A history of the earth and animated nature / by Oliver Goldsmith.

Abstract

CHAP. XV. The Ocean in general ; and of its Saltness CHAP XVI. The Tides, Motion, and Currents of the Sea ; with their effects CHAP. XVII. The changes produced by the Sea upon the Earth CHAP. XVIII. A summary account of the mechanical properties f.-( the air . 121 CHAP. XIX. An Essay towards a natural history of the Air CHAP. XX. Winds regular and irregular . . . . CHAP. XXI. Meteors, and such appearances as result from a combination of the Elements CHAP. XXII. The conclusion PART II.

Weighted Network utility Maximization Aided by Combined Queueing Priority in OFDMA Systems

“…Rate control can efficiently utilize channel state information and improve system spectral efficiency [5], [6]. Adaptive rate control strives to approach the Shannon's channel capacity by ensuring an acceptable BER for all the subchannels.…”

Knowledge and Attitudes of College Students about Venereal Disease and Its Prevention

“…One man pointed out his dilemma this way: "Admittedly, it is still embarrassing for me at age 31 to buy condoms at a drugstore where very often there is a mixed crowd waiting behind me, or where the cashier is a middle-aged women with a readily called-on dirty look" (9). And despite the good intentions of health professionals, some people have a fear of "being hassled" by pharmacists and others (10).…”

“…(11). Goldsmith and his co-workers concluded that "An attitude accepting one's own sexuality is a more important correlate with contraceptive use [which is in many respects similar to venereal disease prevention] than such other factors as exposure to sex education, knowledge of sex and contraception or religious background" (10). There are, however, misconceptions that need to be countered and divergent attitudes to be acknowledged when education programs are being planned.…”

District Space: A Nineteenth-Century Technique of Rule

“…The company's response was that "civilizing" the indigenous people required the company "to bring them up to labour from their youth," and that this was impossible as the company knew little about the locations of most of its indigenous trading partners. 51 Within this same period, when asked to write on the "native" population, Chief Factor John Isham was only able to state that they "are not numerous relative to the proportion of land they occupy." 52 In the same year as the select committee, HBC surveyor William Coates was charged with the development of a map for a new Fort in the Gulf of Richmond.…”

“…51 Within this same period, when asked to write on the "native" population, Chief Factor John Isham was only able to state that they "are not numerous relative to the proportion of land they occupy." 52 In the same year as the select committee, HBC surveyor William Coates was charged with the development of a map for a new Fort in the Gulf of Richmond. In his survey, Coates described the immediate features in the vicinity of the new fort:…”