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(usually in the plural) pants for casual wear
release tension on; "slack the rope"
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime" (同)slake
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
the quality of being loose (not taut); "he hadnt counted on the slackness of the rope" (同)slackness
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"
a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless" (同)slack_water
make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Dont relax your efforts now" (同)slacken, slack up, relax
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"
flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

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スラックス(上着し対になっていない男性(女性)のふだん着用のズボン)
(綱などが)『緩んだ』,たるんだ / (規則などが)緩い,甘い,とっかりしていない / (動きなどが)遅い,のろい,ぐずぐずした / (商売などが)忙しくない,活発だない / 不注意な,いいかげんな,怠慢な / 〈U〉《the~》緩んだ(たるんだ)部分 / 〈C〉(商売などが)不振(不景気)の時期 / 〈綱など〉‘を'緩める,たるませる,〈速度・努力など〉‘を'緩める,怠る《+『off』(『up』)+『名,』+『名』+『off』(『up』)》 / なまける,怠る;〈綱などが〉緩る,たるむ;〈勢いが〉弱くなる;〈速力が〉のろくなる《+『off』(『up』)》 / 緩く,たるんで;不注意に,いいかげんに
粉灰(coal dust)

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Refractive changes from hyperopic orthokeratology monovision in presbyopes.

Gifford P, Swarbrick HA.Author information School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p.gifford@unsw.edu.auAbstractPURPOSE: To investigate the time course of refractive and corneal topographic changes in overnight hyperopic orthokeratology (OK) for emmetropic presbyopes.
Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry.Optom Vis Sci.2013 Apr;90(4):306-13. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318287328e.
PURPOSE: To investigate the time course of refractive and corneal topographic changes in overnight hyperopic orthokeratology (OK) for emmetropic presbyopes.METHODS: Sixteen adult emmetropic presbyopic subjects were fitted with rigid hyperopic OK lenses (BE Enterprises, Brisbane, Australia/Capricorni
PMID 23458977

Eco-hydrological requirements of dune slack vegetation and the implications of climate change.

Curreli A, Wallace H, Freeman C, Hollingham M, Stratford C, Johnson H, Jones L.Author information School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK. angela.curreli@hotmail.itAbstractDune slacks are a seasonal coastal wetland habitat, whose plant assemblages and soil properties are strongly linked to a fluctuating water table. Climate change is predicted to cause major shifts in sand dune hydrological regimes, yet we know remarkably little about the tolerance of these communities to change, and their precise hydrological requirements are poorly quantified. Dune slack vegetation and soils were sampled within five vegetation types across four west coast UK sites. Relationships between vegetation assemblages, and parameters of soil development (moisture, loss on ignition, pH, KCl extractable ions) and groundwater hydrological regime (annual maximum and minimum water levels and range, duration of flooding) were established to define the environmental tolerances of different communities. In multivariate analysis of the vegetation, the dominant gradient was hydrological: dry to wet, followed by a secondary soil development gradient: young calcareous organic-poor soils to acidic/neutral soils with greater organic matter contents. Most measured hydrological and soil variables explained a significant proportion of observed variation in species composition when tested individually, with the exception of soil nitrate and soil calcium concentrations. Maximum water level was the key hydrological variable, and soil moisture and soil pH were the key soil variables. All hydrological and soil parameters together explained 22.5% of the total species variation. There were significant differences in hydrological and soil parameters between community types, with only 40 cm difference in mean annual minimum water levels (averaged over 4 years) separating the wettest and the driest dune slack communities. Therefore, predicted declines in water level exceeding 100 cm by 2080 are likely to have a major impact on the vegetation of these priority conservation habitats.
The Science of the total environment.Sci Total Environ.2013 Jan 15;443:910-9. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.035. Epub 2012 Dec 17.
Dune slacks are a seasonal coastal wetland habitat, whose plant assemblages and soil properties are strongly linked to a fluctuating water table. Climate change is predicted to cause major shifts in sand dune hydrological regimes, yet we know remarkably little about the tolerance of these communitie
PMID 23247293

Recolonization after habitat restoration leads to decreased genetic variation in populations of a terrestrial orchid.

Vandepitte K, Gristina AS, De Hert K, Meekers T, Roldán-Ruiz I, Honnay O.Author information Plant Conservation and Population Biology, Biology Department, University of Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium. katrien.vandepitte@bio.kuleuven.beAbstractColonization is crucial to habitat restoration projects that rely on the spontaneous regeneration of the original vegetation. However, as a previously declining plant species spreads again, the likelihood of founder effects increases through recurrent population founding and associated serial bottlenecks. We related Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism markers genetic variation and fitness to colonization history for all extant populations of the outcrossing terrestrial orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata in an isolated coastal dune complex. Around 1970, D. incarnata suffered a severe bottleneck yet ultimately persisted and gradually spread throughout the spatially segregated dune slacks, aided by the restoration of an open vegetation. Genetic assignment demonstrated dispersal to vacant sites from few nearby extant populations and very limited inflow from outside the spatially isolated reserve. Results further indicated that recurrent founding from few local sources resulted in the loss of genetic diversity and promoted genetic divergence (F(ST) = 0.35) among populations, but did not influence population fitness. The few source populations initially available and the limited inflow of genes from outside the study reserve, as a consequence of habitat degradation and spatial isolation, may have magnified the genetic effects of recurrent population founding.
Molecular ecology.Mol Ecol.2012 Sep;21(17):4206-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05698.x. Epub 2012 Jul 13.
Colonization is crucial to habitat restoration projects that rely on the spontaneous regeneration of the original vegetation. However, as a previously declining plant species spreads again, the likelihood of founder effects increases through recurrent population founding and associated serial bottle
PMID 22805697

Japanese Journal

BOARD INDEPENDENCE, FAMILY CONTROL, AND PERFORMANCE IN TAIWANESE LISTED SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES

KWEH QIAN LONG,KUO KUO-CHENG,WANG WEI-KANG,LIU HSIAN-MING
Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics 56(1), 93-115, 2015-06
… We apply the dynamic slacks-based measure (DSBM) model to estimate operating efficiency. …
NAID 120005615825

SBM variations revisited

TONE Kaoru
GRIPS Discussion Papers 15-05, 2015-05
… Slacks-based measure (SBM) (Tone (2001), Pastor et al. …
NAID 120005610777

Frequency-Independent Warning Detection Sequential for Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling in ASICs

Das Bishnu Prasad,Onodera Hidetoshi
IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems 22(12), 2535-2548, 2014-12
… The circuit is helpful to determine when to stop further reduction in supply voltage by producing the warning signal with predefined timing slacks in DVFS application. …
NAID 120005603910