Kinematics of phalarope spinning
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The wading birds phalaropes rapidly generate a flow at subsurface, deflect the free surface and upwell prey in an upward momentum jet while spinning. The birds feed while spinning, and the feeding activity is effective when prey is unreachable or patchy. The spinning activity is most effective when the prey is immobilized or accumulated at a shallow bottom. While spinning, the birds change their center of rotation to find prey in new areas. The detection of prey and the feeding activity are very rapid, about 180 pecks/minute.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Competition increases
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Specialty hospitals have becoming popular in the United States and most of them provide narrowly focused services thereby giving traditionally acute care providers a stiff competition. The moratorium placed on the construction of these specialty hospitals by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) is due to expire in June 2005. An evaluation by the American Hospital Association on specialty hospitals is also discussed.
Publication Name: Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys: Health Care
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0196-4666
Year: 2004
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Happy couple
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Britain's broadcasting industry partners British Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. and Flextech PLC have come to a mutually satisfactory agreement to work together and expect a lucrative future in broadcasting. Flextech has agreed to provide 150 million pounds sterling to finance mutual schemes. Its funds will be used to set up and run digital pay-TV channels. Flextech will be allowed to broadcast programmes for fifteen years in exchange.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 1997
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