The Co-management survey: results of the survey of Fisheries Department personnel

This short book section analyses the role of Fisheries Department personnel in the process of co-management related to the LVFRP.

Cooking Stardust

Cooking Stardust es una aplicación Android de recetas de cocina. Con sólo introducir algunos de los ingredientes que haya en la nevera, se abrirá todo un abanico de posibilidades culinarias, teniendo en cuenta el estado de salud o simplemente los gustos a la hora de sentarse a la mesa. Una forma cómoda y sencilla de intentar facilitar una de las tareas diarias más difíciles y que tantos quebraderos de cabeza puede causar. Además de mostrársele las diferentes recetas de comida que cumplan con lo introducido, así como la dificultad y tiempos de elaboración, también tendrá la opción de puntuar esa receta, ver las puntuaciones obtenidas por otros usuarios, calcular una lista de la compra para dicha receta, consultar las recetas cercanas a su ubicación, o incluso, activar el “modo cocina”, mediante el cual el usuario podrá interactuar con la aplicación gracias al reconocimiento de voz para ejecutar cada uno de los pasos de la receta sin tener que utilizar las manos.

Assistência e profissionalização no Exército: elementos para uma história do Imperial Colégio Militar

Este trabalho constitui uma reflexão acerca do processo de criação do Imperial Colégio Militar, em fins do século XIX, e as relações pouco conhecidas deste com o Asylo dos Inválidos da Pátria e a Associação Comercial do Rio de Janeiro. Nesta pesquisa, antes de procurar a finalidade originária para a sua criação, busquei identificar as forças que definiram a existência e o funcionamento do colégio, em sua especificidade enquanto instituição de ensino secundário de modelo militar. Tais condições de existência se articulam com a emergência dos militares como novos atores políticos ao final do Império, acompanhando a profissionalização do Exército, que se processava desde meados do século XIX, notadamente após a Guerra do Paraguai. Para tanto, considerei como fatores da profissionalização do Exército: de um lado, o incremento na formação dos militares e, de outro, o Exército como parte do projeto de reordenação e consolidação do Estado Imperial. Neste trabalho, procurei historicizar as práticas educativas do Exército principalmente na perspectiva assistencialista, presente na concepção do Asylo, bem como busquei compreender, devido às dificuldades encontradas para a criação do Colégio, qual foi a discussão política em torno do assunto e através de que canais ela ocorreu. Por fim, investiguei a presença do caráter preparatório na instituição que, possivelmente, se justificaria pela necessidade de formação de bons quadros militares para o Exército, que atendessem aos anseios do projeto profissionalizante em curso. Essas foram algumas questões que se impuseram ao longo dessa pesquisa, possibilitando perceber em que condições emerge, como objeto e como finalidade, a idéia de um colégio destinado, preferencialmente, a filhos de militares. Ao lado do levantamento historiográfico, integrou a pesquisa um corpus documental que envolveu fontes tais como: a legislação do Império, os relatórios ministeriais da Guerra, os Anais do Senado e da Câmara, os avisos e instruções dos Ministros da Guerra, os livros de Ordens do Dia do Quartel General do Exército, os regulamentos do Colégio Militar, além de jornais da época e periódicos do Colégio.

A survey of process hygiene in the Sri Lankan prawn industry. 2. The hygiene status of personnel

Of 262 personnel tested, 137 (52%) were found to be positive for Staphylococcus aureus. Among individual companies the prevalence of S. aureus ranged from 92% (Company No. 1) to 22% (Company No. 2). Although five companies provided a sanitiser hand-dip, this was found to be ineffective for the control of S. aureus. Provision of hand-washing facilities, of protective clothing and of toilet facilities was found to be inadequate for an export food industry.

Effect of cooking and drying on carbonyls of oil sardine

Changes in the total as well as major individual carbonyls of oil sardine during steam cooking, oven drying, sun drying and freeze drying are presented. Carbonyls extracted with hexane were converted to their 2:4 dinitro phenyl hydrazone (DNPH) derivatives and were separated into major classes by column chromatography on celite/magnesia. Individual carbonyls were then identified by capillary gas chromatography of the DNPH derivatives. Dehydration and heating increase the carbonyl production from highly unsaturated fish lipids. The carbonyls produced react with other muscle constituents leading to complex changes. The influence of the mode of dehydration on these different aspects and their net effect on flavour are discussed.

Synthesis of biodiesel from waste cooking oil using immobilized lipase in fixed bed reactor

Waste cooking oil (WCO) is the residue from the kitchen, restaurants, food factories and even human and animal waste which not only harm people's health but also causes environmental pollution. The production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil to partially substitute petroleum diesel is one of the measures for solving the twin problems of environment pollution and energy shortage. In this project, synthesis of biodiesel was catalyzed by immobilized Candida lipase in a three-step fixed bed reactor. The reaction solution was a mixture of WCO, water, methanol and solvent (hexane). The main product was biodiesel consisted of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), of which methyl oleate was the main component. Effects of lipase, solvent, water, and temperature and flow of the reaction mixture on the synthesis of biodiesel were analyzed. The results indicate that a 91.08% of FAME can be achieved in the end product under optimal conditions. Most of the chemical and physical characters of the biodiesel were superior to the standards for 0(#)diesel (GB/T 19147) and biodiesel (DIN V51606 and ASTM D-6751).

Toward a European Army: A Military Power in the Making?

Shepherd, Alistair, and T. C. Salmon, Toward a European Army: A Military Power in the Making? (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2003), pp.x+237 RAE2008

Land Use and Military Supply in the Highland Zone of Roman Britain

Davies, Jeffrey. 'Land Use and Military Supply in the Highland Zone of Roman Britain', In: Artefacts and Archaeology. Aspects of the Celtic and Roman World (University of Wales Press, 2002), pp.44-61 RAE2008

Conflict Transformation and the Spiritual Practices for the Military Chaplain

No abstract is available.

XBATTLE: A Dynamic Distributed Model of Generalized Military Conflict

A dynamic distributed model is presented that reproduces the dynamics of a wide range of varied battle scenarios with a general and abstract representation. The model illustrates the rich dynamic behavior that can be achieved from a simple generic model.

Breaking ranks: the emergence of representative associations in the Irish armed forces 1989-1992

This study contexualises the relationship between the armed forces and the civil authority in Ireland using and revising the theoretical framework advanced by Huntington. It tracks the evolution of the idea of a representive body for soldiers in the late 1980s, to the setting up of statutory associations under the Defence Amendment Act 1990. The study considers Irish soldiers political agitation and their use of peaceful democratic activities to achieve their aims. It highlights the fundamental policy arguments that were made against the idea of representation for the army and positions those arguments in the study of civil-military relations. Utilising unique access to secret Department of Defence files, it reveals in-depth ideological arguments advanced by the military authories in Ireland against independent representation. This thesis provides an academic study of the establishment of PDFORRA. It answers key questions regarding the change in the position of Irish government who were categorically opposed to the idea of representation in the army. It illustrates the involvement of other agencies such as the European Organisation of Military Associations (Euromil) reveals reciprocal support by the Irish associations to other emerging groups in Spain. Accessing as yet unpublished Department of Defence files, study analyses tension between the military authorities and the government. It highlights for the first time the role of enlisted personnel in the shaping of new state structures and successfully dismmisses Huntingtons theoretical contention that enlisted personnel are of no consequence in the study of civil-military relations. It fills a gap in our understanding, identified by Finer, as to how politicisation of soldiers takes place. This thesis brings a new dimension to the discipline of civil-military relations and creates new knowledge that will enhance our understanding of an area not covered previously.