Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering‚ The University of Nairobi. Abstract An equation for the determination of large deflections of beams is derived from first principles. Laboratory tests were carried out in order to validate the theory. The theoretical and experimental results were found to be in good agreement. Introduction In much of the study and practice of mechanical and structural engineering‚ the equations used for the determination of beam deflections are derived with
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sociological explanations for ethnic differences in educational achievement. 20 marks. Ethnicity refers to shared cultural practices‚ perspectives‚ and distinctions that set apart one group of people from another. That is‚ ethnicity is a shared cultural heritage. The most common characteristics distinguishing various ethnic groups are ancestry‚ a sense of history‚ language and religion. Modern Britain is said to be a multicultural society made up of many different ethnic groups. Achievement within
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RELATIVITY: THE SPECIAL AND GENERAL THEORY BY ALBERT EINSTEIN Written: 1916 (this revised edition: 1924) Source: Relativity: The Special and General Theory (1920) Publisher: Methuen & Co Ltd First Published: December‚ 1916 Translated: Robert W. Lawson (Authorised translation) Transcription/Markup: Brian Basgen Transcription to text: Gregory B. Newby Thanks to: Einstein Reference Archive (marxists.org) The Einstein Reference Archive is online at: http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/einstein/index
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Table of Contents Aim 3 Introduction 3 Theory of Flight 3 History and Evolution of Flight The Atmosphere 5 Humidity Pressure Density Aerodynamics ……..…………………………..………………………………………………….........8-9 Lift‚ Drag‚ Thrust And Weight Airflow Across An Aerofoil 10 Conclusion 11 AIM My aim in this essay to discuss the theory of flight in physical terms with reference to the atmosphere and aerodynamic features of large passenger aircraft
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Post-colonialial theory as a recent field of study has lately become one of the most attractive academic disciplines - if it can be called a discipline - that incessantly triggers piles and piles of literature written by art of critics‚ social reformists‚ political scientists‚ literary critics and political economists. The continuous expansion of post-colonialism in its recent version made its own domains of interest and areas of functionality overlap with other fields of global academic studies
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Application of Theory - Brampton as an Ethnoburb The new wave of immigrants setting foot in Canada are mainly comprised of economic class (65% of all immigrants in 2014)‚ who are classified as highly educated and skilled (StatsCan‚ 2014). Of the 260‚000 immigrants who arrived in Canada in 2014‚ 50% of originate from Asian countries – Philippines‚ India‚ and China respectively are the largest source countries‚ and 60% settle in Toronto‚ Montreal‚ and Vancouver. (StatsCan). As aforementioned‚ this
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daily basis as nurses‚ we chose Madeleine Leininger‚ who was a pioneer in her time‚ as our nursing theorist. When Madeleine Leininger’s name was suggested‚ the majority immediately agreed on her because of the concept that she has developed; the Theory of Culture Care. Culture Care or Transcultural Nursing deals with nursing and the culture of the clients. And as we are nurses who are working in various
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Name: Garfield The Relationship between Language and Ethnic Identity in China: A focus on the Tibetan Language To begin with‚ according to the background history of the Tibetan language‚ it is not mere a language like modern English with a wide extend of speakers who can comprehend each other easily depending on familiar vocabulary‚ grammar. As an old linguistic proverb states: “a dialect is a language without an army and a language is a dialect with an army‚ and Tibetan can be considered
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Zack Neil Ms. Cerati English 2: KR Research Paper April 26‚ 2015 Ethnic Relations in Afghanistan Afghanistan is a large country in the Middle East that is called home by over 31 million people. Afghanistan is a multiethnic society consisting of people from many different cultures and who speak different languages. Afghanistan’s national anthem alone mentions fourteen different ethnicities of people who reside there. The ethnicities that are prevalent in the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini
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The Evolution of Leadership Theory David A. Van Seters Stevenson‚ Kellogg‚ Ernst & Whinney‚ Vancouver‚ British Columbia and Evolution of Leadership Theory 29 Richard H.G. Field University of Alberta‚ Edmonton‚ Canada Leadership is one of the most complex and multifaceted phenomena to which organisational and psychological research has been applied. While the term "leader" was noted as early as the 1300s (The Oxford English Dictionary‚ 1933) and conceptualised even before biblical times
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