It was shown in a previous work that, for systems in which the entropy is an extensive function of the energy and volume, the Bekenstein and the holographic entropy bounds predict new results. In this paper, we go further and derive improved upper bounds to the entropy of extensive charged and rotating systems. Furthermore, it is shown that for charged and rotating systems (including non-extens...

This study examines preferences for specific contraceptive methods and factors related to method choice (age, parity, residence, knowledge, and interpersonal communication) in Pakistan. Data were obtained from the 1993 Choice of Contraceptive Methods and Drop Outs in Family Planning survey in the Punjab and the NWFP. The sample included interviews with 375 out of 1929 family planning acceptor...

Explanation of the excessive deflections of the Koror-Babeldaob (KB) Bridge in Palau is presented. This bridge was built in 1977 by the cantilever method and collapsed 3 months after remedial prestressing in 1996. It was a segmental prestressed concrete girder having the worldrecord span of 241 m (790 ft.) and maximum girder depth of 14.17 m (46.5 ft). The final mid-span deflection was in desig...

Religious studies of fertility typically focus on the effect of religious affiliation on fertility; the role of religiosity in determining fertility remains overlooked. Meanwhile, most studies focus on studying female fertility; whether religion and religiosity have significantly different impacts on men’s and women’s fertility rarely has been examined. To fill these gaps, this study uses data ...

This work aims to study four parameters that influence the compressive strength of compressed earth blocks (CEB): clay mineralogy, grain size, formatting pressure, and water content. Five soils with different mineralogical composition were used first parameter. 12.5, 25, 40 60% aggregates sized 0/2, 0/4 0/6.3 mm added soil second CEB compacted at 100, 200 300 kN third 3, 6 10% fourth Test speci...