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The phenomenon of evaporative cooling from a humid surface as an alternative method for air-conditioning

The phenomenon of evaporative cooling from a humid surface as an alternative method for air-conditioning

... in the case of the direct evaporative cooler, the main parameter when designing an indirect system is the heat-exchange surface that separates the air stream from the water to be evaporated. These ... that air. The cooling capacity of the device depends on the amount of evaporated water from the humid surface into the air. Thus, the mechanisms of mass- transfer are consequence of the mass-diffusion ... of the patient only occurs in some cases. If any of the upper steps is missed; that is to say, if there is no dirtiness, incrustations or the due thermal level that permits the spread of the...

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UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS (1980)

UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS (1980)

... passes to the buyer from the time of the conclusion of the contract. However, if the circumstances so indicate, the risk is assumed by the buyer from the time the goods were handed over to the carrier ... either from the contract or from any dealings between, or from information disclosed by, the parties at any time before or at the conclusion of the contract. (3) Neither the nationality of the ... arising from such a contract. In particular, the Convention is not concerned with the validity of the contract, the effect which the contract may have on the property in the goods sold or the liability...

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From earthquakes to sandpiles – stick–slip motion

From earthquakes to sandpiles – stick–slip motion

... We will discuss these issues in depth, later in this chapter. Next, in Fig. 10.4, the relative column heights z i are plotted against the distance of the column from the axis of rotation. The solid ... was the case considered in the context of earthquakes [211]. The distribution of event sizes, shown by the full lines (corresponding to z g = 0.01) in Fig. 10.7, is then not markedly distinct from ... now increase the size of the incoming height elements so that they are larger than the minimum event size but are still small compared to 10.2 The model 133 10.2 The model Since the effect of...

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the international financial system

the international financial system

... Works ã When the domestic currency is overvalued, the central bank must purchase domestic currency to keep the exchange rate fixed; but as a result, it loses international reserves ã When the domestic ... Intervention ã To counter the effect of the foreign exchange intervention, conduct an offsetting open market operation ã There is no effect on the monetary base and no effect on the exchange rate Bank ... shocks. ã Shocks to the anchor country are directly transmitted to the target country. ã Open to speculative attacks on currency ã Weakens the accountability of policymakers as the exchange rate...

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Tài liệu The international community and the “NTP for coping with CC” pdf

Tài liệu The international community and the “NTP for coping with CC” pdf

... and international resources, public and private ã Stress capacity building at all levels, and focus on the most vulnerable social groups, localities, and the most sensitive economic sectors The ... include the Ministry of Finance and link to the inter-ministerial budgetary adaptation process. ã NCSD (set up in the context of VN Agenda 21), and development of local Agenda 21 International- national ... presentation: 1. Current international support to Viet Nam on CC (UNDP and others) 2. What is needed, now and later? 3. International support, cooperation and coordination 11 3. International support,...

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Tài liệu SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS: THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIA pdf

Tài liệu SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS: THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIA pdf

... agreements such as the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the U.N. World Program of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 ... experience in addressing them. One type of challenge involves getting programs started, keeping them going and scaling them up from small pilot projects to the national level. The main issues surrounding ... anything outside their normal duties. These attitudes can reduce the effectiveness of the course (World Bank, 2003). ã The experience in Senegal shows that in-depth knowledge of the school environment...

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Tài liệu The German Banking System: Lessons from the Financial Crisis pptx

Tài liệu The German Banking System: Lessons from the Financial Crisis pptx

... by the supervised institutions and around half of the members of the administrative council come from the industry. To facilitate the co-operation between the Bundesbank and the BaFin, the ... small. 15 In the case of the Industriekreditbank IKB, the sum of the liquidity lines was reportedly too large to satisfy the large exposure criterion of the banking act. Also, the limitation of the ... the banks’ business models, thereby improving governance structures. These fewer institutions may then be re-focussed on their traditional role as the central bank of the savings banks to the...

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Tài liệu DEMOCRATIZING THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE WORLD BANK: GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY pptx

Tài liệu DEMOCRATIZING THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE WORLD BANK: GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY pptx

... achieve. From this perspective, the World Bank reforms, as incomplete as they may be, are impressive. The contrast between the limited successes of the Bank and the broader failures of the IMF ... allow the oligarchs to put more of their money into foreign bank accounts. In the end, the latter turned out to be the case. Yet the IMF is a hierarchical organization, and the people at the top ... expressing their dissatisfaction with the policies that were pursued other than to throw out of office the governments responsible for implementing them. But the IMF the orga- nization that puts the...

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Tài liệu The King''''s Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the Posts, Mail Coaches, Coach Roads, and Railway Mail Services of and connected with the Ancient City of Bristol from 1580 to the present time pdf

Tài liệu The King''''s Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the Posts, Mail Coaches, Coach Roads, and Railway Mail Services of and connected with the Ancient City of Bristol from 1580 to the present time pdf

... in the morning from Bristol. Reading—about 1 in the morning from London; between 2 and 3 in the morning from Bristol. Newbury—about 3 in the morning from London; between 12 and 1 at night from ... morning from London; about 7 in the evening from Bristol. Bath—between 10 and 11 in the morning from London; between 5 and 6 in the afternoon from Bristol. Bristol—about 12 at noon from London. THE ... the building of the occupation of the Inland Revenue staff, iron gates and spiked barriers in the first floor passage to cut off their rooms from the Post Office section still remaining. The...

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Tài liệu Actions Against Abuse of the Global Financial System: Report from G7 Finance Ministers to the Heads of State and Government docx

Tài liệu Actions Against Abuse of the Global Financial System: Report from G7 Finance Ministers to the Heads of State and Government docx

... characterized by the high mobility of funds and the rapid development of new payment tools. To secure the benefits of the international financial system, we, the Finance Ministers of the G-7 countries, ... access to the financial system. If there is obscurity about their ownership, banks and other financial institutions may not be able to discover the identity of the beneficiary of the account ... crimes, there are many similarities in the methods used to commit them. We welcome the progress made through the joint efforts of the OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) and the FATF...

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