An unfolding signifier: London's Baltic Exchange in Tallinn

In the summer of 2007 an unusual cargo arrived at Muuga and Paldiski harbors outside Tallinn. It consisted of nearly 50 containers holding over 1,000 tons of building material ranging from marble columns, staircases and fireplaces, to sculpted allegorical figures, wooden paneling and old-fashioned telephone booths. They were once part of the Baltic Exchange in the City of London. Soon they will become facets of the landscape of Tallinn. The following article charts this remarkable story and deploys this fragmented monument to analyze three issues relating to the Estonian capital: the relocation of the ‘Bronze Soldier’, the demolition of the Sakala Culture Center, and Tallinn’s future role as European Cultural Capital in 2011

Connectedness and local connectedness of topological groups and extensions

summary:It is shown that both the free topological group $F(X)$ and the free Abelian topological group $A(X)$ on a connected locally connected space $X$ are locally connected. For the Graev's modification of the groups $F(X)$ and $A(X)$, the corresponding result is more symmetric: the groups $F\Gamma(X)$ and $A\Gamma(X)$ are connected and locally connected if $X$ is. However, the free (Abelian) totally bounded group $FTB(X)$ (resp., $ATB(X)$) is not locally connected no matter how ``good'' a space $X$ is. The above results imply that every non-trivial continuous homomorphism of $A(X)$ to the additive group of reals, with $X$ connected and locally connected, is open. We also prove that any dense in itself subspace of the Sorgenfrey line has a Urysohn connectification. If $D$ is a dense subset of $\{0,1\}^{\frak c}$ of power less than $\frak c$, then $D$ has a Urysohn connectification of the same cardinality as $D$. We also strengthen a result of [1] for second countable Tychonoff spaces without open compact subspaces proving that it is possible to find a compact metrizable connectification of such a space preserving its dimension if it is positive

When is |C(X x Y)| = |C(X)||C(Y)|?

Sufficient conditions on the Tychonoff spaces X and Y are found that imply that the equation in the title holds. Sufficient conditions on the Tychonoff space X are found that ensure that the equation holds for every Tychonoff space Y . A series of examples (some using rather sophisticated cardinal arithmetic) are given that witness that these results cannot be generalized much

Micromechanical Properties of Injection-Molded Starch–Wood Particle Composites

The micromechanical properties of injection molded starch–wood particle composites were investigated as a function of particle content and humidity conditions. The composite materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction methods. The microhardness of the composites was shown to increase notably with the concentration of the wood particles. In addition,creep behavior under the indenter and temperature dependence were evaluated in terms of the independent contribution of the starch matrix and the wood microparticles to the hardness value. The influence of drying time on the density and weight uptake of the injection-molded composites was highlighted. The results revealed the role of the mechanism of water evaporation, showing that the dependence of water uptake and temperature was greater for the starch–wood composites than for the pure starch sample. Experiments performed during the drying process at 70°C indicated that the wood in the starch composites did not prevent water loss from the samples.Peer reviewe

Societal-level versus individual-level predictions of ethical behavior: a 48-society study of collectivism and individualism

Is the societal-level of analysis sufficient today to understand the values of those in the global workforce? Or are individual-level analyses more appropriate for assessing the influence of values on ethical behaviors across country workforces? Using multi-level analyses for a 48-society sample, we test the utility of both the societal-level and individual-level dimensions of collectivism and individualism values for predicting ethical behaviors of business professionals. Our values-based behavioral analysis indicates that values at the individual-level make a more significant contribution to explaining variance in ethical behaviors than do values at the societal-level. Implicitly, our findings question the soundness of using societal-level values measures. Implications for international business research are discussed

“STUDY ELECTRONIC COMMERCE DALAM PERSPEKTIF KOMUNIKASI MENURUT FORMULA LASSWELL GUNA MEMPEROLEH INFORMASI KOMUNIKASI TOKO ON-LINE (WEBSTORE)”

Kehadiran internet sebagai akibat dari perkembangan teknologi dapat memecahkan kesulitan yang ada sehingga internet diharapkan dapat memberi peluang-peluang yang baru dalam berinovasi, efektif dan efisien. Banyak perusahaan korporat dan ukm di Indonesia berusaha menggunakan berbagai strategi pemasaran untuk mencapai quota penjualan mereka. Salah satunya menggunakan webstore (toko on-line), namun mereka kurang menyadari apa yang diinginkan oleh konsumen. Biasanya mereka terlalu idealis didalam menentukan strategi pemasaran mereka. Berdasarkan alasan tersebut dapat ditelusuri keinginan pengguna toko on-line sebagai problem solving dalam menemukan proses bisnis tersebut salah satunya dengan menggunakan perspektif komunikasi menurut formula Lasswell sehingga dapat diketahui kebutuhan atau tantangan kedepan. Hasil penelitian menghasilkan beberapa informasi komunikasi berupa beberapa faktor rekomendasi yang dapat ditetapkan proses bisnisnya. Melalui proses bisnis tersebut yang kemudian dapat juga ditetapkan solusi bisnis untuk strategi penjualan yang dapat dikontribusikan kepada calon perancang toko on-line. Kata Kunci: E-Commerce, Formula Lasswell, Proses Bisnis, Solusi Bisnis

The effect of sodium bicarbonate administration on the vasopressor effect of high-dose epinephrine during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in swine,

Sodium bicarbonate is administered during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for the treatment of systemic acidemia. However, the effect of administering standard-dose sodium bicarbonate on the vasopressor effect of epinephrine is unknown. This study compared the effects of sodium bicarbonate or normal saline on the vasopressor effect of epinephrine in 18 pigs. After 10 minutes of unassisted ventricular fibrillation, CPR was started using a pneumatic chest compression device. Two minutes after the start of CPR, sodium bicarbonate (1 mEq/kg) or normal saline (1 mL/kg) was administered into the right ventricle followed 1 minute later by epinephrine (0.2 mg/kg). Defibrillation was attempted at 8 minutes of CPR (18 minutes of ventricular fibrillation). Results demonstrated no significant differences in aortic systolic, aortic diastolic, or coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) between the two groups (1 minute after epinephrine, CPP was 22.6 +/- 13.3 mm Hg versus 21.1 +/- 20.7 mm Hg for the sodium bicarbonate and normal saline groups, respectively). However, when the data were stratified according to pH 7.4, the peak change in CPP was 12.7 +/- 21 mm Hg when pH 7.4 (P = .33). Resuscitation was also similar between the two groups (two of nine for sodium bicarbonate and one of nine for normal saline). In conclusion, the standard recommended dose of sodium bicarbonate did not alter the vasopressor effect of epinephrine or resuscitation compared with normal saline in this closed chest model of ventricular fibrillation and CPR.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/30609/1/0000246.pd