... The runtime
has to keep track of all these references. If the variable message disappears (by going out
of scope), other variables (such as ref) might still exist. Therefore, the lifetime of ...
One feature ofthe garbage collector is that you don't know, and should not rely upon, the
order in which objects will be destroyed. The final point to understand is arguably the
most important: ... the object.
These guarantees are tremendously useful and free you, the programmer, from tedious
housekeeping chores that are easy to get wrong. They allow you to concentrate on the
logic of...
... evolves
as the integration of many consecutive and interacting
processes.
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THE STRUCTURE ANDDEVELOPMENTOFTHE CEREAL ... bases, so the oldest parts of a leaf are the tip of the
blade andthe top ofthe sheath. Where the blade and
sheath join, there are structures called the ligule and the
auricles (Figure 2.3). ... Tim Setter and Peter Carlton
The structure ofthe wheat plant described in this
chapter is the starting point to understanding the growth
and developmentofthe crop, its nutrition andthe reasons
for...
... recommendations
The Guideline Development Group has made the following recommendations
for research, on the basis of its review ofthe evidence. The group regards
these recommendations as the most ... be undertaken ofthe symptoms at presentation, the
time between onset of symptoms and presentation, the stage at
presentation andthe reasons for delay in presentation.
4.2 Chemotherapy for ... days of their urgent referral). D
1.10.6 Patients who cannot be offered curative treatment, and are
candidates for palliative radiotherapy, may either be observed until
symptoms arise and then...
... other things, the continu-
ous creation of matter to keep the density ofthe expanding Universe constant.
The steady-state universe was abandoned in the 1960s because ofthe proper-
ties ofthe ... provide an estimate
of H
0
, together with a strong confirmation ofthe validity ofthe Hubble law and,
therefore, ofthe Cosmological Principle.
Another test of this principle is the so-called Hubble ... be the case in the early years of
the 20th century when the first steps were taken, by Einstein and others, towards
a scientific theory ofthe Universe. Little was then known empirically about the
distribution...
... scientific theory and there are many examples in the history of
science that tell us so. The geocentric theory ofthe solar system, the phlogiston
theory of burning andthe concept of chemical ... between planets A and B 246
9 The Moon 251
9.1 Theoriginofthe Earth–Moon system 251
9.1.1 The fission hypothesis 251
9.1.2 Co-accretion ofthe Earth andthe Moon 254
9.1.3 Capture ofthe Moon from ... observed on
the satellite. The basis ofthe prediction was the 2:1 ratio ofthe periods of Io and
Europa. Because of this the nearest approach, and hence the maximum perturba-
tion, of Io by Europa...
... puppets of their ministers and military commanders.
5. The rise anddevelopmentof different and antagonistic sects, all claiming to be the
only real Muslims such as the Sufis, the Shi’ites, the ... others, because ofthe glory of
sanctification of these temples andthe belief that these would render accurate
and complete account of deposit and that they were more secure than any other
place ... in the political sphere.
2. The extravagance and lavish expenditure ofthe courts.
3. The lack of organisation andthe inflated bureaucracy.
4. The political breakdown, involving the loss of...
... first find the
results ofthe core algorithm and then determine
the effects of each enhancement. The results are
shown in Figure 1. The last column in the graph
shows the average across all the target ... clustering
through the redefinition of literal and nonliteral as
word senses, the alteration ofthe similarity scores
used, andthe addition of learners and voting, Su-
perTags, and additional context.
For ... sentences use the target literal or non-
literal word, not on similarities in the meanings of
the sentences themselves.
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version ofthe KE algorithm....
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severed neck, and a handle connects the top ofthe rim with the back ofthe vessel. The
handle being broken off andthe vessel inverted, [Pg 452] b, there is ...
consider the subject here.
MODIFICATION OF FORM.
The acquisition of new materials, thedevelopmentof new uses, the employment of
new processes of manufacture, and many other agencies lead to the ... ofthe sweep and curl ofthe waves. It is more probable
that the scroll became the symbol ofthe sea long after its development through
agencies similar to those described above, and that the...
... about it”.
However, there are also other considerations and other factors that
had an impact on the political standing of savings banks and other DBLIs
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The findings ofthe retail banking ... structure, the profitability andthe earning stability of
savings banks differ from those of other banks; and if so, is it true
that, possibly due to their specific design and mission, their legal ... variables, the ratio of
lending to private sector to GDP, the growth of bank branches, the
institutional diversity indicator (as described above), the Lerner Index and
the ratio ofthe number of ATMs...
... metabolism [6]. At the other
end ofthe spectrum is the condition of lipodystrophy,
wherein the dramatic loss of adipose tissue triggers a
high degree of insulin resistance and signs of other
metabolic ... The importance of maintaining at least
remnants of WAT was demonstrated by injecting adi-
pocyte progenitors into the residual adipose depots of
lipodystrophic mice: the depots expanded andthe ... factors to meet the circulatory demands of the
invading lesion. The adipokine leptin is strongly angio-
genic [26] and may increase tumor angiogenesis either
by directly acting on the endothelium or...
... provide an estimate
of H
0
, together with a strong confirmation ofthe validity ofthe Hubble law and,
therefore, ofthe Cosmological Principle.
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ous creation of matter to keep the density ofthe expanding Universe constant.
The steady-state universe was abandoned in the 1960s because ofthe proper-
ties ofthe cosmic microwave ... that
light and heat were actually different aspects ofthe same phenomenon, so the
argument was reasonable given what was then known about the nature of radia-
tion.
In the modern version ofthe expanding...