scholarly journals Art. V.—Topography of Nineveh, illustrative of the Maps of the chief cities of Assyria; and the general Geography of the country intermediate between the Tigris and the Upper Zab

1854 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 297-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Jones
Keyword(s):  
The Public ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Time ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Of Greece

Within the last decade of years, the museums of France and England have been enriched by numerous monuments of Assyrian art, that clearly show the soil from which they were obtained was peopled by a race who, to its warlike habits, added many of the refinements of civilized life. The researches of Botta and Layard—so far as lapidary tablets are capable of conveying the economy of a nation—hare familiarised us in some measure with the public rites and ceremonies of the Assyrians, as well as given an insight into their more domestic concerns; and the pens of these travellers have further elucidated the subject in a manner of which the praise of the public is guarantee to the ability displayed, while the monuments themselves, as patents of their energy, remain in the capitals of Europe, until, in the course of time, they share in the fate of their Assyrian predecessors. Profoundly indifferent, however, to such an event, our savans are in the mean time labouring to unravel the mystic characters engraved on the records so lately revealed to ua; and such is the progress made, that we may shortly expect to be as cognizant of the deeds of the “stouthearted king and the glory of his high looks,” as we are conversant with the celebrities of Greece or Rome. The only desideratum wanting, it appears, to complete the picture of Assyria, is a faithful sketch of her aspect in desolation, when she is “empty, and void, and waste; when flocks lie down in the midst of her; and when her rivers are opened, and her palace is dissolved.” This we have endeavoured to supply in the three maps of the vestiges of Assyria, made from actual survey of the spot. Topography, however, is a dry subject, and we enter upon it with diffidence and reluctance.

scholarly journals Art. II.—Letters to the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society

1841 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 11-41
Author(s):  
W. Morley ◽  
Duncan Forbes
Keyword(s):  
The Public ◽  
French Government ◽  
Asiatic Society ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Time ◽  
Royal Asiatic Society

Whilst I was engaged last year in making a catalogue of the Oriental MSS. comprised in the libraries of the Society and the Oriental Translation Committee, I met with the historical MS. which is the subject of the following letter. I, at that time, applied to the Council of the Society for permission to forward a description of the MS. to M. Quatremere, who is employed in editing the only portion of the work hitherto known, in the hope that he would represent the matter to the French Government, and cause our MS. to be published in the “Collection Orientale,” as a sequel to his “Histoire des Mongols.” The council acceded to my request, and I accordingly wrote to M. Quatremère on the subject, but whether on account of my letter not having reached its destination or from the press of business, he has not as yet returned any answer to my communication. In the mean time, I think it desirable that the existence of this important volume should be made known to the public, and I have accordingly drawn up the following account of the MS. for insertion in the Journal of the Society.

scholarly journals Time required to move cash through slot machines

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 376-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Kelly ◽  
Carl James Schwarz ◽  
Ricardo Gomez ◽  
Kim Marsh
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Slot Machines ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Average Value ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Rest Breaks ◽  
Mean Time ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical study on the time needed to load and disburse cash using bill validators on slot machines and stand-alone cash dispensers in casinos in British Columbia under a Ticket In Ticket Out (TITO) system. Design/methodology/approach Testing took place over two days, using 18 machines. The results were extrapolated to estimate the approximate time required to process $1,000,000 with different average bill amounts in the cash mix and three different bill validator machines in common use. The average value per bill using the cash mix used by the public in the casino was $33.11 [standard error (SE) $2.11]. Findings The mean time/accepted note ranged from 4.12 to 9.65 s, depending on bill validator type. This implies that the time needed to load $1,000,000 onto credit slips using bill validators on slot machines ranges from 35 to 81 h, excluding rest breaks and other breaks. The time needed to redeem $1,000,000 is estimated to be 3 h. Practical/implications The implications of these finding for illicit actors to successfully launder large amounts of cash are discussed. Given the time needed to physically handle the cash, and other control systems currently in use in casinos in British Columbia, processing large amounts of cash using bill validators on slot machines would require a highly organized team that would find it difficult to elude detection. Originality/value The trial results provide a baseline estimate to be used going forward when investigating or proposing money laundering methodologies that include slot machines.

scholarly journals Judicial demand of medications through the Federal Justice of the State of Paraná

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato Mitsunori Nisihara ◽  
Ana Carolina Possebom ◽  
Luiza de Martino Cruvinel Borges ◽  
Ana Claudia Athanasio Shwetz ◽  
Fernanda Francis Benevides Bettes
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The State ◽  
Brand Name ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Online System ◽  
Broad Variety ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Time

ABSTRACT Objective To describe the profile of lawsuits related to drug requests filled at the Federal Justice of the State of Paraná. Methods A cross-sectional study, and the data were obtained through consulting the lawsuits at the online system of the Federal Justice of Paraná. Results Out of 347 lawsuits included in the study, 55% of plaintiffs were women, with a median age of 56 years. Oncology was the field with more requests (23.6%), and the highest mean costs. A wide variety of diseases and broad variety of requested drugs were found in the lawsuits. Approximately two-thirds of them were requested by the brand name, and the most often requested drugs were palivizumab and tiotropium bromide. Only 14.5% of the requested medicines were registered in the National Medication Register. The Public Defender’s Office filled actions in 89.6% of cases and all lawsuits had an interim relief. The mean time for approval was 35 days and 70% of requests were granted. Conclusion Oncology was the field with the highest demand for medicines at the Federal Justice of Paraná in 2014. A great variety of medications was requested. The Public Defender´s Office represented most lawsuits. All demands had an interim relief, and the majority of requests were granted, within an average of 35 days.

scholarly journals VII. Outlines of experiments and inquiries respecting sound and light. By Thomas Young, M. D. F. R. S. In a letter to Edward Whitaker Gray, M. D. Sec. R. S

1800 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 106-150 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Royal Society ◽  
Velocity Of Sound ◽  
Human Voice ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Elastic Fluids ◽  
Musical Sounds ◽  
Mean Time

Dear Sir, It has long been my intention to lay before the Royal Society a few observations on the subject of sound; and I have endea­voured to collect as much information, and to make as many experiments, connected with this inquiry, as circumstances enabled me to do; but, the further I have proceeded, the more widely the prospect of what lay before me has been extended; and, as I find that the investigation, in all its magnitude, will occupy the leisure hours of some years, or perhaps of a life, I am determined, in the mean time, lest any unforeseen circumstances should prevent my continuing the pursuit, to submit to the Society some conclusions which I have already formed from the results of various experiments. Their subjects are, I. The measurement of the quantity of air discharged through an aperture. II. The determination of the direction and velocity of a stream of air proceeding from an orifice. III. Ocular evidence of the nature of sound. IV. The velocity of sound. V. Sonorous cavities. VI. The degree of divergence of sound. VII. The decay of sound. VIII. The harmonic sounds of pipes. IX. The vibrations of different elastic fluids. X. The analogy between light and sound. XI. The coalescence of musical sounds. XII. The frequency of vibrations constituting a given note. XIII. The vibrations of chords. XIV. The vibrations of rods and plates. XV. The human voice. XVI. The temperament of musical intervals.

scholarly journals The introduction of new medical devices in the public health service of a small region of Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
B Arana Aragón ◽  
D Gavrila ◽  
V Fernández Gomez ◽  
M J Ferrandez Cámara ◽  
J A Floris Martín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Small Region ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Time

Abstract Issue The introduction of health technologies could have a positive impact on the population's health. However, it also plays a significant role on the evolution of the sanitary budget. These circumstances have promoted the development of specific groups of experts in health technologies assessment under the criteria of effectiveness, safety and efficiency. Description of the Problem The main goal of Murcia Health Service is to guarantee the health of its population through an optimal use of resources. New medical devices(MD)need to be evaluated prior to their use in medical practice. HTA reports published by international and national agencies are not covering the growing and accelerated offer and demand of new MD Results A technical group in charge of the evaluation of new MD requests (GTESIDS)was created in 2014. The group consists of 12 part-time collaborators of different health professions. During 2019, GTESIDS received 69 requests of evaluation, two thirds of which from surgical specialties, mainly general(11),orthopedic(10)and ophthalmic(7)surgery. GTESIDS advised to incorporate 23 and not to incorporate 26 MD, while 20 were still being evaluated as of February 29, 2020. The mean time GTESIDS needed to reach a conclusion and emit a recommendation was 151 days. We have found a published HTA report for only one of the MD evaluated. Lessons HTA reports published by international and national agencies are rarely available and need to be adapted to the local framework. The GTESIDS scope would improve with a better resource allocation that will allow a more thorough and rapid evaluation. Key messages HTA reports are not covering the growing offer of new medical device. The experience in Murcia has taught us the need to strengthen an actual collaboration between agencies.

scholarly journals VIII. Experiments and observations on the influence of the nerves of the eighth pair on the secretions of the stomach. By B. C. Brodie, Esq. F. R. S. Communicated by the Society for the promotion of animal chemistry

1814 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 102-106 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Direct Experiment ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Time ◽  
Circulation Of The Blood ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
The Way

In a paper formerly communicated to this Society by Sir Everard Home, and since published in the Philosophical Transactions for the year 1809, some facts were stated which render it probable that the various animal secretions are dependent on the influence of the nervous system, and this opinion seemed to derive support from some physiological experiments which were afterwards instituted by myself, and in which it was observed, that after the functions of the brain had been destroyed, although the action of the heart continued, and the circulation of the blood was maintained as under ordinary circumstances, the secreting organs invariably ceased to perform their office. It has been attempted by former physiologists to determine how far the nerves are necessary to secretion, but there are considerable obstacles in the way of this inquiry, and no observations, that have been hitherto made, appear to throw a great deal of light on the subject. The only method, which can be devised, of ascertaining by direct experiment, whether the nerves are really necessary to secretion, is that of dividing the nervous branches by which the glands are supplied. But this, with respect to the greater number of the glands, is an experiment impossible to perform; and, with respect to others, can not be executed without so much disturbance and injury to the other parts, as must render it extremely difficult to arrive at any positive results. Perhaps in future investigations, some circumstances may arise, which will enable us to determine more satisfactorily this important physiological question. In the mean time, as the labours of physiologists have hitherto contributed so little to this purpose, any facts that tend to its elucidation may deserve to be recorded, and I am therefore induced to lay before the Society the following experiments, which afford one example of a secretion being dependent on the influence of the nerves.

Заштита и безбједност информационих система у савременом пословању // Protection and Safety of Information Systems in Modern Business

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Жељко Н. Стјепановић ◽  
Марко Б. Крсмановић
Keyword(s):  
Data Protection ◽  
Computer Crime ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Electronic Business ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Insight Into

Резиме: Овај рад је писан са жељом да пружи цјеловит увид у стање компјутерског криминала, те презентује тему која с правом изазива све већу пажњу свјетске, а у посљедње вријеме и домаће јавности. С тим у вези, циљ овог рада је да скрене пажњу на различитост ове врсте криминала и да едукује запослене у разним предузећима о опасностима које су присутне у условима глобализације пословних процеса. Заштита информација је неопходна компонента савременог пословања која на жељени ниво редукује опасности везане за лаку доступност и брзу размјенљивост огромних количина података и информација. У оквиру овог истраживања обрађене су веома актуелне теме као што су заштита података у електронском пословању, врсте нападача и методе напада, основне технике заштите података и информација, однос законске регулативе и рачунарског криминала и друге теме везане за заштиту и безбједност података. Актуелност теме има посебан значај у процесу едукације заинтересованих корисника чији је основни циљ подизање заштите и безбједности података на значајно виши ниво, усклађен са свјетским стандардима везаних за ову област.Summary: This paper has been written in order to provide a complete insight into computer criminal presenting the subject which increasingly causes the attention of the public in our country and worldwide. The aim of this paper is to draw attention to the diversity of this type of crime and to educate employees in various companies about the dangers inherent in globalization processes. Protection of information is an essential component of modern business that treduces the risks associated with easy access and quick interchangeability of huge amounts of data and information to a desired level. In the framework of this research issues such as data protection in electronic business, types of attackers and attack methods, basic techniques to protect data and information, legislation, computer crime and other topics related to the protection and security of data have been dicsussed. Significance of the topic has special place in the process of education of users whose primary goal is to raise the protection and security of data at significantly higher levels, harmonized with international standards related to this issue.

scholarly journals XVIII. On the fossil Elk of Ireland

1825 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 429-435
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
The West ◽  
The North ◽  
Royal Dublin Society ◽  
The Earth ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Additional Value ◽  
Mean Time

Notwithstanding the frequent occurrence of the remains of the gigantic elk in Ireland, it is remarkable that precise accounts should not have been kept of all the peculiar cir­cumstances under which they occur entombed in its super­ficial strata. To obtain an opportunity of examining these relations had long been my desire; and as fortunately, dur­ing my avocations last autumn in the north of Ireland, a discovery came to my knowledge that seemed likely to throw light on the subject, I proceeded to its investigation, intending, should the results be found deserving of attention, to place them on record. These results have proved the more interesting, as they apparently lead to the conclusion, that this magnificent animal lived in the countries in which its remains are now found, at a period of time which, in the history of the earth, can be considered only as modern. I had advanced thus far when I became apprized of an analogous discovery made last year in the west of Ireland by the Rev. W . Wray Maunsell, Archdeacon of Limerick; which is not only confirmative of my own experience, but has the additional value of embracing particulars not hitherto noticed by any other observer. Mr. Maunseli's researches, elucidated by the able assistance of Mr. John Hart, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, have been communicated from time to time to the Royal Dublin Society in the form of letters, and have been entered upon their minutes; and, it is to be hoped, that a distinct publication on the subject may hereafter appear, illustrated by a description of the splendid specimen of the skeleton of the animal now deposited by the liberality of the Reverend Archdeacon in the museum of that Society. In the mean time I propose, after giving a concise account of my own inquiries, to refer briefly to the more prominent points in Mr. Maunseli's discoveries, in as far as they bear immediately on the question of the ancient or modern origin of those remains.

scholarly journals YOUR BROTHER, MY WIFE: Sex and gender behind bars

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasha Gear ◽  
Kindiza Ngubeni
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Arena ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Insight Into

Many of us know that sex, sexual violence and varying levels of sexual coercion occur in our prisons. But the subject of sex in prison remains an uncomfortable one. While recent media reports and revelations on prison corruption have played a role in bringing it more into the public arena, generally not much is understood about the dynamics of sex in men’s prisons. This article provides some insight into the relationships of power and vulnerability that underpin much of the sex that is taking place in this context.

An Ethical Insight into Nursing Research in Turkey

2000 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Filiz Ulusoy ◽  
Hülya Uçar
Keyword(s):  
Health Sciences ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Nursing Research ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Master Of Science ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Technological Improvements ◽  
Insight Into

Scientific and technological improvements are accomplished only because of much research. The increase in the number of research studies causes a rise in ethical problems. Nursing research is no exception to this. The aim of this study is to identify and analyse ethical problems in nursing studies. This research is descriptive and partly analytical. It is retrospective in the sense that 169 Master of Science and 66 doctoral theses written between 1972 and 1998 in the Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, were examined. The following ethical rules were used as criteria: that no harm should be caused to the subject; the subject was informed about the research topic; permission was obtained from the subject; and the privacy of the subject was maintained. The evaluation was carried out by distributing the theses among background variables and by employing nonparametric tests. The research associated with the theses was not harmful to the participants in 93.2%, while 6.8% were considered to have caused harm. In 72.7% of the theses the subjects were not informed of the research; in 73.6%, the researchers did not obtain permission from the subjects; and in 8.5% their privacy was not kept. An ethical score was assigned to each thesis, which varyed between 0 and 15. The mean score was 5.02.

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