Essays on Vessel

In this paper, we provide a formal analysis of two kinds of vessels that were in ancient China known as bronze vessels. We examine the similarities as well as the differences attendant to the two vessels as well as the impact and the roles that they played in the society. One of the ritual vessels that we consider was known as hu of the Chinese Eastern Zhou Dynasty of the Warring States Period. The other vessel is the ritual vessel guang of the Zhouyuan Archeology Team, Shanxi Province. The ritual vessel hu is an example of a vessel used for ...

Introduction

Cylindrical pressure vessels are often used for a variety of functions. Some of these functions include the storage of liquefied petroleum gas, either during transit or in the countryside where cooking gas is not piped into their houses. Cylindrical pressure vessels are also used in the storage of fuel in gas stations in underground bankers, from where the fuel is pumped into the vehicles at the filling point. Due to these varied functions, it is important to understand the dynamics of stress and pressure on these cylindrical tanks. This is very important, especially in ensuring the structural integrity of these ...

Introduction

Cylindrical pressure vessels have varied functions in our society today. When you drive into a filling station for gasoline, you encounter cylindrical pressure vessels as storage containments for the gasoline in underground burrows. Many of the people living in the countryside do not have cooking gas piped into their houses. They use cylindrical pressure vessels that contain liquefied petroleum gas. Containers of smaller sizes that serve different sizes in our households are cylindrical pressure services.

The fact is that cylindrical pressure vessels are very important, because of their varied functions. In underscoring the importance of cylindrical pressure vessels, the engineering ...

Introduction:

Bronze vessels of the Shang period have been preserved largely due to the fact that, they were buried in the tombs of the great of both female and male figures. Their primary use at the time of their manufacture was in banquets and temples at which the sacrifice of food was offered to their royal ancestors. They were buried with their owners so that they could continue to sacrifice to the higher powers even after they had died and become ancestors in their turn. As such, the vessels were evidence of power, an aspect that became even more sharply ...

- Maritime Administration: - Describe Nigeria’s maritime governance structure with emphasis on its maritime administration, The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is the primary regulatory and promotional maritime agency. The merger of National Maritime Authority and Joint Maritime Labor Industrial Council that was the former parastatals of the Federal Ministry of Transport created this Agency on 1 August 2006. It is supervised by the Federal Ministry responsible for Marine Transportation. (Please see the attached Addendum A). . - Including: - Staff, The Agency has a Governing Board of a Chairman and a Director from the Federal Ministry ...

Economic Report about Current Commercial Gasifiers

GE Energy Gasifier GE Energy Gasifier uses the entrained flow, coal-water slurry feed, refractory lined slag and oxygen blown technology. The manufacturers at GE Energy have two variants, one with a radiant cooler and another full quench gasifier. Their products use a wide variety of fuels like low rank coals, pet coke, bituminous coal and other blends of pet coke. The design of GE Energy Gasifier emphasizes on operational eficiency. This is achieved through optimization of heat recovery and production of carbon monoxide. As espoused earlier, the GE Energy Gasifier predominantly uses the direct quench system. This design is not ...

(e) Estimate the average pressure loading on the pressure vessel and use the standard equations for thin-walled pressure vessels to make an estimate by hand calculation of the pressure vessel wall thickness required to give a Factor of Safety of not less than 2 using whichever of the two failure criteria gives the safer result.

Conclusion

- The weight is calculated with accuracy of -0.22(%) for the empty vessel. - The weight is calculated with accuracy of -0.05(%) for the filled vessel. - The calculated stress is verified by its comparison with hand calculated membrane stress. - Von ...

Two visits.

During the two visits, the Oceanics group should have investigated the management team of the manufacturer’s supply chain or other activities that relate to the flow of incoming materials required to complete the vessel. The Oceanics group should ensure that they find a manufacturer that has the essential materials either acquired or plan to acquire in order to produce the manufacturing of the vessel conforms to all the specifications. Efficient supply chain will ensure smooth movement of work between divisions without causing delay. Another area of great concern that the Oceanics group should investigate is the engineering work ...

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Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster of 1980 – An Engineering Failure

Highway bridges on navigable waterways are at risk from vessel collision. Since they are primarily built to let vessels pass through, design considerations should include the probability of a major collision of its structural members from a passing vessel. There are several factors why vessels may come in contact with a bridge’s structural member. The deviation of a vessel from its path may be caused either by human error, mechanical error or may result because of adverse environmental conditions. Indeed, the collision of M/V Summit Venture with the pier of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was due to poor vision because of a “ ...

The Chinese Sheng dynasty was rich in symbolism and artistic prowess even though it dates back to over 2000 BC. There are a vast number of ornaments, sculptures and artefacts which have been recovered through archaeological diggings and the two examples discussed here provide some interesting comparisons and concepts. Although the first vessel dates from almost 2000 years before the second one and is made out of bronze while the latter is composed of earthenware, there are similarities between both objects as well as a demonstration that the artefacts have developed in style. They are both supreme examples of sculpture in ...

Introduction

Trade was one of the most important economic activities of the ancient civilization. Initially trade was mainly conducted on land .As the scope of the activity expanded with time, another mode of transportation; water transport started to become gradually important and started to attract the attention of commercial enterprises. As this mode of transport became more important, there arose a need for the formulation of insurance scheme to protect the water vessels, the passengers, and cargo for the various risks that they faced in this transport mode. Marine insurance is therefore one of the oldest forms of insurance that has ...

Introduction:

The Chinese Sheng dynasty was rich in symbolism and artistic prowess even though it dates back to over 2000 BC. There are a vast number of ornaments, sculptures and artefacts which have been recovered through archaeological diggings and the two examples discussed here provide some interesting comparisons and concepts. Although the first vessel dates from almost 2000 years before the second one and is made out of bronze while the latter is composed of earthenware, there are similarities between both objects as well as a demonstration that the artefacts have developed in style. They are both supreme examples of sculpture in ...

Management – Maritime Administration

Introduction 3

Benefits and Challenges Associated with Port State Control 5 Port State Control MOU 8 Discussion and Comparison of various existing port State control MOUs 11 MOUs and whether they help strengthen Port State Control or just another layer of bureaucracy 12 Conclusions 14

References 16

Introduction The International Maritime Organization is one of the many branches formed after the birth of the United Nations. It was originally known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization when it was first established in Geneva in 1948; the International Maritime Organization (IMO) retained that name until 1982 when ...

An aortic aneurysm is a pathological dilatation of the aorta. Aneurysms can be subdivided into true aneurysms, which involve all the layers of the vessel wall, and pseduoaneurysms, which involve only the adventitia. Furthermore, an aneurysm can be designated by its overall appearance as fusiform or saccular. The former is where the entire circumference of the vessel is affected and the latter is when there is only a small pocket from the vessel wall. Finally, an aortic aneurysm can also be identified by its location along the vessel (Harrisons, 2008, p. 1564). Aneurysms can be caused by a litany of disease ...

1. It is very imperative for Oceanics team to evaluate the critical parameters during their site visit of shortlisted companies. For a product like pressure vessel which is huge in size and also requires huge investment, it is very vital to get good quality and technically robust product. The site visit should be focused two very critical aspects; first why there is huge difference in costing of the machine and what quality both companies will be delivering. If Oceanics will pay higher cost what all benefits company will be getting and if not than what all Problems Company will be ...

Film Studies

Introduction Titanic is one of the most expensive films ever produced in American history, which had been reported to cost about $200 million. It brings to life the tragic sea accident that in April 15, 1912. It became one of the highlights in the life and career of director James Cameron. The irony of Cameron’s film “'Titanic” is that it has in its own right created an overreaching greatness that broke all blockbuster phenomena throughout the entire movie history. The film itself took the risk to gamble its stake on the visual splendor and technological achievement that ...

The bronze vessel shows some intricate design and is typical of the period from the ninth Century BC. The level of craftsmanship that is present shows that exalted persons and craftsmen such as priests could have been involved in their creation. However, there is very little information to back this up, and we do not know whether the workshops where they were made were organized. The content of the vessel demonstrates that it was not mass produced but was definitely created for one owner and is a limited edition piece. One can rule out mass production for this vase. ...

Introduction

Ever since man discovered that wood could float in water, he has endeavored to build sophisticated vessels that would make sea travel as safe as possible. However, numerous centuries of innovation have not produced an entirely fool proof vessel. A total conquest of the sea is far from near. It is noteworthy to note in the same breath that sea transport is getting safer and faster, when contrasted against the situation within the last few decades (Abulafia). The pursuit for continual improvement in maritime transport has been sustained by the unending pace of globalization. While there has been a tremendous ...

Hemorrhagic Stroke

Introduction The National Stroke Association (2009) defines stroke as an ‘attack’ to the brain cells and tissues that often cuts off perfusion. Hemorrhagic strokes results when a blood vessel that supplies a certain area of the brain breaks or ruptures causing blood leakage into the brain tissue (Magistris, Bazak, and Martin, 2013). Prevalence of stroke in the United States (US) is estimated at 800,000 per year and mortality rate is about 160,000 people per year (National Stroke Association, 2009). In Canada, stroke accounts for more than 14,000 deaths per year (Magistris, Bazak, and Martin, 2013). However, ...

Waste Management

Introduction Dealing with waste has become an increasing concern nowadays, since it affects people’s life quality by impacting the health, it affects the aesthetics, it jeopardizes the ecosystems and in general, it negatively impacts the environmental sustainability. Domestic waste (generated by individuals) and commercial and industrial waste represent a quotidian aspect that authorities are aiming to handle, either through applying laws and guidelines for maintaining healthy and clean cities and villages, either by applying various technologies for actually managing the waste disposals. And the processes and technologies used to manage the various types of waste differ depending on ...

Pressurized Water Reactors

Primary Systems of A PWR These water reactors also use steam to turn a turbine and hence generate steam. However, the mode of cooling the steam is different from that of boiling water reactors. Steam is directed to the condenser where cool water is used in the removal of excess heat. This system comprises of two systems: the primary and secondary systems. Primary system comprises of the steam generators, reactor vessel, coolant pumps, pressurizer and connecting piping. The primary system (reactor coolant system) functions to transfer heat to the steam generators from the fuel. It also serves to house ...

Introduction

Ethical behavior is crucial in every field including engineering. Unethical behavior in engineering can lead to serious negative consequences during construction or several years after the construction work is done, which can involve the death and/or injury of several people depending on the application. In particular, concealing or helping in concealing a defect in a construction is an unethical behavior that has been known to lead to serious negative consequences. Such a behavior is quoted as the main cause of the nuclear disaster involving the Dai-Ichi Reactor No. 4 (Bloomberg 1-2). This paper criticizes the allegations by a Fukushima engineer, Tanaka, and evaluates ...

International Transport Management

International Transport Management

Marine news is a magazine that gives information on the North American inland, offshore and coastal maritime community. It focuses on giving people information they should know about the industry. The information spans a variety of related fields that entail different expertise and appeal to a variety of interests. One of their top stories were on the right to a bon voyage. According to Haun (2014) who is a reporter for the magazine, this has been one of the issues in the priority list for National Transportation Safety Board. It came about after an accident by the commuter ferry Seastreak in ...

Ilios Shipping Company S.A. was penalized in government court in New Orleans for damaging the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and check of equity, advertised Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and Jim Letten, U.s. Lawyer for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Ilios worked the M/V AgiosEmilianos, a 738 foot, 36,573 ton mass transporter freight dispatch that pulled grain from New Orleans to different ports far and wide. As indicated by the supplication assertion, from April 2009 until April 2011, sleek bilge waste and ooze was routinely released from the vessel specifically into the ocean without ...

The History and Development of Trains

Someone once said that necessity is the mother of invention. The invention of the Maglev train is a clear support of the statement as its invention was triggered by the ever growing population and expanding residential estates. It has created a need for a new generation of affordable, reliable and cheap mode of transport (Lee, Kim and Lee, 2006).The innovators responded by creating Maglev, a train which on top of being fast and reliable, had exemplary features such as low maintenance, eco-friendly, compact and light weight. Maglev dates back to 1934, when the German’s Herman Kemper obtained the patent for its ...

Abstract:

Strokes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. Key to prevention and control of strokes is a thorough understanding of their etiology and the pathophysiologic processes that occur. A review of the literature regarding cerebrovascular disease was undertaken to more fully understand the changes that lead to strokes. The causes are manifold and there are many risk factors that may lead to pathology causing a stroke. The third leading cause of death in the United States is stroke, it is also the cause of significant neurologic disorders and morbidity. A pathological process involving the blood vessels ...

(Course No.) (City & State) Growing cells are located within defined environmental niches and any area outside the niche is very hostile. Because normal cells lack survival techniques, it leads to anoikis. The tumor development process strives when malignant cells escape from the local issues and resist anoikis. The cells of the immune system play a dual role of stimulating adaptive immune responses against tumor-specific antigens and at the same time promoting tumor angiogenesis and progression. This is through the support of the innate and inflammatory responses (Ravi et al., 2000). Integrins are termed as a family of adhesion ...

Abstract

Computed Tomography CT refers to an imaging procedure that has been popular over the last decade in the imaging of the human body. In coronary artery imaging, this procedure is called Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography (CTCA). This technique is used specifically in the imaging and assessment of the cardiac and coronary anatomy to determine if one has a coronary artery disease or to determine the extent to which the individual has been affected by the disease. This procedure is also used to evaluate the coronary arteries and their anatomy. There are also other methods or techniques that are used in ...

Circulatory and respiratory Systems: An anatomical and physiological analysis

Circulatory and respiratory systems form the most important organ systems in any animal as they are both responsible for transporting the life sustaining element of oxygen to every cell and tissue in the body, while also collecting the wastes and disposing of them through various organs. However, the anatomy and the physiology of these systems differ radically in each classification of animals, in effect throwing light on the various stages of evolution in different types of animals. In this paper we shall discuss the circulatory and respiratory systems in four animals with regards to their anatomy and physiology so ...

Abstract

The development of the maritime industry and the related cargo operations in particular, is an extremely important and interesting part of the historical development of business relationships and industrialization. One of the turning points in the history is the development of the shipping container, which, according to many professionals and academics, have turned around the industry and had tremendous effect on the business as a whole along with the automatization of the cargo operations.

There are numerous factors, which influence the development of the containerized cargo and bulk transportation. Both modes of transportation are subject to economic, political, social, technological, ...

Logistics Planning Paper for Olive Oil 2

Abstract This work consists of: 15 sheets, 7 parts, a list of references, 6 figures. In my work I suggest a company which deals with the ocean freight activity. My company will transfer olive oil from Spain to the USA. I will explain why I have chosen Spain as a country of olive oil origin. Moreover, I will pay detailed attention not only on the selected counties but also on the ports involved in the work. The activity and the strategy of the company were discussed in details. Also the appeal of the company to clients was touched upon. This ...

The project was to test the salinity of the water in the hotwell. On checking the salinity meter, the readings were unexpectedly high at 500ppm from the normal 0.5 to 2ppm. One possible explanation would be the failure of the meter. The problem that the team faced is that the engineer that had left did not leave any indication of the meter being faulty. This led to the team having to inspect the hotwell to find out what could have caused the problem. On inspecting the hotwell, there was thick formation of dark sludge, which showed that the ...

We die twice in this lifetime. The first death comes when the last breath leaves our body, when we shuffle free of the mortal coil. The next, and most important, is when all memory of us is gone, when we are no longer even an errant thought left to float on the breeze. That is undoubtedly the worst death, the one that is lasting and cannot ever be rescinded. To be remembered by those who knew of one’s acts, their life, and their deeds, is a type of immortality that is likely the closest that humankind will ever come ...

Abstract

The American Civil War was a period of great turmoil and conflict in the life of the United States. Great battles were waged and numerous lives were lost, all in the name of the ideology of each side in the conflict. However, as the war saw the shifting of the life of a nation, one man established one company that rose through the years to play a significant role in the shaping of the history of the United States. The paper seeks to discover the role of Allan Pinkerton in molding American history, the agency he founded, and where this company is ...

Abstract

An elevator refers to mechanical equipment used to transport goods and people between different floors of the building, decks of a vessel or levels of any other structure. The different types uses, advantages and disadvantages of ship elevators are presented in this essay. The elevators are named based on features and functions as personnel elevator, cradle, standing, swinger, hydraulic, cradle and so forth. The safety features, capacities to lift loads, and such other modern gadgets are also discussed. Elevators are of great use for transporting men and material. Technological developments have facilitated manufacturing of customized elevators to suit a particular dock ...

The USS Indianapolis (CA-35) christened on behalf of the capital city Indianapolis, Indiana. She was the leader for Admiral Raymond Spruance as he controlled the Fifth Fleet in combats across the Central Pacific. Her descending guided to the greatest single shortfall of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. On 30 July 1945, after bringing portions for the first atomic explosive to the United States air station at Tinian, the vessel destroyed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58, submerged in 12 minutes. Of 1,196 crewmen on board, approximately 300 passed away along with the ...

(Name of Professor) China was one of the most triumphant of the earliest civilizations. The Chinese today can brag that their civilization has the longest history recorded. The Chinese conquered the eastern part of the Asian land and extended independently from Europeans and Asians from the Middle East. Giles, Herbert. Religions of Ancient China. London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1906: P. 46 Print. The Shang Dynasty came to power in the Huang He River Valley sometime between 1750 B.C.E. and 1500 B.C.E. The Shang were farmers. Their most significant crop was millet, which is a type of grain. ...

Introduction

The calling of Saul of Tarsus is in the Books of Acts and Romans in the New Testament. Paul had been born a Jew in Tarsus, and breathing threats and murder against Christ disciples. Paul works against the church years before his calling he witness the death of the first Christian Martyr. This was Stephen who would have shaped the destiny of Paul on his way to Damascus. Paul considered himself chief sinner among peers. Paul finally met face to face the one persecuted to whom he becomes a reliable follower and servant. He set up remarkable footsteps which are followed ...

Introduction

Proper selection of the material and manufacturing process to be used for a given application is crucial to the success of the manufacturing process. Material selection should be based on material suitability and the possibility of modifying the material to make it suitable for the application while the selection of the manufacturing process should be based on the material selected, the shape required, dimensions of the item being manufactured and the cost of production. A product design specification (PDS) is a crucial element of design that outlines the design and operating requirements and, therefore, facilitates the selection of suitable materials. This ...

Literature Review

Physicians always encounter innumerable number of patients with chest pains every day. The cause of these chest pains cannot always be pinpointed to a single health factor. However, veritably a good percentage of these chest pain cases are traced to a wide range of heart diseases. Acute Coronary Syndrome is one such heart disease that has been found to be a possible causation of the chest pains that are incessantly encountered by physicians. Commonly abbreviated as ACS, Acute Coronary Syndrome results in the blockage of some parts or the heart’s entire coronary arteries.

Definition

Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is a cardiac condition with an ...

Introduction and Background

In assessing the impact of microbes in the New South Wales (NSW) health system, it was discovered after laboratory testing evaluating Part A and B categories different types of colonies were discovered, for laboratory 1 evaluations. In laboratory 11specimens used in this experiment were blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid; sputum, swabs from and

Mucous membranes.

Bacteria colony morphology:-. E Coli. This bacterium appeared to be creamy, shinny and rose to a level of 2-3 mm. M Luteus. This one was yellow shinny circular and rose to 1-2 mm. Fungal colony morphology; Saccharomytes cerevsaie ( yeast) and Aspergillus nidulans ( Mould ). Precautions must be taken while ...

Analysis of human failure contribution to process risk – The Case of Blowout in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract

The Gulf of Mexico is considered to have accounted for roughly 90% of the complete offshore drilling in the United States of America in terms of the oil volume that is extracted. This number can be further equated to approximately one-third of the total production of oil in the United States of America. There are more than 50, 000 wells that have been drilled here since the year 1947 and of these 4,000 wells were dug deeper than 1, 000 ft. of water. As of date, more or less 80% of the total offshore drilling happens at a ...

History of Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda Triangle is a territory in the Atlantic Ocean, where sometimes ships or airplanes mysteriously disappear. The area is formed by lines from Bermuda to Florida, and then the second line goes to Puerto Rico and third one back to Bermuda. The area is very difficult to navigate: shoaling water is a common thing here, cyclones and storms often originate at the area of the Triangle. There are a lot of people who think that the mysterious events in this area do occur, putting forward various hypotheses to explain them - from weather conditions to alien abductions or residents of Atlantis. ...

Introduction

The object of the paper is to analyze the above relationship over a range of pressures extending above and below atmospheric pressure. Data were obtained for the pressure and temperature of a saturated steam-water mixture in equilibrium over a wide range of pressures and temperatures. The “raw” experimental data are given at the end of this document and the apparatus used are described below.

The object of this exercise is to:

a) Use the raw data to produce a table of absolute pressure .v. absolute (thermodynamic) saturation temperature over the whole range of the data provided. b) Compare this data to equivalent data taken from steam tables. c) Use ...

Concerning personal identity my position is similar to that of John Locke. I reject the idea that my personal identity is tied to my soul, as Cartesian theory suggested. I also do not believe that my personal identity is tied to my body. It seems more plausible to me that my personal identity is tethered to my memories because I am a culmination of my experiences. What I have endured, learned, and observed have made me into the person typing this. Memories are what have created my personal identity. My position on the mind and body problem, or that ...

United States of America joined World War 1 on April 6th, 1917 joining other countries like France, Russia and Britain. The U.S. troops of more than two million fought on the battlefield and were commanded by Major General J.P. Pershing, and the president was Woodrow Wilson. On April 4th, 1917 two days before joining the war, there were 88 U.S. senate where ninety-three percent voted in support of the World War 1 against Germany. The first WW decision was endorsed by the House of Representatives by 88 percent votes in support of the war where the U.S. formally joined ...

The ancient Egyptians were skilled artisans, pottery and ceramics was one of the fields that they excelled. Pottery was initially practiced for functional reasons rather that the decorative reasons although the decorations in some of the vases is quite remarkable. The oldest pottery technic involved hollowing clay into a lump and leaving it in the sun to dry. The Egyptians started to make pottery before they built the pyramid which is evident from to the presence of characters and images in the older hieglyphic writing which resembles earthen made vessels. From 3000BC pottery was decorated by images depicting boats, humans ...

The worst nuclear incident on the land of the US happened on March 28, 1979, as it was the famous Three Mile Island accident, which was a nuclear meltdown in one of the two reactors of Three Mile Island in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, US. The incident was also rated a five, in the group “Accidents with wider Consequences” on the International Nuclear Event Scale, which has seven as the maximum rate. The accident itself began with the halting of the secondary systems of non-nuclear group, which resulted with the failure of primary system`s relief valve, which was operated by a pilot. ...

- Panamax. In case of bulk carrier, it is about 65/82,000 dwt, 7 hatches/holds, it is usually without gear. In case of tanker, Panamax has about 60/80,000 dwt. - Capesize – around 120/200,000 dwt, 9 hatches/holds, without gear. - VLCC – Very Large Crude Carrier – about 240/320,000 dwt. - Handysize. In case of bulk carrier, it has about 20/35,000 dwt, 4 or 5 hatches/holds. It is geared with 25-35 ton cranes. In case of tanker, it has about 10/37,000 dwt. - Handymax – about 36/49,000 dwt, 5 hatches/holds. It is geared ...

Introduction:

In the introduction, Clunas insists that Chinese art is quite a recent invention, in actual fact, not more than a hundred years old. Although the textiles, pieces of calligraphy, paintings, sculptures, ceramics and other works of art date from over 5,000 years old, the idea of grouping Chinese art is a much more recent phenomenon. The book is purposely called ‘Art in China’ and not Chinese art since it is principally written out of a major distrust of the existence of unifying principles that bring together art from a particular country. There are several abrupt decisions that have been made in the ...

The Wall Street Journal Article by Will Connors titled “Underwater Drones are multiplying” argues that water drones are an army patrolling the ocean’s surface. The drones are “small-camera equipped robots” are developed by a range of companies and use specifically for sending information to data laptops and tablet screens. The idea of sending drones to sea developed as a hobby for wealthy adventures has quickly turned into a fast growing market with a rapidly increasing market demand. Even though several people admit that Video Ray Underwater Vehicles has been in progression since the late 1990s. Companies known for the manufacture of such ...

The article Sound cloaks enter the third dimension by Andrew Grant, highlights the cloak technology developed to reduce noise pollution thus preventing submarines and war ships from being detected by the enemy. The article simplifies this important information to the public and the US Naval Department by breaking down the science behind the clock technology. The project simplified in this article was funded by the United States of America Navy in a bid to identify means of establishing sound invisibility. According to Grant, and based on scientific reports from studies carried out in this field, human visibility is enabled ...

In Brian Smart’s essay “A Case for Identity”, the main conclusion is that objects do have a form that is more than the sum of its parts, while John Perry finds in “The Problem of Personal Identity” that the human form is only a part of identity. A ship is an object that has no identity of its own beyond that human beings ascribe to it, since it has no conscious thoughts, memories or reflections of its own. In the case of a person, however, identity is more than simply body parts, fingerprints or physical appearances, but as far as science ...

Starbucks Cup and Greek Kylix Compared

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the modern Starbucks paper coffee cup with the kylix, an ancient Greek drinking vessel. The paper examines these two cups from the perspectives of form, function, and decoration. (Also please see Note on Works Cited page).

The Research

1. Form The two subject cups (the Starbucks paper coffee cup and the Greek pottery kylix) have little in common with regard to form, other than that are both designed to contain a liquid. However, even in the simple definition of the shape alone they are quite different. The Starbucks cup ( ...

Marine or Maritime Insurance is the oldest form of insurance. It is a variant of insurance for which the subjects are boats or ships, and particularly the cargos the ships carry. Although most countries of the world have their own laws relating to insurance, an online article entitled Marine Insurance Facts (anon, n.d.) published by United Marine Insurance of Australia notes that in most cases insurance of commercially-operated ships comes under the jurisdiction of “Admiralty Law”, described in a Guide to Admiralty Law (anon, n.d.) published on the HG.org website.

Marine Adventure

In marine insurance terminology, the term “marine adventure”, as defined by ...

SNAKE-BITE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN INDIA

Mortality and morbidity should no longer be a common result of snake-bites in India but this health hazard is still a tragic problem. Montiero (et al., 2012) noted that although “snake-bite is an important and preventable health hazard” envenomations around the world are high and result in 10s of thousands of death every year. India is considered to have the highest numbers of poisonous snake-bites each year which result in medical problems, many due to complications from coagulation, resulting in thousands of needless deaths. Alirol (et al., 2010) stated that except for antivenom production “snake-bite envenoming . . . shares all the characteristics of a ...

The artifact called the thin ‘orange ware’ ceramic a Mesoamerican cylindrical tin or vessel with trio sided slanting figures with one of its end either the rear or the hind side having the shape of a bird’s head. This artifact was created 1000 AD in the deserts north of Puebla in Mexico by a group of Popoloca men. It is made using clay of two kinds; black which is hardened from weathering and a sandy cream colored one. It was initially molded by a woman by creating and attaching an elaborate design which looks like a gods homage. On its outer side,series of ...

Abstract

The paper will discuss the definition of a ship based on maritime law. Lawyers make a big deal out of the definition of a ship because of its importance in shipping law which is within the commerce of men. The definition of a ship is a topic that is being debated by lawyers since it can affect their client’s social and economic life such as the businessmen and traders all over the world. At the same time, the definition of a ship within the ambit of maritime law shall provide the accountabilities of ship owners to the shipper, and will involve the ...

Introduction

The Florida area is renowned for its attractive and unique coral reef. The coral reef system that exists in this area serves as the natural habitat to many reef-dwelling species. Some of the well-known species are the Gag Grouper, which are considered very important to the fishermen. However, in the past 40 years, there has been a significant decrease in the coral reef cover in South Florida. It is estimated that over half of the native Oculina Varicosa coral that exists off the Florida coast has been ruined since the early 70’s, and there is very little evidence to ...

Annotated Bibliography

Anderson, J., & Etches, D. (2007). Prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage. American Family Physician , 875 - 882.

The authors of this journal article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology are two doctors trained in Family Medicine specialties. Their 8 page article focuses on the importance of vigilance in the management of the third stage of labor or the placental separation stage. Most of the hemorrhage episodes typically occur on this stage of labor. The authors emphasized the importance of uterotonic medications like oxytocin as a routine medication to help the uterus contract and stop a potential bleed. The ...