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Develops and evaluates artificial neural network (ANN) models for clarified water turbidity and total organic carbon. Determines which factors are most important in optimizing enhanced coagulation. Also develops protocols for source data analysis, model architecture selection, model training, and model evaluation. Studies the use of ANN models in process control.

An immigrant newspaper provides unique documentation of an ethnic community in formation. Der Wanderer performed this role for Minnesota''s growing German-Catholic population in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This look at the paper''s first decade (1867-1877) analyzes its effort to promote and preserve the Roman Catholic faith and German ethnic consciousness. Concurrently, its news reporting, political involvement, and adoption of the ways of the American press manifested an apparently contradictory Americanizing tendency. This tension between competing goals reflected a process taking place within the community itself.

"Narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Abyssinia during the Years 1520-1527" by Francisco Álvares offers a rare firsthand account of 16th-century Ethiopia. Journey back in time with this meticulously prepared edition as the author recounts the experiences of the Portuguese embassy to Abyssinia, now modern Ethiopia. This historical narrative sheds light on the complex diplomatic relations between Portugal and the Ethiopian empire, also known as Abyssinia. Explore the cultural landscape and political climate of East Africa through the eyes of a traveler and diplomat. Gain insight into a pivotal era of exploration, diplomacy, and cross-cultural exchange. This enduring work provides invaluable insights for anyone interested in the history of Ethiopia, Portugal, and early modern travel. A vital resource for understanding 16th-century Africa. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

How many other performers from the last 60 or so years can you think of that are instantly recognisable from just their Christian name? Bing, Elvis and Ringo come to mind and so does Cliff… Richard that is! Born Harry Webb in India in 1940, Sir Cliff as he became in 1995, has achieved just about everything that it is possible to achieve as an entertainer and is still doing it and loving it, after all these years. From his early career of the late fifties with the Shadows, through to the sixties with his movies, then the ups and downs of the seventies, eighties and nineties. The new millennium provided another challenge for which Cliff was more than happy to meet, much to the delight of his adoring fans. This book celebrates the life and music of this amazing pop icon illustrated with fabulous archive black & white and colour photography. Cliff, we salute you!

The purpose of this study is to determine surge hydrographs which may be used in the analysis of proposed and existing highway structures along Albemarle-Pamlico Sounds. Historical data for tropical storms over the period 1886-1996 were collected and analyzed to identify storms proximate to the project study area. Application of the process models (CE Wind Model and ADCIRC Model) and statistical models (EST) resulted in predicted surge values at 25, 50 and 100 year return periods. These peaks were then incorporated into synthetic time series used to characterize the shape of the design hydrograph. The results of the surge modeling suggest that the simple exponential form of the hydrograph, recommended by the FHWA pooled fund study ''Development of Hydraulic Computer Models to Analyze Tidal and Coastal Stream Hydraulic Conditions and Highway Structures'', may be inadequate to characterize stations which experience periods of negative surge. An empirical approach based on a damped sine wave was developed as an alternative. The recommended procedure for implementing the results of the study suggests that both types of hydrographs be modeled, with design parameters based on the worst-case conditions.

In 1954, a young boy escapes the emotional torment of his home, fleeing into the vast, unforgiving Australian bush. Alone and naive, he embarks on a perilous journey spanning seventy years, where every encounter shapes his destiny. Who will he meet in this wild frontier? Will he find allies among the rugged inhabitants, or will the darker elements of society pull him into their nefarious undertakings? As he navigates the trials of life, from the innocence of youth to the wisdom of age, we witness a profound transformation. Can he rise above the harsh realities and succeed, or will he be consumed by the very environment he sought refuge in?

In recent years a host of Western Marxists have tried to emancipate Marx from responsibility for various unsavory doctrines. Political theorists have argued that Marx can avoid the weight of Stalinism and also the various theories, such as positivism, naturalism, Darwinism, technological determinism and the dialectics of nature that support Marxism. In the course of building up their defense of Marx, these modern critics have developed an elaborate but often confusing rationale whose premise consists of attributing many of the nefarious tendencies of Marxism to Engels, particularly the latter''s philosophy of nature. In Mainlining Marx, John L. Stanley sets Marx''s view of nature back in its proper perspective. Stanley challenges the "new orthodoxy" of prominent Marxist scholars who see a fundamental dichotomy between Marx and Engels with the latter believing in cosmic superlaws and the former adhering to historically grounded ones. Stanley argues both Marx and Engels used historical and transhistorical laws at various times. He is highly critical of those who abstract theoretical principles out of texts Marx wrote with specific and historical political goals in mind. He takes issue, as well, with critics who posit a Marxian belief in communist as against natural needs, and further challenges the new orthodoxy in his analysis of Marx''s dissertation, showing that from the beginning Marx''s thought was grounded in materialist determinism. Supplementing the chapters on Marx and his critics, the volume concludes with an essay on Georges Sorel''s approach to textual analysis and interpretation, showing how Sorel, far in advance of his time realized the impossibility of completely objective analysis and the inevitable distortion of the subject under study. Throughout this volume, Stanley''s critical approach utilizes Sorel''s illuminating insights to point out the distortions in modern Marxian analysis. Challenging and original, Mainlining Marx is a major contribution to the study of Marxism. It will be read by economists, political scientists, and intellectual historians. John L. Stanley (1937-1998) was professor of political science at the University of California at Riverside. He was the author of The Sociology of Virtue: The Political and Social Theories of Georges Sorel and the translator and editor of The Illusions of Progress by Georges Sorel, and From Georges Sorel: Essays in Socialism and Philosophy.

Provides a literature review of the current state of knowledge in the area of inorganic chemical removal from drinking water. The review considers inorganic chemical parameters that include arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, chloride, chromium, copper, cyanide, fluoride, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nitrate, selenium, sodium, sulphide, total dissolved solids, uranium, and zinc. Sources of inorganic chemicals include industrial and municipal effluent, agricultural runoff, and natural sources. Both conventional and advance treatment processes are noted to give an idea of how each contaminant could be removed. These processes include coagulation, softening, filtration, oxidation, adsorption, ion exchange, distillation, membrane processes, aeration, and dilution.