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    Experimental steady-state performance of a multitube, centrally finned, potassium condensing radiator

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    Steady state performance of multitube, centrally finned, potassium condensing radiato

    Volcanic studies by members of the Royal Society of London 1665 - 1780

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    Late seventeenth century ideas about volcanic activity were largely derived from classical sources. The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London provided a vehicle for publication of information about volcanoes where many ancient notions were refuted and new hypotheses suggested. Volcanic studies by members included detailed field reports, eyewitness accounts of eruptions as well as expeditions to extinct or dormant volcanic peaks, experiments with volcanic rocks, and speculation on the nature of subterranean "fires" and causes of eruptions. The development of theories concerning the formation of the columnar basalts of the Giant's Causeway is also traced. By the 1770's there appeared a general acceptance among members of the Royal Society of the igneous origin of basalt, the existence of ancient extinct volcanoes and the implications of past geologic change

    Maty's Biography of Abraham De Moivre, Translated, Annotated and Augmented

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    November 27, 2004, marked the 250th anniversary of the death of Abraham De Moivre, best known in statistical circles for his famous large-sample approximation to the binomial distribution, whose generalization is now referred to as the Central Limit Theorem. De Moivre was one of the great pioneers of classical probability theory. He also made seminal contributions in analytic geometry, complex analysis and the theory of annuities. The first biography of De Moivre, on which almost all subsequent ones have since relied, was written in French by Matthew Maty. It was published in 1755 in the Journal britannique. The authors provide here, for the first time, a complete translation into English of Maty's biography of De Moivre. New material, much of it taken from modern sources, is given in footnotes, along with numerous annotations designed to provide additional clarity to Maty's biography for contemporary readers.Comment: Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/088342306000000268 in the Statistical Science (http://www.imstat.org/sts/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org

    Supplier Selection Model using Game Theoretical Approach

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    The purchasing function has gained importance in supplier selection of procurement. As the evaluation of the supplier depends on various non-price attributes, formulating the strategy is very important .Every supplier tries to play tactical game in order to win the contract under uncertain situations. In our paper we propose a model through case study to select best supplier using game theoretical approach by applying simplex algorithm

    The contexts and contours of British economic literature, 1660-1760

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    This article explores some of the main bibliographical dimensions of economic literature at a time when there was much interest in economic matters but no discipline of economics. By looking at what was published in the round much economic literature is shown to be short, ephemeral, unacknowledged, polemical, and legistlatively orientated. This fluidity is underscored by the uncertainties about what constituted key works of economic literature and by the failure of attempts to make sense of that literature through dictionaries and histories. Economic literature in the period was, consequently, more unstable and uncertain than has often been acknowledged. It cannot, therefore, be simply characterized as either 'mercantilist' or nascent 'political economy'

    Bibliography of Occasional or State Sermons across the Atlantic Archipelago, published 1685–1711

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    This bibliography includes all State sermons preached and printed in Dublin (including Irish Protestants in London), Edinburgh, and Boston, 1688-1694, and a large sample of sermons printed in London, 1688-1692. Includes a representative sample of sermons before all Anglophone auditories from the entire period, including sermons printed in Dublin, Edinburgh, and Boston 1700-1711, for comparison. As used and cited in Newton Key, “The ‘Boast of Antiquity’: Pulpit Politics Across the Atlantic Archipelago during the Revolution of 1688,” Church History, forthcoming, Sept. 2014

    US-Standard Catalog no. U-23

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    For abstract, see N75-18672

    Association between Tumor Markers and Macro Metals – Calcium and Magnesium

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    AbstractMonoclonal antibodies are used to detect serum antigens associated with malignancies. The tumor markers are most useful for monitoring response to therapy and detecting early relapse. Tumor markers are special molecules released by tumor cells, found in high levels in patients with malignancies. Each tumor marker is organ specific and is elevated in specific type of malignancy and its level in circulating blood provide a clue about the type and severity of the disease. The blood level is very useful for diagnosis, prognosis and to check recurrence after treatment. Experiments were performed to investigate and establish if there are any associations between the principle tumor markers viz CEA (colon caner) , CA125 (ovarian cancer) and CA15.3 (breast cancer) to the diagnostically useful macro-metals Calcium and Magnesium and to suggest if the above two metals need to be analyzed along with the tumor markers for the diagnostic purposes. The study was done with the blood serum sample of suspected or established cancer patients (both men and women). For the samples, biochemical assay using electro-chemiluminescence technique (for CEA, CA 125 and CA 15.3) was used; Calcium and Magnesium were analyzed using manual dye-binding methods and the readings were acquired using a semi auto analyzer. Appropriate statistical methods were used to conclude that, there exists a very strong relationship between CA 125 and CA 15.3; and proved that CA 15.3 is linked to both metals Calcium and Magnesium; whereas CEA shows an inverse correlation with CA 125.1Head of Biochemistry, Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Chennai; 2School Biosciences and Technology, VIT, Vellore-632001, Tamil Nadu, IndiaPlease Cite This Artilce As:S.  Swaminathan, Kasthuri Prakash and C. Ramalingam. 2010. Association between Tumor Markers and Macro Metals – Calcium and Magnesium. J. Exp. Sci. 1(4) 14-20. Â
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