Temple Beth El Providence, Rhode Island collection, 1940-1969

In 1916, the Jewish community of Boston established Beth Israel Temple Beth-El, located on the East Side of Providence, dates back to 1849, with the creation of the group "Sons of Israel." On September 10, 1849, Solomon Pareira, Leonard Gavitts and Morris Steinberg were granted an acre of land along the New London Turnpike (now Reservoir Avenue) to establish a cemetery. In 1854, the Congregation of the Sons of Israel and David was established, leading to president Solomon Pareira's deeding of the cemetery land in 1857 for the sole utilization of the congregation. This collection contains programs, sermons and newsletters. Although the congregation was originally Orthodox, it affiliated with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (Union for Reform Judaism) in 1877.

Opinion of Whitehead Hicks regarding distribution of synagogue seats

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Letter to K. K. S. I. from London

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[BÖCKH: ordentliche Mitglieder des Philologischen Seminars Berlin].

Lists of participants in Prof. August Boeck‘s philological societies in Berlin and in Heidelberg, circa 1822-1857, compiled by Klaus Grotsch.

Erzählungen für die reifere Jugend und ihre Kreise

Contents : Mein Sohn. - Das bunte Haus. - Klara. - Die Freunde

An asymptotic analysis of a simple model for the structure and dynamics of the Ramdas layer

This paper presents a complete asymptotic analysis of a simple model for the evolution of the nocturnal temperature distribution on bare soil in calm clear conditions. The model is based on a simplified flux emissivity scheme that provides a nondiffusive local approximation for estimating longwave radiative cooling near ground. An examination of the various parameters involved shows that the ratio of the characteristic radiative to the diffusive timescale in the problem is of order 10(-3), and can therefore be treated as a small parameter (mu). Certain other plausible approximations and linearization lead to a new equation whose asymptotic solution as mu --> 0 can be written in closed form. Four regimes, consishttp://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::Edit&eprintid=27192&stage=core#tting of a transient at nominal sunset, a radiative-diffusive boundary ('Ramdas') layer on ground, a boundary layer transient and a radiative outer solution, are identified. The asymptotic solution reproduces all the qualitative features of more exact numerical simulations, including the occurrence of a lifted temperature minimum and its evolution during night, ranging from continuing growth to relatively sudden collapse of the Ramdas layer.

Vesihuoltolaitokset 31.12.1974

Water supply and sewer systems 31.12.1974.

Ising pyrochlore magnets: Low-temperature properties, "ice rules," and beyond

Pyrochlore magnets are candidates for what Harris et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2554 (1997)] call "spin-ice" behavior. We present theoretical simulations of relevance for the pyrochlore family R2Ti2O7 (R = rare earth) supported by magnetothermal measurements on selected systems. Ey considering long-ranged dipole-dipole as well as short-ranged superexchange interactions, we get three distinct behaviors: (i) an ordered doubly degenerate state, (ii) a highly disordered state with a broad transition to paramagnetism, and (iii) a partially ordered state with a sharp transition to paramagnetism. Closely corresponding behavior is seen in the real compounds.

Characterization of RNA polymerase III transcription factor TFIIIC from the mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori

Fractionation of nuclear extracts from posterior silk glands of mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori. resolved the transcription factor TFIIIC into two components (designated here as TFIIIC and TFIIIC1) as in HeLa cell nuclear extracts. The reconstituted transcription of tRNA genes required the presence of both components. The affinity purified TFIIIC is a heteromeric complex comprising of five subunits ranging from 44 to 240 kDa. Of these, the 51-kDa subunit could be specifically crosslinked to the B box of tRNA(1)(Gly). Purified swTFIIIC binds to the B box sequences with an affinity in the same range as of yTFIIIC or hTFIIIC2. Although an histone acetyl transferase (HAT) activity was associated with the TFIIIC fractions during the initial stages of purification. the HAT activity, unlike the human TFIIIC preparations, was separated at the final DNA affinity step. The tRNA transcription from DNA template was independent of HAT activity but the repressed transcription from chromatin template could be partially restored by external supplementation of the dissociated HAT activity. This is the first report on the purification and characterization of TFIIIC from insect systems.

Present status of Gottigere Tank : Indicator of Decision maker’s apathy

Gottigere lake with a water spread area of about 14.98 ha is located in the Bellandur Lake catchment of the South Pennar River basin. In recent years, this lake catchment has been subjected to environmental stress mainly due to the rampant unplanned developmental activities in the catchment. The functional ability of the ecosystem is impaired due to structural changes in the ecosystem. This is evident from poor water quality, breeding of disease vectors, contamination of groundwater in the catchment, frequent flooding in the catchment due to topography alteration, decline in groundwater table, erosion in lake bed, etc. The development plans of the region (current as well as the proposed) ignore the integrated planning approaches considering all components of the ecosystem. Serious threats to the sustainability of the region due to lack of holistic approaches in aquatic resources management are land use changes (removal of vegetation cover, etc.), point and non-point sources of pollution impairing water quality, dumping of solid waste (building waste, etc.). Conservation of lake ecosystem is possible only when the physical and chemical integrity of its catchment is maintained. Alteration in the catchment either due to land use changes (leading to paved surface area from vegetation cover), alteration in topography, construction of roads in the immediate vicinity are detrimental to water yield in the catchment and hence, the sustenance of the lake. Open spaces in the form of lakes and parks aid as kidney and lung in an urban ecosystem, which maintain the health of the people residing in the locality. Identification of core buffer zones and conservation of buffer zones (500 to 1000 m from shore) is to be taken up on priority for conservation and sustainable management of Bangalore lakes. Bangalore is located over a ridge delineating four watersheds, viz. Hebbal, Koramangala, Challaghatta and Vrishabhavathi. Lakes and tanks are an integral part of natural drainage and help in retaining water during rainfall, which otherwise get drained off as flash floods. Each lake harvests rainwater from its catchment and surplus flows downstream spilling into the next lake in the chain. The topography of Bangalore has uniquely supported the creation of a large number of lakes. These lakes form chains, being a series of impoundments across streams. This emphasises the interconnectivity among Bangalore lakes, which has to be retained to prevent Bangalore from flooding or from water scarcity. The main source of replenishment of groundwater is the rainfall. The slope of the terrain allows most of the rainwater to flow as run-off. With the steep gradients available in the major valleys of Bangalore, the rainwater will flow out of the city within four to five hours. Only a small fraction of the rainwater infiltrates into the soil. The infiltration of water into the subsoil has declined with more and more buildings and paved road being constructed in the city. Thus the natural drainage of Bangalore is governed by flows from the central ridge to all lower contours and is connected with various tanks and ponds. There are no major rivers flowing in Bangalore and there is an urgent need to sustain these vital ecosystems through proper conservation and management measures. The proposed peripheral ring road connecting Hosur Road (NH 7) and Mysore Road (SH 17) at Gottigere lake falls within the buffer zone of the lake. This would alter the catchment integrity and hence water yield affecting flora, fauna and local people, and ultimately lead to the disappearance of Gottigere lake. Developmental activities in lake catchments, which has altered lake’s ecological integrity is in violation of the Indian Fisheries Act – 1857, the Indian Forest Act – 1927, Wildlife (Protection) Act – 1972, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act – 1974, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act – 1977, Forest (Conservation Act) – 1980, Environmental (Protection) Act – 1986, Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act – 1991 and National Conservation Strategy and Policy Statement on Environment and Development – 1992. Considering 65% decline of waterbodies in Bangalore (during last three decades), decision makers should immediately take preventive measures to ensure that lake ecosystems are not affected. This report discusses the impacts due to the proposed infrastructure developmental activities in the vicinity of Gottigere tank.

Optimal Parameterized Policies for Resource Allocation in Communication Networks

The problem of finding optimal parameterized feedback policies for dynamic bandwidth allocation in communication networks is studied. We consider a queueing model with two queues to which traffic from different competing flows arrive. The queue length at the buffers is observed every T instants of time, on the basis of which a decision on the amount of bandwidth to be allocated to each buffer for the next T instants is made. We consider two different classes of multilevel closed-loop feedback policies for the system and use a two-timescale simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation (SPSA) algorithm to find optimal policies within each prescribed class. We study the performance of the proposed algorithm on a numerical setting and show performance comparisons of the two optimal multilevel closedloop policies with optimal open loop policies. We observe that closed loop policies of Class B that tune parameters for both the queues and do not have the constraint that the entire bandwidth be used at each instant exhibit the best results overall as they offer greater flexibility in parameter tuning. Index Terms — Resource allocation, dynamic bandwidth allocation in communication networks, two-timescale SPSA algorithm, optimal parameterized policies. I.

Asparagine and glutamine differ in their propensities to form specific side chain-backbone hydrogen bonded motifs in proteins

Short range side chain-backbone hydrogen bonded motifs involving Asn and Gln residues have been identified from a data set of 1370 protein crystal structures (resolution = 1.5 angstrom). Hydrogen bonds involving residues i - 5 to i + 5 have been considered. Out of 12,901 Asn residues, 3403 residues (26.4%) participate in such interactions, while out of 10,934 Gln residues, 1780 Gln residues (16.3%) are involved in these motifs. Hydrogen bonded ring sizes (Cn, where n is the number of atoms involved), directionality and internal torsion angles are used to classify motifs. The occurrence of the various motifs in the contexts of protein structure is illustrated. Distinct differences are established between the nature of motifs formed by Asn and Gln residues. For Asn, the most highly populated motifs are the C10 (COdi .NHi + 2), C13 (COdi .NHi + 3) and C17 (NdHi .COi - 4) structures. In contrast, Gln predominantly forms C16 (COei .NHi - 3), C12 (NeHi .COi - 2), C15 (NeHi .COi - 3) and C18 (NeHi .COi - 4) motifs, with only the C18motif being analogous to the Asn C17structure. Specific conformational types are established for the Asn containing motifs, which mimic backbone beta-turns and a-turns. Histidine residues are shown to serve as a mimic for Asn residues in side chain-backbone hydrogen bonded ring motifs. Illustrative examples from protein structures are considered. Proteins 2012; (c) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

刚性桩横向承载力的三维极限分析

根据试验中观察到的土体破坏模式，建立了相应的破坏机构，用上限法对c-φ土中刚性桩的横向承载力进行了三维极限分析。将破坏土体分为3个塑性变形区，假设了满足运动边界条件的合理速度场，建立了求解光滑刚性桩横向承载力上限解的数学模型。通过极限分析发现光滑刚性桩承载力的上限解与差分解相差不大，并利用由有限差分法得到的规律对光滑桩承载力的上限解进行了修正，得到了粗糙桩承载力的粗略解。三维极限分析为计算刚性桩横向承载力提供了一种简便有效的方法。

强激波阵面的非平衡结构研究

利用测量强激波波后N2+第一负系(0,0)带和(1,2)带的辐射,对强激波后振动温度历程的测量过程进行了探索,并利用Langmuir探针技术,在低密度激波管中对强激波后电子数密度历程进行了测量.测量和计算结果进行了对比.结果表明:N2+B2∑u+态的激发比振动能的激发更快;实验测得的振动温度有明显的周期性振荡;在激波速度7.65～7.85km/s、p1=1.33Pa、实验段内径0.8m下,实验有效时间只有约6.5μs,实验中的电子数密度不能达到峰值.在约10倍波前自由程的实验有效区域内,电子数密度的测量值与计算值吻合很好.

Estudio de períodos de enmalezamiento y de control de malezas sobre el crecimiento y rendimiento del cultivo de la soya (Glycine max (L) Merr) variedad CEA-CH86

El presente trabajo se estableció con la finalidad de determinar el período crítico de competencia de malezas en el cultivo de la soya (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) variedad CEA-CH- 86. Se incluyeron tratamientos enmalezados hasta, y limpios hasta (20, 40, 60, 80, 100 y 110 días después de la siembra (dds)) bajo las condiciones ecológicas de la finca La Concepción, Nagarote León. El ensayo se estableció en la siembra de postrera de 1999 (1 de septiembre al 12 de diciembre de 1999), utilizándose un diseño de bloques completos al azar con cuatro repeticiones. El comportamiento de las malezas con relación a mayor abundancia y diversidad se dio en los tratamientos enmalezado hasta los 80, 100 y 110 (dds) y en los tratamientos limpios hasta los 20 y 40 dds. El peso seco de las malezas aumento en los tratamientos enmalezado hasta a los 60, 80, 100 y 11O dds y disminuyó en los tratamientos limpios hasta los 60, 80, 100 y 110 dds. Los períodos de enmalezamiento y de control de malezas mostraron efecto real de tratamiento antes las variables de crecimiento (altura de planta, diámetro del tallo y número de hojas por planta). De las variables evaluadas al momento de la cosecha, solamente altura de inserción de la primera vaina, número de vainas por planta, y rendimiento de grano mostraron diferencias significativas ante los tratamientos. En los tratamientos limpios hasta los 60, 80, 100 y 110 días después de la siembra (dds) se alcanzaron los mayores rendimientos y cuando se estuvieron enmalezados hasta los 60, 80, 100 y 11O dds se obtuvieron los rendimientos más bajos. Así mismo, se determinó que el período crítico de competencia de malezas inicia a partir de los 23 días y finaliza hasta los 63 dds.