The concept of intrinsic resistance to non-reversible deformation was then proposed to outline performance-based criteria for technical qualification of modified asphalt binders.
Setting out his long-term vision for 14-19 education, Hunt argued: "GCSE was invented at a time when it was seen as the last school-leaving exam, but the thrust of education is to end education at 19, with pathways of equal status for academic and technical qualifications".
So is the need for sophistication and technical qualifications.
"It's not enough for candidates to have all the technical qualifications for a job: They also need to be versatile and well-rounded and fit in with the company culture," Wang writes.
The nonprofit American National Standards Institute would set uniform testing standards — with the government's endorsement — about what hazards to look for, what stage of production tests should be performed, and the technical qualifications for testing laboratories.
Such tentativeness creates the impression of an entire cast of understudies, who have the technical qualifications for their parts but no natural affinity.
That Democrats voiced little opposition to Paulson's nomination came as no surprise to many observers, given his technical qualifications for the job.
Important efforts for improving technical qualification and standardization are certainly warranted before any of the parameters evaluated by functional imaging can be accepted as surrogate biomarkers for response assessment in standard practice.
The government's new skills plan, launched by the education minister Nick Boles, comes alongside a detailed report into technical education headed by Lord Sainsbury, which calls for the thousands of vocational and technical qualifications to be stripped away in favour of 15 "pathways".
"We would still like to reiterate that our staff has the highest technical qualifications and was properly trained and prepared for any contingency," it added.
