N. D. Jäger, M. Marso, M. Salmeron, E. R. Weber, K. Urban, and Ph. Ebert* Institut für Festkörperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany Institut für Schichten und Grenzflächen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 Department of Materials Science, University of ...

N. D. Jäger, Ph. Ebert, K. Urban, R. Krause-Rehberg, and E. R. Weber Institut für Festkörperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany Fachbereich Physik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle, 06099 Halle, Germany Department of Materials Science, University of California, and Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 ~Received ...

Precipitation is a well known phenomenon. If the pH of it is less than 5.6 precipitations are considered as acidic else it is alkaline. Basically soil is alkaline in nature. Recently man’s activities have increased emissions of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur results in increase in acidity of atmosphere. When these gases react with different elements in the atmosphere the acids are re-introduced...

Body size is an important feature of an animal that is linked with its life history, morphology, physiology and ecology. Understanding the association between body size and habitat type of an animal and the underlying causes for this are important for determining their distribution. The present study examines the association between body size and habitat types of tiger beetles in Sri Lanka and ...

The present article aims at assessing the possibility for urban areas to coordinate local policies of urban development and public transportation and at explaining the differences in this achievement between urban regions. In order to do so, the study draws support from two empirical sources: a historical analysis of the “mass-production” generated by the public service sectors in the field of ...

College academic affairs management is the core of teaching, the management ability of academic affairs management personnel affects the normal development of college teaching. It meanwhile directly reflects the teaching quality of colleges and universities, thus affecting school development and survival. Therefore, mobilizing the enthusiasm of academic affairs management personnel becomes the ...

The purpose of this essay is to offer criteria for the identification of propaganda as a type of discourse, and for the analysis and evaluation of argumentation used in propaganda.1 Ten essential characteristics (as well as several other typical properties) of propaganda as an identifiable type of discourse are given. Some advice is given on how to analyze argumentation in propaganda, and to re...