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Taub Numbers., Mark G. Naber
Taub Numbers., Mark G. Naber
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Taub numbers are studied as a set of tensorial conservation laws derivable from curves of solutions to the vacuum Einstein equations. A formulation for Taub numbers of all orders is provided as well as a derivation of the Xanthopoulos theorem. Taub numbers are computed for the Schwarzschild and Kerr solutions viewed as perturbations of Minkowski spacetime and the Schwarzschild solution. They are found to give a measure of the mass and angular momentum and are free of the factor of 2 anomaly associated with the Komar numbers. Taub numbers are also computed for the stationary perturbations of the Schwarzschild solution.Dept. …
Taking The Wheel: Selected Aspects Of Windsor's Automotive Working Experience, 1920-1938 (Ontario)., Mark Christopher. Sajatovich
Taking The Wheel: Selected Aspects Of Windsor's Automotive Working Experience, 1920-1938 (Ontario)., Mark Christopher. Sajatovich
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While historians have offered in-depth studies of the growth and development of Canadian unions in the post World War II era, the history of the automative workers during the inter-war years has remained relatively unexplored. This thesis is composed of six chapters, each one examining a major aspect of life for Windsor's automotive workers during this period. In addition to an examination of the worker within the context of the automotive factor, this paper attempts to illustrate the relationships which existed between the worker, the automotive company and his/her family. These experiences and roles of Windsor's automotive workers have not …
The Absence Of Aristotelian Teleology In Some Modern European Philosophers Of Nature., Darko. Piknjac
The Absence Of Aristotelian Teleology In Some Modern European Philosophers Of Nature., Darko. Piknjac
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Beginning with Aristotle, many philosophers have for centuries thought it important to consider the ends to which things, whether living or non-living, tend by nature. These ends have come to be known as final causes of things. But in the early decades of the seventeenth century we find some philosophers who think it undesirable to consider final causes in physics. Two such philosophers are Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes. In order to find out why they are of this opinion, we will consider and critically evaluate the reasons they give for maintaining their position. Before we do, however, it is …
The Characterization And Chemistry Of {\It Mono\/}- And {\It Bis\/}-Cyclopentadienyl Titanium Thiolates., Todd Timothy. Nadasdi
The Characterization And Chemistry Of {\It Mono\/}- And {\It Bis\/}-Cyclopentadienyl Titanium Thiolates., Todd Timothy. Nadasdi
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The reactions of Cp$\rm\sb2TiCl\sb2$ with the dithiols, HS(CH$\sb2)\sb{\rm n}$SH (n = 2, 3) in the presence of imidazole proceed with formation of imidazole$\cdot$HCl affording relatively insoluble titanocene dithiolate derivatives 2.1 and 2.2 respectively. Alternatively, 2.2 can be prepared by the reaction of Cp$\rm\sb2TiPh\sb2$ with dithiol. The spectroscopic and analytical data are consistent with the formulation of 2.1 and 2.2 as the bimetallic compounds Cp$\rm\sb2Ti(\mu$-S(CH$\sb2)\sb{\rm n}\rm S)\sb2TiCp\sb2$ (n = 2 2.1, n = 3 2.2). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-05, Section: B, page: 1842. Adviser: D. W. Stephan. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1993.
Transformational Leadership Organizational Culture And Employee Job Satisfaction Within The Canadian Ymca Organizations., Michael Anthony. Wallace
Transformational Leadership Organizational Culture And Employee Job Satisfaction Within The Canadian Ymca Organizations., Michael Anthony. Wallace
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The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine Canadian YMCA organizations to determine if linkages exist between transformational leadership, organizational culture and job satisfaction. All 69 organizations throughout Canada were included in this study. The researcher concluded from the use of a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) statistical procedure that a significant difference between high and low transformational leadership was found based on the following organizational culture variables; (a) total organizational culture, (b) managing change, (c) achieving goals, (d) coordinated teamwork and (e) customer orientation. The findings of this study are consistent with the acclaimed work of Bennis & …
The Use Of Shakow's Reaction Time Procedure To Measure Components Of Attention In Brain Damaged Individuals., Steven. Donaghy
The Use Of Shakow's Reaction Time Procedure To Measure Components Of Attention In Brain Damaged Individuals., Steven. Donaghy
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The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the efficacy of a RT procedure developed by David Shakow and colleagues for examining attentional deficit after BD. This procedure involves the presentation of a warning stimulus (a bell) followed by the presentation of an imperative stimulus (a light) 1, 2, 4, 7.5, or 15 seconds later. The time between the warning stimulus and the imperative stimulus (the Preparatory Interval (PI)) is either constant (in the Regular Procedure) or variable (in the Irregular Procedure). Two studies were conducted examining the performance of brain damaged subjects on Shakow's procedure. The subjects in …
Relative Habituation And Recovery Of Visual Attention To Orientation-Movement Compounds By Newborn Infants., David P. Laplante
Relative Habituation And Recovery Of Visual Attention To Orientation-Movement Compounds By Newborn Infants., David P. Laplante
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Previous research has demonstrated that newborn infants are capable of discriminating stationary objects based on one stimulus dimension. The present study asked the following questions: can newborns process spatial orientation changes?; does stimulus movement influence spatial orientation processing?; can stimulus movement changes be processed?; and can changes to two dimensions of a stimulus be detected? Forty-eight, 2-day-old newborns were administered successive presentations of either stationary or moving, high contrast, black-and-white square wave gratings (stripes) and their level of visual fixation was recorded. The results indicated that newborns are capable of detecting spatial orientation changes in stationary and moving stimuli. Moreover, …
Sex Differences In Perceptions Of Dangerous Sexual Behaviours: The Case Of Acquaintance Rape., Jodee M. Mccaw
Sex Differences In Perceptions Of Dangerous Sexual Behaviours: The Case Of Acquaintance Rape., Jodee M. Mccaw
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Research in the area of coercive heterosexual sex has assumed that the shocking frequency of men's sexual coercion of women is due in part to misunderstandings and miscommunication between women and men, so that a woman may experience as coercive a sexual interaction which the man believes to be consensual. The present study was designed to investigate sex differences in perceptions of and communication during sexual encounters. Forty university undergraduates, 20 women and 20 men, were asked about their own experiences with coercive sex and then wrote stories based on an outline in which a woman and a man who …
Social Workers And Clients: Women At The Merrill-Palmer Institute, 1920-1970 (Michigan)., Helen Leeann. Beggs
Social Workers And Clients: Women At The Merrill-Palmer Institute, 1920-1970 (Michigan)., Helen Leeann. Beggs
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The Merrill-Palmer Motherhood and Home Training School was founded in 1919. It operated independently until the 1970's, when it was absorbed by Wayne State University. Lizzie Merrill-Palmer founded the School with the intention of providing homemaking training to young girls, but over the years the School expanded its services. In my thesis I will focus on the Merrill-Palmer staff and their clients from 1920 to 1970. Through the years, the social workers and the clients both tried to achieve some measure of control or power in their relationship. This interaction was significantly influenced by the factors of race, class, and …
Static And Dynamic Responses Of Prestressed Concrete Beams With Openings., Hany Ahmed Aly. Abdalla
Static And Dynamic Responses Of Prestressed Concrete Beams With Openings., Hany Ahmed Aly. Abdalla
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Web openings in beams occur quite often in practice to provide convenient passage of environmental services. As a result, storey heights in buildings can be reduced resulting in major cost savings. Some openings generally give rise to excessive deflections and stresses which have to be taken into consideration. In this research, a theoretical and experimental study is carried out to determine the influence of openings on the static and dynamic responses of prestressed concrete beams. The effect of openings on the behaviour of such beams at different stages of loading--transfer stage, working stage, and ultimate stage--as well as under excitation …
Structure Editors And Attribute Grammar Programming., Farook A. Wadia
Structure Editors And Attribute Grammar Programming., Farook A. Wadia
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Attribute grammars provide a formal and yet intuitive way of specifying the static semantics of programming languages, but their use is not limited to compiler generation systems. Attribute grammars have been successfully used to provide solutions to problems from areas such as natural language processing, SQL processors, and circuit design transformers within a VLSI package (25). One of the major advantages of using attribute grammar as a programming paradigm is the modular and declarative structure that results. Also, programs written as executable specification of attribute grammars are easy to debug because they mirror the structure of the input data. W/AGE …
Body Image Distortion, Athletic Participation And Steroid Use By High School Students In Southwestern Ontario., Michael Sean. O'Neil
Body Image Distortion, Athletic Participation And Steroid Use By High School Students In Southwestern Ontario., Michael Sean. O'Neil
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This study was designed to explore the degree of use of anabolic steroids by high school students in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Athletes and nonathletes have reported steroid use, with athletes reporting significantly more use than nonathletes (Anderson, Albect, McKeag, Hough, and McGrew, 1991; Terney and McLain, 1990; and Windsor and Demetru, 1989). Students have been reported to use steroids to improve their athletic performances and appearance (Terney and McLain, 1990; Chung and Moore, 1990; Krowchuk, Anglin, Goodfellow, Stancin, Williams, and Zimel, 1989; Addition Research Foundation, 1989-91) while ignoring the negative side effects associated with steroid use (Struass, 1987; and White, …
The Purity Of Kant's Ethics In Light Of His Doctrine Of The Summum Bonum., Sandra. Orsini
The Purity Of Kant's Ethics In Light Of His Doctrine Of The Summum Bonum., Sandra. Orsini
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Immanuel Kant demands a "pure" ethics. The moral law is based, "not in the nature of man, nor in the circumstances of the world in which man is placed, but"a priori solely in the concepts of reason." The incentive to moral action ought to be reverence for the law itself; yet Kant introduces the concept of the summum bonum as a necessary extension of morality. This concept originates from the demands of practical reason which seeks not only virtue for its own sake, but also seeks the reward of future happiness in proportion to worth. Several critics have charged Kant …
The Social Construction Of Occupational Opportunity In Canada: A Case Study Of Chinese Graduate Students At The University Of Windsor (Ontario)., Qingping. Bai
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The primary objectives of this research were to (1) examine perceptions of the Chinese graduate students from mainland China, at the University of Windsor, about the openness of the Canadian occupational structure; and (2) examine the factors that contribute and shape these perceptions. In order to understand the characteristics of the perceptions about Canada formed after the subjects have resided in Canada for a while, the perceptions about Canada as imagined prior to their arrival and perceptions about China were also examined. It is argued that the results of the research show that the willingness and the ability to interact …
The Split Of The United Automobile Workers Union And The Study Of Bureaucratic Organization., George Arthur. Johnson
The Split Of The United Automobile Workers Union And The Study Of Bureaucratic Organization., George Arthur. Johnson
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This thesis examines the historical development of the bureaucratic structure of the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers International Union (UAW) and its relationship with its Canadian arm. In doing so, particular emphasis is placed on the manner in which the American union bureaucracy exercised dominance and control over the Canadian sector of the UAW. The majority of the working class, in a condition of bureaucratic control, will always be under the dominance of a small minority of leaders. The analytical framework used in this work is constructed around an understanding of industrial trade unions as a social force …
The Use Of Functional Programming Languages In Two-Dimensional Graphics, John Stefanidis
The Use Of Functional Programming Languages In Two-Dimensional Graphics, John Stefanidis
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Functional Programming languages have started to gain popularity in the last few years owing to the advantages that are inherent to this style of programming. So far they are in the experimental stage, and they are not widely accepted for mainstream applications. The question that is addressed here, is how functional languages may be of value when writing programs that perform graphics applications and in particular, two-dimensional graphics. For that purpose three applications areas involving two-dimensional graphics are being investigated in this work. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1993 …
Mechanisms For Ensuring Police Accountability In Ontario And Police Attitudes Towards Them., Lisa Ann. Bruvelaitis
Mechanisms For Ensuring Police Accountability In Ontario And Police Attitudes Towards Them., Lisa Ann. Bruvelaitis
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This study examines the mechanisms which have been introduced in Ontario to increase accountability within policing and the attitudes of police management personnel towards them. The study assesses the relationship between the police and the provincial government through a study of police morale with respect to external review and interest group behaviour. This is accomplished through a review of the literature on policing and the results of elite interviews with police management personnel. In Chapter One, models of interest group behaviour are examined with respect to police organizational behaviour. This chapter also identifies the prevailing literature on policing and its …
Performance Evaluation Of An Auction-Based Manufacturing Cell Using Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets., Qiong. Zhou
Performance Evaluation Of An Auction-Based Manufacturing Cell Using Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets., Qiong. Zhou
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An auction-based manufacturing system is characterized by the fact that the central control computer is eliminated and all the system entities make decisions locally through the negotiation process. The performance evaluation of such manufacturing systems is a new research topic because the traditional OR scheduling and dispatching models usually assume the existence of a central controller, which is, however, removed from an auction-based system. This thesis deals with the modelling and analysis of an auction-based flexible manufacturing cell, in which multiple machining centres are organized in two stages and are capable of processing multiple part types. The Generalized Stochastic Petri …
Synthesis, Characterization And Crystal Structures Of Homonuclear Copper Complexes With 1,3-Bis(Dimethylamino)-2-Propanol As Ligand., Jian-Chuan Zheng
Synthesis, Characterization And Crystal Structures Of Homonuclear Copper Complexes With 1,3-Bis(Dimethylamino)-2-Propanol As Ligand., Jian-Chuan Zheng
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The Effect Of Beryllium And Titanium On Phase Transformation In Aluminum Bronze., Zhiwei (Kevin). Xu
The Effect Of Beryllium And Titanium On Phase Transformation In Aluminum Bronze., Zhiwei (Kevin). Xu
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The effects of Be and Ti microadditions on the transformation of tempered martensite aluminum bronze are investigated. The alloys investigated are the base alloy of nominal composition Cu-11Al, and the base alloy containing 0.20Be, 0.20Ti, and 0.20Be + 0.20Ti. Two hardness peaks are identified in the base alloy and base alloy containing 0.20Be, and one hardness peak in the base alloys containing 0.20Ti and 0.20Be + 0.20Ti, for aging between 400$\sp\circ$C and 500$\sp\circ$C following a solution treatment at 950$\sp\circ$C. A second minor increase in hardness results in the base alloy and base alloy containing 0.20Be, which is attributed to $\gamma\sb1$ …
The Effect Of Wittgenstein's Criticisms On Russell's Theory Of Knowledge., Raymond E. Boggs
The Effect Of Wittgenstein's Criticisms On Russell's Theory Of Knowledge., Raymond E. Boggs
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It has long been thought that criticisms that Ludwig Wittgenstein raised against Bertrand Russell's theory of knowledge manuscript caused irreparable damage to the arguments in the manuscript and forced Russell to abandon the project. Recent speculation on the precise nature of these criticisms and how exactly they undermine the manuscript has been used as evidence to support the claim that Wittgenstein forced Russell to give up the positions defended in the theory of knowledge manuscript. Regardless of the accuracy of the speculation on the nature of Wittgenstein's criticisms, the argument developed in this thesis is that the effect of Wittgenstein's …
Fluid Inclusion Geochemistry And Rare Earth Element Distributions In The Oka Carbonatite, Quebec., Weining. Liu
Fluid Inclusion Geochemistry And Rare Earth Element Distributions In The Oka Carbonatite, Quebec., Weining. Liu
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Two types of primary, aqueous fluid inclusions are present in monticellite, apatite and calcite from the Oka carbonatite: (1) liquid-vapour (LV) inclusions, and (2) liquid-vapour-halite (LVH) inclusions. LV inclusions have salinities of 4.3 to 24.7 wt.% and densities of 0.75 to 1.04 g/cm$\sp3,$ and homogenize to the liquid phase between 95 and 435$\sp\circ$C. The observed crystallization sequence of the host minerals was monticellite-apatite-calcite. Systematic variation in homogenization temperatures, salinities and densities of LV inclusions, combined with the crystallization sequence, suggests that type 1 fluids evolved from high to low salinity and probably from high to low temperature. The minimum pressure …
Cryogenic Recovery Of Tire Rubber., Antonio (Tony). Mancina
Cryogenic Recovery Of Tire Rubber., Antonio (Tony). Mancina
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A comprehensive investigation of the cryogenic recovery of tire rubber was conducted with laboratory, pilot plant and industrial equipment. Experiments were conducted with specimens of tire rubber to determine cooling curves for: (1) Scrap tire rubber dipped in liquid nitrogen. (2) Scrap tire rubber cooled by nitrogen vapour. (3) Virgin tire rubber dipped in liquid nitrogen. (4) Different size cubes of tire rubber cooled simultaneously by nitrogen vapour. (5) Tire rubber cooled and then recooled to investigate material degradation. Electron microphotographs of scrap and virgin tire treads were compared in terms of physical characteristics. The used tire rubber specimen appeared …
Tool Condition Monitoring In Turning Using Optical Sensors., Bin. Zhang
Tool Condition Monitoring In Turning Using Optical Sensors., Bin. Zhang
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This thesis presents a study of tool condition monitoring in turning using optical sensors. The study focuses on the effect of tool wear on the surface finish and the dimensional inaccuracy of machined workpieces in turning operations. Experiments were conducted to measure the tool wear, the surface finish and the dimensional errors of the machined workpieces under different cutting conditions. Based on the experimental results, new mathematical models of surface finish prediction have been developed as functions of tool wear and cutting conditions, that is, cutting speed, feed rate, and depth of cut. In addition the relationship between tool tip …
A Feature Recognition Algorithm For Polyhedral Parts., Yuan. Li
A Feature Recognition Algorithm For Polyhedral Parts., Yuan. Li
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Currently, parts designed via CAD are defined and stored as geometric and topologic solids. The descriptions of these parts exist in terms of low-level information such as faces, edges and vertices or primitive volumes that are unrelated to manufacturing. Consequently, CAM is not able to make full use of the CAD-generated part description. To link between CAD and CAM, automatic interpretation of part description is very important. It involves a re-interpretation of the part description to extract manufacturing-specific semantic knowledge about the part. This knowledge can then enable the process planning and other CAM operations to proceed without human intervention. …
A Q Method Study Of How Women Of Chinese Descent Construct Themselves In Relation To Popular Stereotypes Of Chinese Women., Terry S. C. Chow
A Q Method Study Of How Women Of Chinese Descent Construct Themselves In Relation To Popular Stereotypes Of Chinese Women., Terry S. C. Chow
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This study examines the self-perception of Chinese women, with respect to two popular stereotypes of Chinese women (the "China Doll" and the "Dragon Lady"), in the context of their most recent dating experience with a white male and how these women feel their dating partners perceive them with respect to the same stereotypes. Through the use of a Q sort study, 38 volunteer subjects sorted into four factors and one opposing view of how Chinese women perceived themselves and how they felt their dating partners perceived them. Differences among perceptions were analyzed using SPSSx (1986). Of the 38 Q sort …
An Analysis Of The Efficiency Of Intercultural Communication In Colonial India: A Test Of Sarbaugh's Homogeneity-Heterogeneity Schema (L. E. Sarbaugh)., Anita Elizabeth. Ninan
An Analysis Of The Efficiency Of Intercultural Communication In Colonial India: A Test Of Sarbaugh's Homogeneity-Heterogeneity Schema (L. E. Sarbaugh)., Anita Elizabeth. Ninan
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The aim of this study was to test the homogeneity-heterogeneity taxonomy of intercultural communication developed by L. E. Sarbaugh. This taxonomy suggests that the homogeneity of participants on the variables of World View, Code Systems, Knowing and Accepting and Perceived Relation and Intent in a communication interaction contributes to successful communication. The taxonomy also seeks to predict communication efficiency based on the extent of homogeneity-heterogeneity of the participants. To do so, dyads from The Raj Quartet were selected and their interactions were analyzed. It was found that Sarbaugh's schema held good for about forty percent of the cases. It was …
Attention Deficit Disorder (Add) With And Without Hyperactivity: Neuropsychological, Academic, And Psychosocial Correlates Of Add Subtypes In Children., Joseph Emile. Casey
Attention Deficit Disorder (Add) With And Without Hyperactivity: Neuropsychological, Academic, And Psychosocial Correlates Of Add Subtypes In Children., Joseph Emile. Casey
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The present study was designed to evaluate the external validity of Attention Deficit Disorder subtypes formed according to whether or not hyperactivity was present. The groups were compared on variables that reflected neuropsychological, academic, and psychosocial functioning. They were also compared on child and family history variables. Of particular interest was whether and to what extent the ADD subtypes could be distinguished on clinical neuropsychological measures that have been associated with "executive" or "frontal lobe" processes in adults. Sixty-two children with ADD+H and 22 children with ADD$-$H were selected from consecutive referrals to a hospital-based neuropsychology service. Few significant differences …
Can We Practice What They Preach? The Application Of Theory In Radio And Development Communication., Amanda Rosemary. Hayne
Can We Practice What They Preach? The Application Of Theory In Radio And Development Communication., Amanda Rosemary. Hayne
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This thesis tests how theory can be practically applied when using radio in development communication. Explanations will be made on why some theoretical contributions cannot be practised in this field, and suggestions will be made on how theory can be modified to adapt to the radio environment. Three concepts which would affect the radio environment were chosen. They are the Grassroots paradigm of development communication, radio as a communication device and the technical requirements of radio. In combination, these concepts represent the main concerns when using radio as the primary means of disseminating information for development projects. Five development projects …
Ditopic Thioethers., George Kisa Hayashi. Shimizu
Ditopic Thioethers., George Kisa Hayashi. Shimizu
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This thesis deals with the design, synthesis and chemistry of four classics potentially binucleatins thioether ligands. Hexadentate macrocycles containing one large central cavity and rigid xylyl groups, as spacing units, comprise the first class of ligand. The coordination chemistry of these ligands with Cu(I), Ag(I) and Pd(II) is presented. The goal of this class of compound is to demonstrate specifically bimetallic coordination to a thioether ligand and subsequent cooperative substrate binding between the centres. The structure of 2,5,8,17,20,23-hexathia- (9.9) -meta-cyclophane, 10, is presented. The second class of compound is comprised of hexadentate thioether molecules which incorporate a central durene fragment …