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The Effect Of Particle Size On The Discharge Performance Of A Nickel-Metal Hydride Cell, Jussi M. Heikonen, Harry J. Ploehn, Ralph E. White Jan 1998

The Effect Of Particle Size On The Discharge Performance Of A Nickel-Metal Hydride Cell, Jussi M. Heikonen, Harry J. Ploehn, Ralph E. White

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We investigate the effect of particle size on the discharge performance of a nickel-metal hydride cell with a mathematical model. Electrodes with uniform as well as with nonuniform particle sizes are studied. With uniform particle size, the dependence of the particle-to-particle resistance on the particle size is taken into account. The optimal particle size depends on the discharge rate. Moreover, we show that under certain conditions it is advantageous to use a nonuniform particle size. In general, the higher the discharge current density, the more the particle size affects the electrode performance.

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Measurement Of Thin Liquid Film Drainage Using A Novel High-Speed Impedance Analyzer, Kevin O. Hool, Robert C. Saunders, Harry J. Ploehn Jan 1998

Measurement Of Thin Liquid Film Drainage Using A Novel High-Speed Impedance Analyzer, Kevin O. Hool, Robert C. Saunders, Harry J. Ploehn

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This work describes the design and implementation of a new instrument, called the thin film impedance analyzer, which measures the rate of drainage of thin oil films. The instrument forms an oil film by elevating a planar oil–water interface into a water drop hanging from a stainless steel capillary tube immersed in the oil. The instrument measures the magnitude of the impedance of the matter between the capillary tube and a screen electrode immersed in the lower water phase. Under appropriate conditions, the capacitance of the oil film dominates the impedance. The instrument records the increase in the magnitude of …

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Π-Systems As Lithium/Hydrogen Bond Acceptors: Some Theoretical Observations, Salai Cheettu Ammal, P. Venuvanalingam Jan 1998

Π-Systems As Lithium/Hydrogen Bond Acceptors: Some Theoretical Observations, Salai Cheettu Ammal, P. Venuvanalingam

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Ab initio calculations at the Hartree–Fock and correlated levels and density functional theory calculations have been performed with 6-31++G(d,p) and 6-311++G(d,p)basis sets on LiF and HF complexes of benzene, ethylene, and acetylene. Complex binding energies have been corrected for basis set superposition error, and zero point energy corrections have been done on Hartree–Fock binding energies. Computed results indicate that the complexes exist in different conformations and among them those with π-lithium and π-hydrogen bonds are the most stable. π-lithium bonds are stronger than π-hydrogen bonds. The computed binding energies and geometry of HF complexes correlate well with the available experimental …

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Ab Initio And Dft Investigations Of Lithium/Hydrogen Bonded Complexes Of Trimethylamine, Dimethyl Ether And Dimethyl Sulfide, Salai Cheettu Ammal, P. Venuvanalingam Jan 1998

Ab Initio And Dft Investigations Of Lithium/Hydrogen Bonded Complexes Of Trimethylamine, Dimethyl Ether And Dimethyl Sulfide, Salai Cheettu Ammal, P. Venuvanalingam

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Ab initio and DFT computations have been carried out on LiF and HF complexes of a set of n-donors viz. trimethylamine, dimethyl ether and dimethyl sulfide with a 6-31++G(d,p) basis set. The effect of correlation has been included with MP2, MP4 and DFT calculations. NBO analyses of the wavefunctions have been performed to examine the intermolecular interaction at the orbital level. Calculations reveal that these donors form strong n→σ* complexes and computed binding energies of the (CH3)2O···HF complex agree very well with the experimental binding energies from IR spectroscopy. LiF forms stronger complexes than HF, …

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Agent Jurisprudence, Michael N. Huhns, Munindar P. Singh Jan 1998

Agent Jurisprudence, Michael N. Huhns, Munindar P. Singh

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The agent metaphor comes packaged with a number of powerful abstractions. Some of these are psychological, such as beliefs, knowledge, and intentions-abstractions that were traditionally studied in AI. However, there are a number of other abstractions that the agent metaphor brings to the fore. Of these, one has been emphasizing the social abstractions. Close cousins of the social abstractions are the ethical and legal abstractions. These too are being recognized as increasingly important in developing agents that are not only sociable, but also well behaved.

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"Close Thy Byron; Open Thy Burns?" Or Carlyle's Burns, Rodger L. Tarr Jan 1998

"Close Thy Byron; Open Thy Burns?" Or Carlyle's Burns, Rodger L. Tarr

Studies in Scottish Literature

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Burns, Macdiarmid And Beyond: Transformations Of The Love Lyric And Its National Context, Margery Palmer Mcculloch Jan 1998

Burns, Macdiarmid And Beyond: Transformations Of The Love Lyric And Its National Context, Margery Palmer Mcculloch

Studies in Scottish Literature

No abstract provided.

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The Reception In Brazil Of The First Portuguese Translation Of Robert Burns, Luiza Lobo Jan 1998

The Reception In Brazil Of The First Portuguese Translation Of Robert Burns, Luiza Lobo

Studies in Scottish Literature

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A-Train: Memoirs Of A Tuskegee Airman, By Lt. Col. Charles W. Dryden, Steven D. Smith Jan 1998

A-Train: Memoirs Of A Tuskegee Airman, By Lt. Col. Charles W. Dryden, Steven D. Smith

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A review of A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman, by Lt C. Charles W. Dryden.

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December 3, 1997 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina Dec 1997

December 3, 1997 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

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A New Dynamic Mechanism Of Topological Charge Creation In A Commensurate One-Dimensional Charge Density Wave Near The Contact With A Normal Metal, A. S. Rozhavsky, Yuriy V. Pershin Dr, A. S. Kovalev Dec 1997

A New Dynamic Mechanism Of Topological Charge Creation In A Commensurate One-Dimensional Charge Density Wave Near The Contact With A Normal Metal, A. S. Rozhavsky, Yuriy V. Pershin Dr, A. S. Kovalev

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The dynamics of conversion of conduction electrons into topological solitons of a charge density wave (CDW) commensurability in an external electric field is investigated. A novel mechanism of initiation of a nonlinear CDW current in the vicinity of the interface between a CDW and a normal metal is revealed and explained. The nonlinear current is produced by the conduction solitons created by the moving profile of the order parameter, formed during the conversion of electrons into collective phase excitations of a CDW. The field dependence of the current is of threshold nature and has no analogs in the bulk mechanisms …

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November 5, 1997 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina Nov 1997

November 5, 1997 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

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Preparing For The Worst - And Striving For The Best: Training University Employees To Respond Clearly, Constructively, And Constitutionally To Hateful Speech On Campus, Charles R. Calleros Oct 1997

Preparing For The Worst - And Striving For The Best: Training University Employees To Respond Clearly, Constructively, And Constitutionally To Hateful Speech On Campus, Charles R. Calleros

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

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October 1, 1997 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina Oct 1997

October 1, 1997 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

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Water Wars: A Discussion Of The Edwards Aquifer Water Crisis, Matthew Carson Cottingham Miles Oct 1997

Water Wars: A Discussion Of The Edwards Aquifer Water Crisis, Matthew Carson Cottingham Miles

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

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Televised Trials: Can The Government Market Electronic Access, William L. Howard Oct 1997

Televised Trials: Can The Government Market Electronic Access, William L. Howard

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Blending Fields: Tort Law, Philosophy, And Legal Theory, Heidi Li Feldman Oct 1997

Blending Fields: Tort Law, Philosophy, And Legal Theory, Heidi Li Feldman

South Carolina Law Review

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The Coexistence Of Multiple Distribution Systems For Financial Services: The Case Of Property-Liability Insurance, Allen N. Berger, J. David Cummins, Mary A. Weiss Oct 1997

The Coexistence Of Multiple Distribution Systems For Financial Services: The Case Of Property-Liability Insurance, Allen N. Berger, J. David Cummins, Mary A. Weiss

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Property-liability insurance is distributed through a direct-writer system, where agents represent one insurer, and an independent- agency system, where agents represent several insurers. Independent-agency insurers have higher costs than direct writers. The market- imperfections hypothesis attributes the coexistence of the two types of insurers to impediments to competition, while the product-quality hypothesis holds that independent-agency insurers provide higher-quality services. We measure cost efficiency and profit efficiency for property-liability insurers and find strong support for the product-quality hypothesis, implying that independent-agency insurers produce higher-quality outputs and are compensated by higher revenues.

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Power In Exchange Networks: Critique Of A New Theory, Barry N. Markovsky, David Willer, Brent Simpson, Michael J. Lovaglia Oct 1997

Power In Exchange Networks: Critique Of A New Theory, Barry N. Markovsky, David Willer, Brent Simpson, Michael J. Lovaglia

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Markovsky et al criticize Yamaguchi's (1996) theory of power in social exchange networks, revealing internal theoretical contradictions. Yamaguchi responds to the criticisms.

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Preserving The Opportunity For Education: Texas' Alternative Education Programs For Disruptive Youth, Steve Bickerstaff Oct 1997

Preserving The Opportunity For Education: Texas' Alternative Education Programs For Disruptive Youth, Steve Bickerstaff

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

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Law Review Digests Oct 1997

Law Review Digests

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

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Whose Life Is It Anyway: A Proposal To Redistribute Some Of The Economic Benefits Of Cameras In The Courtroom From Broadcasters To Crime Victims, Stephen D. Easton Oct 1997

Whose Life Is It Anyway: A Proposal To Redistribute Some Of The Economic Benefits Of Cameras In The Courtroom From Broadcasters To Crime Victims, Stephen D. Easton

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Regulatory Takings, Private Property Protection Acts, And The Moragne Principle: A Proposal For Judicial-Legislative Comity, Bruce Burton Oct 1997

Regulatory Takings, Private Property Protection Acts, And The Moragne Principle: A Proposal For Judicial-Legislative Comity, Bruce Burton

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

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A Novel Laboratory Course On Advanced Chemical Engineering Experiments, Jochen A. Lauterbach, S. White, X. Lui, G. M. Bodner, W. N. Delgass Oct 1997

A Novel Laboratory Course On Advanced Chemical Engineering Experiments, Jochen A. Lauterbach, S. White, X. Lui, G. M. Bodner, W. N. Delgass

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The chemical engineering curriculum in the United States has trained generations of technical experts who have successfully optimized chemical processes and products once they entered the chemical industry. The U.S. chemical industry, however, has entered a critical stage in which it must be able to create new and differentiated value through technical innovations that arc essential for long-term survival. This innovation process will require new skills that go far beyond the traditional expertise for the optimization of tasks possessed by young chemical engineers. The innovators must be able to identify new opportunities, explore the boundaries of technology, evaluate critical issues, …

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September 3, 1997 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina Sep 1997

September 3, 1997 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

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The Dialectic In Contemporary Egyptian Social Thought: The Scripturalist And Modernist Discourses Of Sayyid Qutb And Hasan Hanafi, Shahrough Akhavi Aug 1997

The Dialectic In Contemporary Egyptian Social Thought: The Scripturalist And Modernist Discourses Of Sayyid Qutb And Hasan Hanafi, Shahrough Akhavi

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Evolution And Nebulousness In Theories, Barry N. Markovsky Aug 1997

Evolution And Nebulousness In Theories, Barry N. Markovsky

Faculty Publications

Social scientists have a clear choice in how they may approach theory development. One path leads to "nebulous" theories that lack any real explanatory power. The other path capitalizes on evolutionary principles of variation and selection, vastly increasing the chances for explanatory success. I illustrate these ideas by reference to "artificial life" programs, and discuss the implications for theory construction in the social sciences.

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Environmental Assessment And The Skye Bridge, Alexander J. Black Jul 1997

Environmental Assessment And The Skye Bridge, Alexander J. Black

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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An Obscure Revolution: The Liability Of Professionals In Bankruptcy, Bradley M. Elbein Jul 1997

An Obscure Revolution: The Liability Of Professionals In Bankruptcy, Bradley M. Elbein

South Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

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News And Views Of The South Carolina Library Association V.18 N.4 07/1997 Jul 1997

News And Views Of The South Carolina Library Association V.18 N.4 07/1997

South Carolina Libraries

News and Views of the South Carolina Library Association v.18 n.4 07/1997

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