A biographical sketch of Col. Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky.

"Asahel Langworthy is the supposed author."--Sabin (Bibl. amer.)

Poor, Hungry and Stupid: Numeracy and the Impact of High Food Prices in Industrializing Britain, 1780-1850

This paper argues that low levels of nutrition impaired cognitive development in industrializing England, and that welfare transfers mitigated the adverse effects of high food prices. Age heaping is used as an indicator of numeracy, as derived from census data. For the cohorts from 1780-1850, we analyse the effect of high grain prices during the Napoleonic Wars. We show that numeracy declined markedly for those born during the war years, especially when wheat was dear. Crucially, where the Old Poor Law provided for generous relief payments, the adverse impact of high prices for foodstuffs was mitigated. Finally, we show some tentative evidence that Englishmen born in areas with low income support selected into occupations with lower cognitive requirements.

Poor, hungry and ignorant: Numeracy and the impact of high food prices in industrializing Britain, 1780-1850

This paper uses the ability to recall one s age correctly as an indicator of numeracy.We show that low levels of nutrition impaired numeracy in industrializing England, 1780-1850.Numeracy declined markedly among those born during the war years, especially where wheatwas dear. England s nascent welfare state mitigated the negative effect of high food prices oncognitive skills. Nutrition during early development mattered for labor market outcomes:individuals born in periods or countries with high age heaping were more likely to sort intooccupations with limited intellectual requirements.

Os Relatórios do Ministério da Marinha como fontes para a análise da formação da disciplina de trabalho na Marinha do Brasil (1780-1850)

Os Relatórios do Ministério da Marinha, abrigados no acervo do CEDAP em forma de microfilme, constituem-se em relatos minuciosos de aspectos variados da Marinha brasileira, desde a sua fundação. Um levantamento inicial do material contido nos Relatórios dá-nos conta da existência de uma infinidade de temas tais como formação da força de trabalho da Marinha brasileira, salário, pensão, assistencialismo, asilo, aposentadoria e carreira dos marinheiros, educação e fundação de escolas para marinheiros comuns e oficiais de médias e altas patente, além de disciplina, motins, prisões, crimes e castigos. Neste artigo procuraremos, através dos relatórios, investigar o processo pelo qual a marinha brasileira procurou neutralizar o conflito de classe articulado ao poder, autoridade, trabalho e disciplina existente no interior do navio, investindo na formação de instituições que pudessem, de forma diferenciada, ministrar educação formativa aos marinheiros comuns e aos graduados.

Die entwicklung der diskontpolitik der Bank von England, 1780-1850; eine kritische studie aus dem notenbankund papiergeldwesen,

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Cyclotech - contribution to solve the Technetium shortage by using low energy medical cyclotrons

This paper presents work in progress, to develop an efficient and economic way to directly produce Technetium 99metastable (99mTc) using low-energy cyclotrons. Its importance is well established and relates with the increased global trouble in delivering 99mTc to Nuclear Medicine Departments relying on this radioisotope. Since the present delivery strategy has clearly demonstrated its intrinsic limits, our group decided to follow a distinct approach that uses the broad distribution of the low energy cyclotrons and the accessibility of Molybdenum 100 (100Mo) as the Target material. This is indeed an important issue to consider, since the system here presented, named CYCLOTECH, it is not based on the use of Highly Enriched (or even Low Enriched) Uranium 235 (235U), so entirely complying with the actual international trends and directives concerning the use of this potential highly critical material. The production technique is based on the nuclear reaction 100Mo (p,2n) 99mTc whose production yields have already been documented. Until this moment two Patent requests have already been submitted (the first at the INPI, in Portugal, and the second at the USPTO, in the USA); others are being prepared for submission on a near future. The object of the CYCLOTECH system is to present 99mTc to Nuclear Medicine radiopharmacists in a routine, reliable and efficient manner that, remaining always flexible, entirely blends with established protocols. To facilitate workflow and Radiation Protection measures, it has been developed a Target Station that can be installed on most of the existing PET cyclotrons and that will tolerate up to 400 μA of beam by allowing the beam to strike the Target material at an adequately oblique angle. The Target Station permits the remote and automatic loading and discharge of the Targets from a carriage of 10 Target bodies. On other hand, several methods of Target material deposition and Target substrates are presented. The object was to create a cost effective means of depositing and intermediate the target material thickness (25 - 100μm) with a minimum of loss on a substrate that is able to easily transport the heat associated with high beam currents. Finally, the separation techniques presented are a combination of both physical and column chemistry. The object was to extract and deliver 99mTc in the identical form now in use in radiopharmacies worldwide. In addition, the Target material is recovered and can be recycled.

Dipòsits institucionals: associar-se amb el professorat per a millorar la comunicació

Els dipòsits institucionals ("institutional repositories") són col·leccions digitals que recullen i preserven la producció intel·lectual d'una comunitat universitària o un conjunt d'elles. Els dipòsits institucionals són un camí per tal que les institucions estableixin acords amb el seu professorat per a millorar la comunicació acadèmica. Els dipòsits institucionals ofereixen una resposta estratègica tant a les oportunitats de l'entorn digital en xarxa com als problemes en el sistema actual de publicació acadèmica. Ofereixen beneficis directes i immediats a les institucions i als seus membres. Permeten complementar mecanismes ja existents per tal de mesurar la productivitat i el prestigi de la institució. També poden ajudar en la transformació de la comunicació acadèmica a llarg termini.

The giant turnip.

Una versión del clásico cuento ruso. Como cada año los niños de la clase de Miss Honeywood cultivan frutas y verduras en el jardín de la escuela y cuando regresan del verano, encuentran que las frutas y verduras han crecido. Pero, para su sorpresa, esta vez ven un nabo que es tan alto como una jirafa y tan ancho como un elefante. Todos los niños se preguntan como lo sacarán de la tierra.

Integrated Science for CSEC.

Este libro prepara a los estudiantes de enseñanza secundaria en la asignatura de ciencias. Los temas del libro son: el organismo y el medio ambiente (la estructura de las células, la importancia y las funciones de las estructuras de las células, comida y nutrición, respiración y contaminación, los sistemas de transporte, los órganos y la coordinación, reproducción y crecimiento, control de la temperatura y ventilación, el entorno terrestre, el agua y el entorno acuático, las plagas y los parásitos, los riesgos de seguridad, los metales), la energía (electricidad, fuentes de energía alternativas, las máquinas y el movimiento, la conservación de la energía).

Plant-symbiotic fungi as chemical engineers: multi-genome analysis of the Clavicipitaceae reveals dynamics of alkaloid Loci

The fungal family Clavicipitaceae includes plant symbionts and parasites that produce several psychoactive and bioprotective alkaloids. The family includes grass symbionts in the epichloae clade (Epichloë and Neotyphodium species), which are extraordinarily diverse both in their host interactions and in their alkaloid profiles. Epichloae produce alkaloids of four distinct classes, all of which deter insects, and some—including the infamous ergot alkaloids—have potent effects on mammals. The exceptional chemotypic diversity of the epichloae may relate to their broad range of host interactions, whereby some are pathogenic and contagious, others are mutualistic and vertically transmitted (seed-borne), and still others vary in pathogenic or mutualistic behavior. We profiled the alkaloids and sequenced the genomes of 10 epichloae, three ergot fungi (Claviceps species), a morning-glory symbiont (Periglandula ipomoeae), and a bamboo pathogen (Aciculosporium take), and compared the gene clusters for four classes of alkaloids. Results indicated a strong tendency for alkaloid loci to have conserved cores that specify the skeleton structures and peripheral genes that determine chemical variations that are known to affect their pharmacological specificities. Generally, gene locations in cluster peripheries positioned them near to transposon-derived, AT-rich repeat blocks, which were probably involved in gene losses, duplications, and neofunctionalizations. The alkaloid loci in the epichloae had unusual structures riddled with large, complex, and dynamic repeat blocks. This feature was not reflective of overall differences in repeat contents in the genomes, nor was it characteristic of most other specialized metabolism loci. The organization and dynamics of alkaloid loci and abundant repeat blocks in the epichloae suggested that these fungi are under selection for alkaloid diversification. We suggest that such selection is related to the variable life histories of the epichloae, their protective roles as symbionts, and their associations with the highly speciose and ecologically diverse cool-season grasses.