Acculturation: Definition and Context
The study of acculturation is the study of one aspect of culture change. The two processes are related but are not identical. In itself, “acculturation comprehends those phenomena which result when groups of individuals having different cultures come into continuous first-hand contact with subsequent changes in the original culture patterns of either or both groups.” 1 To put the matter more succinctly, “Acculturation is the study of the cultural transmission process.” 2
Some Remarks on Selective Migration
The sizable overseas emigration from the Netherlands since the end of the Second World War 1 and the general expectation that emigration will continue to be important during the immediate future have renewed this country’s interest in the question of whether or not such a migration is selective. What is meant is not primarily selection by age, sex, and so forth, but rather the possible selection by the personal qualities of the individuals in the population, the mental attributes based at least partly on hereditary predisposition. During the past few years, this old problem has been animatedly discussed in many newspaper and magazine articles in the Netherlands, and more often than not the question has been answered affirmatively: as convinced as the Dutch people are that a large part of the natural increase in the Netherlands must be counterbalanced by emigration, they are usually just as convinced that this emigration results in a qualitative loss to the country.
Testing digital circuits using a Mixed-Signal Automatic Test Equipment
This paper presents the results of parametric testing of digital ICs using a dedicated Mixed Signal Automatic Testing Equipment. Due to the prohibitive price of the ATE equipment and dedicated Device Interface Board (DIB) for digital Integrated Circuits (ICs), a DIB for analog circuits was used to perform the testing. Despite the challenges presented by the experiments, the results prove to be accurate for the performed tests, according to the data sheet of the digital ICs and production test data provided by the manufacturer.