Regimes for Allocating Rights in Ground Water

145 pages. Supplemental materials. Includes text of C.R.S. § 37-90-135-138, In the Matter of Rules and Regulations Governing the Use, Control, and Protection of Water Rights for Both Surface and Underground Water Located in the Rio Grande and Conejos River Basins and Their Tributaries, No. W-3466 (Colo. Dist. Ct., Water Div. 3 Jan. 31, 1980), Southeastern Colo. Wtr. v. Huston, 593 P.2d 1347, Ruling, Judgment and Certification, Southeastern Colo. Wtr. v. Huston (Colo. Dist. Ct. Water Div. 1,2,3,4,5,6 & 7 Feb. 11, 1981), Corrected Findings of Fact , Conclusions of Law and Decree, In the Matter of the Application for Water Rights of Highland Ventures and Mission Viejo Co. in the Arapahoe Formation and the Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifer in Douglas County, No. W-9192-78 (Colo. Dist. Ct. Water Div. 1 Feb. 27, 1981)

Application of motor capacitors to improve facility power usage in the industrial setting

As deregulation of the electric power system in the United States unfolds, many customers are experiencing changes in their billing rate structure. Some face the addition of power factor penalty tariffs, and seek ways to minimize the added burden. The installation of entrance capacitor banks is the common response, but fails to take complete advantage of capacitor abilities. Other project designs exist that can harness these advantages to the full benefit of the customer. This work will show that distributing shunt capacitors in parallel with induction motors will elevate power factor and voltage, and also decrease ohmic losses in the wiring and protection devices that supply the motor. This reduction often produces a better overall economic solution due to energy savings. The distribution of capacitors at induction motors reduces the reactive current in the branch of the distribution system that supplies them. A reduction in the total current flowing to the motor along the distribution system results in smaller losses throughout the system. As losses diminish, the total real power drawn through the distribution system is lessened, and electric bills are reduced. This alternative to entrance capacitor banks is not as commonly implemented. A misconception that the resistance in facility distribution systems is relatively low has discouraged distributed motor capacitor installation for overall facility power factor correction, in favor of entrance capacitor banks. We will show that the resistance in the distribution system is higher than typically thought, that motor capacitors can exploit this fact, and can often economically outperform entrance capacitor banks which are terminated at the point of incoming utility power. Motor capacitors are not a new technology. They are commercially available off the shelf technology, suitable for power factor correction for induction motors. Distributed capacitors can be utilized for all significantly sized induction motors in a facility. The elevation in power factor and voltage, reduction in reactive current and real power are calculated, and trends are observed. The matter is considered from both the standpoint of engineering and economics to provide an integrated study

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Sun Safety and Skin Cancer Risk: achieving consensus

Overexposure to the sun is associated with an increased risk of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer, but indications of improvements in sun protection behavior are poor. Attempts to identify emerging themes in skin cancer control have largely been driven by groups of experts from a single field. In December 2016, 19 experts from various disciplines convened for Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Skin Cancer, a 2-day meeting hosted by the National Academy of Sciences. The group discussed knowledge gaps, perspectives on sun exposure, implications for skin cancer risk and other health outcomes, and new directions. Five themes emerged from the discussion: (1) The definition of risk must be expanded, and categories for skin physiology must be refined to incorporate population diversities. (2) Risky sun exposure often co-occurs with other health-related behaviors. (3) Messages must be nuanced to target at-risk populations. (4) Persons at risk for tanning disorder must be recognized and treated. (5) Sun safety interventions must be scalable. Efficient use of technologies will be required to sharpen messages to specific populations and to integrate them within multilevel interventions. Further interdisciplinary research should address these emerging themes to build effective and sustainable approaches to large-scale behavior change

Regimes for Allocating Rights in Ground Water

145 pages. Supplemental materials. Includes text of C.R.S. § 37-90-135-138, In the Matter of Rules and Regulations Governing the Use, Control, and Protection of Water Rights for Both Surface and Underground Water Located in the Rio Grande and Conejos River Basins and Their Tributaries, No. W-3466 (Colo. Dist. Ct., Water Div. 3 Jan. 31, 1980), Southeastern Colo. Wtr. v. Huston, 593 P.2d 1347, Ruling, Judgment and Certification, Southeastern Colo. Wtr. v. Huston (Colo. Dist. Ct. Water Div. 1,2,3,4,5,6 & 7 Feb. 11, 1981), Corrected Findings of Fact , Conclusions of Law and Decree, In the Matter of the Application for Water Rights of Highland Ventures and Mission Viejo Co. in the Arapahoe Formation and the Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifer in Douglas County, No. W-9192-78 (Colo. Dist. Ct. Water Div. 1 Feb. 27, 1981)

Handbook of practical botany for the botanical laboratory and private student /

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The production and publication of Captain Henry Butler's South African Sketches (1841)

This essay examines the circumstances surrounding the compilation and publication of Captain Henry Butler's South African Sketches (1841). Focusing on documentary evidence relating to the production, distribution and reception of this illustrated book of hunting scenes, the essay argues for the importance of considering the context and mechanics of publication in assessing the book, its physical appearance and content and, ultimately, its place in nineteenth-century travel writing about the British Empire.The role of the author in mediating the content of the book in the course of the production process is explored through the correspondence that was exchanged between Butler and Ackermann, his publisher. Butler's correspondence also indicates how the demands and concerns of a prospective readership influenced the work.The essay concludes by placing the information about subscriptions, production costs and distribution in the wider context of the market for illustrated books of hunting scenes in the period. Butler's book was only one among many that explored and reflected the hunting prospects, landscape scenes and political circumstances of southern Africa in the nineteenth century. However, as an illustrated travel book that was an item of conspicuous consumption with a clearly defined readership, it is an important representative example that yields much information for students of travel writing in an imperial and colonial context

Health Conditions in Methamphetamine-Dependent Adults 3 Years After Treatment

Objectives: Medical conditions in methamphetamine (MA) users have not been well characterized. Using both self-report and physical examination data, the aims of this study were to (1) describe the frequency of medical conditions in a sample of MA users 3 years posttreatment; (2) evaluate the association between medical conditions and MA use frequency; and (3) examine the relationship of route of administration with medical outcomes. Methods: MA-dependent adults (N ϭ 301) who participated in the Methamphetamine Treatment Project were interviewed and examined 3 years after treatment. Medical, demographic, and substance use characteristics were assessed using the Addiction Severity Index and Life Experiences Timeline. Current and lifetime medical conditions, electrocardiogram characteristics, and physical examination abnormalities were assessed. Results: Among the most frequently reported lifetime conditions were wounds and burns (40.5%, N ϭ 122) and severe dental problems (33%, N ϭ 99), and a significant proportion of the sample evidenced prolonged corrected QT interval (19.6%, N ϭ 43). Although health conditions were not associated with MA use frequency during follow-up, intravenous MA use was significantly associated with missing teeth (odds ratio ϭ 2.4; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-4.7) and hepatitis C antibodies (odds ratio ϭ 13.1; confidence interval, 5.6 -30.1). Conclusion: In this sample of MA users, dental problems and corrected QT prolongation were observed at elevated rates. Although posttreatment MA use frequency was not associated with a majority of medical outcomes, intravenous MA use exacerbated risk for dental pathology and hepatitis C. Longer term follow-up research is needed to elucidate health trajectories of MA users

Buprenorphine + naloxone plus naltrexone for the treatment of cocaine dependence: the Cocaine Use Reduction with Buprenorphine (CURB) study

AimsTo examine the safety and effectiveness of buprenorphine + naloxone sublingual tablets (BUP, as Suboxone(®) ) provided after administration of extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX, as Vivitrol(®) ) to reduce cocaine use in participants who met DSM-IV criteria for cocaine dependence and past or current opioid dependence or abuse.MethodsThis multi-centered, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, conducted under the auspices of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network, randomly assigned 302 participants at sites in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Ohio, New York and Washington DC, USA to one of three conditions provided with XR-NTX: 4 mg/day BUP (BUP4, n = 100), 16 mg/day BUP (BUP16, n = 100, or no buprenorphine (placebo; PLB, n = 102). Participants received pharmacotherapy for 8 weeks, with three clinic visits per week. Cognitive behavioral therapy was provided weekly. Follow-up assessments occurred at 1 and 3 months post-intervention. The planned primary outcome was urine drug screen (UDS)-corrected, self-reported cocaine use during the last 4 weeks of treatment. Planned secondary analyses assessed cocaine use by UDS, medication adherence, retention and adverse events.ResultsNo group differences were found between groups for the primary outcome (BUP4 versus PLB, P = 0.262; BUP16 versus PLB, P = 0.185). Longitudinal analysis of UDS data during the evaluation period using generalized linear mixed equations found a statistically significant difference between BUP16 and PLB [P = 0.022, odds ratio (OR) = 1.71] but not for BUP4 (P = 0.105, OR = 1.05). No secondary outcome differences across groups were found for adherence, retention or adverse events.ConclusionsBuprenorphine + naloxone, used in combination with naltrexone, may be associated with reductions in cocaine use among people who meet DSM-IV criteria for cocaine dependence and past or current opioid dependence or abuse