mechanics and meaning in four houses

... Mechanics and Meaning in Architecture This page intentionally left blank Mechanics and Meaning in Architecture Lance La Vine M IN NE SO TA University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis ... mechanics and meaning Architecture's Loss of a Distinct Technological Voice 17 The rise of engineering in the building professions; architectural incorporation of engineering constructs; a case in point; ... Reconciliation of Mechanics and Meaning in Architectural Thought A Technology of Habitation My winter morning window as a technology of habitation; definitions of mechanics and meaning; the primary technologies...

Ngày tải lên: 29/04/2014, 15:43

... of innovation : change and meaning in the age of the Internet / Ilkka Tuomi p cm Includes bibliographical references and indexes  Technological innovations  Computer networks  Internet  Linux ... descent, and a chair affords sitting We, therefore, see ladders and chairs as such, instead of seeing meaningless objects, which only after information processing become infused with meaning (Tuomi, ... managers, and modern policymakers There are, however, many ways to make profit In the future good business may require understanding how meaning is produced . INVESTMENT AND INVENTION OF MEANING It...

Ngày tải lên: 01/06/2014, 10:08

... mnemonic quality in the areas of recognition and recall.4,13 Colour may play a role in imparting information, creating lasting identity and suggesting imagery and symbolic value.4,13 Dowling8 notes ... 1350-23IX Brand Management Vol 16, 8, 545–555 COLOUR AND MEANING IN CORPORATE LOGOS (4) Henderson, P and Cote, J (1998) ‘Guidelines for selecting or modifying logos’, Journal of Marketing, Vol 62, ... 1350-23IX Brand Management Vol 16, 8, 545–555 COLOUR AND MEANING IN CORPORATE LOGOS and temporary housing to disaster relief victims They want to be seen as being protective, homely and stable...

Ngày tải lên: 12/07/2014, 21:32

... least in part, be mainly related to low temperature conditions This seasonal pattern of fine root biomass (maximum in early spring and minimum in dry summer and in cold winter) observed in the ... velatina, Randia cochinchinensis, and Symplocos stellaris In 1966, part of this NF was clear-cut, slashed and burned In 1967, the soil was prepared by digging holes and then 1-year-old seedlings ... FH, and CF at the May or July sampling dates (compare Figs and 2) Surprisingly, roots of the OX seemed to show no response to monthly rainfall The decline in fine root biomass during the winter...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 01:22

... conversion ; 5) net income as defined above ; 6) final weight ; 7) index I where the traits included in the aggregate genotype and in the index were : daily gain and food intake and the economic weights ... following traits : initial weight, daily gain, feed intake, feed conversion and selling price have been estimated, within years for the biological types (table 8) As single traits, daily gain and ... standard errors and the « within » years standard deviation of each trait are given in table Daily gain, ratio of gain to initial weight, feed conversion, net income, dressing-out percentage and percent...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 22:22

... left) and the CT images showed an increase in poorly aerated areas (reaching 15% of the region of interest); non-aerated areas remained close to zero Such findings suggest an alternative interpretation ... end-expiratory and endinspiratory poorly aerated and non-aerated areas [12] Similarly, the tidal hyperinflation was obtained by the difference between end-inspiratory and end-expiratory hyperinflated ... re-aerated during inspiration CT-scan morphological analyses and respiratory mechanics during PEEP titration The reduction of PEEP from 16 cmH2O to ZEEP resulted in a decrease in the hyperinflated...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... vinyl textured white vinyl finish with finish with unfinished veneer unfinished veneer backing backing vinyl laminant with vinyl laminant with unfinished veneer unfinished veneer backing backing ... Coverings and Finishes on Tested Materials Material ceiling wall sub floor carpet vinyl floor cabinet wall cabinet wall thick Dutchmen textured white vinyl finish with unfinished veneer backing vinyl ... materials using bonding, coating, or surface finishing systems containing formaldehyde when installed in manufactured homes (Turner et al 1996) The standard is embodied in the HUD Standard 24 CFR...

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Ngày tải lên: 24/04/2014, 17:21

... 142 Meaning Making 160 The Making of Meaning 160 The Negotiation of Self in Technology 162 Intentionality and Responsibility 164 Recreating the World, Ourselves, and Our Senses 168 Meaning Making ... scientists and engineers, but those distinctions are becoming increasingly vague in the nanotechnology initiative Both scientists and engineers work as principal investigators within laboratory settings ... be going to Fort Benning 30 years from now and doing things in very similar ways.… I think the greater danger is that by coming to focus on these, let me call them man–machine interfaces, things...

Ngày tải lên: 04/06/2014, 15:19

... conditions, including degenerative disorders and sports injury We examined the magnitude and mean- ingfulness of changes in SF-36 subscales in four orthopedic populations and compared changes in patients' ... level are essential for interpretation of intra-individual change as they help to determine clinical meaningfulness of the observed change in individual scores Estimates of individual level MCIC ... documenting potential improvements in scores were ceiling effects at baseline, which were observed in the SF and RE subscales for all groups and in the RP and GH subscales for APM group Ceiling effects...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... such as (1) reducing to one year the timeframe between the final harvest and seedling plantation, hence avoiding planting on sites already invaded by competing species; (2) integrating autecological ... competing species in forestry practices [9–11]; and (3) producing and planting large spruce seedling stock on highly competitive sites [27] Planting large conifer seedling stock to reduce competing ... early gains from combining 697 intensive management and planting large-diameter seedlings appeared to be additive for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) [33] The detrimental effect of competing vegetation...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 01:21

... (in Chinese with English abstract) [50] Zhang H.B., Forests in Fujian, China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 1993 (in Chinese) [51] Zhang W.R., Forest soil in China, Science Press, Beijing, ... Lignin is an interfering factor in the degradation of cellulose and other carbohydrates, as well as proteins, and thus high initial levels of lignin may slow decomposition rates [5, 13, 35, 38] Initial ... (98.2% of initial N content in the first year), and Chinese fir the lowest one (Fig 5) Decrease in P stocks in all leaf types reflects net mineralization of this nutrient from the beginning However,...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 01:22

... consistently larger in Cedrus atlantica than in the three other species Tc also displayed a large plasticity, increasing during summer and in response to increasing ambient temperature Taking into account ... French Ministery for Education and Research Didier Bethored and Arnaud Jouinau produced and maintained the plant material at INRA Avignon, and Jean Marie Gioria at INRA Nancy Patrick Gross (INRA ... measuring seasonal changes of Tc in the four species, and by submitting the potted trees to increasing temperatures in a climate chamber MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1 Plant material Seeds from the four...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 01:22

... determined for the common beech and the tortuosa variety, after propidium iodide and mithramycin stainings Results are listed in table II In F sylvatica, the GC content was 40.0 ± 0.2 %; in the ... nuclear DNA content in plants, Plant Syst Evol 158 (1988) 87-96 advice [17] Laurie D.A., Bennett M.D., Nuclear DNA content in the genera Zea and Sorghum Intergeneric, interspecific and intraspecific ... was assessed after a 30 incubation with RNase, 100 μg (5U) per mL, and -1 iodide staining, 50 μg mL The proportion of GC was measured separately, using mithramycin, 30 pg mL as specific...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:21

... the atmospheric inputs, resulting in a net gain, more evident in S1 for 24 NO and SO (depending mainly on the rainfall volume), and in S4 for H K, , PO Mg, Fe and Mn (depending mainly on the ion ... N, K and P (very strong in S1) and an increase of Ca were observed in the oak leaves In contrast, Mg maintained their leaf concentration Nevertheless, in general, the content of N, Ca, K and P ... Ulrich B (1980) Input to soil, especially the influence of vegetation in intercepting and modifying inputs: a review In: Effects of Acid Precipitation on Terrestrial Ecosystems (TC Hutchinson, M Havas,...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 18:21

... Surgical Margins 0.001 Grade of Tumour was not documented in patients and outcome information was missing in 22 Margin status was not documented in 31 patients and outcome information missing for ... Leiomyosarcoma arising from the uterine muscle Successful management of sarcomas and localised Osteogenic sarcomas requires careful coordination and timing of staging studies, biopsy, surgery, and preoperative ... conflicting results [11,12] Despite multidisciplinary involvement and appropriate planning of individual cases, the recurrence rate could not be compared between limb salvage and amputation; and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... Villers-lèsNancy and were grown for years in pots containing 30 I of a sandy-loam, in a green- house, at Champenoux (near Nancy); irrigaand changes and by in P with changes in D as: substitution: ... results indicate that the changes w in D without a change in Ψ are due to an oversaturation of intercellular volumes in leaves and stems during rehydration, and that this water is lost during ... and Q petraea in stands then Q ilex young leaves, and finally by Q petrae and Q robur grown mean in a greenhouse What can be the role of observed wtl differences in Π and Ψ in the ability...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:24

... The GTV moved about 1.5 cm during the respiratory cycle in Case and 1.0 cm in Case 2, predominantly in the SI direction The GTV volume for Case was 12.5 cm3 (about cm in diameter) while for Case ... dose during the maximum inspiration phase (panels A and B), and the mapped static dose of the maximum expiration phase viewed on the maximum inspiration phase (panel C and D) The original static ... Discussion In this study, discrepancy between a point dose measurement in a moving phantom and the calculated 4D cumulative dose was less than 3% The variance is multifactorial, representing a combination...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:23

... work and data analysis; New Zealand research nurses Gael Hewett and Jill James for assistance in recruiting patients; and the Health Research Council of New Zealand and Arthritis New Zealand for ... studies suggest a role for ITGAV in RA and justify further investigation of this locus We therefore tested this association in an independent study using New Zealand (NZ) and Oxford (UK) RA case control ... average conditional common OR between the four independent sample sets and to test for any heterogeneity between the four groups using both fixed and random effects R software [26] was used to...

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