Heat and Mass Transfer in Cold Regions Soils

The work upon which this report is based was made possible by a cooperative aid agreement between the U.S. Forest Service, Institute of Northern Forestry, Fairbanks, Alaska, and the Institute of Water Resources, University of Alaska. Contributions to this study were also made by the University of California at Davis and Ohio State University. The collection of winter data on pore pressures was made possible by a separate grant by the Office of Water Research and Technology (project A-053 ALAS)

The Effect of Partial Shading on PV Characteristics and Maximum Power Point Tracking

PV arrays get shaded, completely or partially, by the passing clouds, neighboring buildings and power poles. Under partially shaded conditions PV characteristics get more complex with multiple peaks. Hence, it is necessary to understand them in order to extract maximum power. This paper presents a simulation study of the effects of partial shading on PV characteristics and the result of using conventional MPPT schemes (P&O) in tracking the MPP under partial shading conditions. Keywords: Photovoltaic (PV), Maximum Power Point (MPP), Global Peak, Perturb and Observe (P&O

Vranesh\u27s Colorado Water Law

This digital resource contains only an abstract, cover image and table of contents information from the published book. Print copy of book is available in the University of Colorado’s Wise Law Library: http://lawpac.colorado.edu/record=b236738~S0 Contents: An introduction to Colorado water rights -- The nature of the right -- Water adjudication and administration -- Transfer of water rights -- Water organizations -- Federal-state water relations -- Protection of water quality in Colorado -- Transmountain and interstate waters -- Condemnation of rightshttps://scholar.law.colorado.edu/books_reports_studies/1144/thumbnail.jp

Conflict of Laws (1990)

Conflicts of laws occur when foreign elements appear in a lawsuit. Nonresident litigants, incidents in sister states or foreign countries, and lawsuits from other jurisdictions represent foreign elements that may create problems of judicial jurisdiction, choice of law, or recognition of foreign judgments, respectively. This Article reviews Texas conflicts of law during the Survey period from late 1988 through 1989, discussing cases from Texas state and federal courts. The Article excludes cases involving federal-state conflicts, criminal law, intrastate matters such as subject matter jurisdiction and venue, and conflicts in time, such as the applicability of prior or subsequent law within a state. During the Survey period, judicial jurisdiction developments included the Fifth Circuit\u27s adherence to the stream of commerce standard of Bean Dredging Corp. v. Dredge Technology Corp., despite its rejection by a plurality of the United States Supreme Court. Also in Schlobohm v. Schapiro, the Texas Supreme Court modified the Texas jurisdictional formula to parallel the federal constitutional standard. The Texas formula, previously set out in O\u27Brien v. Lanpar Co. , specifically provided for the assertion of specific jurisdiction only when the nonresident defendant\u27s acts or transactions in Texas gave rise to or were connected with the cause of action. In Schlobohm, the court recognized that the previous formula was incomplete because it did not reflect the concept of general jurisdiction. The court therefore modified the O\u27Brien v. Lanpar formula to state that jurisdiction may be exercised over a nonresident defendant with continuous and systematic contacts with Texas, even if the cause of action does not arise from a specific contact. Choice of law analysis continued its development under the most significant relationship test, with noteworthy decisions involving usury, statutes of limitation, the act of state doctrine, and the requisites for pleading foreign law. The area of foreign judgments endured a third ruling that the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgment Recognition Act is unconstitutional, based on its failure to provide expressly for a plenary hearing prior to enforcement

Conflict of Laws (1988)

Conflicts of law occur when foreign elements appear in a lawsuit. Nonresident litigants, incidents in sister states or foreign countries, and lawsuits from other jurisdictions represent foreign elements that may create problems in judicial jurisdiction, choice of law, or recognition of foreign judgments, respectively. This Article reviews Texas conflicts of law during the Survey period from late 1986 through 1987. The survey includes cases from Texas state and federal courts and non-Texas cases affecting Texas practice. Excluded are cases involving federal/state conflicts, criminal law, intrastate matters such as subject matter jurisdiction and venue, except when they relate to the personal jurisdiction inquiry, and conflicts in time, such as the applicability of prior or subsequent law within a state. During the Survey period, the Texas Supreme Court decided an important case finding jurisdiction based on contacts related to the cause of action. During the same period, the United States Supreme Court decided a case, which, although based on varying rationales, was the first unanimous decision finding a lack of personal jurisdiction since International Shoe Co. v. Washington. Choice of law highlights include Texas\u27s enactment of a new statute governing contractual choice of law and Texas courts\u27 improvement in their application of the most significant relationship test from the Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws. Foreign judgments\u27 significant development was the declared unconstitutionality of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act

Conflict of Laws (1988)

Conflicts of law occur when foreign elements appear in a lawsuit. Nonresident litigants, incidents in sister states or foreign countries, and lawsuits from other jurisdictions represent foreign elements that may create problems in judicial jurisdiction, choice of law, or recognition of foreign judgments, respectively. This Article reviews Texas conflicts of law during the Survey period from late 1986 through 1987. The survey includes cases from Texas state and federal courts and non-Texas cases affecting Texas practice. Excluded are cases involving federal/state conflicts, criminal law, intrastate matters such as subject matter jurisdiction and venue, except when they relate to the personal jurisdiction inquiry, and conflicts in time, such as the applicability of prior or subsequent law within a state. During the Survey period, the Texas Supreme Court decided an important case finding jurisdiction based on contacts related to the cause of action. During the same period, the United States Supreme Court decided a case, which, although based on varying rationales, was the first unanimous decision finding a lack of personal jurisdiction since International Shoe Co. v. Washington. Choice of law highlights include Texas\u27s enactment of a new statute governing contractual choice of law and Texas courts\u27 improvement in their application of the most significant relationship test from the Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws. Foreign judgments\u27 significant development was the declared unconstitutionality of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act