Design concepts in architecture: the porosity paradigm Sotirios D. Kotsopoulos 129 Franklin Street‚ # 203‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts 02139‚ USA; e-mail: skots@alum.mit.edu Abstract: Presented is a paradigm of how a design concept can be converted into a system of production rules to generate designs. The rules are expressed by the means of shape grammar formalism. The paradigm demonstrates how porosity a concept transferred from biology‚ medicine and organic chemistry was implemented by architect
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Absenteeism is when employees fail to report to work when they are scheduled. Absenteeism can be costly and huge disruption for the employer. It is hard for any organisation to achieve its objectives if the staff fails to report to work. It can result in quality of the output and in some cases it can bring a complete closure for production. The definition of absenteeism‚ its causes‚ its affects on productivity and its costs in term of finances and administrative effectiveness are quite clear‚ the
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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is about a 37 year old man who doesn’t have as much intelligence as the person sitting beside you. Charlie Gordon‚ the man’s name‚ is given the opportunity to have an operation to make him smarter than he ever was. He has to write down progress reports and do this consistently so that the doctors can look at his progress. Over the period of the story‚ Charlie improves in his punctuation‚ spelling‚ grammar‚ capitalization‚ and more just by learning with tapes‚
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Chapter 48 Nervous Systems Lecture Outline Overview: Command and Control Center The human brain contains an estimated 1011 (100 billion) neurons. Each neuron may communicate with thousands of other neurons in complex information-processing circuits. Recently developed technologies can record brain activity from outside the skull. One technique is functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)‚ which reconstructs a 3-D map of the subject’s brain activity. The results of brain imaging and other
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Part l 5. Which substances supply energy to the human body? Nutrients- substances in foods that provide energy and form body tissue necessary for life and growth. -Carbohydrates- sugars‚ starch and fibre -Fats- main form of energy storage in the body -Proteins- amino acids require to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body Part ll 1. Find out how the medical community defines “obesity.” What factors contribute to obesity? Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat
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The leader for this country is Daniel Ortega he is a member of the Sandinista junta that took power in 1979‚ and the elected president of Nicaraguan. (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). The currency is a Nicaraguan Cordoba 1 US Dollar = to 27.9506 Nicaraguan Cordoba but 1 NIO = to 0.0357774 USD. ("XE Currency Converter."). Some of the historical background about this country is in “1821 The Central American provinces (Costa Rica‚ Guatemala‚ Honduras‚ Nicaragua and El Salvador) declared independence
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COST CLASSIFICATION CONCEPT OF COST: DEFINITION: A SACRIFICE OR GIVING UP OF RESOURCES FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE FREQUENTLY MEASURED BY THE MONETARY UNITS (RUPEES‚ DOLLARS) THAT MUST BE PAID FOR GOODS AND SERVICES . ➢ EMPHASIS ON COST INFORMATION: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO COSTS BECAUSE COST HAVE A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN PLANNING ‚ EVALUATING AND DECISION MAKING. FOR EXAMPLE IN PLANNING THE ROUTE AND FLIGHT SCHEDULES THE MANAGER OF AN AIR LINE MUST CONSIDER
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r/K Strategists concept Alan Soffan In nature insect makes adaptation known as adaptive stategy as a result of selective environment factor acting in a population (Horn‚ 1976). They need to have certain strategies for efficiently utilizing the available time and energy to maximize their own survival (Atkins‚ 1980).There are two extreme strategist applied by insect in adapting theirself in certain environment. R-stretegies R-strategies principally operates to maximize reproductive rates
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INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND In this study we would learn that set theories is not just a mathematical concept or a lesson that is just taught in school but a theory that is helpful in other fields. This study would also find ways in order to help our community in a way that we can use these theories to help and to maximize the use of this in other fields. Theoretically set theories has different applications.Here are few of some examples that set theories would be helpful in‚ like formulating
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between Baba and Rahim Kahn. Hosseini portrays the relationship between Baba and Rahim Kahn in a number of different ways during the novel. At times the relationship is shown to be strong‚ professional and serious‚ whereas at other times it is more of a warm and caring friendship. In the early stages of the novel Hosseini presents the relationship as professional‚ but also makes people aware of the friendship “Here was Baba and his best friend and business partner Rahim Kahn‚ standing outside of
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