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the first denison bridge was a three span
the first denison bridge was a three span laminated bow-string arch british type bridge commenced in january 1855 and completed the following year. it was opened on new year's day 1856, and named in honour of the then governor-general sir william denison, who was on a tour of inspection of the bathurst region. the firs...
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the bridge has four lamp standards, two at
the bridge has four lamp standards, two at each end, and in the centre two signs. on an interpretive sign about the river and people swimming there, and the original makers sign stating : "denison bridge p. n.russell & co. builders - sydney 1870". beside the bridge and supported off it, are service pipes.
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the main spans consist of wrought iron pony
the main spans consist of wrought iron pony trusses of the pratt type. support piers consist of timber piles under the approach spans and four pairs of cast iron cylinders 1.83m diameter braced with wrought iron crossed rods. the ten panel pratt trusses are simply supported and have horizontally positioned i-sections f...
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this is an early metal truss bridge that
this is an early metal truss bridge that carries 6.1 metres of roadway and a footpath. it has nine spans in all, three timber spans of 6.7m then three wrought iron trusses: 34m, 34.5m, 34m and then three again in timber at 6.7m. total length of the bridge is 474 ft (143.5m).
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denison bridge was an advanced design for its
denison bridge was an advanced design for its period and a major engineering achievement, it was the maximum span possible with a wrought iron truss span structure. it is the second oldest metal truss bridge in new south wales after the prince alfred bridge at gundagai. the new bridge was designed on the new american p...
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in use for over 120 years as a
in use for over 120 years as a road bridge, its service life was interrupted only for a 9-day repair period in the 1960s. it was superseded by a prestressed concrete bridge upstream and closed to vehicular traffic in the early 1990s and adapted for use as a footbridge.
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in 1964-65: six piles were driven under the
in 1964-65: six piles were driven under the timber approach spans, 23 stringers were replaced, 6 round timber girders renewed, longitudinal sheeting replaced and deck bitumen sealed, timber decking replaced by high tensile bolts in three top chord joints, expansion bearings were repaired and one girder replaced. the de...
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like the first bridge, the new one was
like the first bridge, the new one was opened by the governor of the time, who was now the earl of belmore. denison had left the colony in 1861 for madras and then to retirement in england, where he died in 1871. but the new bridge, opened in june 1870, was the replacement of the denison bridge of 1856 and the name of ...
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the bridge was constructed in 1869 to 1870
the bridge was constructed in 1869 to 1870 by the prominent engineering firm, p. n. russell & co at a cost of 18,818 pounds through the nsw public works department. most of the angle irons and bars were specially rolled for the job at p. n. russell & co's pyrmont rolling mills and at bathurst's two iron foundries of th...
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the new denison bridge was designed by gustavus
the new denison bridge was designed by gustavus alphonse morrell, assistant engineer to the department of roads and foundation member of the engineering association of nsw. the bridge contract drawings bear morrell's signature and that of william christopher bennett, commissioner for roads.
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the denison bridge was washed away by the
the denison bridge was washed away by the great flood of 1867 and its debris also destroyed rankin's bridge, so after eleven years of having two bridges, bathurst again found itself with only a ford or a ferry to cross the macquarie. a narrow temporary wooden bridge was put across near the remains of the denison bridge...
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eleven days later another bridge over the macquarie
eleven days later another bridge over the macquarie river a kilometre downstream was opened by a local entrepreneur, george ranken (frequently quoted as rankin): this bridge was known as the eglinton bridge or rankin's bridge.
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this was the last "official" bridge designed by
this was the last "official" bridge designed by the colonial architect's department under its brief direction by architect and engineer, william weaver (1828–68). it was supervised by his clerk of works, william downey, during 1855.
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after years of local agitation, a long timber
after years of local agitation, a long timber bridge with five laminated timber arches was started in 1855 and was opened on 1 january 1856 by the governor, sir william denison. a bullock was roasted on a spit and 3000 people celebrated the new bridge, named after the governor.
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in the early 1990s a realignment of the
in the early 1990s a realignment of the great western highway resulted in the evans bridge replacing the denison bridge, with the latter converted to pedestrian traffic only. it was added to the new south wales state heritage register on 1 august 2003, having earlier been listed on the now-defunct register of the natio...
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the bridge, completed in 1870, replaced an earlier
the bridge, completed in 1870, replaced an earlier bridge that was built in 1856 and destroyed in 1867 floods. it was designed by gustavus alphonse morrell and built from 1869 to 1870 by p. n. russell & co. the bridge structure, except for the deck, is original and in excellent condition and for over 120 years the brid...
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the theory of association schemes arose in statistics,
the theory of association schemes arose in statistics, in the theory of experimental design for the analysis of variance. in mathematics, association schemes belong to both algebra and combinatorics. in algebraic combinatorics, association schemes provide a unified approach to many topics, for example combinatorial des...
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in classical coding theory, dealing with codes in
in classical coding theory, dealing with codes in a hamming scheme, the macwilliams transform involves a family of orthogonal polynomials known as the krawtchouk polynomials. these polynomials give the eigenvalues of the distance relation matrices of the hamming scheme.
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in coding theory, association scheme theory is mainly
in coding theory, association scheme theory is mainly concerned with the distance of a code. the linear programming method produces upper bounds for the size of a code with given minimum distance, and lower bounds for the size of a design with a given strength. the most specific results are obtained in the case where t...
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there is another algebra of (n + 1)
there is another algebra of (n + 1) × (n + 1) {\displaystyle (n+1)\times (n+1)} matrices which is isomorphic to a {\displaystyle {\mathcal {a}}}, and is often easier to work with.
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since the matrices in a {\displaystyle {\mathcal {a}}}
since the matrices in a {\displaystyle {\mathcal {a}}} are symmetric and commute with each other, they can be diagonalized simultaneously. therefore, a {\displaystyle {\mathcal {a}}} is semi-simple and has a unique basis of primitive idempotents j 0, …, j n {\displaystyle j_{0},\ldots,j_{n}}.
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the adjacency matrices a i {\displaystyle a_{i}} of
the adjacency matrices a i {\displaystyle a_{i}} of the graphs (x, r i) {\displaystyle \left(x,r_{i}\right)} generate a commutative and associative algebra a {\displaystyle {\mathcal {a}}} (over the real or complex numbers) both for the matrix product and the pointwise product. this associative, commutative algebra is ...
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the term association scheme is due to (bose
the term association scheme is due to (bose & shimamoto 1952) but the concept is already inherent in (bose & nair 1939). these authors were studying what statisticians have called partially balanced incomplete block designs (pbibds). the subject became an object of algebraic interest with the publication of (bose & mes...
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the (x, y)-th entry of the left side
the (x, y)-th entry of the left side of (iv) is the number of paths of length two between x and y with labels i and j in the graph. note that the rows and columns of a i {\displaystyle a_{i}} contain v i {\displaystyle v_{i}} 1 {\displaystyle 1} 's:
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the relations are described by their adjacency matrices.
the relations are described by their adjacency matrices. a i {\displaystyle a_{i}} is the adjacency matrix of r i {\displaystyle r_{i}} for i = 0, …, n {\displaystyle i=0,\ldots,n} and is a v × v matrix with rows and columns labeled by the points of x {\displaystyle x}.
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a symmetric association scheme can be visualized as
a symmetric association scheme can be visualized as a complete graph with labeled edges. the graph has v {\displaystyle v} vertices, one for each point of x {\displaystyle x}, and the edge joining vertices x {\displaystyle x} and y {\displaystyle y} is labeled i {\displaystyle i} if x {\displaystyle x} and y {\displays...
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two points x and y are called i
two points x and y are called i th associates if (x, y) ∈ r i {\displaystyle (x,y)\in r_{i}}. the definition states that if x and y are i th associates then so are y and x. every pair of points are i th associates for exactly one i {\displaystyle i}. each point is its own zeroth associate while distinct points are neve...
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an association scheme is commutative if p i
an association scheme is commutative if p i j k = p j i k {\displaystyle p_{ij}^{k}=p_{ji}^{k}} for all i {\displaystyle i}, j {\displaystyle j} and k {\displaystyle k}. most authors assume this property.note, however, that while the notion of an association scheme generalizes the notion of a group, the notion of a com...
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the theory of association schemes arose in statistics,
the theory of association schemes arose in statistics, in the theory of experimental design for the analysis of variance. in mathematics, association schemes belong to both algebra and combinatorics. in algebraic combinatorics, association schemes provide a unified approach to many topics, for example combinatorial des...
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in enzymology, an alcohol o-cinnamoyltransferase is an enzyme
in enzymology, an alcohol o-cinnamoyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 1-o-trans-cinnamoyl-beta-d-glucopyranose and an alkanol (roh), whereas its two products are alkyl cinnamate and glucose. this enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, speci...
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this enzyme belongs to the family of transferases,
this enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those acyltransferases transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups. the systematic name of this enzyme class is 1-o-trans-cinnamoyl-beta-d-glucopyranose:alcohol o-cinnamoyltransferase.
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aoyamachō station opened on november 19, 1930, as
aoyamachō station opened on november 19, 1930, as ao station (阿保駅, ao-eki) on the sangu express electric railway. after merging with osaka electric kido on march 15, 1941, the line became the kansai express railway's osaka line. this line was merged with the nankai electric railway on june 1, 1944, to form kintetsu. th...
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aoyamachō station (青山町駅, aoyamachō-eki) is a passenger railway
aoyamachō station (青山町駅, aoyamachō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of iga, mie prefecture, japan, operated by the private railway operator kintetsu railway.
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in functional analysis, the dixmier–ng theorem is a
in functional analysis, the dixmier–ng theorem is a characterization of when a normed space is in fact a dual banach space. it was proven by kung-fu ng, who called it a variant of a theorem proven earlier by jacques dixmier. there exists a hausdorff locally convex topology τ on x so that the closed unit ball, b x , of ...
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there exists a banach space y so that
there exists a banach space y so that x is isometrically isomorphic to the dual of y . that 2. implies 1. is an application of the banach–alaoglu theorem, setting τ to the weak-* topology. that 1. implies 2. is an application of the bipolar theorem.
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let m {\displaystyle m} be a pointed metric
let m {\displaystyle m} be a pointed metric space with distinguished point denoted 0 m {\displaystyle 0_{m}}. the dixmier-ng theorem is applied to show that the lipschitz space lip 0 (m) {\displaystyle {\text{lip}}_{0}(m)} of all real-valued lipschitz functions from m {\displaystyle m} to r {\displaystyle \mathbb {r} }...
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that 2. implies 1. is an application of
that 2. implies 1. is an application of the banach–alaoglu theorem, setting τ {\displaystyle \tau } to the weak-* topology. that 1. implies 2. is an application of the bipolar theorem.
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in functional analysis, the dixmier–ng theorem is a
in functional analysis, the dixmier–ng theorem is a characterization of when a normed space is in fact a dual banach space. it was proven by kung-fu ng, who called it a variant of a theorem proven earlier by jacques dixmier.
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eijiro ai is a former japanese nippon professional
eijiro ai is a former japanese nippon professional baseball pitcher. he played for the yakult swallows from 1985 to 1989, and the lotte orions/chiba lotte marines in 1991 and 1992.
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eijiro ai (阿井英二郎, ai eijiro, born september 29,
eijiro ai (阿井英二郎, ai eijiro, born september 29, 1964) is a former japanese nippon professional baseball pitcher. he played for the yakult swallows from 1985 to 1989, and the lotte orions/chiba lotte marines in 1991 and 1992.
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barbara j. "bobbie" payne was an american infielder
barbara j. "bobbie" payne was an american infielder and reliever who played from 1949 through 1951 in the all-american girls professional baseball league. listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 118 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
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it was not until 37 years after her
it was not until 37 years after her stint in the aagpbl that payne became a subject of notoriety. in the early 1980s, a group of former members of the league led by june peppas created the aagpbl players association and lobbied to have the circuit recognized in the national baseball hall of fame and museum at coopersto...
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in 1951 the league suffered its three-year attendance
in 1951 the league suffered its three-year attendance slide and began having financial difficulties. the kenosha comets and the peoria redwings were forced to fold after the season, leaving the league with six clubs. some players, payne among others, were seeing the beginning of the end and they were cautious. many of ...
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payne opened 1951 with kalamazoo, but was sent
payne opened 1951 with kalamazoo, but was sent to the battle creek belles during the midseason and ended up playing with the rockford peaches during the postseason. she batted a combined.173 average in 85 games, while tying for eight in the league for the most triples (5). rockford blanked the grand rapids in the first...
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in 1950, payne was allowed to graduate from
in 1950, payne was allowed to graduate from high school a month early so that she could be able to join the muskegon lassies at the spring training camp. she was called ″pepper pot″ by her teammates, because she was not afraid to go after any ground ball. although the 1950 season became a nightmare for her team, after ...
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at age of 11 payne was the youngest
at age of 11 payne was the youngest girl to play on the shreveport garmet softball team. she then joined the elite cleaners in 1949, when the aagpbl rookie touring teams stopped in shreveport for exhibition games. the chicago colleens and the springfield sallies traveled together over much of the eastern half of the un...
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barbara j. "bobbie" payne (september 18, 1932 –
barbara j. "bobbie" payne (september 18, 1932 – march 11, 2024) was an american infielder and reliever who played from 1949 through 1951 in the all-american girls professional baseball league. listed at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 118 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
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edwin bennett astwood was a bermudian-american physiologist and
edwin bennett astwood was a bermudian-american physiologist and endocrinologist: his research on endocrine system led to treatments for hyperthyroidism, first published in 1943 in what has subsequently been called a "landmark" paper. in 1949 he showed that methimazole was superior to alternative therapies for graves' d...
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he was elected a fellow of the american
he was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences in 1949. in 1948, he was awarded the cameron prize for therapeutics of the university of edinburgh. he died of cancer on february 17, 1976, in hamilton, bermuda.
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edwin bennett astwood (december 19, 1909 – february
edwin bennett astwood (december 19, 1909 – february 17, 1976) was a bermudian - american physiologist and endocrinologist: his research on endocrine system led to treatments for hyperthyroidism, first published in 1943 in what has subsequently been called a "landmark" paper. in 1949 he showed that methimazole was super...
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the electron lahar, also known as the electron
the electron lahar, also known as the electron mudflow, was a lahar in the u.s. state of washington that descended from the summit and sunset amphitheater on mount rainier about 500 years ago. it was named after the unincorporated community of electron. the extent of the electron mudflow was about 34 miles (55 km) from...
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the extent of the electron mudflow was about
the extent of the electron mudflow was about 34 miles (55 km) from mount rainier. it covered approximately 13 square miles (34 km) in the puyallup valley, and was more than 26 feet (7.9 m) thick at its deepest point.
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the electron lahar, also known as the electron
the electron lahar, also known as the electron mudflow, was a lahar in the u.s. state of washington that descended from the summit and sunset amphitheater on mount rainier about 500 years ago. it was named after the unincorporated community of electron.
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edmond nicolas laguerre was a french mathematician and
edmond nicolas laguerre was a french mathematician and a member of the académie des sciences (1885). his main works were in the areas of geometry and complex analysis. he also investigated orthogonal polynomials. laguerre's method is a root-finding algorithm tailored to polynomials. he laid the foundations of a geometr...
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edmond nicolas laguerre (9 april 1834, bar-le-duc –
edmond nicolas laguerre (9 april 1834, bar-le-duc – 14 august 1886, bar-le-duc) was a french mathematician and a member of the académie des sciences (1885). his main works were in the areas of geometry and complex analysis. he also investigated orthogonal polynomials (see laguerre polynomials). laguerre's method is a r...
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dwight isbell was a radio engineer, ieee antennas
dwight isbell was a radio engineer, ieee antennas and propagation fellow, and co-inventor of the log-periodic antenna while a student at the university of illinois under raymond duhamel. the log periodic antenna made possible broadband reception of color television signals. he is notable for the invention of antenna, a...
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the invention of the antenna and the patents
the invention of the antenna and the patents were widely ignored by channel master and blonder-tongue, and resulted in the precedent setting blonder-tongue doctrine of " judicial economy ", which bars defendants of patents from that have been previously ruled invalid (changing the triplett v. lowe precedent).
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dwight isbell was a radio engineer, ieee antennas
dwight isbell was a radio engineer, ieee antennas and propagation fellow, and co-inventor of the log-periodic antenna while a student at the university of illinois under raymond duhamel. the log periodic antenna made possible broadband reception of color television signals. he is notable for the invention of antenna, a...
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donna ginther is a roy a. roberts and
donna ginther is a roy a. roberts and regents distinguished professor of economics and the director of the institute for policy and social research at the university of kansas. she is also a research associate at the national bureau of economic research. she is known for her expertise on scientific labor markets, wage ...
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professor ginther's research focuses on scientific labor markets,
professor ginther's research focuses on scientific labor markets, gender differences in employment, particularly in academia, and outcomes for children. it has been covered by the popular media, including science, the new york times, the economist, and national public radio. she has testified before the u.s. congress o...
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ginther earned a bachelor of arts in 1987,
ginther earned a bachelor of arts in 1987, master of arts in 1991, and a doctorate in economics in 1995, all from the university of wisconsin, madison. she taught at southern methodist university, washington university in st. louis, and has been a research economist at the federal reserve bank of atlanta.
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donna ginther is a roy a. roberts and
donna ginther is a roy a. roberts and regents distinguished professor of economics and the director of the institute for policy and social research at the university of kansas. she is also a research associate at the national bureau of economic research. she is known for her expertise on scientific labor markets, wage ...
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the danta signal stop (善太信号場, danta-shingojo) was established
the danta signal stop (善太信号場, danta-shingojo) was established on the japanese government railways (jgr) kansai line on june 1, 1927. this was elevated to become eiwa station on february 1, 1929. the jgr became the jnr(japan national railways) after world war ii. freight operations were discontinued from october 15, 195...
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the station has two opposed side platforms, with
the station has two opposed side platforms, with platform 1 adjacent to the station building. the platforms are connected by an uncovered footbridge. three rail lines pass between the platforms, with the middle, non-electrified line used for freight traffic. the station is staffed.
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the donna–río bravo international bridge, also known as
the donna–río bravo international bridge, also known as the alliance international bridge, is an international bridge that spans the rio grande, providing a crossing of the mexico–united states border between donna, texas and río bravo, tamaulipas. the bridge was opened to traffic on december 14, 2010. only non-commerc...
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the donna–río bravo international bridge, also known as
the donna–río bravo international bridge, also known as the alliance international bridge, is an international bridge that spans the rio grande, providing a crossing of the mexico–united states border between donna, texas and río bravo, tamaulipas. the bridge was opened to traffic on december 14, 2010. only non-commerc...
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angela gurnell is a british geoscientist who is
angela gurnell is a british geoscientist who is professor of physical geography at queen mary university of london. her research considers hydrology, geomorphology and plant ecology. she is particularly interested in how vegetations and fluvial processes interact, and developing novel methodologies to monitor and asses...
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gurnell was one of the founders of the
gurnell was one of the founders of the urban river survey, which analyses hundreds of metres of urban rivers, and the modular river survey, which studies rivers at various spatial scales. both tools allow members of the public and river conservation professionals to collect information about river behaviour, and aim to...
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gurnell became interested in the interaction between vegetation
gurnell became interested in the interaction between vegetation and fluvial processes. she started studying the role of aquatic and riparian plants at landform and river-reach scales. gurnell believes that these plants are engineers of river ecosystems, impacting the development of landforms (so-called morphodynamics)....
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at southampton, gurnell was appointed senior lecturer and
at southampton, gurnell was appointed senior lecturer and eventually promoted to reader. she was awarded a personal chair at the university of birmingham in 1995, where she stayed until she joined king's college london in 2002. she was head of department at king's college until 2006. in 2010 gurnell left king's college...
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gurnell was an undergraduate student at the university
gurnell was an undergraduate student at the university of exeter. she remained in exeter for her doctoral research, during which she became interested in hydrology. she was particularly interested in hydrological mapping. after graduating she joined the faculty at the university of southampton.
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angela gurnell is a british geoscientist who is
angela gurnell is a british geoscientist who is professor of physical geography at queen mary university of london. her research considers hydrology, geomorphology and plant ecology. she is particularly interested in how vegetations and fluvial processes interact, and developing novel methodologies to monitor and asses...
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the employment cost index (eci) is a quarterly
the employment cost index (eci) is a quarterly economic series detailing the changes in the costs of labor for businesses in the united states economy. the eci is prepared by the bureau of labor statistics (bls), in the u.s. department of labor.
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it is a widely watched series by the
it is a widely watched series by the financial sector but gets less press coverage than the more commonly quoted consumer price index (cpi), which is also prepared by the bls. while the cpi is a measure of inflation in consumer prices, the eci is vital as an indication of whether employment cost changes are rising or f...
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the employment cost index (eci) is a quarterly
the employment cost index (eci) is a quarterly economic series detailing the changes in the costs of labor for businesses in the united states economy. the eci is prepared by the bureau of labor statistics (bls), in the u.s. department of labor.
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the beaver dam bridge was a bridge along
the beaver dam bridge was a bridge along the york river in quebec, canada. the bridge was situated on quebec route 198 and connected the quebecois municipalities of murdochville and gaspé. the bridge collapsed on may 22, 1963, due to flood damage and killed 6 people, all mine workers heading toward murdochville.
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on may 22, 1963, a pillar of the
on may 22, 1963, a pillar of the beaver dam bridge was knocked down and swept away by flood waters early in the morning. six cars who weren't aware of the pillar collapse plunged into the york river, banging hard on the bridge's concrete in the process, which killed the occupants. a car containing four people that plun...
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the beaver dam bridge (french: pont beaver dam)
the beaver dam bridge (french: pont beaver dam) was a bridge along the york river in quebec, canada. the bridge was situated on quebec route 198 and connected the quebecois municipalities of murdochville and gaspé. the bridge collapsed on may 22, 1963, due to flood damage and killed 6 people, all mine workers heading t...
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bell telephone refers to the bell system of
bell telephone refers to the bell system of companies, led by the bell telephone company and later by at&t, which provided telephone services to much of the united states and canada from 1877 to 1984. bell telephone may also refer to: bell telephone company, several telephone companies with similar names
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elmina rainbow bridge is the rainbow pedestrian bridge
elmina rainbow bridge is the rainbow pedestrian bridge in the city of elmina, shah alam, selangor, malaysia. it has two bridges along the persiaran dillena and is maintained by sime darby property. in addition, the rainbow bridge about one km (0.62 mi) away from the elmina central park, the rainbow colours and unique a...
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elmina rainbow bridge (malay: jambatan pelangi elmina) is
elmina rainbow bridge (malay: jambatan pelangi elmina) is the rainbow pedestrian bridge in the city of elmina, shah alam, selangor, malaysia. it has two bridges along the persiaran dillena and is maintained by sime darby property. in addition, the rainbow bridge about one km (0.62 mi) away from the elmina central park,...
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she co-chaired the american physiology society 's committee
she co-chaired the american physiology society 's committee for the porter physiology development fellowship from 1984 to 1998, and occasionally "almost singlehandedly ran the porter program from her office at howard university". franklin was also a member of the national academy of sciences and the howard university b...
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franklin conducted research at howard. her findings on
franklin conducted research at howard. her findings on hypertension and cardiovascular physiology were published in the new england journal of medicine. she received grants from the national institutes of health, nasa 's ames research center and the washington heart association.
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franklin was hired by the tuskegee institute 's
franklin was hired by the tuskegee institute 's veterinary school. she taught pharmacology and physiology. she was hired by howard university college of medicine as an endocrinologist in 1963. after her colleague anna epps moved to new orleans, ison-franklin was asked to assume her duties for the academic reinforcement...
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eleanor lutia ison was born on december 24,
eleanor lutia ison was born on december 24, 1929, in dublin, georgia to musician and teacher rose mae oliver and luther lincoln ison, a mathematician and teacher. she attended segregated schools in quitman, georgia and tuscumbia, alabama. when she was 14 years old, she was valedictorian at carver high school in walton ...
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doug trapp is a former professional ice hockey
doug trapp is a former professional ice hockey left wing. he was drafted in the second round, 39th overall, by the buffalo sabres in the 1984 nhl entry draft. he played two games in the national hockey league with buffalo in the 1986–87 season, going scoreless.
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trapp's father barry and both of trapp's sons
trapp's father barry and both of trapp's sons are involved with hockey. barry began coaching the regina pat blues in the 1980s and as of 2014, is involved with the toronto maple leafs scouting team and canadian national junior team. his son bear played collegiate hockey for the sacred heart pioneers and his youngest so...
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doug trapp (born november 28, 1965, in balcarres,
doug trapp (born november 28, 1965, in balcarres, saskatchewan) is a former professional ice hockey left wing. he was drafted in the second round, 39th overall, by the buffalo sabres in the 1984 nhl entry draft. he played two games in the national hockey league with buffalo in the 1986–87 season, going scoreless.
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in physics, the differential coefficient of a function
in physics, the differential coefficient of a function f(x) is what is now called its derivative df(x)/dx, the (not necessarily constant) multiplicative factor or coefficient of the differential dx in the differential df(x). a coefficient is usually a constant quantity, but the differential coefficient of f is a consta...
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early editions of silvanus p. thompson 's calculus
early editions of silvanus p. thompson 's calculus made easy use the older term. in his 1998 update of this text, martin gardner lets the first use of "differential coefficient" stand, along with thompson's criticism of the term as a needlessly obscure phrase that should not intimidate students, and substitutes "deriva...
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a coefficient is usually a constant quantity, but
a coefficient is usually a constant quantity, but the differential coefficient of f is a constant function only if f is a linear function. when f is not linear, its differential coefficient is a function, call it f ′, derived by the differentiation of f, hence, the modern term, derivative.
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dylan schmorrow is an american scientist and retired
dylan schmorrow is an american scientist and retired united states defense official. he is currently the chief scientist at soar technology, inc.. he is a retired us navy captain, and served as the deputy director of the human performance, training, and biosystems research directorate at the office of the assistant sec...
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schmorrow retired from the u.s. navy in the
schmorrow retired from the u.s. navy in the summer of 2013 and subsequently took a position as chief scientist at soar technology, inc. (soartech). soartech builds intelligent systems for defense, government, and commercial applications that emulated human decision making in order to enhance user abilities. schmorrow w...
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schmorrow went to the office of naval research
schmorrow went to the office of naval research to serve as the cnr's executive assistant (ea). he subsequently became the cnr. upon his exit from onr, cdr. schmorrow was awarded both the legion of merit and the navy top scientists and engineers award (becoming the first military officer to ever receive this award).
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as his time at darpa came to a
as his time at darpa came to a close in 2005, schmorrow was noticed by the chief of naval research (cnr), admiral jay cohen. schmorrow had been simultaneously serving at onr as a program officer and as the director of the warfighter enhancement program office and human systems s&t program manager since 1999 while forma...
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schmorrow's main focus at darpa was the augmented
schmorrow's main focus at darpa was the augmented cognition (augcog) program. augcog was primarily designed to create revolutionary human computer interactions. the creation of such interactions stemmed from the ability of technology to measure human information processing and a user's cognitive state. various research...
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after his time at nrl schmorrow moved to
after his time at nrl schmorrow moved to a permanent position at darpa. in that billet schmorrow executed multiple programs. he served as a program manager in the information technology office and the information processing technology office where he was focused on creating information processing technology for new gen...
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not long after completing his time at nps,
not long after completing his time at nps, schmorrow was transferred to the u.s. naval research laboratory (nrl) in washington d.c. nrl is the corporate laboratory of the u.s. navy and marine corps and operates under the office of naval research. within the aep community, nrl is one of the premier assignments for junio...
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schmorrow's next post was at the naval postgraduate
schmorrow's next post was at the naval postgraduate school (nps) where he was both an assistant professor and a student. in addition to teaching graduate level courses on topics such as aviation safety, c4isr, and national security affairs he served as the john g. jenkins postdoctoral fellow in applied cognitive resear...
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after completing flight training in pensacola, schmorrow was
after completing flight training in pensacola, schmorrow was assigned to naval air station patuxent river, where he worked at naval air system command (navair). schmorrow conducted research on and within the human centrifuge (which often spun him to 10gs). this experience brought schmorrow into close proximity with the...
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