402 research outputs found
Mechanical properties of some materials used in airplane construction
Since lightness is desirable in airplane construction, greater stresses must be tolerated than in other kinds of construction. It is therefore necessary to have a more accurate knowledge of the greatest stresses that may occur and of the actual properties of the materials used. The Aeronautic Research Laboratories took the limit of elasticity as the basis of the strength calculations. Many tests were made of different steels, woods, aluminum alloys, and fabrics
Protection of wooden airplane parts against moisture by means of varnish
The objects of the experiments herein described were to test the protection afforded by Valspar oil varnish against the absorption of moisture by wooden airplane parts and the consequent changes in their elastic properties and to compare some of the best Dutch varnishes with Valspar
Doelmatigheidswinst van minder hypotheekrenteaftrek
We bespreken enkele welvaartsdividenden van het
versoberen van de subsidie op de eigen woning. Deze
dividenden doen zich in de eerste plaats voor op de
woningmarkt. Daarnaast kan zich een welvaartsdividend
voordoen op de arbeidsmarkt. De omvang van dit tweede
dividend is evenwel sterk afhankelijk van de elasticiteit van
het aanbod van woningen
Stepwise development of thymic microenvironments in vivo is regulated by thymocyte subsets
T-cell development is under the tight control of thymic microenvironments.
Conversely, the integrity of thymic microenvironments depends on the
physical presence of developing thymocytes, a phenomenon designated as
'thymic crosstalk'. We now show, using three types of immunodeficient
mice, i.e. CD3(epsilon) transgenic mice, RAG(null) mice and
RAG(null)-bone-marrow-transplanted CD3(epsilon) transgenic mice, that the
control point in lymphoid development where triple negative
(CD3(-),CD4(-),CD8(-)) thymocytes progress from CD44(+)CD25(-) towards
CD44(-)CD25(+), influences the development of epithelial cells, critically
inducing the extra, third dimension in the organization of the epithelial
cells in the cortex. This tertiary configuration of the thymic epithelium
is a typical feature for the thymus, enabling lymphostromal interaction
during T-cell development. Crosstalk signals at this control point also
induce the formation of thymic nurse cells. Moreover, our data indicate
that establishment of a thymic cortex is a prerequisite for the
development of the thymic medulla. Thus, differentiating thymocytes
regulate the morphogenesis of thymic microenvironments in a stepwise
fashion
Heterogeneity of mouse spleen dentritic cells: in vivo phagocytic activity, expression of macrophage markers, and subpopulation turnover
Heterogeneity of mouse spleen dentritic cells: in vivo phagocytic activity, expression of macrophage markers, and subpopulation turnover
Heterogeneity of mouse spleen dendritic cells: in vivo phagocytic activity, expression of macrophage markers, and subpopulation turnover
In the normal mouse spleen, two distinct populations of dendritic cells
(DC) are present that differ in microanatomical location. The major
population of marginal DC is found in the "marginal zone bridging
channels" and extends into the red pulp. The interdigitating cells (IDC)
are localized in the T cell areas in the white pulp. The aim of the
present study was to characterize these two splenic DC populations with
regard to their phenotype, in vivo phagocytic function, and turnover. Both
marginal DC and IDC are CD11c+ and CD13+, but only IDC are NLDC-145+ and
CD8alpha+. Notably, both populations, when freshly isolated, express the
macrophage markers F4/80, BM8, and Mac-1. To study the phagocytic capacity
of these cells, we employed the macrophage "suicide" technique by
injecting liposomes loaded with clodronate i.v. Marginal DC, but not IDC,
were eliminated by this treatment. Phagocytosis of DiI-labeled liposomes
by DC confirmed this finding. The two DC populations differed
significantly with regard to their turnover rates, as studied in a
transgenic mouse model of conditional depletion of DC populations with
high turnover. In these mice, marginal DC were completely eliminated, but
the IDC population remained virtually intact. From these data we conclude
that the marginal DC population has a high turnover, in contrast to the
IDC population. Taken together, the present results indicate that marginal
DC and IDC represent two essentially distinct populations of DC in the
mouse spleen. They differ not only in location, but also in phenotype,
phagocytic ability, and turnover
Overcoming the Metaphysics of Consciousness: Being/Artaud
Some recent theories of the mind have invoked the theatre as a metaphor to explain consciousness. This paper suggests that there is something irreducible to consciousness and that theatre can be an invaluable tool for exploring such subject matter. Rather than explain the mind through theory, performance practices can use immediate experience to investigate consciousness. Of course, Antonin Artaud’s ‘Theatre of Cruelty’ articulates the hope of apprehending consciousness through immediate experience, overcoming ‘literature’ and the alienating ossification of language. For Artaud, the ‘self’ has always been stolen at birth yet he suggests it can be returned through the theatre. The Theatre of Cruelty is an overcoming of the metaphysical obstructions of ‘being’. Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time also seeks to reveal the concept of 'Being' by destroying the historical misunderstanding of the term. Heidegger' claims that 'Dasein' (Being-there), the human subject, is maintained by a radical continuity with the world in which it exists. Because human subjects are 'absorbed' in the world of practical activity, projects and tasks, they tend to misrecognise themselves as a ‘thing’. But consciousness is not a ‘thing’ like other entities in the world. Such misrecognition is the fundamental error in what Heidegger calls metaphysics. My contention is that the Theatre of Cruelty is Artaud’s attempt at articulating a practical investigation of consciousness, resisting the metaphysical structures of language and logic and calling for the priority of ‘experience’. Cruelty is a return of the pre-theoretical, unspeakable words needed to explore the Being of consciousness. Such is an attempt to overcome the metaphysics of consciousness onstage.The conference was sponsored by A.D.S.A., the Department of Performance Studies, the School of Letters, Arts and Media, and the Faculty of Arts of the University of Sydney
Overgangseffecten bij Afschaffing Doorsneesystematiek:Een Gezamenlijk Rapport van CPB en Netspar
Overgangseffecten bij afschaffing doorsneesystematiek:Een gezamenlijk rapport van CPB en Netspar
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