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Matenda, Frank Ranganai, Mabutho Sibanda, Eriyoti Chikodza, and Victor Gumbo. "Corporate Loan Recovery Rates under Downturn Conditions in a Developing Economy: Evidence from Zimbabwe." Risks 10, no. 10 (October 17, 2022): 198. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/risks10100198.
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In this study, we design stepwise ordinary least squares regression models using various amalgamations of firm features, loan characteristics and macroeconomic variables to forecast workout recovery rates for defaulted bank loans for private non-financial corporates under downturn conditions in Zimbabwe. Our principal aim is to identify and interpret the determinants of recovery rates for private firm defaulted bank loans. For suitability and efficacy purposes, we adopt a unique real-life data set of defaulted bank loans for private non-financial firms pooled from a major anonymous Zimbabwean commercial bank. Our empirical results show that the firm size, the collateral value, the exposure at default, the earnings before interest and tax/total assets ratio, the length of the workout process, the total debt/total assets ratio, the ratio of (current assets–current liabilities)/total assets, the inflation rate, the interest rate and the real gross domestic product growth rate are the significant determinants of RRs for Zimbabwean private non-financial firm bank loans. We reveal that accounting information is useful in examining recovery rates for defaulted bank loans for private corporations under distressed financial and economic conditions. Moreover, we discover that the prediction results of recovery rate models are augmented by fusing firm features and loan characteristics with macroeconomic factors.
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Jorum, Tasleema M., and Sujata S. Mali. "Performance of Regional Rural Banks after Amalgamation in India: Progress and Prospects." Artha - Journal of Social Sciences 11, no. 3 (July 18, 2012): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.12724/ajss.22.1.
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For the past three decades India's banking system has several outstanding achievements to its credit. The most striking is its extensive reach. It is no longer confined to only metropolitans or cosmopolitans in India. In fact, Indian banking system has reached even to the remote corners of the country. This is one of the main reasons for India's growth process. The government's regular policy for Indian banks since 1969 has paid rich dividends with the nationalization of 14 major private banks of India. Regional Rural Banks started their development process on 2 October 1975 with the formation of a single bank—Prathama Grameen Bank. The RRBs mobilize financial resources from rural/semi-urban areas and grant loans and advances mostly to small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers and rural artisans. The area of operation of RRBs is limited to the area as notified by GoI covering one or more districts in the State. In this context, the present study is an attempt to examine the impact of amalgamation on physical performance of RRBs during post-amalgamation period.Keywords: Banking; Regional rural banks; Amalgamation; Profit and loss and economic development; NPAs and deposits.
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Vedam, Aditya. "Impact of Amalgamation of RRBs on Financial Efficiency and Inclusion A Case of Karnataka RRBs." Journal of Global Economy 14, no. 4 (November 10, 2018): 101–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1956/jge.v14i4.510.
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Abstract: Objective: The adoption of financial sector reforms in response to the economic crisis in the latter half of the nineties had resulted in a levy of spate of dynamic regulatory standards of global financial resilience on banks in India to enable them to operate in an increasingly competitive market environment. These include prudential norms on capital adequacy and NPA provisioning followed by (of late) bank mergers, ostensibly to bolster their financial viability and efficiency. The paper inquires into the impact of ‘Bank-mergers in the context of the amalgamation of RRBs as the policy response in regard to their impact on financial efficiency and financial inclusion across the period of the merger (1999-2011)Methodology: The paper uses the ‘taxonomic method’ to develop a composite index independently for ‘financial efficiency’-and ‘financial Inclusion’ in order to compare the RRBs performance across the period of their amalgamation Conclusion: It finds that the impact on the RRB amalgamation on financial efficiency has been largely ‘modest’ in the post-amalgamation period, and largely at the expense of their erstwhile mandate of being the ‘engine of financial inclusion’.
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Bapat, Dhananjay, S. Sidharthan, and C. Yogalakshmi. "An analysis of financial inclusion initiatives at Odisha Gramya Bank." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 6, no. 3 (September 23, 2016): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eemcs-09-2014-0227.
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Subject area Financial Services Marketing, Financial Inclusion, Emerging Market Studies. Study level/applicability The case is suitable for graduate management students in courses such as general management and marketing courses. It is also suitable for a specialised rural marketing course and marketing of financial services. In business schools outside India, the case can be used in a course on marketing strategies for emerging economies. The case is suitable for executive development programmes for the areas pertaining to rural banking, marketing of banking services and financial inclusion programmes. Case overview The case analyses the financial inclusion initiative by Odisha Gramya Bank, a regional rural bank set up after amalgamation of three banks in the state of Orissa, India. The topic of financial inclusion has been the attraction from bankers, policymakers and academia in light of linkage between formal financial system and inclusive growth. To harness the fortunes at the bottom of pyramid, the case looks into the development of financial inclusion, business strategies and strategies for various customer segments. Expected learning outcomes To introduce students to analyse and compare various financial inclusion options. The case is useful to comprehend the various methods of financial inclusion. To analyse the evolution of regional rural banks and Odisha Gramya Bank after its amalgamation. To appreciate the issues faced by Odisha Gramya Bank. To understand various market segment and to evaluate its potential. To suggest appropriate strategies for each market segment. To appreciate how technology can be harnessed for business correspondents. To recommend the roadmap for financial inclusion to Mr Sidharthan, Chairman, Odisha Gramya Bank. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 8: Marketing.
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Kumar, P. Satheesh. "A Study on Customer Satisfaction towards Banking Services Provided by SBI in Reference with Erode City." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 1 (January 31, 2022): 859–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.39940.
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Abstract: The study is conducted on the consumer satisfaction towards the services rendered by SBI. SBI is an Indian multinational, public sector banking and financial services statutory body. They have branches spread over the entire length and breadth of the country. SBI in particular is all pervasive enjoying a sprawling network of 9000 branches. It has assets to be worth of about Rs.2,22,500 crore. SBI has very conservative approach to accounting particularly when it comes to declaration of its assets. SBI enjoys a monopoly of the government business. The reserve bank of India owns about 60%of the banks equity. SBI was formed under the SBI act in 1955. With the takeover of imperial bank and amalgamation of Bank of Bengal, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras. SBI enjoys a pool of best managerial talent, assured government business, a country wide network of branches and strong brand credibility in the Indian market. Keywords: Public sector banking, Financial services, imperial bank
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Ahmed, Muntazar Bashir. "KASB Bank Limited: Capital Shortage." Asian Journal of Management Cases 15, no. 1 (March 2018): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972820117744685.
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KASB Bank Limited was a small sized bank in Pakistan. Its operations did not generate sufficient profits and over the years it was unable to meet the regulatory capital as specified by the State Bank of Pakistan. The bank’s loan portfolio was infected with poor quality borrowers and this resulted in very high non performing loans which required loan loss provisions. The bank sponsor had other group companies which the KASB Bank acquired in order to meet the capital needs. The State Bank as part of compliance with BASEL rules required higher amounts of capital to protect the banking sector and had allowed KASB Bank extra time to meet the capital needs. However, the State Bank ultimately used its regulatory authority to put the bank under its supervision. The State Bank placed KASB Bank under a moratoriam so that the KASB Bank customer deposits were frozen and only withdrawls up to PKR300,000 were allowed from each account. The State Bank wanted another bank to take over the KASB Bank operations and allowed other interested banks to conduct due diligence so as to review the financial status of the bank with a view to take over the troubled bank. There were very few banks interested in taking over because KASB Bank had negative equity estimated at PKR12 to PKR14 billion. The State Bank in order to protect the interests of the 150,000 depositors and the stability of the banking system gave a concessionary loan of PKR20 billion as part of the scheme of amalgamation of KASB Bank with Bank Islami.
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Alam, Muhammad, Javed Akhter Qureshi, Garee Khan, Manzoor Ali, Naeem Abbas, Sher Sultan, Asghar Khan, and Yasmeen Bano. "The Process Designing of Gold Extraction from Placers of Passu to Shimshal (Hunza Valley) Gilgit-Baltistan by Mercury Amalgamation and Cyanidation Leached Method." International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology 10, no. 4 (February 19, 2020): 25–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.46660/ijeeg.vol10.iss4.2019.348.
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Gold wash through panning or washing in the fluvial sediments or sands is done on the river banks inSkardu, Hunza and other places. The method of gold washing is very crude, primitive and most of the gold is washedaway back into the river. The current study mainly focused on extraction of placer gold deposits. Pneumatic machinesfrom Passu to Shimshal (Hunza valley) Gilgit-Baltistan. The mercury amalgamation and cyanide leached methods havebeen used for placer gold deposits extraction from the concentrate obtained from shaking table. The amount of goldrecovered from amalgamation method with mercury was 30.9%. The alloyed gold with other metals, gold dust, and finegold was recovered by chemical process. The reagent consumption, i.e. 1.4 kg/ton of NACN and 6 Kg / ton of CaOwere used for extraction of placer gold deposits. The extracted gold is 10.24 g /t and silver 22 g /t and the remaininggold like the amalgamation residue, tailings and middlings are extracted by cyanidation leached method. The extractionof gold by cyanidation process was compared graphically, and study results revealed that extraction of gold usingcyanidation leached method was 91.40% and silver 100%, respectively.
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Alam, Muhammad, Javed Akhter Qureshi, Garee Khan, Manzoor Ali, Naeem Abbas, Sher Sultan, Asghar Khan, and Yasmeen Bano. "The Process Designing of Gold Extraction from Placers of Passu to Shimshal (Hunza Valley) Gilgit-Baltistan by Mercury Amalgamation and Cyanidation Leached Method." International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology 10, no. 4 (February 19, 2020): 25–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.46660/ojs.v10i4.348.
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Gold wash through panning or washing in the fluvial sediments or sands is done on the river banks inSkardu, Hunza and other places. The method of gold washing is very crude, primitive and most of the gold is washedaway back into the river. The current study mainly focused on extraction of placer gold deposits. Pneumatic machinesfrom Passu to Shimshal (Hunza valley) Gilgit-Baltistan. The mercury amalgamation and cyanide leached methods havebeen used for placer gold deposits extraction from the concentrate obtained from shaking table. The amount of goldrecovered from amalgamation method with mercury was 30.9%. The alloyed gold with other metals, gold dust, and finegold was recovered by chemical process. The reagent consumption, i.e. 1.4 kg/ton of NACN and 6 Kg / ton of CaOwere used for extraction of placer gold deposits. The extracted gold is 10.24 g /t and silver 22 g /t and the remaininggold like the amalgamation residue, tailings and middlings are extracted by cyanidation leached method. The extractionof gold by cyanidation process was compared graphically, and study results revealed that extraction of gold usingcyanidation leached method was 91.40% and silver 100%, respectively.
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Pikahulan, Rustam Magun, Orin Gusta Andini, and Syafa'at Anugrah Pradana. "KONSEKUENSI HUKUM PELAKSANAAN MERGER PADA BANK SYARIAH BADAN USAHA MILIK NEGARA (BUMN)." TANJUNGPURA LAW JOURNAL 6, no. 2 (July 30, 2022): 179. http://dx.doi.org/10.26418/tlj.v6i2.52245.
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Abstract The urgency of implementing a merger in BUMN sharia banks targeted by the government has the potential to slow down the pace of sharia economic development from the financial sector. On the one hand, the steps taken pose a considerable risk because two of the three combined Islamic banks will lose their status as legal entities. The research will describe the urgency of the merger policy towards state-owned Islamic banks, which will then be analyzed in a juridical manner related to the implementation of the merger. This research is a type of normative legal research or normative juridical research because this research focuses on library materials, using the Statute Approach. Based on the results of the research, the authors conclude that the implementation of the merger carried out by the government against the three state-owned Islamic banks is in accordance with the mechanism regulated in the regulations. However, the merger of these state-owned Islamic banks will have legal consequences for PT. Bank Mandiri Syariah Tbk., PT. Bank BNI Syariah Tbk., because after the merger or amalgamation, the status of the merging Islamic banks is declared terminated by law or by law. Another possible legal consequence, according to the author, is that in the near future Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) will not be able to achieve market share in the national banking industry, because it is still focused on improving management and the process of shifting customers after the merger. Abstrak Urgensi pelaksanaan merger pada bank syariah BUMN yang ditargetkan oleh pemerintah sangat berpotensi untuk memperlambat laju perkembangan ekonomi syariah dari sektor keuangan. Di satu sisi, langkah yang diambil memberikan resiko yang cukup besar karena dua di antara tiga bank syariah yang digabungkan akan kehilangan statusnya sebagai badan hukum. Dalam penelitian akan dipaparkan urgensi dari kebijakan merger terhadap bank-bank syariah BUMN, yang kemudian akan dianalisis secara yuridis terkait pelaksanaan merger tersebut. Penelitian ini adalah jenis penelitian-penelitian hukum normatif atau yuridis normatif karena penelitian ini terfokus pada bahan pustaka, dengan menggunakan pendekatan undang-undang atau statute approach. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian penulis menyimpulkan bahwa, pelaksanaan merger yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah terhadap tiga bank syariah BUMN sudah sesuai dengan mekanisme yang diatur dalam regulasi. Akan tetapi, merger bank-bank syariah BUMN tersebut akan menimbulkan kosekuensi hukum bagi PT. Bank Mandiri Syariah Tbk., PT Bank BNI Syariah Tbk., karena setelah dilakukan merger atau penggabungan tersebut, status bank syariah yang mengabungkan diri dinyatakan berakhir karena hukum atau undang-undang. Kosekuensi hukum lainnya yang kemungkinan akan timbul menurut penulis adalah, dalam waktu dekat Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) belum bisa mencapai market share pada industri perbankan nasional, karena masih terfokus pada pembenahan manajemen dan proses peralihan nasabah pasca merger tersebut.
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Chen, David Y. "The Amalgamation of Chinese Higher Education Institutions." education policy analysis archives 10 (April 14, 2002): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v10n20.2002.
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The 1990s witnessed revolutionary change in China's higher education system, particularly through radical mergers. The reform process and its background are detailed here, with a case study focusing on Zhejiang University. After nearly 15 years of painstaking effort, the reform goals for the higher education system have been met, and a decentralized, two-tiered administrative system has been installed. However, the most hotly debated reform has been the amalgamation of universities. The need to optimize China's system of higher education has a background dating back about 50 years, when the first reordering of higher education took place. The reordering and its results are described, and the causes and after effects of this reform are detailed.
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Zams, Bastian Muzbar, Ratih Indrastuti, Akhmad Ginulur Pangersa, Nur Annisa Hasniawati, Fatimah Az Zahra, and Indah Ayu Fauziah. "DESIGNING CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY FOR INDONESIA: THE DELPHI–ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS." Buletin Ekonomi Moneter dan Perbankan 23, no. 3 (December 2, 2020): 413–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.21098/bemp.v23i3.1351.
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The emergence of stablecoins is a growing concern for authorities worldwide including Indonesia as it could affect financial stability. Thus, if a central bank chooses to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to tackle this problem, the design should conform to the country’s characteristics and consumer needs. This study draws on experts’ opinions from various economic agents and utilises an amalgamation of the analytic network process (ANP) and the Delphi method to show that the cash-like CBDC model is the most appropriate digital currency design for Indonesia, since it could enhance financial inclusion and reduce shadow banking in Indonesia.
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Reshak, A. H. "Quantum dots in photocatalytic applications: efficiently enhancing visible light photocatalytic activity by integrating CdO quantum dots as sensitizers." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19, no. 36 (2017): 24915–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cp05312f.
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The amalgamation of a wide optical band gap photocatalyst with visible-light-active CdO quantum dots (QDs) as sensitizers is one of the most efficient ways to improve photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation.
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Chakrabarti, Somnath, Deepak Trehan, and Mayank Makhija. "Assessment of service quality using text mining – evidence from private sector banks in India." International Journal of Bank Marketing 36, no. 4 (May 21, 2018): 594–615. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijbm-04-2017-0070.
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Purpose As the retail banking institutions are becoming more customer centric, their focus on service quality is increasing. Established service quality frameworks such as SERVQUAL and SERVPERF have been applied in the banking sector. While these models are widely accepted, they are expensive because of the need for replication across bank branches. The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel, user friendly and cost effective approach by amalgamating the traditional concept of service quality in banks (marketing base) and sentiment analysis literature (information systems base). Design/methodology/approach In this study, the main objective is to analyze user reviews to better understand the correlation between RATER dimension sentiment scores as independent variables and user overall rating (customer satisfaction) grouping in “good” and “bad” as dependent variable through development of authors’ own logistic regression model using lexicon-based sentiment analysis. The model has been developed for three largest private banks in India pertaining to three banking product categories of loans, savings and current accounts and credit cards. Findings The results show that the responsiveness and tangibles dimensions significantly impact the user evaluation rating. Even though the three largest private banks in India are concentrating on the tangibles dimension, not all of them are sufficiently focused on the responsiveness dimension. Additionally, customers looking for loan products are more susceptible to negative perceptions on service quality. Originality/value This study has highlighted two types of scores whereby user provided overall evaluation scores help provide validation to the sentiment scores. The developed model can be used to assess performance of a bank in comparison to its peers and to generate in depth insights on point of parity (POP) and point of difference (POD) fronts.
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Sharma, Dr Ashutosh, and Sumit Nigam. "Alteration of Single Band Antenna into Triple Band Using Metamaterial." International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research 2, no. 4 (December 30, 2014): 44–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.37391/ijeer.020402.
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This research article contains process of RMPA modification into triple band feeler using negative media or metamaterial. The metamaterial structure contains amalgamation of rectangular and circular shapes to form a design which improvise the patch results to a great extent. The centre of interest in this letter is to use a microstrip patch antenna to operate at three different frequencies instead at operating frequency alone. This triple band feeler can operate at three distinguished frequencies 1.941, 2.586 & 2.784 GHz. whereas the operating frequency was 2GHz. The return loss for all the band frequencies is -29.1, -27.3 and -22.4 dB respectively and corresponding bandwidths are 23.7, 35.2 and 27MHz compared with return loss -10.11dB and bandwidth 9.4MHZ achieved by RMPA alone. All the designing and simulation work was done in the CST-MWS and the proving that the negative media is metamaterial was accomplished by MS excel software.
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Shoji, Kunitaka. "Every Normal Band with (REP) and (REP) op is an Amalgamation Base." Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 119, no. 2 (October 1993): 391. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2159919.
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Joshi, Vijay. "Post-Merger Appraisal of Stress Level among Bank Employees: A Case Study." Journal of Social and Development Sciences 4, no. 4 (April 30, 2013): 152–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v4i4.746.
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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) is one of the most accepted inorganic strategic tool in the hands of decision makers. Though, it is a major decision as it requires huge investments but it propels the wings of growth instantaneously and such investment decisions are largely based on financial aspects of business. It brings growth as well as unavoidable challenges for Transferor and transferee Company. Such challenges may include work culture related factors and psychological factors, which directly affect the work force of the transformer company as it is observed in case of ICICI Bank and the Bank of Rajasthan Ltd. BoR amalgamation when all the bank employees of BoR agitated. Therefore, the aim of this research paper is to identify the most prominent factors (merger stressors) which affect the stress level of bank employees during post merger. The factors are divided into two heads i.e. work culture related factors and psychological factors which covers total 13 and 11 factors respectively. For this purpose, a large sample of 60 BoR bank employees has been drawn from Udaipur city and the factor analysis has been performed. We found that cultural fit and HR policy framework are two prominent factors for high level of stress and dissatisfaction among bank employees. This study is a small contribution for the betterment of the bank employees and provides guidelines for bank policy makers, strategists, scholars and researchers.
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Shoji, Kunitaka. "Every normal band with REP and REP$\sp {\rm op}$ is an amalgamation base." Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 119, no. 2 (February 1, 1993): 391. http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/s0002-9939-1993-1195732-0.
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Spahic, Darko, and Tivadar Gaudenyi. "Intraoceanic subduction of the northwestern Neotethys and geodynamic interaction with Serbo-Macedonian foreland: Descending vs. overriding near-trench dynamic constraints (East Vardar Zone, Jastrebac Mts., Serbia)." Annales g?ologiques de la Peninsule balkanique 80, no. 2 (2019): 65–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/gabp1902065s.
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A composite paleogeographic and plate kinematic spatiotemporal reconstruction of the exhumed Neotethyan cross-lithospheric footwall amalgamation (Jastrebac dome) incorporates the two formerly underplating oceanic entities, West Vardar- and East Vardar Zone. These ophiolite-bearing agglomerations are unroofed within the accretionary Paleogene to Miocene core-complex, beneath the Serbo-Macedonian overriding plate. The exposed Neotethyan crustal amalgamation is comprised of: an (i) folded trench assemblage of uncertain Mesozoic? Paleogeographic affinity metamorphosed under a greenschist-grade (West- vs. East Vardar Zone or Neotethyan crust- vs. its back-arc system?) sandwiched beneath the overlying (ii) late Cretaceous - Paleogene (meta)turbidites. To make matters more intricate, at the closest proximity of the dome (Mali Jastrebac Mountain) there is a similar (iii) greenschist-facies amalgamation comprised of the Neoproterozoic - Lower Paleozoic ocean-floor assembly (Supragetic basement). The interpretations of this rather controversial cross-lithospheric structure include a reassessment of the obduction sequence, and are underpinned by the restoration of the near-trench microplate motions. The study addresses the (1) local finite configuration (Serbo-Macedonian hanging wall vs. Neo - tethyan intraoceanic arc) and the (2) spatiotemporal geometry of the principal (micro)plate boundaries (Serbo-Macedonian Unit vs. Apulia/Adria). Unlike the earlier proposal of the ophiolite obduction onto the Serbo-Macedonian Unit onto the Apulia/Adria hinterland (or external segment of the ?Dacia mega-terrane?), we here propose a west-vergent obduction of the East Vardar Zone ophiolites onto the descending Neotethyan lithosphere (West Vardar ophiolites) - a similar scenario to its continuation in Greece (Peonias subzone).
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Hughes, Geraint Wyn. "Bioecostratigraphy of the Shu’aiba Formation, Shaybah field, Saudi Arabia." GeoArabia 5, no. 4 (October 1, 2000): 545–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/geoarabia0504545.
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ABSTRACT The Aptian Shu’aiba Formation forms a major carbonate reservoir in the Shaybah field of eastern Saudi Arabia. Lack of exposures and poor seismic data have forced the cored intervals to be fully exploited to provide evidence of the depositional environment and layering of the reservoir rocks and associated lithofacies. Rudist, foraminiferal and coccolith evidence indicates an Aptian age for the entire Formation, most of it being early Aptian. A major unconformity at the top of the Shu’aiba separates it from the overlying Nahr Umr Formation. Rapid biofacies variations suggest possible sequence boundaries within the Shu’aiba Formation. Semi-quantitative macropaleontological and micropaleontological analyses indicate significant paleoenvironmentally influenced lateral and vertical bioassemblage variations. Lagoon, rudist-associated back-bank, bank-crest and fore-bank, and upper-ramp depositional environments have been interpreted, of which the bank represents the gradual amalgamation of earlier isolated rudist shoals. Integrating the micropaleontological analyses with rudist assemblages has facilitated the prediction of rudist-associated reservoir facies. Variations in the micro- and macrofacies permit the Formation to be divided into three layers. (1) The “lower Shu’aiba” (without rudists) is dominated by a regionally extensive, moderately deep marine planktonic foraminiferal/algal association of Palorbitolina lenticularis-Hedbergella delrioensis-Lithocodium aggregatum and the benthonic foraminifera Debarina hahounerensis, Praechrysalidina infracretacea, Vercorsella arenata and rotalids. (2) The “middle Shu’aiba” shows the significant lateral and vertical differentiation of a rudist-rimmed shallow carbonate platform typically associated with a marine highstand. A predominance of rudist species Glossomyophorus costatus and Offneria murgensis occurs together with Lithocodium aggregatum, Palorbitolina lenticularis, Trocholina spp. and miliolid foraminifera. (3) The “upper Shu’aiba” represents an expansion of the lagoon (associated with a marine transgression), and a predominance of Agriopleura cf. blumenbachi and A. cf. marticensis rudists, together with Debarina hahounerensis, Praechrysalidina infracretacea and Vercorsella arenata. The localized distribution of the rudist Horiopleura cf. distefanoi in association with corals, is a feature of the eastern flank of the field. A coarse assemblage-based biozonation for the Shu’aiba has been proposed, but a detailed scheme is precluded by rapid diachronous biofacies variations across the Shaybah field. In addition to the major biocomponent assemblages, minor variations reveal high-frequency depositional cycles that may assist in the interpretation of the distribution and correlation of reservoir facies. The identification of bioassemblages, and the paleoenvironmental interpretation of formation micro-imager logs from vertical cores in exploration wells, has assisted the calibration of images from uncored horizontal development wells.
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Homer, Lucy E., Anuj Mishra, and Paul McArthur. "AMNIOTIC CONSTRICTION BANDS: A CASE SERIES AND PROPOSED NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM." Hand Surgery 20, no. 01 (January 2015): 121–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218810415500173.
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Introduction: Amniotic constriction bands occur in approximately one in every 15,000 live births and is graded using the Patterson Classification system. Methods: A case series of all patients with amniotic constriction band that presented to Alder Hey Children's Hospital was compiled between the years 1993 and 2012, data was described and a classification system developed. Results: Thirty seven patients were identified. Of these 17 had amniotic constriction confined to the upper limbs and three of the lower limbs only. Seventeen had both upper and lower limb deformity. Twenty eight children underwent surgical intervention whilst nine to date have not. Conclusion: Constriction band of the upper limb was the most common with lower limb bands the least. There is no agreement on the nomenclature of this condition making amalgamation of the literature problematic. A more specific classification of upper limb bands has been suggested which includes anatomical location and depth of band.
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Bareja, Milan N., and Chintan K. Modi. "An Improved Iterative Back Projection Based Single Image Super Resolution Approach." International Journal of Image and Graphics 14, no. 04 (October 2014): 1450015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219467814500156.
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In this paper, an effort is made to propose an effective image super resolution (SR) approach to recover a high resolution (HR) image from a single low resolution (LR) image. This approach is based on an iterative back projection (IBP) method with the edge preserving infinite symmetric exponential filter (ISEF) and difference image. Amalgamation of ISEF and difference image provides high frequency information. This approach is applied on different type of images and compared results with different existing image SR approaches. Simulation results demonstrate that proposed approach can more precisely enlarge the LR image. This proposed approach decreases mean square error (MSE) and mean absolute error (MAE) and increases the peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) significantly compared to other existing approaches.
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Cimbala, John M., Hassan M. Nagib, and Anatol Roshko. "Large structure in the far wakes of two-dimensional bluff bodies." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 190 (May 1988): 265–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022112088001314.
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Smoke-wire flow visualization and hot-wire anemometry have been used to study near and far wakes of two-dimensional bluff bodies. For the case of a circular cylinder at 70 < Re < 2000, a very rapid (exponential) decay of velocity fluctuations at the Kármán-vortex-street frequency is observed. Beyond this region of decay, larger-scale (lower wavenumber) structure can be seen. In the far wake (beyond one hundred diameters) a broad band of frequencies is selectively amplified and then damped, the centre of the band shifting to lower frequencies as downstream distance is increased.The far-wake structure does not depend directly on the scale or frequency of Kármán vortices shed from the cylinder; i.e. it does not result from amalgamation of shed vortices. The growth of this structure is due to hydrodynamic instability of the developing mean wake profile. Under certain conditions amalgamation can take place, but is purely incidental, and is not the driving mechanism responsible for the growth of larger-scale structure. Similar large structure is observed downstream of porous flat plates (Re ≈ 6000), which do not initially shed Kármán-type vortices into the wake.Measured prominent frequencies in the far cylinder wake are in good agreement with those estimated by two-dimensional locally parallel inviscid linear stability theory, when streamwise growth of wake width is taken into account. Finally, three-dimensionality in the far wake of a circular cylinder is briefly discussed and a mechanism for its development is suggested based on a secondary parametric instability of the subharmonic type.
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Akinyetun, Tope Shola. "Identity Politics and National Integration in Nigeria: The Sexagenarian Experience." African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies 2, no. 1 (October 13, 2020): 114–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v2i1.856.
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Nigeria celebrated sixty years of political independence in 2020 despite sustaining an array of gains and losses, especially regarding the nation’s inability to manage the several identities it houses and the potential they portend for national integration. Although, having plural identities should provide an opportunity for diversity-induced development, especially having stayed together since the cultural amalgamation 106 years ago (1914-2020), and since the country’s independence sixty years ago (1960-2020). This should have provided enough time frame to enable the region to solidify its cultural, lingual, ethnic, and religious differences to move towards national integration. However, the reality is contrasting, wherein peaceful coexistence and respect for rule of law are conspicuously inconsistent. This paper, thus, adopts a descriptive approach to dissect Nigeria’s sixty years of independence and the role identity politics has played in instituting national integration. The paper concludes that identity politics is as a result of colonial amalgamation and is indeed the bane of national integration in Nigeria. As a result, it is recommended that the arrangement of Nigeria’s governance should be restructured to represent a more united front, where the views, demands, choices, dreams, cultures, and aspirations of all groups are captured through a constitutional conference.
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Akinyetun, Tope Shola. "Identity Politics and National Integration in Nigeria: The Sexagenarian Experience." African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies 2, no. 1 (October 13, 2020): 114–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v2i1.856.
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Nigeria celebrated sixty years of political independence in 2020 despite sustaining an array of gains and losses, especially regarding the nation’s inability to manage the several identities it houses and the potential they portend for national integration. Although, having plural identities should provide an opportunity for diversity-induced development, especially having stayed together since the cultural amalgamation 106 years ago (1914-2020), and since the country’s independence sixty years ago (1960-2020). This should have provided enough time frame to enable the region to solidify its cultural, lingual, ethnic, and religious differences to move towards national integration. However, the reality is contrasting, wherein peaceful coexistence and respect for rule of law are conspicuously inconsistent. This paper, thus, adopts a descriptive approach to dissect Nigeria’s sixty years of independence and the role identity politics has played in instituting national integration. The paper concludes that identity politics is as a result of colonial amalgamation and is indeed the bane of national integration in Nigeria. As a result, it is recommended that the arrangement of Nigeria’s governance should be restructured to represent a more united front, where the views, demands, choices, dreams, cultures, and aspirations of all groups are captured through a constitutional conference.
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Rosin, David. "The English College wins the Rosin-Tanner Cup." Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 88, no. 5 (May 1, 2006): 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/147363506x109302.
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The Royal College of Surgeons of England rugby club is flourishing but needs your support. It has a very young history when compared with the United Hospitals Cup (the oldest competition, dating back to 1874 and still being played despite many amalgamations of the London teaching hospitals). Our College club was founded in 2003 to play against the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for the Park–Parker Cup. The first game was played at the Rosslyn Park ground on the morning of the Calcutta Cup and, sadly, after suturing various parts of players' anatomy from both sides, I presented the Cup to the Edinburgh side who had been triumphant, reversing a large half-time lead by the English College. The next two years belonged to England winning in Edinburgh and in London.
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Sahu, Ritankar. "Acquisition Financing in India: Working in an Emerging but Complex Market." Business Law Review 32, Issue 5 (May 1, 2011): 109–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.54648/bula2011029.
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While Indian corporates are aggressively expanding their horizons their counterparts offshore are acquiring in India. While availability of funds is a favourable driver for investments, it has been the structuring options devised for Indian acquirers which have enabled them to make acquisitions offshore. Nevertheless, such hurdles should not be seen as a deterrent. This article describes the issues and regulatory hurdles and provides an overview of corporate structures and agreements used in mergers, amalgamations and acquisitions before describing how Indian companies are allowed to access funds from abroad. It then looks into domestic sources of .finance, statutory restrictions on loans from Indian banks, limits on capital market exposure, structured instruments, Indian depository receipts, terms of .financing documents, taking security in India, inter-creditor arrangements and the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002.
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Yusuke, Kawamura. "PENSION REFORM IN AN AUTHORITARIAN STATE: A CASE STUDY OF EGYPT." Public Administration Issues, no. 5 (2021): 89–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.17323/1999-5431-2021-0-5-89-106.
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This article focuses on two pension reforms in Egypt in order to understand the dynamics of social policy reform under authoritarian rule. One was supported by the World Bank and promulgated in 2010. It included drastic changes, such as the introduction of a defined benefit scheme, and ultimately failed. Another was successfully implemented in 2019. Compared to the 2010 reform, the 2019 reform involved only parametric change (such as increasing the retirement age and amalgamating social insurance funds), in order to mitigate the criticisms that had been made of the previous pension reform and to facilitate gradual, steady enhancement of the programme’s sustainability. The findings suggest that perceptions of authoritarian leaders as having wide-ranging discretion in decision-making concerning public policy and being able to more decisively implement harsh social reform compared with democratic political leaders need to be reconsidered.
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Nap, Hanneke, Iris van der Zande, Eelco Kramer, and Gonda van den Heuvel. "ONDER DE HUID VAN ZWARTE PIET." De Moderne Tijd 2, no. 2 (January 1, 2018): 161–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.5117/dmt2018.2.004.heuv.
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UNDER BLACK PETE’S SKIN Dark figures around the nineteenth-century Feast of Saint Nicholas The Dutch debate surrounding Black Pete (Zwarte Piet) has become deeply polarized. Proponents as well as opponents of the black assistant of Saint Nicholas base their opinions on his assumed origin. While supporters of Black Pete believe that he originated from pre-Christian traditions, the anti-Black Pete camp is convinced he can be traced back to a world of slavery and racism. This article shows that the present figure of Black Pete is a nineteenth-century amalgamation of different types and traditions. This means that Black Pete cannot be reduced to a single, unambiguous meaning. Therefore, the answer to the question concerning his identity and his alleged racist character must be found in his reception rather than his origin.
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Newbury, Colin. "Technology, Capital, and Consolidation: The Performance of De Beers Mining Company Limited, 1880–1889." Business History Review 61, no. 1 (1987): 1–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3115773.
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In this article, Dr. Newbury focuses on the technical and financial reasons for amalgamation at the Kimberley mines in South Africa, drawing on primary records to account for the rise of De Beers as the world's major diamond mining company in the 1880s. He finds that prior experience in local government and on the mining boards prepared company directors for competition in joint stock enterprise, while differences in production policies and performance influenced the pattern of mergers within and among the four Kimberley mines. De Beers's close relationship with diamond merchants and private banks in London, particularly N. M. Rothschild & Sons, was central to its position as a prime mover toward consolidation. Dr. Newbury views De Beers as a firm that relied for its success less on its renowned chairman, Cecil J. Rhodes, than on a combined managerial expertise that reflected the interests of both mining producers and merchant buyers.
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Bianchi, Carla. "Art book publishing in italy: The 1990s." Art Libraries Journal 17, no. 3 (1992): 41–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200007963.
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Changes taking place in Italian publishing include the decline of old family firms and the amalgamating of publishing in a relatively few, large companies with interests in other fields of activity. Art publishing is largely monopolised by a small number of big publishing groups based in Milan, although some smaller firms produce art publications, generally of local interest, elsewhere, and a number of medium-sized family or specialised businesses remain active in this field. Another, perhaps unique, feature of Italian art publishing is the production of art books financed by banks and used by them for promotional purposes. Initially hard to get hold of, these publications — sometimes in the form of a second, public, edition – are becoming more available, and are now the subject of a bibliography.
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Tripathi, Malabika, Nalanda Ray, Arijit Sinha, and Farheen Ahmed. "New Media and Language Learning: Opening Global Doors to Linguistic Development." International Journal of English Learning & Teaching Skills 3, no. 4 (July 1, 2021): 2507–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.15864/ijelts.3407.
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Introduction: New media and its significant impact on language learning can be traced back to no more than 60 years. Within this time, the mode of language learning has been revolutionized, by increasing user-accessibility, comfort, and exposure. The most influential types of new media used globally are computer-assisted applications, video-on-demand websites, and social network sites.Objectives: The present study has three objectives – to review the impact of new media on language learning; to determine the differences between the effects of new media language-learning and traditional style of language learning; and to understand the assistance provided by new media technology in the language learning of populations with learning disabilities.Method: Literature review method was adopted.Results: The findings of the present paper highlights how new media has impacted language learning by generating greater accessibility, exposure to content, and user-self-efficacy – which is beneficial with the learning disability population. It has been found that the most effective way of language learning is an amalgamation of new media and conventional face-to-face language learning style. However, this content of language learning has faced degradation. The present study therefore proposes the NMCQ (New Media Content Quality) model. It provides a synthesis of effective new media language learning by matching the quantity of language learners with the quality of content being learned. It proposes an amalgamation of new media technology and human assistance in promoting effective methods of linguistic development.Conclusion: It has been found that new media alone cannot proliferate optimal language learning, and the quality of content may not be ideal. Nevertheless, new media is beneficial in the efficiency of language learning in terms of accessibility, exposure and cultural assimilation. With the growing global foreign economy, the need for language learners has gained importance. Therefore, the significance of new media cannot be understated in this domain.
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Cao, Yuan, Ligang Li, Wei Ni, Bo Liu, Wenbo Zhou, and Qi Xiao. "Amalgamation of Geometry Structure, Meteorological and Thermophysical Parameters for Intelligent Prediction of Temperature Fields in 3D Scenes." Sensors 22, no. 6 (March 20, 2022): 2386. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22062386.
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Temperature field calculation is an important step in infrared image simulation. However, the existing solutions, such as heat conduction modelling and pre-generated lookup tables based on temperature calculation tools, are difficult to meet the requirements of high-performance simulation of infrared images based on three-dimensional scenes under multi-environmental conditions in terms of accuracy, timeliness, and flexibility. In recent years, machine learning-based temperature field prediction methods have been proposed, but these methods only consider the influence of meteorological parameters on the temperature value, while not considering the geometric structure and the thermophysical parameters of the object, which results in the low accuracy. In this paper, a multivariate temperature field prediction network based on heterogeneous data (MTPHNet) is proposed. The network fuses geometry structure, meteorological, and thermophysical parameters to predict temperature. First, a Point Cloud Feature Extraction Module and Environmental Data Mapping Module are used to extract geometric information, thermophysical, and meteorological features. The extracted features are fused by the Data Fusion Module for temperature field prediction. Experiment results show that MTPHNet significantly improves the prediction accuracy of the temperature field. Compared with the v-Support Vector Regression and the combined back-propagation neural network, the mean absolute error and root mean square error of MTPHNet are reduced by at least 23.4% and 27.7%, respectively, while the R-square is increased by at least 5.85%. MTPHNet also achieves good results in multi-target and complex target temperature field prediction tasks. These results validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
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Winchester, J. A., C. R. van Staal, and J. P. Langton. "The Ordovician volcanics of the Elmtree–Belledune inlier and their relationship to volcanics of the northern Miramichi Highlands, New Brunswick." Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 29, no. 7 (July 1, 1992): 1430–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e92-115.
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An investigation of the geology and chemistry of the basic igneous rocks in the Elmtree and Belledune inliers in northern New Brunswick shows that the bulk of the Middle Ordovician rocks of the ophiolitic Fournier Group are best interpreted as the products of volcanism and sedimentation in an extensive ensimatic back-arc basin southeast of a volcanic arc. The oceanic back-arc-basin igneous rocks form the basement to renewed arc-related basaltic volcanism in late Middle to Late Ordovician time. The Fournier Group is separated from the structurally-underlying, shale-dominated Elmtree Formation of the Tetagouche Group by an extensive tectonic melange, which incorporates lenses of serpentinite, mafic volcanic rocks, and sedimentary rocks of both the Tetagouche and Fournier groups. The mafic volcanic rocks in the Elmtree Formation correlate best with those intercalated with the lithologically similar sediments of the Llandeilian–Caradocian Boucher Brook Formation in the northern Miramichi Highlands. The melange and the present structural amalgamation of the Tetagouche and Fournier groups result from closure of the marginal basin by northward-directed subduction at the end of the Ordovician. Most mafic suites in the Elmtree and Belledune inliers can be chemically correlated with similar suites in the northern Miramichi Highlands, showing that the two areas are not separated by a terrane boundary.
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Liu, Zhen, Wei Xu, Chunming Liu, Yujia Xin, and Dezhi Huang. "The Early Paleozoic Tectonic Framework and Evolution of Northern West Qinling Orogen: By Zircon U-Pb Dating and Geochemistry of Rocks from Tianshui and Sunjiaxia." Minerals 12, no. 3 (March 19, 2022): 383. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min12030383.
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The Tianshui-Sunjiaxia area is located in the connection zone of West Qinling Orogen and North Qilian Orogen, which could provide great insights into the amalgamation processes between the northern and southern blocks of China. Three subduction- and rift-related rocks (gneissic granite from North Qilian arc-interarc belt (NQAI) granite and metabasalt from North Qinling back-arc basin (NQBA) are distinguished across the connection zone. The gneissic granite was generated by melts from older crustal materials of Longshan Group with the addition of a relatively juvenile basaltic source from the lower crust during the collision process. The Liwanxincun metabasalt reflects the mixing of the partial melting of the shallow asthenospheric mantle and the metasomatized mantle in a back-arc extension setting. The LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating of gneissic granite (068, 069) yields crystallization ages of 457.0 ± 1.6 Ma and 445.9 ± 2.1 Ma. The study area is divided into six tectonic units in Early Paleozoic time involving NQAI (Yanjiadian-Xinjie) continental arc, interarc rift basin (Maojiamo-Xiwali), continental arc (Chenjiahe-Wangjiacha); NQBA back-arc rift basin (Huluhe-Hongtubao), island arc and ophiolitic melange belt (North Qinling-Shangdan). A tectonic model is proposed in which the NQAI continental arc (Yanjiadian-Xinjie) might represent the early period of subduction of North Qilian Ocean (NQO) and the interarc rift is the product of the extension triggered by southward subduction of NQO. The ongoing subduction of NQO then leads to the formation of Chenjiahe-Wangjiacha continental arc, as well as the Hongtubao back-arc spreading ridge in NQBA back-arc basin (Huluhe). The tectonic evolution of the connection zone is closely associated with the closure of the North Qilian Ocean and North Qinling-Shangdan Ocean in the context of the convergence process of micro-continental blocks, including North China block, Longshan group and North Qinling Terrane.
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Nemec, Juraj. "Public Administration Reforms in Slovakia: Limited Outcomes (Why ?)." NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy 11, no. 1 (June 1, 2018): 115–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2018-0005.
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AbstractThe goal of this paper is to document and to analyse public administration reform dynamics and outcomes in three selected areas – transparency and accountability, civil service and local self-governments.The high level of potential access to government information in Slovakia does not “produce” increased accountability, predictability and also does not effectively serve as a tool to control corruption. We argue that citizens are not only victims, but also accomplishers: their tolerance for corruption, excessive bureaucracy and rentseeking is confirmed by many existing studies.Concerning civil service reform, Slovakia shows a substantial reform reversal towards politicisation and centralisation after 2001, which clearly threatens the fundamental features of democratic governance. Soon after the EU accession in 2004 major regressive changes took place, and the Civil Service Office was abolished in 2006. The new legislation in force from 2017 (forced by the EU conditionality) should return the Slovak civil service back on the right track – let us to see.With regard to self-government the reforms aimed towards the establishment of more independent local and regional self-government. However, the major issue here is the extreme fragmentation on the municipal level – almost 3,000 municipalities in the country, most of them bellow 1,000 inhabitants. Many studies confirm that amalgamation (or at least functional amalgamation) is necessary – but there is no political will to start it.What are the main lessons from the Slovak case ? The information provided indicates that the Slovak Republic belongs to the “standard” group of CEE countries – after the first wave of democratisation reforms immediately after 1989, most of the later changes were realised “thanks to” external motivations and pressures – and not always really welcomed. The specific issue, however, is the decentralisation reform in 2000 – 2005. This change, providing really fragmented local self-government by extra rights and responsibilities, was internally driven, with positive results from the point of view of self-government principles, but with many hurdles caused by too large a number of too small municipalities.
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Arias, Mónica, Pablo Nuñez, Daniel Arias, Pablo Gumiel, Cesar Castañón, Jorge Fuertes-Blanco, and Agustin Martin-Izard. "3D Geological Model of the Touro Cu Deposit, A World-Class Mafic-Siliciclastic VMS Deposit in the NW of the Iberian Peninsula." Minerals 11, no. 1 (January 16, 2021): 85. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min11010085.
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The Touro volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit is located in the NW of the Iberian Variscan massif in the Galicia-Trás-os-Montes Zone, an amalgamation of several allochthonous terrains. The Órdenes complex is the most extensive of the allochthone complexes, and amphibolites and paragneisses host the deposit, characterized as being massive or semimassive (stringers) sulfides, mostly made up of pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite. The total resources are 103 Mt, containing 0.41% copper. A 3D model of the different orebodies and host rocks was generated using data from 1090 drill core logs. The model revealed that the structure of the area is a N–S-trending antiform. The orebodies crop out in the limbs and in the hinge zone. The mineralized structures are mostly tabular, up to 100 m in thickness and subhorizontal. Based on the petrography, geochemistry and the 3D model, the Touro deposit is classified as a VMS of the mafic-siliciclastic type formed in an Ordovician back-arc setting, which was buried and metamorphosed in Middle Devonian.
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Spikings, Richard, and Roelant Van der Lelij. "The Geochemical and Isotopic Record of Wilson Cycles in Northwestern South America: From the Iapetus to the Caribbean." Geosciences 12, no. 1 (December 22, 2021): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12010005.
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Isotopic and geochemical data delineate passive margin, rift and active margin cycles in northwestern South America since ~623 Ma, spanning from the Iapetus Wilson Cycle. Ultramafic and mafic rocks record rifting associated with the formation of the Iapetus Ocean during 623–531 Ma, while the initiation of subduction of the Iapetus and Rheic oceans is recorded by continental arc plutons that formed during 499–414 Ma, with alternating compressive and extensional stages. Muscovite 40Ar/39Ar dates suggest there may have been a phase of Carboniferous metamorphism, although this remains tentative. A Passive margin was modified by active margin magmatism that started at ~294 Ma and culminated with collisional tectonics that signaled the final stages of the amalgamation of western Pangaea. Early Pangaea fragmentation included back-arc rifting during 245–216 Ma, leading to a Pacific active margin that spanned from 213–115 Ma. Trench retreat accelerated during 144–115 Ma, forming a highly attenuated continental margin prior to the collision of the Caribbean Large Igneous Province at ~75 Ma.
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Das, Shweta Kumari, and Nikita Kumari Das. "Reservation in India: Social Justice or Political Agenda?" RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary 7, no. 10 (October 13, 2022): 167–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2022.v07.i10.020.
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With more than 3000 castes and all the major religious groups of the world, India is certainly a personification of religious and cultural diversity. The Constitution makers were very well aware of the fact that this diversity entails a form of segmental equality owing to which the idea of compensatory discrimination was included in the constitution. Therefore, through Article 16(4) and 46, reservation in matters of public education and employment were provided for the upliftment of the backward and deprived classes, namely the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). However, politicians have increasingly used this instrument of social justice to divide groups for “vote bank” politics. The routine extension of the reservation quotas through amendments and the inclusion of new groups like Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) represents the increasing politicization of caste in politics at the cost of social justice.
The motive of this paper is to question whether reservation has become a political agenda rather than an instrument of social justice as well as to give an insight on how the policy has been misused for political gains. With an amalgamation of facts and unique analysis, it also sheds light on the attempts of privileged groups like the Jats in Haryana to demand reservation thereby showcasing how the true meaning of reservation has been eroded in India political scenario.
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Dorrell, John, and Keunjae Lee. "The Cost of Wind: Negative Economic Effects of Global Wind Energy Development." Energies 13, no. 14 (July 16, 2020): 3667. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13143667.
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This paper provides a structured literature review of the negative economic effects associated with the development of wind energy and synthesized the evidence at an abstract level. We then developed an analytical framework to systematically review economic issues such as volatility, electricity price, housing values, and unemployment in relation to wind energy. Global wind energy development data from the time period from 2000 through 2019 were included for a more robust analysis. This period encompasses the vast majority of total global installed wind energy capacity. After amalgamating evidence from existing studies and data banks, we discuss the policy implications, suggest avenues for future research, and propose solutions to mitigate externalities. By understanding the negative economic impact created by the expansion of wind energy, we can better equip policy makers and developers to create more efficient and sustainable energy policy to benefit citizens and preserve the environment for generations to come.
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Mannakkara, Sandeeka, and Suzanne Wilkinson. "Re-conceptualising “Building Back Better” to improve post-disaster recovery." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 7, no. 3 (May 27, 2014): 327–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-10-2013-0054.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand and define the concept of Building Back Better (BBB) and represent it using a comprehensive framework. Design/methodology/approach – Literature related to the concept of BBB were studied to understand the key concepts which constitute BBB. These concepts were analysed and categorised to form the basis of the proposed BBB framework. Findings – Post-disaster recovery in-line with BBB concepts can be achieved by having a holistic view of four key categories: risk reduction entails improving the resilience of the built environment through improvement of structural designs and land-use planning; community recovery includes addressing and supporting psycho-social recovery of communities and supporting economic rejuvenation; implementation addresses ways in which risk reduction and community recovery practices can be put in place in an efficient and effective way; monitoring and evaluation stretches across the first three categories, and calls for putting in place mechanisms to monitor and evaluate recovery activities to ensure compliance with BBB-based concepts and obtain lessons to improve future disaster management practices. Research limitations/implications – The BBB Framework generated in this study can be used as a foundation to determine best-practice recommendations to implement recovery activities under each of the BBB categories. Practical implications – The BBB Framework forms a guideline to holistically plan and implement recovery programmes in order to BBB. Originality/value – A comprehensive guideline or framework which clarified what BBB really means is currently inexistent. This paper addressed this research gap by amalgamating existing information to create a singular framework to simply and comprehensively represent BBB.
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Debnath, Bimal, Manish Debbarma, Debankita Ghosh, Sayantika Chanda, Rahul Bhattacharjee, and Surya Chattopadhyaya. "Optoelectronic properties of CaxBa1−xX (X=S, Se and Te) alloys: A first principles investigation employing modified Becke–Johnson (mBJ) functional." International Journal of Modern Physics B 33, no. 07 (March 20, 2019): 1950042. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0217979219500425.
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Optoelectronic properties of alkaline-earth calcium-barium chalcogenide ternary alloys Ca[Formula: see text]Ba[Formula: see text]S, Ca[Formula: see text]Ba[Formula: see text]Se and Ca[Formula: see text]Ba[Formula: see text]Te have been calculated using first principle-based FP-LAPW methodology employing modified Becke–Johnson (mBJ) exchange-correlation functional. Both the lattice parameter and the bulk modulus vary nonlinearly with dopant concentration in each of these alloy systems. The evolution of a series of thermodynamically stable wide-direct-bandgap ternary alloys as a result of amalgamation of indirect-bandgap homo-chalcogen CaX and BaX at Ca-concentrations [Formula: see text] = 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 is observed. Bonding between calcium and chalcogen is ionic, while that between barium and chalcogen is covalent in nature. Each of the alloy systems show substantial nonlinearity in the concentration dependence of bandgap and the dominant role is played by the volume deformation effect in total bandgap bowing. It is observed that the chalcogen-p of valence band as initial states and Ca-3d as well as Ba-5d states of conduction band as final states play the dominant role in optical transitions. Nature of nonlinear concentration dependence of each of the static optical constants is opposite and critical point is similar to that of bandgap in each of the alloy systems. Several calculated properties are found to agree well with the corresponding experimental findings.
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Aleong, Tracy, and Kit Fai Pun. "Advancing the Ultra High Frequency RFID in Industrial Applications: A Review." West Indian Journal of Engineering 44, no. 1 (July 2021): 40–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.47412/pwpg5760.
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology transmits data wirelessly and falls under the broad classification of Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC). The advances in RFID technology continue to be accepted worldwide for various tracking and monitoring type applications. This paper reviews the principle of RFID system operation using an extensive search of relevant articles from technology management and related journals, over the past two decades. It explores 1) the RFID tags operating in the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band, 2) analyses some of the major advancements of this technology in the field of sensor tagging solutions in the past two decades, and 3) discusses industry-based applications utilising UHF RFID sensor tagging solutions for process measurement data acquisition. The main challenges identified are privacy and security concerns on their applications in industry. The paper contributes to amalgamating a list of UHF RFID industry-based applications. It is expected that the findings from this review exercise would shed light on critical areas of the UHF RFID Technology.
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Shukla, Arpita, S. Noyel Victoria, and R. Manivannan. "A Review on Chemical Mechanical Planarization of Barrier Layer Metals." Key Engineering Materials 882 (April 2021): 171–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.882.171.
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Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) is recognized to be one of the finest polishing techniques which provides a smooth and globally planarized metal surface in the field of semiconductor device manufacturing. This process aids in material removal followed with a well finished and planarized surface by a combination of both chemical and mechanical action imparted by oxidizer and abrasive particle respectively. Semiconductor device manufacturing process is an amalgamation of two sub processes i.e. front end of line (FEOL) and back end of line (BEOL). The whole process consists of different segments comprising of several types of material that need to be planarized. The slurry components play an imperative role in metal CMP. It comprises abrasive, oxidizer, and several additives such as complexing agent, corrosion inhibitor, pH adjustor, slurry stabilizer, etc. and each imparts diverse impact on the material needs to be polished. One of the main topics of concern in this area is the removal rate selectivity of interconnects metal to the barrier layer metal. Thus, the reported review work efforts to emphasize the planarization of barrier layer materials, the various key ingredients employed in metal CMP and removal rate selectivity between interconnects and barrier layer metal.
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Ali Sadiq, Ebtisam. "In a Melting Pot of Autobiography: Pickthall’s With the Turk in Wartime and the Cause of Islam." Arab World English Journal For Translation and Literary Studies 5, no. 4 (October 15, 2021): 2–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol5no4.1.
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Marmaduke Pickthall, a half-forgotten British novelist of the early twentieth century, has come back to the spotlight over the past few years. His Near Eastern novels and short stories have started to receive attention in contemporary scholarship but not his two autobiographies. This essay aims at tackling the more neglected piece of the two, With the Turk in Wartime, that deserves attention because of its intricate amalgamation of several features of the genre of autobiography as manifested across its history within the tradition of English literature. Analysis finds that Pickthall’s autobiography has some Romantic, Victorian, and Modern elements as well as some old characteristics of the genre elaborately interwoven into its structure. The study also traces the use that Pickthall makes of this unique autobiography and how the commingling of diverse elements allows him to turn a usually subjective genre into a public cause and dedicate it to the service of Islam. This essay highlights both the diversity that the literary history of the genre lends to Pickthall’s autobiography and the socio-political service it renders to the faith that the author has long esteemed and will ultimately convert to not long after writing this autobiography.
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K, Kanika, and Nancy Sahni. "FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF RRBs IN INDIA." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 4, no. 2 (July 25, 2013): 237–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/ijmit.v4i2.4592.
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The rapid expansion of RRB has helped in reducing substantially the regional disparities in respect of banking facilities in India. The efforts made by RRB in branch expansion, deposit mobilization, rural development and credit d eployment in weaker section of rural areas are appreciable. RRB successfully achieve its objectives like to take banking to door steps of rural households particularly in banking deprived rural area, to avail easy and cheaper credit to weaker rural section who are dependent on private lenders, to encourage rural savings for productive activities, to generate employment in rural areas and to bring down the cost of purveying credit in rural areas. The increase in the number of NPAs and the problem of recovery has necessitated the need to study the financial performance of RRBs. The main objective is to study the growth-pattern and financial performance of Regional Rural Banks in India. The study conducted is descriptive in nature and data is collected from published annual reports of RBI and NABARD for the period 2006-2012. The study has witnessed positive impact on the financial performance of RRBs due to amalgamation and various other factors.
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Ahmad, Mansoor, Abdul Qayoom Paul, Priyanka Negi, Salim Akhtar, Bibhuti Gogoi, and Ashima Saikia. "Mafic rocks with back-arc E-MORB affinity from the Chotanagpur Granite Gneiss Complex of India: relicts of a Proterozoic Ophiolite suite." Geological Magazine 158, no. 9 (March 18, 2021): 1527–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756821000078.
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AbstractThe Proterozoic Chotanagpur Granite Gneiss Complex (CGGC) at the northern boundary of the Central Indian Tectonic Zone (CITZ) of the eastern Indian shield preserves relics of fossilized oceanic back-arc crust. We describe the field, petrographical and geochemical characteristics of the mafic rocks comprising pillow basalts and dolerites from the Bathani area of the northern fringe of the CGGC, eastern India. The basalts consist of plagioclase feldspar, hornblende, opaque minerals (Fe–Ti oxide) and chlorite, and the dolerite consists of plagioclase, hornblende and opaque minerals. Our data indicate that the Bathani mafic rocks have tholeiitic to transitional composition and are overprinted by greenschist facies metamorphic conditions; however, REE and fluid immobile elements preserve their primary geochemical signatures. The (La/Sm)N ratios (1.38–2.15) and chondrite-normalized REE patterns point to an enriched mid-ocean ridge basalt (E-MORB) mantle source. Geochemical characteristics indicate a mixed signature of MORB and arc tholeiite with enrichment of Ba, Th, Eu and Sr, similar to that of back-arc supra-subduction zone ophiolites. These mafic rocks are the product of MORB-like magma derived from a depleted mantle corresponding to < 2% partial melting of spinel lherzolite, enriched by subduction-induced slab metasomatism and melting. The Bathani mafic rocks are representative of the upper part of a supra-subduction zone columnar ophiolite section, which was emplaced onto the present-day northern margin of the CGGC during suturing of the northern and southern Indian block at c. 1.9 Ga during the Nuna amalgamation.
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R, Arjun. "Understanding the Stability of Early Iron Age folks of South India with Special Reference to Krishna-Tungabhadra- Kaveri, Karnataka; Their Past-Present-Future." Artha - Journal of Social Sciences 13, no. 4 (October 17, 2014): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.12724/ajss.31.4.
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There are about 1933 Early Iron Age Megalithic sites spread across South India. The Early Iron Age of South India is implicit either in the form of burial sites, habitation sites, habitation cum burial sites, Iron Age rock art sites, and isolated iron smelting localities near a habitation or burials. This paper is an attempt to take a rough computation of the potentiality of the labour, technology and quantity of artifact output that this cultural phase might have once had, in micro or in macro level. Considering the emergence of technology and its enormous output in Ceramics, Agriculture, Metallurgy and Building up Burials as industries by themselves, that has economic, ethnographic and socio-technique archaeological imprints. This helps in understanding two aspects: one, whether they were nomadic, semi settled or settled at one location; two, the Diffusion versus Indigenous development. A continuity of late Neolithic phase is seen into Early Iron Age and amalgamation of Early Iron Age with the Early Historic Period as evident in the sites like Maski, Brahmagiri, Sanganakallu, Tekkalakota, T-Narasipur. In few cases, Iron Age folks migrated from one location to the other and settled on the river banks in large scale like that in Hallur and Koppa. In rare cases, they preferred to climb up the hill and stay on the rocky flat surface for example Aihole and Hiere Bekal– sites which are located close to or on the banks of the river or its tributaries of Krishna-Tungabhadra- Kaveri.Keywords: Labour, Industry, Production, Megaliths, Nomadic, Semi Settled, Early Iron Age.
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Dele, Ishaka. "Nationalism in the New World: An Assessment of Nigeria’s Nationalist Drive Towards Independence." Global Journal of Political Science and Administration 10, no. 2 (February 15, 2022): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.37745/gjpsa.2013/vol10n2pp115.
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Nationalist movement in Nigeria or the Nigerian nationalism became formally felt after the end of British colonial rule within the country. The purposes of the movement were majorly to achieve both political and economic emancipation for the disparate groups who had come together courtesy of the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 1914, from the British colonialists. Its origin or early segment dates back to the 19th century wherein resistance struggles have been hooked up against the British penetration and activities in different territories that make up the modern-day Nigeria. This paper, consequently, examines the impacts of this movement on the actualization of Nigerian independence. A number of these affects, as discovered in this paper, have endured to bedevil the political environment of Nigeria in her efforts towards gaining political independence. Nigerians were very united in mobilizing all available resources to dislodge the colonialist that was the national enemy of the country without prejudice. It has been recommended among others that the resurgence of latest nationalist spirit in Nigerians within the face of the neocolonial global exploitations is a necessity and the battle for freedom needs to be won through the modern agents by the 21st century’s nationalists.
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Bai, Xudong, Fuli Zhang, Li Sun, Anjie Cao, Chong He, Jin Zhang, and Weiren Zhu. "Dynamic millimeter-wave OAM beam generation through programmable metasurface." Nanophotonics 11, no. 7 (February 17, 2022): 1389–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2021-0790.
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Abstract Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and orbital angular momentum (OAM) multiplexing are two key technologies for modern wireless communications, where significant efforts have been devoted to combining these two technologies for extremely high channel capacities. Recently, programmable metasurfaces have been extensively studied for stimulating dynamic multi-mode OAM beams, owing to their ability of subtle dynamic modulation over electromagnetic waves in a digital manner. However, programmable metasurfaces for mmWave OAM stimulation are rarely mentioned, due to the requirement of extremely high processing precision for mmWave applications. In this paper, a programmable metasurface is presented to stimulate dynamic multi-mode mmWave vortex beams. The proposed metasurface is composed of electronically reconfigurable units, which is obtained through configuration integration of a PIN diode within each radiation patch for modulating the unit resonant property. Both low reflection losses and stabilized inverse phase states are obtained for the binary unit coding states within the operation band. Through modulating the real-time coding distribution on the metasurface by programmable bias circuit, the generation of mmWave OAM beams with mode numbers l = 0, l = +1, l = +2, and l = +3 are numerically designed and experimentally verified. Our study paves a new perspective for the cross amalgamation of both mmWave and multi-mode OAM technologies.
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Jensson, Gottskálk. "Þingeyrar Abbey in Northern Iceland: A Benedictine Powerhouse of Cultural Heritage." Religions 12, no. 6 (June 8, 2021): 423. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel12060423.
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Þingeyrar Abbey was founded in 1133 and dissolved in the wake of the Lutheran Reformation (1550), to virtually disappear with time from the face of the earth. Although highly promising archeological excavations are under way, our material points of access to this important monastic foundation are still only a handful of medieval artifacts. However, throughout its medieval existence Þingeyrar Abbey was an inordinately large producer of Latin and Icelandic literature. We have the names of monastic authors, poets, translators, compilators, and scribes, who engaged creatively with such diverse subjects as Christian hagiography, contemporary history, and Norse mythology, skillfully amalgamating all of this into a coherent, imaginative whole. Thus, Þingeyrar Abbey has a prominent place in the creation and preservation of the Icelandic Eddas and Sagas that have shaped the Northern European cultural memory. Despite the dissolution of monastic libraries and wholesale destruction of Icelandic-Latin manuscripts through a mixture of Protestant zealotry and parchment reuse, philologists have been able to trace a number of surviving codices and fragments back to Þingeyrar Abbey. Ultimately, however, our primary points of access to the fascinating world of this remote Benedictine community remain immaterial, a vast corpus of medieval texts edited on the basis of manuscript copies at unknown degrees of separation from the lost originals.