Settlement and post-settlement processes of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra Jaeger were studied in the laboratory. Independent and paired choice experiments revealed that several substrates could induce metamorphosis into pentactulae, but that specific substrates favoured settlement. Leaves of seagrass Thalassia hemprichii, with or without their natural bio-film, yielded the highest settleme...

Engineering structures built on soft and compressible soils are often subjected to a long-lasting consolidation settlement. It is difficult achieve an acceptable level of during the first few years/days operation. Similarly, culvert structure provided at station km 159 + 112 Awash-Kombolcha-Hara Gebeya Railway Project, Ethiopia, was situated along route traversing clay ground significant thickn...

Losers and Losers: Some Demographics of Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms Our research examines individual differences in the effects of medical malpractice tort reforms on pre-trial settlement speed and settlement amounts by age and most likely settlement size. Findings of note include that, unlike previously assumed, both absolute and percentage losses from tort reform are small for infants in...

We study the effect of the life settlement market on the structure of long term contracts offered by the primary market for life insurance, as well as the effect on consumer welfare, using a dynamic model of life insurance with one sided commitment and bequest-driven lapsation. We show that the presence of life settlement affects the extent as well as the form of dynamic reclassification risk i...

Abstract As a matter of fact, few, if any, theists have been expressivists about morality. This is probably because expressivism thought to unacceptable theological implications. That is, it imply (1) that God’s goodness depends on our desire-like states, (2) not real property, (3) true God good, and (4) moral thoughts no explanation. I argue has such implications conclude theologically accepta...

In this paper, we show that for a connected compact Lie group to be acceptable, it is necessary and sufficient its derived subgroup isomorphic direct product of the groups $${\text {SU}}(n)$$ , {Sp}}(n)$$ {SO}}(2n+1)$$ {G}}_2$$ {SO}}(4)$$ . We there are invariant functions on {SO}}_{4}({\mathbb {C}})^{2}$$ which not generated by 1-argument invariants, though {C}})$$ acceptable.