co-ordinated and transparent manner and to avoid duplication of effort. The IAEA has played a coordinating role for the past 5 years by helping to identify detailed needs in individual States, by providing a platform for Member States to identify areas where they could provide the optimum support, and in developing and preparing the Co-ordinated Technical Support Plans. The IAEA organises annual meetings in Vienna attended by all donor and recipient countries to review the focus and implementation status of the co-ordinated technical support activities. A position statement is made by each donor and recipient country, and views and experiences are exchanged. The contents of the CTSPs and the role of the Agency in monitoring the progress of the individual tasks are reviewed in this paper. A summary comparing the implementation status of the Programme by each country is presented. (author)

Co-ordinated research programme on applications of stable isotope tracers in human nutrition research

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1992-01-01

This document provides a very brief report on the final Research Co-ordination Meeting of this Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP): the final report on the CRP will be published by the IAEA in the IAEA-TECDOC series. The present document contains a detailed proposal for a new Co-ordinated Research Programme on ''Stable Isotope Tracer Techniques for Studies on Protein-Energy Interactions'', and a brief series of notes on stable isotopic methods for investigating protein and amino-acid metabolism in man. Refs

About local fractional three-dimensional compressible Navier-Stokes equations in Cantor-type cylindrical co-ordinate system

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Gao Guo-Ping

2016-01-01

Full Text Available In this article, we investigate the local fractional 3-D compressible Navier-Stokes equation via local fractional derivative. We use the Cantor-type cylindrical co-ordinate method to transfer 3-D compressible Navier-Stokes equation from the Cantorian co-ordinate system to the Cantor-type cylindrical co-ordinate system.

Ordinal Welfare Comparisons with Multiple Discrete Indicators

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Arndt, Channing; Distante, Roberta; Hussain, M. Azhar

We develop an ordinal method for making welfare comparisons between populations with multidimensional discrete well-being indicators observed at the micro level. The approach assumes that, for each well-being indicator, the levels can be ranked from worse to better; however, no assumptions are made...

Ricordi dell'arte egizia nei dipinti di Aimone Sambuy

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Gaspare Luigi Marcone

2011-07-01

Full Text Available Tra il 1980 e il 1981, l’artista Aimone Sambuy realizza una serie di opere ispirate alla memoria di un suo viaggio in Egitto, occasione per una singolare riflessione personale sul tema del ricordo e della memoria, nonché per una sostanziale reinvenzione della tecnica dell’acquerello.

In Search Of Lost Identity: The Triestine Narratives Of Lino Carpinteri ...

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... questione dell'identità culturale di Trieste e del suo entroterra. Le storie narrate nelle Maldobrìe evocano la vecchia Trieste imperiale e mettono in evidenza attraverso personaggi ordinari il difficile eppure ineluttabile rapporto con la cultura austro-ungarica. Il passato diventa uno specchio in cui, attraverso piccole vicende ...

Care co-ordination for older people in the third sector: scoping the evidence.

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Abendstern, Michele; Hughes, Jane; Jasper, Rowan; Sutcliffe, Caroline; Challis, David

2018-05-01

The third sector has played a significant role internationally in the delivery of adult social care services for many years. Its contribution to care co-ordination activities for older people, however, in England and elsewhere, is relatively unknown. A scoping review was therefore conducted to ascertain the character of the literature, the nature and extent of third sector care co-ordination activity, and to identify evidence gaps. It was undertaken between autumn 2013 and summer 2014 and updated with additional searches in 2016. Electronic and manual searches of international literature using distinct terms for different approaches to care co-ordination were undertaken. From a total of 835 papers, 26 met inclusion criteria. Data were organised in relation to care co-ordination approaches, types of third sector organisation and care recipients. Papers were predominantly from the UK and published this century. Key findings included that: a minority of literature focused specifically on older people and that those doing so described only one care co-ordination approach; third sector services tended to be associated with independence and person-centred practice; and working with the statutory sector, a prerequisite of care co-ordination, was challenging and required a range of features to be in place to support effective partnerships. Strengths and weaknesses of care co-ordination practice in the third sector according to key stakeholder groups were also highlighted. Areas for future research included the need for: a specific focus on older people's experiences; an investigation of workforce issues; detailed examination of third sector practices, outcomes and costs; interactions with the statutory sector; and an examination of quality assurance systems and their appropriateness to third sector practice. The main implication of the findings is a need to nurture variety within the third sector in order to provide older people and other adults with the range of service

Multivariate ordination statistics workshop with R slides

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Strack, Michael

2015-01-01

2-hour workshop given at Macquarie University Department of Biological Sciences, 4 November 2015. Workshop was an introduction to the family of techniques falling under multivariate ordination, using the R language and drawing heavily from the book "Numerical Ecology with R" by Borcard et. al (2012).

Il «Roman de Flamenca» e la metamorfosi del lirico

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Andrea Macciò

2017-10-01

Full Text Available Il contributo fa luce sul complesso rapporto tra il tardo-duecen­tesco Roman de Flamenca, esponente tra i piú rilevanti dell’“eccezione narrativa” occitana, e il tipo letterario della lirica trobadorica. Dal suo reimpiego nel ro­manzo, infatti, l’esperienza del grande canto cortese subirà una torsione dei pro­pri presupposti costitutivi, sia per l’inedito protagonismo ora assunto dalla domna e opposto al vuoto provocato dall’assenza dell’altro-da-sé (cioè dell’alterità femminile in cui la poesia della fin’amor aveva trovato il proprio spazio di esi­stenza, sia perché la dimensione cronologica indispensabile alla diegesi investe anche l’apporto della lirica, piegandola e funzionalizzandola alle esigenze del narrazione. The paper sheds light on the relationship between the late-thir­teenth-century Roman de Flamenca, one of the most important exponent of the Occitan “narrative exception”, and the literary genre of the troubadour lyric poetry. The tradition of the grand chant courtois re-used in the novel, in fact, un­dergoes a mutation of its constituent assumptions. This is due both for the unprecedented protagonism assumed by the domna, contrasting the absence of woman’s otherness in which the courtly love poetry founded its space, and be­cause the chronological dimension, which is essential to the diegesis, also invol­ves its lyric sources bending them to the demands of the narrative.

DALL’«ARTICOLO EPR» AGLI ESPERIMENTI DI ALAIN ASPECT: IL LUNGO CAMMINO DEL PROBLEMA DELLA NONLOCALITÀ IN MECCANICA QUANTISTICA

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Vera Matarese

2014-03-01

Full Text Available Quando, nel 1935, venne pubblicato il famoso articolo chiamato poi “EPR Paper” per le iniziali dei suoi autori - Einstein, Podolsky, Rosen -, la comunità scientifica dovette confrontarsi non solo con le manifeste provocazioni che il suo argomento voleva mostrare, ma anche con latenti problemi che sarebbero sbocciati più avanti in tutti i loro stridenti contrasti. L’incompletezza della meccanica quantistica, che l’“articolo EPR” si proponeva di dimostrare, poggiava infatti su un principio molto problematico, quello della località, che sarebbe esploso nell’esperimento prima concettuale di Bohm e poi sperimentale di Aspect. Ciò che questo articolo vuole delineare è lo sviluppo del problema della nonlocalità, dai suoi albori fino alla prova della sua effettiva esistenza nel mondo quantistico, dove, come ben ha dimostrato Bell, nulla possono fare le variabili nascoste per dissolvere la realtà nonlocale di alcuni fenomeni.

Tommaso, la libertà e l'uomo

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Mosè Cometta

2013-03-01

Full Text Available Ripercorrendo criticamente i primi nove articoli della quaestio 22 del De Veritate, vedremo come Tommaso formula la propria posizione partendo da considerazioni sull’insieme del mondo fino ad arrivare alla definizione di volontà e al suo rapporto rispetto alle influenze esterne. In un commento successivo, cercheremo di mettere il luce le relazioni che intercorrono tra la posizione tomista e vicende politico-morali che occupano la contemporaneità, cercando di riflettere dunque sull’attualità del pensiero tommasiano e sulla sua forza liberatrice rispetto a modelli antropologici di diversa impostazione.

Radiation Protection Ordinance. Preventive Radiation Protection Act. 3. rev. and enlarged ed.

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Kramer, R.; Zerlett, G.

1990-01-01

This 3rd edition presents the official explanations of the legislative intent behind the Radiation Protection Ordinance of 1976 and the 2nd amending ordinance, and the commentaries which as usual refer to the legal aspects and the related medical, scientific, and technical aspects. As a consequence of the reactor accident at Chernobyl, the existing radiation protection law has been extended by the Act for Preventive Measures for Pretection of the Population Against the Hazards of Ionizing Radiation (Preventive Radiation Protection Act), establishing preventive legal provisions and measures, so that this new edition has likewise been extended by commentaries on the Protective Radiation Protection Act and an introduction to the new area of law. The material also includes the Act for Establishment of a Federal Office for Radiation Protection, of October 9, 1989, which amended the Atomic Energy Act and the Preventive Radiation Protection Act. The correction of the Radiation Protection Ordinance of October 16, 1989 (BGBl. I p. 1926) has been incorporated into the text of the amended version of the Radiation Protection Ordinance. Court decisions and literature referred to cover material published up to the first months of 1989. (orig.) [de

The Impact of the 2002 Delaware Smoking Ordinance on Heart Attack and Asthma

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2010-12-01

Full Text Available In the United States, smoking is the leading cause of death - having a mortality rate of approximately 435,000 people in 2000—accounting for 8.1% of all US deaths recorded that year. Consequently, we analyzed the Delaware Hospital Discharge Database, and identified state and non-state residents discharged with AMI or asthma for the years 1999 to 2004. Statistical data analysis compared the incidence of AMI or asthma for each group before (1999–2002 and after (2003–2004 the amendment. As a result, we found that pre-ordinance and post-ordinance quarterly rates of AMI for Delaware residents were 451 (se = 21 and 430 (se = 21 respectively, representing a 4.7% reduction. Over the same time period, there was negligible change in the incidence of AMI for non-Delaware residents. After adjusting for population growth, the Risk Ratio (RR for asthma in Delaware residents post-ordinance was 0.95 (95% CI, 0.90 to 0.999, which represented a significant reduction (P = 0.046. By comparison, non-Delaware residents had an increased RR for asthma post-ordinance of 1.62 (95% CI, 1.46 to 1.86; P < 0.0001.The results suggest that Delaware’s comprehensive non-smoking ordinance effectively was associated with a statistically significant decrease in the incidence of AMI and asthma in Delaware residents when compared to non-Delaware residents.

The impact of ordinate scaling on the visual analysis of single-case data.

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Dart, Evan H; Radley, Keith C

2017-08-01

Visual analysis is the primary method for detecting the presence of treatment effects in graphically displayed single-case data and it is often referred to as the "gold standard." Although researchers have developed standards for the application of visual analysis (e.g., Horner et al., 2005), over- and underestimation of effect size magnitude is not uncommon among analysts. Several characteristics have been identified as potential contributors to these errors; however, researchers have largely focused on characteristics of the data itself (e.g., autocorrelation), paying less attention to characteristics of the graphic display which are largely in control of the analyst (e.g., ordinate scaling). The current study investigated the impact that differences in ordinate scaling, a graphic display characteristic, had on experts' accuracy in judgments regarding the magnitude of effect present in single-case percentage data. 32 participants were asked to evaluate eight ABAB data sets (2 each presenting null, small, moderate, and large effects) along with three iterations of each (32 graphs in total) in which only the ordinate scale was manipulated. Results suggest that raters are less accurate in their detection of treatment effects as the ordinate scale is constricted. Additionally, raters were more likely to overestimate the size of a treatment effect when the ordinate scale was constricted. Copyright © 2017 Society for the Study of School Psychology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

In spite of D'Annunzio: Recoding femininity in Trionfo della morte ...

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Ad un'analisi critica, la figura di Ippolita Sanzio in Trionfo della morte sembra oscillare tra rappresentazioni ideali e spirituali. Mutuando da Adriana Cavarero la nozione di “furto concettuale”, è possibile rileggere il corpo erotico di Ippolita come sistema semiotico capace di sfuggire al fallocentrisimo del suo creatore. Così ...

Ordinance on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (GGVE). 2. rev. and enl. ed.

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Ridder, K.; Katholnig, F.

1993-01-01

The book presents the legislative texts and other legal provisions concerning the transport of dangerous goods by rail: (1) Act on the transport of dangerous goods, full text. (2) Ordinance on the carriage of dangerous goods by rail (GGVE) - GGVE skeleton ordinance; Annex to the skeleton ordinance. (3) Documents - GGVE implementing regulations RE 001; R 002; Ordinance on exeptions GGVE; Extracts from IAEA recommendations concerning safe transport of radioactive materials; catalogue of fines pertaining to section 10 GGVE. (4) Alphabetical list of materials for GGVE/RID and GGVS/ADR. Index terms printed in deep black at the margin of pages allow quick access to the text passages of interest, and there is a subject index for retrieval over the entire book. (orig./HP) [de

Dalla Selva alla Cupola: Il trasporto del legname dell’Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore e il suo impiego nel cantiere brunelleschiano

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Ilaria Becattini

2015-09-01

Full Text Available The essay describes the conditions and process of the supply of timber from the forests managed by Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore during the construction of Brunelleschi’s dome. Furthermore it analyzes the employ of wooden structural elements in support of the building’s masonry and for scaffolding and other temporary apparatuses devised by the Florentine architect. The numerous supply contracts and payments allocated to the haulage contractors reveal the route followed by wooden materials from the forest to building yard and allow the identification of the various types of labor involved in the felling of trees, the preparation of logs and their transport. These documents specify the amount of timber ordered from each hauler and, in some cases, even the linear and volumetric dimensions of the wooden elements ordered by Opera. Such information has permitted the formulation of hypotheses about the structure and dimensions of temporary wooden scaffolding. The number of logs ordered, calculated year by year and related to the successive phases of the construction, reflect the changing requirements of wood for the building process as well as the political and economic situation of the city of Florence (wars, financial crises during the two decades of the construction of the cathedral’s great cupola. The resolutions of the consuls of Wool Guild and the Opera wardens regarding the forest administration testify to the existence of a bureaucratic structure charged with overseeing the woodland heritage. These sources vividly render the difficulties encountered in reconciling the intense exploitation of the forest for economic ends with the livelihood of the local population and, at the same time, with the necessity of ensuring the regeneration of a precious but exhaustible resource entrusted to the Opera’s care.

Analysis of Ordinal Categorical Data

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2012-01-01

Statistical science's first coordinated manual of methods for analyzing ordered categorical data, now fully revised and updated, continues to present applications and case studies in fields as diverse as sociology, public health, ecology, marketing, and pharmacy. Analysis of Ordinal Categorical Data, Second Edition provides an introduction to basic descriptive and inferential methods for categorical data, giving thorough coverage of new developments and recent methods. Special emphasis is placed on interpretation and application of methods including an integrated comparison of the available st

Immagini della luce nelle Epistulae di Seneca.

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Zudini, Giulia

2008-01-01

2006/2007 Studiare gli ambiti metaforici cui Seneca attinge con maggior frequenza nella sua opera filosofica è un mezzo per avvicinare molti aspetti della sua cultura stilistico-retorica e, allo stesso tempo, del suo mondo ideologico e psicologico. Oltre ai realia – alle realtà sociali, politiche, materiali del mondo che lo circonda – l’immaginario di Seneca accoglie e contribuisce a convogliare soprattutto realtà culturali: esse si traducono in immagini che rivelano le convergenze tra la ...

Development of three-dimensional program based on Monte Carlo and discrete ordinates bidirectional coupling method

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Han Jingru; Chen Yixue; Yuan Longjun

2013-01-01

The Monte Carlo (MC) and discrete ordinates (SN) are the commonly used methods in the design of radiation shielding. Monte Carlo method is able to treat the geometry exactly, but time-consuming in dealing with the deep penetration problem. The discrete ordinate method has great computational efficiency, but it is quite costly in computer memory and it suffers from ray effect. Single discrete ordinates method or single Monte Carlo method has limitation in shielding calculation for large complex nuclear facilities. In order to solve the problem, the Monte Carlo and discrete ordinates bidirectional coupling method is developed. The bidirectional coupling method is implemented in the interface program to transfer the particle probability distribution of MC and angular flux of discrete ordinates. The coupling method combines the advantages of MC and SN. The test problems of cartesian and cylindrical coordinate have been calculated by the coupling methods. The calculation results are performed with comparison to MCNP and TORT and satisfactory agreements are obtained. The correctness of the program is proved. (authors)

Compliance to two city convenience store ordinance requirements

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Menéndez, Cammie K Chaumont; Amandus, Harlan E; Wu, Nan; Hendricks, Scott A

2015-01-01

Background Robbery-related homicides and assaults are the leading cause of death in retail businesses. Robbery reduction approaches focus on compliance to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) guidelines. Purpose We evaluated the level of compliance to CPTED guidelines specified by convenience store safety ordinances effective in 2010 in Dallas and Houston, Texas, USA. Methods Convenience stores were defined as businesses less than 10 000 square feet that sell grocery items. Store managers were interviewed for store ordinance requirements from August to November 2011, in a random sample of 594 (289 in Dallas, 305 in Houston) convenience stores that were open before and after the effective dates of their city’s ordinance. Data were collected in 2011 and analysed in 2012–2014. Results Overall, 9% of stores were in full compliance, although 79% reported being registered with the police departments as compliant. Compliance was consistently significantly higher in Dallas than in Houston for many requirements and by store type. Compliance was lower among single owner-operator stores compared with corporate/franchise stores. Compliance to individual requirements was lowest for signage and visibility. Conclusions Full compliance to the required safety measures is consistent with industry ‘best practices’ and evidence-based workplace violence prevention research findings. In Houston and Dallas compliance was higher for some CPTED requirements but not the less costly approaches that are also the more straightforward to adopt. PMID:26337569

DOMINO, Coupling of Discrete Ordinate Program DOT with Monte-Carlo Program MORSE

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1974-01-01

1 - Nature of physical problem solved: DOMINO is a general purpose code for coupling discrete ordinates and Monte Carlo radiation transport calculations. 2 - Method of solution: DOMINO transforms the angular flux as a function of energy group, mesh interval and discrete angle into current and subsequently into normalized probability distributions. 3 - Restrictions on the complexity of the problem: The discrete ordinates calculation is limited to an r-z geometry

Co-ordinated research programme applications of stable isotope tracers in human nutrition research

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1992-01-01

The objective of this Co-ordinated Research Programme is to help establish competence in the use of stable isotope techniques, particularly in developing countries. This report summarizes the discussions that took, place during the Second Research Co-ordination Meeting, held in Bangalore in November 1990. Working papers presented by the participants are included as annexes. Refs, figs and tabs

Ordinal Comparison of Multidimensional Deprivation

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Sonne-Schmidt, Christoffer Scavenius; Tarp, Finn; Østerdal, Lars Peter

This paper develops an ordinal method of comparison of multidimensional inequality. In our model, population distribution g is more unequal than f when the distributions have common median and can be obtained from f  by one or more shifts in population density that increase inequality. For our be...... benchmark 2x2 case (i.e. the case of two binary outcome variables), we derive an empirical method for making inequality comparisons. As an illustration, we apply the model to childhood poverty in Mozambique....

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X-ray ordinance (RoeV) with regulations for implementation

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Bischof, W.

1977-01-01

The commentary contains, along with an introduction, a detailed survey of the implementation regulations issued by the Bundeslaender, and in those instances where individual regulations are commented upon, information is also given on which authority or institution is responsible for the administrative tasks in the various Laender according to the X-ray Ordinance. Special attention is paid to the application of X-rays in medicine (sections 20 through 29 RoeV), taking into consideration the recommendations of the ICRP. In the annex to the commentary, all guidelines for implementing the X-ray Ordinance, issued by the Federal Ministry for Youth, Family, and Health and the Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs up to this date, are presented with their full wording. (orig./HP) [de

The discrete ordinates method for solving the azimuthally dependent transport equation in plane geometry

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Chalhoub, Ezzat Selim

1997-01-01

The method of discrete ordinates is applied to the solution of the slab albedo problem with azimuthal dependence in transport theory. A new set of quadratures appropriate to the problem is introduced. In addition to the ANISN code, modified to include the proposed formalism, two new programs, PEESNC and PEESNA, which were created on the basis of the discrete ordinates formalism, using the direct integration method and the analytic solution method respectively, are used in the generation of results for a few sample problems. Program PEESNC was created to validate the results obtained with the discrete ordinates method and the finite difference approximation (ANISN), while program PEESNA was developed in order to implement an analytical discrete ordinates formalism, which provides more accurate results. The obtained results for selected sample problems are compared with highly accurate numerical results published in the literature. Compared to ANISN and PEESNC, program PEESNA presents a greater efficiency in execution time and much more precise numerical results. (author)

Case management for high-intensity service users: towards a relational approach to care co-ordination.

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McEvoy, Phil; Escott, Diane; Bee, Penny

2011-01-01

This study is based on a formative evaluation of a case management service for high-intensity service users in Northern England. The evaluation had three main purposes: (i) to assess the quality of the organisational infrastructure; (ii) to obtain a better understanding of the key influences that played a role in shaping the development of the service; and (iii) to identify potential changes in practice that may help to improve the quality of service provision. The evaluation was informed by Gittell's relational co-ordination theory, which focuses upon cross-boundary working practices that facilitate task integration. The Assessment of Chronic Illness Care Survey was used to assess the organisational infrastructure and qualitative interviews with front line staff were conducted to explore the key influences that shaped the development of the service. A high level of strategic commitment and political support for integrated working was identified. However, the quality of care co-ordination was variable. The most prominent operational factor that appeared to influence the scope and quality of care co-ordination was the pattern of interaction between the case managers and their co-workers. The co-ordination of patient care was much more effective in integrated co-ordination networks. Key features included clearly defined, task focussed, relational workspaces with interactive forums where case managers could engage with co-workers in discussions about the management of interdependent care activities. In dispersed co-ordination networks with fewer relational workspaces, the case managers struggled to work as effectively. The evaluation concluded that the creation of flexible and efficient task focused relational workspaces that are systemically managed and adequately resourced could help to improve the quality of care co-ordination, particularly in dispersed networks. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Hydrogen transport in a toroidal plasma using multigroup discrete-ordinates methodology

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Wienke, B.R.; Miller, W.F. Jr.; Seed, T.J.

1979-01-01

Neutral hydrogen transport in a fully ionized two-dimensional tokamak plasma was examined using discrete ordinates and contrasted with earlier analyses. In particular, curvature effects induced by toroidal geometries and ray effects caused by possible source localization were investigated. From an overview of the multigroup discrete-ordinates approximation, methodology in two-dimensional cylindrical geometry is detailed, mesh and plasma zoning procedures are sketched, and the piecewise polynomial solution algorithm on a triangular domain is obtained. Toroidal effects and comparisons as related to reaction rates and perticle spectra are examined for various model and source configurations

ordination et classification de la vegetation des zones humides

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On three-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes fluid on cantor sets in spherical Cantor type co-ordinate system

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2016-01-01

Full Text Available This paper addresses the systems of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on Cantor sets without the external force involving the fractal heat-conduction problem vial local fractional derivative. The spherical Cantor type co-ordinate method is used to transfer the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation from the Cantorian co-ordinate system into the spherical Cantor type co-ordinate system.

Compliance to two city convenience store ordinance requirements.

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Chaumont Menéndez, Cammie K; Amandus, Harlan E; Wu, Nan; Hendricks, Scott A

2016-04-01

Robbery-related homicides and assaults are the leading cause of death in retail businesses. Robbery reduction approaches focus on compliance to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) guidelines. We evaluated the level of compliance to CPTED guidelines specified by convenience store safety ordinances effective in 2010 in Dallas and Houston, Texas, USA. Convenience stores were defined as businesses less than 10 000 square feet that sell grocery items. Store managers were interviewed for store ordinance requirements from August to November 2011, in a random sample of 594 (289 in Dallas, 305 in Houston) convenience stores that were open before and after the effective dates of their city's ordinance. Data were collected in 2011 and analysed in 2012-2014. Overall, 9% of stores were in full compliance, although 79% reported being registered with the police departments as compliant. Compliance was consistently significantly higher in Dallas than in Houston for many requirements and by store type. Compliance was lower among single owner-operator stores compared with corporate/franchise stores. Compliance to individual requirements was lowest for signage and visibility. Full compliance to the required safety measures is consistent with industry 'best practices' and evidence-based workplace violence prevention research findings. In Houston and Dallas compliance was higher for some CPTED requirements but not the less costly approaches that are also the more straightforward to adopt. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/

Information on Nea programmes on nuclear energy and civil society and their co-ordination

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Mays, C.; Riotte, H.

2004-01-01

At its session in May 2002, the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy welcomed the activities that the NEA standing technical committees were carrying out in the field of nuclear energy and civil society, and agreed on the value of existing co-ordination among them. Tile Committee asked the Secretariat to prepare an information document on such co-ordination activities. With this in mind, the present room document offers an up-to-date account of relevant NEA activities and their co-ordination, pending a broader review of NEA's involvement in the area of nuclear energy and civil society, in the context of the NEA Strategic Plan at an appropriate time. (author)

ITER co-ordinated technical activities

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2001-01-01

As agreed upon between the ITER Engineering Design Activities (EDA) Parties 'Co-ordinated Technical Activities' (CTA) means technical activities which are deemed necessary to maintain the integrity of the international project, so as to prepare for the ITER joint implementation. The scope of these activities includes design adaptation to the specific site conditions, safety analysis and licensing preparation that are based on specific site offers, evaluation of cost and construction schedule, preparation of procurement documents and other issues raised by the Parties collectively, whilst assuring the coherence of the ITER project including design control

Tax revenue in Mississippi communities following implementation of smoke-free ordinances: an examination of tourism and economic development tax revenues.

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McMillen, Robert; Shackelford, Signe

2012-10-01

There is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke. More than 60 Mississippi communities have passed smoke-free ordinances in the past six years. Opponents claim that these ordinances harm local businesses. Mississippi law allows municipalities to place a tourism and economic development (TED) tax on local restaurants and hotels/motels. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of these ordinances on TED tax revenues. This study applies a pre/post quasi-experimental design to compare TED tax revenue before and after implementing ordinances. Descriptive analyses indicated that inflation-adjusted tax revenues increased during the 12 months following implementation of smoke-free ordinances while there was no change in aggregated control communities. Multivariate fixed-effects analyses found no statistically significant effect of smoke-free ordinances on hospitality tax revenue. No evidence was found that smoke-free ordinances have an adverse effect on the local hospitality industry.

Ordinance of 18 January 1984 on definitions and licences in the atomic energy field

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1984-01-01

This Ordinance (RS 732.11) repeals the 1978 Ordinance on definitions and licences in the atomic energy field with the exception of Annexes 2 and 3 and concerns in particular, the licensing procedure for atomic installations. It also regulates the export, import and transit of nuclear materials and equipment. (NEA) [fr

The impact of the 2002 Delaware smoking ordinance on heart attack and asthma.

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Moraros, John; Bird, Yelena; Chen, Shande; Buckingham, Robert; Meltzer, Richard S; Prapasiri, Surasri; Solis, Luis H

2010-12-01

In the United States, smoking is the leading cause of death - having a mortality rate of approximately 435,000 people in 2000-accounting for 8.1% of all US deaths recorded that year. Consequently, we analyzed the Delaware Hospital Discharge Database, and identified state and non-state residents discharged with AMI or asthma for the years 1999 to 2004. Statistical data analysis compared the incidence of AMI or asthma for each group before (1999-2002) and after (2003-2004) the amendment. As a result, we found that pre-ordinance and post-ordinance quarterly rates of AMI for Delaware residents were 451 (se = 21) and 430 (se = 21) respectively, representing a 4.7% reduction. Over the same time period, there was negligible change in the incidence of AMI for non-Delaware residents. After adjusting for population growth, the Risk Ratio (RR) for asthma in Delaware residents post-ordinance was 0.95 (95% CI, 0.90 to 0.999), which represented a significant reduction (P = 0.046). By comparison, non-Delaware residents had an increased RR for asthma post-ordinance of 1.62 (95% CI, 1.46 to 1.86; P asthma in Delaware residents when compared to non-Delaware residents.

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Agapeist ethics in Giovanni Papini's Storia di Cristo | Hale | Italian ...

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La Storia di Cristo (1921) di Giovanni Papini ha segnato l'inizio di una nuova fase nel tortuoso viaggio intellettuale e spirituale dal suo originario ateismo. In questa biografia leggermente romanzata, egli ha posto l'accento sull'etica dell'assoluta rinuncia del sé di Gesù, come appare nel Sermone sul Monte, con particolare ...

La legge "sul femminicidio"

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Maria (Milli Virgilio

2014-04-01

Full Text Available La legge «sul femminicidio» (L. 119/2014 viene analizzata nella sua portata di legge di politica criminale e nel suo significato di primo (preteso passo legislativo verso un intervento organico, articolato e finanziato per prevenire e contrastare la violenza di genere contro le donne. Si critica la scelta del decreto legge e si analizzano i singoli contenuti, di natura penale: le norme che inaspriscono il trattamento punitivo degli autori; quelle di protezione e tutela, previste per i soggetti “deboli” ed ora estese alle donne, nonché quelle di tutela anticipata e rafforzata.\tQueste ultime sono ritenute le più significative: l’ammonimento del questore per i casi di «violenza domestica», l’allontanamento d’urgenza della casa familiare disposta dalla polizia giudiziaria e la irrevocabilità per la querela di stalking (nei casi più gravi. Le misure (penali previste sono finalizzate a far emergere il più possibile il sommerso di violenza maschile contro le donne e a porvi fine; tuttavia possono entrare in frizione con i percorsi di autonomia femminile, perché possono comprimere la volontà della donna che ha subito violenza di genere; sopravanzano il suo consenso, il suo parere e, in sintesi, la sua autonomia: o ne prescindono o la travalicano, realizzando una limitazione dell’autodeterminazione delle donne. Ha prevalso una linea pubblica interventista, agita attraverso gli strumenti della penalità e si è attribuita priorità alle logiche istituzionali repressive rispetto alla libertà femminile: non con la donna, ma anche contro lei stessa.

Ordinance of 28 November 1983 on protection in case of emergencies in the neighbourhood of nuclear installations

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1983-01-01

This Ordinance (RS 732.23) lays down the measures to be taken to assure the security of the population neighbouring nuclear installations. It defines the tasks of the nuclear operator, the Federal services as well as those of the Cantons and Communes. The Ordinance fixes the exact allocation of the costs of the emergency organisation and alarm system. The Ordinance entered into effect on 1 January 1984. (NEA) [fr

Construction of the Tangent to a Cycloid Proposed by Wallis and Fermat

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Loredana Biacino

2017-02-01

Full Text Available In this paper some methods used in the XVII century for the construction of the tangents to a cycloid in a point are exposed: the kinematical method employed by Roberval, the classical geometrical  method used by Wallis and the Fermat’s construction as a consequence of his tangents method. Le Costruzioni della Tangente alla Cicloide Proposte da Wallis e da Fermat In questo lavoro sono esposti vari metodi in uso nel ‘600 per la costruzione della tangente ad una cicloide in un suo punto: il metodo cinematico impiegato da Roberval, il metodo geometrico classico usato dal Wallis e la costruzione di Fermat come conseguenza del suo metodo delle tangenti. Parole Chiave: Cicloide, Tangente ad una curva, Metodo cinematico delle tangenti, Metodo delle tangenti di Fermat.

Ordinal convolutional neural networks for predicting RDoC positive valence psychiatric symptom severity scores.

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Rios, Anthony; Kavuluru, Ramakanth

2017-11-01

The CEGS N-GRID 2016 Shared Task in Clinical Natural Language Processing (NLP) provided a set of 1000 neuropsychiatric notes to participants as part of a competition to predict psychiatric symptom severity scores. This paper summarizes our methods, results, and experiences based on our participation in the second track of the shared task. Classical methods of text classification usually fall into one of three problem types: binary, multi-class, and multi-label classification. In this effort, we study ordinal regression problems with text data where misclassifications are penalized differently based on how far apart the ground truth and model predictions are on the ordinal scale. Specifically, we present our entries (methods and results) in the N-GRID shared task in predicting research domain criteria (RDoC) positive valence ordinal symptom severity scores (absent, mild, moderate, and severe) from psychiatric notes. We propose a novel convolutional neural network (CNN) model designed to handle ordinal regression tasks on psychiatric notes. Broadly speaking, our model combines an ordinal loss function, a CNN, and conventional feature engineering (wide features) into a single model which is learned end-to-end. Given interpretability is an important concern with nonlinear models, we apply a recent approach called locally interpretable model-agnostic explanation (LIME) to identify important words that lead to instance specific predictions. Our best model entered into the shared task placed third among 24 teams and scored a macro mean absolute error (MMAE) based normalized score (100·(1-MMAE)) of 83.86. Since the competition, we improved our score (using basic ensembling) to 85.55, comparable with the winning shared task entry. Applying LIME to model predictions, we demonstrate the feasibility of instance specific prediction interpretation by identifying words that led to a particular decision. In this paper, we present a method that successfully uses wide features and

77 FR 10547 - Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas-First Amended Beer and Liquor Tax Ordinance

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2012-02-22

... Amended Beer and Liquor Tax Ordinance AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice publishes the amendment to the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas' Beer and Liquor Tax... adopted this amendment to the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas' Beer and Liquor Tax Ordinance by...

La coesistenza delle religioni in Albania. Le religioni in Albania prima e dopo la caduta del comunismo

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Maria Gabriella Belgiorno de Stefano

2014-02-01

Full Text Available Il contributo, accettato dal Direttore, riproduce il testo della Relazione al Convegno sul tema “Libertà Religiosa, Secolarizzazione e Sviluppi recenti in Albania” (Roma, Sala della Protomoteca in Campidoglio, 3 febbraio 2014, organizzato dall’Ambasciata della Repubblica di Albania presso la Santa Sede e presso il Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta e dalla Presidenza Assemblea Capitolina (Roma Capitale.SOMMARIO: 1. Premessa - 2. Le origini del Kanun albanese - 3. La fratellanza religiosa albanese - 4. Il primo comunismo albanese e la libertà religiosa - 5. L’ateocrazia albanese - 6. La fratellanza albanese e la Costituzione del 1998.

Minimum requirements on implementation of the greenhouse gases ordinance. EU ordinance on fluorinated greenhouse gases; Mindestanforderungen zur Implementierung der F-Gase-Verordnung. Die EG-Verordnung zu fluorierten Treibhausgasen

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Preisegger, E. [Solvay Fluor GmbH, Hannover (Germany). Environmental and Public Affairs Fluorochemicals

2008-04-15

On 4 July 2006, the EU ordinance 842/2006 on fluorinated greenhouse gases came into force. Since 4 July 2007, it has been in effect with the exception of article 9 and appendix II both of which had been effective since 4 July 2006. However, some articles of the ordinance necessitate the definition of minimum requirements resp. of form and contents by the EU commission. The minimum requirements for training and certification will provide a basis for national implementation of these measures in the EU member states. (orig.)

An Integrated Model of Co-ordinated Community-Based Care.

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Scharlach, Andrew E; Graham, Carrie L; Berridge, Clara

2015-08-01

Co-ordinated approaches to community-based care are a central component of current and proposed efforts to help vulnerable older adults obtain needed services and supports and reduce unnecessary use of health care resources. This study examines ElderHelp Concierge Club, an integrated community-based care model that includes comprehensive personal and environmental assessment, multilevel care co-ordination, a mix of professional and volunteer service providers, and a capitated, income-adjusted fee model. Evaluation includes a retrospective study (n = 96) of service use and perceived program impact, and a prospective study (n = 21) of changes in participant physical and social well-being and health services utilization. Over the period of this study, participants showed greater mobility, greater ability to meet household needs, greater access to health care, reduced social isolation, reduced home hazards, fewer falls, and greater perceived ability to obtain assistance needed to age in place. This study provides preliminary evidence that an integrated multilevel care co-ordination approach may be an effective and efficient model for serving vulnerable community-based elders, especially low and moderate-income elders who otherwise could not afford the cost of care. The findings suggest the need for multisite controlled studies to more rigorously evaluate program impacts and the optimal mix of various program components. © The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

The First Women’s ordination in the Episcopal Church of the 1970s

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Posternak Andrei, priest

2015-02-01

Full Text Available Episcopal Church of the USA in 1976 adopted a positive resolution (1976-B300 regarding women’s ordination to the priesthood and episcopacy. The Church thus legalizes the experience of the Anglican community of the East coast: Philadelphia and Washington where in July 1974 and September 1975, took place women’s ordination. The article is devoted to the history of these ordinations, public reactions to them and theological discussions concerning the permissibility of female ordination in the Episcopal community of the first half of the 1970s. The research is based on the offi cial reports of the Episcopal Church. Believe in the Divine will on the vocation of women to the priesthood was associated with transformation of the Western society: women’s struggle for their rights and public struggle against race discrimination. The Anglican bishops were concerned about the problem of adaptation of the new ministry to modern conditions: the 1970s became a period of transition from traditional to post-Christian society in which gender was considered as a new social function. It will transform the Anglican community where the priesthood will become a form of ministry to the parish and in these conditions women can be ordained .

Ordinal-Measure Based Shape Correspondence

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Faouzi Alaya Cheikh

2002-04-01

Full Text Available We present a novel approach to shape similarity estimation based on distance transformation and ordinal correlation. The proposed method operates in three steps: object alignment, contour to multilevel image transformation, and similarity evaluation. This approach is suitable for use in shape classification, content-based image retrieval and performance evaluation of segmentation algorithms. The two latter applications are addressed in this papers. Simulation results show that in both applications our proposed measure performs quite well in quantifying shape similarity. The scores obtained using this technique reflect well the correspondence between object contours as humans perceive it.

La prolusione di rocco e le dottrine del processo penale

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Renzo Orlandi

2015-03-01

Full Text Available L’articolo analizza le conseguenze del pensiero giuridico di Arturo Rocco, dal 1910 nella dottrina di procedura penale, ossia, il metodo tecnico-giuridico (esegesi, sistematica e critica. La dogmatica di procedura pena- le inizia con la monografia di Giovanni Conso, nel 1955. L’insoddisfazione con il tecnicismo giuridico e con la mancanza di maturità scientifica si è manifestata con Carnelutti nel 1946 (Cerenterola, sottolineando le peculiarità strutturali del procedimento penale. In questa prospettiva, il testo sottolinea la conferenza di Franco Cordero nel 1964 (Lecce, così come le lezioni da James Goldschmidt. Inoltre, negli anni sessanta, divennero importanti diritti fondamentali, di fronte alla Costituzione democratica, con un nuovo orientamento dottrinale. Il diritto processuale penale è stato considerato come diritto costituzionale applicato. Si segnalano gli insegnamenti di Amodio, Amato, Chiavario, Ferrua, Grevi, Iluminati, Massa e Nobili. Successivamente, l’articolo mette in evidenza il CPP del 1988, l’internazionalizzazione dei sistemi giuridici, l’importanza del diritto comparato e dei diritti fondamentali. Si conclude con il nuovo ordine mondiale dei diplomi internazionali e tribunali sovranazionali, con nuove esigenze, oltre il tecnicismo giuridico.

Information Design for Synchronization and Co-ordination of Modern, Complex, Multi-National Operations

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2011-06-01

1 16th ICCRTS Information design for synchronization and co-ordination of modern, complex, multi- national operations “Collective C2 in...REPORT DATE JUN 2011 2. REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED 00-00-2011 to 00-00-2011 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Information design for synchronization and co...at 11th ICCRTS) who emphasise that information needs to be designed, not merely found or catalogued, to achieve synchronizations and co-ordinations

Sintesi, modifica e caratterizzazione di polimeri da fonti rinnovabili

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Cruciani, Letizia

2013-01-01

Gli argomenti trattati all’interno di questa tesi di dottorato riguardano la sintesi e la modifica di polimeri ottenuti a partire da fonti rinnovabili. L’acido polilattico (PLA) è stato modificato per ottenere film estensibili per uso alimentare. La scelta del materiale si è basata sull’analisi del suo ciclo di vita e perché è riconosciuto come sicuro per l’utilizzo nel campo alimentare. Le formulazioni testate, a base di PLA, sono state preparate con l’aggiunta di una serie di additivi u...

First IAEA research co-ordination meeting on 'Tritium inventory in fusion reactors'. Summary report

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Clark, R.E.H.

2003-02-01

The proceedings and conclusions of the first Research Co-ordination Meeting on 'Tritium Inventory in Fusion Reactors', held on November 4-6, 2002 at the IAEA Headquarters in Vienna are briefly described. This report includes a summary of the presentations made by the meeting participants and the specific goals set by the participants of the Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP). (author)

Discrete Ordinates Method-Like Computation with Group Condensation and Angle Collapsing in Transport Theory

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Won, Jong Hyuck; Cho, Nam Zin

2010-01-01

In group condensation for transport method, it is well-known that angle-dependent total cross section is generated. To remove this difficulty on angledependent total cross section, we normally perform the group condensation on total cross section by using scalar flux weight as used in neutron diffusion method. In this study, angle-dependent total cross section is directly applied to the discrete ordinates method. In addition, angle collapsing concept is introduced based on equivalence to reduce calculational burden of transport computation. We also show numerical results for a heterogeneous 1-D slab problem with local/global iteration, in which fine-group discrete ordinates calculation is used in local problem while few-group angle collapsed discrete ordinates calculation is used in global problem iteratively

Analysis of the situation of the vacuum in FTU; Analisi della situazione del vuoto di FTU (Resoconto del lavoro svolto dalla task force)

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Alessandrini, C.; Angelini, B.; Apicella, M.L.; Mazzitelli, G.; Pirani, S.; Zanza, V. [ENEA, Centro Ricerche Frascati, Rome (Italy). Dipt. Energia

1999-01-01

To analyze the situation of the vacuum in the FTU tokamak, on 22/5/96 was set up a task force to identify the problem(s) and to settle the operative and cleaning procedures. The main actions of the task force were: leak tests, automatic procedure to monitor on line the state of the machine vacuum and an exhaustive analysis of the work done before. The task force reviewed the outgassing measurements of the plastic materials inserted into the machine and was decided to repeat the test on the thermocouples. The results pointed out that the thermocouples are a practically infinite reservoir of water. The outcome of the task force was a set of new procedures and recommendations during both the operation of FTU and the shutdown periods. FTU is now operating at more acceptable plasma purity. [Italiano] Il 22/5/96 fu costituita una Task Force (TF) per analizzare le cause della `non pulizia` di FTU e per identificare le nuove procedure da seguire per la pulizia della camera da vuoto. Le azioni che la TF intraprese furono: leak tests, monitoraggio continuo dello stato del vuoto e revisione critica del lavoro fatto precedentemente. Vennero poi analizzate delle misure fatte a suo tempo sui materiali presenti nella camera da vuoto di FTU e, nel caso delle termocoppie, si decise di ripetere il test. Da questa seconda prova emerse che i cilindretti di queste termocoppie sono delle riserve inesauribili di acqua che vengono alimentate da ogni riapertura della macchina. Il lavoro della TF si concluse con una serie di procedure e raccomandazioni, da seguire prima di ogni riapertura della macchina e durante le campagne sperimentali a macchina fredda; tali procedure tengono conto del fatto che negli anni e` aumentata la quantita` di materiali plastici presenti nella camera da vuoto, soprattutto nei ports. FTU sta attualmente operando in condizioni piu` accettabili di pulizia della camera.

Non-proportional odds multivariate logistic regression of ordinal family data.

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Zaloumis, Sophie G; Scurrah, Katrina J; Harrap, Stephen B; Ellis, Justine A; Gurrin, Lyle C

2015-03-01

Methods to examine whether genetic and/or environmental sources can account for the residual variation in ordinal family data usually assume proportional odds. However, standard software to fit the non-proportional odds model to ordinal family data is limited because the correlation structure of family data is more complex than for other types of clustered data. To perform these analyses we propose the non-proportional odds multivariate logistic regression model and take a simulation-based approach to model fitting using Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, such as partially collapsed Gibbs sampling and the Metropolis algorithm. We applied the proposed methodology to male pattern baldness data from the Victorian Family Heart Study. © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Pappas' scheme of correlating R6 and R4 co-ordinate transformations

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Teli, M.T.

1984-01-01

Pappas has suggested that R 4 co-ordinates can be connected with those in the R 6 by taking t'sub(x)=t'sub(y)=t'sub(z)=t'. Such connection is here obtained by introducing the scaling of space-time co-ordinates xsub(i), tsub(i) in all the frames by the corresponding factor c/c'sub(i) and have shown that taking of t'sub(x)=t'sub(y)=t'sub(z)=t' for this purpose is not necessary. The scaling factors get ignored after the connection

Comparison of species ordinations resulting from alternative indices of interspecific association and different numbers of included species

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Goff, F G

1975-12-19

Several measures of interspecific association are compared. Dispersion and covariance are limited in value because they respond to the commonness of the species compared. Correlation is not so limited but it responds to discrepancies in commonness among the species. The practical result of these relationships between commonness and association is that only the most common species can occupy peripheral positions in a species ordination. Rare species are relegated to positions near the center not on the basis of their phytosociological pattern but simply because of their rarity. Both Cole's index of association and the tetrachoric correlation overcome the problem imposed by the relationship between ordination position and species commonness and they both produce very similar results. The effect of differing numbers of species on the ordination configuration is examined using both Pearson's correlation and Cole's index. The basic pattern of the ordination is set with the first few species when Cole's index is used, however, since rare species are given more weight in the analysis with this index, the addition of several very rare species can change the configuration of the ordination. (auth)

Collection of laws and ordinances concerning regulation of atomic energy, 1989 edition. 1989 ed.

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1989-01-01

The collection of the laws and ordinances concerning the regulation of atomic energy, 1989 edition, was published by the Nuclear Safety Bureau, Science and Technology Agency. First, the abbreviated expressions of 56 laws and ordinances are shown. The contents are divided into Part 1: Fundamental laws and ordinances, Part 2: Regulation of nuclear source materials, nuclear fuel materials and nuclear reactors, Part 3: Prevention of radiation injuries due to radioactive isotopes and others, and Part 4: Related laws and ordinances. In Part 1, Atomic Energy Fundamental Act, Act of Institution of Atomic Energy Commission and Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan, Law Concerning the Technical Standard for Prevention of Radiation Injuries and 9 others are included. In Part 2, Law Concerning Regulation of Nuclear Source Materials, Nuclear Fuel Materials and Nuclear Reactors and 45 others are included. In Part 3, Law Concerning Prevention of Radiation Injuries Due to Radioisotopes and Others and 25 others are included. In Part 4, Electricity Enterprises Act, Road Transport and Vehicles Act, Ships' Safety Law, Labor Safety and Hygiene Law, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute Law and 29 others are included. The contents are those as of November 30, 1988. (Kako, I.)

Ricerca e sperimentazione fra arte e medium. Intervista a Giuliano Giuman

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Manuela Perria

2016-07-01

Full Text Available Sperimentazione e intermedialità: sono questi i principali fattori che, negli ultimi cinquant’anni, hanno segnato la complessa ricerca estetica di Giuliano Giuman. Partendo dagli esordi pittorici fino alle più recenti opere in vetro, il maestro perugino si racconta in un’intervista ricca di elementi che approfondiscono l’origine del suo personale linguaggio artistico destinato a una continua evoluzione.

Photojournalism in Theaters of War. Interview to Pier Paolo Cito

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Giovanna Morittu

2016-07-01

Full Text Available In questa intervista Pier Paolo Cito racconta la sua passione per la fotografia e le sue esperienze sul campo, in particolare quella vissuta in Afghanistan. Fa un’analisi tecnica del suo lavoro spiegando le motivazioni della scelta degli istanti da immortalare e le sue preferenze relative ai generi fotografici. Si sofferma, inoltre, su considerazioni personali relative al bianco e nero.

Identification of a cis-regulatory element by transient analysis of co-ordinately regulated genes

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Allan Andrew C

2008-07-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Transcription factors (TFs co-ordinately regulate target genes that are dispersed throughout the genome. This co-ordinate regulation is achieved, in part, through the interaction of transcription factors with conserved cis-regulatory motifs that are in close proximity to the target genes. While much is known about the families of transcription factors that regulate gene expression in plants, there are few well characterised cis-regulatory motifs. In Arabidopsis, over-expression of the MYB transcription factor PAP1 (PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT 1 leads to transgenic plants with elevated anthocyanin levels due to the co-ordinated up-regulation of genes in the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway. In addition to the anthocyanin biosynthetic genes, there are a number of un-associated genes that also change in expression level. This may be a direct or indirect consequence of the over-expression of PAP1. Results Oligo array analysis of PAP1 over-expression Arabidopsis plants identified genes co-ordinately up-regulated in response to the elevated expression of this transcription factor. Transient assays on the promoter regions of 33 of these up-regulated genes identified eight promoter fragments that were transactivated by PAP1. Bioinformatic analysis on these promoters revealed a common cis-regulatory motif that we showed is required for PAP1 dependent transactivation. Conclusion Co-ordinated gene regulation by individual transcription factors is a complex collection of both direct and indirect effects. Transient transactivation assays provide a rapid method to identify direct target genes from indirect target genes. Bioinformatic analysis of the promoters of these direct target genes is able to locate motifs that are common to this sub-set of promoters, which is impossible to identify with the larger set of direct and indirect target genes. While this type of analysis does not prove a direct interaction between protein and DNA

Il colore delle cose

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Vincenzo Vitiello

2017-09-01

Full Text Available Tema di questo saggio è l’operare della riflessione. Vitiello, dopo essersi soffermato sulla «frattura» tra la riflessione (il «vedersi» e il suo operare in Valéry, si concentra sul processo, descritto da Hegel nella Fenomenologia dello spirito, dell’esperienza della coscienza che s’eleva a coscienza dell’esperienza. La conclusione è fortemente critica: Hegel fallisce la mèta nel punto stesso in cui la raggiunge. Infatti nel sapere assoluto, nella visione compiuta, perfetta di sé, della luce che vede luce, viene meno proprio l’esperienza della coscienza, il suo divenire, la sua «imperfezione». La critica a Hegel, passando attraverso Nietzsche, si amplia a critica del linguaggio, in particolare del linguaggio dell’«essere» e  dell’«è», e delle tautologie heideggeriane quali «das Ereignis ereignet», «das Ding dingt», «die Welt weltet». Un importante passaggio del testo è quello sul linguaggio teatrale in cui la parola sembra riacquistare il legame originale tra la voce e il gesto, che tuttavia restano divisi, perché proprio il medio che li lega, il «colore» della parola, è «fuori» della parola e del gesto. Resta la parola dell’agire, dei pragmata, in cui il fare si espone nella sua modalità più propria: nell’immediatezza del patire: il grido di dolore; o nella mediatezza riflessiva dell’imperativo morale: Handle! I due opposti «colori» delle cose.

Variable discrete ordinates method for radiation transfer in plane-parallel semi-transparent media with variable refractive index

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Sarvari, S. M. Hosseini

2017-09-01

The traditional form of discrete ordinates method is applied to solve the radiative transfer equation in plane-parallel semi-transparent media with variable refractive index through using the variable discrete ordinate directions and the concept of refracted radiative intensity. The refractive index are taken as constant in each control volume, such that the direction cosines of radiative rays remain non-variant through each control volume, and then, the directions of discrete ordinates are changed locally by passing each control volume, according to the Snell's law of refraction. The results are compared by the previous studies in this field. Despite simplicity, the results show that the variable discrete ordinate method has a good accuracy in solving the radiative transfer equation in the semi-transparent media with arbitrary distribution of refractive index.

Nuclear data preparation and discrete ordinates calculation

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Carmignani, B.

1980-01-01

These lectures deal with the use of the GAM-GATHER and GAM-THERMOS chains for the calculation of lattice cross sections and within use of the discrete ordinates one dimensional ANISN code for the calculation of criticality and flux distribution of the cell and of the whole reactor. As an example the codes are applied to the calculation of a PWR. Results of different approximations are compared. (author)

Economic and ordinal benefits of Hydrogen Energy Technology

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Giannantoni, C.; Zoli, M.

2009-01-01

A method for assessing economic, environmental and energy investments is particularly suited for hydrogen technologies, because it makes it possible to calculate business returns, negative externalities and, above all, the economic benefits to the citizens: the monetizable positive externalities and the ordinal benefits, i.e. those which cannot be reduced to a simple monetary value. [it

Rate My Stake: Interpretation of Ordinal Stake Ratings

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Patricia Lebow; Grant Kirker

2014-01-01

Ordinal rating systems are commonly employed to evaluate biodeterioration of wood exposed outdoors over long periods of time. The purpose of these ratings is to compare the durability of test systems to nondurable wood products or known durable wood products. There are many reasons why these systems have evolved as the chosen method of evaluation, including having an...

Co-ordinated research project on comparative international studies of osteoporosis using isotope techniques. Report on the final research co-ordination meeting

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2002-01-01

In 1994, the International Atomic Energy Agency started the five-year Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) on Comparative International Studies of Osteoporosis Using Isotope Techniques. The objectives of this study were: To harmonize the techniques of measuring BMD within the participating countries and to obtain data that can be compared between the different study groups (countries); To determine whether early adult PBM varies between populations over the age range from 15 to 50 years. In other words, to determine the age of peak bone mass in selected populations from developing countries; To explore environmental and nutritional contributions to any determined differences. Further information about the purpose and scope of the CRP may be found in the report of the Advisory Group Meeting (AGM) held in 19921 and other reports of this CRP. The fourth Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) for participants of the CRP, which is the subject of the present report, was held at the University of Sheffield Medical School; WHO Collaborating Center for Metabolic Bone Diseases in Sheffield, UK from 28 Feb. to 3 March 2000

Un'estrema solitudine la vita e l'opera di Werner Heisenberg

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Cassidy, David C

1996-01-01

Il genio di Werner Heisenberg attraversa l'orizzonte della fisica del nostro secolo come una meteora. Testimoniano della fecondità e dell'originalità del suo pensiero non solo il Nobel che gli fu assegnato a soli 32 anni, ma soprattutto i decisivi impulsi da lui dati alla fisica quantistica, alla teoria delle particelle elementari, alla teoria del nucleo. Si deve a Heisenberg quel "principio di indeterminazione" che ha rivoluzionato non solo il corso della fisica ma il modo di concepire la posizione dell'uomo nell'universo. L'interesse del libro, però, vuole andare oltre la fisica, giacché il curriculum del "ragazzo di campagna dei biondi capelli" rispecchia in forma emblematica l'ambiguo rapporto della scienza col potere.

La tecnología sedera en Valencia a la luz de unas ordenanzas inéditas del siglo XV

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Navarro Espinach, Germán

2011-12-01

Full Text Available Study of an unpublished book of ordinances of the 15^th to 17^th centuries pertaining to the silk velvets weavers of Valencia, conserved in The Hispanic Society of America in New York. Its comparison with the Valencian silk ordinances that we already know provides new information on 15th century textile technology.

Estudio de un libro inédito de ordenanzas de los siglos XV-XVII perteneciente a los tejedores de terciopelos de seda de Valencia, conservado en The Hispanic Society of America de Nueva York. Su comparación con las ordenanzas valencianas de la seda conocidas hasta ahora ofrece nuevos datos sobre la tecnología textil del siglo XV.

Differential item functioning analysis with ordinal logistic regression techniques. DIFdetect and difwithpar.

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Crane, Paul K; Gibbons, Laura E; Jolley, Lance; van Belle, Gerald

2006-11-01

We present an ordinal logistic regression model for identification of items with differential item functioning (DIF) and apply this model to a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) dataset. We employ item response theory ability estimation in our models. Three nested ordinal logistic regression models are applied to each item. Model testing begins with examination of the statistical significance of the interaction term between ability and the group indicator, consistent with nonuniform DIF. Then we turn our attention to the coefficient of the ability term in models with and without the group term. If including the group term has a marked effect on that coefficient, we declare that it has uniform DIF. We examined DIF related to language of test administration in addition to self-reported race, Hispanic ethnicity, age, years of education, and sex. We used PARSCALE for IRT analyses and STATA for ordinal logistic regression approaches. We used an iterative technique for adjusting IRT ability estimates on the basis of DIF findings. Five items were found to have DIF related to language. These same items also had DIF related to other covariates. The ordinal logistic regression approach to DIF detection, when combined with IRT ability estimates, provides a reasonable alternative for DIF detection. There appear to be several items with significant DIF related to language of test administration in the MMSE. More attention needs to be paid to the specific criteria used to determine whether an item has DIF, not just the technique used to identify DIF.

Parameters Estimation of Geographically Weighted Ordinal Logistic Regression (GWOLR) Model

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Zuhdi, Shaifudin; Retno Sari Saputro, Dewi; Widyaningsih, Purnami

2017-06-01

A regression model is the representation of relationship between independent variable and dependent variable. The dependent variable has categories used in the logistic regression model to calculate odds on. The logistic regression model for dependent variable has levels in the logistics regression model is ordinal. GWOLR model is an ordinal logistic regression model influenced the geographical location of the observation site. Parameters estimation in the model needed to determine the value of a population based on sample. The purpose of this research is to parameters estimation of GWOLR model using R software. Parameter estimation uses the data amount of dengue fever patients in Semarang City. Observation units used are 144 villages in Semarang City. The results of research get GWOLR model locally for each village and to know probability of number dengue fever patient categories.

Is the Eco Audit Ordinance an effective instrument for the protection of the environment?

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Hickmann, M.; Wasser, U.; Wolf, F.

1994-01-01

Mr. Adams' discussion of the Eco-Audit Ordinance needs to be supplemented to by pointed out that, different from producers, the gas and water utilities are excluded from a participation in this communal system as laid down by the current version of the Eco-Audit Ordinance. But utilities are welcomed to observe the introduction and practical implementation of the Eco-Audit System in active and constructive way. (orig.) [de

Co-ordinated research activities: Annual report and statistics for 2003

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2004-07-01

Article III of the IAEA Statute authorises the Agency to encourage and assist research on, and development and practical application of, atomic energy for peaceful purposes throughout the world and to foster the exchange of scientific and technical information, as well as the exchange of scientists in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy. The research supported by the Agency is within the framework of the Agency's programmes, sub-programmes and projects that are listed in the approved Programme and Budget of the Agency. These co-ordinated research activities are normally implemented through Co-ordinated Research Projects (CRPs) that bring together research institutes in both developing and developed Member States to collaborate on the research topic of interest. The Agency may also respond to proposals from institutes for participation in the research activities by awarding individual contracts not related to a CRP. A small portion of available funds is used to finance individual projects, which deal with topics covered by the Agency's scientific programme. The Agency also supports several Doctoral CRPs. This new, optional type of CRP has been designed to strengthen promotion of research on nuclear technologies in developing Member States through pair building between agreement holders and contract holders. These CRPs include a PhD training programme at the contract holders' institutions. Three doctoral CRPs are currently being carried out by the Human Health programme. Further information on the Agency's co-ordinated research activities, including current information on CRPs and programme areas supported, information on policies and procedures and the administration of the activities is contained in the Agency's website at http://www-crp.iaea.org. The co-ordinated research activities reported in this document are conducted in support of the following Agency programmes: Nuclear Power; Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Material Technologies; Analysis for Sustainable

Co-ordinated research activities: Annual report and statistics for 2003

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Article III of the IAEA Statute authorises the Agency to encourage and assist research on, and development and practical application of, atomic energy for peaceful purposes throughout the world and to foster the exchange of scientific and technical information, as well as the exchange of scientists in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy. The research supported by the Agency is within the framework of the Agency's programmes, sub-programmes and projects that are listed in the approved Programme and Budget of the Agency. These co-ordinated research activities are normally implemented through Co-ordinated Research Projects (CRPs) that bring together research institutes in both developing and developed Member States to collaborate on the research topic of interest. The Agency may also respond to proposals from institutes for participation in the research activities by awarding individual contracts not related to a CRP. A small portion of available funds is used to finance individual projects, which deal with topics covered by the Agency's scientific programme. The Agency also supports several Doctoral CRPs. This new, optional type of CRP has been designed to strengthen promotion of research on nuclear technologies in developing Member States through pair building between agreement holders and contract holders. These CRPs include a PhD training programme at the contract holders' institutions. Three doctoral CRPs are currently being carried out by the Human Health programme. Further information on the Agency's co-ordinated research activities, including current information on CRPs and programme areas supported, information on policies and procedures and the administration of the activities is contained in the Agency's website at http://www-crp.iaea.org. The co-ordinated research activities reported in this document are conducted in support of the following Agency programmes: Nuclear Power; Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Material Technologies; Analysis for Sustainable

Katherine Biddle, Saint-John Perse intime. Journal inédit d’une amie américaine (1940-1970)

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Arena, Sara

2016-01-01

Un’amicizia trentennale unisce il poeta e diplomatico Saint-John Perse, il cui vero nome era Alexis Leger, a Katherine Biddle, scrittrice e poetessa, moglie del ministro della Giustizia degli Stati Uniti di Roosevelt, Francis Biddle. È anzi una vera e propria amicizia a tre quella che lega i due ricchi coniugi e il poeta a partire dal 1940, data del suo arrivo negli Stati Uniti, e che li vede insieme per lunghi periodi, nelle dimore dei Biddle e in viaggio; un rapporto non esente da ambiguità...

Modeling and evaluating repeatability and reproducibility of ordinal classifications

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de Mast, J.; van Wieringen, W.N.

2010-01-01

This paper argues that currently available methods for the assessment of the repeatability and reproducibility of ordinal classifications are not satisfactory. The paper aims to study whether we can modify a class of models from Item Response Theory, well established for the study of the reliability

Tra utopia e rivoluzione: le visioni di Diego Rivera al Rockefeller Center di New York

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Amalda Cuka

2016-11-01

Full Text Available I murales eseguiti da Diego Rivera (1886–1957 al Rockefeller Center di New York nel 1933 sono fra le più note opere d’arte scomparse. Ad aver reso celebre il dipinto non è stato il successo di pubblico, data la rimozione del lavoro ancora in corso d’opera, ma il ricchissimo dibattito alimentato dalla stampa intorno alla concezione dell’immagine, considerata negli Stati Uniti totalmente rivoluzionaria per la particolare tecnica dell’affresco utilizzata da Rivera, per i riferimenti all’arte precolombiana e per le idee politiche esposte. Un’occasione di riflessione è offerta in questa sede dall’attenzione che uno dei principali organi di stampa americani, il New York Times, ha dedicato all’argomento: dalla lettura dei numerosi interventi emerge, da una parte, la capacità di Rivera di entrare in comunicazione con un vasto pubblico, e dall’altra il ruolo avuto dalla stampa nella diffusione - quasi involontaria - del suo messaggio. Rivera è riuscito a raggiungere in tal modo, almeno parzialmente, il suo scopo: l’opera non è stata accessibile al grande pubblico, ma la conoscenza dei principi che voleva celebrare si è diffusa in maniera ancor più capillare.

Optimizing the maximum reported cluster size in the spatial scan statistic for ordinal data.

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Kim, Sehwi; Jung, Inkyung

2017-01-01

The spatial scan statistic is an important tool for spatial cluster detection. There have been numerous studies on scanning window shapes. However, little research has been done on the maximum scanning window size or maximum reported cluster size. Recently, Han et al. proposed to use the Gini coefficient to optimize the maximum reported cluster size. However, the method has been developed and evaluated only for the Poisson model. We adopt the Gini coefficient to be applicable to the spatial scan statistic for ordinal data to determine the optimal maximum reported cluster size. Through a simulation study and application to a real data example, we evaluate the performance of the proposed approach. With some sophisticated modification, the Gini coefficient can be effectively employed for the ordinal model. The Gini coefficient most often picked the optimal maximum reported cluster sizes that were the same as or smaller than the true cluster sizes with very high accuracy. It seems that we can obtain a more refined collection of clusters by using the Gini coefficient. The Gini coefficient developed specifically for the ordinal model can be useful for optimizing the maximum reported cluster size for ordinal data and helpful for properly and informatively discovering cluster patterns.

Oriente within, Nord without: il meridionismo e i romantici inglesi

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Luigi Cazzato

2012-11-01

Full Text Available Per Voltaire (1773 prima ed Hegel (2010 poi, la storia del progresso del mondo ha viaggiato seguendo il percorso geo-politico e climatico aristotelico 1: dal dispotico Oriente verso il libero Occidente; mentre per Montesquieu (1994 essa ha viaggiato anche dai paesi caldi del Sud, timorosi come i vecchi, verso i paesi freddi del Nord, coraggiosi come i giovani. L’Europa non si è vista solo come l’altro rispetto all’Oriente, ma anche come l’altro rispetto al suo Meridione: il presente moderno del Nord di contro al passato antico del Sud. Nella seconda metà del Settecento, il secolo della nascita dell’orientalismo come sapere organico all’impresa coloniale dell’Occidente, vennero gettati anche i semi della pianta del meridionismo, sapere organico all’impresa della costruzione della moderna identità europea. I romantici inglesi coltivarono questa pianta.

A variational synthesis nodal discrete ordinates method

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Favorite, J.A.; Stacey, W.M.

1999-01-01

A self-consistent nodal approximation method for computing discrete ordinates neutron flux distributions has been developed from a variational functional for neutron transport theory. The advantage of the new nodal method formulation is that it is self-consistent in its definition of the homogenized nodal parameters, the construction of the global nodal equations, and the reconstruction of the detailed flux distribution. The efficacy of the method is demonstrated by two-dimensional test problems

Confidence intervals for distinguishing ordinal and disordinal interactions in multiple regression.

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Lee, Sunbok; Lei, Man-Kit; Brody, Gene H

2015-06-01

Distinguishing between ordinal and disordinal interaction in multiple regression is useful in testing many interesting theoretical hypotheses. Because the distinction is made based on the location of a crossover point of 2 simple regression lines, confidence intervals of the crossover point can be used to distinguish ordinal and disordinal interactions. This study examined 2 factors that need to be considered in constructing confidence intervals of the crossover point: (a) the assumption about the sampling distribution of the crossover point, and (b) the possibility of abnormally wide confidence intervals for the crossover point. A Monte Carlo simulation study was conducted to compare 6 different methods for constructing confidence intervals of the crossover point in terms of the coverage rate, the proportion of true values that fall to the left or right of the confidence intervals, and the average width of the confidence intervals. The methods include the reparameterization, delta, Fieller, basic bootstrap, percentile bootstrap, and bias-corrected accelerated bootstrap methods. The results of our Monte Carlo simulation study suggest that statistical inference using confidence intervals to distinguish ordinal and disordinal interaction requires sample sizes more than 500 to be able to provide sufficiently narrow confidence intervals to identify the location of the crossover point. (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).

Perbandingan Analisis Diskriminan dan Analisis Regresi Logistik Ordinal dalam Prediksi Klasifikasi Kondisi Kesehatan Bank

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Fajri Zufa

2017-12-01

Full Text Available The purpose of this research is to compare the accuracy of bank classification prediction based on Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR, Earning Asset Quality (EAQ, Non Performing Loan (NPL, Return on Assets (ROA, Net Interest Margin (NIM, Short Term Mismatch (STM and Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR. Discriminant analysis and ordinal logistic regression analysis are compared in classifying the prediction. The data used are secondary data, namely data classification of bank conditions in Indonesia in 2014 obtained from research institute PT Infovesta Utama. Based on Apparent Error Rate (APER score obtained, it can be said that discriminant analysis is better in predicting the classification of bank conditions in Indonesia than that of ordinal logistic regression analysis. Discriminant analysis has the average prediction accuracy of 80%, while ordinal logistic regression analysis has the average prediction accuracy of 74,38%.

Modification of 28 November 1983 of the Radiation Protection ordinance of 30 June 1976

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1983-01-01

This Ordinance modifies the 1976 Radiation Protection Ordinance. The amendment allocates responsibility for radiation control among various governmental bodies. The Federal Office of Public Health is responsible for all radiation protection controls whenever they involve the protection of the public at large and the Accident Insurance Office is responsible for the protection of workers. Radiation control in nuclear installations is the responsibility of the Principal Division for the Safety of Nuclear Installations. (NEA) [fr

The historical development of Presbyterian ordination polity as background to the gay and lesbian ordination debate in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.

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Roch� F. Vermaak

2010-03-01

Full Text Available The United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. united in 1983 to form the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.. Since 1978, these three denominations have been involved in an ongoing debate regarding same-gender relationships. Subsequently, General Assemblies and General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commissions (GAPJC � the highest denominational court � have formed a polity regarding the election and ordination and/or installation of gays and lesbians as officers, i.e. deacons, elders, and ministers of the Word and Sacrament, as well as same-gender blessings and marriages. This first of three papers will focus on the historical development of Presbyterian ordination polity with emphasis on specific markers such as the Adopting Act of 1729 with its emphasis on scrupling and essentials, the five fundamentals of 1910 and the Special Commission of 1925 regarding subscription, G-6.0106b Book of Order, and relevant GAPJC rulings.

Roadside Judgments in Children with Developmental Co-ordination Disorder

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Purcell, Catherine; Wann, John P.; Wilmut, Kate; Poulter, Damian

2011-01-01

As pedestrians, the perceptual ability to accurately judge the relative rate of approaching vehicles and select a suitable crossing gap requires sensitivity to looming. It also requires that crossing judgments are synchronized with motoric capabilities. Previous research has suggested that children with Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD)…

Exploiting monotonicity constraints for active learning in ordinal classification

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Soons, Pieter; Feelders, Adrianus

2014-01-01

We consider ordinal classification and instance ranking problems where each attribute is known to have an increasing or decreasing relation with the class label or rank. For example, it stands to reason that the number of query terms occurring in a document has a positive influence on its relevance

7. ordinance to amend the ordinance concerning fees for inspection of plants and systems subject to surveyance

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1983-01-01

The fees to be levied for inspection largely remained the same since April 1, 1977 for the majority of industrial plants. The seventh amendment is intended to bring about an adjustment of fees to current costs of inspection. Considering the differing increase in fees for the various types of plants, an average increase of 7% is to be expected according to the draft ordinance. The additional expense to be borne by the operators of industrial plants subject to surveyance are low: an effect on consumer prices hence is not to be expected. (orig.) [de

Some tools for the analysis of ordinal data

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nately the scientist is often misled by the use of numbers as symbols for the classes, with the result that the ... complete account of the theory concerned is to be found in. McCullagh & NeIder (1989) while Dobson ... Let z represent a number on the continuous scale, x a number on the ordinal scale. The data available will be ...

Topological properties of function spaces over ordinal spaces

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Gabriyelyan, S.; Grebík, Jan; Kąkol, Jerzy; Zdomskyy, L.

2017-01-01

Roč. 111, č. 4 (2017), s. 1157-1161 ISSN 1578-7303 R&D Projects: GA ČR GF16-34860L Institutional support: RVO:67985840 Keywords : Ascoli * rK-space * ordinal space Subject RIV: BA - General Mathematics OBOR OECD: Pure mathematics Impact factor: 0.690, year: 2016 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13398-016-0354-7

Ordinal optimization and its application to complex deterministic problems

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Yang, Mike Shang-Yu

1998-10-01

We present in this thesis a new perspective to approach a general class of optimization problems characterized by large deterministic complexities. Many problems of real-world concerns today lack analyzable structures and almost always involve high level of difficulties and complexities in the evaluation process. Advances in computer technology allow us to build computer models to simulate the evaluation process through numerical means, but the burden of high complexities remains to tax the simulation with an exorbitant computing cost for each evaluation. Such a resource requirement makes local fine-tuning of a known design difficult under most circumstances, let alone global optimization. Kolmogorov equivalence of complexity and randomness in computation theory is introduced to resolve this difficulty by converting the complex deterministic model to a stochastic pseudo-model composed of a simple deterministic component and a white-noise like stochastic term. The resulting randomness is then dealt with by a noise-robust approach called Ordinal Optimization. Ordinal Optimization utilizes Goal Softening and Ordinal Comparison to achieve an efficient and quantifiable selection of designs in the initial search process. The approach is substantiated by a case study in the turbine blade manufacturing process. The problem involves the optimization of the manufacturing process of the integrally bladed rotor in the turbine engines of U.S. Air Force fighter jets. The intertwining interactions among the material, thermomechanical, and geometrical changes makes the current FEM approach prohibitively uneconomical in the optimization process. The generalized OO approach to complex deterministic problems is applied here with great success. Empirical results indicate a saving of nearly 95% in the computing cost.

No association of smoke-free ordinances with profits from bingo and charitable games in Massachusetts.

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Glantz, S A; Wilson-Loots, R

2003-12-01

Because it is widely played, claims that smoking restrictions will adversely affect bingo games is used as an argument against these policies. We used publicly available data from Massachusetts to assess the impact of 100% smoke-free ordinances on profits from bingo and other gambling sponsored by charitable organisations between 1985 and 2001. We conducted two analyses: (1) a general linear model implementation of a time series analysis with net profits (adjusted to 2001 dollars) as the dependent variable, and community (as a fixed effect), year, lagged net profits, and the length of time the ordinance had been in force as the independent variables; (2) multiple linear regression of total state profits against time, lagged profits, and the percentage of the entire state population in communities that allow charitable gaming but prohibit smoking. The general linear model analysis of data from individual communities showed that, while adjusted profits fell over time, this effect was not related to the presence of an ordinance. The analysis in terms of the fraction of the population living in communities with ordinances yielded the same result. Policymakers can implement smoke-free policies without concern that these policies will affect charitable gaming.

Ordinance on the Implementation of Atomic Safety and Radiation Protection

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1984-01-01

In execution of the new Atomic Energy Act the Ordinance on the Implementation of Atomic Safety and Radiation Protection was put into force on 1 February 1985. It takes into account all forms of peaceful nuclear energy and ionizing radiation uses in nuclear installations, irradiation facilities and devices in research, industries, and health services, and in radioactive isotope production and laboratories. It covers all aspects of safety and protection and defines atomic safety as nuclear safety and nuclear safeguards and physical protection of nuclear materials and facilities, whereas radiation protection includes the total of requirements, measures, means and methods necessary to protect man and the environment from the detrimental effects of ionizing radiation. It has been based on ICRP Recommendation No. 26 and the IAEA's Basic Safety Standards and supersedes the Radiation Protection Ordinance of 1969

First and second collision source for mitigating ray effects in discrete ordinate calculations

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Gomes, L.T.; Stevens, P.N.

1991-01-01

This work revisits the problem of ray effects in discrete ordinates calculations that frequently occurs in two- and three-dimensional systems which contain isolated sources within a highly absorbing medium. The effectiveness of using a first collision source or a second collision source are analyzed as possible remedies to mitigate this problem. The first collision and second collision sources are generated by three-dimensional Monte Carlo calculations that enables its application to a variety of source configurations, and the results can be coupled to a two- or three-dimensional discrete ordinates transport code. (author)

Numerical and Non-Numerical Ordinality Processing in Children with and without Developmental Dyscalculia: Evidence from fMRI

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Kaufmann, L.; Vogel, S. E.; Starke, M.; Kremser, C.; Schocke, M.

2009-01-01

Ordinality is--beyond numerical magnitude (i.e., quantity)--an important characteristic of the number system. There is converging empirical evidence that (intra)parietal brain regions mediate number magnitude processing. Furthermore, recent findings suggest that the human intraparietal sulcus (IPS) supports magnitude and ordinality in a…

Signing for the "No Smoking' ordinance in Southern California

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William S. Folkman

1966-01-01

Symbolic signs, especially designed to aid enforcement of "no smoking" ordinances, had high visibility and were correctly interpreted by most travelers. Signs with words "NO" and "OK"' were superior to signs without these words. Observation and interpretation of the signs were greater among the younger persons and among those who...

Exploiting Monotonicity Constraints in Active Learning for Ordinal Classification

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Soons, Pieter; Feelders, Adrianus

2014-01-01

We consider ordinal classication and instance ranking problems where each attribute is known to have an increasing or decreasing relation with the class label or rank. For example, it stands to reason that the number of query terms occurring in a document has a positive in uence on its relevance to

CEPXS/ONELD: A one-dimensional coupled electron-photon discrete ordinates code package

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Lorence, L.J. Jr.; Morel, J.E.

1992-01-01

CEPXS/ONELD is a discrete ordinates transport code package that can model the electron-photon cascade from 100 MeV to 1 keV. The CEPXS code generates fully-coupled multigroup-Legendre cross section data. This data is used by the general-purpose discrete ordinates code, ONELD, which is derived from the Los Alamos ONEDANT and ONBTRAN codes. Version 1.0 of CEPXS/ONELD was released in 1989 and has been primarily used to analyze the effect of radiation environments on electronics. Version 2.0 is under development and will include user-friendly features such as the automatic selection of group structure, spatial mesh structure, and S N order

Lettere di Vilfredo Pareto all’amico Roberto Michels: confini e confine nel Trattato di Sociologia Generale del 1916

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Raffaele Federici

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Full Text Available In questa ricerca di senso fra la fine di un'epoca e la nuova visione del mondo, c’è, nei due Autori, quello che potrebbe chiamarsi una betweenness: Pareto, quasi un franco-italiano, e Michels, un italiano-tedesco, anzi un più che italiano. Nella linea di faglia rappresentata dal primo conflitto mondiale, i due sociologi sono in una doppia relazione interiore appunto franco-italiana Pareto e italo-tedesca Michels e una relazione esteriore fra il mondo di ieri e il mondo successivo al cataclisma che fu la prima guerra mondiale, quando ben quattro imperi colossali erano stati smembrati (l’Impero Russo, l’Impero Tedesco, l’Impero Austro-ungarico e l’Impero ottomano, nello stesso tempo in cui Emile Durkheim guardava con inquietudine alla disgregazione delle vecchie comunità tradizionali, dove il senso della crisi del tempo investe non solo le persone e i comportamenti, ma il mondo logico stesso. Lo scambio epistolare avviene nella stessa terra: Pareto a Celigny, sul lago di Ginevra , e Michels a Basilea , lungo le rive del Reno. Vi è, fra i due sociologi un profondo rispetto, che vedrà Robert Michels dedicare allo “scienziato e amico Vilfredo Pareto con venerazione” un’opera importante come “Problemi di sociologia applicata” pubblicata solo tre anni dopo il Trattato di Sociologia Generale del Maestro. In questa antologia di saggi Robert Michels, probabilmente composti fra il 1914 e il 1917, negli anni del grande cataclisma, anzi concepiti prima «dell’insediamento di questa terribile corte suprema di cassazione di tutte le nostre ideologie, che è la guerra» , quindi contemporanea al Trattato, il Maestro viene citato tre volte, come Max Weber, ma, de facto, la presenza di Pareto è continua. In particolare, il richiamo al Maestro è iscritto a due piste di ricerca: da una parte la realtà della ricerca sociologica e del suo amplissimo spettro di analisi e dall’altra la teoria della circolazione delle elités. È proprio

Infants' development of object permanence: a refined methodology and new evidence of Piaget's hypothesized ordinality.

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Kramer, J A; Hill, K T; Cohen, L B

1975-03-01

To investigate Piaget's theory of object concept development, a series of 6 tasks was administered in a combined longitudinal/cross-sectional design incorporating a number of methodological controls. The tasks spanned the entire sensorimotor period and included single versus sequential displacements combined with visible or invisible hidings. 36 infants from 5 to 32 months of age at initial testing were drawn equally from day-care and home settings. All infants received the 6 tasks during each of 3 testing sessions over a 6-month period. Clear evidence was obtained for task ordinality as proposed by Piaget, with ordinality coefficients ranging from .71 to .82 for the 3 testing sessions. Performance changes across the 3 sessions were also ordinal in 80% of the cases. Expected age, task, and session effects and accompanying interactions were also obtained.

78 FR 54670 - Miami Tribe of Oklahoma-Liquor Control Ordinance

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2013-09-05

... operations on Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Trust Land. The enactment of a tribal ordinance governing liquor and... continued operation and strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal government... dining rooms of hotels, restaurants, theaters, gaming facilities, entertainment centers, stores, garages...

Supply chain co-ordination and industry clockspeed: an exploratory study

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Voordijk, Johannes T.; Akkermans, Henk; Meijboom, Bert

2003-01-01

The increasing velocity of change, or clockspeed, in the business environment is a key challenge for firms and industries nowadays. In this study, the impact of industry and organisation clockspeed on specific mechanisms used for supply chain co-ordination is investigated from an

Matrix albedo for discrete ordinates infinite-medium boundary condition

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Mathews, K.; Dishaw, J.

2007-01-01

Discrete ordinates problems with an infinite exterior medium (reflector) can be more efficiently computed by eliminating grid cells in the exterior medium and applying a matrix albedo boundary condition. The albedo matrix is a discretized bidirectional reflection distribution function (BRDF) that accounts for the angular quadrature set, spatial quadrature method, and spatial grid that would have been used to model a portion of the exterior medium. The method is exact in slab geometry, and could be used as an approximation in multiple dimensions or curvilinear coordinates. We present an adequate method for computing albedo matrices and demonstrate their use in verifying a discrete ordinates code in slab geometry by comparison with Ganapol's infinite medium semi-analytic TIEL benchmark. With sufficient resolution in the spatial and angular grids and iteration tolerance to yield solutions converged to 6 digits, the conventional (scalar) albedo boundary condition yielded 2-digit accuracy at the boundary, but the matrix albedo solution reproduced the benchmark scalar flux at the boundary to all 6 digits. (authors)

Analysis of the morphology of oral structures from 3-D co-ordinate data.

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Jovanovski, V; Lynch, E

2000-01-01

A non-intrusive method is described which can be used to determine the forms of oral structures. It is based on the digitising of standard replicas with a co-ordinate-measuring machine. Supporting software permits a mathematical model of the surface to be reconstructed and visualised from captured three-dimensional co-ordinates. A series of surface data sets can be superposed into a common reference frame without the use of extrinsic markers, allowing changes in the shapes of oral structures to be quantified accurately over an extended period of time. The system has found numerous applications.

Ordinance on definitions and licenses in the atomic energy field - Amendment of 2 March 1987

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1987-01-01

The amendment to the Ordinance of 18 January 1984, aims essentially at ensuring that the commitments under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons are complied with in Switzerland. The goods and articles involving uranium enrichment by the gas centrifuge process and nuclear fuel reprocessing having been specified by the competent international bodies, are mentioned in the Ordinance. Henceforth, they are included in the goods subject to notification or licensing listed in the Annex to the Ordinance. Also for non-proliferation purposes, the licensing requirement has been extended to the transit of so-called sensitive goods when they have been assigned elsewhere in Switzerland. The basis in both cases is the 1959 Atomic Energy Act, as amended in 1986 in respect of import and export of nuclear articles and technology. The amendment entered into force on 1 April 1987 [fr

On Constancy of Second Co-ordinate of the gonality sequence

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Pal, Sarbeswar

2017-01-01

Let $X$ be a K3 surface and $L$ be an ample line bundle on it. In this article we will prove that under certain condition the second co-ordinate of the gonality sequence is constant along the smooth curves in the linear system $|L|$.

Co-ordinated research programme on isotope-aided studies of the bioavailability of iron and zinc from human diets. Report of the second research co-ordination meeting, Hyderabad, India, 16-20 November 1992

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1994-01-01

The Co-ordinated Research Programme (CRP) on ''Isotope-Aided Studies on the Bioavailability of Iron and Zinc from Human Diets'' was initiated by the IAEA in 1990, and presently encompasses participating institutes in 11 countries. A summary of the discussions that took place during thr second Research Co-ordination Meeting held in Hyderabad, India, between 16-20 November 1992, is given in this report together with 12 working papers (progress reports) presented by individual participants. A separate abstract was prepared for each of these papers. Refs, figs and tabs

Rain Scattering and Co-ordinate Distance Calculation

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M. Hajny

1998-12-01

Full Text Available Calculations of scattered field on the rain objects are based on using of Multiple MultiPole (MMP numerical method. Both bi-static scattering function and bi-static scattering cross section are calculated in the plane parallel to Earth surface. The co-ordination area was determined using the simple model of scattering volume [1]. Calculation for frequency 9.595 GHz and antenna elevation of 25° was done. Obtained results are compared with calculation in accordance to ITU-R recommendation.

Deterministic absorbed dose estimation in computed tomography using a discrete ordinates method

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Norris, Edward T.; Liu, Xin; Hsieh, Jiang

2015-01-01

Purpose: Organ dose estimation for a patient undergoing computed tomography (CT) scanning is very important. Although Monte Carlo methods are considered gold-standard in patient dose estimation, the computation time required is formidable for routine clinical calculations. Here, the authors instigate a deterministic method for estimating an absorbed dose more efficiently. Methods: Compared with current Monte Carlo methods, a more efficient approach to estimating the absorbed dose is to solve the linear Boltzmann equation numerically. In this study, an axial CT scan was modeled with a software package, Denovo, which solved the linear Boltzmann equation using the discrete ordinates method. The CT scanning configuration included 16 x-ray source positions, beam collimators, flat filters, and bowtie filters. The phantom was the standard 32 cm CT dose index (CTDI) phantom. Four different Denovo simulations were performed with different simulation parameters, including the number of quadrature sets and the order of Legendre polynomial expansions. A Monte Carlo simulation was also performed for benchmarking the Denovo simulations. A quantitative comparison was made of the simulation results obtained by the Denovo and the Monte Carlo methods. Results: The difference in the simulation results of the discrete ordinates method and those of the Monte Carlo methods was found to be small, with a root-mean-square difference of around 2.4%. It was found that the discrete ordinates method, with a higher order of Legendre polynomial expansions, underestimated the absorbed dose near the center of the phantom (i.e., low dose region). Simulations of the quadrature set 8 and the first order of the Legendre polynomial expansions proved to be the most efficient computation method in the authors’ study. The single-thread computation time of the deterministic simulation of the quadrature set 8 and the first order of the Legendre polynomial expansions was 21 min on a personal computer

Amendment of Ordinance on collection and despatch of radioactive waste

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1987-03-01

The Ordinance was amended to specify the conditions for interim storage of radioactive waste. Until it is finally disposed of, such waste will be stored on premises fitted up by the Federal Institute for Reactor Research. The amendment entered into force on 1 April 1987. (NEA) [fr

Planning Review: Developments and Planning Issues of Land Use Control in Suburban Areas by Local Government’s Ordinances in Japan

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Mashima, Toshimitsu; Kawakami, Mitsuhiko

2014-01-01

This study aims to clarify how changes in the legal system combined with changing social, economic, and environmental pressures have affected approaches taken for land use control. Our emphasis is on how historical transitions in the legal system, particularly in the use of local government ordinances (Development Permission Ordinances and voluntary ordinances concerning land use management) have contributed to land use control in suburban areas. Our results show that because of the revision ...

Predicting multi-level drug response with gene expression profile in multiple myeloma using hierarchical ordinal regression.

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Zhang, Xinyan; Li, Bingzong; Han, Huiying; Song, Sha; Xu, Hongxia; Hong, Yating; Yi, Nengjun; Zhuang, Wenzhuo

2018-05-10

Multiple myeloma (MM), like other cancers, is caused by the accumulation of genetic abnormalities. Heterogeneity exists in the patients' response to treatments, for example, bortezomib. This urges efforts to identify biomarkers from numerous molecular features and build predictive models for identifying patients that can benefit from a certain treatment scheme. However, previous studies treated the multi-level ordinal drug response as a binary response where only responsive and non-responsive groups are considered. It is desirable to directly analyze the multi-level drug response, rather than combining the response to two groups. In this study, we present a novel method to identify significantly associated biomarkers and then develop ordinal genomic classifier using the hierarchical ordinal logistic model. The proposed hierarchical ordinal logistic model employs the heavy-tailed Cauchy prior on the coefficients and is fitted by an efficient quasi-Newton algorithm. We apply our hierarchical ordinal regression approach to analyze two publicly available datasets for MM with five-level drug response and numerous gene expression measures. Our results show that our method is able to identify genes associated with the multi-level drug response and to generate powerful predictive models for predicting the multi-level response. The proposed method allows us to jointly fit numerous correlated predictors and thus build efficient models for predicting the multi-level drug response. The predictive model for the multi-level drug response can be more informative than the previous approaches. Thus, the proposed approach provides a powerful tool for predicting multi-level drug response and has important impact on cancer studies.

Overcurrent protection co-ordination. A modern approach for modern devices

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Hindle, P. [GEC Alsthom Engineering Systems Ltd., Whetstone (United Kingdom); Sanderson, J.V.H. [Power Engineering Consultants Ltd., Cheshire (United Kingdom)

1995-12-31

A modern approach to relay co-ordination that takes advantage of the improved performance of modern protective relays and circuits was proposed. The proposed method dealt with a mixture of new and old equipment and was most useful when implemented using common spreadsheet software. The suggested approach justified reduced time margins for relay co-ordination in many difficult applications. Other established approaches were reviewed. A discussion of fixed and variable time margin allowances was presented. The formulation of an equation to determine the required upstream relay operating time was explained, with sample calculations. Relay performance standards and modern protective equipment were discussed. It was concluded that modern relays and circuit breakers are much more advanced than designs of the recent past. The method described allowed significant reductions in margins which enabled modern relays to operate faster. While calculations for the procedures were said to be tedious to perform by hand, they can be easily done with spreadsheet software. 10 refs., 4 figs.

Cineturismo e valorizzazione del territorio: il caso Puglia / Cine-tourism and territory enhancement: the case of Puglia region

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Michele Vigilante

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Il cineturismo rappresenta un fenomeno socio-culturale recente e in forte diffusione in Italia. Il suo legame con la valorizzazione del territorio è inscindibile dal momento in cui lo spettatore sceglie un determinato luogo da visitare, stimolato dalla visione di un film, di una fiction o di un cortometraggio. La valorizzazione del territorio attraverso il cinema non è automatica. Vi sono luoghi che grazie a dei film di successo hanno riscontrato un afflusso esponenziale di turisti e altri luoghi dove questo non è avvenuto. Predisporre spazi per l'accoglienza di produzioni cinematografiche o finanziare le produzioni cinematografiche in uno specifico territorio consente un maggiore interesse, da parte dei registi, nei confronti di quelle location che di quel territorio fanno parte.  The film tourism is a socio-cultural phenomenon recently and rapidly spread in Italy. His connection with the development of the area is inseparable from the moment when the viewer chooses a certain place to visit, stimulated by watching a movie, a drama or a short film. The development of the area through cinema is not automatic. There are places that thanks to the hit movie found an exponential influx of tourists and other places where this has not happened. Provide space for the reception of film productions or finance film productions in a specific area allows a greater interest on the part of directors, in respect of those locations that are part of that territory.

Luigi Cavazza Protagonista del progresso delle scienze agrarie

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Angelo Caliandro

Full Text Available Contributo apportato all’evoluzione delle Scienze Agrarie dal prof. Luigi Cavazza, Emerito di Agronomia generale e Coltivazioni erbacee dell’Università di Bologna, durante la Sua lunga vita universitaria; il prof. Cavazza proprio quest’anno compie i sessant’anni di attività, essendosi laureato a Bari nell’anno accademico 1945/46. Il suo impegno di studioso dei problemi agronomici coincide con un periodo di profonda trasformazione dell’agricoltura italiana, rapidamente passata da un sistema arcaico ad uno moderno e innovativo grazie ai contributi della ricerca scientifica.

Il fascino dell'economia (A fascination with economics

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K. BRUNNER

2013-12-01

Full Text Available l'articolo è un contributo ad una serie di ricordi e riflessioni sulle esperienze professionali di illustri economisti con Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review iniziate nel 1979. In esso Karl Brunner discute l' evoluzione del suo pensiero sul ruolo e l'uso dell'economia per quanto riguarda  tre problemi distintiThe paper is a contribution to a series of recollections and reflections on the professional experiences of distinguished economists which the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review started in 1979. In it Karl Brunner discusses the evolution of his thoughts on the role and use of economics with regards to three distinct problems. JEL: B31, A11

Le Comunità Tradizionali e la Politica Recente Dell'incentivo Allo Sviluppo

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Anne Greice Soares Ribeiro Macedo

2015-12-01

Full Text Available In questo studio si contestualizza la recente politica brasiliana di incentivo allo sviluppo, istituita con il PAC I e il sucessivo PAC II, per una miglior comprensione della questione ambientale e dellacutizzarsi dei conflitti determinati dalla configurazione del capitalismo globale, che, privo di regole, indebolisce i diritti naturali. In quanto nazione periferica, il Brasile, non senza difficoltà, si inserisce in questo nuovo momento del capitalismo, e proprio da questo suo inserimento emergono le contraddizioni tipiche di un progetto politico che, nel nome del progresso economico, di recente concretizzato in grandi imprese per il commercio di commodities, causa grandi conflitti tra interessi economici e il diritto originario dei popoli indigeni o delle popolazioni tradizionali.

L'indifferenza delle periferie Nuove centralità e senso del luogo / The indifference of the suburbs New centralities and sense of place

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Enrico Prandi

2013-09-01

Full Text Available Si torna a parlare di Periferie. Non solo e non tanto perché la scomposizione del centro urbano in una moltitudine di centri esterni (sostitutivi più che alternativi, ha determinato la crisi dell’urbanità storica – che ha costruito la città nella sua articolazione di spazi funzionalmente e figurativamente diversi. Quanto perché le zone periferiche, investite della creazione di nuove urbanità, si devono caricare anche della responsabilità di dar forma e senso alla città mediante la definizione del suo limite esterno. Gli interventi nelle periferie dovranno essere il punto di inizio per un ritorno alla città: rigenerata, sostenibile, funzionale, spazialmente densa e compatta. / It is time to speak of the suburbs again. Not only and not so much because fragmentation of the urban centre into a multitude of external “centres” (substitutes rather than alternatives, has determined a crisis in historic urbanism ‒ which is what divided the city into spaces that were functionally and figuratively different ‒ but because suburban areas, invested with the creation of new urbanity, must also assume the responsibility to shape and give sense to the city by defining its outer limit. Interventions in the suburbs must be the starting point for a return to the city: regenerated, sustainable, functional, spatially dense, and compact.

Energy-pointwise discrete ordinates transport methods

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Williams, M.L.; Asgari, M.; Tashakorri, R.

1997-01-01

A very brief description is given of a one-dimensional code, CENTRM, which computes a detailed, space-dependent flux spectrum in a pointwise-energy representation within the resolved resonance range. The code will become a component in the SCALE system to improve computation of self-shielded cross sections, thereby enhancing the accuracy of codes such as KENO. CENTRM uses discrete-ordinates transport theory with an arbitrary angular quadrature order and a Legendre expansion of scattering anisotropy for moderator materials and heavy nuclides. The CENTRM program provides capability to deterministically compute full energy range, space-dependent angular flux spectra, rigorously accounting for resonance fine-structure and scattering anisotropy effects

Improvement of basic food crops in Africa through plant breeding, including the use of induced mutations. Report of the third research co-ordination meeting of FAO/IAEA/ITALY co-ordinated research programme. Working material

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1997-12-01

A Co-ordinated Research Programme, on ``Improvement of basic food corps in Africa through plant breeding including the use of induced mutations``, funded by the Italian Governmnet, was initiated in the Joint Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization and International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna. The primary objective of this CRP was to breed improved varieties of staple food crops of Africa with main emphasis on the indigenous species and local cultivars. The Third Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) under the FAO/IAEA/ITALY Co-ordinated Research Programme was held in Nairobi, Kenya, 20-24 September 1993 in which 24 persons participated and 18 scientific reports were presented. These included reports from 10 Research Contract holders from Africa, 3 Technical Contract holders from Italy and the update on the backstopping of research carried out at the IAEA Laboratories, Seibersdorf. The reports, and conclusions and recommendations made by the participants are presented in this publication. Refs, figs, tabs.

Improvement of basic food crops in Africa through plant breeding, including the use of induced mutations. Report of the third research co-ordination meeting of FAO/IAEA/ITALY co-ordinated research programme. Working material

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1997-01-01

A Co-ordinated Research Programme, on ''Improvement of basic food corps in Africa through plant breeding including the use of induced mutations'', funded by the Italian Governmnet, was initiated in the Joint Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization and International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna. The primary objective of this CRP was to breed improved varieties of staple food crops of Africa with main emphasis on the indigenous species and local cultivars. The Third Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) under the FAO/IAEA/ITALY Co-ordinated Research Programme was held in Nairobi, Kenya, 20-24 September 1993 in which 24 persons participated and 18 scientific reports were presented. These included reports from 10 Research Contract holders from Africa, 3 Technical Contract holders from Italy and the update on the backstopping of research carried out at the IAEA Laboratories, Seibersdorf. The reports, and conclusions and recommendations made by the participants are presented in this publication. Refs, figs, tabs

Ordinance of 12 January 1972 on Radiation Protection

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1972-01-01

This Ordinance made under the 1969 Act on Radiation Protection aims to supplement the Act with many detailed provisions on protection against ionizing radiation. It is divided into 4 parts: the first covers definitions on radiation protection, which are generally the same as those of the 1969 Act; the second relates to radiation-emitting equipment, in particular X-ray devices and particle accelerators; the third concerns radioactive materials and the fourth nuclear installations. (NEA) [fr

Ironija i satira u dramskim djelima Maxa Frischa: Mehanizmi suočavanja s izazovima 20. stoljeća

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Katarina Žeravica

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Irony and satire, two complex phenomena, find their respective places in the dramatic works of Max Frisch (1911–1991, a Swiss playwright and novelist and have gone through many changes gaining on different meanings, depending on the socio-cultural context, dominant literary and philosophical theories of a certain period of time in which they were analyzed and recognized as such. The aim of this paper is to show that Max Frisch, a 20th century intellectual who witnessed the major political, cultural and social changes of the second half of the 20th century in Europe and worldwide, uses irony and satire for coping with the reality and challenges of the time he lived in. Keywords: Max Frisch, dramatic work, irony, satire, 20th centuryNeutralna pozicija koju je Švicarska imala za vrijeme Drugoga svjetskog rata, a zbog koje je ostala pošteđena ratnih zbivanja te otvorenost klasičnim, ali i suvremenim europskim i svjetskim književnim te kazališnim utjecajima, stvorili su pozitivno ozračje za dobru, aktualnu i suvremenu švicarsku dramsku književnost na njemačkom jeziku nakon 1945. godine čiji predstavnik postaje jedan od najvećih švicarskih književnika, Max Frisch (1911–1991. U svojoj dugogodišnjoj književnoj karijeri Frisch je bio iznimno aktivan kao prozaist, napisavši pet romana, pet pripovijesti te četiri dnevnika, ali i kao dramatičar, ostavivši bogat dramski opus koji broji jedanaest dramskih ostvarenja napisanih između 1945. i 1978. godine. Upravo će Frischove drame biti predmetom ovoga rada, odnosno naglasak će biti na onima koje su se analizom pokazale najreprezentativnijima u cilju dokazivanja postojanja ironije i satire u istima kao mehanizmima suočavanja s izazovima koje je pred čovjeka-intelektualca stavilo 20. stoljeće, ali i kao sredstvima putem kojih Frisch progovara, kritizira i prokazuje besmisao jednog vremena kojemu je i sâm pripadao.

75 FR 62853 - Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Liquor Control Ordinance

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2010-10-13

... ordinance. (iii) ``Beer'' shall mean any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of any infusion or... alcohol, hydrated oxide or ethyl, or spirit or wine, which is commonly produced by the fermentation or... under Section V. (vi) ``Licensee'' shall mean the person or entity authorized to sell Liquor, Beer or...

The use of the co-ordinate measuring machine for the study of three-dimensional biomechanics of the knee.

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Veselko, M; Jenko, M; Lipuscek, I

1998-07-01

Original methodology for the study of three-dimensional biomechanics of the knee is presented in the paper. Defining the geometry of the rigid body in the body-fixed reference frame and the orientation of the body-fixed reference frame in the global co-ordinate system are the theoretic basis. The data in the form of co-ordinates of the Cartesian frame are gathered by the co-ordinate measuring machine and analysed by specially computer program. The theory and a practical example of the study of the three-dimensional biomechanics of the knee are presented. Various possibilities of the use of the methodology are discussed.

La letteratura italiana tradotta in Argentina

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Silvia Cattoni

2017-11-01

Full Text Available In due secoli di storia della letteratura argentina, lo sviluppo della letteratura italiana tradotta è in stretto rapporto con i propositi pedagogici o estetici determinati dal contesto culturale dei diversi momenti storici. In linea di massima, è possibile affermare che, dalla conformazione dello Stato nazionale e durante i primi decenni del XX secolo, la traduzione letteraria mirava ad ampliare l’orizzonte culturale di un lettore che si consolidava al ritmo della fiammante nazione. Nelle fasi successive e in stretto rapporto con la politica culturale portata avanti da Victoria Ocampo a partire dal 1931 tramite la rivista Sur e il suo posteriore progetto editoriale, la traduzione è stata soprattutto una pratica di scrittura che ebbe un’influenza decisiva nell’ordito della letteratura nazionale favorendo il suo rinnovo e incentivando le versioni di traduttori argentini. Fu questa un’apertura che favorì, durante la seconda metà del secolo, nel contesto della ricezione della letteratura universale, l’ingresso della letteratura italiana in Argentina. Il presente lavoro tratta in maniera sistematica, ma provvisoria, il panorama della letteratura italiana tradotta in Argentina. Lo scopo principale comporta il registro dei momenti più fecondi e l’interpretazione degli esiti ottenuti nei confronti della traduzione nel sistema letterario nazionale.

Determinación sexual en cráneos de sitios arqueológicos del humedal del Paraná inferior

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Mazza, Bárbara

2013-12-01

Full Text Available La determinación del sexo en restos óseos humanos constituye en bioarqueología un tema de especial interés cuando se efectúan interpretaciones de índole conductual y cultural en poblaciones del pasado. En el presente trabajo se propone discutir la aplicación de metodologías cualitativas y cuantitativas a una muestra de 110 cráneos de individuos adultos de ambos sexos provenientes de sitios arqueológicos del Humedal del Paraná inferior (Argentina con el fin de obtener una discriminación sexual adecuada para la muestra estudiada y evaluar la eficacia de dichas metodologías. Las variables cualitativas relevadas incluyen grados de dimorfismo sexual registradas en la glabela, en el margen supraorbital, en el proceso mastoideo, en la cresta occipital y en la eminencia mentoniana según un sistema ordinal de expresión (scoring. Los análisis métricos se llevaron a cabo en el proceso mastoideo a partir de las siguientes mediciones: ancho máximo, ancho mínimo, ancho transversal, ancho horizontal, longitud porion-mastoidal, longitud asterion-mastoidal, longitud porion-mastoidal vertical y cálculo de la superficie del área. Todas las variables presentaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas y altos porcentajes de discriminación. Posteriormente se elaboró una función discriminante a partir de las variables métricas que mejor discriminaban entre sexos. Si bien se logró una buena diferenciación sexual tanto a través de los análisis cualitativos como de los cuantitativos se recomienda su uso en forma conjunta para mejorar la precisión en los resultados.

CONSIDERAȚII RELATIVE LA CONCEPTUL DE ORDINE PUBLICĂ ÎN DREPTUL INTERNAȚIONAL PRIVAT

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Victor VOLCINSCHI

2017-07-01

Full Text Available Articolul este consacrat analizei aspectelor definirii conceptului de ordine publică în dreptul internațional, corelației dintre conceptele de ordine publică de drept intern și de drept internațional privat și a funcțiilor sociale pe care le în­dep­linește fiecare din ele. Prin analiza reglementărilor legale, a practicii și a fondului doctrinar din domeniu sunt analizate condițiile invocării excepției de ordine publică în dreptul internațional privat, demonstrându-se în mod separat specificul invocării excepției de ordine publică în procedura de refuz al hotărârilor judecătorești străine și în procedura de refuz al sentințelor arbitrale străine.CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE PUBLIC ORDER IN THE INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAWDedicated to the analysis of the issues of defining the concept of public order in the international law, the correlation between the concepts of public order of national law and private international law and of the social functions performed by each of them. By analyzing the legal regulations, the practice and the doctrine in the field, are being analyzed the conditions of invocation of public order exception in private international law, and demonstrated separately the specifics of invocation of the public order exception in the procedure of refusal of foreign judgments and in the procedure of refusal of foreign arbitral awards.

El clima en relación a las actividades, la fidelidad y la satisfacción del turista náutico que visita la ruta del sol (Ecuador

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Yen E. Lam González

2018-01-01

Full Text Available El clima es un atributo del destino capaz de influir en el comportamiento turístico, especialmente en aquellos segmentos motivados por el ocio y la recreación al aire libre. En turismo náutico, el clima es esencial, porque condiciona la realización de la actividad náutica. Frente a la escasez de investigaciones que estudien la relación entre clima y comportamiento náutico, este artículo propone un modelo de regresión logística ordinal, que permite medir el impacto del clima en la cantidad de actividades náuticas, el número de visitas al destino y la satisfacción global del turista, y compararlo con el efecto del resto de atributos. Como resultado de encuestar a 201 turistas náuticos, nacionales y extranjeros, de visita en la Ruta del Sol (Ecuador en el 2015, se ha podido comprobar que la satisfacción climática del practicante náutico es esencial para garantizar su satisfacción con el destino. El estudio también pone de relieve el efecto dominante que ejerce el clima sobre el comportamiento náutico y la fidelidad del turista extranjero, lo que demuestra la importancia de trabajar en el diseño de productos y servicios con información climático-meteorológica, para la gestión del turismo náutico internacional en este destino. Sin embargo, en aras de elevar la fidelidad y estimular el consumo náutico del mercado nacional, se requiere trabajar en otros aspectos, que se descubren a lo largo de este trabajo.

Sistemas fotovoltaicos y la ordenación territorial;The photovoltaic systems and territorial ordination

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María Rodríguez Gámez

2013-10-01

Full Text Available La generación fotovoltaica con sistemas conectados a red eléctrica en el esquema de generación distribuida, es una alternativa que contribuye con beneficios a la reducción del pico de demanda vespertina, a la disminución de pérdidas por distribución; siendo una opción en el desarrollo de las inversiones que incrementan la capacidad de la red de distribución en un escenario a gran escala, pudiendo sustituir inversiones en capacidad de generación y transmisión. Esta idea supone la penetración de la tecnología fotovoltaica aumentando su presencia en la generación eléctrica.Los resultados presentados forman parte de la elaboración de los estudios de prefactibilidad para determinar la incidencia de la radiación solar, considerando la ordenación del territorio a partir de las condiciones de la ubicación geográfica, haciendo la selección de los sitios adecuados por las características de potencial solar, eficiencia de la infraestructura eléctrica y disponibilidad del espacio para la introducción de los sistemas fotovoltaicos.The photovoltaic generation with connected systems to electric grid in the outline of distributed generation, is an alternative that contributes with benefits to the reduction of the pick of evening demand, to the decrease of losses for distribution; being an option in the development of the investments that it increase the capacity of the distribution grid in a scenario to great scale, being able to substitute investments in generation capacity and transmission. This idea supposes the penetration of the photovoltaic technology increasing in the electric generation.The presented results are part of the elaboration of the studies of feasibility to determine the incidence of the solar radiation, considering the ordination of the territory starting from the conditions of the geographical location, making the selection of the places adapted by the characteristics of solar potential, the electric efficiency

Method for coupling two-dimensional to three-dimensional discrete ordinates calculations

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Thompson, J.L.; Emmett, M.B.; Rhoades, W.A.; Dodds, H.L. Jr.

1985-01-01

A three-dimensional (3-D) discrete ordinates transport code, TORT, has been developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for radiation penetration studies. It is not feasible to solve some 3-D penetration problems with TORT, such as a building located a large distance from a point source, because (a) the discretized 3-D problem is simply too big to fit on the computer or (b) the computing time (and corresponding cost) is prohibitive. Fortunately, such problems can be solved with a hybrid approach by coupling a two-dimensional (2-D) description of the point source, which is assumed to be azimuthally symmetric, to a 3-D description of the building, the region of interest. The purpose of this paper is to describe this hybrid methodology along with its implementation and evaluation in the DOTTOR (Discrete Ordinates to Three-dimensional Oak Ridge Transport) code

Rigid Body Motion Calculated From Spatial Co-ordinates of Markers ...

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In this paper, we present a unified method for calculating spatial coordinates of markers for a rigid body motion such as in bones. Kinematical analysis of bone movement in cadaveric specimens or living objects had been developed. Here, we show how spatial co-ordinates of markers in or on bone can be calculated from ...

Il diversity management ed il gender gap nelle organizzazioni: un'analisi empirica delle percezioni degli individui

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Musacchio, Gaetano

2010-01-01

In un periodo in cui la società, sta vivendo cambiamenti profondi che riguardano la famiglia ed i differenti ruoli ricoperti al suo interno, alcuni gruppi di lavoratori continuano a sperimentare differenze, soprattutto quanto a possibilità lavorative. Allo stesso tempo, le organizzazioni devono combinare al meglio le risorse umane di cui dispongono, valutando le differenze che caratterizzano i singoli individui. L’importanza di gestire le risorse umane, secondo le teorie del Diversity Man...

Co-ordinated traffic control in freeway corridors : A proposed evaluation approach

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Hoogendoorn, S.P.; Bovy, P.H.L.; Van der Zijpp, N.J.

1997-01-01

In the course of the Telematics implications Programme Transport of the European Commission Fourth Framework Research Programme much attention is devoted to evaluation and demonstration. This report is part of the DACCORD project TR1017, devoted to the development and application of co-ordinated

Ripensare la Grande Guerra: ancora a proposito di Viva Caporetto! La rivolta dei santi maledetti di Curzio Malaparte.

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Federico Montanari

2016-05-01

Full Text Available La prima guerra mondiale, anche nell’occasione del suo centenario, è stata da sempre oggetto di riflessioni per quanto riguarda la memorialistica, i diari, la letteratura e il cinema. In quanto evento, come più volte sottolineato, di inizio (del “secolo breve” di cesura del tempo della modernità, di disillusione (rinarrata e raccontata per una generazione, e al contempo oggetto di mitizzazione (i fascismi e il mito delle trincee sanguinanti o di rimozione e di opposizione (per un’altra generazione, quella dell’antifascismo e della resistenza. Laboratorio sociale, scientifico e culturale ("L’officina della guerra", per dirla con Gibelli, per il rapporto fra innovazione letteraria, diaristica e percezione (da Céline a Cendrars, a Musil. Lo scopo di questa comunicazione è, tenendo conto di tale vasto orizzonte di esperienze, di riprendere un caso specifico: l’ipotesi del legame guerra/”rivoluzione possibile”, per come presentato da Curzio Malaparte nel suo Viva Caporetto! La rivolta dei santi maledetti. E’ noto il percorso complesso e contraddittori di Malaparte (dall’adesione al fascismo, fino alla sua critica e rifiuto, attraverso la visione anarchica che gli era propria, e all’avvicinarsi al partito comunista e alle idee di sinistra dopo la seconda guerra mondiale. In ogni caso, cercheremo di mostrare quali dispositivi valoriali e discorsivi vengono a costituirsi nel testo di Malaparte. Testo interessante anche per un lavoro di comparazione con altri testi e autori: sia dal punto di vista tematico che di organizzazioni dei punti di vista, nelle forme dell’enunciazione; così come delle organizzazioni narrative, che espongono la vicenda non solo della disfatta di Caporetto, ma, più in generale, del “momento in cui gli uomini decidono di smettere di combattere” e, forse, di trasformare questo momento in qualcos’altro.

Preference score of units in the presence of ordinal data

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Jahanshahloo, G.R.; Soleimani-damaneh, M.; Mostafaee, A.

2009-01-01

This study deals with the ordinal data in the performance analysis framework and provides a weight-restricted DEA model to obtain the preference score of each unit under assessment. The obtained scores are used to rank DMUs. Furthermore, to decrease the complexity of the provided model, the number of the constraints is decreased by some linear transformations

Preference score of units in the presence of ordinal data

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Jahanshahloo, G.R.; Soleimani-damaneh, M. [Department of Mathematics, Teacher Training University, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of); Mostafaee, A. [Department of Mathematics, North-Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of)], E-mail: mostafaee_m@yahoo.com

2009-01-15

This study deals with the ordinal data in the performance analysis framework and provides a weight-restricted DEA model to obtain the preference score of each unit under assessment. The obtained scores are used to rank DMUs. Furthermore, to decrease the complexity of the provided model, the number of the constraints is decreased by some linear transformations.

A discrete-ordinates solution for a radiation therapy problem

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Goldschmidt, Gustavo Brun; Reichert, Janice Teresinha; Barichello, Liliane Basso

2008-01-01

A concise and accurate procedure for evaluating dose distribution, in a radiation therapy planning, is presented. The analytical discrete-ordinates method (ADO method) is used to develop a complete solution for a spectral dependent radiative transfer equation, in a one-dimensional medium, according to a multigroup scheme. Numerical results are presented for test problems, where the Klein-Nishina scattering kernel was used to describe the interaction processes. (author)

Factors Linked to Identification with a Super-Ordinate Category in a ...

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Multiple regression analyses suggested that factors linked to identification with a super-ordinate category were related more to personal variables than to status differentiation and distribution of resources. These results are discussed with reference to the Common Ingroup Identity model (Gaertner et al, 1993), Breakwell's ...

Cross-organisational workflow management and co-ordination: WACC'99 workshop report

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Ludwig, Heiko; Bussler, Christoph; Shan, Ming-Chien; Grefen, P.W.P.J.

The increasing deployment of Workflow Management Systems (WfMSs) and other co-ordination and process support systems on the one hand and the proliferation of cheap networking, namely the Internet, on the other hand raises the issue of how to connect these systems across organisational boundaries.

Collection of stand data for ordination | AJ | African Journal of Range ...

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African Journal of Range and Forage Science ... Four field stand tables for collecting data for the ordination of species and stands in Mopani Veld are described. The type of ... Keywords: surveys|trees|relative densities|relative frequency parameters|canopy spreads|bushveld|Savanna Biome|methods|data capture|Mopani ...

Changing Housing for Elderly People and Co-ordination Issues in Europe

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Houben, P.P.J.A.M.

2001-01-01

The inter-sectoral policy systems of housing for elderly people in the EU-countries change with the implementation of ageing in place and by general processes of modernisation of society and welfare state. For implementation of the innovations the relevance of co-ordination between the sector

Assessing Heterogeneity for Factor Analysis Model with Continuous and Ordinal Outcomes

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Ye-Mao Xia

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Factor analysis models with continuous and ordinal responses are a useful tool for assessing relations between the latent variables and mixed observed responses. These models have been successfully applied to many different fields, including behavioral, educational, and social-psychological sciences. However, within the Bayesian analysis framework, most developments are constrained within parametric families, of which the particular distributions are specified for the parameters of interest. This leads to difficulty in dealing with outliers and/or distribution deviations. In this paper, we propose a Bayesian semiparametric modeling for factor analysis model with continuous and ordinal variables. A truncated stick-breaking prior is used to model the distributions of the intercept and/or covariance structural parameters. Bayesian posterior analysis is carried out through the simulation-based method. Blocked Gibbs sampler is implemented to draw observations from the complicated posterior. For model selection, the logarithm of pseudomarginal likelihood is developed to compare the competing models. Empirical results are presented to illustrate the application of the methodology.

The relationship between temperamental traits and the level of performance of an eye-hand co-ordination task in jet pilots.

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Biernacki, Marcin; Tarnowski, Adam

2008-01-01

When assessing the psychological suitability for the profession of a pilot, it is important to consider personality traits and psychomotor abilities. Our study aimed at estimating the role of temperamental traits as components of pilots' personality in eye-hand co-ordination. The assumption was that differences in the escalation of the level of temperamental traits, as measured with the Formal Characteristic of Behaviour-Temperament Inventory (FCB-TI), will significantly influence eye-hand co-ordination. At the level of general scores, enhanced briskness proved to be the most important trait for eye-hand co-ordination. An analysis of partial scores additionally underlined the importance of sensory sensitivity, endurance and activity. The application of eye-hand co-ordination tasks, which involve energetic and temporal dimensions of performance, helped to disclose the role of biologically-based personality traits in psychomotor performance. The implication of these findings for selecting pilots is discussed.

German radiation protection ordinance (StrlSchV), as amended on 18 July 2002

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2002-01-01

Part 1 one contains the scope of application and a newly enlarged section on definitions. Part 2 lays down basic duties and the revised basic principles of radiation protection as applied to the purposeful use of radioactive substances, referred to in the text as ''activities''. It also contains some new limit values concerning previously existing provisions. Part 3 expands the Ordinance's previous scope in the area of exposure to natural radiation sources not associated with any ''purposeful use of radioactive substances'', a category referred to as ''work'' situations. Part 4 contains consumer protection provisions which prohibit or strictly limit the use of radioactive substances in products used in the consumer sphere. Part 5 contains general regulations that are applicable to all parts of the Ordinance

Self-processing 2A-polyproteins--a system for co-ordinate expression of multiple proteins in transgenic plants.

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Halpin, C; Cooke, S E; Barakate, A; El Amrani, A; Ryan, M D

1999-02-01

Achieving co-ordinate, high-level and stable expression of multiple transgenes in plants is currently difficult. Expression levels are notoriously variable and influenced by factors that act independently on transgenes at different genetic loci. Instability of expression due to loss, re-arrangement or silencing of transgenes may occur, and is exacerbated by increasing numbers of transgenic loci and repeated use of homologous sequences. Even linking two or more genes within a T-DNA does not necessarily result in co-ordinate expression. Linking proteins in a single open reading frame--a polyprotein--is a strategy for co-ordinate expression used by many viruses. After translation, polyproteins are processed into constituent polypeptides, usually by proteinases encoded within the polyprotein itself. However, in foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), a sequence (2A) of just 16-20 amino acids appears to have the unique capability to mediate cleavage at its own C-terminus by an apparently enzyme-independent, novel type of reaction. This sequence can also mediate cleavage in a heterologous protein context in a range of eukaryotic expression systems. We have constructed a plasmid in which the 2A sequence is inserted between the reporter genes chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) and beta-glucuronidase (GUS), maintaining a single open reading frame. Here we report that expression of this construct in wheatgerm lysate and transgenic plants results in efficient cleavage of the polyprotein and co-ordinate expression of active CAT and GUS. Self-processing polyproteins using the FMDV 2A sequence could therefore provide a system for ensuring co-ordinated, stable expression of multiple introduced proteins in plant cells.

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING SUB-ORDINATE CONJUNCTION IN SENTENCE WRITING OF THE GRADE XII STUDENTS OF SMA N 2 METRO ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

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Bambang Eko Siagianto

2017-02-01

Full Text Available Abstracts: Sub-ordinate conjunction is very confusing to comprehend by students. In using sub-ordinate conjunction, students usually had errors. The purpose of this research to analyze whether or not the students are able to use sub-ordinate conjunction in sentence writing, to classify kinds of sub-ordinate conjunction that was often misused by students in sentence writing The research was done at the grade XII of SMA N 2 Metro in second semester of the academic year 2013/2014. The predicted research findings are; the students cannot divide or difference the type of sub-ordinate conjunction well, and they often errors using it in sentences.The result of the students test in using sub-ordinate conjunction in sentence writing proves that most of the students at the grade XII of SMA N 2 Metro used the list of words “after, then, when, because” on their sentence writing. The students found these words easier to be used as conjunction especially sub-ordinate conjunction in their sentence writing than other conjunction. While, for other list of words doesn’t used by the students because the students cannot adapted the words in their sentence writing. The most familiar sub-ordinate conjunction seems to be  “before and since” (each of them is gained by 22 students = 91,6%, but the students are unfamiliar with the other words in sub-ordinate conjunction mainly “till and unless” (each of the is gained by 13 students = 54,1%. The other sub-ordinate conjunctions are quite familiar for them.

Prosumer e star dei videogiochi

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Giuseppe Frazzetto

2012-03-01

Full Text Available Su molti server di World of Warcraft ci sono toon (“personaggi” pilotati dal giocatore “famosi”. Il caso più significativo è quello di Kungen (cioè “re”, toon del giocatore svedese Thomas Bengtsson, leader prima dei Nihilum poi di un’altra celebre gilda, Ensidia. Questa peculiare fama settoriale è certamente legata alla struttura degli MMORPG, al loro essere basati su una specifica forma di socializzazione. Tuttavia ci si potrebbe chiedere: il giocatore capace di guidare un suo toon fino alla “celebrità” è un “produttore”? Un prosumer? Certo, non è “produttore” del software. Qui è in questione qualcosa di molto diverso.

La carriera di un economista. che cosa? Perchè? Come? (An economist’s career: what? why? how?

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R. TRIFFIN

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Il documento è un contributo ad una serie di ricordi e riflessioni sulle esperienze professionali di illustrieconomisti con Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review iniziate nel 1979. In esso Robert Triffin fornisce riflessioni personali sulla sua carriera, il suo marchio personale di economia pratici, e la sua filosofia di vita.The paper is a contribution to a series of recollections and reflections on the professional experiences of distinguished economists which the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review started in 1979. In it Robert Triffin provides personal reflections on his career, his personal brand of practical economics, and his life philosophy.JEL: B31

O tango e o relógio: dois percursos de leitura em Quando Dio ballava il tango, de Laura Pariani

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Vera Horn

2003-07-01

Full Text Available L´emigrazione italiana vista dalla parte delle donne, il riscatto della memoria al suono del tango. Sedici donne che si incrociano costantmente raccontano le vicende dell´emigrazione italiana in Argentina, in un´arco di anni che comprende due secoli. tutte le sofferenze e dolori degli emigrati e dei loro discendenti. Il riscatto della loro memoria tramite Corazón, che raccoglie le fila del romanzo e ricrea de storie di famiglia per rincontrarsi col suo passato. Il tango pervade le vicende narrate, como sottofondo musicale ed inevitabile passo di danza. Un viaggio a ritroso in cerca della memoria e dell´identità.

Dall’inferno si leva un canto. Italo Calvino e «l’eco lontana del silenzio»

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Andrea Cannas

2015-07-01

Full Text Available Nella produzione narrativa di Italo Calvino l’explicit può circoscrivere lo spazio verso cui il 'rumore' del mondo s’avanza a minacciare l’ordine della finzione – e, viceversa, il finale dell’opera può risultare l’ultimo baluardo per mezzo del quale il senso, di cui la finzione è la più strenua attestazione, si sforza di resistere al non senso che proviene dal caos della Storia. Il cielo di pietra, Un re in ascolto, racconti dedicati al valore del canto e, per contro, alla minaccia acustica scoperchiata dalle indiavolate metropoli del nostro tempo, insieme all’epilogo de Le città invisibili rappresentano tre casi emblematici in cui la finzione digrada verso la realtà marcando, su un piano finalmente sincronico, l’estrema frontiera da cui l’autore contempla la propria comunità d’appartenenza – ed eventualmente riflette sul potere, se non salvifico, per lo meno discriminante della parola scritta. Da questa prospettiva il silenzio è al contempo il presupposto e il movimento cui dovrebbe tendere ogni scrittura: costituisce in definitiva per Calvino l’opportunità di discernere per cogliere finalmente l’essenziale.

The Standards Agenda: Reflections of a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator

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Glazzard, Jonathan

2014-01-01

This study is a life history account of Bev, a special educational needs co-ordinator who works in a primary school in England. The research examines how, within Bev's experiences, the discourses of integration and inclusion have affected learners with special educational needs. Additionally, the study examines the impact of the…

Comparison of the precision of two standardized co-ordinate systems for the quantitation of brain anatomy: preliminary results.

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Sandor, T; Tieman, J; Ong, H T; Moss, M B; Jolesz, F; Albert, M

1994-10-01

We assessed reproducible definition of two standardized co-ordinate systems for intersubject analysis of brain images. The baselines in the two co-ordinate systems were a modification of the canthomeatal (mCM) line and the anterior-posterior commissural (AC-PC) line. Axial spin-echo MR images of four subjects at 1.5T were used. Operator error was computed from the replicate analyses of two operators. The mCM line was determined by the lens of the eye and the internal auditory canal, and the AC-PC line was determined by the intersection of AC and PC with the interhemispheric fissure. Reproducibility of the mCM markers (SD = 0.59 mm) did not differ significantly from that of the AC-PC line (SD = 0.68 mm). The measurement error of the angle of the baseline (delta alpha), however, was more than 7 times as large for the AC-PC line as for the mCM line. An additional error affecting the rostrocaudal rotation of the co-ordinate systems, attributable to the distance between the anatomic markers, was 2.1 and 3.6 degrees (3 mm and 5 mm slice thickness) for the mCM co-ordinate system and 8.2 and 11.0 degrees (3 mm and 5 mm slice thickness) for the AC-PC system. The AC-PC line based co-ordinate system is therefore, less reproducible than the mCM line based system. This could be improved if a combination of axial and sagittal images were used for the definition of the AC-PC line.

Mutation breeding of oil seed crops. Proceedings of a final research co-ordination meeting of an FAO/IAEA co-ordinated research programme held in Vienna, 11-15 January 1993

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1994-12-01

The document contains 19 papers presented at the final Research Co-ordination Meeting on 'Mutation Breeding of Oil Seed Crops' held in Vienna between 11-15 January 1993. A separate abstract was prepared for each paper. Refs, figs and tabs

Human responses to Florida red tides: policy awareness and adherence to local fertilizer ordinances.

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Kirkpatrick, Barbara; Kohler, Kate; Byrne, Margaret; Fleming, Lora E; Scheller, Karen; Reich, Andrew; Hitchcock, Gary; Kirkpatrick, Gary; Ullmann, Steven; Hoagland, Porter

2014-09-15

To mitigate the damages of natural hazards, policy responses can be beneficial only if they are effective. Using a self-administered survey approach, this paper focuses on the adherence to local fertilizer ordinances (i.e., county or municipal rules regulating the application of fertilizer to private lawns or facilities such as golf courses) implemented in jurisdictions along the Southwest Florida coast in response to hazardous blooms of Florida red tides (Karenia brevis). These ordinances play a role in the context of evolving programs of water pollution control at federal, state, water basin, and local levels. With respect to policy effectiveness, while the strength of physical linkages is of critical importance, the extent to which humans affected are aware of and adhere to the relevant rules, is equally critical. We sought to understand the public's depth of understanding about the rationales for local fertilizer ordinances. Respondents in Sarasota, Florida, were asked about their fertilizer practices in an area that has experienced several major blooms of Florida red tides over the past two decades. A highly educated, older population of 305 residents and "snowbirds" reported relatively little knowledge about a local fertilizer ordinance, its purpose, or whether it would change the frequency, size, or duration of red tides. This finding held true even among subpopulations that were expected to have more interest in or to be more knowledgeable about harmful algal blooms. In the face of uncertain science and environmental outcomes, and with individual motivations at odds with evolving public policies, the effectiveness of local community efforts to decrease the impacts of red tides may be compromised. Targeted social-science research on human perceptions about the risks of Florida red tides and education about the rationales for potential policy responses are warranted. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Diffusion-synthetic acceleration methods for discrete-ordinates problems

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Larsen, E.W.

1984-01-01

The diffusion-synthetic acceleration (DSA) method is an iterative procedure for obtaining numerical solutions of discrete-ordinates problems. The DSA method is operationally more complicated than the standard source-iteration (SI) method, but if encoded properly it converges much more rapidly, especially for problems with diffusion-like regions. In this article we describe the basic ideas behind the DSA method and give a (roughly chronological) review of its long development. We conclude with a discussion which covers additional topics, including some remaining open problems an the status of current efforts aimed at solving these problems

An approximate marginal logistic distribution for the analysis of longitudinal ordinal data

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Nooraee, Nazanin; Abegaz, Fentaw; Ormel, Johan; Wit, Ernst; van den Heuvel, Edwin R

Subject-specific and marginal models have been developed for the analysis of longitudinal ordinal data. Subject-specific models often lack a population-average interpretation of the model parameters due to the conditional formulation of random intercepts and slopes. Marginal models frequently lack

Vitalij L. Machlin, Dopo l'interpretazione

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Margherita De Michiel

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Una riflessione insieme lucida e accorata sulla contemporaneità umanistico-scientifica oggi, in Russia come in occidente, in un’epoca che si confronta con l’esperienza del «dopo» a molteplici livelli del «mondo della storia» e del «mondo della vita». Approcci a un’«epistemologia umanistica» come «filosofia della seconda coscienza», ermeneutica dialogica che è insieme filosofia del linguaggio e ontologia sociale. La postulazione di una nuova «filologizzazione della filosofia» che riproponga il genere discorsivo del «commento» nella sua duplice anima della «comprensione» e della «spiegazione».  Nella nostra epoca «postbarbarica», la ripresa di un discorso interrotto per una nuova disputa tra «antichi» e «moderni». La parola di un filosofo, e il suo appello a un ritorno alla valenza etica dell’insegnamento.

Jeanne Hersch: una filosofia dei contorni

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Roberta De Monticelli

2013-07-01

Full Text Available A Si tracciano le linee fondamentali del pensiero di Jeanne Hersch (Ginevra, 1910-2000, che concepisce la filosofia come servizio anti-idolatrico nei confronti della trascendenza da un lato, e dall’altro come continua presa di coscienza dei gesti della libertà che fanno irriducibile al dato e insieme profondamente individuata, qui ed ora, la nostra vita. Si mostra come l’ontologia di questa pensatrice sia indissociabile dalla sua estetica, o piuttosto dalla sua teoria del fare umano quale partecipazione finita e incarnata alla creazione. Si mostra il nesso da lei particolarmente sottolineato fra consistenza morale personale e responsabilità del pensiero teorico, sulla base dell’esempio negativo di Heidegger, sostenitore del nazismo. Si discute la netta presa di posizione che Jeanne Hersch assume contro le seduzioni e le liturgie verbali del suo pensiero incantatorio, irresponsabile nei confronti della verità e “radicato nel disprezzo”.

Preparation and crystal structure of carbonyltris (diethyldithiocarbamato) technetium (III): an unexpected source of co-ordinated carbon monoxide

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Baldas, J.; Bonnyman, J.; Pojer, P.M.; Williams, G.A.

1981-10-01

Tc(S 2 CNEt 2 ) 3 CO has been prepared by the reduction of NH 4 TcO 4 with formamidinesulphinic acid in the presence of NaS 2 CNEt 2 . It is suggested that the co-ordinated carbon monoxide is formed after co-ordination of formamidinesulphinic acid, or some decomposition product, with technetium. The crystal structure of Tc(S 2 CNEt 2 ) 3 CO has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods at 17 deg. C. Diffractometry has provided significant Bragg intensities for 2045 independent reflections and the structure has been refined by full-matrix least-squares methods to R 0.049. The compound is isostructural with the rhenium analogue and consists of discrete Tc(S 2 CNEt 2 ) 3 CO molecules, each containing a terminal linear CO group. The technetium atom has a seven co-ordinate environment which is best described as a distorted pentagonal bipyramid

Three-dimensional discrete ordinates reactor assembly calculations on GPUs

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Evans, Thomas M [ORNL; Joubert, Wayne [ORNL; Hamilton, Steven P [ORNL; Johnson, Seth R [ORNL; Turner, John A [ORNL; Davidson, Gregory G [ORNL; Pandya, Tara M [ORNL

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In this paper we describe and demonstrate a discrete ordinates sweep algorithm on GPUs. This sweep algorithm is nested within a multilevel comunication-based decomposition based on energy. We demonstrated the effectiveness of this algorithm on detailed three-dimensional critical experiments and PWR lattice problems. For these problems we show improvement factors of 4 6 over conventional communication-based, CPU-only sweeps. These sweep kernel speedups resulted in a factor of 2 total time-to-solution improvement.

Evaluation of community and organizational characteristics of smoke-free ordinance campaigns in 15 Wisconsin cities.

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Ahrens, David; Uebelher, Paul; Remington, Patrick L

2005-07-01

Smoke-free restaurant ordinance campaigns were conducted in 15 Wisconsin cities during 1992 through 2002. Community and health coalition organizational characteristics varied with each campaign; nine campaigns were successful in enacting ordinances, and six campaigns failed. Data on community and coalition characteristics were analyzed. Community characteristics included adjusted gross income, percentage of Democratic voters in recent elections, and county smoking prevalence. Coalition characteristics included the number of supporters identified, leadership experience, level of print news media coverage, and editorial position of local newspaper. Successful campaigns were more likely to have leadership with high levels of political experience; eight of nine successful campaigns had leadership with high levels of experience, and two of six unsuccessful campaigns had leadership with high levels of experience. Every successful campaign had high levels of newspaper coverage and strong editorial support. None of the unsuccessful campaigns had high levels of news coverage or strong editorial support. Characteristics controlled or influenced by coalitions are associated with successful outcomes. Community characteristics were not associated with outcomes. These results should assist communities planning to implement smoke-free ordinances or other health policy campaigns.

Rice breeding with induced mutations II. Report of an FAO/IAEA research co-ordination meeting

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This report contains the proceedings of the fourth meeting of participants in the FAO/IAEA Co-ordinated Program of Research on the Use of Induced Mutations in Rice Breeding, a program which was initiated in 1964. The three previous meetings were reported as follows: First: proceedings published in the International Rice Commission Newsletter, Vol. XV, No. 1 (1966). Second: report presented to the IRC Working Party meeting at Lake Charles, Louisiana, 18-30 July 1966. Third: proceedings published by the IAEA as Technical Reports Series No. 86 under the title 'Rice breeding with induced mutations'. The fourth meeting was held at Oiso, Japan, on 12-14 August 1968. Co-operators from nine countries attended, together with scientists from five other countries, the International Rice Research Institute, the Rockefeller Foundation, the International Rice Commission, and the FAO and IAEA. In addition, a number of scientists from the host country were present. The purpose of the meeting was to present reports on research related to or carried out under the co-ordinated program in 1967/68, to review and co-ordinate research plans for 1968/69, and to draw up technical recommendations for future work.

Insulation co-ordination aspects for power stations with generator circuit-breakers

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Sanders, M.; Koeppl, G.; Kreuzer, J.

1995-01-01

The generator circuit-breaker (gen. c.b.) located between the generator and the step-up transformer, is now being applied world-wide. It has become a recognized electrical component of power stations which is largely due to economical advantages and increased power station availability. Technical protection considerations for power stations have always been the reason for discussion and the object of improvement. With the use of a gen. c.b., some points of view need to be considered anew. Not only the protection system in case of fault conditions will be influenced, but also the insulation co-ordination philosophy. Below the results of some calculations concerning expected overvoltages are presented. These calculations are based on a transformer rated 264/15.5kV, 220 MVA. But the results are transferable to other power plants. Some measurements carried out on a transformer of the same rating complement the calculations. The findings may contribute to an improvement in insulation co-ordination and protection of the electrical system generator--step-up transformer

Ordinance of the Government No. 11/1999 of 9 December 1998 on the Emergency Planning Zone

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Stary, J.

1999-01-01

The Ordinance consists of the following Articles: (1) Proposal for setting up an emergency planning zone; (2) Licensee's engagement in ensuring operation of the national radiation monitoring network within the emergency planning zone; (3) Licensee's engagement in providing population within the emergency planning zone with antidotes; (4) Licensee's contribution to the press and information campaign to ensure preparedness of population within the emergency planning zone in case of radiation accident; (5) Licensee's engagement in ensuring the system of notifying relevant bodies; and (6) Licensee's engagement in ensuring the public warning system. Annexes include two tables: Monitoring of the components of the environment and food chain links within the emergency planning zone during normal radiological situation (Table 1) and during emergency radiological situation (Table 2). The Ordinance is reproduced in the form of facsimile of the relevant pages of the official Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic. The accompanying article highlights the Ordinance proper as well as the background situation including all the related Czech legislative documents and international recommendations. (P.A.)

Nuclear based technologies for estimating microbial protein supply in ruminant livestock. Proceedings of the second research co-ordination meeting of a co-ordinated research project (phase 1)

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1999-06-01

The Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture through its Co-ordinated Research Projects (CRPs), has been assisting national agricultural research systems in Member States to develop and apply nuclear and related techniques for improving livestock productivity. The programmes have focused on animal nutrition, animal reproduction and more recently on animal nutrition/reproduction interactions with emphasis on smallholder farming systems. The measurement of microbial protein supply to ruminant livestock has been an important area of research in ruminant nutrition. An estimate of microbial protein contribution to the intestinal protein flow is important for estimating the protein requirement of ruminant animals. Understanding the process of microbial protein synthesis has been difficult however, and due to the lack of simple and accurate methods for measuring microbial protein production in vivo, the methods used are based on complex microbial markers which require surgically prepared animals. As a result of a consultants meeting held in May 1995 to advise the Joint FAO/IAEA Division on the feasibility of using nuclear and related techniques for the development and validation of techniques for measuring microbial protein supply in ruminant animals, an FAO/IAEA Co-ordinated Research Project on Development, Standardization and Validation of Nuclear Based Technologies for Measuring Microbial Protein Supply in Ruminant Livestock for Improving Productivity was initiated in 1996, with a view to validating and adapting this technology for use in developing countries. To assist scientists participating in the CRP, a laboratory manual containing experimental protocols and methodologies for standardization and validation of the urine purine derivative technique and the development of models to suit local conditions, was published as IAEA-TECDOC-945. The present publication contains the final reports from participants in Phase 1 of the project

Nuclear based technologies for estimating microbial protein supply in ruminant livestock. Proceedings of the second research co-ordination meeting of a co-ordinated research project (phase 1)

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1999-06-01

The Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture through its Co-ordinated Research Projects (CRPs), has been assisting national agricultural research systems in Member States to develop and apply nuclear and related techniques for improving livestock productivity. The programmes have focused on animal nutrition, animal reproduction and more recently on animal nutrition/reproduction interactions with emphasis on smallholder farming systems. The measurement of microbial protein supply to ruminant livestock has been an important area of research in ruminant nutrition. An estimate of microbial protein contribution to the intestinal protein flow is important for estimating the protein requirement of ruminant animals. Understanding the process of microbial protein synthesis has been difficult however, and due to the lack of simple and accurate methods for measuring microbial protein production in vivo, the methods used are based on complex microbial markers which require surgically prepared animals. As a result of a consultants meeting held in May 1995 to advise the Joint FAO/IAEA Division on the feasibility of using nuclear and related techniques for the development and validation of techniques for measuring microbial protein supply in ruminant animals, an FAO/IAEA Co-ordinated Research Project on Development, Standardization and Validation of Nuclear Based Technologies for Measuring Microbial Protein Supply in Ruminant Livestock for Improving Productivity was initiated in 1996, with a view to validating and adapting this technology for use in developing countries. To assist scientists participating in the CRP, a laboratory manual containing experimental protocols and methodologies for standardization and validation of the urine purine derivative technique and the development of models to suit local conditions, was published as IAEA-TECDOC-945. The present publication contains the final reports from participants in Phase 1 of the project

A Coding of Real Null Four-Momenta into World-Sheet Co-ordinates

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Fairlie, David B.

2008-01-01

The results of minimizing the action for string-like systems on a simply-connected world sheet are shown to encode the Cartesian components of real null momentum four-vectors into co-ordinates on the world sheet. This identification arises consistently from different approaches to the problem.

A Composite Likelihood Inference in Latent Variable Models for Ordinal Longitudinal Responses

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Vasdekis, Vassilis G. S.; Cagnone, Silvia; Moustaki, Irini

2012-01-01

The paper proposes a composite likelihood estimation approach that uses bivariate instead of multivariate marginal probabilities for ordinal longitudinal responses using a latent variable model. The model considers time-dependent latent variables and item-specific random effects to be accountable for the interdependencies of the multivariate…

Co-ordination properties of diglycol-amide (DGA) to trivalent curium and lanthanides studied by XAS, XRD and XPS methods

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Yaita, T.; Hirata, M.; Narita, H.; Tachimori, S.; Yamamoto, H.; Edelstein, N.M.; Bucher, J.J.; Shuh, D.K.; Rao, L.

2001-01-01

Co-ordination properties of diglycol-amide (DGA) to trivalent curium and to the trivalent lanthanides were studied by the EXAFS, the XRD and the XPS methods. The structural determinations by both the crystal XRD and the solution EXAFS methods showed that the DGA co-ordinated to the trivalent lanthanide ion in a tridentate fashion: co-ordination of three oxygen atoms of each ligand to the metal ion. The bond distances of Er-O (carbonyl) and Er-O (ether) in the Er-DGA complex were 2.35 Angstrom, and 2.46 Angstrom, respectively, while the atom distances of Cm-O (carbonyl) and Cm-O (ether) in the Cm-DGA complex were 2.42 Angstrom and 3.94 Angstrom, respectively from the EXAFS data for the Cm-DGA complex. Accordingly, the DGA would behave only as a semi-tridentate in the co-ordination to trivalent curium in solution. We determined the valence band structures of the Er-DGA complex by the XPS in order to clarify the bond properties of the complex, and assigned the XPS spectrum by using the DV-DS molecular orbital calculation method. (authors)

Using forbidden ordinal patterns to detect determinism in irregularly sampled time series.

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Kulp, C W; Chobot, J M; Niskala, B J; Needhammer, C J

2016-02-01

It is known that when symbolizing a time series into ordinal patterns using the Bandt-Pompe (BP) methodology, there will be ordinal patterns called forbidden patterns that do not occur in a deterministic series. The existence of forbidden patterns can be used to identify deterministic dynamics. In this paper, the ability to use forbidden patterns to detect determinism in irregularly sampled time series is tested on data generated from a continuous model system. The study is done in three parts. First, the effects of sampling time on the number of forbidden patterns are studied on regularly sampled time series. The next two parts focus on two types of irregular-sampling, missing data and timing jitter. It is shown that forbidden patterns can be used to detect determinism in irregularly sampled time series for low degrees of sampling irregularity (as defined in the paper). In addition, comments are made about the appropriateness of using the BP methodology to symbolize irregularly sampled time series.

Developing a Patient Care Co-ordination Centre in Trafford, England: lessons from the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC/Advancing Quality Alliance integrated care fellowship experience

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Michael Gregory

2015-05-01

Full Text Available The NHS and Social Care in England are facing one of the biggest financial challenges for a generation. Commissioners and providers need to work on collaborative schemes to manage the increasing demand on health and social care within a period of financial constraint. Different forms of care co-ordination have been developed at different levels across the world.In the north-west of England, the Trafford health and social care economy have been working through a competitive dialogue process with industry to develop an innovative and dynamic solution to deliver seamless co-ordination for all patients and service users. The strategy is to develop a new Patient Care Co-ordination Centre, which will be responsible for the delivery of co-ordinated, quality care. The Patient Care Co-ordination Centre will work at clinical, service, functional and community levels across multiple providers covering risk stratification, preventative, elective and unscheduled care.I am the clinical lead for the Patient Care Co-ordination Centre and during my year as an Advancing Quality Alliance Integrated Care Fellow, I have had the opportunity to study examples of care coordination from UK and international sites. The learning from these visits has been assimilated into the design process of the Patient Care Co-ordination Centre.

Developing a Patient Care Co-ordination Centre in Trafford, England: lessons from the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC)/Advancing Quality Alliance integrated care fellowship experience.

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Gregory, Michael

2015-01-01

The NHS and Social Care in England are facing one of the biggest financial challenges for a generation. Commissioners and providers need to work on collaborative schemes to manage the increasing demand on health and social care within a period of financial constraint. Different forms of care co-ordination have been developed at different levels across the world. In the north-west of England, the Trafford health and social care economy have been working through a competitive dialogue process with industry to develop an innovative and dynamic solution to deliver seamless co-ordination for all patients and service users. The strategy is to develop a new Patient Care Co-ordination Centre, which will be responsible for the delivery of co-ordinated, quality care. The Patient Care Co-ordination Centre will work at clinical, service, functional and community levels across multiple providers covering risk stratification, preventative, elective and unscheduled care. I am the clinical lead for the Patient Care Co-ordination Centre and during my year as an Advancing Quality Alliance Integrated Care Fellow, I have had the opportunity to study examples of care coordination from UK and international sites. The learning from these visits has been assimilated into the design process of the Patient Care Co-ordination Centre.

Developing a Patient Care Co-ordination Centre in Trafford, England: lessons from the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC/Advancing Quality Alliance integrated care fellowship experience

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Michael Gregory

2015-05-01

Full Text Available The NHS and Social Care in England are facing one of the biggest financial challenges for a generation. Commissioners and providers need to work on collaborative schemes to manage the increasing demand on health and social care within a period of financial constraint. Different forms of care co-ordination have been developed at different levels across the world. In the north-west of England, the Trafford health and social care economy have been working through a competitive dialogue process with industry to develop an innovative and dynamic solution to deliver seamless co-ordination for all patients and service users. The strategy is to develop a new Patient Care Co-ordination Centre, which will be responsible for the delivery of co-ordinated, quality care. The Patient Care Co-ordination Centre will work at clinical, service, functional and community levels across multiple providers covering risk stratification, preventative, elective and unscheduled care. I am the clinical lead for the Patient Care Co-ordination Centre and during my year as an Advancing Quality Alliance Integrated Care Fellow, I have had the opportunity to study examples of care coordination from UK and international sites. The learning from these visits has been assimilated into the design process of the Patient Care Co-ordination Centre.

Seven-co-ordination in chlorohexakis(trimethylphosphine oxide)- uranium(IV) trichloride: crystal and molecular structure

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Bombieri, G; Forsellini, E [Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Padua (Italy). Lab. di Chimica e Tecnologia dei Radioelementi; Brown, D; Whittaker, B

1976-01-01

The structure of the title compound has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods from diffractometer data and refined to a final R of 0.023. The compound crystallises in space group R3c with asub(hex) = 18.447(3), csub(hex) = 19.348(3) A, Z = 6. The uranium atom is co-ordinated to one chlorine (U-Cl 2.813 A) and six oxygen atoms (mean U-O 2.26 A); the co-ordination polyhedron can be described as a distorted monocapped trigonal antiprism or as a distorted monocapped octahedron. The anionic chlorines are more than 6.22 A from the uranium atoms. The results are discussed in relation to spectral data for this and related uranium(IV) complexes.

Gender discrimination may be worse than you think: testing ordinal interactions in power research.

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Elias, Steven M; Cropanzano, Russell

2006-04-01

The authors reanalyze the data of a study by S. M. Elias and R. J. Loomis (2004), which aimed to determine how an instructor's gender may influence his or her ability to gain student compliance. S. M. Elias and R. J. Loomis observed few significant gender effects using traditional multivariate analyses of variance. The authors reanalyze this data using the more appropriate statistical techniques for detecting ordinal interactions recommended by M. J. Strube and P. Bobko (1989) and S. M. Elias (2004). An ordinal interaction occurs when 1 cell of a 2 x 2 design is responsible for a significant interaction (e.g., female instructors suffering only when rated by male students). Reanalysis of the data resulted in more robust findings.

Seven-co-ordination in chlorohexakis(trimethylphosphine oxide)- uranium(IV) trichloride: crystal and molecular structure

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Bombieri, G.; Forsellini, E.; Brown, D.; Whittaker, B.

1976-01-01

The structure of the title compound has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods from diffractometer data and refined to a final R of 0.023. The compound crystallises in space group R3c with asub(hex) = 18.447(3), csub(hex) = 19.348(3) A, Z = 6. The uranium atom is co-ordinated to one chlorine (U-Cl 2.813 A) and six oxygen atoms (mean U-O 2.26 A); the co-ordination polyhedron can be described as a distorted monocapped trigonal antiprism or as a distorted monocapped octahedron. The anionic chlorines are more than 6.22 A from the uranium atoms. The results are discussed in relation to spectral data for this and related uranium(IV) complexes. (author)

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN USING SUB-ORDINATE CONJUNCTION IN SENTENCE WRITING OF THE GRADE XII STUDENTS OF SMA N 2 METRO ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

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Bambang Eko Siagianto

2017-01-01

Abstracts: Sub-ordinate conjunction is very confusing to comprehend by students. In using sub-ordinate conjunction, students usually had errors. The purpose of this research to analyze whether or not the students are able to use sub-ordinate conjunction in sentence writing, to classify kinds of sub-ordinate conjunction that was often misused by students in sentence writing The research was done at the grade XII of SMA N 2 Metro in second semester of the academic year 2013/2014. The predicted ...

75 FR 23289 - Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Liquor Control Ordinance

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2010-05-03

... defined in this Ordinance. (b) ``Beer'' means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an... percent of Alcohol by weight shall be referred to as ``strong Beer.'' (c) ``Gaming Facility'' means a... herein defined (Alcohol, Spirits, Wine and Beer), and all fermented spirituous, vinous, or malt liquor or...

Conversioni mitobiografiche: l’esperienza del mondo nella narrazione di sé e dell’altro

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Orazio Maria Valastro

2011-04-01

Full Text Available L’autobiografia come processo di evocazione e messa in scena della vita (bíos nel movimento della scrittura (gráphein che prende forma a partire da noi stessi (autos, è desiderio di creazione (poiein di sé (autos, processo di creazione di ordine mitobiografico. Proponendo questa definizione per collegare il movimento della scrittura di sé con il processo di creazione di sé, vorrei ricordare il celebre motto inciso sul tempio dell’Oracolo di Delfi: “In te si trova occulto il tesoro degli Dei. Oh Uomo, conosci te stesso e conoscerai l’Universo e gli Dei”. Valorizzando il movimento vitale della vita degli individui attraverso le biografie dell’antica Grecia, l’arte della maieutica manifesta una conoscenza che dispiega l’individuo nella coscienza del mondo e delle sue divinità. Questa riflessione ci permette di considerare le scritture di persone ordinarie come organizzazione metaforica del movimento della scrittura di sé, un movimento che instaura una coscienza mitica nell’organizzazione omologica di pensieri e sentimenti che ci rivelano il flusso del fondo dell’immaginario di un’epoca che prende forma.

Co-ordinated research project on application of nuclear techniques in the prevention of degenerative diseases (obesity and non-Insulin dependent diseases) in ageing. Report on the second research co-ordination meeting

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2002-07-01

In the developed countries, research using nuclear methods has been substantially used to examine the physiological and biochemical mechanisms involved in obesity-related diseases. This Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) is intended to promote the use of these techniques in the developing world. The specific objectives of this CRP are: 1. To define the magnitude of the obesity/NIDDM problem in developing countries. 2. To identify vulnerable groups at high risk. 3. To describe the metabolic mechanisms involved. The purpose of this first Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) was thus to develop a worldwide collaboration in the use of nuclear and isotopic techniques to investigate the aetiology of degenerative diseases in ageing. All countries participating in this CRP are going through the epidemiological transition with changes in lifestyles to approach those seen in the developed nations.

Co-ordinated research project on application of nuclear techniques in the prevention of degenerative diseases (obesity and non-Insulin dependent diseases) in ageing. Report on the second research co-ordination meeting

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2002-01-01

In the developed countries, research using nuclear methods has been substantially used to examine the physiological and biochemical mechanisms involved in obesity-related diseases. This Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) is intended to promote the use of these techniques in the developing world. The specific objectives of this CRP are: 1. To define the magnitude of the obesity/NIDDM problem in developing countries. 2. To identify vulnerable groups at high risk. 3. To describe the metabolic mechanisms involved. The purpose of this first Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) was thus to develop a worldwide collaboration in the use of nuclear and isotopic techniques to investigate the aetiology of degenerative diseases in ageing. All countries participating in this CRP are going through the epidemiological transition with changes in lifestyles to approach those seen in the developed nations

The environmental project of the enhancement of the fluvial area: L’Aquila and the Aterno River

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Luciana Mastrolonardo

2016-06-01

Full Text Available Il contributo si colloca in un programma interdisciplinare volto alla valorizzazione e la tutela del fiume, attraverso il controllo dei flussi e l’attivazione di simbiosi. Si integrano, con un approccio che parte dalla progettazione ambientale, le tematiche urbane, paesaggistiche, tecnologiche ed ecologiche, per orientare lo sviluppo del territorio in termini di tutela e valorizzazione delle risorse, e per recuperare le discontinuità rappresentata oggi dal fiume, in alcuni contesti urbani, conferendole maggiore riconoscibilità e potenzialità. Nello specifico si indaga il rapporto tra L’Aquila e il fiume Aterno per individuare, a livello locale, le strategie perseguibili per il recupero delle connessioni tra l’ambito fluviale e urbano, per la valorizzazione del territorio e il ripristino della funzionalità dell’acqua nel suo ciclo vitale. 

Waste control guidelines according to the Amendment of the Radiation Protection Ordinance

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Schaefer, B.

2003-01-01

Up to now, the Waste Control Guidelines are considered one of the essential evaluation standards for giving an expert opinion about an application for radioactive material disposal. When the new Radiation Protection Ordinance became effective, some parts of the Waste Control Guidelines have become legal regulation. Nevertheless, the Waste Control Guidelines have not been repealed and both regulations exist simultaneously. Therefore, it is now being under discussion how a new subordinate regulation should look like. 14 years of experience with the Waste Control Guidelines have shown that it is not only desirable but necessary to have nationwide standardized regulations for the disposal of radioactive waste. In the following parts, the results of a search made by the TUeV Nord e.V. have been summed up. This search shows for which aspects legal regulation will be necessary in future as well. Those parts of the Waste Control Guidelines, which have been transferred into the Radiation Protection Ordinance, can be found in 72-75 of the Radiation Protection Ordinance. Besides this, other parts are or will be determined by other regulations (AtAV, GGVSE for transport procedures, planned regulations for intermediate storage and clearance). Furthermore, there are some aspects which have hardly been applied in every day's practice (e.g. qualified procedures). In addition to this, there all still some aspects which have to be determined by the Waste Control Guidelines. This refers to the demand for a waste disposal concept, the obligatory application of the Waste Acceptance Criteria for Final Disposal for conditioning, rules for mixing of waste as well as regulations concerning recycling and reuse of radioactive residues. (orig.)

Numerical solution of neutron transport equations in discrete ordinates and slab geometry

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Serrano Pedraza, F.

1985-01-01

An unified formalism to solve numerically, between other equation, the neutron transport in discrete ordinates, slab geometry, several energy groups and independents of time, has been developed recently. Such a formalism cover some of the conventional schemes as diamond difference, (WDD) characteristic step (SC) lineal characteristic (LC), quadratic characteristic (QC) and lineal discontinuous. Unified formation gives before hand the convergence order of the previously selected scheme. In fact it allows besides to generate a big amount of numerical schemes, with which is also possible to solve numerical equations as soon as neutron transport. The essential purpose of this work was to solve the neutron transport equations in slab geometry and discrete ordinates considering several energy groups without to take under advisement time dependence based in the above mentioned unified formalism. To reach this purpose it was necesary to design a computer code with the name TNOD1 (Neutron transport in discrete ordinates and 1 dimension) which includes each one of the schemes already pointed out. there exist two numerical schemes, also recently developed, quadratic continuous (QC) and cubic continuous (CN), although covered by unified formalism, it has been possible to include them inside this computer code without make substantial changes in its structure. In chapter I, derivative of neutron transport equation independent of time is taken, for angular flux, including boundary conditions and discontinuity. In chapter II the neutron transport equations are obtained in multigroups, independents of time, for approximation of discrete ordinates. Description of theory related with unified formalism and its relationship with mentioned discretization schemes is presented in chapter III. Chapter IV describes the computer code developed and finally, in chapter V different numerical results obtained with TNOD1 program are shown. In Appendix A theorems and mathematical arguments used

Insulation co-ordination in high-voltage electric power systems

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Diesendorf, W

2015-01-01

Insulation Co-ordination in High-Voltage Electric Power Systems deals with the methods of insulation needed in different circumstances. The book covers topics such as overvoltages and lightning surges; disruptive discharge and withstand voltages; self-restoring and non-self-restoring insulation; lightning overvoltages on transmission lines; and the attenuation and distortion of lightning surges. Also covered in the book are topics such as the switching surge designs of transmission lines, as well as the insulation coordination of high-voltage stations. The text is recommended for electrical en

Multiband discrete ordinates method: formalism and results; Methode multibande aux ordonnees discretes: formalisme et resultats

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Luneville, L

1998-06-01

The multigroup discrete ordinates method is a classical way to solve transport equation (Boltzmann) for neutral particles. Self-shielding effects are not correctly treated due to large variations of cross sections in a group (in the resonance range). To treat the resonance domain, the multiband method is introduced. The main idea is to divide the cross section domain into bands. We obtain the multiband parameters using the moment method; the code CALENDF provides probability tables for these parameters. We present our implementation in an existing discrete ordinates code: SN1D. We study deep penetration benchmarks and show the improvement of the method in the treatment of self-shielding effects. (author) 15 refs.

78 FR 15037 - Bishop Paiute Tribe-Liquor Control Ordinance No. 2012-07

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2013-03-08

..., purchase, gift, adjudication, executive order, Act of Congress, or other means of acquisition. .05 ``Tribal.../alcohol purchased on or off Tribal Lands is prohibited. Any person who is not licensed pursuant to this ordinance and who purchases liquor/alcoholic beverages on or off Tribal Lands and sells it on Tribal Lands...

Ordinance on radioactive drugs or drugs treated with ionizing rays (AMRadV)

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1987-01-01

The ordinance relates to the rules governing the marketing permit (approval) for, and prohibition of, radiosterilized and radioactive drugs (section 1 respectively section 2) according to section 7, subsection 1, of the Drugs Act. It applies also to dental filling materials and artificial denture materials. Excluded are finished drugs. (HP) [de

The new X-ray ordinance: what's new?; Was bringt die neue Roentgenverordnung?

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Reichow, H. [Bundesministerium fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, Bonn (Germany)

2000-07-01

The augmented requirements for the minimisation of the radiation dose in medical exposure and the experiences gained from the implementation of the ordinance in force call for more extensive measures for reducing radiation, for quality assurance and expertise in radiological protection. In future physicians, dentists, veterinarians and other people using X-rays will have to bring their necessary expert knowledge regarding radiological protection up to date at regular intervals, and prove that they have done so. To protect the public against radiation exposure from targeted use, the limit value of the effective dose is reduced to 1 mSv in the calendar year. The dose level for the protection of people professionally exposed to radiation is reduced to 20 mSv. The further development of information technology and digital imaging demands that appropriate framework conditions be laid down in response to the changing requirements for radiation protection such as those in telemedicine and in digital recording and documentation possibilities in radiology. The draft further clarifies the distinction between the Radiological Protection Ordinance and the X-Ray Ordinance in relation to accelerators, in which electrons are accelerated with the aim of producing ionizing radiation, and reduces the limit energy from 3 MeV to 1 MeV. It is discussed to remove the X-ray therapy from the X-ray Ordinance and to insert it into the Radiological Protection Ordinance, in order to conform to the higher protection requirements in X-ray therapy. (orig.) [German] Die erhoehten Anforderungen an die Minimierung der Strahlendosis bei medizinischer Exposition und die mit der Durchfuehrung der geltenden Verordnung gewonnenen Erfahrungen erfordern weiterreichende Massnahmen zur Strahlenreduktion, der Qualitaetssicherung und der Fachkunde im Strahlenschutz. Aerzte, Zahnaerzte, Tieraerzte und andere Roentgenstrahlung anwendende Personen muessen kuenftig die fuer den Strahlenschutz erforderliche

Radioactive whey concentrate - a case to apply section 3 of the Radiation Protection Ordinance

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Sauer, G.W.; Zypries, B.

1988-01-01

According to the authors, section 4 StrlSchV does not apply, the case has to be handled applying section 3 StrlSchV (Radiation Protection Ordinance). This means that the storage, treatment and disposal of the radioactive whey concentrate is subject to licensing. Disposal as radioactive waste, however, will require a licence only if the limit given in section 4 IV, No. 2 lit. e, the 10 -4 -fold of the allowed radioactivity per gramme (i.e. 3700 Bq/kg) is exceeded. The averaged radioactivity data measured do exceed this limit. Only the transport of the radioactive whey concentrate does not fall under the provisions of the ordinances on road transport or rail transport of hazardons substances, as the limit given there is 74 Bq/g of specific activity. (orig./HP) [de

Co-ordinating innate and adaptive immunity to viral infection: mobility is the key

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Wern, Jeanette Erbo; Thomsen, Allan Randrup

2009-01-01

The host counters a viral infection through a complex response made up of components belonging to both the innate and the adaptive immune system. In this report, we review the mechanisms underlying this response, how it is induced and how it is co-ordinated. As cell-cell communication represents...... the very essence of immune system physiology, a key to a rapid, efficient and optimally regulated immune response is the ability of the involved cells to rapidly shift between a stationary and a mobile state, combined with stringent regulation of cell migration during the mobile state. Through the co......-ordinated recruitment of different cell types intended to work in concert, cellular co-operation is optimized particularly under conditions that may involve rare cells. Consequently, a major focus is placed on presenting an overview of the co-operative events and the associated cell migration, which is essential...

La dirigenza pubblica in Italia: anello (mancante di congiunzione tra politica e amministrazione

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Guido Melis

2014-07-01

Full Text Available In Italia una specifica legislazione sulla dirigenza amministrativa è stata tardiva e la sua retorica si è rivelata in contraddizione con la traduzione pratica. Il rapporto della dirigenza con la politica è stato caratterizzato o da un'eccessiva distanza o da una patologica prossimità oppure da indifferenza rispetto ai fini delle politiche che avrebbe dovuto interpretare. La dirigenza amministrativa si è così auto-esclusa dalle élites nazionali e non c'è stata mai una sua reale mobilitazione negli ambiti decisionali del Paese. Il saggio analizza attraverso quattro date periodizzanti le trasformazioni della dirigenza pubblica e del suo rapporto con il potere politico nei 150 anni di storia dell'Italia unita.

Lack of co-ordinate expression of the alpha1(I) and alpha1(III) procollagen genes in fibroblast clonal cultures.

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Yamaguchi, Y; Crane, S; Zhou, L; Ochoa, S M; Falanga, V

2000-12-01

Several extracellular matrix genes, most notably alpha1(I) and alpha1(III) procollagen, are reported to be co-ordinately expressed in cultures of dermal fibroblasts. However, it remains unclear whether the expression of these genes is truly co-ordinate or whether it may be the result of averaging the phenotypic expression of different fibroblast subpopulations present within each culture. Objectives To determine by Northern analysis the correlation between alpha1(I) and alpha1(III) procollagen mRNA levels in clonal populations of human dermal fibroblasts. As previously described, clonal cultures were derived from parent strains of human dermal fibroblasts by a microscopically controlled dilution technique and by stimulation of single cells with low oxygen tension in the early phases of clonal growth. In agreement with previous reports, we found that baseline steady-state levels of alpha1(I) procollagen mRNA were co-ordinately regulated with the alpha1(III) procollagen mRNA in 26 parent strains (r = 0. 9003; P ordinate regulation observed in non-clonal cultures, suggesting that these two genes operate under different sets of regulatory controls. This clonal heterogeneity may provide additional flexibility to the process of tissue repair and fibroblast clonal expansion.

The new radiation protection ordinance and its consequences in radiation therapy

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Wucherer, M.; Schmidt, T.

2002-01-01

The new radiation protection ordinance (StrlSchV) entails a number of additional or changed instructions. They require that personnel exposed to radiation at work be reclassified, or that personnel not exposed to radiation at work be classified as personnel exposed to radiation at work, that local dosage measurements be taken particularly in radiation therapy, in order to insure that the radiation protection areas prevailing to date can be maintained, that generally accessible areas be examined to determine whether with persons not exposed to radiation in the course of work, in the case of their prolonged presence there, 1 mSv per year is not exceeded, that instructions be put in writing, that at regular 5-year intervals the proficiency of physicians, specialists in medical physics and MTRAs be brought up to date and, that medical positions for radiooncologists be established. The stricter requirements in radiation protection are inevitably connected with greater expenditures and higher costs. These results of the new radiation protection ordinance are in direct opposition to the financial possibilities that are being restricted through budgeting and pressure on hospitals and practices to reduce costs. (orig.) [de

A linear multiple balance method for discrete ordinates neutron transport equations

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Park, Chang Je; Cho, Nam Zin

2000-01-01

A linear multiple balance method (LMB) is developed to provide more accurate and positive solutions for the discrete ordinates neutron transport equations. In this multiple balance approach, one mesh cell is divided into two subcells with quadratic approximation of angular flux distribution. Four multiple balance equations are used to relate center angular flux with average angular flux by Simpson's rule. From the analysis of spatial truncation error, the accuracy of the linear multiple balance scheme is ο(Δ 4 ) whereas that of diamond differencing is ο(Δ 2 ). To accelerate the linear multiple balance method, we also describe a simplified additive angular dependent rebalance factor scheme which combines a modified boundary projection acceleration scheme and the angular dependent rebalance factor acceleration schme. It is demonstrated, via fourier analysis of a simple model problem as well as numerical calculations, that the additive angular dependent rebalance factor acceleration scheme is unconditionally stable with spectral radius < 0.2069c (c being the scattering ration). The numerical results tested so far on slab-geometry discrete ordinates transport problems show that the solution method of linear multiple balance is effective and sufficiently efficient

Assumptions used in determining the radiation exposure according to the amended Radiation Protection Ordinance, and required adjustments in the General Administrative Regulation relating to paragraph 45 of the Radiation Protection Ordinance

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Wirth, E.

2000-01-01

Within the framework of the amendment of the Radiation Protection Ordinance, the need arises to also amend the General Administrative Regulation on calculation of the radiation exposure due to radioactivity release with gaseous or liquid effluents, for the purpose of verification of compliance with the dose limits given in section 45 of the Radiation Protection Ordinance. The General Administrative regulation has to be harmonized with European legislation, EURATOM Directive 96/29. The required consultations for decision making have been a task of the working group for 'Anpassung der radiooekologischen Berechnungsgrundlage', of the Radioecology Committee of the SSK. The paper discusses the resulting draft document for amendment presented to and accepted by the SSK Committee. The document is awaiting discussion for final decision among members of the SSK, and between the SSK and representatives of Land governments as well as various bodies representing interests. (orig./CB) [de

75 FR 32813 - St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin Alcoholic Beverage Control Ordinance

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Diffusion-synthetic acceleration methods for the discrete-ordinates equations

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Larsen, E.W.

1983-01-01

The diffusion-synthetic acceleration (DSA) method is an iterative procedure for obtaining numerical solutions of discrete-ordinates problems. The DSA method is operationally more complicated than the standard source-iteration (SI) method, but if encoded properly it converges much more rapidly, especially for problems with diffusion-like regions. In this article we describe the basic ideas beind the DSA method and give a (roughly chronological) review of its long development. We conclude with a discussion which covers additional topics, including some remaining open problems and the status of current efforts aimed at solving these problems

Lipid binding to cytoglobin leads to a change in haem co-ordination: a role for cytoglobin in lipid signalling of oxidative stress.

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Reeder, Brandon J; Svistunenko, Dimitri A; Wilson, Michael T

2011-03-15

Cytoglobin is a recently discovered hexa-co-ordinate haemoglobin that does not appear to function as a classical oxygen-binding protein. Its function is unknown and studies on the effects of changes in its expression have not decisively determined its role within the cell. In the present paper, we report that the protein is transformed from hexa-co-ordinate to penta-co-ordinate on binding a lipid molecule. This transformation occurs with the ferric oxidation state of the protein, but not the ferrous state, indicating that this process only occurs under an oxidative environment and may thus be related to redox-linked cell signalling mechanisms. Oleate binds to the protein in a 1:1 stoichiometry and with high affinity (K(d)=0.7 μM); however, stopped-flow kinetic measurements yield a K(d) value of 110 μM. The discrepancy between these K(d) values may be rationalized by recognizing that cytoglobin is a disulfide-linked dimer and invoking co-operativity in oleate binding. The lipid-induced transformation of cytoglobin from hexa-co-ordinate to penta-co-ordinate does not occur with similar hexa-co-ordinate haemoglobins such as neuroglobin, and therefore appears to be a unique property of cytoglobin among the haemoglobin superfamily. The lipid-derived transformation may explain why cytoglobin has enhanced peroxidatic activity, converting lipids into various oxidized products, a property virtually absent from neuroglobin and much decreased in myoglobin. We propose that the binding of ferric cytoglobin to lipids and their subsequent transformation may be integral to the physiological function of cytoglobin, generating cell signalling lipid molecules under an oxidative environment.

Detecting DIF in Polytomous Items Using MACS, IRT and Ordinal Logistic Regression

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Elosua, Paula; Wells, Craig

2013-01-01

The purpose of the present study was to compare the Type I error rate and power of two model-based procedures, the mean and covariance structure model (MACS) and the item response theory (IRT), and an observed-score based procedure, ordinal logistic regression, for detecting differential item functioning (DIF) in polytomous items. A simulation…

Computation of 2-D pinhole image-formation process of large-scale furnaces using the discrete ordinates method

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Li Hong; Lu Ji Dong; Zheng Chu Guan

2003-01-01

In most of the discrete ordinate schemes (DOS) reported in the literature, the discrete directions are fixed, and unable to be arbitrarily adjusted; therefore, it is difficult to employ these schemes to calculate the radiative energy image-formation of pulverized-coal furnaces. On the basis of a new DOS, named the discrete ordinate scheme with (an) infinitely small weight(s), which was recently proposed by the authors, a novel algorithm for computing the pinhole image-formation process is developed in this work. The performance of this algorithm is tested, and is found to be also suitable for parallel computation.

Computation of 2-D pinhole image-formation process of large-scale furnaces using the discrete ordinates method

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Li Hongshun; Zhou Huaichun; Lu Jidong; Zheng Chuguang

2003-01-01

In most of the discrete ordinate schemes (DOS) reported in the literature, the discrete directions are fixed, and unable to be arbitrarily adjusted; therefore, it is difficult to employ these schemes to calculate the radiative energy image-formation of pulverized-coal furnaces. On the basis of a new DOS, named the discrete ordinate scheme with (an) infinitely small weight(s), which was recently proposed by the authors, a novel algorithm for computing the pinhole image-formation process is developed in this work. The performance of this algorithm is tested, and is found to be also suitable for parallel computation

Use of the Streaming Matrix Hybrid Method for discrete-ordinates fusion reactor calculations

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Battat, M.E.; Davidson, J.W.; Dudziak, D.J.; Thayer, G.R.

1984-01-01

The use of the discrete-ordinates method for solving two-dimensional, neutral-particle transport in fusion reactor blankets and shields is often limited by inherent inaccuracies due to the ray-effect. This effect presents a particular problem in the case of neutron streaming in the large internal void regions of a fusion reactor. A deterministic streaming technique called the Streaming Matrix Hybrid Method (SMHM) has been incorporated in the two-dimensional discrete-ordinates code TRIDENT-CTR. Calculations have been performed for an actual inertial-confinement fusion (ICF) reactor design using TRIDENT-CTR both with and without the SMHM. Comparisons of the calculated fluxes indicate that substantial mitigation of the ray effect can be achieved with the SMHM. Calculations were performed for the Los Alamos FIRST STEP hybrid ICF reactor designed for tritium production. Conventional 238 U fuel rod assemblies surround the spherical steel target chamber to form an annular cylindrical blanket. An axial fuel region is included to complete the blanket

Three-dimensional coupled Monte Carlo-discrete ordinates computational scheme for shielding calculations of large and complex nuclear facilities

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Chen, Y.; Fischer, U.

2005-01-01

Shielding calculations of advanced nuclear facilities such as accelerator based neutron sources or fusion devices of the tokamak type are complicated due to their complex geometries and their large dimensions, including bulk shields of several meters thickness. While the complexity of the geometry in the shielding calculation can be hardly handled by the discrete ordinates method, the deep penetration of radiation through bulk shields is a severe challenge for the Monte Carlo particle transport technique. This work proposes a dedicated computational scheme for coupled Monte Carlo-Discrete Ordinates transport calculations to handle this kind of shielding problems. The Monte Carlo technique is used to simulate the particle generation and transport in the target region with both complex geometry and reaction physics, and the discrete ordinates method is used to treat the deep penetration problem in the bulk shield. The coupling scheme has been implemented in a program system by loosely integrating the Monte Carlo transport code MCNP, the three-dimensional discrete ordinates code TORT and a newly developed coupling interface program for mapping process. Test calculations were performed with comparison to MCNP solutions. Satisfactory agreements were obtained between these two approaches. The program system has been chosen to treat the complicated shielding problem of the accelerator-based IFMIF neutron source. The successful application demonstrates that coupling scheme with the program system is a useful computational tool for the shielding analysis of complex and large nuclear facilities. (authors)

Ordinance concerning the filing of transport of nuclear fuel materials

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1979-01-01

The ordinance is defined under the law for the regulations of nuclear source materials, nuclear fuel materials and reactors and the order for execution of the law. Any person who reports the transport of nuclear fuel materials shall file four copies of a notification according to the form attached to the public safety commission of the prefecture in charge of the dispatching place. When the transportation extends over the area in charge of another public safety commission, the commission which has received the notice shall report without delay date and route of the transport, kind and quantity of nuclear fuel materials and other necessary matters to the commission concerned and hear from the latter opinions on the items informed. The designation by the ordinance includes speed of the vehicle loaded with nuclear fuel materials, disposition of an accompanying car, arrangement of the line of the loaded vehicle and accompanying and other escorting cars, location of the parking, place of unloading and temporary storage, etc. Reports concerning troubles and measures taken shall be filed in ten days to the public safety commission which has received the notification, when accidents occur on the way, such as: theft or loss of nuclear fuel materials; traffic accident; irregular leaking of nuclear fuel materials and personal trouble by the transport. (Okada, K.)

Deborah Cadbury, Princes at War: The British Royal Family’s Private Battle in the Second World War

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Baldoli, Claudia; Petrella, Luigi

2017-01-01

Le vicende della famiglia reale inglese durante la Seconda guerra mondiale sono al centro del libro di Deborah Cadbury, scrittrice di storia pluripremiata e per trent’anni producer della BBC. Il suo lavoro parte dalla crisi che condusse nel 1936 all’abdicazione di Edoardo VIII, che rinunciò al trono per sposare Wallis Simpson, e si snoda negli anni della crescente minaccia nazista in Europa. Il fratello minore Albert, che divenne re con il nome di Giorgio VI, pur afflitto dalla balbuzie e da ...

Ordinance of 18 June 1981 on financing of future expenditure for spent nuclear fuel etc. (SFS 1981:671)

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1982-01-01

This Ordinance, which entered into force on 1 July 1981, specifies that the National Board for Spent Nuclear Fuel settles questions and otherwise performs the supervisory and financial duties laid down in Sections 4, 7 and 10 of the 1981 Act on the financing of future expenditure for spent nuclear fuel etc. The Ordinance contains detailed provisions on the contents of the different programmes of activities mentioned in the Act and lays down rules as to the payment of fees and management of the fund set up under the Act. (NEA) [fr

Finite Mixture Multilevel Multidimensional Ordinal IRT Models for Large Scale Cross-Cultural Research

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de Jong, Martijn G.; Steenkamp, Jan-Benedict E. M.

2010-01-01

We present a class of finite mixture multilevel multidimensional ordinal IRT models for large scale cross-cultural research. Our model is proposed for confirmatory research settings. Our prior for item parameters is a mixture distribution to accommodate situations where different groups of countries have different measurement operations, while…

Particular solution of the discrete-ordinate method.

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Qin, Yi; Box, Michael A; Jupp, David L

2004-06-20

We present two methods that can be used to derive the particular solution of the discrete-ordinate method (DOM) for an arbitrary source in a plane-parallel atmosphere, which allows us to solve the transfer equation 12-18% faster in the case of a single beam source and is even faster for the atmosphere thermal emission source. We also remove the divide by zero problem that occurs when a beam source coincides with a Gaussian quadrature point. In our implementation, solution for multiple sources can be obtained simultaneously. For each extra source, it costs only 1.3-3.6% CPU time required for a full solution. The GDOM code that we developed previously has been revised to integrate with the DOM. Therefore we are now able to compute the Green's function and DOM solutions simultaneously.

Ordinance of 30 September 1985 on fees in the nuclear field

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1985-01-01

This Ordinance which came into force on 1 October 1985 specifically defines the activities subject to fees and fixes the criteria for calculating the scale. There are two types of fees, those levied by the Federal Energy Office which concern the various licences delivered in accordance with nuclear legislation, and also those levied for conducting prior studies to determine whether and on what conditions a licence could be granted. (NEA) [fr

Nuclear techniques for toxic elements in foodstuffs. Report on an IAEA co-ordinated research programme

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1994-01-01

The document includes 10 final reports on the IAEA Co-ordinated Research Programme on Nuclear Techniques for Toxic Elements in Foodstuffs. A separate abstract was prepared for each report. Refs, figs and tabs

Nuclear techniques for toxic elements in foodstuffs. Report on an IAEA co-ordinated research programme

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1994-12-31

The document includes 10 final reports on the IAEA Co-ordinated Research Programme on Nuclear Techniques for Toxic Elements in Foodstuffs. A separate abstract was prepared for each report. Refs, figs and tabs.

The nodal discrete-ordinate transport calculation of anisotropy scattering problem in three-dimensional cartesian geometry

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Wu Hongchun; Xie Zhongsheng; Zhu Xuehua

1994-01-01

The nodal discrete-ordinate transport calculating model of anisotropy scattering problem in three-dimensional cartesian geometry is given. The computing code NOTRAN/3D has been encoded and the satisfied conclusion is gained

Nuclear techniques to assess irrigation schedules for field crops. Results of a co-ordinated research programme

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1996-06-01

This TECDOC summarizes the results of a Co-ordinated Research Programme on The Use of Nuclear and Related Techniques in Assessment of Irrigation Schedules of Field Crops to Increase Effective Use of Water in Irrigation Projects. The programme was carried out between 1990 and 1995 through the technical co-ordination of the Soil Fertility, Irrigation and Crop Production Section of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Fourteen Member States of the IAEA and FAO carried out a series of field experiments aimed at improving irrigation water use efficiency through a type of irrigation scheduling known as deficit irrigation. Refs, figs, tabs.

On the spectrum of the one-speed slab-geometry discrete ordinates operator in neutron transport theory

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Abreu, Marcos Pimenta de

1998-01-01

We describe a numerical method applied to the first-order form of one-speed slab-geometry discrete ordinates equations modelling time-independent neutron transport problems with anisotropic scattering, with no interior source and defined in a nonmultiplying homogeneous host medium. Our numerical method is concerned with the generation of the spectrum and of a vector basis for the null space of the one-speed slab-geometry discrete ordinates operator. Moreover, it allows us to overcome the difficulties introduced in previous methods by anisotropic scattering and by angular quadrature sets of high order. To illustrate the positive features of our numerical method, we present numerical results for one-speed slab-geometry neutron transport model problems with anisotropic scattering

Nuclear techniques to assess irrigation schedules for field crops. Results of a co-ordinated research programme

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1996-06-01

This TECDOC summarizes the results of a Co-ordinated Research Programme on The Use of Nuclear and Related Techniques in Assessment of Irrigation Schedules of Field Crops to Increase Effective Use of Water in Irrigation Projects. The programme was carried out between 1990 and 1995 through the technical co-ordination of the Soil Fertility, Irrigation and Crop Production Section of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Fourteen Member States of the IAEA and FAO carried out a series of field experiments aimed at improving irrigation water use efficiency through a type of irrigation scheduling known as deficit irrigation. Refs, figs, tabs

Mining the multigroup-discrete ordinates algorithm for high quality solutions

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Ganapol, B.D.; Kornreich, D.E.

2005-01-01

A novel approach to the numerical solution of the neutron transport equation via the discrete ordinates (SN) method is presented. The new technique is referred to as 'mining' low order (SN) numerical solutions to obtain high order accuracy. The new numerical method, called the Multigroup Converged SN (MGCSN) algorithm, is a combination of several sequence accelerators: Romberg and Wynn-epsilon. The extreme accuracy obtained by the method is demonstrated through self consistency and comparison to the independent semi-analytical benchmark BLUE. (authors)

Spherical polar co-ordinate calculations of induced fields in the retina and head for applied magnetic fields at 50 Hz.

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Dimbylow, Peter

2011-07-21

This paper sets out to explore the effects of voxel resolution, from 2 mm down to 0.1 mm for Cartesian co-ordinates and the differences between Cartesian and spherical polar co-ordinates for a standardized test-bed model of the eye. This model was taken from the work of Yoriyaz et al (2005 Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 115 316-9) who have developed a detailed geometric description of the eye including choroid, retina, sclera, lens, cornea, anterior chamber, vitreous humour and optic nerve for ophthalmic brachytherapy. The spherical co-ordinate model has radial and angular steplengths of 0.1 mm and 0.25°, respectively. The current density averaged over 1 cm(2) and the 99th percentile value of the induced electric field have been calculated in the retina and central nervous system for uniform magnetic fields. The Cartesian co-ordinate calculations proceed in a sequence of grids at 2, 1, 0.5, 0.2 and 0.1 mm resolution with the potentials from the previous calculation at a coarser grid providing the boundary conditions on the finer grid. The 0.2 mm grid provides the boundary conditions for the spherical polar calculations. Comparisons are made with the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection reference levels.

Spherical polar co-ordinate calculations of induced fields in the retina and head for applied magnetic fields at 50 Hz

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Dimbylow, Peter

2011-01-01

This paper sets out to explore the effects of voxel resolution, from 2 mm down to 0.1 mm for Cartesian co-ordinates and the differences between Cartesian and spherical polar co-ordinates for a standardized test-bed model of the eye. This model was taken from the work of Yoriyaz et al (2005 Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 115 316-9) who have developed a detailed geometric description of the eye including choroid, retina, sclera, lens, cornea, anterior chamber, vitreous humour and optic nerve for ophthalmic brachytherapy. The spherical co-ordinate model has radial and angular steplengths of 0.1 mm and 0.25 0 , respectively. The current density averaged over 1 cm 2 and the 99th percentile value of the induced electric field have been calculated in the retina and central nervous system for uniform magnetic fields. The Cartesian co-ordinate calculations proceed in a sequence of grids at 2, 1, 0.5, 0.2 and 0.1 mm resolution with the potentials from the previous calculation at a coarser grid providing the boundary conditions on the finer grid. The 0.2 mm grid provides the boundary conditions for the spherical polar calculations. Comparisons are made with the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection reference levels.

Parricidio e deicidio

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Raffaele Menarini

2009-06-01

Full Text Available La mancata risoluzione del Complesso di Edipo produce la non insorgenza strutturata del Super Io e, nello stesso tempo, la regressione patologica alle dinamiche religiose del complesso medesimo. Si tratta del fallimento della funzione regolatrice del complesso edipico a livello di meccanismi di interiorizzazione, e quindi di individuazione, del conflitto inconscio, caratterizzato dall’osservazione delle tensioni tra Io e Super Io. Questo fallimento può assumere la configurazione di Complesso di Edipo freddo, la quale può articolarsi nelle dinamiche del parricidio e deicidio. L’esemplificazione storica dell’intero processo è quella relativa la nascita e lo sviluppo del Nazismo.Le dinamiche religiose, presenti nel Complesso di Edipo, riguardano la prima elaborazione freudiana del complesso, correlata alla scoperta della stessa psicoanalisi. Nel suo viaggio in Italia, nel settembre 1907, e in particolare grazie alla visita effettuata al Duomo di Orvieto, con la relativa osservazione degli affreschi di Luca Signorelli, Freud comprese per la prima volta la fenomenologia edipica, con le relative implicazioni del parricidio e deicidio. L’immagine dell’Anticristo rimandava, infatti, al potere del figlio che si era sostituito alla Legge del Padre. La scoperta della dimensione religiosa del Complesso di Edipo, produsse un’inquietante vissuto nella mente di Freud, che si esplicherà nella famosa dimenticanza del nome del Signorelli.

Ordinal classification of vegetation along mangla dam, mirpur, ajk

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Urooj, R.; Ahmad, S.S.

2015-01-01

Vegetation plays an important role in ecosystem maintenance. But the construction of dams transform the riparian vegetation into impoundment region. The present study was conducted to identify and quantify herbaceous flora around the vicinity of Mangla dam. Study area was divided into two zones on the basis of distance from the dam boundary. Pattern of vegetation distribution and their association in area was grouped in to different communities by using ordination techniques. Two ordination techniques TWINSPAN and DECORANA were used. A total of 37 species belonging to 17 families were identified from fifty quadrats. Random sampling was done by using 1*1 m sized quadrat. Percentage of vegetation was assessed by using Domin cover scale. TWINSPAN classified two groups and four communities in Zone-I, while in Zone-II two groups and six communities were formed. Dominance curve showed that Cynodon dactylon, Desmostachya bipinnata and Rhynchosia minima were dominant species in Zone-I and Croton bonplandianus, C. dactylon, D. bipinnata and Brachiaria decumbens were frequent species in Zone-II. DCA as indirect multivariate technique based on reciprocal averaging determined the environmental gradients that affect the species richness and also verified the groups of species and indicated four communities in both Zones. Monte Carlo test of significance was used to analyze stress in relation to number of axis/dimensionality under Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMS) through p-value. This study provided the significant results of least abundant and most abundant herbaceous species around the dam which will be helpful for biodiversity conservation and in decision making for further land planning

Nuclear Safety Co-Ordination within Oak Ridge Operations Facilities

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Johnson, W. A.; Pryor, W. A. [Research and Development Division, United States Atomic Energy Commission, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

1966-05-15

The Oak Ridge Operations Office of the USAEC has within its jurisdiction multiple contractors and facilities for research and for the production of fissile materials for the atomic energy programme. Among these facilities are gaseous diffusion plants for the production of {sup 235}U-enriched uranium hexafluoride, plants for the fabrication of special components and fuel for research and production reactors, and laboratories for pilot plant studies and basic research in nuclear technology. One research laboratory is also actively engaged in criticality experimental programmes and has been a major contributor of criticality data for safety applications. These diversified programmes include the processing, fabrication and transport of practically all forms and isotopic enrichments of uranium in quantities commensurate with both laboratory and volume production requirements. Consequently, adequate nuclear safety control with reasonable economy for operations of this magnitude demands not only co-ordination and liaison between contractor and USAEC staffs, but a continuing reappraisal of safety applications in light of the most advanced information. This report outlines the role of the Oak Ridge Operations Office in these pursuits and describes as examples some specific problems in which this office co-ordinated actions necessary for their resolution. Other examples are given of parametric and procedural applications in plant processes and fissile shipments emphasizing the use of recent experimental or calculated data. These examples involve the use of mass and geometric variables, neutron absorbers and moderation control. Departures from limits specified in existing nuclear safety guides are made to advantage in light of new data, special equipment design, contingencies and acceptable risks. (author)

3. IAEA research co-ordination meeting on atomic and plasma-wall interaction data for fusion reactor divertor modeling. Summary report

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Janev, R.K.

1999-04-01

A brief description of the proceedings and the conclusions of the 3rd Research Co-ordination Meeting on 'Atomic and Plasma-Wall Interaction Data for Fusion Reactor Divertor Modeling', held on March 8-9, 1999, at the IAEA Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, is provided. The reports on the activities within the individual projects pertinent to the IAEA Co-ordinated Research program with the same title are given as appendix to the present report. (author)

Causal mediation analysis with a binary outcome and multiple continuous or ordinal mediators: Simulations and application to an alcohol intervention

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Nguyen, Trang Quynh; Webb-Vargas, Yenny; Koning, Ina M.; Stuart, Elizabeth A.

2016-01-01

We investigate a method to estimate the combined effect of multiple continuous/ordinal mediators on a binary outcome: 1) fit a structural equation model with probit link for the outcome and identity/probit link for continuous/ordinal mediators, 2) predict potential outcome probabilities, and 3) compute natural direct and indirect effects. Step 2 involves rescaling the latent continuous variable underlying the outcome to address residual mediator variance/covariance. We evaluate the estimation...

Parallel performance of the angular versus spatial domain decomposition for discrete ordinates transport methods

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Fischer, J.W.; Azmy, Y.Y.

2003-01-01

A previously reported parallel performance model for Angular Domain Decomposition (ADD) of the Discrete Ordinates method for solving multidimensional neutron transport problems is revisited for further validation. Three communication schemes: native MPI, the bucket algorithm, and the distributed bucket algorithm, are included in the validation exercise that is successfully conducted on a Beowulf cluster. The parallel performance model is comprised of three components: serial, parallel, and communication. The serial component is largely independent of the number of participating processors, P, while the parallel component decreases like 1/P. These two components are independent of the communication scheme, in contrast with the communication component that typically increases with P in a manner highly dependent on the global reduced algorithm. Correct trends for each component and each communication scheme were measured for the Arbitrarily High Order Transport (AHOT) code, thus validating the performance models. Furthermore, extensive experiments illustrate the superiority of the bucket algorithm. The primary question addressed in this research is: for a given problem size, which domain decomposition method, angular or spatial, is best suited to parallelize Discrete Ordinates methods on a specific computational platform? We address this question for three-dimensional applications via parallel performance models that include parameters specifying the problem size and system performance: the above-mentioned ADD, and a previously constructed and validated Spatial Domain Decomposition (SDD) model. We conclude that for large problems the parallel component dwarfs the communication component even on moderately large numbers of processors. The main advantages of SDD are: (a) scalability to higher numbers of processors of the order of the number of computational cells; (b) smaller memory requirement; (c) better performance than ADD on high-end platforms and large number of

Pin cell discontinuity factors in the transient 3-D discrete ordinates code TORT-TD - 237

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Seubert, A.

2010-01-01

This paper describes the application of generalized equivalence theory to the time-dependent 3-D discrete ordinates neutron transport code TORT-TD. The introduction of pin cell discontinuity factors into the discrete ordinates transport equation is described by assuming a linear dependence of the homogenized neutron angular flux within a pin cell which may be discontinuous at the interfaces to adjacent cells. The homogenized flux discontinuity at cell interfaces is expressed by pin cell discontinuity factors which in turn are determined from fuel assembly lattice calculations using HELIOS. Application of TORT-TD to the all rods in state of the PWR MOX/UO 2 Core Transient Benchmark with pin cell homogenized nuclear cross sections demonstrate the potential of pin cell discontinuity factors to reduce pin cell homogenization errors. (authors)

Feasibility of central co-ordinated EMA/CO for gestational trophoblastic disease in the Netherlands

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van der Houwen, Clasien; Rietbroek, Ron C.; Lok, Christianne A. R.; ten Kate-Booij, Marianne J.; Lammes, Frits B.; Ansink, Anca C.

2004-01-01

In the Netherlands, high risk gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) patients are treated in different referral hospitals with a national working party on trophoblastic tumours having a co-ordinating function. Our purpose was to evaluate whether this policy is a satisfactory alternative to complete

First research co-ordination meeting of the co-ordinated research programme on development of kits for radioimmunometric assays for tumour markers. Summary report

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1997-01-01

Cancer is one of the major reasons for mortality and a great deal of research goes on in many areas related to cancer all through the world. The concept of 'tumor markers' has greatly aided the management of cancer, especially for follow up of the treated patients. Immunoassays that are used for measurement of sub-picomolar quantities of biomolecules such as hormones have been developed for the measurement of tumor markers too and these are widely used for monitoring the patients. The current co-ordinated research program on 'Development of Immunometric Assays for the Tumor Makers: PSA, free PSA and TPS' was born out of the advise from a group of specialists from the field oncology and nuclear medicine who met to discuss initially (Advisory Group Meeting, Colombo, August 1996) to identify the most appropriate markers and later (Consultants' Meeting, Glasgow, 21-25 April 1997) to identify the details of the procedure to follow. The first Research Co-ordination Meeting of this group was held in Vienna from 9-12 December 1997 to review the plans of each participant and the steps to be taken to realize the goal of this CRP. The meeting was attended by participants from the ten laboratories. The meeting discussed all salient aspects of the IRMA development for PSA and TPS. The modalities of working out the plans were thoroughly considered and the key inputs for the program to take off were identified. In conclusion, all the nine contract holding participants would develop the IRMAs for PSA (free and total) and TPS (Uruguay)

Discrete Ordinates Approximations to the First- and Second-Order Radiation Transport Equations

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FAN, WESLEY C.; DRUMM, CLIFTON R.; POWELL, JENNIFER L. email wcfan@sandia.gov

2002-01-01

The conventional discrete ordinates approximation to the Boltzmann transport equation can be described in a matrix form. Specifically, the within-group scattering integral can be represented by three components: a moment-to-discrete matrix, a scattering cross-section matrix and a discrete-to-moment matrix. Using and extending these entities, we derive and summarize the matrix representations of the second-order transport equations

Discrete Ordinates Approximations to the First- and Second-Order Radiation Transport Equations

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Fan, W C; Powell, J L

2002-01-01

The conventional discrete ordinates approximation to the Boltzmann transport equation can be described in a matrix form. Specifically, the within-group scattering integral can be represented by three components: a moment-to-discrete matrix, a scattering cross-section matrix and a discrete-to-moment matrix. Using and extending these entities, we derive and summarize the matrix representations of the second-order transport equations.

Co-ordinated voltage control of DFIG wind turbines in uninterrupted operation during grid faults

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Hansen, Anca Daniela; Michalke, G.; Sørensen, Poul Ejnar

2007-01-01

Emphasis in this article is on the design of a co-ordinated voltage control strategy for doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbines that enhances their capability to provide grid support during grid faults. In contrast to its very good performance in normal operation, the DFIG wind turbine...... concept is quite sensitive to grid faults and requires special power converter protection. The fault ride-through and grid support capabilities of the DFIG address therefore primarily the design of DFIG wind turbine control with special focus on power converter protection and voltage control issues....... A voltage control strategy is designed and implemented in this article, based on the idea that both converters of the DFIG (i.e. rotor-side converter and grid-side converter) participate in the grid voltage control in a co-ordinated manner. By default the grid voltage is controlled by the rotor...

Ordination Study of Vegetation Analysis Around Wetland Area: A Case Study of Mangla Dam, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

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Urooj, R.; Ahmad, S. S.; Ahmad, M. N.; Ahmad, H.; Nawaz, M.

2016-01-01

Present study was conducted at Mangla Dam for vegetation ordinal classification by applying multivariate analysis in order to find relationship between vegetation and their edaphic factors. Samples of soil and herbaceous vegetation were randomly collected by using 1*1 square meter quadrats. Total 37 plant species belonging to 17 families were identified. Canonical Correspondence Analysis as direct ordination technique was applied by using CANOCO software. Results of analytical tests revealed that concentration of micro and macro nutrients along electrical conductivity and pH in different soil samples were varying to a greater level in study area while Cynodon dactylon showed higher abundance over broad range of all edaphic factors concentration. (author)

X-ray Ordinance. Commentary on the Ordinance on the Protection Against Harmful Effects of X-radiation. 2. rev. ed. Roentgenverordnung. Kommentar zur Verordnung ueber den Schutz vor Schaeden durch Roentgenstrahlen

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Kramer, R.; Zerlett, G.

1988-01-01

The revised version of the X-ray Ordinance came into force on January 1, 1988 (as announced in BGBl I, page 114), and bears so many and significant amendments that a complete revision of the commentary was to follow, especially with regard to the provisions in the medical field and on qualifications in radiological protection. This 2nd edition of the commentary adheres to the concept of the first, discussing the provisions from the legal and the medical point of view. More emphasis has been placed on practice-oriented explanations, so that specific legal interpretations have been compacted in order to give more space to practical advice to appliers of X-radiation. The commentary presents among others the Public Notices of BMA (the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs) concerning the X-ray Ordinance, as published in Bundesarbeitsblatt. These guidelines for implementation help radiation protection officers to appropriately interpret the new provisions on quality assurance and professional qualifications in the medical and technical fields, and to properly apply them in practice.

Associations of motor co-ordination and attention with motor-perceptual development in 3-year-old preterm and full-term children who needed neonatal intensive care.

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Hemgren, E; Persson, K

2007-01-01

Children who have needed neonatal intensive care (NIC) are considered to be at risk for deficits such as developmental co-ordination disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. By assessing motor-perceptual development, motor co-ordination and attention already at 3 years of age, it might be possible to identify such deficits earlier than they are today. To investigate the motor-perceptual development in a group of 202 NIC children but had no major impairments, to describe associations of deficits in co-ordination and attention with motor-perceptual delays, and to estimate the prevalence of NIC children with combined deficits together with a motor-perceptual delay. Co-ordination and attention in children born very preterm (n = 57), moderately preterm (n = 75) and full-term (n = 70) were observed according to a model for Combined Assessment of Motor Performance and Behaviour while they were assessed using a developmental scale, Motor-Perceptual Development, 0-7 years, MPU. In two out of 14 MPU areas, a larger proportion of very preterm than of moderately preterm and full-term children had marked developmental delay. Overall, the proportion of NIC children having a motor-perceptual delay increased with increasing incoordination and especially increasing lack of attention. Twenty-one (11%) of the NIC children had different motor-perceptual delays combined with pronounced incoordination and pronounced lack of attention. Deficits in co-ordination and attention were associated with motor-perceptual delays in areas important for daily living and development of academic skills. Therefore, to find children at risk for developmental co-ordination disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, assessments of co-ordination and attention should be added to assessments of motor-perceptual development in 3-year-old NIC children.

Educating Leaders for Social Justice: The Case of Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinators

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Liasidou, Anastasia; Svensson, Cathy

2014-01-01

In the light of policy imperatives to initiate and maintain inclusive education reforms, the role of special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs) in England and Wales should be reconceptualised with a view to their leading school reforms commensurate with the principles of an inclusive discourse. The article concentrates on the social justice…

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2010-07-01

... government has a smoke-free ordinance that is more strict than the smoking policy for Federal facilities... REGULATION REAL PROPERTY 74-FACILITY MANAGEMENT Facility Management Smoking § 102-74.351 If a state or local government has a smoke-free ordinance that is more strict than the smoking policy for Federal facilities...

Measurement of the Z boson transverse momentum and pseudorapidity differential cross sections

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2017-01-01

Il Modello Standard della fisica delle particelle ` una teoria che descrive le particelleeelementari e le interazioni a cui sono sottoposte, ed ` una delle teorie pi` importantieudella fisica moderna. Elaborato negli anni ’60, nelle ultime cinque decadi ` statoeoggetto di numerosi test aventi lo scopo di verificarne l’accuratezza e la veridicit`. Iamaggiori risultati ottenuti all’interno di questo modello furono la scoperta dei bosonivettori W e Z nel 1983, da parte degli esperimenti UA1 e UA2, e del bosone di Higgsnel 2012 grazie agli esperimenti ATLAS e CMS. Sebbene descriva con successo molti processi di fisica delle particelle, rimangono escluse alcune evidenze sperimentali.Per cercare una risposta ad alcuni di questi quesiti, LHC, l’acceleratore di particellepi` grande del mondo, continua il suo lavoro, migliorando la conoscenza che abbiaumo del Modello Standard e cercando di superarlo. La misura della sezione d’urtodei processi del Modello Standard va proprio in tale direzione: fornisce im...

Tra "dolce vita" e Sinistra / Between the "Dolce Vita" and the Left

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2014-01-01

Full Text Available Morto a quasi 105 anni, Niemeyer ha attraversato momenti storici cruciali per la storia recente del Brasile entrando a pieno titolo a farne parte. Collaboratore di Lucio Costa e sodale del presidente Kubitschek, l'architetto carioca ha contribuito a costruire, nel vero senso della parola, parti imprescindibili del paese, portando il suo linguaggio e la sua concezione progettuale ad essere non soltanto emblema nazionale di sviluppo, per un Paese con una storia relativamente breve, ma anche simbolo del paese stesso nel mondo. / Died at almost 105 years, Niemeyer has experienced important times in the recent history of Brazil. Collaborator of Lucio Costa and fellow of President Kubitschek, the carioca architect has helped contributed in building essential parts of the country, making his language and his conception of the project to be not only an emblem of national development for a country with a relatively short history, but also a symbol of the country itself in the world.

The ADO-nodal method for solving two-dimensional discrete ordinates transport problems

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Barichello, L.B.; Picoloto, C.B.; Cunha, R.D. da

2017-01-01

Highlights: • Two-dimensional discrete ordinates neutron transport. • Analytical Discrete Ordinates (ADO) nodal method. • Heterogeneous media fixed source problems. • Local solutions. - Abstract: In this work, recent results on the solution of fixed-source two-dimensional transport problems, in Cartesian geometry, are reported. Homogeneous and heterogeneous media problems are considered in order to incorporate the idea of arbitrary number of domain division into regions (nodes) when applying the ADO method, which is a method of analytical features, to those problems. The ADO-nodal formulation is developed, for each node, following previous work devoted to heterogeneous media problem. Here, however, the numerical procedure is extended to higher number of domain divisions. Such extension leads, in some cases, to the use of an iterative method for solving the general linear system which defines the arbitrary constants of the general solution. In addition to solve alternative heterogeneous media configurations than reported in previous works, the present approach allows comparisons with results provided by other metodologies generated with refined meshes. Numerical results indicate the ADO solution may achieve a prescribed accuracy using coarser meshes than other schemes.

La problemática racista. El caso cordobés durante las dos primeras décadas del siglo XX

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Zeballos, Juan Manuel

2010-01-01

Full Text Available En la Argentina durante el período que abarca los últimos años del Siglo XIX y las primeras décadas del XX, las expresiones de carácter racistas adquirieron un perfil más definido, enmarcadas en el proceso de modernización socioeconómico, experimentado por el país desde el último tercio del Siglo XIX. Los indicadores más evidentes de ese cambio fueron la inmigración masiva, la urbanización, la afluencia de capitales extranjeros, el desarrollo de infraestructura y una incipiente industrialización, de los que Córdoba también participó, aunque con un ritmo e intensidad menos pronunciados que en el litoral.En este contexto y a partir de sus producciones teóricas, la “elite” cordobesa formuló un orden social ideal de impronta jerárquica basado en lo “racial”. Dicho orden estaba sustentado en dos registros: 1 el de la continuidad, que recogía las “huellas” o “rastros” del racismo de una sociedad que se había basado en el antiguo y tradicional ordenamiento colonial de “castas” y 2 el de la ruptura, asentado en la coyuntura del impacto de la inmigración y la cuestión social. Mientras que en el primer registro se apuntó y señaló a las poblaciones nativas, afro descendientes y sus “mezclas”; el otro postulaba una jerarquía al interior de la “raza blanca” conformada mayoritariamente por inmigrantes europeos.La operatividad de la investigación se obtuvo a partir del empleo del modelo teórico propuesto por Michel Wieviorka, el cual informa sobre diferentes planos o niveles de racismo, además de las lógicas de acción del fenómeno. De acuerdo a lo anterior, se postula que el racismo en el plano local se ubica dentro de la categoría de fragmentado. Al tiempo que, si bien se observa en la totalidad de los casos la presencia de las dos lógicas propuestas por el modelo de análisis -desigualdad y diferencia-, la lógica diferenciadora habría predomino sobre ciertos colectivos étnicos inmigrantes

Use of isotope techniques in lake dynamics investigations. Proceedings of a final research co-ordination meeting

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2001-03-01

The Co-ordinated Research Programme (CRP) on the Use of Isotope Techniques in Lake Dynamics Investigations was launched with the aim of assessing the potential of environmental isotope techniques in studying the dynamics of surface water bodies and related problems such as: dynamics of solutes; sediment focusing; establishment of water balance components; vulnerability to pollution. The CRP enabled a number of isotope and geochemical studies to be carried out on small and large water bodies, with the general aim of understanding of the dynamics of these systems under the growing anthropogenic influence. This publication is a compilation of the papers presented at the final Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) held in Rehovot, Israel, from 10 to 13 March 1997. Individual contributions have been indexed separately

2. IAEA research co-ordination meeting on 'Data for molecular processes in edge plasmas'. Summary report

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Clark, R.E.H.

2004-05-01

This report briefly describes the proceedings, conclusions and recommendations of the 2nd Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) of the Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) on 'Data for Molecular Processes in Edge Plasmas' held on 12-14 May 2003 at IAEA Headquarters, Vienna. During the course of the meeting the progress achieved to data was thoroughly reviewed. During the course of the meeting many areas in need of further research were noted. In addition there are specific important processes with lingering discrepancies between theory and experiment. Strong collaborations built during the course of this CRP have the potential to address these issues. Therefore, one outcome of the RCM was a detailed proposal to extend the CRP for an additional year with a final RCM in 2004. (author)

Discrete-ordinates electron transport calculations using standard neutron transport codes

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Morel, J.E.

1979-01-01

The primary purpose of this work was to develop a method for using standard neutron transport codes to perform electron transport calculations. The method is to develop approximate electron cross sections which are sufficiently well-behaved to be treated with standard S/sub n/ methods, but which nonetheless yield flux solutions which are very similar to the exact solutions. The main advantage of this approach is that, once the approximate cross sections are constructed, their multigroup Legendre expansion coefficients can be calculated and input to any standard S/sub n/ code. Discrete-ordinates calculations were performed to determine the accuracy of the flux solutions for problems corresponding to 1.0-MeV electrons incident upon slabs of aluminum and gold. All S/sub n/ calculations were compared with similar calculations performed with an electron Monte Carlo code, considered to be exact. In all cases, the discrete-ordinates solutions for integral flux quantities (i.e., scalar flux, energy deposition profiles, etc.) are generally in agreement with the Monte Carlo solutions to within approximately 5% or less. The central conclusion is that integral electron flux quantities can be efficiently and accurately calculated using standard S/sub n/ codes in conjunction with approximate cross sections. Furthermore, if group structures and approximate cross section construction are optimized, accurate differential flux energy spectra may also be obtainable without having to use an inordinately large number of energy groups. 1 figure

Dal cosmo immutabile all'universo in evoluzione

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Bergia, Silvio

1995-01-01

L'esplorazione dell'universo è una delle più grandi avventure intellettuali dell'ultimo mezzo secolo. Con il suo saggio Bergia vuole ricostruire il senso e il fascino di questa avventura intellettuale, raccontandone gli eventi e i personaggi. La vera rivoluzione concettuale nel modo di concepire l'universo fu il passaggio da una concezione statica a una dinamica dell'universo. Questo è il punto di partenza della cosmologia contemporanea che ha scardinato un intero sistema di concezioni introducendo l'idea dell'evoluzione. Rispetto all'immagine del cosmo immutabile è un vero sovvertimento di valori.

Il programma dell'universo

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Lloyd, Seth

2006-01-01

Da quando l'universo ha avuto inizio, ha cominciato a calcolare il proprio comportamento. All'inizio il computer-universo produceva strutture semplici, particelle elementari e leggi elementari della fisica; col passare del tempo ha processato "informazioni" sempre più complesse, producendo strutture sempre più intricate (galassie, stelle, pianeti), ma sempre secondo leggi semplici. Ogni cosa deve quindi la propria esistenza alla capacità intrinseca della materia e dell'energia di processare informazione. Se si decifrasse fino in fondo si potrebbe, con un computer quantistico di dimensioni ridotte, comprendere l'universo nel suo insieme.

The three-dimensional, discrete ordinates neutral particle transport code TORT: An overview

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Azmy, Y.Y.

1996-01-01

The centerpiece of the Discrete Ordinates Oak Ridge System (DOORS), the three-dimensional neutral particle transport code TORT is reviewed. Its most prominent features pertaining to large applications, such as adjustable problem parameters, memory management, and coarse mesh methods, are described. Advanced, state-of-the-art capabilities including acceleration and multiprocessing are summarized here. Future enhancement of existing graphics and visualization tools is briefly presented

On the equivalence between the discrete ordinates and the spherical harmonics methods in radiative transfer

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Barichello, L.B.; Siewert, C.E.

1998-01-01

In this work concerning steady-state radiative-transfer calculations in plane-parallel media, the equivalence between the discrete ordinates method and the spherical harmonics method is proved. More specifically, it is shown that for standard radiative-transfer problems without the imposed restriction of azimuthal symmetry the two methods yield identical results for the radiation intensity when the quadrature scheme for the discrete ordinates method is defined by the zeros of the associated Legendre functions and when generalized Mark boundary conditions are used to define the spherical harmonics solution. It is also shown that, with these choices for a quadrature scheme and for the boundary conditions, the two methods can be formulated so as to require the same computational effort. Finally a justification for using the generalized Mark boundary conditions in the spherical harmonics solution is given

Organization of the ITER Co-ordinated Technical Activities International Team

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2001-01-01

At its meeting in Toronto on 7 November 2001, the ITER Co-ordinated Technical Activities (CTA) project board took note of the organizational arrangements for the CTA International Team at the Garching and Naka joint work sites. The organization chart of the team remains almost unchanged from that of the ITER Engineering Design Activities (EDA). However, there is no special division responsible for plasma and field control. Activities in plasma control will be taken over by the Physics Unit. This newsletter also includes the ITER CTA International Team structure

Medical surveillance according to the Radiation Protection Ordinance

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Kramer, R.

1981-01-01

The author explains the concept and purpose of medical surveillance by means of which it is determined whether persons occupationally exposed to radiation are suited for practising or continuing with their respective activities. He describes the group of persons concerned and explains the necessity of medical surveillance by explaining the first examination and follow-up examinations or opinions given after a year's time. A special examination by a physician in case of extraordinary exposition to radiation is regulated in sect. 70 (1) of the Radiation Protection Ordinance. In addition, the procedure required for issuing the medical certificate and its condition are described. Surveillance measures may only be taken by approved physicians . The scope of their tasks and duties is shown. (HSCH) [de

Computational Modeling of a Time-Independent, Heterogeneous Reactor Core Using Simplified Discrete Ordinates Neutron Transport Techniques

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Labowski, Kristofer

2001-01-01

The Linear Characteristic (LC) method on rectangular boxoid meshes is a discrete ordinate neutron transport technique that uses both zeroth and first moments of the angular neutron flux to construct a relatively accurate...

Causal mediation analysis with a binary outcome and multiple continuous or ordinal mediators: Simulations and application to an alcohol intervention.

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Nguyen, Trang Quynh; Webb-Vargas, Yenny; Koning, Ina M; Stuart, Elizabeth A

We investigate a method to estimate the combined effect of multiple continuous/ordinal mediators on a binary outcome: 1) fit a structural equation model with probit link for the outcome and identity/probit link for continuous/ordinal mediators, 2) predict potential outcome probabilities, and 3) compute natural direct and indirect effects. Step 2 involves rescaling the latent continuous variable underlying the outcome to address residual mediator variance/covariance. We evaluate the estimation of risk-difference- and risk-ratio-based effects (RDs, RRs) using the ML, WLSMV and Bayes estimators in Mplus. Across most variations in path-coefficient and mediator-residual-correlation signs and strengths, and confounding situations investigated, the method performs well with all estimators, but favors ML/WLSMV for RDs with continuous mediators, and Bayes for RRs with ordinal mediators. Bayes outperforms WLSMV/ML regardless of mediator type when estimating RRs with small potential outcome probabilities and in two other special cases. An adolescent alcohol prevention study is used for illustration.

Copying you copying me: interpersonal motor co-ordination influences automatic imitation.

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Full Text Available Moving in a co-ordinated fashion with another individual changes our behaviour towards them; we tend to like them more, find them more attractive, and are more willing to co-operate with them. It is generally assumed that this effect on behaviour results from alterations in representations of self and others. Specifically, through neurophysiological perception-action matching mechanisms, interpersonal motor co-ordination (IMC is believed to forge a neural coupling between actor and observer, which serves to blur boundaries in conceptual self-other representations and causes positive views of the self to be projected onto others. An investigation into this potential neural mechanism is lacking, however. Moreover, the specific components of IMC that might influence this mechanism have not yet been specified. In the present study we exploited a robust behavioural phenomenon--automatic imitation--to assess the degree to which IMC influences neural action observation-execution matching mechanisms. This revealed that automatic imitation is reduced when the actions of another individual are perceived to be synchronised in time, but are spatially incongruent, with our own. We interpret our findings as evidence that IMC does indeed exert an effect on neural perception-action matching mechanisms, but this serves to promote better self-other distinction. Our findings demonstrate that further investigation is required to understand the complex relationship between neural perception-action coupling, conceptual self-other representations, and social behaviour.

Singular characteristic tracking algorithm for improved solution accuracy of the discrete ordinates method with isotropic scattering

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Duo, J. I.; Azmy, Y. Y.

2007-01-01

A new method, the Singular Characteristics Tracking algorithm, is developed to account for potential non-smoothness across the singular characteristics in the exact solution of the discrete ordinates approximation of the transport equation. Numerical results show improved rate of convergence of the solution to the discrete ordinates equations in two spatial dimensions with isotropic scattering using the proposed methodology. Unlike the standard Weighted Diamond Difference methods, the new algorithm achieves local convergence in the case of discontinuous angular flux along the singular characteristics. The method also significantly reduces the error for problems where the angular flux presents discontinuous spatial derivatives across these lines. For purposes of verifying the results, the Method of Manufactured Solutions is used to generate analytical reference solutions that permit estimating the local error in the numerical solution. (authors)

2nd (final) IAEA research co-ordination meeting on 'charge exchange cross section data for fusion plasma studies'. Summary report

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Clark, R.E.H.

2001-11-01

The proceedings and conclusions of the 2nd Research Co-ordination Meeting on 'Charge Exchange Cross Section Data for Fusion Plasma Studies', held on September 25 and 26, 2000 at the IAEA Headquarters in Vienna, are briefly described. This report includes a summary of the presentations made by the meeting participants and a review of the accomplishments of the Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP). In addition, short summaries from the participants are included indicating the specific research completed in support of this CRP. (author)

An ordinal classification approach for CTG categorization.

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Georgoulas, George; Karvelis, Petros; Gavrilis, Dimitris; Stylios, Chrysostomos D; Nikolakopoulos, George

2017-07-01

Evaluation of cardiotocogram (CTG) is a standard approach employed during pregnancy and delivery. But, its interpretation requires high level expertise to decide whether the recording is Normal, Suspicious or Pathological. Therefore, a number of attempts have been carried out over the past three decades for development automated sophisticated systems. These systems are usually (multiclass) classification systems that assign a category to the respective CTG. However most of these systems usually do not take into consideration the natural ordering of the categories associated with CTG recordings. In this work, an algorithm that explicitly takes into consideration the ordering of CTG categories, based on binary decomposition method, is investigated. Achieved results, using as a base classifier the C4.5 decision tree classifier, prove that the ordinal classification approach is marginally better than the traditional multiclass classification approach, which utilizes the standard C4.5 algorithm for several performance criteria.

La nuova fisica delle particelle e i segreti dell'universo un dialogo fra filosofia, scienza e religione

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Bodei, Remo

2017-01-01

La Scuola della Cattedrale, presieduta da Monsignor Gianantonio Borgonovo, prosegue il suo ciclo di incontri con un evento culturale nel segno della fisica che esplora il mondo delle particelle. Guido Tonelli, fisico e professore ordinario dell’Università di Pisa, tratta degli eventi che hanno portato alla scoperta del bosone di Higgs al Cern di Ginevra dove è stato realizzato Lhc, l’acceleratore di particelle più potente del mondo, con un’analisi di materia e antimateria, energia e universo, per capire come tutto è cominciato e come forse andrà a finire. Dove potrà arrivare l’uomo con queste nuove visioni? Quali cambiamenti e traguardi sono ipotizzabili? Come leggere da un punto di vista religioso e filosofico questi nuovi scenari che la scienza prospetta? L’evento ha visto gli interventi di Monsignor Borgonovo e del filosofo Remo Bodei, professore emerito di Filosofia all’Università di Pisa.

Valutazione multicriteriale nella pianificazione territoriale: un approccio metodologico partecipato

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Anastasia Stratigea

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Il coinvolgimento del pubblico e degli stakeholder nelle moderne attività di pianificazione territoriale richiede l’utilizzo di strumenti e metodologie adeguati che supportino i planner nell’acquisizione e nella gestione di informazioni e conoscenze locali (opinioni, valori, inclinazioni, interessi locali, ecc., aumentando così l’efficacia sia del processo che dell’esito finale degli sforzi di pianificazione. Il presente studio mira a sviluppare un quadro metodologico che possa accogliere strumenti partecipativi durante la fase di valutazione nell’ambito del processo di pianificazione. Un simile quadro può supportare i planner e i decision maker nel: valutare scenari alternativi, includere molteplici prospettive e considerare possibili “alleanze” o “conflitti” tra diversi gruppi di interesse, migliorando così le opzioni strategiche. Tale approccio è applicato a una particolare regione greca in cui sono stati valutati scenari alternativi per il suo sviluppo futuro, mediante un contesto di pianificazione partecipata.

Ordinance of 28 April 1982 on advance financial contributions towards the construction of Federal installations for the safe containment and disposal of radioactive waste

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1982-01-01

This Ordinance prescribes prepayment of fees to provide for the financial means required to cover the expenses of the Federal repository for radioactive waste in accordance with Section 9a, paragraph 3 of the Atomic Energy Act. This includes costs for research and development in connection with the installation, the price of the site, planning costs, and expenditure for the erection, enlargement and restoration of installations. All holders of a licence in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act or the Radiation Protection Ordinance, and who, in all likelihood, will be obliged to despatch radioactive waste to the Federal repository must pay such advance fees. The Ordinance will remain in force until 31 December 1986 at the latest. (NEA) [fr

Co-ordinated research programme on nuclear techniques for toxic elements in foodstuffs

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1990-01-01

This Co-ordinated Research Programme (CRP) was started by the Agency in 1985, within the framework of the Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology in the Asia and Pacific Region (RCA). Its main purpose has been to obtain comparative data on existing elemental concentrations of potentially toxic elements in foodstuffs in various Asian countries. The elements to be studied include the potentially most toxic trace elements (As, Cd, Hg, Pb, Se) as well as others of relevance to national monitoring programmes, such as Br, Cr, Cu, Fe, I, Mn, Sb, Tl, and Zn. An important supplementary purpose of the programme is to help establish analytical expertise for work of this kind in the individual countries. Scientists from several RCA Member States have participated in it, namely from Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand, and also from institutes in several countries outside the region, i.e., Argentina, Brazil, Jamaica and The Netherlands. This report summarizes the discussions that took place during the third and final Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) for the programme from 20-24 November 1989, in Jakarta, Indonesia. This document includes the progress reports presented by the participants as well as discussions and conclusions drawn from the meeting

Pareto vs Simmel: residui ed emozioni

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Silvia Fornari

2017-08-01

Full Text Available A cento anni dalla pubblicazione del Trattato di sociologia generale (Pareto 1988 siamo a mantenere vivo ed attuale lo studio paretiano con una rilettura contemporanea del suo pensiero. Ricordato per la grande versatilità intellettuale dagli economisti, rimane lo scienziato rigoroso ed analitico i cui contributi sono ancora discussi a livello internazionale. Noi ne analizzeremo gli aspetti che l’hanno portato ad avvicinarsi all’approccio sociologico, con l’introduzione della nota distinzione dell’azione sociale: logica e non-logica. Una dicotomia utilizzata per dare conto dei cambiamenti sociali riguardanti le modalità d’azione degli uomini e delle donne. Com’è noto le azioni logiche sono quelle che riguardano comportamenti mossi da logicità e raziocinio, in cui vi è una diretta relazione causa-effetto, azioni oggetto di studio degli economisti, e di cui non si occupano i sociologi. Le azioni non-logiche riguardano tutte le tipologie di agire umano che rientrano nel novero delle scienze sociali, e che rappresentano la parte più ampia dell’agire sociale. Sono le azioni guidate dai sentimenti, dall’emotività, dalla superstizione, ecc., illustrate da Pareto nel Trattato di sociologia generale e in saggi successivi, dove riprende anche il concetto di eterogenesi dei fini, formulato per la prima volta da Giambattista Vico. Concetto secondo il quale la storia umana, pur conservando in potenza la realizzazione di certi fini, non è lineare e lungo il suo percorso evolutivo può accadere che l’uomo nel tentativo di raggiungere una finalità arrivi a conclusioni opposte. Pareto collega la definizione del filosofo napoletano alle tipologie di azione sociale e alla loro distinzione (logiche, non-logiche. L’eterogenesi dei fini per Pareto è dunque l’esito di un particolare tipo di azione non-logica dell’essere umano e della collettività.

Joan Robinson e la teoria economica. (Joan Robinson and economic theory

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2013-12-01

Full Text Available L'interesse di Joan Robinson nel problema della distribuzione del reddito e il suo disprezzo per quello che considera le teorie che hanno cercato di giustificare le distribuzioni esistenti di reddito mai segnalati . Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da una forte inclinazione per chiari  argomenti ben ragionati che non lasciavano spazio per  sciatte abitudini  di pensiero . La portata ampia e la quantità di scritti di Robinson rendono difficile presentare una valutazione critica dei suoi contributi nel contesto anche di un documento lungo . Quella attuale si concentra sui suoi scritti in cinque aree principali : (i l'economia della concorrenza imperfetta ; ( ii la teoria del rapporto di lavoro ; ( iii la teoria di accumulazione nel lungo periodo ; ( iv il concetto di capitale e la funzione di produzione ; e ( v il problema del tempo in economia che si riflette nei suoi scritti sulla storia tema contro equilibrio .Joan Robinson’s interest in the question of the distribution of income and her disdain for what she considered to be theories that tried to justify existing distributions of income never flagged. Her work is marked by a strong inclination for clear, well reasoned arguments that left no room for sloppy habits of thought. The wide scope and quantity of Robinson’s writings make it difficult to present a critical evaluation of her contributions within the context of even a lengthy paper. The present one concentrates on her writings in five main areas: (i the economics of imperfect competition; (ii the theory of employment; (iii the theory of accumulation in the long run; (iv the concept of capital and the production function; and (v the problem of time in economics as reflected in her writings on the theme history versus equilibrium. JEL: B31, E24

How can the co-ordinate transformation method of beam matching be extended to include separately labelled collimators?

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Morgan-Fletcher, S; McKenzie, A L

1996-03-01

The problem of matching radiation beams was tackled by Siddon in 1980 using co-ordinate transformations. Since then, the need to distinguish between individual collimators in prescriptions of treatment set-up, brought about by the widespread use of 3-D treatment planning systems and asymmetric fields, as well as a reversal of the rotation sense in the turntable co-ordinate system proposed by the International Electrotechnical Commission, have made it necessary to revisit this particular problem. This paper builds upon Siddon's general equations for the particular case of matching beams, and derives expressions for calculating treatment-unit settings which may be used in a computer program without the need to perform matrix manipulation. The expression treat the individual collimator jaws separately.

Comparing interval estimates for small sample ordinal CFA models.

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Natesan, Prathiba

2015-01-01

Robust maximum likelihood (RML) and asymptotically generalized least squares (AGLS) methods have been recommended for fitting ordinal structural equation models. Studies show that some of these methods underestimate standard errors. However, these studies have not investigated the coverage and bias of interval estimates. An estimate with a reasonable standard error could still be severely biased. This can only be known by systematically investigating the interval estimates. The present study compares Bayesian, RML, and AGLS interval estimates of factor correlations in ordinal confirmatory factor analysis models (CFA) for small sample data. Six sample sizes, 3 factor correlations, and 2 factor score distributions (multivariate normal and multivariate mildly skewed) were studied. Two Bayesian prior specifications, informative and relatively less informative were studied. Undercoverage of confidence intervals and underestimation of standard errors was common in non-Bayesian methods. Underestimated standard errors may lead to inflated Type-I error rates. Non-Bayesian intervals were more positive biased than negatively biased, that is, most intervals that did not contain the true value were greater than the true value. Some non-Bayesian methods had non-converging and inadmissible solutions for small samples and non-normal data. Bayesian empirical standard error estimates for informative and relatively less informative priors were closer to the average standard errors of the estimates. The coverage of Bayesian credibility intervals was closer to what was expected with overcoverage in a few cases. Although some Bayesian credibility intervals were wider, they reflected the nature of statistical uncertainty that comes with the data (e.g., small sample). Bayesian point estimates were also more accurate than non-Bayesian estimates. The results illustrate the importance of analyzing coverage and bias of interval estimates, and how ignoring interval estimates can be misleading

Production of 99Tcm radiopharmaceuticals for brain, heart and kidney imaging. Final report of a co-ordinated research programme 1991-1994

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1995-07-01

The report contains highlights of the achievements of the IAEA Co-ordinated Research programme on Evaluation on the Use of Bulk Reagents for the Production of 99 Tc m Radiopharmaceutical and Kits, the participants' summary reports (Argentina, Chile, Greece, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, Russian Federation, Thailand, Uruguay, United States of America), recommended product protocols for five compounds and the participants' recommendations regarding continued support and further directions of co-ordinated research work. Refs, 6 figs, 8 tabs, 6 schemes

Modifications Of Discrete Ordinate Method For Computations With High Scattering Anisotropy: Comparative Analysis

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Korkin, Sergey V.; Lyapustin, Alexei I.; Rozanov, Vladimir V.

2012-01-01

A numerical accuracy analysis of the radiative transfer equation (RTE) solution based on separation of the diffuse light field into anisotropic and smooth parts is presented. The analysis uses three different algorithms based on the discrete ordinate method (DOM). Two methods, DOMAS and DOM2+, that do not use the truncation of the phase function, are compared against the TMS-method. DOMAS and DOM2+ use the Small-Angle Modification of RTE and the single scattering term, respectively, as an anisotropic part. The TMS method uses Delta-M method for truncation of the phase function along with the single scattering correction. For reference, a standard discrete ordinate method, DOM, is also included in analysis. The obtained results for cases with high scattering anisotropy show that at low number of streams (16, 32) only DOMAS provides an accurate solution in the aureole area. Outside of the aureole, the convergence and accuracy of DOMAS, and TMS is found to be approximately similar: DOMAS was found more accurate in cases with coarse aerosol and liquid water cloud models, except low optical depth, while the TMS showed better results in case of ice cloud.

GPU accelerated simulations of 3D deterministic particle transport using discrete ordinates method

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Gong Chunye; Liu Jie; Chi Lihua; Huang Haowei; Fang Jingyue; Gong Zhenghu

2011-01-01

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), originally developed for real-time, high-definition 3D graphics in computer games, now provides great faculty in solving scientific applications. The basis of particle transport simulation is the time-dependent, multi-group, inhomogeneous Boltzmann transport equation. The numerical solution to the Boltzmann equation involves the discrete ordinates (S n ) method and the procedure of source iteration. In this paper, we present a GPU accelerated simulation of one energy group time-independent deterministic discrete ordinates particle transport in 3D Cartesian geometry (Sweep3D). The performance of the GPU simulations are reported with the simulations of vacuum boundary condition. The discussion of the relative advantages and disadvantages of the GPU implementation, the simulation on multi GPUs, the programming effort and code portability are also reported. The results show that the overall performance speedup of one NVIDIA Tesla M2050 GPU ranges from 2.56 compared with one Intel Xeon X5670 chip to 8.14 compared with one Intel Core Q6600 chip for no flux fixup. The simulation with flux fixup on one M2050 is 1.23 times faster than on one X5670.

GPU accelerated simulations of 3D deterministic particle transport using discrete ordinates method

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Gong, Chunye; Liu, Jie; Chi, Lihua; Huang, Haowei; Fang, Jingyue; Gong, Zhenghu

2011-07-01

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), originally developed for real-time, high-definition 3D graphics in computer games, now provides great faculty in solving scientific applications. The basis of particle transport simulation is the time-dependent, multi-group, inhomogeneous Boltzmann transport equation. The numerical solution to the Boltzmann equation involves the discrete ordinates ( Sn) method and the procedure of source iteration. In this paper, we present a GPU accelerated simulation of one energy group time-independent deterministic discrete ordinates particle transport in 3D Cartesian geometry (Sweep3D). The performance of the GPU simulations are reported with the simulations of vacuum boundary condition. The discussion of the relative advantages and disadvantages of the GPU implementation, the simulation on multi GPUs, the programming effort and code portability are also reported. The results show that the overall performance speedup of one NVIDIA Tesla M2050 GPU ranges from 2.56 compared with one Intel Xeon X5670 chip to 8.14 compared with one Intel Core Q6600 chip for no flux fixup. The simulation with flux fixup on one M2050 is 1.23 times faster than on one X5670.

TRIDENT: a two-dimensional, multigroup, triangular mesh discrete ordinates, explicit neutron transport code

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Seed, T.J.; Miller, W.F. Jr.; Brinkley, F.W. Jr.

1977-03-01

TRIDENT solves the two-dimensional-multigroup-transport equations in rectangular (x-y) and cylindrical (r-z) geometries using a regular triangular mesh. Regular and adjoint, inhomogeneous and homogeneous (k/sub eff/ and eigenvalue searches) problems subject to vacuum, reflective, white, or source boundary conditions are solved. General anisotropic scattering is allowed and anisotropic-distributed sources are permitted. The discrete-ordinates approximation is used for the neutron directional variables. An option is included to append a fictitious source to the discrete-ordinates equations that is defined such that spherical-harmonics solutions (in x-y geometry) or spherical-harmonics-like solutions (in r-z geometry) are obtained. A spatial-finite-element method is used in which the angular flux is expressed as a linear polynomial in each triangle that is discontinous at triangle boundaries. Unusual Features of the program: Provision is made for creation of standard interface output files for S/sub N/ constants, angle-integrated (scalar) fluxes, and angular fluxes. Standard interface input files for S/sub N/ constants, inhomogeneous sources, cross sections, and the scalar flux may be read. Flexible edit options as well as a dump and restart capability are provided

Improved treatment of two-dimensional neutral particle transport through voids within the discrete ordinates method by use of generalized view factors

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Brockmann, H.

1992-01-01

Using the discrete ordinates method for the treatment of neutral particle transport through voids serious flux distortions may occur due to the restricted streaming of particles along discrete directions. For mitigating this type of ray effect the method of view factors is proposed which has been developed in the theory of thermal radiation for describing the radiant exchange among surfaces. In order to apply this method to transport theory generalized view factors are defined which regard the angular dependence of the radiation leaving the surfaces. The generalized view factors are calculated analytically for r-z cylinder geometries and by applying the view factor algebra. The method was realized in the discrete ordinates transport code DOT 4.2 and applied to an r-z analogue of the S I S (Square-In-Square) sample problem. The results of the proposed method are compared with those calculated by the common discrete ordinates method and the Monte Carlo method

Intercomparison and biokinetic model validation of radionuclide intake assessment. Report of a co-ordinated research project. 1996-1998

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1999-03-01

This TECDOC presents the results of a Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) on Intercomparison and Biokinetic Model Validation of Radionuclide Intake Assessment, including the conclusions of a Research Co-ordination Meeting held from 6 to 8 July 1998. The present CRP on Intercomparison and Biokinetic Model Validation of Radionuclide Intake Assessment is part of the activities of the IAEA's Occupational Protection programme. The objective of this programme is to promote an internationally harmonized approach for optimizing occupational radiation protection through: the development of guides, within the IAEA's activities for establishing standards for radiation protection, for restricting radiation exposures in the workplace and for applying current occupational radiation protection techniques; and the promotion of application of these guidelines

GEE for longitudinal ordinal data : Comparing R-geepack, R-multgee, R-repolr, SAS-GENMOD, SPSS-GENLIN

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Nooraee, Nazanin; Molenberghs, Geert; van den Heuvel, Edwin R.

Studies in epidemiology and social sciences are often longitudinal and outcome measures are frequently obtained by questionnaires in ordinal scales. To understand the relationship between explanatory variables and outcome measures, generalized estimating equations can be applied to provide a

Simplified discrete ordinates method in spherical geometry

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Elsawi, M.A.; Abdurrahman, N.M.; Yavuz, M.

1999-01-01

The authors extend the method of simplified discrete ordinates (SS N ) to spherical geometry. The motivation for such an extension is that the appearance of the angular derivative (redistribution) term in the spherical geometry transport equation makes it difficult to decide which differencing scheme best approximates this term. In the present method, the angular derivative term is treated implicitly and thus avoids the need for the approximation of such term. This method can be considered to be analytic in nature with the advantage of being free from spatial truncation errors from which most of the existing transport codes suffer. In addition, it treats the angular redistribution term implicitly with the advantage of avoiding approximations to that term. The method also can handle scattering in a very general manner with the advantage of spending almost the same computational effort for all scattering modes. Moreover, the methods can easily be applied to higher-order S N calculations

An SPSSR -Menu for Ordinal Factor Analysis

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Mario Basto

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Exploratory factor analysis is a widely used statistical technique in the social sciences. It attempts to identify underlying factors that explain the pattern of correlations within a set of observed variables. A statistical software package is needed to perform the calculations. However, there are some limitations with popular statistical software packages, like SPSS. The R programming language is a free software package for statistical and graphical computing. It offers many packages written by contributors from all over the world and programming resources that allow it to overcome the dialog limitations of SPSS. This paper offers an SPSS dialog written in theR programming language with the help of some packages, so that researchers with little or no knowledge in programming, or those who are accustomed to making their calculations based on statistical dialogs, have more options when applying factor analysis to their data and hence can adopt a better approach when dealing with ordinal, Likert-type data.

DALL’«ARTICOLO EPR» AGLI ESPERIMENTI DI ALAIN ASPECT: IL LUNGO CAMMINO DEL PROBLEMA DELLA NONLOCALITÀ IN MECCANICA QUANTISTICA

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Matarese, Vera

2014-01-01

Quando, nel 1935, venne pubblicato il famoso articolo chiamato poi “EPR Paper” per le iniziali dei suoi autori - Einstein, Podolsky, Rosen -, la comunità scientifica dovette confrontarsi non solo con le manifeste provocazioni che il suo argomento voleva mostrare, ma anche con latenti problemi che sarebbero sbocciati più avanti in tutti i loro stridenti contrasti. L’incompletezza della meccanica quantistica, che l’“articolo EPR” si proponeva di dimostrare, poggiava infatti su un principio molt...

Co-ordinated research programme on applications of stable isotope tracers in human nutrition research

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1989-01-01

This Co-ordinated Research Programme (CRP) was formally established by the Agency in October 1988, and has since then expanded to encompass 13 participants in 13 countries. Its general objective is to help establish competence in the use of stable isotope techniques, particularly in developing countries, and particularly with reference to applications of 2 H, 13 C, 15 N, and 18 O. This report summarizes the discussions that took place during the first Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM). Working papers (progress reports) presented by the participants are included as annexes together with a preliminary report on the results of a series of intercomparison exercises involving enriched stable isotope reference materials containing 2 H, 13 C, 15 N and 18 O. For the future it was agreed that more work needs to be done to harmonize the analytical techniques being used, and to obtain support for new CRPs relating to human energy expenditure studies in pregnancy, lactation, growth and other conditions, and to studies of nitrogen turnover in relation to malnutrition and liver function. Refs, figs and tabs

Co-ordinated research project on validation and application of plants as biomonitors of trace element atmospheric pollution, analysed by nuclear and related techniques. Report on the 1. research co-ordination meeting

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1999-07-01

Environmental pollution is a cause of ever increasing concern in the world. The UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio, Brazil, 1992) reaffirmed the importance of protecting the environment within the context of sustainable development. Arising out of this conference, the Rio Agenda 21 declaration called for a number of nationally determined action programmes, with international assistance and co-ordination under 'Capacity 21', concerning environmental monitoring and assessment, including the use of biological markers. Environmental protection and control is a matter of high priority in all developing countries' governmental policies in view of its implications for the welfare of the present and future populations. Therefore it is expected that regional and national organisations responsible for legislation and environmental policy, municipal organisations, which could use the data collected for establishing emission levels, organisations responsible for pollutant emission control and public health-related institutions will benefit from this proposed Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP). The CRP is expected to exploit possibilities of developing and validating tools for using appropriate biomonitors to map the distribution of air pollution over wide areas in developing countries. If successful, this would be a powerful way for developing countries to monitor air pollution.

Co-ordinated research project on validation and application of plants as biomonitors of trace element atmospheric pollution, analysed by nuclear and related techniques. Report on the 1. research co-ordination meeting

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1999-01-01

Environmental pollution is a cause of ever increasing concern in the world. The UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio, Brazil, 1992) reaffirmed the importance of protecting the environment within the context of sustainable development. Arising out of this conference, the Rio Agenda 21 declaration called for a number of nationally determined action programmes, with international assistance and co-ordination under 'Capacity 21', concerning environmental monitoring and assessment, including the use of biological markers. Environmental protection and control is a matter of high priority in all developing countries' governmental policies in view of its implications for the welfare of the present and future populations. Therefore it is expected that regional and national organisations responsible for legislation and environmental policy, municipal organisations, which could use the data collected for establishing emission levels, organisations responsible for pollutant emission control and public health-related institutions will benefit from this proposed Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP). The CRP is expected to exploit possibilities of developing and validating tools for using appropriate biomonitors to map the distribution of air pollution over wide areas in developing countries. If successful, this would be a powerful way for developing countries to monitor air pollution

A microscopic study of the S band in the generator co-ordinate approach

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Wuest, E.; Ansari, A.

1985-04-01

Using particle number and spin projected cranked Hartree-Fock-Bogolubov (CHFB) wave functions in the generator co-ordinate method (GCM) with the cranking frequency as a GC the shortcomings of the usual CHFB theory are removed and the ground as well as the s band are studied simultaneously. In particular, low-spin properties of the s band are discussed for a backbending nucleus 158 Dy. (author)

2. IAEA research co-ordination meeting on 'Atomic and molecular data for fusion plasma diagnostics'. Summary report

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Clark, R.E.H.

2004-05-01

This report briefly describes the proceedings, conclusions and recommendations of the 2nd Research Co-ordination Meeting (RCM) of the Co-ordinated Research Project (CRP) on 'Atomic and Molecular Data for Fusion Plasma Diagnostics' held on 16-18 June 2003 at IAEA Headquarters, Vienna. During the course of the meeting the progress achieved to data was thoroughly reviewed. It was noted that during the course of the research several new areas of data needs were revealed. During detailed discussions proposals from all participants on ongoing data needs indicated that a one year extension of the CRP would be extremely valuable with an additional RCM to be held in 2004. A specific proposal for such an extension was formulated along with the summary of the results achieved to date. (author)

GLOBALIZATION AND BUILDING OF IDENTITIES IN MODERN CITIES: A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS AT BARCELONA’S NEW CIVIC ORDINANCE

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LILIANA VARGAS MONROY

2007-11-01

Full Text Available This paper makes a discourse analysis of the Civic Ordinance of Barcelona, adopted by the City Hall of Barcelona-Spain in January of 2006, in order to typify and manage behaviour in the public spaces of the city. The textual corpuswe used for this analysis is the Ordinance project in its two versions. The Discourse Analysis methodology used in thisstudy has been proposed by different authors in this field (Martín Rojo, 2001; Parker, 1992; Potter & Wetherell, 1987;Van Dijk, 2003; Wetherell, 2001. Results point to the emergence of two kinds of discourses inside the text, as well as the strategies from which both discourses allow the construction of citizens’ identities as a new way of governability in the spaces of contemporary European cities.

La dottrina degli avatara come prova per la datazione dell’Abhinayadarpana di Nandikesvara

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Pietro Chierichetti

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Abstract - IT Come per molte opere della letteratura indiana in sanscrito, anche per l’Abhinayadarpana di Nandikesvara è difficile proporre una datazione attendibile: nel suo contributo, l’autore cerca di utilizzare un elemento interno al testo per ipotizzare il periodo nel quale il testo potrebbe collocarsi. La citazione degli avatara di Visnu, esemplificata attraverso una serie di gesti delle mani, viene vagliata criticamente al fine di un suo possibile utilizzo per collocare l’opera dal punto di vista cronologico. L’Abhinayadarpana, uno dei test fondamentali del teatro-danza in India, viene in questo modo inserito nel panorama più ampio della vicenda religiosa dell’India antica e la storia della religione hindu fornisce a sua volta uno strumento interessante per la ricostruzione della storia del testo. Abstract - EN As it often happens for many works of the Indian literature in Sanskrit, it is difficult to determine a possible dating of Nandikesvara’s iAbhinayadarpana: in his article, the author tries to assume an inner element of the text for a hypothesis about the period in which the work could be dated back to. The Visnu’s avataras, quoted in the text through a series of hand gestures, are scientifcally examined to define the work from a chronological point of view. The Abhinayadarpana, one of the most important texts of the Indian Dance-Theatre, is put in the broader landscape of the Indian ancient religion and the hindu religion history becomes an interesting tool through which the text’s history is reconstructed.

Statistical Optimality in Multipartite Ranking and Ordinal Regression.

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Uematsu, Kazuki; Lee, Yoonkyung

2015-05-01

Statistical optimality in multipartite ranking is investigated as an extension of bipartite ranking. We consider the optimality of ranking algorithms through minimization of the theoretical risk which combines pairwise ranking errors of ordinal categories with differential ranking costs. The extension shows that for a certain class of convex loss functions including exponential loss, the optimal ranking function can be represented as a ratio of weighted conditional probability of upper categories to lower categories, where the weights are given by the misranking costs. This result also bridges traditional ranking methods such as proportional odds model in statistics with various ranking algorithms in machine learning. Further, the analysis of multipartite ranking with different costs provides a new perspective on non-smooth list-wise ranking measures such as the discounted cumulative gain and preference learning. We illustrate our findings with simulation study and real data analysis.