22,225 research outputs found
Terrorism on Trial: The Presidentâs Constitutional Authority to Order the Prosecution of Suspected Terrorists by Military Commission
Sverige har sedan 1960-talet varit ett invandringsland. Av befolkningen Àr idag cirka 15 % födda i annat land. Andelen av befolkningen som Àr utlands-födda Àr i nivÄ med lÀnder som USA och Tyskland. Andelen Àr inte bara betydligt högre Àn i övriga Nordiska lÀnder, utan ocksÄ högre Àn lÀnder som NederlÀnderna, Frankrike och Storbritannien (RiR 2008:13).1 Utrikes födda berÀknas utgöra en dryg fjÀrdedel av arbetskraftsreserven i Sverige. Under senare Är har olika insatser genomförts med avsikt att öka arbetskraftsdelta-gandet
The Indo-Australian weevil genus Platytenes Pascoe, 1870 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cryptorhynchinae)
The formerly monotypic weevil genus Platytenes Pascoe (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cryptorhynchinae: Cryptorhynchini: Cryptorhynchina) as treated here, includes two commonly encountered and broadly distributed species in the eastern Indo-Australian region. Label data indicate that both species are associated with semicultivated betel palm (Areca catechu L., Arecaceae) and human mediated dispersal is suggested to have influenced their present-day distribution. Herein, we provide a diagnosis for Platytenes and redescribe its type species, P. varius Pascoe. We also describe P. occultus Setliff and Larson, a new species from the Solomon Islands. New host and locality records are provided, including the first records of the genus occurring on Ambon Island, the Bismarck Archipelago, DâEntrecasteaux Islands, and many previously unreported localities on New Guinea. A full bibliography, key to species, and distribution map for the genus are also provided
Food products for space applications
Specially-prepared foodstuffs supply an astronaut with a diet containing his basic nutritional requirements in a form that is useful in his enironment. Several edible coatings preserve foods and give loose foods form and firmness. These coatings aid in packaging and give the food slip for easy removal from the package
Scaling relations of supersonic turbulence in star-forming molecular clouds
We present a direct numerical and analytical study of driven supersonic MHD
turbulence that is believed to govern the dynamics of star-forming molecular
clouds. We describe statistical properties of the turbulence by measuring the
velocity difference structure functions up to the fifth order. In particular,
the velocity power spectrum in the inertial range is found to be close to E(k)
\~ k^{-1.74}, and the velocity difference scales as ~ L^{0.42}. The
results agree well with the Kolmogorov--Burgers analytical model suggested for
supersonic turbulence in [astro-ph/0108300]. We then generalize the model to
more realistic, fractal structure of molecular clouds, and show that depending
on the fractal dimension of a given molecular cloud, the theoretical value for
the velocity spectrum spans the interval [-1.74 ... -1.89], while the
corresponding window for the velocity difference scaling exponent is [0.42 ...
0.78].Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures include
Supercell studies of the Fermi surface changes in the electron-doped superconductor LaFeAsOF
We study the changes in the Fermi surface with electron doping in the
LaFeAsOF superconductors with density-functional supercell
calculations using the linearized augmented planewave (LAPW) method. The
supercell calculations with explicit F substitution are compared with those
obtained from the virtual crystal approximation (VCA) and from a simple rigid
band shift. We find significant differences between the supercell results and
those obtained from the rigid-band shift with electron doping, although quite
remarkably the supercell results are in good agreement with the virtual crystal
approximation (VCA) where the nuclear charges of the O atoms are slightly
increased to mimic the addition of the extra electrons. With electron doping,
the two cylindrical hole pockets along shrink in size, and the third
hole pocket around disappears for an electron doping concentration in
excess of about 7-8%, while the two elliptical electron cylinders along
expand in size. The spin-orbit coupling does not affect the Fermi surface much
except to somewhat reduce the size of the third hole pocket in the undoped
case. We find that with the addition of the electrons the antiferromagnetic
state becomes energetically less stable as compared to the nonmagnetic state,
indicating that the electron doping may provide an extra degree of stability to
the formation of the superconducting ground state.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figure
How can the concepts of habitus and field help us to understand the engagement of educational workers in higher Education?
In âMaking a European area of lifelong learning a realityâ, the EU stressed the role of universities in relation to lifelong learning, a role that entails a need for widening access to universities, particularly for those not coming through the traditional direct route of upper secondary education. As teachers play a significant role in the quality of the lifelong learning as well as in motivating future generations to take part in lifelong learning, education and training for teachers becomes important; not only in relation to initial teacher education, but also in relation to a continuous development of knowledge and skills.
This paper represents the first stage of a larger comparative project intended to examine and compare educational workersâ (i.e. professionals involved in teaching in the class room) participation in higher education in England and Denmark, their access and interest. In particular, the paper relates participation and engagement to national and international educational policies and frames this work within an examination of the social background of the professional groups. The key research questions at this stage of the work are methodological and can be summed up by the overarching question, âHow can the concepts of habitus and field help us to understand levels of engagement of educational workers in Higher Educationâ?
The paper reports the results of our review of current policies and our efforts to identify the structural relations within the educational professional fields in each country. To do so we are developing a theoretical model using the relational analytical approach advocated by Bourdieu. As such, our work is an early stage attempt at operationalising Bourdieuâs observations regarding the dynamics of field. This seems to us to provide an important conceptual approach to understanding the habitus of educational workers in the context of the dynamics of a fast changing policy arena and the complexities of the backgrounds of individuals working in the educational field. The model attempts to build in the reflexivity that Bourdieu demands for a âscienceâ that is not weakened by over-emphasis on either the objective structural relations or the subjective phenomenology of experience.
Thus, the paper presents a preliminary contextual analysis of the factors that enable an understanding of engagement or lack of engagement in higher level learning among school-based education workers in the two EU countries and is related to a larger research project that explores habitus (both individual and collective) among these groups of education workers
Transmission electron microscopy characterization of microstructural features of Al-Li-Cu alloys
A transmission electron microscopy (TEM) examination of aluminum-lithium-copper alloys was conducted. The principal purpose is to characterize the nature, size, and distribution of stringer particles which result from the powder metallurgy (P/M) processing of these alloys. Microstructural features associated with the stringer particles are reported that help explain the stress corrosion susceptibility of the powder metallurgy-processed Al-Li-Cu alloys. In addition, matrix precipitation events are documented for a variety of heat treatments and process variations. Hot rolling is observed to significant alter the nature of matrix precipitation, and the observations are correlated with concomitant mechanical property variations
Subsonic tests of an all-flush-pressure-orifice air data system
The use of an all-flush-pressure-orifice array as a subsonic air data system was evaluated in flight and wind tunnel tests. Two orifice configurations were investigated. Both used orifices arranged in a cruciform pattern on the airplane nose. One configuration also used orifices on the sides of the fuselage for a source of static pressure. The all-nose-orifice configuration was similar to the shuttle entry air data system (SEADS). The flight data were obtained with a KC-135A airplane. The wind tunnel data were acquired with a 0.035-scale model of the KC-135A airplane. With proper calibration, several orifices on the vertical centerline of the vehicle's nose were found to be satisfactory for the determination of total pressure and angle of attack. Angle of sideslip could be accurately determined from pressure measurements made on the horizontal centerline of the aircraft. Orifice pairs were also found that provided pressure ratio relationships suitable for the determination of Mach number. The accuracy that can be expected for the air data determined with SEADS during subsonic orbiter flight is indicated
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