Review of Words were originally magic.

Reviews the book, Words were originally magic by Steve de Shazer (see record 1994-97917-000). This book is written from both a philosophical and clinical perspective. It deals with the importance of language in psychotherapy. The author sets the foundation relative to language structure, meaning, and therapeutic change modalities in preparation for the discussion of brief problem focused psychotherapy. Case examples from actual therapy sessions are then presented in illustration of therapy process and outcome. The reviewer believes that this book has significant relevancy for current practice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Influence of olive cultivars and period of harvest on the contents of Cu,Cd, Pb,and Zn in virgin olive oils

Levels of four of the major pollutant heavy metals were assessed by ICP-OES in virgin olive oil monocultivar samples. The data showed high variability within cultivars for lead and zinc, whereas, for cadmium and copper, no statistical difference was observed. The influence of the cultivar and the stage of ripening of olives on heavy metal content was assessed; zinc was the only metal with a great variability within the first and the second harvest. All olive samples were processed with the same milling apparatus.     

准噶尔盆地侏罗系烃源岩及油气形成特征

通过对沉积相时空展布特征、烃源岩及油气形成地球化学特征的研究，将准噶尔盆地侏罗系烃源岩划分为沼泽相和湖泊相两大类型。沼泽相烃源岩生烃组分主要为来源于高等植物的基质镜质体和壳质组，形成的油藏有齐古油田的Ｊ１ｂ油藏；湖相烃源岩生烃组分主要为藻类体、藻无定形体、菌解无定形体、壳质组和镜质组等，主要分布在腹部漠区凹陷和阜康凹陷，为半深湖相－浅湖相沉积，有机质以Ⅱ型为主，部分偏Ⅰ型或Ⅱ型，形成了彩南油田和某些井的油气。沼泽相烃源岩生烃期Ｒｏ值为０．５％～０．９％；湖相烃源岩演化程度也普遍较低，Ｒｏ值多数在０．５％～０．８％范围。湖相烃源岩生物标志化合物的组成特征，明显反映了其生源构成比例和热演化程度的差异。差异成熟使轻组分早熟早排，分期排烃，明显出现低成熟和成熟两个油气生成带，前者生烃期Ｒｏ值大约为０．４％～０．７％，后者生烃期为０．８％～１．２％。准噶尔盆地腹部侏罗系，尤其是中、下侏罗统，并非均是煤系地层，因此在勘探战略上应当引起足够的重视。     

Efficacy of an outpatient treatment program for insomnia: A preliminary report.

Evaluated 20 patients who suffered from chronic insomnia and who completed all phases of a 1-yr treatment program. The treatment, which consisted of 5 weekly, 1-hr group sessions and a follow-up 1 mo later, provided education about sleep, instruction in relaxation techniques, stimulus control instructions, and training in sleep hygiene. Self-monitoring data collected by the Ss showed general improvement across a variety of sleep parameters. (9 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A routine for solving sparse systems in structural analysis

A computer subprogram for the direct in-core solution of large symmetric systems of linear algebraic equations is presented. The procedure employs a sparse matrix technique and allows for symmetrical pivoting and reordering to improve numerical stability and reduce core allocation. The work is especially oriented to problems deriving from minimum or stationary principles in structural analysis. A FORTRAN print-out of the complete package is given in the Appendix.     

Photosynthetic production of Dunaliella biomass from natural salt water and carbon dioxide

A Dunaliella strain has been isolated and grown in a medium containing saline lake water. Using 40% saline water and mixture of CO₂-air (4% CO₂) the algae grew with a specific growth rate of 0.073 h⁻¹. The maximum cell concentration was 5.6 × 10⁷ cells cm⁻³ which corresponded to 3.63 g dm⁻³ of dry biomass. Using 80% saline water, a glycerol concentration of 1.47 g glycerol g⁻¹ of, protein was obtained which amounted to 44.3% of Dunaliella dry weight. Fermentor CO₂ from a continuous yeast culture was also used as carbon source for photosynthetic growth. At 2.5% CO₂ in the exit gas a decrease of the specific growth rate was observed but the final concentration attained was comparable to that obtained with CO₂-air mixtures.     

Structural and electrical properties of Ti-Al thin films

We have studied thin films of Ti-Al for use as resistance elements. It was found that Ti-40 wt.% Al thin films with a resistivity of 10 ω/□ possess stable characteristics. We have also studied the structure of Ti-Al thin films. Analysis of electron and X-ray diffraction patterns showed that Ti-40 wt.% Al films contained a fine-grained disordered intermetallic face-centred cubic TiAl phase whereas bulk TiAl had a tetragonal CuAu-type structure.     

Acquisition of lexical translation relations from MRDS

In this paper we present a methodology for extracting information about lexical translation equivalences from the machine readable versions of conventional dictionaries (MRDs), and describe a series of experiments on semi-automatic construction of a linked multilinguallexical knowledge base for English, Dutch, and Spanish. We discuss the advantages and limitations of using MRDs that this has revealed, and some strategies we have developed to cover gaps where no direct translation can be found.     

Effective Construction Site Management: A Review

The contribution of site management to the achievement of construction performance objectives is examined. Drawing upon existing empirical data and linking them with research findings in the social sciences, the writers argue that there is often insufficient attention paid towards the range of complex and interdependent variables that can influence construction site activity. As a consequence, the predictive capacity of such research is limited, and the recommendations often derived, particularly concerning appropriate managerial actions, often fail to account for significant variability in circumstances. The applicability of the concept of “leadership” to the construction site situation, and its relationship with key component variables are singled out for attention.