Concerning MOVE video art in schools

Concerning MOVE video art in school

Youth employment: the STYLE handbook

After the financial crisis of 2008 youth unemployment soared across Europe, leaving a generation of highly qualified young people frustrated in their search for secure, meaningful work. With contributions from over 90 authors and more than 60 individual contributions this collection summarises the findings of a large-scale EU funding project on Strategic Transitions for Youth Labour in Europe (STYLE). Including the often overlooked and unheard voices of young people themselves, this eclectic range of contributions discuss the distinctive characteristics of the current phase of youth employment. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the causes of European youth unemployment and assesses the effectiveness of labour market policies across the region

[Co(H₂O)₆]₃[U₂O₄F₇]₂: A Model System for Understanding the Formation of Dimensionally Reduced Materials

A cobalt containing mixed-anion uranyl oxide-fluoride was synthesized using a mild hydrothermal crystal growth method. The uranyl ions are condensed into a one-dimensional chain motif separated by isolated cobalt hexa-aqua centers. The 1-D uranyl material was characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. The optical, thermal, and magnetic properties were studied and are reported herein. Using the reported composition as a model, a system was derived to predict the dimensionality of hypothetical structures to advance our ability to rationally predict solid-state materials

Effect of microwave and thermal co-pyrolysis of low rank coal and pine wood on product distributions and char structure

Direct conversion of a low-rank coal into valuable chemicals or improving its char’s coking value became very demanding goals in coal utilization strategies. In this work, the co-pyrolysis of a low-rank lignite coal and pine wood sawdust biomass blended at a 3:1 coal-to-biomass ratio was investigated along with original coal and biomass samples by microwave assisted and conventional thermal methods at 550℃ under nitrogen and ambient pressure. The carbon structure and its reactivity in generated chars and the product distributions were greatly affected by the applied heating mechanism and the presence of biomass during coal pyrolysis. High gas and low tar yields were observed for all microwave chars in comparison to thermal chars, regardless of composition. The addition of biomass to coal increased the tar yield under both methods and to a higher extent under the microwave. This agrees with the high gas yield and high aromatic-to-aliphatic fraction observed under the microwave and the presence of biomass. The high O/C ratio and low fixed carbon content in a biomass structure relative to coal affect the product distribution during microwave pyrolysis. This could selectively heat the biomass in the sample, remove its polar groups, and convert it into an efficient microwave absorber biochar that can decompose coal efficiently during co-pyrolysis. The aromatic carbon stacking and its ordering in the generated chars were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, dielectric property measurements, and electron spin resonance techniques. A synergistic effect was observed upon biomass addition during microwave coal pyrolysis. Electron spin resonance spectroscopy revealed that the microwave coal/biomass char is the most stable char with the lowest free radical concentration. This agrees with the highest IG/Iall band area ratio calculated from Raman analysis revealing a more graphitic nature for carbon in this char. Similarly, the dielectric properties confirmed that the addition of biomass to coal under the microwave has the highest loss tangent, indicating a high graphitic nature compared to pure biochar or coal char

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Core SM3: Pollen count dat

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Core SM2: % Plant macrofossil dat

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Carbon and Nitrogen data from Swarth Moor (cores SM1-3