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Review of 'The politics of EU accession: ideology, party strategy and the European question in Hungary', by A. Batory
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When Write is Wrong
A trio of girls attempt to have an education in a society where it is inappropriate for females to learn. Malaya is the group\u27s leader, and is called into question (and later punished) when the town officials find evidence of their educational practices
Studies of reaction geometry in oxidation and reduction of the alkaline silver electrode
Reaction geometry in oxidation and reduction of alkaline silver electrod
Probing Hadronic Structure with The Decay
We compute the branching ratio for and
in chiral perturbation theory and find that
both decays should be observable at CEBAF. With sufficiently low thresholds on
the invariant mass a branching ratio of may be observed
for . For the decay
mode we predict a branching ratio of . The dependence of the
M1 and E2 amplitudes on the momentum transfer will provide a useful test of
chiral perturbation theory which predicts variation over the
allowed kinematic range.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, UCSD/PTH 93-06, QUSTH-93-02, Duke-TH-93-4
Online reflective diaries - using technology to strengthen the learning experience
Internet based technologies have benefits for students and staff in terms of time and information sharing. Students at the University of Glasgow were required to engage in reflective writing, with tutor support, as part of their course assessment. We examine the benefits of this approach in fostering a deep, holistic approach to learning, student contribution to course development through this reflection, and the issues in support of these activities
The density of mid-sized Kuiper belt objects from ALMA thermal observations
The densities of mid-sized Kuiper belt objects are a key constraint into
understanding the assembly of objects in the outer solar system. These objects
are critical for understanding the currently unexplained transition from the
smallest Kuiper belt objects with densities lower than that of water to the
largest objects with significant rock content. Mapping this transition is made
difficult by the uncertainties in the diameters of these objects, which maps
into an even larger uncertainty in volume and thus density. The substantial
collecting area of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array allows significantly more
precise measurements of thermal emission from outer solar system objects and
could potentially greatly improve the density measurements. Here we use new
thermal observations of four objects with satellites to explore the
improvements possible with millimeter data. We find that effects due to
effective emissivity at millimeter wavelengths make it difficult to use the
millimeter data directly to find diameters and thus volumes for these bodies.
In addition, we find that when including the effects of model uncertainty, the
true uncertainties on the sizes of outer solar system objects measured with
radiometry are likely larger than those previously published. Substantial
improvement in object sizes will likely require precise occultation
measurements.Comment: AJ, in pres
Firmware Development Improves System Efficiency
Most manufacturing processes require physical pointwise positioning of the components or tools from one location to another. Typical mechanical systems utilize either stop-and-go or fixed feed-rate procession to accomplish the task. The first approach achieves positional accuracy but prolongs overall time and increases wear on the mechanical system. The second approach sustains the throughput but compromises positional accuracy. A computer firmware approach has been developed to optimize this point wise mechanism by utilizing programmable interrupt controls to synchronize engineering processes 'on the fly'. This principle has been implemented in an eddy current imaging system to demonstrate the improvement. Software programs were developed that enable a mechanical controller card to transmit interrupts to a system controller as a trigger signal to initiate an eddy current data acquisition routine. The advantages are: (1) optimized manufacturing processes, (2) increased throughput of the system, (3) improved positional accuracy, and (4) reduced wear and tear on the mechanical system
Development and operation of a real-time data acquisition system for the NASA, Langley Research Center Differential Absorption Lidar
The capabilities of the DIAL data acquisition system (DAS) for the remote measurement of atmospheric trace gas concentrations from ground and aircraft platforms were extended through the purchase and integration of other hardware and the implementation of improved software. An operational manual for the current system is presented. Hardware and peripheral device registers are outlined only as an aid in debugging any DAS problems which may arise
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