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Mining and the Nature of Gold Deposits
It is a major task to make a gold bar from gold atoms which exist at a few parts per billion (0.0000001%) in the Earth’s crust. This task is a...
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Laundry
Laundry service provides adequate, clean, sterilized and constant supply of linen to all user departments. Their basic tasks include sorting,...
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An interdisciplinary model chain quantifies the footprint of global change on reservoir sedimentation
Global change alters hydro-climatic conditions, affects land use, and contributes to more frequent droughts and floods. Large artificial reservoirs...
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Embankment Dams
Embankment dams are water impounding structures which are constructed of naturally available material (soil or rock) without addition of any binding...
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Impact of Weathering and Revegetation on Pedological Characteristics and Pollutant Dispersion Control at Coal Fly Ash Disposal Sites
Fly ash (FA) as a product of coal combustion in thermal power plants is a hazardous material that is deposited in the immediate vicinity of power...
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Intake Structures
An intake structure is a transition through which flow is diverted from a source, such as a river, reservoir or the ocean, into a conduit, which may...
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Pelagic-benthic coupling of the microbial food web modifies nutrient cycles along a cascade-dammed river
Cascade dams disrupt the river continuum, altering hydrology, biodiversity and nutrient flux. Describing the diversity of multi-trophic microbiota...
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The Radio and the Plant
A comparison of Jürgen Habermas’ and Boaventura de Sousa Santos’ approach to colonialism and their relevance for framing a pathway towards...
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Sentential Negativity and Anaphoric Polarity-Tags: A Hyperintensional Account
Certain propositional anaphora, like the Polarity Particles and Polar Additives discussed in this paper, are sensitive to the polarity of their...
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The environmental impacts of mining on Gishwati Protected Reserve in Rwanda
Gishwati forest is part of Gishwati-Mukura National Park. It has a long history of degradation due to human activities. Despite many efforts...
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Variations in the lake area, water level, and water volume of Hongjiannao Lake during 1986–2018 based on Landsat and ASTER GDEM data
In this paper, 329 Landsat images combined with the Deeply Clear Water Extraction Index were applied to delineate boundaries of Hongjiannao Lake...
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Benefits of cassiterite mining by artisanal miners in Jos Plateau, Nigeria
BackgroundArtisanal mining of cassiterite is one tedious activity that is done daily. It involves daily extraction of economic mineral deposits...
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German V2 and Doubly Filled COMP in West Germanic
The paper addresses the issue of Doubly Filled COMP effects in embedded interrogatives in West-Germanic languages, with particular attention paid to...
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A review of sedimentation rates in freshwater reservoirs: recent changes and causative factors
Sediment deposition in water reservoirs has major implications for storage capacity, reservoir lifetime, and water quality. Changes in rainfall...
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Small invertebrates in bivalve-cultivated and unmodified habitats of nearshore ecosystems
Many nearshore ecosystems are modified by aquaculture, including bivalve culture to produce food and restore extirpated populations. Small...
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Revisiting Colonial Industrialization in Malaya
Past works on colonial industrialization are dominated by accounts of both the stunting of the process, as well as the mercantilist orientation of...
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Complementary Modeling Approach for Estimating Sedimentation and Hydraulic Flushing Parameters Using Artificial Neural Networks and RESCON2 Model
Accurate prediction of reservoir sediment inflows ( M in ) and adaptation of feasible sediment management strategies pose challenges in water...
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Spatial Prediction of Flood Frequency Analysis in a Semi-Arid Zone: A Case Study from the Seyad Basin (Guelmim Region, Morocco)
Flood, a constant phenomenon especially in the semi-arid areas and flood plain regions, can be seen as one of the most destructive natural hazards...
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The duality of syntax: Unstable structures, labelling and linearisation
This work aims to enhance the theory of Dynamic Asymmetry by including symmetric head-head structures, the inevitable first step of any derivation...
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Citizen of Empire: A Transnational Archaeology of James William Robertson
Transnational mobility of people, goods, ideas, and capital was a key feature of the British Empire in the long nineteenth century, as millions of...
