Proceedings of an Embassy to the King of Ava, Pegu, &c. in 1757 by Robert Lester, edited by Michael W. Charney

Ensign’s Robert Lester’s account of his embassy to Ava in 1757 was originally published in Alexander Dalrymple’s Oriental Repertory. It provides one of the few first-hand accounts of Alaung-hpaya and thus remains a valuable source on the reign and the beginnings of the Kon-baung Dynasty. Dalrymple’s italicization has been removed and dates have been expanded to include the month and year in order to avoid confusion

Space shuttle: Low speed stability and control characteristics of the North American Rockwell delta wing orbiter -134D and -134C configurations

Longitudinal, lateral, and directional static stability and control characteristics of delta wing space shuttle orbiter models 134D and 134C at Mach 0.2

Chemical application of diffusion quantum Monte Carlo

The diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) method gives a stochastic solution to the Schroedinger equation. This approach is receiving increasing attention in chemical applications as a result of its high accuracy. However, reducing statistical uncertainty remains a priority because chemical effects are often obtained as small differences of large numbers. As an example, the single-triplet splitting of the energy of the methylene molecule CH sub 2 is given. The QMC algorithm was implemented on the CYBER 205, first as a direct transcription of the algorithm running on the VAX 11/780, and second by explicitly writing vector code for all loops longer than a crossover length C. The speed of the codes relative to one another as a function of C, and relative to the VAX, are discussed. The computational time dependence obtained versus the number of basis functions is discussed and this is compared with that obtained from traditional quantum chemistry codes and that obtained from traditional computer architectures

Duct liner optimization for turbomachinery noise sources

An acoustical field theory for axisymmetric, multisectioned lined ducts with uniform flow profiles was combined with a numerical minimization algorithm to predict optimal liner configurations having one, two, and three sections. Source models studied include a point source located on the axis of the duct and rotor/outlet-stator viscous wake interaction effects for a typical research compressor operating at an axial flow Mach number of about 0.4. For this latter source, optimal liners for equipartition-of energy, zero-phase, and least-attenuated-mode source variations were also calculated and compared with exact results. It is found that the potential benefits of liner segmentation for the attenuation of turbomachinery noise is greater than would be predicted from point source results. Furthermore, effective liner design requires precise knowledge of the circumferential and radial modal distributions

Inelastic Collisions in an Ultracold quasi-2D Gas

We present a formalism for rigorous calculations of cross sections for inelastic and reactive collisions of ultracold atoms and molecules confined by laser fields in quasi-2D geometry. Our results show that the elastic-to-inelastic ratios of collision cross sections are enhanced in the presence of a laser confinement and that the threshold energy dependence of the collision cross sections can be tuned by varying the confinement strength and external magnetic fields. The enhancement of the elastic-to-inelastic ratios is inversely proportional to $\sqrt{\epsilon/\hbar \omega_0}$, where $\epsilon$ is the kinetic energy and $\omega_0$ is the oscillation frequency of the trapped particles in the confinement potential.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure

“Brick & Mortar” Education and “Real World” Experience: Assessing HRM Alumni Perceptions of their Early Professional Development

In this research we examined the extent to which three distinct human resource management (HRM) undergraduate programs provide coverage of the 13 core content areas specified by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and explored the usefulness of various ways of learning including their undergraduate coursework, an internship, and previous work experience as related to early professional development. Based on perceptions of HRM alumni, the findings reveal that the three curricula provided significant differences in levels of proficiency in seven of the core areas and in perceived usefulness of the learning methods. Implications for HRM curriculum development and students’ professional development are discussed

MANUFACTURER\u27S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES CAUSED BY HIS PRODUCTS: DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILES

When a manufactured article fails to meet the reasonable expectations of the purchaser-user and in consequence he suffers personal injury or property damage, is the manufacturer responsible? When the user purchases from the manufacturer, so that there is privity of contract and the formulated concepts of sales and warranty law are available, we have a relatively simple situation which it is not the primary purpose of this paper to discuss. The common-law concepts for dealing with such problems seem to have been formulated in times when this privity element was usually present, and it is therefore not a matter of wonder that the privity element came to be regarded as necessary. Manufacture was not on a mass basis in those days. Even coffins were made to order. The user ordered the thing he wanted and it was made accordingly. There was direct dealing, i.e., privity between maker and prospective user; and, if the article was not up to expectations and caused the purchaser harm, he could sue the maker for breach of the agreement and recover appropriate damages in accordance with the terms of the agreement, express or implied. As a feature of contracts of sale, there came in time to be recognized a seller\u27s obligation described by the word warranty. Such obligations or warranties might be expressed in the contract; but the law also attached duties as incidental to the sale, varying with the nature of the subject matter, which were known as implied warranties. The limits of this field of implied warranty are yet not clearly defined. The pull of conflicting social and economic pressures and other factors continue to influence the courts in deciding these cases, thus producing asymmetry from time to time and place to place