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WSWS - 2-Layer Height Increase Elevator Shoes Insole for Men - 5 cm (approximately 2 inches) Taller + One Free WSWS Shoe Cleaning Cloth $16.95 Confidence means keeping your head up, and nothing keeps it higher than being tall. Coming up short on dates or interviews? Don't worry: WSWS air-cushion shoe insole will give you a lift. Go ahead; take a stand. The idea of height insoles originated from Asia where they are a phenomenon. |
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Undercover Fox Height Lifting Inserts $17.95 Are you letting your height affect your confidence? Don't you wish you could grow an inch, maybe two? Well now you can. Introducing Undercover Fox, the lifting insole that boosts your height from 1 to 2 1/2 inches, while boosting your confidence with every step. Are you sick of being overlooked by the girls at the club. Are you tired of being underestimated at the office. Than measure up with Unde... |
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Growing Taller Secrets: Journey Into The World Of Human Growth And Development, or How To Grow Taller Naturally And Safely. Second Edition $47.00 Growing Taller Secrets, second addition is a completely rewritten study on how human body grows and develops, and how to force the body to grow taller naturally, without the use of any drugs or chemicals. Based on over 19 years of study and research. The book is packed with information that most doctors don t even know, especially those doctors who don t tell us that height can be affected by m... |
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Increasing Height Through Exercise $24.95 This fully illustrated how-to manual details every possible method for growing taller. The primary focus is on stretching and exercising the cartilage, tendons and ligaments in and around the spine, hips, knees and ankles for maximum height increase in minimum time. Contains over 200 illustrations.... |
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Grow Taller and Taller This *Secret Combination* of Specific Height Gain Methods GUARANTEE You Will Be At Least 2-4 Inches Taller In 8 Weeks!... |
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Peak Height - Height Maximizer, 3 Month Supply $119.99 Peak Height is a Doctor designed nutritional supplement to increase height. It contains optimal amounts of nutrients that have been scientifically proven to increase height. FACTS: Peak Height is the ONLY height enhancer designed by a U.S. Medical Doc... |
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Wallmonkeys Peel and Stick Wall Decals - Wykres Odbicie - Removable Graphic WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highest quality re-positionable, self-adhesive fabric paper. Each order is printed in-house and on-demand. WallMonkeys uses premium materials & state-of-the-art production technologies. Our white fabric material is superior to vinyl decals. You can literally see and feel the difference. Our wall graphics apply in minutes and won't damage your paint or l... |
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Investigation Into The Growth In Height & Weight Of Dependent Children $12.88 Investigation Into The Growth In Height & Weight Of Dependent Children |
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To Increase Access To Adult Education To Provide For Economic Growth. $14.4 The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications... |
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Growth $22.99 Growth |
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Increase $29.95 Increase is Lia Purpura''''s chronicle of her pregnancy, the birth of her son, Joseph, and the first year of his life... |
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Scarcity and Growth $104.95 In this classic study, the authors assess the importance of technological change and resource susbstitution in support of their conclusion that resource scarcity did not increase in the Unites ... |
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Headboard Gap 7 Inch Height Increase For Ramblin Wood Beds $37.99 Must be ordered at same time with Ramblin Wood Bed. Allows for 13 inch to 15 inch thick mattress. |
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Leg Height Increase 5 Inch For Ramblin Wood Beds $44.99 Must be ordered at same time as Ramblin Wood Bed. |
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Headboard Gap 10 Inch Height Increase For Ramblin Wood Beds $49.99 Must be ordered at same time with Ramblin Wood Bed. Allows for 16 inch to 19 inch thick mattress or mattress with boxspring. |
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Leg Height Increase 3 Inch For Ramblin Wood Beds $29.99 Must be ordered at same time as Ramblin Wood Bed. |
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Headboard Gap 3 Inch Height Increase For Ramblin Wood Beds $35.99 Must be ordered at same time with Ramblin Wood Bed. Allows for 10 inch to 12 inch thick mattress. |
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A study of aerosol indirect effect for cumulus clouds on a global scale. $69 Using case study approach my investigation on aerosol's effects on fair weather cumulus clouds shows that not only can aerosol reduce cloud droplet sizes like in the case of stratiform clouds, but also they can increase droplet sizes. Atmospheric water vapor loading explains nearly 70% of variations in the dependence of droplet size on aerosol loading for cases over Eastern United States. This finding withstands serious scrutinizing under different scenarios of artificial correlations. A further study on a global scale indicates that only two areas, Eastern US and coastal region of Southeast China, show increasing trend of droplet size with aerosol loading. Results from other regions agree well with findings from past studies further ruling out artificial correlation. Relationship between aerosol loading and cloud liquid water path differs significantly for marine stratocumulus clouds and continental cumuli. Two possible explanations for our findings are confirmed by state-of-the-art cloud resolving model simulations.;Deep convective clouds properties are shown to obey a few universally observable relationships. Their cloud top ice particle sizes are positively correlated with their vertical height and they are significantly affected by topography; their optical depth distributions have signature shapes associated with individual regions; their brightness temperature distributions show agreement with the fixed anvil temperature hypothesis. A conceptual model is proposed to understand cloud hydrometeor evolution and is used to study aerosol's influence. Anthropogenic pollution and smoke are shown to decrease ice particle sizes by delaying coalescence process and prolonging condensational growth. As a result cloud glaciation height is increased that possibly leads to invigoration of cloud development. Dust particles are demonstrated to increase ice particle sizes probably by acting as giant condensation nuclei or ice nuclei. Ice particle size vertical structure is |
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A study of aerosol indirect effect for cumulus clouds on a global scale. $49.99 Using case study approach my investigation on aerosol's effects on fair weather cumulus clouds shows that not only can aerosol reduce cloud droplet sizes like in the case of stratiform clouds, but also they can increase droplet sizes. Atmospheric water vapor loading explains nearly 70% of variations in the dependence of droplet size on aerosol loading for cases over Eastern United States. This finding withstands serious scrutinizing under different scenarios of artificial correlations. A further study on a global scale indicates that only two areas, Eastern US and coastal region of Southeast China, show increasing trend of droplet size with aerosol loading. Results from other regions agree well with findings from past studies further ruling out artificial correlation. Relationship between aerosol loading and cloud liquid water path differs significantly for marine stratocumulus clouds and continental cumuli. Two possible explanations for our findings are confirmed by state-of-the-art cloud resolving model simulations.;Deep convective clouds properties are shown to obey a few universally observable relationships. Their cloud top ice particle sizes are positively correlated with their vertical height and they are significantly affected by topography; their optical depth distributions have signature shapes associated with individual regions; their brightness temperature distributions show agreement with the fixed anvil temperature hypothesis. A conceptual model is proposed to understand cloud hydrometeor evolution and is used to study aerosol's influence. Anthropogenic pollution and smoke are shown to decrease ice particle sizes by delaying coalescence process and prolonging condensational growth. As a result cloud glaciation height is increased that possibly leads to invigoration of cloud development. Dust particles are demonstrated to increase ice particle sizes probably by acting as giant condensation nuclei or ice nuclei. Ice particle size vertical structure is |
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A study of aerosol indirect effect for cumulus clouds on a global scale. $49.99 Using case study approach my investigation on aerosol's effects on fair weather cumulus clouds shows that not only can aerosol reduce cloud droplet sizes like in the case of stratiform clouds, but also they can increase droplet sizes. Atmospheric water vapor loading explains nearly 70% of variations in the dependence of droplet size on aerosol loading for cases over Eastern United States. This finding withstands serious scrutinizing under different scenarios of artificial correlations. A further study on a global scale indicates that only two areas, Eastern US and coastal region of Southeast China, show increasing trend of droplet size with aerosol loading. Results from other regions agree well with findings from past studies further ruling out artificial correlation. Relationship between aerosol loading and cloud liquid water path differs significantly for marine stratocumulus clouds and continental cumuli. Two possible explanations for our findings are confirmed by state-of-the-art cloud resolving model simulations.;Deep convective clouds properties are shown to obey a few universally observable relationships. Their cloud top ice particle sizes are positively correlated with their vertical height and they are significantly affected by topography; their optical depth distributions have signature shapes associated with individual regions; their brightness temperature distributions show agreement with the fixed anvil temperature hypothesis. A conceptual model is proposed to understand cloud hydrometeor evolution and is used to study aerosol's influence. Anthropogenic pollution and smoke are shown to decrease ice particle sizes by delaying coalescence process and prolonging condensational growth. As a result cloud glaciation height is increased that possibly leads to invigoration of cloud development. Dust particles are demonstrated to increase ice particle sizes probably by acting as giant condensation nuclei or ice nuclei. Ice particle size vertical structure is |
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Anthracnose severity influenced by cultural management of annual bluegrass putting green turf. $49.99 Anthracnose (Colletotrichum cereale Manns sensu lato Crouch, Clarke, and Hillman) has become a devastating disease of annual bluegrass [Poa annua L. f. reptans (Hausskn) T. Koyama] putting green turf over the past 15 years. Factors responsible for the increased incidence and severity of anthracnose epiphytotics are not well understood, although speculation has focused on the influence of cultural practices on this disease. Six field trials were conducted from 2003 to 2007 to evaluate effects of cultural practices on anthracnose severity of annual bluegrass putting green turf in factorial arrangements. Nitrogen fertilization, mowing height and topdressing practices provided the most consistent and greatest influence on disease. Nitrogen applied from May through September at 4.9 kg ha-1 every 7 d reduced anthracnose severity 5 to 24% compared to the same rate applied every 28 d. Mowing at 3.6 mm reduced disease 3 to 21% compared to 2.8 mm, while 3.2 mm had intermediate disease severity. Mowing frequency (7 vs. 14 times wk-1) had little effect on anthracnose. Sand topdressing applied every 7 d at 0.3 L m-2 and 14 d at 0.6 L m-2 reduced anthracnose severity compared to no topdressing or similar rates applied less often, although greater rates applied less often (i.e., 21 d at 1.2 L m-2) provided comparable results. Topdressing with sub-angular sand occasionally reduced anthracnose more than rounded sand. Lightweight rolling every other day reduced disease severity 5 to 6% under moderate disease pressure. The plant growth regulators trinexapac-ethyl, mefluidide and ethephon had inconsistent effects on anthracnose severity; however these materials typically did not increase disease and in some cases reduced it. For example, the combination of 7 d N fertilization, mefluidide and trinexapac-ethyl application occasionally reduced disease more than each factor alone. Also, trinexapac-ethyl applied at shorter intervals (7 vs. 14 d) and increased rate (0.08 vs. 0.05 kg a.i. |
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Anthracnose severity influenced by cultural management of annual bluegrass putting green turf. $49.99 Anthracnose (Colletotrichum cereale Manns sensu lato Crouch, Clarke, and Hillman) has become a devastating disease of annual bluegrass [Poa annua L. f. reptans (Hausskn) T. Koyama] putting green turf over the past 15 years. Factors responsible for the increased incidence and severity of anthracnose epiphytotics are not well understood, although speculation has focused on the influence of cultural practices on this disease. Six field trials were conducted from 2003 to 2007 to evaluate effects of cultural practices on anthracnose severity of annual bluegrass putting green turf in factorial arrangements. Nitrogen fertilization, mowing height and topdressing practices provided the most consistent and greatest influence on disease. Nitrogen applied from May through September at 4.9 kg ha-1 every 7 d reduced anthracnose severity 5 to 24% compared to the same rate applied every 28 d. Mowing at 3.6 mm reduced disease 3 to 21% compared to 2.8 mm, while 3.2 mm had intermediate disease severity. Mowing frequency (7 vs. 14 times wk-1) had little effect on anthracnose. Sand topdressing applied every 7 d at 0.3 L m-2 and 14 d at 0.6 L m-2 reduced anthracnose severity compared to no topdressing or similar rates applied less often, although greater rates applied less often (i.e., 21 d at 1.2 L m-2) provided comparable results. Topdressing with sub-angular sand occasionally reduced anthracnose more than rounded sand. Lightweight rolling every other day reduced disease severity 5 to 6% under moderate disease pressure. The plant growth regulators trinexapac-ethyl, mefluidide and ethephon had inconsistent effects on anthracnose severity; however these materials typically did not increase disease and in some cases reduced it. For example, the combination of 7 d N fertilization, mefluidide and trinexapac-ethyl application occasionally reduced disease more than each factor alone. Also, trinexapac-ethyl applied at shorter intervals (7 vs. 14 d) and increased rate (0.08 vs. 0.05 kg a.i. |
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Fellowes Microban Protection Footrest - Lock, Antimicrobial - 5.62 Adjustment - Tilt - 17.5 x 13 x 4.38 - Black, Silver $65.99 Footrest features Microban antimicrobial protection to inhibit the uncontrolled growth of stain-causing and odor-causing bacteria on the footrest. Microban technology is built-in during the manufacturing process, so it will not wash off or wear away. Provides continuous antimicrobial protection that lasts the lifetime of the product. Easy to adjust for personal comfort using foot pressure. No bending or stooping required. Simple-to-use mechanism provides three different height settings for personal comfort. Settings are 4-1/8 (low setting), 4-7/8 (middle setting) and 5-5/8 (high setting). Platform tilts up to 30 degrees forward or back while at any of the height settings. Locks into one position or allows for free-floating tilt action to increase blood flow and circulation in lower legs. |
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Fluid Mulch Sprayed On The Field And Overlaid With Pigmented Latex $71.99 To study the effect of reflecting mulches on growth pattern and yield components of eggplant (Solanum melongena L., cv. 'Millionaire'), beds were treated with synthetic latex film as a mulch base. Colored pigments derived from oil-based paints in black, white, red, blue, yellow and silver were sprayed on the mulch base to provide differential coloration. Each experimental unit included three rows of 7.3 meters with eight plants per row. Each treatment was replicated in four blocks at two separate locations. Plants grown on silver-pigmented beds produced significantly greater fruit numbers and total fruit weight than other treatments. After eight harvests, up to 236% yield increase was observed in silver plots compared to the control. Initial flower and fruit set formations before harvest were significantly higher in silver plots compared to other treatments. Non-significant differences were observed with measurements of plant height and total dry weight of shoot and root within the treatments. It is assumed that altering microenvironment around the plants by mulch surface color is responsible for this variation. |
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Genetic and nutritional effects on stem sinuosity in loblolly pine. $49.99 Genetically improved loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) trees under intensive silviculture have demonstrated dramatic increases in wood production. However, increased input intensity has been associated with a higher propensity for certain genotypes to increase stem and branch deformities, as well as reduced disease resistance. The responses of several genotypes of loblolly pine to nutrient additions on stem sinuosity were assessed at three and twelve years of age in two different tests located in South Carolina and North Carolina, respectively.;The objectives of the studies were to assess the effect of nutrient additions and genetics on stem form, particularly stem sinuosity, in loblolly pine. Tissue samples from of newly expanding shoots at the beginning of growing season were taken and analyzed to assess the association between the nutrient concentrations on the tissues and stem sinuosity in five families from two provenances (Atlantic Coastal Plain "ACP" and Lost Pine Texas "LPT"). The second study was established at the ArborGen research facility near Summerville, South Carolina, with six different genotypes of loblolly pine to determine whether high N and low Ca availability caused sinuous growth. In early spring, eight blocks were fertilized with N as (NH4) 2SO4 and Ca as CaSO4. Nutrient concentrations from flushing shoot tissue were examined and then correlated with measures of stem sinuosity.;Results from the study of repeated nutrient additions in North Carolina showed that the addition of nutrients increased stem sinuosity, branch sinuosity, height, and the levels of N, P, K, Mg, Zn, B and S in the woody tissue of newly expanding shoots and decreased the levels of Mn and Cu. Calcium levels were the same in both treatments. Stem sinuosity was positively correlated with tissue nitrogen (N) concentration, while negatively correlated with manganese (Mn) levels. Negative family-mean correlations between N and Mn were found in both treatments (control and |
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Genetic and nutritional effects on stem sinuosity in loblolly pine. $49.99 Genetically improved loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) trees under intensive silviculture have demonstrated dramatic increases in wood production. However, increased input intensity has been associated with a higher propensity for certain genotypes to increase stem and branch deformities, as well as reduced disease resistance. The responses of several genotypes of loblolly pine to nutrient additions on stem sinuosity were assessed at three and twelve years of age in two different tests located in South Carolina and North Carolina, respectively.;The objectives of the studies were to assess the effect of nutrient additions and genetics on stem form, particularly stem sinuosity, in loblolly pine. Tissue samples from of newly expanding shoots at the beginning of growing season were taken and analyzed to assess the association between the nutrient concentrations on the tissues and stem sinuosity in five families from two provenances (Atlantic Coastal Plain "ACP" and Lost Pine Texas "LPT"). The second study was established at the ArborGen research facility near Summerville, South Carolina, with six different genotypes of loblolly pine to determine whether high N and low Ca availability caused sinuous growth. In early spring, eight blocks were fertilized with N as (NH4) 2SO4 and Ca as CaSO4. Nutrient concentrations from flushing shoot tissue were examined and then correlated with measures of stem sinuosity.;Results from the study of repeated nutrient additions in North Carolina showed that the addition of nutrients increased stem sinuosity, branch sinuosity, height, and the levels of N, P, K, Mg, Zn, B and S in the woody tissue of newly expanding shoots and decreased the levels of Mn and Cu. Calcium levels were the same in both treatments. Stem sinuosity was positively correlated with tissue nitrogen (N) concentration, while negatively correlated with manganese (Mn) levels. Negative family-mean correlations between N and Mn were found in both treatments (control and |
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Ground based active remote sensors for precision nitrogen management in irrigated maize production. $49.99 Precision agriculture can increase farm input efficiency by accurately quantifying variability within a field. Remotely sensed normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) has been shown to quantify maize (Zea mays ) N variability. Ground-based active remote sensors that can determine NDVI are commercially available and have been shown to accurately distinguish N variability in maize. There are several active sensors available but no studies directly comparing active sensors have been reported. Therefore, a study was conducted to evaluate active sensor performance and develop an in-season maize N recommendation algorithm for use in Colorado using NDVI. Previous studies have demonstrated an association of active sensor NDVI with maize N content and height. However, the NDVI from a GreenSeeker(TM) green NDVI prototype active sensor had not yet been tested when our study began. Therefore, the green sensor was evaluated to determine if differences in plant growth across MZ could be determined by the active sensor. Results show that the prototype active sensor did not record NDVI values that were associated with MZ. The NDVI from two different sensors (Crop Circle(TM) amber NDVI and GreenSeeker(TM) red NDVI) were then examined under greenhouse and field conditions. Results show that NDVI from the amber and red sensors equally distinguished applied N differences in maize. Each active sensor's NDVI values had high R2 values with applied N rate and plant N concentration. Results also show that each sensor's NDVI readings had high R2 values with applied N rate and yield at the V12 and V14 maize growth stages. An N recommendation algorithm was then created for use at the V12 maize growth stage for both the amber and red sensors using NDVI. These algorithms yielded N recommendations that were not significantly different across sensor type suggesting that the amber and red NDVI sensors performed equally. Also, each N recommendation algorithm yielded unbiased N recommendations |
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Ground based active remote sensors for precision nitrogen management in irrigated maize production. $49.99 Precision agriculture can increase farm input efficiency by accurately quantifying variability within a field. Remotely sensed normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) has been shown to quantify maize (Zea mays ) N variability. Ground-based active remote sensors that can determine NDVI are commercially available and have been shown to accurately distinguish N variability in maize. There are several active sensors available but no studies directly comparing active sensors have been reported. Therefore, a study was conducted to evaluate active sensor performance and develop an in-season maize N recommendation algorithm for use in Colorado using NDVI. Previous studies have demonstrated an association of active sensor NDVI with maize N content and height. However, the NDVI from a GreenSeeker(TM) green NDVI prototype active sensor had not yet been tested when our study began. Therefore, the green sensor was evaluated to determine if differences in plant growth across MZ could be determined by the active sensor. Results show that the prototype active sensor did not record NDVI values that were associated with MZ. The NDVI from two different sensors (Crop Circle(TM) amber NDVI and GreenSeeker(TM) red NDVI) were then examined under greenhouse and field conditions. Results show that NDVI from the amber and red sensors equally distinguished applied N differences in maize. Each active sensor's NDVI values had high R2 values with applied N rate and plant N concentration. Results also show that each sensor's NDVI readings had high R2 values with applied N rate and yield at the V12 and V14 maize growth stages. An N recommendation algorithm was then created for use at the V12 maize growth stage for both the amber and red sensors using NDVI. These algorithms yielded N recommendations that were not significantly different across sensor type suggesting that the amber and red NDVI sensors performed equally. Also, each N recommendation algorithm yielded unbiased N recommendations |
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Mixing and dispersion in the thermocline: Implications for phytoplankton distributions. $49.99 The spatial patterns and patchiness exhibited by phytoplankton are important to the trophodynamics of the marine ecosystem. Concentrated patches and layers of plankton found within the coastal thermocline are thought to have particular ecological significance, as they may host elevated rates of growth, grazing, and microbial degradation. Using field observations and models, the role of turbulent mixing and shear-flow dispersion in the development of plankton aggregations was examined. First, two method studies utilizing Particle Image Velocimetry and temperature microstructure techniques were conducted to improve the characterization of in situ turbulence. The temperature microstructure method was then used to investigate the temporal and vertical structure of turbulence and mixing in phytoplankton thin layers in Monterey Bay, California, and the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. In Monterey Bay, the turbulence observations coupled with advection-diffusion models show that swimming by motile dinoflagellates is a plausible mechanism for layer formation, while in the Gulf of Aqaba the observations indicate that the layers likely formed in horizontal intrusions along the adjacent coastal region. The observations also demonstrate that temporal and spatial variations in turbulent mixing around the thermocline regulate the vertical gradients of chlorophyll a in layers and control layer occurrence and persistence. Lastly, the dynamics of shear-flow dispersion in internal waves was investigated using a particle-tracking model. For idealized oscillatory, sinusoidal horizontal velocity profiles, the irreversible dispersion is maximal when the time required for particles to sample the velocity deviations via vertical diffusion is comparable to the oscillation period of the shear. For observed flows from the Gulf of Aqaba, the total dispersion and irreversible dispersion of modeled particle clouds both increase with the rate of vertical diffusion, cloud height, and cloud age. The |
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Project Luna Succendo: The Lunar Evolutionary Growth-Optimized (LEGO) Reactor. $49.99 A final design has been established for a basic Lunar Evolutionary Growth-Optimized (LEGO) Reactor using current and near-term technologies. The LEGO Reactor is a modular, fast-fission, heatpipe-cooled, clustered-reactor system for lunar-surface power generation. The reactor is divided into subcritical units that can be safely launched within lunar shipments from the Earth, and then emplaced directly into holes drilled into the lunar regolith to form a critical reactor assembly. The regolith would not just provide radiation shielding, but serve as neutron-reflector material as well. The reactor subunits are to be manufactured using proven and tested materials for use in radiation environments, such as uranium-dioxide fuel, stainless-steel cladding and structural support, and liquid-sodium heatpipes. The LEGO Reactor system promotes reliability, safety, and ease of manufacture and testing at the cost of an increase in launch mass per overall rated power level and a reduction in neutron economy when compared to a single-reactor system. A single unshielded LEGO Reactor subunit has an estimated mass of approximately 448 kg and provides 5 kWe using a free-piston Stirling space converter. The overall envelope for a single unit with fully extended radiator panels has a height of 8.77 m and a diameter of 0.50 m. The subunits can be placed with centerline distances of approximately 0.6 m in a hexagonal-lattice pattern to provide sufficient neutronic coupling while allowing room for heat rejection and interstitial control. A lattice of six subunits could provide sufficient power generation throughout the initial stages of establishing a lunar outpost. Portions of the reactor may be neutronically decoupled to allow for reduced power production during unmanned periods of base operations. During later stages of lunar-base development, additional subunits may be emplaced and coupled into the existing LEGO Reactor network Future improvements include advances in reactor control |
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Project Luna Succendo: The Lunar Evolutionary Growth-Optimized (LEGO) Reactor. $69 A final design has been established for a basic Lunar Evolutionary Growth-Optimized (LEGO) Reactor using current and near-term technologies. The LEGO Reactor is a modular, fast-fission, heatpipe-cooled, clustered-reactor system for lunar-surface power generation. The reactor is divided into subcritical units that can be safely launched within lunar shipments from the Earth, and then emplaced directly into holes drilled into the lunar regolith to form a critical reactor assembly. The regolith would not just provide radiation shielding, but serve as neutron-reflector material as well. The reactor subunits are to be manufactured using proven and tested materials for use in radiation environments, such as uranium-dioxide fuel, stainless-steel cladding and structural support, and liquid-sodium heatpipes. The LEGO Reactor system promotes reliability, safety, and ease of manufacture and testing at the cost of an increase in launch mass per overall rated power level and a reduction in neutron economy when compared to a single-reactor system. A single unshielded LEGO Reactor subunit has an estimated mass of approximately 448 kg and provides 5 kWe using a free-piston Stirling space converter. The overall envelope for a single unit with fully extended radiator panels has a height of 8.77 m and a diameter of 0.50 m. The subunits can be placed with centerline distances of approximately 0.6 m in a hexagonal-lattice pattern to provide sufficient neutronic coupling while allowing room for heat rejection and interstitial control. A lattice of six subunits could provide sufficient power generation throughout the initial stages of establishing a lunar outpost. Portions of the reactor may be neutronically decoupled to allow for reduced power production during unmanned periods of base operations. During later stages of lunar-base development, additional subunits may be emplaced and coupled into the existing LEGO Reactor network Future improvements include advances in reactor control |
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Project Luna Succendo: The Lunar Evolutionary Growth-Optimized (LEGO) Reactor. $49.99 A final design has been established for a basic Lunar Evolutionary Growth-Optimized (LEGO) Reactor using current and near-term technologies. The LEGO Reactor is a modular, fast-fission, heatpipe-cooled, clustered-reactor system for lunar-surface power generation. The reactor is divided into subcritical units that can be safely launched within lunar shipments from the Earth, and then emplaced directly into holes drilled into the lunar regolith to form a critical reactor assembly. The regolith would not just provide radiation shielding, but serve as neutron-reflector material as well. The reactor subunits are to be manufactured using proven and tested materials for use in radiation environments, such as uranium-dioxide fuel, stainless-steel cladding and structural support, and liquid-sodium heatpipes. The LEGO Reactor system promotes reliability, safety, and ease of manufacture and testing at the cost of an increase in launch mass per overall rated power level and a reduction in neutron economy when compared to a single-reactor system. A single unshielded LEGO Reactor subunit has an estimated mass of approximately 448 kg and provides 5 kWe using a free-piston Stirling space converter. The overall envelope for a single unit with fully extended radiator panels has a height of 8.77 m and a diameter of 0.50 m. The subunits can be placed with centerline distances of approximately 0.6 m in a hexagonal-lattice pattern to provide sufficient neutronic coupling while allowing room for heat rejection and interstitial control. A lattice of six subunits could provide sufficient power generation throughout the initial stages of establishing a lunar outpost. Portions of the reactor may be neutronically decoupled to allow for reduced power production during unmanned periods of base operations. During later stages of lunar-base development, additional subunits may be emplaced and coupled into the existing LEGO Reactor network Future improvements include advances in reactor control |
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Study on the growth of white bamboo (Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro) under different ecological factors. $49.99 White bamboo is one of the most popular and valuable forest products in mountainous areas of Northern Vietnam. Long-term, sustainable management of white bamboo plantations will require improved knowledge about the ecological features of white bamboo in relation to growth. I examined patterns of bamboo growth and light interception in relation to topographic position and management intensity. I also determined how ecological factors relate to white bamboo growth, identifying possible nutrient limitation, and the efficiency of light use as a factor explaining growth patterns. Topographic position had strong effects on white bamboo growth. The differences between white bamboo growth on footslopes and hilltops were in total culm volume, DBH and height, and number of economically valuable culms. Management intensity had significant effects on DBH and height, total culm volume and culm wall volume as well as on dry culm mass. Pure intensive management had greatest white bamboo growth among the three management intensities. Topographic position significantly affected culm DBH, culm height, culm volume, and number of economically valuable culm light use efficiency. Management intensity affected culm DBH, culm height, culm volume, culm wall volume; and on dry culm mass light use efficiencies. Total culm volume correlated well with soil moisture. Culm wall volume had strong correlation with soil pH, and a moderate correlation with pH was also demonstrated by dry culm mass. The number of economically valuable culms correlated moderately with soil pH and cation exchange capacity. A fertilization experiment of 4 fertilizers (nitrogen, potassium, phosphate, and N+P+K) in 12 plots in Cau Hai showed a growth increase in response to N. In general, this study supported the hypothesis that topographic position and management intensity strongly influence white bamboo growth. There was a difference in white bamboo growth across four fertilizer experiments but the difference was only |
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Study on the growth of white bamboo (Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro) under different ecological factors. $49.99 White bamboo is one of the most popular and valuable forest products in mountainous areas of Northern Vietnam. Long-term, sustainable management of white bamboo plantations will require improved knowledge about the ecological features of white bamboo in relation to growth. I examined patterns of bamboo growth and light interception in relation to topographic position and management intensity. I also determined how ecological factors relate to white bamboo growth, identifying possible nutrient limitation, and the efficiency of light use as a factor explaining growth patterns. Topographic position had strong effects on white bamboo growth. The differences between white bamboo growth on footslopes and hilltops were in total culm volume, DBH and height, and number of economically valuable culms. Management intensity had significant effects on DBH and height, total culm volume and culm wall volume as well as on dry culm mass. Pure intensive management had greatest white bamboo growth among the three management intensities. Topographic position significantly affected culm DBH, culm height, culm volume, and number of economically valuable culm light use efficiency. Management intensity affected culm DBH, culm height, culm volume, culm wall volume; and on dry culm mass light use efficiencies. Total culm volume correlated well with soil moisture. Culm wall volume had strong correlation with soil pH, and a moderate correlation with pH was also demonstrated by dry culm mass. The number of economically valuable culms correlated moderately with soil pH and cation exchange capacity. A fertilization experiment of 4 fertilizers (nitrogen, potassium, phosphate, and N+P+K) in 12 plots in Cau Hai showed a growth increase in response to N. In general, this study supported the hypothesis that topographic position and management intensity strongly influence white bamboo growth. There was a difference in white bamboo growth across four fertilizer experiments but the difference was only |
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The effect of early life events on the burden of diabetes mellitus among Costa Rican elderly: Estimates and projections. $49.99 During their childhood years, current cohorts of Latin American elderly experienced an environment characterized by economic deprivation, malnutrition, and high prevalence of infectious diseases, but survived to old age due to the introduction of medical technology and public health measures (Palloni, 1981). In light of the thrifty phenotype hypothesis (Hales and Barker, 1992; 2001), people that were undernourished during gestation and early childhood are more likely to develop Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Given the high prevalence of these conditions among current Latin American elderly cohorts, Palloni et al. (2006) and Prentice and Moore (2005) have hypothesized that there might be an epidemic of DM.;The goal of this dissertation is to estimate the effect of early childhood conditions on DM burden among the population 60 years old and older in Costa Rica, and to project the prevalence of DM among this population for the period 2005--2030. I use short knee height (KH) and the level of childhood mortality (CMI) in the respondents' place of birth as surrogate markers of malnutrition during gestation and infancy.;I find that there is weak but significant effect of KH on DM incidence, but only when having short KH interacts with obesity. Being born in high CMI counties is positively associated with having high levels of glucose or glycosylated hemoglobin. The projected DM burden among Costa Rican elderly shows that the population age 60 years old and older with DM in Costa Rica is going to quadruple in the next 25 years, but this increase is basically due to the growth in the total elderly population.;I conclude that Costa Rica is going to have a sharp increase in the burden of DM among its senior population, but that this increase is related to population increase rather than to adverse health conditions during childhood. I argue that for other Latin American countries this increase in DM might happen if the same cohorts in those countries experienced adverse |
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The effect of early life events on the burden of diabetes mellitus among Costa Rican elderly: Estimates and projections. $49.99 During their childhood years, current cohorts of Latin American elderly experienced an environment characterized by economic deprivation, malnutrition, and high prevalence of infectious diseases, but survived to old age due to the introduction of medical technology and public health measures (Palloni, 1981). In light of the thrifty phenotype hypothesis (Hales and Barker, 1992; 2001), people that were undernourished during gestation and early childhood are more likely to develop Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Given the high prevalence of these conditions among current Latin American elderly cohorts, Palloni et al. (2006) and Prentice and Moore (2005) have hypothesized that there might be an epidemic of DM.;The goal of this dissertation is to estimate the effect of early childhood conditions on DM burden among the population 60 years old and older in Costa Rica, and to project the prevalence of DM among this population for the period 2005--2030. I use short knee height (KH) and the level of childhood mortality (CMI) in the respondents' place of birth as surrogate markers of malnutrition during gestation and infancy.;I find that there is weak but significant effect of KH on DM incidence, but only when having short KH interacts with obesity. Being born in high CMI counties is positively associated with having high levels of glucose or glycosylated hemoglobin. The projected DM burden among Costa Rican elderly shows that the population age 60 years old and older with DM in Costa Rica is going to quadruple in the next 25 years, but this increase is basically due to the growth in the total elderly population.;I conclude that Costa Rica is going to have a sharp increase in the burden of DM among its senior population, but that this increase is related to population increase rather than to adverse health conditions during childhood. I argue that for other Latin American countries this increase in DM might happen if the same cohorts in those countries experienced adverse |
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The influence of fetal and early growth on adult mental distress: Evidence from the Johns Hopkins collaborative perinatal study birth cohort. $49.99 Objectives. Early childhood physical growth may have an impact on the development of adult mental distress. The primary objectives were to (2) assess the association of early growth in weight adjusted for height with adult mental distress, and (2) determine if there are patterns of early growth that increase or decrease the likelihood of adult mental distress.;Methods. Subjects were all Johns Hopkins Collaborative Perinatal Study cohort subjects with complete birth size information that successfully completed the Pathways to Adulthood follow-up in early adulthood. Variability in the timing of growth in weight adjusted for height from birth to age 7.5 years was taken into account using a nonhierarchical linear model. Two critical periods of growth were considered as tertiles of change in weight adjusted for height from birth to age seven and birth to age 1 year. Mental distress in adulthood (ages 29-32) was measured using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28).;Results. Small for gestational age subjects were at increased risk of later mental distress, but not uniformly so. Those born with low weight and length for gestational age were a distinct subgroup of those born small for gestational age, and had unique patterns of risk for adult mental distress when early growth was considered.;Conclusions. Acceleration and deceleration in weight for height change is associated with mental distress over multiple periods of early life and acts differentially between those periods. Furthermore, the association of early childhood growth on the likelihood of adult mental distress is dependent on prenatal growth. |
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