The Linkage
The Linkage

Author: V. W. Stebbins

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-28

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781735484716

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Humanity is rebuilding a meritocratic civilization in other world, Huron, determined not to make the same mistakes that destroyed Earth. The rules of merit that guide civilization reward individual performance and talent, but also punish those whose "deficits" threaten the future of humankind. After a century of emigration from an all but spent Earth, millions of people remain behind, facing a protracted screening process for passage to Huron. The applicants face Huron's harshest judgments.Huronic University student Camille is struggling to save the people she loves - her brothers and her boyfriend - by helping to hide their deficits from the authorities. Her own heroic father, an emigration screener who spends much of his time on Earth, is her biggest obstacle. In both geography and conviction, they are worlds apart, and his staunch defense of a heartless regime is threatening to destroy their family. Critical of a radical movement, Camille gets caught up the burgeoning protests. She continues to try to keep her family relations friendly, but loses her resolve as she learns about the dark secrets her parents have been keeping from her.

The Linkage between the Oil and Non-oil Sectors
The Linkage between the Oil and Non-oil Sectors

Author: Nir Klein

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2010-05-01

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1455200778

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Recent empirical studies have shown an inverse relation between natural resource intensity and long-term growth, implying that the natural resources generally impede economic growth through various channels (the “natural resource curse”). This paper departs from these studies by exploring the intersectoral linkages between oil and non-oil sectors in a cross-country perspective. The paper shows that the applicability of “natural resource curse” across oilbased economies should be treated with caution as the externalities of the oil sector highly depend on the countries’ degree of oil-intensity. In particular, the results show that, in low oil-intensity economies, the incentives to strengthen both fiscal and private sector institutions lead to positive inter-sectoral externalities. In contrast, weaker incentives in high oil-intensity economies adversely affect fiscal and private sector institutions and consequently lead to negative inter-sectoral externalities.

Analysis of Human Genetic Linkage
Analysis of Human Genetic Linkage

Author: Jurg Ott

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1999-04-16

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 9780801861406

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Introduction and basic genetic principles; Genetic loci genetic polymorphisms; Aspects of statistical inference; Basics of linkage analysis; The informativeness of family data; Multipoint linkage analysis; Penetrance; Quantitative phenotypes; Numerical and computerized methods; Variability of the recombination fraction; Inconsistencies; Linkage analysis with mendelian disease loci; Nonparametric methods; Two-locus inheritance; Complex traits.

Binding and Linkage
Binding and Linkage

Author: Jeffries Wyman

Publisher: University Science Books

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9780935702569

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Ligand-macromolecule interactions are of fundamental importance in the control of biological processes. This book applies the principles of linkage thermodynamics to polyfunctional macromolecular systems under equilibrium conditions, and describes the binding, linkage, and feedback phenomena that lead to control of complex metabolic processes. The first chapter sets out the different processes (conformational changes, changes in state of aggregation, phase changes) involving biological macromolecules which are affected by chemical variables (such as ligands) or physical variables (such as temperature and pressure). The general effects of ligands on micromolecular conformations and interactions are illustrated with specific examples from the respiratory proteins, electron-transport proteins, and nucleic acid binding proteins. Subsequent chapters develop these themes, and describe in detail how the mathematics of regulation and control can be applied to macromolecules in biological system.

Farm Tractors
Farm Tractors

Author: Bill. Butterworth

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1468464868

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Despite the fact that the farmer spends more on machinery than anything else except the land and despite the fact that he spends more on tractors than on any other machine, there are few books on the choice and operation of tractors to fit modern farming conditions. Most of this book is about farming and how to fit tractors to the individual situation. Those sections are completely unbiased and Case are happy to sponsor such a book in the wider interests of sensible, more productive and safer use of tractors and machinery. Where the Company's views are expressed it is clearly stated as such. This is mainly in the area of design detail and then only for the sake of being concise and brief. The first part of the book is concerned with relating the needs of the individual farm to specific details of tractor performance. Later chapters deal with policy on size, numbers and replacement. This section is a major development specifically about tractors. It is developed from the author's work Farm Mechanisationfor Prl!fitwhich deals with machinery in the wider sense. Later chapters of this book are related to profes sionalism in operation, maintenance and care.

Atlas of the Four-Bar Linkage
Atlas of the Four-Bar Linkage

Author: Philip Todd

Publisher: Saltire Software, Incorporated

Published: 2014-08-08

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 9781882564293

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For many years, the coupler-curve atlas by Hrones and Nelson has been a valuable aid for designing four-bar linkages. Today, computers can quickly and accurately analyze displacement, velocity, and acceleration of the coupler point which traces the curve. However, even in the age of computers, an atlas is unsurpassed as a way to see relationships among these curves and choose the best for a particular design by thumbing through paper copies rather than looking at them individually or even in small groups on a computer screen. This atlas of four-bar linkage coupler-curves facilitates quick visual comparisons. The atlas aids conceptual design by allowing easy perusal of a large number of curves produced by the following linkage categories: Crank Rocker, Double Crank, Crank Slider and Inverted Crank Slider. When an acceptable design is found, the curve can be analyzed and the linkage parameters varied to improve performance by using the appropriate computer software.

SEC Docket
SEC Docket

Author: United States. Securities and Exchange Commission

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 870

ISBN-13:

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Theory and Practice of International Trade Linkage Models
Theory and Practice of International Trade Linkage Models

Author: A. Italianer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-12-30

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9789400944732

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This book was mainly written while I stayed at the Catholic University of Louvain. Professor Anton P. Barten was the one who did not only give me a warm welcome in Louvain, but also supported my research with most valuable comments and constructive criticisms. In addition I benefitted from dis cussions with Erik Schokkaert, Denis de Crombrugghe and Jo Baras on various subjects, such as the small-sample correction of Chapter 9. The arduous task of transferring my neat handwriting into a readable typescript was excellently taken care of by Brs. E. Crabbe and notably Brs. F. Duij sens, even after working hours. Mrs. A. Molders prevented me of making serious abuse of the English language. My admiration for Carien, finally, is an exponential function of the patience and enthusiasm with which she sup ported my research. Chapter I is a general introduction to the subject of linkage models, and it contains few mathematical elaborations. Chapters 2 to 4 use more, but elementary, mathematics, and treat several aspects related to the deriva tion, interpretation and estimation of linkage models. Chapter 2 deals vii tll the theory of import allocation models, Chapter J treats the problem of defining and interpreting elasticities of substitution, while Chapter 4 is concerned with the econometric problems related to the estimation of mul tivariate models with linear restrictions, such as import allocation models.