Letter from Naphtali Hart, Newport, to K. K. S. I. asking for more help to finish synagogue

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Letter of Ephraim Hart, declining to serve as trustee

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Correlation of helicopter rotor aeroelastic response with HART-II wind tunnel test data

Purpose - This paper aims to validate a comprehensive aeroelastic analysis for a helicopter rotor with the higher harmonic control aeroacoustic rotor test (HART-II) wind tunnel test data. Design/methodology/approach - Aeroelastic analysis of helicopter rotor with elastic blades based on finite element method in space and time and capable of considering higher harmonic control inputs is carried out. Moderate deflection and coriolis nonlinearities are included in the analysis. The rotor aerodynamics are represented using free wake and unsteady aerodynamic models. Findings - Good correlation between analysis and HART-II wind tunnel test data is obtained for blade natural frequencies across a range of rotating speeds. The basic physics of the blade mode shapes are also well captured. In particular, the fundamental flap, lag and torsion modes compare very well. The blade response compares well with HART-II result and other high-fidelity aeroelastic code predictions for flap and torsion mode. For the lead-lag response, the present analysis prediction is somewhat better than other aeroelastic analyses. Research limitations/implications - Predicted blade response trend with higher harmonic pitch control agreed well with the wind tunnel test data, but usually contained a constant offset in the mean values of lead-lag and elastic torsion response. Improvements in the modeling of the aerodynamic environment around the rotor can help reduce this gap between the experimental and numerical results. Practical implications - Correlation of predicted aeroelastic response with wind tunnel test data is a vital step towards validating any helicopter aeroelastic analysis. Such efforts lend confidence in using the numerical analysis to understand the actual physical behavior of the helicopter system. Also, validated numerical analyses can take the place of time-consuming and expensive wind tunnel tests during the initial stage of the design process. Originality/value - While the basic physics appears to be well captured by the aeroelastic analysis, there is need for improvement in the aerodynamic modeling which appears to be the source of the gap between numerical predictions and HART-II wind tunnel experiments.

Direito e interpretação na tradição do positivismo jurídico: uma análise de John Austin, H. L. A. Hart e seus críticos

O objetivo desta dissertação de mestrado é examinar as teses centrais do positivismo jurídico de John Austin e de H. L. A. Hart. Analiso inicialmente as críticas que Hart faz à teoria do direito como comando, proposta inicialmente por Austin na primeira metade do século XIX. Em seguida, ocupo-me das críticas de Ronald Dworkin ao positivismo jurídico, bem como das tentativas recentes de se retomar a teoria do direito como comando. Por fim, procuro mostrar de que forma a discussão em torno das críticas ao positivismo legal foi recebido no contexto do debate teórico-jurídico no Brasil.

无线HART网络管理器的研究与实现

工业无线网络技术是继现场总线之后，工业控制领域的又一个热点技术，是降低工业测控系统成本、提高工业测控系统应用范围的革命性技术。无线HART规范作为第一个开放的工业无线网络国际标准，在满足工业应用苛刻的可靠性、实时性和安全性等关键需求的同时，还提供良好的向后兼容性，具有广阔的应用前景。网络管理器是无线HART网络的核心设备，是无线HART规范研究与开发的重点和难点。 本文在对工业无线网络技术、无线HART协议及其关键技术、无线HART网络管理器进行详细总结的基础上，从核心算法、软件的设计与实现等方面对无线HART网络管理器进行了研究，取得以下成果： (1)提出了一种基于有向图的独立多路径路由算法。算法包括路由发现和路由计算两个过程。路由发现中提出了基于负载均衡和信号强度的邻居过滤，以及邻居冗余等机制，保证了网络可靠性，降低了算法开销。路由计算中提出了基于双向链路筛选的拓扑构建，基于改进Dijkstra算法的最短路径生成，以及基于启发式搜索的独立多路径筛选等机制，满足了工业应用可靠、实时、低开销和低能耗等性能要求。 (2)提出了基于均衡搜索的通信资源分配算法。采用动态的信道黑名单技术，提高了网络的可靠性；保证所分资源均匀分布在搜索空间中，提高了算法应对网络动态性的能力；与主通信资源反序的冗余通信资源搜索过程，使得不同节点的资源均衡，保证了通信资源分配的公平性。此外，该算法还具有轻型、实时等优点。 (3)设计和实现了无线HART网络管理器软件。针对网络管理器功能复杂，性能要求高等问题，本文采用模块化软件设计方法设计和实现了无线HART网络管理器软件，并将其应用于辽宁省一大型纸业有限公司75吨流化床温度与压力监测系统中。网络管理器长期稳定运行、性能良好的事实表明了设计与实现的合理性。

Thinking with and outside the box: developing computer support for evidence teaching

B. Schafer, J. Keppens and Q. Shen. Thinking with and outside the Box: Developing Computer Support for Evidence Teaching. P. Robert and M. Redmayne (Eds.), Innovations in Evidence and Proof: Integrating Theory, Research and Teaching, pp. 139-158, 2007.

John Austin, H. L. A. Hart... Oh, And W. Jethro Brown!

Ireland, R. W., Cambrian Law Review, 34 pp.57-69 RAE2008

"Producers and Consumers in EU E-Commerce Law by John Dickie, Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2005 (ISBN 1-841-13454-6)"

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