... right off the map -to somewhere else! First there is the new thin coldness ofthe air, the blazing corona and dullness ofthe sun, the visibility of the stars in high daylight. Then comes the ... through space with the ship into the dead-area." The score of members ofthe crew, bronzed space- sailors out of everyport in the solar system, had listened mutely. Now, one of them, a talltube-man, ... SFstory ofthe year (this was the first SF prize awarded by the votes of fans,a precursor ofthe later Hugo Awards). In the later 1930s, in response to the economic strictures ofthe Great...
... radiation they emit in the last stages of their formation.• The use of gravitational waves to probe the universe of complex astro-nomical phenomena by the decoding ofthe details ofthe gravitational ... ofthe foundations of general relativity. It is one ofthe mostaccurately tested predictions in all of physics. The equality of accelerations of different bodies in the curved spacetime ofthe ... tests of strong-field theo-ries ofthe production of these waves, detailed confirmations ofthe predictedproperties of black holes in general relativity, and observational tests of the theory of...
... at the wide pointed doors, depositing them in the midst of the crowd. The jagged lightning flash was there over the doors ofthe build-ing, and the words:here, by grace ofthe Lhari, is the ... passengers, then veering away. The gap in the starship's side was closing, and still Bart had not seen the tall, slim,flame-haired figure of his father. The port on the other side ofthe ship,he ... hiseyes from the fascinating spectacle, and followed Tommy, stepping ontoone ofthe sidewalks. It bore them down a long, sloping ramp toward the floor ofthe spaceport, then sped toward the glass...
... stripped of their electrons and the nuclei squeezed together,weighing in the neighborhood of a couple of tons per square inch. Thatcould account for the beginning, but once the thing got started, the wrecked ... that was the first time they had touched since they had left the asteroid. Then they rested for a few moments and drank some of the achingly cold water from the tank and got up and went to the viewport.They ... what—""Inside the ships. People. They'll all be dead. If they didn't lose their airso far, they'll lose it when we go in. Either way, of course, they'll be dead.They've...
... laboratory space, and offices for the observatory staff. One of the 4-kilometer arms disappears out ofthe right-hand side ofthe photo. The other is seenstretching to the upper left. At the 2-kilometer ... radiation they emit in the last stages of their formation.• The use of gravitational waves to probe the universe of complex astro-nomical phenomena by the decoding ofthe details ofthe gravitational ... some ofthe importantachievements ofthe past decade illustrates this point:• The confirmation ofthe existence of gravitational waves by the observedshortening ofthe orbital period of a...
... into the cement and therefore, the total dose of antibiotics should not exceed 10% ofthe weight ofthe cement in order to avoid fracture ofthe cement spacer [27]. The implantation of an ... static spacers [37]. Duncan and Beauchamp [38] first described the successful use of PROSTALAC for the 2-stage revision of infected THA. The cement of the femoral head articulated with the ... accumulating in the potential joint space and decreasing the risk of soft-tissue contractures [18]. Recent studies [19] suggest that the ALC may remove the need for systemic antibiotics in the interval...
... which ofthe above mentioned techniques is the most superior one in the prevention of spacers’ dislocations regarding the femoral part. In the literature, the dislocation rates after hip spacer ... depending on the art ofthe spacer’s production as well as the fixa-tion method. Leunig et al. [18] reported dislocations of the hip in 5 of 12 patients after use of hand-formed spacers, whereas ... whereas in 7 cases the spacer remained in situ because either the patient was not willing to undergo further surgery or because the comorbidities of the patient did not allow the prosthesis reimplan-tation....
... and insertion of a cement-coated modular prosthesis with a spacer head. The cement mantle ofthe prosthesis is also antibiotic-loaded according to the sensitivity profile ofthe causative ... • the patient is not compliant, • partial weight bearing ofthe operated extremity cannot be tolerated, • the spacer is insufficiently fixated onto the proximal femur, • the size ofthe spacer ... hip spacer in situ, the spacer stem is inserted into the femur according to a “press-fit” method. Figure 2: Articulating hip spacer in situ, the partial cemen-tation ofthe spacer onto the...
... 6 Architectureand the Production of Public Space –TerritorialComplexities 119 ... 18 The Territorial Structure of Public Space ... Architecture and the Production of Public Space, ...
... direction. Each frame, then, has a minimum width (along the spatial axis) representing the amount ofspace captured in the frame, due to the field of view ofthe lens and the width ofthe frame itself,and ... on the left side of Figure 12 show zoom-ins, in which the field of view, the amount of space represented in the shot, narrows over time. Up to now, the angle ofthe sides ofthe frames has been ... andtheorize these effects, and fill in the range of possibilities that would otherwise remain overlooked.8 The idea ofthe spatial long exposure results from interchanging the axes of space...
... is not the case for the final result that goes into the proof of Theorem 1.1, althoughmany ofthe arguments leading to it are valid in general.Theorem 1.5. For d =2 ,the homotopy fiber of |W| ... ϕSS|YT. The sets βF(X) define a sheaf βF : → ets and hence a space |βF|. The following key theorem is one of our main tools used in the proof of bothTheorem 1.2 and Theorem 1.5. Its proof is deferred ... section describes the homotopy types ofthe spaces in the lower row of (1.9) in bordism-theoretic terms. One ofthe conclusions is that the lowerrow is a homotopy fiber sequence, proving Theorem 1.4....
... 9). Their statements recognise the critical importance of IPv6 to the future success ofthe Internet, urge companies to deploy it, and commit to actively promoting the adoption of IPv6 in their ... addresses enable connection to the Internet, both through identification ofthe endpoints to a conversation and enabling the carriage ofthe data ofthe conversation through the network.4 Internet ... and other types of models based on ubiquity of the Internet. DSTI/ICCP(2007)20/FINAL 9 with public policy significance for the future ofthe Internet economy. The goal is to ensure the...
... the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their ... secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matterspertaining to the health ofthe public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the ... VERVIEW9Strategic Principle 5. The Secretary of Energy and the Director ofthe Na-tional Science Foundation, working with the White House Office of Scienceand Technology Policy and the Office of Management...
... than, the proof of Theorem 7. First we recall the definition of certain canonical treesTα of order α for α<ω1(see e.g. [JO]). These form the frames upon whichwe will hang our bases. The ... for all |F |≤2nand all choices of sign. Furthermore THE ISOMORPHISM CLASS OF A BANACH SPACE 427exists. The sequence (˜xi) is then a basis for the completion of (span (˜xi),·) and (˜xi) ... Thenc0embeds into X.We postpone the proof to complete first the Proof of Theorem 1. Assume that X is infinite dimensional and everyisomorph of X is K-elastic. Then by Theorem 7, c0embeds into X....