A symplectic eigensolution method in transversely isotropic piezoelectric cylindrical media

INTRODUCTION Since the phenomenon of piezoelectricity in natural crystals was discovered in 1880, it has been applied in many fields, such as smart structure, sensing devices and active control, because of its special properties. Combining electrical behavior with mechanical deformation is the special property which attracted great interest of researchers. Many models have been developed for studying piezoelec- tric effects. Dunn and Wienecke (1996) used Green’s functions for transverse…     

White Privilege,Oppression, and Racial Identity Development: Implications for Supervision

Although the U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse, the race of individuals entering the counseling profession remains predominantly White (S. P. Pack‐Brown, 1999). The authors define and explore the connection between White privilege and oppression and encourage the use of racial identity models to address these constructs with counselor trainees in supervision.     

Teaching and learning in microsystems engineering

Whereas research in MicroSystems Technology (MST) has grown rapidly over the last twenty years, the education of engineers at postgraduate level is still in its infancy. The number of dedicated MST research institutions, companies and university laboratories worldwide has grown at a dramatic rate and all require trained individuals who can be immediately operational in the workplace. With the possible exceptions of Germany and Switzerland, the authors of this article believe that the training requirements for such scientists, engineers and technicians have not been satisfactorily addressed as yet. Realising the need for adequate training in MST, the British funding agency for research in science and engineering, the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) awarded a substantial grant to Heriot-Watt University in order to set up a Masters Training Package (MTP). The context of this grant, the syllabus developed for this Master of Science as well as its implementation are presented in this article. Advantages and drawbacks of block-based delivery of the course are presented from a pedagogical point of view for the different categories of students (full-time students, part-time students and company delegates).     

Dependence of nucleotide physical properties on their placement in codons and determinative degree

INTRODUCTION It is well-known from the genetic code structure that there exists a connection between codons and physical and chemical amino acid properties (Lewin, 1983). Codon properties in turn are defined by physical properties of the nucleotides from which they are compounded (Ratner, 1985; 2000). The most important properties of nucleotides as complex three-dimensional molecules are their dipole moment, heat of formation and energy of the most stable con- formation (Schneider and Be…     

On group and phase velocities manifested through exact solutions to the equations of some propagation phenomena

A system of non-Hermite, non-orthogonal functions that are new for concrete applications is introduced to generate explicit and previously unknown, physically meaningful solutions for bar and plate equations. The approach allows in some cases to establish completeness of these sets of solutions. Various other separate results technically related to these basic development are presented. In the available literature there are no registered efforts to extract the two velocities from exact solutions of the equations of the processes in which the two parameters are explicitly present.     

区域经济发展中的西部民办高等教育考察

本文分析介绍了西部民办高等教育的概况及成因,指出西部民办高校在适应西部开发对人才的需求方面具有相对的优势,为促进区域经济发展提供了智力支持,而西部经济的发展成为民办高等教育发展的加速器,为其发展创造了更广阔的空间。     

写给我亲爱的小孩

你一直想要出现在别人的文字里．可是最终还是决定自己提笔写一些关于你的文字。     

探究英语体育新闻的词汇特点

体育是人类社会文化生活不可缺少的组成部分,体育活动和体育比赛已成为日常生活中人们关心的主要话题之一。作为大众了解体育的重要信息来源,体育新闻在新闻报道中的地位也是举足轻重。体育新闻除具有一般新闻的特点外,自身还有着鲜明的语言特色,如大量使用专业术语、缩略词、结构简洁、幽默夸张等。本文围绕体育报道的用词特点,借助实例加以分析、总结,以期帮助读者了解西方英语体育新闻的写作特点,并感受其背后的文化精神与魅力。