There is a growing interest in management of MSW through micro-treatment of organic fraction of municipal solid wastes (OFMSW) in many cities of India. The OFMSW fraction is high (>80%) in many pockets within South Indian cities like Bangalore, Chikkamagalur, etc. and is largely represented by vegetable, fruit, packing and garden wastes. Among these, the last three have shown problems for easy ...

BACKGROUND Alcohol is a Class-1 carcinogen but public awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer is low. The news media is a popular, readily-accessible source of health information and plays a key role in shaping public opinion and influencing policy-makers. Examination of how the link between alcohol and cancer is presented in Australian print media could inform public health advocacy e...

A new tension beam was developed to measure the cross-machine directional tension profile of paper webs. The beam, composed of 50 individual Teflon pads resting on load cells, allows the measurement of the tension profile of a 1270 mm wide web. Tension profile measurements allow us to quantify the level of web bagginess with an accuracy of 5%. Tension analysis showed that the tension difference...

The present study was designed to document the demographic characteristics of a sample of persons with visual disabilities and provide an index of their self-reported needs. An additional purpose was to determine whether the needs of the geriatric blind or severely visually impaired (over 70 years) differed in comparison to younger persons with visual disabilities. A needs assessment survey was...

We have performed a set of experiments made to investigate the utility of morphological analysis to improve retrieval of documents written in languages with relatively large morphological variation in a practical commercial setting, using the SiteSeeker search system developed and marketed by Euroling AB. The objective of the experiments was to evaluate different lemmatisers and stemmers to det...

In this paper we propose to define selectional preference and semantic similarity as information-theoretic relationships involving conceptual classes, and we demonstrate the applicability of these definitions to the resolution of syntactic ambiguity. The space of classes is defined using WordNet [8], and conceptual relationships are determined by means of statistical analysis using parsed text ...

The aim of this paper is to develop a strategic plan for selecting the best options for the supply of raw material to feed paper producing plants. The decision-making is examined within the framework of benefits, opportunities, costs, and risks (BOCR). A hierarchy is used to prioritize the BOCR, using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) ratings approach. A control hierarchy is then created and...

Marybeth Gasman Princeton University Press, 2022 In 2016, wrote an opinion piece that appeared in the Washington Post about her experience answering question, Why do research and elite institutions lack minority scholars? Her response was admittedly frank: “‘We don't have more faculty of color among college [because] we want them.’ Those audience were surprised by my candor gave me a round appl...

I first heard of ‘de lachende ziekte’ on Dutch newsprint and radio in 1957 while at high school, then promptly forgot about it until my medical school years. My impression of the first patient I saw demonstrated in clinical neurology class was vague. The first visit to Okapa (1964–1965) was bland. The class of eight arrived at 7 in the evening and left for ‘kuru ward round’ at 6 the next mornin...

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L. ), a warm-season annual plant, has shown potential as an alternate source of fiber in the United States. Although preliminary research has indicated feasibility ofkenaf production in Virginia, production details are lacking. Field experiments were conducted during 1995 and 1996 to determine optimal row spacing and fertilizer needs, and to compare available kenaf cu...