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Prime numbers play an integral part in many upper level mathematics courses, most notably in Number Theory. Can a course or section on prime numbers be introduced at the secondary (high school) level? This report outlines a possible course in a manner suitable for grade level instruction. These topics include: an extended section on the complete number system, a brief history of primes, their cardinality, and both the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic and Prime Number Theorem, the applications of primes, and the impact of primes within perfect numbers will all be explored. A brief discussion on questions that still remain relating to prime numbers will conclude this report. / text

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A prime coat is defined as a low-viscosity bituminous material such as cutback, asphalt emulsions, or polymer-based chemicals applied onto the surface of road bases in order to protect the base from the penetration of moisture into the base layer. Other functions of prime coat include (1) providing good adhesion between a granular base and the bituminous surface, (2) strengthening the surface of the base by binding the fine particles, and (3) sealing against any voids along the base surface in order to reduce water absorption. To achieve these functions, a prime coat should successfully penetrate the granular base and should cure fully. In this study, field-curing data on selected prime coats was collected during March 12th-18th, 2014 and April 12th-18th, 2014. Oven-curing data was also collected in a laboratory using an adjustable oven. Identical prime coats including the four most commonly used prime coats by TxDOT ((1) Cutback MC-30, (2) asphalt emulsions and cutback mixture AEP, (3) polymer emulsions EC-30 and (4) asphalt emulsions SS-1H and CSS-1H) and base materials were divided into the two types of testing environments, one field-cured, and one in an accelerated and controlled indoor, oven-curing environment. Once the specimens were fully cured, evaluation of the engineering properties of the specimens were carried out in order to determine if oven-cured specimens can be expected to exhibit the same engineering characteristics as the field-cured specimens. Evaluation of water absorption tests, indirect indicator of relative strength, and penetration tests were performed on all specimens for both field-cured and oven-cured specimens. Importantly, a comparison of these results shows the viability of using accelerated, laboratory curing procedures. Prime coat field-testing procedures will be suggested using oven-curing rather than field-curing, reducing the amount of time required for sample preparation. Prime coat testing could conceivably be completed in a single day due to the accelerated curing rates. This advantage would reduce cost and man-hours of new prime coat material testing. / text

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This thesis is a study of some properties of prime ideals in commutative rings with unity.

Le contrat d'assurance occupe plus que jamais aujourd'hui, une place de choix dans notre vie. Cette culture de l'assurance qui s'installe dans les moindres actes de notre vie. Le monde ultra sécurisé vers lequel on s'achemine fait qu'on ne peut se passer du contrat d'assurance. En effet, s'est petit à petit insérée dans pratiquement tous les domaines de notre existence la question de l'assurance : pour les loyers impayés au profit des bailleurs, pour la perte de bagage, de papiers, de cartes bancaires, pour la santé, pour l'annulation de voyage etc. L'assurance est tellement implantée dans notre quotidien que payer aujourd'hui une prime d'assurance pour se prémunir contre un évènement redouté semble être devenu normal. On paie la prime sans forcément se soucier de ses véritables enjeux, de ses effets dans le mécanisme contractuel, de son rôle dans la relation contractuelle entre le souscripteur et l'assureur. Faut-il le préciser, nombreuses sont les thèses qui ont été écrites en droit des assurances, mais très peu sont celles qui se sont intéressées de manière approfondie à la prime d'assurance, qui cependant, constitue un élément fondamental de ce contrat. Cette thèse a ainsi pour but de placer la prime d'assurance au cœur du mécanisme contractuel, de lui conférer en quelque sorte son véritable statut à travers une rigoureuse démonstration juridique. / The insurance contract occupies now more than ever, a predominant place in our lives. This insurance culture fits into the smallest acts of our lives. As a matter of fact, it is becoming very difficult to deal without an insurance contract in this ultra-secure world toward which we are heading. Indeed, the question of insurance is gradually developing in almost all areas of our existence: from unpaid rent to the lease giver, to the loss of luggage, files, credit cards; from health matters to trip cancellation etc. Insurance is so implanted in our daily lives that paying an insurance premium to shield from a feared event seem to be the norm. We pay the premium without necessarily worrying about its real issues and consequences in the contractual mechanism; its role in the contractual relationship between the policyholder and the insurer. As we may recall, there have been many written theories in insurance law, but very few are those who are interested in the insurance premium which is, however, an essential element, if not an indispensable one in the insurance contract. Thus, the objective of this thesis is to position the insurance premium in the heart of the contractual mechanism, to bestow somehow its true nobility.