Bioethanol is a strategic biofuel in Brazil. Thus, a strong metrological basis for its measurements is required to ensure the quality and promote its exportation. Recently, Inmetro certified a reference material for water content in bioethanol. This paper presents the results of these studies. The characterization, homogeneity, short-term stability and long-term stability uncertainty contributi...

Broadband access providers today have an overcapacity in infrastructure, while their service penetration remains low. This has led to the introduction of intermediate service levels, so that first-time consumers start experiencing the benefits of these new services. We analyze the effect of a novel pricing scheme, called 'liquid bandwidth', whereby customers can upgrade their services for a sma...

walter benjamin proposes that a work of art does not belong to a specific time; rather it is transient. a work of art has a 'temporal effect' which is considered as the 'context' of the work in which it has been written. the 'context' cannot be reconstructed to be the same as what once existed;it is constructed.translator's job is to recreate the life of the original work from one language to a...

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Marine plastic debris is a global issue, which highlights the need for internationally standardized methods of monitoring plastic pollution. The stomach contents of beached northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) have proven a cost-effective biomonitor in Europe. However, recent information on northern fulmar plastic ingestion is lacking in the North Pacific. We quantified the stomach contents of ...

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This paper examines the state of Open Data in Latvia at the middle of 2014. The study is divided into two parts: (i) a survey of open data situation and (ii) an overview of available open data sets. The first part examines the general open data climate in Latvia according to the guidelines of the OKFN Open Data Index making the results comparable to those of other participants of this index. Th...