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Фрактальні властивості фондових ринків: досвід країн Південно-Східної Азії
Authors: ГАВРИЛОВ Іван
Published: June 2024

Наявна база емпіричних досліджень у сфері фрактального аналізу часових рядів доводить, що багато фінансових ринків не підкоряються гіпотезі ефективного ринку. У цій статті здійснено спробу пошуку неефективних ринків Південно-Східної Азії шля­хом оцінки показника Херста для фондових індексів. Мета статті – розкриття дина­міки показника Херста на основі даних про прибутковості загальновідомих індексів акцій на фондових ринках Південно-Східної Азії. Перевірено дві гіпотези: ринки акцій в Малайзії, Індонезії, Таїланді та Сінгапурі є прикла­дами неефективних ринків; показник Херста на даних з прибутковості азійських фондо­вих індексів спроможний передвіщати повно­масштабні фінансові крахи. Методологія пере­вірки гіпотез базується на методах фракталь­ного аналізу часових рядів. За допомогою методу пересувного вікна виявлено динаміку показника Херста, яка дає уявлення про ринкову персистентність, ступінь передбачу­ваності та пам’ять на фондових ринках Малайзії, Індонезії, Таїланду та Сінгапуру. Використаний метод нормованого розмаху (R/S-аналіз) дав змогу відрізнити випадко­вий процес від невипадкового та виявити ознаки самоподібності в часових рядах. Отже, це дослідження спрямоване на виявлення фрактальних властивостей в часових рядах індексів FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (Малайзія), IDX Composite (Індонезія), SET Index (Таїланд), STI Index (Сінгапур). Отримані результати можуть стати корисними при виборі ринку для інвестицій, зважаючи на його фрактальну структуру, особливо під час настання повно­масштабних фінансових крахів.
Крафтові сиров’ялені ковбаси з додаванням червоного сухого вина
Authors: КРИЖАК Лілія
Published: June 2024

Ферментація – це традиційний процес, який широко використовувався в давнину для захисту харчових продуктів від псування. Цей процес розроблений насамперед для стабілізації швидкопсувних сільськогоспо­дарських продуктів, проте він вийшов за рамки консервування харчових продуктів і став інструментом для надання їм бажаних органолептичних і фізико-хімічних власти­востей. У країнах, що розвиваються, фермен­товані продукти залишаються важливою частиною раціону. Сучасний підхід до якості харчування потребує підвищення поживної цінності харчових продуктів та контролю над псуванням, а також перетворення малоцін­них продуктів на поживні шляхом фермен­тації. Тому нинішній попит на інноваційні та здорові харчові продукти є стимулом для розробки нових ферментованих м’ясних про­дуктів. Застосування деяких оригінальних інгредієнтів, у нашому випадку вина, у тради­ційних рецептурах ферментованих ковбас викликає зацікавленість і бажання харчу­ватися здоровою їжею без використання штучних барвників і підсилювачів смаку. Відтак, метою дослідження є визначення технологічного впливу червоного сухого вина "Сапераві" у поєднанні зі стартовими культурами на якість сировʼялених ковбас. Експериментальні дослідження проведено у виробничих умовах ПП "Зерно". Визначення органолептичних, фізико-хімічних і мікробіо­логічних показників проведено у зразках ковбас, виготовлених за традиційною рецептурою та з додаванням вина 3 і 6% до маси основної сировини. Доведено, що вміст вина у зразках впливав на зниження значень актив­ності води (aw) і залишкових нітритів. Встановлено, що додавання до фаршу 30 мл вина дало змогу створити продукт, який має гарні смакові властивості та разом з тим не має ризиків утворення закалу, що має особливе значення для виробництва. Отже, отримані результати відкривають технологічні можливості використання черво­ного сухого вина "Сапераві" ТМ Aznauri у виробництві сировʼялених ковбас з покра­щеними сенсорними властивостями та показ­никами якості.
THE EARLY MORNING PHONE CALL
Authors: Lindley Anna
Published: June 2024

As migration from poverty-stricken and conflict-affected countries continues to hit the headlines, this book focuses on an important counter-flow: the money that people send home. Despite considerable research on the impact of migration and remittances in countries of origin - increasingly viewed as a source of development capital - still little is known about refugees’ remittances to conflict-affected countries because such funds are most often seen as a source of conflict finance. This book explores the dynamics, infrastructure, and far-reaching effects of remittances from the perspectives of people in the Somali regions and the diaspora. With conflict driving mass displacement, Somali society has become progressively transnational, its vigorous remittance economy reaching from the heart of the global North into wrecked cities, refugee camps, and remote rural areas. By ‘following the money’ the author opens a window on the everyday lives of people caught up in processes of conflict, migration, and development. The book demonstrates how, in the interstices of state disruption and globalisation, and in the shadow of violence and political uncertainty, life in the Somali regions goes on, subject to complex transnational forms of social, economic, and political innovation and change.
Social Media Usage for Sharing Political Information among University Students in Sindh province, Pakistan
Authors: Umrani Liaquat , Razaque Chhachhar Abdul , Qasim Nizamani Muhammad
Published: June 2024

Social media is an important channel to share information as it provides free media platform to its users to exchange political information within online community. Users besides other fields also involve in sharing political information to educate and motivate others towards real political issues. To understand the effectiveness of political communication via social media feedback is an essential ingredient. Users give feedback in different ways including sharing political content on the network. Users on social media not only create political content but commonly involve in sharing political content that is closely related with their political attitudes and behavior. This study employs quantitative research design to collect data from 387 respondents from four general discipline universities of Sindh province Pakistan. The results revealed that university students in majority use social media for political purpose and share political information to educate masses. Furthermore Facebook comes first of the list in social networking.
The influence of the rotation speed and shape of an asteroid on the magnitude of disturbances in its rotational dynamics during close approach to the Earth
Authors:   The Central Astronomical Observatory of the RAS at Pulkovo,   Saint Petersburg State University, Lobanova K.S. , Melnikov A.V. ,   The Central Astronomical Observatory of the RAS at Pulkovo
Published: June 2024

By means of numerical experiments, the influence of the value of the asteroid’s own rotational velocity, orientation of the axis of rotation, and figure parameters on the magnitude of perturbations in its rotational dynamics arising during close approach to the Earth is studied. Two cases are considered: 1) asteroid (99942) Apophis with a relatively slow rotation (period ≈ 30 h) and 2) asteroid 2012 TC4, which has a fast rotation (period ≈ 12 min). It was found that in the case of asteroids with slow rotation, perturbations can be large: in the case of Apophis, when approaching the Earth in 2029, changes in the rotational period ∆P may reach tens of hours, and deviations in the orientation of the axis of rotation ∆γ — tens of degrees. For fast-rotating asteroids, the perturbations are very small: in the case of asteroid 2012 TC4 at its approach to the Earth in 2017, |∆P | < 10−5 min, |∆γ| < 0.01◦. It is shown that for asteroids with slow rotation, the uncertainty in the determination of asteroid figure parameters (moments of inertia) can lead to noticeable inaccuracies in the estimation of perturbation magnitudes. The uncertainty in the knowledge of the figure parameters of a fast-rotating asteroid practically does not affect the estimation of perturbations in its rotational dynamics. In the case of Apophis, changes in the rotational velocity and orientation of the axis of rotation during the upcoming 2029 approach to the Earth may lead to a decrease in the value of the parameter A2, which characterizes the Yarkovsky effect, to −1.5 · 10−14 a.u./d2, or to an increase up to −3.5 · 10−14 a.u./d2. Perturbations in the rotational dynamics of asteroid 2012 TC4 during its approach to the Earth in 2017 did not affect the value of parameter A2.
Calculation of the Stokes parameters at propagation of radiation in magnetized atmosphere
Authors:   The Central Astronomical Observatory of the RAS at Pulkovo, Silant’ev N.A. , Alekseeva G.A. ,   The Central Astronomical Observatory of the RAS at Pulkovo, Ananjevskaya Yu.K. ,   The Central Astronomical Observatory of the RAS at Pulkovo
Published: June 2024

The pass of polarized radiation in magnetized atmosphere is described by the system of connected radiative transfer equations for the Stokes parameters. At multiple scattering of radiation it is necessary to know how the change of the Stokes parameters between the cases of scattering occurs. The paper presents the explicit formulas describing the transformation of the Stokes parameters for the number of situations. These formulas describe directly the transformation of the Stokes parameters in optically thin circumstellar envelopes. The formulas for mutiply scattered radiation in the system of transfer equations take into account this transformation of the Stokes parameters. The basic parameter in all cases is x = ωB/ω = 0.933 × 10−8λ(μ)B(G), where ωB is cyclotron frequency of the electron rotation and ω is the frequency of monochromatic radiation.
Mathematical model for the dynamics of alcohol-marijuana co-abuse
Authors: Vivas Ana , Tipton James , Pant Sujan , Fernando Anne
Published: June 2024

A mathematical model for the dynamics of alcohol-marijuana coabuse is presented in this work. In the past years legalization of recreational marijuana in several states in the United States has added a new layer to alcohol addiction. Much research has been done for alcohol addiction or drug abuse independently, but few include the incidence of marijuana use for alcohol users. A compartmental epidemiological model is used, and results such as the existence and boundedness of solutions, the basic reproduction number using the next-generation method, the disease-free equilibrium, and an analytical expression for the endemic equilibrium are included. Numerical simulations with parameters obtained from data in the United States are performed for different compartments of the population as well as the reproduction number for the alcohol and marijuana sub-models. The model can be adapted for different regions worldwide using appropriate data. This work contributes to understanding the dynamics of the co-abuse of addictive substances. Even though alcohol and marijuana are both legal, they can be of great harm to the brain of the individual when combined, having tremendous consequences for society as a whole. Creating awareness of a public health concern with facts based on scientific research is the ultimate goal of this work.
Synergistic impact of nano-urea and microbial inoculants with varied nitrogen regimes on the yield and yield attributes of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.)
Authors: BHOOPESH G. , BARADHAN G. , KUMAR S. M. SURESH , KATHIRVELU C. , RAMESH S.
Published: June 2024

Maize, a crucial cereal crop in India, faces challenges like limited land and climate change. Fertilizers like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are essential for crop yields, but excessive use can cause eutrophication and nitrate pollution. Researchers are exploring slow-release fertilizers and nanotechnology-based solutions to improve nitrogen uptake efficiency. Slow-release fertilizers maintain nitrogen availability and control nitrification processes, while nanotechnology-based fertilizers release nitrogen only when needed, reducing emissions and leaching. Microorganisms like azophos can fix nitrogen, facilitate phosphorus uptake, and produce growth-promoting chemicals. The use of nano urea and beneficial microorganisms like azophos can boost maize production and yield. To investigate further, a field experiment was conducted at the Experimental Farm, Department of Agronomy, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu from July to October 2022 with a key objective of evaluating the partial supplement of different levels of nitrogen fertilizer in the form of conventional urea and nano urea along with the microbial inoculant azophos in hybrid maize (Zea mays L.). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with ten treatments comprised of different levels of urea and nano urea along with azophos @ 4kg/ha with three replications. Among the nutrient management evaluated, all the yield attributes and yield of hybrid maize viz., cob length, cob diameter, number of grains/cob, test weight, grain yield, stover yield, and harvest index were significantly influenced by theapplication of 50 percent RDN through urea + 50 per cent RDN through nano urea + 100 percent RD of P and K through conventional fertilizers + azophos @ 4 kg/ha (T8). Combining bulk urea and nano urea improved nitrogen use efficiency via metabolite production, enzyme activity stimulation, and microbial rhizosphere interactions significantly enhancing the yield attributes and yield.
Russian Investigations of Atmospheric Ozone and its Precursors in 2019–2022
Authors: Andreev V. V. , Bazhenov O. E. , Belan B. D. , Vargin P. N. , Gruzdev A. N. , Elansky N. F. , Zhamsueva G. S. , Zayakhanov A. S. , Kotel’nikov S. N. , Kuznezova I. N. , Kulikov M. Yu. , Nevzorov A. V. , Obolkin V. A. , Postylyakov O. V. , Rozanov E. V. , Skorokhod A. I. , Solomatnikova A. A. , Stepanov E. V. , Timofeyev Yu. M. , Feigin A. M. , Khodzher T. V.
Published: June 2024

The review contains the most significant results of the work of Russian scientists in the field of atmospheric ozone research performed in 2019–2022. It considers observations of tropospheric ozone, its distribution and variability in the territory of the Russian Federation, the relationship with atmospheric parameters, modeling of education processes and the impact on public health. The state of stratospheric ozone over the region, modeling of processes in the ozonosphere, developed methods and instruments were also analyzed. The review is part of Russia’s national report on meteorology and atmospheric sciences, which was prepared for the International Association for Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS). The report was reviewed and approved at the XXVIII General Assembly of the International Geodetic and Geophysical Union (IUGG).
Strategi Perpustakaan dalam Memaksimalkan Program Literasi Informasi di Perpustakaan Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palopo
Authors: Nasrullah Nasrullah , Nur Muh. Zulichsan , Mukhtar A. Hijaz
Published: June 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menyelidiki strategi yang digunakan oleh Perpustakaan Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palopo dalam memaksimalkan program literasi informasi mahasiswa. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Data primer diperoleh melalui observasi langsung dan wawancara mendalam dengan pustakawan yang bertanggung jawab atas program literasi informasi, sedangkan data sekunder dikumpulkan dari dokumen internal perpustakaan dan artikel terkait literasi informasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perpustakaan IAIN Palopo menggunakan berbagai strategi untuk memaksimalkan literasi informasi mahasiswa. Salah satunya adalah melalui program pendidikan pemustaka yang diselenggarakan bersama acara Pengenalan Budaya Akademik Kampus (PBAK), di mana mahasiswa baru diperkenalkan dengan sistem layanan informasi perpustakaan. Selain itu, perpustakaan juga mengadakan kelas literasi informasi, baik dasar maupun lanjutan, yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam mencari, menemukan, menggunakan, dan mengevaluasi informasi secara kritis. Melalui kelas literasi informasi, mahasiswa diberikan pemahaman tentang berbagai sumber informasi elektronik, seperti website perpustakaan, digital library, OPAC, e-journal, dan repository. Mereka juga dilatih dalam manajemen referensi dan pencegahan plagiarisme. Program-program ini diharapkan dapat membantu mahasiswa dalam mengoptimalkan penggunaan sumber informasi selama masa studi mereka di IAIN Palopo. Implikasi dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa perpustakaan memiliki peran yang penting dalam meningkatkan literasi informasi mahasiswa. Dengan strategi yang tepat, perpustakaan dapat menjadi pusat informasi yang efektif dan membantu mahasiswa dalam mencapai kesuksesan akademik dan profesional. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi penting dalam pemahaman tentang bagaimana program literasi informasi dapat diperkuat di lingkungan perguruan tinggi.
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„Wirtschaftsordnungen“ – Ein Schlüsselkonzept zur Verknüpfung von sozialwissenschaftlicher Bildung und „Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung“ (BNE)
Authors: Fischer Christian
Published: June 2024

Sozialwissenschaftliche Bildung steht vor der Aufgabe, Schnittstellen zur Konzeption „Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung“ (BNE) zu finden und bildungswirksam zu machen. Der vorliegende Beitrag richtet sich an der These aus, dass „Wirtschaftsordnungen“ hierfür ein geeignetes Schlüsselkonzept sein können. Diese These wird im Beitrag ausgeführt und begründet. Am Beispiel des Planspiels „Wirtschaftsordnungen“ (Fischer 2018) wird zudem reflektiert, wie sich eine solche Verknüpfung im Unterricht gestalten lässt. Dabei geht es auch um die grundsätzliche Frage nach der fachlichen Passung beider Bildungskonzeptionen.
Scale of farming operations and resource use under alternative land tenure arrangements
Authors:   , Williams Dorwin Lavon
Published: June 2024

"In an expanding economy where population is increasing rapidly, the area of land per capita declines and efficient use of natural resources becomes the key to economic growth. Under private ownership, acquisition of rights to use land leads to a mixed pattern of tenure arrangements. Some farmers have legal title to the land they farm and combine capital and labor with it up to the limit of their desires or ability to command the other factors of economic production. Others put their financial resources into working capital such as machinery, equipment, feed, and flocks and herds, and rent land under a wide diversity of arrangements which are distinguished from each other largely by the manner in which rent is paid. Two important non-owner groups of farm operators in the mid-section of the United States are crop-share-cash and livestock-share tenants. Many questions about the relative efficiency of resource use under owner-operation and these types of leases often are raised among farmers and the people who counsel with them. This study was undertaken to develop objective answers to some of these questions. The data for the analysis were obtained by interviewing 160 operators who owned their farms, 177 crop-share cash tenants and 104 livestock-share tenants in the Marshall soils area of Northwest Missouri and the adjoining corners of Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. The records were summarised to show relationships between type of tenure and such income-influencing factors as size of business, rates of production and efficiency in the use of land, capital and labor. From the economic point of view, efficient use of resource requires that each of the factors of production be used to its full capacity. The records were examined to determine the proportion of operators in each tenure group who had enough land for full use of machinery and family labor. Fourteen output/input ratios were used to determine the relative efficiency of operators in the three tenure groups. The analysis indicated that livestock-share tenants had the lowest equities in their firms, but operated larger, more efficient farm businesses than the other groups. The findings were not conclusive as to whether or not the varying rates of output per unit of input were due primarily to scale of operations, but some of the facts revealed will be helpful to farmers who have questions about the most efficient type of factor control and to the people who counsel with them."--Foreword.
Industrial development functions of area vocational schools in Missouri
Authors:   , Wilson Robert E.
Published: June 2024

"Statement of the Problem: A review of the literature indicated that area vocational schools were important to industrial development and several studies generally agree on two factors: (1) area vocational schools supplied industry with trained workers, and (2) many new and expanding industries were attracted to a particular plant site because of its proximity to an area vocational school. However, as far as it could be determined, no studies have been conducted in Missouri which indicate the services and programs offered as functions of area vocational schools in industrial development. Therefore, empirical data appeared to be lacking to indicate the extent to which area vocational schools assisted new and expanding industry in Missouri. This absence of empirical data was the situational problem upon which this study was focused. Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to ascertain the degree of consensus of perceptions among area vocational school directors, community industrial development presidents and industrial relations managers regarding actual and expected functions of area vocational schools in industrial development in Missouri. Furthermore, this study attempted to define, clarify and delineate the general demographic information regarding the status of area vocational school directors, community industrial development presidents and industrial relations managers relative to area vocational schools and industrial development."--Pages 7-8.
Friendship : the forgotten meaning of a vital nexus in political life
Authors:   , Landwehr Stephana J.
Published: June 2024

This dissertation will demonstrate that men have aesthetic, ascetic, and therapeutic capacities with public ramifications. It will demonstrate that these capacities enable men with different values, goals, rules, and expectations to live together. When men share these capacities in interactions with each other, public friendship can be said to exist. This dissertation will argue for the thesis that public friendship is a means to the good life for men. This is not to suggest that friendship is the only means, but simply that it is a means. This is to suggest that regardless or how one may construe the good life for men, there is something intrinsic to the relationship practically known.as friendship which makes it both a means to the actualization for a specified good life of men and a component or that end...--Introduction.
The preparation of novel carbanions in hexamethylphosphoramide
Authors:   , Petty Jimmie D.
Published: June 2024

Statement of the problem: The purpose of this investigation was to study the interaction of a variety of methylated aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds with several lithium dialkylamide-hexamethylphosphoramide complex base systems. The resulting laterally metalated species, whose preparations were previously either unknown or obtainable only with difficulty were interacted with differing types of electrophiles to ascertain if the intermediate organometallic reagents formed would be synthetically useful.--Page 1.
Trait anxiety : a psychometric shadow
Authors:   , Nolen Frederick Wallace
Published: June 2024

The purpose of the present study is to examine the independent relationships which trait and state anxiety have to measures of fear in rat-phobic female college students during imagined and live encounters with a member of their feared stimulusclass.
Seasonal sudanophilic variation in the cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) adrenal cortex
Authors:   , Fickess Douglas R.
Published: June 2024

For hundreds of years naturalists have observed that some mammalian species show dramatic changes In numbers of individuals present in populations over a period of years. The term "population cycles" has been used to characterize such changes, if they are periodic. Classic examples of cyclic species are found mostly within the lemmings and voles (Microtinae) and among the rabbits and hares (Leporidae). Many attempts to explain population phenomena have been made. Such factors as sunspots (Elton, 1924), atmospheric ozone cycles (Rowan, 1954), predation (Elton, 1942) and disease (Chitty, 1950) have all been postulated as causative factors underlying population fluctuations. Recently the adrenopituitary system was indicated as a causative factor in the cyclic fluctuations o f mammals (Christian, 1980}. The literature since 1960 concerning the adrenopituitary system in relation to population fluctuations is legion, yet Christian's statement in 1950 that cyclical phenomena remain unexplained is still largely true. In addition to variations in adrenal morphology related to population factors, there are observations of sexual and seasonal variations and dimorphisms in the adrenal glands of a variety of mammals, domestic and wild (McKeever, 1959). The implication of the adrenal glands in population fluctuations coupled with the possibility of seasonal and sexual dimorphisms in the adrenal glands of rabbits has precipitated this study. The cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) is exceptionally suited to such a study. There is a well defined reproductive cycle and high reproductive potential (Schwartz, 1959; Conaway, Wight and Sadler, 1963) which in turn reflects at leant a seasonal abundance of rabbits. In addition, classic population cycles have been reported in this species (Wight, 1959). The cottontail is easily collected in large enough numbers to provide for statistically significant geographical and temporal sequences. This study has revolved around the following parameters of investigation. 1. Age and sex variation in adrenal histology and histochemistry. 2. Seasonal variations in adrenal histology and histochemistry. 3. Reproductive variation in adrenal histology and histochemistry. 4. Variation in the adrenals due to mortality or population fluctuation.
Theory of flexure of orthotropic multi-layer circular sandwich plates
Authors:   , Abdulhadi Fakhruddin
Published: June 2024

The theory of flexure of multi-layer orthotropic circular sandwich plates is obtained by extremizing the augmented complementary energy. The complementary energy is the sum of the strain energies of the individual layers minus the work done at the boundary of the plate. The constraint conditions which are imposed on the stresses and stress resultants and those dictated by the equilibrium equations of a differential element are used in conjunction with arbitrary Lagrange multipliers to augment the complementary energy. The sandwich structure contains an arbitrary number n of isotropic and homogeneous membrane type faces that have different thicknesses and elastic properties. The number m of weak cores used in the sandwich construction are orthotropic and possess different moduli of rigidity and thicknesses. The augmented complementary energy is extremized by using the principles of the calculus of variations to obtain a set of Euler-Lagrange equations. A set of N equations in N unknowns becomes available for solution v/here N = 3n + 2m + 16. This set of equations is reduced to two coupled partial differential equations in which the transverse deflection and the shear force per unit length in the rz-plane are the unknowns. The simultaneous solutions of these two equations with the use of the proper boundary conditions is necessary to obtain the stresses, the stress resultants and the displacements at any section of the plate. The surface of deflection for polar symmetric bending is found to be represented by a fourth order non-homogeneous ordinary differential equation with non-constant coefficients. This type of bending is found to be independent of the tangential shear stiffness. When a common Poisson's ratio is assigned to all faces, the system of M equations is reduced to two partial differential equations. One of these equations is uncoupled with the shear force as an unknown while the other contains the transverse deflection and the shear force as unknowns. These two equations are used to obtain the surface of deflection which is represented by a ninth order non-homogeneous partial differential equation with non-constant coefficients. Several practical cases of plates with polar symmetric bending are solved to demonstrate the application of the pertinent equations and the proper boundary conditions. The bending of two hydrostatically loaded cases was obtained to demonstrate the application of the equations obtained for a non-polar symmetric case. Curves are included to show the effect of shear and the degree of orthotropy on the deflection for several cases. The effect of the tangential shear rigidity upon the hydrostatically loaded cases is very snail. The orthotropic plate can be treated as an isotropic plate if the tangential shear stiffness is taken to be equal to the radial shear stiffness. The error involved in this approximation is small. The error would be large, however, if one were to take the radial shear stiffness equal to the tangential shear stiffness.
The Bucareli Conference and United States-Mexican relations
Authors:   , Di Piazza Daniel D.
Published: June 2024

This dissertation attempts to explain the role of the Bucareli Conference in the contest between the United States and Mexico from 1914 to approximately 1930. It arose from an interest in the land and oil questions and their effect upon the relations between a great power and a newly emergent nation. The fundamental problem was to find an accommodation between the demands of the United States for guarantees for the rights of its citizens and the desires of Mexico to assume jurisdiction and control over the resources necessary to develop a new social organization. Attention therefore has been placed upon the genesis of the Bucareli Conference, an analysis of the negotiations of the conference, and the role of the conference in the relations of the United States and Mexico in the ensuing years until the land and oil problems were "solved." One of the major focal points in this study is the question of leadership exhibited by the American diplomats involved. It seemed evident that the character and personality of those involved in this controversy helped to determine the character of the controversy itself. Unhappily, it was not possible to examine the personalities of the Mexicans as thoroughly, and this leaves some interesting questions to be solved in the future.
Catholic opinion and United States recognition policy
Authors:   , Dougherty Patrick T.
Published: June 2024

SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: This study of the ideas of American Catholic opinion-makers is centered on the controversial issues of Soviet recognition (1917-1933) and the nonrecognition of Peking (1949-1962). The relationship between Catholics and these two diplomatic problems is worthy of individual attention. It is proposed that (1) a definite Catholic interest emerged on the question of recognizing Communist governments, (2) the recognition debates concerning Moscow and Peking are deserving of special consideration due to their duration and intensity, and (3) the topic of recognition is of basic importance to other diplomatic problems and therefore offers a convenient approach to a greater understanding of those problems.
Frost and Thoreau : a study in affinities
Authors:   , Domina Lyle D.
Published: June 2024

Although a few critics have posited Henry David Thoreau as a conscious influence on Robert Frost, the purpose of this study is to demonstrate a significant set of affinities in the thought and attitudes of the two men. For this reason the study goes beyond the Walden that Frost is known to have admired and examines Thoreau's thought wherever it may be found in his published works. The study is concerned with the literature of the two men; biographical parallels are noted only in passing. The method of the study is to examine, first of all, the "New England mind" as it develops In the Puritans; this mind set is then traced into the twentieth century through such writers as Emerson, Dickinson, and Robinson. Because in recent years such emphasis has been placed on the pessimistic side of Frost, and because Thoreau is generally thought of as highly optimistic, the study examines Frost's optimism and Thoreau's pessimism. In comparing their attitudes toward life, one finds that both Frost and Thoreau found it necessary to withdraw to a position from which they could look in both directions. They withdrew to a position between man and nature, for example, and between spirit and matter because they were determined to see the proper relationship between the pairs. At the same time, their retreat provided them with a set of significant experiences as a basis for determining the nature of life. In this insistence on experience, and In the manner In which each becomes unequal to the task, the two men show their participation in the Romantic frame of mind. The attitudes which Frost and Thoreau shared, moreover, found similar expression in their work. Both created a mythical country and a mythical hero seeking wisdom in that country. The mythical and Romantic quest, however, is domesticated to New England; hence the quest is "reduced" to the mundane activity of going for a walk. In this trope of the walk, then, the artistic attitudes and techniques of each writer become fused. It allows them the careful examination of the thing--in--itself that is so important to them; at the same time it allows each writer to bring in the spiritual and religious overtones which they find equally important. Both Frost and Thoreau are committed to the view that life is a process, and the walk is perfectly adapted to expressing this attitude. Finally, the leisurely process of walking demonstrates their common technique of proceeding slowly and indirectly to the moment of insight; hence it provides a structural unity for their works which has sometimes thought to be lacking. The significance of this study lies in its picture of literary continuity, its truly three dimensional view of the thought of each man, and a fresh insight into what they were attempting in their work; and it resolves, or at least confronts, the dichotomies that critics have sometimes found in their writings.
An optical lateral control system for vehicles
Authors:   , Nueman Alan W.
Published: June 2024

"It is evident that we will need a new mode of highway transportation within the next fifteen years. There are already 103 million vehicles (cars, trucks, and buses) on our roads; the majority of which are concentrated in the cities (1), The limited access highways connecting these cities are near capacity. With the traffic volume increasing at a rate of more than 3 percent per year, the highways are becoming more crowded (2). As a result, the number of traffic accidents is also increasing. Thus, if we assume that the automobile's popularity as a personalized transportation unit will continue to grow, then a serious highway traffic problem will be inevitable. One solution to this problem is highway automation. This automated highway system would be a high speed, high capacity system. It would accomodate fluctuations in traffic demand. It would also offer greater safety, faster travel times, and fixed arrival times. The concept of an automated highway system is explained in detail in a major report of the Northeast Corridor Survey (1). At the entrances to this automated highway, the driver relays information regarding his destination. He then relinquishes the control of the vehicle to the system. The driver's automobile is conventional but it has additional equipment to interface with the automated system. This system controls traffic flows, determines route and speed of the individual vehicles. The four subsystems that interface a vehicle to this fully automated highway system are: 1. A longitudinal control system 2. An obstacle detection system 3. A lateral control system 4. A computerized control system The longitudinal control system uses radar to measure the distance and relative velocity between the vehicles. It controls the acceleration and braking to maintain a given inter-vehicular spacing. The obstacle detection system detects any significant foreign objects in the roadway that could cause damage to the vehicle. A signal is sent to the braking mechanism if such an obstacle is detected. The lateral control system steers the vehicle along the roadway. This system could use optical, magnetic, or radar devices for tracking the roadway. The computerized control system retrieves information from the above three systems, processes it with route}traffic flow, and destination information, and sends the appropriate command signals to the individual vehicles. This computer system also monitors messages to the vehicles (see figure 1)."--Introduction.
A study of the structures of Shakespeare's three parts of Henry VI
Authors:   , Ricks Don M.
Published: June 2024

"The purpose of this study is, therefore, to isolate and describe Shakespeare's achievement in each of the Henry VI plays. The emphasis throughout will be upon the Shakespearean structure, the "new organ of thought" resulting from the imposition "upon a body of historical data a controlling idea" which shapes the play. Chapter I will define the Shakespearean history play in the light of recent investigations into the Elizabethan background and literary traditions. Chapter II will deal with the special problems relating to the Henry VI plays alone. Chapters III, IV, and V will offer a structural analysis of each of the plays in isolation. The study will conclude with a re-evaluation, based upon the previous analyses, of the quality of the three parts of Henry VI and with some suggestions concerning Shakespeare's experiments with structural techniques in the three plays. Throughout this study the influence will be obvious, even where not duly noted, of probably the four most important books so far written relevant to Shakespeare's histories: E. M. W. Tillyard, Shakespeare's History Plays (1945); L. B. Campbell, Shakespeare's "Histories" (1947); Irving Ribner, The English History Play in the Age of Shakespeare (1957); and especially M. M. Reese, The Cease of Majesty: A Study of Shakespeare's History Plays (1961). In addition, the conception of the structural principles underlying Shakespeare's histories which first motivated this study has been lent substantial authority by the already quoted work of H. T. Price, Construction to Shakespeare (1951)."--Introduction.
Interaction and leadership among female prisoners
Authors:   , Simmons Imogene
Published: June 2024

The purpose of this research was to investigate the informal social structure of a state correctional institution for women. Of sociological concern for this researcher was the process whereby the informal social structure emerged as women differentially defined the situation in prison and directed lines of action in response to their interpretation of the form al social structure. Further, in order to understand why the informal social structure developed, it was important for this researcher to explain the process whereby the interaction patterns of the women in this institution developed relatively stable and repetitious structure. In addition to seeking an understanding of the process of interaction emerging into structures, this researcher was concerned with the nature of the relationships that were created and sustained as well as the types of interaction found in prisons. An examination of the literature suggested that leadership in the form of deference patterns had been studied in men's prisons but not in women's prisons. Further, the literature on women's prisons suggested some basic disagreements among Giallombardo, Ward and Kassebaum, and Heffernan with regard to the nature of homosexual involvements in women's prisons. Thus, this researcher designed a research project to examine the process of the emergence of interaction patterns, the nature of interaction with special emphasis on two types of interaction (leadership and homosexuality), and the relationship of interaction, leadership, and homosexuality. The major instrument utilized by the researcher for gaining insight into the patterns of interaction at this institution was field observation. In addition, to the direct observation of the everyday activities of the women, an open- ended questionnaire was used in interviewing every available and willing woman in the research population. Finally, biographical and criminal background data were gathered on each woman from the case history record files. The findings suggested that women who interpreted the informal social structure as meaning that their best adjustment in prison was to withdraw from other women were the isolates. However, other women in interpreting the formal social structure directed lines of action that allowed them to be highly involved in work assignments and treatment programs. Thus, these women were the high interactors, and leaders of this institution. Further, the leaders were also found to be homosexual studs who were outspoken and willing to stand up for themselves and for change in regulations that would benefit the entire population. Finally, this researcher's findings with regard to the nature of homosexual relationships differed from Giallombardo's findings. While Giallombardo found pseudo families based on relatively permanent homosexual dyads, this researcher found brief homosexual dyads. Additional research would be needed to clarify and explain these differences.
Rural southern residents and the incentive to work
Authors:   , Scherer Philip M.
Published: June 2024

"There has been much interest in the past few years in welfare reform. This interest is a result of the rising criticisms of the many relief measures which comprise the welfare, or public assistance, program. Two of these criticisms are that public assistance has too many recipients and that it encourages dependency. The Senate Committee on Finance, in stating that "...we should end a program which rewards idleness and discourages personal initiative of those who can provide for themselves," is resounding the public value placed on economic independence. The problem of creating a class of people permanently economically dependent on welfare is not localized to the United States. "In Europe...the unsolved problem for public policy has been to make certain that programs provide security to all in need...in a dignified, equitable, and efficient manner that preserves incentives to work. This dissertation examines the criticism that the welfare programs encourage dependency. It may be of value both to those engaged in the adoinistering of welfare and to those involved in welfare reform."--Page 1.
Effect of Adding Palm Kernel Meal Extract to Rations Using Microparticle Protein Sources On Fatty Meat and Carcass Weight of Broiler Chicken
Authors: Krismiyanto Lilik , Yunianto Vitus Dwi Yunianto Dwi , Suthama Nyoman , Amanusa Agritio
Published: June 2024

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of the addition of palm kernel meal extract (PKME) to rations using microparticle protein sources on fatty meat and carcass weight of broiler chickens. The experimental chickens used were unsexed CP707 strain broilers aged 8 days as many as 200 birds with an average body weight of 153.98 ± 4.41 g. Palm kernel meal extract as treatment material. Ration composition includes ground corn, rice bran, microparticle soybean meal, microparticle fish meal, CaCO3, premix, lysine and methionine. The study was arranged using a completely randomized design with 5 treatments and 4 replicates, each experimental unit was filled with 10 animals. The treatments applied are: T0=rations using protein microparticles/RPM, T1=RPM+PKME 0,2%, T2=RK+PKME 0,4%, T3=PKME+EBS 0,6% dan T4=PKME+EBS 0,8%. Parameters measured included fat digestibility, relative weight of abdominal fat, meat fat mass and carcass weight. Data were analyzed for variance at the 5% significance level, if there was a significant effect, Duncan's test was conducted at the 5% significance level. The results showed that the addition of EBS to rations using microparticle protein sources had a significant effect (p<0.05) on fat digestibility, relative weight of abdominal fat, meat fat mass and carcass weight of broiler chickens. The conclusion is that the addition of 0.8% palm kernel meal extract to rations using microparticle protein sources can reduce fat digestibility, relative weight of abdominal fat, meat fat mass and carcass weight of broiler chickens.
HUBUNGAN PERIODE LAKTASI, BCS DAN LINGKAR DADA DENGAN PRODUKSI SUSU SAPI PERAH FH (FRIESIAN HOLSTEIN) DI KPSP SETIAKAWAN KABUPATEN PASURUAN
Authors: Andhari Gabriella Intan , Surjowardojo Puguh , Rifa'i Rifa'i
Published: June 2024

The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between lactation period, BCS and chest circumference with milk production of Friesian Holstein dairy cattle. The material used 36 dairy cattles period 3, 4, and 5. This research has conducted in farm KPSP Setia Kawan, Nongkojajar, Pasuruan on 20 July - 20 October 2022. The method used in this research was case study. The data collection technique in this study was purposive sampling. The variables observed were period lactation, BCS, chest circumference and milk production. Data obtained were analyzed by using correlation analysis, and simple linear regression analysis. The result showing that the linier regression equation between lactation period and milk production shows Y= 43.82 – 4.72X1 with a correlation coefficient negative is 0.65 and for the coefficient of determination is 42.3%, the meaning that for every increase 1 time of the lactation period, milk production will decrease 4.72 liters. The linier regression equation between BCS and milk production shows Y= 4.06 + 8.35X2 with a correlation coefficient positive is 0.70 and the coefficient of determination is 49.7%, the meaning is BCS that for every increase 1 score of the BCS, milk production will incrase 8.35 liters. The linier regression equation between chest circumference with milk production shows Y= (-17.57) + 0.22X3 with a correlation coefficient positive is 0.52 and the coefficient of determination is 27.3%, the meaning that for every increase 1 cm of the chest circumference, milk production will decrease 0.22 liters. It can be concluded that the more highly lactation period, milk production will decrease. Then the more highly score BCS and chest circumference, milk production will following high to.