This study mainly presents the spatiotemporal characteristics and changes of near-surface wind speed with observations from 679 stations over China for 1979–2019. Furthermore, mechanisms are also investigated. Major results show that larger occur in northern eastern regions, Tibetan Plateau coastal zones China. The spring is than other seasons mean value 2.57 m s?1. Significantly decreased tren...

The implantation rate of cardiac pacemakers in Northern Ireland rose from 55.8 per million population in 1979 to over 180 per million in 1988, with the emergence of a second pacemaker implantation centre. However, the implantation rate in Northern Ireland remains less than that of many other countries. Over the period complete heart block fell as an indication from 45% to 34% and sinus node dis...

Workers’ compensation is the oldest social insurance program in the United States. The first law was passed in 1908 to provide cash and medical benefits for workrelated disability and death. This program now consists of 50 independent State operations and several Federal programs. The experience under workers’ compensation is of considerable importance to the Social Security Administration beca...

Part of the process of scientific discovery is linguistic. It is not only necessary for scientists to observe and discover phenomena, but also to name them. Thus, the coining of new terms (neologisms) is very important to the growth of science. During a recent discussion with Columbia University Professors Robert K. Merton and Harriet Zuckerman, a new and, I believe, useful term was born. For y...

Aaron Douglas, a native of Kansas, studied art in Nebraska before going to Paris and finally settling in New York City, where he became part of the flourishing art scene of the 1920s and 1930s known as the Harlem Renaissance. Douglas drew inspiration from this powerful cultural movement that encompassed all fields of art and advocated celebration of African cultural identity and heritage (1). D...

In December 1979, the number of persons receiving State supplementary payments under the Supplemental Security Income Program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled totaled 1,942,000. By December 1981, the number totaled 1,875,000--a decline of 67,000 or 3 percent. This decrease paralleled the reduction in the number of persons receiving Federal Supplemental Security Income payments, which dropped f...