Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Waste characterisation waste characterization US is the process by which the composition of different waste stream s is analysed. Waste characterisation plays an important part in any treatment of waste which may occur. Developers of new waste technologies must take into account what exactly waste streams consist of in order to fully treat the waste. The biodegradable waste biodegradable element of the waste stream is vitally important in the use of systems such as composting or anaerobic digestion . Municipal waste streams are commonly broken down into the following constituents Film plastic LDPE Dense plastic HDPE , Polyethylene terephthalate PET Ferrous metal Non ferrous metals Glass Textiles Other any remaining items which do not fit Biodegradable fraction Glass Paper & Corrugated fiberboard cardboard Garden waste or green waste Fines items below a certain screen size The European Waste Catalogue Overview The European Waste Catalogue acronym EWC refers to a set although non exhaustive list of wastes that are derived from both households and businesses inside the European Union. The EWC is used to derive a code six numbers in 3 sets of 2 that adequately describes the waste being transported, handled or treated. The EWC is used where Duty of Care Notices or Waste Transfer Notes are passed between waste management companies, waste carriers and to report volumes received or treated back to the governing agency Environment Agency, SEPA, NI Environment Agency . Typical Waste Characterisation & reporting The first step in characterising waste is to decide on the appropriate EWC code. These codes carry three categories absolute non hazardous, mirror entries and absolute hazardous. Initial assesment for the majority of wastes follows a simple derivation of industry some 20 main categories from which they were originally obtained ... treatment technologies Waste management DEFAULTSORT Waste Characterisation Category Landfill Category ... more details
Confusing date March 2009 Conflict of laws In private international law conflict of laws , characterisation is the second stage in the procedure to resolve a lawsuit involving a foreign law element. This process is described in English law as classification and as qualification in France French law. In those cases where a different result would be achieved depending on which of several possibly relevant laws is applied, this stage of the process reveals the relevant rule for the choice of law but it is not necessarily a simple process see the incidental question . The first stage is for the court to determine whether it has jurisdiction , where appropriate confronting the problem of forum shopping . Discussion Once the forum court has decided that it does have jurisdiction to hear the case, it then must characterise or classify the cause s of action. This is regarded as the most important and difficult problem in conflict of laws as trade and travel between Sovereign state states have become the norm and the effects of broken promises, defective goods, traffic accidents, and marital squabbles are no longer confined to the sovereignty sovereign territory of one particular state or nation. But local laws are usually enacted to satisfy domestic interests by legislators who focus on keeping .... Although it may appear logical to allow the whole of the lex causae , including its characterisation ... to the process of characterisation before the process of characterisation has led to the choice ... when characterisation is not made by the lex fori choice of law clause lex voluntatis subsequent characterisation which is a problem of the lex causae real estate or immovables when lex situs applies ... can be abused by the forum court to maximise the use of the local law. The generality of the characterisation ... been able to agree on characterisation issues, producing classifications that extend rather than reduce ... laws. Modern approach Given that the characterisation system and the choice of law rules were operating ... more details
Historic landscape characterisation is a programme initiated by English Heritage to increase understanding of the wider designed landscape , beyond that of the planned parkland of the country estate . ref Boundless Horizons , Graham Fairclough, Head of Monuments and Countryside Protections Programmes, article published in Conservation Bulletin Issue 40, March 2001 page 23 26. Available at http www.english heritage.org.uk upload pdf boudless horizons.pdf ref Similar programmes operate in Scotland , Wales and the Republic of Ireland , although different terminology is used. In Catalonia , since 2010, there is the PaHisCat program. Description Historic characterisation is described by the Council for British Archaeology as a way of going beyond intuition to get beneath the skin of a place and look at its essential qualities and character. ref Factsheet 8 Historic Characterisation, Planning and Regeneration , Council for British Archaeology. Available from http www.britarch.ac.uk conserve planning plansheet8.html ref The historic landscape characterisation programme does not restrict itself to historic buildings, ornamental landscapes and purely archaeological features, but embraces other man made features such as hedges and managed woodland. It recognises that the landscape itself can be historic in addition to historic features within it . Recognising the historic character of a landscape ... planning in the United Kingdom planning regime operating in England. In most cases, characterisation ... itself, the methodology is largely desk research desk based ref Factsheet 8 Historic Characterisation ... aerial photographs as well as current and historic maps. Since the landscape is not static, the characterisation ... combined with some knowledge of landscape history. Historic landscape characterisation has no statutory ... from development by the historic landscape characterisation project, so it can clearly be seen .... Notes reflist Category Town and country planning in England ca Historic Landscape Characterisation ... more details
Soil is essential to most animals on the earth . It is a relatively thin crust where an even smaller portion contains much of the biological activity . Soil consists of three different phases. A solid phase 20 that contains mainly minerals of varying sizes as well as organic compound s. The rest is pore space . This space contains the liquid and gas phases. In order to understand porosity better a series of equation s have been used to express the Quantitative property quantitative interactions between the three phases of soil. Macropores or fracture s play a major role in infiltration hydrology infiltration rates in many soils as well as preferential flow patterns, hydraulic conductivity and evapotranspiration. Cracks are also very influential in gas exchange, influencing respiration within soils. Modeling cracks therefore helps understand how these processes work and what the effects of changes in soil cracking such as compaction, can have on these processes. Bulk density main bulk density G math rho frac M s t V math The bulk density of soil depends greatly on the mineral make up of soil and the degree of Soil compaction compaction . The density of quartz is around 2.65 g cm sup 3 sup but the bulk density of a soil may be less than half that density. Most soils have a bulk density between 1.0 and 1.6 g cm sup 3 sup but organic soil and some friable clay may have a bulk density well below 1 g cm sup 3 sup Core sample s are taken by driving a metal core into the earth at the desired depth and soil horizon . The samples are then oven dried and weighed. Bulk density mass of oven dry soil volume The bulk density of soil is Inverse relationship inversely related to the porosity of the same soil. The more pore space in a soil the lower the value for bulk density. Porosity f math f frac V f V t math or math f frac V a V w V s V a V w math Porosity is a measure of the total pore space in the soil. This is measured as a volume or Percentage percent . The amount of porosity ... more details
Characterization or characterisation may refer to Characterisation of a character in a narrative or dramatic work of art Characterisation conflict , a procedure to resolve a lawsuit Characterization mathematics , a concept in mathematics Characterization materials science , the use of external techniques to probe into the internal structure and properties of a material Characterization in bacteriology , a technique used to identify a bacterial species, study its features, strain properties and systematically name it according to International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria . Disambig ... more details
XCL is a three letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below XCB Xlib Compatibility Layer Cluff Lake Airport , the IATA airport code Classical Armenian , the ISO 639 3 code being xcl . eXtensible Characterisation Language developed at the University of Cologne disambig fr XCL it XCL ... more details
HLC can refer to The Higher Learning Commission Hill City Municipal Airport High Line Canal Historic landscape characterisation Hendi Lesley Couple , Wet and Wild Homeland Learning Centre Hellcats , A CW television series disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages it HLC zh HLC ... more details
In petroleum engineering , a minipermeameter is a gas based device for measuring permeability earth sciences permeability in Porosity porous rocks ref http www.freepatentsonline.com 5373727.html ref . Minipermeametry has been used in the oil industry since the late 1960s Eijpe and Weber, 1971 without becoming in any way a standard experimental method in core analysis or reservoir characterisation. The laboratory minipermeametry can make important contributions both as an improved methodology within experimental petrophysics and as a source of data invaluable in routine reservoir characterisation C. HALVORSEN AND A. HURST, 1990 The values obtained from the minipermeameter should possibly be calibrated by a Klinkenberg correction References reflist http www.scaweb.org assets papers 1990 papers 1 SCA1990 27EURO.pdf Category Petroleum engineering Category Petrology petroleum stub ... more details
Character development may refer to The change in characterisation of a Fictional character Dynamic vs. static dynamic character , who changes over the course of a narrative. Character creation , especially for games Experience point Character advancement , increase in scores and other changes of a game character &mdash for example, in Role playing video game Character actions and abilities role playing video game s Moral character , a term used in many educational systems to indicate a strategy for the maturation of individual students. Disambig ... more details
Orphan date October 2008 Unreferenced date October 2008 Nanoelectrochemistry is a branch of electrochemistry that investigates the electricity electrical and electrochemical properties of materials at the nanometer size regime. Nanoelectrochemistry plays significant role in the fabrication of various sensor s, and devices for detecting molecules at very low concentrations. See also Nanoelectrode External links http www.abc.chemistry.bsu.by vi Te Cu Pb 20on 20Au.htm Electrochemical characterisation of atomic layers and multilayers Category Electrochemistry chemistry stub ... more details
Character design may refer to Characterisation , the process of conveying information about characters Character creation , the process of defining a game character Model sheet , a document used to help standardize the appearance, poses, and gestures of an animated character disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Johannes G. Vos is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in Dublin City University . In 1999 he was elected as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy and has been Chairman of the of the National Committee for Chemistry of the Royal Irish Academy since 2000 . His early work was on the synthesis, characterisation and physical properties of mononuclear and oligonuclear ruthenium and osmium containing polypyridyl compounds. His later work on the synthesis, characterisation and physical properties of polymer bound metal compounds. ref http www.dcu.ie info staff member.php?id no 1945 ref Published works In addition to many published articles Vos was joint author of Interfacial Supramolecular Assemblies Electrochemical and Photophysical Properties , Wiley, 2003. ref name BR Book Review by Rajendra Rathore Marquette University, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125 44 , p 13620 ref This book is jointly authored with Robert J. Forster , Tia Keyes Tia E. Keyes References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Vos, Johannes G. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Irish chemist DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Vos, Johannes G. Category Living people Category Irish chemists ireland academic bio stub ... more details
refimprove date March 2011 Wikify date March 2011 The Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory EChO is a proposed space telescope that has been selected for further studies as part of the Cosmic Vision roadmap of the European Space Agency , and is competing with three other missions for the M3 slot in the programme. EChO will be the first dedicated mission to investigate exoplanetary atmospheres, addressing the suitability of those planets for life and placing our Solar System in context. EChO will provide high resolution, multi wavelength spectroscopic observations. It will measure the atmospheric composition, temperature and albedo of a representative sample of known exoplanets, constrain models of their internal structure and improve our understanding of how planets form and evolve. It will orbit around the L2 Lagrange point, 1.5 million km from Earth in the anti sunward direction. See also MarcoPolo R LOFT References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links Official site http www.echo spacemission.eu http sci.esa.int science e www object index.cfm?fobjectid 48467 ESA Announcement Article European Space Agency Space observatories Category European Space Agency probes Category Spaceflight Category Unmanned vehicles Category Proposed spacecraft Category Space telescopes ESA stub fr Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory ru EChO ... more details
Notability 1 Prof date February 2010 Orphan date February 2009 Professor Richard O Kennedy is an author and academic at Dublin City University . Professor O Kennedy established his research group Applied Biochemistry Group http www.dcu.ie biotechnology abg index.html in 1980 at DCU. His group s main focus is the production, characterisation and application of polyclonal, monoclonal and recombinant antibodies to different haptens and disease markers. Published works Books by Richard O Kennedy include Coumarins Structure, Functions, Mode of Action and Analysis A Comprehensive Treatise , Wiley, 1997. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Okennedy, Richard ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Okennedy, Richard Category Irish scholars and academics Category Living people Ireland academic bio stub ... more details
A straight play is a term used to describe a form of theatrical production featuring spoken drama. While music is one of Aristotle s six elements of theatre , a straight play does not usually include singing. However, some singing may be used for special characterisation . Usually, the term straight play does not include the Theatre of the Absurd . Straight play is commonly used to differentiate a non musical a musical form. Aristotle s six elements of theatre or play are known as plot, character, thought theme , diction, music, and spectacle. reference from http www.lessonplanspage.com LAODrama AristotlesSixElementsOfAPlay5.htm this page See also Play theatre . Category Theatre ja zh ... more details
italic title Mycobacterium shimoidei is a slowly growing non pigmented species of mycobacteria . It is rarely associated with lung disease in humans. It was first isolated in 1975. ref cite journal last Koukila K hk l first P coauthors Paulin L, Brander E et al. title Characterisation of a new isolate of Mycobacterium shimoidei from Finland journal Journal of Medical Microbiology volume 49 issue 10 pages 937 940 month October year 2000 url http jmm.sgmjournals.org cgi reprint 49 10 937 pmid 11023191 ref References references Mycobacteria med stub Category Corynebacterineae ... more details
In soil , Characterisation of pore space in soil macropores are defined as cavities that are larger than 75 m. ref cite book title Glossary of Soil Science Terms 2008 last Soil Science Glossary Terms Committee year 2008 publisher Soil Science Society of America location Madison, WI isbn 978 0 89118 851 3 url https www.soils.org publications soils glossary ref Functionally, pore pores of this size host preferential soil soil solution flow and rapid transport of solute solutes and colloid colloids . Macropores increase the hydraulic conductivity of soil, allowing water to infiltration hydrology infiltrate and drainage drain quickly, and shallow groundwater to move relatively rapidly via lateral flow. In soil, macropores are created by plant root s, soil cracks, soil fauna , and by aggregation of soil particles into ped s. Macropores may be defined differently in other contexts. For example, in the context of porous solid solids i.e., not porous aggregations such as soil , colloid and surface chemists define macropores as cavities that are larger than 50 nm ref name pore cite journal author J. Rouquerol et al. journal Pure & Appl. Chem volume 66 year 1994 pages 1739 1758 url http media.iupac.org publications pac 1994 pdf 6608x1739.pdf title Recommendations for the characterization of porous solids doi 10.1351 pac199466081739 ref . See also Characterisation of pore space in soil Nanoporous Nanoporous materials References references References reflist Category Hydrology Category Soil physics Category Porous media ja ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales static image Image Old Church Stoke geograph.org.uk 654359.jpg 240px static image caption small View of the hamlet of Old Church Stoke small latitude 52.53 longitude 03.06 official name Old Church Stoke community wales Churchstoke population unitary wales Powys constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference SO2894 Old Church Stoke is a village in the community Wales Community of Churchstoke in Powys , Wales . Until 1974 it was in the county of Montgomeryshire . The name, as a distinct settlement within the township England township and parish of Churchstoke, was first recorded in the mid 16th century. ref name cpat http www.cpat.org.uk projects longer histland montgom 1069.htm Churchstoke Historic Landscape Characterisation , Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust ref The current village includes several timber framed farmhouses of the 17th and 18th century, the former Oak Inn from the same period, and a 19th century Primitive Methodist chapel. ref name cpat http www.cpat.org.uk projects longer histland montgom 1069.htm Churchstoke Historic Landscape Characterisation , Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust ref There was formerly a holy well, or Lady well , in the village, which was well dressing dressed with flowers and rushes. ref name bird90 Bird, A. History on the ground an inventory of unrecorded material relating to the mid Anglo Welsh borderland , University of Wales Press, 1977, p.90 ref References reflist External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 5974070 Photos of Old Church Stoke and surrounding area on geograph Category Villages in Powys Powys ... more details
Pentadin , a sweet sweet tasting proteins protein , was discovered and isolated in 1989, in the fruit of Oubli Pentadiplandra brazzeana Henri Ernest Baillon Baillon , a climbing shrub growing in some tropical countries of Africa . ref http chemse.oxfordjournals.org cgi content abstract 14 1 75 H Van der Wel, G Larcon, A Hladika, CM Hladik, G Hellekant and D Glaser. Isolation and characterisation of Pentadin, the sweet principle of Pentadiplandra Brazzeana Baillon. Chemical Senses 1989, 14 75 79. ref The fruit has been consumed by the apes and the natives for a long time. The berries of the plant were incredibly sweet African locals call them j oublie French for I forget because their taste helps nursing infants forget their mothers milk. ref name doc http philosophy.wisc.edu streiffer MHB999F06Folder News Stein 20 20Brazzein 20Sweet 20Success.doc UW Madison professor makes a sweet discovery 10 57 PM 11 04 02 Jason Stein For the State Journal ref Pentadin, with brazzein ref http www.nutritionj.com pubmed 7957951 Ming D and Hellekant G Brazzein, a new high potency thermostable sweet protein from Pentadiplandra brazzeana B. FEBS Lett 1994, 355 1 106 8. ref discovered in 1994, are the 2 sweet tasting proteins discovered in this African fruit. Pentadin molecular weight estimated to be 12 Atomic mass unit kDa . It is reported to be 500 times sweeter than sucrose on a weight basis. With its sweetness having a slow onset and decline similar to monellin and thaumatin . However, pentadin sweet profile is closer to monellin than to thaumatin. ref http chemse.oxfordjournals.org cgi content abstract 14 1 75 H Van der Wel, G Larcon, A Hladika, CM Hladik, G Hellekant and D Glaser. Isolation and characterisation of Pentadin, the sweet principle of Pentadiplandra Brazzeana Baillon. Chemical Senses 1989, 14 75 79. ref See also Brazzein Mabinlin Monellin Thaumatin References Reflist Category Sweeteners Category Proteins protein stub de Pentadin fr Pentadine lt Pentadinas ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 SAND protein family , first described in Saccharomyces cerevisiae but also in the animals Fugu rubripes , Caenorhabditis elegans , Drosophila melanogaster and Homo sapiens and in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana using comparative genomics ref cite journal author Cottage A, Mullan L, Portela MB, et al. title Molecular characterisation of the SAND protein family a study based on comparative genomics, structural bioinformatics and phylogeny journal Cell. Mol. Biol. Lett. volume 9 issue 4A pages 739 53 year 2004 pmid 15647795 url http www.cmbl.org.pl pdf Vol9 p739.pdf format PDF ref , is membrane protein related with vesicle traffic vacuole fussion in yeast s and lysosome one in mammals and other taxa . ref cite journal author Cottage A, Mullan L, Portela MB, et al. title Molecular characterisation of the SAND protein family a study based on comparative genomics, structural bioinformatics and phylogeny journal Cell. Mol. Biol. Lett. volume 9 issue 4A pages 739 53 year 2004 pmid 15647795 url http www.cmbl.org.pl pdf Vol9 p739.pdf format PDF ref In humans has been described an interaction with HSV 1 , a virus which produces Herpes simplex . ref cite journal author Dong S, Dong C, Liu L, et al. title Identification of a novel human sand family protein in human fibroblasts induced by herpes simplex virus 1 binding journal Acta Virol. volume 47 issue 1 pages 27 32 year 2003 pmid 12828340 url http www.aepress.sk downloads dl.php?from pubmed&journal AV&file 2003 01 27.pdf format PDF ref See also SNARE protein References reflist Category Cell biology Category Membrane proteins protein stub es SAND ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Context date October 2009 Size strength classification is a two parameter Rock geology rock Categorization classification based on the strength of intact rock and the spacing of discontinuities in the rock mass. It was developed by Louis and Franklin 1970 75 . The size strength approach to rock mass characterisation has been found helpful in various mining and civil engineering applications. The concept of block size is analogous to that of Particle size grain size but on macroscopic scale. The rock is considered as a Conglomerate geology conglomerate of discrete intact blocks bounded by joints. The behaviour of this conglomerate depends on the size and strength of a typical block. Block size is defined as the average diameter of a typical rock block in the unit to be classified. On the surface block size is measured by observing exposed rock surface. Underground block size is measured from drill cores. The intact strength of the rock material may be estimated by using a geologist s hammer rock hammer . DEFAULTSORT Size Strength Classification Category Rock mass classification Geology stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Mixed waste can refer to any combination of waste type s with different properties. Typically commercial and municipal wastes are mixtures of plastic s, metal s, glass , biodegradable waste including paper and textiles along with other nondescript junk. As defined by The United States Environmental Protection Agency , Mixed Waste contains both hazardous waste as defined by RCRA and its amendments and radioactive waste as defined by AEA and its amendments . It is jointly regulated by NRC or NRC s Agreement States and EPA or EPA s RCRA Authorized States. The fundamental and most comprehensive statutory definition is found in the Federal Facilities Compliance Act FFCA where Section 1004 41 was added to RCRA The term mixed waste means waste that contains both hazardous waste and source, special nuclear, or byproduct material subject to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. See also List of waste types Waste characterisation Waste management DEFAULTSORT Mixed Waste Category Waste ... more details
Infobox disease Name Properdin deficiency Image Caption DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM 312060 MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID Properdin deficiency is a rare X linked disease in which properdin , an important Complement system complement factor , is deficient. ref name pmid10909851 cite journal author van den Bogaard R, Fijen CA, Schipper MG, de Galan L, Kuijper EJ, Mannens MM title Molecular characterisation of 10 Dutch properdin type I deficient families mutation analysis and X inactivation studies journal Eur. J. Hum. Genet. volume 8 issue 7 pages 513 8 year 2000 month July pmid 10909851 doi 10.1038 sj.ejhg.5200496 url ref Affected individuals are susceptible to fulminant Meningococcemia meningococcal disease . References reflist Disease stub Lymphoid and complement immunodeficiency X linked disorders Category Complement deficiency Category Rare diseases ... more details
Jaume Ravent s i Gavald 1905 1982 Catalonia Catalan scientist and pharmacologist , who as a refugee from Franco s Spain worked in Edinburgh and Manchester . Intimately involved in the characterisation of Halothane or Fluothane in conjunction with Charles Suckling . Known as James Raventos in the UK . In the period 1928 1933 he worked in Barcelona with August Pi i Sunyer and Francesc Dom nech i Alsina. cite journal quotes last Hervas first C authorlink coauthors year 1992 month November title Approach to the scientific work of Jaume Raventos 1905 1982 journal Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim volume 39 issue 6 pages 362 70 id url accessdate pmid 1293654 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Raventos, Jaume ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1905 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1982 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Raventos, Jaume Category 1905 births Category 1982 deaths Category Catalan scientists Category Pharmacologists Spain scientist stub Catalonia bio stub ... more details
Electric sonic amplitude is an electroacoustic phenomena electroacoustic phenomenon that is the reverse to colloid vibration current . It occurs in colloids , emulsions and other heterogeneous fluids under the influence of an oscillating electric field . This field moves particles relative to the liquid, which generates ultrasound . Electric sonic amplitude was experimentally discovered by Oja and co authors in early 1980s. ref Oja, T., Petersen, G., and Cannon, D. Measurement of Electric Kinetic Properties of a Solution , US patent 4497208 1985 ref It is also widely used for characterizing potential in dispersions and emulsions. There is review of the theory of this effect, its experimental verification, and multiple applications published by Hunter. ref cite journal doi 10.1016 S0927 7757 98 00202 7 title Recent developments in the electroacoustic characterisation of colloidal suspensions and emulsions year 1998 last1 Hunter first1 R journal Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects volume 141 pages 37 ref References reflist See also Interface and colloid science Zeta potential Category Chemical mixtures Category Colloidal chemistry ... more details
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