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The Development Of A Highly Wear Resistant Aluminum Alloy., Mario Seneviratne Jan 1983

The Development Of A Highly Wear Resistant Aluminum Alloy., Mario Seneviratne

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Wear has been a subject of concern to man for many centuries, with man having found many ways and means to overcome the problems encountered due to wear. The use of footwear by people, the shoeing of horses and the use of iron rims on wagon wheels were some of the actions taken by man centuries ago to combat wear. Though these problems appear trivial to us now, they would have been viewed as major problems of their time, the same way we view wear problems of this era.

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Systematic Desensitization: Effects On Intellectually And Emotionally Based Assessments., Randal Keith Burleson Jan 1983

Systematic Desensitization: Effects On Intellectually And Emotionally Based Assessments., Randal Keith Burleson

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This study attempts to explore the possible causal role of various types of expectancies in the behavior therapy technique of systematic desensitization. Researchers have long theorized that a person’s perception of the consequences of a given behavior (response-outcome expectancies) plays an important part in determining that behavior (Bandura, 1969).

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Adaptation Of An Activated Sludge Process To The Treatment Of Coke-Plant Wastewater Containing High Levels Of Cyanide., Dennis Harden Jan 1983

Adaptation Of An Activated Sludge Process To The Treatment Of Coke-Plant Wastewater Containing High Levels Of Cyanide., Dennis Harden

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Cyanide occurs in the wastewater of a variety of industries, particularly those involved in steel production, metal plating, coal gasification and in the manufacture of chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals. Because of its toxicity, cyanide is generally removed from wastewaters by chemical and physical methods, including alkaline chlorination, complexation and acidification, prior to biological treatment. A disadvantage of these processes is their cost.

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Residents Without Residences: A Study Of Homelessness In Birmingham, Alabama., James Stephen Cleghorn Jan 1983

Residents Without Residences: A Study Of Homelessness In Birmingham, Alabama., James Stephen Cleghorn

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Popular perceptions of homeless persons are undergoing significant revision in these early years of the 1980's. The traditional pejorative stereotypes are still circulated, as evidenced in the remark made by the morning show DJ reproduced above, but such stereotypes now have to compete against a growing awareness of the homeless as much more than urban ”ground clutter.”

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Relationship Between Quality Of Nursing Care And Patient Satisfaction With Nursing Care., Lillian Ruth Eriksen Jan 1983

Relationship Between Quality Of Nursing Care And Patient Satisfaction With Nursing Care., Lillian Ruth Eriksen

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A Test Of Cohen's Developmental Model For Professional Socialization With Baccalaureate Nursing Students., Nancy Lois Mccain Jan 1983

A Test Of Cohen's Developmental Model For Professional Socialization With Baccalaureate Nursing Students., Nancy Lois Mccain

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The Microbiology Of Coke-Plant Activated Sludge., James Richard Owens Jan 1983

The Microbiology Of Coke-Plant Activated Sludge., James Richard Owens

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Investigations On The Mechanism Of The Reaction Catalyzed By Octopine Dehydrogenase From Crown Gall Tumor And From Pecten Maximus., Jeffrey Lee Schrimsher Jan 1983

Investigations On The Mechanism Of The Reaction Catalyzed By Octopine Dehydrogenase From Crown Gall Tumor And From Pecten Maximus., Jeffrey Lee Schrimsher

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Cyclic And Mechanical Testing Of Instrumented Swine Spines., Joseph Marcus Hollis Jan 1983

Cyclic And Mechanical Testing Of Instrumented Swine Spines., Joseph Marcus Hollis

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Deformities of the spine in the form of abnormal lateral curvatures have been noted throughout history. These deformities, if left to progress, can become very pronounced and respiratory problems often follow. The treatment for less severe curvatures usually consists of external bracing of the individual’s torso. In cases where the curvature is extreme or progressing, surgical treatment is often required. Fusion of the spine and stabilization by metallic alloy Harrington instrumentation is the most commonly used operative technique (Shultz and Hirsch, 1973). 

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Development Of A Prototype Speech Aid For The Non-Vocal Handicapped., Thomas M. Wilkinson Jan 1983

Development Of A Prototype Speech Aid For The Non-Vocal Handicapped., Thomas M. Wilkinson

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Many neurologic and neuromuscular conditions such as cerebral palsy, stroke, brain and spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis not only impair speech production, but also make one unable to communicate with hand signals. This has the effect of virtually isolating the victim from social interaction. According to a report from the University of Wisconsin's Trace Research Institute, there are as many as 500,000 such people in this country. One family in four is at one time or another faced with a communication disorder of some degree of severity (Baker, 1982).

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The Effect Of Ion Implantation On The Corrosive-Wear Resistance Of Ti-6a1-4v., Rhonda Kay Bacon Jan 1983

The Effect Of Ion Implantation On The Corrosive-Wear Resistance Of Ti-6a1-4v., Rhonda Kay Bacon

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The human body will react to the introduction of any foreign material. The extent of this reaction depends not only on thematerial itself but on its size, shape and reaction products. Many surgical implant devices are subjected to wear and fretting processes which generate wear debris and corrosion products. Large volumes of corrosion products or wear debris can elicit a tissue response and may have a systemic effect in the body after a long period of exposure. These problems are of vital concern, especially with respect to prosthetic total joint replacements, since these implants should remain in situ for the …

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Boundary Layer Development In Laminar Swirl Flow Inside A Circular Pipe., Mohssen Shodja Jan 1983

Boundary Layer Development In Laminar Swirl Flow Inside A Circular Pipe., Mohssen Shodja

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Velocity distributions within the developing boundary layer of a swirling flow of an incompressible fluid in a circular pipe are investigated in this study. It is assumed that the intake conditions are such that the fluid, moving in the direction of the axis of the pipe, enters the pipe with an axial component which is practically constant over the whole cross section. A boundary layer initially of zero thickness is formed inside the pipe, and this layer increases in thickness downstream until its thickness becomes equal to the radius of the pipe. The solution for the boundary layer during the …

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The Development Of Possible Low Chromium Replacements For Type 304 Stainless Steel., Noel Anthony Gordon Jan 1983

The Development Of Possible Low Chromium Replacements For Type 304 Stainless Steel., Noel Anthony Gordon

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In the past decade the United States has suffered shortages of several raw materials which are of vital importance to the national economy. These materials must often be imported from countries which are politically unstable or openly hostile towards the United States. Recent studies indicate that the United States is dependent on foreign sources for twenty-two of the twenty-seven metals considered vital to the nation's defense and for the 1 operation of its industries. Of these twenty-two vital metals, chromium appears to be one of the most critical.

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Effects Of The Antiandrogen Cyproterone Acetate On Maturing Male Mice., Lois Jennings Hudson Jan 1983

Effects Of The Antiandrogen Cyproterone Acetate On Maturing Male Mice., Lois Jennings Hudson

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Antiandrogens are defined as substances capable of selectively suppressing the biological activity of androgens at their target sites (Dorfman, 1970). In the last two decades, extensive use has been made of antiandrogens, both clinically and as a research tool. They have been used for hirsutism and related problems in women (Cittadini and Barreca, 1977), diseases of the prostate, precocious puberty (Gräf et al., 1974), male contraception (Hammerstein, 1977) and the treatment of male sex offenders (Jeffcoate et al., 1980). Additionally, they have been used as a tool to examine certain androgen-dependent processes, of which the most dramatic is the feminization …

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A Biomechanical Study Of Gold And Nickel-Based Dental Bridge Systems Utilizing Distal Abutment Dental Implants., Martha Warren Bidez Jan 1983

A Biomechanical Study Of Gold And Nickel-Based Dental Bridge Systems Utilizing Distal Abutment Dental Implants., Martha Warren Bidez

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It is estimated there are over thirty million edentulous people in the United States alone. In this population the use of conventional treatment modalities, i.e., full or partial removable dentures, has been demonstrated to result in: (1) loss of alveolar bone height with subsequent inability to retain a denture, (2) inflammation of surrounding gingival tissue with concomitant pain and decreased retentive capabilities, and (3) accelerated loss of natural supporting dentition (8,24,30). In the patient population exhibiting edentulous posterior regions (represented schematically in Figure 1), one or more of these problems are often manifested. Depending on the nature of the posterior …

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Synthesis And Reactions Of Some 5-Ketoaldoses Derived From D-Glucose (Nmr, Cyclization, Stereospecific)., Jamil Wadi Talhouk Jan 1983

Synthesis And Reactions Of Some 5-Ketoaldoses Derived From D-Glucose (Nmr, Cyclization, Stereospecific)., Jamil Wadi Talhouk

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Neurochemical Pathology Of The Feline Gangliosidoses., Philip Allen Wood Jan 1983

Neurochemical Pathology Of The Feline Gangliosidoses., Philip Allen Wood

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Motivation For Voluntary Regular Exercise And The Health Benefit: An Analysis Of Attributions And Other Factors., Sandra Lea Ultsch Jan 1983

Motivation For Voluntary Regular Exercise And The Health Benefit: An Analysis Of Attributions And Other Factors., Sandra Lea Ultsch

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Intracellular Transport Of Viral Membrane Glycoproteins In Polarized Epithelial Cells (Biogenesis, Envelope Viruses, Ionophores)., Firelli Villanueva Alonso-Caplen Jan 1983

Intracellular Transport Of Viral Membrane Glycoproteins In Polarized Epithelial Cells (Biogenesis, Envelope Viruses, Ionophores)., Firelli Villanueva Alonso-Caplen

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Uab Magazine - Winter 1982, University Of Alabama At Birmingham Jan 1982

Uab Magazine - Winter 1982, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

UAB Magazine

Special Issue - Annual Report

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Uab Magazine - Spring 1982, University Of Alabama At Birmingham Jan 1982

Uab Magazine - Spring 1982, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

UAB Magazine

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Restraint As A Predictor Of Intake Patterns Among Obese Women., Shauna Marie Laughna Jan 1982

Restraint As A Predictor Of Intake Patterns Among Obese Women., Shauna Marie Laughna

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Obesity is a label that has different meanings. Sims (1979) has outlined three definitions of obesity. The first is the social definition, based upon visual perception of the individual being labelled. The second is the statistical definition, based upon a population norm and typically specifying the upper 5-20% of what- ever criterion is being used.

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The Synthesis And Study Of Copper Enzyme Models., Karen Mcdonald Moore Jan 1982

The Synthesis And Study Of Copper Enzyme Models., Karen Mcdonald Moore

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Initial Crystallographic Analysis Of Human Serum Transferrin., Lawrence James Delucas Jan 1982

Initial Crystallographic Analysis Of Human Serum Transferrin., Lawrence James Delucas

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Patterns Of Maturation Of Enveloped Viruses In Epithelial Cells., Michael Gordon Roth Jan 1982

Patterns Of Maturation Of Enveloped Viruses In Epithelial Cells., Michael Gordon Roth

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The Effects Of Self-Regulated Extraocular Muscle Tension On Intraocular Pressure., Elvia Suyapa M Silvia Jan 1982

The Effects Of Self-Regulated Extraocular Muscle Tension On Intraocular Pressure., Elvia Suyapa M Silvia

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between extraocular muscle tension and fluctuations in intraocular pressure (IOP) in normal subjects. Twenty subjects were asked to increase and decrease their EMG activity from the orbicularis muscle around the eye according to a biofeedback paradigm. Subjects received three trials of alternating increase and rest periods while maintaining the eyes open. A fourth trial consisted of a forceful closure of the eyes during the increase period. IOP was measured every 60 seconds throughout the entire sequence, and electrodes placed above and below the eye recorded eye blinks. Results suggest that …

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Ocular Developmental Response To Induced Anisometropia., Phillip Harris Hendrickson Jan 1982

Ocular Developmental Response To Induced Anisometropia., Phillip Harris Hendrickson

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Observational Learning During Organizational Socialization: Relative Effects Of Model Status And Competence., Joycelyn Stabler Jan 1982

Observational Learning During Organizational Socialization: Relative Effects Of Model Status And Competence., Joycelyn Stabler

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The present study investigated the influence of one aspect of behavior modeling in organizational socialization. Upon joining an organization an individual encounters its peculiar norms and expectations.

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The Clonal Heterogeneity Of Anti-Dna Autoantibodies In (Nzbxnzw)F1 Mice., Tony Norman Marion Jan 1982

The Clonal Heterogeneity Of Anti-Dna Autoantibodies In (Nzbxnzw)F1 Mice., Tony Norman Marion

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The Primary Sequence Of The Ba Fragment Of Factor B., Naif Zacour Abraham Jan 1982

The Primary Sequence Of The Ba Fragment Of Factor B., Naif Zacour Abraham

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