In comparison, in 2006, the GDP was estimated to be 6. 6 billion USD per calendar year and the GDP per capita ( purchasing power parity ) was estimated at $ 5, 400 US.

The Rocna obtained the highest averaged holding power in SAIL magazine's comparison testing in 2006 and the highest " ultimate holding capacity " in Practical Boat Owner's testing in August 2011.

Aside from facilitating increased reliability and lower power consumption, transistors also allowed CPUs to operate at much higher speeds because of the short switching time of a transistor in comparison to a tube or relay.

While removing the global clock signal makes the design process considerably more complex in many ways, asynchronous ( or clockless ) designs carry marked advantages in power consumption and heat dissipation in comparison with similar synchronous designs.

Together, they form a comparison of creative power that does not work with nature and creative power that is harmonious with nature.

Engineers at the company's research lab carried out a systematic comparison of various power sources and determined that the almost forgotten Stirling engine would be most suitable, citing its quiet operation ( both audibly and in terms of radio interference ) and ability to run on a variety of heat sources ( common lamp oil – " cheap and available everywhere " – was favoured ).

Where the objective of the comparison is to look at differences in living standards between countries, using a measure of per capita income adjusted for differences in purchasing power parity more accurately reflects the differences in what people are actually able to buy with their money.

Rapids occur where the bed material is highly resistant to the erosive power of the stream in comparison with the bed downstream of the rapids.

In comparison the British airship, R101, introduced diesel engines with the Beardmore Tornado to avoid using highly flammable petrol in hot climates ; although these had a low power to weight ratio, limiting the payload of the weight conscious airships, as well as proving unreliable due to lack of development.

On the track, their cars were regarded by many as well-designed for their tiny budget ( in comparison to front-runners such as Ferrari and McLaren ), their low position recognised as a result of a lack of funds ( and engine power ) rather than a poor car.

Regardless on how accurate this output power is regarding intelligible speech, having a standard output SINAD allows for easy comparison between radio receiver input sensitivities.

In terms of outright power, size and weight this is still likely to be true, though there are those who believe that the much lighter and more aerodynamic DTM cars are actually faster, although a direct comparison between the two has never been made, neither series having ever run at the same race tracks.

Cleopatra ’ s power has been described as “ naked, hereditary, and despotic ,” and it is argued that she is reminiscent of Mary Tudor ’ s reign — implying it is not coincidence that she brings about the “ doom of Egypt .” This is in part due to an emotional comparison in their rule.

Supporters of Mao point out that the large number of deaths during the period of consolidation of power after victory in the Chinese Civil War paled in comparison to the number of deaths caused by famine, anarchy, war, and foreign invasion in the years before the Communists took power.

One variation of syndicalism is anarcho-syndicalism, which ( in comparison to syndicalism ) develops rank and file power with democratic traditions to maintain worker control over union leadership.

A two-stroke, two-cycle, or 2-cycle engine is a type of internal combustion engine which completes a power cycle in only one crankshaft revolution and with two strokes, or up and down movements, of the piston in comparison to a " four-stroke engine ", which uses four strokes to do so.

This game has the following 2 downsides in comparison with the rest of the Darius games: The first one is that there are not power up bars.

Up to that point, the single sleeve valve had won every contest against the poppet valve in comparison of power to displacement.

They had a rematch six months later at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indiana and Mosley once again lost by a unanimous decision in a very closely contested bout that saw Mosley land far more power shots and Forrest land far more unsignificant shots as well as an even level of aggression between the two competitors, however Forrest was utilizing far more effective ring general-ship ( in comparison to Mosley ) which would ultimately prove to be the difference in terms of the outcome being scored.

" Ned Raggett of Allmusic describes it as surf-inspired power pop with a New Wave edge: " Not quite Devo if they grew up on the coast, but there's something to that comparison.

Power-to-weight ratio ( or specific power or power-to-mass ratio ) is a calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another.

The inverse of power-to-weight, weight-to-power ratio ( power loading ) is a calculation commonly applied to aircraft, cars, and vehicles in general, to enable the comparison of one vehicle performance to another.

A comparison of the corrosion resistance of surface treated steel automotive steering columns based on the ASTM B117 salt spray test.

Plato establishes the comparison by describing the steering of a ship as just like any other " craft " or profession-in particular, that of a statesman.

The international unit ( u. ), adopted to make possible the comparison of results from different laboratories ( Mussett and Perry, 1955 ), has been defined as the amount of activity present in 13.5 mg of the International Standard Preparation.

In this respect, the general palatability and individual acceptance of most radiosterilized foods has, to date, been found to be low in comparison with fresh and commercially processed foods.

In the former, the encounter with multiple, distinct cultures, often very different in organization and language from those of Europe, has led to a continuing emphasis on cross-cultural comparison and a receptiveness to certain kinds of cultural relativism.

A comparison of the development of Alberta's less oil and gas-endowed neighbours, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, reveals the role petroleum has played.

For comparison, Sirius has an absolute magnitude of 1. 4 which is greater than the Sun's absolute visual magnitude of 4. 83 ( it actually serves as a reference point ).

The blue whale has a long tapering body that appears stretched in comparison with the stockier build of other whales.

A statistical comparison of various alternative hypotheses has shown that universal common ancestry is significantly more probable than models involving multiple origins.

Modern cultural anthropology has its origins in, and developed in reaction to, 19th century " ethnology ", which involves the organized comparison of human societies.

Chile's Gini Coefficient in 2003 ( 53. 8 ) has slightly changed in comparison with the value in 1995 ( 56. 4 ).

The President of Costa Rica has limited powers, particularly in comparison to other Latin American Presidents.

Coal ( from the Old English term col, which has meant " mineral of fossilized carbon " since the 13th century ) is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds By comparison in 2007, natural gas provided of oil equivalent per day, while oil provided per day.

If, for the same focal length setting, the subject distance is adjusted to provide the same field of view at the subject, at the same f-number and final-image size, the smaller format has greater DOF, as with the “ same picture ” comparison above.

The Otto cycle by comparison has both the heat addition and rejection at constant volume.

In comparison with the French bow, the German bow has a taller frog, and it is held with the palm angled upwards, as is done for the upright members of the viol family.

Fine Gael is generally considered to be more on the political right in comparison to its more centrist rival, Fianna Fáil, but Fine Gael has never governed Ireland without the Labour Party, a social-democratic party on the centre-left of Irish politics.

The primary focus has been to prevent the use of outdated prescriptive rules in favor of more accurate descriptive ones and to change perceptions about relative " correctness " of standard forms in comparison to non standard dialects.

Precisely because such a comparison or reference may sometimes be appropriate, Godwin has argued that overuse of Nazi and Hitler comparisons should be avoided, because it robs the valid comparisons of their impact.

For example, there is a tradition in many newsgroups and other Internet discussion forums that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever debate was in progress.

* When added to boiling water and cooled, unflavored gelatin can make a home-made hair styling gel that is cheaper than many commercial hair styling products, but by comparison has a shorter shelf life ( about a week ) when stored in this form ( usually in a refrigerator ).

This means that the oxygen binding curve for fetal hemoglobin is left-shifted ( i. e., a higher percentage of hemoglobin has oxygen bound to it at lower oxygen tension ), in comparison to that of adult hemoglobin.

Yet Q1 has value: it contains stage directions that reveal actual stage practices in a way that Q2 and F1 do not ; it contains an entire scene ( usually labelled 4. 6 ) that does not appear in either Q2 or F1 ; and it is useful for comparison with the later editions.

If the term has nonetheless retained a certain consistency in its use across these fields and would-be movements, it perhaps reflects the word ’ s position in general English usage: though the standard dictionary definition of irreal gives it the same meaning as unreal, irreal is very rarely used in comparison with unreal.

Grimm's results have been greatly modified by the wider range of comparison and improved methods of investigation that now characterize linguistics, and many questions he raised will probably remain obscure, but his book's influence has been profound.

Northern Canaanites are commonly thought to develop into Phoenicians by the 8th century BC-a claim which has recently been verified by genetic comparison analysis of ancient Canaanite and Phoenician burial sites in modern Lebanon.

His video also has no other objects for size comparison.