Torsion system for creep testing with multiple stress reversals

Torsion system proves exploratory data on accelerated creep due to multiple stress reversals. Torsional testing of tubular specimens is best suited for reversed stress creep tests since large strains are obtainable while maintaining specimen geometry

Brückenschlag zwischen Hirnforschung und Psychologie : exemplarisch verknüpft Gerald Kreft Geschichte der Neurowissenschaften mit deutsch-jüdischer Historiographie

Rezension zu: Gerald Kreft : Deutsch-jüdische Geschichte und Hirnforschung. Ludwig Edingers Neurologisches Institut in Frankfurt am Main, Mabuse-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 2005, ISBN 3-935964-72-2, 469 Seiten, 44 Euro

Lent Past and Present

The general title of the book, LENT-PAST AND PRESENT, will indicate its scope. Not only are the primitive origin, the purpose, and the usages of Lent traced, but an attempt has also been made to apply to our times the principles underlying the institution of Lent.https://scholar.csl.edu/ebooks/1034/thumbnail.jp

The Effect of Netflix on U.S. Cable TV Subscriptions

`Basic Annual Cable Subscriptions in the U.S. have been declining since 2001, which is the same year Netflix began recording subscribers. The annual number of basic cable subscriptions in the U.S. is calculated based on the total number of subscriptions to basic cable television. This means any extra channel packages or upgrades are not included in this variable, only the bare minimum subscription. The purpose of this study is to determine whether Netflix’s emergence directly impacted the rate of Basic Cable Subscriptions. This research is based on the years 1989-2019, for reference. This study contains has 4 independent variables. Basic Netflix subscriptions, which is the total amount of standard subscriptions on Netflix and should influence the Dependent Variable directly because it is a cable alternative. Basic Cable Subscription cost, which is the dollar amount for a basic cable subscription, no extra packages, or channels. Basic Netflix Subscription cost, which is the dollar amount of the standard Netflix subscription, no upgrades. Lastly, Annual U.S. Household Income, which is the average household income in the U.S. in dollars. In the years prior to Netflix (1989-2000), Basic Cable Subscriptions rose from 49.2 Million to 66.6 Million subscribers, a 35-percent increase. This was the peaking point for Basic Cable Subscriptions and since 2001, their subscriber count has fallen back down to 50.5 Million, nearly a 24-percent decrease. Given that Basic Cable Subscriptions is a normal good and tends to go up with income, seeing in the data that it declined in the past 15 to 20 years as Netflix emerged and grew rapidly draws the conclusion that Netflix directly impacted Cable TV subscriptions. The regression results are able to explain 77% of the variance in Cable TV Subscriptions and only contains Netflix, not any other widely used streaming services

THE PERCEIVED FINANCIAL LITERACY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND A UNIVERSITY’S INFLUENCE ON POST-GRADUATION FINANCIAL READINESS

Recently, there has been a focus in the United States regarding the issue of student debt amount graduating college students. However, the bigger issue being overlooked is the lack of financial literacy among that population upon graduation. Students graduate unprepared to make the financial decisions required upon entering the workforce. Colleges have an opportunity to provide financial education increase financial capability amount students. This research focuses on the perceived financial literacy of students to determine if they feel prepared for graduation. It then evaluates the role their university played in their graduation readiness relating to financial capability. The research also examined the recommendations students had for their university relating to financial literacy resources. The participant’s university did not provide any classes or financial resources, which factored into the students lack of personal financial literacy and their feelings being unprepared for graduation

Summary of SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC v. U.S. Bank, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 75

The Court determined that (1) an HOA receives a true superpriority lien on a homeowner’s property under NRS 116.3116 making an HOA lien, with limited exceptions, “prior to all other liens and encumbrances” on the property, including first deeds of trust recorded before the dues became delinquent; and (2) an HOA lien can be foreclosed on nonjudicially

Tilly Edinger – Naturwissenschaftlerin mit Hang zum Makabren : interdisziplinäre Beiträge zu Leben und Werk einer deutschen Jüdin

Rezension zu: Rolf Kohring und Gerald Kreft (Hrsg.) : Tilly Edinger – Leben und Werk einer jüdischen Wissenschaftlerin ; E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, 2003, (Senckenberg-Buch Nr. 76), ISBN 3-510-61351-1, 646 Seiten, 39,80 Euro