Intercomparisons of hillslopes and catchments in different hydrogeomorphic settings are rare. Those comparison studies that have been completed have focused largely on bulk outflow and chemistry. Here, we present a new functional intercomparison of two well studied hillslopes: one in New Zealand at Maimai and one in Japan at Fudoji. Slope angle, slope length, soil depth, climate and vegetation ...

Prefabricated aluminium halls are usually temporary structures with multiple uses. Their biggest advantage is low weight resulting in lower transport costs and allowing for quick assembly. Today, there a growing demand to become permanent structures, therefore, meeting the requirements of EN 199x norm series, it necessary optimize calculation aspect conventional structural systems reinforced bo...

A group o f students has collected in one day approxim ately 600 signatures, more than half the num ­ ber needed, on a pe tition to recall Student Body President B ill Healy and Vice President Duane Lawrence, said B ill Krais, a co spokesman for the group The group, num bering ap­ proxim ate ly 50 students, circulated the pe tition titled "A Real Begin­ ning" yesterday in dorms, the din ing hal...

Migrants’ struggles against borders have been examined extensively among refugees and undocumented migrants, whereas the everyday in contexts of administrative bordering remained insufficiently within framework so-called highly skilled migration. Drawing on in-depth interviews (N=34) with migrants holding a student residence permit Finland, this article addresses means challenging constrained s...

OBJECTIVE Findings from previous prospective research suggest the association between alcohol use and undergraduate academic performance is negligible. This study was designed to address weaknesses of the past research by relying on objective measures of both drinking and academic performance. METHOD A prospective study was conducted with repeated measures of exposure to alcohol linked to ins...