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Relationships between heat alerts, extreme heat days, and heat related mortality within the contiguous United States over the last decade
A gap of knowledge lies within the hazard of extreme heat within the United States and the public’s response and perception of their own vulnerability. Even with constant communication from meteorologist at the National Weather Service and within the broadcast industry, there are still ongoing issues which include the possibility that ambient air temperature from fixed sites do not accurately reflect what the general population is experiencing, that the thresholds for excessive heat warnings are not appropriate, and that the most vulnerable individuals do not have the knowledge, and/or ability to protect themselves when extreme heat does occur. Assessment of the spatial pattens of heat alerts across the United States, mortality risks associated with extreme heat, and days above alert thresholds between 2010 to 2021 will be utilized to exhibit cities and regions where thresholds could be inappropriate and to reveal the most vulnerable between regions within this period
A simple approach to modelling the soil water budget in cool temperate mineral topsoils
Acknowledgements This work was supported by the Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) Division of the Scottish Government [grant number RG13483]. RESAS played no further part in the study.Peer reviewedPostprin
Terrestrial Laser Interferometers
Terrestrial laser interferometers for gravitational-wave detection made the
landmark first detection of gravitational waves in 2015. We provide an overview
of the history of how these laser interferometers prevailed as the most
promising technology in the search for gravitational waves. We describe their
working principles and their limitations, and provide examples of some of the
most important technologies that enabled their construction. We introduce each
of the four large-scale laser interferometer gravitational-wave detectors in
operation around the world today and provide a brief outlook for the future of
ground-based detectors.Comment: Invited chapter for "Handbook of Gravitational Wave Astronomy" (Eds.
C. Bambi, S. Katsanevas and K. Kokkotas; Springer Singapore, 2021
REKENAAR-ONDERRIGPROGRAMME VIR LATYN VIR REGSTUDENTE: TEORIE EN PRAKTYK
INLEIDENDE OPMERKINGS
Sedert 1987 bet die Departement Latyn, Universiteit Stellenboscb, bom toegele op die
daarstel van rekenaarbulp vir Latynstudente. Tot einde 1994 was Latyn verplig vir
regstudente, en bulle moes binne 'n jaar tot Matrikulasievlak gebring word, voordat bulle
'n volwaardige eerstejaarskursus, met beide regs- en klassieke tekste as basis, kon aandurf.
Rekenaarbulp is gesien as 'n middel om die basiese begeleide inoefening, waarvoor daar in
so 'n vlugge kursus geen klastyd is nie, in studente se eie tyd aan bulle beskikbaar te stel.
Daar is in die afgelope nege jaar deurgaans gepoog om rekenskap te gee oor wat bereik
word. Die moontlikhede en toepassing van die rekenaar in die onderrig van Latynse letteren
taalkunde is dus deurgrondelik ondersoek. Die studie bet twee aspekte bebels,
evaluering van beskikbare programmatuur, en die opweeg van onderrigmoontlikhede aan
die band van studente-prestasie
2010-2011 Dean\u27s Showcase No. 4
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