14 research outputs found
Structure-Property Relationships of Silicone Biofouling-Release Coatings: Effect of Silicone Network Architecture on Pseudobarnacle Attachment Strengths
The Roman Wedding - (K.K.) Hersch The Roman Wedding. Ritual and Meaning in Antiquity. Pp. xii + 342, pls. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Paper, £17.99, US90). ISBN: 978-0-521-12427-0 (978-0-521-19610-9 hbk).
(R.L.) Wildfang Rome's Vestal Virgins. A Study of Rome's Vestal Priestesses in the Late Republic and Early Empire. Pp. xiv + 158, ills. London and New York: Routledge, 2006. Paper, £19.99, US110). ISBN: 0-415-39796-0 (0-415-39795-2 hbk). (M.C.) Martini Le vestali. Un sacerdozio funzionale al ‘cosmo' romano
Biofouling and barnacle adhesion data for fouling‐release coatings subjected to static immersion at seven marine sites
Little is known about the performance of fouling‐release coatings at different geographical locations. An investigation was designed to measure the differences in biofouling and biofouling adhesion strength on three known silicone formulations and an epoxy control at seven static immersion sites located in California, Florida, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Italy and Singapore. The study found that whilst the relative performance of the coatings was similar at each site, there were statistically significant differences in the type and intensity of fouling that developed on the coatings and in barnacle adhesion strength among sites. The results emphasize the importance of evaluating potential coatings at more than one static immersion site
How Ecotheological Beliefs Vary Among Australian Churchgoers and Consequences for Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors
A growing literature has sought to understand the relationships between religion, politics and views about climate change and climate change policy in the United States. However, little comparative research has been conducted in other countries. This study draws on data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey to examine the beliefs of Australian churchgoers from some 20 denominations about climate change—whether or not it is real and whether it is caused by humans—and political factors that explain variation in these beliefs. Pentecostals, Baptist and Churches of Christ churchgoers, and people from the smallest Protestant denominations were less likely than other churchgoers to believe in anthropogenic climate change, and voting and hierarchical and individualistic views about society predicted beliefs. There was some evidence that these views function differently in relation to climate change beliefs depending on churchgoers’ degree of opposition to gay rights. These findings are of interest not only for the sake of international comparisons, but also in a context where Australia plays a role in international climate change politics that is disproportionate to its small population