Imaging beneath the Taranaki fault, New Zealand – A feasibility study for wide-angle seismic surveys

2004 ◽  
Vol 2004 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Ingo A. Pecher ◽  
Guy Maslen ◽  
Vaughan Stagpoole ◽  
Derek Woodward ◽  
Andrew R. Gorman
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Seismic Surveys

Feasibility Study on Phytoremediation Techniques for Soil Contaminated by the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuu Ishimori ◽  
Akihiro Sakoda ◽  
Mina Yamada ◽  
Yuko Makino ◽  
Satoshi Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
137Cs Activity ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Water Culture

Tottori University and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency carried out jointly the feasibility study on phytoremediation techniques, which apply to soil contaminated by the TEPCO’s Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP accident. This paper illustrates the results from experimental investigations. Experimental investigations include both water-culture tests and field tests. Several plants, mainly halophytes that can specifically absorb more Na than K, and others like sunflower demonstrated for other domestic large-scale tests, were water-cultured and examined for screening. Easily cultivated and harvested plants without harmful effects on subsequent cultivation were also considered. New Zealand spinach was selected as a candidate for demonstrations in fields. The field tests were carried out at two sites of different agricultural types in Minami-soma, Fukushima prefecture. Concentration of 137Cs in soil is about 4.5 Bq/g-dry as the average of 10 cm depth. The aims of the field tests are to confirm absorption ability and environmental adaptation of the test plants and to document the cost and performance of projects. In conclusion, the absorption of 137Cs activity per unit area (Bq/m2) by New Zealand spinach could be approximately 0.5%. To achieve an effective result in removal of 137Cs from soil in around a decade, it is required to find the plant which has ten or more times higher absorption capacity than New Zealand spinach. From the consistency of both results in water-culture and field tests, the water-culture test can be valid for screening. In addition, applicable sites will be limited to fields which are too steep or too narrow to use mechanical diggers, and which are free from any restrictions to enter.

The use of a newly designed nonabsorbable polymeric stent in reconstructing the vas deferens: a feasibility study in New Zealand white rabbits

2005 ◽  
Vol 95 (7) ◽  
pp. 1081-1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric J. Vrijhof ◽  
Adriaan de Bruine ◽  
Aeilko H. Zwinderman ◽  
August A.B. Lycklama A Nijeholt ◽  
Leo H. Koole
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Vas Deferens ◽  
New Zealand White Rabbits

scholarly journals The Role of Reading Classic Fiction in Book Groups for People with Dementia is Better Understood through Use of a Qualitative Feasibility Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Marie Muellenbach
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Memory Aids ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Book Groups

A Review of: Rimkeit, B.S. and Claridge, G. (2017). Peer reviewed: literary Alzheimer’s, a qualitative feasibility study of dementia-friendly book groups. New Zealand Library & Information Management Journal, 56(2), 14-22. https://figshare.com/articles/Literary_Alzheimer_s_A_qualitative_feasibility_study_of_dementia-friendly_book_groups/5715052/1   Abstract Objective – To explore how people living with dementia experience reading classic fiction in book groups and what benefits this intervention provides.  Design – Qualitative feasibility study. Setting – Day centre within a care home in the North Island of New Zealand. Subjects – Eight participants with a medical diagnosis of dementia – four community dwellers who attend day centers, and four residents of a secure dementia unit in a care home. Methods – Investigators used surveys, focus groups, and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), for ideographic analysis of the data.  Main results – Following analysis of the focus book group data, three superordinate, with related subordinate, themes were found: 1) the participant as a lively reader. The participants shared childhood memories of reading and when they became adults, how they encouraged reading within the household and with their own children. Subordinate themes included: recall, liveliness of discussion, and interest in reading and book clubs; 2) the participant as guardian of the voice of Dickens. Participants believed that, when the language is simplified, the beauty and rich imagery of Dickens is lost. Subordinate themes included: oversimplifying “loses the voice of Dickens”, familiarity, and continued play on words; and 3) the participant as a discerning book reviewer. The participants offered a number of ‘dementia-friendly’ suggestions, including the use of memory aids and simplifying text. Subordinate themes were expressed as four recommendations: use cast of characters; illustrations pick up the energy of the story, but balance quantity with risk of being childish; the physical quality of the text and paper; and chunk quantity of text while keeping the style of the original author. The choice of using classic fiction that was already well known was validated by the participants, who had some preconceptions about Ebenezer Scrooge, and described him by using epithets such as mean, an old bastard, and ugly. The participants found the investigators’ adapted version to be oversimplified, as short excerpts of the original Dickens seemed to evoke emotional and aesthetic responses of appreciation. Therefore, when creating adaptations, it is important to preserve the beauty of the original writing as much as possible. Conclusion – This qualitative feasibility study has provided a better understanding of how people living with dementia experience classic fiction in shared book groups. For individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, language skills may be well-preserved until later in the disease course. For example, the focus group participants demonstrated an appreciation and command of language, as well as enthusiasm and excitement in the sharing of the original Dickens with others. They suggested the use of memory aids, such as including a cast of characters, and repeating the referent newly on each page. Participants also suggested that the adapted version be shortened, to use a large font, and to include plenty of pictures. The choice of using classic fiction was validated by the participants, as they found these tales comforting and familiar, particularly when they included such colorful characters as Ebenezer Scrooge. Finally, people living with dementia should be encouraged to enjoy books for the same reason other adults love to read – primarily for the creative process. Classic fiction may be adapted to enhance readability, but the adaptation must be done in a thoughtful manner. While memory deficits occur in Alzheimer’s disease, an appreciation of complex language may be preserved until the later disease stages.

Feasibility study on the waveform analysis to the conventional wide-angle marine seismic survey data

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gou Fujie ◽  
Ayako Nakanishi ◽  
Takeshi Sato ◽  
Shuichi Kodaira ◽  
Seiichi Miura
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Waveform Analysis ◽  
Seismic Survey ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Marine Seismic

Near-Vertical and Wide-Angle Seismic Surveys in the Schwarzwald

1989 ◽  
pp. 297-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Lüschen ◽  
F. Wenzel ◽  
K.-J. Sandmeier ◽  
D. Menges ◽  
Th. Rühl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wide Angle ◽  
Seismic Surveys
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