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warc | 201704 | Learn something new every day
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The word
geothermal is derived from two Greek root words that mean earth and heat. At first glance, it may seem backward and unproductive to use the earth’s heat to cool a structure, although that is the basis for geothermal cooling systems. Geothermal energy harnesse... | 3,273 | 1,502 | 2.179095 |
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There are several types of well water filtration designed to remove various contaminants. Different methods are capable of removing different sets of impurities, but no filter type can remove all possible contaminants. Therefore, it is important to know which substanc... | 3,594 | 1,570 | 2.289172 |
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The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire is the result of the work of Sybil B. G. Eysenck and Hans Jürgen Eysenck. It is a personal assessment based around the idea that certain portions of an individual's personality are largely genetic, rather than being learned throug... | 3,055 | 1,422 | 2.148383 |
warc | 201704 | Business
Surveys: Few Companies Look To Add Workers in 2007
Posted December 12, 2006
Only 3 percent of companies in the Raleigh area expect to add workers in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey that was released Tuesday.
That’s far under the 13 percent of firms that exp... | 3,781 | 1,715 | 2.204665 |
warc | 201704 | China and India: The race to growth
Diana Farrell, Tarun Khanna, Jayant Sinha, and Jonathan R. Woetzel
The McKinsey Quarterly, 2004 Special Edition :
China today
Both countries still have serious problems: India has poor roads and insufficient water and electricity supplies, all of which could thwart its development; C... | 20,579 | 8,466 | 2.430782 |
warc | 201704 | Essays Tagged: "math classes" This is the importance of math in education. thoughts and views on why one would choose to study this subject.
The best subject in school to take is
mathematics. It has so much to offer and so many different courses to take. As I take math through m ... eceived successes, but some frustrat... | 1,929 | 956 | 2.017782 |
warc | 201704 | How Drinking a Glass of Red Wine Contributes to Good Health Your daily glass of red wine actually has numerous benefits. Scientific research proves imbibing in a little vino can be a great addition to your healthy habits. When consumed in moderation, red wine can fight cancer, protect your heart, reduce the risk of str... | 3,526 | 1,687 | 2.090101 |
warc | 201704 | Y.O.U. is a youth development agency . . . Y.O.U. does not seek to “fix broken kids,” rather, it is our goal that all young people have what all young people need. Our central programmatic philosophy is “Positive Youth Development” – a holistic approach based on the belief that all young people need a wide range of “as... | 2,792 | 1,315 | 2.123194 |
warc | 201704 | Couples who are impulsive and spontaneous, even to the brink of craziness as perceived by some, are said to have a stronger relationship. Their love for the randomness and adventure can outweigh any negative effects, making them more committed to each other.
In a new study published in the Journal of Research in Person... | 1,838 | 916 | 2.00655 |
warc | 201704 | As the saying goes,
“by the time you read this I’ll be dead.” Caitlin has probably posted it by my request, or it’s been posted as part of a dead-man switch. I have known this was coming for years, at times even hoped for it, and most of that time I haven’t ever been afraid of it, although as it’s grown closer I’ve fel... | 22,553 | 9,686 | 2.328412 |
warc | 201704 | In the new bifurcated normal US economy, with the manufacturing sector unofficially in recession, it has been the growth of the services sector, and, as we detailed here, implicitly
the surge in "bartenders & waiters" jobs, has saved the government's "recovery" statistics in the last few years. Given the recent perform... | 966 | 557 | 1.734291 |
warc | 201704 | About Programs Student Resources News and Ideas Community Events Support Us
Social Entrepreneur Daniel Fountenberry ’08 saw an opportunity to personalize learning through technology. Through his company, Borne Digital, he and his team developed an adaptive reading platform for tablet devices called
Books That Grow. The... | 4,686 | 2,288 | 2.048077 |
warc | 201704 | Elderly people and the Public Health Service: A much desirable marriage
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Title Elderly people and the Public Health Service: A much desirable marriage Author Mariotto, A; Buono, M Dello; De Leo, Diego Journal Name Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Editor Carlos... | 2,181 | 1,206 | 1.808458 |
warc | 201704 | U.S. Congress is attempting to pass the “Deny Americans the Right to Know” (DARK) Act which would make it illegal for food manufacturers to list GMO ingredients on their labels.
GMO giant Monsanto are behind this push for secrecy in a last ditch effort to keep the public in the dark about the dangerous GMO ingredients ... | 2,230 | 1,219 | 1.829368 |
warc | 201704 | Abstract
Following light-induced nuclear translocation, the phytochromes induce changes in gene expression to regulate plant development. PIF3 and other PIFs (phytochrome-interacting factors), members of the bHLH (basic helix–loop–helix) family of transcriptional regulators, interact specifically with the active Pfr co... | 36,266 | 12,530 | 2.894334 |
warc | 201704 | Abstract
A multifunctional reagent based on a coumarin scaffold was developed for derivatization of naive RNA. The alkylating agent N3BC [7-azido-4-(bromomethyl)coumarin], obtained by Pechmann condensation, is selective for uridine. N3BC and its RNA conjugates are pre-fluorophores which permits controlled modular and s... | 43,587 | 17,385 | 2.507161 |
warc | 201704 | My 9 year old girl is going now to an HTML summer camp. This was her choice, rather than, say, horseback riding or “molecular cooking”, mostly due to the influence of a friend (a girl too, mind you). Needless to say I was shocked by this choice: of all things related to computers, HTML syntax seems the most useless for... | 1,728 | 929 | 1.860065 |
warc | 201704 | It's rare to see a sales/margin/balance triangulation set up as well as with Bed, Bath & Beyond. The graph tells all...
Yes, It's confusing, I know.
If you need interpretation, shoot me an email.
Greek Goddess of Duration
You might think I am nuts, but I'd call this an in-line quarter. Puts and takes ignore the real ca... | 9,225 | 4,395 | 2.098976 |
warc | 201704 | Chasing a Curve
ANCHORAGE - If the best time to fix a hole in the roof is when the sun is shining, the best time to address the prospect of an affordable housing crisis for the elderly probably is before it's leading you around by the nose.
Look at the data for Anchorage and, unfortunately, some might say there's time ... | 3,074 | 1,585 | 1.939432 |
warc | 201704 | I’ve been sick today, so mostly resting or reading in bed and on the toilet etc. I’m rereading Let Me Hear Your Voice, masochistically enough.
I found an interesting point towards the end, that shows the context in which a lot of people could misinterpret the idea of accepting an autistic person as autistic (and not ju... | 2,857 | 1,383 | 2.065799 |
warc | 201704 | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it has expanded coverage to include one, annual voluntary screening for HIV infection for all adolescent and adult Medicare beneficiaries between the ages of 15 and 65, without regard to perceived risk. Coverage for pregnant Medicare benefici... | 2,068 | 1,070 | 1.93271 |
warc | 201704 | You work in the corporate office for a nationwide convenience store franchise that operates nearly 10,000 stores. The per-store daily customer count has been steady, at 900, for some time (i.e., the mean number of customers in a store in one day is 900). To increase the customer count, the franchise is considering cutt... | 1,345 | 694 | 1.93804 |
warc | 201704 | Develop your business
Hannah Sedgwick is the owner of Penryn Violins, a micro-business in Cornwall that designs, makes and restores instruments of the violin family and early woodwind instruments. Hannah successfully applied to the Creative Employment Programme for funding to create a paid internship as she needed a ne... | 3,965 | 1,803 | 2.199113 |
warc | 201704 | It’s a very fortunate thing that Vitamin Shoppe isn’t open at 3:20 in the morning, after someone driving a stolen school bus crashed through the front of a Pennsylvania location, ending up completely inside the store.
The deal aficionados on the FatWallet message boards have various discussion threads devoted to provid... | 819 | 498 | 1.644578 |
warc | 201704 | Don’t Be Late. But If You Are…This Might Help
Your CIBIL or credit score can be affected by various factors. And, one of the most important factors is late payments. Paying your credit card bills or loan EMIs late can affect your overall CIBIL score, thus dropping your credit score from many points.
Therefore, it is of... | 3,902 | 1,757 | 2.220831 |
warc | 201704 | High Credit Scores Don’t Happen On Accident
High credit scores do not happen by accident, they are cultivated over time. In order to get a good credit, you have to work towards it and then only you can achieve the desired results. This includes using appropriate financial strategies and credit moves. Through this, almo... | 4,561 | 2,047 | 2.228139 |
warc | 201704 | Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2440/73057
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Type: Journal article Title: Perinatal maternal dietary supplementation of ω3-fatty acids transiently affects bone marrow microenvironment, osteoblast and osteoclast formation, and bo... | 3,139 | 1,597 | 1.96556 |
warc | 201704 | MMP9 Basics Aliases:This biomarker is also known as: GELB, 92kDa gelatinase, 92 kDa type IV collagenase, Gelatinase B, matrix metallopeptidase 9, metalloproteinase-9 [Precursor], CLG4B, Description…
MMP9 is a member of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family. It is a secreted protein that may play an essential role i... | 2,131 | 1,101 | 1.935513 |
warc | 201704 | Lentis/Chapters: Active and Candidates< Lentis CHAPTERS: Active Chapters and Candidate Chapters
Authors should write about the sociotechnical aspects of the subjects, not about all aspects of them. For example, for the chapter on high-fructose corn syrup, a detailed explanation of the manufacturing process would not be... | 6,164 | 3,186 | 1.934714 |
warc | 201704 | Which Joe gave his name to ‘sloppy joes’? We look at five interesting sandwiches and their lexical origins.
adjective
[predicative] Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent:
‘it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information’ ‘Although our news media are very remiss in educating the public on the great ... | 3,516 | 1,727 | 2.0359 |
warc | 201704 | Instructional Technology/Learning Management Systems/Benefits Benefits to Students and Parents
A learning management system allows students to download and upload files, participate in chat and discussion boards, as well as take assessments. Students are also able to view grades as well as contact the teacher and class... | 2,564 | 1,219 | 2.103363 |
warc | 201704 | ERIC Number:ED149180 Record Type:RIE Publication Date:1977 Pages:55 Abstractor:N/A Reference Count:0 ISBN:N/A ISSN:N/A
Adult Education Teaching Techniques. Information Series No. 110.
Seaman, Donald F.
Review and synthesis of research on effective techniques for teaching adults at different educational and occupational... | 2,369 | 1,197 | 1.979114 |
warc | 201704 | ERIC Number:ED388109 Record Type:RIE Publication Date:1995 Pages:21 Abstractor:N/A Reference Count:N/A ISBN:N/A ISSN:N/A
Responding to the Adult ESL Writer: A Teacher-as-Researcher Case Study.
Norris, Suzanne
A study investigated the use of specific error correction and writing instruction techniques in a composition c... | 2,394 | 1,250 | 1.9152 |
warc | 201704 | ERIC Number:ED401677 Record Type:RIE Publication Date:1996-Jul Pages:182 Abstractor:N/A Reference Count:N/A ISBN:N/A ISSN:N/A
Ethnographic Study of Transition: On the Threshold of Adult Life.
Devlieger, Patrick; Trach, John S.
This monograph reports on an ethnographic study of the transition from school to work of 12 i... | 2,069 | 1,091 | 1.896425 |
warc | 201704 | ERIC Number:ED515004 Record Type:Non-Journal Publication Date:2010 Pages:210 Abstractor:As Provided Reference Count:0 ISBN:ISBN-978-1-1096-9691-2 ISSN:N/A
The Nature of Discourse in Transformative Learning: The Experience of Coming Out
Kincaid, Timothy S.
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, The George Washington Universi... | 3,472 | 1,651 | 2.102968 |
warc | 201704 | Peer reviewed
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ERIC Number:EJ849640 Record Type:Journal Publication Date:2009 Pages:5 Abstractor:ERIC Reference Count:0 ISBN:N/A ISSN:ISSN-0037-7724
Isn't Culturally Responsive Instruction Just Good Teaching?
Au, Kathryn
Social Education, v73 n4 p179-183 May-Jun 2009
Culturally responsive instruc... | 1,666 | 923 | 1.804984 |
warc | 201704 | 1. Euro-area Inflation
There was either good or bad news on Euro-area inflation last week, depending on whether you were ECB President Mario Draghi or Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann. For Mr Draghi, there were welcome signs that headline inflation is beginning to stir again, with the December rate for the Euro-area ... | 6,158 | 2,777 | 2.217501 |
warc | 201704 | OMB pushes agencies to share funds
By Jason Miller Aug 16, 2002
'For e-government, joint business cases make perfect sense,' the Treasury Department's acting CIO, Mayi Canales, says.
Henrik G. DeGyor
The Office of Management and Budget is asking agency CIOs to give up control of their most valuable resource: money.
In ... | 4,899 | 2,209 | 2.217746 |
warc | 201704 | Privacy-protected video and geopositioning data from multiple drones can be live-streamed between field agents and command centers.
Powerful software is solving more crimes and raising new questions about due process.
For the University of Maryland University College, data center consolidation and cloud migration was m... | 1,365 | 778 | 1.754499 |
warc | 201704 | Transplantation Surgery
Transplant surgery has been carried out since the 1960's but it is only since the development of anti-rejection drugs such as cyclosporin in the 1980's that it has significantly increased the patient's life expect. However, the supply of organs nowhere near meets the demand & is actually falling... | 8,471 | 3,753 | 2.257128 |
warc | 201704 | I first visited the Maritime Museum about 12 years ago. Aside from some updating some of the exhibits that you see when you first enter and a shiny new gift shop, very little has changed. It’s still housed in two stylistically clashing buildings, and many of the exhibits and showcases haven’t been touched over half a c... | 3,943 | 1,875 | 2.102933 |
warc | 201704 | Publication Abstract Authors: Hébert JR, Hurley TG, Steck SE, Miller DR, Tabung FK, Peterson KE, Kushi LH, Frongillo EA Title: Considering the value of dietary assessment data in informing nutrition-related health policy. Journal: Adv Nutr 5(4):447-55 Date: 2014 Jul Abstract: Dietary assessment has long been known to b... | 1,950 | 1,031 | 1.891368 |
warc | 201704 | As I mentioned in my last post, I recently learned that I have been having eczema breakouts for the past few years, and this winter I have been dealing with the first one that doesn’t go away in two weeks. I got it back in January and I’m STILL dealing with it. It is slowly healing, though, and I have learned a lot lat... | 4,957 | 2,326 | 2.131126 |
warc | 201704 | The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS today released for publication in the Federal Register final regulations (T.D. 9782) under section 5000C relating to the 2% tax on payments made by the U.S. government to foreign persons pursuant to certain contracts.
The final regulations also include rules under section 6114, with... | 3,932 | 1,709 | 2.300761 |
warc | 201704 | Diffusing oxygen is used for numerous tasks in indoor and hydroponic gardening including de-chlorinating water and providing ample oxygen in hydroponic systems. It's the process of pumping atmospheric air through a diffusing stone or tube to create tiny bubbles which infuse the water with more oxygen. In a deep water c... | 2,894 | 1,344 | 2.153274 |
warc | 201704 | Statistical mechanics of money
In a closed economic system, money is conserved. Thus, by analogy with energy, the equilibrium probability distribution of money must follow the exponential Gibbs law characterized by an effective temperature equal to the average amount of money per economic agent. We demonstrate how the ... | 2,059 | 1,061 | 1.940622 |
warc | 201704 | Financial Development in Emerging Markets : The Indian Experience
Financial markets that function well are crucial for the long-run economic growth of a country. This paper, in the first instance, looks at how the financial development of an economy can be measured. It then traces the financial development of India thr... | 2,139 | 1,076 | 1.987918 |
warc | 201704 | English français Evolutionary Conditions for the Emergence of Communication in Robots
Information transfer plays a central role in the biology of most organisms, particularly social species [1, 2]. Although the neurophysiological processes by which signals are produced, conducted, perceived, and interpreted are well un... | 1,612 | 776 | 2.07732 |
warc | 201704 | I am a research scientist for The Ocean Health Index at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
I earned my PhD from Stanford University in 2012, based at Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, California in the Gilly Lab. After graduating, I conducted a postdoctor... | 2,936 | 1,444 | 2.033241 |
warc | 201704 | A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 24 nations from around the world finds a widespread perception of a serious lack of political tolerance. Large majorities perceive that people in their nation are not completely free to express unpopular views, that opposition parties do not get a fair chance to express their views ... | 5,481 | 2,123 | 2.581724 |
warc | 201704 | Nature operates complex systems with awe-inspiring success. We see such systems in Monarch butterfly migration, spotted hyena hunting behavior, the day-to-day life of a honeybee colony, everywhere in nature.
The science of complexity tells us these systems cannot be fully understood when examined in isolation because t... | 4,647 | 2,210 | 2.102715 |
warc | 201704 | The willingness of so many lawyers to do pro bono work is admirable, but there is no shame in asking for money in exchange for your time and skill. The tendency of so many people to take pro bono work for granted — to expect it — is what ought to be shameful.
If you’re dying of thirst, we may give you free milk. But we... | 442 | 292 | 1.513699 |
warc | 201704 | ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL 102
If half of any school’s story is the faculty, and the other half is the students, then why is there a third half—the administration, dean and department chairs, and why is it a half, not a third of the whole school shared with the other two thirds? This is the conundrum, and the paradoxical situ... | 6,307 | 2,859 | 2.206016 |
warc | 201704 | It is better to get your facts straight than to reach your own conclusion. It may save you from a lot of disappointment in the long run. We all fall in the trap of assuming things and coming up with our own explanations in order to complete the whole picture in our minds. We need answers to our queries and when it is n... | 1,539 | 782 | 1.968031 |
warc | 201704 | Professor Ulf Ahlgren and associates at Umea University in Sweden are a leading research team in the world in the development of optical projection tomography. With the aid of this imaging technology, they have now described aspects of how the pancreas develops during embryonic development and how the so-called islets ... | 3,377 | 1,467 | 2.301977 |
warc | 201704 | Wikimedia chapters/Requirements/id requirements and expectations of Wikimedia chaptersas outlined by the Affiliations Committee. Chapters are independent non-profit organizations founded to support and promote the Wikimedia projects within a specified geographic area.
The requirements to set up an officially recognized... | 8,943 | 3,192 | 2.801692 |
warc | 201704 | On Wednesday, rising GOP star and potential VP nominee Senator Marco Rubio delivered a foreign policy speech and Q&A session at the Brookings Institute. Rubio set forth an overarching view of America’s role in the world, and while he is right that America remains highly relevant in world affairs, he also perpetuates th... | 7,894 | 3,616 | 2.183075 |
warc | 201704 | While attending the Platinum Mastermind in the Canary Islands, I had a chat with Diamond member Torsten Buder from Germany. Torsten is currently running his business from Chile and he is seeing a lot of new entrepreneurs entering our industry from unrelated jobs. He wanted to know, what are the key steps that need to h... | 3,985 | 1,859 | 2.143626 |
warc | 201704 | Are chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular problems, and joint pains troubling you? Are anxiety, depression, and anger and other such emotions bringing you and your performance down? Are you constantly on medications for digestion and respiratory issues? If you answer "yes" to any of the above questions, you... | 1,988 | 981 | 2.026504 |
warc | 201704 | When you want something done well, the saying goes, ask a busy person. That’s certainly proven true for three teens, who each have made time between studies and extracurricular commitments to tackle a fundraising and iPod donation drive for MUSIC & MEMORY℠. Jake Moskowitz, Callie Shirley and Daniel Zeuner have never me... | 7,838 | 3,493 | 2.243916 |
warc | 201704 | Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology since Darwin is a book about the modern history of ornithology. In it we document the major people and discoveries that put the study of birds front and centre in the development of Biology since Darwin’s day.
The idea of writing about ornithology since Darwin came to me as I completed
T... | 6,838 | 3,176 | 2.153023 |
warc | 201704 | For six months you’ve worked really hard to stick to a diet, and it’s paying off. Not only have you lost weight, but now more than ever you’re better able to restrain your impulse to eat fattening foods. Your friends are telling you how impressed they are with your resolve, and truth be told you’re feeling pretty damn ... | 5,497 | 2,549 | 2.156532 |
warc | 201704 | Research from Oracle and Accenture Finds Inefficient Financial Reporting Leads to Loss of Confidence, High Costs and Hinders Decision Making
Businesses responding with increased investment in reporting systems; need guidance on how to drive value from their investments and achieve reporting objectives
NEW YORK; REDWOOD... | 7,448 | 3,298 | 2.258338 |
warc | 201704 | Hello again.
I’ve mentioned before the book
The Grapes of Wrath written by John Steinbeck, published in 1939. I really wanted to include this book in discussion because it is just one, fine example in a world of many, that illustrates the social issues we are studying in this project. If you fancy reading in your free ... | 4,060 | 1,937 | 2.096025 |
warc | 201704 | Image credit: MSoF – Ooops, [Newsweek] Did It Again
Publication of the Cochrane fluoridation review last year caused quite a flurry. Anti-fluoridation activists launched an avalanche of cherry-picked quotations and claims that completely misrepresented the review’s findings. On the other hand, the Cochrane review was p... | 11,082 | 4,348 | 2.548758 |
warc | 201704 | Ok, you got your cuddly cat posting from me early. Now a more political/news posting. Today, across Europe, it’s M31: The European Day of Action Against Capitalism. Cities across Europe have seen protests, marches, and rallies decrying the current state of affairs. From their website:
Current policies in the EU and in ... | 1,820 | 979 | 1.85904 |
warc | 201704 | Chip Cards Coming Soon Chip cards are the cards of the future.
Chip cards are credit and debit cards embedded with a microprocessor on the front and the traditional magnetic stripe on the back. They are also known as “chip”, “smart” or “EMV” (Europay, MasterCard® and Visa®) cards.
Chip cards provide strong transaction ... | 4,372 | 1,837 | 2.379967 |
warc | 201704 | Researchers at the firm 4DNature and the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) are developing a new technology, called helical optical projection tomography, which improves biomedical diagnostic 3D imaging.
This innovation enables 3D images of living organisms to be obtained with greater speed and precision. In broad... | 4,288 | 2,093 | 2.048734 |
warc | 201704 | The Ideology of the Left: Gnostics of Our Time
Whether we are considering the Gnostic kernel-thought of cosmic revisionism; or the Marxist-Socialist doctrine of social rehabilitation; or the current global warming hysteria which aims for the restoration of a pre-industrial planet; or the mental sedatives known as the d... | 4,333 | 2,129 | 2.035228 |
warc | 201704 | Skip Links
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011–3073
Summary
The demands of increasing human population in the coastal zone create competition with coastal habitat preservation and with recreational and commercial uses of the coast and nearshore waters. As climate changes over the coming century, these problems facin... | 1,433 | 767 | 1.868318 |
warc | 201704 | This post has been updated.
There are at least one million tons of plastic in the ocean. Creative solutions abound, but few strike marine conservation experts as practical or praise-worthy. Too often, says ecologist Andrew David Thaler, projects like floating plastic-filter machines amount to little more than “concept ... | 2,238 | 1,164 | 1.92268 |
warc | 201704 | Longevity Insurance (Delayed Payout Annuities): Forget About Immediate Annuities- The Most Efficient Annuitization is 5-10% of Wealth Allocated to Longevity Insurance!
Scott, Watson and Hu in their Pension Research Council paper
“Efficient Annuitization: Optimal Strategies for Hedging Mortality Risk”prove what readers ... | 3,374 | 1,577 | 2.139505 |
warc | 201704 | Carbocation
The English used in this article or section may not be easy for everybody to understand. (March 2012)
A
carbocation (//) is an ion with a positively-charged carbon atom. The charged carbon atom in a carbocation is a "sextet" (that is, it has only six electrons in its outer valence shell instead of eight val... | 8,814 | 3,989 | 2.209576 |
warc | 201704 | Go back ten years and the internet was a very different place, navigated by mouse and keyboard from laptops and desktop computers. Today is very different. Consumers interact with the web from dozens of different devices. In the course of a single day, it is not at all unreasonable to expect a single user to access the... | 6,082 | 2,806 | 2.167498 |
warc | 201704 | The Wave Star Machine and the Future of Wave Energy Conversion
As the negative effects of fossil-based energy sources become more apparent, the search for renewable and sustainable energy sources intensifies. This search led one dedicated research team to develop a wave energy converter technology they later named the ... | 2,217 | 1,099 | 2.017288 |
warc | 201704 | Living Conditions in the Industrial Revolution in Europe 1800's
For skilled workers, quality of life took a sharp downturn: “A quarter [neighborhood] once remarkable for its neatness and order; I remembered their whitewashed houses, and their little flower gardens, and the decent appearance they made with their familie... | 1,368 | 781 | 1.751601 |
warc | 201704 | by Erin Weiss-Trainor, January 29th, 2009.
sense. He spends most of his day at a desk where he “burns fewer calories than
if he was in a coma”. He comes home to the family responsibilities of being a
husband and father to five kids. And his workouts often come in the form of
walking with his wife and/or his kids. He’s ... | 11,238 | 4,888 | 2.2991 |
warc | 201704 | OLX, one of the leading online classifieds website in India, has today announced a series of industry-first, tech-led changes with the launch of its new OLX App. The new app is aimed at increasing the penetration of online classifieds across regions, age-groups, and categories.
The new mobile application from the compa... | 3,435 | 1,677 | 2.048301 |
warc | 201704 | The Gospel in the Wednesday within the Octave of Easter came from Luke 24:13-25 – The Road to Emmaus. This is by far one of my favorite scripture passages in all the Gospels (Luke 15:11-32 – The Prodigal Son is a favorite too). Let’s be honest – the entire Gospel of St. Luke is my favorite with the Gospels of St. John ... | 4,582 | 2,080 | 2.202885 |
warc | 201704 | Charge State of the Globular Histone Core Controls Stability of the Nucleosome Date2010-09-01 Author
Fenley, Andrew T.
Adams, D. A.
Onufriev, Alexey V.
MetadataShow full item record Abstract
Presented here is a quantitative model of the wrapping and unwrapping of the DNA around the histone core of the nucleosome that s... | 1,713 | 889 | 1.926884 |
warc | 201704 | The Board’s research program is focused on the study of accessibility relating to architecture and design, communication, and transportation. A key mission of the Board is developing and maintaining accessibility guidelines and standards under several different laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).... | 3,670 | 1,538 | 2.386216 |
warc | 201704 | Note to journalists: Please report that this research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society.
NEW ORLEANS, April 7, 2013 — Already renowned as a healthy treat when enjoyed in moderation, chocolate could become even more salubrious if manufacturers embraced new technology for making “fruit-juice-inf... | 3,429 | 1,671 | 2.052065 |
warc | 201704 | For more specific problems involving the installation or utilization of equipment, we offer the opportunity to consult our experts. We are highly experienced in soil and water research equipment, but also in broader topics such as environmental problems, irrigation design, soil degradation or monitoring design.
We have... | 6,655 | 3,184 | 2.090138 |
warc | 201704 | Published: Jan 1960
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A research program, conducted by Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute for Koppers Co., Inc., on the design and engineering of expanded polystyrenecore (Dylite) panels, proved conclusively prior to test re... | 1,093 | 658 | 1.661094 |
warc | 201704 | The Nature/Nurture Debate Darba fragments Aizvērt
Nature --- Innate behaviour. This is the behaviour that has been evolved over many generations, under the influence of natural selection. The behaviour is adapted to the animal's way of life and is shown by all members of the species.
Nurture --- Learned behaviour. The ... | 1,092 | 597 | 1.829146 |
warc | 201704 | The World Veterinary Association encourages veterinarians to celebrate World Veterinary Day on Saturday, April 28.
"World Veterinary Day celebrates and showcases the vast contributions that veterinarians make to the health and welfare of both people and pets," said Dr. Leon H. Russell, president of the WVA and former A... | 1,945 | 985 | 1.974619 |
warc | 201704 | How China Is Sealing Holes in Its Internet Firewall
Two things struck me when I first flew into Beijing: lack of sunlight and lack of Internet.
The sun, on many days, hangs behind a haze of pollution, its light filtered down to a soupy dusk. The Internet is stuck behind a government firewall, its main offerings obstruc... | 8,276 | 3,918 | 2.112302 |
warc | 201704 | Spotify's Swedish Lament Deserves a Hearing
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Sweden is supposedly one of the most innovative countries in Europe, and one of the happiest. And yet the founders of one of Sweden's showcase companies -- Spotify, the world's biggest music streaming service -- are unhappy with the country's business climate and t... | 6,908 | 3,282 | 2.104814 |
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BNA’s Health Care Daily Report™ sets the standard for reliable, high-intensity coverage of breaking health care news, covering all major legal, policy, industry, and consumer developments in a...
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warc | 201704 | If you have any plans to sell your older home, consider the fact that a new or updated kitchen tops most buyers' wish lists. Though you may not mind decades-old cabinetry and countertops, prospective owners might find them a real turnoff. Remodeling your kitchen could go a long way toward eventually earning you a bid t... | 534 | 337 | 1.58457 |
warc | 201704 | Building a marketing technology company takes more than just a great product and a ready market. What’s needed is a person who can inspire potential end-users about how the platform will positively impact their working lives.
Speaking to Steve McGowan, Brandworkz head of business development, his wisdom, knowledge and ... | 4,396 | 1,983 | 2.216843 |
warc | 201704 | Fascinating insights into the changing supply chain industry inChina, from leading international experts
A fascinating look at the enormous changes taking place in Chinatoday as it evolves from global manufacturer to global consumermarketplace, The Shipping Point: The Rise of China and theFuture of Retail Supply Chain ... | 2,026 | 895 | 2.263687 |
warc | 201704 | Abstract
This report contains a cost estimate of the Bureau of Mines process for dewatering Alaskan placer effluent streams with polyethylene oxide (peo). In this process, effluent slurry is withdrawn from the placer plant pond system after a primary settling stage. A dilute peo solution is injected into the slurry lin... | 1,207 | 645 | 1.871318 |
warc | 201704 | TOTAL WORKER HEALTH Let's Get Started “I understand the value of advancing worker safety, health, and well-being. Now, how do I get started?”
This site serves as a guide for practitioners for creating or expanding organizational cultures of safety, health, and well-being. Resources on this site will provide information... | 5,629 | 2,232 | 2.521953 |
warc | 201704 | Colorado lawmakers want to make it easier for patients with terminal illnesses to get experimental drugs. They’re proposing “Right to Try” legislation, which would allow patients to access drugs that are still undergoing clinical trials.
Under the legislation, a doctor and a patient would discuss the patient's options ... | 2,528 | 1,177 | 2.147833 |
warc | 201704 | The overall purpose of this thesis is to carry out a critical analysis of the final exam in written English in the lower secondary school according to the syllabus which was implemented in. My main objectives are to focus on the introduction of booklet at the exam, and the use of the preparation day both with regard to... | 3,770 | 1,672 | 2.254785 |
warc | 201704 | 53rd Congress of the European Regional Science Association: "Regional Integration: Europe, the Mediterranean and the World Economy", 27-31 August 2013, Palermo, Italy
Abstract:
We study neighbourhood externalities caused by large public investments in poor neighbourhoods. A stylised theory of a linear city is proposed ... | 1,368 | 669 | 2.044843 |
warc | 201704 | We model the motives for residents of a country to hold foreign assets, including the precautionary motive that has been omitted from much previous literature as intractable. Our model captures many of the principal insights from the existing specialized literature on the precautionary motive, deriving a convenient for... | 826 | 484 | 1.706612 |
warc | 201704 | Bardsley, Nicholas Mehta, Judith Starmer, Chris Sugden, Robert
Year of Publication:
2008
Series/Report no.:
CeDEx discussion paper series 2008-17
Abstract:
This paper reports experimental tests of two alternative explanations of how players use focal points to select equilibria in one-shot coordination games. Cognitive... | 898 | 497 | 1.806841 |
warc | 201704 | Using data for 14 OECD countries and 13 sectors for the period 1985-2004, this paper analyzes the significance of the linkage between channels of international knowledge spillovers and total factor productivity. We distinguish between domestic and international intra- and inter-sectoral spillover sources. Patent applic... | 871 | 489 | 1.781186 |
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