Much of "The People Next Door" is like that, alternating between the genuinely effective and the unfortunately simplistic, daring to aim for uncharted territory and just missing.
In Tanzania, the twice yearly seasonal rains upon which so many growers depend no longer come on time – and they're sporadic, drenching downpours at that, alternating with prolonged dry spells.
The way in which the contour is initialized ensures that alternating phases of expansion/contraction required in any other active contours method is not necessary here, which simplifies the code and increases performance.
Although neofunctionalization and subfunctionalization have often been presented as alternative fates of duplicated genes, our results imply that alternating rounds of subfunctionalization, neofunctionalization, and subfunctionalization are most likely to have led to the modern Myb genes of vertebrates.
The comparison of this ratio shows that alternating elliptical axis tubes perform better than the flattened or circular ones.
Just as compression and tension produce opposite charges, the converse effect is that alternating opposite charges will cause alternating expansion and contraction.
To undermine A.C.'s "image" in the public's mind, Edison (among other outrageous ploys) went so far as to suggest that alternating current was so hazardous, it was the perfect power system for the electric chair.
A very recent structure of ACMV at 4.2 Å resolution12 has begun to reveal details of how the geminate structure is built, proposing that alternating conformations of an N-terminal segment could be a major determinant of the geminate interface.
Edison wanted to convince the public that alternating current (which was offered by a competitor, Westinghouse) was too dangerous to be used in the home, and his own direct-current technology should be the national standard for electricity.
Overcoming strong opposition from those fearful that alternating current posed a greater threat to health and safety than the direct current then used in the United States, the company prospered, branching out into all phases of electrical production and use.
In perfecting the alternating-current power system now used around the world, Tesla prevailed over Thomas Edison, who believed in an inferior direct-current system and strove in vain to prove that alternating current was unsafe.
