Non-destructive testing methods Vibration analysis‚ infrared thermography‚ acoustic emission analysis‚ ultrasonic imaging‚ x-ray computer tomography‚ ground penetrating radar‚ digital radiography‚ optical testing methods‚ eddy current imaging‚ magneto-inductive cable testing Vibration analysis Vibration analyses can be carried out on a wide range of structures such as bridges‚ dams‚ buildings‚ etc. The tests are designed to determine the dynamic characteristics of the structures
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immigrants. Lending standards particularly deteriorated in 2004 to 2007. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac supported the housing industry by providing billions in financing to the mortgage market. Both companies bought safer loans that followed their guidelines. They definitely played a part in the rising of home prices but did not cause the housing bubble. The companies that didn’t meet up the guideline were bought by Wall Street‚ which caused the housing bubble to become inflated because they were riskier
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Non-verbal communication Non-verbal communication is a behaviour‚ other than spoken or written communication which creates and represent information and meaning equal to that of spoken and written communication. These non-verbal meaning are produced by various movements of our bodies. Linguists claim that it is these movements which say a lot about our feelings and attitude towards others. This communication mainly involves talking without saying a word but by our body movements. In our African
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Book 1 Book One introduces several of the themes that will shape the course of the novel‚ including the conflict between choice and fate. Wrapped up in this discussion is the subject of genetics‚ clearly an important subject to the genetically mutated Cal. As Cal recounts the story of how his grandparents fell in love‚ he represents elements of both choice (Lefty’s decision to walk away from his two courtship dates‚ the couple’s intentionally fake courtship period on the ship to America) and fate
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The Z Notation: A Reference Manual Second Edition J. M. Spivey Programming Research Group University of Oxford Based on the work of J. R. Abrial‚ I. J. Hayes‚ C. A. R. Hoare‚ He Jifeng‚ C. C. Morgan‚ J. W. Sanders‚ I. H. Sørensen‚ J. M. Spivey‚ B. A. Sufrin This edition first published 1992 by Prentice Hall International (UK) Ltd Published 1998 by J. M. Spivey Oriel College‚ Oxford‚ OX1 4EW‚ England c J. M. Spivey‚ 1989‚ 1992 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced
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should go through to determine the best positioning strategy. NEW SERVICE DEVELOPMENT 1. Explain the approaches to service system design 2. Explain the concept of blueprinting. Bring out its importance in the context of service design. 3. Write a note on service design process 4. Explain the various elements that have to be taken into consideration while designing a service. SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM A. Employees Role in Service Delivery
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Non carious lesions on the teeth Non carious lesions on the teeth: The non carious lesions defined as a Loss of the tooth substance due to causes other than fermenting carbohydrate by Bacteria. So in non carious lesions no bacterial involvement in the loss of tooth hard substance. There are multiple causes of non carious lesions and every cause associated with one type of the non carious lesions‚ for example the Toothbrush is the most common cause for abrasion which is a type of the non carious
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PSM 203: STRATEGIC PURCHASING MANAGEMENT UNIT 1 Meaning of Strategy Johnson and Scholes Strategy is the direction and scope of an organization over long term which achieves advantage for the organization through its configuration of resources within a changing environment and to fulfill the stakeholder expectation. Harvard Business School Its is the pattern of objectives‚ purpose and goals stated in such a way as to define what business the organization is in or is to be in and the kind
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or in words” (p.354) Quantitative data: information in the form of numbers Qualitative data: information in the form of words‚ pictures‚ sounds‚ visual images‚ or objects Ordinary inquiry vs. scholarly inquiry: risks of “errors” associated with non-scholarly methods Selective observation: the tendency to take notice of certain people or events based on past experience and misses others Overgeneralization: evidence applied to too wide a range of conditions. It occurs when some evidence supports
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Derek Higgs described the role of a non-executive director as ‘custodian of the governance process.’ A non-executive director (NED) sits on the board of company just as a normal executive director would do so‚ however a non-executive director does not form part of the executive management team of the company. Essentially they are not an employee of the company or affiliated in any way other than their role as an independent NED. The distinction between a non-executive director and an executive
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