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On the prevalence of elliptic and genus one fibrations among toric hypersurface Calabi-Yau threefolds
We systematically analyze the fibration structure of toric hypersurface
Calabi-Yau threefolds with large and small Hodge numbers. We show that there
are only four such Calabi-Yau threefolds with or that do not have manifest elliptic or genus one fibers arising from a
fibration of the associated 4D polytope. There is a genus one fibration
whenever either Hodge number is 150 or greater, and an elliptic fibration when
either Hodge number is 228 or greater. We find that for small the
fraction of polytopes in the KS database that do not have a genus one or
elliptic fibration drops exponentially as increases. We also consider
the different toric fiber types that arise in the polytopes of elliptic
Calabi-Yau threefolds.Comment: 37 pages, 8 figures; v2: references adde
Merit and Mothering: Women and Social Welfare in Taiwanese Buddhism
This is a publisher's version of an article published in The Journal of Asian Studies in 1998. The offprint is posted here in accordance with existing publisher policy, or by special permission via correspondence.tru
The Design and Fabrication of Platform Device for Dna Amplification
Thermalcycler were extensively used machine for amplify DNA sample. One of
the major problems in the working time was that it spent most of time for
cooling and heating. In order to improve the efficient, this study presented a
novel method for amplify DNA sample. For this concept, the DNA sample in the
silicon chamber which was pushed by a beam through three temperature regions
around a center and then the DNA segments could be amplified rapidly after 30
cycles. The polymerase chain reaction platform was composed of thin-film
heaters, copper plates, DC powers, and temperature controllers. The
photolithography and bulk etching technologies were utilized to construct the
thin-film heater and DNA reaction chambers. Finally, 1 pound gL 100bp DNA
segment of E. coli K12 was amplified successfully within 36 minutes on this PCR
platform.Comment: Submitted on behalf of TIMA Editions
(http://irevues.inist.fr/tima-editions
Fabrication of Switches on Polymer-Based by Hot Embossing
In MEMS technology, most of the devices are fabricated on glass or silicon
substrate. However, this research presents a novel manufacture method that is
derived from conventional hot embossing technology to fabricate the
electrostatic switches on polymer material. The procedures of fabrication
involve the metal deposition, photolithography, electroplating, hot embossing
and hot embed techniques. The fundamental concept of the hot embed technology
is that the temperature should be increased above Tg of polymer, and the
polymer becomes plastic and viscous and could be molded. According to the
fundamental concept, the metal layer on the silicon/glass substrate could be
embedded into polymer material during the hot embossing process. Afterward, the
metal layer is bonded together with the polymer after removing the substrate in
the de-embossing step. Finally, the electrostatic switch is fabricated on
polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA) material to demonstrate the novel method.Comment: Submitted on behalf of TIMA Editions
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A Study of the Impacts of the Panama Canal Expansion on the U.S. Northeast Ports and Strategy of the Port of Boston
When it is completed in 2016, the Panama Canal expansion will increase the trade volume and route from Asia to the United States as well as the competition amongst all U.S. ports, creating economic impacts in several areas. East Coast ports will be affected the most due to investments in harbor expansion projects and rise in cargo traffic and imports. The expansion will provide access for the Post-Panamax ships to the East Coast ports. These ships can increase cargo size from 5,000 up to 13,000 TEU’s (twenty-foot equivalent unit). It is estimated that 20-25% of import traffic will shift to the East Coast (Regional, 2013). Larger ships will be able to travel faster and carry heavier loads directly to the East Coast ports, thus eliminating the West Coast stop and reducing train transportation of cargo to the East Coast. In this study there will be a comparison of the economic impacts that the expansion of the Panama Canal creates between the Port of Boston and other major Northeast Ports, specially the Port of Baltimore, the Port of Norfolk and the Port of New York and New Jersey. This paper will evaluate the opportunities and strategies for the Port of Boston, utilizing business models of Strategy Canvas and Four Actions Framework in combination with the Port Choice Model
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