Slackened regional demand for St. Louis goods and services reflects the region's relative lack of purchasing power.

A relative newcomer in outdoor signs is Mylar polyester film, now used as a printed overlay for trans-illuminated signs ( see below ).

In this way, numerical values for the relative efficacy of various detergent formulations can be obtained by measuring the reflectance ( whiteness ) of the cloth swatches before and after washing.

The relative geographical isolation of the Brandywine population makes for a limited choice in mating.

Thomas also presents a simple equation for deriving an index of persistence, which weights not only the number of stems ( ' roots ' ) per meaning, but their relative frequency.

This is stated to emphasize the necessity for an over-all concept of submarine defense, one which would provide positions of relative importance to ASW elements based on projected potentialities.

The briefness of this period and the swiftness with which radiation took place would help account for the relative scarcity of primitive amphibian fossils.

Although relatively large for a theropod, Albertosaurus was much smaller than its more famous relative Tyrannosaurus, probably weighing less than 2 metric tons.

: Alexander insisted on the need for strategic reasoning because kinesthetic sensory awareness is a relative sense, not a truthful indicator of factual bodily relationship in space.

The use of a casemate instead of a gun turret limited these weapons field of fire, but allowed a larger gun to be fitted relative to the chassis, more armour to be fitted for the same weight, and provided a cheaper construction.

The adrenal glands are named for their location relative to the kidneys.

Amdahl's law is a model for the relationship between the expected speedup of parallelized implementations of an algorithm relative to the serial algorithm, under the assumption that the problem size remains the same when parallelized.

Internally the positively charged cations are flowing away from the anode ( even though it is negative and therefore would be expected to attract them, this is due to electrode potential relative to the electrolyte solution being different for the anode and cathode metal / electrolyte systems ); but, external to the cell in the circuit, electrons are being pushed out through the negative contact and thus through the circuit by the voltage potential as would be expected.

* Arbitrary unit, a relative placeholder unit for when the actual value of a measurement is unknown or unimportant

A distant relative provided free board and lodging, and Erlang prepared for and took the University of Copenhagen entrance examination in 1896, and passed with distinction.

The second vote is cast for a party list ; it determines the relative strengths of the parties represented in the Bundestag.

But the tactic fell into relative disuse after Babe Ruth introduced the era of the home run – in 1955, for example, no one in baseball stole more than 25 bases, and Dom DiMaggio won the AL stolen base title in 1950 with just 15.

In the field of antennas, two different methods of expressing relative bandwidth are used for narrowband and wideband antennas.

Biological weapons allow for the potential to create a level of destruction and loss of life far in excess of nuclear, chemical or conventional weapons, relative to their mass and cost of development and storage.

Functional genomic and metagenomic approaches are increasing our understanding of the relative importance of different pathways and regulatory networks to carbon flux in particular environments and for particular compounds and they will certainly accelerate the development of bioremediation technologies and biotransformation processes.

Alternative notations include C ( n, k ), < sub > n </ sub > C < sub > k </ sub >, < sup > n </ sup > C < sub > k </ sub >, C < sup > k </ sup >< sub style =" position: relative ; left :-. 5em ;"> n </ sub >, C < sup > n </ sup >< sub style =" position: relative ; left :-. 5em ;"> k </ sub >, in all of which the C stands for combinations or choices.

The term black people is used in some socially-based systems of racial classification for humans of a dark-skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups represented in a particular social context.

The Kingdom of Italy was a relative newcomer to the colonial scramble for Africa.

Nevertheless, trade between the two countries has continued to expand in both absolute and relative terms for the last two hundred years, but especially following the 1988 FTA and the subsequent signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) in 1994 which has since further merged the two economies.

ESD simulators may be used to test electronic devices, for example with a human body model or a charged device model.

ESD prevention can be part of the device itself and include special design techniques for device input and output pins.

* Automotive Electronics Council, which defines in some of its standards, ESD test qualification requirements for electronic components used in vehicles

* Latchup, for qualification testing of semiconductor devices, ESD and latchup are commonly considered together

* ESD suppression guide for common electronic applications

For voltage signals, it is customary to use units of V < sup > 2 </ sup > Hz < sup >− 1 </ sup > for PSD, and V < sup > 2 </ sup > sHz < sup >− 1 </ sup > for ESD.

* The spectral density of and the autocorrelation of form a Fourier transform pair ( for PSD versus ESD, different definitions of autocorrelation function are used ).

They are also suitable for electrostatic discharge ( ESD ) protection of sensitive devices such as III-V-semiconductor devices, laser diodes and, to a lesser extent, exposed lines of CMOS circuitry.

Particularly in Canada and Australia, the term ESD ( English as a second dialect ) is used alongside ESL, usually in reference to programs for aboriginal Canadians or Australians, respectively.

The intrinsic benefits of the insulating sapphire substrate allow for high isolation, high linearity and electro-static discharge ( ESD ) tolerance.

The track list below is for the cassette edition, as this was also the track list used for the ESD reissue in the late 1990s.

Testing for ESD, or " spark " sensitivity of explosives is performed with a machine designed to discharge from a capacitor through a prepared sample.

Other ESD programs focused on creating secure communications systems, air defense systems for allied nations, command centers, intelligence data transmission, air traffic control systems, and computer-based training systems.

Empire State Development ( ESD ) is the umbrella organization for New York ’ s two principal economic development financing entities: the New York State Urban Development Corporation and the Job Development Authority.

Imported from Colorado, the first Knowledge Bowl for high school students in grades nine through twelve was conducted by the Olympic ESD 114 region in 1981.

The number of teams each ESD region is alloted for the state tournament varies each year with the number of schools that compete at each division ( based on Washington Interscholastic Activities Association classification ) in each region.

Sustainability education ( ES ), Education for Sustainability ( EfS ), and Education for Sustainable Development ( ESD ) are interchangeable terms describing the practice of teaching for sustainability.

While it is generally agreed on that sustainability education must be customized for individual learners, according to Tilbury and Wortman, the following skills are essential to ESD:

In recognition of the importance of ESD, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2005-2014 the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development ( DESD ).

The U. S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development ( USPESD ) consists of individuals, organizations and institutions in the United States dedicated to education for sustainable development ( ESD ).