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Plenary Talks, General Sessions, And Session Chairs, Timothy S. Fisher, Amy Marconnet

International Thermal Conductivity Conference (ITCC) and the International Thermal Expansion Symposium (ITES)

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Foreword, Timothy S. Fisher, Amy Marconnet

International Thermal Conductivity Conference (ITCC) and the International Thermal Expansion Symposium (ITES)

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Microstructure And Thermal Conductivity Modeling Of Granular Nanoplatelet Assemblies, Ishan Srivastava, Timothy S. Fisher

International Thermal Conductivity Conference (ITCC) and the International Thermal Expansion Symposium (ITES)

Consolidation and sintering of bismuth telluride nanoplatelets is a cost-effective method of manufacturing high thermoelectric figure-of-merit materials. A structural optimization method is employed here to study the effects of columnar structures formed by nanoplatelet composites on thermal transport. The initially sparse and random distribution of nanoplatelets is compacted into a jammed state under an external hydrostatic stress, thereby simulating the compaction of nanopowders in experiments. The jammed morphology exhibits randomly oriented stacks of nanoplatelets and a discontinuous distribution of the pore phase within the microstructure. Grain and pore morphologies are statistically quantified using computational geometry techniques. High aspect ratio nanoplatelets …

On The Use Of Evanescent Plane Waves For Low-Frequency Energy Transmission Across Material Interfaces, Daniel C. Woods, J Stuart Bolton, Jeffrey F. Rhoads

Purdue Energetics Research Center Articles

The transmission of airborne sound into high-impedance media is of interest in several applications. For example, sonic booms in the atmosphere may impact marine life when incident on the ocean surface, or affect the integrity of existing structures when incident on the ground. Transmission across high impedance-difference interfaces is generally limited by reflection and refraction at the surface, and by the critical angle criterion. However, spatially decaying incident waves, i.e., inhomogeneous or evanescent plane waves, may transmit energy above the critical angle, unlike homogeneous plane waves. The introduction of a decaying component to the incident trace wavenumber creates a nonzero …

A Consensus On The Definition And Knowledge Base For Computer Graphics, Michael Alden Roller

Open Access Dissertations

Despite several decades of historical innovation, measurable impacts, and multiple specializations the existing knowledge base for Computer Graphics (CG) lacks consensus, and numerous definitions for it have been published based on distinct contexts. Disagreement among post-secondary academics has divided CG programs into three contextual areas that emphasize different topics. This division has resulted in the decontextualization of CG education, and CG programs now face several challenges in meeting the needs of industry. Employing the Delphi Method, this investigation explored the perceptions among post-secondary educators and industry professionals about the definition of CG and how it is identified in terms of …

Hsp31 Is A Stress Response Chaperone That Intervenes In The Protein Misfolding Process, Chai-Jui Tsai, Kiran Aslam, Holli M. Drendel, Josephat M. Asiago, Kourtney M. Goode, Lake N. Paul, Jean-Christophe Rochet, Tony R. Hazbun

Borch Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Faculty Publications

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae heat shock protein Hsp31 is a stress-inducible homodimeric protein that is involved in diauxicshift reprogramming and has glyoxalase activity. We show thatsubstoichiometric concentrations of Hsp31 can abrogate aggrega-tion of a broad array of substrates in vitro. Hsp31 also modulates the aggregation of -synuclein ( Syn), a target of the chaperoneactivity of human DJ-1, an Hsp31 homolog. We demonstrate thatHsp31 is able to suppress the in vitro fibrillization or aggregation of Syn, citrate synthase and insulin. Chaperone activity was also observed in vivo because constitutive overexpression of Hsp31 reduced the incidence of Syn cytoplasmic foci, and yeast cells …

Causes And Trends In Maintenance-Related Accidents In Faa-Certified Single Engine Piston Aircraft, Douglas Boyd, Alan Stolzer

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

The accident rate for general aviation remains high. While most general aviation accident studies have been pilot-focused, there is little research on the involvement of aircraft maintenance errors. We undertook a study to answer this question.

The Microsoft Access database was queried for accidents occurring between 1989 and 2013 involving single engine piston airplanes operating under 14CFR Part 91. Pearson Chi-Square, Fisher’s Exact Test, and Poisson probability were used in statistical analyses.

The rate of maintenance-related general aviation accidents was 4.3 per million flight hours for the 1989–1993 period and remained unchanged for the most recent period (2009–2013). Maintenance errors …

Solar Energy Heat Storage For Home, Farm And Small Business: Suggestions On Selecting And Using Thermal Storage Materials And Facilities, Steve Eckhoff, Martin Okos

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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Insulating Livestock And Other Farm Buildings, Don D. Jones, William H. Friday, Sherwood S. Deforest

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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Natural Ventilation For Livestock Housing, Don D. Jones, William H. Friday, Sherwood S. Deforest

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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Manure Pit Ventilation In Confinement Livestock Buildings, Don D. Jones, William H. Friday, Sherwood S. Deforest

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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Solar Heat For Grain Drying --Selection, Performance, Management, George H. Foster, Bruce A. Mckenzie, Sherwood S. Deforest

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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Checklist For Fighting Methamphetamine In Indiana, Karen Dezarn

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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Lesson Plan: Methamphetamine - One Of Rural Indiana's Greatest Challenges, Karen Dezarn

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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Being An Advocate For Your Child Or Grandchild, Steven P. Mckenzie

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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Healthy Body Image: A Lesson Plan For Middle School Students, Steven P. Mckenzie

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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Healthy Body Image: A Lesson Plan For High School Students, Steven P. Mckenzie

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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Are Constructed Wetlands A Viable Option For Your Waste Management System?, Brian K. Miller, Brian J. Macgowan, Richard P. Reaves

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

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First Opinion: Reach For The Moon, Emily Midkiff

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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Second Reaction: Ability Over Stigma, Elena M. Venegas

First Opinions, Second Reactions

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Cross-Sectional Assessment Of Safety Culture Perceptions And Safety Behavior In Collegiate Aviation Programs In The United States, Daniel Kwasi Adjekum, Julius Keller, Micah Walala, John P. Young, Cody Christensen, Randal J. Demik, Gary J. Northam

Aviation Technology Faculty and Staff Publications

A cross-sectional quasi- mixed-method approach was used to determine the relationships between safety culture perceptions and safety reporting behavior among flight students with and without certified flight instructor (CFI) ratings. Respondents (n=259) were recruited from five collegiate aviation programs in the US and took part in the study. Survey Items adopted from the Collegiate Aviation Perception of Safety Culture Assessment Survey (CAPSCAS) were validated using factor analysis analyzed for reliability before use in the study. Researchers sought to find out if the safety reporting behavior (reporting frequency) of respondents could be predicted from their safety culture perceptions. Pearson’s …

China's Nine-Dashed Map: Continuing Maritime Source Of Geopolitical Tension, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

The South China Sea (SCS) is becoming an increasingly contentious source of geopolitical tension due to its significance as an international trade route, possessor of potentially significant oil and natural gas resources, China’s increasing diplomatic and military assertiveness, and the U.S.’ recent and ongoing Pacific Pivot strategy. Countries as varied as China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and other adjacent countries have claims on this region’s islands and natural resources. China has been particularly assertive in asserting its SCS claims by creating a nine-dash line map claiming to give it de facto maritime control over this entire region without regard to …

Mobile Access—What The Library Wants: Mobiles As Discovery Enhancers, Laura Horton, Stacy Sieck

Charleston Library Conference

Library users now expect to be able to access academic content at any time from any location—not just in the library on a computer, but on their mobile phones, tablets, e‐readers, and other mobile devices. Taylor & Francis surveyed 139 individuals to discover how use mobiles are used in a library setting, how publishers can help with content discovery in the library and which mobile functionalities are considered important.Taylor & Francis found that 78% of respondents rated mobile integration to find resources as important.

Publishing has changed dramatically over the last decade, making the shift from print to electronic. From …

How Do Librarians Prefer To Access Collections?, Julie Petr, Lea Currie

Charleston Library Conference

The University of Kansas (KU) Libraries first made the discovery tool, Primo (Ex Libris), available to their users in the fall of 2013. Since that time, in spite of many improvements and updates, librarians still prefer to use other resources. In an effort to facilitate open and honest discussion about the Primo discovery tool and to make recommendations to improve the functionality of the instrument, librarians at KU were asked to complete a survey that helped them compare Primo to their favorite database and to Google Scholar. The survey included a known item search, a prescribed topic search, and the …

Evolution Of Mobile Device Use In Clinical Settings, Robert Brooks, Jeannine Creazzo

Charleston Library Conference

In September 2014, Wolters Kluwer, Medical Research completed its second annual survey of end user search and access behavior with professional health information. The questionnaire addressed changes in clinical workflows resulting from the increased use of mobile devices in clinical settings. Through comparison with prior year’s data, we contemplate changes in how specific use cases fit with specific devices, the effect of multiple screens on usage behavior, and how users value different content types in the mobile environment. With responses from over 12,000 users (approximately 4,000 physicians, 3,400 nurses, and the remainder medical students, faculty, and other provider groups), we …

Thinking The Unthinkable: A Library Without A Public Catalog, Coen Wilders

Charleston Library Conference

Two years ago Utrecht University Library (UUL) in the Netherlands decided to focus on delivery instead of discovery. Based on international studies, users statistics, and surveys, UUL concluded that library discovery tools have become less relevant because users find their research and teaching material increasingly outside the framework of the library. This conclusion had major implications for both UUL and its users. In 2012 UUL decided to shut down the discovery system Omega, custom‐made for finding electronic material owned by its library, and—more important—not to implement another library discovery service. After nine months of preparation, on September 1, 2013, Omega …

"Punctuality Is The Thief Of Time": The Earnest Pursuit Of Social Media In The Library, Elyse L. Profera, Maria Atilano

Charleston Library Conference

The way social media tools are selected and used in the library changes regularly in an evolving digital and social climate. The opportunities social media presents to the library community includes, but is not restricted to, user engagement, professional networking, informational exchange, and increasing the discoverability of existing online resources at the library.

Taylor & Francis recently released its white paper entitled “Use of Social Media by the Library: Current Practices and Future Opportunities.” The white paper has been researched and compiled by Taylor & Francis to provide an overview of current practices relating to the use of social media …

Implications Of Online Media On Academic Library Collections, Kirstin M. Dougan

Charleston Library Conference

Libraries’ market share of discovery has been declining rapidly, and in some cases this is directly related to where the content users need and want resides. Music recording delivery models have changed dramatically in the last several years, with more performers and labels offering content directly to consumers via downloads only. Unfortunately, this model is one in which libraries cannot usually legally participate due to licensing agreements. Another issue at play is the growing presence of quality content on sites like YouTube, which users are already very familiar and comfortable with. In light of this, user behavior has been evolving …

Return On Investment: New Strategies For Marketing Digital Resources To Academic Faculty And Students From Three Perspectives: Publisher, Collection Development, And Research Services, Elyse L. Profera, Michael A. Arthur, Barbara G. Tierney

Charleston Library Conference

Game‐changing strategies for marketing digital resources to end users are crucial for establishing return on investment in this period of reduced library collection budgets and challenging resource prices. When expensive digital resources are purchased by academic libraries, there needs to be a marketing plan in place for getting these resources into the hands of end users as quickly as possible.

One strategy for success is a marketing collaboration between the publisher and the academic library. The Profera, Arthur, Tierney 2014 Charleston Conference presentation on this topic focused on the success achieved at the University of Central Florida Libraries where such …

Streamlining And Advancing Collection Development With Gobi: Bringing Your Collection Into The 21st Century, Christa E. Poparad, Lindsay H. Barnett, Sarah Hoke

Charleston Library Conference

Based on a desire to transition from a paper‐based acquisitions system to a completely online system, College of Charleston Libraries have used the features in YBP Library Services' GOBI³ (Global Online Bibliographic Information) to streamline firm order selections, to expedite and make more transparent the firm order process, and to advance our collection development efforts.