The Use of Weather Variables in the Modeling of Demand for Electricity in One of the Regions in the Southern Poland

The main objective of the paper is the verification of usefulness of the ARFIMA-FIGARCH class models in the description of tendencies in the energy consumption in a selected region of the southern Poland taking into consideration weather variables.weather variables, the ARFIMA-FIGARCH class model, weather risks.

Canonical gauge-invariant variables for scalar perturbations in synchronous coordinates

Under an appropriate change of the perturbation variable Lifshitz-Khalatnikov propagation equations for the scalar perturbation reduce to d'Alembert equation. The change of variables is based on the Darboux transform.Comment: LaTeX, 9 page

Neoliberal Governmentality, Corporate Responsibility, and the Governing of Citizens in Nigeria: The case of ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron

This thesis investigates how oil corporations in Nigeria govern citizens through the implementation of certain corporate responsibility initiatives. The examination of ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron, and how each corporation governs individuals through various capacity-building initiatives will be discussed. From a governmentality perspective, this thesis examines how, under neoliberalism, private actors utilize certain governance \u27\u27techniques\u27\u27 that render individuals to be responsible and self-sufficient. By focussing on the \u27\u27responsibilization\u27\u27 of Nigerian citizens, the oil corporations have minimized their own responsibility to respect the environment, life-styles, forms of subsistence, and human rights of the population effected by their oil explorations. This thesis concludes that the various capacity-building projects undertaken by ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron in order to govern Nigerian citizens, with their focus on building self-sufficiency and responsibility, have been indicative of the shifting power relations within the modern era of governance

Observo ergo sum Tadeusz Banachiewicz 1882 -1954

Life and work of Tadeusz Banachiewicz, astronomer, inventor of chronocinematograph and director of Cracow Observatory. Catalog of temporary exhibition, Krakow, 2004

Production of Dimethyl Sulphide (DMS) by Scleractinian Coral during Aerial Exposure – Effect of Temperature and Light

In this thesis I investigated how rates of DMS production in three Scleractinian corals were affected by both aerial exposure and different light and temperature regimes. Coral specimens were acclimated over a 1 month period prior to data collection. Gas samples were collected from corals both prior to and during emersion in a hermetically sealed vial system and DMS was content measured via gas chromatography. Major differences in DMS production during emersion were observed between species; Acropora inermis production increased significantly upon exposure (from ~20 to ~600 nmol/h/cm2) with Turbinaria reniformis also increasing but to a lesser degree. No significant increase was observed in Porites cylindrica. Prolonged acclimation to low light (~20 µmol photons/m²/s) resulted in a general decrease in DMS production in A. inermis and Turbinaria reniformis compared to control (~200 µmol photons/m²/s). The most dramatic effect was observed in T. reniformis where production was very low and in some cases not detected. The effect of temperature on DMS production was dependent on species and light, with either an increase, decrease or no measurable effect being observed. However the magnitude of this effect was smaller compared to other factors. Although interspecific differences in symbiont density, chlorophyll content and total DMSP were observed, no measurable effect of acclimation to light and temperature was recorded, suggesting that intraspecific differences in DMS production were not driven by changes in Symbiodinium physiology. The results of this study show that coral reefs exposed regularly at low tide can potentially act as significant contributors to the local DMS-flux. However, interspecific differences in response, as well as the effects of environmental factors, make predicting habitat-wide DMS production challenging. Further investigation into the mechanisms behind these responses is warranted to support potential reef-wide shifts in DMS production

Infringed Versus Infringing : Different Interpretations of the Word Work and the Effect on the Deterrence Goal of Copyright Law

One of the key elements that courts use to determine an appropriate statutory damage award in a copyright infringement case is the number of infringements of a copyright. How does a court determine the number of infringements when one infringing article has been printed six times in over one hundred copies of a magazine? Before the Copyright Act of 1976 went into effect, many courts adhered to the multiplicity doctrine and would have awarded statutory damages in the above scenarios for each of the six times that the infringing article was printed or the infringing song was played. Post-1976, however, most courts have interpreted the 1976 Act\u27s language as abolishing the practice of awarding statutory damages for each infringing work, instead awarding statutory damages for each infringed work. In 2004, the First Circuit reaffirmed this interpretation in Venegas-Hernandez v. Sonolux Records. Although the law may appear to be well-settled, two questions remain. First, does this interpretation of the 1976 Act actually deter prospective infringers-one of the goals of copyright law? And, second, does this interpretation promote good public policy? Evidence seems to suggest that the answers to both of these questions are in the negative