The document discusses the Ukrainian art of Pysanka, which involves decorating eggs for Easter. It provides some brief background information on Ukraine, noting that it is located in eastern Europe and borders the Black Sea. The largest nuclear accident in history occurred in Ukraine in 1986 at Chernobyl. The document then lists several Ukrainian art forms such as wood carving and carpets before focusing on the traditional art of Pysanka egg decorating.
This document discusses the five senses - sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch - and how each sense is associated with a specific body part. It notes that eyes help with sight, the nose with smell, ears with hearing, the tongue with taste, and hands/fingers and skin with touch. These five sense organs work together to help the person experience and understand the world around them. The document was created by Amita Arora to teach about the sense organs.
The document traces the evolution of touchscreen technology from 1972 to 2012. It describes several important touchscreen devices throughout history: the PLATO IV in 1972 was the first touchscreen; the HP-150 in 1983 was the first commercial touchscreen computer; the Home Manager in 1985 was the first touchscreen home automation system; the GRiDPAD in 1989 pioneered mobile computing; the IBM Simon in 1992 was the first smartphone; the Pilot PDA in 1996 helped organize business users; the iPhone in 2007 popularized touchscreen smartphones; Microsoft Surface in 2007 enabled multi-touch interaction; and the iPad from 2010 bridged laptops and smartphones and popularized tablets. The document shows how touchscreen technology has advanced from early experimental
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Il documento presenta proposte per la pianificazione del PGT di Vimodrone, evidenziando la necessit di una visione a lungo termine per lo sviluppo del territorio nei prossimi 20 anni. Viene richiesto un censimento degli edifici inutilizzati, la definizione di indicatori di qualit e la creazione di servizi senza finanziare tramite la vendita di territorio. Le proposte includono anche il monitoraggio della situazione attuale e il coinvolgimento della cittadinanza per approvare il PGT con largo consenso.
Grand Theft Auto IV features 19 radio stations with over 200 music tracks from various genres. The music fits the modern setting of the game. Additional music was composed for the opening credits, saving screen, and mission completions. Technology advances have allowed for more music storage and higher quality sound in video games over time, from early consoles with limited tones to modern systems with surround sound and full orchestral scores. Future trends may include more cinematic and interactive music similar to film soundtracks.
This document summarizes a study on the inhibition of copper corrosion in nitric acid solution by 3-arylazo 1,2,4-triazole compounds (AT). The main points are:
1) Potentiodynamic polarization and Tafel methods showed that AT compounds are good inhibitors of copper corrosion in nitric acid, achieving over 95% inhibition efficiency at 10-4M concentration.
2) The high inhibition is believed to be due to adsorption of the AT compounds or formed Cu(II)-AT complexes at the electrode interface.
3) Cathodic polarization measurements indicated AT dyes are predominantly cationic inhibitors that act in the cathodic region.
This study investigates the corrosion inhibitive effects of polydentate Schiff base compounds on iron in acidic and alkaline media, utilizing quantum chemical calculations via Density Functional Theory (DFT). The results indicate that the inhibition efficiency is correlated with the electronic properties of the Schiff bases, with increased efficiency linked to higher EHOMO and lower energy gaps between HOMO and LUMO. The research provides insights into the adsorption mechanisms of these inhibitors, demonstrating their potential for practical applications in corrosion protection.
The document provides information about plumbing continuing education courses offered by the Construction Continuing Education Center (CCEC) in Washington state. It lists several online and classroom courses focused on plumbing code, electrical safety, first aid/CPR, and exam preparation. CCEC offers plumbing courses in locations across Washington to help plumbers fulfill their continuing education requirements to renew their licenses. The courses cover topics specified in the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code and help prepare trainees to pass plumbing certification exams.
The document contains a detailed list of publications by Loutfy H. Madkour, including various research articles and their respective details such as author IDs, years, and topics ranging from corrosion inhibitors to photocatalytic activities. It highlights Madkours contributions to fields like chemistry and materials science with a focus on experimental and theoretical investigations. The publication list spans from 2004 to 2016, showcasing a broad range of scientific topics and collaborative works.
This study investigates the corrosion inhibitive effects of polydentate Schiff base compounds on iron in acidic and alkaline media, utilizing quantum chemical calculations via Density Functional Theory (DFT). The results indicate that the inhibition efficiency is correlated with the electronic properties of the Schiff bases, with increased efficiency linked to higher EHOMO and lower energy gaps between HOMO and LUMO. The research provides insights into the adsorption mechanisms of these inhibitors, demonstrating their potential for practical applications in corrosion protection.
The document provides information about plumbing continuing education courses offered by the Construction Continuing Education Center (CCEC) in Washington state. It lists several online and classroom courses focused on plumbing code, electrical safety, first aid/CPR, and exam preparation. CCEC offers plumbing courses in locations across Washington to help plumbers fulfill their continuing education requirements to renew their licenses. The courses cover topics specified in the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code and help prepare trainees to pass plumbing certification exams.
The document contains a detailed list of publications by Loutfy H. Madkour, including various research articles and their respective details such as author IDs, years, and topics ranging from corrosion inhibitors to photocatalytic activities. It highlights Madkours contributions to fields like chemistry and materials science with a focus on experimental and theoretical investigations. The publication list spans from 2004 to 2016, showcasing a broad range of scientific topics and collaborative works.
The document discusses the implementation of microservices using Vert.x, focusing on its event-driven, non-blocking architecture that allows applications to handle high concurrency with minimal hardware. It outlines various microservices such as account management, product operations, inventory management, and the shop frontend, along with the functionalities of an API gateway and load balancers. The author emphasizes the complexities of DevOps development, the high demand for skilled DevOps developers, and the necessity of a collaborative team to tackle these challenges.
This document outlines workshops for building lightweight and high-performance distributed chat platforms using microservices. It discusses reactive development, microservices architecture, and related technologies like Vert.x, event buses, and Redis. The workshops demonstrate progressively more complex chat applications, starting with a single Vert.x chat server, then a clustered Vert.x chat server, and finally a distributed single Vert.x chat server using a message publishing microservice. Resources and contact information are provided at the end for learning more.
The document outlines an agenda for a presentation on Servlet 3, Java configuration, Spring 3.2, properties, data sources, MyBatis 3, MongoDB, caching with Infinispan, and SiteMesh. It includes details on annotations and Java configuration for Servlets, Filters, properties configuration, data sources, MyBatis integration, MongoDB integration using a MongoTemplate, caching with Spring and Infinispan, and configuring SiteMesh decorators. The presentation concludes with a demo, Q&A section, and thanks.
The document discusses using Infinispan distributed caching to improve the performance and scalability of a web service. It describes how Infinispan provides a highly scalable and available caching solution through its replication and distribution capabilities. It then demonstrates integrating Infinispan caching with a Spring-based web service and MongoDB database to cache frequently accessed data and objects.