This paper deals with cross-linguistic variation in WH-pied-piping. In this paper, I claim that pied-piping is the result of the intermediate stages of WH-movement (i.e., the indirect feature checking movement of Chomsky (1998)) to the Spec of XP and the subsequent percolation of the WH-feature to the XP and that cross-linguistic variation in pied-piping can be explained in terms of various uni...

Ecological compensation for inter-basin water transfer is an effective way of coordinating regional ecological environment protection and balancing the interest relationship between water-source area water-receiving area. However, there are still some deficiencies in research on evolutionary game analysis behavior stakeholders. To this end, a replication dynamic model was established to analyze...

BACKGROUND This paper discusses the corrosion and scaling potential of Tabriz drinking water distribution system in Northwest of Iran. Internal corrosion of piping is a serious problem in drinking water industry. Corrosive water can cause intrusion of heavy metals especially lead in to water, therefore effecting public health. The aim of this study was to determine corrosion and scaling potenti...

A needs analysis using rural appraisal and matrix ranking techniques was done in six leprosy communities in the middle belt region of Nigeria. Asked 'what would make their life better?' whole village groups were made to list, prioritize and rank their expressed needs by voting in a matrix table drawn on the ground. Out of a total of 504 votes, 31% was for health care or drugs for their general ...

In this paper we utilize the main findings from the recent literature to set the economic foundation for the existence of money, its modern interpretation as “memory” (Chokerlakota 1998) and how the Blockchain technology has empowered crypto currencies to perform this role in the information age.  To locate the issue in a historical perspective and in line with this strand of thought, we consid...