Bulletin number 2004-05

The South Carolina Department of Insurance issues periodic bulletins explaining different aspects and rule interpretations of state insurance.

Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) V1.4

A well-documented, publicly available, global data set of surface ocean carbon dioxide (CO2) parameters has been called for by international groups for nearly two decades. The Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) project was initiated by the international marine carbon science community in 2007 with the aim of providing a comprehensive, publicly available, regularly updated, global data set of marine surface CO2, which had been subject to quality control (QC). Many additional CO2 data, not yet made public via the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC), were retrieved from data originators, public websites and other data centres. All data were put in a uniform format following a strict protocol. Quality control was carried out according to clearly defined criteria. Regional specialists performed the quality control, using state-of-the-art web-based tools, specially developed for accomplishing this global team effort. SOCAT version 1.5 was made public in September 2011 and holds 6.3 million quality controlled surface CO2 data points from the global oceans and coastal seas, spanning four decades (1968-2007). Three types of data products are available: individual cruise files, a merged complete data set and gridded products. With the rapid expansion of marine CO2 data collection and the importance of quantifying net global oceanic CO2 uptake and its changes, sustained data synthesis and data access are priorities.

Annual Report [2004/2005]

Bracken Health Sciences Library Annual report for 2004/05. Includes information about the following services: Reference and Information; Education; Documents; Collections; Technical; and Outreach. Also includes information on the Centre for Health Electronic Education Resources (CHEER) and a five year statistical comparison.

Oferta formativa integrada : Formación Profesional 2004.

Resumen basado en la publicación

Dades educatives de l'illa de Menorca 2004-2007 : tendències i perspectives. 'Datos educativos de la isla de Menorca 2004-2007 : tendencias y perspectivas'.

Resumen tomado del autor. Incluye gráficas y tablas de datos

Agenda d'activitats per a centres educatius 2004-2005. 'Agenda de actividades para centros educativos 2004-2005'.

Guía con una agenda de actividades escolares para el curso 2004-05 y una explicación del nuevo museo de la ciencia y sus exposiciones. Informa de cómo organizar la visita y las actividades del museo y para el profesorado.

Informe bienal sobre la situación de la enseñanza en la Región de Murcia 2003-2004 y 2004-2005.

Describir el estado y situación de la enseñanza en la Región de Murcia a lo largo de los cursos escolares 2003/04 y 2004/05: estructura y funciones del sistema educativo, objetivos, realizaciones y perspectivas con referencia a fuentes normativas.. El Informe se estructura conforme al proceso seguido en la elaboración de la información recabada en fuentes oficiales e institucionales. En el capítulo primero se expone la estructura de la administración educativa en la Región y las modificaciones del período, en el segundo la organización del sistema educativo con sus correspondientes etapas y ciclos, en el tercero se tratan la participación y gestión de los centros, en el cuarto las necesidades educativas especiales, adultos, orientación, becas y servicios (transporte, comedor), en el quinto formación del profesorado, funcionamiento de la inspección y evaluación. Análisis basado en la explotación de los datos estadísticos y legislativos. Se ofrecen sugerencias y propuestas de mejora.. No hay resultados globales. Se presentan sintéticamente propuestas para cada apartado analizado..

Magnetic properties of acicular Fe1-xREx (RE = Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb; x=0, 0.05, 0.10) metallic nanoparticles

Acicular monodispersed Fe1-xREx (RE= Nd, Sm,Eu,Tb;x=0, 0.05, 0.10) metallic nanoparticles (60 +/- 5 nm in length and axial ratio similar to6) obtained by reduction of alumina-coated goethite nanoparticles-containing rare earth (RE) under hydrogen flow are reported. Alumina and maghemite thin layers on particle surface were used to protect the goethite particles against sintering and oxidation, respectively. Al and RE additions were obtained by successive heterocoagulation reactions. Aluminum sulfate (10 at.% based on Fe) was dissolved in water and the pH adjusted to 12.5 with NaOH solution. Goethite particles were suspended in this solution and CO2 gas was blown into the slurry to neutralize it to a pH 8.5 or less. Particles were purified and dehydrated to effect transformation to alumina-coated hematite nanoparticles, which were re-suspended in aqueous solution in which RE sulfate (0-0.15 at.% based on Fe) has been dissolved, and the pH increased by ammonia aqueous solution addition. Resulted alumina-coated RE-doped hematite nanoparticles were reduced to metal at 450 degreesC/12 h under hydrogen flow and passivated with nitrogen-containing ethanol vapor at room temperature. Acicular monodispersed metallic nanoparticle systems were obtained and the presence of Al and RE were confirmed by induced-coupled plasma spectrometry analysis. X-ray diffraction, Mossbauer spectroscopy, and magnetization data are in agreement with the nanosized alpha-Fe core in a bcc structure, having a spinel structure, gammaFe(2)O(3), with thickness similar to1.5 run on particle surface. Main magnetic parameters showed saturation magnetization decreases and significant increasing in the coercive field with the RE composition increases. Magnetic properties of these particles, similar to40% smaller than those commercially available, suggest a decrease in the bit-size for high-density magnetic or magneto-optics recording media application. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.